The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1896, Page 1

Y . ( VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 175. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1896—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS. WEYLER'S FORCES ON THE RETREAT Spaniards in Havana Very Indignant Over the Failure. Maceo's Army Divided Into Small Bands to Harass the Enemy. ~ Inability of the Bu'cher Captain- * General to Suppress the Island Insurrection. KEY WEST, Fra., Nov. 2L.—Passen- gers who arrived from Havana reported that it is reported that Weyler has failed in his campaign against Maceo. Though no accurate data are obtainable as to the latter’s movements all reports agree that he has divided his force into small bands * who harass the Spanish troops, but fight no pitched battles. Weyler's marches have béen painful, and his soldiers have suifered great hard- ships. In consequence, 1300 soldiers have been sent to Candelaria sick. Most of ‘Weyler’'s staff are sick and returning to Havana. He s also falling back, and will establish headguarters near Artemisia at the estate Pillar, which he claims is a bet- ter base of operations. The Spaniards in' Havana are indignant at Weyler's inability to crush the insur- rection in Pinar del Rio, and mutterings “ are heard. General Pandor, who is com- ing with re-enforcements, is indicated as Weyler's probable successor. Al are despondent in Havana, and con- sider the outlook gloomy. At the meet- ing to take vart in the popular loan of Spain no spirit was shown. All held back, and only through the nressure of the civil government was $55,000 raised as a free gift to Spain. Not a cent has been added * since. Luciano Ruise, a prominent banker, and Senor Quesada, Mayor of the city, left the meeting without contributing to the fund. Rebels in other sections of the island continue active. It 18 said that the im- portant town of Victoria de las Lunas, in Santiago province, is besieged by a strong force of insurgents. The train starting from Carsenas yesterday was obliged to return on accoupt of the masses of rebels streiched across the line. They belong to the command of General Gomez. P TR IT IS 4 rL.iN DUTE, Hitt Says the Belligersnoy of Cubans Showla Be Reeognized. CHICAGO, IvL., Nov. 21.—Congressman Robert R. Hitt, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations and a candidate for the Senate to succeed Sena- tor Palmer, is at the Greai Nortbern. When asked what action he believed the United States Government should take in regard to the Cubans’ struggle for inde- pendence Mr. Hitt said: “‘Our duty to the Cubans is a practical and pressing one. Our Government shoula act at once, recognizing the belligerency of a people carrying on so extensive a war. They have fought great armies for a year - and a helf with success. The Spanish people have really been on the defensive most of the time, and have lost all of the island except the fortified places and the lines they actually occupy. The Cubans are truly belligerents. Such action on the part of our country would be of great advantage to them. Recognition of bel- ligerent rights is due under the practices of general international law and practice of the United States Government. We refuse to see that they are belligerent enough to defy and defeat 150,000 Spanisn troops. -This is not a question of sympa- thy, but of plain, pressing duty, that should be verformed immediately. The Nation, through Congress, has spoken. There is no need o fear a war. The en- lightened opinion of the world expects such action on the part of our Republic and will approve it.” R IN. THE CAUSE OF OUBa. Bt. Lowis Citizens Demand That Patriots Be Recogmized, ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 21.—The cause of Cuba Libre rece’ :3d a noisy impetus here to-night at a mass-meeting in the City Hall. The attencance was large and the en- thusiasm high. City Comptrolier Sturgeon occupied the chair, and in his opening sadress referred to a similar meeting over which he presided on August 26, 1851, to advance the cause of Cuba. Lieutenant- Governor O’Meara made a stirring speech. Resolutions were passed demanding that the Cubans be recognized as beliiger- ents, pledging material support and de- nouncing the brutality of the Spanish soldiers. A permanent organization was effected * and correspondence invited from similar bodies in other cities. A branch of the Spanish Patriotic Leacue was formed in this city to-day. The league was organized in the City of Mexico six months ago and has spread to every large city in the Western Hemi- sphere. The purpose of the league, as an- nounced in circniars issued, is o subscribe " a fund of $50,000,000 to rehabilitate the 5 Bpanish navy. AS TO FRANCE AND RUSSIA. the n the Chamber of Deputies Minister Hanotaux Explains the Relations of the Two Nations. PARIS, France, Nov. 21.—In the Cham- ber of Deputies to-day M. Milleraud, Sp- cialist, asked the Government to explain the nature of the understanding between France and Russia. M. Hanotaux, Minister of Foreign Af- fairs, amid great applause, which was re- newed as he concluded, read a declaration setting forth that the Cabinets of France for several years past had each followed + the same line toward Russia, the effect of which had been observed upon the re- cent visit of the Czar. which visit had re- sulted in cordiality which the wholo world had felt. % A svlemn act, he .said, had been accom- plished throneh the affectionate meeting of a great sovereign and a great people. After enlarging upon the enthusiasm of the (zar over the fetes given in his honor M. Hanotaux said: “I can only reply to M. Millerand by recalling the precise concerted terms ex- pressed by the Czar and the President of the republic at Cherbourg before the naval officers; at Paris before the repre- sentatives of the Government, and at Chalons before the military chiefs. The Chamber will appreciate the fact tuat duty imposes upon me the obligation to say nothing more concerning the entente up- on waich nobody now dreams of casting any doubt.” e MISERY SUPREME IN INDIA. Missionaries Write About the Havoc Wrougnt by the Famine and the Plague. BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 2L.—The Ameri- can Board of Foreign Missions has re- ceived the following letter from Rev. R. A. Hume, D.D., dated at Abmednagar, India, October 16, 1896: “I am just entering upon my twenty- third year of missionary service in India. In these years I have been through many perplexities, but the end of the twenty- second year finds me in greater pecuniary embarrassment than ever before in my life. Many is the day that there is not a dollar jn the house for the personal ex- penses or for old, established, fruitful work, or for our theological seminary, nor any idea of where adollar is to come from. And in the twenty-third year there seems the almost certain prospect of the keenest and most trying suffering and perplexity, caused by widespread famine. *The Indian weather bureau foretold an inadeqate rainy season this year. The re- sult is as foretold. From the Himalayas to Cape Comorin the rainy season has been inadequate. In this (Ahmednagar dis- trict) the early rain in June And July was good. But since July there has been no rain, and now the prospect is for eight months more no rain will fall. In conse- quence the first crops have not properly ripened, and for want of later rains the second crops cannot be even sowed in most pleces unless there are wells to be de- vended on. Even the water supply is now low. Wha: will it be a few months hence? “I have been through one famine in In- dia and the recollection of it is most sad. But that was not a general so much as a comparatively local famine. The coming famine seems likely to be very general for nearly the whole population, with its 300,000,000 people. Already grain riots are commencing. Grain merchants will no sell grain largely because they know the price will greatly increase, though even now prices are 300 per cent above normal. So people break open grain shops and granaries and threaten to kil the mer- cuants if they interfere. They say: ‘We shail havesoon to die without doubt. If you interfere with our getting our bread and we kill you in the struggle it will be all the same.” . “Similarly these people say to the po- lice and courts: ‘Arrest us stealing and support us in jeil. Then we shall not die irom starvation.” When quiet, orderly people are aroused to such acts and words you can imagine their present conditi mn. But this is only the beginning of our troubles. “N . more rain seems likely to fall for eight full months, no seed can be sown for eicht and a half months, and no grain ripened for over ten months. What fear- ful suffering seems to be in store! Al- ready in some places parents are deserting the'r children. In some places cattle are being sold for the value of their hides. In many places farmers forcibly drive their cattle into forest reserves and say to for- est officers: .‘You may put these cattle into pounds; then they will at least get fed, but we shall not regard forest regula- tions.” “Yesterday morning near the gate of Abmednagar a cart with grain was stopped by hungry men, who held the driver tili some of them had carried off the grain. For two days my servants tried in vain to buy 50 cents’ worth of grain for use. If they do this thing in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry? The early part of October 18 theoreticelly a . part of the rainy season; in ordinary vears our water supply is most abundant now and the crops are ut their best.” The Rev. Edward Hume writes from Bombay und r date of October 10: z “You bave doubtless heard through the papers that Bombay is suffering from tue pla ue. Yesierday’'s report shows that during the past week there have been nearly 800 deaths, or 50 per cent above the normal for this time of the year. This excess is due to the presenceof the plague, which the doctors technically call ‘bubonic fever. The sysmptoms are sweiling on the neck, in the armpits and groins, ac- companied by fever and vomiting, and the patients present a very noticeably sad and demented appearance. In one case which has been reported death took place after an iliness of twenty-two hours, but in most cases the patients linger on for two or three days. At first the mortality was very hieh, but the authorities assure us that not more than 60 per centof the cases are fatal. Even exverts cannot teil us wihence the disease came nor what the cause.”’ gt e POPE LEG REPORTED DYING. But Cardinal Vaughn Declares That the Rumors Are Without the Slightest Foundation. LONDON, Exc., Nov. 21.—The Rock, an Evangelical Church of England paper, re- ports that the Pope is dying and that in consequence the holding of the consis- tories fixed for near dates are likely to be postponed. Cardinal Vaughn, Archbishop of West- minster, declares that the rumors regard- ing the Pope are entirely baseless and that the report of his being in a dying condition is sumply the recurrence of a rumor that is periodically put into circu- lation. % g ta el TRACING ARBUCKLE'S MOVEMENTS Detectivi Follow a Clew That the Wealthy Coloradan Was Robbed and Murdereo. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 2..—The four prisoners in the Arbuckle case were brought 10 the Harlem court this morn- ing. Central Office Detective Vallely has traced Arbuckie to the St. Charles Hotel on Sixth avenue and Forty- ourth street, whici place he left at 1:10 o’clock Thurs- |. day morning, taking the elevate | railroad train to Harlem. At that time he had a atfre - T S After Democratic Roosters for Three Years an Old-Fashioned Republican watch, jewelry and money. He was found dying in Harlem an hour and® half later. Ceptain O'Brien informed a representa- tive of the United Associated Presses to- day that his men were more confused at the outstart by the statement that a man who was presumed to be Mr. Arbuckie had been drinking in the Casino about 10 o'clock Wednesday evening. This was proved false when the detectives found that Arbuckie was at a late hour in a saloon on Fourteenth street and bad been drinking in the earlier part of the even- ing. The police found that .he was at the St. Charles Hotel in the evening and leit there about 1 'o’cloék on Thursday morn- ing. The ticket-chopper on the Sixth- avenue Elevated Railroad at Forty-second street station haginformed the police that he remembered a well-dressed man 'who answered Mrl Al_'i!ck!a‘s description in Turkey Will Go Well. every respect had come out on the pla form and taken a train for Harlem at 1:40 A. M. The ticket-chopper said he was positive Arbuckle had his watch and chain then. He was intoxicated, but not help- lessly so. The train which Arbuckle boarded at Forty-second street should have reached the terminus of the road at 1:50 A. . It was 2:45 o'clock when a poiiceman found his body. This would leave the interval of en. hour during which his movements have not been traced. The hearing in ¢he contempt case against Lawyer Friend, counsel for the men arrested in t e Arbuckle case, has been set down for .Saturs December 5. pliak in s SUICIDE OF - J URNALIST, Being Out of Work and Destitute He Inhales’ Gas. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov, 2L.—Pen- - | nel C. Higgins, aged 45 years, a’ brother of ex-United States Senator Anthony Hig- gins of Delaware, also a brother of John C. Higgins, the regular Republican candi- date for.Governor in Delaware at the late election, committed suicide to-day by in- haling illuminating gas at his boarding- house, 405 South Eighth street. Mr. Hig- gins was a well-known newspaper man, his last engugement being on the local staff of the Philadeiphia Press. Two weeks ago he lost his position and, being with- out funds and in arrears at his boarding- ‘house, be ended his life. He was unmar- ried. Eas And a Lynehing Is Probable. LIBERTY, Mo., Nov. 22.—The Coro- ner’'s jury investigation into the murder | of Mrs. Betty Foley and her daughter on their farm near here on Tuesday last re- —— e SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 21, 1806 Vol, 4—No. 222 Price, 10 Cents “THE ABLEST GONDUGTED AND GLEANEST DAILY JOURNAL.” In the dignified discussions of the various subjects of public interest Town Talk has at times differed with THE CALL, and criticized its opinions in what may have been considered very severe terms. But these little affairs only add spice to journalistic life, and do not reflect in the least upon the personal character or business ability of the journalists themselves. 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THE CALL has ever been free from fakes and vile sensations ‘of ‘all kinds. It has never been suspected even of blackmail. Its reputation like its character to keep it s50.—EDITOR OF THE CALL. is clean and above reproach. It is the intention .church, turned their verdict this (Sunday) morn- ing, and at 1 o’clock William Foley was arrested charged with the murder of his mother and sister. Excitement is in- tense and a lynching is probable. Of- fibers will attempt to take him to Kansas City this morning. ——————— SENATGR ELKINS’ DENIAL. Says He R-fused fo Have Any Connection, Fraudulent or Otherw:se, With the Harrison Company. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 21.—United States Senator Stephen B, Elkins, when seen to-night at his office in this city, made a statement in regard to the charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds of the Harrison International Telephone Company by the directors and stockhold- ers of the company. He said: “I know nothing whatsoever abont a suit which is said to have been Hrought for a receiver for the Harrison In erna- national Company, nor do I know any- thing about matters appertaining to that company. ‘‘At the earnest request of George R. Peck, general counsel of the St. Paunl Rail- way, and many of my Western friends, I agreed in 1895, providing that the com- pany reduce the stock to $3000,000 or $4,000,000 and move their offices to New York, to become the president and di- rector of the company. I was notified at the time that I would be given a certain amount of stock in the company for my services. This offer I absolutely re- fused. I have never attended a meeting of the directors or stockholders of the company, either by proxy or otherwise, and have never received one penny’s worth from them. “From the newspapers that I read here I have seen no allegations of fraud made against me, but do not know what stories the Western papers may have printed. I have instructed my lawyer in Chicago to look into the matter and upon his report, providing the occasion warrants it, I wiil make a more complete report, in which I will bring ferth my resignation sent to the company and oiher correspondence which passed between the company and mysslf.” He said that he had seen Mr. Harrison, the inventor of the telephone which the International Telephone Company repre- sents, but once. Senator Elkins will leave for Washington to-morrow morning. SATOLLI'S LETTER TO IRELAND. The Cardinal Tells the Pope How Sin- cerely and Loyally the Archbishop Works in America. ST. PAUL, Mixx., Nov. 2L.—Archbishop Ireland received to-day a long letter from Cardinal Satolli containing a summary of the report presented by the cardinal to the Pope on the affairs of the American The letter is dated Rome, No- vember5. In view of the cardinal's re- port, lately printed in New York, the arcnbishop gives to ;b‘.gmfl'le“noma of the matter in the repert whics' rs to him- self. Cardinal Eatollivm Ues bims “I arrived in Rome faturday, October 81, and the follewing d?“ Bunday, I had the great happiness to bg admitted to an audience with the Hoik Father. Many things were discussed, by® 1 wish at once to repeat to yon what was said about vourself. Idid not fail & state fully to the Holy Father how sincerely and loyally you were devoted to the Holy See and to the person of the Holy Father him- self; with what zeal and success you ceaselessly labor in all thingst at turn to the advantage of the Catholic church in the United States. Iadded that this zeal and this success were sure to be increased in the future.” In otber parts of the letter the Cardinal conygratulates the Archbishop on the elec- tion of McKinley to the Presidercy, and also assures him that a bright fuure is in reserve for Bishop Keane, the late rector of the university. e gy SENATOR MORRISSEY'S SLAYER. Maud Loomis’ -Appeal Being in Vain She Will Serve Fifteen Years' Imprisonment. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 2L—On the night of May 23, 1894, State Senator Peter Morrissey was shot and killed by his mistress, Maud Loomis, during a drunken quarrel at the latter’'s residence in this city. The Loomis woman has relatives prominent in local society circies and the best legal talent was employed in her defense. Her trial resulted in a verdict of guiity of murder in the second degree and the court sentenced her to fifteen years’ imprisonment at Jefferson City. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and yesterday the decision of the lower court was affirmed. Pending the decision the woman was released on $10,000 bail. During the past twenty-four hours detectives were unable to locate ber and it was feared that she had fled the city. This morning Miss Loomis surrendered at police headquarters and siated that she would be ready to leave for Jefferson City at any time. Lt MURDERER HERMANS LOCATED. Partly Identified as the Preacher in Jail at Topeka for Sending Indecent ’ Letters to His Wife. KANBAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 21.—Reyv. A. Wynne Richmond, now in jail at Toveka, Kans., on a charge of sendiag indecent letters to Mrs. Richmond, his wife, who lives in Kansas City, Kans,, is believed to be none other than Rev. Francis Hermans, who formerly lived in Salt Lake City, where in 1895 he murdered his two house- keepers and fled to this city, again going to Lilinois, where he was lost sight of. His wife met him at a revival meeting in Kansas City, Kans., a yearago and they were married, after which he went on a preaching tour through Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. A photograph of Hermans, when shown to Mrs. Richmond this after- noon, was pronounced by her as a very strong likeness of -her husband. The descriptons of the preachers tally exactly in every resoect, aapuci_nl‘y in their mus- taches. Both were fastidious in dress and both have sensual lips. e John RE. Howie Dead. CHICAGO, Irn, Nov. 2L—John R. Hoxie died at 5 o’clock this morning at his hume in this city. Mr. Hoxie was one of Chicago’s best-known business men. He was a prominent _director of the Stock Excbange, the local Board of Trade and director 1n the First National Bank and Chicago City Railway Compauy. He was aiso the owner of the San Gabriel (Tfex.) ranch. - PRACETONS DOWN OLD ELFS SONS Yale’s Blue Is Vanquished by the Orange and Black. In a Glorious Combat the Brawn and Muscle ot Nassau Win the Battle. By a Score of 24 to 6 the Tigers Ara Victors in a Most Exciting Game of Football. NEW YORK, N. Y., Noy. 21.—*Prince ton! Princeton! Princeton!” and with a mighty shout that grew in volume and rolled like the flotsam and jetsam on the edge of the ncoming tide, thousands who lined the fence around Manhattan field sen. the slogan up to the thousands on the stands, and from thence through the murky atmosphere the battle-cry reacned the tens of thousands who lined the via- duct overlooking all—a waving, gorgeous yellow hue—the Yale-Princeton game of '96 was over and the brawn and muscie of Listoric Nassau had wrampled the mighty traditions of-old Eli in the dust. It was a glorious combat, fought hand to hand and eye to eye, and Princeton came out triumphant to enter the tnird decade of her struggles with her friendly enemy on the score of 24 points to 6. 1t was a sweeping victory, but the vane quished fought hard and diea game. In vain did Murpby, Benjamin and Hine battle, until nature gave way and they were reluctantly forced off the field. In vain did those who took their places with the gallant remnant push and heave and pant. The tigers’ blood was up ana all of the efforts of the gallant sons of Eli to counteract the battering-ram that was being huried at their line were set at naught. Their defense went down like ninepins before the assaults of the con- quering heroes. Once and once only did the old familiar biue of Yale wave triumphantly over the fray. Seven minutes after Baird had started hostilities the Yale warriors had the ball on Princeton’s tweniy-five- vard line. Butdespite theencouragement of their followers the Elis had to surrender possession after unavailing efforts to pierce the pbalanx in front of them. Baird fell back for a punt out of danger, but the watchful Rodgers was on hand and blocked the kick. The ball rolled behind the goa! line. There was a rush on both sides; a confused mass slowly disintegrated.” Bass had fallen on the ball and drawn first blooll for Yale. Then the wearers of the blue had their chance and nobly they re- sponded to the call. Though outnum- bered nearly two to one by the bearers of orange colors, they made up in volume of enthusiasm for lack of numbers. It was their last chance. Spurred on by the score of 6 to 0, the tigers rusbhed to the attack with a fierceness that overturned all obstacles. The mighty weight of their rush line broke down Yale’s defense, Yard by yard, the Elis fighting manfully every foot, the torrent broke down the de- voted citadel. The ball was brought al- most on the Yale goal line, and then with a mighty heave Baird and Kelley were sent through for touchdowns. Baird easily achieved the major points and the first-half ended with tbe score of 12 to 6 in favor of the tigers. It was shortly before the half ended that the first and only “star’” run of the game was made. Yale was forced to kick on NEW TO-DAY. 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