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New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
SISTER AGAINST SISTER
Mrs. Hyde Directs Examination
of Margaret Swope.
GIRL TELLS OF HER ILLNESS
Still Shows Effects of Typhoid,
Said to Have Been Caused
bv Defendant.

Kansas City. No. April 25-Sister con-
tended against sister. to-day in the trial
OF Or. b g HYDE for the murder Of
Colonel Thomas Swope. From the wit
ness stand Miss Margaret Swope. whom. IL
is charged. Dr. Hyde attempted to poison
told OF her illness and the typhoid cpl
demic in the Swope home while facing her
sister. Mrs. Hyde. who later directed the
defendants lawyers in cross-examining her
young sister
Seated where she could look directly
into the eyes Of the witness, Mrs. Logan
o. Swope mother Of Margaret SwOpe and
Mrs HYDE. watched the proceeding. Mrs.
Hyde has announced herself as willing 20
defend her husband 10 the uttermost
against her mother. and for months she
has not spoken 10 her nearest blood rela-
tives
II seemed almost certain to-day when
Margaret Svope walked TO the witness
chair that she was going TO speak 10 Airs.
Hyde. She walked within q few feet OF
Mrs HYDE faltered. peered anxiously at
her. and then passed on. Mrs. Hyde
stared straight ahead. taking no notice Of
her sisters presence.
Miss Margaret Swope took the witness
stand al 1I.45 o'clock The girl has not
fever. She is twenty-one years old. Re-
ferring 10 the report that Dr. Hyde once
took bottled water TO the Svope house for
the use OF himself and his wife the Wit
ness said:
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
MARK TwAINs" BIRTHPLACE
Florida. Mo, viii Ask for Body Of
Eumorist.
rBv Telegraph % The Tribune

LBv Telegraph % he Irtonne
Montgomery city. Mo- April 25-At n
meeting Of representative citizens here
to-day il was pointed out that Mark
Twain's birthplace. at Florida. No. uear
here. is more suitable than Hannibal,
Mo. where he spent his bOyhOod. fer
the proposed state memorial in his honor
IL was suggested that Twain's only living
child be asked for permission 20 remove
the body to his birthplace. This prob
ably will be done.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26

Gent Fanieres and many members Of Par
Lament. In extending the formal welcome
10 the city. N. Caron said that Mr. ROOse-
welt ioonled az 20 Paris as What We call
man. because. being courageous. you
have mastered yourself by reflection.
because though passionately loving
struggle. YOU love more passionately con-
Citation and peace: because YOU are
patriot 10 whom your country owes great
achievements. and 10 ause you represent
the convictior that Tire law Il work Is the
fundamental law of being. g. thought You
have so brilliantly developed in asserting
that the man wilfuIiy idle and the woman
wiifully sterile have no right place in
healthy. robust ard vigorous community
N. Lepine spoke with much feeling. say
Ing that the demonstrations made by the
French people IN honor II Mr. Roosevelt
showed that he had touched their hearts.
Il Is q mistake he said. "to believe that
Paris Is skeptical and frivolous. Beneath
The ashes the FIRE burns. and the soul cf
the people is as fau q idealisQ as 1t was
IN the most glorious DAYS of our history
Paris respects in YOU the great Republic %
which you belong and 20 whl"a il is at
tacheo by indissoluble ties. It's heart goes
straight out 20 the man YOU are
Tire Es-Presioent's Response.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied in French. express
ing the deepest gratitude for the express
sions addressed 20 him. but protesting that
they were too fiatte-ine.
The former President paid a high tribIte
10 Paris and its past. saying that he
agreed with NJ Lepine that & was a mis-
take 20 regard Paris. as did travellers, as &
- 4aI
citv of work. OF science and Of art, whose
industries are Incompatible. It is the cap
itsl Of country radiant with the virtues
OF peace and war
Mr. Roosevelt referred 70 the great dis
coveries which France had given TO the
world. mentioning especially Pasteur and
the Academy Of Fine Arts. where students
from every country come TO commune with
the muses. In the sacred wood"
a great crowd IN the street cheered the
former president as he entered and left the
building
Mr.. Roosevelt took tea with Edith whar-
ton. the suthoress
Mr Roosevelt also visited the National
Library under the guidance OF Camille
Marcel the Director General He inspected
the various sections. and was especially
Interested IN the old manuscripts and the
wonderful collection 81 medals.
Mr. Roosevelt VIII decline the invitation
from Count Zeppelin 70 make a trip with
him in his dirigible balloon because OF
lack Of time
As honorary president Of the Academy Of
Sports Mr.. ROOseyelt has accepted the in
vitation OF President Hebrard 70 receive his
colleagues tomorrow afternoon az Issy-
ies-M -MoulineauX. where several French avi-
ators viii make flights in honor Of the
American
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
ARMY OFFICER A SUICIDE
w. B. Hatfield Shoots Himself
at San Francisco.

san Francisco. April 25.-Lieut William
B. Hatfield. 30th Infantry. L. s. A. sta
toned al the Preside, committed suicide in
his quarters to-day by shooting himself
through the head with a revolver. No
cause is known for his act.
Lieut. Hatfield returned with his regi-
ment from the Philippines several months
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
SECOND CALL FOR TROOPS
Peru Again Asks for Reserves
Hopes for Peace.

Lima. April 2J.-The second call Of the
Peruvian government for troops to-day
was responded to by several hundred
men at both Lima and CaIlao. These
were distributed among the infantry.
cavalry and artillery
The United Stat es charge had a con-
ference with Dr. POrras. Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, this afternoon
Washington. April 25.-Thsre Is still
hope Of an amicabIe settlement OF the
differences between Ecuador and Peru.
according 10 dispatch received to-day
at the State Department from Minister
Fox at Quito. Ecuador. The basis for
this hope, however. Is not given Pre-
vioIs reports, however. said that peace
negotiations had been opened. Ths
Ecuadorians. IL Is said greatly appre-
ciate the attitude Of the United States in
urging a peaceful settlement through
negotiations conducted by representa-
tives Of the two republics at some neu-
trail and mutually friendly capital
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
A CONCESSION TO AMERICA
Russia Pogtpones Plan TO Tax Agri-
cultural Machinery.

- PefersblTg- ArTI- -1'-The Cah-net.
op-,ng 20 the hostile attitude of the agra
-,e,. members u the Douma has decided
-, 20 submit the biI placing a tariff on
sgvtr,.ltural machinery. but 10 continue this
=, the free list until July I5 1872
-rhe decision Is ~ great importance %
american exporters of agricultural lmple-
meEt=-
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
FIRE IN CENTRAL CAR SHOPS.

Buffalo. April 2s.-The storehouse. part
OF the machine shop and several small
buildings Of the New York Central car
shops al Depew were burned this morning.
invoking a loss estimated at N25,Oo.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
CHANG-SHA RIOTS CEASE
Many Gunboats at Port-The
Yale Mission Safe.

Chang Sha, April 1.-The city is quiet to-
night and the rioting Al the inland towns
throughout the province Of HUMAN appears
70 be subsiding. Nevertheless. as a measure
Of Urecaution. practically al OF the foreign
e-s have left the capital and gone 10 Han
kow.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
Hydes Drank Bottled Water.

Before Colonel Hunton's death Or.
Hyde and his wife used TO drink cistern
water at our house. but when they came
there on the Sunday before Thanksgiving
DR.. HYDE brought bottled water for the
use Of himself and Mrs. HYDE. The rest
Of the family drank cistern water.
Miss Swope said DR.. Hyde was the first
physician TO diagnose her Illness as typhoid
fever. The State ATTEMPTED TO show that
this diagnosis differed from that made by
DR.. Twyman. but the court would not per
nit the witness 10 testify TO this phase.
The witness then told OF the giving OF
the hypOdermic injection to her by Dr. Hyde.
1T was almost dark in the ROOM" she
said in a low and faltering voice. There
was but one light burning dinly. My nurse
was out. Or. Hyde came into my room and,
coming 10 my bedside. said he was going
70 give me a hypodermic.
He took my arm and rolled up my
sleeve. l drew away as soon as the needle
entered my arm. He gave me the injection
and then left the room
Her arm was swollen and painful the
next morning. and pained her for several
weeks the witness said.
How did you progress while DR.. Hyde
was IN New York; asked Special Prose
cutor Jost.
II grew much better" answered Miss
Swope.
on the morning OF December y. the day
on which Dr.. Hyde is accused in an in
dictment Of having poisoned Miss Swope
with strychnine. she was feeling strong and
much better. said the witness.
"Dr. Hyde came TO my room and looked
over nv medicine" she said. A little later
Miss Houlihan gave me capsule. My con-
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26

Washington, April 25.-Al-houEh no re-
ports Of an alarming nature have been re-
ceived from the officers OF the Asiatic fleet
The Navv Department mas leemed Il wise
10 increase the naval force IN Human. The
gunboat ViIalObos has gone Up the river
20 HarkoU 70 Join the cruiser Cleveland.
The Wilmington. Csnao and Samara. all
usht draft boats suitable Tor service. on the
shallow - inese rivers have just arrived
al Euor ND viii be held in readiness for
q can. while the Nan-shan is available al
shanshaL
New Haven. April 25-A dispatch from
Cllauc Sha under this mornings date. re-
ceived BY the executive committee of the
YaIs Foreign Mission Society here TO-DAY.
saws that the property Of the Yale N ssio n
Is safe. and also that that o. The Evan
geIIcal Alliance Mission has not been harmed
In the race riots there. The three hospitals,
The only ones supported 10y foreign mis-
sions are not destroyed. The situation Is
Tr7-u-0v-uE
New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
Better After Hydes Quit.

Shortly after Margaret Svope recovered
from the convulsion Dr. Hyde was ban
ished from the Swope house. Miss Suope
said that she improved rapidly after that
on denomination Miss Svope vas
unable 70 recall any dates IN connection
with the attack OF typhoid suffered by the
Copridge family. colored who lived in
cabin on the Swope property IN the spring
Of 1903 Miss Swope said there was cess
pool near the Cop-!age cottage.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon, nurse, followed
Miss Swope on the stand.
Miss Gordon was summoned 10 the Swope
home on December by Dr. Hyde. He
told her. she testified. that there was sick
ness In the house and that Il appeared ID
be q typhoid epidemic. He thought it had
its origin in cistern.
In giving Chrisrnan Swope a hypodermic
injection on December .. said Miss Gordon,
Or. HYDE filed the syringe with dirty water
from a washDowl before he inserted the
needle
Miss Gordon was IN charge OF Miss Mar
Earet Swope on the night Of December Y,
when Dr. HYDE gave her a hypOdermic.
She thus described the incident.
7 heard Margaret soboing. and went TO
her She told me DR. Hyde had given her
a hypode-mic. went out into the hall and
asked Dr.. Hyde II he had given a hypO-
dernic he smiled andi said he had given
her some camphorated OIL for an intermit-
tent pulse I returned to the room and
found her pulse about normal. There was
no odor Of camphOrated oil in the room and
no traces Of IL on the arm. There was no
such oil in the house.
There was nothing harmful about the
strychnine tonic which Colonel Swope was
accustomed 70 take, testified .. II. Gentry,
an Independence. No. druggist. earlier in
the dav This druggist hlled the prescrip-
Itior for James Moss HuntOn for many
years Hunton induced Colonel Swope TO
take the medicine
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
SALES AND LEASES
BY MADISON & BURkK

Madison & Burke's renting depart
ment reports that the business in the
last week was satisfactory and the
district east of Van Ness avenue and
south of California street is badly in
need of boarding houses of from 20
to so rooms, and it would be we'll for
property owners in this section to give
this line OF building their serious con
sideration.
They report the following:
For Scatena Giannini to Lshardeue 4 Co.
the store situate at the southeast corner OF sac
ramento street and Grant avenue for hve years-st
a total rental Of $500
For l.. KOwalsky TO Anita Retsl0n. the two
story and basement building at l3lo Cough street
for three years at a total rental OF $50.
For Jerome C.. Skelly TO Joseph schauS and
Michael GOoth. the store at 3S$ Golden safe
avenue at a yearly rental Of $3.50.
For Z. f. Harvey 10 Samuel WeinSteiu, the
store at ITO Geary street ON private terms
For F. B. HultiRg to J. Mackrfs. the store at
1857 Geary street at a yearly rental OF $500.
For Dorman et al to Mandall Lubitzer OF Los
Angeles the store at 1885 McAllister street for
the term OF "a months at total rental OF S2.940.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
Hotel FOR MASON
ANDGEARY CORNER
San Jose Capitalists Start Con-
structiOn of SSO,0OO Build
ing of Ornate Style

Excavation has been made for the
foundation of a seven. story hotel in
the north line of Geary street. u feet
west of Mason. for the st. Francis
realty company. The lot on which the
hotel is to stand is part of the corner
property recently bought by San Jose
capitalists from the Ford estate The
hotel will occupy only part of the lot.
with a frontage OF so feet and depth OF
so feet to a street in the rear.
The building will contain 20 rooms
and so baths. The front VIII be OF
pressed brick and terra Gotta In light
colofs. There will be electric eleva-
tor service. tiled bathrooms, marble en-
trance and elaborate finishings in ma
hogany and birch.
The cost will be $4,000. The plans
were drawn by Architect William FL
Weeks and the construction is being
done under the direction OF Joseph N
Rucker & Co. who made the sale OF
the land. 1t is expected that the hotel
will be ready for occupancy in about
four months.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
Men Congregational church for the Mission district

The aisles will be five feet wide and
the entrance vestibules will be double
the usual size for churches of this size.
There will be an alcove for the organ,
and the pulpit and choir platform will
accommodate a chorus choir and or
chestra. The Sunday school depart
ment will have the usual rooms for
classes and will occupy half the main
floor and mezzanine or gallery floor.
There will be large room for use as
parlor or prayer meetings. The num-
Der of persons seated in this depart-
ment can be 800 and. as it can be
opened into the main auditorium with
large doors the total seating capacity
Of the building when required for large
gatherings viii be about 1000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
DEMAND INCREASES
FORFAMILY SUITES
Fall Will See Many New High
Class Buildings in Apart
ment House District

The hotel and apartment house dis
the scene of much activity in building
operations. This shows a growing de-
mand for high class family suites. The
structures will be ornaments to this
part of the city.
Among the largest buildings on
WHICH operations will begin soon is a
five story hotel for Miss kathleen Far
rell on the corner of Golden Gate ave-
nue. and Larkin street. The ground
has been broken.
The building will extend S7k feet
on the southerly line of Golden Gate
avenue and 81 feet on the westerly
line of Larkin street. There will be
six stores on the first floor and a very
ornamental lobby and office for the
hotel. In the rear of the lobby will
be the hotel cafe and kitchen. The
billiard room will be in the basement
On each of the four upper floors
there will be 80 rooms and 10 baths,
all lifted up in most modern manner.
The building will have a vacuum
cleaner system, steam heating and a
plenunl system of ventilation.
Thls is the automobile center, and
the owner believes that a lease for
the hotel will be found before it is
S~NS vi occupancy, Which Will DC
about January l.
In the construction Of the building
Architect w. d. Shea has planned for
steel frame with pressed brick and
terra GOTTA fronts. There will be ele-
yators for passengers and freight. On
both fronts there will be ornamental
fronts and balconies and fire escapes.
A modern system of fire protection
will also be installed. The entire
building will cost, when completed,
exclusive Of furniture and fittings for
Kitchens, cafe and bar, more than
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
new Church FOR
MISSION DISTRICT
COngregatiOnaIiStS to Have q
Handsome Gothic Home in
Nineteenth Street

handsome new church building Of
gothic style has been begun for the
Mission Congregational church at the
southeast corner of Nineteenth and Do
lores streets.
The ecclesiastical organization called
the Mission Congregational church is a
consolidation of the Third Congrega-
tional church, organized in 1868 and
worshiping before the fire in its ba1Id-
ing in Fifteenth street near Mission,
and the Olivet Congregational church,
organized in 1884 and worshiping in
the building on the corner of Seven
teenth and Noe streets. Rev. Richard
K. Ham IS the pastor.
The consolidation was effected in
January, 1906, and after the fire the
Nineteenth and Dolores streets, meas
uring S5x114 feet and fronting Mis-
sion park, was purchased.
CONCRETE FOUNDATION LAID
The concrete foundation for the
new building was put in last summer
and work upon the superstructure was
begun recently.
The building is being erected by Gut
leben Brothers, general contractors,
from the drawings furnished by Rev.
Francis w Reid of Berkeley. The cost
without organ and furnishings will be
$35 600.
The exterior walls viii be of brick
with red pressed brick facing and red
sandstone trimmings
A grade of IL feet rise in the street
frontage viii permit entrances from
the street level on both the basement
and main floors. With the exception
of small portion the basement will be
entirely above ground and will have
full size windows on all sides.
The basement VIII be devoted to the
institutional features of the proposed
church work. 1t will contain a large
assembly and social room, entrance hall
with fireplace, a room for the choir and
a large banquet hall with kitchen and
other accessories. There will also be
a gymnasium 22X52 feet with locker
rooms and shower room and an annex
for apparatus. and a large room to be
used for boys club work.
The main auditorium will have a
seating capacity of 400 in the pews.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
NO LARGE LOANS
FORNEW BUILDINGS

There has been notable absence of
large loans for building purposes dur
ing the last week. The bankers are
now holding their surplus cash to meet
the semiannua1 dividends which will
be paid during the first week in July.
Most of the loans which have been
placed on the records this week have
been renewals of mortgages that have
been held for period of years. An
other factor that accounts for the alb
sence of large transactions is the gen
eral semidullness that is beginning to
be felt over the entire country.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18


has been interpreted as inviting the
Clipper line to a conflict The Kos
mos line in turn has offered special in
ducements to Puget sound ports to
compete for the Central American busi-
ness. The Pacific Mail has met the sit
uation with a cut in rates for San
Francisco: For a time, therefore, the
local shippers will take advantage of
the lower schedules. The difficulty
arises, however, on contracts of long
duration. Sales made on the basis of
the lower tariff may, with the cessa ton
of the rate war, be executed on the
higher schedule.
DEFICIT DIMINISHING
1t is the Central American business
that is particularly attractive to the
Pacific Mail and from which it has
drawn its best revenues. It is inter
esting to note that this company is
showing a diminishing deficit fact
that is not without significance. The
report for the fiscal year ending April
80, 1910, gives the deficit as $214,576, as
against $339.6S5 in 1909. and $42S,S17 in
1908. In 1907 there was a small sur
plus. This years balance sheet writes
off 1852, S02 for depreciation and general
and extraordinary repairs
President Ripley of the Santa Fe
continues to look upon the dark side
as far as railroading is concerned. He
is quoted as announcing his determina-
tion to stop extension work where pos
sible. The Santa Fe has undertaken to
double track its line at cost of $780,
100000. 1t is doubtful if there will
be more than spasmodic Interruptions
of the work.
OF greatest import, locally. is the
decision of the Peninsula railway to
extend it's electric line north to San
Mateo. At this point it will connect
with the United Railroads, giving a
through electric service between San
Francisco and San Jose. much of it
over private right of way.
Trading in the stock market has been
narrow and restricted. Associated oil
dropped back to ACC after an earlier
display of strength. This decline was
in the face of the publication of an en-
couraging statement and the assurance
of q quantity of high gravity oil
through the purchase of the Pioneer
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
GOOD CAMP SITES
ARE VERY POPULAR

During the week there has been a
good demand for suitable camp sites
in Mill valley. This is largely due to
the closing of the public schools in the
towns surrounding the bay for the
summer vacation. Lapachet & Co.
report the receipt of numerous
inquiries in regard to their wooded
camping sites adjoining the Muir
woods and about a hundred lots sold
They state that reservations were
made for lots before the survey of the
park was finished. and considerable
work on the road remains to be done.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
HANDSOME Home
IN WEST CLAYPARK

S. A. Born & Son have secured a
contract to erect for George E. Bill
ings modern two story residence on
his IS foot lot in Twenty fourth ave-
nue. in West Clay park. The plans are
being prepared by Ralph Warner Hart.
1t is estimated that this residence.
with the ground, will represent an in
vestment of something more than $25,-
600.
West Clay park continues to attract
residence builders. During the last
week two lots, one 40 feet front and
the other IS feet. front, in West Clay
street, have been sold for the purpose
of erecting fine homes. Both of these
lots are not only of good frontage,
but also have an unusually large depth,
as they run back to the Preside wall.
In addition. 10 room residence to
be constructed and a lot in the south
side of West Clay street in the park
has been sold. Construction viii be-
gin at once.
Lyon & Roag now have ready for
distribution beautiful plctoral 1o1der
descriptive of West Clay park.
The fact that almost 40 per cent of
this residence park has been sold prior
to the issuance of any advertising cir
culars is a very favorable comment on
the present demand for marine view
residence sites. Even In the pest OF
times it has been considered neces-
sary to distribute broadcast some form
Of circular describing the tract Of
fered for sale.
The sale of almost 100000 worth of
property in West Clay park before the
descriptive printed matter could be OBJ
tanned from the printer is regarded
as a striking indication of the great
demand for fine marine view residence
property in this city at the present
time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
STATE CONDITIONS
SHOW PROSPERITY
California Products May Bring
$5OO,OOO,OOO in 1910; Rate
Situation Doubtful

Continued From Preceding Page
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
SALE OF LOT in
CENTRAL PLACE

Harrigan, Weidenmuller & Rosen-
stirn have sold for the San Francisco
settlement association the northeast
corner of South park and Central place,
44xe7:6 feet. on private terms.
Zwierlein, the purchaser. will imme-
diately start the erection of flats on
this property,
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
LIVELY DEMAND FOR
CAMPING SITES

Lapachet & Co. report that over 100
reservations of camping lots have been
made in their Muir woods tract before
the surveys have been completed. The
closing of the schools and desire of
families to get out of town is believed
to cause this big demand for camp
ing lots.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
CONTRACT LET FOR
THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL

The contract was let yesterday by
the city for the Franklin school, to be
erected in Eighth street between Har-
rison and Bryant. The contract price
Was $4,000 and the successful bidder
WAS T.. 3. Patterson.