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V s^^ THE WEATHER.
ForecastW Maiyh flfcjliStf?^*^
Ban " Francisco and vicinity— Fair
Wednetiay; Ueht north wind.
A. O. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
VOLUME XCIX— NO. lIS.
REVOLUTION
IS PLANNED
FOR APRIL
Civil War to Be
Resumed in
Russia.
Government and Its
Foes Preparing for
the Fray.
Terrible Repressive Measures
Arouse the Populace
to Fury.
Special Dissatch to The CalL
ST. PETERSBURG. March 27.— Despite
the Government's assurance that another
extensive outbreak in the Immediate fu
ture is impossible, the clouds are lower
ing and there are indications that a big
storm may "break before Parliament
meets.
The resentment against the terrible re
pressive measures of the Government la
arousing the people, especially the wom
men In cities, to fury. This is playing in
the hands of the revolutionists, who are
planning a strike and a general uprising-
They believe the right moment will come
in mid-April, and both sides are prepar
ing for the fray. If it comes it is likely
to be bloodier and more terrible than
anything previously witnessed in this
country.
The record of arrests last week in St.
Petersburg, besides showing an awful
state of lawlessness in the capital,
is eloquent testimony of the meth
ods by which the Government hopes to
prevent the threatened explosion.. .Ac
cordirvs to the returns, C 33 beggars, 215
persons without passports/ 217_ thieves, 279
hlghwarnci *n<? 1067 **undassia«td'"per
sons, .'which means political suspects,
\u25a0were taken into custody.
At no time during the war was theTWar
Office. more busy than now, making dis
positions to suppress the first evidence -'of
rebellion. Maxim guns and ammunition
are being dispatched in every direction,
troops are being shifted and concentrated
at strategic points; armored trains are
being stationed at railroad stations and
Ironclad automobiles are being sent to
the larger cities for use in street riots.
Here and in Moscow the Cossacks and
other cavalry are again patrolling the
streets day and night, a project for a
\u25a0wireless telegraph system to enable the
Government to communicate with the in
terior, in the event of a strike of railroad
and telegraph operators is being hastily
worked out and soldiers are being in
structed how to man trains and work the
telegraph lines.
The intrigues of the reactionists at
court are ceaseless. In fact, the cabal
eeems' actually to be fostering an out
break In order to suppress it mercilessly
and convince the Emperor that the peo
ple cannot be trusted with political lib
erties.
COXGRESSMEX FAVOR
SELLING PHILIPPINES
America Would Insist That
Japan. Grant Islands
Home Rule.
iSp«cl&] Diep&tcb to The Call.
WASHINGTON, March 27.— Members
cf Congress discussed with intense ln
tereEt, today, the report that the'/Koose
vclt administration Intends to conduct
negotiations with Japan looking to the
f.r.a.l disposition of the Philippines as
American possessions. It is evident
that the sentiment on the part of Con
gress members is remarkably in favor
of getting rid of the Philippines on the
best terms possible.
Relative to the alleged negotiations
between the United States and Japan
concerning the future of the Philip
pines, It can be stated emphatically
that, whatever disposition -may be
made of our Asiatic possessions, this
Government will Insist that the pro
gramme to give the Filipinos their own
local legislature shall be carried out
to the letter. Japan, It is understood,
is perfectly willing to accede to that
provision, the desire of the Mikado's
country being rather to gain an ascend
ancy in the Philippines, which will pre
clude forever possible encroachment^
there of other Old World powers.
PHIPPS AXD WIFE
MAY BE EE3IAEEIED
lieported They Will Take Up
Their Residence in
California.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
DENVER, March 27. — Lawrence C.
Phipps. the Plttsburg millionaire, and
his wife who have separated and di
vorced, are to be remarried, their friends
here say. Phipps has opened a mag
nificent home 'in California. , Mrs.
Phipps is "'Just dying to see the babies, '
and will ! leave for California next
week. The Pittsburg mansion has been
dismantled. ...
Mre. Phipps declares she longs for
the sight of 'her babies and she is per
mitted to see them whenever she wishes
to do so. She may continue her Jour
ney to Honolulu.
Phipps. It is reported, had an im
portant conference with his 1 wife "in
Denver Just previous to his California
trip.
The San Francisco Call.
"CUSS" CENTRAL
AND GO TO JAIL
In Sacramento One 3lust Not
Swear at "Hello Girls"
Unless Supplied With Bail
TEST CASE IS MADE
Printer Who Used Bad Lan
guage Over Phone Arrested
for Disturbing the Peace
£p«cial Dispatch to The CalL
BACRAMKNTO. March 27.— City At
torney Howe caused a panic among: tel
ephone users today when he challenged
their riprht to "cuss" Central by plac
ing under t arrest A. C. Francisco, a
former employe of the State printing
office, and charging him with disturb
ing the peace. -
Yesterday City Attorney Howe was
trying to talk with Placerville over the
long-distance Sunset line, when Fran
cisco dropped into a saloon on the same
loop and attempted to get Central.
Francisco Insisted upon holding, the
line, and he got so excited about it that
he made the very wire shoot forth
streaks of blue profanity. Howe could
not withstand the onslaught, so he went
to another .telephone, but not, how
ever, until he had learned that Fran
cisco was the utterer of and Miss E.-
Kllgore of the Sunset office staff the un
willing listener to the bad language.
When Howe got' through telephoning
he sept an officer to arrest Francisco,
and then visited Miss Kilgore and pre
vailed upon her to swear to a complaint
charging the prisoner with disturbing
the peace. Friends of Francisco se
cured his release on bonds, and "the
case, which ls^to establish whether a
disturbance of "the peace can be com
mitted over the telephone and whether
Sacramentans are to be denied the priv
ilege of "cussing" Central when, they
cannot get a number, will be determined
In the City Justice's Court.
CHILD SINGER'S
DREAM AT END
Boy ; vWliom ' yßockefellery Rockefeller
Yolunteerea toT Educate
Goes Back to Concert Hall
Sp«clal Dispatch to The CalL
CLEVELAND, March 27.— Harry Ev
ans, 12 years of age, has gone back to
the concert 4iall stage because the rich
est man In the world broke his promise.
John D. Rockefeller heard of the boy
last summer, wlien he warbled at a
beer garden. The oil king took him
away from the stage and' promised his
mother that he /would support them and
give the .boy a good education.
Since Rockefeller left his Forest Hill
home not a word has been heard from
him and Evans is wondering where he
Is. The oil king had young Evans out
to his home shortly after he took him
from the beer garden. He talked of
birds, flowers and trees, quoted poetry
and scripture and then asked Evans to
sing. Without accompaniment the boy
began: "I Xeed Thee Every Hour."
Rockefeller dropped his eyes and walk
ing to a window looked across, the
green lawn into the cool depths of
woods. Then came "What a Friend We
Have in Jesus." The -servants noise
lessly gathered at the door.
- "Sing 'I Need Thee Every Hour' — It is
my favorite," reauestnd the oil king.
Rockefeller patted Harry's head.
"Tour voice Is a power for good," he
said. "You must be educated so we
may keep you in church."
The boy is the support of bis wid
owed mother and was forced to sing
In a concert hall to earn money to pro
vide for her. *
STATE SOLONS
WANT PASSES
Special Dlepatcb. to The Call.
ALBANY, N. V., March 27.— How
ardent is th© desire of members of the
Legislature for a renewal of the pass
privilege was shown today when the
Senate by a vote of 23 to 19 Insisted
upon tacking to an anti-pass bill, in
troduced by Senator Brackett, a pro
vision requiring railroad "companies to
carry members of the Legislature and
all other State officials free of charge.
Senator Brackett protested vigorously
against the amendment, "but .without
avail. His bill-in its original form.pro
vided that no free transportation shall
be Issued by railroads except to their
own employes and to men in charge of
shipments of livestock.
The Senate railroads, committee In
serted the amendment. When the bill
.came up in committee of the whole
Senator Grady" advocated Its passage
on the ground that it was a hardship
for members of the Legislature to be
required to pay their fares and Senator
McCarren took the same ground. He
accused Senator Brackett of laboring
under the Impression that parses in
fluenced members "of the Legislature in
their action upon, railroad legislation:
"I object to having my bill changed."
said Senator Brackett. *"I \u25a0 regard the
issuance of passes as robbery, of the
stockholders of railroad corporations
nnd -as a mean and petty 'form of de
bauchery." ... \u25a0; \u25a0 ' .; ... . .. -..
"We are getting too, "good," ;sald
Senator Grady. "We ought to be above
with harps In ' our hands.' I am glad to
say the reform^ wave, passed" over." ma
without hitting, me.", .
• . Senators Raines; and >McCarrcn.. also
spoke in favor of the committee amend
ment, which was adopted.
MRS. LE DOUX NOT ALONE
W HEN MCVIGAR WAS KILLED
That Mrs; Le Dou wHich resulted. in* the death of McVicar is the
rapidly growing belief and; though Gity^ that she committecT"the
crime alone; the theory is strengthened by-the: fact tha.t: she; was seen- w man at the depot
Belief : mg§^^m^^^iMl^^^^gl : (^rowing
Man Tried ||l|||^pi ßig
Woman for "Mmation \u25a0 :
Mai e Friend Mysteriously
Disappears From Train. M
Special Dispatch to The CalL
STO CKTON, March 27.— The be
lief is growing that 'a man who is as
yet unknown helped Mrs. Le Doux in
the crime for which she is in -• jail
here. That a man, was with her in
trying^tb.. get .the; body of McVicar
checked as ' biggage ' at the Southern
Pacific ; station* is* certain, for several
witnesses"; sawV? him. ;.y \u25a0'\u25a0That'..;^a; -man
bougnVtwo^ticirefs^bV^Jacklon^Ama^'
dor * County^ when', the r two \u25a0wanted] to
go; 'to. Martells, !the ;end of the electric
railroad, connection with ..the iVsteafn
railroad from Gait to lone, is also cer
tain, but the baggage-man here would
not check to the. station, wanted .and
he replied to the man's complaint that
he should have brought his baggage
earlier.
MAN SEEK AT DEPOT WITH *
MRS. LE DOUX MISSING
"It is believed that -the man jumped
the outgoing northbound i' o'clock
train, leaving the woman to get out
of the difficulty as best she could. The
officers' say no man was implicated,
but it, is significant that a new Grand
Jury is to'be impaneled to indict the
woman, when she is in jail a confessed
accomplice of a mythical person.' That
move is not understood unless the au
v thorities^ want a bench'. warrant ..* for
an unknown man.
.While the public is discussing the
cold-bloodedness of the murder t the
consummate nerve- of the one who;
drugged him and beat out his life, the,
coolness and hardihood it must have
taken to do the deed, place the man in
a trunk purchased for the purpose. and
have it. taken to a train. for shipment
as baggage, Mrs. Le Doux is appar
ently unconcerned and indifferent, as
to consequences.
possesses an appetite]
despite: her position
She passed a quiet night in the jail,
and this morning ate her breakfast
with apparent relish. ' Though when
on the way to Stockton from Antioch
she inquired whether she could have
an attorney, she has made no attempt
to secure one since Her arrival. It is
known that the morning of her arrest
she telephoned to- Jackson for an at
torney, but ' was unable to reach the
man she sought. .
The rule -excluding interviewers
from the jail was rigidly adhered to.
Not a person outsidej'of; the jail/offi
cials saw the 'woman. - C lf she sought
an attorney, none appeared in answer'
to her summons., Her place of con
finement is: located on the second
floor, in a large cell known as the
female ward/ It is the best apart
ment in the prison for prisoners arid
is located just across the hall from
the rooms • occupied by Chief j Jailer
Benjamin and family. Mrs. Benjamin
looked after the prisoner.
ON' VERGE . OF COLLAPSE
WHEN CELL •IS ; REACHED
,V There are. no other women in x the
jail. Last night she had ;a> special
meal prepared, for her, Ithe regular
supper hour haying passed when; she
arrived. ?Y When Mrs. Le f Doux had
mounted the steps to a "cell she was
on the ; verge 'oi 'collapse. ;' Although
she maintained a. bold' front .when fac
ing the crowd,*. the tension and' excite-;.
ment?told on heir. * She' was early ftb
.bed. and -it was a late hour this morn
ing' before she arose: ' She^is /taking
the; prison fare, and thus faT r rio; good
angel r has appeared • to off er '-her faidt'M
SAN FRANCISCO; WEDNESDAY, MARCH ,28; 1906.
The District Attorney, will probably
not bring, about her arraignment until
after- the :Coroner's-iriquest./ This vwill
be done . just -as ; sooh-as Coroner.
Southwofth sjecVres ,' the | final I report!
of the~chemist, .with Uvhomvhe placed 1
M c Vicar's =; The Coroner . re
fuses to divulge.the. name" of ;the man
who N . is .making j the i examination: H e
heard; from : him' this ; afternoon by tel
ephone^ shortly ;befpre^S o'clock. : His
partial "report J wasCthat ; he "had ' found
no irritant \ poison Mn ; the -contents of
the stomach,;; arid that j; by^- tdmbrf ow
he would probably '\u25a0 ibe." able'to \u25a0deter
mine .whether more '"subtle 'poison had
enteredthe.organ;^ ;;;.;:\u25a0
LITTLES CREDENCE; PLACED
' IN THE^POISOnItBUBORY
The poison'theoryy does not; receive
much credence," but.;~as ' the t inquest
will be directed Jchiefly. to, establishing
the ' manner, of /Mc^icar'Svdeath, 'the,
final .^report '.. of ?thT?^.hemist-;isy of ;i tit-"
most \u25a0 importance: ;».-? Much ;-of 'the ;; e'yi->..
'dence;heldj against i^tlit^woman'^wiir
probably ;!be"broughtj.but;at [£'. prelim-^
mary examination. 1 ,f / :.'.i; I :' '.\u25a0 \u25a0; \ -.'.. , ; ;
".,- It : has ; been a practice ; in some'eases
here, V to ; avoid \u25a0ipub'licity,.; by, . Vnoldirig
: the defendants f op trial , by^hdictnierit.
: Unless:afnewi Grand? Jury- is'fait?*once
impaneled this cannot ibe -done infthe
Le: Douxj'woman^s case. ; There isinb
Grand" Jury [at4he\TsreseritVtime^_:Uhe
body
ceived ; its .final ;/ discharge^ only <t?iast
HOLDS' THAT, WOMAN;! DID v . ;
:\u25a0;•;-,; ;: ;:'-': :. v . the ;sujri^r^ unaided;
W: District; AUqrn^Nor^^^^'
this ,;'mbrhing;that.4hy ; .details yoffthe
crime were, all/he]nowiVeekV.\-; He ''says'
he is" 1 coHVinced'of . : ;tlte*f main'. fact's* ; in
"~ •' Continued I on ' F age '. 3, Column * 1*
GENERAL WOOD
MUST REFUND
SOME MILEAGE
Asked for Itemized Ac
count of traveling 1 h
V \ Expenses. ; r
I ! March Zl?— lnstructions
have^been'serit from" the' War Department
to' Major 3 General' Leonard .Wood" directing
him ; to with : the^quartermakter/ s de
partment . ran, -Itemized raccount vof his
actual > traveling expenses from." Manila to
Hongkong, thence" via ! Japan to San; Fran
cisco, which" route he-took in, returning . to
the United , States .last . summer and : over
which there , has ;been , a good "dearof • &lv-,
cussioh at;the CapitoLi; ; v. ; ; > . I
',? General! Wood 'returned ,. to '; the : United
States by that route on a- mail steamship,
and I according to \u25a0 the ? ruling (ol{ the \. War
Department r he • i» "not 'entitled -to .the regr*
ula t ion 1 7/ cents,n ts , a mi le . for : the f trip i from
Manila? to : . San \FranctscoV!-"yla , Hongkong
and; Japan. 7; General v Wood Us further dW
•rected^toi; refunds the 1 difference ybetween
\u25a0the ' allowance made ' him ; at .the \u25a0 rate -of j7
/cents'a mile* and, his actuaFexpenses.^.;-^
v; j General ; : Wood ; returned i, to'i the ,' Philip
pines v vla > Europe.*; ;, For; this . he \ has .[ prop
erly, received the regulation 1 cents a.mlle;"
"as he. took that route' by, orders authorized
.by (the President. ; :jl-S'' : ~ i: " : . ; •
Thirteen •" Striken -* Sentenced .- to i Death.'
V'iCHITA.;^; East;SiberlaVi ; ; March * 27.'-^.
court -imartlal; here *today ; •sentenced*, to
deathf. thirteen? postal' officials'-, who 'par
tlclDated! in \u25a0 the recent ' strike :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-_, '\u25a0. .~ J
* \u25a0': \u25a0- \u25a0 :~t .'-•-. - -- . ./.••\u25a0
- . TBB TH2?ATEBS.
ALHAMBRA--"A illdnlxit Marrtaa*."
ALCAZAR—'Tfe* Dictator.".
CALIFORNIA— Re! IIy sad Woods.
CENTRAL— "Too Proad to B«c.*"
CHUTES— V«.ntJevIU«. -UatlOee.
COLUMBIA— *'HtIr to^t&a'Hoorah/V
GRANI>— "TU» »«aa» Valley ary»
- t«ry." ;;'- : ' \u25a0
MAJESTIC — "STMt K«n ct - Old
Drury." \ '.-•\u25a0\u25a0..,. -
ORPHEXJM— VaTKItTiUt. aratlnt*
TIVOLI— "Th« l3l* of Bplce."
AIXEOED MURDERESS, FOIJCE
C OFFICERS. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
AND DOCTOR CONCERNED IN
1 THE' TRUNK TRAGEDY.
HIGH PRICES
FOR ORANGES
IN CHICAGO
jmns-m Golden State
Send ; Market Up
TO
Special ' Dispa tch to The \ CaIL
\ March 2?.^-The; prevailing
rains' in^ Calif ornla ', have .done ' more 'than
Interfefe'vwlth' railway"' tfafflc.-' The'y~have
affected? I . thTe ij Chicago < markets > and the
faster ; and the ;rain^ comes down*
in v the ...Western^States j the * faster and
higher^ the; prices of oranges go on South
Water'.streeLJtThe^raln »,ln , the iGolden
State '» began -, ten « days V ago; with J oranges
at:j2.Bo<abox.:- Today the fruit is bring
ing from J3.50 to $3.W a'-box and- the' price
is - r*^v , tn ' climb • higher. \u25a0 Consignments
PRICE -FIVE CENTS.
CZAR'S CROWN
NOT FOR SON
OF NICHOLAS
Czarewitz Is Deaf and
Dumb and Weak -
Mentally.
Bs*elal XMaoatcb • to Tb« •>«
VIENNA, March 27.— A privats tel«
iram from: St. Petersburg gives "the
startling - information that a new suc
cession law is being prepared, owins
to the fact thaVthe Czarewita .i» in
weak health.
According to reports emanating from,
quarters connected with the court, the
Czarewitz is, both deaf and dumb., Other
reports describe him "as suffering from
mlcrocephalou3. That his mental con
dition Is such, that .he can . never
ascend . the } throne of : Russia and rule
is a court: secret that . is .'Jast leaking
out ; and •is startling the monarchs of
Europe, who had believed that the child
of the. Czar was healthy.
•From the reports it isJnttmaUd that
the child may never live to ascend tha
throne. .His physical health, as well
as his mental condition, is, by. rumor,
said to be "such 'that he may not sur
vive many months. \u25a0
The "reports have caused a sensation
In Russia and ' may affect revolutionary
movements. . • ' ,'. \u25a0.
have fallen v since the beginning of the
showers"; "and receipts on South . .Water
street* have f suffered* a ' corresponding de
crease. V'^HRBttBSPBHBHri
The.'flrst'pint.box of strawberries mada
their,* appearance ! In 'the - Chicago; market
today. ? They 'came from; Louisiana grow
ers and :wer« listed at from $2.50 to 13 for
each of the 300 twenty-four plot cuhi**
ceived, - - . \u25a0- •-^—\u25a0-•- — H