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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
ACCUSES VATICAN
OF CONSPIRACY.
French Cabinet Said to As
sert That Church Would
Overthrow the Republic
STRONG DENIAL MADE

ROME, Oct. 1.-THE Observatore Ro-
mano today published a semi-of1cial
article saying that the French Cabinet
is preparing to attack the Vatican at
the reopening OF the Chamber OF Depu-
ties by accusing IL OF engaging in a
conspiracy with the Monarchists to
overthrow the republic and giving the
following statements as proof OF it's
charges:
That the Royalist press, which op-
posed the late Pope Leo XIII, approves
OF Pope Plus X
That the Royalist leaders urge the
Pope to support the religious move
ment in France.
That the Pope granted an interview
to the Royalist organ, the Gaulois.
The Observatore Romano answers
these allegations by stating that Pope
Plus x, like Pope Leo XIII, loyalty ac-
cepts the republic. in which the for
mer has repeatedly affirmed. confirm
ing his statement in his recent ency-
clical on the church and state separa-
tion law, and challenges anybody to
quote word uttered by the Pope or
to adduce fact showing the pontin as
an enemy OF the republic.
The proofs to be referred to by the
French Government. the Observatore
Romano adds. are not serious. The
Royalists support the Pope either as
good Catholics or for political aims.
In the latter case It Is not the Vati-
cans fault, the responsibility resting
upon the republic and resulting from
the anti-religious measures adopted in
opposing the church under the guiSe OF
carrying out republican ideals"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
BELL WINS PRAISE
IN SOUTHLAND.
By G. A. Horne.

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 16.-San
Bernardino gave Bell an encouraging
reception tonight. Although the meet
ing was held in a pavilion several
blocks from the center of the town, yet
700 came out TO hear the Democratic
nominee The Republican party was
well represented, considerable part
of the audience being of that political
faith.
Bell left San Diego this morning
after being assured by his friends that
the vote in San Diego County would
be close and that the much-talked- of
Gillett majority would not materialize.
Enthusiastic forecasters give Gillett a
majority of 1000, but every one admits
Saturday night speech.
To the evening meeting came dele
cations from Redlands, Highlands and
Rialto. There was no lack of enthil-
siasm. The chairman of the evening
was James H. Boyd, who first intro
didate for Congress in this district
When Bell was introduced he re-
ceived a demonstration that should
have satisfied the most exacting.
AS in Riverside and at Redlands,
Bell addressed himself directly to the
fruit men, again speaking of Gilletts
promise to do what he could as Gov
ernor 70 amend the Federal railroad
rate bill and charging him with having
never raised his voice when that bill
was being framed in Washington and
the opportunity was open to get the
promised amendment written in the
bill.
When the rate bill was under con-
sideration, he said, Il was the only
member of the California delegation
in Congress who took the floor and
exposed the greed of the Southern Pa
cifc"
In speaking OF the Santa Cruz con-
vention Bell said that lest he should
be thought radical he would confne
his remarks entirely to facts and
statements which had been printed in
the Republican press His reference
to the degradation of the judges at
Santa Cruz is the one passage in Bells
speech which more than any other
commands applause which has ring
of meaning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
ROBBERS Exc GU TED
IN RUSSIA.
Five Shot to Death in Riga
and Six Meet a Similar
Fate in Rostov-on-Don
LOOT FIRMS OFFICE

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 16.-Five
men convicted by courf-martial of rob-
berry were shot today at Riga.
Three Christians and three Jews who
were caught October IL robbing the Of
fees of the firm of Freidberg. at Ros-
tov-on-Don, have been tried by court
martial and shot.
After investigating the killing OF
Mile Semenova, the young medical stu
dent confined In the central detention
prison of st. Petersburg. who was shot
and killed by sentry September 10.
when she showed herself at the window
of her cell overlooking the courtyard,
the commander of the ST. Petersburg
garrison, in an order of the day, has
thanked the soldier who killed the girl
and has given him a reward OF s5. In
addition, the soldier. who belongs to
the Seminovsky regiment, is upheld in
the order of the day as an example to
his comrades of the faithful perform
ance of duty.
WARSAW. Oct. 16.-The police cap
tured today the headquarters of a large
band of terrorists and took forty FIVE
members of the band, who are charged
with having committed many murders
and robberies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
DECLINES To TELL
CLIENTS SECRET.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1e.-Much in
terest has been aroused as TO the
nature Of the mysterious paper which
halted the Weightman $50. 900 will
contest in the Orphans Court yester-
DAY Edward T. Davis. the confidential
secretary OF the late William Weight
man. said today:
Before going into court yesterday !
remarked 10 my wife: The will con-
test viii not last as long as some peo-
pie think. In fact. il will end with my
own testimony If a certain paper writ
ten by Weightman, TO which I was the
only witness. is still in existence and
in the possession Of Mrs Walker. This
paper il called for and produced, will
explain why Weightman made his
daughter, Mrs. Walker, his sole legatee
In his VIII Of 1895. and so conclusively
satisfy the attorneys of Mrs Wister
that no codicil exists that they would
most likely abandon the case This
proves TO have been the result"
When asked what was written on the
paper, Davis said:
Having served Weightman for more
than twenty-five years, I should see no
reason why I should violate his conf
oence because he is dead"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
Pneumonia Ends Life
of Relict of Great
Confederate.

NEW YORK, Oct 16-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, widow of the President of the
Confederacy, who had been i'll for a
week at the Hotel Majestic in this city,
died at 1925 o'clock tonight. Death
was due to pneumonia, induced by Sc
we're cold, which Mrs. Davis contracted
upon her return from the Adirondacks,
where she had spent the summer
months. Although grave fears were
felt from the first Mrs. Davis wonder
full vitality, which brought her. safely
through a similar attack a year ago,
gave hope of ultimate recovery until
last night, when a decided change for
the worse was evident and the attend
ing physicians announced that the end
was near 1t was then believed that
Mrs. Davis could not survive the night
but she rallied slightly during the
early hours of today. Shortly after Z
o'clock this morning she had a similar
spell, and Rev. Nathan A Seagle, rec
tor of ST Stephens Protestant Episco
pal Church. was hurriedly summoned
to give religious comfort to the patient
in her last moments OF consciousness.
The clergyman remained some time.
and an hour later it was announced
that Mrs Davis had lapsed into state
of coma The period of unconscious
ness continued to the end.
At the bedside when death came were
Mrs. j. Addison Hayes OF Newark,
N j., the only surviving daughter of
Mrs Davis; Jefferson Davis Hayes, a
grandson. who is a student at Prince
ton University; Mrs. Charles E. Bate
son, a niece; DR.. and Mrs. Gustave
Webb, the latter a granddaughter, and
Dr. Robert H. -Wylie, who, with DR..
Webb, cared for Mrs. Davis throughout
her illness.
J. Addison Hayes. husband of Mrs.
Davis lonly child, had been summoned
from Colorado Springs and was hurry
ing across the continent when a mes
sage announcing Mrs. Davis death in
tercepted him.
Mrs. Davis had for some years made
her home In this city. where she had
a wide circle of friends Throughout
her illness solicitous inquiries regard
ing her condition were continually
made at her anartments
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
MAKE RATES THAT
INJURE TRADE.
District Attorney Stimson
Outlines Government S
Case Against Railroad
LETTER IN EVIDENCE

NEW YORK, Oct 16.-When the
hearing was resumed today in the case
against the New York Central and
hudson River Railroad Company and
Frederick Pomeroy. its traffic manager.
on charges Of granting rebates TO the
American Sugar Refining Company,
United States District Attorney Slim
son outlined the prosecutions case. He
said that the Government will show
that on April 26, 1904. Lowell NJ Pal
mer' acting for the shippers, and es-
pecially for the firm OF George H Ed
gar Of Detroit. entered into an agree
ment with the New York Central and
Pomeroy, by which sugar could be
hauled 10 Detroit at the rate of is
cents hundredweight, instead of the
rate OF % cents filed with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
The agreement. said Stimson, was
that the sugar company should pay
the regular rate Of % cents and that
ID Ter the difference of cents per hun
dred pounds. would be returned TO ii.
Mr. Stimson charged that 1s,373.777
pounds Of sugar had been shipped on
these terms and that rebate payments
had been made on this account.
A letter written by Palmer TO Pome-
roy was offered in evidence. The letter,
which is marked personal and conf
Dental" bears the date Of April II,
1904. The letter says that Edgar
son had called on Palmer and pro-
posed that their sugar shipments for
the season be made from New York
by canal 10 Buffalo. as the Edgars had
ngenents with the Detroit and
Buffalo line to take the sugar at Buf-
falO for distribution TO Detroit and
Edgsr's other points in Michigan. This
arrangement would give them a
through rate OF about 17A cents.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
LOSING GAME FOR
THE LABORING MAN
He Pays $55, 100000 for In
dustrial Insurance and
Takes Out But $19,OOO,OOO
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

6OlAh DlOfAIOa GALL.
BOSTON. Oct 16.-Louis A. Brandeis,
lawyer and well known student of eco
nomics, said in an address here last
night:
The history of industrial methods
is a terrible record. In Massachusetts
in fifteen years the wage -earners have
paid into the industrial insurance com
panies doing business here $55, 900, 900,
and they have got out of insurance
companies $4,000, 900. Watering takes
place in these insurance companies
to the extent of 219 per cent per an
mum.
One company in 1904 had 140 lapsed
policies to one death. The man who
let's his policy lapse loses everything,
but the man who keeps on paying Is
worse off, for he never gets through
losing.
We must either have Government in
dustrial Insurance companies or we
must have insurance which the wage
Garner may get as he gets in investing
our savings banks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
PoLIoY-HoLDERs HOPEFUL.
Claimants of Transatlantic Insurance
Company Cheered by CabIegram

At meeting of the Transatlantic
Policy holders Association last even
ing President Walter H Linforth read
cablegram from Attorneys Gutsch
and Shiland, dated at Hamburg in
which it was set forth that the attor-
neys, with their two German legal as
sociates, are in communication with the
officers of the company and that there
is prospect of obtaining a good settle
ment. Linforth urged the policy hold
ers of the Transatlantic to stand to-
gether and summed up the assets in a
waysto show that it may be possible for
them to receive 100 cents on the dollar
Owing to a mistake, the doors of the
courtroom where the meeting was to
have been held were not opened, but
the policy-holders met in the open air
and vigorously applauded the good
news from Germany
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
CALUMET BEGINS PAYMENTS.
Claimants Receive $4,000 as Result of
First Day of Settlements.

The Calumet Fire Insurance Com
pany made its first payments to policy
holders in this city yesterday. Some
thing more than $4,000 was disbursed
in the company's Offices in the Mont
gomery block. the payments being at
the rate of so cents on the dollar. with
the possibility of a small extra divi-
dend coming later. Three-fourths of
the claimants, according to Attorney
W. B. Pringle, have agreed to take the
company's offer of 100000 fund to
be divided pro rata. Claimants will be
paid at the rate of about twenty five a
day. each being assigned a special
time to call and get the money waiting.
Where an important part OF build
ing fell before the fire the Calumet
Company denies liability and refuses
payment.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
MEXICAN REVOLUTIoNISTS
ARE ARRESTED IN TEXAS
United States Marshals Take Five Men
Charged With Having FOnrented
Trouble at Jimfnex

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct 16.-United
States marshals arrested today at Del
Rio, Texas. Pedro Gonzales, Dementria
Castro, Crescencia MARQUEE and I. Gar
cia, charged with fomenting a revolu-
tion and supplying arp1n to revolution
lists who recently cGs$Gred the officers
of Jiminez. Mexico. aid held the city
until driven out by troops.
The minutes Of the capture show the
prisoners to be at the head of plot
to overthrow the Mexican Government.
The junta had branches at FL Paso,
Laredo and Brownsville, and had taken
up the work Of the junta recently
driven out of ST. Louis.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
STABS SPOUSE AND
TAKES POISON.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE cA1r

RENO, New, Oct. 1e.-Mrs Howard
Baker, Of Snake Valley, White Pine
County, yesterday staggered into the
house of neighbor bleeding and near
ly dead as the result of knife wounds
inhicted on her by her insane husband
The woman walked seven miles after
oeing nearly cut to death by --er hus-
oand- She was unable to talk when
she reached shelter, but later stated
that her husband attacked her and
after stabbing her several times about
the neck and body left her for dead.
He then entered their cabin. When she
revived she entered the cabin and dis
covered her husband dead on the bed,
ne having taken a dose of strychnine
Baker at one time was confined in
the State insane asylum at this place.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
WHEN HE THINKS OF HOME,
NOSTALGIA SEXES THE POPE
Sister and Niece of His Holiness Pass
Day at Vatican and Tell OF His
Love for Rfesi.

ROME, Oct 1.-THE Pope's sisters
and niece, who passed the summer at
Riesi. returned yesterday and passed
the day in the Vatican. 1t is learned
from the Popes eldest sister that his
Holiness health is good and she was
glad the ts0la tiOH OF the summer had
wrought no change in his appearance
He lost his usual cheerfulness. sho
said. only when he talked of Riesi and
his friends there. but he soon overcame
this nostalgia and said the residence
of his sisters here caused him 70 for
get the distance from Rome to Riesi.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
JOSEPH r. SMITH HAS CALL
ON MORMON CHURCH FUNDS
Court Holds That President of Organi-
zatfOn Cannot Be EEjofned From
Using It's CoiE Commercially

SALT LAKE, Oct. 16.-Joseph F.
Smith, President Of the Mormon Church
cannot be enjoined from using the
funds of the Mormon Church in COM
naercial enterprises, nor can he be COM
PEELED TO render an accounting of the
tithing fund in his care as trustee Of
the church.
Decision to this effect was rendered
today by Judge Morse of the State Dis
trict Court, when he sustained the de-
murrer fled in behalf of President
Smith in the case brought by Don Car
los Musser and Charles A Smurth-
waite, former members Of the church.
This Is the third decision rendered by
Judge Morse on the points involved
two previous petitions fled by. these
plaintiffs having been denied.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
BELIEVES SAN FRANCISCAN
WAS VICTIM OF MURDERER
Deputy Coroner of Pottstown, Penn
sylvania, VIII Investigate the
Death of John Roberts,

POTTSTOWN. Pa. Oct. 1e.-Because
Of suspicious circumstances which at
tended the death of John Roberts Of
san Francisco. aged p years, killed by
Philadelphia and Reading passenger
train last Wednesday. Deputy Coroner
n N. Alissimer has empanelled a jury
and viii hold an inquest
1t is rumored that Roberts was quar-
reling with a comrade and that he was
thrown under the train. The second
man. supposed TO have been Charles
McGourn, who spent the previous night
with him here in the station house, was
seen running away from the scene. and
has disappeared The jury viewed the
body before its interment today. The
date for the hearing has not been
fixed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
SUITS AGAINST ALLIANCE co.

]. ]. Foley filed two suits yesterday
against the Alliance Assurance Com
pany, Limited. of London. England, on
policies under which losses had oc-
Cured. One policy of $500 covered
household goods in a building at 326
Tehama street and the other, of $3.50,
covered a stock of groceries and
liquors in a store at 230k Clara street
Charles Schlessinger filed suit for $4,000
against the Williamsburgh City Fire
Insurance Company for the loss of a
building at 22-2s Post street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
UNUSUAL RUSH FROM YUKON
COUNTRY TO SOUTH IS ON
Bottom of River Is Getting Close to
Surface and Steamers Must
Soon Ceuse Running

TACOMA. Oct 1e.-There has been
an unusual stampede from Dawson and
the far interior of the Yukon country
In the last two weeks for the outside.
Warning was given by the steamboat
people on October 1 that people leav-
ing for the south must do so at once.
The bed Of the Yukon was at that time
rapidly approaching the surface and
steamers were humping and grinding
on bars and bottom.
The weather has been bright and
warm during this fall in Alaska and
the British Yukon, but in the last two
weeks the thermometer has been TAX
ing sudden drops.
In some Of the boats coming out peo-
pie were slowed away like cordwood.
going in such numbers that the
stewards crews worked all day and
nearly all night feeding them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
Orders Issued
to the Army.

W. s:s,s, s:ss .;s:.. ':,' s',:.';:. tins
ton, paymnster, to pro-
ceed to San Francisco at close
of camp instruction at American
Lake, Washington, are suspended,
and Captain Orton will remain
at Portland on duty as hereto
fore assigned him.
Leave of absence granted Sec
ond Lieutenant Paul C. Potter,
Fifteenth Infantry, Philippines
Division, Is extended one month.
First Lieutenant Edwin C.
Long, artillery corps, aide de
camp now at New Orleans, will
proceed to San Francisco and re-
sumo his duties In the Depart
ment of California.
Leave of absence granted
Lieutenant Walter o. Boswell,
Sixteenth Infantry, Philippines
Division, Is extended thirteen
days.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
MRS. ERNEST COOK DEAn

NAPA. Oct 16.-Mrs. Ernest p. cook
died this morning at her home on Ran
dolph street. She was stricken down
with heart trouble several months ago.
the attack apparently having been in
tensi1ed by the recent earthquake. The
deceased was daughter of Mrs. and
the late ar. Easterby, who were among
the first settlers of this city. She leaves
besides her husband and mother one
brother, County Tax Collector Frank
G. Eastnrhv. and four sisters. Florence
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
standard opticaI Co.,

Formerly located at Kesrny street Sutter.
las now opened q complete and up-to-date estab-
jfsbu1eut at sos Van Ness avenue Their record
and reputation for the last twenty years are suf-
eeienf 70 warrant excellent treatment 10 patrons
~ fFls old-esta blished frm which Is still under
the management Of Mr.. A. Nordman, President
and Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
PYTHIANs IN PROCESSION

NEW ORLEANS. Oct 16.-More than
5000 uniformed Pythians. many OF them
mounted. paraded IN military forma-
ton today in honor Of the biennial en-
campment, which began yesterday.
About 10000 visitors came to New Or
leans by train TO see the pageant.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
nIRs. HoLMEs IS rNsANE.

NEW YORK. Oct. 16.-Mrs. Eliza
beth NJ Holmes. wife Of William NJ
Holmes Of Brooklyn, who was arrested
IN Washington last January while at
tempting TO secure an interview with
President Roosevelt, was ordered to-
day by Judge Crane OF Brooklyn to be
committed to Bloomingdale Asylum as
2 paranoisc. She has written letters
10 many prominent persons, including
President Roosevelt. complaining OF
fsncied wrongs.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
NorEp ARTIST sucCUMBs.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16.--It was learned
today that Rudolph Ulrich. who died
in this city Sunday. was the noted
artist of that name whose work was
conspicuous at the Chicago Exposition
and the American and st. Louis
expositions His death occurred at the
Salvation Army barracks. He was 65
years old and leaves sister in Brook
lur
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
RUSSIA IS DETERMINED To
HAVE A REAL BATTLESHIP
Emperor Orders That s0,OOO,OOO he
Spent TO Construct a Vessel OF
Rrcadn2uEht Type.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 16.-The Ad-
miralty has determined to build bat
tleship of the Dreadnaught type. In
order to overcome Minister of Finance
Kohovsoff's refusal to supply him with
funds Vice Admiral Birileff, Minister
of Marine. has appealed direct to En-
peror Nicholas. who has brushed OBJ
stacles aside AMI ordered NJ Kokovsoff
TO transfer to Admiral Birileff s9.000.-
ono
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
ENToMBED MINERS RESCUED.

DURHAM. Eng, Oct. 16.- All the
miners who were entombed as the re-
suit of an explosion in the Wingette
Colliery, near here, have been rescued.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
ITALIAN SHIP WRECKED.

MANILA, Oct. 16.-The Italian ship
Principessa Mafalda, from Philadelphia
April II for Nagasaki, has been
wrecked near Laoag. Philippine Islands.
Her crew succeeded in reaching Samar.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
pIoNEER MERCHANT DIES.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16.-John NJ.
Grifith, one of this city's pioneers and
most progressive merchants, died to-
dav at his home. 9S9 West Twenty first
street. at the age of II years.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
AMERICANS rRANssRRysoRa.

11-11lI1Oz--E5 --l-1-'5 = " aalllls-
ton. Oct. 16.-The controversy which has been
waged between the American and the Canadian
lake fishermen for the last twenty years has
been placed in an entirely direrent Hight BY a
report to the State Department BY Captain E c.
Chatter. commanding the United States revenue
the American dshernen have been the trans
gressors.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
SHOT BY HIS FRIEND.

VENTURA. Oct. 16.-Frank Taylor
aged l9. OF Bsrdsdale. this county, was
accidentally shot yesterday by his COM
panion, J. n. Price, while quail hunting.
He died later on the operating table.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17

FREIGHT TRAIN Chicago. Oct.
16.-By the derailins OF a freight train on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois road today near
Crete, H.. two men were instantly killed. an
other fatally burt and several others slightly in
jured. The killed John wickley, an en-
gineer, and j. s. Allen. brakeman.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-17
KELLEY CASE D1sMIssEr

KELLEY CAoE D1oM1beED.--Boston. Oct. 16
The case against Shaun Kelley. the Harvard
student charged with having assaulted 2 patrol
man. was dismissed today. The case grew out
Of the attempt Of the policeman 10 arrest
party or Harvard men Who skylarking on
Posfa7 G ''r'on. rhoodore Roosevelt Ir. and