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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
HOSTELRY
FIRED BY
INCENDIARY
Match Is Applied to
0il-Saturated
Furniture.
Scores OF Lives Are Endan-
gered by Unknown
Fiend in South.
Prompt Arrival Of Department Pre-.
vents Loss of Life and Total
Destruction Of Property.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, March 23.-While
more than a score of persons were
sleeping on the second floor of the
Sunnyside rooming- house, 319 North
Broadway, at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning, three rooms upon the first
floor were fired after kerosene had been
plentifully sprinkled on their contents.
One of the rooms in which fire was
started adjoins the stairway and the
flames cut off the escape of those upon
the floor above. When the firemen ar
rived, the occupants of the upper rooms
were huddled together on small front
porch, some of them lying upon the
Hoor 20 escape the smoke and heat.
All were safely rescued by the firemen
by means of ladders, and one was in
jured during the fire.
After the fire had been extinguished
the full extent or the plot of the in
cendaries was disclosed. All the bed
clothing had been removed from the
rooms. and also portions of the other
furniture. In drawers of the
dressers oil-soaked paper had been
placed and in holes which had been
knocked in the plastering. rags
saturated with coal oil had been stuffed
in such a manner that had they
ignited the fire would have spread to
all parts of the building. The carpets
had been soaked in coal oil and two
1ve-gallon cans of the liquid had been
spilled upon the floors of five rooms.
The fires were not started in adioin-
ing rooms. There was room between
each of the oil-soaked rooms. the in
cendiaries evidently hoping that the
fire would spread in both directions.
That it did not destroy the house was
due to the fact that the alarm was
given promptly. The Fire Department
deluged the place with six streams from
six engines.
The place was conducted bv r V
Tenny and his wife. Mrs. Tenny told
the detectives that late last night she
admitted two strangers to the house
and assigned them to two of the rooms
in which fire was discovered Further
than that she refused to make any
statement. There is $500 insurance on
the furniture which is also mortgaged
for $500.
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tion and collect data that will enable
the Secretary of War and himself to
determine what is the wisest and best
policy for the Government to pursue
in the management of the Panama
Railroad
THE Panama Railroad was con-
structed about f1ftv years ago by a
New York corporation. and has been in
operation since that time When the
French company undertook to con-
struct a canal across the Isthmus of
Panama it found it necessary to pur-
chase a majority of the stock in this
railroad in order to secure advantages
which the railroad had under its con-
cession from the Colombian Govern
ment. When the United States Gov
ernment purchased from the French
company the canal property and de-
termined to construct the Panama
canal it secured. as part of the as
sets of that company, the Panama
Railroad, that is. about sS per cent. of
the stock
The Panama Railroad some years
ago-the exact number do not now re-
member-purchased line of steam
ships and established a steamship line
running from Colon to New York,
Colon being the Atlantic terminus of
the Panama Railroad, and is operating
that line at this time. When the Gov
eminent purchased the canal property.
or at the time the Government made
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
GIVES BABY
COTTON TO
FATTEl It
Child StuffS Batting
Down Infants
Throat.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LARAMIE, Wyo., March 23.-Be
cause she considered her baby sister
too thin, 3-year-old George Phillips
almost caused the death of the infant
by stuffing cotton batting down its
throat. When it had become black
in the face the baby was observed bv
a boarder who saved its life by shak-
ing it by the heels and jarring the cot
ton out of its throat.
George confessed that she knew
cotton was used TO stuff dolls and said
she thought it would be easy to fatten
her sister by the same process.
physician attended the baby and the
little one soon recovered from the stuff
f1ng il received.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
TOPIC DRAWS
ATTENTION OF
BUSINESS men.
Bristow to Supply
Any Information
Required.
IDEAS CONFLICT
Craig Resolutions
Are Laid Upon
the Table
NO ACTION TAKEN
transportation Men
Fail to Speak in
Gathering
MEETING IS LARGE
NO ACTION TAKEN
MEETING IS LARGE

j. L. Bristow, Federal commissioner,
appointed to inquire into the relations
of the Panama railroad and Panama
steamship line to commerce, told be-
fore a large gathering of San Fran
cisco business men yesterday afternoon
the various views that have already
been submitted to the Government con-
eerning this highly important matter.
This was in the course of discussion
by Mr. Bristow. intended to elicit the
views of San Francisco. A few speeches
were made in response Resolutions by
Hugh Craig were introduced, but were
tabled
George A. Newhall, president of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
presided. The meeting took place in
the assembly hall of the Chamber of
Commerce, which was crowded. Busi-
ness men in all lines of enterprise and
scores OF shippers were present. Long
before the time for opening the pre-
ceedings all the seats were occupied.
Many merchants could find only stand
ing room, but remained until the adj
journment. No statistics were sub
mitted for the enlightenment of Com
missioner Bristow, but arguments were
made. Throughout the proceedings the
closest interest attested the concern
that San Francisco has in the final
decision of the Government regarding
the use it will make of the isthmian
transportation line and it's connections.
When the hearing ended Commission
er Bristow gave notice that he will be
at the st. Francis Hotel all this week,
and that he will welcome any COM
munication offered. After Saturday
written communications should be sent
to Washington, d. c.
In the dearth of voluntary informa-
ton Yesterday the principal value of
the assemblage was found in the first
complete. and definite statement that
has been made about ideas that have
been advanced elsewhere. This state
inent was contained in the remarks
made by Commissioner Bristow and
was appreciated, as was shown by the
attention that the gathering centered
on the topic under discussion.
r. p. Schwerin of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and other officials
representing the transportation lines
that are desirous of having the present
conditions continued were present. but
they did not speak They were atten-
tive listeners.
President Newhell introduced Com
missioner Bristow, and after the COM
missioner had concluded his remarks
said that all were interested in the
question. The trustees of the Chamber
of Commerce had held two sessions
with Mr.. Bristow and were preparing
to meet the public. The trustees would
very much like at this meeting, to have
gentlemen express their views.
COMMISSIONER SPEAKS.
Commissioner Bristow spoke, in full,
as follows:
Gentlemen of San Francisco: / am
very glad to notice as large gather
ing which indicates, infer, an interest
in the subject matter which 1 have
under consideration.
"As indicated by your chairman, the
President has appointed me as a spe-
cial commissioner to gather informa-
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STILL HOPES FOR TREATY.
State Department Believes Senate VIII
Recede From Its Position.

WASHINGTON. March 23-In the
absence Of the Belgian Minister, Baron
Moncheur, in New York, nothing is
known at the Belgian legation regard
ing the reference of President Morales
in the dispatches from San Domingo
published to-day TO the Belgian claims,
which, the President says, are being
pressed Several days ago Baron Mon
lcheur received from his Government a
cablegrsnl asking If any investigation
were 10 be made by the American COM
mission into the Dominican situation.
II Is supposed that, in view of the
Senate's refusal to deal with the Do
rninican matter, the Belgian Govern
ment feels it is forced to pursue its
own course. Other European powers
also, while willing to await the nego-
tiationseot Secretary Hay, regard the
ATTITUDE OF the Senate as so opposed to
the proposed course of the Government
that they will be obliged to act indi-
vidually on the question
The State Department officials have
by no means abandoned hope for the
Dominican treaty, and Secretary Taft
and Acting Secretary AIDES have been
In conference and in communication
with Senator cuilom chairman of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. respecting the procurement of
information and the collection of facts
and figures which. ii is expected, will
20 far toward removing any doubt as
TO the merits of the treaty that may
hnger in the minds of the Senators
when the Senate again reassembles.
Not only is this work being conducted
in Washington. but Professor ]. B.
Hollander, one time Secretary of the
Treasury of Porto Rico has been Sc
lected by the President to go to Santo
Domingo. make a thorough study of
the financial conditions and report to
him personally. and Secretary Taft to-
day conferred with Captain Pillsbury
relative TO sending him to Santo Do
minRo on naval vessel
II is hoped that when the other cred
itor powers become fully aware of the
intention of the executive to press the
treaty at the next session of the Sen
ate and to employ the Intervening
period Of time ia the collection of in
formation they may be disposed to re-
frain from forcing the issue now.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

NEW YORK. March 23.-Mr. and
Mrs. Athole B. Reader are now openly
accused Of having imposed upon the
American public that interesting tale
of q treaty making pact with President
Morales Of Santo Domingo. Mrs.
Reader was heralded broadcast by the
press as remarkable woman diplo-
matist. who had risen from a type
writer's desk and developed into a
charmer Of potentates, from whom she
obtained concessions worth millions.
i is now declared by Dominicans that
she never saw President Morales in her
life. nor did her husband.
To prove the contrary. however. Mr..
and Mrs. Reader this morning pub
lished letter addressed to Senor E
Perez. signed with Morales name. It
alluded 70 a certain interview that was
10 have taken place, but it did not men
ton the Readers by name.
Those who are attempting to discredit
the story told by the Readers. to the
effect that they had been commissioned
70 negotiate a treaty with the United
States and attend to the settlement of
the Dominican debt, intimate that the
case is very similar TO that of Mrs
Chadwick They allege that the Read
ers, IL they saw or corresponded with
Morales at all, did so simply that they
might obtain something tangible upon
which 70 base plausible story that
would interest capital in their plans
Senor Emilio c. Joubert. CHARGE
dfAfaires Of the Dominican Government
who yesterday denounced the Readers
said tonight that he did not believe
Reader. and alleged to have been writ
ten by President Morales. referred to
enterviews regarding a treaty.
4 am positive that Reader did not
see Morales and talk with him on that
subject" said he. The letter produced
by Reader is certainly written on Off
cial paper Of the republic and the sig
nature is in the handwriting of the
p President But / insist that even if the
letter is genuine II had nothing what
ever TO do with the request for an in
terview on the treaty.
I know that two formal written re-
quests for an interview made by Read
er We're turned down by Morales 1
was present on both occasions. and the
President asked for my advice 1 told
him that the man was not properly in
-troduced and should not be admitted.
The letter which appears TO have
been written by Morales TO Perez sur
prises me. That man, Perez, is not en-
sploSed in any capacity by the Santo
Domingo Government
4 do not intend TO get into any argu-
nent with Reader. The moment saw
him in the company Of Perez at the
. Union Club ] said 70 myself I won
der what that young Perez is trying TO
hatch Up now I have written to Pres
ident Morales for the letters which
Reader wrote"
Mrs. Reader declines to divulge name
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24

OF our Government to conduct or oper-
ate a commercial railroad or steam
ship line: that il is not the proper
theory upon which the Government
shouic act for it to enter into competi-
ton with its own citizens in the trans
portation business. that Is. in handling
commercial freight.
There are men who advocate or who
believe. and who have so advised the
Secretary of War. that since there was
a certain commercial business being
transacted by the Panama Railroad
Company at the time the Government
purchased the property. il IS the duty
OF the Government to maintain the
commercial business which this road
was doing at the time il was acquired
50 that the route OF commerce which
was opened at that time should not be-
closed, but should be maintained as ii
existed: but since II has not been the
policy Of our Government to operate a
TRANSPORTATION company there should
be no further increase in the facilities
Of the road for commercial business,
and that the business which il has and
the facilities which II has should be
maintained. but that all the other
energy should be directed IN it's use for
the construction OF the canal.
Then there are those who believe
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
CALIFORNIA HOSPITALITY
PRAISED IN THE EAST
Pfttsburg Knights Templars In Verse
and Prose Tell of Treatment In
Golden State.

PITTSBURG. March %. The
knights Templars' San Francisco Pill
grjms organized an association here
last night with William AeberIi pres;-
dent. Thirty-eight members of the
Allegheny Commandery No. AZ
Knights Templar. who attended the
San Francisco conclave last Septem-
Der, met to commemorate the event
and held a banquet. Many stories
were told in prose and verse of the
generous treatment accorded the Sir
knights while in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
GOVERNMENT PROPOSITIONS
ARE UNDER AMUSEMENT

nadphHy FIRST aap ha ahae been
for huna dhe PnaRak dndS Steamship Line These mammp:
Thai THE eGvammn eHenadonym Heomnhn dHec
auswoh hmnaagb ahhs
TaHeG heudf acd that nd
dh
Tha ahea line Anabe emed Gn pconw with hn@f
Tnhe eGh aanpk I k h sand k
Ththe steamship d
Tmtin hpAm b. ghfnheE eEmadL nsonsuded
ThaheG Governments hanrnwH Heomd a ah aSeamhpC Company
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THE rHEArERs

ALcAZAR-''sax Harbor."
ALHAMBRA-Fritz Kreisler. violir
CALIFORNIA-.The Marriage
Kitty"
COLUMBIA-.'The virginian-'
Hearts Adrfft"
CHCTESyaudevf Matinee.
GRAND-.'The Beauty shop"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
TIvOLI-Comic Opera
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of lawyer. who, she declares. offered
her S1.000.000 if she would hold her
tongue about Santo Domingo affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
REVOLUTION pRoBABLE.
Enemies of Morales VIII Ask Jirninez
to Direct the Uprising.

SAN DOMINGO. March g. - 1t
is rumored that at a meeting of the
Jimminez party 1t was resolved to tele-
graph to the followers of the former
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-08
BE A GENTLEMAN.
And the Problem of Being Saved Will
BE- Solved.

Some will tell you that to be
saved you must perform certain
rites, or believe certain formulas, and
if you find comfort or satisfaction
in them, or think they strengthen you
by all means use them, and there is
none to say you nay-truly they are
not the essential things. Duty, nc
matter how simple or humble, faith
fully performed, comes first.
How can the world be more surely
made better than by increasing the
number of true gentlemen who live
in it and who can make a man a true
gentleman but himself?
Doubtless each period has some es-
pecially fragrant evil to be combated
Just now financial dishonesty and
faithlessness to trusts are the pre-
dominant evils and if there are to be
any new leagues formed, let us have
one for the promotion of common hon
esty of the old-fashiOned, sturdy va
riety. But if you are really gentle
man, you can't be thief
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-08
GOVERNMENTS EFFORTS HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND
TRADE FIGHT ENDED.
Of Shipments Of Flour
Shows Reports Received in Seat
tie to be Well Founded.

According to letters received by the
Chinese merchants on the Sound, the
boycott against American goods, start
ed in Shanghai and spreading over a
part of the Chinese empire, is over
The influence of the Chinese govern
ment and the collapse Of the pollt1-
cal movement which was responsible
fort he antagonistic feeling, are given
as the reasons for the boycott's fail
ure.
Heavy orders placed with Seattle
Chinese merchants for American
goods verify the stories that the boy
colt is over Exporters who nave been
shipping flour to important interior
points of China lost that trade when
the boycott started in August. But
cable orders and letters have ordered
resumption of shipments, says the
Times.
boycott is ended insist upon the SUI
J premacy of American goods. The
Chinese buyers are said to appreciate
the fact that the American goods are
of a better quality than those pur-
chased elsewhere and this fact had a
great deal to do with the success OF
the governments movement.
| Instiuators Lose Heavily.
Chinese authorities asserted that
the American goods were of better
quality than those of any other coun-
try; that the boycott was ill-advised
and that it was an attack on friend
ly country. The men who precipitat-
ed the boycott lost heavily on accumu-
lations of goods and trade conditions
themselves were instrumental in
turning the tide of sentiment.
important Chinese embassy to study
political and commercial conditions in
other countries, the drafting Of a new
treaty between China and America
and the meeting of congress which
will probably consider the exclusion
treaty, Chinese officials deemed it ex-
ceedingly unwise to allow the boycott
| to continue. The letters received by
Seattle Chinese merchants show a
canvass mas been made of the situa-
| ton in those districts most affected
w the boycott sentiment and that
the fight is over.
The Quong Tuck Co., has received
advices from Chin Gee Hee, who went
| from Seattle to build the Sun Ming
railroad that he took out the first
gang of surveyors two weeks ago to
| lay out the line of the new road. The
| franchise granted by the Chinese
| government for the railroad is being
advertised in the vernacular press and
| actual construction work will be COM
! nenced as soon as possible.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-08

Later on, he caught a second rab-
Bit and was more successful, ether
izing it properly. When this had been
done slit was made in the skin along
the side and the fur pulled back far
enough to cover the sore on the colts
shoulder. The wound was then bathed
with a solution of corrosive sublimate
to sterilize it and the rabbit bound in
such. way as to completely cover
the same. The skin was then stitched
to the horses hide and the colt was
swung off his feet that he might not
lie down and crush the hare.
When the bunny came to his senses
he seemed astonished, but made no eff
fort to get away. The colt looked
around at him in equal surprise, but
the warm body added to his comfort
and he offered no objection. The hare
was fed regularly and for the most
part remained quiet. 1t was neces-
sary to bind down his hind legs. as
he was given to kicking, but on the
whole, he took matters philosophically.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-08
UNDER THE BED.
Woman Finds Burglar Where Expected
And Leaps Through Window.

ANSONIA, Conn.,, Nov S-For ten
years it has been the habit of Mrs.
Joseph Mckenzie, of Badge street to
wind the clock and to peer under the
bed for burglars before retiring at
night.
She peered under the bed as usual
last night and saw a pair of boots.
She thought at first they were her
husbands but to make sure tried to
drag them out Then she discovered
it was the burglar for whom she had
been looking so long.
The shock was too much for her.
She screamed for help. The burglar
was so wedged he could not move nor
did he try This frightened Mrs. Nc
Kenzie more. She dashed wildly
about the room, SO excited that she
mistook a window for a door, and she
jumped out. Her bedroom is on the
third floor of the house and she fell
to the lawn below the window. Luck
lily her fall was broken by bushes and
| she arose to her feet, thinking not OF
her hurts, but of the burglar. she
dashed down the street to the police
station.
The burglar who said he was Mich
ael Burke, from Lewiston, Me-, wa:
sent to jail
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-08
GRATED TO HORSES LEG.
Farmer Perfects a Cure for Steed
Which Astounds Neighbors.

CHITTENDEN, VT, Nov. S.-Elmer
Purdy, a local farmer, who is also
somewhat Of a horse and cow doctor,
has just succeeded in perfecting
cure which is attracting considerable
attention hereabouts. The method
used is not new, but so far as known
it has never been applied to horse.
Several weeks ago a valuable roam
colt belonging to Purdy, ran into a
barbed wire fence and lacerated it's
off shoulder The wound did not seem
to be serious and the usual methods
for healing were applied. For a time
the wound got along we'll enough, but
later developed into a running sore
and the colt went lame. Some of the
shoulder muscles were affected, and it
looked as though the animal would
have to be killed.
Purdy tried all the remedies he
knew off, but they did no good, and
finally he determined to graft a live
mare onto the leg over the wound. He
therefore set a box trap in the woods,
baited it with popple bark and a car
rot and caught a lively jackrabbit
Purdy then undertook 10 etnerize the
bunny, for fear that the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
which is particularly active in Rut-
land county, would step in and make
things disagreeable for him. Not be-
Ing an expert in administering ether
ne killed the hare