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HBlElSSIITB VOL. LXX. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, i 1908. 18 PAGES. NO.

9 H'Q PSall DVf. a it Vjt9sn nun! scene of the itre which cost two lives early this morning, policeman dan cur-u II A Hill iiHfl nil 11 fl idllfi A a ran, who provebkcthe hero of the occasion, and two of the VICTIMS. a 1AIII flB 1RB oRAVt roUltM Camp Here He Was ok i iff iiiiw lioe- Chief of Police Wilson is in receipt of a telegram from the officials at Seattle to the be Frank Smith who cowardly the Gas Kitchen by shooting him Rushes Into the names and Carries April 19, 1906, is In custody in a mining camp the far northern section of the State of Washington. The local officials are awaiting with anxiety a photograph which has Young Woman been forwarded to Chief Wilson tication. The telegram which has set few Mi lifetl merely recites the fact that a man closely answering the' description of Smith as sent out from the local police head Out Helpless As the result of a disastrous fire, whipped Into fury by the Inflammable material which (fed It jn the rear wing of a lodging house at 362 -Fifth street at 4:20 o'clock jthls morning, two lives were snuffed out, and three other 'was fatally burned, three other Chinese.

were painfully' injured while escaping from the flames and-a Chinese girl was saved from cremation by the bravery and heroism displayed by Police Daniel Curran, Meou Fong. who was fatally Injured 1 nthe Are, died tiha afternoon at this Receiving Hospital. Fongrwas a porter In Kouch's saloon at East Twelfth street and Thirteenth ave nue. It was due to this patrolman's ac tivity and devotion to duty that the FOR FOR RELIEF'S SAFETY death roll was not larger and more property destroyed. It was he who dfrtcted that a fire alarm be turned hi and a few moments later he plung- 4fnto midst of smoke and flames i and rescued the Chinese girl whose clothes were ablaze.

Her Identity has not been made known, she having bten moved to the home of friends after she had been carried from the jaws of death. Policeman Ran Through Flames In carrying out this meritorious Curran, who is now In a fair way to receive from the Police Commissioners a medal for bravery, was overcome by smoke, his hair was singed, his helmet was lost in the fire and his coat was scorched by the heat of the flames. The scene of the fire at the early this morning, was formerly a stable In the rear of the house owned 'and occupied as a home in early days by Peter Baker and family. This historical residence has been connected with rthe stable within the past few years by the Chinese who had turned the property Into a lodging house, the building being owned and up for sale (Continued on Page uu mm JVTN 9 po Hj) LEON FQNG. WONG JUNG SING.

effect that a man presumed to murdered John Marcovich in in the back on the night of for the purposes of identi 1 the local police bv the ears quarters was under arrest and th question was asked whether the scari on his limbs and body were prominent' the scars referred to having beeq mentioned in the descriptive circular of the murderer. There was no pic ture of Smith in existence so far a could be determined. Because of thJ the police in search of Smith have been forced to rely merely on ar worded description of the much wanted, man. Sensational Crime The murder of John Marcovlch partner In ownership of the Gas Kit-'; chen on Twelfth street and prominent; In business circles, was one of th most sensational crimes ever corn-milted on this coast. Franks his slayer, had' been employed by Mar- covich but was discharged for causa.

On the evening of April 19, 1907, Smith flrnnir He exhlbited- and Washington streets and threaten-) ed to kill the man who had formerly; employed him. His threat were: thought by those who heard him to be idle ones, but their Judgment proved Incorrect. Leaving the side door of the saloon, Smith walked across Thirteenth street, into the Gas Kitchen, crept up behind Marcovich, who was leaning over I table talking to some friends, and sent; two bullets crashing through his vie-! tlm's body. Taking advantage of tha. ensuing excitement.

Smith, with the smoking revolver still in his hand. i dashed from the restaurant and al-l though pursued for some distance Succeeded in making good his escape. Marcovich sank, to his knees as the bullets ploughed their way through vital parts of his frame and then fell! forward on his' face. He was dead upon the arrival of physicians, who were hurriedly summoned. 1 Fled From Scene Smith was seen fleeing from the scene of his crime by a number of people, but he kept them back -with his revolver which he waived about his head as he ran along Thirteenth street into Clay down Fourteenth to Fourteenth-- to Market, where it i was since reported he visited his wlfa; who was living with a family Just at! the Junction of Fourteenth and Market streets.

From that time on he dropped from sight as completely' as though he had taken wings. There were many reports to the ef- feet that Smith had been captured. A' body as found in the estuary which closely Answered his description. The body was Identified as the remains' of Smith by John Clecak and others, but Mrs. Smith said the body was not that of her husband.

There are some local detectives who are still firmly of the opinion that the body was that of Smith and that, it now occupies a grave in the Potter's field. Story of Fight At another time it' was reported that; Smith had been killed in a roiling fight in this county with police officials, but this also proved an error. Recently Mrs. Smith attempted to commit suicide by shooting herself in the breast while an Inmate' la a' resort in the tenderloin district. 'Al- though the wound was a serious one, she survived.

It was thought by the' police at that time that Mrs. Smith would make known her husband's whereabouts, but she allele to carry out her Intentions in thisrespect when she learned that she not to die. It now believed, by the local police that Smith is in custody and an officer will be sent for him at once provided ithe picture of the prisoner now. on the tray to this city proves to be a likeness of the man who has been hunted for by every police department In this and other countries. WEATHER FORECAST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24-San Francisco and vicinity Fair tonight and Wednesday; fresh west wind. Santa Clara, Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys Fair tonight and-. Wednesday; light frost In the morn- Ing; Hght north Wind. Southern California Fair tonight and Wednesday; light frost In the Interior in the morning; light north -e wind.

Sfif" a Will" JSt Ml fl3p 13 i cmtQin Mil fp Against UJIUIII vutiup urke and Ro geant pi ui common locii on me t- to bo NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP IS LONG PAT DUE Should Have Reached Guam Last Friday -Many Heavy Storms Excite the Fears of Manila Officials. MANILA Nov. 24. Some concern is felt here for the safety- of the navy hos pital ship Relief, which Is attached to the Atlantic battleship fleet which sailed on November -15 for Guam hut has not arrived as yet at her destination although due there last Friday. Severe storms followed the sailing of the Relief and it Is feared that the vessel has been caught in them and sustained damage If nothing worse.

The vessel Intended to land two members of the cable stall at Guam. The supply ship SupplJ has been ordered to leave Guam In search of the missing ship. Buffetted by Seas Durfng the voyage of the Atlantic fleet to the Orient the Relief was buffeted the heavy seas encountered bTtwJn Sampa and Auckland and again between Auckland and Sydney. At times she rolled so badly that it was feared she would overturn. As a result of this Ad miral Sperry ordered the ship to proceed from Sydney to Manila direct instead of following the course taken by the fleet.

Three vessels of the China-Manila trade are reported as overdue here and it is believed that thy were caught in the recent typhoon and forced to run for shelter to points on the coast of China. MCTCALF NOT TO BE BANI(PRESIDENT Th different reports, that Secretary of the Navy Metcalf intended to ac cept the presidency of the First Na tional Bank ot this city upon his re tirement from President Roosevelt's cabinet, are without foundation. He will engage in the practice of law in Oakland. It had been the Intention of Mr. Metcalf when he left public life to form a partnership with Everett J.

Brown. In this city. The recent election of Mr. Brown to the bench upset that plan. San Diego Wants Fleet Kept Here On Pacific Coast 1 SAN DIEGO, Nov.

24. City Clerk Butler today wired to President Roosevelt a set of resolution adopted last evening by the City Council calling the attention of the chief executive to the disturbed conditions and political situation on the other side of the Pacific and asking him to seriously consider the advisability of leaving the American battleship fleet In Pacific waters. -4 MUST SERVE FOR LIFE. OROVILLE, 24. Adolph Glulio, an Italian, who1 shot to death two countrymen at Camp 20 en the Western Pacific, above here, has been convicted of murder and will be sentenced Wednesday to eerv liUfe enreno.

i i The preferred stock seven (Special to The Tribune.) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24. The result' of the Inquest held over the suicide of Morris Hass, bringing about a verdict which soundly rapped the local police department, has engendered an element of, internal strife and Indications point to a war within' the department Chief of Police Blggy this morning expressed his Intention of filing charges against Captain of Police Duke, Detective Sergeant Burke and Policeman Bobl for falling to find the derringer which was concealed on the person of Heneya assailant, and not searching bim. He holds his subordinates entirely responsible for the neglect of duty which the coroner's Jury has ascribed to the department and intends pressing the matter to the fullest extent NEW YORK, Nov. 24.

The South ern Pacific Company today applied to the New York Stock Exchange- for permission to- list additional common stock amounting to On announcement of this, Harriman stocks became very strong and were a feature during the early session. It was understood that the operation is In the nature of a legal formality, by which the company may be In a position to exchange shares for the prefer SUPT. JOHN Mrs. Belle Gunness Alive BADLY HURT BY CA when his men are placed upon the carpet. Captain of Police Duke, the senior officer concerned.

Is inclined to 1 the theory that the chief has stirred up a hornet's nest and that his charges will Inevitably revert upo nhimself. i The captain says that Blggy assumed charge of the prisoner after leaving Carpenter's Hall and that It was his duty to order a further search, which should have gone even to the undressing of the would-be assassin after he was taken tp the county Jail. Five on Carpet There are now five men who will have to face the commissioners as the result fthe Haas suicide. Police men Attridge and Kelly have already been accused by Detective William J. Burns as the result of the latters In vestigations Into the guarding of the prisoner at the county Jail, i City, Is Report dispatch Is an elderly domestic, whose real name is Mrs.

Nellie Led ford. Foraker Will Fight C.RTaft For the Toga COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 24. Sen ator J. B.

Foraker today had a long conference with Governor Harris. The politicians all say that the question of the senator's successor in' the Uni ted States Senate was discussed and aver that Foraker will try to beat Editor Charles Fs Taft with Gov ernor Harris In case Foraker falls of the nomination. per cent annually and according to the charter of the i. company, 'may be retired at the discretion of the company at $115 for every $100 share at any time before July i 1911. It sold this morning in the neighborhood of Southern Pacific common stock receives six per cent dividend.

When application to list was made' it was selling at $117 1-4. It later ran up to $118 1-4. BARNETT The Injured man was removed at once to the Central Emergency Hospital. where it was found his right thigh had buen broken and he had sustained a lacerated wound. of the scalp-and a bad wound over the eye.

Barne.tt been in the service of the city for a number of years, having held the same position during the Phelan administration. He is about 65 years of age. ARRESTED FOR MURDER "OF HUSBAND N. Nov. 24.

Mrs, Georgiaina Sampson of'Palymra, widow of Harry Sampson, nephew of, the late Admiral Sampson was arrested today, charged with' the murder of her. husband, whose was at first said to be Meetings of the directors of the Southern Pacific and. Union Pacific railway companies -were held today. Both were said to be of a routine character. A representative of the Southern Pacific board said, that the applica tion to list the additional stock was without significance aside from the fact that some of the preferred share holders were availing themselves of the conversion plan.

BAD REPORTS FROM HOSPITAL ABOUT MR.KY SAN FBANCISCO, Nov. 24. It i reported from the Lane- Hospital that Francis J. Heney is not quite so well today, owing, to the effect on his kid neys of the anesthetic used when, the bullet fired by Morris Haas was extracted from his jaw. His temperature is above the normal, but no alarm is felt and his speedy improve ment is expected.

Colonel Dickens at Head of Mare Island MARE ISLAND NAVT YARD' Novv 24 Colonel Randolph Dickens of the United States Marine Corps has arrived at Mare Island from-the League Island navy yard and assumed command of the marine barracjf In Kansas A PORTE, Nov. 24. Mayor; arrow received a telegram today from Ella Hennig, 3937 ave-ue, Kansas City, stating that Mrs. Belle Gunness la now In Kansas City, Kas. When the trial of Ray Lamphere, charged with murdering Mrs.

Gunness, was resumed this afternoon Dr. Walter Haines was called to the stand to give evidence of the finding of strychnine and arsenic in the stomachs of and two of her children. KANSAS QITT, Nov. 24. Neither trie police of Kansas City, Missouri, nor Kansas City, are of the opinion that Mrs.

Belle Gunness is In this part of the country. The "Ella Jenning," referred to JLajoort (Special to The Tribune.) fiAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Bar- nett, superintendent of publie buildings, was seriously Injured at 2:15 this after noon through being knocked down by a McAllister street car directly in front, of the Board of Public works building at City Hall avenue and Leavenworth Woman Thrown Off i i Car; Seriously 111 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24. In spite" of tht'fact that she told Conductor Frank Curley that she was In a delicate condition and Just out of the hosiptal, Mrs.

Elizabeth Max was thrown off a car at Sixteenth and Mission streets last night and now lies In a dangerous concVon at her horn U17 Geary stxa 1.