The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 28, 1895, Page 1

PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR CLOUDS GATHER Russia Ready to Strike at Great Britain's Power. FAVORING VENEZUELA. Threatened Interference Should England and America Clash. DARK QUTLOOX IN THE ORIENT. Fifteen Russian Warships Headed for Fusan, the Korean Port. TON, . C., Oct. 27.—Com- of plications the F hemispheres seem mixed just no from the general trend of diplomatic g sip and other confirmatory sources of in- formation. The diplomats of great capi- tals form a circle within themselves, and v their confidential interchange of hints, estions and private ‘‘tips’’ from their pective Go ments frequently arrive at conclusions as to pending matters of in- ternational policies which are never openly exy f zuessed atin the news- p 3 lly denied,” as the late Secretary Blaine expressed it, but which are often entitied to grave con- sideration when they can be approximately arr at. cularly strong under- current of lomatic information gene s e indications discern- ible by 1ced observers. Suggestive manifesta kind have been ver, within the last few d rd to the Chinese and Vene: uations. Notwithstanding the fact that Shanghai < been generally and joustly discredited a source of ac nformation in re- noticeable with n sit- gard to Chinese apanse complica- tions, state re in re- spect to a securing to Russia a ific terminus for its great Siberian railroad are generally ac- cepted here as true. Nor is any dou upon the statement from the sam that a fleet of fifteen ¥ i sailed for Fusan, the to Japan, and is barely twelve hours dis- tant from the Japanese mainland. It is also regarde in that this move- ment on the part of Russia will bring about grave complications with Great Brit- ain, as. tbreatening the security of the British eastern empire. The general tone of diplomatic discussion also recognizes the fact that Great Britain stands alone emong European powers, without one ally upon whom it could rely. It is under these circumstances that the Venezuelan controversy comes under con- sideration ana becomes mixed up with the threatening Eastern war clond. While it is not supposed that hostilities between the United States and Great Britain can result from Britain’s infraction of the Monroe doctrine in Venezuela and the al- leged ultimatum said to have been ad- dressed to that little republic (which ulti- v, has not yet appeared ertheless the urgency of on has been recognized in two ficant ways. has relation to the farewell ce Cantacuzene, the late Rus- Embassador, to Secretary Olney. It is stated on goon authority that the Rus- 1 diplomat’s leave-taking was given especial significance by his recalling the nt friendship of Russia to the United States, as manifested by the Emperor Alexander dispatching a Russian squad- New York when France and Eng- wvisit of Pri Prince Cantacuzene, it is in- ed, stated in a guarded diplomatic purase that should a similar emergency e the good offices of Russia could be in depended upon. The importance of this interview was enbanceed by an immediate manifesta- tion of excessive courtesy on the part of the leading remamning members of the Russian legation toward the Venezuelan Minister in Washington. Formal visits were exchanged ina manner most unusual in the intercourse of Iuropean diplomats and the representatives of South American States, which intercourse of courtesies has always hitherto been restrictea to public functions and ceremonial occasions. The absence of any conceivable motive, except an expression by Russia of friendly inter- est in behalf of Venezuela in its contro- versy with Great Britain, for these un- usual, unaccustomed diplomatic calls has given them much importance. These diplomatic “straws” indicating the courte which Russia would take in the event of the United States controversy with Great Britain reaching an acute stage have broughi out another significant and hitherto unpublished incident which illus- trates still more strongly how isolated Great Britain is in her foreign policy. When Rio de Janeiro was being bom- barded by the fleet of Admiral Mello with a view to the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy, and before our admiral, Ben- ham, broke the blockade, Great Britain pro- posed to send a squadron to Brazilian waters which would outnumber the Amer- jcan forces. When this intention was made known the French Ministerin Wash- ington, by iastructions of his Government, waited upon Secretary Gresham and gaye him the assurance that for every additional warship sent by Great Britain France would send two. That intimation was enough. No more British ships were sent, and the attempt to re-establish imperialism in Brazil fell to the ground. SRR ALABRM WAS PREMATURE. An English Paper's Comment on the Chino-Russian Situation. LONDON, Exg., Oct. 27.—In its issue to- morrow morniag the Daily Graphic will soy: We are in a position to state on high offi- cial authority that the outline of the Chino- Russian treaty telegraphed from Hongkong does not bear any resemblance whatever to the actual facts of the negot.ations that | threats recently. {owners have telegraphed Governor Mc- have taken place between § Russia and China. Moreover, the spirit in which the Russian Government has approached the present crisis in the far East is entirely at variance with the anti-English attitude of certain Russian newspapers, to whose ex- pressions of opinion undue weight has been accorded in this country. Commenting upon its information, the Graphic will say: “It was derived from a source, the com- petence of which is beyond dispute. It was conveyed to us in such unambiguous terms as to preclude any suspicion of arriere-pensee.’’ BOMBS PLACED BY STRIKERS. Police arnd Citizens of Madison, Wis., Ex- cited Over the Finding of In- fernal Machines. MADISON, Wis,, Oct. 27.—Two bombs were found in this city and the local police are trying to solve the mystery of their origin. The first was found in the Capitol yard, while the second was found in the vard of H. I Veerhusen of the tailoring firm of Olzeon & Veerhusen, whose em- ployes went on a strike recentty. The fact that one of the boribs was found in the yard of oneof the tailor-manufac- turers has caused a very general belief that they were left where they were found by strikers. Some of these are said to be pro- nounced anarchists and are said by the police to have made numerous murderous The bomb left in the Capitol yard was put in a place where it would have xilled many had it exploded. The finding of bombs has caused a great deal of excite- ment in Madison AP, ATTACKED BY A LIOy. Cireus- Owner Reynolds Fatally Injured by One of His Beasts. ROCKFORD, IrL., Oct. 27.—G. W. Rey- nolds, a local capitalist and owner of a circus, which is in winter quarters at this place, was fatally red while feeding a big lion to-day. he approached the | cage the beast sprang upon its owner and | attempted to draw him into the cage. | Mr. Reynolds’ arm was badly lacerated. and the presence of mind of an attendant who beat off the animal was all that saved him from being killed at once. The lion has usunally been tractable, but for the last few days has been sullen and | looking for trouble. It is supposed that | hunger added to his fury. Mr. Reynolds | is 70 vears old, and cannot survive his in- juries. e FOREST FIRE FVICTIMS. Three Children Lose Their Lives in a Wisconsin Conflagration. GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. —Informa- tion has reached this city from the Oneida | reservation of the death of three children of John Skanidore, as a result of the forest fires raging in that region. A number of dwellings were burned, some of them on the reservation and others just outside. Among those destroyed was | that of anidore. Hie three children were alone in the house. The fire came | down on the neighborhood very rapidly with a sudden change of wind and several had a narrow escape from death. It is supposed the children became panic- stricken ‘when the house took fire and were unable to help themselves. gt KILLED A BURGLAR. Disastrous Attempt to Loot a Nebraska Man’s Residence. PLATTE CITY, Mo., Oct. 27.—News | has just reached here of the killing of a | burglar at Newmarket yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Dr. J. M. Hale of Newmarket was awakened by some one entering his room with a cark-lantern in his hand. Hale reachea for his shotgun and killed the man. When the burglar fell, his companions outside fired two shots at Hale, the bullets entering the bedstead. The burglar had a loaded pistol, which he had not drawn. A posse is out after his accomplices. —_— TRIAL OF HOLMES. The Casé Against the Charnal House | Fiend Will be Called To-Day. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 27.—The District Attorney has completed his prep- aration for conducting the prosecution of H. H. Holmes on the charge of murdering Benjamin F. Pitzel, and when, to-morrow at 10 o'clock, the accused is placed in the dock it is confidently expected that there will be no further instance of the prover- bial delays of the law, but that the case will be carried straight through to a prompt conclusion. CEUR D'ALENE OUTBREAK, MILITIA ORDERED IN READINESS[ TO QUELL DISTURBANCES IN THE MINES, TrOUBLE CERTAIN To FOLLOW AN ATTEMPT TO EXPEL Non-UNION WORKMEN. BUTTE, Moxr., Oct. 27.—There is trouble in the Cceur d’Alene country again. The Miners’ Union has threatened to turn the non-union men out of the minesand re- place them with union men. The mine- Connell at Boise for assistance and the Governor ordered the State militia in readiness. There was no rioting up to a late hour to-night. Serious trouble is an- ticipated. SPOKANE, WasH.,, Oct. 27.—No news has reached thie city yet as to what hap- pened in the Ceeur d’Alene mines after 7 o’clock this evening, at which hour the union men notified the non-union men that they would have to join their organi- zation or leave the camp. At Mullen they have notified the men working in the Hunter mine that they must leave the camp by that hour. Trouble is sure to oceur. The militia all over the State of Idaho has been ordered out, and those stationed in the towns of Wallace, Wardner and Mullen are now under arms. As trouble has for some time been anticipated there area large number of stands of arms at those places. A special dispatch from Wardner says: A special train has been placed at the militia’s service. The men in the Morning mine will join the militia, thus making 120 men here ready for action. At Mullen 100 troops are now at the depotawaiting orders to move. Twenty-four stands of atms and twenty-four rounds of ammunition have At first glance yon might think this a merma bt you would e mitaken It is Miss San Franciseo coaxing the Grand Old Party elephant to come here for his convention. i i, FOILED-A FIENDISH PLOT, A Would-Be Assassin Killed in the Room of His Intended Victims, BETRAYED BY A HIRELING. Dr. Rose Had Paid for the Murder of His Wife and Her Parents. PH@ENIX, Ariz., Oct. 27.—Dr. John | Rose was shot ana instantly killed last night at Mesa. a village twenty miles east of Phenix, the act terminating the exist- ence of one of the most hideous of villains. Rose at the time was stealing into the bouse of his father-in-law. with the intent to kill him, his young wife and his daugh- | ter, of whom Rose was the husband. | It was an accident that gave the officers | an inkling of the intended crime. For | several weeks an ill-appearing individual, calling himself Burtt, has been hanging | around Pheenix without means of Jiveli- hood. Sheriff Orme four days ago notified | the fellow to leave. Burtt then confessed to the Sheriff the details of a horrid plot. | He had been approached, he said, by a | man who gave his name as P. F. Yenna, | and had been by him employed for a con- sideration of $200, cash in hand paid, to aid in the killing of a family of three per- sons in Mesa. Yenna's true name was Rose, he at one time having beena prominent Arkansas | vhysician. Burtt now gives his name as | 8. P, Hoxie. The individuals to be killed were Dr. A. Willisms, the young wife of Dr.Williams, to whem he had been mar- ried two yearsand who wasnot persoually known to Rose, and the third a daughter of Williams and the wife of Rose, -the couple havinz been separated for three vears. The cause for the murders, given by Rose, was that Williams had a large amount of valuable property in Kansas, and that the death of the three would leave him (Rose) the only heir. Bartt assented' and took, the offered money, but, as he explained to the Sheriff: “I'm a pretty bad man and have done many wicked things, but it was a trifle too tough for me to murder three unsuspect- ing people, two of them womén, in the dead of night. The murder was to occur in.the latter part of the week, so Orme and Deputy Sheriff Slankard spent Friday night in the house, quietly sendiug the women away and placing dummies in their bed. Last night about midnight Rose and Burtt appeared on the scene. Cutting a screen door with scissors an entrance into the main bedroom of the cottage was quietly effected. Burtt stepped to one side as the Sheriff from a dark corner of the room called upon | Rose to throw up his hands. Rose, in the semi-light of the doorway, was seen to thrust a revolver toward the Sheriff, who, alive to the dangerous char- | acter of the man, fired, a shotgun charge | of buckshot tearing its way tirough the would-be assassin’s right side and into his | heart. Burtt was secured and is being held as a witness. By the dead man” were found a large revolver and 2 blacksmith’s shoeing hammer, Burtt being equipped with a re- volver and an adze. A third man, calling himself Cooley, was secured at a near-by lodging-house, where he had also spoken for rooms for the so-called Yenna. All three had made the journey from Phenix yesterday on foot, following unused by- paths. i3 ‘POLICE ON THE FRONTIER, British Patrols to Be Sent to the Disputed Alaska Boundary. OLNEY URGED TO TAKE ACTION. Danger of a Clash Between American Miners and Mounted Officers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.—Repre- | sentations have been made to Secretary of | State Olney that steps should be taken at once to determine by an international sur- vey party the exact location of that por- | tion of the Alaska boundary line which lies along the 141st meridian. Independ- | ent surveyors representing the United | States and Canada haveerected boundaries | | near the bank of the Yukon River on what | each claims to be the 141st meridian. These two boundaries are 7.3 miles apart jonan east and west line, the mark of the | Canadian surveyor being, of course, the most westerly one. The territory lying be- tween, and which may be considered in dispute, embraces the mouth of Forty- | mile Creek, through which access is had to the rich placer mines on the headwaters of that stream, and some of the most valu- able mining properties. | This phase of the Alaska boundary question is entirely distinct from the | southeéastern Alaskan boundry question, ‘the preliminaries to the determination of which are covered by the terms of the LAYING TEE. K SAN JOAQUIN been sent to Wallace. Excitement runs high. Martial law will be declared. VALLEY RAILROAD ' TRACK ACROSS BLOCK 21 AT STOCKTON. boundary convention ratified at Washing- ton August 1892, and extended to De- cember 31, 1895, by the supplemental con- vention ratified at Washington March 20, 1894, The urgency for some international agreement for at least a temporary deter- mination of the status of the boundary line is found in the announcement that it is the intention of the Dominion Govern- ment to direct mounted police to assume control of the whole frontier, along the Canadian boundary of Alaska, with power to collect customs duties, preserve law 2nd order and hold court-martials to try crim- inal cases. With the coming of spring not less than 2500 American miners will make their way up Lynn Channel and through Chilkoot Pass, in Southeastern Alaska, cross the divide and float down a chain of lakes to Lewis Riverand from there into the waters of the Upper Yukon at Fort Simpson. By this route the distance to Forty-mile Creek is about 600 miles, a journey full of hard- ship and with many portages. This route lies almost entirely through Canadian ter- ritory. When these miners arrive in Forty- mile Creek and find the mounted police exercising jurisdiction west of what they have been told was the American boundary line there will surely be trouble. Among the miners will be many lawless char- acters, but even the most peaceable Ameri- can among them will resent what he con- siders an invasion by the Canadian mounted police. If aggressive acts occur, or if they have not already taken place, the United States will have a poundary dispute of its own which will overshadow that of Venezuela. Even were the single American boundary monument to be accepted as correct by the Canadian police the line would be lost ten miles away, and again the danger of- col- lision would arise. There is reason to believe Secretary Olney will take the matter up at once with Sir Julian Pauncefote and come to a deftnite understanding, probably co- incident with the determination of the Canadian sealer claim, which will be taken up this week. John E. McGrath, who erected the American boundary monument, and Mr. Ogilvie, who placed the Canadian monu- ment, worked independently of each other, and made their locations astronomically, with the aid of chronometers. It is evi- dent that variation in the chronometer was added to the personal equation in pro- ducing a difference of over seven miles, when the utmost range of difference should not have been over three seconds, or 1 than a hundred yards. The final determi- nation of the whole length of the boun- dary along the 141st meridian will be had by strictly geodetic work, working north | from the station established on Mount St. Elias, on the 14ist meridian, with monu- ments at short intervals, but an astronom- ical determination by a joint party can be made with sufficient accuracy for tem- porary purposes at the points where min- ing operations are being conducted. General Dutffield, the present head of the survey, was very much surprised when THE CALL correspondent called his atten- tion to the lack of anything like exact results from the McGrath expedition. A hurried investigation showed this to be the case, whereupon General Duffield tele- graphed 1o St. Lounis for Mr. McGrath. to return to Washington at once and wark up his figures and computations. Other computers have also been put to work on Mr. McGrath's record. The duty of the United States Govern- ment will not stop, however, with the determination of the Jine. There is need of an extension of the Federal authorities into the Forty-mile Creek region early in the spring, but there is no judicial officer of the United States in the interior of the country nor along the western ooundary between Alaska and British Columbia. In fact the only United States official in the Yukon district is Walton D. McNair, who is stationed at Fort Cudahy, near the boundary line on the Yukon River,as a deputy collector and inspector of customs. In case of trouble along the frontier in the Yukon mining region the United States District Attorney at Sitka would have the authority to employ deputy marshals to preserve law and order, but it would take several months for the news of the disturb- ance to reach him at Sitka and for his orders to be carried into effect. Officials of the department of justice say that he would not have the power to place men along the line for police duty or for any other purpose except on special occasions, such as a riot. If this be the case, prompt action by Congress this winter will be necessary to remedy the difficulties, and it is understood thata bill will be introduced to provide Alasaa with a more perfect form of government. WILL FIGHT IN- PRIVATE, CORBETT AND FITZSIMMONS TO MEET IN THE RING ON THURSDAY. FINAL ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED AT A MEETING OF THE FIGHTERS' MANAGERS. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 28.—A Re- corder special from San Antonio, Texas, says: Private advices were received here this evening direct from Bob Fitzsimmons that a meeting has positively been arranged be- tween him and Corbett. The fight will take place in private next Thursday either at Hot Springs orin the immediate vicinity for a liberal purse, the exact amount of which is not given. It was definitely set- tled between Managers Julian and Brady severai days ago to pull the fight off in this manner. Fitzsimmons will leave Corpus Christi Tuesday evening and will arrive at Hot Springs on Wednesday evening. He is in perfect condition and is now convinced that the fight will be a go, despite the public talk to the contrary. 1t is further stated that both Fitzsim- mons and Corbett have been herating one another with a view to throw the authori- ties and the general public off the proper scent. —_——— Fire in a University. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 27.— Fire broke out in the rotunda of the main building of the University of Virginia at about 10:30'this morning, the rotunda and public ball being entirely destroyed. The fire was not subdued till a loss of fully | and left last night at 10: $100,000 had been sustained. No one is [Stight trouble over the securing of a right of way across this block was the cause of a delay of several days in track-laying into the material yards of the Valley'road.] - . . . known to have been injured. For additional Pacific Coast news see Pages 8 and §. “IWE WILL HELP YOU" ThatIs What Chicago Should Say to the Western Metropolis. SAN FRANCISCO'S WORK. Every Day the Prospects for Securing the Convention Grow Brighter. BOOM FOR THE GOLDEN GATE, SENATOR HOAR AMONG THE PROMIe NENT EASTERN MEN WHo FAvoR CALIFORNIA. CHICAGO, IrL., Oct. 27.—*“All we ask iy for Chicago to do the graceful thing and say to San Francisco, ‘We will help you,’ and Pittsburg will not be in it.” Charles M. Shortridze, editor and pro- prietor of the San Francisco ( said this last night in speaking of the National Republican Conveation. Claus Spreckels of San Francisco, ac- companied by Mrs. Spreckels, John D. Spreckels, Mrs. John D. Spreckels, Miss Emma Spreckels and Charles M. Short- ridge, arrived in this city in Mr. Spreckels’ private car Corsair, via the Michigan Cen- tral, yesterday. Tie party were transferred to the Chicago and Northwestern railroad o’clock for the West. Claus Spreckels and wife and daughter are on their return from a four months’ tour of Europe. Mr. Spreckels is at the hack of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad, which is being built on the Pacitic Slope to compecte with the Southern Pacitic Railroad. John D. Shortridge have voring to secure the selection of San Francisco as the place of holding the National Republican Con- vention. Claus Spreckels returns home from Europe very mu improved in health, but when seen last night declined to be interviewed. Mr. Shortridge and John D. Spreckels were at the Richelien a few hours during the evening. They are both very much pleased over the result of their trip. They say that all they want is for Chicago to keep her hands off and that San Francisco will be the place selectad for holding the National Convention. Said Mr. Short- ridge: “We have twenty-two votes out of the fifty-six of the National Republican Com- mittee assured us, and you can rest as- sured that we are not going to giveup. In fact, while this may not be good news to you in Chicago, the two cities now in the lead are Pittsburg and San Francisco. We had only twelve votes when we went to New York and now we have twenty-two votes assured us, so you see the sentiment is growing toward the Golden Gate City. Now, all we ask is for Chicago to do the graceful thing and say to San Francisco, ‘We will help you’ and Pittsburg will not be in it. **Mr. Fessenden and General Clarkson are with us, and will do all they can to aid the Pacific Slope in getting the con- vention. When Chicago secured the World’s Fair the Pacific Slope did all it could for her,and I can prove by our banks that California spent more money at the fair and in Chicago per capita than any other State. San Francisco regards Chicago as part of the same people, and e asks a return of the favor shown We will pay the debt of the Na- tional Committee and we will give $100,000 besides to take care of the delegates who come and secure cheap rates. “Why, a trip out there will be an educa- tion to them. We will get transportation low enough to permit all delegates to come, | and it they are not able to come we will pay their way. There is nothing slow. about San Francisco. All we want is the convention, and we will take care of the people in good style. “‘We want the leaders of the Republican party to come West and get acquainted Look at the people you yass on the street. Their faces tell the story of their lives. They tell the story of penury or plenty, of re- finement or coarseness, of health or disease. Three - fourths of these people are not ‘“‘exactly well.”” They are not ail “sick,” perhaps, but many of them are, and few are quite hale and hearty. 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