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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
PAROLE SYSTEM
IS NOT PERFECT.
Prison Directors Hold
Conference With the
Governor.
Submit Several Suggestions
to Executive for His
Consideration.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO. Sept 25.-An extended
conference was held at the Capitol this
afternoon between Governor Pardee and
the State Board of Prison Directors. II
was understood that the conference,
which was executive, related to a discus
sion of the main and supplemental reports
filed by the Prison directors with refer
ence to the recent break Of convicts at
the Folsom penitentiary But from state
ments made by the parties to the confer
ence these reports were mentioned only
incidentally. and the discussion went al
most entirely to the matter OF the parole
system and the management Of the pris-
Ons generally.
At the conclusion Of he session Gov
ernOr Pardee was asked by The Call cor
respondent as TO what had occurred at
the conference.
"Oh." said the Governor. I'VE merely
discussed the question of paroles and
credits and other affairs relating to the
prisons
But did you not take up the reports
break2''
"Of course that subject was referred
to now and then. as was inevitable" said
the Governor. but that was not the pur-
pose of the conference. and we did not go
into those questions"
days before he would be prepared to say
anything about the reports referred to.
"As a matter Of faCA" he continued. Il
nave not had time 10 take UP those re-
ports. ] am working now from twelve 10
fourteen hours a day on business connect f
ed with my Office. I don't propose to
work longer hours than those. The re-
ports must wait until I get down 10
them"
From Prison Director Don Ray II was
learned that the conference related chiefly
to the parole system. "A question has
arisen" said Director Ray. "as to what
should be done with life termers who are
parOled. 1t does not seem right TO set at
liberty on parole a life te~mer and compel
the State to watch out for him all the
time he is out Of prison unul he dies IL
occurs to Us that if a man is fit to be pa
rolled, and he shows after a couple OF
years Of this kind of liberty that he has
reformed, his sentence either should be
the Governor. We wanted to submit this
suggestion to the Governor and discuss it
with him. 1t is difficult TO arrange a
meeting of the board at which he can be
present and SO we came to Sacramento.
We did not go into the matter of the re-
ports on the Folsom break. 1 cannot dis
cuss what those reports contain"
All the directors left for their homes
after the conference.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
ISSUES
SHOW WEAKNESS
Depreciation in Market
Value of Stock
Continues.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The stock mar
ket as a whole showed very decided i'm
provement at to-days close, and the SEN
timent was apparently more cheerful.
Nevertheless the same influences that
have made more directly for lower prices
during the past few months were again
in evidence-namely the. extreme weak
ness of United States Steel issues. The
common and preferred shares. as we'll as
the per cent bonds, began the day with
new low records. recovered in part on
good support and in the early afternoon
burst wide open on a fresh bear raid.
In the final dealings, while the balance
of the list was showing a very firm un-
dertone, another attack on the steel is
sues occurred, and the stocks closed with
net losses of three-eighths and one per cent
for the common and preferred. respective
ly, while the bonds closed at M after
touching new low record Of 70k Deal
irgs in Steel were enormous. the total
sales Of the common and preferred issues
aggregating over 1T5OO0 shares-about one
fifth of the days business. The stocks
were offered in big lots throughout the
day. Trading in the bonds was also of
tremendous volume and completely over
shadowed all other issues in the bond list
No particular reason can be advanced
securities aside from general distrust re-
garding conditions in the industrial world
and the apparent lack of support except
at critical periods. One of the days many
Tumors had it that firm prominent in
the original steel syndicate and later IN
the conversion syndicate had through
necessity sold privately some $1,000 shares
of preferred and 10000 shares of common
at 60 and 10. The report was fatty denied
by interests in position to know
The same interests offered no explana-
tion for the steady depreciation i'm the
market value of the Steel issues except
to declare that the stock market Is now
in control of bear gamblers" who are
making the most of conditions that are
largely fictitious and imaginary
Although the days business was very
large the activity was really confined Ia
less than a dozen issues. In addition IN
the Steel these included Amalgamated
Copper. Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio ST
Paul. Erie. Missouri Pacific, Pennsyiva-
mia. Reading and Union Pacific These
stocks were traded in all the way from
5000 shares OF Missouri Pacific to & oo0
of Atchison common. which was. next m
Steel preferred. the most active issue in
the list.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
BANDITS FIGHT
WITH OFFICERS
Battle Takes Place in a
Mexican Gambling
Resort.
Three Of the Policemen Are
Wounded and One Out
law Is Caught.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

TUCSON. Ariz.. Sept. 25.-A dispatch to
The Bisbee Review from Naco, Sonora,
states that four Mexican outlaws raided
that town about 1 O'Clock on Thursday
morning. After breaking into the Copper
Queen store. the warehouses Of the South
western Commercial Company and an
other small store the bandits wound up
al the Casino saloon, where Ernest
Irask. the proprietor, was held up and
ordered 10 turn over all the money on
The gambling tables and in the safe.
Irask managed TO slip A siE-shOOter from
q hand drawer, and dropping behind the
har opened fire. This attracted several
Mexican officers. who rushed in and be-
gan hring upon the outlaws. A pitched
battle ensued, the result OF which was
doubtful FOR a time. but when the wound
cd were gathered up by the cOmmissario
Of police. who arrived upon the scene
Just as the smoke had cleared away, none
of the bandits were found among them
On the contrary. one officer had been shot
through the body twice and will die. an
other one had been beaten into insensi-
bility with the butt Of a siX-shOOter and
q third had received a bullet in the arm.
one Of the robbers was caught just out
side the town while attempting 10 make
his escape with a pack animal loaded
with the stolen goods. The other three
robbers. who were just ahead Of him, fed
al the approach Of the officers
The captured outlaw has been placed in
solitary confinement. and an attempt will
he made 10 force him TO divulEe the hid
ing place selected by him and his COM
psnions for the plunder 1t is believed
that the robbers belong 10 the same gang
that raided a mining camp near Cos two
weeks ago and killed John Newman, the
superintendent. For this reason the cap
tUre Of one Of their number is an i'm
portant one and every effort viii be made
10 compel him TO betray his fellows.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
MINISTER DOES
HIS OWN MOVING
Teamster Employed by
Him Gets Drunk and
Deserts Wagon.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 25.-Because a team
ster he had hired became drunk the Rev.
Mr.. Van Auda, Methodist minister, was
obliged to mount the seat of a wagon
and drive a four-horse team through the
streets of this city. Attached to the
wagon was a trailer, and both vehicles
were loaded with household goods of the
pastor. The recent conference trans
ferred Rev. Mr.. Van Auda from Morgan
Hill twenty-five miles south of here, to
the East San Jose church. A teamster
at Morgan Hill was hired by the min
lister to haul the goods to East San Jose
and the start was made on Wednesday.
The driver stopped at all the saloons
along the road, however, and when he
reached San Jose he abandoned his team.
The Rev. Mr.. Van Auda arrived here
yesterday and was surprised to find that
his goods had not been delivered at the
parsonage in East San Jose. After lit
tie search he found the wagons and
horses in front of the Dashaway stables
on Second street, but the driver could not
be located.
The minister was equal to the occasion.
Getting in the wagon he threw out half
a dozen beer bottles he found under the
seat, picked up the lines and started for
his new home in East San Jose. He pi-
loted the four-horse team and heavy wag-
OnS through the CROWDED streets with lne
skill of a circus driver. The ministerial
air and dress of the driver attracted at
tention along the route and old-time
teamsters were nearly dumfounded by
the meek manner of the driver.
This morning the household goods of
Rev DIR. bennett, who changes places
with Rev. Mr.. Van Auda, were loaded in
the wagons and Rev. Mr.. Van Auda
started with them for Morgan Hill. Short
ly after he had left the teamster appeared
on the scene and was much chagrined to
think the minister was driving the team
back to Morgan Hill.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
Carousal Ends in Cutting ARRAY.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 25.-Lolla Ortega had
his throat gashed and one or two others
were more or less injured ina cutting af-
fray that followed an all-night carousaI
OF number of young Mexicans. Ortega,
Leo Para and others became involved in
a row over So which Para declared had
knife, and this led to free-for-all cutting
scrape. Ortega's throat was cut from the
base of the left ear to point immediate
ly below the chin. Eighteen stitches were
necessary to close the wound, and his
condition is critical. Others were cut, but
not seriously. Ortega was taken to his
home and his wound dressed. An attempt
has been made to hush up the matter.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
SALE OF INTOXICANTS
IS TO BE RESTRICTED
San Jose Authorities Are Determined
to Enforce the Saloon Closing
Ordinance

SAN JOSE. Sept. 25.-San Jose is to be
a dry town between ! and ) a. m, and
those who are accustomed TO getting a
cocktail between those hours Will have TO
carry bottle with them. Some time ago
The Council passed an ordinance compell-
ing the saloons to close between l and j
q. m, and also making it an offense for
restaurants to sell liquors during that
time.
Chief o. Police Carroll sailed forth last
night TO see If the laws were being
obeyed. In d very short time he secured
evidence against the proprietors of the
Saddle Rock restaurant and the Overland
restaurant. At one place he found liquor
being sold openly over the bar, and at the
other ii was being served in boxes. War
rants are now being prepared and the
proprietors of the places viii be prose
cuted. The city administration is deter
mined that the ordinances shall be en-
forced.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
Husband and Wife Agree to Part.

SAN JOSE. Sept. 25.-Henry ". Olsen
and Martha Olsen. his wife, have agreed
10 separate. An agreement TO that effect
was filed in the County Recorders Office
here to-day. The couple have been mar
ried for three years, but their married life
has not been happy. Mrs. Olsen is at pres
ent residing I'm San Francisco. The couple
have no children. There is no community
property, but Olsen has paid his wife 5000
in full satisfaction Of any claim she may
have as mis- wife or TO any property he
las or may accumulate. Olsen lives at
PalO Alto
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26

pains in my back and the ioVer pan Of ny
stomach and pslD;tatiou OF tire heart. that al
-iu-es I could hardly lie down. Could hardly
e, 80 in the morning but after using three
c5t1es Of FavOrite Prescription and two yiais
- Dr. pierce's Pleasant Pellets. am like n--
-voI7ar.n
Sick women, especially those suffering
ION diseases of long standing, arc in
tied to consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, t'ec.
All correspondence is held as strictly pr
vste and sacredly confidential. Address
DR.. z. Y. Pierce, Buffalo. y. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
Will Oppose Her stepfather.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 25-Addie Burson
OF Superior. Wis, filed an opposition to-
day to the letters of administration asked
for by Robert Green of fWatsonvilIe ou
the estate of her mother, Elvira ]. Greer,
whose death is surrounded by mystery
Mrs. Burson alleges that Green, who is
her stepfather, is incompetent to serve on
account of his improvidence. The estate
is valued at about $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
Los ANGELES MILITIAMEN
SEEM UNABLE TO AGREE
Fight Over Appointment of Briga-
dier General Causes Dissatisfac-
ton in the Ranks.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. Pa has
broken out at Los Angeles over the ap-
pointment Of a brigadier general of the
militia at that point Oscar Lawlor and
Oscar Muller of Southern California were
before Governor Pardee this afternoon
trying to point out TO him the way to
bring peace in the ranks of the soldiers.
They were working in the interest of
Robert Wamkowski.
Governor Pardee recently appointed
Frank Prescott of San Bernardino to the
brigadier generalship, but the appoint
ment was only temporary.
Colonel ]. r. Berry, another soldier of
the south, is also making fight for the
place. Governor Pardee wants to give
the place to the man who has the longest
record for service
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26

But the fatigue is
often too great for
her, and she suf-
fers from headache
and backache as a
consequence of
over-exertiou.
Women who are
tired and woru out
will find a perfect
tonic and nervine
IN DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription.
II cures headache,
backache and the
other aches and
pains to which
women are subject.
It establishes regu-
larity, dries weak
ening drains, heals
inflammation and
lc alton, and
cures female weak =
ness. Itmakesweak
women strong ana
sick women well.
II am 50 pleased
with your instructions.
II hardly know what
thanks 70 give yoa for
your kind favors. @
writes Mrs Milo Brv-
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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
ATTORNEY Is Accused of Theft.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 25.-James ]. Smith,
a Chinese Interpreter and Police Court at
torney, was arrested to-day on a charge
Of grand larceny. The complaint was
made by John Bauer. who alleges that
Smith robbed him Of a watch and chain
In default Of $500 bail Smith is occupying
a cell at the City Prison.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26

MADEIRA, Sept. 25.-The second day NJ the
Roberts Fresno Democrat $75.000 libel suit
ended without any progress being made in
the matter OF securing a jury. James 81
Maguire for the defense is herr.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
DR.. PIERcE's REMEDIES.
The Price Of Pleasure.

II is hard for lovely woman to forego
the pleasures Of the life which she was
created TO enjoy aud adorn. She may
have 10 be busy all day in Office or IN
store, yet she cannot deny herself the
social pleasures which are offered her.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
Citizens Commend
Selection of the
Eighteen.

a man of high character, good business
ability and is popular in this community.
Robert Vance is popular in fraternal and
business circles. George r. Wells is a
well known lawyer of this city. He has
been practicing his profession for many
years and has a big practice. Joseph S..
Nyland is a strong union man and will
be supported by the laboring men. He
is young man and possesses executive
ability. William Barton is a well known
business man Of San Francisco.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
TelIer's Good Story.

Senator Teller relates good story
by way Of illustrating his opinion
that the Columbian delegates who
have come to see II something can
not be done to get Panama back into
their county, are wasting their
time. Senator Teller says that the' e
delegates remind him Of a justice OF
the peace before whom he once tried
a case. According to the senator:
"The suit was over an old debt for
supplies. The defense was that the
bill was paid. The justice was a
pompous old chap who knew no law.
After we had finished the justice said:
The court knows all about this case.
The court has heard what the wit
nesses has got to say and the talk OF
the lawyers. The court will decide
the case just now. The court will not
take the case under advisement for
three days and the court will then
decide the case In favor OF the plain
tiff ."-Ex.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
Six Men Perish Ia Wreck.

st. Johns, Newfoundland, Dec. IA.
In the fierce gale last night the
schooner Sailors Home was driven
ashore at St. Mary's Bay and the
crew OF six persons persisted. The
schooner is now derelict, and was
seen drifting about in the ocean to-
day.
This is the second disaster Of the
kind in the last two weeks, the previ.
Gus one being the wreck on Ferry
land Head, near Cape Race, Of the
Danish schooner Sigrid. On that oc-
casion fishermen were lowered 200
feet down the face Of cliffs by means
OF ropes, rescuing the bodies Of the
five members OF the crew and giving
them Christian burial. The bodies
OF the crew OF the Sailors Home have
not yet been seen, but they probably
will be washt d ashore to morrow.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
POPE LEO'S MONEY FOUND
The Sum to Go to the Vatican is
Said to be S1O,85O, 900.

Rome, Dec. l9.-The Rome Tribune
II authority for the statement that
sudden wealth came to the Vatican
so-day. Money which was known to
have been possessed by Pope Leo had
been hunted ever since his death. Elk.
,ensive searching had, until to-day,
produced no results.
Cardinal Gotti, perfect OF the prop
Uganda, accompanied by Mgr,
Narzolni, one Of the late popes sec
retaries, drove to the Vatican to-day
and, getting out hurriedly, began
Juggling at a heavy object in the car
yiage. Assistance was offered, but
it was refused, and Cardinal Gotti
and Mgr. Marznlino between them
sarried the mysterious Object to the
apartment OF Pope Plus. They were
Immediately admitted and remained
Dor two hours.
Intense curiosity was aroused by
this act, az it was believed to have
acme relation to the missing wealth,
and the widest rumors we're circulat-
ed. 1t soon became known, however
that the bag contained million del.
lars in bank notes.
When Cardinal Gotti entered the
presence OF the pope he sank to his
lnees and, pointing to his bu !ei,
said. "Your holiness, the lamented
Leo. lust before his death, confded
me the money which | now lay at
Jour feet, saying that II | succeeded
aim was to use it as | thought best
but that il another took his place |
was to turn the money over to him
after Il period OF four months had
elapsed. This now do in the pres
snce Of Mgr. Marzolni, who has been
The only othor person to share the
secret"
The pope was much affected. The
Tribune goes on to relate that just
bbout the time the scene was being
enacted in the papal apartment an
electrician, while removing the hang
nIgs in the late Pope Leo's chamber
in order to get at the electric light
wires, found in a hole in the wall sew.
eral bags which were carelessly tied
These bags when opened were found
TO contain S1,S50,000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
GA 9ToRIA.
Bear, I'll. n The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s. s &ekzZzNx
Perjured Into Penitentiary.

Helena, Mont Dee. 19-Gov.
Toole has granted an unconditional
pardon to Camille Peres, who is serv-
ing five years in the penitentiary af
ter having been convicted at Great
Falls two years ago of having as
saulted Adrienhe Banque, l5-year
oil, French girl.
A short time ago the girl returned
to France and. in letter written to
the governor, she admitted having
given periured testimony against
Peres. She stated that she was
about to be married and wished to
right a wrong done to an innocent
man before that event took place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
There's Money in Bee Culture.

Mexico, Mo-, Dec. ia. C. Cal
leau, of Victor, Monroe county, de-
clared before the State B.ekeepers
association this afternoon that the
honey crop that went to waste in hit
county this year amounted to more
than the corn crop. He said be had
ninety-three colonies and had sold
10000 pounds of honey. This
brought him about $l,25O. He
thought bees would be a source o.
great profit to Missouri farmers. He
said the growth OF white clover this
year promised big honey crop next
year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
GA 9ToRIA.
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A Missouri Electric Line.

Jefferson City, Dec 19=The secre
tary OF state, 5. B. Cook, issued a
certificate OF incorporation to day to
the Joplin, Neosho and Peirce City
Interurban Railway company, which
proposes to construct and operate
an electric railroad passing through
Joplin, Sarcoxie, Peirce City, Stott
City, Newtonia, CRANKY and Neosho.
The road will cross the counties OF
Jasper, Lawrence, Newton and Bar
ry. 1t is capitalized at $4,000.
The incorporators are: Charley Cum
Tiff, William s. Brawner, John Kim
bell, John Weathers and Benjamin
Cunliff, all OF st. Louis.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
Girls Leaped to Death.

Dayton, O.. Dec. 1910 escape
death by euffocatioD, twelve girls
leaped from the fifth story windows
OF the Candy building to-day. Sew.
eral of them struck upon the roof
and skylights OF one-story building
below. The Others were caught in a
net by DR.. Lambert, who, by break
ing the force OF their fall, probably
saved six lives. The flames original
ed in the basement OF the building
and the dense smoke went up the
elevator shaft, quickly filling the up.
per floors. Two of the girls are dy.
ing. The Others are dangerously in.
ilred,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
ENGLAND SERVES
FORMAL NOTICE
FOR EQUAL SUGAR RIGHT.

FOR EQUAL SUGAR RIGHT.
Washington, Dec. 1S-The presi-
dent signed the Cuban reciprocity
bill a few MINUTES before l o'clock
this afternoon.
The bill was taken to the White
House by the chairman OF the House
committee on enrolled bills. With
the same gold pen with which the
measure had been signed by Speaker
Cannon and Senator Frye, president
pro tempore of the senate, the presi
ident affixed his signature to the bill
thus making it a law. The pen be-
longs to Minister Quesada.
Now that the bill has become law,
question OF great interest has arisen
namely, the, effect OF the reduction Of
the duty on Cuban sugar upon i'm
portations Of sugar from other coun'
tries.
The British government has served
formal notice on the state depart
ment chat under the favored nation
clause it expects that British sugar
from the British West Indies shall bt
admitted into the United States OF
equal terms with Cuban sugar, anG
it is not doubted that Germany
France, Austria and the other great
beet sugar producing countries vii
do likewise. An old holding Of At
torney General Olney in President
Cleveland's administration was ad
verse TO such demands, but the ques
ton promises to be reopened will
vigor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24
COLOMBIA PREPARES
TO INVADE PANAMA
Cruiser Atlanta Locates Army
Near the Atrato River.

Colon, Dec. 19-The United States
C. uiser Atlanta, Commodore Turner,
has returned here from the gulf oil
Darien, On the way, on December
10, she overhauled a Colombian
schooner with troops aboard. The
Atlanta also discovered 500 Colon
bian troops in camp on the western
side of the gull, west of the Atrato
river. The American commander
landed a party of marines. The Co
lombian commander protested
against its presence and refused per
mission for them to proceed farther
Thereupon the Americans returned
To the Atlanta,
The Colombians carefully and sys'
tematically made efforts to avoid
furnishing any information as to
what purposes had brought them to
the gulf, or VIII, Their they were build
ing road toward the republic oI
Panama. But it can be said that
they are awaiting superior orders Ia
the meantime, there is strong proba
hility that they are building a road
toward Panama. They declare
they had 1000 men between the
mouth OF the Atrato and Tiburon,
They also have several pieces OF ar
tillery mounted at coast points
Their demeanor showed hostility and
deep chagrin at having been discoved
Many Indications pointed to theiT
intention of bringing more men and
supplies to the gull.