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Now that San Francisco is rebuilding,
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VOLUME CI.— XO. 48.
Death Roll in Kingston May Reach 1000
Gillett Denounces the Shameless Patronage Grab of Legislators
THIS army of employed and unemployed job=hol&^
fully indorse the press denunciation of this tinparaJleled patronage graft.— Governor James N. Qillett.
STATE LEADS
IN WASTE
OF FUNDS
Executive Aroused
by Drain on
Treasury
Powerless to Stem
Tide of Extravagance
Urges Amendment
to Forestall a
Repetition :
Army of Tax-Eaters
Musters in Hundreds
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
I 00; EfGUTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16. —
Governor Gillett wants the people
of California to adopt a constitu
tional amendment which will
make it impossible for subsequent
legislatures to sandbag the State
for the direct benefit of an army
of retainers and the indirect bene
fit of themselves as the present
Legislature has done by its
shameless patronage grab. He
admits that he endeavored to
stop the present grab and that the
men whom he called to his aid
found themselves powerless to
dam the torrent of loot and lust
that has submerged the Thirty-
Seventh Legislature in a flood of
shame. The Governor admits
that he is powerless to take sum
man- action in the matter and he
asks the press and the people to
defend the treasury acainst a rep
etition of this legislative robbery
by the advocacy and adoption
of a constitutional amendment
which will limit the legislative
expenditures for attaches to not
more than $900 or $1000 a day.
Governor Gillett today said:
"I fully endorse the action of the
prrrn in denouncing this patronage
question and" T also hope that it will
tak*» up the matter of the passage of
a constitutional amendment that will
do away with this evil for all time.~
"Tt is needless for me to say that I
deplore the whole 'wretched business.
1 did ev*> r jj«hing I could to stop it.
T\'h*"n I learned what was being done
I called in those Senators I could
reach and asked them to fight the
grab.. They did what they could, but
were outnumbered. It is outrageous,
but it cannot be charged to the Repub
lican party, nor yet can it bo justified
hj' the flimsy excuse that the people
refused to adopt a constitutional
amendment limiting attache expanses.
It is altogether possible that the peo
ple did not realize it would have
worked them a saving of more than
$50,000. It may be they thought only
*>f the question of en increased salary
for members 'and Senators.
"Leave the Legislators* salary ques
tion out of the amendment and let us
have a constitutional "provision that
will make this eort of thing impossible
in the future. Tbe responsibility is
right now where It belongs, on the
Ebouldcrs of the individuals in the
Legislature. Unfortunately I cannot
stop the grab by vetoing bills for ap
propriations for contingent expenses,
because these salaries 'rare hopelessly
mixed up with perfectly legitimate ap
propriations. I shall do everything In
my power and I hope the people will
assist me in preventing a repetition of
tlifß willful waste of funds." " ,
The Thirty-seventh Legislature man
aged to outdo all ' its predecessors in
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NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOSE TEMPORARY 88
THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1907
WEATHKR CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Rain; maximum temperatore,
46; minimum temperature. SS.
FORECAST FOR TODAT— RaIa; high •ontb
eart n indt-. F«s» 11
EDITORIAL
Dispow cf Acb. the Jngtiee-cbf^tinj lawyer,
and try . the accused grafters — now. Fare 8
npntr of publicity will be siren the foes of
direct/primary. Face 8
Sberiff O'NVII ha* made himself amenable
to proeerutjon for the Terj- irraTe offense of
permitting the escape of George V. Collins from
the County Jail. Paye 8
Tbe Mn» of shame seems to be lamentably
larking In the fitting Assembly. Fare 8
Gorernor Gillett offer* an agreeable contrast
to aome cf the othera who are Ktill officially
extant In Sacramento. Face 8
EARTHQUAKE
Adrlcea from Kingston »tat* that Io«a of
life there Is from 6<X) to 1000, and of property
$10,000,000. Pagei 1-2
LEGISLATURE
Goremnr Gillett denounces shamele»s patron
ape preb and ndrlrses cubmisslon of conftlttt
tloual amendment to forestall repetition .of
tcandal. Fa;e 1
Aiiopmblyman Beckett propose*" Junket for
purpose of lnresttgatlng race tracks. Page 3
Deferring to special reqnest. chaplain of Cali
fornia Senate will not mention Dime cf Jesus
in prayers. .Z- . "\u25a0:'-, Ptje 5
Johnson xrrvuTfl prereot newsboys from selling
newspapers that contain accounts of races anil
pilw fi£ht*. Pa*« 8
Awpmbljniin . - Beckett beads moreraent for
legislative Inrestlgatloa cf ccal shortage la
State. - Pa«e 3
Senator Wolfe mow* -to <jn!et title to cer
tain water front property by exchange of land
In East street. Faa;e S
M- J.- I.yon Trill erect clx-etozy ' foUdlna; ''an
Softer strept at cort of J95,00f1. . ;~, •.'. Paje 6
Board of " Works ' plans to extend Eighth
strwt throojth two blocks In Potrero. Pif '• 9
Judge de Haren overrules demurrer. In land
fraud cases of George TV. Brace and Albert B.
Vrrccg. - "Fare 9
Railroad eompanles agree to" comply with
ordrr of Works Board that debris tracks be", re
moved. Fage 9
School Board . »nd United . States ; Attorney
DerDn arrange for test case today of Japanese
school law. •. Fare 15
Baby refugee among the eufferere in refugee
camp because of relief red tape. \u25a0 Pare 16
Storm that broke in yesterday a brand new
one, declares weather forecaster. . Fare 16
Judge Hebbard in awarding damages against
commission men declares that fraud was prae-
Uced. . . , . . . ~~-~ Fare 16
Ijog. carried up by paddlewbeel. bursts
through upper deck of ferry-boat Newark and
throws passengers into panic. Fare 16
Merchants' Street Repair Association devises.
means of bettering conditions of streets. Fare 16
Son of President Cabrera of Guatemala makes
application for American citizenship. Page 10
Captain Tbomas Wallace retires. after nearly
forty years* aerrice with Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company. Page 16
, Rumors published to effect that Archbishop
bad decided to efk for coadjutor ore unwar
ranted. Page 16
SLBLRBAX
Professors Altken and Hussey honored by
Paris Academy of Science. } Page 10
Oakland mercantile associations will send
delegation to Sacramento to work for bill for
consolidation of city and county. Page 4
Inspector Towle. declares that Rer. C. Rf
Brown** charges regarding buildings In Oak
land's Chinatown are false. Fare 4
COAST
Sensational story comes from Portland con
cerning tbe death of Heney's bodyguard, Oscar
J. Kendall. Page 1
Convention of State Building Trades Council
at Stockton adopts resolutions defending Mayor
Sclimttr and Supervisor Nicholas and condemn
ing tbe graft prosecutions. Page 11
Orange County rancher's daughter shoots at
tramp and mortally wounds ber tnotber.Pare 1
Beautiful young woman of Chicago Jailed
In Pasadena as passer of bogus checks. Page 7
Spokane's supply -of ooal exhausted and there
is not enough wood to supply demands for
offices and public institutions. Page 7
DOMESTIC
Onggenhelm Is elected to United States Sen
ate and says be will devote all bis tins*' to
service of bis country. P&ge 10
Nine dwellings are swept into river, by
floods in Pennsylvania. Fare 7
WAMUXGTO.V
Senator Carroack lands President Roosevelt
end flays Foraker in epeech on discharge.' of
negro troops. Page 10
Representative roster addresses Hoase. in sup
port of tbe President'a stand on Japanese school
question. Fare IS
FOKKIGV
Nurse whose love was unrequited, kills banker
Id Germany and then herself. ' • Pare S
Irreconcilable faction '* dominates the pro
ceedings of the French episcopate. • Page 10
SPOBTS
Bearcstcber, Gernrtt Ferguson's great race
horse, has faced tbe barrier for the last
time. » Fare 6
I/me Wolf is disqualified after winning at
Emeryville and Jockey Homer act down for foul
riding. Page 6
Stanford's Rugby team is considering an in
vitation to play a serica of games- in Aus
tralia. Page 7
California Anglers' Association suggests legis
lation to protect trout and striped bass. Page 7
la no ii W%m
Twenty thousand teamsters throughout Cali
fornia plan State federation. Fare 9
m.uum:
New Koamos freight steamship Salatla arrives
from Hamburg and southern ports. Fare 11
MIMAG
Latest merger in Nevada mines may lake In
Daisy. Triangle and Great Bend and involve
$4,000,000. Page 11
SOCIAI/%
Third dance . of Gaiety Club la given at tbe
Paris Tea Garden. Pare 'B
GOLD" CONTEST v : C
Award of prizes aggregating S2OOO made in
first scries. Fare's
SAN FRANCISCO; , THURSDAYiU JANUARY 17, .1907/
SHOOTS AT TRAMP;
WOUNDS MOTHER
SPECIAL DISPATCH fTO . THE . CALL
LOS ANGELES. Jan. IB.— Mrs. Louise
ieil. wife of a well to do OrangeCoun
y rancher residing near. Bolsa, , Just
icross the line from Los Angeles Coun
:y, is dying from the effects of a pistol
\u25a0hot wound inflicted by ' her , eldest
laughter last night while .the, latter
s-as endeavoring to protect her mother
md herself from a~ tramp. '- . \u25a0
Mrs. lieil and her daughter were
alone In the house when some- one
knocked' at the door and- In response
to their Inquiry as to who was there "a
gruff voice ordered .them to open ; the
door, the alternative being that the
building would be fired. The two women
were terror stricken. From a window
thoy paw a roughly dressed man, who
went from door to door, vainly; trying
to force an entrance. . . .
The • daughter went upstairs and got
her ' father's i revol\-er, which she did
not know bow to use. Her mother told
her to shoot through the door.. In at
tempting to do so the young j woman
discharged the" weapon, but the "buJlet
hit her mother instead of • the < dooK
It passed through the stomach, in
flicting what the surgeons say is a mor
tal wound. ';\u25a0':,.';:
The tramp fled at the sound , of the
shot, and after a time the daughter
summoned up courage enough to g^o for
assistance. When medical aid reached
the wounded woman she was conscious
and corroborated her daughter's story.
Her case is considered hopeless.
CARNEGIE'S HERO
PRIZES AWARDED
PITTSBURG, Jan. 16.— Ten silver and
eight, bronze medals, besides $9210. in
cash, were awarded at the third annual
meeting of the Carnegie hero conven
tion here today. Among' the awards
were the following:
A bronze medal to S. S. Stowe. 26
years old. of Oregon City. Or, who on
July 20, 1906. rescued George'Hcm
minger of Portland f rom A drowning.
A bronze medal and J2000,t0 be used
for educational, purposes, .to Thomas
Ar'Harrls. 17 years old, of Ogden* Utah,
who on March 25, 1906, rescued I." Blair,
IB years old, from drowning.
' [\ Mrs. Mary Gertrude Black, wife of a
dairy, farmer of Gardner; Or.; was
awarded a silver medal for the rescue
from drowning, of Ruth F. Baldersee.
16 ; years old. and her sister Beulah, 11
years old, on July 23. 1904, at Samp
son, N. C"
CONGRESSMAN A.\ EMBEZZLER
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 16.— The late
Congressman Robert Adams Jr.: of .'this'
city, who „ committed suicide in Ills
apartments in [Washington, last year, by
shooting, was today declared In the
Philadelphia court ';to:haverbeeiv a\de
faulter to ; the amount of /$lO,OOO. '
Destruction m 1 emblor-1 orn
lotal Loss is bsximatefi at 4>l(j,(j(j(j,(j(jU
Special Cable to the Call and New York Herald
Copyright 1907 by the Herald Publishing Company^
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 16.-— The destruction in Kingston^is^appalling. It is
estimated that from 500 to 1000 persons have lost their lives through the earthquake
shock that wrecked the city on Monday and v the fire that followed' in
Two terrific \u25a0 shocks came yesterday and one today;; -The -fire has burned x>ut, and
I what was once a beautiful city is "how a ghostly lot of ruins, full-of the sounds of lam
entations and \u25a0.mourning. - ~
... ! Thousands of homeless persons are sleepingiih the streets and parks, their prin
j cipal food being "bananas. The troops and police at present have the situation well in
haridj but there is pressing need of supplies and tents: 'If -: rain* should fall the suffering
|will surely be great. ' ',
Houses in the country for*miles around have" been wrecked. One hundred and
eighty ; bodies were; buried in -the Cdtholici cemetery yesterday/ and 130 more today.
It is estimated tfo The insurance car
j riediby the Norwich Union ; lnsurance Gompany of England \ alone is 8000 pounds ster
lirig:^' Henniker Heaton^^who went ; over'the ; district '^ estimates \u25a0 the dead will num
ber from 500;tb7l00pi but the discovery of bodies^ and^t^^ are
progressing -very slowly. '- ' f ,';-**,-'.
* With : the destruction of the insane asylum, hundreds* of lunatics and are
COXTINUED^OX!PAGEr2,:Cm.UMX 1; / *
Jack Kneiff is busy making illustrations
for a capital story, in which he tells his boy
readers just how each may make a com
plete little railroad system for himself.
Story and pictures will be found in
The Sunday Call
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAY HENEY'S
GUARD WAS
POISONED
Portland Officials
Make Sensational
Accusation
Declare Kendall Was
Victim of Strychnine
Autopsy Reveals the
Disappearance
of Organs
Startling Phase of
Graft Cases Suggested
PORTLAND, Jan. 16.— The
Evening Telegram publishes the
following:
.! JTThc family of Oscar J. Kendall;*
the bodyguard of '- Francis ,J.
Hehey ' whodied suddenly in San
Francisco last Friday, suspect
that he was poisoned and an au
topsy was held here today. Evi
dence is said to have been found
strengthening the belief that Ken
dall was the victim of foul play.
Not only did Dr. Sanford Whit
ing, who performed the autopsy,
find the vital organs missing, but
he also discovered strong traces
of strychnine poisoning.
Investigation has disclosed the
fact that the symptoms mani
fested by the patient during his
brief illness, instead of ~ being
those of meningitis,. were those of
poisoning. All the information
which has thus far been secured points
so strongly to foul play -that a thor
ough investigation has been started
by the authorities.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
The most suspicious circumstances
were furnished through the discovery
after the arrival of the body In this
city that every vital organ in it bad
been removed and newspapers stuffed
in their place. Where, when or for
what purpose lthese organs were re
moved constitute the mystery which
has aroused the family, friends and
authorities to determined action. Their
mysterious disappearance, coupled
with other strange features of the
case, support the suspicion that Ken
! dall was the victim of foul play.
Dr. Whiting, after performing the
i autopsy, made the statement that all
indications point to death by strych
nine poisoning. This toxic particular
ly affects the very organs removed
and any one having a motive to re
move evidences of poisoning would
take these organs for his purpose.
With this evidence to work upon an
investigation was immediately com
menced at San Francisco relative to
the circumstances surrounding the
sickness and death of Kendall.
Kendall's wife, who was with him In?
the hospital at San Francisco when
he passed away, says that her husband
died in convulsions. Physicians here
expressed doubt that Kendall died of
spinal meningitis when these facts
were brought to light. Symptoms
i which attend that illness are said to
have been lacking in the Kendall case.
SYMPTOMS OF POISONING
It is well established in medical sci
ence that convulsions are a symptom
of poisoning, and ; strychnine poison
ing always causes death by convul
sions. -It has been learned that with-
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