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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
NO POISON IN THE BOTTLE.
Chemist Fails to Find Deadly Drug in
vfnl Bought Here.

DIR. Roy Ravone Rogers, the chemist
who discovered the morphine in the
in the stomach of A. N. McVicar, the
Stockton trunk tragedy victim, yes
terday analyzed the small portion of
liquid In bottle found in the room of
the Lexington Hotel, on Eddy street,
occupied by Mrs. LIE Doux and Nc
Vicar. DR.. Rogers says the bottle was
labeled cyanide OF potash" and came
from the Baldwin drug store in this
city, but after a careful search the
medical man failed TO locate the slight
est trace of the poison.
The bottle contained about one Gu
bic centimeter of pale yellow liquid, .
said Rogers. II worked over it for
several hours. and am convinced it con-
tained not the slightest portion of cy
anide of potash. The specimen was
turned over to me by District Attorney
Norton Saturday night, and he seemed
very anxious about the result of my ex-
animation.
There was not enough of the liquid
in the bottle for me -to-determine just
what 1t is composed of. 1t is very easy
to detect cyanide of potash in nearly
any quantity. and 1 am positive this
poison is not contained in the bottle
sent to me. though / am not prepared
to say what was in it originally"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
FIGURES SHOW
FUTURE GROWTH
Size of "Greatest New York"
According to Statistician
Will Greatly Increase
WILL INCLUDE JERSEY
Parts of Another State Will
Be Absorbed and POpula-
tion Number Eight Million

NEW YORK. April 1.-"Greatest New
York, 1t will be found. will be the home
of more than 100000 inhabitants in 1920,
according to elaborate calculations pre-
pared by Rev. Walter Laidlaw. statisti-
clan. who is IN charge OF researches OK
the New York Federation Of Churches
In the number OF the Federation. which
is to be issued this week, are embodted
the analysis of statistics which lead him
to his conclusions The greatest New
York Of which he tells embraces all the
territory within a radius Of nineteen
miles OF the City Hall on Manhattan, ana
includes many OF the New Jersey suburbs
Mr.. Laidlaw calls all this New York
because the inhabitants OF the district
depend for their living on the actiV1tlss
OF the metropolis. Many OF those VINO
live In New Jersey journey to Manhattan
every day to follow their vocations.
Statistics show that In this region
eighteen new inhabitants are added every
hour OF day and night. an addition every
three minutes and twenty seconds. This
means a daily increase Of 4S2 persons
Between the years 1890 and 1900 the hourly
increase was AT persons.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
DEATH CALLS
A PROMINENT
SANTA CRUZAN

SANTA CRUZ. April 1.-James Nc
Neil, one OF the wealthiest, and best
known citizens of Santa. Cruz died this
morning at his home in this city of
cirrhosis of the liver after an illness of
two weeks. Mr.. Mcneil had been the
owner of the Santa Cruz Electric Light
and Gas Works for the last sixteen
years. He recently sold it to John Mar
tin and Eugene de Saba of San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Mcneil was a partner in the
big Pittsburg steel firm of James Nc
Neil & Bros, the largest manufactur-
ers of steel water mains in this coun-
try.
Mr. Mcneil was So years of age. He
was a Scotchman by birth and came to
this country in 1851. During the year
1864 he was foreman of the Vulcan Iron
Works in San Francisco. He came to
Santa Cruz in 1890 and lived here ever
since. He lately lost his son, Thomas,
who managed the business In Pittsburg
and who was one of that city's most
promising business men.
Besides a widow, Mr.. Mcneil leaves
one brother. Donald Mcneil, OF New
York. His brother is now in Santa
Cruz. The body will be buried In
Cypress Lawn Cemetery next Wednes-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
SPEEDING AUTO
KILLS A WOMAN
Manned and Unconscious
Forms Are Left in Wake
Of Swiftly Moving Machine
OCCUPANTS ARE WANTED
Police Are Looking for Party
of Five That Fled From
Scene After the Accident

NEW YORK, April Mrs. Alvina
Stein of st. Louis and her sister, Mrs.
George j. Kuchler of New Rochelle, were
struck by an automobile In that village
today and probably fatally injured. Mrs.
Stein had come on to attend the celebra-
tion of her sisters seventy third birth
day anniversary.
Mrs. Stein and Mrs. Kuchler were hurled
with terrific force against the stone abut-
ments of a railroad bridge. Mrs. Kuch-
ler's skull was fractured. and she suf-
fered several internal inquiries, from
which she died in the hospital. Mrs.
Stems arm was broken and crushed and
she also suffered internal injuries Mrs.
STEMS arm will have to be amputateG.
After the accident the automobile,
which was occupied by two men and
three women, was driven away at rapid
rate. The police say they have the num-
Der Of the car and are tracing It's owner
ship 81
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
PROFESSOR VOGEL
GETS BRUCE MEDAL

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
held It's eighteenth annual meeting at
the Academy of Sciences Hall Saturday
night. The society elected officers.
presented the Bruce medal to Profess
sor Herman Carl vogel OF the Astro-
physical Observatory Of Potsdam, Ger
many, and listened to a lecture by Pro-
fessor C. D. Perrine Of the Lick Obser-
vatory.
In the absence of Professor Vogel the
medal was presented to Secretary Ziel OF
the association, who will forward it to the
distinguished recipient. DR. 8. D Town
ley, president of the society made the
presentation speech. The medal is given
annually to some noted astronomer, the
fund having been provided by Miss Cath
arine Wolff Bruce in 1897.
Tile subject of Professor Perrine's lee
tur., was 1.-THE Lick Observatory Crocker
Expedition to observe the total eclipse
of the Sun of August 80, 1906
The following were elected: Board of
directors-R. g. Aitken. A. H. Babcock
Charles Burckhalter, w. w. Campbell
William H. Crocker, Charles S. Cushing.
George e. Hale. A. o. Leuschner, D. S.
Richardson, A. B. Spreckels, F. R. Ziel.
Publication committee-R. @. Aitken,
chairman; S. D. Townley, B. L. New
kirk.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
TROOPS KEPT NEAR
LENS COAL MINES

LENS, France, April 1.-The striking
coal miners of this district were COM
paratively calm today. There Is, how
ever great indignation against the Bruay
miners who continue working notwith-
standing the threats of violence. The
troops have been reinforced in that
vicinity in order to prevent collisions, but
no display of force has been made.
The body of Botel, the striker killed
Yesterday by Carron. the man who re-
fused TO join the strikers and was in con-
sequence attacked at his home near Lens.
was conveyed for burial to a distant viii
lage for the purpose of avoiding violent
demonstrations.
Several strikers meetings were held to-
day in the course of which the determina-
ton was expressed to insist upon the de-
mands that have been made.
The companies have not replied to the
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
MRS. STORER
IS AGGRESSIVE
Special Dispatch to The Call

WASHINGTON, April The contro-
versy precipitated by Mrs. Bellamy Stor-
er with President Roosevelt IS OF deep
interest in political and church circles;
and the belief now is that the wife Of the
ex-EmbAssador to Vienna has put the
President on the defensive. At the White
House today it was asked IL there would
be any reply TO the direct charge OF Mrs
Storer that the Presidents letter to her
on the subject OF Archbishop Ireland was
intended for use by Mrs Storer at the
Vatican. The semt-oficial answer was
that there would be no answer at this
time.
1t is the belief here that II the Presi-
dent should enter into controversy with
Mrs Storer he would stir up trouble for
his son-in-law. Nicholas Longworth, who
is a nephew Of Mrs. Storer.
1t will be asserted in all probability
within a day or two that the letter re-
ferring to Archbishop Ireland had moth
ing whatever to do with the sudden re-
call Of Mr.. Storer. Dispatches today
prove that the Storers did not offend
either the Vatican or the Aastria-Hun-
gary Government. ~ Dil9 -
The Papal nuncio and kinsfolk OF En-
peror Francis Joseph made calls on the
Storers and exploded any such charge.
1t is now up to the President to make
the next move.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
INTO BAY
AND SAVES LIFE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIE 81, April 1.--What might
have proved a fatal accident occurred on
the Pacific Coast Steamship. Companys s
wharf at the foot of Fifth street shortly
before noon yesterday, and that 1t did
not result in the loss of a woman's life
was due solely to the bravery of En-
gineer E. L. Dahlfues, an employe Of
the steamship company.
The woman, a Mrs Wright, living at
the AIhambra House was walking on the
wharf where the spur joins the main
structure, when she was struck by a
train of fat cars pushed by an engine
which was running from the steamship
State of California to the warehouse. The
cars were piled high with freight and sew
eral of them were in front of the engine.
For this reason the woman probably did
not hear them until the end car was upon
her, nor did the engineer. or switchman
see her. When the train struck her she
was knocked off the wharf into twenty
seven feet of water.
Not until the engine passed the spot
where she had been struck and the engi-
neer saw her hat floating on the surface
did he suspect that anything was wrong.
Quickly surmising that there had been
an accident he stopped the train. and,
without waiting to remove any of his
clothing, jumped into the waters of the
bay just as the woman rose TO the sur
face.
Dahlfues supported the woman until
Fireman Goldman came to his assistance
and threw him a rope. After Dahlfues
had secured hold of the rope it was
fastened to the wharf and then boat
was procured and rescuers hurried to the
aid of the brave engineer, who was al
most exhausted, having been in the water
nearly ten minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
OPERATORS WEAKENING.
Indiana Owners Willing TO Agree TO
Schedule of 1903.


TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April dis
srict President Wellington O'Connor or
The United Mine Workers today an
nounced that overtUres have been made
the miners toward signing The 1903
scale by the following companies: Cen
1raI Indiana Coal Company. with mines
at Coalmont; Cayuga Brick and Coal
Company. Baker Coal Company In Nlgo
County. Sugar Valley Coal Company,
IN Vigo County; Muran Coal and Ice
Company.
President O'Connor also says that all
the mines south Of the Baltimore and
Dhi0 Railroad tracks in the southern
part Of the district, with the exception
u those owned by David Ingle, the Lit
tie Coal Company ana the Diamond CoaI
Company. viii sign the. agreement. Be
sides this. he says, several other com
pantes have intimated their readiness TO
comply with the miners demands ana
that by the middle Of next week be
tween two and three thousand miners
in the district wiil again be working.
President KelsOm Of the operators
however. insists that there is no change
in their position. The operators VIII
hold q meeting here Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
Love Leads Suspected
Footpad to Shoot
Himself. ;.

Porter j. Rowan, army deserter and
suspected footpad, who shot himself in
the saloon of the father of the girl
whom he claimed to be his sweetheart,
14S Third street, on Saturday night,
may die. His condition yesterday was
much worse. The police have made no
effort as yet to connect Rowan with
numerous holdups on the South Side,
but will await a change for the bet+
ter in Rowan's condition.
Rowan has hemorrhage of the lung
from the bullet and is delirious. In his
rawlings he accuses himself of neglect
ing his mother and he denounces Joseph
Bernard, father of the girl he says he
loves.
Lulu Bernard says that she cannot
conceive of any reason why Rowan de-
clared after he attempted suicide that
he was respondent over her refusal TO
wed him. She barely knew the man,
she declares, and had only seen him a
few times when he was in the employ
of her father J. Bernard, the father
of the girl, believes that Rowan refers
to woman who came into the saloon
a few months ago and asked for the
bartender. Shortly after this visit Ber-
nard says that he discharged Rowan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
CAN STAND A LONG SIEGE.
President of Erie Railroad Says Strike
Comes at Fortunate Time.


Comes at Fortunate Time.
'The anthracite coal situation is far
better now-although 1T is bad
enough-than it was during the last
strike. The action of the Pittsburg
Coal Company and the unorganized
miners in coming to an agreement prac-
tical1y settles the soft coal strike. They
can supply enough soft coal to keep
everything running. 1t may cost out
side manufacturers little more to haul
their coal from Pittsburg, but the in
crease will be slight on the price per
ton and they can afford it to get the
product. There has been an overpro-
duction of soft coal any way during the
last few years"
President F. D. Underwood of the
Erie Railroad, one of the largest coal
shipping lines in the East and the
owner of several eollieries, freely dis
cussed the coal strike last evening at
the st. Francis Hotel. where he is for
q few days while on his way home
The anthracite coal strike is well
on" he continued, but believe that
the hard coal can stand a long siege
This time, unlike the last strike, there
is a supply of anthracite on hand. Out
of the 0,000.00 tons mined annually
100000 tons are now above ground
and ready TO be shipped out for the
market. Added to this there are many
great culm piles. which will be washed
and sold out. Summer is coming on
and the demand for coal will fall off
The summer weather will also decrease
the hardships usually suffered by the
poor of the large cities.
'I will tell you peculiar thing" he
went on. "In the former strike, when
the rich could not obtain coal for love
or money, the very poor of New York
City and Philadelphia were plentifully
supplied. The little basement shops
there sell coal by the pail to the poor
and by the mutual consent of the
operators and striking nJners these lit
tie shops were kept supplied. We
watched them carefully to see that they
did not raise the price on their GUS
toners and in some places, where the
dealers were tricky we established our
own shops
President Underwood paid high
compliment to President John Mitchell
Mitchell is an honest labor leader"
said the head of the Erie, and he is
working without selfish thought
BY telegram last evening it was
learned that the Erie had 1900 men at
work in its collieries today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
QUIET IN SOUTHWEST.
No signs of Trouble Among Strikers
in the Territories.

KANSAS CITY. April Up to late
tonight there had been no developments
Of interest in the coal mining districts
in Missouri. Kansas Arkansas and the
Territories, where the union men quit
work late yesterday. Everywhere quiet
was reported with no signs Of trouble.
At South AIcAIester. l. T.. where it
was rumored that some mines might
be opened UP with nOn-union men, the
operators announced tonight that they
would make no effort to resume opera
tions now.
Two hundred men working in the
mines in the vicinity Of Tulsa. l. T.,
not affiliated with the Miners Union,
will continue at work tomorrow as
usual
W. c. Perry, president Of the South
western Coal Operators Association,
who reached Kansas City late last night
from the Indianapolis conference, said
today.
our offer TO arbitrste is still open
90 the miners"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
CHAIN
ABOUT HARTJE
Pittsblrg District Attorney
Declares His Evidence
Will Convict Society Men
UNCOVERS A CONSPIRACY
Prosecutor Claims Most Sen
sational Developments in
Plot to Ruin a Woman

PITTSBURG, April Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John S. Robb has COM
pleted strong chain of evidence and
information against three persons
prominent in the social and financiaI
life of Pittsburg, and criminal action
will be begun this week in connection
with the Hartje divorce case Augustus
Hartje, millionaire paper manufactured
entered suit against his wife for d.
vorce, naming their negro coachman as
correspondent on his own affidavit.
Later the negro confessed he had per-
jured himself, and is now in Jail Des-
perate efforts are being made by some
person to get him released. but Mr..
Robb will not permit it. He said to-
day:
IF he were allowed to go out on
bail his bond would be forfeited and
he would disappear. This is going 10
prove one of the most sensational
cases in history and one Of the most
damnable conspiracies ever concocted
lies at the bottom OF ii. Information
will be made this week against three
parties prominent in the business and
social world of Pittsburg and I am
going to see that they are pushed to a
finish. The honor of American woman
hood is at, stake in this case and 1t
shall be fought to the limit. What will
be brought out will surprise the pub
lie Barrels of money have been spent
to secure evidence to carry on this light
and We have traced it all and will be
able TO prove it's expenditure"
As a result of disclosures threatened
Hartje Is seeking reconciliation with
his wife, but his appeals fall on deaf
ears.
The statement of the District Attor-
ney has raised a commotion in Pitts
burg society circles and the next moves
are being waited with interest. Who
the three persons to be prosecuted are
is being broadly limited at, but the pub
lice generally Is holding its breath for
final announcement.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
RAILROAD RUsHEs CARS.
Distributes "Empties" in Hope That
Few Mines VIII Be Operated.

READING. Pa, April This was an
unusually busy Sunday on the main
line of the Reading Railway. Yester-
days products Of the Schuylkill region.
amounting TO 1000 carloads, was sent
through, and this will have reached it's
destination by tomorrow.
Many empty cars have been rushed to
tho Schuvlkill regions, and these will
be distributed TO the colleries early
sn the morning in the belief that some
OF the mines will be in operation. An
thracite shipments to the West, which
have been heavy recently, have been
stopped and the company has concen-
trated it's output entirely in the East
IF the miners fail 10 report for work
in the morning IL is expected that in
forty eight hours the men employed in
the coal-carrying trade win be laid of
and this will be followed by a curtail-
mept OF work at the shops along the
main line. Many foreign miners have
passed through this city. and there is
g regular exodus from the anthracite
regions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
TEXAS MINES IDLE.

FORT WORTH, Tex, April 1.-Work
IN the coal mines OF Texas stopped Sat-
urday night and the situation is mere
ly one Of waiting to ascertain what will
be the result. AS far as can be learned
about 1900 mhen quit work at Thur
Der, Strawn. Mount Sterling and Rock
Creek. The number out at Bridgeport
cannot be ascertained, There is little
excitement.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
FIVE HURT IN COLLISION.
Collide and Occupants of
One Arc Thrown Ont and Injured.

NEW YORK, April Ralph Shaw
of Little Falls. lawyer and assistant
prosecutor of pleas of Passaic County,
sustained a fracture of the arm and
his wife three broken ribs while a
young woman and two children were
badly bruised in an automobile acct
dent which happened this afternoon
near the Heights station, at Upper Mont
Clair.
The automobile in which the party
were riding was headed from Little
Falls, and while going along noun
tain grove at fast pace over soft.
muddy road collided with an automo-
bile owned by w. E. Duryea, son of a
wealthy starch manufacturer of Os-
wego, which was occupied by his two
maids and Fred Newberry, his chauf-
feur.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
GRAY WILL NOT SERVE.
President of Anthracite Coal Commits
sion Anxious TO Avoid Arbitration.


PHILADELPHIA April 1t was
learned here today that Judge George
GRAY. president Of the anthracite strike
commission, and President Baer of the
Reading Company met Saturday night
at the home. in Wilmington, Del, OF
Colonel H A Dupont, the powder man
ufacturer Their meeting, coming at
this time. naturally gave rise 10 ru-
mors that IL had something to do with
the present crisis in the labor troubles
iu the anthracite region, but this was
positively denied from all sources. It
can be stated authoritatively that II
would be only with the greatest diff
Guilty that Judge Cray could again be
brought into any arbitration plan. He
has frequently said in the last year that
nothing but the most imperative de-
mand would induce him TO attempt with
others to settle another strike inVolV-
ing features such as those presented by
the hard-cOal situation.
President Baer returned to his home
here today. and. as usual declined to
discuss the situation for publication.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
TAKE TOOLS FROM MINES.
WIIkesbarre Men VIII Remain Idle Un-
tfI Ordered Back TO Work.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. April Most
Of the. miners and laborers were busy
last night and today removing their
tools and supplies from the collieries
and Breakers
The miners and laborers throughout
this district will generally refrain
from working until such time as they
are ordered back by the union.
Today and tonight the railroad com
panies were busy filing sidings lead
ing to some Of the large breakers with
empty coal ears preparatory to making
an attempt 70 continue work tomor-
row. Notices are posted at some of
the breakers announcing there will be
work for all who apply
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
MINER KILLED IN FIGHT.
Quarrel Over keg of Beer Results in
One Death and Others Fatally
Injured.

CHARLEROI, Pa, April 1.-One man
shot to death, two others suffering
from bullet wounds that are expected
10 prove fatal, a third seriously cut, a
fourth burned about the hands and face
and a fifth seriously injured. is the re-
suit OF a fight of miners in the woods
half a mile east of Twilight mining
vlnage near here, this evening.
The men quarreled over keg of
beer.
The dead man is Lewis Williams, SS
years old. The two fatally wounded
are J. s. and Oscar Schneider, brothers.
Other members of the party included
two Americans and two Finlanders.
William Hart, an American, who is al
legged TO have killed Williams, is being
searched for by posse.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK
IN THE MOUNTAINS
Accident on the Southern
Pacific, but No One Is
1 Hurt.
speciar Dispatch 10 The Can.

AUBURN, April Passenger train No.
of the Southern Pacific, west-bound.
went off the track near Cape Horn, east
of Colfax, this morning. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that nearly every car was
off the track. not a passenger or train
man was hurt. This is the most danger
Gus place for a wreck on the road, the
track running around an abrupt point on
the mountain, the aeyss below being
fully 2000 feet. The wrecking train went
up from Sacramento and the track was
not cleared until this evening
The breakbeam of the second engine
broke, causing one baggage car and sew
eral tourist cars to go in the ditch. The
train ran about 300 feet on the ties.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
COAL MINERS STRIKE LOSES
THREATENING ASPECT.
Many Operators Agree to Give Men In
crease Demanded by Leaders.

here this afternoon and were unanimous
in their acceptance of the order issued
by President Patrick Gilday of District
No. that, with the exception of pump
men, engineers and flremen, all en-
ployes about the mines of the district
should do no more work after Satur-
day night until the issues of the district
Joint convention. to be held at Clear
field, beginning Tuesday. are settled.
The mines OF the Erie. Buffalo and
Susquehanna and Falls Creek compa-
nies were represented at the meeting.