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Now that San Francisco is rebuilding, an unusual interest will be felt in the story " of the city's first house, built in 1837, and in pictures of it and its builder, which appear in The Sunday Call 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 Cuntiuucd on Page 3, Column 1 The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S 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- Continued on Page 2, Column 2