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fULUMC LAIN. NU. f"U.
RUEF CLAIMS
CONSPIRACY
That He Is the Victim of San
Francisco Newspapers
and Others.
0HNS0N TO AID HENEY
At Result of Telephone Investigations
Additional Indfotments Will Bo R
turned Ruef Deolare Mil Private
Imprisonment A Violation Of Law.
BAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Two
enaatlonal pleo of evidence- In th
bribery graft Investigation war ad
duced before tbo Grand Jury today.
Three member of tho xecutlv board
of tbo Paotfia States Telephone Com
pany, B. 8. Plllabury, Hqmor 8. King
jniTlmothjff Hopkins testified Uejth4
no knowledge of tho ell"god bribing of
supervisors to vot against tbe award.
Ing of tho competitive franchise to
tho Homo Telephone Co., and tht If
brlbory wh oommlttod It was "Up to
vtco-President Louis Glass, whom tho
Grand Jury bas already Indicted on
nlno counts.
Tb second sensation cama when
PllUbury, who Is alio attorney for
tho company, testified that Ruof for
mors than two year had been on th
prlrato payroll of that corporation and
n. p-n pam reauiany tuop p-r
montn. tms, r uuuury said, was mora
than he received himself and whn ho
discovered t ho testified that ho ob
jected to tho company and hio own
ronumoratlon waa increased.
District Attorney Lang Ion sai l If
theprcsent plana wero not alld thj
Grand Jury will hold a session every
day next wek and th trial of Rue( In
tho French Restaurant caes will be
gin Tuesday and steadily proceed. In
this event It la llkily that special
prosecutor Hiram L. Johnson will ap
pear again Ruef, while Hcnoy engi
neer the Investigation before the
Orand Jury. Langdon said that to.
day's proceedings before that body had
been very satisfactory. He fold ad
ditional Indictments would be return
ed ai a result of telephone Investiga
tions but he would not say how soon
or against whom.
Ttuef today Intimated In an Inter
view that his defense against any In
dictments arising from the alleged con.
fesslon of Supervisor Gallagher will
be that Gallagher's testimony, If he
has testified It without corroboration
and cannot be supported by other wit
lu'iesa.s. In a aecona Intervlow Ruef for
jf"trre first time lnce bis capture at Tro
f cadero, denounces his prosecutors, Ue
clarlng he Is being kept In private
Prison, tn violation of all I gal prece
dents and announced that be will pro.
duce lit court, affidavits sworn to be
fore bis capture, proving that the acta
of his prosecutors are parts of a con
spiracy. Ruef claimed also, the reason
why every newspaper In San Francisco
Is denouncing him as a grafter nnd a
rascal Is because the newspapers el
ther are privately subsidised or are
unablo to wield the Influence In ad
ministration affairs they craved.
Special agent Burns, today, stated,
that he is purposely refraining from
arresting A. K. (Dotwiler of Tol.do, In
order to give him full opportunity to
arrange the 1130,000 ball as fixed by
Judge Lawler,
JUDGE REFORMS HUSBANDS.
Now Ides on the Reolaimlng of De
linquent Husbands From 8aloons.
CHICAGO, March 80. Pure food Is
to be an Important factor In the reform
of delinquent husbands conducted by
Municipal Judge McKonsle McClel
land of the Maxwell Street District.
Instead of sentencing tho husband,
the wife will be sentenced In the fu
ture. Instead o meeting out f 60 and
costs to be worked out at the Bride
well," it will not be unusual to hear a
sentence of "Two weeks on ham and
eggs, varied by hot biscuits, mashed
potatoes, and a steak." ,
After several weeks of psycholog.
cnl research conducted on nrantieai
nes, Judge Clelland has discovered
that food served In different stvlA
by more Indifferent wlfes has more
to do witn sending husbands to the
corner saloon for solace than any.
othor ono tnlng. Experiments have
shown that good food will force tho
most delinquent husband to forget
his evil ways and return to the straight
and narrow path,
If there were any doubta as to tho
truth of this theory, 'It was forthcom
ing at lust night's review of paroled
husbands In Judge Clolland's court,
inre were fifty husbands who hal
Ixwm placed upon their honor anJ good
food, The latter had reformed to
such an extent that there were few
wlvim who had any complaint to make
of their husbands,
AUTO RIDE.
For patients of New York Hoipltsl'.
Car Donated by Millionaire Stokes.
NEW YORK, March I0.-W. E. D.
Htokcs yesterday fulfilled the prom
I so he made tbo day before to Magis
trate Crane, that ho would place bis
touring car at tho dbvposal of any bos.
pltal ono day a week so that patients
might havo an outing, Seven patients
from tho General Memorial Hospital
wore given a long ride Into tbo country
and the doctors said tho airing was
better than any medicine.
It Is believed that many rich men
will follow this worthy charity and
that members of tho Automobile Club
of America, and agenta for various
motor cars will follow In line.
Fred Beard. Mr. Blokes' chauffeur,
who wo arrested Thursday! and
through whoso arraignment the offer
of the Stokes car, woa made, guided
the party, as ho was out on ball.
NEW JAPANESE SHIPS.
TOKIO, March JO. Six steamers of
6,000 ton and a speed of 14 knots have
been contracted for by the Osaka Mcr,
cnntlle Marine Comnanr. The mmIi
I wlI, fttjOU, ,5io0,ooo each and are
t0 U U)Md , , new Amercan ier
vice.
THE PRESIDENT
Will Not Come West On Railroad
Situation.
WILL SPEAK AT JAMESTOWN
Will Then Express His Opinion On The
Proposed Trslnmsn's Strike-He Will
Not Addroto Tho Manufaoturors At
soolatlon.
WASHINGTON, March 80. Unless
something happens, which In hla opln
Ion make It desirable and necessary
so to do, tbe probability now Is that
President Roosevelt will not go to
Springfield to addres tbe Munufac-
turers Association of Illinois and West
on the railroad question In response to
the invitation extended early this week,
On April 26 he Is to deliver the ad.
dress at the opening of the Jamestown
Fair at which time ho will have the
opportunity to say whatever he desires
on the railroad question. In conver
sation with onllers, reference ha been
made, by tbe President to that oc
caslon as an appropriate one on, which
to speak on the subject uppermost In
his mind ab this time and the Impres
Hon Is now gonoral that he may avail
himself of. the opportunity..
LEO XIII.
ROME, March 80. According to
a .notification received by the govern
ment from the Vatican, the pope has
decided that the removal of the body
of Loo XIII from St. Peters to the
new tomb In St. John Lateran shall
take place In the day time provlJed
that It Is guaranteed that the cortege
shall pass through Rome unmolested.
Negotiations are now In progress
as to the measures that shall be adop
ted to this end. When the arrange
ments are completed the date of the
transfer will be definitely fixed. It
Is thought now that it will be at the
beginning of next month.
GEORGE FITCH DEAD.
SAN RAFAEL. March 80. George
Frltch, one of the largest Importers
In San Francisco of coal from the
Northern mines, died here yesterday.
He was a native of England, 78 years
old. ,
GREATLY
Saturday's Examination Resulted
Very Much In Thaw's
Favor.
THAW QUESTIONED SECRETLY
Jerom, Fights And Will Bo Allowed
To Introduoo Expert Testimony Bo
fore tho Lunaoy Commission On
Tuesday.
NEW YORK. March 80. The plana
of tbe Thaw lunacy commission to
complete Its work today and submit Its
report to Justice Fitzgerald on Mon
day morning, were upset late this af
ternoon by an appeal from Jerome to
be allowed to produce witnesses before
tbe commission reaches Its decision.
After an all day session the commis
sion adjourned until. Tuesday whn it
will hear the District Attorneys ex
perts. Chairman McClure however,
served notice that witnesses, will be
compelled to confine themselves to
facts' and opinions which deal with
Thaw's present condition. Thaw was
under direct examination for more than
three hours today and then for forty
five minutes more under Jerome's se
vere cross examination. It Is stated
that Thaw went through the ordeal
with colors flying. After Thaw's ex
amination was concluded the doors
were thrown open and Dr. Hamilton
took the stand. Thaw's attorneys ob
jected to his testifying on the grounds
of professional privilege. Jerome eon.
tended as Hamilton bad been srubpoen.
ed by the defense to testify In behalf
of Thaw, that professional privilege
had been waived-
The commission hold that It had not
been waived before them, and therefore
would not allow-Hamilton to tatlfy
During tbe public session tour prison
guard and a visiting physician at the
Tomba all declared mat Thaw had
acted rationally since his incarcera
tion. One sold that Thaw had a bunt
ed look on his face when he' first came
to the Tombs but it began to pass
away early In September. .Jerome took
t a desultory Interest tn the pro
ceedlngs after Hamilton left the stand
until It seemed the commission was
about to close the Inquiry. Then he
suddenly Jumped to his feet, protested
that he had been hampered In the
lunacy hearings by the commission
barring pertinent testimony. He as
sorted, with some feeling, that If al
lowed proper latitude, be could prove
beyond reasonable doubt that Thaw
was Insane today and Incapable of
advising his counsel In rational man
ner. McClure told Jerome that If he
could produce experts' who could give
a competent opinion as to Thaw's pre
sent state - of mlno the commission
would hear them Tuesday. When the
public session commenced Jerome seem
ed irritable, and was' constantly involv
ed In wordy clashes with members of
the commission.. His manner of urg
ing that he had a right to adduce ad
dltlonal testimony before the commis
sion rendered its verdict Is generally
accepted as a concession that Thaw
made a favorable Impression during
his long examination. The Thaw Jury
will report to Justice Fitzgerald Mon
day morning. In the meanttme Judge
Fitzgerald will consult the lunacy com.
mlssloners as to the amount of time
they require to complete their work
and he will then dismiss1 the 1urv
as many days as are necessary.
DR. HAMILTON WILL TESTIFY.
Noted Alienist Will Bo Put On The
Witness Stand.
NEW YORK, March SO. Restimp-
tlon of the examination of Harry K.
Thaw by the commission of lunacy
which will determine his competency
to undertake his trial for killing
Stanford White and to consult his
counsel, will take place this morning.
Two hours were spent In interroga
ting "the prisoner on Thursday, but
how long the commission Will take
to question him fully Is not known. It
conjectured that he will be In the
witness chair all of this morning's
session and part of the afternoon. Al
most as Important as the Inquisition
into tho sanity of Thaw by the com-
JEROME
DISPLEASED
mlssloners will be tho examination of
the ajlenlst, Dr. Hamilton. The news
that ho had been subpoenaed was
surprise, as it had been hinted by
Chairman McClure on Thursday that
no medical experts would be called by
the commission.
The peculiar position Dr. Hamilton
boars toward the case Is that be tes
tified for the defense.
He was one of tho first experts re
talned by the defense. He examined
Thaw not long after he killed White
and he was furnished with data gath
ered in Europe and elsewhere by
Thaw's original counsel as to Thaw's
pathological antecedents prior to his
shJootlng White, Including hie tripe
with Evelyn Nesblt and the medical
history of tbe family. He was quoted
as saying that Thaw was hopelessly
Insane and it was while be was on the
stand having been called by the de
fense that the appointment of the lu
nacy commission was applied for,
He will probably be examined when
Thaw's examination Is finished and
will be questioned at length by the
commission as to his reasons for be
lieving Thaw a paranoiac Fresh sen
sations are looked for In consequence.
Now that Dr. Hamilton has been
subpoenaed, It "is rumored that other
alienists will follow him before the
commission. There Is, therefore,, much
speculation as to when the commission
will be able to reach a conclusion and
report to Justice Fitzgerald. In any
event the hopes cherished by Thaw's
counsel and by tbe prisoner himself
that ' the commission would close its
work with his examination have been
shattered. i
The persons In the Tombs, who have
naa anytning to do with Thaw since
ne nas Deen connned were will also
testify before the commission. Inclu-
ded In this number are Drs. McOuIre
and Campbell, respectively the pris
on physician and his predecessor, and
such clergymen as have talked with
defendant. '
SUED FOR DIVIDEND
Of No Significance Says
riman.
Har-
S0UTHERN PACIFIC , POOR
Stockholders 8sy Road Refuses to Pay
Just obt in Withholding Interest
on Bonds. 2 1-2 per Cent Dividend
to bo Declared Monday.
NEW YORK, March 80. E. H. Har
rtmon in speaking bf the Southern
Pacific dividend suit filed in Chicago
Is quoted as saying:
"I do not regard it as of any signifi
cance whatever." Alexander Millar,
secretary of the Union and Southern
Pacific lines, said:
"While we have not received the
papers In this case we understand
holders of the second mortgage bonds
of the Galveston, Harrlsburg & San
Antonio Railroad Company of Texas
which Is controlled by the Southern
Pacific Company Intended to begin
proceedings. .
"Holders of the greater amount of
these bonds' are members or heirs of
the group that used to own fhe Pa
cific Improvemeat Company which
built many of the Southern Pacific
lines. For many years when they
were In control of the San Antonio
line. ForF years they paid no inter
est on the bonds. Now that the South
ern is in possession of property they
desire to have the interest paid on
these securities' which are In the na
ture of Income bonds.
"Our counsel advised us we need
not feel apprehension over, the out
come of the case. The Southern Pa
cific has made large advancements to
the Galveston, Harrlsburg & San An
tonio Railroad for Improvements, bet
terments' and extensions, and until
these advances are repaid, the com
pany will be In position to make In.
'terest payments on tbe second mort
gage bonds."
In view of the fact that the semi
annual dividend payment of 8 1-2 per
cent is due on Monday of the com
mon stock of the Southern Pacific, Mr.
Millar was asked whether there
was any likelihood of the payment be
ing held up.
"No," he replied, "This will not af
fect the April dividend as the courts
IIEORGUON
OF LAND OFFICE
Ordered By President and Sec
retary of the In
terior. TO C0NYICT LAND THEIVES
Oregon lo District 1 Edward N. Dlx
on Of Portland Appointed Chief-
Washington and Idaho Distriot No,
Throe.
washipjgton, March 30. In ac
cordance with orders issued br tbe
President and Secretary of the Inter'
lor, the Commissioner General of Land
Office has taken up tbe wdfk of re
organizing the field and office force
under bis control. In order to secure
greater efficiency in the field work of
the special agents, tho Commissioner
has found It advisable to redistrlet
the public Jand territory, changing
the l'nes. So far the most part of the
field divisions have been enlarged, thus
giving a greater territory to several
chiefs. Chiefs have also been vested
with larger authority. Special agents
are to be detailed to the several chiefs
fro mtlrae to time. It Is also the pur-
pose of the Commissioner to so de
tail and concentrate the forces so as to
keep the department advised of all of
the principal land frauds and Illegal
efforts to acquire title to publio lands.
Also to secure evidence to convict those
guilty of such offenses, especial atten.
tlon being given to coal and timber en
tries. Oregon is made field district
No. 1, and Edward Nixon, Portland
Ore., bast been assigned to It as chief.
Washington and Idaho constitute div
ision No., S In charge of F. N. Good
win of Spokane. ,
DOCTOR'S MEET.
Discuss the White Man in South Afri
ca and His Health.
NEW YORK, March 30. At the
third annual meeting of the American
Society of Tropical medicine at the
Academy of Medicine lost night, Dr.
L. L. Seaman, formerly a surgeon in
the United States' Volunteers who has
recently returned from a trip to Afri
ca, with Dr. Nicholas Senn of Chica
go, took the topic, "Observations on
Health and Disease in Eastern Africa.-
There was a prevalent belief. Dr.
Seaman said, "That the white man
had not gone to Africa, In larger num
bers was dread of the sleeping sick
ness, which is caused by the bite of
the Tsetse fly." This disease, up to
the time he left Africa, had been uni
formly fatal. He said that white
people, however, would never get it
if the proper precautions were taken.
He spoke with a shudder, however, of
the fact that he was bitten by ona of
those dreaded files. But that it had
been killed by his companion before
have decided the hearing on the matter
will not be held until May.
The bonds In question are owned by
several of the wealthiest estates in
the country ,
General Thomas H. Hubbard and the
Crocker Estate Company, the litigants,
own 82,500,000 . of the bonds. The
Southern Pacific owns 31,000,000. The
rest of the 36,354,000 is owned by the
Huntington estate, H. E. Huntington,
and Stanford University.
General Hubbard said he regretted
the suit had been announced Just at
this time.
"I expected the papers In
this suit would. have been
filed about three weeks ago," he ad
ded. "It Is unfortunate that the suit
was begun at this time. I hope no
tmpres-sion will go abroad that this
proceeding Is aimed at Mr. Harrlman.
"I have been negotiating with the
Southern Pacific management for the
last two years in an effort to persuade
them to pay Interest on our bonds.
Our case may be summed up in these
few words:
"We believe that the management of
the Southern Pacific, while apparent
ly willing to pay dividends on Its
stock issues, refuses to pay Its Just
debts In withholding interest on Its
bonds."
it had done any damage and he felt
no serious effects.
The following officers were elected: ,
James M. Anderson, Fnlladelphla,
president: Rudolph Matos, New Or
leans and W. S. Thayer of Baltimore,
vice-presidents; J. M. Swan, Philadel
phia, Secretary; James Ewlng, New
York, Ramon Gultras, of New York,
and Joseph MacFarland, of Philadel
phia, (to fill an unexpired term) mem
ber of the council.
CHICAGO POLITICS. ,
CHICAGO, March : to. Victory for
both (Dunne and Busse In the Mayor
alty contest Is confidently predicted by
their respective managers tonight.
Chairman Eddlck of the Republican
Committee says all indications are In
favor of the election of Busse. In hi
Judgment Basse will have a plurality
of 85.000. ,
Chairman O'Connell of the Democra
tic Committee said Democrat, have
been gaming during the past week and
Dunne win be re-elected by from It.
000 to 35.000.
PORTLAND Y. M. C. A.
PORTLAND, Ore. March 80. LaU
tonight th committee consisting of a
hundred city salesmen from the vari
ous houses In this city who for the past
week have been canvassing; the city to
complete th fund of $350,000 for tbe.
erection of a Y. M. C. A. building, guo-
cessfully concluded Its work. The to
tal bufljding fund now.l 8355,800. ,
EDITOR DIES.
REDLANDS. Cal., March 80. Wil
liam Penn Rogers, for a quarter of a
century a resident of this valley who
was formerly a associate editor of
Harpers Weekly, died suddenly in his
apartments in this city today, aged
63 years.
NO AGREEMENT YET
Train (Men and Railroad Man
agers Still Confering.
ANOTHER C0NFERANCE TODAY
. 3. Government Commissioners Do
ing All Possible Today To 8ottlo the
Matter Agreeably To Both Parti
Efforts Partially SuooossfuL ,
.
CHICAGO, March 30. Dissatisfied
employes of the Western Roads in the
train service and Managers controver
sy are no nearer an agreement tonight
that they have been at any time since
peace negotiations were broken off
several days ago., As a result of con
ferences today between commissioner
Knapp and Neill and the Union lea
ders and railroad officials, employe
have announced their willingness to
again meet the managers in ajn effort
to bring about a peaceable adjustment
of the trouble. A Joint conference it
was said tonight, would be held tomor
row between the opposing; Interest
in the presence of the Government of
ficials and a belief expressed by the
men on both sides that a way out of
the difficulty would be found.
WOMAN STAYS MOB.
Lynching of Negro Averted by Plucky
Woman Who Protected Him.'
CHICAGO, March JO. A dispatch
to the Tribune from Indianapolis, Ind.,
says:
Mrs. Ruth Prlndale, saved a colored
man from a mob of glass-workers
last night, holding a mob at bay until
the police arrived. .
In a row at the glass works last
night William Brown, colored, stabbed
Ray Rutledge, a white man, and the
friends of the latter took up tbe quar
rel. With atones and clubs Brown wag
attacked on every side till he turned
and. . fled. .
, Brown ran Into the Prlndale home
and fell exhausted on the floor. See
ing that he was pursued by a mob,
Mrs; Prlndale shut the door and de
spite the fact that men in the mob
hurled stones and threatened her with
death, she protected the negro till the
police dispersed the crowd. . '