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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
COPPER KINGS
HOLD MEETING
For First Time in Four
Years the ParrOtt Company
Elects Board of Directors
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED
Manager Ryan Says Failure
to Pay Dividends Was Due
to Drop in Price OF Metal

BUTTE. Mont, June THE Parrot
Silver and Copper Company held IT'S
regular meeting Of the stockholders to-
day. out of the total Of 100000 shares
of capital stock, 1S2.725 shares were
represented at the meeting and the
following board of directors was elect
ed: Charles H Dickey. Charles d.
Burrage, Sydney Chase, Arthur W.
Bemis, Richard d. Willard, Edward G.
Storey and John d. Ryan. This was
the first meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Parrott company at which they had
the power Of electing directors since
June 8, 1900. AT all previous meetings
since that date they were compelled &c
pass the election Of directors and ad-
journ by reason Of tnjunctions against
the company.
Regarding a question propounded by
certain stockholders regarding the sus7
pension Of dividends, Mr.. Ryan, man
aging director of the Amalgamated
properties in Montana. said:
''As soon as it became evident tnat
the high price of copper was not to
continue, it was necessary to suspend
dividends entirely, but 1t is expected
that the company will, at an early
date, be enabled to resume the pay
ment of dividends"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
DETECTIVES LOOKING
FOR ST. FRANCIS GUEST
Young Parker's Dishonored Checks
Lead to a Request From the
Hotel for His Arrest.

A. D. Parker, until recently guest
at the st. Francis Hotel, is being
sought for by the police. He is a
young man, said to be well connected
in the East and registered at the hotel
from Chicago. Shortly after his ar
rival he ingratiated himself into the
confidence of the hotel management
through the medium of several local
men of prominence and then pro-
ceeded to cash his checks at the hotel
office for small amounts.
A few days ago he-1eft the hotel and
later the checks were returned from
the Eastern banks on which they We're
drawn with the information that no
funds were deposited there TO Parker's
credit. Yesterday the management of
the St. Francis placed the matter in
the hands of the police and an officer
was detailed to round up the young
man. who has been spending much of
his time in the tenderloin district. Up
to a late hour last night, however, the
police had failed to find him, but they
were hot on his trail and expect to
land him in Jail to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
THREE PERMITS GRANTED.
Stable Proprietor and Two Nom UnioI
Men Given Hack Drivers Privileges.

Stable Proprietor and Two Non-Union
Men Given Hack Drivers Privileges.
At a meeting of the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners held last evening
three permits for hack drivers were
granted. ]. H. Marlin and Alexander
Rice, both non-union men, were given
licenses, and James H. Mitchell, pro-
prfetor of the Stanford Stables. was
accorded the right to handle the reins.
Eight applications in all were pre-
sented. Three of the applicants
failed to respond to their names. Two
more were found to be unqualified and
their requests were rejected.
The Hackmen's Union did not make
any protest, but each applicant was
put through a form of examination
similar TO that adopted at the last
meeting of the board. Commissioner
Drinkhouse, who acted as chairman,
asked the men reasonable questions,
but to have answered all of Commits
sioner Hutton's queries concerning
small and outlaying thoroughfares a
man might be classed as a walking
directory The location of hotels puz-
zled James z. Tibbetts, one of the ap-
plicants, but he was well informed on
the position of streets and was given
one week to study up. information on
hotels and points of interest.
Rice, who was given a permit, con-
fessed his inability to designate the
location of hospitals but agreed to
carry a directory with him that he
and his fares might not stray from the
proper direction. The representatives
of the Carriage Owners Association
agreed TO furnish all their employees
with proper instructions before they
started out with passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
PROPERTY OWNERS THANK
MAYOR AND SUPERVISORS
Residents OF the Sunset District Elated
Over Having Streets and Ave-
nueS Improved.

The members of the Sunset Prop
erty Owners Association met last
night and passed resolutions thanking
the Mayor and the Board of Super
visors for the work done in improving
the streets of the district. A vote. of
thanks was also accorded Charles
Webb Howard and Herman Schussler
of the Spring Valley Water Company
for the interest displayed by the cor
poration in improving the water SER
vice in the district. The following re-
port relative to the paving of H street
was also adopted:
Your executive committee recommends that
upon the completion of the paving of street
ward to Ocean avenue that President Ewald
in conjunction with the executive committee,
shall tender reception to his Honor, Mayor
Eugene e. Schmitz, and his executive secre-
of Supervisors and its efficient clerk. Charles
W. Fay; to the honorable Board of Public
to the City Engineer, Hon. T. p. Woodward,
and his able chief deputy. F. ]. Morser; to the
honorable Board of Park Commissioners and
its genial secretary, 1. de Succa, and Superin-
tendent John McLaren; to the honorable Board
of Fire Commissioners and its secretary, John
W. Mccarthy, and Chief Engineer OF the Fire
Department D. Sullivan. Acting Chief John Do
herty and Assistant Chief p NJ. Shaughnessey;
to the honorable Board of Police Commissioners
and Chief of Police George W. Whitman of the
Police Department; to President Charles Webb
Howard and Chief Engineer II. Schussler of
the Spring Valley Water Company; to Presi-
dent Arthur Holland, General Manager George
r. Chapman and his secretary. j.. H. Handlon
OF the United Railroads: to the representatives
of the press and other friends who aided Presi-
dent Ewald in the advancement of Sunset Dis
trict. Very respectfully,
Edward Ewald (chairman), John Nightingale,
Louis Lipman. william H Thornley,. A. Lang.
Executive Committee
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
JUDGE KERRIGAN ISSUES
VENIRE FOR GRAND JURY
Cites Thirty Citizens to Appear to
Show Cause Why They Should
Not Serve.

The following we'll known citizens
were cited yesterday to appear before
Judge ,Kerrigan Thursday to show
cause why they should not serve as
Grand Jurors during the next six
months:
Albert LilIienfeld. 7Os Market street; NJ.
Levy, I95 Mission street; Charles W. Welch,
141s Turk street; Henry ]. Crocker. 1Ss Crock
building; William Broderick. 122 Guerrero
street; A. G. Hagerdorn, zoos Fillmore street;
Theodore F. Bonnet. 2414 Van Ness avenue;
Matthew o. Brien. 1850 McAIlister street
George I. Drucker, 110S Haight street: Frank
Maskey 1073 Bush street; Henry NJ Wreden.
S2T Fillmore street: Charles G. Clinch. 0
Front street; F. J. Roster, 327 Market street;
James Kitterrnan. 1913 Stockton street; John
p Culley, 1910 Golden Gate avenue; F. II.
Kildun. 2915 Laguna street; p. f. Ferguson,
900 Montgomery street: Willis F. Davis 25Oi
Scott street; Otto Jungblut, S23 Fillmore
street: ]. w. Carmany, California Telegraph
and Telephone Company; p. Windler, 2Oll
Folsom street. Herman j. Cordes, 2196 FIJI
teenth street: Maurice Block, 120 Pine street
James c. Nealon. 966 Haight street; Charles
A. McLane. 1906 Fell street; Milton II. Es-
berg. 1892 Washington street: Wakefield
Baker, 27O1 Pacific avenue; I zellerbaeh, 1!3C
Fell street. w G. Stafford, 112 Broderick
street; George Purlenky, S14 Fell street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
FRIENDS OF FOREST
IN SUPREME SESSION
Some Changes i'm Laws-New Officers
to Be Elected This Morning-Re-
ception and Ball.


The Supreme Lodge of the Friends
of the Forest met in eighth annual
session yesterday in Mission Opera
Hall. The session was called to order
by Supreme President Mrs. Lille A.
Dygert. All the supreme officers,
past officers and delegates from the
several lodges Of the order were pres
ent.
The entire morning session was TAX
en- up in hearing the report or the su-
preme president, which shows that
during the last twelve months there
has been a building up of the lodges.
A very creditable increase was made
in that line, as well as in finance. The
report shows that the order is in bet
ter condition than it has been at any
time since its institution. The order
has been fortunate during the last
year in having but two deaths.
At the afternoon session there were
a few changes in the laws, one to the
effect that the supreme chaplain shall
be elected before the supreme Secre-
tary and treasurer instead of after these
officers. Another was that no dele
gate who has not become past pres
ident of a subordinate lodge shall be
eligible to the Office of supreme pres
ident The others were minor changes.
1t was decided that the election for
officers shall be held this morning I'M
nediately after the reading of the
minutes.
Last evening there was a reception
in the social hall of the opera-house to
the supreme officers and delegates,
which was followed by a ball given by
the local lodges and under the direc-
ton of the supreme officers, who act
ed as the committee of arrangements.
There was well prepared programme
of dances, and the many that attend
ed had a very enjoyable evening.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEN
ARE FOUND IN THE
Names of Murdered or Missing La
borers Crossed From Tell
tale Portraits.

VICTOR, Colo, June 1.-Two hemp
ropes knotted with a moose for hanging
were lying on a table in the room
where the Cripple Creek district Mine
Owners Association held heated dis
cussion to-day behind closed doors. The
members were greatly incensed by the
discovery of what they regarded as
the existence of a plot in the Victor
Miners Union for the wholesale assas-
sination of mine owners and miners.
This evidence was a bundle of forty
marked photographs found by Lieu
tenant Keegan in the Union Hall. On
the back of some of the photographs
was the name of James Cochrane, sec
retary of the union. Among the photo
graphs were group pictures of men
employed in the mines. The most i'm
portant was a group of the night shift
of the Vindicator.
The photograph contains about tWen-
~ portraits, five of which were num-
bered from one to five. On the back
were written the names of the persons
numbered. OF the five names, those of
Charles Mccormick and Melville Beck
had been crossed out. These two were
killed in the Vindicator explosion last
November.
On other photographs similarly ar
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
NIGHT OF KEEN ANXIETY.
Excited Throngs of People Crowd
Streets of Victor.

VICTOR, Colo, June 7.-Excitement
ran at q high pitch last night, although
no sensational incidents occurred after
the riot of the afternoon. From dark
until dawn the principal streets were
almost as crowded as they were during
the day by thousands of men and wo-
men, who had assembled from all parts
of the camp in the belief that darkness
would invite further bloodshed. Their
expectations, however, proved to be
groundless.
Aside from the occasional arrest of a
union agitator by the military author
tiles or the Sheriff's deputies and the
occasional shrek of a g-Jorgensen
from some dark secluded spot in the
foothills the night passed quietly.
All night, however, the streets of the
city and the footpaths leading to and
from the mines were watched closely
by the troops and the deputies and
every few minutes a hard-faced miner
was brought in and placed in the
armory, which is under heavy military
guard.
Mayor French said yesterday that in
his opinion no more troops are needed
here
Company L, now on duty, consists
of sixty men," he said, "and the num-
Der can be increased to 100 if neces-
sary. Besides these soldiers we have
force Of armed deputies. The civil
authorities have perfect mastery OF the
situation. Should the military turn
over their prisoners to the civil author
tiles there will be no lynching."
"The Western Federation of Miners
will be banished from the district"
declare the mine owners.
TT has not been proved that the
dynamiting was done by the fedora
tion,'' retort union men; Eve have a
right to remain here"
Both sides express a determination
to fight to the bitter end. Business is
practically suspended in Victor and
conditions in Cripple Creek are lit
tie, If any, better. All saloons are
closed by order of the authorities.
Many merchants have closed their
stores and all who can are doubling
or trebling their insurance.
BY order of Mayor French the Fire
Department has stretched a line of
hose from a fire plug at the corner
of Victor avenue, under Third street,
to the armory for the purpose of dis
persing the crowd without resorting
to the use of arms.
There are now 200 union miners in
the bullpen and others are being
rounded up.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
Eats Pills and Dies.

George Spingula, a six-year-old boy
residing at 1926 Kearny street. ate some
pills that he found and died in great
agony a few minutes later. He was
playing with little Joe Fariceno in the
rear OF a house at 1922 Kearny street,
and found a bottle containing some red
pills. He thought he had found some
candy and ate several. then profered
some to his friend. The other bov re-
fused to eat them. Within few min
utes little George was writhing in pain.
DR.. Burke was hurriedly summoned
from Montgomery avenue and Green
street, but the boy was dead when he
arrived. The physician said that the
lad had been poisoned, presumably
with strychnine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08

ranged, IT is asserted, there are crossed
out the names of some of the men who
have mysteriously disappeared.
James Cochrane was arrested and
taken to the mine owners headquar-
ters for a hearing.
Il do not know anything about these
pictures he said, except that they
were taken to show the 'scabs.' The
marks by the names of the men who
have been killed are mysterious to me.
1 was not present when the pictures
were taken and cannot tell you any
more about them"
News leaked out to-day that had
Thomas Christianson been captured
last night three men would have been
lynched. The plot was arranged and
a special train was standing on the
Florence and Cripple Creek tracks to
carry a body of men who were ready
in Cripple Creek, awaiting a signal.
Alfred Miller, former Marshal Michael
O'ConneH and Thomas Christianson
were regarded as ringleaders in the
rioting of yesterday and they were
marked for lynching on that account.
The failure to capture Christianson was
the only reason the plan was not car
ried out The other two are still in
custody and awaiting the decision of
the citizens vigilance committee as to
their fate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
Crowds at the Carnival.

The Foresters' carnival at Eleventh
and Market streets continues to grow
in popularity and the attendance yes
terday exceeded 10000. This after
noon will be devoted to the Japanese
and Chinese residents of the city and
special programme has been pre-
pared for their entertainment. The
various fraternal organizations have
signifed their intention of attending
the carnival tonight and as a special
feature drill team from the Forester
courts will initiate fourteen candi-
dates into the Ancient and Mysterious
Order of Mahakus. The carnival
guards, under command of Captain
Charles Gould. consisting of eighteen
smartly uniformed policemen, have
been given special instructions to look
after the safety of the little ones. Not
withstanding her narrow escape from
death Monday, Fraviolo continues to
loop the loop"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
John III. Russell Admitted to Practice.
Before Interior Department-Pat-
ents Issued.

WASHINGTON, June John III.
Russell of San Jose has been admitted
to practice before the Interior De-
partment. The following patents have
been issued:
California--Charles H. Anderson, San Fran
cisco. cargo cOnveyOr: Joseph P Bolton.
Fresno electrical temperature alarm: Mason
Bradheld. Los Angeles. portable elevator; Wal
ter Builard. Chico baling press; owen c.
Gates. Los Angeles shoe holder; William Cos
bic, San Francisco, adjustable horse collar
measure; Ernest W. Hayden. Bayles. appa-
ratus for holding covers in canning; VIII
liam Laudahn. San Francisco, gold separating
and recovering apparatus; Nicholas MatcO-
witch, Sacramento. broom bride; William l..
Morrow Stockton. nut lock- James II. North
rOp, Tustin, self threading loom shuttle;
Charles Petersen, san Francisco. ammunition:
Louis Be Stamm. san Francisco, lasting ma
chine; James Tretheway, Stockton. bean
thresher and cleaner; Frank W. Vogel. santa
Monica. wrench.
Washington-Gerda II. Wickelberg Seattle
skirt spreader; William C Renie Hoquiaru,
saw swaging machine; Gladstone Riggs,
CathIamet. globe valve; Merton p. Mcintyre.
Lakeside. cigar cutter and match ejectOr; VIII
liam S. Lee, Tacoma, trousers hanger, Eric
Johnson. Seattle. reversing mechanism; Sam
uei c. Barris. Seattle. adjustable miter box:
William r Allen, Hoquiam, shaving ap-
pardtl5-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
LICENSE is TAKEN
FROM LUDWIG BUSSE
SaIOonman Who Failed to Prove
Charges Against Reagan Must
Close His Bar.

Ludwig Busse, proprietor of Teu-
tonia Hall. on Howard street, was de-
prived of his liquor license by the Po>
lice Commissioners last night Busse,
when charges of permitting minors on
his premises where liquor was served
were brought against him, made as
sertions that Commissioner Reagan
had trumped up the charge because
he refused to insure his property with
the Commissioner. When the case
was called last week Reagan produced
positive testimony to prove that
Buses assertions were false, that he
did not even solicit the insurance and
when it came to an issue the saloon
man failed to produce any testimony
In support of his contention.
The Civil Service Commissioners
addressed the Police Board to the eff
feet that medical examinations for po>
lice officers who desire promotion will
not he held hereafter, as the aspirants,
If physically capable to remain in the
department in the lower rank, must
certainly be for the higher, the duties,
so far as police matters are concerned,
beng the same.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08

DENVER, June 7.-Adjutant General
Sherman M Bell, accompanied by a
detail of staff officers, is on his way
to Cripple Creek bearing Acting Gov
ernor Haggotts proclamation of mar
tial law for that district. He has in
structions to use his judgment as to
the need for issuing the proclamation,
and, If he decides that conditions war
rant 1T, to place the gold camp under
the reign of the military for the sec
ond time since the strike of the miners
began last August.
General Bell travelled on a regular
Colorado and Southern train from Den
yer to Colorado Springs. At the latter
place the adjutant general and his es-
cort entered a special train and pro-
ceeded to Cripple Creek. The framing
of the proclamation was the result of
an appeal from Sheriff Bell of Teller
County for troops, declaring that
state of insurrection existed in the
Cripple Creek district. The appeal
reads:
You are hereby advised that there
is in existence in Teller County, Col
orado, a riot, and that mobs of men
are acting together with intent to COM
NIT felonies and that violence is being
offered and attempted and threatened
as we'll upon the persons of said county
as upon property, and that organized
mobs are by force and violence break
ing the laws of the State OF Colorado
and are threatening to continue to
break the laws of the State of Col
orado, and the civil authorities of said
county are unable to suppress the said
tumults and riot and are unable to
dispense said mobs, and are unable to
prevent the threatened violence to per-
sons and TO property; that numerous
citizens of said county have request
ed me to demand such military protec-
tion as may be necessary to prevent
violation of the law
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
Family Club Theater Party.

The bon vivants and wits of Boz
hemia who compose the Family Club
gave a theater party last night. They
were at Fischer's Theater to see
'C. S. and the comedians of the
company took advantage of their
presence to hurl happy illusions at
them which amused the audience and
the theater party in particular. When>
ever one of the party received pal
pable hit the other members joined in
the "joshing." The theater party was
composed of the following members
of the club:
Edward II. Hamilton. W. H. Briggs, A,
Andrew F. J. Bowes. II. H. Cosgrin, r. w.
Towart, NJ H. Clark, N. II. Cook. w. l..
Gerstle, T. G. Prince, H. D. Hawks, H. c..
Grugg. j. B. Qugley, Judge w. p Lawlor.
S. L. Faeson, DR.. J. ID. Arnold, Theodore Ret
Ter, II. S. Jerome, Judge f. II. kerrigan. J.
G. Brickel. J., F.. Moroney, ]. l.. Walter, r.
M Eyre A. ]. Hechtman, ]. NJ Kilgarife,
Myron Wolf, r. j. McWilliams Dr. Jchn
Dunn. J. A. Parsons. H. W. Dumond. j. A.
Calkins. G. w. Crum. Joseph Stone, G. w.
Cummings. e. M. Greenway. L. (. Spear, l..
A. Kelly. J. H. O'Brien. Henry Eilers and
Judge John Hunt
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
GIVES ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
ON SAN FRANCISCO AND STATE
j. w. Erwin Entertains Big Audience
With Instructive Talk and Beau
tifuI StereOpticon Views.

]. w. Erwin gave a highly interest
ing and instructive lecture at the AL
hambra Theater last evening to a big
audience. He spoke of the present
and future of San Francisco, his talk
being illustrated with hundreds OF
beautiful stereopticon views. The
moving pictures were all clever works
of art and well conceived. The views
of the herd of ostriches, fighting
jumping and feeding in a high pen.
We're the subject of great laughter.
supplemented by rounds of applause.
Yosemite Valley. Mount Shasta and
Golden Gate Park were all ably repre-
sented. During the intermission Frank
J. Symmes explained that Mr.. Erwin
was going to the st. Louis Exposi-
ton with 1000 views of California
scenery, which would be shown there
in the California building.