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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14

TRANEvAAL SOCIETY ORGANIZES
The California division OF the Society Of
Transvaal Veterans organized and elected the
following officers: President, Jacob Van der
veer; vice president John A. Remsen; secre-
tary, William T. Dillon; treasurer, August
Ientx
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14

Did Willie Wise and Tommy Tough
have the laugh on Simple Sammy?
Well, L guess not. In next Sundays
Comic Section.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-Tne ccmptroI,er
OF the Currency to-day issued q call for condi-
tions of national banks at the close Of bnsi-
ness on Wednesday, January II.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14
SIX NEW ATTACHES.

The Committee on Attaches filed re-
port providing for the payment of
work already performed and adding
new members to the pay roll. There
was a mild debate and the report was
adopted. The new appointees are: Gus
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14

BY Drew-Nineteen bills codify1ng and elm-
mating old laws that have been repealed bIt
still cucumber the statutes.
BY Coghlan---A bill designed TO aholt.h
trading-stamp firms on the ground that the
tradine-stamp system Is gambling device
rider in the bin makes rafning Of houses
and ranches unlawful.
By Drew--Giving the Fish Commissioners
the same powers as police officers In search
warrant proceedings.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
TRAIN AT LOS ALAM0S
DYNAMITE PLACED ON TRACK OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Lives of Hundreds of Persons Are
ImperiIed, but No Casualties Oc-
cur-Engine Strikes Explosive and
Is Badly Damaged

Special to The Herald.
SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 6.-An at
tempt was made to wreck the first
section of Southern Pacific passenger
train No. 2 at Los Alamos Viaduct,
sixty-four miles north of this city, be-
tween / and 2 o'clock this morning,
a number of sticks of dynamite being
placed on the rails.
The first of the two engines that were
pulling the train on its way to San
Francisco struck the explosive and
the explosion that followed almost
caused a serious accident. The bridge
spans a ravine one hundred feet be-
low where the bomb was placed, and
the lives of hundreds of people were
imperiled.
The explosion tore the pilot from
the engine, broke several wheels,
loosened some of the timbers of the
bridge and bent one of the rails out
of its line. The momentum of the
train carried the entire train over on
the other rail- and the bridge was
cleared without injury to any one.
for suspicious characters who were
seen in that vicinity after the acci-
dent and Sheriff Stewart left this city
this morning and is now at the scene
of the attempted wreck making a
search for evidence that will lead to
the capture of the train wreckers.
Other attempts have been made to
wreck trains on the coast line and a
most rigid investigation of this at
tempt will be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
Many Contests Will
Be Bitter
Serious Trouble Feared
in Philadelphia
Parade Designed to Close sehn1Itz
Campaign, In San Francisco, In
Blaze Of Glory, ls
Flat Failure
special to The Herald.

special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s.-The
municipal campaign in San Francisco
closed tonight with street parade and
several big meetings by the Schmitz
forces. The parade was under the ans
pices of the Building Trades council
and was designed to be a great dis
play for the purpose of influencing the
election result. 1t fell fer short of its
expected proportions and probably did
more harm than good. 1t Is estimated
that not more than 1000 persons
lnarched in the parade whereas the
organizers OF the demonstration had
3O,00O -o'VVV "
or the 1000 who actually marched GER
Ialnly not more than 450O were voters.
Inc streets were lined with people and
IN the doWn town sections there was a
lack OF enthusiasm which seemed to
pode i'll for tomorrow's contest. In the
upper. part of the town the crowds
were larger and the enthusiasm great
er, but even here the cheers seemed to
be largely of the dollar a night va
rlety. Schmftz spoke to crowd which
damned the hall at the Alhambra
theater.
There was a change in the betting
Whlch seems significant The odds
nave wavered from 10 to to 10 to all
week Tonight 10 to will be the gem
eral rule with practically no Schmitz
money at those figures.
A Partridge bettor could find but $50
OF Schmitz money at Corbett's pool
room.
Chairman d. A. Ryan of the fusion
committee declared tonight that the
fight for decency had been won and
that the Schmitz grafters would be
driven to the woods. He predicted VIC
tory for Partridge and practically the
entire fusion ticket by 5000 majority,
and in all probability would run be-
yond $4,000. He said: IT am absolutely
confident of Partridge's election. 1
have watched the fight closely and
know there is deep dissatisfaction
among the men who work with the
methods of the Schmitz campaigners.
They are dissatisfied because the ticket
was dictated by Ruef and the laboring
men were not consulted. There is an
unusually heavy registration and there
will be a large vote, which means a
large vote for Partridge"
Secretary Berger of the Schmitz cam
paign committee said he felt confident
Schmitz would be elected and that his
majority would be in the neighborhood
of 5000 and it would not fall below
1000. He said: There will be little
scratching on the Schmitz ticket and
consequently l believe the entire labor
union ticket will be elected. We have
been handicapped somewhat by lack of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
HAS IVY FROM
TOMB OF WASHINGTON
LOUIS OF BATTENBURG VISITS
MT. VERNON
Royal Guest Is Entertained Informally
at Luncheon by President and Mrs.
Acknowledgements Appreciation
of His Reception In America
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldleu fIeSS,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Honored
by the president by an invitation to
luncheon informally at the White
House, Rear Admiral Prince Louis Of
Battenberg kept his special train wait
ing three quarters Of an hour this
afternoon while the president engaged
him in a long personal conversation.
In the morning Prince Louis visited
Mount Vernon, making the trip down
the Potomac river on the United States
dispatch boat Dolphin, commanded by
Commander John Gibbons. AS they
came to the tomb of Washington each
person barred his head while Prince
Louis went up to the sepulchre and
reverently stood in silence for few
moments. Upon leaving Mount Vernon
the prince was presented with an ivy
plant, a sprout from the plant which
grows about the tomb of Washington.
The prince went first to the British
embassy to take leave of the British
ambassador and Lady Durand, whose
guest he has been while in Washing
ton, and a few minutes later went to
the White House where he was the
personal guest of the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt at an informal lun-
cheon.
Before his departure for Annapolis,
Prince Louis made a statement in
which he expressed his appreciation of
the Courtesy, cordiality and consid-
Grafton that have been shown us by the
president, members of the cabinet and
officers of the army and navy" and de-
clared that he was much impressed by
the American fleet.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
ELECTRIC CAR
STRIKES TRAIN
TWO MEN HURT IN CRASH AT
MIDNIGHT
Collision Between Salt Lake Train
and Freight Carrier on Pacific
Electric Results In Serious
Injuries

Running at high rate of speed,
Pacific Electric express car No. 1902.
bound for Whittier, crashed into an
outbound Salt Lake freight train short
ly before 1 o'clock this morning at the
Salt Lake crossing of the Whittier line.
Motorman A. G. Guiwitz was hurled
against the glass front of the car, and
H. Delaney, a meter inspector, was
thrown through the doorway and seri-
ously injured.
There was no conductor on the car
to run ahead and flag the crossing, so
we ran through" muttered Delaney in
his half-dazed condition at the receiv-
ing hospital an hour later. This, the
railroad men believe, Is the reason that
the accident occurred.
Guiwitz was cut about the head and
face by the flying glass but was not
seriously injured. In telling of the ac-
cident he said. "The train had EVIL
IDENTIFY run partly across the crossing
and we did not notice it. 1t was a slow
freight and as we were not running
fast the collision only pulled our front
trucks off the track"
On a special train ordered by the
officials of the Salt Lake company the
men were brought to Los Angeles
from the scene of the accident and
taken to the receiving hospital.
According to information received
some time after the collision Delaney
was standing in the doorway of the
car at the time of the crash. He had
been sent by his company to Lagona
on the Whittier express car. The cleo
trician was thrown out and struck on
his head.
After sewing up the cuts on Della
ney's face and head he was sent from
the receiving hospital to the Sisters
hospital. Guiwitz was sent to his home,
III Kohler street, from the receiving
hospital.
Neither of the men would make any
statement of the affair when they
learned they were being interviewed,
as the inspectors present ordered them
not to talk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
WILL NOT INTERFERE
President Can Do Nothing to Aid
Jews in Russia
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-President
Roosevelt has decided that no action
can be taken by this government at
present which will be of any benefit
to the Jews in Russia.
This information was made public
at the White House today in the fol-
lowing statement:
oscar Straus called upon the presi-
dent this morning, not to ask for ac-
tion, but to consult with him as to
whether there was any possibility that
the action would result in a cessation
Of the horrors connected with the mas
sacres of the Jews in Russia. The
president stated that, of course he had
been watching with the deepest con-
cern the reports of these massacres;
that he had been appealed TO within
the last few weeks to try to take
some action not only on behalf of the
Jews In Russia, but on behalf of the
Armenans, Poles and Films. The re-
suit of the presidents inquiries coin
cides with statements contained in a
cablegram from Count Witte to Jacob
H. Schlff, shown the president by Mr..
Straus, as follows:
"'The government is Mortified at
these outrages. You know that l don't
sympathize with such savage out
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
KILLS HIS
COMPANION AND SELF
Bessie BOuton'S Slayer Trapped, Cheats
Justice With Two Bullets
San Francisco Police Break Into Their Rooms
and Find Couple Who Assaulted Ellis the Aus
tralian in Berkeley Recently, Lying Dead

Andrews, who denied that he had any
thing to do with the murder of Bes-
sic Bouton at Colorado Springs, was
found in one of the dead womans
stockings.
Andrews and his companion had
been living at the McAlllster street
house for three weeks. The landlord
stated that he had believed that only
the woman occupied the apartments,
as the man had never been seen. The
police believed that the couple pur-
sued the same hiding tactics here as
elsewhere, Andrews remaining entire
ly within doors and the woman making
ing necessary purchases.
A little over a month ago Andrews
and the woman arrived here on
steamer from Australia. On the voy-
age they formed the acquaintance of
William Ellis, a horseman, who was
coming to California to attend the
winter racing. Ellis was known to
have considerable money in his pos
session. Friendly relations were es-
tablished and when Andrews and the
woman engaged a cottage at Berkeley
they invited him to luncheon. During
the meal Ellis was struck on the head
with a hammer and the woman fired
a couple of shots at him, but they
missed their mark. Ellis managed to
escape and notified the police. A
search of the cottage showed that the
pair had made complete preparations
for disposing of Ellis body. Imple-
ments for dismembering the corpse,
acids for mutilation, and large pieces
of oilcloth for preventing blood stains
were discovered. The couple fled i'm
mediately after Ellis escape and were
not located until tonight. Photographs
of Andrews were obtained and he was
positively identified as the man who
was the friend Of Bessie Bouton, of
Syracuse, N. Y, who was murdered
at Cutters canyon, Colorado Springs,
about ten months ago. The man was
then known as Milton Franklin and
had an alias of William Curtis.
Bessie Bouton was murdered and
later the clothing on the body was sat
urated with benzine and ignited. When
the remains We're found they were so
badly mutilated that only two gold
filled teeth served to identify the VIC
tim. Rewards aggregatng 5000 have
been offered for the arrest of Andrews
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
Roiting Breaks Out
Near Odessa
Troops Sent to Scene of
Disturbance
Peasants Greatly Inflamed Against
the Jews and Agitators Are Urg-
ing Them on-Touchine Scenes
In ST. Petersburg
BY Associa ted Press.

by Associated Press
ODESSA, Nov. 6.-Fresh disorders
were reported at O'Clock this after
noon in the suburb of Danliamelnitzi.
Troops have been dispatched there.
The theater of the town of Akker-
man, near odessa, is in flames.
The governor general has requested
the editors of all the local newspapers
to refrain from publishing accounts
of the happenings of last week, in or
der to avoid inhaming the public. The
editors acceded to the governor gen.
erals request. The Odessa papers will
appear tomorrow afternoon after a
nine days suspension. Anti-semitic
disturbances are reported from all the
outlying districts. The peasants are
greatly excited and are urged on by
= agitators from Odessa. The president
of the board of trade has telegraphed
to the minister of finance requesting
him to prolong the payment of liabil
tiles for six months and to order the
state bank not to shorten the credit of
merchants and to facilitate the re-dis-
counting of the bills of private banks
and banking houses.
~ The president implores the minister
TO send quick answer, as a refusal
will entail the greatest commercial dis
tress.
Some of the banks and all the shops
have re-opened and the streets are be-
ing cleared of debris. 1t is claimed in
some quarters here that estimates
higher than 1000 killed and 5000
wounded are exaggerations.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.-Trapped
In his rooms by the police, and fully
aware that his last avenue of escape
had been barred, Milton Franklin An
drews, who murdered Mrs. Bessie Bou-
ton on the top of Cutler mountain,
Colorado Springs, ten months ago and
murderously assaulted and robbed Will
liam Ellis, an Australian horseman at
Berkeley, tonight shot and killed Nulda
Olivia, his last female companion, and
then sped a bullet into his own head,
causing instand death. That Andrews
for whom the police of the entire coun-
try were searching was fully prepared
for the tragedy that closed his career
was shown by the fact that he acted
without a moments hesitation.
Having learned that Andrews and
Nulda olivia were living in an upper
fiat at 74S McAllister street, the police
department. tonight sent detail of
two policemen and two detectives to
make the arrest. Although certain
that the persons wanted were in the
two-room apartment they occupied, the
officers received no answer to their re-
peated knocking on the door.
At the moment one Of the officers
was dispatched for an ak, with which
the door was broken open, Andrews
fired the shot that ended the career
of his companion. The bullet was
fired into her right temple and she
dropped dead on the bed, falling back
ward, with her hands clasped over her
breast When the officers gained en-
trance to the apartment they found
Andrews lying on the floor grasping
his revolver in one hand and a mirror
in the other. The weapon was OF 10
caliber and but two of the cartridges
had been fired. Extra ammunition was
found in his pockets.
On searching Andrews remains the
coroner's deputies found $3.50 In gold
and an English sovereign, all the money
that remained of the $500 of which FL
lis was robbed at the time he was
iured by Andrews to the latter's cot
tage in Berkeley. Considerable Jewell
nv was also found on him.
A rambling typewriter statement
that had presumably been written by
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
JURY OPPOSES FOOTBALL
Inquest at San Jose Results In RECON-
mendation to Abolish the
Game
Rv Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, Nov. GA coroner's IN
quest was held today over the remains
of Clarence Van Bokkelen, the young
student who died Saturday evening
from injuries received in the annual
football game between the high schools
of San Jose and Santa Clara. The
jury in it's verdict waived the questlon
of deliberate attempt at injury and
recommended that the faculties OF
the Santa Clara county public schools
discourage football, which is both NOR
ally and physically injurious:
The principals of both high schools
have announced themselves as opposed
to the game and it is probable that the
sport will be barred henceforth from
these two institutions. Rev. Father
Gleeson, president of Santa Clara col
lege, has taken a similar stand and
has called off all games in which the
college team Is scheduled.
THE dead boy will be buried tomor-
row morning and the students of both
schools are to turn out in a body.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07

breaks. All 1 can do to stop the dis
orders is done, but as the country Is
in such an unsettled state the local au-
thorities are often powerleSs.'
I'm the condition of social disorders
which actually exists in Russia the
president does not see that any action
can be taken by this government at
present which will be of any benefit to
the unfortunate sufferers for whom
we feel such keen sympathy.
Among the communications which
the president referred to in the above
statement, as seeking his intervention
in behalf of the Jews in Russia was
one from Simon Wolf of this city,
president of the Jewish order of BNai
Birth. Mr.. Wolf has received urgent
appeals from prominent Jews through
out the country and Europe to exert
himself with the authorities here to Sc
cure some action by the American gov
ernment that would tend to protect
the Jews of Russia from mobs. Among
the communications was one from
Rabbi B. L. Levinthal of Philadelphia,
and Mr. Wolf singled this out for
reply expressive of his own views as
to the power of the United States gov
ernment in this matter. This letter in
substance he repeated to Secretary
Root in a short note dated about the
1n1QQle OF ldSI week anu III duuilioil
he asked the secretary If the state
ments he (Mr. Wolf had therein made
were in accord with his own views.
Mr.. Wolf also called at the State de-
partment today and was told by Mr..
Adee, second assistant secretary, that
Secretary Roots anser to his applica-
tion was probably already in the mails
and would reach him by tomorrow at
the latest. Mr.. Adee indicated clearly
that the situation in Russia is such
that it appeared hopeless to expect any
good to result from intervention by
this government, which expression
agreed ith Mr.. VOLTS own opinion as
set forth in his letter to Rabbi Levin
thai
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, today
sent a cablegram to Count Witte, at ST.
Petersburg, in which he says:
while all the world applauded the
great achievement of Russia's work.
men in the great work of liberty, the
hearts of American workmen were
aglow. The cause of liberty and JUS
tice should not be besmirched by as
trocities and crime.
"On behalf of not only three million
organized workmen, but also of all the
working men of America, will you
kindly convey this message to your
countrymen and our brothers of labor"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
APPOINTMENT OF WITTE
Formal Announcement That He Is
President of Ministers Council


BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. THE ap-
pointment of Count Witte as president
of the council of ministers is an
nounced by the Official Messenger this
morning.
1t is announced that Emperor Mich
olas andslhis family will shortly return
to the palace at St Petersburg Count
Witte today took up his quarters in
wing of the palace, where he will be in
constant touch with his majesty
Progress in the formation of a cabi-
net is slow. Cabinet positions have
been offered to several notables, among
whom were Prince Eugene Troubetzky
and NJ. Koni both of whom declined to
accept, the latter stating that he was
too old to enter public life at such a
critical time
Many touching scenes were witnessed
yesterday when the political prisoners
were released under the amnesty de-
cree. At the Schlusselberg fortress,
up the river where the most dangerous
political prisoners are kept in solitary
confinement, a great concourse gath
ered looking for loved ones who were
released. Disappointed women waiting
for sons, husbands or brothers broke
down and wept. A man named Fralen-
ko and comrade. who said they had
came out with long, white boards.
They knew practically nothing about
what had occurred during their long
Imprisonment. Sasoneff, the murderer
of Minister of Public instruction Bo-
goliepoff; Gerolinni, the chief of the
terrorist conspiracy, and other terror
lists were not released. large body of
prisoners releas d from other prisons
later visited w tious meetings and re-
lated their experiences.
On the heels of the announcement of
the successful Finnish national move
ment comes news of a strong revival Of
the struggle for autonomy in Poland
Dispatches form Kalisch in Poland and
Thorn in West Prussia say that flags
with the Polish coat of arms have been
hoisted in several churches and city
buildings.
The first train from Odessa since the
present disorders began arrived today
after having been thirty days on the
way.
The Russ prints a resolution adopted
by the st. Petersburg organization Of
the constitutional monGrchists declar-
ing for a program of non-interference
with public demonstrations directed
against the emperor's person and the
orthodox church in furtherance of the
demands for various liberties, but in
opposition to the idea of a republic
with the separation of the border prin-
cipalities.
Finnish and Russian flags were
hoisted this afternoon on the Russian
stations in st. Petersburg. Train SER
vice will be resumed tomorrow. Every
thing is quiet in Finland and trade
there has been resumed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
CITIES MAY REGULATE -.
AUTOMOBILE SPEED LIMIT
JUDGE TAGGART HANDS DOWN
IMPORTANT DECISION
Decision of Justice Court at Santa
Barbara Is notwithstanding lndi-
Gates State Law Is at Times on-
constitutional

Special to The Herald
SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 6.-Judge
Taggart this morning handed down a
decision in the case of the people vs.
R. Gano, charged with running an auto
mobile above the speed limit set py
city ordinance. The case was an ap.
peal taken by Deming Jarvis, owner OF
the automobile, who was IN tne
machine when the speedy run WAS
made.
The Judge sustains the decision OF tne
justice court and declares that tne slaee
alItonobile law is unconstitutional
when il places higher speed limit
than that allowed by chartered cities,
This decision is an important one and
will attract attention of many auto
mobile clubs and of city officers IN
terested in enforcing local automopile
speed regulations.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-07
TEDDY'S GUIDE WANTS JOB
"BIlI" SeWaIl Asks To Be Customs
Collector of Arstook District,
Maine

BY Associated Press.
BANGOR, Me-, Nov 6.-"Bilf' Sewall
(baptized William Wingate SewalD of
Island Falls, President Roosevelt's old
guide in the Maine woods and his as
sistant on the ranch in Dakota, thinks
he will be appointed collector of GUS
toms for the Aristook district.
IT saw Congressman Powers of Houl-
ton," said Sewall yesterday land told
him 1 was after the place, and he said
he had not decided to support anyone
until he knew the will of the president
of the United States, and if signatures
on paper count for anything L guess l
got 1t.
"The president knows me pretty well
and he has nothing to ask anyone If
/ am capable of filling the bill. Be-
sides, I think he feels well disposed
toward me. Some of the papers said
the president told me that could have
the place, but that is not in order"