The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 3, 1897, Page 1

o XXXI.—NO, 1 BOTH TURKS AND GREEKS WANT WAR. Powers Cannot Hold. the Rival Forces in Check Much Longer. L SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS * - IN THE BALANCE. Information That the .Gailaf}t - Cuban Leader Was to = - Be Shot. = ‘«g\\*}“ N NN THE ALLIES COMMIT OUTRAGES. WEVYLER IN VERY GREAT HASTE . Colonel Vassos Declares That the: Work of Coutt - Martial of the Butcher - Captain’s “Christian Europe” Will Yet Cause Crete to Be Deluged With Blood. The Canea he Chronicle sends paper in which he incidents bave oc- current week: ish marines, with guns, Tripeti, in Spheki, and se: for provisions, which ey were found,were destroyed should be used by the insurg- dispatch to th that following red during t the they A lage near grain, no searching for flour and Two warships, one of which was British, | armed boats. to. Kolum bari to seize | sent small mercantile craft that were lying at that place. The peasants refused to sur- render the vessels,whereupon the marines threatened 1o destroy the village. Eventu. ally the boats wee yiolded. The most astounding incident, reported, however, is the foliowing: A British de- tachment which passed. chains around the housés of cer- tain - Christians. - Cables were -then tached .to the ‘chains ‘and these *were passed to the warsiips, which pulted upon | them until the houses fell. The corresgondent of that under cover of s2 houses the in- suigents were atlempting to undermine thie forts, The Daily Telegravh will publish an interview had by.the corre- spondent in Crete ‘with: Colonet Vassos. | The Greek commander deciared that the protest recently -sen: by him ment of the. wort that Colonel Ve would be “sent: os. said thit he does Tt re- gard the admirals as the frue representa- tives of Burove'sattitude. . He claims that he has quieted the e lation ana repressed.every form of - crime, has esteblished hospitais; ste. had been eifected in seven weeks. Va ins_ his stceess as being due to dis knowledge of thc people; who, he declares, recognize hiim -and his.troops as Xir erything " 'said ‘Colonel” Vassos, *'the. “Earo- pean forces had done'in {he towns what 1 ‘buve done'in the country, perfect peice a bed ! expedition went to a vil- | was sent to Kissamo | the Standerd | makes mention of this affair, but adds | to-morrow | to.the | foreign’ admirals - would. -be-the 1ast'docu- | ¢ Christian popu- | Colonel | | might reign until’ Greece -completed the negotiations with Europe for & recognition of her claims to Crete, and nov a drop of blood need have been shed.'’ Proceeding, Colonel Vassos‘indignantly related the incidents of the proceedings of the international forces for the past week. He added that the Bashi Bazouks, who were formally issued from Canea on Wednesday and marched toward Vigla. Their. advance was covered by the guns of the Turkish | wursnips; was slow until the'international troopships came to their assistance, firing | seventy-two rounds frem theirkeavy guns. | The Christians retreated,.and the T.xmi entered the village ‘and set fire tp the [ Bouses, & chutch and & monastery. | . -This,” Colonel ' Vassod exclaimed, ‘‘is ‘ the w. of Christiay Europe. The: con- dition’ of affairs is now infinitely worse than ever beioré. © Tne. admirals .have made it 85 1 sty deliberately and re- tuctantly that unless the Europesn peopls listen to.1h®. voice of humanity before it is too laté- this wnhuppy island will be deluged .throughout - with torrents of blood."” ; In congiusion Colonel Vassos emphatic- ally repudiated the staiemisnt made i the British House of Ccmmons tnat he made war on the powers. T - ¥ A4S0 OFFtR° ACCEPTED. Turkish Prisoners Helianed by the Com= manding Grrek Colonel. CANEA,” Crere, April’ he insur- yents.around Butsunsria to:day- fited a number of rifle-shots at the blocknouse at that plice; knowing it'had recently been zarrisoned by foreign ‘troops, whu re- nlacel the Turks-previously-cccupying the vosition; - I'ie ‘gairison Teptied with the guus in the blockhouse, whereupon the insurgents retrealed. . 3 5 Tiie Torkish officials have accepted the offer miade. by Colonel Vassos, the com mander of the. Greek army of -6ccipation, | to surrender. the two Turkish officers and forty ‘soldiers’ whe'were captured by the insurgenifs at. Malaxa. . It-is expected that the prisoners will errive here: to-mbrrow. Colonel Vassos made the . offer to “sur- | render the captives through the Greek | Bishiop of Canea, saying that bhe feared forbidden to carry arms, | but tnhe progress of the Bashi | | MISS FRANCISCA ALEXANDER, Reina de la Fiesta de Los An, She Assumes the Carnival Crown. geles, as She Wiil Appc.ar When [Drawn from a photograph taken exclusively for “The Call” and copyrighted by Schumacher of Los Angeles.] | that if they were keptin his camp they might be compelied to eat food forbidden by their religion. The release was made, however, conditional upon the prison ers being sent out of the island. EoigtE o *OANNOT AFOID’ WAR. Gresks in No Mood to Be Trifled With | by the Powers. LONDON, Ex April 2—_The news from the seat of disturbance in the south- east is of a disquieting charaeter to-day. It seems aimasi impossible that war be- .tween Turkey and Greece can be averted | now.. In.both eountries the war feeling is | strong end both are aetermined not to re- | cede from the positions they have taken. | A dispaich 1o the Times from Vienna | says: . RN A council of. admirals was held to-day |'(Thursday)’ to determine whetber and | wken the Gulf-of Athens is to be block- | aded. . All’ the powers have now con- | sented to tbe rroposition, though nothing { | | | | has been decided as to the blockade of other Greek ports. It is no secret that King George has formally stated to the powers that, a decldration of war against Turkey will Continued on Second Page. TYPES OF THE GREEK AR-MY. [Beproduced, from the Il usirated London News.] GRENTEST OF ALL SPAIC CARNALS Cheering Outlook for the Success of La Fiesta de Les Angeles. Attendance From Abroad Gives Promise of Being Larger Than Heretofore. Committees Working . Di'igently to Provide Brilliant Features for the Season of Revelry. LOS ANGELES, CarL, April 2.—Every possible preparation is under way for la Fiesta de Los Angeles for 1897, the car- nival which will begin on April 20 ana continus to the th. The great crowd of Eastern tourists now in Los Angeles guarantees a larger attendauce from abroad than heretofore. An important question relating to the Fiesta for this year was settled to-day be- tween the executive committee and Victor Ponet, whereby the location of the tribunes has been decided upon. Ponet is the owner of the block of lana bounded by Grand avenne and Twelftn, Hope and Pico streets. The committee has leased this ground for a period of thirteen months, which includes next year's car- nival time as well as this. Not the least important gain to the public lies in the probability that the tribunes and other buildings arranged for fiesta week may be allowed toremain through the year. This would provide a fine place for athletic sports and one easily reached by many car lines. * The committee of thirty met last night and’ spent several hours discussing busi- ness matters' in relation to the coming festival. The Chlef, at the office of the Fire Department in the City Hall, reports all the laddies busy with plans for the coming parade. Their deliberations are all of the most secret oraer thus far. It was, however, affirmed that the fire de- partment would outshine all otner divi- sions of the pageant. The new company— the Fifteenth—in this city wil| be in form by the last ot April, and will take its place in the line. Tnere will be twenty- six pieces of apparatus in the procession and among them the new aerial ladder. The whole time of the executive ofiicers isnow taken up with the details of the great festival, which will eclipse all its predecessors in the splendor and magni- tude of its appointments. The gracious young Queen is very popular with the masses, while President Rule is conceded by everybody to be the right man in t: right place. NEWS OF THE F.GHT AT SEA. K—F izsimmons Wins" the Message That Fiashed Ovr a Cable Dug Up n the Gulf of Mex.co. NEW YORK, N.Y. April 2—Bets on the big fight at Carson made by the crew of the steamship Oxus were paid yester- day when she reached her dock in the Erie Basin. This was the agreement made when the bettors received the news of Fitzsimmons’ victory, airect from the the day after the fight, It was the first news flashed over the repaired cable from Tampico to Vera Cruz. The Oxus was charfered to repair the cable, ana left Tampico on March 17, to tbe great diegust of the men, sil of whom had bets on Corbett or Fitzsimmons. Mr. McCann of Galveston, the electrician in charge, located the break at 1 o’clock on the morning of March 18 and made the necessary repairs. To test the wire he at- tached his instrament and telegraphed to Tampico the inquiry, ““Does the wire work all right?”’ The answer came back, “0. K.—Fitzsimmons wins.” Mr. McCann turned to Captain Suther- land. “Youlose your bets, captain,” he said. “Fitzsimmons won.” The news spread through the ship and the men crowded around the electrician with queries. But the instrument had been detached and no details were to be had. The bet- tors agreed that all bets shoald be pay- able upon arriving in New York, and then a number of new bets were made on the duration of the fizht. Most of the men wanted to bet that it did yot last more than ter: rounds. Two weeks ago a small boat held up a | steamship 300 miles out at sea to get news of the ficht. That and this midgulf tap- ping of the cable are probably the oddest ways Tesorted to 1o get the news which was interesting some people more deeply than even the chances of warin Europe. MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD. Bottle Picked Up Containing a Note From Some One Aboard the I.I- Fated Naronic. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 3. special from Norfolk, Va., says: A bottle was picked up at Washwoods life-saving station vesterday containing what pur- ports to be a message from the ill-fated White Star Line ship Naronic.. The mes- sage reads: +On, board the steamship: Naronic, at sea, 500 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Steamer. been struck . by. cyclone; now sinking. As we push off in only boat left we toss this message - overboard in the hope that it n.ay reach land and tell of our fate. Good-by.” ‘The White Star freight steamer Naronic sailed from Liverpool for New York on February 11, 1893. From that time to this notning has been heard of the craft. It was b lieved that she turned turtleand sank. The steamship Coventry, whicn arrived at Bremen on March 20, 1893, from Fernandina, passed two lifeboats while on the voyage from Fiorida. They bore the name of the Naronic, but did not show any evidenc: of having boen occupied. — IT WAS MURDER, NOT SUICIDE. Mysterious Circumstances Surround the Death of Charles L, Hastings of Jacksonville, JACKEONVILLE, Iin, April 2—The supposed suicide of Charles L. Hastings has developed into & mystericus murder. Saspicion points to Mr. Draper, who was formerly employed in the abstract office of Judge Kirby, where Hastings worked. He says he left on account of Hastings’ overbearing ‘ways. Wednesday might, when the murder was committed, was darc and stormy and the street lights were shut off. Draper says he went from his house early in the evening to his office to attend to urgent business, and did not leave unti! about bedtime, when he went directly home. The blocd stains seen on hfs stairs and Goorknob is explsined by a cut finger which he shows and declarcs he cap prove his innocence. The most damaging eviderce against him is that apparently no one eise would - know how to enter the vaults. A detective had been employed to watch the office, but hs wa relieved because ‘it was believed the Guli of Mexico, early in the morning of il maurauder haa been scared off. Friends to Sentence the Prisoner:- to . Death Before Our Congress Can Interfere. KBY WEST, Fra., April 2.—It was said here to-day on Havana information that General Rivera’s court-martial met yes- terday and tha’ he was then sentenced to be shot at sunrise to-day. Passengers on the Olivette said that there were rumors in Havana to that ef- fect. Henrico Tomao, a Cuban who wzs on the vessel en route to his bome in New York, saiG that he knew positively that Rivera’s fate was but a matter of days or perhaps hours, He had a friend, a close confidant of a palace official, who in- formed him in confidence that Weyler was afraid the United States Government would do something to save Rivera, and he wanted to forestall such action. wired to Weyler. It was understood at the palace that Weyler intended to arrange matters so that he would not be balked agsie. The court-martial was ordered the moment the news of Rivera's capture was received, and it was directed touse every diligence to make iis report. The sentence of death was practically pronounced before the court convéned. A public opinion in the United States, The names of the officers of the court have not the most intense partisans that Weyler has. 3 . 3 Several cable inquiries sent over to Havana this morniog have remained unanswered, and it is the opinion here that something has occurred, as the cen- sor refuses to allow any information about Rivera to be sent out. - RIVER OT SHOT. The Trial by Couri-Martial Proeceding Behind Closed Doors. NEW YORK, N. Y., Apil 3.—A Ha- vana special says: The report sent out from Key West that General Rivera was shot at sunrise this morning is untrue. The trial by court-martial of General Ri- vera is being proceeded with behind closed doors at San Cristobal. e JULIO SANGUIL L¥’8 PLANS. Will Call Upon, the President and Go to Flovida for Bisy Health. NEW YORK, N. Y., Apri! 2.—The report that General Julio Sanguilly, accompanied by Colonel Lechugas, the general’s son caused many of the general’s jriends to call at bis home, To-day when a reporter called at the general's house, he said: “While I have not yet made up my mind as to the future, Iintend to remain in the The news of the debate yesterday in the | Senate was cabled to Havana and then | form of trial was ordered in deference to | been made public, it is said, but they were | and other Cubans, had started for Cuba, | Since] my arrival from Cuba I have been greatly troubled with rhenmatism, and upon the advice of my doctor; I may have *to go to Florida unti! warm ‘weather setsin. 1am going to Washington to-day to. see my ‘almrnfiy. While there I will pay my | United States for ths present. respects to President McKinley and Sec- | retary Sherman.” | 7o. BE sHOT ar SUNRISE. Previous Dispatches Say Fivera Was to Die To-Day. . | NEW YORK, N. Y., April 2—A dis | patch to the Sun from Havina says: General Ruis Rivera will be shot on Satur- day if the Queen Regent doces mrot inter- | fere by cable in his behalf. It is said that | to-day the court-martial will meet to pass | judzment upon him in case General Wey= ler receives a favorable answer from | Madrid toa dispatch he sent to the Gov- | ernment, saying that he thinks jt neces sary to'stiow great energy in this case. - Ruws Rivera, according to the regula- tions, will be placed for twenty-four hours | en capalls. That Is to say, after he has nation he will spend a day in a dungeon | with & priest as a companion, The report is’ penerally believed in Havata that General Ruis Rivera was be- troops. It is said that the comuaissioners sent to him a month ago by the Spanish Government to propose the acceptance of Canovas’ reforms_during the three diys which they remained in Rivera’s-camp secretly arranged with a spy to ipform’ | Cuban leader. . The commissioners’ not only submitted authprity from Geceral Weyler, but ‘also a letter from a Cuban who resides in Havana and fought in'the patriot sanks during the last revolution, commending them to his consideration. . To this lette: they owed their lives and the good treai- ment they received from. General Rivera. Now they are accused by public qpinionot dez de Velasco. % The accusation is fortified by {he fact envoys, is a friend of General Hernandez Velasco, and had several conferences with him after his interviews with Rivera. It isalso known that Rivera was surprised by Hernundez de Velasco, the Spanish eeneral knowing beforehand the position and forees of Rivera. < | Senor Canovas has made this declara- tion to the press of Spain: | “We may consider the revolution con« quered in Cuba. We may say that only i | | ‘six provinces of the island. Thesame tning happened in Spain when the Catl- ists_were vanquished, but thelr leader, i ,‘",’} i v [} FERD K. RULE, President of La Fiesta de Los Angeles for {Reproduced from photographs I89% by Schumacher of Los Angeles.] | g | the Spaniards of ail the tovements of the ° | to Rivera the proposed reforms, with full having betrayed kim to General Hernane small bands of insurgents are left in the Carbrera, mantained small bands of his.. | been informed of the sentence of condems- * trayed into the hands of the Spanish °. that Senor Jorrin, one of the Svsnish -