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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
THOUSANDS WITNESS
HANGING Of MILES
FULLER IN BUTTE
Admitted on Invitation Cards When
the Law Takes the Life Of the
Aged Assassin.

BUTTE, Mont, May 1S.--Miles Full
Ter, aged Sc, was hanged in this city
at $3.50 o'clock this morning for the
murder of Henry Gallihan on October
"a, 1904. Death was instantaneous,
the neck being broken. Two thousand
persons witnessed the execution, hum
dreds Of them being admitted on in
vitation cards.
Fuller made no statement. His ex-
treme age and feeble health had led
to a widely signed petition to Governor
Toole for communication to life impris-
onment. but that official refused to in
terfere. Fuller was suspected of three
other murders, one dating back twenty
years, but he could not be convicted
of these. He is said to have had a
wife and several adult children in Cali
fornia.
Gallihan and Fuller had been bitter
foes for twenty years. In 1886 Fuller
caught Gallihan in the act OF attack
ing 10-year- girl and forced him,
a the point of a revolver, to desist.
Three times after that Gallihan at
tempted to kill Fuller, and the men
never passed without threats and
hands upon pistol butts. On the night
of October "a, 1904, the men met In
West Butte and in the affray that
ensued Gallihan was killed. Both were
prospectors.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
MANIAC BURNS
A ROUNDHOUSE
Destroys Southern Pacific
Property Valued at
$4,000.
Smashes Signal Lamps on
Line Between EdOm
and IndiO.

LOS ANGELES, May 1s.-Ten thou
sand dollars worth of Southern Pacific
property was destroyed by a crazy
man named Hancock at Indio, in San
Bernardino County, last night. The
maniac smashed and burned every
thing that lay in his path before he
was captured.
OF Hancock nothing is known at In
dio. He left there about 9:45 o'clock
last night, walking along the Southern
Pacific track, west toward Edom,
smashing all the switch lights on the
way. Between Indio and Edom. dis
tance of about twelve miles. which he
made in quick time, Hancock shat
tered seven signal lamps. At Edom
there was nobody in the roundhouse to
interrupt his work of destruction and
he sets fire to the building. 1t VISA
totally destroyed and the flames spread
to two boxcars on a siding, burning
them, and also to the telegraph poles,
When the poles fell all the railroads
wires on that division were broken.
The interruption Of telegraphic SER
vice was the first intimation the chief
train dispatcher of the Southern Pa
ciflc in this city had that anything was
wrong Immediately the companys
wire to Chicago was brought into use
and by that means Beaumont was
reached and a SPECIAL engine and car
were sent out from there with Con-
stable Carpenter Of Banning on board.
When Hancock saw the roundhouse,
boxcars and telegraph poles in ashes
he continued his journey toward Palm
Springs and Beaumont, looking for
more destructible material.
On the hill the engine met him, and,
after a short, sharp struggle, Constable
Carpenter subdued the maniac, took
him aboard, bound hand and foot, and
a few minutes later landed him in the
Beaumont Jail. A conservative esti-
mate of the damage furnished by the
superintendent of the Los Angeles
division today places the loss at
100000
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
RAILWAY men
GIVEN STOCKS
Accept Present Of Shares
From Pennsylvania Coal
BdFOnS.
Evidence Brought Out at the
Commerce Commission
Hearing.

PHILADELPHIA, May l8.-Evi-
sdence Of stock presentation by coal
companies to railroad officials was ad-
'duced at today's session of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. E. ].
Cleave OF Cresson, Pa, superintend-
sent Of the Cambria and Clearfield d.
vision OF the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was the first witness. He was asked
. II he held stock in any coal companies.
he said he had ESQ shares in the
Cochran Coal Company. which he re-
eeived in partial payment for land
sold TO the company
Had you ever been offered stock in
any coal companies?' asked Attorney
Glasgow.
4 was offered stock, but declined to
accept it,
F. L. Sheppard Of New York, general
superintendent OF the United Railways
Of New Jersey, when questioned by
Glasgow, said he owned stock in sew
reral mining companies. He could not
recall the names OF some OF these COM
panies. The stock in one, which is a
subsidiary company of the Berwind-
ne received from Edward Berwind It
was paying dividends. but he did not
remember the amount.
Sheppard said he owned fifty or 100
shares in the Pine Run Coal Com
psny. He received this, he said, from
Frank Patton He had invested S25oe
n another company, which failed
This money was returned to him and
he was given the Pine Run Coal Com
psny stock He was also given, he
said. sixty or seventy shares in the
Pittsburg Coal Company for his work
IN negotiating the sale OF the stock.
Sheppard was asked if he knew that
any Pennsylvania railroad officials
were interested in the Berwind- White
Company. He replied that he had no
knowledge Of the matter, but that it
was generally reported to be the case
The following statement was issued
today by Captain John P. Green, first
vice president Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company:
The recent DEVELOPMENTS at the hear
ing in progress before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in this city in
d snip OF the stocks of coal companies
and the acceptance OF gratuities by its
employees are a surprise to the manage
ment- While il is not believed that they
nave caused injustice to the public or
the company. the facts with respect
thereto will be thoroughly investigated
and no ownership or practice calculated
N any manner to affect the full and i'm
l,arIss4 discharge OF the duty owed by
Shs company. its officers and employees to
thS public VIII be tolerated
Vice President Thayer OF the Penn
fsyivania today issued statement N
which ne denied vigorously the state
-ments OF fact made by Garfield re-
speeting the granting of rebates to
The Standard Oil Company, and reit-
'erated his interview OF May 8. in
which he defended the Pennsylvania
Railroads relation with the Standard
SOu and other corporations
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
PERMANENT RELIEF WORK
BY GOTHAM CALIFORNIANs
Public Is Asked to Contribute Anything
That VIII Be OF Use to San
Ersa<teea n.s%tx.,x>

NEW YORK, May 1s.=-The California
Relief Association in New York, organ
lied by Californians at public meetings
in the Casino theater and waldorf-As-
toria Hotel under the auspices and as
sistance of the California Club, has APP
pointed permanent committee on sup
plies. The American, westcott's and
Adams Express Companies have offered
to call for and deliver packages free of
charge. I.
This committee realizes that in a few
weeks the shock of the terrible disa ster
will have subsided throughout the coun-
try. The funds and supplies 50 hurriedly
collected and hastily distributed have re-
lieved the suffering for the present, but
when these are exhausted a situation of
destitution will present itself This com.
mittee IL acting In concert with like COM
rnittees In California and will continue its
work as long as the needs exist.
To meet this conoti6n the committee
asks the public to contribute anything
which will be OF use. with the knowledge
that it will be judiciously distributed and
fully appreciated by the worthy and needy
recipients.
Cash contributions may be sent to Mrs.
Thomas J. Vivian, treasurer. for the pur-
pose Of purchasing articles which are
needed and have not been contributed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
RED CROSS ORGANIZATION
is GAINING IN MEMBERSHIP
Demonstrates That Relief Society Is
Just as Necessary in Peace as
It In in War

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-''The San
Francisco disaster, the japanese fam
Inc; the eruption of Vesuvius and the
recent typhoon in the Philippines have
given the Red Cross an opportunity
TO show its usefulness and have DEM
onstrated to the public that a relief
organization is just as necessary in
peace as it is in war;" said Miss Mabel
I. Boardman OF the executive council
Of the American Red Cross, who has
just returned from a three weeks trip
through New England, where she ad-
dressed many meetings in the interest
Of the Red Cross movement.
In Connecticut the interest In the
Red Cross is especially great" Miss
Boardn1an continued. Six months
ago we had only 800 members in the
State, and now the membership is s64.
There are 400 members in the city of
Norwich alone. Maine, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island are developing good
State organizations also"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Use MACHETES
ON AMERICANS
Band Of Natives at Guanta-
memo, Cuba, Attack Blue
jackets.
TWenty-Three Of the Tars
Wounded, One Of Them
Seriously.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Navy
Department has received the first re-
port Of a serious fight which occurred
at Guantanamo, Cuba. on April 20, be-
tween American sailors and natives,
in which one American was seriously
shot and twenty-five others slightly
wounded.
While the sailors were ashore at
Guantanamo they left the naval reser-
walton and were attacked by large
band Of natives, who used their knives
and machetes. The bluejackets had no
weapons, and, although outnumbered
three and four to one, they fought with
their fists until all were disabled.
The local police, 1t Ia said, instead
OF attempting to quell the riot. sided
with the natives. The sailor who was
shot was for time in serious condi-
ton, but has since recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
PROTEST AGAINST ACTION
OF TURKISH G-vERNME ENT
EnAbassies and Legations at CONSTANT.
nepIs Say Sultan Is Violating
Rtohts canfArkAd

EntbAssiea and Legations at CONSTANT.
nepIs Say Sultan Is Violating
Rights Conferred.
ONSTANTINOPLE, May 1s.-The
embassies and legations are preparing
joint note for presentation to the
Turkish Government tomorrow pro-
testing against the violation OF the
rights conferred by the capitulations
by the new regulations dealing with
joint stock and insurance companies.
The. London Standard this morning
published dispatch from Constants
nople saying that the Turkish Cow
ernment had disregarded the capitu-
lations by the PRONUNCIATION, under an
imperial trade without previous refer
ence to the embassies, of a law deal
ing with foreign joint stock and in
surance companies doing business in
Constantinople. Many provisions of
the new law, it was added, hamper
foreign enterprise. Local guarantees
by deposits invested in Ottoman funds
are demanded and only Ottoman sub
jects will be allowed to act as COM
mercial travellers in the provinces,
while numerous opportunities are af-
forded for constant official meddling.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
man VINO At TTAcKED
HENRY CLAY FR|CK
IN 1882 GOES FREE
Alexander Berkman Released Fror,
Prison After Serving Four.
teen-Year Term.
Says He Has No Other Regret for His
Act Than That He Failed TO
Kill Steel King.
Intends Henceforth to Live 4 Quiet
Life and to Make an Hon.
est Livina.

81
PITTsBURG. May 1s.-Alexander
Berkman, who made an attempt on
the life Of Henry Clay Frick during
the great steel strike al Homestead.
Pa, in 1892, was released from prison
today, having served thirteen years in
the Western penitentiary and one year
in the Allegheny workhouse. Berkman
was sentenced to twenty three years
Imprisonment, but earned a commuta-
ton Of sentence by good behavior,
which reduced his term to fourteen
years.
Deputy Superintendent Johnson Of
the Allegheny police department and
three Pittsburg detectives met Berk.
man upon his release and notified him
to leave the city at once. He replied
that it would be a pleasure to comply
with their wishes and he would take
his departure for St. Louis at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
1t is said that plans to keep him ufl.
der surveillance have bean carefully
worked out. and that he will be con.
stantly shadowed by private detectives.
In an interview Berkrnaf1 said he
had never regretted his act and would
have had no regret X he had sue.
ceeded In killing Frick.s It was mat.
ter Of principle not personal feeling,
which prompted the deed: The con.
ditions, he. said, had changed and ne
had nothing against Frick and never
expected to see him again Continuing
he said:
Il do not know what I will do until
I get to st. Louis. I am going there
this afternoon OH the frst train.
There is one thing / want to deny,
that is that am to become the leader
Of the anarchists In this country and
take Herr Most's place. There Is
nothing in that. am going to lead
quiet life and try to make an honest
living, and have no doubt that can
do So"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
DENvERITE VISITING PARIS
CAUSES SCENE. ON STREET
Shoots Horse to. Prevent Escape Of
the Driver, Who Had Knocked
nown = Ricveiie$


PARIS, May 1s.-James Watson, an
American, has been arrested as the
result of a remarkably street scene. A
bicyclist was knocked down and bad
ly injured by heavy vehicle, the
driver of which drove of.
Watson, who was riding on a pass
ing omnibus, drew revolver and shot
the horse, thus preventing the drivers
escape Watson was taken to- the po-
lice station and held. He. offered to
compensate the owner Of the horse.
Watson is a resident OF Denver.
The magistrate released him on ball.
His revolver was restored to him be-
cause it's caliber did not exceed that
of revolvers that are allowed to be
carried here without taking out a IL
cense.
The main charges against Watson
are firing a revolver on the public
highways and cruelty to animals He
achieved his object In shooting the
horse and causing the arrest OF the
driver, who Is detained.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
DR.. PIrRcE's REMEDIES.
rs Disease a Crime :?

Not very long ago, popular magazine
published an editorial article in which
the writer asserted, in substance, that all
disease should be regarded as criminal.
9 Certain IL Is, that much Of the sickness
and suffering Of mankind is due TO the
violation Of certain OF Natures laws.
But 20 say that all sickness should be
regarded as criminal, must appeal 70
every reasonable individual as radically
wrong.
cruel, yes criminal: 70 condemn the poor,
weak, over-worked housewife who sinks
under the heavy load Of household cares
and burdens, and suffers from weak
1essee, various displacements Of pelvic
organs and other arrangements peculiar
70 her sex.
Fresucut bearing Of children. With its q.
With the care. worry and labor OF rearing
large family. is often the cause Of weak
aSTravated by the many housshol4 cares.
asno the hard. and never-epoing work which
Rs 1O.hsr !, e.lie fgs9 gDSn to Ret0S ,1: Ds
.edy for wcnan's pcoulier weaknesses and
hls-Dr Pietces Fsvcrite Prescription-sa
that one Of the greatest oeetfcles 70 the cure
poor over-worked housewife can not get the
needed rest from her many household cares
and laecr e enable Der to 70 ssGqFs si isSm ne
Il q matter OF FREQUENT experience. he says.
In his extensive practice IN these cases. to
,sseet With those in which his treatment fails
~ reason Of the patients inability 20 abstain
from hard work long enough 70 be cured
With those suffering from prolapsus. ante
version and rstrovtrtiop OF the uterus or
.o4her displacement Of the wonanly organs.
IL IS very necessary that. IN addition 70 TAX
ing sis TFavorlte Prescription they abstain
hen 5ss 6oaS1 Dr Gf OF sTsnns o
any kind should also be avoided As much
. outdoor air a. possible. with moderate. light
. exercise is also very important Let the
patinrt observe these rules and the "Favor-
its Prescription will do the rest
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt Of stamps TO pay expense of
calling only Send 70 DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y. 21 one-cent stamps for pa
per-covered. or 81 stamps for cloth-bound.
II sick consult the Doctor. free of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential
DR.. Piercs's Pleasant Pellets invigorats
and regulate stomach. LIVER and bowelA
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
RETAIL TRADE EXPANDS
WITH WARMER WEATHER
Fall Orders In Many Lines Are In ..::cess
of Last Year at the
Same Period

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
weather and the settlement of labor trou-
bles. Jobbing recorder business is in full
seasonable volume. San Francisco de-
mand is a feature. Fall orders are equal
to and in many lines in excess of last
year at this period; industry except in
some sections of the soft coal field Is as
active as ever before. and the return tide
of currency from the country is evil
denced by increasing Western bank de-
posits and perceptibly. easier money.
Wool is quiet at the East. but more
active at Western points.
for the week ending May II number 161.
against l62 last week and 191 in the like
week of 1906. II Canada failures for the
and IL in this week a year ago.
Wheat Qncluding -FOUR exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending p. May Ma II are 271s.Iss bushels,
this week last year. From July / to
date the exports are 11s,464.ss bushels.
asS against ,a IS oo4,s7a last year aid la4.s77.
NEW YORK, May 1s.-R @. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade tomorrow
Despite the coal strike and interruption
to freight handling at lower lake ports
railway earnings for the first week Of
May were 10.2 per cent larger than in
the corresponding week last year. For
same month in any preceding year. botn
as to exports and imports. and it is es-
pecially gratifying to note the gain In
shipments of manufactured products. At
this port for the last week imports gained
s2,42L929 and exports lost 81. .2S0 6O9 in
comparison with last years figures.
Strength still prevails in the hide mar
ket, although large tanners are not op-
Grating freely. but numerous small orders
make good showing in the aggregate
and there is no evidence of trading below
full rates.
United States, against PA last year, and
Is in Canada, compared with II a year
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
ACCUSED OF tANolNosuP
A BOY BY HIS THUMBS
ukiah Youth Jailed on Charge that He
MIstreated and Tortured Lad
Bound to Him.

SNdU rOOSH SaUS0 vi SUar9e In0I no
MIstreated and Tortured Lad
Bound to Him.
SANTA ROSA. May 1s.--Aibert Burrhana
of Petaluma Is being held IN jail at Ukiah
awaiting trial for hendishiy torturinE Nsil
Plotts OF Healdsbure, iad fifteen years
old who had been bound out to the Burn
hams for his beard and lodging. Burn
ham is only 20, but the condition Of young
Plotts IL such that the offlcers will not
allow him to be released On bail pending
hearing Of the charge. Plotts' condition
was discovered by his mother when he
went on visit to her after six months
absences Burnham ID aocuEed Of having
tied the boy up BY his hands and burned
his body with hot irons. He ID also said
to have made the boy pick up redhot stove
lids. There 10 scar on the boys arm
four inches long made with spade and
another made with an ax handle The
lad, 1t is said. was compelled to milk
with an undressed broken thumb. Burn
ham has been charged with mayhem and
as there is much feeling aroused there
will be thorough investigation made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Former Postmaster Arrested.

OMAHA. May 1s.-Joseph Crow, former
postmaster of Omaha and foreman Of the
recent Federal Grand Jury which re-
turned indictments in the land fraud
cases, was today arrested on an indict-
ment by the Federal Grand Jury, charg-
Ing him with attempting to obstruct JUS
tice- 1t is charged that Crow tried to
bribe the members of the Grand Jury
OF which he was foreman to prevent the
Indictment of Rev. George c. Ware of
South Dakota, who was recently con-
victed OF land frauds. Crow was re-
leased on $500 bonds
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Autonomy for Ireland.

LONDON, May 1S.-The Standard
today says 1t is understood the Gov
ernp1ent intends at the next session of
Parliament to introduce an Irish local
government bill which will be a COM
promise between the so-called devo-
luton scheme and home rule. ---.-.-
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
PostaI servIee on she Yukon.

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-The Post
ONCE Department has been advised that
navigation will be opened on the Yukon
on or about June 6, after which date and
until the close of the season the
postal services TO all parts of the Yukon,
including Alaska, via the Yukon will be
absolutely restricted with respect TO the
classes Of mail matter conveyed
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
n n ~ y y
EIneet Train to Los Anoeles.

The Southern Pacing will RESUME Its
Shore Line Limited daily service Monday,
May Fl. strictly first class. Stops made
only at chief Coast resorts. including Del
Monte. Leaves San Erancisto tempo
rarily from Ferry station) a, M, ar
hourl later. -. i.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
conoressman coudrey Given s..t,

&. WASHINGTON. 1s.-Tl,e House
elections committee today decided the
contest between Wood p4m. ana Cou-
drey tRep.) from the Twelfth Missouri
District (St Louis) In favor OF Condrey
Wood now occupies the seat
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Lightning Kills Mourners at Grave.

LONDON. May ia news agency re-
ports that thirteen mourners were killed
and twenty injured by lightning at Tes-
chen. Austrian -Silesia, today. They were
crowded around a grave
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE DIES
AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION
st. Louis clubmzn Strikes a Match to
Investigate Break in . Gasoline
Endfne

ST LOUIS, May Is.-James Theodore
Walker. q young clubman and reputed
millionaire Of St. Louis, died at his coun-
try home near Clarksville, No, last night
from burns received in an explosion on
Monday. At the time he was investi-
eating a gasoline pumping engine which
supplies the house with water. He en-
tered a shed containing the engine and
struck match and the explosion fol-
lowed. His clothing was ignited. He
suffered intense agony until he died.
Last year Walker was married to Miss
Lily Lambert. q wealthy society girl OF
St Louis. She witnessed the explosion,
but was not injured.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Railroad to Float New Ioan.

NEW YORK. May 18.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company is reported to
have made tentative proposals in Paris
for floating loan of $25.000. 600.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19

Sheerin's Laundry,
$50 McAllister st. Phone Park 316
We take laundry and return in days.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Pope Is sufferIna From cout.

ROME. May 1S.-The Pope. who is suf-
fering from gout, has temporarily sus-
pended his auditors,
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Actress Fanny Herring DL

NEW YORK. May 18.-Fanny Herring,
"A years of age. once theatrical favorite
in New York, died today at Simsbury
Conn.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
NOTICE
To Taxpayers

TAXES are now b~irg paid at the
Office of the Tax Collector. No. 2511
Sacramento street near Fillmore. Tax
payers are reminded that when the
holidays. now declared by the Cover
nor, cease. the legal penalties for de-
linquency must be imposed.
All the essential reeos ds of the Tax
ONCE are intact, ard bills can be fur
nished on demand. Checks on local
commercial banks WI. be received
receipts to be delivered when checks
are cashed.
j. F. NICHOLS. Tax Collector.