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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
MILITARY COURT
ACQUITS PRINCE
Finds Phat Lieutenant Won
Arenberg Was Not Sane
When He Killed Native
DEFENDANT is UNMOVED
Family of Former Prisoner
viii, 1t Is Said, Commit
Him to a Private Asylum

BERLIN. March 4-The military
court of the First Guards division,
which yesterday began an inquiry into
the sanity of Lieutenant Prince Pres
per Won Arenberg, who is serving a
term of imprisonment for the murder
of native suspected of being a Brit
ish spy while commander of a sta
tion in German Southwest Africa, to-
day decided that the Prince was men
tally irresponsible when he committed
the murder and therefore declared his
sentence of death and subsequent COM
mutation to fifteen years Imprisonment
to be null.
The Prince sat through the long sit
ting of the court apparently unmoved,
alphabetically listening to the reading
of the testimony. 1t is understood that
the Princes family will place him in a
private asylum.
The case excites the deepest interest
in Germany, and a Socialist who heard
the decision of the court said: THAT
means 10000 more votes for u.s."
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
LOVE CAUSES =
HIS SUICIDE
Albert Grand, an Affection
ate Austrian, Seeks Com
fort in Mysteries of Grave
BLAMES GIRL FOR DEATH
Fatal Shot Near Stow Lake
Is Heard by Drivers, Who
Notify Police and Morgue

Albert Grand, love sick Austrian,
committed suicide last evening about
O'Clock on a bench near Stow Lake, in
Golden Gate Park The love- -demented
man blew the entire side of his head off
with a bullet from a large 44-caliber re-
volver
G. w. Bishop of PIG Eddy street and
William Gray of 9391z Howard street
were driving near by and heard the
shot They went to the spot and found
Grand dead. They notified the park po.
lice station and the body was removed
to the Morgue.
In a memorandum book found on the
person of the deceased were several
notes written in a scrawling hand
Grand summed up the motive for the
deed in these words. Your precious ac-
quaintance has caused me my life." All
of the notes referred to a young woman
named Caroline Darling of the Peniel
Mission, at 40 Third street. Grand
spoke of his love for the girl and said
that life without her as his wife was
no longer worth the living.
One of the notes, written March 4, at
5:45 o'clock, few minutes before the
Austrian took his life, was addressed to
the police. 1t ran as follows: "At the
Denver House, on Third street, you'll
find my valise, and if you look sharp
you might find some interesting evil
dence. Give my Bible to Caroline Dar-
ling if she accepts it," Detectives
Bailey and Armstrong went to the Den
yer House and secured the grip.
Grand was 80 years of age and had
no relatives here. He left note to the
Coroner telling him to do whatever he
wanted with his body One letter was
F. addressed to the girl, and told in en-
/ dearing terms how he loved her STILL
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
BOILER R-MAKERS REFUSE TO
REPAIR FOREIGN PRODUCT
Local Men VIII Try to Increase the
Amount of Work Done in
This City.
GasO
N1iEs

According to a resolution passed by
Boilermakers' and Iron Ship Builders
Unions 25 and 2O5 of this city, the mem
bers of these unions will refuse to
make repairs on boilers made outside
of this State.
With the view of encouraging home
manufactures and the shipment OF
their goods, the grand body of these
unions will be petitioned to encourage
the passage of the Gardener shipping
bill now before Congress. The passage
of this bill will encourage the building
of vessels here for the foreign carrying
trade.
The trouble existing between the two
branches OF the District Council of
Painters and Paperhangers is far from
being settled. AT the meeting of the
District Council last night the stand
taken by the Russell -Brundage fac
ton was sustained 1t was held that
local union No 19 had not violated any
of the laws nor rules of their union
governing the brotherhood, notwith-
standing the action of the general ex-
ecutive board.
Following this, the Building Trades
Council suspended Union No. sos from
its meeting and added a fine of S2500,
which amount must be paid before re-
admission can be gained.
AS a committee of peacemakers,
President P. H. Mccarthy, Secretary
Tveitmoe and Treasurer McDougald
were delegated to proceed to Sacra-
nento and do what they can to tar
inmate the trouble existing in that
city between the union men and their
employers.
BY the votes of the Expressmen's s
Union and Picture Frame Workers the
proposed public street assemblage or
dinance was strenuously opposed, and
a committee appointed to wait on the
Board of Supervisors to refuse it's
passage.
An assessment of so cents a week
was levied on Branch No. of the
Butchers (sausage makersO Union in
aid of the striking butchers of Oak
land
The consolidation of the lumbermen
in Alameda has worried the building
trades councils and other labor unions
across the water. as builders, it is said.
have been refused lumber unless the
same is obtained from some member
of the consolidated body, which is
known as the Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation.
The Labor Council adopted a reso-
luton last night declining to indorse
the proposition submitted by c. H.
Holt of Holt Brothers Manufacturing
Company Of Stockton for settlement
of the difficulties between that firm
and it's employees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
AT ROME
SAYS PORT ARTHUR
is NOT DESIRED

PARIS, March Sin a dis
patch from Rome a correspondent
of the Figaro quotes the Japanese
Minister to Italy as saying IN an
interview that he was not FULLY
aware of the opinions held in Jap
anese military circles, but, Judg-
ing from the general trend OF the
news received from the seat OF
war. the attention of the Jap
anese generals was no longer con-
centrated on Port Arthur.
EIe said he did not fear the con-
centration Of Russia's Baltic,
Black Sea and Eastern fleets, be-
cause this was impossible before
summer, and Japan hoped that
the war would be ended by that
time. Asked concerning the pos
sibilitv of European complica-
tions. the Minister said he did
not believe these would supervene
if Japan was victorious.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

The British-Anerican Union had a
rousing meeting last night at the Acad-
emy of Sciences Hall, which was
crowded to its utmost capacity. DR..
d'Evelyn, president of the union, pre-
sided. and there was profuse display
of the American and British flags on
the platform and from chandelier and
wall. There was also a display of the
Japanese flag in appreciation of the
promise of Kisatsuchi Koda, secretary
of the Japanese Association of Amer
lea and graduate of Stanford Univer-
sity, to give some of his impressions
anent the cause of the conflict between
Japan and Russia.
Mr.. Koda did not mince matters, but
arraigned Russia for what he termed
her duplicity, her grabbing propensi-
ties and her insincere talk about main
tanning the integrity of China, while at
the same time herself laying hands on
and stoutly holding Manchuria and
Port Arthur.
Mr.. Koda told of Russia's design on
japan and of the years that the bear
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
FENCERS' LEAGUE GIVES
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT
Lovers of Sport With RaPier and
Sword Hold a Pleasant AFFAIR at
Scottish Hall

The Fencers' League, club COM
posed Of lovers of the sport of fencing
and which was organized quite re-
Gently, gave it's first exhibition at Scot
tish Hall last night. An interesting
programme was rendered and the af-
fair was voted complete success. The
feature of the evening was a tOurna-
ment, in which the lady members were
the participants. and some good
fencing exhibitions were given.
Colonel Martin Brady consented to
act as referee. and at the end of the
contests gave the following awards:
First prize. gold medal, Mrs. Mont
gomery; second prize. Miss Sybil
Campbell; third prize. Miss Ethel Cot
ton; fourth prize. Miss Ruby Randohr.
The rest of the programme consisted
of Irish dancing by Eddie Campbell:
recitation, Miss Ruby Random; box
ing contest, Reilly and Geary; horn
pipe, Mr.. Macbeth; fencing contest,
Professor Reid against two pupils, Mrs.
Montgomery and Miss Cotton; horn
pipe, Montague Barton; swOrd-feints.
Professor Reid; fencing contest, Pro-
fessor Reid and Mr.. Vane.
Dancing followed the entertainment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
-FOUR MORE NEW BANKS
ARE GIVEN LICENSES
Institutions Have Their Homes in San
Francisco, Sacramento and
South Pasadena.

The Bank Commissioners granted
four licenses yesterday. Three were
to incorporators that took advantage
of the lapse of the law when the Leg
islature abolished the commission TO
get rid of Dan Kevane.
The Seal Rocks Bank is alleged to
be a commercial and savings concern.
1t has an authorized capital of 81 OOO.-
600. The amount paid up is $50. Reeves
Davis is president of the bank and
c. S. Cushing cashier. Depositcrs in
this institution will not be allowed to
make overdrafts of more than $50 for
the time being.
The West Coast Banking and Trust
Company has taken Sacramento for it's
home. Its capital is $25,0 900, of~Ehieh
2 per cent is paid up. John r. Tyrell
is its president and ]. L. Martin its
secretary.
The Wagearners Commercial and
Savings Bank comes TO San Francisco.
1t has an authorized capital of $25. 600
and 800 Of this has been placed in the
treasury. The president of the concern
is J. E. Norris and q. L. Martin is
cashier.
The South Pasadena Bank is a COM
mercial institution capitalized at s25.-
900, Of which $12.5OO is paid up. G. w.
E. Griffith is president, E. Cawston vice
president and John A. Goodrich secre-
,tary, treasurer and cashier.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
WHITNEY COIORS MAY
CONTINUE ON THE TURF
After the Usual Period of Mourning
the sen VIII Control the Great
Racing Stabl'

Racing Stable.
NEW YORK. March Harry Payne
whitney viii continue in control Of the
racing stable Of his father, according
10 the Tribune. The thoroughbreds
probably viii be entered in the name
OF Frank r Hitchcock until the usual
period OF mourning shall have passed
This. il is understood, was the desire
expressed 10y Mr.. Whitney during his
last illness.
Direct announcement Of the plans
have not been made. because the stable,
being an asset Of the estate, could only
be retained as an asset by the consent
Of all the heirs. The latter will meet
shortly Should any heir object to the
retention OF any part Of the stable,
this must be sold in this contingency.
Harry Payne Whitney viii, it is stated,
bid in the animals.
If Jockey Shaw is successful in Sc
curing his reinstatement it is likely he
viii ride for the stable.
Papers setting forth that Harry
Payne Whitney had obtained the SER
vices OF Shaw are on file at the office
Of the Jockey Club. II is supposed the
contract is effective only if Shaw has
the ban lifted this year. For some time
il has been intimated that the stew
ards think Shaw's license should be re-
.newed and some action is looked for.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
RUSSIA is ARRAIGNED
BY JAPANESE GRADUA E
OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY 7
Members of Brtish-Amerlcan Union
Listen to Address at Academy
of Sciences

had been watching his opportunity -
make a grand dive upon her and as
simiIate her with other Important
points that Russia might have the bal
ance of power in the Far East.
With emphasis Mr.. KOda asked
whether 1t was to be AnglO-SaxOn CIV
trzation or SlavOnic civilization in the
Far East? Japan, he declared, stood
firmly for AnglO-Saxon civilization.
He charged Russia with having vio-
lated the promise she made to Japan
that she would go back-that she would
withdraw and drop her grip on the
territory which had at last proved the
bone of bitter contention. japan had
waited so long that at last she sur
prised Russia by blowing up 1eW Oh
her ships on one dark evening. Japan
he said further. was fighting for her
own independence and for her own IN
tesrity. and he was sure that the large
sympathy that Japan was given Oy
America and great Britain would bear
fruit in the near future.
d. Edward Collins. president OF the
California Bank of Oakland. spoke on
British American Arbitration
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
DISABLED BATTLESHIP
PREVENTS THE FLEET
FROM REACHING SEA

LONDON, March 5.-Little
change in the Far Eastern situa-
ton is reported this morning. 1t
Is apparent that the Japanese are
busily engaged in transporting
their forces into Korea, and tins
works facilitated by the enforced
inactivity Of the navy.
According to the Sebastopol
correspondent of the Daily
Graphic Admiral Skrydloff has
learned privately from Port Ar
thur that the Russian battleship
Retvizan lies in such a position
as to block effectually the exit OF
battIeships from the harbor, the
passage being practically open
only for cruisers
The Japanese officer who has
charge of Japan's financial and
commercial interests in England
declares that his Government
.foresaw the possibility OF coal be-
ing declared contraband OF war
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
PEARL HARBOR MAY NOT
BE OPENED TO COMMERCE
Planters Must Keep Contract to. Sc
cure Benefits of Proposed

Improvement.
HONOLULU, March Am the suit of
Contractors Clark and Henry against
the Oahu and Eva plantations TO re-
cover $4,000 under an alleged agree
ment of the plantations to supplement
the inadequate Federal appropriation Of
$4,000 for the dredging of Pearl Har-
Dor channel so as to open it for navi-
cation, the deposition of Lieutenant
Rodman has been taken. He makes
affidavit/that the channel as dredged
according to the Federal contract and
completed is thirty-one feet deep and
over 200 feet wide, but is unsafe for
vessels of over 800 tons on account of
its tortuoUsness. He declares that $780,
600 will be required to improve it to a
condition equal to the necessities of
war time. To enter the present channel
cruisers would have to use their twin
screws, besides requiring the assistance
of a tug. 1t is stated that if the plan
tations do not pay the claim of the con-
tractors the harbor viii not be opened
TO commerce
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
.DIPLOMATIST PROPOSES
TO HAVE PROPERTY OF
AMERICANS PROTECTED
Soldiers From WarshipS Travel Many
Miles to Prevent Russian
Depreciation.
Special Cablesram 1904 b.
the New York; Publishing

and that it had been contracting
large shipments of Welsh coal for
years, so that to-day it had sup
ply sufficient for the use Of the
navy for years. The recent Jap
anese elections resulted favorable
to the Ministry, without greatly
altering the strength OF political
parties. The returns are approx
imately $50 Constitutionalists, 80
Progressives, 90 without party
and So members of the small
group.
According to a Toxic CORE
spondent of the Standard the
AIikado has sent a personal mes
sage TO the Emperor OF Korea
assuring him that war was de
clared with the view of securing
permanent peace, and expressing
the sincere wish that the recently
concluded Japanese-Korean pro
tocol would increase the intimacy
of the two countries.
On the strength of a state
ment made by a missionary the
Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle sends in. a doubt
ful report that twenty-eight Jap
anese sailors have landed at
Tengchau, west OF Chefu, saying
that their vessel sank as the re-
suit of an engagement with a
Russian warship, which also went
down. No Russians were saved,
but 200 Japanese were rescued by
Chinese junks.
This action is reported to have
occurred between Port Arthur
and Mao Island in Lao Thieshiu
Channel.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
JUNIORS WIN FIELD DAY
AGAINST ALL THE CLASSES
Oakland High School Has a General
Contest Upon the Berkeley Gin
der Path.

BERKELEY. March 4.-The Oak
land High School held an interclass
field day upon the university cinder
track to-day. The junior class cap
tured the championship for the
school. The results were as follows:
so-yard aash-Rice, scuDhsm and Sites
Time. - seconds.
l00-ysrd dash-Rice. sheehan, scupham.
Time DO - seconds.
220-ysrd dash sites. ssIinger, schnable
Time ~ I-5 seconds.
sfO-rard dash--RNailzer, Mcnamara, Rey-
nol6s. Tim. 81 seconds
SsC-,ard run-Ftokes. Dozler. Michael. Time,
> minDles - seconds.
Nile pn-Keys stow. Brooks. Time. .
minutes y seconds.
2-niie run-Richardson, McKim. Time
j minutes 80 aeconds
i20-yard hurdle Melvin. Dozicr. Ghirardell
Tine II ;5-5 seconds.
a2O-yard aurdle-4Ielvin. i. Dozier. /. Do
zier. Time. y seconds.
p Broad juraa-HleIvin sheehan. vespor: 10
feet inches
High junp-Hsn. chirsrdeIl Grubbe; feet
s Inches.
shot put-Roberts. Althof. Branhall: 81 feet
Pole rauh-Dozier. Vail. Hayden height .
feet
Hsmner throw-Mayden. Dawson, Hook;
1Nl
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Reappoints clerk Aver.

OAKLAND, March 4.-The Board
of Public Works to-day reappointed
r. B. Aver chief clerk in the Superin-
tendent of Streets Office, a position
formerly held by him. Harry Newton,
the incumbent. resigned to-day.
C. M. McGregor was awarded a con-
tract for the construction of the new
chemical fire engine house on the lot
in Linda Vista, which was given to
the city by residents of that section
of Piedmont.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Has stormy Passage.

The ship S D. Carlton. Captain Macleod.
ended Yesterday one OF the stormi. st trips
she has ever made across the Pacific. She
brought 2693 tons of coal. Early I'm the voyage
there were seventeen days of rain and terrific
SQUALLS Every sail set was burst and blown
aVay and il was very disreputable looking
clinner ship that answered to the Carlton 5
helm when the weather cleared. A succession
of gales was encountered for the twelve days
beginning February o. Time and again the
decks were filled with salt green water. and
everything movable and within the sea 3
reach was washed away. The Carlton lost
three lower topsails IN this last blow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Sixty Valuable Animals Are
Victims of a Fire That De-
stroys Big Livery Stable
Near Oakland City Hall
ONE MAN SUFFERS
BURNS AND FRACTURE
Edward Sullivan Is Carried
From Blazing Structure.
Dennis Manning and 9th
ers May Have Met Death
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
11TQ Ioroa 5,,ox, NTo-o1, <

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway, March 5.
At an early hour this morning fire
broke out in the City Hall Stables, and
before the flames could be got under
control sixty horses were burned to
death, as many vehicles destroyed and
one man, Edward Sullivan, injured.
f. w. Baker. proprietor of The City
Hall Stables, says that a stableman
named Dennis Manning was sleep
ing in the loft with Sullivan. and as
he (Manning) has not been seen since
the fire broke out it is feared that he
perished. Baker says that Sullivan was
rescued by the greatest luck, and that
the men were sleeping directly above
the place where the fire broke out.
Sullivan was badly burned and suf-
fered a fracture of his right arm. 1t
is not known how many more men
were in the stable when the fire broke
out.
f. w. Baker turned in the alarm,
and, 'as the stable adjoins engine
house No. 1, it was not. long before
streams of water were being played on
the burning building.
Ihe CITY Hall stables are directly
in the rear of the Touraine Hotel and
Sergeant Lynch of the night watch lost
no time in awaking the inmates of the
hotel
The frightened guests rushed out in
the street in their nightclothes without
waiting to gather together their be-
longings, and great excitement pre-
vailed in the vicinity of the fire.
At O'Clock this morning the fire was
still burning furiously, but it looked as
if the department was gradually get
ting the flames under control.
The stable is a total loss. and con-
tanned many of the finest horses and
carriages in the city. Most of them
were owned by physicians and residents
of Oakland. The stable is situated in
the heart of the town, and is very near
the City Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

Continued From Page 1, Column A.
that Port Arthur was mined a
long time ago by the Japanese,
who are now trying to. send men
who know the place well to blow
the mines up.
Fhe Russian cruisers Bayan
and Diana received only slight in
juries during the recent enga ge-
ments with the Japanese. Vice
Admiral Makaroff has arrived at
Port Arthur, where he was given
a great reception. =
Quoting from correspondent
who wrote to him from Port Ar
thur under date of February u,
the correspondent of the Matin
SAYS, that General Stoessel, COM
mander at Port Arthur, had is
sued general order blaming Of
fcers who wasted their precious
time in useless criticism of their
superiors, and threatening those
who did SO with severe punish
ment.
A letter from Dalny, dated
February IS, brings the state
ment that the population had been
reducedfrom 1900 to 1000. Sew
eral hundred men were sick in
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
watchman Finds Burglar Tools.

While making his rounds last night
Night Watchman w. Nevins found a
box containing a complete set of
burglars tools in the entrance of the
Nevada Bank building. The outfit
comprised a pair of wire-cutting
shears, a screw driver. file and Jimmy.
Nevins reported the find to the Cen
tral station and officers were immedi-
ately detailed with orders to patrol
the neighborhood and to keep a strict
lookout for suspicious characters.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

SEOUL, Thursday, March 5
ass p. m.1.-Horace \. Allen,
United States Minister TO Korea,
has thought it necessary TO send
a guard of marines to the Amer-
can mines at I'm San. belonging
10 J. Sloat Fassett, which were
reported on February p to have
been seized by Russian soldiers.
Sixty men have been sent to the
spot. which IS 100 miles north
OF Pingyang.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Conflict on Sea Expected

there is no truth in the rumors OF
his illness.
BOBRUISK, Russia, March 4.
Pupils of Jewish schools at
tended a service at the synagogue
yesterday, the anniversary of the
emancipation of serfs. The ma
tional hymn was sung repeatedly.
The rabbi in his address expressed
hearty sympathy with the Govern
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Continued From Page 1, Column 5.

fleet has been weakened by dam
ages sustained since February IS
to the extent of six cruisers, FIVE
torpedo-boat destroyers and one
gunboat.
CRONSTADT, Russia, March
A telegram received from Adj
miral Makaroff; commanding the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur, says
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
santo Domingo City Is ouiet.

SANTO DOMINGO, March 2.(Delay-
ed).-The United States training ship
Hartford arrived to-day from San
Pedro de Macoris. Santo Domingo CITY
is quiet. The United States cruiser Co
lumbia arrived yesterday. She will
convoy the Clyde line steamer Chero-
kee TO San Pedro de Macoris.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Academic League Basket Rail-.

oakland High School defeated
berkeley High last night in the Aca-
dernic Athletic League basket ball
match by a score of II 10 I6. The
game was played in the Young Mems
Christian Association gymnasium in
this city. The teams were made up OF
the following players:
Oakland High School-Umphred
Ford. Hurt. SDrague. IIirch Berke-
ley High Sclaool-Seigle. White, Bailey.
Miller. Stone.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
CIifford Defeats Markham.

SALT LAKE, Utah, March 4.-Jack
Clifford Of Butte knocked out Tommy
Markham of Utah tonight at the end
Of the eighth round of hard fighting.
Both men were knocked down in the
first round. Markham's lack of condi-
ton told heavily against him
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
MARINES TO GUARD THE MINES


An. t ~
United ~ from o o.
rea in h owned by
Depatmc is Somdda a the propsedc action Of the and dhdh
invasion nwomhb and dwomdh almost mehb result In
The Japanese o
vera in
by Hptonafr representa- ,mO in Ro owar America becoming less
Goa land eading despite the o fJaansn
sian d are st in port
is II o
tina h ri
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Wrecked Warship of Russian Navy
Bottles Up Squadron at Port Arthur

Seattle viii be paid by the Phila
delphia Red Cross Society. The
japanese Minister has secured
transportation for them to Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Schooner w. f. Garms Reaches Port.

ASTORIA, Or, March 4.-The miss
ing schooner w. F. Garms reached
port this morning. The vessel had
been driven north by the gales. She
had been missing for two weeks and
fear was entertained that she had been
lost
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

PASADENA. March 4-Michaol Cudahv.
the millionaire packer Of Chicago. who IS Sc
rfousiy ili. has been removed from his winter
residence here 10 the Pasadena Hospital