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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
WAMPOLE WAS AN
EMBEHLER.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. to.-According
70 a statement which the Public Ledger
viii publish tomorrow morning on the
authority OF member of the wampole
Company. Henry x. wampole. the drug
manufacturer, whose body was found
recently IN the East River. New York.
died an embezzier OF a large sum OF
money. Il is asserted by the Public
Ledger that Wampole robbed his busi-
ness partners Systematically. The
amount secured by him is estimated at
$500 600 and may be found to be much
more.
Wampole, 1t is said. left paper repre-
senting several hundred thousands of
dollars in about sixty banks of this city
and State and also IN New Jersey. Not
until a few days before his death did
his partners have any idea OF his defal-
cations. The story mas been carefully
guarded.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

valuable ring to the robbers. and Bar
ker also lost all the money he had
with him, fortunately not a large
sum. The ehauffer was also robbed
of all the money he had Billet would
also have lost a valuable gold watch
had il not been for the haste of the
man who was collecting the valuables
Of the party. The highwayman at
tempted to jerk the timepiece from the
chain, which broke but the watch
was pulled out of the hand of the
robber. 1t was found at the scene
Of the holdup by Billet yesterday
morning.
After securing all the money and
Valuables of the autoists. the robbers
ordered the chauffeur TO proceed on
his way and cautioned the members
of the party not to look back on pen
atty OF having fusillade OF bullets
sent after them. The command of the
highwaymen was obeyed, but after the
auto was well away from the scene
of the holdup a stop was made at a
roadhouse and the authorities were
notified. Search was made for the
holdup men, but no trace OF them was
found and 1T is believed that they es-
capped in an automobile which was
concealed near the place where the
holdup occurred.
AS the highwaymen were masked. the
members OF the auto party could give
no description OF them and thew have
little hope of recovering their valu
ables. So badly frightened were the
two young women that on reaching
their homes they became hystericai
and both are now under the care of a.
physician.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
JEorARDIzE CIVIL SERVICE.
Rucf and Acting Mayor Gallagher
Would "Rescues Police Force
From Syztcu

With Abe Kuef at his elbow and ear,
Acting Mayor Gallagher launched a
dangerous plot yesterday morning
against civil service regulations of the
charter Ruef and Gallagher have their
destructive designs limited now to the
regulations as they affect the Police
Department, but since practically all
municipal departments are jointly af-
fected by the merit system of appoint
ment an attack on one section of the
charter provisions may be directly con-
strued to be en- attack on the entire
system of civil service. which is one of
the most distinctive features of the
organic law of the municipality.
Civil service as applied to the selec-
tion of the suppressors of crime is all
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

wrong. according to the acting Mayor,
and he is confessedly ambitious 10 find
some method by which the department
can be rescued" from what he terms
the evils of the merit system.
Civil service is satisfactory neither
In the selection Of policemen nor in
the disciplining of the department"
said Gallagher yesterday. Under the
charter the men are given places In the
department on the result of competi-
tive examination in arithmetic and ge-
ography, and the Police Commission
ers can exercise no discretion In the
matter OF the fitness OF any applicant.
1t is possible that criminals may Join
the force under the looseneSs OF the
civil service arrangement" continued
the acting Mayor, and once in the de-
ly in conjunction with thugs,
After a man is once on the force he
cannot be removed without trial by the
Commissioners on a specific charge
brought against him. II q Commits
sioner or the Chief of Police should see
a patrolman on the street with a far
away expression in his dreamy eyes and
would be satisfied in his mind that
such man was not fit TO wear a star
re could not have the man dismissed
= om the department without going
thr 1ugh the elaborate machinery OF a
trial. and in many cases it would be
impossible TO remove a man In case
of that kind because no charge could
s se worded to cover his particular de-
iciencies. The accusations would seem
trivial. but nevertheless there would
be ground for removal. There Is no
question that the superiors should have
more direct power over the personnel
of the force"
While Gallagher was criticising the
merit system of appointment RGef
nodded his approval Ee agreed that
the Police Department should be lib
Grated" from civil service restrictions.
The arguments of the administration
on the question OF civil service are
equaled only by Ruef'5 unique excuse
for the nomination of Conlan and Mo-
gan for Judges of the Supreme Court
by parties under his control, which vas.
as he said. a move to take the judi
ciary out of politics
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DECLARE ACCUSED
WERE KIDNAPPED.
Counsel for Moyen Hay
wood and Pettibone Argue
Before the Supreme Court
ASKING FOR LIBERTY

WASHINGTON. Oct 10.--The Su-
preme Court of the United States heard
argument today in the eases of Charles
B. Meyer, w. d. Haywood and George
E. Pettibone, officers and members of
the Western Federation of Miners, who
are in prison in Idaho under charge
of numbering former Governor Steun-
enberg of that State The case comes
to this court on appeal from the de-
cision of the Idaho Federal Court re-
fusing to grant writs of habeas corpus.
The case of the prisoners was pre-
sented by e. r. Richardson of Denver
and c. S. Darrow of Chicago and for
the State Of Idaho by w. II. Hawley
Of Boise. The particular point in con-
troversy was the method by which the
Idaho authorities secured Jurisdiction
over the men. All of them are resi-
dents of Colorado and it was argued
on behalf of Meyer and his associates
that. they were kidnapped in pursuance
of a conspiracy to which the Governor
of Colorado and the Idaho authorities
were parties, and hence the jurisdiction
was acquired by fraud. The act was
of executive duty from the contempIa-
tion of which right thinking people
turn with loathing"
Hawley contended that the extradi-
tion proceedings had been entirely reg
ular, and, referring to the reflections
upon the Idaho and Colorado authori-
ties, said the courts could not afford
to countenance such abuse of high Off
cials by counsel. He took the position
that even If 1t were true that the Gov
ernor of Colorado had connived at the
removal of the federation officials in an
irregular way, their remedy was in an
action for damages and that the status
of the prisoners could not be affected
by such course on the part of the
Colorado executive
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
FIRE IN GOLDF|ELD
HELD IN Check
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.


GoLDFIELD. New. Oct. lo.-A fire
which broke out at O'Clock this after
noon in the St Francis Hotel. corner
Of Main street and Meyers avenue.
for two hours threatened the entire
business part OF the town. Two thou-
sand men battied with the flames with
ehemicals' f1re house and buckets.
A brisk wind came up from the
southeast and whipped the smoke and
sparks UP Main street Business men
forsook their houses and worked with
the FIRE department.
All the banks were closed and SIS
bestos curtains were cropped over the
windows and doors of the Palace and
Nixon blocks. The Columbia Fire De-
partment came over and Joined in the
fight All the guests of the hotel
lost their personal effects, and Charles
Casey, messenger boy employed on
the night shift. who was asleep in the
hotel, barely escaped with his life
The loss is $4,000 No insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
FULL DEPTH OF SORROW
IS THAT OF DEL GRILLo

ROME. Oct 1o.-There was a touch
ing scene IN the death chamber Of Ade-
laide Ristori this morning when her
son. the Marquis Giorgio capricana del
Grillo. arrived from Paris. where he
had been on duty as a gentleman-in-
waiting on Dowager Queen Margherita.
He burst into tears as he entered the
apartment. embraced the body Of his
mother and had 70 be removed by
force. The room, which has been
transformed into A mortuary chapel.
was filed with floral offerings and was
visited by thousands Of persons.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
SAYS HE WAS HELD UP.

l.. Mand. a fireman on the steam
schooner Noyo, reported to the harbor
police yesterday that on Sunday night
about 10 o'clock. when the NOyo was
lying at Sixteenth street wharf, two
strangers boarded the vessel and en-
tered the forecastle, where he was
sleeping. They aroused him, showed
him a Marine Firemen's Union book
and told him he was wanted right away
at union headquarters When they
reached the wharf they demanded his
money. He was badly frightened, he
says and handed over 81 and a silver
watch worth So The men disappeared
in the darkness. Policeman ID. ]. Bell
made a tour of the water front saloons
with Mand yesterday. but so far the
men that robbed Mand have escaped
ArresN
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
NOT sAN FRANCISCO THUG.

STOCKTON, Oct. 1O.-Francis J.
Harrison, under arrest here for an al
legged attempt to rob room on the
steamer ]. f. Peters, is not believed by
the officers here to be OF the criminal
class nor the man wanted in San Fran
cisco for the assault upon W. j. Sulli-
van. Harrison is man OF good ap-
pearance and gives a good account OF
himself
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
BAGGETT TELLS oF PLANS.

eve are much worried over the con-
ditions at present and the lack of pro-
lection for the city's rights" said Dep
uty City Attorney William T.. Baggatt
Yesterday. I'VE will ask the Board of
Supervisors to direct the City Engineer
to give us his assistance in the matter
to see If something cannot be done. Our
plan is to furnish the City Engineer 4
Office each day with a complete list Of
all title suits filed. have them COM
pared with the maps and an official re-
port made to us in case of any discrep-
ancy. We can then appeal in court and
file an answer to every such suit, and
can ask the courts TO allow no such
suits to go through without a thorough
investigation"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
rRrsrnErr nooaryrl
RECEIVES.

Washington. Oct. 10.-Presdent Roosevelt TODAY
received than 100 persons In the caat room
Of tie White House They included deleFa ties
20 the convention of Old Time Teiegraphprs the
Spanish American war veterans and the National
Wholesale Druggists Association all Of whom
are holding their annual gatherings here
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

POPE ELEcTED.--French Lick Ind Oct 10
The Travelling Passenger Agents Association
today elected e. b. Pope of 81. Louis president.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

CHOLERA NEAR ROTTERDAM K-Paris. Oct
l0.-A dispatch to the EcIalr from nDtferdan
today announces that TWO fatal cases OF cholera
have occurred at Bloetebdual and Oransewood
near there.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

sHuRERrs TO BUILD TEEArER.-sIoux
CITY. Iowa, Oct f0-The Shuberts. Independent
theatrical managers. closed deal Tor the erec-
tion of $3.50 600 theater In Sioux city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
WE'RE CHANCE DISCOVERIES.

In the face of these several suits all
of which have come to light through
chance, and the fact that suits under
the MeEnerney act sre being filed by
the hundreds and are expected to
eventually number 10000 or more. the
City Attorneys office Is unable to han
die the situation without assistance.
With the records of the Office and most
of the maps destroyed by fire it ne
cessitates a search in every case to pre-
vent possible fraud being practiced on
the city An appeal Will be made to-
day to the Board of Supervisors for the
services of a deputy In the Office of the
city Engineer who shall give his whole
attention to the matter of examining
these descriptions and ascertaining in
each case whether any city property is
encroached upon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

Headaches and Neuralgia From Colds.
Laxative Bromo .Quinine, world wide
cold-grip rem. removes cause. Call for
full name. Look for sig. E. ". Grove. 25c.s
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
| Highwaymen Use Red Signal Light
to Halt Automobile Party.

n automobile concealed in the shadows of the roadside,
"A the fash Of red signal light and three masked high
wayrnen jointly contributed the holdup of automobile
party Monday night on the San Leandro road.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11

his objections Burke did not appear,
but the Supervisors talked to him over
the telephone and resolved on further
DELAY
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
DE YOUNG MATTER PENDING.

Still another infringement of the
same nature, of which City Attorney
Burke has taken cognizance, is con-
tanned in the suit filed by M. H. de
Young on July 81 to secure title to
property in various parts of the city,
including portion of Myrtle avenue
street 35 feet wide belonging to the
city, which lies east of Polk street and
between Geary and O'Farrell streets.
The particular parcel of land adjoining
this street is described in Mr.. de
Young's suit as having a frontage of
275 feet on O'Farrell street and depth
of 1875 feet. As 1T is but 120 feet
from the north line OF OFarrell street
to the south line of Myrtle avenue, the
description includes half of the latter
thoroughfare. Attention was called to
this discrepancy in an answer filed on
September Is by H. G. Platt and Edgar
]. de Pue, but in spite of Mr. de Youngs
statement that the discrepancy was
due to a clerical error the description
contained in his suit has not been
amended.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
MAKES CHARGE Of
LAND GRABBING.
Continued from Page i, Column 5.

into the hands of Senator Fair. Under
the terms of the lease the title to the
property was to have reverted to the
crty at the end of the tenure. But ac-
cording to Engle, 1t passed through
several hands. under the approval of
different Legislatures, and finally came
under the ownership of the North San
Francisco Homestead and Railroad AS
ISOLATION, which was absorbed by SEN
ator Fair. The octogenarian champion
claims that through the acts of Legis-
latures the title was finally vested In
the association, but that was done, he
claims, illegally and after the State had
given the property to the city, which
should have come into possession in
1874.
BY other sources 1t was reported to
the City Attorney that Mrs. Oelrichs,
through her attorneys, was thought to
be claiming city property in the vicin-
ity of Lobos Square. but the reliability
of the information cannot be verified
until further investigation has been
made.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAS CLAIM.
The alleged encroachment of the Fair
estate on city property under the guise
of suits to establish title as provided
by the McEnerney act is but one, how
have been called to the attention of
the City Attorneys Office within the
last few weeks. A short time ago the
office was informed that the Southern
Pacific Company had laid claim to GER
tain city property along Front street
in a suit brought to establishits title to
land. This matter has been partly inves-
tigated, and it has been learned that
there is some doubt as to whether the
property in question. which includes
a portion of an alley, was ever officially
plated and accepted as such and
whether the city will be able to prove
a clear title in spite of the fact that
the alley has been used for long pc
riod without any question having aris-
en- Other cases of a similar nature
regarding suits brought by companies
and individuals n different parts Of
the city have been reported to the office
by different people having a knowledge
of the conditions in the particular
neighborhoods where the alleged grabs
have been attempted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
Wedding the Fakes.

While it is still the privilege of the
citizen who will invest in mines to
throw his money over the transom. it
is no longer necessary to do it. The
American Mining congress has estab-
lished at Denver a bureau of inquiry
through which information may be
obtained concerning mine prospects.
The American Mining congress is a
national organization of mining men
whose directors are men of national
reputation. 1t is working for a de-
partment of mines and mining in the
national government, and for the
enactment of laws in various states
making the concealment or misrepre-
sentation of any material fact regard
ing mine prospect for which stock
sales are solicited criminal offense.
Meanwhile the bureau is established,
and it is claimed it will be impartial
and broad in its operations. Its OBJ
ject will be not to divert Investment
from one part of the country to an
other, nor from one kind of mine to
another, but to discourage the activ-
ity of fake promotes and to protect
the investor. TO That end it pledges
itself to give on application its best
efforts to inform persons looking for
mIning investments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
FIRST BIG CIRCUS IN YEARS
just Week More Before the Big
Show Appears Here.

OEe ceases to marvel at the. accom-
plishments nowadays of the modern,
monster. up-to-date circus and but
little is thought as to how circus men
transport their immense undertakings
from town to town and in such an
incredible short space of time erect
their magic cities of spreading, snowy
canvas; all we know or care is that it
Is done and that we are surfeited with
entertainment. TO view the circus is
the absolute duty of every person, for
nowhere else could they obtain such
entertainment and education as in
the menagerie, side show and big
show tents of the successful circus.
The circus comes but once year and
the latter day shows must be some
thing out of the ordinary to attract
profitable attention. Such show is
the new and Greater Norris s. Rowe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
Tom Harri to Run for $500.

Tom Harri, who lives in Ely in win
teEand in Eveleth in summer, and
who is recognized as one OF the speed
lest runners on the ranges, has accept
ed the challenge of Stewart Smith of
Virginia to run 100 yards for a purse
of 800 side. As Harri is challenged
he has the privilege of determining
where the race is to be run. He pre-
fers Eveleth but il Smith and his
friends refuse to go there the race
will be run at Virginia. Eveletll
sports ar, backing Harri and are viii
ling to wager $500 that he can win
from Smith or anybody else in north
ern Minnesota in 22O-yard dash. 1t
might be barely possible that some
one in Ely may be induced to get into
the game little later.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
Democratic Primaries.

August % has been the date set for
holding the Democratic primaries
throughout the county. The date for
the county convention has been set
for August Is by the Democratic state
central committee. The primaries
will be held between the hours of I
and s p. M, and the county. conven-
tion will be held at o'clock at the
City Hall, Dulutnon the above date
for the purpose of electing delegates
to attend the state convention.
In the neighborhood of 100 delegates
will attend the county meeting and
38 delegates will be elected to attend
the state gathering. Each precinct
in the county will be allowed one dele
gate to the county convention and
there will be an additional delegate
for every IS votes cast for John A.
Johnson for governor at the last state
election.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
circus. 1t has grown into colossal

circus. 1t has grown into a colossal
exposition and the wonder OF it all is
that such a stupendous enterprise
could be brought to our very doors at
such an extremely low rate of admis-
sion. When the Norris s. Rowe circus
exhibits here. their huge double me-
nageries will be found to contain
nearly every specimen Of wild beast
Expert opponents of dar-
ing horsemanship Is shown by the
many notable equestriennes and
equestrians, daring gYmnasts, aero
bats, tumblers. vaulfers, leapers,
wire, giant electrical reyolv-
ing ladders, bicycles ridden on slender
wires high in the air; complete
comic opperetta given by thirty young
women with complete musical scores.
costumes and scenery;
Japanese swordsmen; aerial bar per-
formers; double trapese artists;trained
wild animals; clowns; hippodrome
races; flying rings, all superbly cos
tuned and equipped and showing the
many glories of prosperous circns.
The Norris & Rowe circus exhibits
here Saturday, August 18th.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
new CITIZENS.
Travelling Court Does Much Bust.
ness Last Week.

Judge Ensign and his court officials
who began their citizen making trip
Monday of last week at Tower in the
afternoon and here In the evening,
completed their work Saturday night
at Floodwood having made S12 new
citizens on the trip.
This is a much larger number than
were put through last year and is
accounted for by the new law which
does away with the "court on wheels
and hence the desire to become nat
uralized before the new law takes
effect on Sept. 20.
The number issued this year, also
those given out last year in the vari-
Gus towns were as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
No Mail Order Business for Joe.

Governor Joseph w. Folk, of Mis-
souri,, in addressing the retail mer-
chants of that state at their conven-
tion at Jefferson City a week ago,
spoke against the mail order business
and favored advertising in the town
papers. He said in part:
1--WE are proud Of our splendid cities
and we want them to increase in
wealth and population and we also
want our country towns to grow. We
wish the city merchants to build up
and we also desire the country mer-
chants to prosper. I do not believe
in the mail order citizen. If place
is good enough for man to live in
and to make his money in, it is coed
enough for him to spend his money in.
No merchant can succeed without adj
vertising one way or another. Pat
ronize your town papers, build them
up, and they will build the town up
and build you up increased trade and
greater opportunities. Do not be
afraid that business is going to be
hurt by the recent exposures of wrong
doing in the commercial world. No
man who is doing an honest business
can be injured by the light. ALI bust.
ness will be better for the cleansing
process it is going through and for
the stamping out of evil"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
MINING INSTITUTE.
Twelfth Annual Meeting. Copper
Country, August 8, 9, 10.

A circular has been received an
nouncing the programme for the
Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Lake
Superior Mining Institute to be held
in the Copper Country on August s..
and 10. The following is a partial
list Of the papers to be presented at
this meeting:
1.-THE Geology of Keweenaw Point
A Brief Description" by Alfred G.
Lane, State Geologist, Lansing, Mich.
Mine Sanitation" by DR.. B. W..
Jones, Vulcan, Mich.
give Years of Lake Superior Prog
ress" by j. f. Jackson, Houghton.
Mich.
"The Iron Ore Deposits of the Ely
Trough, Vermilion Range Minnesota
by G. E. Abbott, Hazel Green, Wis.
Several other papers will also be
presented the titles Of which have not
as vet been received.
The rate of fare for the meeting
will be one and one-third the regular
fare, on the certificate plan. This
rate applies from points i'm Wisconsin.
Minnesota and the Northern PENN
sula Of Michigan, also from Chicago
and intermediate points. When pur-
chasing tickets members will pay full
fare one way to destination request
ing certificate from the agent. This
certificate when signed by the secre-
tary and stamped by the ticket agent
of the Copper Range railroad. who
has been appointed to act as Joint
Agent, will entitle the holder to re-
turn tickets over the same route at.
one-third the regular fare. Members
should arrange for transportation as
early as possible so as to enable the
railroads to provide ample sleeping
car accommodations.
The program for the meeting is
being arranged by the Copper country
members and excursions are planned
TO various points Of interest.