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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25

C1asped in the arms OF his little
eleven -year-old daughter. Rudolph
Schultze. a prominent shipbuilder of
1913 Fifth avenue south. died yester-
day afternoon, the victim of muir
derer's bullet
He was slain in the presence of his
wife, daughter and brother, who
dumb-stricken at the sight Of the un-
expected and awful deed, were unable
to render the unfortunate man any as
sistance. Gustav Scherf, a deputy
poundkeeper residing At II Holiday
avenue. is in the City Prison charged
with Schultze's murder
Down on Fifth avenue south 4
scrawny little pug dog. the cause OF
the murder. runs around. unmindful OF
the part il played in the late tragedy
that befeH its master, and in the house,
Frustrated over the loss Of their dearest
friend and protector. sit the dead mans
wife, children and brother.
Rudolph Schultze attempted to save
his dog and lost his life pound
wagon in charge Of Deputy Poundmen
Charles Wefntraut. Arthur Murphy and
Gustav Scherf stopped in front of the
boat Yards Weintraut and Murphy
Jumped from the vehicle and started
after Schultze's dog. Scharf sat upon
the wagon. Rudolph Schultze and his
brother William were working in the
boat yards. At the sight OF the pound
men Rudolph ran into the street 20
drive the dog into his yard. He had a
hammer in his hand which he had
been using but a moment before. AS
he tried 70 get the animal into the
yard he was pushed away by Murphy
who used his long handled dog-eatch-
ing net 70 keep the master from the
Z
threw the net over Schultze's head.
while the poundmen aver that Schultze
became eutangled in II through his own
struggles. The net enveIoped SchuItze
and as he struggled 10 free himself
Scherf. who was sitting on the wagon.
raised himself 20 a standing position
drew large 44-caIiber Colts re-
voIver and cooIly fred at the men
caught in the meshes Of the net With
a cry, I'm shot. Schultze reeled As
he did so Murphy released the net and
the mortally wounded man staggered
toward his house across the street. AS
he reached the steps his little girl
Ethel. who saw the whole tragedy from
the window, ran down to assist him
CHILD KISSES DYING FATHER.
Schultze managed to mount three
steps and then sank overcome from
loss of blood
kiss me, Ethel. dear were the last
words he ever uttered, and as his lfps
met for the last time those of his be-
loved child he toppled over on his face
dead.
William Schultze. the victims
brother, and neighbor who witnessed
the murder, rushed to the wounded
mans side. He was carried into his
home and doctors were called, but
Schultze was dead Some say they
discerned a faint smile on his lips. fol
he had perished with the warm kiss Of
/ his child upon him Ike q benedfction
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EsPOUSEs THE CAUSE
OF HIS NEPHEW's WIFE

PITTSBURG. Aug "a - The an
rouncemsut is made that Henry Phipps
has sent from London 70 Lawrence c.
Phipps. his nephew. an ultimatum re-
curing him 70 return his two children
- their mother a. once. In spite Of
positive assertions by Pittsburg parties
10 the famous divorce case that they
know nothing OF such an arrangement.
II is known that Henry Phipps has
taken z hand IN the affair and has
espoused the cause Of the young wife
of his nephew He has taken Lawrence
c. Phipps 10 task, accusing him OF
brea king his promises. and has warned
him that if he persists IN obtaining a
divorce from his wife by q technicsIity
his uncle VIII consider him a stranger
hereafter
CHICAGO. Aug. a - II is asserted
acre several Government Secret Service
men are engaged in this city. through
influence Of Mrs. Lawrence c. Phipps
of Pittsburg. with former Attorney
General PhlIander c. Knox. in gather
ing evidence for her defense in the
divorce proceedings instituted by her
husband Discoveries made by Gov
erumeut detectives are believed 10 have
been the means Of blocking the business
settlement sought BY both Mr. and Mrs.
Phipps. through representatives in
Chicago yesterday. While Mrs Phfpps
was here her husband, who was sup
posed also % have been here remained
n Denver
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Rudolph Deliberately Murdered BY Gustav Jche
in Struggle ODer Little Dog.

After Scherf had fred the fatal shot
he called. "eome on here. you fellows
Let's get outof this Without waiting
even TO assist the wounded man into
his house or ascertain the extent of his
injuries. Murphy and Weintraut
mounted the wagon. and Scherf, whip
ping UP his horses. drove at a mad rate
toward Hunters Point.
The PGrero and South San Francisco
police stations were notified. Sergeant
Lewis was at the South san Francisco
station and jumped into his buggy and
drove rapidly TO the scene Of the muir
DER elndiug the Poundnen fled
Lewis teIephoned for extra men to
cover the escape of the fugitives from
the peninsula of land on which they
were driving He sent Policeman Mac
phee over the hills south of Fifth ave-
nue. 10 intercept the flight OF the men,
which he believed would be toward the
neck of the peninsula. Sergeant Lewis
then drove madIy TO head of the
poundmeu should they pass before
Macphee could cut them off. Macphee
secured a saddle horse and caught the
wagon on Fifteenth avenue, but Scherf
was gone In his place driving was a
man named Charley Ford of sol NJ
street. a character known around the
saloons in that part OF the city. Fear
ing TO be taken, Scherf, after he had
passed Hunters Point, met Ford, then
Jumped from the vehicle and calling to
Ford to take the reins, made south over
the hills. He was afterward arrested by
Detectives Cody and Whitaker. hiding
in the house Of Mrs Samuel Pierce,
wife Of the bookkeeper for the pound
keeper.
Murphy and Weintraut we're placed
under arrest by Lewis and Macphee
and taken to the POtrero station. and
afterward to the Hall of Justice They
told a straight story TO Captain Mar
tin. who. realizing that they took nc
part in the murder, allowed them t.
90. Scherf was booked for murder.
The murder was Witnessed by VIII
liam SchuItze. the dead mans brother
Ethel, his daughter, and Fred Schu
macher. a butcher of 1109 Fifth avenu'
south. schumacher said: / was stand
ing on the Hill above the street an,
saw the pound wagon drive up. on
of the men threw a net over SchuItze'
head. Schultze struggled TO get free
While he and the man with the ne
were struggling the other poundmal
( caught the dog and threw il in tn
I wagon All this time ScheTf sat on tn
wagon watching the conflict. OF
I sudden. as If by some mad impulse
/ he reached under the wagon seat. drew
forth a revolver, rose in his seat an
4 fred point blank at Schultze Schultz
4 reeled and the man with the net Ie
1 him loose. As he staggered I'D hi
/ stairs / ran to assist him. The driver
/ after he had shot Schultze, called TO hi
men, Come on here. you fellows: let
get out OF this William Schultze ra,
toward the wagon as II to attacI
Scherf Scherf. uttering a vile oath. lev
eled his gun at him and said, Come an
other step and III give II to you too
William then said, You have shot m
brother. Let the dog go The pound
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
MERCHANTS
WIFE FOILS
DEPORTERS
Cripple Creek Man
Rescued From
Miners.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. Aug "a
Two men were arrested by Sheriff Bell
to-day while attempting to deport Her
man Herr, z clothing merchant Of
GoIdheld. from the district. In com
pany with one other they forced Herr.
az the point Of revolvers, TO accompany
them. saying they were wanted at In
dependence.
After the men had left with their
prisoner Mrs Herr telephoned to Sher-
If Bell OF the occurrence and the lat
ter. with two deputies, overlook the
would-be depOrters and their victim
and arrested two Of the former Herr
was then given over TO one Of the
deputies, who is now guarding him to
prevent any further efforts to send him
away.
Herr says that a big crowd OF armed
men had gathered near the Hull City
property for the purpose Of escorting
him from Goldfeld. but he was rescued
by the authorities in time to thwart
their plans
in the District Court to-day BY Deputy
District Attorney Charles c Butler
charging about Is persons, including
a number Of the most prominent citi-
zsns Of the district. with being lead
ers Of the mob that deported a dozen
or more men from the district last Sat
urday- The informations were based
upon afhdavits prepared in Denver by
the men who were driven from the
camp.
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Crowded Street the
Scene Of Bold
Crime.
Captive Is Hustled Into a
Closed Carriage and
Carried Away.
His Whereabouts Is Unknown and
Relatives Have Received No
Demands.
Special Dispatch TO III. Gail.

CHICAGO. Aug. 24-Seized by two
strange men on one Of the busiest
downtown corners Of the city, MahlOn
A. Viunedge Of AS Dearborn avenue
was thrown into a closed carriage ana
carried away. The kidnapping was seen
by hundreds Of persons, but was car
ried out with such celerity that none
realized the significance OF the scene IN
time 70 interfere
Vfnuedge al one time was the head
OF an extensive business in hardwood
lumber and was considered one OF the
wealthiest lumber men IN Chicago he
is a brother Of Samuel j. NInnedSe,
head Of s. J. Vinnedge & Co, hardwood
lumber dealers. and is associated Win
other relatives in that firm
The strange feature Of the AFFAIR IS
that the disappearance Of the man mas
been unnotfced by his relatives His
immediate family is spending the sum
mer at an Eastern watering place his
brother fs out OF the city and Is not
expected 10 return until tomorrow
Al rhe offices OF s. J. Vtnnedge &
Co. the stenographer in charge de
cIared she had not seen Mahlon A
Vfnnedge since Friday and that m
one in the office knew where he was
The KIDNAPPING took place IN Ironi
Of the Fort Dearborn building at ClarA
and Monroe streets 2 few minutes
after the noon hour on FRIDAY IN
corner at the tinae was crowded viii
pedestrians
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Crew Of the POTpOiSe
Has q Thrilling
Experience.
All Efforts to Send Craft
to the Surface Fail
for a Time
AfEr Hope Is Gone Tie Vessel Rises
IS Unexpectedly IS She
Hsd Sunk
s7eaH Dszp4suA 70 Ne CAL

NEWPORT. Aug "a One q the
mosr thrilling episodes in submarine
navigation took place OF this port yes
terdsv. when the Purpose. which had
c-ved 70 make mock attack upon the
cruiser Peoria and the torpedo boat
Srtlstro, suddenly plunged 70 the bot
tor e distance Of 10 feet. and re-
usfned there a considerable length OF
tine, despite the desperate efforts OF
her Imprisoned crew 70 bring her TO the
surface
There Is some doubt as 70 what
caused The unexpected settling OF the
Holland boat but no uncertainty as
r0 the seriousness oi the peril which
confronted her crew. All Of the usual
resources for regsiuing buOyancv were
~ nc avail A leak in the valves pre-
venting The tanks being blown out The
hard PUMPS were tried. but owing 70
The great depth q which the boat had
ser-ls6- the men who toiled AZ them
had lirrle hope that they could Be made
- work under the great pressure of
30 feet of water
There were eight men in tho crew
sr1 for twenty minutes they toiLed AT
The pumps working in RELAYS and
working as men Go who are in desper-
are peril But. despite thsir Efforts. the
rs-ar Eu-IsulT kept 70 the bottom and
when the water began 70 pour in from
The torpedo tube. the great pressure
proved roo much for The valve. # boxed
Cuar was - prove 4 ltV-
i-E comb fer the Imprisoned crew.
seeing This. another relay went 70
the ruurs and then ss suddenly as she
hs% plunged % the bottom. the boat
heEar ~ ris-so swiftly that within
Ffree1 seconds she had bobbed upward
~ the surface
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BROTHER SAW MURDER.

William SchuItze's statement was in
the main the same as Schumacher s
He says his brother made no ATTEMPT
TO strike the men, but merely struggled
in an attempt TO release himself from
the meshes of the net; that Scherf fired
the shot deliberately and without prov
ocation.
scherf was taken before Captain
Martin. He made the following state
ment
I shot in defense. There was a
crowd Of men with hatchets. hammers
and sticks coming at US and l had 10
shoot I did not intend 10 kill the man.
but when 1 grabbed the pistol it went
off. It was not my pistol, and I do
not know who loaded II"
The rest OF Scherf's statement was
an utterance of denials OF the stories
told by eye-vitnesses. First he said
that he shot in self defense. then the
gun went off by accident. Scherf's aim.
however. was deadly. The bullet passed
through Schultze's lungs and internal
hemorrhage caused death
SHOT WAS UNPROVOKED.
Charles Weintraut. the deputy pound
man. made the following statement:
we stopped to catch Schultze's dog
Schu1tze got caught in Murphy's net
He had hammer in his hand and in
the struggle hit Murphy IN the back.
] do not think the blow was intended.
but was merely the result Of Schultze's
struggles. heard the shot, then heard
/ Schultze say I'm shot I turned and
saw Gus (meaning Scherf) standing on
the front of the wagon with a gun in
I his hand Billy Schultze advanced to-
4 ward the wagon, and Gus said to him.
/ If you come any nearer, III shoot
you. too. 1 yelled TO Gus. You have
/ done a cold -blooded murder: for God 5
sake put UP that gun. Are you crazy .
! Then We jumped into the wagon and
/ drove off. We met that fellow Ford
/ on Fifteenth avenue and Scherf called
/ to him 10 take the wagon and ran over
/ the hills TO the south
Arthur Murphy of 1889 Howard
street. the other deputy. corroborated
4 Weintraut's statement and added that
/ he had placed the gun under the seat
''I secured it from Alfred Johnson. a
/ groceryuan at Fifteenth and Folsom
streets. eight days ago TO clean. It was
/ not loaded when 1 placed it on the
wagon TO return to Johnson. Gus mus
/ have loaded it,
Scherf says there was a crowd at
tacking him and his partners. but eye
witnesses say there was no one near
but the Schu1tze brothers. until after
the shooting.
The man charged with murder i:
4 a years of age and has been with tn,
Il Mound for some time. Detective COdJ
says that his reputation. is not good.
Il Rudolph SchuItze W. 45 years O.
age and a native son. He leaves
widow. two children and three brothers
With his brothers, William and Au
gust, he conducted a small shipbuild
Ing and repairing plant on Fifth ave
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
PAYNASTER HELD UP
By FOUR MASKED MEN
Robbers Escape With a Sack Con-
tanning Five Thousand
Dollars

PATTERSON, N J.. Aug A-Four
masked men held up Paymaster White
Of the O'Rourke Construction Company
on the Ridge road. near here, to-day
and robbed him OF 5000
Tn. paymaster. accompanied oy two
men, was on his way 20 the ONCE or
the company. driving in a buggy. when
Totlr men one an American. masked
completely. and three Italians wearing
goggles. came out OF the woods The
American shot the horse. The robbers
covered the three occupants OF the
buggy with revolvers and got away
with the bag Of money.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
KUROPATKIN REINFORCED.
Thirty-Ffve thousand Troops Join the
Main Army.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug An
spite OF the anxiety which is felt re-
gardfng the fate OF Port Arthur, the
War once and the Admiralty were
practically closed to-day owing 20 the
christening OF the royal infant and no
official DISPATCHES were given out.
So far as can be asCerrained- no fur
ther news OF the progress OF the ngnt-
ing before beleaguersd Port Arthur mas
been received except that contained N
the reports from foreign sources These
latter are conflicting. some OF them re-
portinz that the japanese assault has
become exhausted and others claiming
that the japanese have captured Erze-
shan fort. belonging 20 the western line
Of defeuses II this position has been
taken and occupied IT IS realized rnal
unless the japanese are AT once dis
lodged the chain OF forts VIII be
brasched and the position OF Port Ar
thur rendered critical The report
however. IS considered as requiring
The simple fact that the day 20
which a large portion OF the pubic
/ looked forward 20 with supersrltious
I dread passed without the fall OF the
fortress suddenly encourages the peo-
pie here 10 hope that the CHRISTENING
/ OF the Czarevitch viii mark turn IN
/ the tide.
7 REPORTS that General Kuropatkin =
/ about 70 make an important move con-
I tinue 10 be circulated. but the char
T acter OF the move is not hinted ar
As the reports from the 'front.' agree
I that the rains have ceased and that the
4 roads are drying. a resumption OF MILL
4 tary activity is expected
/ since his retirement from Simou-
y cheng and the Yaugtse Pass IL IS estt-
mated that more than 5000 reinforce
ments have reached General kuropar-
: kin.
Nothing has been received from Rus
sian sources confirming the report thar
\ the baStIeship SevastOpol struck a nine
! outside Port Arthur yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
PARAGUAY'S
GOVERNMENT
MUST YIELD
Success Of the ReVO-
luton Appears
Certain.

BI7ENOS AYRES. Aug 2+-The
panic at Asuncion Is tndsscribable- For
eigners in all parts Of Paraguay are
leaving under the protection Of the
diplomatic corps
Preparations for hostilities and ne
zotfatfons looking TO the settlement Of
the questions at issue between the rev
oIutionists and the Government are
proceeding simultaneously. The oeiieI
is growing that the Government must
yield
The runors that a land engagement
has been fought between the reFoiu-
tionists and Government troops. result
Ing in the defeat Of the latter and the
canture of 400 men, as announced In
these dispatches yesterday, have not
vet been confirmed
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
HARTMAN
TO CONTROL
SANTA f
Said to Hold q
Majority Of Its
Stock.
spseal Dsspsr-h ro n. csu-

OMAHA Neb. aug "a telegram
received here from New York an
uounces that r. H Hartman who has
been quietly buying stock in the Atch-
ison- Topeka and Santa Ee. has prsc-
ri-allv obtained control Of this system.
Hartman already controls a net
work u roads over the Central and
Southwestern portions Of the country
ard the acquisition OF the only inde-
pendent system IL the West viii give
him g big advantage
Earrinaus object. according 70 the
New York Telegram, IS 70 consolidate
the Erie, the Santa Fe. the Union Pa
cifc ard the Southern Pacific and thus
secure direct lines from New York 70
the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific
.gsSzsL Il IS added that the next Santa
Re election probably VIII be controlled
hE the Hartman interests
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TOXIC. Aug. 24-The hnal assault
On Port Arthur Is imminent Hundreds
OF japanese guns continue 70 pour
destructive FIRE into the city and har-
bor along the lines q forts and IN
trenchmeuts. preparatory 70 the in
fantry assault II is evident that the
Russian lines have been weakened and
partly penetrated IN the vicinity OF
the Autzshan and Itzshan forts The
entire lire OF Russian defsnses irrne-
diately about the harbor are within
range OF the japanese guns
A number OF Russian forts and bat
teries continue a vigorous dre- The
Jzuauese death roll viii be heavily in
creased before they are captured
The direction OF the japanese attack
creates the impression here that the
citv and defanEes on either side Of
the harbOr entrance viii fall first The
dnaI stand VIII be made al Ldaoshan-
japanese official channels OF tnfor-
nation remain closed and the Navy
/ DEPARTMENTS announcement OF the
I striking OF a mine by the oattlsship
/ SevastOpol and the firing upon the Rus
/ sian forts by the cruisers Nisshtn and
I Kasaga yesterday are the only dis
I closures made in several days II Is
I believed here that both sides have SUI
\ fered heavy losses and that the hnal
I record viii make the siege the blood
I lest since Sedan
The Japanese are supremely conf
/ dent OF the ultimate result The Lead
[ ers OF the Government await the out
[ come in calm assurance The people
/ are everywhere decorating streets ard
houses and erecting arches and flag
STATS in preparation for a national
I celebration OF the expected victory.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
MASSACHUSETTS MISS
WEDS CHINESE DENTIST

BOSTON. Aug. 24-AIiss Alice
Georgianna Murrie, a prominent singer
and member Of the swell Goldman
Congregational Church. was today
married TO Dr. Tang Yawn Fond. q
wealthy Chinese dentist, DESPITE the
protests Of her friends and relatives
Tang graduated IN San Francisco.
he Is a Christian and an American
citizen The bride says she loves him
and is Indifferent to criticism.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25

nue. and had been in the business If
teen years. He bore the esteem and
respect OF the residents OF the PotrerO.
He owned considerable property and
had some mines in Nome He was a
Master Mariner and Royal Arch Ma
son. The burial viii be held under the
auspices OF the Masons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25
DYING WOMAN WANTS
TO SEE HER CHILDREN
st. Louis Police Searching for Two
san Franciscans Who Are VS.
fting the Fair

ST. LOUIS. Aug 24--Chief OF Police
EcfaTev to-day began search for Mrs
JuIiet Vernon Buchanan and Clarence
Marion. daughter and son OF a Mrs.
Marion of San Francisco. The latter,
for many years a cripple and an inva-
lid. is reported critically i'll at her home
in san Francisco and is anxious TO see
her children before she dies The lat
ter are visiting the exposition
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-25

men threw out the dog, whipped the
horses into a furious gait and went IN
the direction Of Hunters Point"
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Guns Open
Breaches in the
D0fGlSoS.
Toxic Awaits News OF the
Final Assault and Port
ArthuF'S Fall.
Expects the Loss Of Life to Be EnOr-
nous, but Is Confident Of
Victory.

TOXIC. Aug. rs 9 n m.-Two Rus
sian tOFpedO-bOat desrOyers struck
mines at the entrance OF Port Arthur
last evening. The larger one OF the
destroyers. a four -funneled one, was
sunk The names OF the vessels and
the number of lives lost are unknown
CHEFU. Aug. 25.-The Russian
guns siIenced BY the cruisers Ntsshin
arsI Kasaga at Port Arthur were sta
toned on a temporary position near
Golden Hill and were not a part OF the
Golden Hill defenses- The latter are
still intact.
LONDON. Aug. 24.-The CORE
spOndent Of the Times at Shanghai IN
a dispatch dated August "a, f1-SS
o. m. says that orders from Emperor
Nicholas have been conveyed 10 Cap
tain ReitzenStein. commanding nln
forthwith 70 disarm the cruiser As
koId and the tOrpedO-bOat destroyer
Grozovoi and that the flags on both
vessels were lowered at O'Clock to-
night"
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THE HAGUE MAY DECIDE

Russia seeks TO Arbitrate the Question
OF COnfraband-
LONDON. Aug. 2s--Ths absence ot
aizpatches OF any kind from the Far
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" wzArEzA

Forecast made ~ San Krzz-
c4soo for thirty hOurS sz6tnx
midnight. August ass
saz Francisco and vicinity
Fatr thursday frsah westerly
wind A q. 1EcADH,
District ForscasSsr-
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TIE TzzATzzs

Alcazar-"The Pride of Jszn4co.S
Matinee To-Day.
CaIiforn1a-sThs Man o4 MyB-
terry"
csutrzI-sA spy at Port Ar<hm."
Colum bia-HCaEdida-"
Pischers-sAnhsuser Push"
Grard-1HsId By the Enemy.
o-phsum-vaadsvi1a Aas11ee
To-Day.
sr4xolt-sThe Toreador."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26

and Edward Smith, all of them appar-
emily about 40 years old. They were
intoxicated when the accident oc-
CURED.
Washington County Criminals.
Hiram Warren of Calais was arrest
ed Wednesday charged with criminal
relations with blind girl 13 years old.
The name of the girl was johnson.
Warren was Thursday arraigned be-
fore Judge Woodward and held for the
grand jury under five Thousand dollars
bail. Not being able to provide bail
he is in Jail. The grand jury is in
session, and an indictment may soon
be brought In against him. Myron
Ainsworth of Woodbury. was arrested
on similar charge, the girl in this
instance being but IL years old. No
hearing has as yet been given, the
respondent being in jail.-Barre Tele-
Ordm.