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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16
GIBBONS DEFENDS
KING LEOPOLD

BALTIMORE. Dec. 15.--Cardinal Glib
bons. replying to a declaration made
by Rev. H. Grattan Guinness of Lon
don, England, yesterday, that the Car
dinal is the power that has prevented
joint action by England and the United
states looking to the suppression OF
alleged atrocities in the Congo Free
State. made the following statement to-
night:
II have observed in the papers that
an emissary of the Congo Reform As
sociation has made a personal attack
on me for my attitude in defending
King LeopoId's administration against
unjustifiab1e attacks My position on
the matter has always been very clear.
= have naturally means of keeping in
close touch with the situation through
our missionaries, but there has been a
great amount of exaggeration in those
stories of maladministration
THE King is wise as well as a hu-
name ruler, and we hear through mis-
cruelty have occurred--as such things
will occur under every humane gov
ernment--the King has been prompt to
redress such abuses and to punish the
offenders.
Il fear this agitation against King
partly by religious jealousy and PARTLY
by commercial rivalry. 1t is to be
hoped that the individuals who arc
carrying it on will not be successful
In their efforts to induce the great
powers of the earth to interfere in tho
affair of a small nation. In defend
ing the Belgian administration of the
Congo. l am actuated solely by sense
Of justice and fair play
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Burns Thwarts Plan
to Kidnap Witness

Another effort 10 spirit away witt
ness who will give imporfant festf-
mour against fhe grsfters has been
thwsrfed by Special Agent Burns. For
nfne days Max NoImer. formerly book
keeper for Phillips & Van Ordeu. but
no-s q partner In the New San Fran
cisco Printing Company, has been alb
sent from home. and his sisters with
whom he resides had begun TO fear that
ne had met a tragic fate. WoImer.
however. has been located and will be
produced by Burns when his testimony
fs needed.
Wolmer visited Prosecutor Heney
two weeks ago and exposed the plot by
which the printing firms of Brown &
Power and Phillips & Van Orden had
secured a monopoly upon the printing
and stationery business of the city. In
his testimony he involved Supervisor
Coffcy, chairman OF the printing COM
mittee of the Board OF Supervisors.
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CONV|CTs ON FARM
TRY To ESCAPE

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 15.-As a re-
suit of free for-ail fight covering a
desperate attempt on the part of the
negro convicts to escape from the Oak
ley convict farm. about twenty miles
southwest of this city. today. Captain
j. N. Buckley, in charge of the camp.
sustained a 7-inch cash across the
arm was broken.
The fight began in the hospital,
where Ben Cooper. long-term negro
convict, attacked another negro.
Charles Prince. with a razor The at
tack on Prince was the signal for a
general fight. and when Sergeant
Dodds entered the room he was beaten
with clubs. iron bars and other
weapons.
Captain Buckley attempted to queli
the disturbance and was attacked by
Cooper, who attempted to cut his
throat. but was prevented by Heze-
kiah Pluney, another convict, knocking
the weapon down. Piuney then Crap
pied with Cooper and disarmed him.
When the other negroes saw Pluney
take the razor from Cooper they quiet
ed down.
Governor yardaman slastened to
Oakley on special train, accom-
panied by members of the Board of
Control When they reached Oakley
quiet had been restored. Governor
vardaman brought Pluney back to
jackson and will pardon him for dis
arming Cooper
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SH|MbLER HEIR TO
GREAT WEALTH
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
COLORADO SPRINGS. Dec. 15.-The
W. NJ. Stoekwell family OF Colorado
Springs is about to come into It's own
through the settlement of Mexican
estate valued at s1.425.0OO. George
shimbler of San Francisco is also one
of the heirs.
The death of Fred Shimbler Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. four years ago re-
vealed strange story. The mar was
of nomadic temperament and had wan
dered to all parts of the world, accum-
ulating. unknown to his brothers and
sisters, large interests in Mexico
One tract of land alone comprises
2s4.o00 acres of fine mahogany timber.
and it was the settlement of this es-
tate that has been engaging the heirs.
Shimblers widow survived him only
one year. and the remaining heirs are
one brother. George Shimbler OF San
Francisco. and four sisters. among
whom is Mrs. Minnie Stockwell. wife
of w. NJ Stockwell of Colorado Springs.
Shimbler's mother, who Is s6 years OF
age. lives at Ottawa. H.. with three OF
the daughters.
Attorney r. L. Chambers of Colorado
Springs has been handling the estate
for the heirs and is organizing COM
pany OF Denver and Colorado Springs
capitalists to take over the mahogany
tract and put the timber on the mar
ket. The Mexican Government, it is
understood, took a hand in the settle
ment of the estate.
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fornia to appoint a COM
mittee from the various
Chambers of Commerce of
the State to devise ways
and means, either by di-
rect taxation or State bond
issue, for the Improvement
of the harbors OF California. and that
the Federal Government be urged to
lend its aid more generously to the inn
provement of the harbors of the Cali
fornia coast"
There were ninety-two delegates to
the convention. The deliberations were
presided over by Andrea Sbarboro.
Committee.
The proposition TO bond the State
for the purpose of raising funds for
State Improvement OF the harbors
was advocated by the San Francisco
representatives. who were explicit in
which bonds should be reserved. After
a number of addresses on the subject
the matter was referred to the resolu-
tions committee. which decided to go
no further in that regard than the
resolution already adopted.
WANT GOOD ROADS LAW
The only other subject considered
today was good roads. this matter hav-
ing been left over from the Napa gath
ering of last June. The convention
adopted the following:
Resolved, That better system for
the maintenance and repair of public
roads than is possible under the pres
ent road law is required in order to
secure proper roads for the road tax
collected. and this convention hereby
indorses the recommendations made by
the road convention at Glen Ellen and
recommends it's legislative COMMITTEES
to urge the enaction of laws in har-
mony herewith"
George Kennan. the noted writer on
Siberian subjects. spoke OF his travels
and of what California could do to en-
large It's commerce with that land.
PetaIuma was selected as the meet
ing place of the convention to be held
on June next
This evening the delegates enjoyed
a banquet at Hotel del Coronado. about
$50 being seated at the tables Presi-
dent Grove of the San Diego Chamber
of Commerce. was POSTMASTER
Tomorrow will be devoted to a visit
to La Jolla. with luncheon at the Hotel
Continued ON Page 32, Bottom Column
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Supervisor, Fearing Death,
Comes to San Francisco
and Makes Clean Breast
GOES TO ARIZONA
THE NEXT MORNING
Arrives in City at Night
and Is Met at the Depot
by the Special Agent

IL became known yesterday that ON
Saturday. December :. under the cover
of night, Supervisor w. w. Sapderson
visited San FraDcisco and wrote out n
complete statement for Special Agent
Burns, setting forth IN detail all the
Erafting deals in which the board has
been Involved. The following morning &
SandersOB left for Arizona, where he
has gone I'm the hope that he may re-
gain bis health.
Sanderson, accompanied by his wife.
came 90 the city from Los Angeles on
train No. 10. The couple were Joined
on tho way TO San Francisco by Fred
erick Bates, n local merchant, who had
been I'm Santa Cruz In connection with
the Cotton will case. The three and a
woman on the train cbatted together.
but some mIsunderstnndfng arose and
tho urnuge woman withdrew.
When the train reached the depot al
Third and Townsend streets at 10: 80
u. n. Sanderson and his wife were
greeted by Burns. He conducted them
70 a carriage which had been pre-
vtously engaged and drove with them 10
the Sanderson home on Clay street At
the residence sandeeson recited TO
Burns with full detail the big and little
deals Of graft in which the Super
visors figured. Then the Supervisor
took pen and ink and committed his
story TO writing. II was shortly after
this that the announcement was made
that the evidence was complete in the
telephone and trolley scandals The
next morning Sanderson left for
Arizona.
Sanderson looked pale and thin. As
he emerged from the carriage to take
the train az Third and Townsend
streets re put aside the prorered as
sistance OF an attendant handed his
baggage TO two runners ali.s walked
unaidcd 10 the gate. There his lug
gage was given to him. his wife bade
him good-by and he entered the train
alone. Mrs. ssnderson remained in San
Francisco.
This incident completed absolutely
the evidence against Mayor Schnitz
Abe Ruef and the members OF the
Board OF Supervisors. Sanderson be-
fore departing for Los Angeles . month
age gave his word 20 Burns that he
would go upon The witness stand and
make fuil confession. After he
reached Los Angeles his health grew
steadily worse. until it was feared that
he could not long survive. IT was then
that Ssnderson expressed the wish to
put llis confession in writing, 50 that
in case Of sudden change for the
worse In his health he could prepare
to meet oeath with an eased conscience.
Accordingly Burns was communicated
with and the sudden trip 70 san Fran
cisco arranged. The meeting with
Bates on the train was merely acc!-
dental Sanderson and Bates are
friends of long standing and they con-
versed earnestly.
The visit of Sanderson was carefully
arranged and guarded. None Of the
other Supervisors knew anything OF it
and not even the closest friends of san
derson were advised.
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SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15.-California harbors their
poor condition and how they may be improved, the
subject discussed the seannual meeting today of the
Counties Committee of the California Promotion Com
n1ittee at Hotel del Coronado.
At the conclusion of the address the committee
adopted the following resolution:
Realizing the notorious condition of the harbors of
California, this convention requests the Governor of Cali
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16
DYNAMITE CLAIMS
SIX VICTIMS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 15.-Six
men met instant death today in a dy-
Mantle explosion twentyfour miles
from Newport, Tenn. and just across
the State line in North Carolina.
The victims were employed on an
extension to the Tennessee and North
Carolina Railroad. load of dynamite
for a blast exploded while being tap
ped, tearing six men into sllreds and
seriously injuring another.
The victims lived at Mount Sterling.
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DOMESTIC

Marie Corelli speaks OF woman
says she is utterly un6tted :oi
frsge.
Idaho mining promoter IS char
tanning money by false psetenses-
Five robbers hold up girl cashie
street snd rob her ~ si400, but /
two of them and recover mone.
Attorney asks for dismissal of
nent unless trisi Is speedily grantee
HiH siocks strong features Of II
wsil-sireet market.
Negro ronvicfs on Mississippi IA
IN attempt 70 escape.
Canal Commission makes a npmh
IN proposals n contractors. smol
barring foreigners from bidding
Presidents of three railroads
fsrsta.c Commerce Commission
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BANK OFFICIAL CoNvIcrED

PEkIN, Ill. Dec 15.-Conrad Tup-
pen, an official Of the Teis Smith Bank,
which failed for half a million dollars
was today found guilty of accepting
funds after the bank was insolvent.
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Sanderson Visits City and Tells All
Improve CALIFORNIA; IIarbors Is Slogan
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY So
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

SUNDAY. DECEMBER lS, 1906
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FOREIGN

Crowd Of defenders gather about palace
Cardinal Richard IN Paris when story is CT
cuiateJ that he Is to be expelled. Page
King of Norway and family visit Emperor
Germany. Page
Admiral Doubasson escapes bombs and bulle
that hy fast in garden. Page
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Convention at San Diego Requests the
Governor to Move for Bond Issue

ELEGATES from all parts of California in
ton San Diego yesterday and adopted resolu-
ton calling for State Federal aid improve the
harbors of the Golden State.
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YESTERDA1-Cloudy; northwest wind maxi
temperature. So; minimum temper
ature al
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy: light north
west wind Page so
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
cABor's OLD RESIDENTS.
"Aunt Hannah" Morse Leads the List,
at 80 Years of Age.

Cabot. March 2l.---Aliss Hannah
Morse, the oldestspcrHon in town, passed
her ninetieth birthday last Wednesday.
The event was well remembered by over
25 caller. during the day, nearly every
one leaving some token Of remembrance,
Ten members Of the Junior league eX-
tended their respect for old age BY each
repeating verse Of scripture, one Of
the oldest singing a song leaving or
anges. candy and sum Of money, The
older people enjoyed the occasion as well
By short calls mad friendly chats and
donating money, eatabes and other ar
tieles.
aunt Hannah.' as she has been called
by nearly everyone for many years past,
is able to attend to aer home duties
and walk to and from church, which
IS on OF her greatest pleasures. She
fully appreciates the kindness shown her
on her birthday and returned thanks ta
ALL wishing II it be Gods will 10 meet
them all another year on similar oc-
casion.
Cabot may well be called the banner
town OF Washington county for its large
number OF aged people who have marked
large fgures on the mile stones Of their
lives; Mrs. Caleb Noyce, aged SO; Mrs.
William Adams, aged So; Mrs. Azariah
Stone, aged So; Mrs. David Harrington,
81; Miss Katherine Bingham, SO; John
Damon, 81; Hannah Morse, 90.
Let MS hear from any other town that
can give any more honorable record
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
BURLINGTON LICENSE
VOTE ILLEGAL.
Declares Secretary Of Vermont Anti
Saloon League, Who Protested
Against Appointment Of
Commissioners.

Burlington, March 2l--0n the ground
that Buriington's vote for license on
March was Illegal because Of bribery,
the placing of ,.yote Yes cards near the
booths and other Irregularities, Super
intendent Clarence ]. Ferguson Of the
Vermont Anti,saloon League last eyen-
ing protested the appointment Of license
commissioners for the city. The side
Judges, J. II. Alien and j. ii. Lyon. de-
eided that IL was not their province
70 investigate, and 50 appointed the com
missioners as follows; c. s. Isham, F.
". j. Hawkins and John FaIlon. There
upon Supt. Ferguson stated that the
Anti saloon League will continue the
fight against the granting Of licenses
ON the same ground.
In speaking at the hearing before the
side Judges, Supt Ferguson declared that
for years Burlington elections had been
scandalous in the methods and influences
brought to bear on the voters, and that
the purchase Of votes had been SO open
and bragen that At times one party
has driven the other from room ad.
joining the polling places where the vot
ers, after fulfilling their part OF the
contract. We're receiving their agreed
price within 20 feet Of where they had
deposited their ballots. The only pre-.
tense of virtue on the side Of the party
demanding eiectment from the room re-
ferred to was the fact that their count
ing room was farther away
Continuing, Supt. Ferguson said:
e0ur contention is that no valid vote
WAS had on March 6, 1906, in the city
Of Burlington on the license question,
and this we claim for at least four
reasons.
First. That improper and unlawful
methods were employed in and about
the polls By those interested IN the
saloon business BY placing placards on
which were printed the word Vote
Yes within u few feet of the polling
booth.
Second That license votes were se.
cured in large numbers by purchase the
price being at times cash in hand, and
sometimes the drinks and other consid.
erations.
Third. That the payment Of taxes
by the saloon men amounted to nothing
less than a hribe to vote yes.
Fourth We claim that the city couii.
ell had no authority 10 the law 10
transfer names from the disqualified
list Of taxpayers 70 Che voting list by
reason simply Of the abatement OF
taxes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
ALL GRANITE BUILDING
IS NOW HOPED FOR.
Aldrich Library Trustees Met Last Even
ing and Decided 10 Make Slight Mod
i6eations in Plans to Come With
in the Means Available.

At meeting of the Aldrieh library
trustees, held last evening, proposals for
the construction Of an all-granite buiid-
ing on the site at the corner OF Wash
ington and Elm streets were opened.
Eight proposals had been received. but
the trustees found them so high that
il was deemed necessary to reject them.
X has been ascertained that several mod
ifcations can be made that will lessen
the cost without detracting from tho
appearance or stability Of the building.
The architect is to revise the plans, and
the results will be submitted for new
propositions within few days
The trustees are hopeful that with
the assistance which seems to be as
slwed through the corporation Of the
business men and Others OF the city
they will be able 10 construct the AL
drich library Of granite entirely There
is a general desire expressed that the
building he Of granite, and the granite
manufacturers and merchants associa-
tions have taken up the matter and
win work with the trustees to that
end.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
John Trow, 0. N. Waterman
and ]. w. Nichols Commr's.
| ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY
All Three Are Well Known Citizens Of
the Town, Who Have the Respect
Of Their Fellowa--Side Judges
Appointed Them.

The Washington county side judges,
Il. w iIuntley of Dlixbury and +. K.
Wells Of Middlesex, today appointed the
license commissioners for the Town d
Barre, the only town in the county to
vote to legalize the sale of liquor at
the last March meeting. The commits
sioners are John Trow, Q. n. Waterman
and John w. Nichols.
The three men are well known citizens
Of the Town. Air. Trow resides on Tfow
hill Just outside this city. lie is presi-
dent of the Granite Savings Bank n
this city, II farmer and prominent
horseman and breeder. Mr.. Waterman
il farmer residing outside the village
of East Barre. He is well-to-do
citizen and has held the Office of select
man. The third appointee, Mr.. Nichols,
IS 4 South Barre man and runs a milk
route in this city. All three arc men
to carry weight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
George R. Patterson From
18th Pennsylvania District
CAUSE. HEART TROUBLE
Congressman Patterson Had Been Three
Times Chosen, the Last Time by
the Largest Plurality Ever Civ
en- in His District.

Washington, D. C., March 2i. George
n. Patterson, member Of Congress from
Pennsylvania, died suddenly this morn
ing Of heart trouble.
Mr.. Patterson was d resident of Ash
land, Pa He was born at Lewiston.
Miiliin county, Pa. November 9, 1863
He attended the schools Of that town
and graduated from the town academy.
IIc went to Ashland to reside in March,
1856, He then engaged in mercantile
pursuits, most of the time as travel
ing salesman. Recently he has been
Pennsylvania agent for Minneapolis
flour mill. He has always been Repuh-
lican and has taken ain active part In
politics for many years. He has fire.
quently been a delegate 10 local and
state conventions, and delegate TO the
national Republican convention at Chi
cago in 1904 He was elected to the
57th and 58th congresses and was re-
elected to the seth with the largest plur-
atty ever given any candidate from the
twelfth district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
ST. ALBANs GETTING roeErHER.
Board of Trade Organizes to Do Effective
Work,

Sc. Albans March 2i.--The st. Adams
board Of trade took on new lease Of
life last evening, when al its annual
meeting it was voted to hold another
"get together" banquet, revise the con-
stitution and bylaws. make an aggres-
sive campaign for a new and larger mem
bership and also to do everything pos
sible TO secure the location here of new
and profitable industries. The meeting
was called to order by the secretary,
Col. Frank l.. Greene, and F. l.. Twitch-
ell was elected chairman The Hon. II.
Elmer Wheeler was elected president;
Charles II. Place, vice president; Frank
H. Greene, secretary; Norman N. At
wood, auditor f. L. Twitchell, w. F.
Mullins, William II. Ellis, /. J. Morton
and q. p. Twigg were elected as an ex-
ecutive committee.
II was developed az the meeting that
The prospects arc very encouraging for
the location here, during this season of
an industrial enterprise which would
employ at least 10 men. The meeting
was attended by majority Of the rep.
fesentative business men of the city,
all of whom are enthusiastic and de-
tcrmined to advance st. Adams and her
interests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
WRATH or THE STORM.
Dozen Vessels Wrecked or Damaged OFF
New England.

Boston, March 21.--The wrath Of the
severe storm OF Monday apparently was
vented on the coastwise feet, the record
for New England last night showing
that at least dozen vessels we're wreck
ed or damaged and six lives lost. That
the list viii be augmented during the
next few days seems probable In view Of
the size Of the feet which was off the
coast when the storm was at its height
Monday night.
The disasters and less serious acci-
dents at eleven o'clock last night includ-
ed: Schooncrs Lady Antrim Of Booth
Bay, Me-, total wreck at Marblehead,
five lost.
Rosa Meuller Of Booth Bay, ashore at
Cape Podue, Mass, crew escaped.
Winnie Lawry Of Boston, sunk Of
South Yarmouth, Mass, crew escaped.
G. G. Lane OF New Haven, wrecked
at Boston Light, crew rescued.
Safah a. Reed of Calais, Me-, ashore
ut ,Ionesport, Me, crew escaped
Barge No. IA, New England Trans.
rortation company, sunk at New Lon
don, woman lost.
Canal boat H. G. French wrecked at
New Haven, three men rescued.
The most serious wreck reported was
that of the schooner Lady Antrim Hei
crew of five men perished. Two bodies
were found during the day, one high on
the beach and the other tnubling about
in the surf. from which it was dragged
by a searching party. The night tide
may cast up the others, although the
chances Of their being swept to sea seem
ed more probable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-21
PETITION DENIED.
DR.. Morrow VIII Continue to Conduct
His Own Business.

Burlington, March 2i. DR.. J. w. NEer.
row, whose domestic difficulties have
been more Or less prominent in the
courts during the past few months, will
continue to conduct his own business,
as Judge 6. Nj Powers has denied the
petition for the appointment OF re-
ceiyer the decision having been received
yesterday al the county clerks Office,
This petition was brought by Mrs.
Merrow on the ground that the bust.
ness was being ruined and on the ground
that the business was really hers, hay
ing been assigned to her when they
lived in the West. The hearing on
the petition was held at the county
court house several weeks ago and spir-
tied contest was made by Dir. Merrow
and his attorneys, r. Il. Brown and
NJ. A. Bullard The attorneys for Mrs.
Morrow were r. w. Taft and Il. G.
Mower.