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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-17

against the High school teams at
Jefferson Friday evening, our home
teams suffering defeat by the follow
ing scores Jefferson 1872; Water
town 81. Our boys and girls must
brace up and wollop those Jefferson
kids the next time they meet.
A communication was received bv
Cd. Pease Post Friday evening from
the Rev. 7. B. Thompson, pastor of
the Congregational church, offering
to preach the memorial sermon on
the Sunday preceding Memorial
Day. The offer was accepted by the
unanimous vote of the Post, the
hour to be fixed at a subsequent
meeting.
The members of the Grand Army
Of the Republic in this city received
an invitation Friday evening from
the Deutscher Krieger Verein to be-
come their guests at a smoker" to
be held on the evening of the 29th
inst. The invitation was accepted
and on that date the old 'vets" will
again live in the past and talk over
their experiences.
Thursday afternoon Mrs A. H.
Hartwig entertained large number
of her friends at her home on Main
st. A most delightful time was ex-
perienced by both hostess and guests
and an elegant dinner served, after
which good-byes were said and all
went to their several homes having
passed a pleasant afternoon with
a gracious friend
August Tanck ST., and Chas.
Wenck have moved their offices a.
cross the hall from the Beurhaus
into the Raue building Mr.. Tanck
had occupied the office rooms from
which he moved thirty-fve years
and it was like leaving home. During
the time he had occupied the rooms
he had paid in rentals almost enough
to nave erected the building.
Dr.. Chas. A. Hoag, the noted
Chicago Specialist, will be in our
city at the New Commercial House,
Friday, February 9th, 1906. Those
afflicted with any chronic desease
call to see the dSctor, as it is the
opportunity of d life time. The
doctor is we'll known and Of proven
ability. Wait and see h ln.-Remem-
Der the date. Office hours from II
a. m. tC 6 p. m.
]. T. Moak informed the reporter
of the Republican, that should he
succeed in disposing of his residence
property in this city, it is his inten-
ton to move from Watertown. Mr..
Moak resided in this city half cen
fury and been closely identified with
its growth and prosperity. He has
held many positions of honor and
trust, and always discharged the
duties imposed upon him faithfully
and well. His going away would
certainly be loss to the city, which
would be regretted by host Of the
old residents who have been init
mately associated with him during
the years that have passed,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-17
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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

WASHINGTON. May I7-After two
weeks debate. the House today passed
The naval appropriat ton bill. carrying
sss. .76z COO The amendment providing
that the secretary of the navy could go
into the open market and purchase chains.
anchors and cordage. should il be DEM
onstrat ted that they could be had cheaper
in free markets than they could be made
BY the government. =. as defeated today
by 2 vote Of ISS TO 129.
When the amendment that any bid for
the construction OF any OF the vessels pro-
vided for in the b.ll upon the Pacific
Coast shall have a differentisl Of four per
cent. IN its favor. which shall be con-
sidered by the Secretary Of the Navy in
awarding contracts for the construction
Of vessels, was submitted. the Pacific
Coast delegation got busy
The vote was so close on final roll call
that the chair ordered a recapitulation-
Before the chair announced the vote
Haughen OF Iowa and Thomas Of Ohio
changed from no" TO YEA" and the Pa
ciac Coast delegation read its title clear,
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
To INSURE
CREDIT Of
THE CITY
Resources Must Now
Be Along New
Lines.
Great Indebtedness Is to
De Avoided if
Possible.
Committee Now Seeking
Method to Do AWaV
With Act.

One of the most vital subjects that
will come up before the committee on
call for special session OF the Legisla-
ture when it sits today in executive
session with the Governor win be that
OF resembling municipal bond Issues
amounting TO s12,00e,O09. alrss6y
sanctioned by q vOse Of the people
There have been issued and soll
$5.000,e00 of bonds OF the $17.039. 600
voted BY the city over two years ago.
With this S5.000.0O0 of Indebtedness
already incurred the leading citizens
feel that further obligations win be-
come a great handicap 20 the credit CT
the city and would tend to prevent the
ready sale of proposed State bonds
In the Judgment OF the members OF
the legislative committee il viii be
found impossible to dispose OF the
rest OF the bonds provided for. should
they be issued. as the rate OF interest
would necessarily have to be in
creased. Many OF the city's needs TO
which the issues We're to be applied
have now ceased 10 be of the first i'm
portance. while the added debt would
operate toward impairing the credit
of the city in its present embarrassed
condition.
San Francisco is and always has
been comparatively free from debt. and
with the $4,000. 900 already incurred stiI1
compares favorably with other cities
of the country The municipality has
always been one imposing the
lowest taxation in the United States.
While the committee is collectively
agreed that the remainder Of the pro-
posed issue should be abolished. there
l. -
as TO how it shall be done 1t is the
casting about for a method that win
engage the committee behind closed
doors today.
The matter was touched upon yes
terday morning by Gavin McNab az
the meeting Of the joint committee.
He said that II the s12.0OO.000 Of tho
s17, 900. 600 bond issue was eliminated
IL would leave the city with but
$1,000. 600 OF debt and that II the
amount were rescinded so that Stale
bonds could be sold In order to OBJ
tain money for appropriation to
municipal uses 1t would leave the city
without a cloud on its resources.
Assistant City Attorney William i.
Baggett, who was present. said that
portance. He added that all citizens
agreed that the additional issue
should be cancelled. He said that
park and Fairgrounds that have been
planned are not now subjects requir-
ing immediate attention and that in
many cases the proposed State appro-
priatfons would cover the improve
ments planned under the bond issues
He closed with request for time for
the City Attorneys Office to investi-
gate all phases OF the case.
A committee. consisting OF Gavin
McNab, TREY L. Ford and Assistant
City Attorney w T. Baggett- was
named by Acting Chairman w F.
Herrin to ascertain In what way the
proposed issue may be extinguished
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER
DECIDES TYPE Of CANAL
Senators Want an Earthquake
Proof Isthmian Waterway.

WASHINGTON, May I7.-That the
earthquake which destroyed San Fran
cisco was an important factor in de-
termining the vote of the Senate COM
mittee. on interoceanic canals in favor
of a sea level type is apparent from
The fact that feature Of the majority
report is a discussion Of the effect
such as earthquakes might have on
locks and dams. The majority report
IN favor Of sea level canal was sub
mitted today by Senator Kittredge On
the subject Of danger from earth
quakes on the isthmus and the pos
sible effects on the two types of canals
proposed the report says:
The recent calamity that over
whelmed one Of our great cities has
caused many forebodings The asser-
tioE that any particular spot in the
tropics is exempt from all danger from
such commissions Of nature as recently
visited. California or wrought great
havoc near Charleston, 5. c., in 1886,
or changed the face of nature in
Southeastern Missouri near the begin
ming OF this century, would not be
hazarced by any wise man. That the
Isthmus Of Panama is not exempt con-
clusively appears and we can have no
guarantee that the canal zone viii in
the future be exempt from such dis
aster.
The canal structures that would be
most exposed to injury by the passage
OF an earthquake or violent movement
OF the earth's surface are the locks
proposed by the minority, whose walls.
many hundreds Of feet. even two or
three thousand feet long at Gatun,
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

would, at least some OF them, be
more than seventy-fiv feet high and
entirely unsupported on one side, save
for a part of the height, by water If
these walls should be moved at all the
natural and probable result would be
their leaking and so prevent the clos
ing Of the gates-an injury for which
a suggestion of extra gates on hand
would be useless, for no one could
guess the extent of the movement.
But the most likely effect of such
shock would be the fracture of these
locks, in the repairing of which much
time-nonths or years-night be con-
sumed
AT San Francisco, where the water
pipes were broken, the disaster was
greatly augmented by this cause, for
the water could not be held in the
pipes and directed on the flames What
/ would happen TO the 1aquedust, con-
duits, pipes and valves, buried in the
concrete walls, used for filling and
emptying the locks, cannot be we'll
conjectured."
Discussing the advantage Of the sea
level canal to the country controlling
1t in time Of war, the report says:
IF free from all obstacles to quick
II 4oAASAA 4SV no-ISl4lpS u average size,
moving in one direction, route clear,
could be passed from ocean to ocean
in less than a day. All naval COM
nanders and commercial masters of the
great national and private vessels of
the world are almost to man opposed
unalterably TO the introduction of any
lock to lift vessels over the low sum-
NIT that nature has left for us to re-
move"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
FINDS
R|ORDAN WAS NOT
SHOT FROM BEHIND
Examination Made by Morgue Surgeon
kucich Shows Wounds in Left Side
and Right Shoulder.
Pertinent Testimony to Be Introduced
in Case of Guardsman Charged
With the Shooting.
Coroner Says That Undertaken Is to
Blame for the Late Date of
the Autopsy.

The dispute which arose in the case
of Lawrence N. Bechtel, NATIONAL
Guardsman. charged with the killing
of Frank Riordan. as to how the wound
was inflicted, was settled yesterday by
an autopsy on the body of the vic
tim, performed by, DR.. Kucich of the
Coroner's Office. The tangle in the
case was brought about by contradlc-
tory testimony in Judge Shortalrs
court relative to the position of the
two men when the fatal shot was
fired. Although most of the eye
witnesses claimed that the soldier fired
point blank at Ricrdan, an undertaken
who handled the body said that the
bullet wound was in the back. The
autopsy yesterday showed two bullet
holes, one under the left arm and
toward the front and another in the
front portion OF the right shoulder.
Because of the condition of the body
it was impossible to ascertain which
hole was the point of entrance and
whether the bullet ranged upward or
downward The course. either way,
however, disproves the undertakers
statement that Riordan's back was
turned.
The case will be continued on Mon
day. Prosecuting Attorney Louis Ward
passed the blame TO the Coroner's Of
fee for not having made the autopsy
when the death occurred DR.. Walsh
and DIR. Kucich assert that the under
taker who handled the case was re-
| sponsible to the extent that he did not
report 1t and buried the body without
| having permitted the authorities to
! perform the duties required of them
| by law. They also assert that the Dis
| trict Attorneys Office did not subpoena
any of the Morgue attaches as wit
nesses and that the only notice they
had received of the affair was through
| the newspapers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
CLAIM AN ATTEMPT
WAS MADE To LOOT
THE Sub TREASURY
Soldiers of the Eleventh Infantry Re-
port Battle at Night With Sup
posed Robbers.

A daring attempt 10 loot the United
States Treasury, located on Com
mercial street, between Montgomery
and Kearny, was foiled on Wednes-
day night by soldiers from Com
pany G of the Eleventh Infantry. The
soldiers were detailed to guard Uncle
Sans treasure box and they claim
who were attempting TO loot the safes
in the building
The fight between the guards and
the supposed looters took place at
IL: 80 o'clock at night. Six men from
Company G were detailed 20 guard the
Treasury, three being placed on either
side of the place The men stationed
on the Commercial street side say they
noticed a man attempting to reach the
entrance to the building. He was or
dered TO halt, but instead started 10
run, whereupon a guard fired at him
The bullet did not take effect and he
continued his flight. Two OF the guards
gave chase, leaving their one COM
panion behind
Almost Immediately the soldiers on
the Clay street side began firing and
the one guard on Commercial street
says<he saw four men run to the win
dows in the upper story OF the Treas
ury building.
Guard Hammond was on CONNER
cial street. He says he Immediately
opened fire and the forms in the win
dow replied with shots from their re-
volvers. Fully thirty shots were ex-
changed In the fray, some OF the bull
lets striking the wall OF the building
on the north side OF Commercial street
The men were later seen to come down
the stairs, but were not again heard Of.
Attracted by the noise Of the battle
Detective Sergeant Taylor headed a
detail of police and commenced a
search for the would-be looters- He
was aided by National Guardsmen
stationed at Portsmouth square. The
soldiers and police carried lanterns and
stopped every person whom they met
in the district, but all were able to
give a satisfactory account OF them
selves
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

I of his clients is waiting to spend
ISL 100000 on building in that
locality and would commence its
erection within the next twenty
four hours if some idea could be
obtained as to what the commit
tee proposed to do.
Taylor was followed by Moore.
In brief speech the latter
lsummed up the opposition made
by those interests to the proposed
widening of certain streets and
the cutting up of others. He said
that the preperty-owners appre-
ciated the efforts of the commit
tee, but at the same time they be-
lieve that there is too much dis
section planned.
Means a Death Blow.
1--WE do not know what will
happen" said Moore. If too
many streets are widened it will
be paralyzing blow to the COM
mercial interests downtown. 1t
will mean that many of the small
er holders will be forced to the
wall completely and that the lar
ger ones will become disgusted
and simply quit the town.
Then, again, you must take
into consideration the lawsuits
and legal tangles that are likely
to follow any such action as this
committee has in mind at the
present time. Now there are but
twelve Superior Judges in this
city and county. Should the city
decide to bring condemnation
suits in order to gain possession
!of some OF this property it wants,
why, forty Judges could not be-
gin to handle them.
In the meantime there would
be no progress in the building
line. Instead, there would be
nothing but litigation. The whole
commercial district practically
would be involved, and you can
Imagine the outcome. think, for
this reason, that this committee
should proceed cautiously in this
regard and be as sparing as pos
isible OF property downtown. >
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

ton, and A. A. Moore Jr., repre-
senting the downtown business
men, appeared on the scene to
make strong protest against the
stress laid on Identification prob
lens and the ignoring of the
practical needs of business. Both
argued that the present plans of
the committee would work hard
ships on the downtown center and
cut away valuable holdings, thus
crippling trade. They wanted to
know when building permits
would be ready, as millions of
dollars lie idly by, the owners of
which are refusing to invest till
some plans are made known, they
said.
The committee did not give the
commercial men any definite an
swer. It explained the situation
as it stands at the present time
and urged the anxious business
men to have patience till
such time as the plans can be
drawn up and passed upon by the
committee of forty and also the
Board of Supervisors and Board
of Public Works.
Taylor and Moore were pres
ent throughout the session and
listened with eagerness while the
members talked about extending
Montgomery avenue to the ferry,
widening Montgomery street and
making boulevards out of Pacific
and Washington streets. Their
faces expressed their feelings as
the committee recommended the
conhscation of millions of dollars
worth of property, but they kept
silent till their turns came to
speak.
Rebuilding Delayed.
Taylor was the first to make
himself heard. He informed the
committee bluntly that he and
the capitalists he represented are
against the extending of Mont
gomery avenue to the ferry for
the reason that it would mean
ruination in that district for the
property owners, many of whom
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
CREW OF DRExEL'S YACHT
HELD AT BAY BY MADMAN
Revolver in Hand, He CompeIs Sea-
men to Remain Below Deck While
He Reads Bible to Them,

NEW YORK, May 17.-Standing at
the companionway or the yacht Atreus.
owned by George w. Childs Drexel Of
Philadelphia. tied up at South Brook
lyn. John Nielsen. q seaman, suffering
from religious mania. with a revolver
in hand. compelled the little crew of
FIVE men TO remain below deck from
Tuesday evening until yesterday. For
eight hours Nielsen. by the light of a
lantern, read passage after passage
from the Bible. The terrified men, un-
armed, locked themselves in the cabin
John Larsen. boatswain's mate, man.
aged to make his escape from the
yacht yesterday and telephoned the po-
lice. Six officers later overpowered
Nielsen. who was sent to a hospital for
observation
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
BUSINESS MEN OBJECT
TO WIDER STREETS.
Practical Needs Are Set Forth
Against Identification.

would abandon their building
plans altogether and invest their
money elsewhere
He suggested instead that
Washington street be widened
from Kearny street to the ferry
This he claimed would be better
for both the city and the COM
mercial interests. He said that one
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

While the Burnham plans COM
mittee, headed by. the noted archi-
tect from Chicago, was in the
midst of its plans regarding the
widening and extending of streets
throughout the commercial cen
ter of the city yesterday, H. II.
Taylor, representing the North
Central Improvement Associa-
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
URGES THE PASSAGE
OF THE CALIFORNIA
5 PER GENT CLAIM
Superintendent Ct Public instruction
Kirk Asks Support of Western Dele
gation and High Officisls.
SAcRAMENTO Nav 1T,

SACRAMENTO. May 17.-Thomas J.
Kirk. Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, is doing all that lies in his power
TO secure the passage Of the Congress
sional measure known as the California
5 Per cent claim. as. saCrid the measure
be favorabiy acted upon, the State public
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
Death of Napa Pioneer.

NAPA, May 17.-H. F. Frahm, a
prominent and well-known resident of
Napa, passed away today at his resi-
dence. Mr.. F'rahm was 81 years of
age and was a native of Hamburg
Germany. He came to the United
States at an early age and resided for
some time in Eastern States He
crossed the plains TO California in
1864 and had resided in this State for
the last forty-two years. He came to
Napa twenty-five years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

school fund would receive approximately
81 900, 000-
In futherance OF his object Kirk has
forwarded kilograms TO the President to
Joseph c. Cannon. Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives. to the California dele
cation and TO Victor H. Hetcal<. Sec.e-
tary OF the Department OF C0nne- ce and
Labor. urging their aid in the passage of
the measure.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
Grants Writ TO Collins.

SACRAMENTO, Mly 17.-The Su-
prenne Court in bank i. the case of the
PeoTle against Collins has ordered
that a writ Of certiorari issue, return
able TO the Supreme Court in bank al
San Francisco on Monday, June 4.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
WELL BoRERs STRIKE RICH
3 QUARTZ NEAR BAKERSFIELD
Gold Found at Depth Of no Feet !,
Locality Where It's Presence Was
Not SUSPECTED.
BAKERS RSFIELD,

BAKERSFTELD, May 17--At q
depth Of 10 feet at Edison station the
drill in a water well has uncovered
stratum OF quartz rich in gold and the
find may result in a mining excitement
in a locality where 1t was never sus-
pected precious metal existed The
stratum appears to be broken and is
thickness has not yet been ascertaired.
The ore mills four or five hundred dol
lars TO the ton.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
Overdue Shin Arrives.

Santa MONICA. May 1.-THE
British ship Oranasia arrived at Port
Los angeles this afternoon. 299 days
out from Newcastle. The delay was
occas.oned by rough weather. The
Orasasia left Cape Town 15S days
aC1
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
PACIFIC COAST REPRESENTATIVES,
GAIN A VICTORY IN THE HOUSE
Differential of Four Per Cent Granted on Con-
struction Of Naval Vessels on These Shores

the final vote being ayes I21, noes H.
Amendments having been disposed of,
the bin was passed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

Maria. Spiridonovo, the young daugh-
ter of Russian general, shot and
killed Chief Of Police Luzheinoffsky Of
Tamboff She was condemned to be
hanged, but her sentence was COM
muted to twenty years Imprisonment.
The. girl was terribly treated in prison
Immediately after committing the
crime by Abramoff and another Co.'S
sack official
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18
BRUTAL Police
OFFICER slain
Pays Penalty for Maltreat-
meRt Of a Girl Rev.
Oluti0niSt.
TeffOrists Are AVeDging the
Tofturing Of Maria
SpifidOnOVo.

TAMBOF'F, Russia, May 17.-Shan-
off, police officer, who participated
in the brutal treatment of Maria Spiri-
donovo. was shot and killed on the
streets here today by an unknown per-
son.
The avengers of the young revolu-
ZIONIST recently meted out the same
fate at Borissegliebsk to Abramoff. the
Cossack officer who boasted of his
cruelty to her while she was in prison
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

con..nued on Fase 2, Column 8.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

1851 FILLM0RE ST.
PHONE: WEST $50.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18

Business Office Phone: Oakland 1888.
Editorial Rooms Phone: Oakland 7460.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1906-09-24

The very nest or Kansas City beef
and mutton at Emil KleinwOrt's. 112
North Third street.