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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
CAUSE Of DEATH
MYSTERIOUS.

william j. Beck. who was picked up
by the police on October 19 in a serio1s
condition. died at the City and County
conflicting statements concerning the
cause of his death may result in an
official investigation The story told
by Beck to his brother-tn-law three
days afterthe former was injured does
not agree with that told by the police
man who took him to the hospital
According to the story told By Beck
10 his brother-in-law. George ". Pratt.
he started out to walk to the house Of
a friend on the San Bruno road He
had reached Folsom street when a man
came out Of some ruins and struck him
on the chin. That was the last he
could remember until he regained his
consciousness in the hospital. An exam
nation Of the man proved that he had
concussion of the brain. and bruises
were found on his stomach that indi-
Gated that he had been kicked there
The policeman who took Beck TO the
hospital said that he had found him
lying down in vacant lot. and when
he tried to arouse him he started to
his feet. and running to a fence began
to climb over it. but fell TO the ground
and injured himself.
Pratt. who is a fireman on the tug
Governor Markham. says that he will
see that an investigation is made and
if it proves to be case Of murder he
will have the guilty person punished
for his crime.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
WANTS MILLIONS
FOR DEFENSE.
General Mackenzie Reports
Large Sum Is Required
for Our Fortifcations
TO IMPROVE HARBORS

WASHINGTON, Nov u. - General
Andrew Mackenzie, chief of engineers.
has reported to the Secretary of War
that $16.052. 431 will be required to
complete the engineer work upon the
fortifcations projected by the board
convened under the Presidents order
of January /, 1905. During each year
the number of guns available for SER
vice was increased by the addition of
eight mortars. four 12-inch guns and
ninety-four rapid-fire guns. so that al
together the status of the emplace-
ments for which Congress has appro-
priated funds was SIS l2-inch mortars,
lO5 l2-inch guns, 1873 1o-inch guns.
ninety-nine S-inch guns and 5S7 rapid
fire guns
For continuing the construction of
gun and mortar batteries an estimate
of S4.247. 400 is submitted. for modern
izing old emplacements S342, 500 and for
fire control engineers works S1,564, S34
For the purchase for sites for fortifi-
cations TO carry out the plan of the de-
fense board an estimate of $3.310,500 is
submitted. and for searchlights and
connections s2,9S7,700; for preservation
and repair OF fortihcations 100000;
supplies for seacoast defenses $40, 900;
sea walls and embankments s236,515;
preservation and repair of torpedo
structures $4,000; submarine mines
$1,352Sle: construction of bat
teries in insular possessions s2,3o3,0o0
$3.50, 900 going 10 Guantanamo Bay.
$3.50. 900 to Honolulu and Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. $4,000 to Subig Bay. p. l.,
and $1,S5e. 900 to Manila, P l.: fire con-
troll at batteries in these stations s752.-
$50, fortiicatien sites. Hawaiian Islands,
s27eloo: submarine mines. insular pos
sessions, $3.50 500.
General Mackenzie states that the
following amounts among others
can be probably expended during>the
next fiscal year in the principal river
and harbor works as follows:
Deep water harbor, San Pedro Bay
California. s192 500: Columbia River be-
tween The Dalles and the head of Cello
Falls. s55o.0o canal at the Cascades
sIo5. ooe; Columbia and lower William
ette rivers below Portland S450.00o;
mouth Of the Columbia 81. 900 900; Hon
olulu Harbor, Hawaii. 100000; Missis-
sippi River commissions .estimates)-
head of passes to the mouth of the Ohio,
with salaries of commissioners. $1,000
600
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Statement
IN EVIDENCE.

NY name is Gussie Munroe I feel I
am. going to die I know.I fell to the
floor. Dick Rademache shot me- He
came to the house and said Good
night. and-put his arm around me and
shot me / did not quarrel with him.
and. honest. 1 don't know why he shot
me. ! have known him about eight or
nine years. He and Iwere in the room
alone I never was in love with him.
know am going TO die now
such was the deathbed state
nlent of Gussie Munroes a waitress
IN a North Beach restaurant who
was shot and fatally wounded in
a, room in her mothers boarding house
at 62e Clay street on February %. and
for whose murder Christian Rade-
macher is now on trial in Judge
Dunne's court. A shorthand transcript
Of this statement was introduced yes
terday as portion OF the testimony
for the prosecution in the trial Of the
case. and is relied upon as one of the
strongest bits of evidence in the hands
of the State. as there was no witness
to- the shooting which resulted in the
girls death.
Lulu Smith. a friend of the murdered
girl, testified that she was in the room
where the shooting occurred a few
minutes before the killing She said
that Rademacher was lying on a lounge
in the room, seemingly asleep. and that
she heard no evidence of any quarrel
between him and -Gussie Munroe. A
short time after she left the room she
heard two shots fired. and a minute
later Rademacher ran out of the room
with revolver in his hand
Two physicians testified to the cause
OF the girls death, and several other
witnesses were placed upon the stand
The case for the prosecution will be
completed this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
FAvORS 4 REVISION
Of THE TARIFF.

CHICAGO. Nov IA dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Immediately after Congress convenes
next month. Senator Cullom of Illinois
will introduce joint resolution in
the Senate for the appointment of an
expert tariff commission TO consider
and report on those schedules which
should be revised.
Such a commission, according to the
views of the Senator. should be abso-
lutely non partisan and should treat
the subject solely in accordance with
the needs of business and labor in
terests of the country.
In the judgment of Senator Cullom
the time has come to eliminate the
tariff from politics and to make it what
it should be-a practical business prop
osition.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
AE ER0PLANE MAKES.
LONG FLIGHT.

PARIS. Nov. I'm Santos-Dumont
made another series. of experiments
with his perfected aeroplanc in the
Bois de Boulogne today. At one time
he SKINNED along at height of fifteen
feet at thirty miles an hour for 215
meters, when fear that his steering
propeller would strike the cheering
people forced him to descend The
right wing of his machine was slightly
damaged. Some aeronauts present de-
clared the aeroplane would soon fly
for miles.
The next. trial will take place at
Longchamps race course, from which
the crowd can be excluded.
The principal change in the aero
plane today was that the side rudder
reins were attached to the shoulders
of Santos-Dumont who operated them
with movements of the BODY. He was
thus completely successful in prevent
ing the rolling motion of the machine.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MAsoNs CONDUCT CEREMONY
OF CORNERSTONE LAYING
Citizens of Red Bluff and Neighboring
Towns Attend Gathering At New
High School Site.

RED BLUFF. Nov 12.-The laying
of the cornerstone of the Red Bluff
Union High School on Saturday was
witnessed by hundreds of people from
Red Bluff and neighboring towns Yes
per Lodge, f. and A. NJ of this place,
assisted by Molino Lodge of Tehama
and Olivet Lodge OF Corning, under
the direction of Most Worshipful Grand
Master Edward H Hart of San Fran
cisco. conducted the ceremony. The
Masons marched in a body from Ma
sonic Hall to the site of the new high
school. where a platform had been
raised over the foundation of the new
school for the benefit of ne Fed Bluff
Lodge and visiting neighbors. Presi-
dent ]. w. Widner of the Board of
High School Trustees on behalf of his
associates made an appropriate speech,
setting forth the requirements for edu-
eating the boys and girls of this city
and county so as 90 prepare them to
become useful citizens and educated
men and women.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
DR. rmRcr's AEmEDrEs.
OAEX PUBLICITY THE BEST
GTfz REETY OF HERTT.

When the maker Of a medicine, sold
through druggists for family use, takes
his patients fully into MS confidence by
frankly and fezrlessly publishing broad
cast es well as on its bottle wrappers,
8 full list Of all its ingredients t1 plain
Laqltsh, this action on his part Is the
best possible evidence that be is not
afraid 70 have the search light Of inves
tigation turned full upon his formula
and that il viii bear the fullest scrutiny
and the most thorough investigation.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for the
cure Of the weaknesses, periodical pains
and functional arrangements Of the or
gals distinctly feminine. is the only medi
cine put Up FOR sale through druggists for
woman's special rse. the maker of which
Is not afraid 70 take his patients into
his full confidence by such open and
honest publicity.
4 glance at the published ingredients
on each bottle wrapper. viii show that IL
is made wholly from native, American.
medicinal roots, that ii contains no poi
sonous OF hsbit-forming drugs, no mar
cotics and no alcohol-pure, trlpie-refned
glycerine, OF proper strength being used
Instead Of the commonly employed alco-
hol, both for extracting and preserving
the active medicinal properties found In
the roots Of the American forest plants
employed. II is the only medicine for
women's peculiar diseases, sold by drug
gists, that does not contain a large per-
centage Of alcohol, which is In the long
run so harmful TO woman's delicate, nerv-
GUS system Now, glycerine is perfectly
harmless. and serves valuable purpose
by possessing intrinsic value ell It's own,
and besides II enhances the curative
effect Of the other ingredients entering
into the -Favorite Prescription"
Some OF the ablest medical writer's and
teachers endorse these views and rraise
sli the several ingredients of which Il Fa-
vorite Prescription is composed = rec
omnending them for the cure Of the
very same diseases for which this world
famed medicine Is advised No other
medicine for women has any such pro-
fessto7acl endorsenent-worth more than
any number Of ordinary testimonials II
interested. send name and address to Dr.
r. v Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y, for his little
book Of extracts from the works Of
eminent medical writers and teachers.
endorsing the several ingredients and
telling Just what DR.. Pierce's medicines
are made Of It's free for the asking.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
.PTTTsBURG SWEPT
BY CRIME WAVE.
Smoky City Terrorized by
Murders, Robberies and
Attempt at Crucifixion
MORE POLICE ADDED

PITTSBURG. Nov. 12-Pittsburg ter
rorized and hkened to mining camp
or frontier town. is the tone OF all
todays issues of the newspapers With
three murders. q number OF robberies
on the highways, accompanied by vio-
lence and an attempt at crucihxion In
twenty-four hours. added to the large
number that have occurred during the
past two weeks, there has been such
public demand for extra. police that
Mayor Guthrie and Director Of Public
Safety Ridgway last night put on q
number of extra police without legal
provision for their compensation. trust
ing TO the effect OF public clannor upon
the Select and Common councils for
favorable action upon this move
The record for twentyfour hours. be-
sides the murder of Henry F. Smith.
young business man of the East End.
who was shot by burglars who entered
the Smith home, was extended oy the
robbery of Charles r. Lawrence early
yesterday. almost in the heart OF the
city Lawrence was knocked uncon-
scious with a slungshot and robbed of
a gold watch and all his money
Nicholas Lewis of Sharpsburg was
beaten and robbed and did not recover
consciousness for several hours.
Raymond White of Duquesne was
also found yesterday early. badly
bruised, with several ribs broken He
had been robbed
The screams OF a woman in tene-
ment on Forbes street brought the
neighbors and they found Mrs Jean
Mitchell, aged 10, huddled in kneeiins
position on the noor with both hands
nailed to the draining board OF the
kitchen sink. She was unconscious
Later she said that when she entered
her home something struck her on the
back of the head and she felt herself
drawn toward the sink, her hands
pressed down against the board and
two nails driven in The police are
looking for the husband of the woman
Sofia Randuci, an italian, was
stabbed in a fight among railroad
laborers.
Peter Nazidenci. an Italian. died IN
the Allegheny Hospital from a bullet
wound fred by Peter Fedora
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
GRILL MUST HANG
FOR MURDER.
Slayer of W. S. Pearce Is
Sentenced to Death by
Judge A. G.. Burnett
COLD-BLOODED CRIME
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. \


SANTA ROSA. Nov IA ]. Grill.
twice convicted OF the murder OF ". >
Pearce of Alexander Valley year ago
last July, faced Judge Albert G. Bur
nett this morning for the second time
and was sentenced TO be hanged at San
Quentin. February s. Grill was hrst
found guilty OF murder In the first de-
gree and sentenced TO life impris0n-
ment by the jury He appealed and
the case was reversed and sent back
for retrial- On the second trial the
murder in the first degree, which car
ries the death penalty.
Grill was convicted OF killing Pearce
in the latter's cabin on July rs, 1905.
by slipping into the room and nring
a load Of shot at his victim At the nrst
trial Pearces daughter. Mae Pearce.
a 15-year-oId girl. was the chief w.t.
ness. but since then she has been In
trouble in Oregon and Is now IN the
reform school there and her testimony
had to be read at the second trial The
evidence showed that Grill killed
Pearce to gee his money, amounting
TO less than $50. to spend on the daugh-
ter. with whom he was in love
A peculiar feature OF the case Is that
life sentence was pronounced by Judge
Burnett November 9. 1905. while the
UcalA ccltCACc was AAOAA01h@c4 " A-4o
same jurist only three days over q
year later The new trial was granted
by the Appellate Court May Is last
The case has attracted attention II this
county owing to the cold b1ooded pre-
meditation with which the murderer
went at his work
Grill testified that the Pearce girl
was aware OF the killing; she testified
that all she knew was when she asked
Grill what he had shot. and he replied:
Il killed skunik"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MRS. SAGE To GIVE
AWAY VEAL Til.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12-.Mrs Russell
Sage will give away the bulk of for
tune of about $4,000. 900, bequeathed to
her by her late husband to individuals
through no fault of their own, are so
unfortunate as to need assistance, and
too proud to ask. 1t will not be given
to endow churches, nor to those who
write begging letters. Mrs. Sage said
she would do all she could. however,
for struggling churches and institu-
tions devoted to the care of the needy
and sick.
"I shall keep only sufficient of the
fortune left to me by my husband to
live quietly and comfortably Mrs.
Sage said today
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
TAYLOR LOSES FIGHT FOR
RICH MINES IN ARIZONA
Supreme Court Decides Case Involving
the Vfct0rs and Comet IN Favor
of Burns.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-The Ari-
zona case. involving the Magnet. Victor
and Comet mines IN Cochise County
of that Territory. was decided IN the
Supreme Court OF the United States
in favor OF Thomas Burns and others.
The title of the property is in the name
of Burns and his associates. but Charles
NJ Taylor claimed TO have acquired 4
right to purchase IT under an option
given him in case he should make q
sale at a price specided- He did not
make the sale. but he sought to secure
possessions under the agreement The
owners resisted. claiming that the
agreement was a mere power OF attor-
ney. The Supreme Court OF Arizona
upheld the latter view and in today's
decision, which was announced by JUS
tice Brewer. that finding was sustained
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
SEATTLE TO HOLD
A PRETENTIOUs WORLDS FAIR
Representative In Chicago In Getting
Information From Onieials OF the
Famous COlumbla Exposition

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Considering the
Chicago Columbia Exposition OF 1898
a criterion Of what a Worlds Fair
ought to be. General James B. Metca1f
of Seattle, Wash. representative OF
the Alaska Tukon-P Pacific Exposition TO
be held in 1909 in Seattle, Is here get
ting pointers on how to launch q
Worlds Fair.
General Mstcalf says the Seattle
business men raised 100000 cash to
promote the Fair The exposition viii
represent an outlay OF approximately
$40 200. 900. 1t will occupy ESQ acres. 0or-
dering on Lake Washington The gate
will open June /. 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS
ON SALOON PROPRIETOR
w. j. Kenney of This City Fails TO Ap-
pear In Vallejo Court When
Wanted.

VALLEJO, Nov. 12.-W. j. Kenney of
San Francisco is wanted by Chief of
Police Stanford of this city to answer
a charge of embezzlement for having
passed three forged checks on the
Western National Bank of San Fran
cisco. Kenney passed two OF the
checks on ]. W. O'Brien, proprietor of
the Richelieu saloon, and another on
James Redden, O'Brien's bartender.
He was arrested after the checks
had been returned by the Commercial
Bank of this city, which cashed them.
Kenney still made good his bluff by
getting his victims to go on his bail.
He was arrested Sunday evening and
released to appear in court this morn
ing, but did not do So.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
WRITES NOTE, THEN
TAKES POISON.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GAIL.

SANTA ROSA. Nov 12-Arden Claw
son, brother of City Clerk Charles d.
Clawson of this city. died in June's
Hotel at Cloverdale late last night
from the effects of poison taken with
suicidal intent.
In the room which Clawson occupied
was found a brief note addressed to his
wife, which read as rollows:
My Dear Wife: I cannot stand this
any longer. Love me ever. Your
hubby. Good-by"
Clawsons family reside near Wind
sor, in this county. and the only cause
assigned for his rash act is domestic
trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
OHIO COMPANY TO ERECT
CHAIN OF MEMORIAL TABLETS
Stirring Events of Historical Interest
Following Revolutionary War VIII
BE Comm emorated.

NEW YORK, Nov 12.-Many dis
tinguished persons are scheduled to
speak at the third celebration of the
Ohio Company of Associates which is
to include "a dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria on Wednesday evening, De-
cember 19.
The Ohio company has undertaken
to erect a chain of memorial tablets
commemorating stirring events of his
torical interest following the revolu-
tionary war. The second tablet. erect
ed on October / 5 last at Marietta, Ohio,
in commemoration of the first settle
ment in the Northwest Territory. was
unveiled by Mrs. Longwortn. The next
one is to be installed on the site of
the Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston,
where General Rufus Putnam and
others organized the original Ohio Com
pany.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
CAUSE OF HOTELS COLLAPSE.

LONG BEACH, Nov 12.-The Cor
oners jury investigating the cause of
the collapse of the Hotel Bixby last
Friday, which resulted in the death of
ten men and the injury of a score of
others, returned a verdict this after
noon finding that the accident was
caused by the premature removal of
the supports of the fifth floor and the
proceeding with the construction of the
roof before the supporting cement had
time to harden sufficiently. The jury
responsible.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
FORTY-SEVEN DIE
IN RAIL WRECK.
All But Two Of Bodies Con-
sumed by Flames Which
Destroy B. and 0. Train
THIRTY-EIGHT HURT

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Morc than one
half the passengers or an immigrant
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road were killed OF injured in coll
lision to-day between n passenger train
and r freight. near sAoodviIle. Ind. One
hundred and sixty-hve passengers were
on the train, and of these forty-seyen
were killed outright or were burned
10 death in the are which broke c"t
IN the vrreckaze Immediately after the
collision.
The names of All of the dead prob
ably viii never be known, as forty
Eve OF the bodies were consumed in
the flames or were so badly burned
that Identification is impossible.
Thirty-eight persons were injured.
and several Of these viii die. Eighty
others escaped unhurt. but lost nearly
all their baggage and clothing
The disaster was caused by = olunder
n some enlploye Of the railroad COM
pany but just where the blame lies
has not as yet been determined
ROLL DOWN EMBANKMENT.
The passenger train. which was
loaded with Russian Jews. Servians and
Poles. al Of then recent arrivals in
this country. was bound for Chicago
o. places IN the Northwest. and was
the second section OF a through train
from Baltimore The engineer OF the
freight train, No. e. on instructions
received at McCool, Ind. waited at a
siding at Babcock. Ind. 10 allow the
immigrant train 70 pass. AS soon as
the hrst section Of the immigrant train
had passed the switch al Babcock the
freight train, in charge Of Engineer
Burke and Conductor Moste, started
eastward
A light snow was falling. which in
creased the darkness Of the early
morning. and as the freight was round
ing z sharp curve just west of Wood
vile. rhe second section Of the imnli-
grant train came in sight q short dis
tance away, tearing toward Chicago at
the rate OF forty miles an hour. The
two trains came together with un-
slackened speed. and in the crash six
passenger coaches and several trelgnt
cars were knocked into kindling wood.
and together with the locomotives,
went rolling down the ten-foot en-
bsnkmenr-
MANY DIE IN FLAMES.
Fire broke out. almost Immediately
n the wreckage and although num-
Der OF the injured were saved by the
desperate efforts Of the train crew
and surviving passengers. the greater
the debris were burned 70 death The
flames spread through the wreckage
SO rapidly that il was impossible to
ssYe : number of people who were but
slightly hurt, but were held fast by
the timbers These were burned in
plain sight of the throng which stood
around the scene of the disaster utterly
unable 20 lend assistance The fire
continued until all Of the shattered
cars were entirely consumed and of
the torty-seven people whose death fol-
lowed the collision forty-hve were
burned 10 ashes.
A large number of the relatives of
the passenger on the ill-fated train
were in Chicago awaiting their arrival
and when the report Of the catastrophe
Wss received the scenes around the
Baltimore and Ohio stations were
harroWing.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
RAWLINGS SENTENCED TO
DEATH FOR THE FIFTH TIME
Declares the Innocence OF Himself and
Sons and Gives Warning 20
the Court.

vALDOSTA. Ca. Nov Ill w.
sentenced to death. December 81 being
fixed as the date Of execution Before
sentence was passed today Rawlings
protested the innocence of himself and
his sons, warning the court
IF Jou don't give Us a new trial.
our blood will be upon your hands.
Rawlings. his three sons and A1f
Moore. a negro, were convicted OF the
murder OF two children OF the Carter
family. near YaldOsta. more than a year
ago One son was given a life sem
tence. the other four being under SEN
tence of death
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MARK TWAIN SAYS HE
is NOT SERIOUSLY I'LL
Confined to His Room In Hotel, But IL
Only Having Regular Siege
of Bronchitis.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Mark Twain's
attack of bronchitis, which prevented
him from being present at the dinner
Saturday night to Henry NJ Alden.
continued yesterday to hold Mr.. Glenn
ems prisoner in his room at the
hotel. The author sent this message
to reporter who called to ask after
his health:
This is only my regular siege of
brorchitis. / was attacked by it ten
days ago and retired to the privacy
of my apartments to wait until it let
GO Yesterday / took little more
cold. but my illness has nothing seri-
GUS ahaAAA 49,
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
UNCLE SAM REFUSES. SILVER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Treas
ary Department today received offers
for the sale of silver to the Govern
ment at - cents per fine ounce These
offers were rejected, and Secretary
Shaw said subsequently that no more
silver would be bought at present high
prices. The Government had on hand,
he said. silver enough to keep the mints
in operation for. some time to come.
and he regarded the present prices as
too high TO warrant the Government in
making further purchases