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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
KING IND EMPEROR
ARE IN ACCORD.

CASSELL. Aug 1S.-Emperor Will
liam and Chancellor. Won Bulow, who
arrived here from Norderney yesterday,
have been working together almost -un-
interruptedly since Won Bulow came
The Chancellor appears to be in perfect
health.
Persons having access to the EN-
peror speak with evident satisfaction
of the results of his meeting with King
Edward.
BERLIN. Aug 1s.-Great satisfac-
tion prevails at he Foreign Office over
tion prevails at the Foreign ONCE over
the results of the meeting al Friedrichs-
hof between. King Edward and En-
peror William. The, latter has ex-
pressed himself as being highly salts
fed with the outcome of his personal
conferences with the King, The discus
sions between the, monarchs in the pres
sions between the n1onarchs in the pres
ence of their diplomatic representatives
covered many important questions OF
interest to both countries, without aim
ing at specific. arran ngements, but with
the view to coming to. a satisfactory
understanding respecting the policies
pursued by the two countries.
This was accomplished in the main,
and the Foreign. Office. expects to see
the Improvement in the relations be-
tween them to continue
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
RUFF IS HONORED
DINNER GUEST.

Rincon Parlor, N. S. G. W. dined and
wined A. Ruef last evening at the Buon
Gusto in honor of his recent election
as a grand trustee OF the order Be
sides the members Of the parlor' the
other grand trustees and number Of
the grand officers were in attendance
The feasting proceeded merrily and
oratory illunined the finish The spa
cious dining-room was more than
crowded to its utmost capacity and in
enthusiastic good-fellowship the guest
of honor was toasted. and Grated upon.
Daniel A. Ryan and Warren Porter
were among those who conspicuously
honored the new grand trustee Mayor
Schmitz lent HIS dignity and Congress
man j. r. .Knowland came from across
the bay to pay his respects to his
fellow grand. trustee. congressman
William Wynne, Dan. Coleman, James
L. Gallagher. Charles w Decker. Judge
Mogan and many others of distinction
both as Native Son brothers and In af-
fairs of state helped to make the even
ing highly successful.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
SUES WHISKY FIRM
FOR $4,000.
Hilbert CompanyClaims
Balance Is Due From
Kessler of Chicago
ASKS ACCOUNTING

Otto Irving Wise. as assignee Of the
bankrupt Hilbert Mercantile Company,
commenced suit yesterday against
Julius Kessler & Co. for an accounting
and the recovery OF $4,000. Julius
Kessler & Co. manufacture a certain
brand Of whisky.
According to the complaint. during
the last two years the Hilbert Mer-
camille Company paid the defendant
$4,000 for goods and there is due
either $4,000 or that amount Of goods
which as yet remain undelivered- In
regard to osthe suit Wise said:
The Hilbert Mercantile Company
was in the habit OF purchasing from
Kessler goods on call 1t paid for the
goods and secured them from the
bonded warehouse as desired We
claim that there was a balance Of
$4,000 due The defendant alleges that
all of the goods have been delivered
and that there Is nothing due. The
suit was filed because Mr. Kessler was
in San Francisco and we desired to
secure service on him.
Kessler was in San Francisco yester-
day, but left last night for Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
VENTURA NAMES DELEGATES.

VENTURA, Aug. 1S.-A warm politi-
cal convention was held here today A
full county ticket was nominated and
eight delegates to the State convention
were chosen. The latter are unpledged,
but 1t was stated by one member that
the delegation was programmed. The
deiegates are State Senator Greenwell,
F. E. Davis, J. C. DAILY. Robert Strath-
ern, E. f, Soule, G. c. league, j. A.
Drifill and w. H. Reilly.
In the county nominations there were
some surprises and some States were
smashed. John Barry defeated Hiram
Snow for Assessor; George Sacket de-
feated N. w Blanchard for Assembly
man; G. H. Bradley defeated Captain
Fernald for Tax Collector; Beckley de-
feated E. Reilly for Coroner: Everett
defeated Rosenberg for Surveyor.
Nominees for the other offices he q
no opposition. Don Bowker was chosen
for District Attorney II. E. Peck for
Treasurer, Earl yiles for Auditor, Ed
McMartin for Sheriff and ]. w. Reynolds
for. Superintendent of Schools
F. K. Davis was Nominated for SUI
peryisor. In Santa Paula district. The
Supervisor fight in Huenerne district
was postponed for two weeks.
The Anti Saloon League has an
nounced that 1t will oppose Davis. The
convention passed resolutions fndors-
ing the candidacy of Judge TagEart of
Santa Barbara for the appellate bench.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
MARIN DEMOCRATS MEET.
Make Nominations for County Ofncers
and Name State Delegates.

SAN, RAFAEL. Aug. 1S.-The Demo
cratic county convention was called to
order this morning by James w. Keys,
chairman of the county central, com
Inittee. Bernard r.. Miller of Nicasio
was elected chairman, Paul Vincillione
OF Sausalito secretary and George d.
Shearer of San Rafael assistant secre-
tary. 5aa
The platform adopted censured Con-
gress for refusing to permit raw build
ing material to enter San Francisco
free of duty since the fire. Nominations
for the Assembly, County Clerk, Sur
yeyor. Coroner and Public Administra-
tor and Superintendent. of Public In
struction were, passed. 81
The only contest was for Supervisor
In the. First Supervisorial District en-
bracing the northern half of San Rafael
and Las .Gallinas precinct. Supervisor
Robert W. johnson was renominated.
Marshal John A. Harmon of Sausalito
was nominated for Sheriff: City Attor-
ney Joseph X. Hawkins of san Rafael
for District Attorney; Town Trustee
Patrick H. Cochrane ) for Assessor;
Thomas j. Fallon was renominated for
Treasurer Auditor and Recorder Eu-
gene. J. Connell was also renominated,
and Bernard T. Miller was nominated
for Supervisor in district No. 5.
The following nominations for Jus
Tito Township, Thomas r. Mcguire of
Mill Valley: San Rafael. Judge w. F..
Magee; .Novato, J. II. Bond; Nicasio. E.
L. Gallagher. Ton1ales. a. L. Fisher.
Nominations for Constable were as
follows: Sausalito, Paul Trouette: San
Rafael, Henry J., Lucas and George
Collamore; Novato, Fl. Sutton; OleIna,
Jerry Adams.
Delegates to the state Democratic
convention were elected as follows: At
iarge-Oscar L. Meldor. NJ. F. Coch-
rane and James w. Keys: from dis
tricts-Charles McNei Tiburon; H.
Schleuter and w. l. Pixley. Larkspur:
Sigfried K. Herzog, San Rafael and
J. H. Bond, Novato. The delegates go
unpledged.
After the convention adjourned the
new county committee met and elected
James W. Keys chairman Some Of the
nominations rassed may be filled by the
central committee after the meeting OF
the Republican convention next, Satur-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
POLITICS HOT IN soLANo.
Full Ticket Nominated at Vallejo and
Bolt Threatened.

nOlI threatened
i VALLEJO, Aug. 1S.-The Republican
county convention met in this city to-
day and nominated the following
ticket:
Superior Judge. L. G. Harrier OF VAL
le5o; Assemb1ynan, F. r. Dev1in of
Vallejo;s Sheriff. George H. Savage of
Vallejo; County Clerk. G. C. Halliday
OF Vallejo: Coroner, DR.. B. J. Klots of
Vallejo; District Attorney, Joseph NJ.
Raines of Vallejo; Treasurer and Tax
Collector. Herman. Perkins of Suisun:
Auditor. Bert Sheldon, of Rio Vista; Re-
cerder j. NJ. Prhther of Fairfield; AS
SCISSOR. e. E. Long of .Suisun.
The only opposition. was that of c..
p. Stevens of Benicia, who had the sup
pert of the Benicia and the northern
end of the county delegates for the
nomination for District. Attorney The
majority. of the Offices. went to Vallejo.
and the convention almost ended, In a
row 1t is very likely that the Repub-
Iicans OF Northern and Eastern Sorano
County will bolt the ticket nominated,
owing to the bitter sectional feeling.
sGoyerner Pardde. probably Will not
get more than three of the thirteen
delegates. to the State convention. The
feeling fer him today was very weak,
an6 ii was only after a strong contest
in the committee that he was given
even a passing Endorsement Congress
man TSnowland and Judge A j. Buckles
were strongly commended.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
MILLIONAIRE GETS
VAL LUAbLE LAND.
Files a Homestead Entry
on Timber Property
in the Sierra Nevadas
OWN VAST AREA
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


SUSANVILLh. Aug. 1s.-Clinton Lee
Walker, son of Thomas B. Walker. the
timber magnate. surprised the people
of this community on Wednesday by
filing d homestead entry in the local
Land office an: stating under oath that
he is not the owner of more than 16o
acres of land. This does not seem pos
sible. as Walker has for the past four
years been filing forest lien applica-
tions all through Northern California
and Oregon. and has been buying tim
bers claims by the hundreds.
While all these forest lien applica-
tions were filed in the name of the
Santa Fe Pacific Railway Company
and the Aztec Land and Cattle Com
pany by H. d. Burroughs and C. L.
HoVey or San Francisco and patents is
sued to the companies, they are never
theless Thomas B. Walkers selections
or the thousands of timber claims made
in Northern California, the Walkers
have purchased more than 81 per cent
OF them, which is shown by the county
records OF Modoc, Lassen. Plumas,
Sierra, Shasta and all northern coun-
ties. While the deeds in these cases
Walker, 1t was officially stated by one
of Walkers most prominent attorneys
more than month ago that Thomas B.
Walker and sons had Incorporated in
Minneapolis. Mimi. and that deeds from
T. B. Walker to T. B. Walker & Sons
would be executed and filed as soon as
they could be made.
This would make Clinton Walker the
owner in part of more than a million
acres of land, instead OF the owner of
less than 100 acres
Walkers homestead is on top of one
of the highest portions of the Sierra
Nevadas. and is considered most val
liable piece Of timber land
c. L. Walker is a millionaire At
present his family is residing in Oak
land, but his home has been in Mime
apolis. MINI.
Walker intends to move his family
to his homestead as soon as possible,
that he may take up his residence
within the time prescribed. it being
his intention to comply with the laws
regulating such cases as to residence,
cultivation, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
RAILROAD EQU|Ps A
HOSPITAL CAR.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALL

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-In car No.
1898 the Erie Railroad has added d
complete hospital on wheels to it's
equipment. It is provided for use when
passengers or employees are injured and
the nearest hospital is sfar stxGy
Divided into two compartments. the
60-foot car has an operating room 10
feet 10 inches in length, equipped with
a frst-class operating table, The car
also has two lockers equipped with
surgical instruments and stocked vita
bandages and other medical and surgi-
cal necessities. Four-foot slide doors in
either side, with portable steps, permit
OF an easy entrance with stretcher. to
the room, which has ten side windows
and large window in the roof over
the operating table. Two sliding doors
with ground glass windows lead to the
wardroom. i3 feet inches in length,
equipped with eleven brass bedsteads
and a lavatory and saloon.
Boxes under the ear carry crutches.
splints with army stretchers. surgical
implements, wrecking tools and other
accessories. The car rests on six-wheel
trucks
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
BULGARIANs BEsIEGE TURKISH
BLOCKHoUsEs NEAR KOCHANA

SALONICA. Aug. 1s.-Seventeen Bull
garian soldiers, aided by armed peas
antry, besieged a Turkish bloclxhouse
near Kochana Thursday, but were re-
pulsed, leaving three men dead
VIENNA, Aug. 18.-The Turkish En-
bassador has received a circular note
concerning Bulgarian affairs. which the
Porte will present to the powers. The
circular points out that the Porte Is
compelled by the treaty OF Berlin to
protect the liberties and persons of all
Greek and Orthodox believers in Bull
garia and East Rumelia and that the
Grand Vizier already has remon-
strated with the Bulgarian agent at
Constantinople. who retorted by re-
preaching the conduct of the Turks in
Macedonia.
SOFIA, Aug. '1s.-Six thousand Greek
families. fearing excesses have left
Bulgaria and taken refuge at Adrian
ople, where the authorities welcomed
them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
californians I'm New York.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S-The following
Californians are In New York: From
San FranciseoZMrs. Hartman. at the
Belleclair: w. Henderson and wife, at
the Empire; c. Stewart. at. the Cam
bridge Court: L. Fsuist. at the, Herald
Square: W. G. Johnson. at the West
Minister: j. Holman. at the Park Ave-
nue. : Miss Bartee. at the Union Square,
w. 3gney, at the Gran6s J. c. Perry. at
the Herald Square I'D ktwater. at the
park Avenues "a A Plohn. at the Port
land; E. A. Williams. at the Imperial
From Los Angeles-Mrs. A. Bell, at the
Astor; R. E. Goodrich and wife. at the
st. Denis; w. c.. James, 1t the Astor: NJ
A. Garvie and p A. Gartfe. at the Mar
Unique: G. w Howard, at the Empire:
Miss D. Liver. at the Prince George
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
FIEND|sH M|URDER R
IN SAN DIEGO.
Matthew Huntley IS
Found With Bullet
Wound and Throat Cut
ROBBERY MOTIVE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18.-The evidence
of a fendish crime was discovered this
evening. when stephen L. Millin, SON
in-law of Matthew Huntley, an aged
Grand Army man, returned from the
north on the steamship State OF Cali
fornia and began a search for the
old man. Hunt1eye had resided at
the corner of Fourteenth and II
streets, and Millin and his wife had
been living with him for a time. Mrs.
Millin is i'll. and as Mr.. Millin was
about to leave the city on business
for few days he took her to san
itarium and left on Tuesdays steamer
for the north, returning on this even
ing's steamer
Lying on the floor was the body of
Huntley. unclad, bearing two bullet
wounds, one in the back OF the head
and another over the heart. while his
throat was cut from ear to ear. The
wound in the back of the head was
made by a bullet of large caliber. while
that over the heart was from bullet
Of a 22-caliber weapon.
On the floor at the side of the room
the small revolver was found. 1t was
loaded. with the exception OF one
chamber. On the table, was a. razor
case, closed, but containing a razor
smeared with blood, and with this
the old mars throat had evidently
been cut. The room. as well as the
other rooms of the house had been
ransacked, and the old mans gold
watch was gone. He usually carried
considerable money, but none could be
found. 81. ~.
More careful inquiry developed the
fact that Huntley was last seen on
Wednesday afternoon, when he was
at. a grocery next door, which he
left to return to his home. The
bed had not been slept in. But Hunt
ley had evidently prepared TO retire.
for his night robe was found, torn and
saturated with blood, rolled up and
thrown into corner of the room.
The theory of the officers is that
Huntley's assailants made the attack
on him just as he was about to retire
They believe that the first wound in
ficted was the one on the back OF the
head, and that the wound over the
heart was inflicted after he was on
the floor. The throat they think, was
cut because the murderers concluded
that the shots had not done their work
quickly enough.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
EXPLAINS ABSENCE
Of PHYSICIANS.
DR.. Bine Makes a State
ment Relative to the
Case of Mrs. Richter
HOURS TOO LONG

Report has been made to relief head
quarters that when a child was born to
Mrs. Charles Richter of Harbor View
Camp some three weeks ago, neither of
the regular camp physicians were on
the ground and that the only attendant
upon Mrs. Richter was a woman who
happened by accident to be in her tent
Or. Rene Bine. camp commander at
Harbor View, states that the facts are
as given in the report. but that no
blame attaches to the physicians.
The two camp physicians" said DR..
Bine, were at that time working two
shifts of eight hours each. / told
them that when they were absent from
camp that l would look out for any
thing in their department that might
come up. / remember he Richter case
perfectly. The doctors were not pres
ent, but within ten minutes after the
woman was taken down 1 was at her
tent and attended her during her ILL
ness. There was nothing irregular in
the case, and no hardship that could
under conditions surrounding such a
case in a tent be avoided. Her case
was one for the hospital. I tried to
have her go there, but her husband
would not hear of it. All that could be
done for her in camp was done"
Mrs. Richter's story corroborates
that Of Dr.. Benz in all essential de-
tails. MY husband" she said, went
for the camp doctor, but could not find
him. The nurse said that she could
not come to me without the physicians
order. So my husband went to the
camp commander and he came. He
visited me during my illness"
The camp physicians at Harbor View
are Drs. G. w. Albee and w. s. John
son. They receive 500 a month each
for their services. A short time ago
their eight-hour shifts were changed
to twelve, so that one of the physicians
is at the camp all the time. In this re-
gard Dr. Beni states that inasmuch as
they are working longer than physi-
clans in camps where eight-hour shifts
prevail, they should each receive $3.50
g month for their services, or a third
physician be appointed and the shifts
reduced to eight hours, as before.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
COMMISSION AWARDS $4,000
TO HORMIGUERO COMPANY
Cuban Claimant for s76S.94S Damages
Gets but Small Part Of
the Total.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-An -impor-
tant case, involving the claim of the
Horniguero Company for $76S, 94S
damages, has been decided adversely to
the claimants by the Spanish Claims
Treaty Commission. except that $4,000
is allowed Tor some minor matters.
Commissioners Maury dissented from
the opinion OF the commission.
On December Is, 1895, Cuban insur-
gents destroyed the sugar cane on the
claimants plantation The claimants
urged that this could have been pre-
vented had it not been for the gross in
efficiency and negligence OF the Span
ish forces. The commission decided
that the contention was not sustained
by evidence in the particulars specified
in previous cases. wherein it had been
decided by the commission that the in
surrection went beyond the control OF
Spain from the first.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
FRuIr coMPANr comrLAINs.

The Lroge Fruit Company OF FresnS<
has written to Insurance Commissioner
Wolf to complain that the loss on a
packing-house burned in September
1905. was not adjusted until April Ia
1906. and was not settled until June an
by the American Insurance sCompanv
of Philadelphia. The losses OF the ~,
jority OF the companies were settles
promptly
An attempt was frst made to va+
settlement with Mr.. Blivens OF tbe
American Of Philadelphia. on or abent
May To- Finally. to get the money. 80
company settled on a basis OF s1qso az
on an approved proof OF loss OF s25oo =
cut by Blivens for his company Of
s512.s7. -
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
SHORTAGE Of COIN
CAUSE WORRY.
Managers of Relief Fund
Find Themselves Fac
ing a Serious Crisis
PLANS ABANDONED

The relief Irnds now on hand are
not more than SUFFICIENT to provide ac-
tual necessities for the poor. and by
necessities mean proper housing and
food This, aside from any plan for
building permanent houses. If we do
not get the relief funds that have been
subscribed but which are not yet paid
over to the Relief Corporation our
swork OF rehabilitation will be so Sc
riously interrupted that we shall have
TO call halt Either we shall have to
reduce the amounts given those whom
we assists, or the number to be reha-
we assist or the number to be reha-
bilitated VIII have to be reduced"
Thus spoke Chairman Dohrmann of
the rehabilitation committee yester-
day. 1t does not require extensive
figuring to show that Mr.. Dohrmann's
fears are Well founded Inc Relief
corporation has to its credit approx
nately S5.500.000. OF this, at the low
est ngures. Sl,5Oo,O00 viii be required
10 get the refugees under cover this
winter Their rehabilitation on the
lowest basis will cost. il is estimated,
.S4,OOO,OOO more This wipes out the
fund. without a dollar paid on the
.claims for goods eonhscated during the
IRE or the 100000 bonuses for build
ing which il is proposed to give or
taking into consideration the santa
ton OF the city and the administration
OF the fund, which itself is not far
from $4,000 a month And in addi-
ton 10 this is the 100000 a month for
camp expenses But this last item. ,in-
der Mr. Spreckels' management, bids
tair TO be reduced at Ieast 500. 600 a
month. On the showing made, unless
other funds come in. the renef fund is
practically exhausted.
The funds subscribed and collected
but not yet turned over TO the Relief
Cooperation aggregate about sS.00O.O0O.
The largest of the funds is that of the
Red Cross, held at Washington. It
amounts TO about sls0O.o0 Mr.. Phe-
Ian has been notified that this fund
VIII probably be turned over to the
corporation in September The reason
given for the delay in making it over
IS that the directors Of the Red Cross
cannot be got together to make the
formal transfer before next month
The Sl200.000 remaining is held at
New York and Boston. There are two
funds al New York. known as the May
or's fund and the Board of Trade fund.
II IS said that the latter may be ad-
rninistered independent of the Relief
Corporation on some such plan as the
Standard Oil and Rockefeller fund was
administered. The Mayors fund will
probably be turned over TO the corpo-
ration.
There are rumors that an agent of
the custodians of the Boston fund will
Investigate conditions in this city be-
fore the money is transferred. The un-
certainty as 10 the amount they are to
have 10 carry on their work has caused
the members Of the Relief Corporation
TO pause, as Mr. Dohrmann expresses
it. to measure their cloth.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
DECLARES PARTY Is USING
NAME WITHOUT AUTHORITY

SEATTLE. Aug. 18.-James P. Glea-
son, prominent banker and the elect
ed treasurer of the campaign commit-
tee of she Municipal Ownership party.
emphatically denies all connection with
the idea and plans of that party for
the city's ownership Of street rail-
way system. and declares that the use
of his name in this manner was withE
out authority. or even without th8
ject.
Unauthorized use OF the names Of
many men prominent In Seattle affairs
for furthering the plans of the NUM-
cipal Ownership party in it's present
connection is meeting with indignant
disclaimer by the men whose names
have been put to such use.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
EUROPEAN SPECTATORS HIT.
Hartman Deal Creates Little Strong
Feeling in London.

LONDON. Aug. 1s.-The Hartman
deal in Wall Street has created enor-
NOUS interest and DOT little strong
feeling here Owing TO. the Stock Ex-
change being closed today as a holiday
there was no open professional mar
ket, but many operators came to Lon
don from the country. to get the latest
news and advices from their New York
agents as to their course Of action.
The Westminster Gazette says: For
tunately for British spectators, the
mad excitement over the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific does not affect
them In the same degree as the un-
scrupulous manner in which the Harri-
man interests cornered a large num-
Der of people n-America. a.--The coup
was beautifully brought OF by those
having inside knowledge, and whose
profits are calculated at f6, 100000 $780,
600. .0o0). Though London escaped a
heavy loss, it is likely that European
SPECTATORS generally have been badly
hit .s