The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1896, Page 1

X VOLUME LXXIX. —NO. 9 P 6 — = = 3 v ’L — . PRICE FIVE_CENTS. WEYLER TO Ut HARSH METHODS: Will Give Insurgents Eight Days in Which to Surrender. RESULT OF A REFUSAL. Propose to Inaugurate a Cam- paign of Blood and Fire on the Island. MISSION OF GENERAL MARIN With a Large Force of Soldiers He De- parts for the Province of Pinar del Rio. LONDON, Ex6., Jan. 30.—A aispatch from Madrid to the Central News says that as soon as General Weyler, the new Captain-General of Cuba, arrives at Ha- vana, he will issue a proclamation giving the rebels eight days to lay down their | arms and surrender. If they do notdo this he will then inaugurate a campaign of blood and fire:gainst the rebels and their abettors. L O GENERAL DEPARTS. With a Big Force He Will Enter Pinar @el Rio Province. HAVANA, Cuss, Jan. 30.—General Sabas Marin, acting captain-general, left this city this morning on a special train. It was stated that he had gone on a trip of inspection along the line of railway be- tween Havana and Batabano, thirty-five hwest of the capital, but it later own that he had goneto the mably to prevent Gomez ecting a conjunction with Maceo ovince of Pinar del Rio. ver his destination-may be, it is hat he was accompanied by his 2 company of the Orden battery of artillery, a detach- v, a hospital corps, a chap- i two guides who are familiar with ta Abajo, the great tobacco dis- trict. The presence of these guides renders it pretty certain that General Marin is | bound for Pinar del Rio. The train, which was a very long one, was preceded by a pilot-engine for the purpose of seeing that the track, bridges and culverts had mot Deen tawmperéd with b “-= Fmenreents. ¥ horses fille The -18pid-fire believed here that General Marin s to conduct- the field operations onally until General Weyler, the captain-general, arrives, when he will probably return to Havana t with him as to the campaign to General Marin left General in command here. ) formation received here it is n that General Gomez is moving st near the n rn coast of the prov- The latest trust- \ation placed Maceo in the stern part of the province, but it may be that he bas since marched eastward the intengion of meeting Gomez. The itary authorities are confident to pen both r del Rio ana force They hope that el the rebels to hem. Cuban sym- sint to both Gomez’s and s heretofore in avoiding the sh troops when it suited them to do nd contend that their generalship is of such a high order that they will delude he Spanish commanders as to their whereabouts, and will leave the province when they feel inclined to. The scarcity f ammunition among the rebels will pre- vent them from attempting a decisive en- gazement with the Spanish troops. Five hundred volunteers, recruited in Havana, have been sent south to strenethen the Trocha or military lines between Ha- vana and Batabano. The train on which General Marin and his force traveled left Rincon and pro- ceeded for Guanajay, the terminus of the railway. The cavalry force was augment- ed by 1100 men, who, with their horses, were taken from Rincon, thus making the column strong in this branch of arms and placing it on more equal terms with the rebel forces, most of whom are mounted. Several small engagements between Spanish troops and bands of insurgents are reported to have taken place at Man- zanillo, in the province of Santa Clara. No importance is attached to them, how- ever. S Sy SEND AID TO CUBA. Conncctieut Sympath izers Boldly Report What They Have Done. NEW HAVEN, Coxx., Jan. Register this afternoon says: The Cuban sympathizers of this eity who have recently dispatched three shi loads of arms and supolies for Cuba, have been assured that the aid thus furnished has been received in safety and that it has proved of the greatest material aid in in- fluencing the course of the war. Enough arms were sent to equip half a dozen regi- ments and ammunition enough was pro- vided for a couple of engagements. The fact that the arms and other sup- vlies were received in safety and that they bave been distributed clears sympathizers of this city of all evidence of aiding a cause Whose legitimacy is not yet recognized by the United States Government. They have, however, attested their sincerity in their efforts to the Cuban cause by send- ing to Washington as soon as they were assured that the arms and supplies had been distributed a delegation who laid indirectly at the disposition of Govern- ment the facts in the case. It was stated that certain prominent citizens of this place had sent the supplies to Cuba, and they believed they were obeying the high- est laws of justice ana liberty in so doing. They stated furthermore that so con- winced were they of the righteousness of 30.—The | Cleveland and his Cabinet toward Spain | contrasts strongly with the sympathy | thought to have fully advised themselves their cause that they would continue to aid the cause till the independence of the island was recognized or lost. The specific names of the aiders of the belligerents were not given to the Govern- ment, but the assertion was given that only the highest motives controlled the sympathizers in their expression of sym- pathy. The Register will not ive the names of its informants of the aid that has been rendered to Cuba, but will state that they are persons of the greatest political and military influence in this city. S e RIGHTS OF BELL1GERENCY. Why the United States Will Hesitate in According It. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—State Department officials do not believe that the President will have any hesitation in transmitting to the Spanish Government the Cuban resolution without other com- ment than that he is requested to do so by action of Congress. It is believed that he will not take upon himse'f any responsi- bility in the matter, but will let the re- sponsibility for the reply which Spain can be relied upon to make rest wholly with Congress, the idea being that in passing what is nothing more than a resolution of sympathy the Senate in particularisnot thoroughly advised of the state of affairs in Cuba and the manner in which the war is being conducted. Secretary Olney and the President are of the difficulties which would arise if | belligerency were recognized by either the United States or Spain, or both. With such recognition Spain would at once be absolved from all responsibility on account of losses by foreigners in thé island, either from destruction of property or loss of trade, while it was not seen that the' in- surgents could gain anything by it. They also keenly appreciated that while it might be possible to compel the Spaniards to conduct their warfare in accordance with such human attitude toward captives asis universally recognized by civilized nations, it would be impossible to under- take the responsibility of guaranteeing the same line of action by the insurgents. This difficnlty is heightened by the fact that the Cubans have no uniforms to dis- tinguish them from lawless bands which are profiting by the general demoraliza- tion of the island to pillage and plunder broadcast. In the Franco-German war the Germans shot all the francs-tireurs they could catch, without trial or inv estigation, and among the so-called beiligerent rights in the com- bet of those two highly civilized nations either had the right—and exercised it—to kill all spies, dynamiters and others with- out uniforms, on sight. Unless the United States can prevent the Cubans themselves from carrying on barbarous warfare, State Department officials declare that an at- tempt to compel Spain to act humanely will constitute a direct interference with Spanish sovereignty, which certainly is not contemplated. ettt S CUBANS ARE O VERJOYED. Gomez and Maceo Advised of the Senate’s Attitude. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 30.—President | Fstrada Palma of the Cuban Junta said to-day that the Cubans were overjoyed at the news that the Senate Committee ox Foreign Relations had submitted a report recommending that President Cleveland use the good offices of the United States to have Spain accord the Cuban army the right of belligerents. Already a synopsis of the report has been sent to Generals Gomez and Maceo and President Palma expressed the opinion that it would result in the leaders working with renewed hope. e a i By IN SEARCH OF FILIBUSTERS. Cruise of the Raleigh and Montgomery in the South. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fra., Jan.80.—The United States cruisers Raleigh and Mont- gomery have been combing the coast this afternoon, presumably in search of Cuban filibusters. Just. before nightfall they steamed away to the south. It is sup- posed they are bound for Palm Beach to see that the filibusters alieged by Spanish Minister de Lome to be camped at that place do not get away to Cuba. - OBJECT TO INTERFERENCE. Spanish Newspapers Advocate Some Harsh Measures. LONDON, Ex6., Jan. 30.—The Standard’s Madrid’s correspondent telegraphs that, with a view to pacifying the public and the newspapers that have been irritated by the Cuban resolution introduced in the American Senate, the Governmen: orgzans remark that the hitherto perfectly cor- rect and friendly attitude of President in the United States for the insurgents. Some of the newspapers urge the Government to maintain a resolute attitude and show the United States that Spaniards will not tolerate interference with their affairs. ———— BADLY WANTED IN OHIO. Seriows Charges Against Colonel Ralph Wilson, a Filibuster. COLUMBUS, Osro, Jan. 30.—A special to the Press from Portsmouth, Ohio, says that Colonel Ralph Wilson, commanding the Ohio filibustersin Cuba, who yester- day eaptured two towns from the Spanish, is suspected of being a forger and counter- feiter and is badly wanted by the post- office authorities and jpolice. Wilson raised a small company in Columbus some months ago for the insurgent’ser- vice in Cuba. EETAIN LOSS OF THE HAWKINS. Under Rulings of Courts the Cargo Was Legitimate Merchandise, NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 30.—The Times to-morrow will publish an authoritative statement on behalf of the Cubans regard- ing the ill-fated Garcia expedition. The expedition, according to the Times’ authority, was not a fighting one. The men on the steamer J. W. Hawkins were not enrolled, and the arms and ammuni- tion were: merchandise, according to the rulings of the courts. The Times’ infor- mant, continuing, says: *“There is no ground for entertaining for an instant a belief thet a ‘traitor’ scuttled the Hawkins. Confrouted with fact and logic such a suggestion simply fills up the list of theories, which is a long one. “The way the vessel came to founder is perfectly well known. It was simply on account of her unseaworthiness. Not only was she badly constructed and had pumps out of order, but the:, were many causes that contributed to her destruction. “‘There should be no suspicion that any member of the Junta profited in any way by the acquisition of the Hawkins. - I will, bowever, risk the contingency of the exist. AP Ve 7)) Ee) " Mr. Huntington Writes a Letter. ence of doubt on this subject by asserting squarely that neither in the purchase or equipment of the vessel did any member of the Junta profit to the extent of one cent. *‘As to our chief, the status of Tomas Estrada Palma is unchanged. Pencil, paper and arithmetic will soon decide the loss by the foundering of the Hawkins.) It is $45,000 or thereabouts, not $200,000 or | $300,000. As to consequences it may be | regarded ns & small disaster. “While the ammunition would have been a timely supply to the patriots, the failure of the expedition is not a grave catastrophe. The feeling among the Cubans here is one of disappointment, not of despondency by any means.” oot NOT PROPERLY FRAMED. Armenian and Cuban Resoluttons Are Irregular in Form. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—With regard to the so-called “concurrent resolu- tion’’ as to Armenian affairs, which makes arequest on the President to bring the opinion of Congress to the attention of the signatory powers to the Berlin treaty a nice constitutional question was raised in the House of Representatives during its discussion, and is again raised in official circles, as to whether this ‘‘concurrent resolution” is net in fact a *‘joint resolu- tion” within the meaning of article I, sec- | tion 3, of the constitution of the United States. If this be so, it of course follows that, however misnamed ‘‘concurrent” or otherwise, the resolution falls within the provisions of the third clause of the sec- tion referred to, which requires that ‘‘every order, resolution or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate or House of Representatives may be necessary (ex- cept on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the Presidentof the United States, and before the same shall be ap- | proved by him, or being disapproved by him shall be repassea by two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives ac- cording to the rules and -limitations pre- scribed in the case of a hill.” It is held by parliamentarians that a bill enacted enters permanently into the stat- utes; thata joint resolution deals with matters of temporary existende, while a concurrent resolution relates to an affair exclusively connected with Congress, as, for example, the adjournment of both houses for a longer period than three days, or an order for the payment of small con- tingent expenses, with no contemplation of bringing in executive interference. A sharp line is thus drawn between affairs relating solely to executive matters and those involving executive action. Under the circumstances it is vigorously contended that the Armenian resclution is really a joint resolution, though called a concurrent one, and that if not signed or vetoed by the President it will become a Inw by limitation and will go upon the statutes at the end of ten days in default of executive action upon it. This position is very strongly neid by officials of lony experience. They state that the mere in- scribing of the resolution tipon the blank forms used by Congress for concurrent action cannot change the nature of the subject-matter, and the suggesiion is made that the President may take this view and call the attention of Congress to the irreg- ular form in which the matter is presented for his official action. It may be added that the same question as to the propriety of form applies also to the Cuban resolu- tions reported to-day by the Senate Com- mittee on Foreign Relations. AGENT KROUT CONFESSES. But Claims That His Father Was Notin the Robbery. COLORADO SPRINGS, Covo., Jan 30,— George Krout, the Wells-Fargo exzpress agent, confessed that he stole the| express package containing $50,000, for the theft of which he was ar- rested, but he asserts that his father, who also is a prisoner, had nothing to do with the robbery. The son has been taken by detectives to Illinois, where his father lived, probably for the purpose of recovering the remainder of the stolen money, ARGUES AGAINST ANY RE-FUNDING, Hilborn Says It Would Be Equivalent to Taxing the People. VIEWS OF CALIFORNIANS Favor Foreclosure on the Pacific Roads and Government Ownership. MAGUIRE TO BE HEARD NEXT. Meanwhile Senator Goebel Is Looking After the Kentucky End of the Struggle. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 30.—Pur- suant to arrangements made yesterday Representatives Maguire and Hilborn were to have been heard to-day by the House Pacific Roads Committee, but Maguire gave way to John Coombs of Sioux City, Towa, who spoke in opposition to the Union Pacific reorganization scheme and insisted that in any setilement of the Union Facific Railroad question the future control of the road should not be limited to the so-called reorganization committee, but should be oven to all bidders. Hilborn then made an argument against re~funding the Pacific railroad debts. He said that, notwithstanding Tweed’s asser- tion to the contrary, he believed, and nine- tenths of the people of California believed, that re-funding the Pacific railroad debts would be equivalent to a special tdx on the people of that region, in the form of exces- sive freights and fares, to the amount of the debts with interest. He argued that the Central Pacific Rail- road Company could notlegally make a re- funding agreement extending beyond 1911, because under the law of California it would absolutely cease to exist at that time, without any possibility under that law of reviving it. He stated that, regardless of his own opinions on the matter, nine-tenths of the people he represented were in favor of foreclosure of the mortgages, and nearly that proportion were in favor of Govern- ment ownership, and that, representing the opinion and desire of his constituents, he was opposed to any funding scheme and in favor of foreclosure, whether it re- sulted in Government.ownership or not. Several questions were asked by mem- bers of the committee, to which Hilborn replied that he desired to discuss only such phases of the question as he had spe- cially examined, and preferred leaving all other questions to his colleague, Maguire, who had thoroughly examined and con- sidered the whole matter. The committee adjourned’ with the understanding that | Maguire will be heard for two hours to- morrow afternoon. Johnson of California was alert and ner- vous as usual in seeing that no mistake State Senator William Gocbel of Kentucky, Who Leads the Fight to Repeal the Southern Pacific’s Charter. should be made to the prejudice of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. e SENATOR GOEBEL'S RECORD. Made of the Right Material to Fight the Southern Pacifle. FRANKFORT, Kv., Jan. 30.—Senator Goebel’s bill to repeal the charter under which the Southern Pacific Railway is operating, is progressing slowly. It re- ceived its second reading yesterday, and without much talk went over. Its defense will develop, it is helieved, when it comes up for the final reading. Senator William Goebel, who introduced -| the bitl, was born in Pennsylvania about forty-five years ago, and with his parents moved to Covington, Ky., in 1866. He was educated at Gambier College and the Cincinnati Law School. In his youth he took little or no interest in politics, but was by his recognized ability soon forced to take a prominent part in politics of Kenton County. He allied himself with the opposition to a faction which had been in control of the Democratic machinery for years, and by his skillful manipulation and personal popularity the “‘gang’” was displaced, and ever since he has had absolute control of the politics of the county. He has been a member of the State Senate for eight years and was president pro tem. of that body during one session. As a result of political troubles on April 16, 1885, he shot and killed John L. S8and- ford, cashier of the Farmers’ and Traders’ Bank of Covington. He was acquitted on the ground of self-defense. As a member of the Senate he has had many bills of great benefit to Covington enacted and has by his repeated election demonstrated the fact that he is the most popular man in Kenton County. GREAT SLAUGHTER AT ZEITOUN. Terrible Treatment Inflicted Upon Luck- less Prisoners Taken by Fiend- ish Turks. LONDON, Exa., Jan. 30.—The Constan- tinople correspondent of The United Press, telegraphing under date of January 28, says that letters have been received from Marash confirming the stories that great slaughter occurred in the recent battle between the Turkish troops and the Armenians who had captured and held the town of Zeitoun. The exact number of the dead is not known, but it can be stated with certainty that it was very large. Twelve hundred wounded men have already reached Marash, and many more are following them to that place. Many of the wounded have died, either in Marash or along the road from Zeitoun. A number of prisoners have been taken to Marash. Their treatment was some- thing awful. All sorts of indignities were heaped upon them, &nd in a large number of cases they were so shockingly ill treated that it is impossible to publish details. The Governor of Marash has again tried to bring about a reconciliation between the Turks and the Armenians in Zeitoun, but his efforts have been in vain. Mggt of the prominent Arm enians in the villa, /; have been arrested. SAD FATE OF A SCIENTIST, Dr. Alfred Kennedy Burned to Death During a Fire in His Rooms. He Was the Founder and Vice-Presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 30.—Dr. Alfred L. Kennedy, a man of considerable scientific attainments as a metallurg.st and geologist, was burned to death during a fire which occurred this evening in his rooms in an office bulding on Third street, above Walnut. The origin of the fire is unknown, but as the rooms were littered with papers and manuseript, and as DOr. Kenuedy was. nearly 80 years of age, itis supposed that in lighting the gas he set fire to some. of the paper and was overcome by the smoke and was unable to make his escape. When the firemen succeeded in entering the room the body of Dr. Kennedy was found charred beyond recognition. The loss by tne fire only amounted to about $1000. Dr. Kennedy was a graduate of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and in 1853 estab- lished the Polytechnic College of Phila- delphia and was its president until the college went our ot existence about a year ago. Dr. Kennedy was also the founder, vice-president and geologist of the State Agricultural Society and one of the found- ers of the Pennsylvania branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. il i A MEMORIAL FUNERAL. Honor to the Memory of the Late Embas- sador Runyon. BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 30.—A me- morial funeral was held at St. George’s, Episcopal Church to-day in honor of the memory of the late Embassador, Theodore Runyon. Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern was present as the representative of the Em- peror, and the entire court, the diplomatic corps and several of the imperial Prussian Ministers were in attendence. The church was not of sufficlent capac- ity to hold all who desired to attend. In consequence of this the pastor of the church, at the request of Mrs. Runyon will hold an overflow service on Sunday in the American church. AT LEFT VALUAR" " SECURITIES. Mystery Connectew With an American Who Died Suddeniy. PARIS, Francg, Jan. 30.—A shabbily dressed man was seized with a fit in the street here to-day, and was carried to the poor lodging that he had occupied for twelve years, where he died in a short time. The police, in seeking to identily him, made a search of his room and found American securities to the amount of 2,000,000 francs, and aiso proof that the man became an American citizen in 1877. Nothing was found, however, to show what his real name was. o Y TS Cholera in Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Jan. 30.— The official cholera statistics for the week ending January 25 show that there were fourteen new cases and five deaths from the disease. STORY OF JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, Message Sent by Him to Senator Jones of Nevada. CORRUPTION RAMPANT, The Arrested Mining Engineep Tells of the Evils of the Boer Government. CAUSE OF THE BIG UPRISING: Wealth Producers Find Themselves Alone, With No Voice in the Control of Affairs, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—Sene ator John P. Jones has received the fols lowing message from John Hays Hame mond, who is in jgil at Pretoria, South Africa: “I was arrested with sixty others, charged with sedition and high treason, The circumstances are as follows: “The history of the Transvaal is that o a small, unenlightened, retrogressive com- munity. The Government is a narrow oligarchy, with a bad, inefficient adminis tration. Monstrous monopolies and cor- ruption are rampant. “The new population, inclnding many vprominent Americans, comprises more than twice the number of governing. They are tne wealth producers, capable of all industries, yet they bear nine-tenths of the taxation. “They feel themselves alone, have na voice in affairs, are excluded from frane chise, have no municipal government, no participation for their children in public schools. They are oppressively taxed and badly treated. “fhe independence of the Supreme Court is constantly assailed by the Legis- lature. This condition of affairs has pre- vailed for years. All petitions for redress of grievances and remonstrances to the Boer Legislature was treated with scorn. *In December the leading citizens of Johannesburg, including all the prominent - Americans, constituted a reform commite tee to obtain constitutional redress and issued & manifesto of their demands, having first hoisted the Transvaal flag, and sworn to maintain the integrity of the republic. While agitating the questions constitutionally, the Jame- son incident occurred. It was quite dise associated from the reform movement. *On December 3i the committee sent & delegation to Johannesburg, asking the reform committee to send a deportation to Pretoria. The deputation went and con- ferred with the Government. No unders standing was arrived at. *'The battle of Doornkopf was fought, Jameson’s column was defeated and the Johannesburg people were asked to lay down their arms, which was done, on the understanding from the Government that their demands would be fayorably con- sidered, which were made solely to protect the lives of our women, children and our| property. “The Government agreed to all this, The demands of the Government were! carried out without any demonstra. tion of violence on our part. Never—; theless many prominent Americans and others, numbering sixty, were arrested and prosecuted for sedition and treason, under penalties involving imprisonment and confiscation of property valued at. millions sterling.” “The detention of all the prisoners is | unjustifiable and the confiscation of prop-' erty a monstrous oppression. “Ask our Government to urge on the Transvaal Government that the demands of the reform committee were reasonable | and based on primary principles of the republic. “Protest against the treatment of all, and of Americans in particular. 1f the Trans« vaal Government persists in its present course our Government can only invoke aid of Great Britain as the paramount in South African power to coerce the Transvaal, which then forfeits the moral support of & sister republic. This course the Transvaal would fear. “First—urge the reasonableness of our claims, then warn the Transvaal Govern. ment of the consequences of the loss of support and invoking aid of Great Britain, which is much disliked by the Transvaal Government.” DISCORD IN LOUISIANA. A Lively Wrangle at the Republican State Convention. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 30.—The Republican State Convention was called to order at 10 A. M. to-day, but the credentials committee not being ready to report a recess was taken until 1 p. a., when an« other adjournment was had until night. At 7 o'clock the credentials committee met and a wrangle resulted in theadoption of the majority report, which represents the Kellogg wish es. After several hours of wild debate and general disturbance General Thomas A. Cage was chosen chair- man and L. J. Toubert secretary. The resolutions recommended the Kepub- licans to support the joint Populist and sugar-planters’ ticket, which is headed by H. Pharr for Governor. They will be ‘L’doptcd. S e ! George F. Magoun Dead. DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 30.—Ge orge F. Magoun, founder and for many years president of Iowa College at Grinnell, died there at 1:30 o’ciock this morning.