The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 15, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIIL— PRICE FIVE CENTS. CONTROL OF CHOLERA Suppression of the Dis-| ease on the Ha- waiian Islands. REMOVAL OF RESTRAINT. Attempt of Smugglers to Land a Boat Causes a Fili~ buster Alarm. PRINCESS POOMAIKELANI DEAD. Once a Representative of the Crown and a Sister of the Dowager Queei | HONOLULU, Hawai, Oct. 7.—Cholera is believed to be entirely suppressed. A second case appeared at the insane asylum on the evening of the 2a inst. Thiswasthe third case in eighteen days. The victim | bad drunk water from a taro patch four | days previous. He was an elderly white | man named Wheeler. The greater pert of the restrictions upon | Heart failure is given as the cause. She had 500 Chinamen to land here, As she is from' cholera portsthe Board of Health refused to permit them to land unless the China would take the mails. | This brought Captain Seabury to terms. Tliere is a large and rapidly growing sentiment in favor of disbanding the standing army, and its fate may be con- sidered as settled. already. With a volun- teer cavalry company, six volunteer in- | fantry companies and the Citizens’ Guard people think the republic ought to be safe without supporting a useless standing army whose principal work consists in drawing down salaries to the amount of $40,000 a year. The expenses incident to the cholera epidemic have already ex- hausted more than that amount, and the bills are not all in yet. Retrenchment is in order in every department of the Govern- ment, as all the appropriations run out next February, and the regular session of the Legislature, which convenes that month, will be apt to use the pruning- knife with much dexterity and frequency. Princess Poomaikelani died on the 6th inst., after an illness of only an hour. For over ten years she has been paralyzed in the right leg and had to be carried about. She was a sister of Queen Dowager Kapio- | lani, and possessed considerable property, most of which goes to the latter, who is already very wealthy. Her funeral took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Bishop Willis officisting, and was attended by a large concourse of natives. Deceased was at one time the representative of the crown on the island of Hawaii. On ac- count of her former prominence in public affairs the Government tendered the use of the band and an escort of police atthe funeral, which was accepted. The Princess LILIUOKALANI AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER RELEASE, [From a photograph taken for “The Call.”] freight and passengers to the other islands | have been removed. The public schools | have been opened. Evening services were | again held in the churches on the 6th inst. | The Bennington has returned to Lahaina. The Olympia is expected here this week to | coal up for her passage to Japan. She has been repairing her condensers. | Early on the 4th inst. there was an active filibuster alarm. A boat with armed | men was definitely reported at1la. M. as| having landed two miles west of the city. | There was great activity of the police, and | at 11 A. M. the tug Eleu went in pursuit of a boat reported as seen in the offing. Itis | considered probable that there was aland- | ing made by opium smugglers. { Prevailing opinion derides the idea that | any filibusters intend to make an attempt | here. Colonel McLean availed himself of | the excitement to order an impromptu | rally of the volunteer companies for a moonlight drill. About 300 turned out in good order and maneuvered all over the city. | The steamship China this morning pos- itively refused to carry Hawaiian mails. ' was buried in the royal mausolenm, where Queen Emma, King Kalakaua and other Hawaiian royalties are buried. A native on Maui strangled the woman he was ‘going to marry on the following day, dressed her in her wedding clothes and laid her out on the floor of his house. He then dressed himself in his best and hanged himself by her side. Cause, jealousy and drink. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, who was re- leased on parole, is conducting herself in a most dignified manner, and occasionally entertains some of her stanch friends. Prince David, better known as “Cupid,” pardoned on the 5th inst., is also enjoying his liberty. Defeat of the Portugusse. BOMBAY, Inp1a, Oct. 14.—The recent defeat of a Portuguese force by rebels in Goa has had the effect of bringing many | waverers to the ranks of the insurgents, thus enabling them to plan an attack on San Quelim. According to advices re- ceived here the Portuguese officials are not displaying any great activity in suppress- ing the revolt, PRINCE DAVID KALANIANAOLE, KNOWN AS ¢ CUPID,” PARDONED BY PRESIDENT DOLE ON SEPTEMBER & AND RELEASED ON HSEPTEIMRBEIR 8. EVEN WITH HIS BROKEN SWORD, VETERAN DUCKLEY APPEARS T0 BE A MATCH FOR THE JUNTA. Chris, the Third Time on Earth (who has had several horses Kkilled under him, but who seems in a fair way to get into the saddle again): ¢ A horse! ahorse! My kingdom for a horse !’ CAMPAIGN OF REED. First Gun Fired in -the Battle of the Maine Statesman. RACE FOR PRESIDENCY. It Was Commenced Before Fol- lowers of the Ex-Speaker at Portland. DID NOT REFER TO OPPONENTS. Energles to Be Conflned to Stump-~ ing Doubtful Ground in the South and West. PORTLAND, Mk., Oct. 14.—Active work has at last begun in the great Presidential race, and from now on the struggle will be in progress. Almost simultaneously with the departure of Hon. Joseph Manlev for the West, Hon. Thomas B. Reed, on whom Eastern Republicans are placing all their hopes, made his initial effort for a place in the public favor. The audience which packed the opera- house to-night was one of the largest and most enthusiastic that ever gathered to- gether at any campaign in the State of Maine, the announcement that “Tom’ Reed was to take the stump in his own be- half serving to draw politicians from all over the East. Mr. Reed returned from his vacation on Friday, and at once, after a conference with his managers and con- siderable correspondence with the man- agers at Washington, decided to resume active political work. As a result the meet- ing was called in the opera-house to-night. The ex-Speaker was never in better form and his remarks captured his au- dience, and be was recipient of one of the most vociferous demonstrations ever ac- corded any person in the East. His re- marks were very brief, as he was to go to ‘Washington at once. They were confined to a resume of his record in political life and an exhortation to Eastern politicians to stand together. During his entire speech he did not refer to any of his opponents or to the great questions of the day. This will be prac- tically all the stumping that Mr. Reed will make in his own State, asit is the opinion of his managers that not a single trace of opposition will formulate. He will leave for Washington to-night and his campaign in the future will be carried on in the South and West, where it is thought that opposition will be found. This action is the result of & conference of the party leaders held last Wednesday at the Capi- tol, when it was decided that as New Eng- land was undoubtedly solid, the whole time spent in the campaign should be de- yoted to stumping the remainder of the country. ‘When seen to-night Mr. Reed refused to have anything further to say concerning his campaign, excepting to say that the whole matter was entirely in the hands of his managers. Gosmnsab AS TO THIRD TERMS. Statesmen Pointedly Express Views on the Question. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 14.—Among the Pacific Coast Congressii': who re- sponded to the Washington's Post's re- quest for expressions of their views on the question of a third Presidential term and the advisability of Congress adopting Springer’s anti-third - term resolution, which was passed by Congress in 1875, are Johnson and Bowers of California, Her- mann and Ellis of Oregon and Doolittle of Washington. The letters of Johnson, Bowers, Hermann and Doolittle are pub- lished as follows: BACRAMENTO, CaL—I would vote for e resolution if one were introduced, although I think it is not the business of the House to pass such resolutions. Bpringer’s resolution Was mere buncomb, sntended to hurt Grant, and similar resolutions would be mere bun- combe, intended to hurt Cleveland, promoted in both cases by partisan rancor. I feel certain that we will never see a third term President. GROVE L. JOHNSON. BAN DIEGO, CaL~I would vote for the reso- Their lution, but I would rather vote for a resolution denouncing a second term. The making of & President ineligible for re-election in any case would be the longest step on the road to good government that this Nation could make. Then the President would have time to attend to business for which he is elected, instead of, as now, spending all his waking hours in de- vising ways and means to obtain re-election, making mere valets of &1l officers appointed by | him, whose paramount duty is to pack conven- tions in his interest. Itis a pity the incum- bent cannotbe renominated. Itwould effectu- allysettle the ““third-term” question, for after election one could carry out on a chip all the remnants left of the third-term candidate and his party. W. W. Bowkes, ROSEBURG, Or.—If & resolution similar to the one quoted should be introduced in the ap- proaching session of Congress, I shall feel it my duty to vote againstit. It has become a well- recognized part of our republican system of government, confirmed by many iliustrious precedents, that the holding of Presidential office should not exceed two terms. The rea- son for this unwriti.n law is ebvious; and it is difficult at this time to conceive of any eircumh- stances or of any emergencies which eould justify a departure from the long and well- established custom. BINGER HERMANN. TACOMA, WasH.—Should the tenure of the Presidential office of one man be extended over more than two terms, especially in case an ex- ceptionally qualified man was thus continued in office, the tendency would be toward con- tinued reliance on the part of the people in the man and his qualifications, in contradiction of the spirit of republicanism in its broad sense. Ibelieve we may take it asa settled policy, which has grown out of the wisdom of the people, that no men shall hold the Presidential office more than two terms. W. H. DOOLITTLE. . INTERESTING TO POLITICIANS. Decision as to the Rights of a Candi- date. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Oct. 14.—A decision very important to the legal fra- ternity and incidentally to politicians was rendered to-day by Judge T. M. Ellwood at Denison, Iowa, of the Uircuit Court in the mandamus case of 0. W. Lowrey vs. Lee Davis, Auditor of Greene County, Iowa. Mr. Lowrey was nominated by petition for Representative and in his peti- tion he stated his party politics to be Re- publican. The Republican party in county convention nominated C. A. Smith for the office. The Auditor beld thay the nomina- tion was improper and refused to have it printed on the baliot. The court held that by section 6 of the election law Mr. Lowrey was compelled to state his party politics, and might have also designated some suitable appeilation under which his name should be printed on the ballot, but not having done so, the Auditor is compelled by section 14 of the same law to make a suitable appellation for the ticket on the ballot in which the pname of the nominee by. petition should be printed and to cause it printed on the ballot, and that it could not be printed in the Republican ticket on the ballot. Gy g GENERAL DRAKE EXHAUSTED. Suffering From the Effects of His Vigor. ous Campaign. DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14,—General F. M. Drake, Republican candidate for Governor, is in the city. He has been at the Savoy all day and on the advice of his physiclans has denied himself to all callers, except a very few, among whom was Senator Allison. The General isin very poor condition physically, and unless he recovers his strength soon will be com- pelled to give up for a time his campaign of speaking and cancel engagements. His throat is in a very bad condition and he talks with difficulty. The severe strain of campaign work has greatly exhausted his vitality. NOT TO ADVISE UNCLE SAM. Union Pacific Reorganizers Will Try to Meet AL Claims. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 14.—General Louis Fitzgerald, chairman of the Union Pacific Railway reorganization committee, said this afternoon: *‘This committee does not propose to advise the Govern- ment what steps it shall take for its pro- tection, but within the earning power of the property and with due consideration for all necessary requirements everything possible will be done to meet the just claims of the Government and to secure its co-operation. In the meantime the inter- est of the first mortgage bonds of the main line and the Kansas Pacific line entrusted to this committee will be paid to 2o on with the foreclosure of the properties.” EAERNS gD Failgd After Twenty Years. DENVER, Coro., Oct. 14.—Garzon, Kren- good & Co., the Sixteenth-street clothiers, aiter twenty years’ business failed to-day, and the establishment is in the hands of mortgagees. % i | most alarming. JUST A STAGE PLAY, What Bennett Says of the Upheaval in Politics. DILEMMA OF DEMOCRATS. Republicans Hope to Over- come the Action of the Mormon Church. FEARS OF A PRIESTLY RULE. ““Young Utah” Expects to Work Out the Salvation of the Territory. SALT LAKE, Urag, Oct. 14.—A terrible upheaval in the political situation of Utah has been precipitated here. The trouble is all caused by the first presidency of the Mormon church, which is composed of Presigent Wilford Woodruff and his coun- selors, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. On Monday of last week the two last named gentlemen, in a priesthood meeting, denounced Moses Thatcher and B. H. Roberts, Democrats, for going into polities without first consulting the church authorities. Both Thatcher and Roberts are high ecclesiastical officials in the Mor- mon church, and are more recently can- didates for United States Senator and Congressman respectively, from Utah, on the Democratic ticket. The Argus (Republican) on Saturday came out with a double-leaded editorial ana also a long account of the trouble, claiming that the criticism meant in brief that the first presidency is anxious fora Democratic defeat. The Argus claims that it is a resumption of the old fight of Mormon against Gentile, and says it pre- fers a Republican defeat rather than a victory through priesthood rule, The Herald (Democratic) strongly de- nounces the remarks of Smith and Cannon and quotes Chairman Powers of the State Democratic Committee as saying that the Democratic party will probably withdraw its ticket unless the authorities recede in their action and further that the people will be usked to vote against the constitu- tion, which means the defeatof statehood. President Woodruff to-day says that the remarks of Cannon and Smith were cor- rect; that they but laid down a rule of the Mormon church in telling its high dignitaries to keep out of politics and to not engage in any other than ecclesiastical labors. B. H. Roberts, one of the candidates criticized, says to-day that he is willing to yield to the church in all things, but he was nominated as 8 member of the consti- tutional convention and was not criticized and more recently was nominated for Congress and heard no complaint. “He loves the church,” he says, ‘‘but is going to fight for political liberty.” The affair has caused the greatest sensa- tion. Old timers claim it is a reopening of the rule of the priesthood and meanssev- eral important things—the .withdrawal of the Democratic ticket. a victory for the Republicans, the seceding of some of the most prominent Mormon Democrats from the church or the utter defeat of statehood for Utah. The Evening Telegram to-night quotes Chairman Powers of the State Democratic Committee, in a long interview, under a scare head, ‘Desperate Democracy.” Powers talks of his party voting against statehood and hundreds of Republicans joining him with the Democrats in the abandonment of National party lines and the reorganization of the old Liberal or anti-Mormon party. The Telegram also has a column edi- torial to-night on the trouble. In the ar- ticle is the following paragraph: “Froma Republican standpoint, the situation is It has been our firm be- lief that Republicanism would certainly triumoh in this section, but victory in the face of such menacing blows at statehood is hardly worth the effort. Statehood can- not be obtained if some conciliatory meas- ures are not adopted and the breach closed between the church and Democracy, and the overtures must be sufficiently strong to'convince a Democratic President and a Gentile people that a free, untrammeled ex- pression of the voters can be obtained.” Hon. C. W. Bennett of the Republican party said to-day: “It is just a stage play on the part of Powers, who, seeing the in- evitable defeat of Democracy, makes such a theatrical side-light play to try and stem the tide of ‘defeat that will surely over- whelm them. Ido not think any question in regard to a revival of the old Liberal party has been raised.” A meeting of the State Democratic Com- mittee was held to-night to consider the advisability of reassembling the State Con- vention. One thought is uppermost in the minds of all leading politicians to-day and that is, If Thatcher and Roberts can hold out against the Mormon church it will cause a split in that powerful organization, a dream of years on the part of fair- minded men. With a split in the church all fears of priestly rule will be done away with and Utah will be ready to enter the Union free in every respect. In this wish the whole of “Young Utah” agrees with the leading representatiyes of the Gentile population in both the National parties. In the overthrow of the old heads of Utah is the salvation,of the Territory. At the meeting of the State Democratic Committee held at Unity Hall to-night the anticipated call was made. O. W. Powers was chairman of the meeting and made a fiery and magnificent speech. An address was issued to the people and a call made for the reconvening of the State convention on October 22, when a declaration of polit- ical independence will be made on the issue of Mormon church interference in the political questions of the day. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, and its work but heightens the excitement. A3 dat g Aeh 4ALL EYES UPON UTAH. Democrats and Republicans Egually Anxious Over the Outcome. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 14.—The dis- patches from Salt Lake published in Wash- ington newspapers giving an account of the political situation in Utah, especially the Senatorial contest, were read with great interest here to-day. The politicians who are personally concerned in the po- litical complexion and organization of the next Senate are eagerly watching for every word of news from Utah. Sergeant-at- Arms Bright to-day figured out that there are now on his latest list, as published by the Senate secretary, forty-two straight- out Republicans, thirty-nine straight-out Democrats, and four pronounced Populists, viz., Allen of Nebraska, Kyle of South Dakota, Peffer of Kansas and Stewart of Nevada. Jones of Nevada and Marion Butler of North Carolina are classed as doubtful, though it is believed that on all questions other than silver Jones would affiliate with the Republicans and Butler with the Democrats. If this proves true the Republican strength will be forty- three, Democratic forty, Populists four. There is one vacancy (Delaware), and if Dupont is seated from that Staie the Re- publicans will bave forty-four Senators. Should two Republicans be elected in TUtah they would have forty-six Senators out of ninety, or a controlling majority. Should two Democrats be elected from Utah the Republicans could not organize without aid from the Populists. The report that Chairman Powers threatens to form ap independent party opposed to church politics creates an apprehension among leading Democrats here that there is dan- ger of their losing the two Utah Senators who they have been confidently expect- ing to aid them in preventing the Republi- cans from securing control of both branches of Congress. COLOMELMENDELL'SLUS Hard to Find a Successor for the Retired Division Chief. General Cralghill Pays a Glowing Tribute to the Noted En- glneer. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 14.—THE CarL correspondent asked Secretary La- mont to-day who would succeed Colonel Mendell as division chief of engineers for the Pacific Coast. He said that he had as yet given the matter little consideration, and that in making his selection he would probably be influenced largely by the rec- ommendation of the chief of engineers, General Craighill. The latter being seen said: “The selection of a successor to such a competent engineer as Colonet Mendell is a matter which should be carefuliy con- sidered. Thereis no especial hurry, and it may be that this assignment will not be made within thirty days. The appoint- ment will probably be made from among engineers now stationed in the East, inas- much as there is no engineer of that high rank now on the Pacific Coast with the exception of Colonel Benyaurd, and I fear that his health would not permit him to accept this assignment or to discharge the duties. It takes a colonel or a lieutenant- colonel to fill Colonel Mendell’s shoes, and although Major Heuer is a very able engi- neer, he is outranked by others.” General Craighill paid a very high trib- ute to Colonel Mendell: *‘He is an able, honest man, a very competent engineer. I have known him for forty years and have worked with him. I feel his loss as sorely as does a draught horse who has lost his harness mate.” R DR T CAUSED BY DEFALCATION. Failure of a Bank After the Cashier Levanted. FORT SCOTT, Kaxs., Oct. 14. — The State Bank of this city closed its doors this morning. The following notice was posted on the front door: “This bank is closed to await the action of the Bank Commis- sioners. Depositors will be paid in full. A defalcation of the cashier is the cause. Signed, J. J. Btewart, vice-president.” J. R. Coleman, the cashier, was seen by - acquaintances at the Union depot in St. Louis on Saturday evening. The amount of the defalcation is reported to be about $30,000. 3 et P i Four Victims Dead. PITTSBURG, PA., Oct. 14.—Four of the victims of the West End street railway dis- aster last night, when a car ran away and fell down an embankment, are now dead. Of the remaining injured all are out of im- mediate danger excepting the members of the Foley family, three of whom are yet in a precarious condition, TORTURED AND SHOT, Cruelties to Political Prisoners in San Salvador. SOME FATAL PROTESTS Comrades Who Showed Signs of Grief Were Also Put to Death. WATCHING FOR ANTONIO EZETA, Gutlerrez Says the General Will Be Lynched If He Appears In the Country. SAN SALVADOR, Oct. 14.—Though de« nied by the Government, a report is cure rent, on what seems the best of autherity, that fourteen political prisoners were forced to work on the road near La Liber- tad, and after being most cruelly treated, and even subjected to tortures to make them confess the names of persons impli- cated in the conspiracy against the Gov« ernment, were shot Saturday afternoon. A number of other prisoners, who pro= tested and made other signs of grief and disapprobation at the fate of their com- rades, were cruelly beaten by the soldiers, as a result of which three died. Cases of cruelties to prisoners, often resulting in their death, are daily more frequent. The press insists that the Government order an investigation of these cruelties. The country is flooded with new Ezeta revolu« tionary proclamations, dated Acapulco. There is not a day without arrests on suspicion of being implicated in some sup= posed revolutiouary conspiracy, and it 18 even claimed that a plot to assassinate President Gutierrez and a number of his principal adherents has been discovered. Troops are being constantly forwarded to the principal points on the coast. Deser- tions from the army continue, and yesters day afternoon the guard at the artillery barracks in this city, to the number of twenty-six, deserted in a body, taking their arms with them, and orders have been issued that deserters from the army are to be shot whenever captured. President Gutierrez is again reported to be anxious to resign and go abroad, but nis partisans, fearing that if he goes Vice President Prudencio Alfaro, will make an entire change of the Government and place his own partisans (Liberals) into power, oppose this move on the part of Gutierrez, The army is entirely favorable to Alfaro and opposed to Gutierrez. A yumor is now current here that the Conservatives, with Jacinto Castellanos at their head, have proposed a coalition to General Manuel Rivas against Alfaro, offering to place Rivas into power provided he rids them ot Alfaro. It is furthermore claimed that the clergy all over the country favor the plans of Castellanos, and have bound themselves to preach to that effect. The reports cur- rent here for the last few days that the Liberals had been offered support from Guatemala in case of trouble are officially denied by both parties. The Government claims that the most harmonious feeling now exists between the Governments of the two countries. It is officially denied that this Govern- ment has requested that of Mexico to take any steps against General Antonio Ezeta, who is now at Acapuico. A prominent official here told the correspondent thatan emissary of Antonio Ezeta made propo< sitions to the Government here that he (Ezeta) would go to Evrope and never trouble the Government if given a sum of money, but that President Gutierrez ree jected this proposition with indigration, and told the emissary that he should be glad to see Ezeta invade this country, for an indignant people would soon lynch him. Itisalso stated that this emissary was ordered to leave the country within forty-eight hours, which he did. The Government denies the reports of an attack on the custom-house at La Union and the robbery there of cash ang goods to the value of near $1,000,000. GUATEMALA, Oct. 14.—The reports of a secret allhance between this country and Costa Rica against any aggression by Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras are of- ficially denied, but on the contrary it is now stated that this Government has lately entered into new treaties with the Governments of Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, which it is claimed are but the precursors of the long desired Central American union. It is again officially claimea that this Government was notified of what was done by the’Presidents of those three countries in their interview at Amapala when the preliminary steps were taken for the formation of the new repub- lic to be called La Republica Mayor de Centro America (the Greater Republic of Central America), which republic is by no means a fact as yet. President Barrios is known to have said that he will under no circumstances interfere in the affairs of the Centro America, and that if the new republic is organized he will be very glad of it, for instead of this creating discord in Central America it will be productive of greater barmony than ever before, A sharp lookout has been ordered for Antonio Ezeta, who, it is reported, pro- poses to make his way overland from Aca- pulco to San Salvador, and if be is cap- tured in Guatemala he will surely be shot. For Pacific Coast Telegrams see Pages 3 and 4. SMOKE La Belle Creole CIGARS, 3 for 25¢--10¢ Straight--2 for 250 ASK DEALERS FOR THEM. RINALDO BROS. & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 300-302 BATTERY ST, S. F.