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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
Nicholas Is Arraigned
With Janitor Duffy

Supervisor f. p. Nicholas and Janitor
Peter M. Duffy yesterday stood in
Judge Lawlor's court and listened TO
the reading of the indictments, one OF
which charges Nicholas with agreeing
to receive a bribe and the other accus-
ing Duffy of perjury. Both were ar
raigned, but were given until Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock to answer
the indictments, and the announcement
was made by their attorneys that a
motion to set aside the Indictment in
each case would be made at that time.
Another evidence of the secrecy with
which Langdon and Heney are guard
ing the testimony taken by the Grand
jury developed when they were called
TO the stand in answer to a demand
by the defendants counsel for a tran
script of the testimony against each
defendant before that body, and denied
that any stenographic report had been
taken or any official notes of the pro-
ceedings kept. When an attempt was
made to question Langdon as to wheth-
er he himself or any member of the
Grand Jury or any other person in the
room had taken any notes of the pro-
ceedings, objections were tnterposed by
I4eney and were sustained by the court.
Similar objections, calling for the same
rulings, were made by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney O'Gara when Heney was
placed on the stand.
Frank G. Murphy and c. H
Fairall of Stockton appeared as at
torneys for the defendants and asked
for continuance of the arraignments
on the ground that they had not had
time to prepare their cases. Judge
Lawlor fatty refused to consent to any
postponement of the arraignment and
granted the continuance for the de-
PENDANTS to answer only until Wednes-
day morning, despite a continued effort
by Attorney Murphy to have the matter
postponed until Friday, Saturday or
Monday. He ordered that processes be
served on the grand jurymen today de-
manding their presence in court
Wednesday morning, when the motion
will be made to set aside the indict
ments.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
WILD RIDE BEHIND
RUNAWAY TEAM

OAKLAND, Dec. 3.-Mrs. Henry A.
Bntters, wife of the millionaire mining
man, one of the best known members
of Oakland society, and her daughter,
Mrs. r. A. Bray, prominent in st.
Francis de Sales Church, narrowly es-
capped death this afternoon in run
away accident at Fourteenth and Har-
rison streets, the carriage in which
they were riding being wrecked and
r. Graham, the coachman, being pain
fully injured. He was thrown under
the wheels. The horses were fright
ened by the crack of truck driver s
whip at Broadway and Fourteenth
street and one of the animals slipped
on the wet pavement and fell, break
ing the neckyoke strap.
As the fallen horse scrambled to his
feet the carriage lurched forward and,
striking the horses heels. frightened
them still more. Getting beyond the
control of the coachman the animals
tore through Fourteenth street. An
electric car of the Grand-avenue line
was just turning the corner ut Four
teenth and Webster streets as the
runaways reached the corner, and for
a moment 1t seemed that collision,
which would have resulted in the death
or serious injury of the occupants of
the carriage, could not be averted
BY a desperate effort the coachman
swung the frightened team to one side,
and the wheels of the carriage just
grazed the side of the car, scratching
the paint. The horses ran on down
Fourteenth street. Just before reach
ing the corner of Harrison street they
swerved off to the sidewalk. AS
they did so the pole slipped from the
neckyoke and fell to the ground, i'm
bedding itself in the soft surface of
lawn and swapping in two.
The sudden strain stopped the fright
ened horses long enough for several
bystanders to grasp the heads of the
animals and in another minute the
danger was over The coachman had
been hurled over the dashboard into
the street, however.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
THAW CASE MAY Be
LONG DELAYED

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-When Clifford
W Partridge of counsel for Harry
Thaw appeared before Judge Newber-
ger today and asked for the appoint
rnent of commissioners TO take the tes-
timony OF stanford White he met with
a surprise. This came from District
Attorney Jerome. who in agreeing to
the commissioners declared there was
an important witness in South Africa
whom he might like TO have testify
before commission. This is Ada Vera
Sirnonton. a writer. who said soon after
the staying of White that some years
ago when Thaw and the actress were
in Europe White had sent her to the
Nesbitt girl in an endeavor to have her
leave Thaw and return TO this country
without him.
One of Thaw's attorneys said to As
sistant District Attorney Garvan as he
was leaving the court: IF you find it
necessary to send to South Africa for
the testimony Of this witness it will
be months before the case can proceed" I"
He had not been prepared for the
move by Jerome, even though wit
nesses he wished to have examined by
commissions are now in California,
Truxtun Beale and Thomas W. Nc
Caleb. both Of whom dined with Thaw
and his wife on the evening Of the
shooting and accompanied them to the
Madison Square Garden
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
CONGRESS READY
FOR AFFAIRS
OF NATION
Continued from Page 1. Column 4.

tinue to be printed as heretofore. 1
mean that the simplified spelling rules
will not apply to the, Record. OF
course, in reprinting the Presidents
message in the Record, the simplified
spelling forms that appear in the docu-
ment will besprinted. but otherwise the
old-fashioned flreside companion as of
yore"
The friends of the ship subsidy bill
are insistent that the measure receive
consideration at this session. The bill
is still in committee in the House, but
it's friends think they will be able to
get it out in due season and have 1t
considered.
Speaker Cannon and many other
prominent members of the House ar
rived at the capitol long before the
opening of the House and engaged in
reunion and informal discussion of
probable issues which will occupy
thorough attention.
The Japanese situation was discussed
quite generally by the members, and
the opinion was expressed freely that
measures affecting the Japanese may
be introduced in the House at any time.
Representative Kahn of California
said he did not think the California
delegation would take immediate steps
to push any legislation affecting the
Japanese. He said that the California
delegation would probably hold a meet
ing within two weeks for the discus
sion of the situation and would doubt
less act as a unit in case decision is
reached to urge the passage of any
special measure.
Two japanese exclusion bills. one by
Representative McKinlay of California
and the other by Representative Hayes
of California, are now pending in Con-
gress.
Representative Needham of Califor-
MIA was the first member of the delega-
ton from that State to reach the capt.
tol. Needham is not from the San
Francisco district, and consequently is
not in close touch with the situation
in that city arising from the exclusion
of Japanese from the public schools at
tended by white children. He said,
however, that he believed the present
agitation would gradually die out and
the situation would quietly settle itself.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
CANNON is CHEERED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.4victors and
the vanquished foes gathered in the
hall of the House to-day to congratu-
late and sympathize with one another
over the results of the November bal
lot
The crowds came early and when the
Speakers gavel fell at II o'clock the
galleries were jammed with gaily
dressed women, adding much to the
picturesqueness of the scene. The ap-
pearance of Speaker Cannon was the
signal for a hearty round of applause
from the members and the gallery.
which lasted until he brought the
gavel down convening the last session
of the Fifty-ninth Congress.
Frank H. Waskey, the new delegate
from Alaska, was presented amid ap-
plause by Mr.. Cushman of Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
WAR TALK GOES
ON EXC|TEDLY
IN EAST
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the japanese Government on the school
question.
owe STAND PAT,o SAYS KAHN
California Congressman Has a Talk
With President

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Congress-
man Kahn of California had talk
with President Roosevelt today about
the Japanese situation at San Fran
cisco and will have further confer
ence with him on the same subject in
a few days. At the conclusion of his
visit Kahn said:
California will stand pat. We have
done nothing which is: not within our
rights or upon which any reconsidera-
tion is necessary. But I do not think
the situation is as serious as would
appear from newspaper reports. / can
not believe that the Japanese Govern
ment has taken the hostile stand in
dicated."
Representatives and Senators gen.
orally are not inclined to talk on the
Japanese situation. preferring to await
the Presidents message before dis
cussing for publication the conditions
on this subject in California All talk
of possible war with Japan is deE<e-
Gated by members of Congress fTwho
have commented on the question:, end
the situation is regarded as one Sf,at
will ultimately be Satisfactorily ID
justed. TO
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
Ruef and Schmitz Appear
in Criminal Court

New witnesses having knowledge of
the municipal work rendered Phillips &
Van Orden and Brown & Power
through the City Commercial Com
pany are to be called. and the investi-
cation promises to add considerably to
the graft revelations already made.
Three members of the Board of Su-
pervisors may be involved in this graft.
The graft was especially profitable i'm
fnediatefy after the fire when thou
sands of dollars worth of work was
ordered and rushed through on the plea
that it was for emergency purposes.
No attempt was made to secure bids
for a great deal of this work. 1t is
said. and the favored firms charged for
it practically what they liked.
Evidence amassed by Special Agent
William Burns in this graft is known
to be of a most conclusive nature, and
that indictments viii be returned on it
is believed by those who have knowl-
edge of its character.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
EFFORT To PROVE
WILL IS VOID
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 3.-The Cotton
will contest was resumed this after
noon in the Superior Court J. B. Dahl
gren, husband of the late Mrs. Colton's
granddaughter, whom he was courting
at the time that the will was made. was
called and for over two hours subjected
to searching examination by Attor
neys Reilly and Henley for the con-
testant. Effort was made to secure
facts to prove that Mrs. Cotton was not
in her right mind at the time the will
made, and that coercion had been used
by the proponent to secure little Helen
Sacher's part of the estate, which she
should inherit as the only one direct
descendent of one of Mrs. Colton's two
daughters. An effort was also made by
the contestants attorneys to show that
the real home of Mrs. Cotton was not
in Santa Cruz, as' is stated in the will,
but in Washington. No evidence of coll
fusion on the ptrthpf the proponents
in the formationtof the will was devei-
oped today by thk testimony of the wit
ness or by the cross examination which
followed.
At the time that the viii was made
the witness stated that he was counting
Mrs. Martin and was a frequent visitor
at the Cotton residence in Washington,
D. c. Previous to that time he had
three conversations with Mrs. Cotton,
in which she referred to her Santa Cruz
cottage on the beach here as her
home" During the latter part of jan
uary a month before her death, she
spoke of abandoning her home in
Washington and coming to hre home in
California.
Dahlgren was able to identify the
will by the signature attached and by
a certain blot made by one of the wit
nesses in signing his name.
The remainder of the afternoons ses
sion was consumed by the attorneys
wrangling over the method of securing
the depositions of the subscribing wit
nesses, who are residents of Washing
ton, by means of a Photographic copy
of the will being sent East for their
Identification. Attorney Reilly objected
that the will should be proved by this
method, and cited authority to show
that the only time and manner in which
the Photographic copy could be used
was in a contested case, and then only
at the order of the court.
The court ruled otherwise, however
that any evidence that was an aid to
the jury in arriving at conclusion as
to the genuineness of a signature
should not be withheld. This point will
be argued further at tomorrow's ses-
sion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
swARMING TO HAWAII
Thousands of japanese Look to Islands
as Mecca

HONOLULU, Dec. solicitations are
cropping out that the Japanese who
have been arriving here for some time
past, as we'll as those who have been
granted passports and who will arrive
in the future, are picked men with
military experience.
On a recent trip of the steamship
Shibata Maru Y. Idzumi declared that
there are 100,0 900 Japanese ready to
come to Hawaii. Idzumi. who is prac-
tically in command of the steamer, is
young Japanese thoroughly con-
versant with the English language and
he represents Sale & Frazar, Ltd, the
lgamation of English and Ameri-
can shipping firms. He continued:
From the interior of the island of
Nippon there are thousands upon thou
sands who have heard of the ad-
vantages of Hawaii and they will come
to the Japanese coast ports to find
passage to Hawaii"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
FLOOD IS RACING
IN SALT RIVER

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Dec 3.-Continuous
rains in the watersheds during the last
few weeks have resulted in a flood
coming down Salt River. 1t is supposed
that the crest passed the Roosevelt
dam site, seventy miles above Phoenix,
late this afternoon. with a volume of
10000 feet per second.
Twenty-Five miles above Phoenix the
Verde River is adding $4,000 feet a
second, and some fear is felt concern
ing the bridge at Tempe. Chief interest
centers in the construction of the
Roosevelt dam. By telephone reports
the contractors were warned and pre-
pared TO resist the flood.
The machinery has all been removed
from the canyon and the only damage
feared will be the loss of time neces-
sary to remove water and debris from
the excavation after the food and to
rebuild the crest of the Golfer dam
which has been swept away.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
MUSICIAN GOES To
DEATH IN RIVER

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 3.-The body Of
H. F. Price, wellknown musician,
was found yesterday on sand bar in
the Sacramento River at the foot of
Y street.
Price. who had been drinking heav-
lily, pawned his musical instruments and
disappeared three weeks ago He evil
IDENTIFY committed suicide by drowning.
The remains were identified by laun-
dry mark on the shirt.
Prices parents live in San Francisco.
where the father conducts cutlery
store
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
MISS BUSLEY At
PRESS CLUB

Miss Jessie Busley and the members
of the I'm the Bishops Carriage" COM
pany were the guests of honor at a
high jinks at the Press Club last even
ing. Members of the Kolb and Dill and
Elleford companies also were present
and the evening was the most success
full of it's kind ever held by the news
papermen.
Songs. recitations and addresses were
given by the players and met with the
full quota of applause. There was a
large attendance of members and
guests.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

cannon's mouth. Japan certainly has
no intention Of picking a quarrel with
the United States, the paper says.
America has been her firm friend in the
past. her rulers will be able to make
allowances for the difficulties of Amer
lea, and as President Roosevelt is GER
tain to meet Japan's requests in a fair
and kindly spirit the incident will pass
and be forgotten.
yet, sooner or later" the Daily Mail
concludes. "the West will have to reck-
on with the fact of Asiatic claims to
perfect equality with the Westerners."
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

the Justice Of the request for postpone
ment on behalf of the defendant
Schmitz. but for 3he District Attor-
ney's Office I desire to say that we are
prepared for trial"
we viii be able TO answer the IN
d3ctment by Saturday" said Shortridge.
When you say you will be ready TO
answer the Indictment DO you mean
that you viii be ready to plead?' asked
Heney.
we mean to answer the Indictment
as meant by the code" was the reply.
Judge Dunno ended the discussion by
setting both cases for Thursday morn
ing.
1t is asserted that at that time Meth
er the Mayor nor Ruef viii enter
plea, but that they VIII attack the IN
dictment from every possible side
During the proceedings Attorney B.
G. Haskell endeavored TO address the
court. but was summarily removed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
REFuGEE DIES SUDDENLY

STOCKTON, Dec. 3.-while reading
a newspaper aloud to his wife Fred
e. Gehirck. a San Francisco refugee.
fell dead in his room at No. 25 Wash
ington street last night from heart
disease. He and HIS wife were burned
out at the time of the fire. They
came to Stockton, where they have
been living several months.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
PASSENGER HIT BY
BANDITS BULLET

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 3.-Charles
Ward of Purcell, J. T.. was shot by a
bandit during an attempted train rob-
berry on the Santa Fe Railroad near
Holiday, Kan, tonight.
Ward was shot in the right leg. the
robber firing four shots at him. B. E.
Wood was also injured by jumping
through a window. The robber board
ed the train at Kansas City. The rob-
Der made his escape. He secured no
booty except an overcoat belonging to
Ward.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
REED sMooT,s CASE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-Senator Bur-
rows. chairman of the Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections, has an
nounced that he will on Monday next
bring up the report against Senator
Reed Smoot of Utah being permitted
to retain his seat.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
PosrMAsTERs APPOINTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The follow
ing postmasters have been appointed
for California: Idyllwild, Riverside
County, Wallace Abbdill vice Alexander
McEwen, resigned; Lemon Grove, San
Diego County, Milton w. Mason vice
Frank E. Lyon, resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
FORAKER EXPLAINS ACTION
Says Constitutional Question Is In
voIved In Dismissal of Troops

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Surprise lit
up the faces of the Senators when
Penrose injected into the formal open
ing ceremony of the Senate today a
resolution of inquiry addressed to the
President regarding the discharge of
three negro companies of the Twenty
fifth Infanry
The usual rule is not to consider
resolutions or miscellaneous matter un-
til after the message of the President
is received" said Fairbanks, hesitat-
ingly.
Then" rejoined Penrose, II shall ask
unanimous consent to have the resolu-
tion read"
This was granted. 1t follows:
Resolved, That tie President is re-
quested to communicate to the Senate,
if not incompatible with the public hi
terest full information bearing upon
military service of the United States
three companies of the Twenty fifth
Regiment, infantry, United States
troops, colored
Foraker offered a substitute resolu-
tion addressed to the Secretary of War
directing that official to furnish the
Senate copies of all official letters, tele-
grams, reports and orders filed with
the War Department in connection with
the recent discharge of the troops in
question, together with a complete list
Of the men discharged, showing the
record of each, the amount of the re-
tired pay each was entitled to to un-
der certain sections of the Revised
Statues. Foraker said in an interview:
! have no purpose of raising the race
question. The question involved is
broader. 1t concerns white as well as
colored soldiers. 1t is a question of
constitutional power on the one hand
and constitutional and statutory rights
on the other. Until we have complete
record 1 do not know just what ques-
tions will arise, but we may have to
consider whether a man can be con-
victed of a felony by order and wheth-
er following such conviction sentence
may be imposed and punishment in
f1icted by order.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
LANGDoN CASE POSTPONED

The Board of Supervisors again went
through the farce yesterday of post
poning the hearing of the charges
against District Attorney Langdon on
which ex-Acting Mayor Gallagher at
tempted to suspend him. The matter
was laid over until next Monday, at
2:30 p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
DISPOSE OFF BOYCOTT FUND

HoNGK0NG, Dec "a large meet
ing has been held at Canton to con-
slider the disposal OF accumulated funds
subscribed to maintain the recent boy
colt on American goods. A resolution
was adopted at the meeting TO estab-
lish industrial institutions. with the
object in view of being independent of
foreign supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
HAS NO THOUGHTS of WAR
Japanese Paper Declares That America
is Too Good a Friend

LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Daily Mail
publishes an editorial this morning on
the difficulties of the United States with
Japan over the school question in San
Francisco. The paper is of the opinion
that in spite of the gravity of the situ-
alton, owing to the fact that President
Roosevelt has no power to coerce Cali
fornia, it is foolish to suggest that
japan would force her rights at the
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
CUBA GRIEVES At
SHAT FTER'S DEATH

BAKERSFIELD, Dec 3.-The follow
ing letter has been received by Captain
w. H. McKittrick. son-in-law OF the
late General William r. Shafter. who
died at the formers ranch near Bakers
field November Il:
House Of Representa- tives. Havana. Nov IS.
1906
To the Honorable Provisional Governor OF the
Republic of Cuba:
Honorable Sir: The news OF the death o.
General William A. Shafter. L. $. A. which
occurred at Bakersfield. Cal. has caused a
most profound sorrow among the Cubans render
ing service IN the House Of Represen tatfves.
In their name, as well as my own permit me
TO express our most sincere sympathies; remenl-
bering. among other historical acts OF him who
in life added to tie luster OF his nation BY his
worthiness and virtues, that he cO-Operated IN
Santiago de Cuba for the Independence OF our
beloved country.
Please make known this. our sincere sympathy
10 the honorable Government Of the United
States and the afflicted family Of the illustrious
dead
Respectfully yours
VICENTE PARDO SUAREZ Chief Clerk.
BOlondron. November I5 1905.
Mr.. Magoon. Provisional Governor.
The Liberals Of this town convey to you to
the noble nation and its illustrious President.
Mr.. Roosevelt. deepfelt expression OF sympathy
for the irreparable loss of glorious General
Shafter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
NORWEGIAN LOSES BILLET

WASHINGTON, Dec IA. Grip, the
Swedish Minister, called on Secretary
of State Root today and presented his
letter of recall. Grip is a Norwegian,
and it is understood that his place will
be filled by a Swede. His recall is an
outcome of the separation of Norway
and Sweden.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

DIES OF GUNsHoT woUND-Pasadens. Dec.
3.-Henry Bordeaux, young Los Angeles man,
who accidentally shot himself few days ago at
Dolgeville. died today at the Pasadena Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
NAY INVOLVE GALLAGHER

Supervisor James Gallagher's con-
nectfon with the stationery contracts of
the city will be looked into again to
day when the investigation Of graft
IS resumed before the Grand Jury by
special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

w. L. Growall Co, taiIors. have re-
moved to their former quarters In the
Mutual Savings Bank building
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
VICENTE fAERTDio sUAREz. CHIEF Clerk.
PILES Cured In s to IA Day.

Pazo Ointment guaranteed to cure any
case itching, blind, bleeding or protruding
piles6 to IA days or money refunded. Soc
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
BIsHoP coApJUroR ApvANcEp-Mi

BISHOP COADJUIOH ADVANCEU-MiIwau- au-
kee Wis. Dec. 3.-Bishop Coadjutor William
FsIter Webb. D. D., was ordained today as fifth
Bishop Of the Episcopal diocese of Milwaukee to
succeed Bishop Isaac Lee Nicholson, deceased