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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
EXPLAINS THE SLUMP
IN MAYsWHEAT'S PRICE
Spencer Says Gates Sold Mil
lions of Bushels in Three
or Four Days.

ST. LOUIS. May 1.-THE testimony
of Corwfn H. Spencer in the suit OF
Thomas Aiken against the Board OF
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ers to prevent them from classifying
red Russian wheat as No. 2 winter
wheat. on trial IN the St Louis Circuit
Court was the feature OF to-day's
hearing.
Spencer says that one reason the
price Of wheat ruled higher In Chicago
than it did in ST Louis was because in
that city the red Russian and the No.
winter wreat were not mixed.
During the examination OF Spencer
many questions were asked tending To
show what relations. IL any, existed be-
tween the opponents pressing the suit
In Missouri and certain operators on
the Chicago Board of Trade. Spencer
said:
do not know Of my own knowlsdge what
caused the break in the wheat corner in
Chicago, but it Is my personal opinion that
the break was caused by Gates selling fifteen
or twenty million bushels OF wheat in three
or four days. when IL should have taken three
or four weeks to dispose OF such quantities.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18

MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP
City Of London
Purchases More
Tramways.
Millions to Be Spent in
Changing to Elec-
trio Power.
Glasgow Expert Summoned to
Chicago by Mayor Dunno
Talks of His Work.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.


LONDON, May 1Z-Another great stride
has been taken in municipal ownership
The London County Council has decided
to buy the North London tramways and
electrify them The Council will spend
$50, 100000 on the project, which will add
another 100 miles to the lines already
owned and managed by the people of
London and Glasgow.
DR.. Robert Crawford, whom Mayor
Dunno has invited to Chicago. in speak
ing of municipal ownership, said tonight:
During all my life l have devoted my
self to the consideration of the problem:
How can municipal institution be safe
ly and sanely developed to secure as far
as possible, advancement of the comfort
convenience and prosperity of citizens
without regard to class distinctions?
have had belief concerning life in great
cities that the prosperity and happiness
of their Inhabitants largely depend upon
the application to vast popula tions of
sound municipal socialism socialism
which aims not at breaking down indi-
vidual effort, but works for the creation
of the best possible conditions and for
the exercise of individual effort
AS regards the Chicago municipality
Chicago there may be powerful rival in
is determined to have sound city govern
ment he is with Chicago.
DR.. Crawford has had cold for sew
eral weeks and is unable to say when he
will be able to start for Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
PAUL MORTON Z.
MUST RESIGN
FROM CABINET 7
Metcalf to Become the
Secretary Of the
Navy.
Special Dispatch to The Call

WASHINGTON. May IA definite de-
cision has been reached in the case of
Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton, fix
ing the date of his retirement from pub
lie life.
not retire until autumn. He was mis-
taken. 1t is intended he shall leave the
Cabinet within six weeks.
This meets the approval of both Secre-
tary Morton and President Roosevelt.
Secretary Morton does not like official
life, but he refused to resign while under
fire, and the President sympathized with
him. What will happen to Secretary
Morton after he leaves the Cabinet is not
known, but he will not be prosecuted in
connection with the Santa F'e case while
he is in the Cabinet. The interest of the
administration ceases at this point. If a
Grand Jury should indict him it will be
as Paul Morton, not as the Secretary of
the Navy.
How near Secretary Morton is to leay-
ing the Cabinet is indicated by the fxct
that his successor is said to have bxen'
determined upon. The portfolio, accord43
ing to rumor, will be offered to Victor n.
Metcalf, Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor. 1t is a post Secretary Metcalf al
ways wanted. He was slated for the
Secretaryship of the Navy when the
President first offered him a place in the
Cabinet. But the President also wanted
Secretary Morton as an adviser.
Secretary Metcalf has done excellent
work in his present Office and has salts
fed the President. He was a member of
the Naval Committee of the House when
he served in Congress and evinced intel
ligent interest in the development of the
navy. He believes, with the President. in
a big navy.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
SCHEME OF STUFFING
s PAYROLLS UNEARTHED
Southern Pacific Company Is
Said to Have Been Syste-
matically Robbed.
Special Dispatch to The Call

RENO. New. May r7.-It is reported in
railroad circles in the CITY that a scheme
of stufhng the pay rolls and robbing the
pay cars of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company has been discovered, and that
all the cars en- route between Ogden and
San Francisco have been ordered to stop
paying. The pay car arrived in Sparks
yesterday and paid few checks, but be-
fore all the employees had received their
wages the car returned to Sacramento
1t is claimed that dummy pay checks have
been used in the work and that several
thousand dollars have been paid out on
forged checks. 1t is said that arrests
may follow.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
PRESIDENT
TO ACCEPT
NO FAVORS
Will Pay His Way
During Future
Travels.
Believed to Have Borne
Expense Of Recent
limiting Trip.
10 More Outings to Be Taken
as Guest Of Railroad
Companies.
speci.I pispa.ch % rns can.

WASHINGTON, Nay H.-Presideut
Roosevelt vii accept no more free rides
from either railroad or sleeping car COM
panies. Hereafter, when he goes on a
trip he VIII pay his way. If he has guests
he vii pay for them The only trip he
now has IN nlind-in fact, the only trip
he expects to make during the rest of
his term Of offIce-is one to Florida and
Arkansas These are the only States he
has not visited, and it is his purpose to
visit them in October.
IT is suspected that the President bore
the expense of the bear hunting trip COM
pleted q week ago. This is inferred from
the fact that the special train which car
ried him TO Colorado did not wait for him
II was not at the disposal of the party
which accompanied the President Here
tofOre whenever the President of the
United States has gone on an outing, the
train which bore him remained on q. side
track al was Ar his disposal every min
ute Of the time. OF course. if the Presi-
dent were paying for his transportation
this time. as is supposed, he would have
70 pay the $50 a das that it costs TO keep
& Pullman at ones disposal.
Heretofore the trips by the President
have been made at the expense of the
Pennsylvania Company, as q rule. That
company has supplied everything. II has
the entertainment of its chief guest and
his friends. 1t is said the Pullman Com
pany has always insisted that the railroad
company should reimburse il for the ex-
pense incurred and that the company has
done so. The Pennsylvania, nine times
out Of ten, has been the road that car
rled the President out of Washington,
no matter where he desired to go Gen
orally IL has been able TO carry him to
the point he wished to reach. but some
times il had to deliver the train to
another road. Even in cases of that kind
there was no change Of cars. The result
OF its generosity was much free advertis-
ing for the road and TO that account the
expense was charged.
But all this is TO be changed during the
rest Of Mr. ROoeevelt's term. Although
every railroad company in the United
States has made big efforts TO get the
honor and advertisement of carrying the
President hereafter the President ex-
poets TO pay for il all out Of his own
pocket.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
FAST MALL DELIVERY
IN CITY OF CHICAGO
Matter Bearing Date of 1892
Is Hurried to It's
Destination.
Special Dispatch to The can

CHICAGO, May 17--Postmaster Coyne's
men to-day began the rapid delivery OF
mail which should have reached It's des-
tination thirteen years ago.
While workmen engaged In making
some Interior changes in the Rockery
building were tearing down a marble
wainscoting they found a mass of mail
which had slipped down behind the mail
box. between <sthe brick and the marble
Most of the mail was newspapers and
circulars. which probably had been piled
on top of the box although there were
some letters in the lot. The papers were
dated 1892. zszssf----
The thirteen-year-old mail was tied into
bundle and sent to the ppstoffice at
great speed in order to make up for the
long delay. 1t will be forwarded to it's
destination as though it had been dropped
in the box to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
State Department
Dispatches Dis
appear.
Have Important Bear
ing on Charges Filed
by Bowen.
IntFusted by Secretary Hay
to the Care of Accused
First Assistant.
Special Dispatch to IN. can

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Bowen
LOomis case took an unexpected turn
to-day, when Bowen reported to Secre-
tary Taft that two dispatches which
he had sent to the State Department
pOrtant bearing upon the case were
missing.
Yesterday Bowen called Secretary
: ats attention to the fact that there
were dispatches in the State Depart
ment which he desired Secretary Taft
to see. They were procured and Sec
retary Taft, after looking through
them, turned them over to Bowen for
any comments he might care to add to
them. Two dispatches supposed to be
OF great Importance TO the case were
not among those Bowen called for.
Search was made to-day, but thus far
the dispatches have not been found.
Bowen has copies of them, which he
made al the Time ne sent them TO the
State Department from Caracas and he
will send these copies to Secretary
Taft
The investigation which has been un-
der way for the last few days has
taken a more serious phase and it is
understood that the administration will
make a deep and thorough investiga-
ton into the case, leaving no stone un-
turned to get the truth. It is now pre-
dicted that the investigation cannot be
completed this week or even next week.
One man says he would not be sur
prised if it should run on for month
or more. This indicates very plainly
that Secretary Taft intends to get to
the bottom of it all
Bowen called upon Secretary Taft to-
day Judge William l. PenfieId. solicit
tor for the State Department, and E. j.
Babcock. Secretary Hays private sec
retary, both of whom are familiar with
the case and with the documents which
have come to the State Department. were
called into conference. Following it
Bowen went to Judge Penfield's Office
and had a long talk with him.
Hay turned the missing papers in the
scandal over to Assistant Secretary
LOOmis n few days before the latter
started on his trip to the Pacific Coast
about two months ago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
CONFIDENCE IN HEALTH
AUTHORITIES ON ISTHMUs
State and Provincial Delegates Ask for
Freedom of Action for Federal
Reoreseutativex

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE annual
conference of State and provincial
boards of health of North america con
cluded its sessions to-day after adopt-
ing resolution expressing a realiza-
tion Of the sanitary condition of Pan
anna and addressing to President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft an ex-
preston of confidence in the American
health officials on the isthmus and ask
ing for them the greatest liberty of ac-
tion. 1t also adpoted a resolution in
viting the International Congress of
Hygiene to hold its meeting of 1909 in
the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
ADVOCATED FOR GOVERNMENT
plan Is TO Give IL Control Over Con-
structfOn of the Federal
BufIdfuxr

NEW YORK, May 17.-ResoIutfons
for the establishment Of a department
Of IRE arts at Washington have been
adopted by the Society of Beaux Arts
Architecture, the members of which
hope to start movement that will be
taken up by every organization OF
architects. scuiptors, artists and others
interested in the development of fine
arts throughout the United States. Ac-
corcing TO the promoters OF the idea,
the new department should have su-
pervision Of the construction OF new
postofnce buildings, custom-houses, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18


ground that being .undeR. Indictment
and conducting his own dt ase he had
a right to be present at the question
ing of presumed witnesses in the case
He was denied admittance and said
that he would object to any of the
statements of Mrs. McCurdy to the
Grand Jury beingSused in court during
his trial.
WOULD RECOVER CHILD.
Collins denied that he had made any
attempt to communicate with Charlotte
Collins or that he had been prevented
by the police from so doing. He said
that he had been called to the telephone
sAy her and requested to>deliver some
but declined to talk and sent
word that she had no claim to anything
Colfinsssaid stha*@Aesha Instituted pro-
ceedings FOR the recovery of his 1daugh-
Ter. May, who is at present in school in
San Mateo. He SAYS that he is willing to
have the boy remain with Charlotte New
man Collins.
Collins arraignment is set for to-mor-
row, at which time he will appear before
Judge Lawlor While, as he says, he is
ready to proceed with the case at any
time he will take every legal advantage
possible and begin by attacking the in
a later day.
Dr. Nathan Rogers. who signed the
peculiar certificates of death that within
the space of three days attributed to
Collins two wives, was before the Grand
Jury for a few minutes following the
questioning of Mrs. McCurdy. He re-
fused to say what his statement to the
body was, but admitted that he will not
be again subpenaed to appear before it
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
CHINESE PRISONER ALLOWED
BY JUDGE To RETAIN QUEUE
Says 1T Is Matter of Religion and for
That Reason VIII Not Be
Sborn.

ST. LOUIS May 17.-Judge Rogers of
the United States District Court has is
sued an order allowing Ng Jung. a
Chinese convicted and sentenced to a
term of ninety days in the Missouri
penitentiary for passing a raised ten
dollar Dill. to retain his queue while
serving MS sentence Jung told Judge
Rogers that the retention Of his o,e1,e
was matter OF religion. He will be
the frst prisoner confined in the State
penitentiary who has not first been
shorn.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
GERMAN COMMAND AMBUsHED
BY THE NATIVES IN AFRICA
Six Men Killed and as Many Wounded,
Among the Latter Being Cap
tain Won Rappard

BERLIN, May 17.-Captain Won Rap
pard's company, while marching to at
tack Chief Frederic in German South
west Africa, was ambushed on Nav 3
at the junction of two rivers by Chief
Frederic. with 300 men. Six Germans
were killed and six wounded, among
them being Captain Won Rappard, who
was severely injured Captain Baum
gaertel, according to an Official tele-
gram, relieved Captain Won Rappard
by forced march of forty-six hours
and drove off the natives.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
MONTANA GOVERNOR LEARNS
THAT HE Is TO BE MARRIED
Already Has Wife and Is Exercised
Over Attempt to Make Him
a Bfgamfxf.

HELENA, Mont, May 17.-Governor
J. Toole and his friends are exercised
over a. Kokomo Ond.) article. which
also appeared in several Eastern pa
pers on Sunday, that Mrs Charlotte
Cox, former wife Of DR.. Edward Cox of
kokomo, is soon to be married to the
Governor of Montana Governor
Toole has been married a number Of
years. Efforts are being made to trace
the origin of the story
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
ROCK ISLAND TO POSSESS
ITS OWN REFRIGERATION CARS
Recent Inquiry Into the Armour Line
and Conditions Revealed Given
AZ Cause.

CHICAGO. May 17.-The Rock Island
Railroad Company has contracted for
1900 refrigerator cars. The recent in
quiry into the private refrigerator car
lines by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the conditions revealed are
said to be responsible for the action OF
the Rock Island Company. The Rock
Island system will inaugurate It's own
refrigerator car service in the fruit and
produce trade OF the West and South.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
MRS. SARAH McCURDY IS LOYAL
TO GEORGE COLLINS.

Mrs GrJu GeogeD he
nduein testify rah
bel by apend
Tuesday Grandeur n OF
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
GOVERNOR WRIGHT CLOSES
AMERICAN BANK IN MANILA
Protection Of the Depositors Is Given
as the Reason for the
Action.

MANILA. May 17.-On the order of
Governor General Wright. the Ameri-
can Bank has been closed and placed
in charge of the insular auditor. No
financial statement has been issued
The reason given for the closing Of the
bank is the protection OF the depositors
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
Swears He Did Not Live
With Daughter Here.
INDICTMENT IN DANGER
New Proceedings May
Be Found Necessary.
DIR. ROGERS ON STAND
Accused Attorney Seeks
to Recover Child.
INDICTMENT IN DANGER

Mrs. Sarah McCurdy told the mem
bers of the Grand Jury yesterday after
noon that to the best of her
knowledge and belief her son in
law, George D. Collins, the at
torney, who is under indictment for
bigamy, had never lived with her
daughter as husband during the stay
of the couple in California. Although
Collins and his newly welded wife reg
istered at the Palace as Mr.. and Mrs.
George d. Collins, Mrs. McCurdy says
that her daughter occupied room at
the Palace with her prior to the charge
brought by Charlotte Newman Collins.
After the scandal broke Collins him.
self placed his wife entirely IN the COM
pany of her mother, affording her
merely the protection of his name, so
Mrs. McCurdy says.
The testimony was given by Mrs. Nc
Curdy during two hours appearance
before the Grand Jury. 1t constitutes
the most serious check the Grand Jury
has yet facedSin. its. proceedings against
CoIlius. Should Mrs McC.urdy repeat
her statement of yesterday on the witt
ness stand during the trial the case
against Collins will fail, it is feared. Fur
ther proceedings against him will of
legal necessity, have to begin in Illi-
nois, where the alleged bigamy and CO.
habitatiOn occurred.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18
Germany shows an increase OF ss.4os, 600 in cash

Germany shows an increase of SO, 4O5, 600 in cash
LONDON. May 1s.-The weekly statement of
thu the Bank - Of England shows the following
culation. decreased Gss,OOo; bullion, increased
& 3d. 3e2; other securities, increased al ,079. OOO
other deposits increased re- aa ooo public de-
creased s577,0 900; government securities un-
changed. Tn, proportion of the banks reserve
pared with 5o2l per cent last we Week i.n'' 40 ''
The rate of discount of the Bank Of England
was Sns5Snsed today at s per cent
taken into the Bank of England today was
e16s, 900; bullion to the amount of i. 900 was
Withdrawn from the Bank of England today for
wi H1S41 TI1 for shipment to Gibraltar
ing changes: Cash in hand. increased 3s. 620 900
marks; treasury notes Increased 1900, ooo
| 900 marks.
IS Nance aH e odwne ehsass a:
Notes in circulation. decreased 26175,O0O francs;
treasury accounts current Increased II $50 0oo
bills discounted. decreased 1880, 900 francs
silver in hand. increased 3,675,ooo francs. Three
Change % ISL for or the E1
ST; PAUL. May 1s:-Bank clearings, 81 ,oo2
os9fS 1sst NO. o.orn..
Corresponding Week. $40 500 oo7ss; New 'S Yori
eAcnange, Selllng rate, s6Oc premium: buying
rate, loc premium; Chicago exchange. selling
rate, soc premium; buying rate, par; London 60
day, sight documentary exchange. -$4.s4A.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-Close-Prime mercan
tile paper; 81 @414 per cent; sterling exchang
strong with actual business in bankers bill
at s. sc: 90@4. .95 for demand and at $4.s4.7
4Ss and 81; eemnereial b Rfsss? s4s III
4.s4%; bar silver, 5sAc; Mexican dollars, All c
government bonds firm; railroad bonds weak
bid = offered at time money p steady stead ;ie SIX
days and ninety days. 3A per cent; six months
A0l3h.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

New York reports 10 loads wheat for export
Broomhal estimates Argentine wheat ship
ments at 1000, 600 bu Corn. 100000 bu.
Clearances, wheat and -four, $4,000 bu; corn,
1900 bu: oats, 1000 bu.
Moore wired Watson: strength in September
wheat the feature in the Chicago market. Crowd
think the buying is for Armour
Rankin big buyer September wheat. g
The weather map shows it raining in Okla
homa and at Wichita. Kan. .-
Winnipeg Weather-Clear. rs above; no mois-
ture
Omaha wired Whallon: ut is partly cloudy
and very coool here. Looks tho we would
get some more rain tonight
Des Moines. Iowa. Wired partly cloudy.
unsettled weather; predictions showers to night
and Friday
st. Louis wired: Gardner has telegram
from Commerce. Southeast Missouri saying
wheat looks bad. prospects for not half
crop
Enid, Okla wired Mackay: Secretary Top
\ ping estimates 20,000.O00 bu. or twothirds of
crop. for Oklahoma; crop looks poor from Wich-
sita SOUTH ...-.. N..-... Il =.
Boston clearances were 10000 bu wheat and
10000 bu
The Price Current says: Excessive rains
delaying corn planting and to some extent I'M
favorable to other crops, but good promise for
wheat and oats not appreciably disturbed. Fa-
ivorable weather in the future would put
corn encouraging basis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18
THE IRON MARKET
DEADLOCK IN IRON TRADE NOT CHECK
ON CONSUMPTION.

DEADLOCK IN IRON TRADE NOT A CHECK
ON CONSUMPTION.
Cleveland. May 1s.-The Iron Trade Review
this week says:
1.-The deadlock in the iron trade continues, but
1t is wait for better data as to the price
basis for the next buying movement and not
necessarily an indication of check upon
sumption. =
strong feature Of current demand. The Amer
lean Bridge company closed II, coo tons on we'll
distributed buying the past week, and estimates
sotf d5 M saon
in New York have, gone in. representing 20,
to- to-, 2o0o o tons. and the superstructure will re;
the lakes contracts for three large freighters
were closed in the week for delivery in 1906
They will require about ID 900 tons of steel
eleven boats to build for next year, and never
had so many contracts so far ahead. That the
car-butlding programs OF the railroads are to
go, farther is now more certain than appeared
placed this year is estimated at IS. 900
and of all cars at 1885, 900. Considerable addi-
tons to the rail tonnage of 1905 also ex-
pected.
'.Steel bar contracts for the second half of
the year are not expected to be nearly as large
as those of the latter part of 1904 1t is plain
for most Of this year when they placed their
orders at f3O cents. tho the material was slip
ulated to be taken out before July and will
be taken out
OMAHA LIVESTOCK, May 1s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. $500; market steady; native steers, 81
@62O; cows and heifers, $2.50@5; calves, $3@6.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market shade lower:
SIS. 25@5.271a.
sheep-Reccipts, 8, 7oo market steady; ewes,
S4@4.7 10: lambs, shorn, $5.25@6.25; lambs,
wooled, S6.75@7.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18
Total sales, 1,17SO.7OO.


BOSTON MINING STOCKS, May IS .-.Closing
prices OF Yesterdays market: Adventure, 80 q
"a; Allouez, POP @21c; Arcadian, 1 asked; At
Hecla. 645@65o; Copper Range Consolidated.
!lh @12; Centennial, 2o4@204h; Consolidated
Mercer $1,000: DAILY West. 140l14A; Dominion
Coal 7!@1S; Dominion Steel, p u @221a; Elm
river, 2@2a; Franklin. s@S1a; CRANKY, $40
2lh @21%: Mass, sA@sk; Mayaower, 1880:
Michigan, 12@: Mohawk, 49h @5Oh; Old Colony
l@l?a; Old Dominion, 14% @25A; Osceola 81
ae2h; Parrot, q asked Phoenix. 1@1A;
Sul nc; 9ogloo; Rhode Island, a.; Santa Fe
ssMlA IS Shannon Ine Copper Company 2h @2N
cumseh 3@3hs Trinity, 91s@9A; United Cop
per company, 25@251a; United States Mining
5oA 81; United States Oil. 1O1h@1OA; Utah
4 43W IS; Victoria. 3A@31a Winona, 1OA a
w. wolverine los@109; Wyandot 1h@1a4.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, May 1s-conso,s
Iop money soA eolsols for the account so 316
son preferre efd0 on Atehison Ateh
sos Chicago Great Western sa2 2eR cbic oh1o'
milwaukee, milxa : ST.; Paul. 1897 DeBeers, III
Grande preferred, IS: Erie. 42N Erie ti rst
illinois Central E LerGs pfa1es Neshv u.s.
Yesf ce Missouri kansss Texas E 2s New
MorrelR q Western preferred 81; Ontario
western; o0A PENNSYLVANIA. 691h; Rand
fer ned ~ Leading Reaadiing 471; Reading first pre-
90; Southern Pacific s4M Union Psc hife .ia5
Union o Pacific preferred, 100; United state,
Wabash. 10; Wabash preferred. IL: Spanish Is
Money, 2@2A per cent. The rate Of discount eure
IN the open market for shorts bills 2 3-1662Il
cent. pe'