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News of Counties Bordering the Bay
TELLS TALE OF ROBBERY
Hi EFFORT TO MURDER
Milton Sichel Says He Was
Thrown Into Creek
After Beating
SHELL MOUND AFFAIR
Joe Burns Identified by the
Victim as One of His
Assailants
OAKLAND, March 11. — After being
beaten into insensibility and th«n
robbed of |25, a gold watch and a re
volver, Milton Sichel of ElmhurFt de
clared that he was thrown tnta a
creek behind a summer house at Shell
Mound Park last night, when* he al
most drowned. Revived by the effects
of the cold water, he crawled from the
bed of the creek and telling his story
to Special Officers Lowe and Walte was
able to identify Joe Burns, who was
arrested as a suspect as one of the men
who beat him. Another man, giving
his name as Joe Oliver, also was ar
rested as a suspect.
Ollrer told a story which, if true,
exonerates himself of any attempt to
rob Slchel. He said that upon enter-
Ing the park he met two girls, with
whom he danced and drank. Later, he
said, he saw them with Burns and an
other man, who warned him not to
"butt in," and that words followed,
which developed Into a general mixup.
The battered appearance of Oliver's
face corroborates that part of the
story. He said he was a contractor
and gave his address as 1609 Forty
eighth avenue, San Francisco. Burns
refused to discuss the affair today.
Slchel went before Justice of the
Peace Qulnn today to have John Doe
warrants sworn out for the arrest of
his assailants. He was badly bruised
on the head and face and his injuries
affected his speech.
Martin Strewbrtdge. supposed to
have been one of the assailants of
Sichel, was arrested tonight in San
Francisco and taken to the County Jail.
EFFORT TO CATCH WRITER
OF "BOGIE" IS UNABATED
Student Body Meets to Consider
Methods of Capturing Author of
Scurrilous Articles
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March 11.
Practically the entire student body
gathered in Assembly Hall this after
noon pursuant to a call to consider
means of apprehending the unknown
authors of the scurrilous "bogle."
which created a sensation by its
appearance last Tuesday morning. A
condemnatory resolution was passed
unanimously, and the first step toward
prosecuting the "bogie" writers was
taken by the appointing of a commit
tee of fifteen to prosecute an Investi
gation, with full power to act.
Denunciation of the slanderous au
thor was made in strong language by
several prominent members of the stu
dent body, and the gathering demon
strated by its frequent applause that
it would go hard with the "bogle" men
If their identity were discovered.
The gallery of Assembly Hall was
crowded with college girls, it being
chiefly In their interest that sentiment
has reached such a pitch. The "bogie"
was unusually coarse in its references
to particular women of the university,
and Its authors were denounced at the
meeting as "sneaks" and "cowards" for
their references to the "coeds."
GIRL ARRESTED FOR ITIRTI.VG
BERKELEY. March 11.— Miss Julia
Paulme, an 18-year-old girl, was ar
rested today as the result of her re
peated attempts to conduct flirtations
with passengers alighting from South
ern Pacific trains. The girl has been
examined by lunacy commissions six
times, but has always been released.
She was detained for several hours at
the police station today and then was
pent to her home at 2125 Ninth street in
West Berkeley.
RESISTS ARREST AND IS <
BEATEN BY POLICEMEN
Three Against One Too Many Odds
for Alleged Disturber, and He
Is Taken to Jail
Refusal on the part of David Cerelll,
a laborer living- in the Latin Quarter,
to respect the order of a policeman
caused, him to receive a beating: at the
hands of three policemen early yester
day morning.
Residents of the neighborhood of Pa
cific and Montgomery streets com
plained that Cerelli continually dis
turbed their peace by noisy and un
seemly conduct. When Policemen
Hoins, Everett and Mills requested him
to move from the shack he had erected
In a vacant lot he refused. After a
hard struggle, In which ho was severely
beaten, he was taken to jaJl.
ATTEIA. AND ROB SON MATCHED
PHILADELPHIA. March 11. — Abe
Attcll, the champion feather weight,
was matched today with Spike Rob
son of England. The fighters are to
appear before the National Athletic
Club of this - city on the evening of
April 3. They are to go six rounds
and will weigh In at noon at 124
pounds. Robson won new laurels re
cently when he defeated Tommy Mur
phy in thi» city. He Is clever and will
put up a good flght with the champion.
CONVICTED OF ASSATJTT— Patrick Foley was
ooorlcted br a jnrr In Jodfre Gook'a court jrea
terdar on a charge of criminal aasanlt on a
j-nimc jrlrl on January 13 and will be sentenced
the name c f !i^R^^3
the guarantee of the mf fgOJa
French Government "tliMMffn
for absolute purity. "vggSgS?'
Natural Alkaline
Water
Used ot meals jweventa j
DYSPEPSIA «nd cures LPTnjnSJ I
I GOUT and INDIGESTION VgMaggjigg j
Ask your Physician I
Mrs. Schiller's Friend
Thrashes a Broker
"Mash" Note Stirs
the Wrath of
Mcßae
ALAMEDA, March 11. — George Mc-
Rae, former policeman, atnlete and
strikebreaker, who. achieved notoriety
because of his connection with the di
vorce case of the Otto Schillers in San
Francisco, engaged Frank W. Hally. in
surance and realty broker, in a fierce
fistic battle in a Park-street restaurant
last night. Hally had sent a "mash"
note to Mrs. Lillian Schiller, who was
dining with the athlete.
After reading the note, Mrs. Schiller
turned it over to her escort. Mcßae
perused its contents and then dashed
out of the private box in which the pair
were dining. Going to the table in the
larger dining-room where Hally was
seated, he verbally flayed the writer of
the note and then went at him with an
assortment of swings, .jolts, uppercuts
and jabs. Hally, himself a big man,
was taken by surprise by the terrific
onslaught, but essayed to put up a de
fense. Mcßae's pugilistic science was
too much for the broker and the battle
had not gone far before Hally was
beaten to the door, where he lay dazed
and bleeding until lifted to his feet and
led out of tne place. Hally's eyes were
closed and blackened and he bled pro
fusely from numerous lacerations of
the face.
Hally explained to friends afterward
that the rtote that Mrs. Schiller received
from him was not Intended for her, but
had been given to a waiter to be hand
ed to a lady acquaintance who, with
her escort, was dining in a box near the
one occupied by Mcßae and Schiller.
Hally denied that there was anything
of an insulting nature in the missive
and said that he was wholly unpre
pared for. the attack Mcßae made upon
him. Mcßae contented himself with the
explanation that- Hally had sent the
note to the "wrong woman" and had
"run up against the wrong man."
STANFORD OFFERS ENTIRE
GATE RECEIPTS TO GIANTS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March 11.
Should the weather clear sufficiently
the varsity will cross bats with Santa
Clara College on the campus diamond
tomorrow afternoon.
No word has come from Manager
McGraw of the New York Giants In
reply to the invitation to play a game
with the college team. Extra induce
ments have been made to the big
leaguers. The entire gate receipts
have been offered to McGraw and Coach
Lanagan is Inclined to believe he will
consent to a match.
Strict training was begun today by
the baseball men.
PERJURY IS CHARGED
AGAINST GIRL WITNESS
Grace Eaton Held for Trial,
Accused of Falsity to
Save Lover
OAKLAND, March 11.— Grace Eaton,
sweetheart of Percy Pembroke, was
held by Justice of the Peace Qulnn to
day to answer in the Superior Court
for alleged perjury at the recent trial
of Pembroke for robbery.
Testimony was given by Miss Eaton
to the effect that Sheriff Frank Barnet
was prejudiced against Pembroke. She
said that Barnet warned her against
her lover as a person of bad character.
The testimony of three witnesses was
introduced to show that the Sheriff did
not speak to Miss Eaton on the night
in question. The witnesses were Mrs.
Mary Martin, who accompanied Bar
net from the car to his home, passing
Miss Eaton and Pembroke^, and who
swears be did not speak to thorn; Mrs.
Frank Barnet. who testified that he did
not leave the house again during the
evening, and Jimmie Rohan, a youth
of 15, who was at the Barnet home
during the evening, and whose testi
mony corroborates that of Mrs. Barnet.
PRESIDENT AND TAFT
UPHOLD JUDGE WILFLEY
WASHINGTON, March 11.— President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are re
ported to be standing firmly behind
Judge Wilfley of the new United States
court at Shanghai, .China, against
whom charges have been made of arbi
trary rulings.
Secretary Taft knew Judge Wilfley In
the Philippines and commends him,
saying that he has a hard proposition
and tough characters, to confront at
Shanghai, and that he must deal with
the situation as he deems best. He
believes in the courage shown by Judge
Wilfley. The charges against the Judge
grew out of his disbarment of several
attorneys who were not regarded by
him as fit to practice in his court.
MIM.XG BIIX nECAIiI<RD
LANSING. Mich.. March 11. — The
State Senate voted unanimously tonight
to recall from the Governor the mining
corporation bill passed , by the Legisla
ture last week. After recalling the bill
the Senate voted to lay it on the table.
Representative' Lord of Wayne County
tvlll introduce another bill to \u25a0 restrict
the merging of mining companies. The
new bill will aim to meet the various
objections urged against^ the. measure
just recalled.
GALES .DAMAGE SHIPPING
MARSEILLES, March 11. — Violent
gales have caused much damage to
shipping and building along the Ri
viera. A factory. being constructed at
Labarraso was blown down, killing
three men and Injuring six. The Inter
national regatta at Cannes was inter
rupted by the storm.
VICTORY FOR SCHAEFFER
CHICAGO, March 11. — Jake Schaeffer,
of Chicago won the billiard champion
ship at balk -line billiards, eighteen
lnch. one shot In. from George Sutton
here tonight in the thirty-sixth, inning.'
6chae£fer's average was 13 32-36.
OVERCOME BT E KoKE— Thomas Eocbe, an
attendant at the geoble Hospital. Masonic are
cue and Pace street, lie* la t critical condition
at tbe boepltal aa a result of a fire wblch origi
nated in ' til* • rooms, 1375 \u25a0 Page atreet, Sunday
nifUt. Bat far tbe prompt asaUtance of another
roomer wbo detected tbe smoke and broke In tbe'
door of tbe room, be would bare perlgbtd In bis
bed." \u25a0..'-.' . \u25a0 \u25a0 •
TKASSATLAJTTIC APPEALS — Tbe United
States Circuit Court pranted tbe Transatlantic
Fire Insurance Company a m-rtt «f error, yester
day to the L'nlted SUtes Circuit Court of Ap
peals * In fire cases . In • wblch \u25a0 the. ' following tre
plaintiffs bad secured Jodjrmenti': > Levl \ Strauss
Realty Comnacy. Charles Hli>eh. Rlghtway Shoe
Company. , RosenthaTs", lacorporited aad J: Lt»l
fitrsu&s & Co Hi^H^HBH
THE SAN FRANCISCO TUESDAY, MARCH; 12, 1907.
EFFORT TO AID WORKING
GIRLS MEETING SUCCESS
Oakland Women Collect
Money Rapidly for the
Clubhouse
OAKLAND. March 11.— The commit
tee of 300 club women appointed to
raise $40,000 for the purchase of the
Playter residence at Fourteenth' 'And
Castro streets for the establishment of
a clubhouse for working girls held a
meeting in Pythian Castle this after
noon and enthusiastic reports were
given. The "thermometer" which has
been installed to indicate- the money
subscribed registers $2500. with several
thousand dollars more In sight. Mrs.
Franck C. Havens contributed the first
part of $2500, of which Mrs. S. T.<
Alexander and F. M. Smith have
pledged the last $2000. When the sub
ject was presented . in the First Con
gregational Church Sunday, morning
$1677 was subscribed to the cause.
Mrs, H. C. Capweli and Mrs. William
E. Sharon are announcing an elaborate
dinner for the coming week' at the
Home Club. A brilliant. programme is
being planned by the clever hostesses,
who are asking their friends $10 a
plate for the unique occasion. Mrs.
W. W. Standeford has a delightful
scheme well under way. Mrs. Edgar
Stone expects to raise the sum which
she undertook as captain at-'the,benefit
performances which will be held on the
afternoons of March I^, 20, 21 and 22
at the Novelty Theater.
Among those who have contributed to
the funjd are Mrs. Frank C. Havens.
Mrs. IFarmon Bell, Mrs.Enwan Brink
erhoff, Mrs. H. C. Capwell, Mrs. William
E. Sharon, Mrs. J. B. Shune. Mrs. J. B.
Richardson. Mrs. C. F. Baker, Mrs. T.
Edward Collins, Mrs. Cary Howard,
Dr. Susan Fenton, Miss Grace Barnard,
Mrs. F. F. Barbour. Mrs. Samuel Breck,
Mrs. Joseph Ghlrardelli, Mrs. Louis Ghl
rardelli, Mrs. W. F. Childs,' Mrs. George
T. Gray. Mrs. C.~H. Gorrill. Mrs. Frank
Shlro, Miss C. Louise Morgan. ; Mrs.
Frederick C. Turner, Mrs. S. T. Alexan
der, Mrs. A. L>Adams, Mrs. C. & Nash,
Mrs. W. K. Vickery. and many others.
OFFICIALS KNEW OF
GRANTING SUGAR REBATES
NEW YORK. March 1L — The trial 6f
the Delaware, Lacka wanna and West
ern Railroad, charged with'granting.re
bates on sugar shipments fromXßrook
lyn to Buffalo! and points west,' began
today before Judge Hough- in the Fed
eral court. \u25a0 ,• \u25a0'";.''-"':
Assistant United States District At
torney "Wise; In his opening statement,
said he would show . that the sugar
company got an advantage . of 1 , cent
per hundred pounds during .1902, 1903
and*" 1904 over its .competitors on all
sugar shipments to Buffalo, 2 cents per
hundred pounds on ; all shipments be
yond that city, and that the contract had
been made with the, knowledge of Pres
ident Truesdale and- other officials of
the road/|QSH|
IMPROVK3IEXT CI.VB FOR3IED
• At a meeting of the ; Market' .and
Church . Streets Improvement Club:- last
evening at Plerce's .Hall, 689 Four
teenth street, a permanent organization
was effected by representative business
men.. The .following officers: -were
ejected: W. J. "Healy, president;.' Eu
gene E. Pfaeffle,' vice president;: J.* C.
Gilbride, treasurer;:; Thomas Welch, re
cording secretary; A.' L. McDonald, cor
responding secretary/ Committees \u25a0 were
appointed, by .. the \u25a0' new. associationV,to
confer with 1 the Board of ; Public Works
regarding street lights, sidewalks and
other matters "of Interest '\u25a0\u0084 to ;. property
owners. • , ..
STRANGER FOUND UNDER BED
. When three men; occupants of a room
1n a lodging-house at 2022 Flllmore
street, went' to bed' early .yesterday
morning,- one of them took fthe pre
caution >to * 100k 1 under : the bed '; before
turning out the" light and for his pains
was, rewarded by finding a man .hiding
there. ( The V fellows was . dragged f out
by.' the ! trio and , turned : over I to " the } po
lice. When* searched "a", bunch ofjskele
ton > keys : was found * on' : his'; person and
he I .\u25a0was charged? with \u25a0' burglary.' . \u25a0He
gave bis 'name , as ."Joseph 'Bernstein. '\u25a0-.'-. \
• COUKT i CLEHK . DEAD— Walter," Coffee, clerk
in Department >- 1 " of „*". the '" Pol Ice i Court, V under
Jndge Weller,' died yesterday, after, an Illness of
one month. - -'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"
MAYOR MOTT WINNER
IN BATTLE AT POLLS
Friends of Administration
Elected by Citizens
of. Oakland
. \u25a0 - . -- • :
TOTAL VOTE IS LIGHT
Four Contests Give Spice to
Otherwise Lifeless
Struggle
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OAKLAND, March 11. — Four contests
today save spice to an otherwise life
less municipal election. -Mayor, Mo tt,
as a result of the polls, will have a
strong working: majority \u25a0\u25a0friendly to
his administration in the City Coun
cil. There was no fight on the head of
the ticket.. City Attorney McElroy,
City Engineer Turner, City Treasurer
Ayer and George E. Oross for Auditor
were also elected without opposition,
save" for the Socialist and Prohibition
nominees, who cast a small percentage
of the total vote. Owing to the lack
of a contest* on the main.' offices, the
total vote, was light — about 5000."
In the contested wards for the Coun
cil Harold Everhart, Republican -and
Municipal League, defeated Councilman
Alexander -McAdam 300 votes. In
Fourth , Ward the battle was a hot one.
Councilman Hahn being re-elected by
five votes over. Edwin Meese. the Mu
nicipal League nominee, the vote being
489 to 484. R. F. Boyer. the Repub
lican candidate, was third , with 327.
Councilman Aitken, Republican, -was
re-elected in the Seventh Ward .over. J.
W. Evans, Municipal League, the vote
being 905 to 801, a majority of 104 for
Aitken'
-The Republican nominees for' Cou
ncilman at large were all elected . tiy
large majorities. Councilman George
Fitzgerald. \u25a0. who ran Independent with
Democratic and Union Labor nomina
tions, was defeated* by 600 votes. be>
ing fifth behind Dr. F..F. Jackson. The
vote on Councilman at large was:
Burns, 3165; Stachler, 3123; Jackson,
2912; Ellsworth, 3976; Fitzgerald, 2421.
The \u25a0 next highest man was Thurston
(Municipal League), 1927.
All ,of the Republican nominees at
large for the Board of Education,. Red-
Ington, Wood,: Hannafords andjGove,
were elected. Rodgers* ran fifth, 600
votes behind Gove. The ward nominees
for the Council, elected: First; Everhart;
Second, Elliott, no contest; Third, Miil.
11ns, no contest; ' Fourth, Hahn; Fifth,
Pendleton, no contest; Sixth, Baccus, no
contest; Seventh, Aitken. Board of
Education: .First Ward, D. S. Kelly;
Second, Orr, Republican, defeats Dr. A.
H. Pratt; Third, Crandall defeats Knox;
Fourth, ' Stevenson, "Union Labor, and
Municipal League, defeats Nunan, Re
publican; Fifth, Greenwood; Sixth,
O'Connor; Seventh, F. B. Cook defeats
Dr. Plunkett. . . -
WESTERN PACIFIC WILL
OPERATE TRAINS SOON
Expects to Connect Stockton
and Oakland Before •
Year*s End
OAKLAND. March 11.— The Western
Pacific Railway -is planning to con
struct .temporary tracks * in Nlles
Canyon for use' until the tunnel: shall
have been completed. .. Thel engineers
are of the -opinion that the main, line
tracklaylng will have been finished be
fore the tunneling Is done." In order
not to delay the operation of the road
the temporary construction work will
be done. ~V • "." .":\u25a0•-"
\u25a0Western Pacific officials say that they
are anxious to get a part of the;road
in operation :. Into Oakland this year.
This will be accomplished, so' far! as
can be foreseen, _by the use of the tem
porary tracks. ( . The . roadbullders are
working in large : gangs -between Oak
land and Oroville.-, Before the end of
the year the expectation- Is that the
Western Pacific -will be running' trains
between this city and Stockton, if ; not
to Sacramento and other points north.
DIAMOND THIEF FORFEITS
HIS BAIL AND GETS AWAY
Thomas Lewis, '..".Who Makes Escape,
' Believed to ; Be Notorious Pick
pocket William Spencer
ThAmas Lewis, who was caught In
the act of stealing a diamond stud from
the shirt of John Cross ;on. Saturday
afternoon on a Fillmore-street' car, has
chosen to forfeit his bail ; of |300; and
take his chances as a fugitive. »In : the
escape of Lewis. •it is,' the I opinion of
Sergeant Bainbrldge that the local au
thorities have allowed; one- of the most
notorious pickpockets on^the-, coast to
get away. - Bainbrldge, after a compari
son; of their photographs, expressed the
opinion j that Lewis ,was none other, than
William , Spencer, who ' has a criminal
record In nearly every State In the
Union. *\u25a0 - :;::" "
THOUSANDS AT OPENING
Vast Crowds Visit the Store of S. N.
•\ \u25a0 Wood * Co. ;- : ..
.The spring opening at S. N. Wood &
Co.'s Flllmore , and. Ellis streets store
yesterday was ; attended by thousands
of " lovers • of k dress.":? Every department
was filled ' with the ; latest and s cleverest
styles of wearables.' : All'day; men and
women roamed,: about,- 'admiring", the
beautiful collection : of :.l the}- smartest
wearing- apparel ' that 'human :'\u25a0 hands
could' produce. !'-. .'• \u0084 ' - .
,S. N. Wood & Co.;wlllkcontlnue. the
opening , for. this entire week, and each
•day will offer ; special bargains ;. In many
of .thelr;departm«nts asjattractlve fea
tures. Both' from the economical stand
point and fashion showing, this open-
Ing is wellworth attending.! ,J -^-i
PLANS TO "CONTEST .WILL
'. John B.'Berrte,^ stepfather. of. 14-year
old Peter ;*; * Slminoff.Xwas -i given Uetters
of \ guardianship yesterday, for: the \ lad,
whose' 1 own * father, : Morris ! Siminoff, \u25a0 the
wealthy. , merchant, - died J: about V two
weeks : ago. r ; Peter- Slmlnbff ; J.was v. lef t
but -; 11000 - under \u0084the * tterms Toyf y hl» j fath
er's will, : and;* the 4lettersioffaruardlan
shipl have ; been^ secured:- wlth\a ; vlewj to
contesting "-} the i '(document tto^obtaln^a
larger; share fof the Restate* for
the : : boy. ;\u25a0\u25a0:, Simirioff Cwas divorced ~i from
his first; wlfe.^who' later married^ Berrle.
Siminoff .'also ' marrlea} again, and '1 most
of , his estate -was, 5 left to his: second
wife:-' \u25a0•• \u25a0 \u25a0 '•;\u25a0•:.:\u25a0 \u25a0 -;. - : -\u0084 ":.'- -:/..-• r
KNIGHTS i TO '" CELEBRATE
; The; Knights of theißed-Branchswill
give a'lbairatiWalton'slPavlllon/iGolden
Gatej avenue Sand i Buchanan |str*eet,is on
the"[eye of iSt."- Patrlck's^day.^ A- musical
programme k\ has [^ been ;^ \u25a0provided; and
every; arrangement ! made * f orXth'e i enter
tainment- of the • dancera. \u25a0
NICARAGUANS ROUTED
BY HONDURAN TROOPS
Fight at Namasiquo Results
in, Capture of Three
\u25a0\u25a0 : Positions I
LOSS: 6£ LIFE GREAT
State Department Denies
That iZeJaya Insulted^
Minister Merry
* PUERTO CORTEZ. Honduras, March
7. via New: Orleans, March. 11.— The
following telegram describing. the fight
ing Of- the last two days between Hon
duras and Nicaragua was received here
today* '**'*' \u25a0-*"\u25a0 v *"-- M .---"\u25a0** t/-ii"-*-.<^* t r'.-*:^* ',•""*\u25a0 ~-s<.^!ii'*
"SAN -PEDRO DO SUL, March 6. — An
exploring party, of Honduran-'troops at
tacked the enemy today iln consid
erable numbers at Namasiquo, captur
ing three advanced positions,' dislodging
thenr from the town and driving them
from, ,the vicinity. The losses ,of the
Nlcaraguan forces were numerous.
, "The Honduran attacking column was
small,' advancing' under command of
Colonel lLucano Lardlzabel, in the face
of an artillery, fire. ", \ : ' '
"Rifles, ammunition and stores were
captured in considerable quantity. So
completely did the Nicaraguans. disband
In their flight that although number-
Ing several hundred they were power
less to return even within close proxim
ity to Namaslquo. The fighting lasted
for from four to five hours .without
material loss to the Hondurans."
The following details of the battle
of Old Depilto have arrived:
"Palace, Tegucigalpa, March 4. — Gen
eral Emlliano Chomorro obtained yes
terday the first victory over the enemy.
About 6:80 p. m. he attacked Old. De
pllto, whe'ce the Nlcaraguans had 400
men, and. completely * defeated them,
taking fifty prisoners and capturing
cannons, rifles', ammunitions .and * eight
mules." >: :/,' »_
Otber dispatches include an order of
President Bonllla- appointing Saturnino
Medal "to be. inspector general of the
army of the- republic, who will, act in
my .behalf; and shall be obeyed' by all
authorities." • ;
Manuel Bonllla has taken the field
in' person, as \u25a0is indicated . by the ,fol
lowing telegram from Tegucigalpa:
"The presence of the President at the
head of the army has ' completely
.changed the situation. Enthusiasm has
grown , to such an extent that many
persons of all: classes have followed the
chief to'- Share: In 'the danger."
; NEW dRLEANS," March 11.— Samuel
Well, in an interview today,* said:
. "I saw no armed force used against
Minister Merry and. do not know what
transpired during any Interviews he"
may have had with President Zelaya,
but I do know that the cable incident
referred to In the newspapers has been
correctly reported. 1 .
, "When Mr.. Merry called at the tele
graph office asking to be permitted to
make correction in a single word in his
dispatch, the original which he had sent
two hours previously was missing and
could not be 1 produced^ In consequence
he surmised that the Government of
Nicaragua was attempting to read his
messages to his Government."
WASHINGTON, March 11. — The State
Department officials are emphatic In
their denial c-f reports that Pres
ident Zelaya of Nicaragua .forced
Merry, the*- American Minister to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador,
out of Nicaragua and insulted -him at
the time of Merry's 'Visit 'to Managua
three' weeks ago.
The State Department today received
mail dispatches , from Merry, . dated
February 16,. as he was making his way
on a steamer down the" west - coast of
Central. America from Corinto to San
Jose. >', , : ' "\u25a0'. ; .\u25a0..\u25a0-.-•'. V.. •
Signor Corea, the'Nicaraguan Minis
ter, called , upon Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon today to discuss Central
American affairs. He stated positively
that" there had" been no friction be-,
tween Minister. Merry and ' President
Zelaya, as reported.
A dispatch was today received from
Philip » M. Brown, secretary of- the
American mission, to "Guatemala and
Honduras, In which he states that the
Government of Honduras has informa
tion 'that three steamers^ with, armed
forces are off the north coast of Calba
and an attack ,is expected at any
time. : v.
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SERIOUS STRIKE AT ISPAHAN
TEHERAN, March • 11.— As a protest
against- the extortion and;. reactionary
methods of .'"the son and the staff of
Governor 'General Ispahan; a general
strikers In progress at Ispahan, for
merly the metropolis. « The 'strike" has
led to serlous"dlsorders, during which
many, strikers were 'injured.
WATER FRONT BELT LINE
IS TO BE EXTENDED
Harbor Board v Agrees to
the Congestion
of Freight
San Francisco will have a modern
water front belt line within nlnety.days
extending .- ' along \u25a0 ', the 1 wharves, from
Bay; street r on*' the .north' to Folsoin, and
perhaps .farther," on south. The
road will greatly facilitate the handling
of : frelght*and in large ifneasure relieve
congestion \u25a0on the (wharves.^ This , boon
to 'shipping -was; decided 'upon <;at\the
meeting ; ' of '" , various . commercial and
civic : . organization ,' with V^the v Board .of
Harbor Commissioners.' \u25a0. .
'-' All- ;th«I Interests .represented .were
unanimously in > favor 'of « the \ project.
There lwas not ~, a dissenting voice when
it.was. votefl/toldraW: up" a formal iset
of ., resolutions" to." be -addressed ;to? the
Commissioners, petitioning •them;' '-to
proceed jat \ once > wlth;,the ; work.y;"The
Commissioners ' t pledged -themselves v in
advaneo -to * act" favorably < in ;. the - mat-
. .The matter ofcrosslng Market street
and the street railway loop at the ferry
depot was ; the; principal subjuc t'. of , dls-*
cusslon at the ,'meetlng.\ It iwas; de
cided^that the ' difficulties VcouldU be
overcome by. an^orderj that; no belt line
cars should be allowed to cross the loop
except Iff, between ;- the \u25a0* hours ; of , 1 and
4:30 a." in.*-' T v ;;•\u25a0'' \u25a0.\u25a0;.. L.: . " \u25a0:'\u25a0 ':**'.:'\u25a0'.
TheJ present State Belt Line extends,
withx.manyj ramifications,, from "Bay
street to Jackson! ",* It ' has ' been ; a great
success.* 4 : With 3 the * extension*- about jto
be made lt\will tbe.contlnued from Jack
sori%street; . along (East, across^ Market
and'; thence -as r far^as^. Fols6m. : ;^The
Southern PaciflcYandv Santa :Felwlll, tit
was i stated j yesterday,*' provide Z tor~ the
f urther/extensloh* into their. yards. The
cost to the State will be about $25,000,
which sum\was - practically/pledged \u25a0; by
the ' Commissioners. **; ; ~.'\ ':"'-':\u25a0\u25a0'. •= C : ";'
'/•A " "committee, '~ consisting Vof George
Center.*: LT- M.> King/.: F. JW.i Marvin, V W.
H.- Marston "arid -Isadore /Jacobs, 'was
appointed rtol meetttomorrow.'afternoon
,to j draw.iup > the\resolutlons,rwhlch ; will
\u25a0be^'presented ;*Jto "* the * organizations for
formal r approval,".^ and 5 at ; ; the % meeting
ofgtheXCommlBsloneir»jgoa|^Thursday;
PPLICY-HOLDERS WARNED
TO ACT WITH CELERITY
Claimants Against -German
Companies Must ;Sue
Now or Never
TEST CASES PLANNED
Imperial Board Explains the
Necessity for Haste
-in Settlement
F. W. Dohrmann, William Thomas
and Oscar Sutro, as > committee, is
sued a warning to holders of policies
in the Transatlantic, -North German
Austrian.' Phoenix, and Rhine and Mo
selle insurance companies to act
promptly, showing that inaction will
lead many, policy-holders to be large
losers.' The substance of the state
ments of the committee Is as follows:
Unless the agreement negotiated by the com
mittee with the Transatlantic Company. . for the
benefit of policy-holders, is accepted by the
holders of 80 per cent of the claim* against said
company prior to April '£!, ISKJT,. bankruptcy
proceedings will doubtjfsa ensue In Gtrmanjr.
In such case the pSllcy-holders who bare
signed the agreement will not suffer by reason
of their failure to Institute legal proceedings
against the company, within one year from the
date of the fire. . .
The Imperial Board of Control at Berlin ad
rlsed -the committee that, in the eTent v of
bankruptcy proceedings, those who had failed to
commence suit in Germany within one year from
the date ot the lire (unless the time was ex
tended as . proTlded for In the proposed agree
ment of settlement) would not share In the dis
tribution of the, assets of the company by the
bankruptcy court. Hence it Is of the utmost
Importance to policy-holders that, they determine
at once what course to pursue: 'whether to ac
cept the compromise agreement, or to commence
such -legal proceedings as will pre Tent rejection
of their claims In the event of bankruptcy.
Policy-holders wishing to sign the agreement, or
to reccWe adrlce concerning the same, should
call without delay at rooms 1-3, 110 Battery
street.
\u25a0\u25a0•Under arrangements made with the German
counsel In charge of "eases against the North
German of Hamburg Company, claims against
that company cannot be sent forward after
March ' 12, hence the committee will not be
able to handle any new business against that
company. >. \u25a0 -.. '
A compromise agreement was entered Into by
the committee, on behalf of policy-holders which
it represented, with the Austrian Phoenix Com
pany. Other policy-holders desiring to make
settlement with the company should call with
out delay at room 1010 Kohl building, corner
of California and Montgomery streets.
- - In the case of the Rhine and Moselle Company,
the committee i»ocured for all policy-holder*
sustaining loeaes in San Francisco growing out
of the Ores of April IR-20. 1906. an extension
of time to April 18, 1909. In which to commence
suit in Germany, pro-rlded tHat suit first com
menced in California before April IS. 1907.
Hence- It Is necessary that all policy-holders
should see to It that suits are Bled here not
later than April 18. 1907.
The committee Is prepared to commence such
suits In California, on behalf of the policy-hold
ers, and has arranged for the prosecution of
test cases In Germany, on behalf of those rep
resented by it.
GOLDFIELD MAN ROBBED
AT POINT OF REVOLVER
Footpads Hold Up A. ; J.
Pritchard and Take His
Coin and Watch
A. J. Pritchard, v expert accountant,
athlete and man about town at Gold
field, Nev., came to this city two weeks
ago to recover from a severe attack
of pneumonia. Last night he ventured
out for. the first time since his arrival,
and, after escorting a young lady to
her home from the theater, was held up
and robbed by two men at the point of
a revolver as he left her doorstep. The
holdup took place at the „ corner of Oc
tavia street and Elm avenue at-mid
night. "\u25a0; ;\u25a0/ :;:.:
The thugs, who had evidently fol
lowed the couple at a short distance
behind, approached Pritchard as soon
as the <ioor of -his companion's house
was closed, and while one of them held
the gun under his nose the other went
through his pockets. When they. had
taken everything of value they In
structed their victim to walk on and
not look backward under penalty . of
death until after, he had turned the
corner. Pritchard remarked that if it
was just the • same to his captors he
would prefer to keep on going straight
down the street. The request was
granted,_and when Pritchard ' reached
the , flrst"corner \u25a0; the two .thugs started
to run - and disappeared .'-. from sight
dpwn Elm avenue.
' Pritchard regards his adventure |in
the light of a huge Joke. Nevertheless
he now mourns the loss of a valuable
gold watch, the gift' of his motherland
(85 in gold. The fob on his watch bore
bis initials.
SHIPBUILDING WORKMEN
WALK OUT OF YARDS
Strike Order Issued on Sat
urday Obeyed at Sev
eral Points
CLEVELAND. March 11.— In obedi
ence to the strike order issued Satur
day by the officials of the International
Boilermakers', and : Shipbuilders' Union
about 400 men employed at the ' Globe
yards of the American Shipbuilding
Company In this city, declined to " go
to', work .this morning..
\'*'At^liorain'Jthe situation # ln the ship
yard remained unchanged. Three hun
dred : men struck" In that" yard "Several
days. ago.
DETROIT. Mich.. March 11. — The
union [shipbuilders In the St. Clair,and
Ecorse plants the Great Lakes En
gineering Works walked out today.
The rrien at , the - Wyandotte yard ; of the
American .Shipbuilding- Company went
to work as usual; but are expected to
quit.". I':; .'..\u25a0.-"\u25a0 x ' '. * >'. • ".'"
At, Bay City men in the Union Ship
building Company's' yard: are at work
as usual and probably will not strike.
SUPERIOR. Wls., March 11. — Seventy
men at the Superior Shipbuilding ' Com
pany's plant went on , strike "this
morning.- The remainder of the force
of , about ,1300 men" Is. still at' work
. " BUFFALO,' N. V.. : March 1 l.^-There
was ; no" strike^ here todayjin -tlje yards
of the American Shipbuilding Company.
March 23, the resolutions will be acted
upon favorably. . -. :".">..: \u25a0,
. VFor -the"? present," said Isadore Ja
cobs, "this belt line, of steams cars will
take i the : place > of the'f elevated road
which has been/ projected. The latter
lsinotj abandoned .in theory* and. will
ultimately ; built".
The ;c following 'organizations . were
represented, at the .meeting: Potrero
Commercial: Manufacturing. Association,
Merchants',^ '\u25a0- , Association, / Chamber • of
Commerce,'.. Mission /Improvement - Club
and Mission" Promotion Association.",
; STENOGRAPHED APPODTTEIX— Robert J !
Ferguson « has r been 1- appointed from the ciril
Berrlcellßtts Btenogrtpher. lo the United States
; immigrant: office at. ttla port, with t aaUrr of
JlOOO per annnxa.:, - — r / .
SHAUG CHANGED WITH
GROSS MISCONDUCT
Postal Department Proceeds
Against Railway Clerk
Individually
NO FIGHT ON UNION
Practiced Fraud to Obtain
Leave and Violated
Orders
WASHINGTON. March 11.—Confirma
tion was given at the Postofflce Depart
ment today to a dispatch from San
Francisco stating that Hugh M. Sbaug,
a railway postal clerk who has figured
conspicuously in the organization of
the Brotherhood of Railway Postal
Clerks, a new organization, had Jbeen
given three days to show why he should
not be dismissed. It was "aid. however,
that the charges upon which this action
was based included disobedience of or
ders and the stirring up of discontent
among clerks. .
It is stated that the department has
knot gone into the question of the
brotherhood Itself, but is dealing with
Shaug as an individual, because It was
shown that he presented a physician 9
certificate of illness and spent thirty
days in soliciting financial assistance
from among the clerks to Influence leg
islation favorable to them- In direct
violation of the order of the President
and also thai as a result of his* Inter
view with postal employes the service
had become more or less demoralized.
The Brotherhood" of Railway Postal
Clerks, It was stated, had no connection
with the National Association of Postal
Clerks, which has received the sanction
of the department.
LOS ANGELES. March 11. — Accord
ing to an evening paper "Complete de
moralization of the railway postal ser
vice is threatened by the postal clerks
of Los Angeles if Hugh 1L Shaug. re
cently suspended for alleged violation
of the postal rules and President Roose
velt's orders, is not reinstated."
: The outcome of this case Is being
watched by postal clerks all over the
country, as the brotherhood fs said to
have branches In moat of the large
cities.
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