The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1895. REDS ARE RESTLESS, North Dakota Indians Resist Federal Officers. SETTLERS ARE AFRAID. Assistance Is Requested to Settle a Threatened Outbreak. CHIEF LITTLE SHELL DEFIANT. As Uncle Sam Has Not Pald for Lands His Braves May Cut the Timber. FARGO, N. Dax., April 30.— United States Marshal Cronan received the follow- ing dispatch from Deputy Chandler at St. Johns to-day: “‘Between 200 and 300 hostiles are at Lan- gan preparing to resist. Citizens and set- tlers are leaving St. Johns through fear. If you come at all bring assistance enough to quiet disturbances and protect settlers.” It had been stated that the Indians had burned the houses of settlers who had testified against them. story down it appears that but one c that kind had occurred. The Marsha his deputy had a council with the Indians who had previously rescued a half-breed, charged with cutting timber on Govern- ment land, from arrest, and told him they had come there to arrest the parties and they should surely do it. Little Shell, chief of the Zggtle Mount- sin Indians, told them that™ the Govern- snent had never paid the Indians for their iand, and that he had given permission to cut the timber, and that he had a right to give them the permission, and that they would not allow any one to be arrested for cutting timber under his order or with his permission. The Marshal reiterated the statement that they had come to make arrests and intended to do it. The Indians asked who they wanted, and, on being informed, they called the persons, and when they came in the Marshal read the warrant and under- took to make the arrest, but the Indiaas forcibly resisted. The Marshal returned to Fargo and wired the Attorney-General for instruc- tions. Indictments against settlers and others in that region are more for the purpose of making fees for the officers than for any other purpose. There is no anything will come of the W 00 D REVNED Townsends and Fulghams of Tennessee Engage in Pistol Practice. ‘When the Smoke Ciears Away Two on Each Side Are Found Dead. NEWBERNE, Tex~., April 30.—There has been a general shooting affray between the Fulghams and Townsends of this place. The row started over an old' feud existing since two years back. On last Friday evening Murray Fulgham assanlted Avery Townsend with an ax- handle, whereupon Townsend had a war- reat issued charging Fulgham with as- sault and battery with intent to kill. Young Fulgham immediately left town and went to Madison, but was brought ‘back by his father and Constable Towns to the trial. The case came up this evening end Fulgham was fined $50 and costs. About 5 o’clock the parties got together, words passed, pistols were drawn and fired repeatedly, resulting in the almost instant killing of R. W. Townsend and his son Beauregard and Ab and John Fulgham. A S JUMPED FROM A TRAIN. A Young Woman Commits Suicide Near Tiffin, Ohio. TIFFIN, Orro, April 30.—Julia McCabe, ® passenger on an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio train, committed suicide Sunday afternoon by jumping from the train and striking on her head. The body was picked up by a freight tramn which followed the expressgnd brought here. In the woman’s pocket was something over $100 and also a note in which she re- quested that part of the money be used in payment for twenty masses to be said for the repose of her soul, and the remainder sent to her mother. She asserted also that “as God was her witness, she was not guilty of the crime she had committed.” Her baggage was checked to Wheeling, W.Va. The only information as to where she came from was a letter dated Helena, Mont., and addressed to Mrs. Robert Col- bern, White Sulphur Springs, Mont., in which the writer complained of ill health. - NEW THREE STEAMERS. Zhey Will Be Placed on the Run From Tacoma to Hongkong. ST. PAUL. MiI~~., April 30.—Dodwell, Carroll & Meyer, general agents of the Northern Pacific Company at Hongkong, advise the traffic officials of the road in this city thatthree new steamers, the Strath- nevis, Evendale and the Hankow, will be placed in the service, leaving Hongkong June 4, June 25 and August 27 respectively. The three new steamers will have double the carrying capacity of the largest steamer now on the line. This will make six steam- ers all told in the service between Tacoma and Hongkong, instead of three as hereto- fore, thus, considering the increased ca- pacity of thenew ships more than doubling the facilities of the line for both freight and passenger service. PO SR Trial of Oscar Wilde. LONDON, Exe., April 30.—In O1d Bailey to-day Oscar Wilde testified in his own behalf.. In poetic language he denied the charges against him. During his argu- ment for the defense Sir Edward Clarke appealed to the jury not to convict Wilde unless the evidence against him was over- whelming, and asked the jury to liberate from a terrible position *‘one of the most renowned, accomplished men of letters.” Seidiag s Sher Afzul Captured. SIMLA, Ixpia, April 30.—Sher Afzul, who, after the murder of his nephew, the Mestar of Chitral, usurped the throne and besieged Dr. Robertson, the British agent in the Chitral fort, was captured Saturday, together with his brother and 600 of his followers, They are now in prison. The On running the | Khan of Dir assisted in the capture. It is expected that more of the enemy will be captured. e CARRIES OUT HIS THREATS. Janitor Young Kills His Wife and Com- mits Suicide. BRAZIL, Inp., April 30.—A murder and suicide was committed here to-day. James Young, aged 50, who was janitor at the courthouse, killed his wife, firing three bullets into her breast. He had accused her of infidelity, and since January they havenot lived together. Mrs. Young was 45 years of age. The murder occurred at the home/of her mother, four miles from this city. Young sprang upon a horse that was in waiting and galloped back to the courthouse. He ran to his room in the basement, called up County Recorder Kenser to a speaking tube and bade him good-by and immediately afterward fired two bullets into his body, dying almost in- stantly. Young had frequently threatened to kill his wife and end his own existence. — - ADOPT THE Details of the Latest Combine Among Cordage Companies. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 30. — The Evening Post gives the details of the latest combine formed by the cordage people. | Their plan is to control the supply and price of all the raw material used by the cordage companies by giving to one man or one company the authority to purchase and sellit. All of the companies will get their supply of raw material from this one source and will get it at the same price. It is believed that this will result in a reduec- | tion in the price of raw materials and do away with much competition between the several cordage companies. The adoption of the plan i MOVEYS ARE. DISTORTED Bondholders After the Receiv- ers of the Northern Pacific. ALL PLAN. Interest Not Pald on Second Mort- gages, Although the Finances Warrant It. ST. PAUL, Mixx.,, April 30.—The Pioneer Press to-morrow will say: A gen- tleman. whese close connection with the | Northern Pacific’s affairs at present and in | the past makes his opinion very valuable | makes the statement that the second-mort- | gage bondholders of the Northern Pacific | will soon apply for an order of the court at Milwaukee directing the receivers of the road to pay interest on the second-mort- gage bonds. Their petition will state that the road has earned not only interest on the firsts, | but also on the seconds, and while the in- | terest on the firsts has been paid the | money which should have been used to pay interest on the seconds has been used | in the payment of the interest on some of | the old bonds of the branch roads, notably ;mc Duluth and Manitoba and Spokane | branches, which have not only failed to jearn their interest, but have not earned their operating expenses. | hey claim that the receivers have not ongy distorted the moneys earned by the road belonging to them, but have placed a security ahead of theirs (the receivers’ certificates) and using their interest money to pay interest on the certificates. They willask to be relieved from contributing to the payment of any part of the receivers’ certificates, claiming that they should be paid by an assessment on the junior securi- ties—i. e., the third mortgage, the consol fives and preferred stock. NOAH STREVIL ACOUITTED. Found NotGuilty of the Murder of His Wealthy Father. The Wife of the Prisoner Tried In Vain to Convict Him of the Crime. FORT SCOTT, Kaxs.,, April 30.—Noah Strevil, charged with the murder of his father, Stewart Strevil, was this evening found not guilty. The jury was out two hours and took but two ballots. The ver- dict was a general surprise, as it had been expected the jury would disagree. The trial has been one of the most sensa- tional held in this part of the country for | years. Strevil Sr. was murdered in cold | blood about five weeks ago as he sat on his own hearth. Young Strevil was arrested |and charged with the crime, it | being alleged that he, as the only heir to his father’s property, had com- mitted the crime so he might the sooner come into possession of the estate. The endeavor of the prisoner’s wife, who | voluntarily testified against Strevil to con- | vict him, her demand for the usual wit- | ness fee for her services and the suicide yesterday of Strevil’s half brother were | features of the case.” Many of Mrs. Stre- vil's strongest stateuents were broken down by the defense. The confession of asserted to have been made before he died, has not been made publi Steered by a Sharper. | SBALT LAKE, Uran, April 30.—A special from Butte, Mont., to the Herald says: | Tom Metzel, who is under arrest at Chi- cago on the charge of swindling the First | National Bank of Butte out of $50000n a | forged check, is the son of State Senator | Metzel of Madison County, a rich stock- man and mine-owner. Young Metzel was supposed to be super- intending the West Park Placer Gold Mining Company in the southern part of the State. Several weeks ago he came to Butte with | a §6000rcheck alleged to have been executed by Alex Metzel and drawn on a Virginia City bank. The check was indorsed by |John E. Davis, brother of the First National Bank cashier. A few days later he left for Chicago in company with Charles Marion, alias Charles Whiteman, alias Boston Charley, a man well known to detectives from New York to 8an Fran- cisco. It is believed that Marion put up the job of the forgery. — e Assignment at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE, Uram, April 30.—A spe- cial to the Herald from Cheyenne, Wyo., says: The Trabig Commercial Company of Laramie has made an assignment to E. Crumrine. Liabilities, $80,000; assets, nominally $100,000. The direct cause of the failure was a disastrous fire a month ago, by which the firm lost $70,000. T A For the Silver Convention. SALT LAKE, Uram, April 30.—The City Council to-night appointed Governor West, Mayor Baskin, Judge McNally and President Bacon of the Chamber of Com- merce as a committee on arrangement and reception in connection with the silver convention to be held here on May 15 next. Strevil’s half brother, Atherton, which is | IS READY TO SETTLE Nicaragua Now Offers to Compromise With England. WILLING TO PAY SOON. But the British Warships Must Leave the Harbor at Corinto. THE OFFER T0 BE REFUSED. John Bull Evidently Bent on Gain- Ing Control of the Pro- Jected Canal. MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, April 30.—The Nicaraguan Government has formally de- cided to accept the compromise propo- sition for the settlement of the pending troubles. This decision has been communicated to the authorities at Washington and London. Nicaragua agrees to pay £15,5600 in London within fifteen days from the time the British ships leave the harbor at Corinto. It now remains for Great Britain to agree to this condition. Nicaragua’s course is regarded as shifting on Great Britain further responsibility for the trouble. Positive assurance of the payment of the money has been given. No definite information has been given out here as to the attitude of Great Britain on the proposal that her warships be with- drawn from the port of Corinto as a condition precedent to the payment in ndon fifteen days later by Nicaragua of $77,500 demanded by Great Britain. It is known, however, that com- munications are actively passing be- tween the Managua and Washington governments looking to secure Great Britain’s assent to the prompt evacuation of Corinto, the Nicaraguan Government being willing to settle the trouble by accepting the proposition for a compromise on the lines above set forth. Among the lower classes of Nicaragua the feeling of bitterness at what they term the arrogant and insolent attitude of Great Britain increases daily, and the local authorities at Paso de Cabellos and San Juan del Sur have had some difficulty in preventing overt demonstrations. The capital is quiet to-night. Europeans here are endeavoring to cre- ate prejudice against the United States, advancing as an argument that she is in- different to Nicaragua’s subjugation and to the Monroe doctrine. A popular loan has been started for the purpose of furnishing the Government with the money to pay the British de- mands. " The British have prohibited intercourse between the island of Corinto and the mainland. A fact of importance to the United States is contained in a statement that a party of British engineers have been landed with- out opposition at San Juan del Sur and that they are engaged in making sketches and taking photos of that place and of the canal route toward Brito. CANNOT COMPROMISE. England Must Insist Upon @ Settlement of Demands. T.ONDON, Exe., April 30.—It is learned from official sources that, in the attitude of Great Britain toward Nicaragua, the British Government has no alternative but to insist upon a settlement of its demands, and not to listen to any offers of a compro- mise. The United States, it was added, is not intervening in the matter. The report that the British warships Wild Swan and Satellite have been ordered to Paso de Cabellos and San Juan del Sur, and that Rear-Admiral Stephenson has cabled to London saying that Corinto is a useless possession, is unfounded. In regard to the report circulated by a news agency that it is the intention of Great Britain to seize the ports in Hondu- ras in order to secure the payment of ar- rears of interest on a large outstanding loan it is pointed out thatit is contrary to the policy of the British Government to take such action or to interfere directly to collect interest on loans. PARIS, France, April 30.—The Temps says that though President Cleveland does not see any reason to intervene in Nicara- gua, it is highly undesirable that the situa- tion, which is essentially delicate, should continue. But, the Temps adds, the sum in dispute is so small it will hardly lead to international complications. WAS NOT UNEXPECTED. Nicaragua’s Offer to Compromise if Co- rinto Is Evaouated. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.—The Managua dispatch stating that Nicaragua has agreed to a compromise by which she will pay £15,500 on condition that Corinto be evacuated and that the British fleet be withdrawn is accepted by the officials here as summing up the latest status of the subject. Attention is now directed to London to see whether the condition of immediate evacuation will be granted. If it is, the trouble is practically at anend. Ifitis not, it is believed in diplomatic circles that it will cause a renewal of reports that Grent Britain is not so anxious to settle as to continue in active occupation of Corinto. At the State Department the news that Nicaragua would pay the $77,500 indemnity within fifteen days after the departure of the British troops was seemingly expected, though no direct advices had been received by the department. In fact, Minister Baker is now in Costa Rica, and there is very little communication between this Government and the legation at Managua. It was learned at the devartment that the acceptance by Nicaragua of the terms which have been proposed does not mean that the affair is settled. It is understood that Embassador Bayard throughout the controversy has had to encounter the diffi- culty which is still presented. The British Government wants the money paid in the presence of the British fleet at Corinto, for while the fleet is still there and the troops are in possession of the town the British Government, according to a State Depart- ment official, wants the payment made as though under duress. 1t is hoped, however, the offers made at the suggestion of the United States, and which Managua advices say have been satisfactory to the Nicaraguan Govern- ment, will be agreed to by the British Gov- ernment, and assurances to this effect have been received. It appearsin this connec- tion that the threat of revolution in Nica- ragua has given the United States the op- portunity to urge with more force a peace- able settlement of the present difficulty, as such a result of the British occupation might seriously threaten the lives and property of United States citizens. Asto the possible arbitration of the remaining questions in dispute between Great Britain and Nicaragua, it is understcod the United States expects to be represented, and will probably not be refused by Great Britain. This, it is said, will not be allowed to in- terfere with the settlement of the £15,500 claim by payment within two weeks as proposed. ENGLAND'S FLIMSY PRETEXT. Her Object Is 1o Secure Possession of the Nicaragua Canal. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.—Sena- tor Morgan of Alabama, in an interview on the Nicaraguan situation to-day char- acterized the insult to the Consular Agent, Hatch, “the flimsiest kind of a pretext” on the part of Great Britain, and said if a pri- vate individual would bring suit for dam- ages on such a case he would be laughed out of court. He had no criticism to passon the administration, because, he said, he pre- sumed the administration had taken proper steps to prevent Great Britain from obtaining a foothold on Nicaraguan terri- tory. “But if it has not,”” he added, “the next Congress will, even if Great Britain must be driven off the continent at the point of the bayonet.” Senator Morgan added he did not think the canal project would be endangered by the present complications: He said: “This case has gone far beyond the Mon- roe doctrine, far beyond the Clayton-Bul- wer treaty. It has a character that is dis- tinctly its own and that rests upon higher grounds than any doctrine or any treaty ever made or enunciated. The United States and the Governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica have entered into a solemn compact with each other looking to the construction of this great maritime high- way; the company, composed mostly of citizens of the United States, is organized and starts its work. “Now comes Great Britain with the domineering spirit of aggression that has marked her course throughout the history of modern times, and upon the slimmest of pretexts, the most absurd of excuses, makes a demand upon the Government of Nicaragua that she does not expect to be complied with, and all in the hope that through the default of the weaker Govern- ment she will be enabled to establish a sovereignty over the territory, and thus control the future development of the canal and of the traffic that may pass through it. 1 believe Congress at its next session will, if nothing shall be done mean- while by authorized powers now in author- ity, effectually and finally stop the aggres- sions of Great Britain, and absolutely pre- vent her gaining a foothold in this most important point on the American con- tinent. I think there is enough spirit in the American people to put a stop to this proceeding. Great Britain is not going to stop it of her own volition. Somebody must step in and be disagreeable, and this seems to be a very good opportunity for the United States to assume that role.” SHOULD HAVE BEEN HALTED. England Had No Right to Stretch Out Her Grasping Tentacles. CLEVELAND, Osro, April 30.—The Leader says: Great Britain should have consented to submit the matter to arbitra- tion, as Nicaragua proposed. Failing todo that, England sacrificed the right to insist on the United States taking a neutral posi- tion. It has been apparent from the first that the real object of Great Britain was not to secure protection for her traders in Nicara- gua, but to get a foothold in Central America as a preliminary to assuming con- trol over the eastern entrance to the pro- posed Nicaragua canal. Thatalone should have impelled this Government to call a halt under the Monroe doctrine and the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. The occupation of Corinto by British marines should never have been permitted. New Spanish Minister Arrives. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.—The new Spanish Minister, Senor Dupuy de Leome, has arrived in Washington. The Minister will call on the Secretary of State early in the week and will present his cre- dentials as soon as the President is ready to receive them. Senor de Leome said he had no doubt that the Allianca affair would be amicably settled. Fought a Duel to the Death. CITY OF MEXICO, Mex., April 30.—A duel to the death took place in a suburban town of Nopola between two jealous rivals for the hand of a leading society lady named Ella Ramirez. One of the lovers, Jacobo Omano, was killed, and the other, Vincente Zamudio, was badly injured. —_—— Governor of German FEast Africa. 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