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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
PLANNING MILL
SWEPT BY FIRE
Plant of the Iona Prieta Com
pany at Santa Cruz Is De-
stroyed at an Early Hour
PROBABLE LOSS is $4,000
Flames Spread Very Rapidly,
and Several Residences in
Vicinity Have Narrow Escape

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 19.-The Iona
Prieta Planning Mill was burned early
this morning. The loss will approxi-
mate probably $4,000.
The fire broke out in the bOiler-room
about 2:SO o'clock and, although the
fire department responded promptly. it
was impossible to save any part of the
plant. The principal losers are the
Iona Prieta Lumber Company, OF
which A. c. Bassett of MenlO Park is
president, w. r. Porter of Watsonville
secretary and Directors Timothy Hop
kins and I. B. Bishop of San Fran
cisco.
The fire spread rapidly, the flames
shooting heavenward and Illuminating
the neighbOrhOOd The buildings
burned covered over an acre of space,
and with the sheds and lumber yard
added nearly an acre more. The plan
ing mill proper, with galvanized iron
annex, the long surface lumber sheds,
the old Centennial flour mill. the office,
stable and warehouse were all swept
away.
The fire was discovered by the night
watchman, John Majors. who was eat
ing his lunch in the office. Majors was
first attracted by light and. looking
out, he saw flames issuing from the
roof just above the boilers.
Good work was done in keeping the
flames from spreading through the
lumber yard which adjOins the South
ern Pacific depot.
Three residences on Beach Hill
caught fire on the roof from falling
cinders, but the blazes were extin-
guished. The windows Of Sunshine
Villa, the home of eX-Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. T. Jeter, several hundred
yards away. were cracked by the heat
Part of the plank sidewalk on Beach
Hill, $50 feet from the burning build
ings, was burned.
The land and buildings and much of
the machinery were owned by the Santa
Cruz Bank of Savings and Loan So
ciety, which carried an insurance Of
$4,000.
The main building and annex were
several hundred feet in length and
were erected about twelve years ago
In the sheds and yards more than 200
900 feet Of lumber was burned.
The old Centennial flour mill build
ing four stories high, built thirty years
ago, with much of the machinery in
the structure. was burned.
The books and accounts were all in
the 1reproof safe and were intact when
the safe was opened.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
CONVERT
TO THE MORMON
CREED Is DEAD

SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 19.-Mrs.
Sarah c. Bigler, known and beloved by
all Mormons as Saint Sarah" is dead
at Plymouth, Box Elder County, Utah,
at the age of 9S. General decline, due
to old age, was the cause of death.
Saint Sarah was one of the earliest
converts to the religion founded by Jo-
seph Smith and she passed through all
the prosecutions that attended the
early days of the Mormon church. She
was a great friend Of the prophet, Jo-
seph Smith, and twice she saved his
life Once, in Jackson County, Mis-
souri,. when mob was seeking his life
Mrs. Bfgler secreted him in her house
and Disgusting him in her own clothing
enabled him to escape. Later, when
Joseph Smith and his brother were
forced to flee for their lives from Kirt-
land, Ohio, hotly pursued by men bent
on killing them, Saint Sarah" led the
mob on a false lead and thus aided the
Mormon leaders to make their escape.
At the time of the killing of Joseph
Smith and his brother in the Carthage
Jail Saint Sarah" was living in the
Mormon city of Nauvoo, Illinois, and
with the other Mormons was driven
from her home by the mobs. In COM
pany with the Brigham Young expedi-
tion she crossed the plains to the new
Zion in the valley of the Great Salt
Lake
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
DENIES THAT THE FRAUDS
WERE COMMITTED BY WOMEN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 = Former
Congressman John L. Shafroth of Colo
rado, who resigned his seat because OF
election frauds in Denver. denies that
the frauds were committed mainly by
women. In an interview to-day
Shafroth said:
of the persons implicated, very few
were women; not more than one in ten
at the outside. The frauds were COM
mitted in the lowest part of Denver,
where not many women live. The Incl
dent was not characteristic of the
Women's voting in Colorado, and it is
preposterous to make it an argument
against female suffrage Everybody
knows there are bad women, as well
as bad men. but what would any good
man think if it were proposed to take
his vote away from him because a few
bad men somewhere had cheated at an
election? In Colorado the women vote
as generally as the men, and fraud is
much rarer among them. AS a rule
their election methods are honorable,
and the influence of woman's suffrage
on the State has been distinctly for
good"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
BOLLINGER CASE WILL
GO TO SUPREME COURT
An Appeal Will BE Taken From the
Superior Court of Santa Clara
County.

SAN JOSE. Feb. 19.-The BOllinger
Will contest, which has been before the
courts for four years, is to be carried
to the Supreme Court. In December
the heirs OF Mary A. l. Bollinger, the
widow of Christian BOllinger. received
a verdict al the hands Of Judge Hy-
land in their favor. The contest was
brought against George Y. BOllinger.
a son of the testator, to have a lot Of
property. valued at about 500. 900, re-
ceived from his father just before his
death. declared community property.
1t was claimed that George Y. Boil
linger by undue influence had secured
the property from his father. The
brothers and sisters Of George Y. Boil
linger We're left with practically moth
ing BY the decision rendered some
$50. 600 worth of property held by
George Y. Bollinger was declared the
property of the estate of Christian
Bollinger. The estate of Mary L. Pull
Ian. ore Of the heirs, was given judg-
ment for an undivided one-fifth in
terest of the QuiVey ranch and also
a One-fifth interest of the Bascom tract
and an undivided One-fifth interest in
several notes, aggregating $500, and
also that he holds in trust for such
executors the sum of S10.649. An ap-
peal is to be taken by George Y. Boil
linger from this part of the judgment.
The matter viii be held on March 5.
There is a large array OF legal talent
in the case and as about four years
have been occupied in its trial in the
lower court the case promises to be in
the Supreme Court for long time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
NO LIGHT ON DEATH
OF ADOLPHUS DRUCKER

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The inquest
in the case of Adolphus Drucker, the
English member of the Parliament
and owner of mines in British Colum-
bia who died on December 10 last in
the alcoholic ward at Bellevue Hospi-
tai, was held to-day. Drucker's life
was insured for more than $1,000, 600
in the interest of the Hooleys of Lon
don and at the time of his death COM
plant was made by James Murphy
and William Otto, patients in the same
ward, that the man had been cruelty
treated by the nurses at Bellevue
Hospital. After hearing testimony
Coroner Jackson directed the jury to
find that Drucker's death was due to
causes unknown and asked that the
hospital officials be relieved from any
blame in the case. This was done
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Russian War Flags
Presented to
Mikado.
Japan Will Respect
the Neutrality Of
China.

TOXIC. Feb 19-Captain Kurakami,
commander of the Japanese armored
ship Chiyoda, to-day presented the
Emperor with the shot-torn flags Of
the Russian cruisers Variag and Ko-
reitz. which were sunk at Chemulpo
on February g. The Emperor was
much affected. He congratulated Kura-
kami and made him the bearer of an
affectionate message to the officers
and men of the fleet.
The response of Japan to the request
of China for a statement of its position
in regard to the neutrality of the latter
country was made public TO-DAY. It's
text is as follows:
The Imperial Government, desiring
to avoid as far as possible a disturb
ance Of the peaceful condition of affairs
which prevails in China. VIII in all
parts of Chinese territory, excepting
the regions now occupied by Russia,
respect the neutrality of China, so long
as Russia does the same.
The rules of war which govern the
forces of Japan in the field do not
permit the wanton destruction Of prop
erty. Accordingly, the Imperial Chi
nese Government may rest assured that
the mausoleums and palaces at Muk-
den and Hsingking and public build
ings in China everywhere viii be Sc
cure from any INJURY not attributable
TO the action of Russia.
Furthermore. the rights of Chinese
officials and nhabitants within the
zone of military operations win, in their
persons and property, be fully respected
and protected by the imperial forces,
SO far as military necessity permits.
In the event, however. that they should
extend aid and comfort TO the enemy
of Japan the Imperial Government re-
serves TO itself the right to take such
action as circumstances require.
1t remains only TO say in conclusion
that the present war is not being waged
by Japan for the purpose of conquest
but solely in defense of her legitimate
rights and interests. and consequently
that the Imperial Government has no
intention TO acquire territory at the
expense of China as result of the con-
flict
The japanese Government also wishes
the Imperial Chinese Government to
clearly understand that whatever ac-
tiOn may be taken by it on Chinese
territory. which is made the theater Of
war. viii be the result of military
necessity. and not in impairment Of
Chinese sovereignty"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
INSURANCE COMPANIES
WILL LOSE S31, ZOO, 900

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 1s.-The
Baltimore Underwater. in It's issue to-
morrow, will print the losses of all the
fire insurance companies in the Bal
timore fire. The total gross loss is
$32, S64, 800. of which $6,0OO,0OO falls
on the local companies. The estimat-
ed total salvage is $1,769,70O, which
leaves a net loss to the insurance COM
panies of s31,095,100. 1t has been
learned that many of the large whole
sale dry goods houses formed an in
surance pool among themselves. which
amounted to about s5,OO0,O0O, from
which practically nothing will be re-
allied. Another development is that
very few of the tenants of the So
called fireproof buildings carried any
insurance
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
SAY BERRYS
FIRED FIRST
Millionaire Dewey and His
Cowboys, Wilson and Nc
Bride, Outline Their Defense
ARMY OFFICERS TESTIFY
Promise Is Made to Show the
Weapon of One Of the Victims
Was Filled After Shooting

KANSAS CITY, Feb. ia special
10 the Star from Norton. Kans., says:
State Senator Hessin. attorney for
Chauncey Dewey and his two cow
boys. Mcbride and Wilson, to-day told
the defendants side of the shooting
affray at the Berry ranch on June 80
last. when three members of the Ber-
~ family were shot down, and began
the introduction of the testimony, the
defense's first witness being General
Wilder :. Metcalf. former major Of
the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers and
new pension agent at Topeka. Pre-
viously Judge Geiger had overruled
motions TO discharge Wilson, Dewey
and Mcbride.
Senator Hessin. in his narrative Of
the battle. asserted that the Berrys
had fired the first shot II would be
shown, he said. that on the day of the
fight Dewey, Mcbride and Wilson had
gone TO the Berry place TO take away
a water tank they had bought. The
three Berry boys walked across the
yard with their hands upon their re-
vOlvers. Chauncey Dewey called out
TO them to stop where they were and
the three Berrys drew their revOlV-
eTs and fired.
Then" asserted Attorney Hessin,
"Our men fired, and not until then.
Our men acted in self-defense. Burch
Berry. instead of shooting only once,
empUied his revolver. We viii show
that the revolver Burch Berry carried
was not only replaced in its holster
after his death but we will make it
plain that ii was reloaded and that
the barrel was cleaned, but whoever
cleaned the barrel forgot TO clean the
chambers and il now shows evidences
of the gunDOwder from its discharge
on that fatal day"
General Metcalf, Colonel Ward c..
Little Of the Twentieth Kansas and
Captain Claud Hamilton, who had
fought with Wilson in the Spanish
war. testified as to that defendants :
good character and bravery. c. w.
Birch Of Salina, a brother of Justice
Birch Of the State Supreme Court
also testified as TO Wilson's good char
acter.
While the trial was in progress to-
day the Sheriff of Norton County ar
rested seven other Dewey cowboys
who were with Dewey on the day the
shooting of the Berrys occurred and
who are in town as witnesses for the
defense. The men arrested were each
served with three Justice warrants
from Cheyenne County for the killing
Of Burch Berry, Daniel 2. Berry and
Alphus Berry. making twenty-one
warrants for murder.
Judge Gefger Immediately issued an
order that the men should not be re-
moved from Norton until they were
allowed TO testify in the present trial
They were released on $1,000 bail each.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Wheat Is Booming
as Result of
Conflict.
Excitement Reigns
in Chicago
Market.

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-In the midst Of
excitement unequaled on Change since
the days of the Letter deal in 1898, the
price of wheat for May delivery
touched 81 O3 to-day. This record price,
the third highest in the history of grain
speculation in Chicago in the last twen-
ty years, was reached within fifteen
minutes after the big gong on the floor
of the exchange announced the opening
of the days business.
At the opening May wheat sold at
81 and 81 OF. and touched 81 03, but a
moment later the price had fallen into
two figures again. but the relapse was
only temporary, and almost instantly
the price with single bound reached
the mark Of 81 011z.
Toward the close of the session May
wheat again gathered strength as a
result of heavy buying and made an
other spectacular jump, touching 81 03.
slight reaction followed this effort
and the price fell off to 81 0212, at which
point it was at the close of business.
The rise in price is partly the cause
and in part a result of a similar condi-
tion in England and on the Continent.
The conflict in the Far East and belli-
cose rUmors from the Balkans, with
a rumor that the great powers may
forsake their pacific attitude and be-
come involved in one or the other of
these wars, are all responsible in vary
ing degrees for the existing high prices.
In 1891 wheat for May delivery sold
at 81 0S, and in 1898 Letter forced the
price to 81 .S5.
Corn and oats were affected by wheat
strength, but in less notable degree.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
SACRAMENTO WOMEN
FORM A NEW CLUB
The Organization Will Be Affiliated
With the General Body of
the State.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19.-The Wom-
ans Council of Sacramento County was
organized to-day for the purpose Of
forming a central body with which all
women's clubs and organizations may
affiliate in carrying out the plans Of
the different branches. The following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Robert T. Devlin: vice president at
large, Mrs. w. a. Gett; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. J. J. c. Fitzgerald; re-
cording secretary, Miss Nellie Dunlap;
treasurer Mrs. o. F. Washburn.
Mrs Devlin delivered an inaugural
address, pledging active work in the
new field of activity.
The chair appointed as head Of the
different departments the following:
Improvement league. Mrs H. E.
Wright; public schools. Miss Ella Nc
Cleery; associated charities, Mrs. j. A.
Woodson; department of moral reform,
Mrs. Chauncey II. Dunn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Schneider Is released on Bail.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. j. H.
Schneider of Tucson, Arizona, who re-
Gently was indicted and arrested in
Washington for alleged completely in
public land frauds in the West, was
relased from custody to-day under
$12, 900 bonds. He was brought up in
the Criminal Court on a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus, which alleged
illegal arrest and excessive bail. The
former point was waived to avoid
delay, and Justice Pritchard sustained
the contention of excessive bail by re-
ducing the amount from $4,000 to
ST., 900.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
HEIRS TO BATTLE
FOR THE LULL ESTATE
san Francisco Attorney Charged With
Having Used Undue influence
on TestatOr.


SAN JOSE, Feb. 19.-An opposi-
ton TO the probate of the will of the
late James LulI has been filed in the
Superior Court by Mrs. Sarah H. Tru-
man and Mrs. Maria A. Plat, sisters
of the deceased. Lull died in Novem-
Der last, leaving an estate in this coun-
~ valued at $1,000. 1t consists prin-
cipally of notes and mortgages. LulI
devised his estate to Mrs. James Lull
a divorced wife; two daughters and a
granddaughter of Attorney E. A.
Bridgeford Of San Francisco and sew
eral others.
The cSntestants assert that Lull left
no other relatives but themselves and
that they are the sole heirs at law
They declare that their brother was
Of unsound mind and utterly incom-
petent to make a will or care for his
property and that the will filed for
probate was secured by means of un-
due influence Of Z. A. Bridgeford. 1t
is stated that the latter had ACQUIRED
complete control of Lull. 1t is recited
that Lulfs father left him $1,000 in
trust and that Bridgeford made re-
peated efforts to induce the heirs to
break the trust. and, failing in this.
he worked on Lull until he had him
execute the Will in question.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
HEAVY SEAS BATTER STEAMER.
The Lain Reaches New York After
TempestuOus VOYAGE From Genoa.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Battered by
heavy seas and with her captain and
second officer injured by an enormous
wave that swept over the lofty bridge.
the steamer Lain reached port to-day
after a tempestuOus voyage from
Genoa. Naples and Gibraltar. She
had a very rough passage throughout,
being under reduced speed every day.
On Sunday. February IA, the weather
was very squally and stormy and seas
repeatedly broke over her fOredeck.
One giant sea Knocked Captain HOlke
and Second officer Glunde down. frac-
turing two of the captains ribs and
bruising the second officer on the head.
The bridge was damaged, stanchiOns
bent and part Of the rail carried away.
The Italian steamer Stella, also
from Italian ports. had a similar ex-
perience.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
PUBLISHES A BOOK
TO ATTACK AMERICA

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Copies Of a
paper covered book entitled The
Panama Canal Question; Plea for
Colombia" consisting chiefly of let
ters accusing the United States of bad
faith and of violation of the New
Granada treaty. are being distribut-
ed by a representative here of the Co
lombian Government. The pamphlet
also is being sent in quantities of ten
to 500 to Colombian Consuls in Eu-
rope.
Although the name of the author
and editor is not given, the book is
said to have been prepared by mem
ber of the recent Colombian COM
mission to Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
MASKED ROBBERS AT
WORK IN SAUSALITO
Two Men Enter a Store and Hold Up
Several Men, Securing
Neat sum.

SAUSALITO, Feb. 1.-TWO masked
men entered the grocery of Antoine
Lawrence tonight about 1870 O'Clock
and held up half a dozen men, includ-
ing the proprietor, securing several
watches and money aggregating about
500.
The men entered the place quietly
and from their methods it is presumed
that they are old hands at the rob-
bling game. With drawn revolvers
they commanded Lawrence to surren-
der the contents of the drawer. which
he did. The others were ordered to
give up their valuables. Dan Wilson
lost a gold watch, which bears his
name inscribed on the inner case.
After the robbers had completed
their work they hurried away in the
direction of Mill Valley. Marshal
Hannah was Immediately notified and
dispatches were sent to Tiburon and
other neighboring towns giving de-
scriptions of the highwaymen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
BELIEVE THEY HAVE
LOS ANGELES MURDERER
Mexican Arrested i'm Arizona L
Charged With killing Man in
California.

LON ANGELES, Feb. ia Mexi-
can named Jose Salazar is under ar
rest at Kingman, Ariz., on charge of
numbering Francisco Villa in Los An
geles on February IL. Police De-
tective Talmantes has gone to King
man to bring the prisoner to this city.
Salazar's arrest is said to have been
brought about by a confession to a
companion that he had killed a man
in Los Angeles in a quarrel over a
card game by stabbing him in The
back From the description of Sala-
zar the police believe that he is the
guilty party.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
French Ministry Unchanged.

PARIS, Feb. 19.-There is no truth
in the rumOr that Foreign Minister
Delcasse has resigned. The report be-
gan to circulate in the corridors Of the
Chamber OF Deputies and was imme-
diately denied. Premier Combes and
the other Ministers were present at the
Foreign Office at noon to-day. There
vas not the slightest indication OF a
change in the Ministry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Honduras Under Martial Law.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19.-The Pic
ayune tomorrow will print the follow
ing; The city and province OF
Tegucigalpa. Honduras, is under mar
tiaI law as a result Of an attempt to
assassinate President Manuel BOnilla,
and half a dozen of the most promi-
nent members Of the Chamber OF Depu-
ties are prisoners charged with the at
tempted crime
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Asphrxiated By Gas Prom a Furnace

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Feb. 10
Asphyxiation by coal gas from a fur
mace is said to have been the cause of
death of Joseph B. Garfield, superin-
tendent of the Garfield Rubber Com
pany, and his Swedish maid servant,
whose bodies were discovered in their
sleeping apartments in the Garfield
residence in this city to-day. Mrs.
Garfield apparently is suffering from
the effects of gas inhalation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Nav Accept a New Charge.

SAN MATEO, Feb. 19.-Rev. Nep-
tune 3. w. Galway of Menlo Park has
been called TO the rectorship of the
Church of St Matthew i'm this city to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion Of Rev. L. L. Parsons. who re-
Gently accepted a call TO st. Marks
Church. Berkeley. Rev. Galways de-
cision viii not be known for twenty
days, but it is believed he will accept
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Well Known Coloradan Dies.

DENVER. Feb. 19.-Henry Michel
sen, supervisor of Pixies Peak For
estry Reserve and a we'll known writer
on irrigation and forestry matters
died to-day of pneumonia. He was
80 years of age and for thirty years
was engaged in the railroad business.
He was vice president of the American
Forestry Association and a member of
the National Irrigation Association,
American Association of Science and
the National Geographical Society.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Renort Rout of GeneraI Jiminez.

SAN JUAN, P. r., Feb 19.-The
Cuban steamer Julia, which has ar
rived from San Domingo. and the
French steamer st. Simon, from Puer-
ia Plata, Santo Domingo. both report
that General JimineZ, the Dominican
revolutionary leader, has been routed,
that his whereabouts is unknown and
that his cause is hopeless.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Dnke Of peyonshire Is pissatisfled.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-In the House of
Lords to-day the Duke of Devonshire,
Liberal Unionist, made a long speech
on the fiscal question. He explained his
position and the reasons for his resig-
nation as Lord President of the Council.
He expressed the strongest dissatis-
faction with the attitude of the Gov
ernment and dwelt upon the paramount
Importance of the fiscal issue compared
with other questions affecting the prin-
ciples of the Unionist party.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Docs Not Believe Grinith Insane.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1S-The trial Of
Colonel Griffith ]. Griffith. the Los An
geles capitalist. on trial for the at
tempted murder of his wife, was con-
t;nued to-day with the defense placing
witnesses on the stand TO testify to
the insanity of the defendant. DR.. NJ.
L. Moore, the family physician of the
Griffiths. was called by the defense, but
he swore that he did not consider the
defendant insane.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Debate Closes on the Address.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-In the House
of Commons to-day Home Secretary
Akers-DOuglas in behalf of the Gov
ernment moved the closure Of the de-
bate on the address in reply to the
speech from the throne, which was
carried. The address as a whole was
then agreed TO without division and
the House adjourned.