The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 28, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1596 CABINET CHANGES CONTEMPLATED There Is Yet a State of Un- rest Among Factions in Japan. POLICY OF THE PARTIES. So Far All Attempts to Over- throw the Ministry Have Failed. MARQUIS ITO'S VISIT ABROAD. Talk of the Prestige of Great Britain Being Impaired in the Far East. TOKIO, Jarax, Feb. 11.—There is much talk of important Japan. The political party that holds the balance of power between the Government supporters and the opposition se posed to throw in its lot with the latter, now that the budget has passed. All Par- ntary attempts to overthrow the try have hitherto been defeated by a zeneral conviction that no obstacle should be placed in the way of measures for in- creasing'the armaments of the empire. It was kriown that if the lower house adont- ed a motion of want of confidence in the Miriisters an appeal to the coun- try: -would immediately be made, and thus —all legisiative work would be suspended for several months. Butthe budget, with its large appropriations for developing - the . army and navy, having passed the representatives,a feeling of uneasiness as to the poten ties of the opposition and the tendencies of politi- cians bitherto neutral now begins to pre- vail. It is evident, howey that until the budget passes the upper house, and until both h approved the vari- taxation with- scheme would be . no politician sin- sting the programme s can range himself Hence there is not ous commotion in ous measur out which the d intention of visit- the coronation of the 1es to be the most discussed Japan. It is natural that the i-seize a good opportunity imself once more into close uropean statesmen, but there t obstacle to his departure juncture, namely, the of finding some one to take his o attend ¥ ent arrangement of It is impossible as yet ther that difficulty will be come, or whether it will compel the quis to abanden his hope of a journey ction in the southwest of ribed Dby newspaper corre- an attempt on the part of the to recover administrative avenge the murder of the cial advices indicate it to nothing more than a violent protest aga the ill-advised action of the Ko- rean Government in attempting to compel the adoption of the Occidental fashion of cutting the hair. So far from fomenting the movement the heads of the Min family are assisting the Government to suppress it. The Koreans, living in a chronic state of dissatisfaction, are ready at all times to obey the smallest impulse for breaking out into open revolt. For the moment an exceptional calm reigns over the generally troubled sea of Korean politics. The Tai Won-kun re- mains auite in his ostracism from official- dom. Perhaps the death of his long-time foe, the Queen, has satisfied the heart of the sanguinary old intriguer. The Cabi- net seems to be firmly set. Its predomi- nating elements are of the Kin family, one of the three great political factions in Korea, the other two being the Li—that is to say the King’s clan—and the Min, or relatives of the late Queen. A Kin is now at the head of the Cabinet and a Kin holds the portfolio of Foreign Affairs. It isa progressive Cabinet, iriendly to Japan. | Moreover, there are no indications of Rus- sian intrigue or interference. At present some of the American missionaries, how- ever, continue to publish very bitter things about the Japanese, thereby vindicating to some extent the charges originally brought against them by the latter. The capital of Japan, already disfigured by a network of wires spreading above the streets—telegraphic, telephonic and elec- tric-light wires—is about to have an over- head- railway added to these disfigure- ments. Several railways now enter Tokio, but to reach the terminus of one from that of another necessitates a street journey by carriage or jinrikisha. The Government has obtained the consent of the Diet to bring these lines into junction by means of two central stations—one for the private, the other for the state roads—which will be united with the various termini and with each other by means of an elevated railway fifteen and a half feet above the ground. The work will be completed in cix years at a cost of 3,500,000 ven, the method of construction being that em- ployed in Berlin after the Franco-Russian war, namely, brick piers spanned by iron arches. Some of the most influential Japanese journals write that unless Encland takes steps to demonstrate her fearlessness of Russia, the prestige of the British lion will be impaired in the far East. These news- papers point to Russia’s recent activity, commencing with the tripartite alliance in the spring of last year; procgflding toa Joan that placed the Middle Kingdom at the mercy of the Muscovite; passing on to the leasing of Kiaochow Bay as a naval station, and concluding with an attempt to purchase from Holland an island clos'e to Sumatra. Through all these things England has remained quiet, and the Japanese do not yet understand that con- sciousness of strength to act effec}we_ly when necessary may serve as sedative in the case of a great power. — -4 Desperate Street Fight. ROME, GA., Feb. 27.—At 2:30 o'clock this aftérnoon a desperate street fight oc- curred -here between V. T. Sanford and Policeman Mulkey. Mulkey is dead, ex- Sueriff Matthews crilicallyhlnd pe:::: atally wounded. Several other spec ;o:a );zn. by stray bullets. One struck & Cabinet changes in | ad of the Cabinet without | | from work to-day. young lady. Policeman Mulkey clubbed a | iriend of Sanford’s and this caused the | fight. | e NOT OCCUPIED BY RUSSIA. Troops Merely Landed at Seoul to Guard the Leqation. LONDON, Exa., Feb. 27.—1n the House of Commons to-day George N. Curzon. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated | in reply to questions regarding the report- | ed Russian occupation of Seoul, the capital | of Korea, that nothing of the kind had | occurred and that the Government was | not aware that ‘Russia had any intention | of occupying the place. A force of 150 Russian’ sailors, he said, were guarding the Russian Legation there, in which the King of Korea was still taking refuge. In reply to a question from Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Mr. Curzon stated that no proposals bad been made by any Kuro- ean power that Great Britain evacuate lgypt. Bayard Visits Salisbury. LONDON, Ex6., Feb. 27.—United States | Embassador Bayard visited the Foreign Office this afternoon and held a long con- ference with Lord Salisbury. It is stated at the United States Embassy that Embas- sador Ba d has not yet received a copy of the British Venezuelan report prepared by Sir Frederick Pollock. — - To Withdraw Blackburn. FRANKFORT, Ky., Fep. 27.—A joint caucus of the Democratic members of the Legislature will be called within the next day or two, to consider propositions look- ing to the withdrawal of Blackburn. There was no change in the ballot to-day. D Manitoba’s School Controversy. NIPEG, MaxniTOBA, Feb. 27.—Attor- ney-General Sifton’s motion protesting against the contemplated federal inter- ference in the Manitoba school matters | was carried by a vote o to 7 in the | Manitoba Legislature ear; morning. M EXTERSHE STRIKE, Five Thousand Garment-Makers Refuse to Work at Balti- more. y th Caused by the Manufacturers Refus-| ing to Recognize the Organ- ization. BALTIMORE, Mp., Feb. 27.—One of the | largest labor sirikes ever inaugurated in | this city is now on in earnest. Five thou- | sand members of the United Garment- | workers’ Organization remained away This general strike was caused by the manufacturers refusing to recognize the organization. The clothing manufacturers claim to be but little affected by the strike. They say | the work for the spring trade is all done, | and that a month's rest of the presen workers would not materially injure b ness. The strikers spent the larger part of the day in organizing. They appointed a “settling” committee, consisting of ter members, one from each union, and will remain ready to receive overtures irom the manufacturers. ‘It is claimed by the strikers that overtures have already been received from four firms. Both sides are firm and claim to be contident of success. | Directly and indirectly 20,000 persons are ‘ affected by the strike. | S | H FOR LAND. | | GREAT RU! Orver a Thousand Men and Women in One Line. DES MOINES, Tows, Feb. 27.—Over 1100 | men and women were in the line when | | One ASSASSINATED N A MONASTERY. The Father Superior Shot to Death by a Madman. RIDDLED WITH BULLETS A Scream of Mortal Agony That Will Haunt the Old Mission. THE MURDERER'S ANTECEDENTS Comes From a Family of Lunatics and . Had Been a Protege of His Victim. SANTA BARBARA, Car., Feb. 27.— Early this morning the startling rumor flew about town that Father Superior Ferdinand Bergmeyer of the old mission had been fatally wounded by an assassin’s bullets. At the old mission confusion and distress replaced its usual tranquillity for the cruel deed had in no way been fore- shadowed. The criminal arose this morning with the other inmates, served mass or *‘Medi- tation’’—as the service is called—satu at table with his victim, and nothing un- usual was observed in his speech or de- meanor, nor did anything occur tnat could have in any way aroused his malice. Yet as the aged Father Superior was climbing the stairs leading to his bare cell he heard a strange explosion and saw this man, known to all the inmates of the monastry as ‘“‘Henry,” who worked in the garden and stables of the mission and shared the devotion of the brotherhood and privileges of their simple life, standing a few steps above him, still clad in the cassock he had worn at the sacred srrvice. In quick succession four other shots were fired, each taking effect in the oid priest’s body and calling forth a scream of | agony which will forever Launt the old mission walls. Fatler Reynarius ran | from the earden, where he was watering his flowers, and brought other brothers from their homely task to find the head of their order lying in a pool of blood at the foot of the stairway. Drs. Hall and Otto were at once sum- moned and an examination was made. bullet had struck the chin, cutting the flesh, and a second the chest at a point near the armpit. Two penetrated the body in the region of the abdominal cavity. A fifth broke the thigh a little above the knee. Father Ferdinand is a man of nearly 70 years and of extraordinary corpulence, weighing 300 pounds, and this vast ac- cumulation of flesh caused the search for the bullets to be attended with unusual difficuity. At noon it was stated by both physicians that the chances of recovery were faint, THE LATE FATHER FERDINAND. the Federal Land Office opened this morn- ing. waiting to file papers against lands in | the 22,000-acre tract opened for settlement | in Northwest Iowa to-day. Hundreds of | them camped in the alleys ana streets | around the building the night before, and | they formed a line at davbreak. This line | the officers broke up before opening the office, and it had to be formed again; the | advantages gained by the long waits Were not recognized. i The line extended from the office on the | second floor through the building and a | block away on the street. It was orderly | and there was little trouble. Nine women | made filings. The first filing was by Samue} Dempsey, on a quarter section. | Nine hundred and fourteen claims were filed, nearly all getting their turns before the office closed. The hearing of coutest cases will begin to-morrow. There is an | average of nine filings on a tract. A, Tributes to the Late Admiral. PIERCE, Nesr., Feb. 27.—The Ham- | mond Hotel was packed this morning with friends to pay their last tribute to the late Rear-Admiral Joseph Fyffe, Rev. D. 8. Davis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal chureh, conducted the servic The cas- ket was decorated with a Jarge American flag and a profusion of flowers. Flags in the city were at hali-mast. Judge John Robinson adjourned court for two hours out of respeci to the memory of the late admiral. The remaing were taken to Ur- bana, Ohio, for burial. | further harm on himself and others. the only hope being an operation to follow up the course of both bullets 1n the ab- dominal cavity and repair the injuries done to the vital organs as far as possible. During this operation, while the patient was under the influence of ether, it was found that the stomach was verforated, front and back. Both holes were stitched up and the channel caused by the bullet on the right side of the cavity was iound | to have penctrated the left lobe of the Jiver. It was impossible, on account of the weak cendition of the patient, to do more. ‘Wheh Henry finaily walked out of the door and in the direction of the city one old brother followed him, not so much with the intention of bringing him to pun- ishment as with the idea that the man was in a dangerous condition and might wreak But Henry merely went down to the Sheriff’s office, sat aimlessly about the steps of the | courthouse for a time, waiting for some- | body to appear, and then betook himself downtown, where he found Constable Dan Martin, and announced that he was the criminal who had shot one of the mission fathers, and wanted to give himself up, At the jail he wrote out his full name, Bernard Henry Gerhart Krusemeyer. He yielded up the weapon, which he stated he had bouzht expressly for the purpose of killing the old priest—a British bulldog double-action six-shooter, thirty-eight caliber—with all the chambers empty. To one he stated that he had killed the old man because he had used him brutally, but to another, in a moment of confidence, he weirdly explained that he was avenging a wrong upon his sister, who died three years ago, and who since her entrance into the other world has been wickedly wronged by Father Ferdinand and was being kept by him in purgatory. At first he seemed to glory in his deed, but as the day wore on his elation failed him and he shrank in fear from any allus- ion to his crime, and was afraid to com- promise himself by any further statement. He was searched by Constable Martin this morning and again in a more thor- ough raanner by Officer Storni this after- noon, but all that was found on his person besides a matchbox’ were two crucifixes and a rosary. He is charged with assault to murder, but his examination Will be postponed awaiting further reports of the victim’s condition. Krusemeyer is a man of 30, medium height, slender, fair, with weak blue eyes and a simple expression. Several years ago he applied for admission to the order, but examination of his antecedents re- sulted in the discovery that his father and brother were in insane asylums and that an insane taint ran in his family, and he was refused admission. For two years past he has made his home at the mission, and the padres agree he was an excellent and faithful workman. He had been subject to insane spells last- ing for a day or two at a time, when he has talked wildly, and on this account strong objections have been made to permitting him to stay there. Father Reynarius, whom Henry declared he hated at first sight, objected strongly SACRAMENTO'S NEW BISHOP. Rev. Father Thomas Grace Is Notified of His Appointment. A POPULAR SELECTION. Members of His Flock and Others Express Their Gratifi- cation. HIS WORK IN THE PRIESTHOOD Has Labored for Many Years in Vari- ous Fields on the Pacific Coast. | FSACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 27.—Rev | Thomas Grace, who bas been for several | years in charge of this parish, and has | managed the Sacramento diocese since the THE RT. REV. THOMAS GRACE, BISHOP OF SACRAMENTO. to his presence, fearing some such tragedy as this, but old Father Ferdinand, whom he so wantonly attacked, was his especial friend and protector, and it was due to his intercession that the man was permitted to stay. 4 The victim is a native of Westphalia, whence Krusemeyer also came. Father Ferdinand entered a European monastery when a young man, and came to this country on the same vessel with Father Reynarius, his old colleague, in 1859. He is Father Superior of the Sacred Order of the Sacred Heartand all its thirty- | five houses in America. He first came to Santa Barbara,eleven vears ago. Krusemeyer’s act is attributed to an in- sane freak and nothing but pity is felt for him at the monastery. LaTeR—Father Ferdinand Bergmeyer passed away with the setting of the sun. Drs. Hall and Otto state that he suffered Iittle and died from the shock of the terri- ble injuries received at his advanced age. Everything that the best surgical skill could suggest was done to aid him, but he was beyond the reach of surgery from the first. When the surgeons first reached his side he was perfectly calm and composed. He spoke with sorrow of the man who had committed the dastardly act, saying that they had always known that he was mentally unsound, but that he had never considered him at all dangerous, and Henry had looked upon him as his best friend. He could not sufhiciently express his surprise at the savage attack, which took him totally unawares, but expressed his conviction that it was due to the wild momentary impulse of a mad man, As an orator and scholar Father Ferdi- nand had no superior in his order and his | kindly disposition endeared him to all his associates and parishioners. STRUCK OIL AT CORLINGA The New District About Eighty Miles Southwest From Fresno. Much Excitement in the Town and Hundreds of Acres of Land Being Leased. FRESNO, Carn., Feb. 27.—At Coalinga this morning oil was struck at a depth of 310 feet and flows ten barrels per day. It will be bored deeper. Extensive work is being carried on there by a company from the East, together with parties from this county. Three 8-inch wells are being bored and it is the intention tc put them down 1000 feet unless oil is reached sooner. The oil flowing from the ‘well is of excel- lent quality, and parties arriving from there to-day report much excitement and that the town bas been platted. This dis- trict lies eighty miles southwest from Fresno, at the pase of the Coast Range. Hundreds of acres of land in the vicinity have been leased for oil-boring purposes. — Anaother Wolf in the Fold. SEATTLE, WasH.,, Feb. 28 — Harry Coombe, an employe of Hurd & Hill, com- mission merchants, prominent in church and Christian Endeavor affairs in this city, has absconded, being short in hisaccounts, He deserted a wife and several children in England, and has a wife and one child in this city. Tl e Cicero Rounds Dies at Vallejo. VALLEJO, CarL, Feb. 27, — Cicero Rounds, & resident of Vallejo since 1853, died here early this morning of a compli- cation of diseases and will be buried Sun- day. y death of Bishop Manogue a year ago, was to-night officially informed of his appoint- ment to the bishopric. Several friends of Father Grace called to-night to congratulate him oa his good fortune, and to express their gratification at his appointment to such an important post of honor in the church which he represents. Father Grace received the | news with his accustomed modesty: While fully appreciating the high honor | church has conferred upon him, he has a keen realization of the heavy responsibil- ity it entails. Asa matter of fact, he was not desirous of being promoted to the bishopric, but like a good soldier he stood ready to do the bidding of his superiors. The official notice of his appointment will be received with great satisfaction by the members of his flock, and even outside of Catholic circles. Bishop Grace was born in County Wex- ford. Ireland, in 1842. He received his earlier education in the private schools of his native place, then at St. Peter’s, Wex- ford, and afterward became a student at All Hallows College in Dublin. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1867, and in September of that year came to California. His father, James Grace, was of Norman extraction, being a de- scendany of the famous Raymond Le Gros of the twelfth century. Father Grace’s first pastorate in this State was at Red Bluff, Tehama County. He built the Convent of Mercy there and was subsequently stationed at Grass Val- ley and later at Marysville. He came to Sacramento in 1831 and succeeded Rev. Father McSweeny, now of Oakland, in charge of St. Rose's parish. SAUSALITO FISHERMEN FINED. It Cost Four Italians $20 Each for Sell- ing Without License. SAUSALITO, Car., Feb. 27.—The Fish Commissioners have been at work here this week and as a result four ltalian fishermen were compelled to pav fines of $20 each for selling fish without a license, The Italians bave been doing consider- able business in this line lately and i came to the sttention of the Commis- sioners, who immediately proceeded to capture them. They came to Sausalito and hired the swift launch Rustler and and went out after the men. The Italians did not understand the meaning of so much excitement until they were threat- ened with arrest. The Commissioners carefully explained their cause of com- plaint, but the men seemed to consider it a joke. ‘When the officers demanded a fine of $20 the men lost all control of the English language and refused to understand a word that was said. At last the officers pulled out some legal documents which seemed to have the desired effect, for the fishermen drew out their well-filled purses and paid the shining twenties over to the Fish Commissioners, who departed after giving decided instructions for the Italians to follow in the future. el SAN RAFAILL’S MISSING MAN. Buchanan’s Disappearance Does Not Greatly Exercise the Community., SAN RAFAEL, CaL., Feb. 27.—Robert Buchanan, an account of whose disappear- ance was published in Tre CaLt to-day, was not thought much of at this place. He was known to be a hard drinking man and is said to be in debt to a great many of his as:ociates on the North Pacific Coast Railroad. He should have received the position made vacant by the untimely death of William Tierney, a short time ago, but for some reason known to the railroad people he was not given it. He was the engineer in charge of the local freight train. Not long ago Buchanan had a great deal of trouble with his wife, and the scanda- which the spiritual head of the Catholic | lous behavior of the two disgusted their friends and neighbors. It is generally thought by those who know him that he has skipped out and will not return. NORTHERN PACI¥IC RECEIVERS, An Application for the Appointment of Messrs. Bigelow and McHenry. SEATTLE, WasH., Feb. 27.—A private telegram received here from Receiver Bur- leigh of the Northern Pacific, who is in New York, says there is a rumor in that city to the effect that an application has been made to Chief Justice Field to have Messrs. Bigelow and McHenry appointed receivers for the four States through which the road runs in the Ninth Circuit—to wit, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon—and wherein Mr. Burleigh at the present time has, under direction of the courts, sole jurisdiction. When in San Francisco recently ex-United States Sena- tor Spooner, one of counsel, made appli- cation to Circuit Judge Gilbert for such an order, but his Honor declined to grant the Trequest, notifying Mr. Spooner that such an application must be regularly made through the United States District Court in this city; and Federal Judge Hanford, acting at theinstance of Judge Gilibert, has named March 3 as the day when their Honors will consider the petition if pre- sented, the Circuit Judge having given notice that he would be here and partici- pate in the proceedings. e STANFORD UNIVERSITY NOTES. The Paderewski Recital—Bassball—Firast Inter-Class Field Day. STANFORD UN(VERSITY, CAL., Feb. 27.—The Paderewski recital, under Stan- fora students’ auspices, is the chief topic of interest here just now. Nearly every- body is going in the special train to San Jose next daturday uight to hear the pian- ist. The sale of seats here was phenome- nal, and in San Jose the seats were gone 1n aday. TheTaculty will practically attend in a body. On Saturday morning the freshman team will play the Belmont nine on the Stan- ford diamond. The game will occur in the morning, and will be a very interesting match. Following will be the position of the players: Pitcher, Austin; catcher, Ray Smith; first base, Freeman: second base. Stanley Harris; third base, Sharp (cap- tain); shortstop, W. McIntosh; left field, Leppo; center field, Gregory; right field, Logan. The first interclass field day is scheduled | for Saturday afternoon next. The events will . be as follows, open to the freshmen and sophomore claeses: yard sprint, half-mile run, 120-yard hurdle, 2%0-yara_hurdle, broad and hizh jump, IEOIe vault, shot put and hammer throw. he main interest will centerin the weight contests and the maiden hundred race. —————— DIED FEOM THE WOUND, Fate of the Old Man Mysteriously Shot in a Vallejo Lumber-Yard. VALLEJO, CAL., Feb. 27.—The old man, Charles Newell of Sacramento, who was shot in the groin by an unknown party with a young girl as his companion in Aden’s Lumber-yard Sunday evening, February 9, and who was taken to the County Hospital at Fairfield on the follow- ing day, died here last night from the effects of the wound he received. So far no definite clew has been obtained of the parties interested in the murderous affair. Sl gy Two Residences Burned at Fresno. FRESNO, CAL., Feb. 27.—The residences of James Scott and Henry Persons in the Altamont addition to Fresno were com- ! pletely consumed by fire this afternoon, together with most of the furniture. The estimated value of the buildings and furniture is_about $5000. It was by the greatest good fortune that other property was not burned, owing to the fact that the locality is beyond the fire imits, and that a high wind was prevailing at the time. There was 8 partial insurance on the furniture. 100-yard dash, | 220-yard dash, 440-yard dash, maiden 100- | GOVERNOR BUDD 1S INTERVIEWED, What He Says of Ex-Sen- ator Goucher’s State- ment. HAS MADE NO ALLIANCE Never Talked With Daggett in Regard to- Senator Per- kins’ Successor. THE ATTACKS OF JOHN P, IRISH Has No Time to Reply to Every Man Removed by Him From Public Office. STOCKTON, CaL., Feb. 27.—Governor Budd arrived here to-day, and is seeking to work up enthusiasm among citizens on the Wilmerding school with a view of securing its location here. He was shown the statement made recently by ex-Sena- tor Goucher to the effect that the Governor bad formed an alliance with Superin- | tendent Daggett of the San Francisco | mint in reference to electing a successor | to Senator Stephen M. White. Mr. Budd said: have never had any talk with Dag- gett in regard to White’s successor. The only thing in the world that Goucher could have based such a statement on was | what occurred a year ago when the Legis- lature elected Perkins to the Senate. Dag- gett spoke to me about getting the compli- | mentary vote of the Democrats. That was all there was to it, and we have neversince | that time discussed the Senatorshipin any way.” ‘When spoken to with reference to the | attacks made on him by John P. Irish, the | Governor did not seem inclined to discuss | Mr. Irish. | “I have nothing to say of him,” ssid e, | “any more than I have of any man whom | I bave been obliged to remove from pub- | lic office. All the facts leading up to his | removal are set forth in the reports of the last Legislature covering the investigation | of the affairsof that institution, and I have | no time to repeat them just now. Were 1 | obliged to reply to the attacks of every man removed by me from public office for | cause I would be kept busy all the time, | The fzcts which caused me to remove Mr. Irish are easily ascertained, and speak for | themselves.”” Mother and Children Burned. EUREKA, 8. Dax., Feb. 27.—A mother and two of her children were burned to | death to-day by a gasoline explosion 1n the stove at Frank B. Puckett’s house, | which was destroyed by the flames. The | baby was saved by the servant-girl. | Puckett was absent from home. The v tims are Mrs. Frank B. 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