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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
TELLS HOW RUFF
HELD HIM UP
Landlord Blanquie Repeats
His Testimony to Grand
Jury Regarding Extortions
SEEKING MATTINGLY

In connecrion with the eXtortions
committed by Puef and Mayor Schmitz
from the prOprietors OF Franks, Jack s
and the ole Poodle Dog restaurants the
Grand Jury heard yesterday morning
Cor q second tirre the story told by
Emil Flapouie q landlord Of the sec
ond named place. who was held up
by Ruef for sl75 on two occasions
F3lanollie was before the jury earlier
in the week when two jurors were alb
sent and he returned yesterday TO re-
peat the tale in tine presence or the
entire body
After Blanouie hae given his testi-
mony Assistant District Attorney Fran
els ! Henev left the 5ury-room, and
the members considered the evidence
offered and threw the writ OF another
indictment about puef and the Mayor.
When the BODY adjourned at noon II
was left 20 the cell OF the chair when
another meeting should be held
Assistant District Attorney Robert
Harrison called at the 5ury-room during
the morning 10 cOrcer with Heney re-
rarding the inves. cation Of the
charges of biganay against William
Seymour Mattingly. whose marriage TO
Mrs Mildred COTE was celebrated
while he had another wife living An
account OF the affair was published In
The Call Of Thursday morning and
yesterday morning an interview with
Nattingly. who is now in Seattle, was
given. II is feared by the District At
torney's ONCE that Mattingly may go
TO Canada 70 ~,-ff eXtraditiOn.
George H. sr successfully con-
tended that BIS was not an extra
ditable ofrense IN the treaty between
Canada and this country and II was
feared by Harrison who had the case
I'm charge. that Mattingly might avail
himself OF the treaty.
Douglas Young. expert OF the Grand
Jury, had a conference with Foreman
oliver at the conclusion Of the session
in the matter Of examinations being
carried on by the expert into the deal
franfnre-
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Los ANeEhEs sIruATIoN
Fact of HarrfmaH Sharing Profits
There Well known

Los ANGELES. Jan. 5.--The Cornish
Testimony today before the Interstate
Commerce Commission, in which II was
brought oUt that Hartman interests
own e large percentage Of the stock
OF the Los Angeles Railroad Company,
was productive Of nothing new. The
fact that Hartman and his associates
have heen jointly interested with Henry
r. Huntington IN the latters electric
systems % and near this city has long
been 2 matter Of common knowledge
here and the full details were pub
Iished al the time Huntington secured
control OF hts properties.
Soon after Huntington began TO eN-
tend his systems there was a spirited
rivalry over the possession OF what was
then the Los Angeles Traction Com
pany. on one side was the huntington
syndicate and arraycd against il were
Hartman. Senator Clark and other
powerful hnanciers Matters reached
such climax that for the sale Of 2
rather unimp0rtanr franchise in this
CITY the Clark crowd was forced TO pay
more thar $4,000 cash. Soon there
after the warning interests reached an
agreement Huntington acQuiEfd the
traction company and Hartman Sc
cured an interest in the various Hunt
ington properties His share is said 10
be 45 per cent OF the enti1e stock. but
that represents not only vast he owns
bur what he controls through others
just what Clarks interest is or whether
he still has an interest is not clear, but
Huntington controls the Pacific Electric
and Inter1rban and the Los Angeles
Railway.
Tho only Hartman electric line IN
which Huntington does not appear 10
he a factor is the Los Angeles Pacific,
fine property. extending 10 Hollywood,
Santa Monica. Redondo and interme-
diate points. but even with reference
70 that n appears that Huntington
and Hartman have a working agree
nent OF some kind Of an understanding
by the terms Of which Hartman has
refrsined tr0m invading HuntingtOns :
territory and vice versa
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
DIXON LIKELY To
SUCCEED CLARK
Elevation Of Montana Con
gresham to United States
Senate Seems a Certainty
MANTLE is HIS RIVAL
SPECIAL DISPATCH To THE CALL.

HELENA, Mont. Jan. 5.--The election
of Congressman Joseph NJ. Dixon as
successor to w. A. Clark in the United
States Senate is assured beyond reason
able doubt. Nearly all the members of
the Legislature. which convenes Mon
day. have reached this city, and very
thorough poll indicates that Dixon has
forty-seven sure votes. The Legisla-
ture is composed of 100 members, and
therefore the Congressman lacks only
four votes of a majority on a joint
ballot.
Congressman Dixons rival for the
position is former Senator Lee Mantle
of Butte. If the Mantle men go into
caucus Dixon's election is certain, as
the Democrats have a membership in
both houses. The indications are that
the caucus will be held Sunday, Janu-
ary 13. and the baIloting will begin on
Tuesday. January Is. In the betting
Dixon is an odds on" favorite.
F. Augustus Heinz, the Butte copper
king, is being mentioned as a possible
dark horse, as are L. A NARROW. a
Helena banker; William Landsay, can
didate for Governor two years ago.
William Scallon, a Butte lawyer, and
Fletcher Maddox, chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
DYNAMITE SHAKE5'
ARIZONA TOWNS
Mine Magazine at LowelA
Containing 800 Pounds
of Explosive, Blows UE
ESCAPES

Ell, PASO. Jan. 5-The magazine OO'A'
tanning 500 pounds of dynanl'e.
Denn-Arizona mine shaft in LoweA
Arizona. exploded late yesterday even
ing. Every window pane in Loweii wa
shattered. and the shock was lei1 .s' =
Douglass twenty-six miles away -
tressiner' r1rnors were current Tor soil''
hours of men killed and otheIS -.
prisoned in the shaft, but lnNe'1i7
tion showed all to be untrue
There were forty-three men At "o
in the shaft on the ten and eteNs"
hundred foot levels, all OF whoin sS
capped 1os
The most seriously injured was Jos
Collie foreman of the mine, VINO W.
struck bv a flying piece of wreeAass-
and sustained a fractured skull
w e. Wallace, who was IN the sIs
room with Collie, escaped with d OsaO''
bruised back -
]. d. Adkisson and four other men ~
the blacksmith shop, located oniy siNsy
feet from the powder MAGAZINE.
capped with minor injuries Lee Wya.t
a carpenter at the mine. was Just STAR
ing to drive home in his buggy W. W.
the magazine blew up. H.s ouSsy
was demolished and his horse blown 70
atoms, but Wyatt escaped with trliI'U5
injuries, notwithstanding that ne w.
in the midst of a perfect shower OF
timber.
Superintendent Pattison estimated
the damage. outside the loss or eN-
Dlosfves. at $4,000 The cause OF Jne
explosion is unknown. Bisbee and Bah-
ersfeld. nearby towns were terribly
shaken. but escaped serious damage
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
PHILIPPINE CLOUDS
CAUSE WORRY
SPECIAL DIsPAToH TO THE cAtr.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s. - Between
Cuba and the Philippines the War De-
partment is in a quandary. 1t is held
by the chief officials that Charles E.
Magoon, now looking after Cuban affairs
as the Islands temporary Governor
ought to be at Manila, whittier he was
bound to take the post of Vice Governor
when the Cuban insurrection broke out
and he was directed to change his des-
tination.
There are clouds in the Philippines
and their presence is worrying the War
Department. Latest reports from Ha-
vana show that the unrest there is as
great or greater than ever and the
President and the Secretary of War are
afraid Judge Magoon must stay for
long time. while the islands, which
really belong to us and which are ex-
periencing difficulties of their own are
to be deprived Of one whose guiding
hand the authorities need at the helm.
Unless there are indications within
short time that Cuban affairs have ad-
justed themselves, it is the intention
Of the administration to abandon the
idea Of sending Judge Magoon to the
Philippines as Vice Governor and to
appoint another man in his place, leav-
ing the Judge to work out the West
Indian republic problem without being
oppressed with the thought that he is
forced to neglect his duty in the Philip
pines.
The present Governor of Cuba is al
hard worker a man given to details
and who can get along with men, and
for these and other reasons Mr. Roose-
welt is anxious that he go to the East
ern islands to help Governor James F.
Smith save the situation, for it is be-
coming an open secret that the Philip
pine question needs saving.
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NEGRO TROOPS To.
co TO ISLANDS
All of Colored Soldiers in
Regular Army Will Be
Sent to the Philippines
MOVEMENT Is NORMAL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The Ninth
and Tenth Cavalry and the Twenty-fifth
Infantry, including all the negro SOL
.diers in the regular army in this coun-
try. have been ordered to prepare for
service in the Philippines, and will sail
at different times between March S
and June of this year. The only
other regiment composed of negroes.
the Sixty fourth Infantry, is now doing
service in the Philippines. Other
troops ordered to the Philippines
are the Sixth Cavalry and the Eigh-
teenth. Twenty sixth, Twenty ninth and
Thirtieth Infantry. The troops which
will be relieved by the sending of these
new regiments Will be the t'oupth, Sew
enth and Eighth Cavalry and the Ninth.
Thirteenth. Fifteenth, Sixteenth and
Nineteenth Infantry.
1t was stated by Major General Bell.
chief of staff, that the negro regiments
are being sent to the Philippines be-
cause 1T is their turn to go, and not
because of any desire to get them out
of the United States at this timeg
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
J. ROSS CLARK DENIES

Los ANGELES Jan. 5.--Business and
commercial interests Of all Southern
California and particularly Of Los
Angeles. are aroused by the deYeiop~
lnents OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission inquiry into the Hartman rail-
roads merger
Against the charge that Senator
Clark entered into an agreement with
HARTMANN agreement forced by
the latter-to maintain the same
freight rates as the Hartman lines
for ninety-nine years. J. Ross Clark.
second vice president Of the Salt Lake
Line, said:
That is a mistake. IL is unfair to
say that we are bound to observe the
same rates as the Southern Pacific.
The only agreement that has been made
for a period Of ninety-nine years is
that of the San Pedro, Los Angeles
and salt Lake Railway is 10 have the
use OF the Hartman oregon Short
Line yards AT Salt Lake City for that
period on per cent basis. They
must have twisted that part OF the
agreement in reporting the testimony
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday. AS 20 the freight
rates. we have only an interchange
agreement such as might be made
with any railroad. We have an agree
ment with the Santa TIE. II is not
q written one as with the Hartman
lines. but IN no case are we bound to
charge the same rates as another road.
such as could be construed 10 be In
restraint OF trade
TT Is q weIl-known fact that 4. H
Hartman and his associates own one
half the capital stock OF the Salt Lake
road The directorate is evenly di-
Vfded."
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
PLANS To BRIDGE
SAN JOAQUIN
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

MARTINEZ, Jan. 5.--The Sacramento
Southern Railroad has purchased the
Daniel Ward ranch at Antioch as a pre-
linhinary move toward bridging the
San Joaquin River and connecting
Contra Costa County with sherman
Island. Test piles have been driven
to ascertain the extent of hard pan
along the river bed and the expert
ments have proven so successful that
the work Of constructing the bridge
VIII be commenced within the next few
weeks.
The style Of bridge used will be an
exact counterpart OF that used by the
Central Pacific Company in spanning
Salt Lake, the stringers being but
three or four feet above high water.
Prospects of the Sacramento South
ern tapping Antioch are gradually fad
ing away, as the right of way men of
the company regard the figure set
upon water front property by land
owners OF the vicinity as exorbitant
In all probability Nerolly will be the
point selected where connections will
be made with the Southern Pacific
lines
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
ACTIVITY IN UNION
PACIFIC STOCK
Wall-Street Trading Shows
Speculative Interest in
Hartman System Shares
BOND BUYING GROWS

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The speculative
revival which developed yesterday in
the stock market had the effect Of
bringing in an additional participation
today. The transactions for two hours
were largely in excess of the recent
average for full days business. Prices
wavered when the complexion of the
oank statement became known and a
sharp reaction followed it's publication.
The late rally in the market did not
carry prices back to the previous high
point, but the closing tone was strong.
The greatest speculative activity CEN
tered in the Hartman group, especially
Union Pacific. The disclosure yester-
day at the inquiry of the Interstate
Commerce Commission Of the wide
scope OF the activities of its executive
in the purchase of stocks and the ac-
quirement of a voice in the control in
other railroads came as surprise TO
most of the stockholders themselves.
The exhibit of the power thus centerad
in their property apparently pleased
them. There was no sign of the anxiety
recently shown for the consequences
of this inquiry in the possible disclos-
ure OF a condition in the affairs of the
Hartman companies that would make
them amenable to legal process by the
Government
The speculative spirit was fostered
also by the quick relaxation in the
money market which occurred during
the week. Confidence on this point
was somewhat shaken by the showing
OF the bank statement. the net result
or which was a cutting down of the
surplus to nominal figure. There
was a notable expansion in the buying
OF bonds at the Stock Exchange and
general hardening of prices. Total
hnr1 1~ A 4 nm
United States new As, registered, de-
clined y and the coupons q per cent
on call during the week
The Financier says:
This weeks official statement of the
New York Associated Banks was dis
appointing in that it failed to record
the increase in cash which was ex-
pected from the results from the known
movement of money during the week
Not only was the cash lower. but the
surplus reserve was decreased to an
unusually small sum, instead of its be-
ing augmented, as was looked for, this
condition indicat ting that a greater
number of the banks than was the
case in the previous week were below
the required reserve. 1t seems likely
that the loan expansion was caused by
the employment of money temporarily
deposited by corporations during the
previous week in anticipation of it's dis
tribution for dividends and interest,
which loans We're called last week when
the above noted payments were eff
fected. The cash loss shown by the
bank return was s402,10O; the esti-
mates called for an increase OF about
100000. Deposits were decreased
S19, 200. The required reserve was
increased s4,S19.300. adding to which
the loss in cash made S5.221. 400 as the |
decrease in surplus reserve, to S137, S25, /
the smallest amount on record, though !
at the corresponding date in 1906 1t I
was $57l, 600. Computed upon the basis
of deposits less those of SIS 401, 500 (
public funds, the surplus is s4.24S225.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
VATICAN DEFENDS
ITS POSITION

PARIS. Jan. 5.-Developments in the
church and state situation continue t.
indicate that the Vatican authoritits
feel constrained to vindicate the,
course by which church property iA
France TO the value OF s120. 600 600 wa
forfeited by the rejection of everything
offered by the Government, and will
even go TO the extent of ordering the
clergy to leave the churches. in the
hope Of driving French Catholics to
demand redress at the ballot-box
Bishop La Croix of Tarentaiso has
received orders from the Vatican neces-
stating the dissolution of an associa-
tion which he has formed with the
object of retaining the church property
in order to support the stricken clergy
of his diocese. Many bishops are issu-
ing appeals for funds, painting the sit
uation in the blacklist color.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

Madame Schumann- Heink, the great
contraltO vocalist, viii have the honor
Of being the first artist to appear in
the American Theater on Market street,
near Seventh. The opening is an
nounced for Sunday afternoon, January
20 when Madame Schumann- Heinck
viii sing a programme especially ar
ranged for the occasion.
on the following evening, however
the formal opening of the house viii
be effected by the San Francisco Opera
Company in The Strollers." This or
ganization is composed Of members Of
the former Tivoli company and is man
aged by Frank w. Healey, who was
assistant manager Of the Eddy-street
home Of opera when its destruction oc-
Cured Among the well known peo-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
TELLS HOW TO BRING MEN
INTO THE Y. NJ. c. A FOLu
Ivan Rhodes Recommends the Prepara-
tiOn of a Carefully Considered
Plan of Campaign

PACIFIC GROVE, Jan. 5--Many
topics occupied today's sessions Of the
student conference Of. the Young Mems
Christian Association work as IL re-
spects college men. Ivan Rhodes rec
commended that to strengthen college
associations a carefully prepared plan
of campaign should be studied Tor
weeks before hand. and when all was
fully matured the campaign should be
carried into execution within a period ,
of two or three days. To insure succeszV
it was needful TO give men broad
conception of what the association real
ly stood for, and it was easy to get
them to come in on rising tide. The
keeping of proper association records
was urged, they being a great help to
new men taking Office.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
MRS. HOLMAN WILL
De A WITNESS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Jan 5.-That Mrs.
Holman is ready to come to this city
and appear as a witness against Thaw
is admitted in the District Attorneys
office. She has been in communica-
ton with the authorities here and so
has her son, Howard, and 1t is said
both may come, but 1t is understood
Mrs. Holman will not be called unless
the defense attempts to introduce tes-
timony as to Whites treatment of
young Mrs. Thaw. Then the mother
may be called in rebuttal to show that
Whites treatment of her daughter was
not of such character as to make
Thaw desirous of harming him.
Another attempt will be made by the
Thaw family to prevail on Thaw and
his mother to permit an examination
by alienists that he may not have
to undergo the ordeal of trial and
be pronounced insane by a sanity COM
mission.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

pie in the company are Aida Hemmit,
prima donna soprano; Teddy Webb,
comedian; Joseph Smith. tenor; George
Hunkel, character comedian Francis
Carrier, barytone; Amy Leicester, con-
tralto, and Freida Wilsher, soubrette
The company has played long engage
ments in Denver and Seattle
Walter Sanford is manager of the
new house, which was almost ready to
open on April IS, and was one of the
few buildings in that vicinity that re-
sisted the ravages of the flames. 1t is
a steel and reinforced concrete struc-
ture. complying with all the demands
Of the building laws, and the furnish
ings and decorations are said to be
tasteful and costly. Mr. Healey's peo-
pie are engaged for limited season at
the American.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
IN Los ANGELES

Los ANGELES, Jan. William
Raynan, agen twenty seven, entered
the Angelus Hospital in this city last
night, informed nurse that he had
taken strychnine and asked that he be
shown to cot in a ward.
The mans strange request was hast
lily complied with, and although doctors
were in immediate attendance Rayhan
died in twenty minutes.
OF the dead mans antecedents or of
the motive for what is beneved to be
a case of suicide, nothing can be
learned.
When he arrived at the hospital
Rayhan was accompanied by a woman
and two boys, who subsequently, dis
appeared.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
ELECTRICAL WORKERS TROUBLES

The difSculty between Electrical
Workers Union No. and the employ
ers practically remains unchanged. The
inside wiremen met last night, and
their committee reported that the
largest contractors had conceded a scale
of So per day for 5ourneymen and $3.50
for foremen. and that the entire mem
bershfp OF the local would be working
shortly on the new scale.
Vice President NJ. J. Sullivan OF the
international Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers addressed the meeting. en-
phatically denying the rumor that the
members Of Local No. ISL would take
the places Of the strikers In direct op-
position 10 the report OF this commit
tee, President Robert W MARYLAND of
the Electrical Employers Association
stated last night that the employers
still absolutely refuse TO treat with
anyone but the Building and Trades
Council He declared that no agree
nnent had been entered into and that no
person with any authority had made
any proposition TO Local No g. More
over. he declared that employers using
80 per cent OF the labor in the city
have pledged themselves against the
new scale end that he expects 20 have
160 men at work under the old scale
tomorrow morning, under the sanction
of the Building and Trades Council
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
CITY EaIpLoYEs GIVE LuNcHEoN

The County Clerks Social Club held
a luncheon yesterday in honor Of the
first anniversary of County Clerk II. |.
Mulcrevy's occupancy OF the Office, and
as a compliment to State Senator-eIect
Daniel Riley of the Eighteenth Sena-
torial District and Acknowledgements
James A Wilson of the Thirtieth As
sembly district, who retired from the
County Clerks Office yesterday TO en-
ter on their new duties as members OF
the State Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
STRIKE SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT

GRASS VALLEY, Jan. 5.-Conferences
were held this afternoon between COM
mittees representing the miners and
mine operatives. Both sides showed a
conciliatory spirit and it is probable
the trouble will be settled at meet
ing to be held Monday. The miners
will virtually win an eight-hour day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
RoR PosroFFICE SAFE

Los ANGELES. Jan. 5.--The two rob-
bers who looted the safes Of half a
dozen postoffices and banks of smaller
towns in Southern California recently
entered the branch postoffice at High
land Park near Pasadena last night
blew open the safe and escaped with
about $500 in cash. stamps and checks.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
RESULT OF EXPERIMENTS
Is ANXI0USLY AWAITED

SAN DIEGO, Jan. Edward K.
Carnes OF the State horticultural Com
mission is conducting experiments in
the citrus orchards here with a bug
recently found in China, which it is be-
lieved will prove a parasite for the red
and purple scale. These pests cost the
citrus fruit growers about quarter
of a million dollars each year for spray
ing and fumigating and If they can be
exterminated by parasites the saving
will be immense.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
oUBA HAS FOURTEEN MILLIONS

HAVANA, Jan. 5.=The Governments
financial statement shows that on De-
cember 81 Cuba had on hand SALT, 600
in cash. Of which sSs4,s63 had not been
appropriated. The revenue for the last
six months was s12.z72,0O0.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

The increase in loans was s16.6s4,700.
The daily average of bank elearings
during the week was 1926. 900, 900,
against s344.000.o00 in the previous
week; clearings on Saturday rejecting
Fridays business were 1898, ,000,S24.
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Died
onrnsrnNr- -, - =.

this city January q 1907.
Morris, dearly beloved husband OF Flora Cold
stone and beloved father Of Mrs. I. Neunan,
Charlie, Sam. Joe. Louis ana Gus Goldsfone
native Of Poland, aged 81 yeara-