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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
FOUND POISON IN EXHIBIT.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Pierre, S. D. March 9,-Prof White
head of the state agricultural college
today testified before the coroner't
jury investigating the death of Reni
Nelson by poison that he found polsdr
in the exhibit presented to him 70.
analysis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
WITH THE JURY TODAY.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, March 9.-The fate OF the
car barn bandits will rest with the
jury tomorrow afternoon The last ar.
gament for the defense was made this
afternoon and the state viii close to.
morrow noon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
TlLLMAN VERY SICK.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, March 9-Senator Till.
man Of South Carolina is very i'll with
a serious throat trouble. His friends
are much concerned, as IT is impossi
BILE for him to swallow and a liquid
nourishment Is all that he can take.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
EXPRESSES NO PREFERENCE.
By Associated Press.

Washington, March 9.-An authorl
tatiye denial was made today that the
president has expressed O desire tina;
one Of the candidates for the govern.
orship Of Illinois should not be nomi.
mated 1t is stated that the president
has not and will not, make any state.
ment that he Is for, or against, any
candidate for governor of Illinois. All
reports that he had made such a state
ment are without foundation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
MINERS MASS MEETING.
By Associated Press.

By AssOclated FreSS.
Marion, ILL.,, March 8.-The miners
of Williamson county held mass
meeting at various points today to
consider the operators proposition
made at indianapolis. The result OF
the vote was not announced. but senti-
ment favored accepting the PROPOSE
ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
DO NOT MENTION 1T.

BY Associated Press.
ST. Petersburg. March 9.-The As.
sociated Press has received direct ad.
vices from Vladivostock. timed at )
o'clock this evening. They do not
mention any naval engagement
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
Five More Companies Ordered
0ut TO Prevent Ii
REVIEW OF MOB WORK
DRIVEN TO TAKE LAW INTO OWN
HANDS BY FREQUENCY OF
MURDER AND NEGRO
DOMINATION.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Springfield, Ohio. March 9,-In view
OF the threatening outlook and a pos
slble clash between the whites and
blacks. the city officials have asked
the governor for five more companies
The request was Immediately com.
piled With and reinforcements are now
on the way This viii increase the to.
tai military force here to fifteen com.
panies
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
BY Associated Press.

Vladivostock. March 9.-The czar,
in message congratulating the de.
fense of Vladivostock. expressed his
conviction That they would all make
a rampant Of their bodies 20 protect
Russia's stronghold against the tao.
ties of the enemy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
JAPS ON THE "BEARS" FLANK
And Perhaps In The Rear Movement
Likened Unto NapoIenic Campaign
In Italy

London March "A dispatch TO the TIMES from Wea Wei
dated March 9th says: " is reported good authority that
collision between the Russian and Japanese troops has occurred
near Iia jul Korea 81 miles northeast OF ChepO which result
ed in the defeat OF the Russians.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
FIFTY DROWNED IN WRECK.
By Associated Press.

London. March 9--It is stated to-
night that the steamer Cambridge.
wrecked OFF the coast of Cochin, China.
carried 100 passengers. mostly Anna
mese. About fifty were drowned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
LARGE BRIBERY
FUND REVEALED
New York Grand Jury In
covers Alleged Scandal,
but Can Indict No One

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-No evidence
warranting indictments in this county
was presented to the Grand Jury in
connection With the charge that a
bribery fund had been collected by the
Liquor Dealers Association to inf1u-
ence legislation at Albany, according to
a presentment handed in to-day.
The presentment described as shock
ing" the facts disclosed by the evidence
and after asserting that it had been i'm
possible to return indictments in this
country. requested that all the evidence
-175 typewriter pages-be sent to the
Governor and to both branches of the
Legislature TO do with it as they see fit.
The Grand Jury says it appears from
evidence submitted to 1t that the Lii
quor Dealers Association, which ex
tends throughout the State, from time
to time raises money from its members
and applies it for political purposes. 1t
was shown that large sum of money
was raised in this way during the pres
ent year and that it finally was re-
ceived by a committee known as the
legislation committee. which went fire.
quently to Albany while the Legisla-
ture was in session and took with it the
money in cash.
Continuing, the report of the jury
says that the evidence presented to it
showed that this legislation commit
tee allowed it's disbursing officer to give
a considerable part of this money to
one of the State departments of this
State in seemingly an unlawful way;
that a large part of this money was,
by this legislation committee, expended
upon various members of the Assembly
and the Senate of the State of New
York and their friends, in appalling
and shocking ways, with the intention
of influencing such members in the dis
charge of their official duty as mem
bers of the Assembly or Senate"
After reading the report Judge Cow
ing said he would see to it that copies
would be forwarded to the Governor
and branches of the Legislature as re-
quested, with the request that they
take such action as the evidence war
rants.
The story that first reached Mr..
Jerome and started his investigation
was that a fund of $4,000 had been coll
lected by the liquor dealers to influence
legislation at Albany
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
BYINGToN IS NoN-CoMM1rTAL.
District Attorney Refuses to Discuss
Ellis Charges Against Whitman.

District Attorney Byington had
nothing to say about the case except
ing that he attended the meeting of
the committee of the Grand Jury as
its legal adviser. He said that Ellis
was there during the session last
evening, but regarding what Ellis
told the committee Byington had
nothing TO say. The Grand Jury, he
said would convene again tomorrow
afternoon and he would be present at
that session. He knew nothing re-
sarding any communication that
would come from Chief Whitman in
regard to the Ellis charges. He added
that he had not read the statement of
Ellis published in an evening paper.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
Continued From Page 1. Column 4.

1t was only as short a time ago as
III o'clock this morning that l had a
conversation with him regarding his
work in Chinatown. Some so bench
warrants for the arrest of Chinese that
were implicated in the raid by Com
missioner Hutton of the place kept by
Chin Kim You were handed to me for
service. AS Sergeant Ellis was in Chi
natown at the time of HuttOn's raid,
and would be able TO identify more OF
the accused than any other man, sent
him to serve these warrants.
This morning 1 was informed that
writ of certiorari had been issued by
Judge Sloss, that had been summoned
for contempt of court for seeking to
serve these warrants, and in addition
sued for $4,000 damages. and called
Ellis in and told him to turn in the
warrants and to serve no more of them
until the contempt proceedings had
been disposed Of This was at IL
o'clock this forenoon, and while Ellis
was in my room 1 questioned him fur
ther as to his work in Chinatown.
'I said to him: Ellis, is it not pOssi-
BILE that some of your men deceived
you while you were in Chinatown and
failed to properly perform their duty.
perhaps for a consideration?
''No, it is not possible Ellis an
swered and continuing said: did my
work as we'll as any man could have
done il in Chinatown. The charge that
we permitted gambling to go uninter-
rupted is not true. 1 know all of my
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
Police Are Looking for Moore.

The police are looking for Charles
Moore of 1908 Devisadero street who
is accused of interfering with pa
trolman. On Wednesday evening
Moore engaged in a fight with Police
man Sawyer. Sawyer struck Moore
over the head with his revolver. After
Moore was subdued he was taken to
the Central Emergency Hospital to be
treated for a lacerated scalp. The
policeman who brought him to the
hospital failed to make charge
against Moore and when the police
went to the hospital for him they
found that he had been dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
WANTS TO WITHDRAW
FROM OFFICIAL BONDS
Company Asks TO Be Relieved as
Sureties for Commissioners
Schmitz and Maestretti.

The United States Fidelity Com
pany yesterday filed notice upon Aud
itor BaehT of its desire to withdraw
as surety upon the official bonds of
Herbert L. Schmitz and Frank A.
Maestretti. Commissioners of Public
Works. The notice states that its
reason for it's desire to withdraw from
the bonds is that it fears it will sAs-
tain loss If it remains longer thereon.
The bonds are for $4,000 each.
Auditor Baehr is in doubt as to
whether the company may withdraw
from the bonds and has submitted the
point TO his attorney, William H.
Cobb. for an opinion. Should the
withdrawal be legal it will be neces-
sary for Schmitz and Maestretti to file
new bonds. 4"
4 understand" said Schmitz that
the reason the company wants to
withdraw from our bonds is that the
Superior Court has decided that we
as Commissioners are individually Ii
able for the city's responsibility re-
garding defective streets and side
walks. The surety company believes
the risk to be great in view of the
judgments that might be obtained
against US on that ruling
Commissioner Casey, whose official
bond was declared unsatisfactory by
the Finance Committee last month,
has not yet filed a new bond and will
proba sly not do so since he is short
ly to retire from public office.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
Attorney Tells Of Con-
VGFSatiOn and Is
COrrObOrated.
Sergeant Approached Him
and Expressed Hope
He Would Escape.

Attorney A Ruef denies positively
that he ever approached Sergeant Ell
lis during the hearing by the Police
Commission and said TO him. Il don't
want anybody to get hurt"
The facts regarding the cohversa-
tion that took place between Sergeant
Ellis and myself. from which it is ap-
parent he warps out this statement,
are these" said Mr. Ruef. Three or
four days after the investigation began
] was standing in the corridor Of the
Hall Of Justice talking with Civil
Service Commissioner Rogers and the
representative Of morning paper. A
man approached me. passed a greeting
Of some kind and joined the group.
Don't you know this man?' said
the newspaper man. This is Police
Sergeant Ellis. Permit me to intro
duce you. ] shook hands with Ser
Eeant Ellis. and then he said TO me:
Mr. Ruef. hope am not going to
get hurt in connection with this mat
ter. I have done the best l could and
] do not think they should make me
scapegoat. The administration don't
want my scalp. Do you think / am
going to get hurt?'
We'll, ] answered. If they have
no more proof against you than they
have against Mayor Schmitz. Commits
sioners Reagan and Drinkhouse and
myself. whom they have openly
charged. / do not think any one is go
ing TO get hurt. There is no proof that
any one took any money. and the
worst charge they could make against
you was incOmpetency for failing. il
you did fail. to stop gambling. If you
have done no'wrong you do not need to
worry. but II you have you viii get
hurt II il can be proved
This is the sum and substance of
our conversation. I never met the man
before in my life 10 my knowledge and
the statement that I said TO him, I
don't want any one to get hurt, is alb
solUtely false"
Civil Service Commissioner Rogers
and the newspaper man, who over
heard the conversation. which took
place in their presence. corroborate
Mr.. RUef in every detail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
PROBING INTO METHODS
OF STREET SUPERINTENDENT
City Attorney of Chico Believes
Brother Official Is Not Conducting
His Office Properly.

CHICO, Dec. "a surprise was
sprung this evening at the investiga-
ton into the affairs of superintendent
of Streets j. McC. Stilson when the
three City Trustees-Canfield, James
and Mayor Clark-were called to the
witness stand by the City Attorney
who is making the investigation. They
were questioned regarding the con-
struction Of abutments for the bridge
at Little Chico Creek, which cost more
than $500, while the law provides that
bids must be called for on contracts
for more than 500. 1t was stated
that the board authorized an expendi-
ture of 500.
The investigation into the methods
of Stilson showed that he owned
gravel pits and sold gravel to the city.
Teamsters sent their bills into the city
for the number of loads of gravef
hauled and the difference either way
above or below the regular wages
81 so, was settled with Stilson. 1t
was brought out that Stilson made out
each bill to the city in the name of
the teamster, who swore to the bill.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
nENTAI ASSERTIONS
WHITMAN DENOUNCES
STORY AS PERJURY

men did their duty as / did. and that
the only gambling that occurred during
my time there was when some Chinese
would steal a game or two during our
absence from their quarter. while we
were engaged in suppTessing other
games. / made many good hauls there
as the records will show. The charge
are false.
This is what he said to me. and yet
the report comes to me now that he has
confessed that he did permit gambling
to go on in Chinatown, and this under
secret orders from me. l repeat again
that / do not believe he made any such
statement. but if he did I repeat with
more vehemance that he committed de-
liberate, unwarranted. rank perjury.
for what purpose I, of course. cannot
determine at this time.
"As our interview was drawing to a
close, / asked him If he had been served
with charges. He said he had. and
showed them to me. 1 told him that
1 hoped he could prove his innocence.
but Informed him that the charge
against him was a serious one, and
advised him to get a good lawyer and
prepare his defense. He said he would
do so. The next 1 heard Of Ellis was
when 1 was informed that he had testi-
fled before the Grand Jury that he had
permitted gambling to run in China
town because / had secretly ordered
him TO. 1 need not reiterate my con-
tention as to the truth Of this state
ment. if II was made. I have done
that already and and in plain, unmis-
taxable words"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
WOMAN AND ACCOMPLICE
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
Arrested on the Complaint of
III. Il. Berg, Expressman.

Annie Beck and Henry Huntsman
were arrested yesterday morning by
Detective Matheson and locked up in
the City Prison on charge of rob-
berry. The complaining witness
against them is II. 7. Berg, an old ex-
pressman, who had been in the habit
of visiting the woman at her rooms.
519 Montgomery street. A few nights
ago she asked him to give her $50 as
a Christmas present. He refused. On
Wednesday night he relented and
called upon the woman with the $25
in his pocket and $50 besides. When
she saw him she at once began to
abuse him for the meanness, and, sud-
denly Huntsman, who was in an ad-
joining room, came in. Huntsman and
the woman, Berg alleges, attacked
him, and, after taking the $75 from
him, threw him out.
Berg met Detective Matheson at the
ferry yesterday morning and told him
OF the alleged robbery. He accom-
panied Matheson to the woman's room
and found them preparing to take
their departure for Stockton. They
were promptly placed under arrest.
Matheson recovered sS5 in gold. which
was booked as evidence.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
DETECTIVE OMAN EXPLAINS.
Advises Ellis and Then His Words Are
Warped To Suit the Sergeant.

Detective Sergeant Dinan explained
last night his use of the expression.
Stand pat to Sergeant Ellis.
Why, yes, / used those words"
said Dinan. but not in the sense in
which it was reported did.
Il met Ellis three days ago. think.
He told me that he had been mis-
quoted inlthat paper and seemed very
much disturbed about it. 1 said:
Tommy, the best thing TO do is TO
say nothing to anybody. Just stand
pat. Don't talk to the newspapers at
all, and then they can't print things
that you didn't say
No, I did not have any hint that
this thing was coming Off was the
most surprised man in the world when
/ heard of it, and found that my name
was mentioned in the case. Ellis and
1 have always have been good friends.
He was well liked about the hail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
FIRM STAND
IS ASSUMED
BY SCHMLTZ
Continued From Page 1, column !

Burnett. They were asked if they had
ever received orders from Sergeant
Ellis to permit gambling to run un-
molested. All the men replied that
they had not received any instructions
of that sort.
The patrolmen are: r. r. O'Brien,
Charles e. Mum, Henry T. McGrath,
William Doran and Henry Heinz. All
these men declared to the Chief and
the Captain of Detectives that the
squad attempted to carry out its or
ders to the best of its ability. Not one
of the patrolmen knew anything of
graft or rumors of graft. Sergeant
Ellis did not appear at the Chief S
office
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
GRAND JURY May
UNCOVER A SCANDAL
Continued From Page 1, Columns and 8.


William
r. R. Chase
of duty
i Heinz One
the Grand Jury rooms ser
time after the Grand Jurors had departed in the nope
small reward for their patience for Ellis refused
to a
refused affirm the report that Ellis nad
duplicating himself others IN
Chinatown He declared that large part of that a
being made
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
sfrncL b, a Misslon.Street car.

While crossing Mission street last
night David Broida was struck by a
car and badly injured. Broida was in
an apparently intoxicated condition.
The mOtorman rang the car bell. but
Broida did not pay any attention. The
car struck him and knocked him sew
ersl feet 10 the side. He was taken
10 the Central Emergency Hospital,
where it was found that he had a
fra ctured skull.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
ncEAN srEAMERs

NEW YORK-Sailed Dec 22-Stmr Moltke
for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg
stmr Mongosn. for Glasgow; stmr La Gas
cogne for Hayre.
Arrived Dec 22-stmr Deutschland from
Hamburg via Dover and Cherbourg; stmr
Victoria. from Liverpool.
GLASGOW-Arirved Dec 22-stmr Pomer-
anian. from New York
NAPLES-ArTived Dec 22-Stmr Romantic
from Boston via Ponta del Gada
ST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dec 22-stmr Vim
censeo Florio. from Genoa and Naples, for
New York.
LIvERPoOL-Arrived Dec 22-stmr oce-
anic from New York.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23

WANTS BREWERY RECORDS. Joseph f
CoGey Of the new directors OF the Column
court for an order ousting the old board
yesterday applied for a writ of mandate To
compel Martin H. Ulrichs the former secre-
tary. 70 deliver the books and records held
b him
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
The Best Fountain Pens.

We are selling agents for 'TWatermans 8
Ideal Fountain Pen" $3.50 up to $1,000
each. and sole agents for The Marshall" >"
the best $1.00 fountain pen in the world
Sanborn, vail & Co., TAI Market street. =
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
TENANT AND LIQUOR
GO INTO THE STREET
Property Owner Experiences Religion
and No Longer Will Rent Build
ing to Saloon Man.

HIS 10 CuIUOH HdII'
COLF'AX, Wash, Dec. 22.-Philip
Wilman, owner of the block in which
the Star saloon, considered one of the
most notorious resorts in the Palouse
country, is located, has experienced re-
ligion and yesterday threw his tenant,
C. II. Coryell. all the liquor and other
paraphernalia into the street.
Wilman declares that he never will
allow another of his buildings to be
used for saloon purposes. The Star is
the oldest saloon in the county and is
known as the slaughter house." owing
to the many murders and suicides that
have been committed there
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23

REFUSES 10 RELEASE STEPHENS
The Supreme Court hss refused TO order
A60lpn stcfens' release from the County Jail.
The prisoner is charged with the commission
o. frauds Al the last primary election His
lawyers claim that the primary election law
IS unconstif utiohal and that therefore Stefens
G. nnot be prosecuted for stufing the ballot
bCNcs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
rhere Is Alwars something New

In the tints and shapes of our pretty
boxes of writing paper. We have just re-
ceived some new shipments that are far
prettier than have come out before. but
the prices are not bit higher. Sanborn,
Vail & Co. 741 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
INDICTED MAN SHOOTS
AND KILLS A LAWYER
Keeper of Blind Tiger" Stays an At
torney and Escapes to the
Maintains

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Dec. a..
E. Christian, a leading corporation
lawyer, was shot and killed at Oceana
to-day by Ken Canterbury, who
escaped to the mountains. A posse
is in pursuit. Canterbury operated a
"blind tiger" and was indicted through
Christians efforts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
Headaches From Colds.

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the
cause. To get the genuine. call for full name
and look for signature OF e. W. Grove. csc. !.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
MoetStOEXamineSer-
geant, but HeDOeS
Not Appear.
Detective Department Ad-
mitS Its Inability to
Locate Him.

Shortly after the fact that Ellis was
in the hands of the Grand Jury he
came public Mayor Schmitz was noti-
fed that the assertion had been made
that the sergeant had confessed that
corruption existed in Chinatown, and
that Chief of Police Whitman was di-
rectly responsible for the condition
Mayor Schmitz Immediately commune
Gated with the secretary of the Police
Commission and informed him that it
was his, the Mayors, desire that the
commission meet Immediately. call Ellis
before il and continue the investiga-
tion begun some weeks ago and get at
the facts, if possible.
Chief Of Police Whitman was notified
that his presence at the meeting was
desired, and he was requested to order
the attendance of Ellis, Ellis. however,
was not at the Harbor station, TO
which he is attached, and Chief Witt
man instructed Captain of Detectives
Burnett and Chief Clerk Norman to de-
tail as many men as they could spare
to locate the much-wanted sergeant.
COMMISSIONERS GATHER.
Promptly at 7:SO o'clock Commission
ers Drinkhouse, Howell and Reagan ar
rived at the commission rooms. Word
from Hutton was to the effect that he
might be present at the meeting. but
could not say positively. However.
Hutton put in an appearance shortly
after this announcement was made. He
was not enthusiastic regarding the idea
Of the commission proceeding with the
examination of Ellis, in view of the
fact that Ellis was occupying the deli
cate position of witness before the
Grand Jury. ,-
We will all be up for contempt il we
attempt to examine Ellis regarding his
alleged confession said Hutton. and
I do not think this is the proper time to
take this up
But" interjected Howell, I'VE need
not tread on dangerous ground. All we
want to determine is whether he has
testified before the Grand Jury or not.
When we determine this question we
can stop. if we are so advised"
ELLIS is MISSING.
At this point in the dialogue Chief
Whitman entered the commission
chamber. and said that he had been in
formed that Ellis could not be found.
Inquiry at the Grand Jury rooms had
elected the information that he was
not there. and the detective department
had admitted it's inability to locate him
in the limited time remaining
Wei. we will wait until $3.50 o'clock"
said DriGkhouse, "and IL he fails to put
in an appearance by that time there is
but one thing to do and that is to take
a continuance until tomorrow after
noon. when we meet to consider other
matters"
The hour of $50 arrived and Ellis
was still among the absent. Drink
houses statement had been taken for
granted. and the Commissioners with
out formal action fled ont of the room.
None of the Commissioners had any
thing to say regarding the sudden de-,
velopment in the Chinatown scandal.
Ali they could do, they said, was to con-
tinue the investigation to a finality.
which they purposed doing when they
could get the proper witnesses before
them