The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1897, Page 1

T R RTINS VOLUME LXXXI.—\';).? 80. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, This Pap G er not ; to be taken from the Library. 444 e A S 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 10°AID TH CAUSE OF CUBA Mayor League. COLONEL ETHAN ALLEN =t s IS NOTIFIED. \ i The Names Walks of Life. A MASS-MEETING, MORAL INFLU- ENCE AND MANY SPEECHES. The Local Movement Is Only Part of a Nationall Protest Against Spanish Brutality to Women and Children and a Plea for Liberty. movement in aid of the strug- | has passed beyond the stage nd has now become a s John ¥. Nelson Pierce. Members of the Local Grannbiss. | thorized members of the committee. It is probable that D. S. Ricnardson will | be made chairman of the committee and Daniel A. McColgan secretary. The work of the body is not aggressive, but islarcely negative, the greatest 7alue being the moral influence of the organization and a l1st of strong names. *‘Professor Bolton Coit Brown of Stan- | ford readily consented to act on the com- | mittee,” said Mayor Phetan yesterday | *and I found him an enthusiastic sup- vorter ot the principles advocated by this league. The list of names submitted to tind and marked ability, and men from nearly | all walks of life are represented.” Major W. Fahey of the Cosmopolitan Hotel is one of the most enthusiastic members of the commitiee. He says ¥ it were a question of battle he could soon raise a strong company to do or ¢ie for the struggling Cubans. *I shall do all I can among the Irish,” he said yesterday, “and I think every worthy son of old Erin ought to realize the glorious fight these oppressed people are making for libe: e heart of the world beats for the po beaten by Spanish tyrants and bratally put to death. Noth- ing can justify such outrages as we read of daily in tne newspapers. As an Irish- man I say that Tue CaLL oug noble stand it has taken in this fizht. The following letter came from Seattle Are All Those of Well- uii s siom, sa et ot e Known Men From Many SEATTLE, Feb. Cuban Leag San Francisco—GENTLEMEN: | 1t e ything I can do to aid you at this tistunce please wire or write me without de- | 1ay. T kunow y people here who stand ready to me and money to help the Cubans. We will do everything within our power and within the bounds of law. Sin- cerely, WALTER S. HUNTER. The committee will probably write to Mr. Hunter and try to induce him to organize a league at Seattle and have a committee appointed there by the Mayor. Many letters come to the committeemen from people in other towns, who are anxious to do something to aid the cause. ifforts will soon be made to have leagues staried all over the coast. The next step in the local work will be | to get a hall | ing of all fri General H. L. Burnes and oiher well-known speakers will probably be pres: | popular aspects. The date of the meeting | will soon be determined. | The following communication and ex- | tract from the Mission Daily Mail of this | City explain themselves: and discuss the subject in its | CHECKED BY THE POWERS Greece Warned to Cease All Hostilities in Crete. FORCE WILL BE USED BY THE NATIONS. Anti-Turkish Disturbances Have Recently Occurred in Thessaly. WARSHIPS PREPARED TO STOP FURTHER ATTACKS. Although the Island Will Ultimately | Go to King George Turkey Mobi- lizes Her F.eots, ATHENS, Grerce, Feb. 17.—Anti- Turkisn disturbances have oceurred in aly. Shots have been exchanged at , on the Turkish frontier, where a Turkish guard across the border was struck by a bullet. | Colonel Vasses, commanding the Greek | forces in Crete, has received instructions | from the Government to avoid any en- | counter with the foreign forces on the | isiand, but to exccute the orders of the | King, which are that he shall oc | island and restore order therein. | | Macedonian and Cretan committees have arrived at an agreement to concentrate | their efforts in Crete to the end of secur- ing a union of the island with Greece. It is believed bhere that detachments of | marines were.landed from the foreign war- ships at Heraklion, Retimo and Sitia yes- terday, it being the purpose of Vice-Ad- miral Canevaro of the Italian navy, who | is in command ot the united naval forces of the powers, to prevent attacks by th | istand to promote a bloodless | of the Cretan difficulty, and that, there- | fore, uny attack upon the towns occupied, | { the European commanders have notified | At a special meeting of the council of | pleased at the landing of foreign marines | | | fleet.. Two squadrons are now being pre- | commanded by Vice-Admiral Hassan and an attack upon the town. which is under the proteciion of the flags of the great powers. As the result of a conference of the com- m:nders of the foreizn squadrons, held on board the I[talian flagship to-day, Admiral Canevaro sent a note to the Greek Consul informing him that any attack upon the part of Greece upon Canea, Retimo, Sitia ov Heraklion would be repulsed by the | warships of the powers. The Consul was also warned that all fucther hostile action | on the partof the Christian insurgents and the Greek troops in other parts cf the isl- | and must cease at orce. Vice-Admiral Cavenaro, commanding the allied naval forces of the powersin | Cretan waters, has written a note to the Greek Consul at this place informing him that itis the purpose of the powers by their occupancy of various cities of the | settlement | whether made by Turks or Christians,will be repelled by the united forces of the powers. He also urges the insurgents | and Greeks to abstain from military ac- | tion in other parts of the island. The Greek Goverrment having reopened | | their consulate here has resulted in the | : - | creation of an anomalous situation, and the Consul that he must lower his flag in | view of the hostility displayed by his| Government. | CONSTANTINOPLE, TupkEy, Feb. 17.— | Ministers it was decided to leave the paci- fication of Crete in the hands of the | powers. Military measures were adooted by the Pasha. The Sultan has informed the foreign diplomats that he is greatly at Canea. | The Government has issued an order for the mobilization of the Turkish fleet with | the least possible delay. This action is taken to indicate that while the Sultan | has hoves of interference by the great | powers, he will be ready for ‘the emer- | xency should the expected action not be | taken. The Sultan has appointed Jaratheodori Pasha as Turkey’s High Commissioner in Crete. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Feb. 17.— Toe Minister of Marme has asked the Government for a credit of £500,000, Turk- ish, to defray the expenses incurred in preparing and mobilizing ‘the Turkish pared. The first, which will comprise four warships and ten torpedo-boats, will ail within five days, under the command of Vice-Admiral Falk, The second will be will consist of five warships and ten tor- pedo-boats. Fifty thousand naval reserves | ave been sumnioned for service, in addi- CHAMPION CORBETT SHOWS STURDY FORM Engages in Hard Exercise Without Apparent Distress. PROOF THAT HIS LUNGS ARE SOUND. After Woods Is Exhausted He Compels Big McVey to Call Quits. JULIAN SELECTS QUARTERS FOR FITZSIMMONS. The Antipodean Will Train at Cook’s Ranch, Two Miles From Carson, the Doughty for His Battle With Athlete From San Francisco. CARSON, Nev., Feb. 17.—Jim Corbett bad his first look to-day at Shaws Springs, right now, and Il bet I would beat the whole crowd of you.” : the place chosen for him by his brother, “Except me, may be,” said Joe Corbett. tial movement in behalf of ithe down- i 2 | Frank McGowan. Phelan yesterdsy named the fol- act as a committee to en ent and give it moral support ncisco: ardson. dolph Sutr William M. Bunker. Eilert. Jumes H. Barry. A. P. Van Duzer. Fisher Ames. H. E Highton. Charles 3 Shortridge. Wiltiam H. Mills. General Edward S. Salomon. Ex-Judge E. K. Garber. Truman. Musters. -orge H, Williams ederick Staude. eriff K. 1. Whelan. Justice of the Peace Groezinger, Gavin McNah. Joseph Leggett. George T taden. J. Frank Pierce. Tnomas Hubbard Caswell Chnrles L. Patten. M. W. Willis. A. Meyer. C. E. Lundstadt. obert Ferral. Oscar T. Shuck. jor W. Fahey. R P. Clement. H. W. Hutton Judge F. W. Van Reynegom. W. F. Doolittle. Henry B. Livingston. Colonel Charles L. Taylor. James W. Orndori. I D D. D. Lustig { DB Canniigham. | G. Frittenbuch. | K H Lunas rom. Professor Bolton Coit Brown. | Dr. € J. Schmelz. Mayor Phelan yesterday sent a letter to | '\ Colonel Ethan Allen of New York, who | originally requested him to co-operate with the Cubcn sympathizers here. He notified Colonel Allen that he had delayed | making the appointment for ten days or | more, awaiting the pleasure of Messrs. Jones and Mascherixi, who had the affairs | of tue league in charge here. He inclosed | for nel Allen’s perusal THE CarLy’ list of committeemen and account of progress of the movement, and conciuded by hoving that the 700 Mayors who have been invitea to co-operate would find | representative citizens to aid the cause of | the ovpressed by every lawiul means. In addition to this the Mayor stated that the San Francisto committee had been par- ticularly fortunate in inducing citizens of kpown ability and standing to consent to serve on the honorary committee, A circular letier was at once prepared and mailed to each of the foregoing gen- | tlemen, conveying the official information | that their names were confirmed as au- | Su:epard Cropper, an | agninst her b y place my name upon Il or any public committee that you My sympathies and my pen have been | h the Cubans from the start. The inclosed cipping, which appeared in the Mail of to-day will best express my senti- ments. Respectfully, FREDERICK L. GRIFFITH, Editor Mission Mail, “The American sympathy 15 always with the oppressed, and had there been & true Ameri- can iu the White House the year past the Cubsus would have had a substantial proof of country’s recognition of their right to govern themselves. The mass-meeting that will shortly -be held in San Francisco in the an Libre should be attended by California was in and it behooves 2 generous hand what assist- those patriots who are but ur State in emerg- anish authority.” us to extend ance we can & MES. CRUPPER GE Married Her Worthless English Husbana in San Francisco, LONDON, Feb. 17.—The trial of the suit for divorce brought by Virginia American womanp, band, Edward Denman Cropver, & native of this country, was concluded to-day in the divorce division of the High Court of Justice, the court granting the plaintiff a decree. The suit was instituted by Mrs. Cropper upon the grounds of desertion and infidelity. Tne couple were married in San Francisco in 1874, 8 4 DIFOKCE. MAP OF THE GREEK FRONTIER. It is near this frontier where the troops are concentrating; the Turks at Salonika and the Greeks at Larissa. Artu and Prevesa, where anti-Torkish demonstrations have occurred, are on the Gulf of Artu on the southwest. Elassona is just north of Larisea on the Turkish side. The Turkish reserves for Upper Macedonia assemble at Monastir and Okrida. Greek forces upon those places. The provinces named are reported to | have become less disturbed, and affairs | are returning more nearly to their normal | condition. Colonel Vassos, commanding the Greek | corps of oceupation, it is said, made no | opposition to_ the anding of the marives. | Prince Nicholas of Greece, :n command of a battery of field ariillery, started to- day for the Thessalonian frontier. Large | | who will be concentrated near the Greek ion to the Redifs of the Third Army Corps, now at Salonica, and the Redifs of Trebizond have also been ordered 10 join the colors, making altogether 6800 men frontier. | LONDON, Exc.,, Feb. 17.—The Daily | News will print to-merrow a dispatch from Athens saying it is reported tuers | that a part of the “corps of occuvation” commanded by Colonel Vassos to-day at- Harry, and Eddie Cooke, his advance agent, for his training quarters. He was delighted with the place. 1t was nearly noon when the biz San Franciscan ex- pressed a desire to go out to the sprin, He was particularly anxious to ascertain what progress had been made by the car- penters who are building his handball court. #As over a foot of snow now covers the | streets of Carson and the road to the ‘‘No, not except you, either,” was the bot retort. *You an easy mark. I can beat you with my eyes shut and both feet tired.” The boss carpenterinformed the pugilist that his men were engaged in clearing the snow out of the court, acd would resume their work as quickly as possible. “Don’t you think that with a little l‘nusumg you could finish her up by to- been tricked. b)i/ag [Sketched by a “Call” staff artist | CORBETT AND HIS RETINUE ARRIVE AT CARSON. A great crowd had gathered on the depot platform to get a glimpse at the famous boxer. Dozens of cameras were in readiness for “shots.”’ Instead of alighting on the platiorm, however, Corbett quietly slipped out of the rear exit of the last car and was on his way to the hotel before the crowd iscovered how it had crowds of people gathered to witness the departure of the troops and gave the soldiers and their commander an ovation. The belief prevails here that a diplo- matic conference will shortly be held in Berlin for the purpose of settling the question of the union of Crete with Greece. It is expected that the matter will be de- cided in favor of Greece, and that Prince George will be chosen prince of the 1sland. Later advices from Crete confirm the ramors that detachments of marines have been landed from the foreizn warships at Haraklion, Retimo and Siati. The officer in command of the French marines who ‘compose the force of occupation at Reti- mo, the advices say, has issued a procla- mation to the inhabitants of that place. CANEA, Crete, Feb. 17.—Vice-Admiral Canevaro, commandiag the Italian w. ships 1n Cretan waters, hds been chosen to command the combined naval forces ot the powers in these waters as the senior admiral of tbe united fleet. He has for- mally notified the commander of the Greek squadron, Prince George of Greece, of the occupation of the town by the m: rines of the foreign warships. with t consent of the Turkish Government. To this notice the Italian admiral added the warning that the Greeks must not make tacked the town of Boncolion. The Turk- ish garrison, after a brief resistance, yielded, and the Greek forces took posses- slon. The Athens correspondent of the Stan- dard says that the insurgentson the island of Crete are everywhere swearing loyaity to King George of Greece, Five bundred troops started yesterday and landed on the island of Crete to-day. Great quanti- ties of stores, provisions and munitions of war are also being dispatched to Crete. The foreign Ministers, the German repre- sentative excepted, have collectively aa- vised the Government to recall the fleet and the troops, but this is not likely to be | done. Two classes of the Naval Reserves have been called out. The Greck ironclal Spezia has arrived from Toulon. The Nepoli di Romana Regiment started from Athens to Crete to-nigh:. The Kalamata Regiment will follow to-morrow. The Macedonian and Cretan committees have agreed to pursue a policy of united action in regard to the troublesin Crete. Minister of Foreign Affairs Skouzes, re- plying to the foreign Ministers, says that the aispatch of Greek iroops to Crete is not aggressive, but that it is calculated to Qontinued on Sccond Page. springs, as the result of last night's storm, sleighs were chartered for the trip instead of carriages. Those who went along with the champion were Harry and Joe Corbett, Eddie Cooke, “‘Kid” Eagan and several newsvaper correspondents. The latter were jocularly informed by Corbett that he had not as yet heard that any particular newspaper had secured the exclusive right to send representatives to the training quarters and all hands would | in accordance be weicome to go along with him. Shaws Springs is nearly a mile anda balf trom Carson and the place is admir- ably adapted for just such purposes as Corbett intends to use it for. There is but little difference between the altitude of this place and that of Carson, which is a fact that had much to do with the selec- tion of the springs by Corbett’s handle: Upon his arrival there James J.’s atten: tion was first directed court, which is now nearly finished. He would have found it completed had not | the snowstorm of vesterday driven off the carpenters, but evenin its present shape it pleased the tall boxer. “‘Gee, I only wish it was finished to- aay,” he said enthusiastically; “I would just like to have a few rattling good games | first floor. to the handball | T | morrow?” asked Corbett, with some show | of impatience. “By to-morrow night, probably,” was the reply. “‘But could not you get the court far enough advanced so that I could play in it to-morrow afternoon. There 1s something extra in it for you if you do.” The hint at the tip had the desired effect, and Jim was promised that he would find things in good enough shape for a game when he arrived. Mine Host Slingerland tien took the champion in tow and showed him ail over the springs. First they went to the neat little two-story cottage where James and his trainers are to sleep during the coming month’s siege of training. The big fellow was delighted with the house and at once selected for his private bedroom a cozy, sunny little room in t:e south side of the Tkere are two bedrooms on this floor and a sitting-room. Corbett named the latter the whistroom and re- quested the host to provide it with a card- table. I wish we had room here for a billiard- table, t0o,” sighed the champion. “Plenty of room over in the hotel,” said Slingerland. “Is there? Well, that's fine. table sent out to-morrow." I'll havea