The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 16, 1896, Page 1

A VOLUME LXXIX.—NO. 47. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY | painfully impressed with manner in which war is regarded land, as compared with the view appar- | ently taken of it by some sectionsof the American population. War with the | United States of America appeared to himseif, and doubtless to his hearers also, to be enveloped with the u ural horror of a civil war, which, with any nation, was a terror to be avoided atall costs ex- cept dishonor. Beyond, their common ancestry, language and civilization, he be- | lieved. he said, that the British people had Germany and Its {2 pride of race which embraced every . English-speaking community in the world. Kaiser. [ Hs aan i sorrow that his feel: | ings, jud, n the newspaper articies | on \tie subje ere not shared by a large section of the nerican people, who ap- WAR TALK IS TABOOED. | peared to res with England as a ged in, an exhil- . a gentle stimulus. Thie la { horrible view, he declared, England Would Not Quarrel With the Young Giant of ot believe was the permanent of any large section of the peovle the West. BALFOUR STATES BRITAIN'S POLICY, Praises America and Flouts Statas. twelt at length upon the aspect of the question, and and believed the day hen ihe better statesmen in more fortunate than even >, would assert a doctrine between ng peoples under which war mpossible. c view i asserted his unbelief that pub- ion on the other side of the At- or in Europe would permit the out- of war. over, he could not see that England t cause for a quarrel with any nationon he face of the globe. England, Mr. Bal- ATTITUDE IN THE TRANSVAAL Foreign Rulers Warned Not In- terfere With the Suzerainty of the Queen. to g interest, but if war mustcome she had any reason to be He did not believe that there had 12 moment 1 the recent history of he empire when it was a better fighting ine than it is at present. . concluding his speech, Mr. Balfour d he believed thot it would not be called into a to the issue of the conflict would be dimin- ished glo or diminished power of the 3r Upon the conclusion of his speech Mr. Balfour was enthusiastically and repeat- DEFENSE CHECKED, Keference to a Pan-American TUnion Eliminated From an Address, WASHI TON, D. C., Jan. 15.—It was learned to-day that the original draft of the address delivered tt the new reference t uadorean M er’s speech at the for was necess It is.b the Transvaal was free in tk some of the Pane. who are intere Some of the d from South ed in the proj plomatic representatives merica and Central America ceived credent vonfereice e calted for tk pose of or- ganizing such a league, but while there is almost a unanimity of opinio Pan- American Governments in favor of the point the speaker was Snrolobged cheera. . Never | a few of these are not disposed to e rse it for the present, and for that salfour said, he not G f 1 S L e on the proceedings are liable to be slow te the doctrine. T state- ted with renewed c R ET n the Veneznelan dispute, . Onicas Jeoemlean L o000 | [Consariance) Betstesn | \Robimeon r said the people of the United rweger Ends Satisfactorily. and States appeared to suspect ( Br f running counter to the M He dilated upon this to the e it rican continent must nc as a field for European coloni that European nations w 1 to interfere in the domestic World, and said that the United d Great Britain concurred in t. He was not aware, he c hat the d been any cha d did not believe that it wo le to find an ini al 1n the coun- 10 was opposed to what is known as rward policy of America. at it has been entirely regards all matters in on and his followers are con- officials speak in the s of the moderation displayed ident Krueger. Some of the Uit- > arrested at Johannesburg ! sh o Cape Town. Circumstances th the changes in the Cape 3 his departure. It Great Um.}m was content to dyn her best settled that Dr. cw_on.ej she possessed, and did is officers shall to interfere with other Sta ers to England, where re more territory ieved that if the V. had requested Bri 1onor would have beer ¢ statesman nemable. He gned before the proper The rank and file of Dr. Jame- ty have arrived at Vols- will_proceed for Natal 1t to England to be dealt 1 as the Government of Great Britain to Lord 8 ress of compiling docume: the matier here and to th e United States comm a boun bard indeed if the common sense of tl Anglo-Saxon race was uns dispute without war. Mr. Balfour said he had 2 o South Americans Arrvested. LONDON, G., Jan. 15.—The Times to-morrow publish a dispatch from Johannesburg to a news agency here giv- ing the names of other persons arrested there. Among the names given are those Victor Clement and F. R. Tindham, two h Americans, e to settle a heers.)] been deeply and ! A\ \ \ (@ A LT HON: ARTHUR BROWY, INDORSED BY THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM UTAH, He deprecated the | takan of the future by | not desire anybody’s terri- | he had no wish to interfere with | ded to the increase in the navy, and | ion, but if by any mischance the | people of England shonld be called upon | ght for their country he did not believe | is morning to the | |C. P. Huntington —“Won’t you gentlemen give me a lift?” gestion of either the State Department | can diplomatists | AN NN t\ “ EXTENDING THE MIKADOS POWER, Japan Will Construct an Immense Navy at Once. SHIPS AND ARMAMENT. The Empire to Be Placed Upon a War Footing Within Ten Years. MISSIONARIES IN DISFAVOR. Americans Accused of Complicity in the Attack Upon the Korean Queen. TOKIO, Jarax, Jan. 3 (via Victoria, B. C., Jan. he ‘ninth session of the Japanese Diet was opened by the Emperor in person on December 29. speech from the throne may be reduced to two points—first, that various measures for promoting the industrial and commercial progress of the country and decreasing its armaments will be sumitted to the Diet secondly, that the sovereign invites “‘har- monious co-operation” on the part of its members in discussing these measures. Harmonious co - operation has been preached from the throne to the Diet from time to time since the latter came into ex- istence, and at the present moment, when the interests of the empire call for united legislative action, the Emperor naturally desires that national progress shall not be impaired by party squabbles. This year’s composition of the commit- tee implies that the Government’s sup- porters have an emphatic majority. Great interest attaches to the Japanese budget for the approaching fiscal year, since docu- ments will be found to outline the Govern- ment’s various projects for increasing the army and navy and for promoting indus- trial enterprises. It appears that, whereas the local appro- priation on account of the navy in the last budget was 15,230,000 yen, it is 35,500,000 yen in the new budget, and the outlay on account of the navy has similarly grown | from 13,750,000 to 37,250,000 yen. The exact details as to the application of these Jarge additionzal sums are not yet published. Roughly speaking, however, the programme seems to be that the army will be increased by nearly 100 per cent and the navy raised from the present dis- placement of 70,000 tons to 200,000 tons, all this to be achieved within ten years. Assuming that the scheme can be carried out successfully, Japan will be able in 1906 to land and maintain an army of 200,000 men in any part of Asia, always retaining at home a force sufficient for domestic de- fense, and to put to sea with a fleet con- siderably superior in displacement to the combined squadrons of Great Britain, Germany, Russia, France and America uow on the Pacific station. The Japanese correspondents in Seoul and Tokio and the journals they repre- sent have been very persistent in prefer- ring against American missionaries in Korea and against American employes of The gist of the | | the Korean Government charges of com- licity in the attack on the palace on the Sth of November. They also asser, that | he representatives of the United States | and Russia abu their right of asylum I belonging to their legations. As to the former cl.iege, General Dye, | the principal American employe in Korea, has published an emphatic statement to the effect that his sole share in the busi- ness was to make dispositions for the de- | fense of the palace, on the strength of the | warnings carried by the Rev. Dr. Under- wood. This statement is confirmed by Mr. Allen of the United States legation and completely disposes of the accusations | made by the Japanese, for they have a! | ways represented Americansas sympathi ing with and abetting the conspirators, ’ reas the action of General Dyc and Dr. Underwood is exactly opposite. | With regard to the conduct of the lega- tions it is arraigned on the ground that | asylum having been given—improperly— | to certain people flying from the terrors of the coup d’etat of November 8, it was im- properly continued to the same Koreans after their attempt on November 28 to storm the palace and take sanguinary ven- geance on Tai Won Kun and his party. The leading Japanese journals express full confidence thatif there be any truth in this charge the Governments at Wash- ington and St. Petersburg will adopt necessary measures. General Tun Fu Hsiang, who com- mands the imperial forces in Xanus, has sent a report to the throne describing a | series of brilliant victories which wers | | gained by him over the Mohammedan in- | surgents in that province. It is very sig- nificant that the time covered by the re- port is oniy thirty days—November 14 to December 14. The rebellion began in May, and Gen- | eral Tung, at the head of 24,000 Kansu and Kashgar troops, then defending the south- ern suburbs of Peking against an antici- pated Japanese invasion, was ordered at | once to.proceed against the rebels, but of what happened to him and to his army during the following five months we learn nothiug from the report. At any rate, he avers that by December 4 he had repeat- edly defeated the Mohammedans and re- lieved Hochu, and the Emperor, believing him, has handed - him over to the board of awards as being worthy of special honors. A terrible fire occurred on September 3 last at Ngoshu, a city lying on the great highway between Canton and the southern provincial market towns. The conflagra- tion commenced at 1 o’clock in .the after- noon in a hempshop outside of the gate of the city, and was not extinguished until 7 o'clock in the evening. Two thousand houses were reduced to ashes and forty peopie were burned to death, CROOKED WORK AT SALT LAKE Winning Candidates for Senator Accused of Treachery. | I3 | ARTHUR BROWN'S COUP. The Conditions Under Which the Caucus Was Called Were Ignored. CARRIED THE WORKS BY STORM. | Nominated Before the Opposing Can- didates Could Swing Their Forces Into Line. SALT LAKE, Uran, Jan. 15.—The re- sult of the Republican caucus last uight, by which ex-Delegate Frank J. Cannon {and Arthur Brown were nominated for United States Senators, was a great sur- prise. The call for the caucus expressly stated that all that was expected of those who signed 1t was that they attend, and that no legislator would be bouna by any action taken. It was this condition that induced the supporters of Colonel Trumbo, Judge Charles C. Goodwin and C. S. Va- rian to attend. However, as George Q. Cannon and his son were'the only Mormon candidates, and as the former withdrew yesterday after- noon, it was proposed to go through the form of nominating Frank. This was purely perfunctory, as there was no oppo- sition. When it was done, the supporters of Judge Bennett and Arthur Brown, in violation of the call, sprung their contest, as each side was confident of a majority and wanted to gain the advantage. The move was made so quickly that the ad- herents of other candidates seemed to be dazed, and by unanimous consent it was decided to vote 2nd make the action bind- ing. No time was lost, and on a secret ballot Brown received 24 votes and was de- clared the candidate, Bennett receiving 19. The Legislature will not ballot until next Tuesday, and there is a strong senti- ment in favor of ignoring the nominations, except as to Cannon. Judge Goodwin of the Tribune, who was a candidate, says in a leading editorial this morning that the nomination of Brown will do the party no good localiy or nationally, and that he possesses none of the qualifications for a Senator; that the legislators must have been seized with a sudden madness, and that the whole proceeding is a mistake. In spite of this opposition, however, it is generally be- lieved that the caucus nomination will stand. Arthur Brown, who bids fair to be the senior Senator from Utah, is 53 years of age and was born near Kalamazoo, Mich, He spent his boyhood on a farm, and after an academic educatiou graduated at Ann Arbor, afterward taking the law course. He practiced law in Michigan with much success from 1862 until 1879, when he came to Utah and at once took a position asone of the leaders of the bar. He was one of the founders of the Republican paity in Utah, and has been active in CALI FORNIA POWDER TESTED. Sampyles Tried at Indian Head Proving- Grounds Give Satisfaction. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 15.—A Herald | special from Washington says: Tests of powder for the 13-inch guns for wuse on board the battlesbips of the navy are | now in progress at the Indian Head proving-grounds. The camples which have just been fired are those of two lots manu- factured by the California Powder Works. Th e results obtained from these samples have been satisfactory, a maximum velocity of 2030 feet per second having been ob- ta ined with a pressure in the neighbor- hood of fi fteen tons. Other sampies will be shortly received. from the California Powder Works, which will also be tested, T Floped With Another's Wife, BUTLER, Mo., Jan. 15.—Elijah and Lincoln Haynesare distantrelatives; Elijah | is a veteran of the late war and has a wif e, eleven chiidren and several grandchildren. “Link,” is a young man. Last Sunday evening he eloped with Elijah's wife, taking her youngest child with them. The pair were taker in charge by the officers at Jefferson City, Mo., and are now in jail, politics since the division on party lines in 1891. Brown’s libel suit against the Salt Lake Tribune last vear attracted much atten- | tion. 1t was very sensational and Brown | obtained a verdict for $3500. The next morning the Tribune repeated its attacks | upon him and invited him to bring an- other suit, when he immediately did, this | time claiming $50,000. Biown is cor ered one of the ablest lawyers in the West. He is aggressive and fearless, and will champion the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Frank J. Cannon, who represents the Mormon contingent although he has a strong gentile following, was the last of Utah’s delegates to Congress and yielded his seat in the House of Representatives to his successor, Congressman C. E. Allen, less than two weeks ago. He was born in Salt Lake City in 1859 and was educated in the public schools of that city, graduating from the University of Utah at 18 years of age. When a boy he worked on his father’s farm and learned the printers’ art in the office of the Deseret News, then as now, the organ of the Church of Latter-day Saints. In 1878 Cannon married Miss Martha | Brown, daughter of the late Bishop Francis Brown of Ogden. The same year he went to San Francisco and commenced repor- torial work on a morning paper. He held | this position several years, in fact, until the paper on which he was employed pub- lished some adverse comments on his father's course in the then troublous formative period of Utah’s history, when he resigned. Shortly afterward he accom- panied Hon. John T. Caine, the Utah dele- gate to Congress, to Washington, in the capacity of private secretary. He per- formed a similsr office for Hon. George Q. Cannon, his father, when that gentieman was Utah’s delegate. Cannon was the editor and proprietor of the Logan (Utah) Nation and Iater pur- chased the Ogden Standard. He has been prominently connected with business and political affairs in the Junction City since 1890, serving asa member of the City Coun- cil and being identitied with the Utah Lozan and Trust Company. He is manager of the Utah company and the Pioneer Electric Power Company, both Utah en- terprises. He was active in procuring statehood for Utah. Cannon was one of the earliest advocates of the division of the Mormon people on party lines and was the standard-bearer of the young Republican party of the Terri- tory in 1892, when he was defeated in the | race for Congress by J. L. Rawlins, Demo- crat. In 1894 the tables were reversed and he succeeded Mr. Rawlins as Delegate. He made a tour of the State in the campaign of 1895 in company with Heber M. Wells and Clarence E. Allen, who were elected Governor and Congressman, respectively, | in November. SURPRISE AT WASHINGTON. Trumbo’s Defeat Declared to Be a Piece of Ranlk Ingratitude. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15.—The caucus selection of Utah Senators was an interesting topic of discussion among Con- gressmen and Sengtor= to-day. The morn- ing papers had but a biicf dispatch from Salt Lake, announcing that Frank Can- non and Arthur Brown had been chosen, but to-night’s papers have more extended accounts. The selection of Brown was a surprise to | those who know something of affairs in | Utah, but Frank Cannon had given notice | to his associates in the House that he| would be chosen. The impression has prevailed here recently that Colonel Trumbo would be selected as one of the Senators. Some of his friends declare Trumbo’s defeat to be a piece of rank in- gratitude. The colonel was well known to the Senators, who remembered his efforts with George Q. Cannon to pass the admis- sion bill through ihe Senate. They e pected that he would be rewarded for his loyalty and services to the people of Utah, and cannot understund why he failed to be recognized. Senator Allison of Iowa is very friendly to the colonel, and expressed his disap- pointment when he heard the news from Utah. He said to-day: “I have personal knowledge of the work that Colonel Trumbo did to secure Utah’s admission. He is known to nearly every Senator, and every one of them knows that he worked untiringly. I am not personally acquaint- ed with either of the gentlemen named by the caucus, but if they are as zealous and energetic and as faithful and loyal to Utah as Colonel Trumbo has been, they will make first-class Senators for the new State.” Judge Carlton, formerly a member of the Utah Commission, is in Washington. ©I haven't kept well posted on Utah affairs recently,” said he, “‘and certainly bave not sought to offer any advice to | Utah people in the regulation of their own | affairs.” | expected a uni CUBA LIGHTED BY THE TORCH, Insurgents Are Sparing Crops But Burning Towns. PINAR PROVINCE TAKEN, Union of the Island Forces Ex- pected ‘to Take Place Near Havana, GAINING MANY RECRUITS. | Campos’ Wall of Troops Fails to Keep Out the Patriots Under Gomez. HAVANA, Cuss, Jan. 11 (via Key West, Fla., Jan. 15).—Gomez is fifteen miles south of here. Campos’ wull of troops has failed to keep him west. The situation is more grave than at any time since the beginning of the war. Thou- sands of troops have been thrown into the province of Havana, yet the destruction of towns, residences and estates continues, Many towns offering resistance are burned ; those surrendering are spared. Railroad traffic in the entire island is paralyzed. The insurgents since the invasion of the western provinces have succeeded in avoid- ing a serious battle. Probably a third of the cane on the isl- and has been burned. Grinding has al- most entirely ceased. Gomez has issued orders to stop burning cane, and if the estates attempt grinding he will destroy | the buildings and machinery. Owing to the friendliness of the tobacco-growersand workers the crop of tobacco has been spared. The insurgents now burn towns instead of crops. The Cubans claim that all the towns in Pinar province have surrendered. Gomez and Maceo have gained many recruits re- cently. The eastern cclumns, under Jose Maceo, Rabi and Cebreco, are coming west. Cespedes, Carillo and Aguirre have slready reached Matanzas province. It is ion of rebel forces will take vlace near Havana, The censorship is most rigid. The Havana papers have stopped publishing extras. Cables are scrutinized and much matter eliminated. Campos remains herg and has no intention of resigning. FAMILY OF FIGHTERS. | Father, Mother and Children Engage in a Battle Over a Division of Property. CHATTANOOGA, TExNN., Jan. 15.—After living together thirty years and rearing a family of seven Joe P. Dove and wife, liv- ing near Jonesboro, recently decided to quit and divide the family stake. Just before entering upon the division one son, sympathizing with the father, struck a partisan of the mother a terrific blow, the latter retorting with two effective pistol shots. Another supporter of the father who rushed in received a mortal wound in the abdomen. ‘Then the father hurried to the conflict, pistol in hand, and fired at the son who had been doing the bombarding, but the shot struck a daughter, inflicting a wound from which she died. During the melee the father was twice wounded, probably fatally. g Believed to Have Been Lost. BALTIMORE, Mp., Jan. 15.—The Stag | Line steamship Laurastein, Captain Gavin, is now believed to have been lost, with all on board. She sailed from this port on December 6, with a full cargo of grain, for Siigo, Ireland, and should have reached her destination before Christmas. e e Supervising Engineers Mect. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15—The forty-fourth annual conference of United States Supervising Engineers of steam ves- sels is in session here. All members are present exce pt John Bermingham of Cali« fornia, who is expected Monday. HON. FRANK J. CANNON, INDORSED BY THE REPUBLICAN CA_['CUS FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM UTAH, 3 i