The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO OALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1896. INSURRECTION IN" FORMOSA Undue Leniency Followed by an Uprising of the Natives.’ PLANNED FOR PLUNDER. Crafty Chinese Took Advantage of the Scarcity of Troops on the Island, ADVANCED ON SEVERAL POINTS. Japanese Teachers Sent to Educate the Heathen Were Brutally Slain. TOKIO, Jaraw, Jan. 15.—An insurrec- | tion of considerable scale has broken out in the north of Formosa, to the great disap- | pointment of the Japanese, who imagined {that order had been restored in the island. o doubt exists any longer that the Jap- nese_have treated the Formosans with ney. 2 the 1sland a large population hout any fixed property or em- & nt. These people are ready at any noment to engage in enterprises giving promise of plunder. They are supplied Foochow and Amoy, ials, at the instig Nanking, have ap- ed themselves, more sinico, to fo uble for the new rulers of Fo and they posaess a certain quanti Weapo! eft with them in considera « fty representations that with would be unable to o Y raid of the aborigines, and must, therefore, require the protection of a large force of Japanese police or soldiers. 1t seems certain that for several we ad been planning an emeute, their ng to make a sudden dash at Tai- Tamsui and the other principal towns northern districts. Thinking that rawal of the Imperial Guards 1 comparatively iree for their a simultaneous attack | nd the neighboring posts, | ally chosen being the early | ew Year’s day, when it was at the Japanese would be en- d 1n the festivities of the ad ted their opportunity better. e troops occupying Taipeh rounding districts consisted of and that, too, a regi- Territorial army, or Second serves, as they are sometimes called. d to defend a district of large ex- | to garrison many miltitary posts; | ent conld not spare more than ion for the defemnse of Taipeh, equently., not more than 500 | men were available for fighting purposes. | The exact number of the insurgents is known, but it seems to have aggre- | d fuily 10,000. e to synchronize the -assaults At I Either their armnge-i re not perfect or they found it | ed by their various sections. instead of a simultaneous attack v several piaces at dawn of New Year's they commenced by launching their and 28th of December, other places near evidently, of sev- between the last On iho with the object, ering communications amed town and the capital Taipeh. rties of Japanese stationed Ited outposts were not only utnumbered but also taken by either re stand. By midnight on the | of the old year the tide of insur- | had swept to the neighborhood of | eb. Four outposts were attacked, the | a police station, where nine of the con- es were killed, the rest escaping; the d a telegraph post, where ten ope- were butchered ; the third a military | 1, the garrison of which retired in upon Taipeh, and the fourin, also a | military station (Hobe), where the assail- | ants were driven back. An hour and a half earlier (10:30 ». ., | December 31) a desultory demonstration | was made against Taipeh from a point out- side the northeast gate, but the garrison | being on the alert the rebels were held in | check for a time. By and by, however, be- | ing joined by the successful assailants of the outposts mentioned, the Chinese made | a fresh advance. But they never fought | with anything like gallantry or nerve. | Resolute and ready enough when there is | question of butchering half a dozen Jap- anese soldiers or land-transport coolies, they show interminable hesitation and dis- | cretion in the presence of any real resist- | ance on however small a scale. | Throughout the 1st, 2d and 3d of Janu- | ary they continued volley or independent firing against Taipeh, without attempting any real assault. By that time their op- portunity was lost. A transport carrying 400 men, sent from Japan to re-enforee the second division, which is stationed in the south of the island, reached Kelung on the 1st of January. This force was im- mediately diverted to Taipeh;and on its arrival there the Japanese at once assumed the offensive, quickly clearing the vicinity of its cowardly occupants. During the night of January 3 another force of a thousand Japanese, the transports carry- ing which had similarly touched at Kelung en route from the south, marched into Taipeh, the safety of which was thus as- sured. Meanwhile Tamsui also had been as- saulted, but had beaten off the rebels, and munication between Kelung and Tai- I had been restored. All danger of the insurrection assuming serious dimensions now at an end for the moment, but » Japanese were not yet spfficiently to undertake an offensive campaign a large scale. A hundred and fifty anese lives were sacrificed up to Janu- 3, including eighteen constables and X schoolteachers. Tt ¢ Chinese practiced their wonted bar- barities. Near the village of Sikkow weré found the headless bodies of thirteen-Japa- nese, all brotally mutilated. The fate of the six schoolteachers was particularly sad. T_hey were all comparatively young men, in the prime of life. Natur- ally, it had been from -the first a paramount object with -the Japa- com | ccess rested with the insur- | Jucid and practical style as possible, so as | | tures with, in good order or making | | ing,”’ J. M. Stiliman. “Spectrum analysis,” F. Sanford. “Alchemy,” G. M. Richardson. nes~ to start educational work in Formosa. They found, however, that nearly all the better classes of Chinese had | left Taipeh, and that no young people qualified to receive instruction remained in the city. The case was different in a small town (Pachelin) a few miles distant. There some respectable fannlies remained, and there accordingly the six education- ists that had come with the Japanese army opened a school. Their efforts were crowned with considerable success, and Pachelin acquired the reputation of being the center of Japanese moral influencein the island. Probably for that reason it attracted the special ferocity of the rebels. They raided the town, committed horrible excesses thereand murdered the six scht_ml- teachers in cold blood. Already thirty Japanese in Tokio have volunteered to take their place. InJapan the news of these doings pro- duced much surprise. Orders were imme- diately issued for the dispatch of & mixed brigade of the Fourth Division from Osaka. The force consisted of 2000 infan- try, a battery of mountain artillery and a proportion of cavalry and engineers. 84 received its orders on January 4, and by the afternoon of the 5th the troops were ready to proceed by rail to Ujina. Almost universal dissatisfaction was expressed against the administration of Formosa for being caught so completely unprepared, and the Cabinet was blamed for not send- ing to the island police and gendarmes competent to forewarn the authorities of such uprisings. E An anti-foreign riot that might have assumed very serious dimensions was barely averted on the 18th of December at Ichang, by the prompt landing of a party from H. B. M. 8. Esk, and by the British Consul’s earnest appeals to the Chinese local officials. The affair illustrates how curiously inflammable is the normal con- dition of the Chinese mind where foreign- ersare in question. There was apparently no spirit of disturbance abroad, nor had any attempt been made to incite the people to violence. Accidentally, however, a bul- let from an airgun, fired by a Chinese em- ployed on the Esk, the men of which ship were having sports on some ground be- longing to the American mission, struck a high official in the customs service, and penetrating his eye killed him on the spot. Almost immediately the crowds of hitherto peaceful Chinamen had united into a yelling mob, which surged along to the British consulate, threw stones, smashed doors and windows and | seemed to be rivening into the worst pos- sible mood, when a party of British marines and sailors appeared on the scene. Meanwaile, the foreign ladies and | childrcn had all been hurried off to a steamer in the river, where they passed | the night. The lccal officials showed | commendable promptitude in calling out | troops and posting wholesome proclama- tions. ! The promptness of Chinese justice was | recently illustrated at Wukiang, a town twelve miles south of Soochow. Salt | smuggling is there a capital offense. | Seven men were arrested on that charge about a month ago and their heads quickly struck off. 1t subsequently trans- pired that the whole offense of two out of | the seven had consisted in happening to | drink tea at the same table with some of the real smugglers. | LECTURES AT . STANFORD. A Course of Fourteen to Be Given on Popular Science Once a Week. The List of Eminent Teachers and the | Topics They Will Speak | Upon. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Jan. | 30.—This evening will see the inauguration of a new lecture course at Stanford. The lectures, fourteen in number, compose | what is known as the popular science | course, and will be given weekly. The | topics for these discourses are on scientific | subjects, which are treated, however, 1n as | to be of interest to the general class stu- | dents who are almost entirely unacquaint- | ed with the subjects treated. Professor J. P. Smith began these lec- | ‘The development of the | physical geography of California.”” The | following is the schedule of the course and | the names of the lecturers: ““The relation of geology to the develop- | ment of mineral resources,” J. C. Brannen. “The value of formal studies,”” David Starr Jordan. “The animal motor,” O. P. Jenkins. “Contagious diseases of insects,” V. L. Kellogg. “Experimental psychology,” F. Angell. | “The zoological station at Naples,” W. | R. Dudley. ‘Matter and force,” S. W. Young. “The history of sugar and sugar-refin- “Geological distribution of the fresh- | water fishes of the Pacific Coast,” C. H. Gilbert. “Steel,” L. R. Lenox. “‘Mosses and ferns,” D. H. Campbell. The course ends on May 7. H. D. Steldon '96 met the committee on the Carnot debate this afternoon, and | after talking over the matter Mr. Sheidon decided to continue in the contest. so Stanford will have three representatives | after all, much to everybody’s gratifica- tion. It was generally admitted yesterday that Sheldon’s withdrawal would seri- ously cripple Stanford’s chances of win- ning. The three debaters therefore are . Sbeldon, who is aiso one of Stan- ford’s representatives for the regular inter- collegiate debate, E. I. Miller ’96 and F. S. Howard ’98. All the gentlemen are mak- ing history their major study. Professor W. H, Hudson lectures on next Saturday eveninJg in San Francisco on “Alfred Tennyson.” Pl el SUIT OF A CORDELIA MAN. He Wants $25,000 From the Southern Pacific for Killing His Son. SUISUN, CAL.. Jan. 30.—Christopher 8. Studer of Cordclia will commence a suit in the Buperior Court of Solano County to re- cover the sum of $25,000 from the Southern Pacific Company. Last July the plaintiff's son, while crossing the track on the main street of Cordelia, was injured by a freight- train which was backing to unload freight. His leg was badly crushed and blood- poisoning set in, resulting in the boy’s death. The father alleges he is entitled to the above sum from the company, which he accuses of negligence in not giving a warning to the boy. Held for Murder Without Bail. SANTA ANA, Car., Jan. 30.—Garrett G. Southern, under arrest for the murder of | Mariano Cuero, October 12, 1894, was held on the charge of murder at his preliminary examination before Justice Freeman to- day without bail. Sheriff Nichols took him to Los Angeles to-m%m for safe keep- ing until his trial by the Superior Court. Sl s Southern California-Salt Lake Road. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Jan. 30.—A meet- ing of the directors of the Southern Cali- fornia and Salt Lake Railway has been cailed for February 7. Colonel W. H. Holabird has been appointed right-of-way agent. The work of securing right of way is being vigorously pushed. GOLDEN FRUITS IN GREAT ARRAY, Spectators Charmed by the Displays at Clover- dale’s Fair. VERY BIG ATTENDANCE. Special Features That Draw Vis- itors From All Sections of the Country. SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE A DAY Exhibitors Who Have Gained Praise for the Arrangement of Their Productions. CLOVERDALE, CAL., Jan. 30.—It iz the second day of the.fair, and a balmy spring day bas been succeeded by a beautiful moonlight night. The silvery rays of a full moon and the golden displays’ of citrus fruits prove a sort of attraction which not one of the many visitors or townspeople can resist, hence the streets and pavilion are thronged to-night with pleasure-seekers. The band concert is going on and the large pavilion is crowded almost to a crush, and the managers are happy because the greater the crush the more are the proceeds.. Large proceeds mean a greater and more magnificent new pavilion, to be built in readiness for next year’s fair. From Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Petaluma and other Sonoma County cities came | hundreds to-day to see the fair. A great many more are arriving on every train. Visitors who saw the bountiful array of golden fruits, enthusiastically praised the magnificentdisplay. Indeed, even Sonoma County is just awakening to the fact that besides her other countless resources the orange and lemon can also be grown here to perfection. This was school-children’s day and the 400 happy-iearted and rosy-cheeked tots held full sway at the pavilion this after- noon. To-morrow 1s Mendocino County’s day. The pride of the town, the Ukiah cornet band of eighteen pieces, is coming and will play both afternoon and evening., The Cloverdale band gives a grand ball to- morrow night with the assistance of Professor D. C. Smith and Miss Mabel Smith of Healdsburg, Professor Charles | Westenhaver and Charles Hall of San Francisco. Nearly 200 couples are expected to be present. The exhibits are as follows: F. Aibertz of Moulton Hill Vineyard has an excellent display of wines and grape syrup. It is arranged in the form of a grotto, and is truly a work of art. His wines received the highest award at the World’s Fair in 1893; also a bronze medal at the exposition in Bordeaux, France, in 1895. The display of the Cloverdale Wine Com- pany is truly an inspiration. Bottle upon bottie is arranged in fantastic designs as pleasing to the eye as the wines are to the taste. The Italian-Swiss colony did not display | their wines for lack of time, but they have an elaborate exhibit of Washington navels and Mediterranean sweet oranges; also lemons and dried fruits. John Field has arranged his display in the form of a spire constructed of navels, Mediterranean sweets and gpedlings; also some very finealmonds. Hisis the largest display in the pavilion. Mr. Field has a three-acre tract near town planted in oranges and lemons. G. Hagmayer’s exhibit is in the form of a Japenese pagoda, built of assorted varieties of oranges, large in size. Mrs, J. L. Eastlick’s display of navel and seedling oranges is very tasty. J. D. Dunham has some well-preserved | winter apples, large in size and handsome in appearance. Mrs. A. Bentley has on exhibition a pretty bed of violets and lilies, surrounded by some fine seedling oranees. Mrs. M. J. Stockwell has a plate of seed- lings. Mrs. L. A. Domine has a plate of large smooth and thin-skinned navels and Mediterranean sweets. Mrs. L E. Shaw has a dozen varieties of jellies on exhibi- tion, handsomely put up and most tempt- ing to the palate. Mrs. Anna Keller has one en navels of large size. J. T. Dixon hasa novel exhibit of ripe blackberries, green leaves and all, just| picked from the bush. | The Cloverdale Orange Company has constructed a bridee of lemons and | oranges, which displays much ingenuity. It has fifteen acres in oranges two miles from town. Fred Whitaker has a display of some fine seedlings. A.C. Ledger has a tall lighthouse made of oranges which is a work of art; also a miniature train, the cars loaded with oranges and bearing the sign, 1900, Cloverdale to New York.” Senator J. C. Halloway, whose two-acre orange grove near the center of town isa great attraction, has a large pyramid of oranges—navels, Mediterranean sweets and Japanese. . A miniature representation of the Tiburon ferry-boat, the work of A. E. Richards, a resident of Cloverdale, attracts much attention. . H. J. Crocker’s exhibit is artistic and shows some fine specimens of navels, Malta bloods, late Valencias and Medi- terranean sweets. A dozen prize lemons of Mr. Crocker’s are also on exhibition. M. Menihan, the proprietor of the United States Hotel, has a display which is really wonderful. Tt consists of a mammoth pyramid built entirely of oranges, not a single specimen measuring less than twelve inches in circum{erence. E. G. Furber has a revolving globe four feet in diameter, made entirely of Med- iterranean sweets and also a pyramid of large Washington navels. C. A. Yordi’s display is the best work of art in the payilion. It is a fancy piece built entirely of sugar and orange marma- lade hetd in baskets carved out of large Cloverdale oranges. Fred Yordi, who is the proud possessor of a three-acre orange orchard, transported a large orange tree to the pavilion laden with fine Washing- ton navels. A bed of large navels at the foot of the tree makes his display one of the most prominent at the fair. Henry Hubbard’s exhibit consists of a magnificent spread of Lisbon lemons, navel and Japanese oranges. George B. Baer has a magnificent dis- play of olives pickled and green; also oranges. Mrs. C. Worth has some citrons on ex- hibit which are truly wonderful; also apples and pears. A. Caughey has an orange tree loaded with Washington navels. Mrs. D. M. Wambold has a display of navels, dried and canned fruits. Captain H. M. Haney—Pyramid of ‘Washington navels. F. Albertz, Moulton Hill Vineyard— Handsome display of native wine product. Cloverdale Wine Company—Another handsome display of wines in a distinet design. J. H. Kleiser—Display of dried fruits in the form of an active windmill. Miss Millie Hagmeyer — Washington navels and Japanese Satsuma, built in the form of a bower. Captain John Fields, president of the association—A lower surmounted with a cross, built of Washington navels, seed- lings and Sicily lemons. Cloverdale Orange Association—Repro- duction of the Cloverdale bridge in navels. This association set out ten acres last year, and the bridge is built outof the product of this year. Ten acres more will be set out this year. Mrs. E. B. Eastlick—Washington navels, Mediterranean sweets and Japanese man- darins. Mrs. Annie Keller—Washington navels. Mrs. J. H. Gallagher—Washington na- vels. Fred Whittaker—Cloverdale seedlings, Mrs. M. J. Stockwell—Seedlings. A. C. Ledger—Depot and train of cars, built of Washington navels and Sicily lemons. Senator J. C. Halloway— Navels, Medi- terranean sweets, Japanese mandarins, Italian mandarins, Sicily lemons, Clover- dale seedlings. M. Minehan—Pyramid of Washington navels. J. H. Mehring, for Henry Crocker’s ranch (Los Aguajos Rsncho) — Mediterranean sweets, ‘Washington navels, Malta bloods, Sicily lemons. The exhibit is neatly fenced about with manzanita wood. Henry Hubbard — Washington navels, Mediterranean sweets, Sicily lemons. T. J. Cottle—Washington navels. F. Yordi—A tree of Washington navels. C. A. Yordi has an attractive pyramid of marmalades done up in orange skins, Mrs. J. E. Shaw and Mrs. G. B. Baer are in charge of an attractive booth for the | sale of oranges. UKIAH STAGE HOLD-UP John Schneider, Supposed to Be the Robber, Has a Prelim- inary Hearing, He Conducts His Own Defense and Is Held for Trial in $8o00 Bail, UKIAH, CaL., Jan. 30.—The preliminary | examination of John Schneider, the Cal- pella bandit, was to-day taken up, it hav- ing been continued to this time to secure | the attendance of material witnesses on | the part of the prosec ution: The first witness sworn was C. T. James, | who testified that on examination last Tuesday he had been mistaken as to whom | he had handed the express-box. It was his first impression that he handed it to Driver Howard, but it had since occurred |to him that & man named Hart had done so. Several other witnesses were called. Burke, who testified as to finding tracks near the scene of the robbery. He testi- | fied that the tracks were the same size as the defendant’s shoes would make, and also described & peculiarity in the tracks leading from the scene of the robbery. The principal witness of the day was James Muir, who was held up the same time as the stage was stopped and while the stage was still standing at the scene oi the robbery. Muir positively identifiea | and during bis cross-examination consid- erably anuoyed the defexdant by referring to the man who held him up as **You.” The defendant objected to this and quoted to the court that every man is in- nocent until proven guilty. When Schnei- der requested that Muir place him in the | same position as when he stood him up, Muir answered by saying, “You stand 1in the same way you were that day.” This also aroused strenuous objections on the part of the defendant. When the testimony was all in District Attorney Sturtevant asked that defendant be held to answer to the Superior Court in $7500 bail. Defendant made & rambling statement to the effect that it would be possible to arrest a dozen men ugn'msz whom as much evidence couid be adduced as against him. He pleaded with the court o take into | consideration his surroundings, etc.. but at the conclusion of his remarks Justice | Sullivan held that there was sufficient evi- dence to warrant holding him for trial to | the Superior Court, and ordered so, fixing his bail at $8000. During the examination the defendant showed himself to be of very irascible temperament by getting angered at state- menis made by various witnesses. At one time he became very tragic, and sought to impress upon the mind of witness Muir that on his testimony might rest the life of the defendant. The tral will probably take in the April session of the court. Aodn e AN ZYNDALL AT FRESNO, The Mind-Reader and Hypnotist Strikes a Snag. FRESNO, CaL., Jan. 30.—McIvor Tyn- dall, styling himself *‘Mystic Tyndall,” mind-reader and hypnotist, known in many towns on the Pacific Slope, met with a new experience here to-day. Tyndall received a great deal of free advertising in Los Angeles recently by publishing to the world that he intended placing himself in a state of suspended animation and then be buried deep in mother earth for the space of forty days. The local authorities stepped in just in the nick of time and “prevented the marvelous feat.” Tyndail is well known in Fresno, where on several occasions he has performed before large audiences. Monday and Tuesday evenings were his Jatest. His hypnotic *‘subjects’” did all manner of ludicrous things. He went to Madera vesterday and soon afterward received the following dispatch: EENO, Jan, 20. Professor 11, Mader Fr apiece i iatel! el L T 'ce immes s Vi ex; oger the State; uynot will be dol-)?r:e oxy;o‘é:?w train with citizens. ‘WADE LIMBAUGH. The sender of this dispatch with two other young men here say that the *‘pro- fessor” hired and drilled them for their parts, but failed to pay them for the second evening’s ‘performance, hence the message to pay up. < ‘I'yndall returned here this afternoon. He denies the storyand intimates he will make it very warm for Limbaugh and others, who reiterate their allegations and seem to defy him. i R Jack Mulckey Captured at Spokane. SPOKANE, WasH., Jan. 30.—Jack Mule- key, the notorious ex-convict, who, with his partner, James Tate, held up the stage running from Napa to Silver City, Idaho, last October and rifled the mailpouch of $3000, was captured in this city by United States Marshal Drake ay as he came from British Columbia. A reward of $1000 was offered for his capture. Among them was Deputy Sheriff A. A. | Schneider as the man who stood him up | NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING STILL NO REPLY! ’Tis now seven days since our desire to serve the public’s interest and show to them who are the true bargain-givers in San Francisco, that we challenged any and all concerns in San Francisco, both wholesale and retail, even the Chinese tailors on Market street who use a few girls in the front portion of their store to throw you off the scent and make you think their goods are made by white people. We chalienged ’em all to show up as handsomse a line of goods, as perfectly tailored Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters as curs at 85O O Not one of ’em had the nerve, not one of ’em dared to re- ply. We placed the goods in our great big window; they are there under the light of day; they won’t be there long. This challenge was only given for two days, but we will con- tinue it until Saturday night to show the people in San Fran- cisco that not only are we bargain-givers of the first order, not only does the big store carry the largest assortment of high- class goods, but we are liberal in our methods. We first stated two days for this challenge sale; we shall continue it until Saturday night. Don’t you know it requires nerve to take such tine SUITS and OVERCOATS—the very cream of our stock—and say $9.00 52 PICK. The very cleverest of Tailor-made Suits in fine Black Clay Worsteds, Gray Clay Worsteds, fine Blue and Black Twill Chev- iots, in Cutaways, in Single-breasted Sacks, in Double-breasted Sacks—clever gar- ments, all of ’em—Challenge Price— -—$9.00~- Sales of the magnitude of this one are not every-day occurrences, and the people know it, and they're guiding themselves accordingly. RAPHAEL’S (INCORPORATED). FRISCO’S BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR STORE. Some awfully swell Overcoats—the crea- iions of Swell Tailors—in Fine English Kerseys, with deep velvet collars, in blues and blacks. Some awfully clever Kersey Overcoats, in tans and drabs. Challenge price— —$9.00— Just a day or two more of the Challenge, and then bid farewell to the shortest and most remarkable sale in the commercial history of Frisco. RAPHAEL’S (INCORPORATED). 9, 11. 13, 15 KEARNY STREET TWO ENTIRE BUILDINGS, Some remarkably clever Ulsters,s those long Irish Frieze Ulsters, very cleverly tailored garments, with worsted lining, in blue, black and Oxford mixtures. lenge Price— --$9.00-- Chal-