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Cbatlmwed'ii^ Pii»^la t lC»hdM^< fand ! ; T.
'\u25a0£\u25a0 SAN.' JOSE.^iug. ~ 23.'-f The" Grand ;* Jury
to-day;' is, investigating k the- subject • of j slot
machines^, which 3 are * operating '' in '; G jlroy.
and Santa Clara,' although all other .towns
In 'Z; the Xcbuntyi^have : ! abolished^.- them."
Maybr^George J.T. j Dunlap, the ? members
of? the \ and f other> Gllroy
officials J appeared 'before UhejGrandf^Jury
thls']mbrningiiri*answer. t tolafB"ummbhs."r ;r i
i,iThe J District f Attorney J holds % that gthe
operation '} of 'f slot : - '\u25a0 machines £j is z \ illegal.
. whileltheijofflcials ipt also ? of
Sahta^Clara ( ? contend .' that ;\ as •' the'g State
Supreme 1 jCourt? ikuVnot ; yet :deflnltely/d'er
cided itheTquestlbn r municlpalities i mayj le^
gaily} issue j licenses \ to ' slot : machine; own
•r».'..•"'.\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0.': '.:'\u25a0'-'\u25a0' "-•'\u25a0*>. .' \u25a0'•\u25a0.""'.'..'
Called' - Upon :c to : Testify in
; Regard to the; Slot \
\u25a0 . '"-';- -. Machines. \u25a0'• \u25a0\u25a0 '.'-\u25a0?\u25a0
\u25a0SEATTLE, Aug./ 23.—Justlce of -Uhe
PeaccV Davis . to-day ;~ refused i, to ' perform
the ceremony^ making L. . O. \u25a0 Lander/ aged
63 •- years, , the , husband - 0f..: Lizzie Alexan
der, aged ( 16 £ years: ; Lander.; is t a*, rancher
on ;Vashon Island.- iThe • girl: is , the daugh
. ter". of ."; a \ neighboring iwoman.Vwhof gave"
her reluctant consent to, the union so-that
lender could * secure : the license. \u25a0 . : \u25a0\u25a0 ;. ' "\u25a0 :
*;^ Lander. X walked \in to »; the L" courtroom .of
Justice ; Da»'isj just : : before \ the noon ; hour.
He ; . led I' his \ Intended ' brid e 'by J the t hand. 1
Walking i up "[ to r Justice; Davis ' he \u25a0 handed
him . al document*; that ". proved ' to \bef a \ 11^
cense to wed j the child he 'was ' leading:
' Justice!; Davis '~l hesitated fa -' moment and
' then * flatly^ refused \u25a0? to \ perform the • cere-.
moW^eaying it ;wa»i unnatural. \ - - v
Special- Diepateh to The Call.
REFUSES TO UNITE; ;
i MY AND; DECEMBER
aiLROY?()FFICIAIjS
MBEFOEEIGRAj^D JURY
7:.The^Star;|ini:its3^tory.-.of;:,^e^>"matter
says In j different ''lnteryisws^aTrepr
'resentatiye*. of i theVestate indicated^,to-" the
j to v the?; estate J If I they I could 5 revise 1 their,
1 findings Fof / polsbning.^'and ; In ; such event
i their • bills iwould i not } be * questioned; i and
• thafi^DrsH; Humphris^S Day <• Wood
'would »,bfc; each -paid " the^ amoiintsTof
\u25a0'claims ? of | slso^each.'/Vji::' \u25a0 y* <i~'^ : 'j i' : • ; - V l'- r ."4
> V'All r are,' preparing ia . state*
, ment'itd Fplacel their^yersion] of -the.scien
tific facts 'of ith.e:'casel before"? the; public] in
nnal/^ justification ;^of 4 their? decision *« coh^ 1
• cernihgi the i cause jof /th"e r 'death?of I Mrs.'
'Stanford... ':.;-.• y /' \u25a0••' ' v »-;^ ,4', 4 ' - ". V' '•"-"'"
tof } lirs«/Jane : i is. \ Stan ford "j nas ? been \ re
: called by^; a,^ sensational ' story y. published
Ihere'.to ;the that .l representativesjof
the "Stanford?, estate * have practically ; of-*
Xcred .monetaryV'lnducementsito.: local .; phy
|siciahs^.to-; change -their "opinion that
strychhine*caused . the death of 3lfs'. Stan-'
ioT&rt;ys^^s-;y'y;:y- i \o>^,- • Vi '-\
irit4is]auegedjthat;the;bm:of^sqrof.'pr.
'\u25a0 Q?i B.v Wo^d/ji who -, performed 'j the ; autopsy
rontthVtbbdy.^of ;-Mrs.' Stanford,';* has been
>*ref u'sed'p paymeti t ?,by?. tlie^esta te* on* the
"ground j. thatfjthe); Tejfltorlai^authorities
IshQuld 4hayi j performed fthe rautopsy: V Dr.
iWood f declares (that j he \ on
ibehaitlfot^theVestateVbV^pr.^Hu^phVlsr
ra^^theilattorfsaid Tthaf . he 'considered 'the
.re f usal', to s "Dr.^ Wool : to . be {a^iazlng,
< as 1 ? he^ t cpjisidejedj/theTeinploymentTof -a
Iprjtvatetaufopsyi physician'; to tbe '"proper/ ;
liDattOjPodgirijthefdultan'spbUticaiirtval.r;
presehtedi Miss with} two- small
pearls"andone%onderfullyflaTge;bnQ.\The
ball iwa« i the-'inost .brilliant i in? the i history,
of|Jolo.^THeVpartyileftsJoJojatTdaybreak
'_aad^-arriV)Bd/^at;JiM4laban^.ear{y/^next'
morolng.^^v«raU^m^
party^niade^ a Y .tripyacross 1 the "t island) :• in
which 5 Miss g R.bb.se,yelt'iMlss g Boardman
andjMlss' Mc&f 111 an i'were j escorted* b"yi cay^
airy on ° a' dangerous; ride.. " f '.- A ' '*•'
Interesting* trip , was made \u25a0 across^ the; lake^
WheiT; the* party.: arrived ' at there".,was"
a' picturesque 'demojrtstr£tiqn'.vHundreds-. of
natives':'^ i paiaded =\u25a0 before \^ia
decorated boats^ ."aha i2,bQoj representatives;
of various- tribes >s6on assembled \ to! greet
Mr.vTaft*{andvMlsf^
brs wi tness_ed / carabao "s fights i and; war and
'oth'eV/naUyeJ^ai^
was*, with ; .{the i^Taf t'rp^r^^in^'the^grandi
stand, having^ a.n gqrgVousfretJnuey.with
him.._ ; .*?^-'ti'^--'^''"-'-'--.-. / i \u25a0''\u25a0'':V'->^-t"'; " J >'£ f !:
'At ;and'navy/ball ;^the; Sultsu?
f wofe ;' a^m^ryeloMV^w.^uniforin;? whictf
,was 'mad^ln'/Paris atra^cosrofjjiSwXThe'
Sultan "i presented j Misi^ Ro^seyelt^with \ £
die o f i beetienut \ b ox wobd> '. He ; also j'gave"
Mr:.Taft>a": saddle, y^^^^'?-;^;:.^ < : .''\i
;rMANIL"A,"Aug. 4 2?AWhen _ the"tfarispoft
Logan, 4 *and> his') party,'
'arViyedi.atlOverton^the.^teitws^were'en^
tertained iby- 1 a it opce iof i! 405 (cavalry. v An
Special i Cable .The \u25a0 Ca;ll \u25a0 and > New /York ' Her
s *.-•• aid. Copy fight. X lOO5. t- by > the \ New York '
. ; Herald i Publishing ; h Conipany. f_ 'A '•:- . V ' :
SULTANS RIVALS
FOR HER HAND
INSIST POISON
CAUSED DEATH
VALLEJO, Aug. 23.— Thomas McDer
motf.of San; Francisco -sui
cide by jumping from'the lower deck of
the steamship; General- Frisbie' as •the
boat was passing the Brothers '\u25a0 Light
house ;on \u25a0 her trip from \u25a0'\u25a0 San ; Francisco
this morning. -. ' ; ' ' ' r "
• Captain Samuel Anderson of the Fris
bie; noticed the suspicious '. .actions « of
McDerhiott and w>ent below to see what
was the matter with ' the "mah.^ When; lie
reached the spot where McDernibtt* had
been _ standing the latter : was : nowhere
to" be .seen. -C Looking : out- to f * the sidej. of
the* boat, ' Anderson saw ~ McDermott
floating . In . the .-water: 'The.,, vessel
wa? stopped and'a*boat ' lowered;' and
McDermott ' picked • up.' : There ' were two
physiclans'on board ; and %tlfey ."found
that th^re was still- life in -the. body,", but
McDermott. '.who . was' /mbre'^than if 60
years "of : age and -in aiweakened'condl-'
tion] f ro'rri' il 1 health," did • not regain con
sciousness.;.-" : y. '\u25a0\u25a0 "" '-; ~..'\; : '• .\u25a0\u25a0'•' '\u25a0' \u25a0'* •": •
Epedal v Dispatch . to The Call.
Thoiiias McDiermott Takes
5 His 'Life on Way to 7 ;
: Vallejo. ;
SAN PRANCISCb'jURISTS;- BETfWEEN? WHOM'i OPEN ?- HOSTILITIES -HAVE
- "? BROKEN OUT.ItHK: ONE MAKING ATTACK \u25a0 a*.USED
• THE^DIONITY OF THE HAUL OP JUSTICE TO ;BE^SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED. »
Storey.said that, he could not— that 1 it
was i against : the .by-laws of^the" 4 museum.
: "Getia* policeman,", said] Morgan;' ' . ' - '
v Storey sent >' for \a ; policeman.' He ' said
to? Elwell:: ; >/V\ '; . ...-v./.r.;.-. '''\'.'.V \u25a0'-\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0
v"l hope .you J.will * not* compel •me to ; use
force." t ".-{ ~.'^y)^S- ':. :',,:: X \u25a0.'\u25a0 \ : '..."\u25a0'.'.
""It's a forlorn -hope,"; replied Elwell. \"I
will not'- gd-unless i ypu use; force. "^ ' ';\; \ j :\u25a0
r- Elwell '.was then put out of ; the museum
by-; force.' "l -^\;'S \u25a0 V-i'i '\u25a0 ".''. vv*' \u25a0'.--"'*' : - ' ' * '
NEW. YORK/ Aug. ,23.— P. Edwin El
well,^. curator of sculpture of -the' Metro
politan* Museum : of ; Art,' ;has ' been ' put
out > of V the"7 museum \u25a0 by a : policeman,
under orders ;" of.' J.: Pierpont Morgan. •
y. Th6i bronze , statue - given ; by Morgan ;to
the museum ls;too;blg: for. the rooms-' of
antiques. sj3toreyi director of ,the' museum,
gave instructions about tho statue, which
Kl well '\u25a0 derided."-: Storey] reiterated \u25a0 his or
ders and Elwell • said he J would , not * obey
them; ; The curator Jof sculpture I said the
curator.- of V even Vlf .: the * latter
happened ;\u25a0 to -be \u25a0 for* a i while ' acting direcr
tor.v-'had •; no": right . to '\u25a0\u25a0 Interfere ;, with I'-.s
work.- \ Storey, referred % the \u25a0 dispute \ \6*Jt:
Pierpont 'r- Morgan,-,] president <Of ; the \ mu
seum.', • It % hastened i Morgan's , ; return" \u25a0to
NeWfYork. C;rie: said to, Storey :; /. '
; "You ; are j acting director. "Dismiss Mr.
Elwell.'^.-r,' \u25a0;:•;- .;; , >v , \u25a0 \u0084. . :•\u25a0..-;;\u25a0., ,-
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
PKOM BOAT IX BAY
\u25a0 Without a moment's hesitation Mr. de
Witte explained that \u25a0'. the modification
proposed was merely, a sham,: a "change
of phraseology, a diplomatic attempt at
"dorer la: pilule," and -. asked ' Russia ;to
pay war* tribute under another? name."
He could not accept it, .He; told -Baron
Komura that Russia wanted-peace.' She
had given the proofs in accepting > very
article Involving the issues' upon^which
the war was fought, but she could "fight.
It was concrete and specific 'and it fol
lowed the .lines outlined- in these dis
patches. It offered to withdraw article
i-.ine. providing for the payment byßus-
Fia of Japan's bill for the cost of, the .war
on condition that Russia . would r accept
article five, which provides . for.' the ces
sion of the. Island "of ; Saphalien, s so , modi
fied as to include an;arrangement,for the
repurchase by Russia" of the northern
iialf of th« island for 1,200.000.000; yen. , In
addition it offered to withdraw^ entirely
articles eleven ' and twelve : (surrender: of
the interned warships and limitation' upon
J'.uss'.a's sea power, in, the Far. East. ; 'It
wan President Roosevelt's compromise,
and Mr. de Witte knew its, contents as
Well as Baron Komura. -.The "question ; of
whether he had been "blufßng" was put
to "the test.
Baron Komura in a few words v ex
plained that "Japan in her great desire for
peace was ready to make certain "modi
fications" of, the original* articles, injthe
hope that Russia could see it possiblo to
accept them. He then presented 'iii writ
ing: to Mr. "de Witte the compromise
propositioiT which President - Roosevelt
had suggested. ,
TB3CT OP" THB CO3IPROMISE. .
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug.. 23.— The
Japanese plenipotentiaries at the conclu
sion of the afternoon peace session to-day
threw the cards upon the table. It was
the dramatic moment— the moment to
which all the previous proceedings of the
conference had led. .The protocols involv
ing agreement upon * eight; of the twelve
conditions originally - presented by Japan
had been elcned. One side or the other
must make a move or the plenipotentia
ries h.-id reached the parting of the ways.
The adversaries faced each other across
the table. Of course, it* was weir under
stood what. would occur, but that in a
way only made it more dramatic. . .
Figuratively, President' Roosevelt. Bud-,
denly entered the conference room; Mr.
de Witte eat silent, and the' move in the
great diplomatic game passed to Japan.
Official; .".'Ax .^Wielded
•by J. Pierpont /;
Morgan. -.'i'/[
ART MUSEUM
CURATOR PUT
OUT BY PLICE
Armer Bros. & Co., wholesale * coffee,
tea and epice merchants at 19 Main street,
; have failed for - ?60,000. ; The -\u25a0 nrm's ;"one
| asset is its stock hand,- , valued.? at
JSO.O'ji). A .'meeting^ of, 'the: : creditors': was
held yesterday -_ mbrning . in ."conjunction'
with the. Board iof. -..Trade.; The'*; session
lasted^thf t-i; Jiours/ A rigid investigation
\u25a0wiUTS^^oTfddclWf^7^^fOTu^^ame H as r^
thunderbolt". to the creditora'and business
men .of , the .wholesale Z district,;^ Armer
Bros« & Co. .were thought lo be. ln sound
flrjanctal 'standing.^ 'I tie cause of : fail
ure has not oeien learned. - • ' ' '
The ,jdefuiict flrmls a .corporation;pro
moted by Louis and Slgfried Armer.. Slg
frled is managing ..the . establishment,
while his 'orothtr, Louis,, is" in Central
America, 'looking "after.- the . coffee' crop.'
Monday the; firm notified Hhe Board- of
Trade that it had failed.'' There was an
immediate \u25a0scrimmage of creditors, > many
of . whom were heavily affected by. the
sudden clump In the Armer Company's
finances.' '" ."• \u25a0 :
When the special meeting of the-cred
itors was culled by the Board -of -Trade
many, merchants of the wholesale'district
assembled. \u25a0 For three -hours the Armers'
attorney sparred with- Chairman- E. -W.
McCarthy of; the' Board of Trade, one of
the heaviest creditors. McCarthy ; thwart
ed every attempt on the part of the law
; yer to' allow the firm to continue business
and make eood its liabilities. ' A partial
agreement was' reached. Slgfried .Armer
will' be allowed to sell, providing he can
find a purchaser who- will pay. enough. for
the, establishment to allow' the creditors
50 cents on the dollar. The conference
will be resumed- to-day. >\u25a0 \u25a0' V. \u25a0
The .heaviest creditors; are: .McCarthy
Bros., 113 Front street, $8000; M. J: Brand
enstein, $6000; Haas . Bros.. 100 California
street, $5000; Anglo-American . Bank, an
other bank unknown., Davis: & Co., com
mission brokers, D..Ghirardelli-& Co., H.
Levy and Robert Cochran. Z-;
Armer .Bros. & Co. had been' in business
in this city, for the past three years.
. f Judge" . Carroll .jC^okV is'. "out :^wlth a hammer. for. Judge Lawlpr.. Yester
day, afternoon' he produced- a lengthy reply to the report of the Grand Jury
decla ring V that the: Inquisitorial ~body/was. guilty of contempt of court In
criticizing his actions in the; brothercases. " Judge Cook's .reply included -a
."knock" at Lawloff and r District "Attorney ; Byaigton. The document wu or
dertiT iprealtuponi the, minutea-o^the' court; and a .record. made thereof.
;, t'' Mere* -is^what 'Judge Cook'saya of his. brother Jurist:
... Ulsa.wrll known iart.that theJuJgr lirrsldlns in Department It of *
\u25a0 «n!d' Court never b~a~d any experience-In the trial either of civil or, criminal
; i-a»e>i;i»rlor to hln, elevation to the bench, and i that < he* via* adiuittrtl \to
; practice law but a (cw muntba prior to hli appointment by Governor Iladii
\u25a0';,;\u25a0"•"'"'- '"\u25a0.- v"."-V i; '\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0'\u25a0 "*."
; -»j In--reBajrd' to the 4 surprise expressed and .. the - .insinuation conveyed by th»
'" GtahdfJuryJasJ to 'attorneys* in corpus 'cases' flocking with their petitions*
...'to'jDtpartinentJlS.^ Judge _Cook*, says or himself :j ." - *;
"t-C^y v^'i**** l'f**^'**-'^yjj^Xtfy l^ 1?0 J' I "***'"?' l^M* •S"^ I 4' <I **' C -- *\u25a0*\u25a0* \u25a0 ctrcnmit«ne«« .why
.attorneys -ataodtd ' present ; tbelr clalini* for devl»lon»" to the Judge of Depart-
B.mt;Tw«lv* of wild uourt, who iptut tlif bot pnrt of his life In the «en
' Vrul * praetiee* of ; law .and \u25a0who '• lias — ni Vivell us . his \u25a0 knunledse 'from '. books*
\u25a0 and riccl.Mlon-4— his experience "In 'criminal trials of over a quarter or a een
. tury to aid iilni In'hiM detrlnlons*. "
1 .:'v'.;Co6k" maintains} that i'thV-members of ;tha Grand Jury .were In contempt"
. \dt \u25a0. court \ when * they? criticized \ hl3 actions "\u25a0 in : the ; brothel ' cases. THe . aaya
that Mt'waS; the", duty /Judge -to order that part of the report
/stricken; from; the' caurt'records.-'*- ... v ' \u25a0 ..
The Grand" Jury report, "declare* Judsc Cook, is a document not Worth
beinu* trad and Iwill entail on' the member* of -the Grand ' Jury » boat of
-.'. libel ault».'."" f . : .' ..,- .•'..\u25a0• JJ '-- \u25a0 •'\u25a0•\u25a0.-'. •". ; .";.•.. ,
- ->.viTo^ proceed them, ' Judge Cook adds, would be beneath the dig:-
..nity;Ofl:a r court\of justice. \u25a0\u25a0- ' '-[ .
\u25a0\u25a0' '. 7.^ Judge '-Cook* choleric^ reply; is almost as long as the report itself. ;• It
". ; goes 'irtty "details : ofr* Coo k^a; decisions in the brothel cases,: which' ware, r«
'* versed i-by lt he Supreme "Cuiirt. , It 'uweil* upon CooKs interpretation of the duties
.: of^grand jurors/ _• V y ' * -\'-' .\u25a0. \u25a0 ".\u25a0 '••X:.\'^'\-'-^ •'"%'-"•*--\u25a0*- " I**' >i . . »
_f,.-V.i-J Jutlge ;Lawlor ; arid^ District Attorney .'Bylngton refused to discuss the
; . - document.'*.-,- C .". -J * 5 • : ' ' ' "
Following- are .extracts; from Cooks* 1 reply: .
• "•'l'here .are], two! ways. in. which the" court, can take notice of such a
i - documcnti'/one'isiby, adjudgingias, contempt anything ; therein*/ contained
amount to a contempt of, court: and the other i 3 to spread upon
»v its" minutes. facts," as they* exist, showing ; the; falsity of such report or any
partthereof.Mf ;lt'c6ritains:matterjabsolutely devoid of foundation and truth,
~* -as .\u25a0 does the, report \to which " I . allude. "\u25a0 Hail such report ' been presented '; in
'this ' depn rt tuent • of . the c eonrt * , I \ certainly would have ordered all that por
• ' tlon Ve luting. to ' the \u25a0 Superior Court strk-krn out i a»'v Impertinent and ; in no
nenne'any buslnesi*- of tlie Grand Jury, und worfld have then and \u25a0 there ad-
Judged 'the. juror* i»re»eutlnis . the «Miii,e guilty of a contempt of court.
-•V.v ; !"The contempt; in^thls -instance ;naving "been* committed In the face of
Judge. William P..Lawlor;preslding,";lt -is not a contemnt com
mitted out of the presence of the 'court.- 1 and therefore does not fall within
§ the, other, provisions^ of -the, statute, which establish . a method ' of bringing
into -'cburtithoso who- haveVconimitted'a contempt out of - its presence ;"aad
• slnceT the. conteinnors. were™ allowed' by the 'Judge then presiding in the de
.l partment ;'of > the; court 3 in .which! the 'contempt .was committed s to depart from
I the; courtroom Iwithout^being' adjudged 'guilty of contempt, and without even
-strtklng»"f^om;the-repbrt?theJmpertlrient; matters therein contained Jtnd
:': '. which > had', no . place \ there," it? is .questionable .whether \u25a0 under '\u25a0 tha law those '
guilty^of , such -contempt? of the" court," of .which they were a part, could b«
punished.;- \u25a0 '- -.'.,- , "., \u25a0; \u25a0•' ;>- \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0' . ',' HpHKHMm
* '^V"\' : The; grand ; jurors are mere officers of the court. .They. hold no higher
> posltion>thanjdo:the'Jurora ! imDa>noled.to:tryjcases.ln thecourt.' Their po
; Bition . as : officers ,"of the'eourt'; is ". on > a ' plane f with , that of the clerk of the
court 1 or 'the -bailiff 'of ,the" "court.< and no" higher. f
-..\u25a0 X''.£~VQ early s : shouldvthe»clerk:of i.the jcourt, the bailirr of the ,'courtor. »
juror ? in i the ; . court v undertake,*; in ? the of .. the court, , to ' criticize the
Judge ! thereof , vwhether . Justlyior .i unjustly, there be ,no question but
1 r ithat^suclisactLwould?be- I.a1 .a' i contemptfof |courti .When in .addition' to such,
.- criticism* and lnnuehdoesf-unsupported by, any , facts-;— a petty ,jUror. or ; grand '
'-'.• "juror, {or ia "Grand "Jury as a .body,' should undertake to . say to ; the 'court, or \u25a0
? ? to? any jone of " Its*. Judgesr-.that" ascertain .action therein pending .should bo
: r decided? in / aVparticular> way. ; it \would ; be such an unwarranted interference
\u25a0 with^ the i court ; arid ; such' an t unlawf ul h attempt^to" influence the " judgment
•offthe<courtUhat the'resls'no;cburt'lri«Chri3teridorn, having any knowledge
-of UhV-lawV f .thatnWOuld^nbt;'on*the spot, without hearing evidence or defena%
; adjudge' the actUo-,be' a:conteinpt]of
" -'»ii"As I ;statedjatithe',outset,".the^sald. report having been filed and becom*
• -a record of jthe r court'overVwhlch^I f pre3ide,* cannot >be passed .byAWithout no
•ltice-,belrig/taken" of/;lt;iarid \libelleve>it,tO;.beimore^in ;comporti.with the
-> dignity l-"of >;- the >: tribunal ;. over * v whlch- 1 ; have been -elected "to preside, and
c"c "f over\whichf IQ have' presided i tor -I the past ; nine years, . to I spread upon tea
-.' mlriu'tesjpf ;th*e ; courts ;th"e -facts .-^exlst \u25a0 and I show, the utter .'
' and falsity vof £that - 0 portion Jof said- report entitled ''Courts.', for. •'
\u25a0Vby"aniexamlnation'OfLthose;facts it' will,' be ; apparent *.to any .'one, caring to
i '\u25a0examinelthe'm^that^that^portiontofithe^Grand Jury's la absolutdy.de
~: *^voldt'erther"|of foundation ;6r^ of gtruth,;- and* if .the, balance of .the report has.
• riot better.- foundation; than \u2666 that |whlchs it^con tains " relative Ito - the , courts it
j iusra w doc^Brentrnot*worth^ v belng:C'read.^andjoh will undoubtedly en
*> * tail '/upon >' theVgrand;' jarorVi and Teach ' of '.them, ;: under section 1 923 of ; the*"
Penal.Cqde.Va - host of /libel | sul ts. '^ yWBmBO/SfBSS^tOSSSSS^
: , .. •\u2666Although . Jurladlction ;to punish those guilty of said contempt, in the .
ttlins of *uch. report, ? has possibly been loxt by the failure of the JuU^e la -
. nko««! presence • It was committed, to act as the law required, the JuUxe
\u25a0 '-. 'contemned. would still. have. the power, nnder section 02S of, the Penal, Code, '
\u25a0('to. proceed against the members" of said { Grand ( Jury, ; and * each .of t them, ; Mr
/Vactloa' for ,*»lib«lrt for l;that- section •;afterjspecifylng some of the duties of .fie •
II r r \ Grand? Jury 'ireadsK. > • "I v '"'\u25a0 \u25a0 -N'::-.--- .^^\u25a0\u25a0'"-^\u25a0'^
:~-%j.*- .v^'Provided.*. that: if l any.. Grand - Jury . shall, ,. In • the - report' above < men- \u25a0« .
person *or official lwho has not been Indicted- by
'-^ald Grand F Jury,'; the Vaidcomments shall \u25a0 not be deemed . to be privileged.' ' \u25a0
\u25a0 :.'i\-': .'i\-' r'.''lt;l > s*a'well^known I fact;that'Judges Sloss, Hunt, Hebbard,' Seawall, Mur
r."aslcy,»Tr6utVGraham'and«KeiTlgahltry^no^criminal cases.. It is likewise
'f: a - well V known ; f act\ that Vthef criminal fcases arising In the city' and county
; of -San VFrancisco /are, tried Jin Departments (Six. ; Eleven f and .Twelve. £It is
JURISDICTION ; IS INTERPRETED
Board of .Trade to Institute
Thorough Investigation
of the Collapse.
THat Jiirprs Are Open
: s vto of Ivibel Suits.
Creditors Hold Meeting
and Find Stock Is
Worth $30,000.
JapanMustße
cede to End
the War.
Following; the Kuuian rrjertloa of
the President *» rompromlsf proposition
in the peace conference yesterday, an
\u25a0 djwnrnment was taken until Saturday.
The present outlook is that the envoys
will then meet only to adjourn sine
die. Advice* 'from St. Petersburg in
dicate an unalterable determination
upon the part at the Cur, to withdraw
hfa plenlpotentlarlen unless Japan 1 un
equivocally recede from her demand for
indemnity. " Following the failure, of
the n< c.»«i:>tloii« yesterday, the RuMslan
envoys authorised a statement explain
ing their position. Although presumably
correcting the erroneous Ideas - of a'
portion of the American' press as to
the Russian ettlturie,' it contained a
veiled reflection upon: the President.
With lil« compromise proposition as its
theme, the f tttatement declared that
Russian national honor, 'could . not be
purchaHed by . a subterf ugre, and that
the efforts of Russia's American friends
were misdirected *In the belief that
honor was held so lightly In St. Peters
fonrjr that It eonld be satisfied by " a
mere chance In the phraseology of the
Japanese demands.*
De Witte Styles the Presi :
dent's Compromise Propo
sition a "Sham." •
Czar Is Ready to Yield
to Mikado on All
.OtlienJßoints^^^.
u Not One Kopeck
of Indemnity " Is
Ultimatum.
HARPS 'ON OWN WORTHINESS
Armer Bros. & Gd.
Owe More Than
They Can Pay. ;
Grrand Jury Report Rouse Ire
of Man- oil the Bench.
In^dreply to' the Grand Jiw^ cases Judge 'Car roll Cook criticizes Judge William P.
ka^Jorraiforcausti
Jury report was in contempt c^^uf^ndtAatyiAe: members' ofihe\ tnquisitgfialybgdy^are 'liable to numerous libel f suits. ;;
RUSSIA'S
ATTITUDE
IS FIRM
WHOLESALE
FIRM FAILS
FOR $60,000
COOK, IN HIS REPLY, SMITES LAWLOR
Russia's peace plenipotentiaries have flatty^ a rupture at
Portsmouth. Japan accepted the compromise; and > Baroii Kbmur^ Withbtit an-instant's hesitation
De Witte rejected it. Unless Japan recedes on^ the "indem^
RUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES FLATLY REJECT THE PRESIDENT'S PEACE PROPOSITION
THE THEATERS.
7ALCAZAR — VTfrs ' Great ' Interrojs.
.\u25a0\u25a0 tlon'.'^. "j Matinee. -._-...
; - On : tn« Wabash."
VaudevUla.' Matinee.
* COLUMBIA— "Mrs. "Vviggs "of^ th« Cab
• '-bage Patch." '.''"jjSEOfIUBMW
GRANIV-"Arrah N* Pogue." \u2666'
,MA JESTIC-^'Hearts , Courageous."
fORPHECM— VanderlUe. . Matin**.,
\u25a0 TIVOLI--"nob Royl"
THE WEATHER.
Forecast made at San Francisco
for thirty hours ending midnight.
August 24: _~ \u2666
San Francisco and vicinity — Fair
Thursday, with tog In the mornln?;
iresh we»t wind. A. G. McADIE.-
District Forecaster.
The San Francisco Call.