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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
Mss WOOD PROMISES
x TALE OF SCANDAL
not YET THROUGH WITH PLATT
SecretaryLoeb Says
He Knows Moth
ing Of Case.

OMAHA, Neb.. April 3e-Miss Mae
Catherine Wood, who yesterday fled a
damage suit for S35, 900 against William
Loeb, secretary TO President Roosevelt.
Robert J. Wynne and ]. Martin Miller
po-nlght talked 10 a representative of
the press Of the events which led up to
the filing Of the suit. The case has to
90 With certain letters of Senator 7.
{. Platt written TO Miss Wood. in
which, it is alleged, he spoke of their
future marriage. Miss Wood charges
the defendants in the suit with having
illegally taken the letters from her
She was asked in what particular
Secretary Loeb was connected with the
matter She declined TO answer the
question directly, but said:
Secretary Loeb should always use
the telegraph or a courier. 1t is a re-
markahle fact that he knows so little
of the affair Really I think ] shall
have toirefrain from going into the de-
tails ulpil I shall tell il in court"
She ssid she has not the slightest
idea what any Of the defendants would
DO, or whether they would accept or
avoid service in the suit. She answer
ed, however, that if Secretary Loeb
avoided. service she would have the
suit transferred 10 the United States
courts She admitted that she had
rev q nrcl L-otD dILQ ltldl Sn6 knew Oh
no reason why he should take any
part in the New York affair. but still
refused to say in what manner she
would connect him with it
Miss Wood recited over again the
allegations contained in her petition
hle6 ia the District Court. She spoke
IN detail Of the alleged relations with
Senator Platt and closed the interview
with this significant remark:
They were looking for scandal. and
now they have il. / shall show my
hand when the proper time comes"
GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo. April
Why. 1 never saw the woman in
my lie nor do I want to see her" said
William Loeb Jr-. secretary to the
President, when he was shown a dis
patch concerning the suit filed in
Omaha by Miss Mae Wood. asking for
s35,0o0 jointly Of loeb. former Post
master GenersI Wgnne and j. Martin
Miller, Newark. n. J., newspaper man
VINO was recently appointed to a posi-
tiOn in the consular service
When the morning newspapers ar
rived. giving q detailed account of the
filing of the damage suit. Loeb read
the story carefully and remarked:
1T is just as ] thought 1 viii have
70 get a bill of particulars to tell how
] am connected with the case"
Loeb said to-day: The only knowl-
edge / have of Miss Wood is in rela-
ton to her position in the Postofice
Department and the notoriety she
brought to herself just prior to the
marriage OF Senator Plstt OF New
York She called UP the White House
and asked If she could see me- As
sistant Secretary Barnes talked with
her and as her business did not seem
TO be important, declined TO see her.
That is all / know personally of the
woman am at a loss as to where she
CONNECTS my name with an application
for damages
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
AGED WIFE
IS TIRED Of
BOY SPOUSE
Causes His Arrest to
Get Grounds for
a Divorce.
Special Dispatch to rss c.n

LOS ANGELES. April a0-MrA p. j.
sepulveda. who, within a few weeks OK
the death OF her first husband. John A
Muir. one or the bsst-knov1 railroad
men and politicians in the State. mar
ried q young man OF %. while she was
past so, has wearied OF her boy hus-
band and viii seek = divorce She has
had Sepulveda placed In jail on
charge of forging her name to a check
for s400. She did not swear to the COM
plaint, but her son. who il older than
her husband. did, and Sepulveda, being
unable TO give $500 bond, occupies
cell.
Tt was announced to-day that Mrs
Sepulveda will vigorously prosecute the
case. and in the event OF a conviction
will apply for a divorce on the grounds
that her husband has been convicted or
a felony. Failing to convict him, she
will allege other grounds, which prom
Use to be equally sensational
The arrest of her youthful husband
was made at Long Beach, where he
was secretly confined In jail for more
than two days until q convenient Jus
tice got ready to examine him. Then
he was held TO answer and sent to Los
Angeles to jail
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
FAIL TO FIND
BOLD ROBBER
sDe4sl Dispatch to m. cali

SAN JOE, April sO.-No clew has
been fourf to the man that held UP
the two 1ount Hamilton stages last
night Shfrif Ross returned from the
scene of tle robbery late tonight after
searchingIthe territory with a posse
al last light and to-day. It is now
certain THAT but one man conducted
tie hold-4p.
A mani answering the general de-
sFiption II the highwayman was seen
q the 4ount Hamilton road, near
Smith Clfek, last Friday about 10
o'tlock. Walking toward the summit.
Hs carri4 sack over his shoulder.
Si1ce thet he has not been seen
Euspicisn points 10 a man who had
been enjoyed at the Smith Creek
Hotel lew months ago. He had a
wel-deh4d scar over the right eye.
The robdr also had a scar over his
right eyd This man left the hotel
about siH weeks ago. Ten days ago
ne vas sen at a point near where the
robbery Occurred.
Not n4re than $40 was secured
from thd passengers. Most Of the
tourists tho make the trip to Mount
Han iltou leave their valuables at the
stage of1e or in the hotel A bottle
Of whisH and brandy was secures
from ona of the passengers. one oil
the womfn in the stage nearly tainted
and al ule suggestion Of one of the
passepgeis the highwayman gave hel
the bottif OF brandy.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
PRISON FOR UNFAITHFUL
HUSBANDS AND WIVES
BiD ProDosed in Germany Would Also
Treat killing i'm a Duel as
Murder

BERLIN, April 80. - The Anti
oueiling League is endeavoring TO
strike at the causes of duels. and urges
the Government to support a bill pro-
Nidlng 1or the punishment of unfaith-
ful husbands and wives with imprjs-
cpmept OF from six TO twenty-four
months; for the punishment ~ s,e-.-
sons who untruthfully assert that a
woman has been uDfaithful to her
husband, and for the punishment with
Imprisonment, instead of bv fiDe
alone. OF z man who insults another
or who iibels him. II also provides
Ihat killing duel shall be treated
muroer and all who participate N
duel as criminals, as under the
ordinary code.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
AMERICA ATTRACTS BULK
OF BRITISH EMIGRANIs
Gets Nearly Twice as Many as al the
English Colonies Put
Together.

LONDON, April 80 Parha-
mentary report just issued shows that
tba number Of British emigrants who
went to America In 1904 was nearly
double the combined total OF those
en,igrants to all the British colonies
Tb,s. out of a total of 453,S77 leav-
ing the United Kingdom, 291.945 went
TO m America. being 10000 more than
in 1908. Canada attracted the next
largest number, 91.6S4; 32,27S went
to South Africa and 1920 emigrated
TO Australia The rest went to vari-
Gus parts Of the world.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
TO CONTINUE MOVEMENT
AGAINST REED SMOOT
Senator Dubois of Idaho and ex-Sena-
tor Frank Cannon of Utah Still
Active.

PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-United
States Senator Fred T. Dubois of Idaho
and former United States Senator
Frank j. Cannon of Utah held a con-
ference to-day with Mrs. Frederick
Schoff of this city. president of the Ma
tional League of Womens Organiza-
tions, and Philadelphia members of
that organization in regard to further
plans to continue the movement for the
expulsion of Senator Reed Smoot from
the United States Senate.
Senator Dubois said to-day that he
construes the failure of the Mormon
conference recently held in Salt Lake
to investigate charges of polygamy
made against certain apostles as an
Endorsement of polygamy anew, pIac-
ing the church in the same position it
occupied prior to 1890.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
MONTE CRISTO MINES COST
ROCKEFELLER $4,000. 600
Attorneys Take Steps to Disincor-
porate Company That Was Ex-
pensive TO Oil Magnate.

TACOMA, April 30.LActing for
John d. Rockefeller, attorneys at
Everett have taken steps to disincor-
porate the Monte Cristo Mining and
Concentrating Company, which oper-
ated the Monte Cristo mines while
Rockefeller owned them. These prop
critics were all sold last year to the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany Rockefeller is said to have lost
about 50. .00O, 600 through the purchase
of the mines from Leigh Hunt - the
earls 49,
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
INJURED YALE PROFESSOR
IN SOUTHERN sANITARTUM
DIR. Farnam and His Wife Both Rest
Ing Well After Effects or
Train Wreck.

GREENVILLE. s. c.. April 30.-
Professor Farnam of Yale University
and Mrs Farnam. who were injured
i'm the wreck of the Ogden special yes
terday morning, are both resting easy
in sanitarium here 1t has not been
decided when thew will be able TO
travel. but the attending physicians
saw not before Tuesday. ELECTRICIAN n
Kersham also injured in the wreck
and detained here, is doing we'll
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

TIE WEATHER

Forecast made at san Francisco for
thirty hours. ending midnight. May /:
ssa Francisco and vicinity: Partly
cIsuey Monday; fresh west winds.
c. H. WILSON.
Local Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
Bowen to sail Next week

CARACAS, April 80. = American
Minister Herbert w. Bowen. who
has been recalled to washington. will
row.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
KNIGHTS TEMPLARTO MEET

Special TO The Jersey CITY Newss')
TRENTON, May 5, 1905. The forty
seventh annual conclave of the grand
commandery Of New Jersey, knights
Templar, will open at Masonic temple
next Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, with
Grand Commander John c. Henry, of
Newark, as presiding officer and Thomas
H. r. Redway, this city, as secretary.
One of the principal matters to be
considered viii be the. arrangements for
the centennial anniversary to be eeIe
brated in 1906. Considerable routine
business is to be transacted in addition
to the election Of officers.
Tuesday evening the grand command
cry of the high priests OF New Jersey
will meet in annual session in Masonic
temple. Charles L. Cheyey.sof Madison,
is president, and THOMAS 81. r. Redway.
this city, secretary of this branch Of the
knights Templar.
The session of Past Commanders As
soeiation will be held Monday evening in
Masonic temple. The election Of officers
viii he the principal business.
Wednesday morning the annual convo-
cation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
will be held. Grand High Priest Edgar
&. Brown, Of Jersey City, win preside.
Leonard H. Greer, of Passaic, is score
tary Of the Chapter.
Wednesday evening the annual banquet
Of the Grand Commandery viii be held
in Masonic temple. Il is expected thar
at least 200 representatives will be in
attendance at the conclare aud convoca-
tion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
ROAD DRIVERS PARADE.

Entries Of the sixth annual parade and
horse show Of the Road Drivers Asso-
ciar.on Of New York, closed yesterday
with a recordSbreazing list that insures
the greatest affair in the history Of the
Association. More than $50 equine
kings and queens of turfdom viii parade
from 72nd street and Riverside drive to
the Speedway, on Saturday. May 13,
wlliIe more than one hundred aristocratie
steppers will put forth their hest efforts
to capture the blue ribbons IN the borse
show section which viii be held oh the
specially constructed ring Just north Of
the Associations clubhouse on the Speed
way.
II has been arranged that all the show
horses win be in line ii special III
vision, and after the parade has covered
the Speedway, and has been reviewed by
thescity officials; the horse show paf$ Of
The days sport wili take place. More
than iifty of the eity'a officials have ae-
eepted Invitations Il revieW tbs sffan'
aad a.teud tlas ianeseon thas vIli follow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
DID CHINATOWN.
Messrs Leblanc, See Box, and
Rooney Have An Odd Ex-
perience.


With G. Soule Box as a professional
guide, Edward Badeaux See. Matthew
Rooney and John T. Mcknight, Of the
Office Of the Street and Water Board,
and Sidwalk Inspector Frank p Leblanc,
invaded Chinatown, in New York, last
night. They took in great many Or
ientaI sights and dined at the Chinese
Tuxedo, No. 2 Doyers street. They
don't look very nell today, bur are very
enthusiastic over what they saw. From
the Tuxedo bill of fare with the aid of
what knowledge Of Chinese lingo they
had scraped from laundry tickets. aided
By pictures of Holsters, ducks, chickens.
fish, rodents, etc, which ornamented the
menu card, they selected the following
dishes: Yut-go Men, Nov Goo Chop
Suey," Hongo Foo Yang Don.e "Ting
Dun Dong Guo.' Guy Ynng Yin Wor,1
Cox Fab Goey Doc, Char Tsare ye
Yew,n and ~chow Tuay Fab Goey
Chee''
In the FIRST course Lehane swallowed
big lump and got some Of the noodles
tangled in his teeth. and when his COM
panions went to his assistance all he
could say was: 'Yut-go, Men, :'HuIly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
TO SPREAD THE LIGHT.

Special to 'The Jersey city News.'')
TRENTON, May 6. 1905. 50 highly
is the speech BY Major Carl Lentz
of The Republican County Committee,
made last Friday night, thought of by
the State leaders as explanatory Of the.
taxation situation in the State that
Chairman Frank O. Briggs, Of the Re
publican State Committee, has had the
Major revise it and viii have it printed
in pamphlet form. Mr. Briggs is to have
5000 copies to be distributed throughout
the State for the enlightenment Of read
ers.
Besides clarifying the atmosphere sur
rounding the equal tax matter, the
speech is considered an able defense
against the assaults made upon the
course Of the majority in the Legislature
during the last session.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
P. S. TO BUILD CARSHOPS|

Special to "rhe Jersey city News
NEWARK. May G. 1905. Ground will
be broken in week or 50 by the Public
Service Corporation for the new build-
ings which it is going to erect at the
Plank Road repair shops. There will
enlarge the plant sufficiently to permit
the building Of new cars, besides doing
all of the general repair work Of the en-
tire system of the northern part Of the
State.
The plans call for the erection Of a
shop 335 feet long By 40 feet wide. a
machine shop 800 feet long, 120 feet wide
and a paint shop s54 feet long By 1875
feet vide
These viii be 50 arranged that the car
can go from one shop to the other by
means of movable transfer tables, until
they are run out on the tracks finished
vehicles.
When finished. it is said they viii be
the finest and most complete trolley ear
shops in the country.
At present there are about 250 men
employed at the shops, but when the new
shops are finished they win give employ
ment to more than three times that num-
Der. While the Plank Road shops will
do the general repair work, it has been
decided to have small repair shops at
Paterson Jersey City. Montclair. West
field and Milltown.
Newark was selected for the principal
shops because it is located in about the
central part of the trolley system Of the
corporation.
The corporation decided some time ago
to build its own cars, not alone for the
saving in the expense of making them.
but because it is believed they can be
built more expeditiousfy.
At present great attention is being
given to the general repair work, owing
to the many complaints about poor cars
Every ear, it is said, goes into the re-
pair shops once every two months for
general overhauling.
In addition to the three new buildings,
the corporation intends to erect an inn
mense car barn for the storage Of cars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
LAMpSON TO CERTlORARI

The announcement yesterday that DR..
Mortimer ?. Lampson, as citizen and a
taxpayer, would apply through his coun-
sci, George Tennant, to Justice Dixon
next Monday for writ Of certiorari at
tacking the Board Of Finances right to
issue bonds for the erection Of a new
hospital, the money thus raised to be
placed at the disposal Of the City Health
Board, created considerable interest. DR..
Lampson contends that there is no law
which empowers the Board of Health to
build a hospital and that the resolution
by which the Board Of Finance recently
decided upon a 100000 bond issue for a
hospital building is illegal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06

geilus, Co. D. (scratch), time 10 min,,
2-5 sec; Brannigan, Co G, Gas yards),
second; Liebernan, Co. G, q35 YARDS,
third. Other entries were: ]. W.0pen-
shaw, co. D. 145 yards; 3. Ealstead, Co.
D, s. yards; c. W. Bowen, Co G, 70
yards; f. A. Dawson. Co. B, 145 yards;
A. N. Peterson, Co. A, 140 yards; Fl.
Greenleaf. Co. II, 145 yards; ]. E. Sahr-
beck, Co. f. IS yards.
Running high jump, handicap by
E. Williams, Co. D @ inches), feet 8
inches: Payne, Co. G Zone inehl. second; ;
Sheppard, Co T q incbesl. third. Other
entries were: L. Openshaw, Go. D, 3
inches; @ w. Bowen, Co. G, scratch;
G. W Leaks, Co. B, inches; John NJ
Rosa, Co. K, inches; W. J. Groot, Co.
K, 3 inches; G. s. Law, Co A, inches;
a. Greenleaf, Co. H, 8 inches.
One mile, championship--won By yo-
gelius, Co. D, 4 minutes and So 2-3 sec
onds; Rost, Co. K, second; Brannigan,
Co. G, third. Other entries were: ].
W. Openshaw, Co. D; H. Halstead, Co.
D; w. J. Groot, Co. K; George d.
Weiss, Co G; J. E. sahrbeck, Co. ID;
W. G. Edgar, CO. G.
The second battalion team, composed
of J. E. Sherlock. H. ]. Mccartney, W..
G. Edgar and G. W. Bowen, has issued
challenge to the first battalion team, or
any othert cam in the State to run either
one or two mile race (relay).
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06

Kenny Of East Newark, has launched
boom IN favor Of Assemblgman Joseph
A. Riordan for the Democratic nomina-
tion. The suggestion meets with general
favor IN West Hudson. Mr.. Riordan has
been member Of the Board Of Free
holders and is fayorably known in the
Ninth Congressional District. It is 50
long ago since that section Of the county
has had a candidate on the county ticket
that it has escaped The memory Of the
oldest ilhabitant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
FOR JERSEY
Department Of Agriculture
Reclaiming the Fertile
Though Flooded Land

WASHINGTON, May 5, 1905. Recla-
nation of considerable acreage Of 9TH
erwise valuable agricultural lands now
rendered useless by salt water is being
seriously contemplated by Elwood Mead,
and his assistant, G. G. Elliot. Of the De-
partment of Agriculture. Along the At
lantic coast, adjacent to the salt mead
ows of the Passaic and the Hackensaek'
and in the vicinity of the Delaware, are
thousands of acres of fertile soil, 50 close
TO market as to warrant considerable in
yestment to render them arabic. Some
of these areas have. in fact been pro
tected from the overfows Of salt water
by the construction of dikes, but in many
instances these have been neglected and
are no longer useful, and once productive
fields are now only waste land.
1t is with the hope of restoring these
lands that the Department Of Agricul-
ture has caused expert engineers to study
the problems involved, and although def
mite conclusions have not vet been reach
ed there are excellent prospects that a
system of reclamation of the utmost
value to the State and to the individual
owners will eventually be evolved.
The chief obstacle which always con-
fronts the individual owner who seeks to
protect his lands from the encroachment
of water is, and always will be, lack of
cooperation on the part Of his neighbors,
and no scheme of reclamation can prove
successful which does not command the
support Of all who may profit thereby,
and, perhaps of the State authorities
themselves. It was for this reason that
Elwood Mead, who has long had super
vision Of the drainage and irrigation
problems with which the Department Of
Agriculture has been called upon to deal
called to his assistance G. G. Elliot, a
drainage engineer of long experience.
who has organized thousands Of drain
age districts in the West, where UNDER
drainage has yielded thousandfold on
the investment.
A striking instance Of the benefits of
proper drainage VIII doubtless convince
these owners, however, Of the advantage
to be derived from systematic work, and
as they are generally capitalists, who
have foreclosed their mortgages, there is
reason to believe that if the work is I'M
dertaken on a comprehensive plan which
has the approval Of the State authorities,
with, perhaps. some assistance in the
way Of i Congressional appropriation,
they will prove in hearty accord with the
undertaking.
Mr. Elliot makes the prediction that
eventually the fertile, but now flooded,
acreage Of New Jersey win become 50
valuable as to warrant . complete sys-
TEN Of dikes. and that as thorough pro-
lection from The sea viii bel secured as
Is enjoyed BY the agriculturalists Of Hol-
land. and that New Jersey will become
new Holland. in 50 far as the adoption
of that method Of walling out the sea
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
DEEPER PASSAIC
" est Hudson Board Of Trade
Will Join Newark In Pati-
tioning Congress for
River Improvement


The West Hudson Board Of Trade ds~
clded this week to take part y pes'tien7
ing Congress to have the Passaie river
deepened 90 as to be made more naTlgas
Bile for mercantile purposes President
Edward kenny was authorized e ap'
point a special committee Of seven 70
work toward that end IN conjnnetien
with the Newark Board of Trade. which
has already taken active steps ii the
matter.
George W Tompkins, Of the Newark
Board Of Trade, delivered an interesting
address on the topic. and showed why
members Of the West Hudson board
shonld interest themselves IN the move-
ment. He referred to the work done
since 1882. James NJ Reilly secretary
Of the Newark board, called attentiop 70
the excellent sites across the river fer
manufacturers and the benefits to be d.
rived BY having the river deepened.
IN answer to George D. Garfield. aIr.
Tompkins said chat railroads had inter-
fered much in the progress Of the work.
He said that in certain commodities the
cost Of the freight was increased 50 cents
d TON. He said that in Montelair, where
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION

The record Of circulation Of books for
home reading for the week ending April
% 1905, was as follows: General
works, 11s; philosophy, 80; religion, "a;
sociology, 3s9; philology, 1s; natural SCI
enee, 443; useful arts, 141; fine arts,
1l6; literature. 754; fiction, 1907; juyen-
ole fiction, 1869; history, s24; biography,
1865; travels, 1913. Total II $50.
OF this number there were delivered
through the delivery stations, 1901.
Number Of borrowers registered during
the week. 1os.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-06
TO PRESENT The PALACE.

Invitations have been sent out by the
Rev. John l. scudder to prominent men
and women to attend the ceremonies in
connection with the formal presentation
Of the Peoples Palace by Mr.. Joseph
Milbank TO the trustees of the First Con
gregational Church, Of Jersey City, on
Saturday afternoon, May 20.