The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 23, 1897, Page 3

THEVNOW | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY MAY 23, 1897. 1 SEMBLE GOBBLERS Are Puffed Out| Successes in the Field. Turks by MAY DEMAND MORE CHRISTIAN BLOOD. An Enormous Army Mobilized Apparently for Larger Game Than Greece. RALPH MAKES LITTLE OF THE WAR. JULIAN if Not an Opara Bouffe Affair the Greeks Have Made It Largely Theatrical. Copyrighted 1897 by the New York Sua.] | LONDON, Exe., May 22.—There has| been absolutely no development in the | general Eastern situation during the past | twenty-four hours and none is expected | a further opportunity to exchange | ws between the Embassadors and the | Porte. The eventua! terms of pesce will | be such as Russia and Germany see fit to | pose upon the Sultan. The influence | France can be exerted, if atall, only | ough Russi 1 v and that of England will ored both at Stamboul and other »ubtful feature of the situation con- | attitude of the Sultan and | Turkey. There will be a fculty in disbanding the im- | mense Ottoman army now mobilized with- | out treating it even t ste of Christian blood. It is a problem to face which the aid to be at his wits' end. Itis » his behalf that he is willing bidding of the vowers, that is, | but the doubt of his ability, as is disposition, to comply con- o increase. Itisno longer possi- nore the fact that Turkey went on an immense force long after Greece was an assured, if not accomplished, fact, and no legitimate ex- a of this action is yet forthcom- irst war correspondent who has o London is Julian Ralph, who vared his American newspaper connection. He was on the Turkish side. oyed the eccentricity of coing to war in a landau, the vehicle was by the Government for an ambu- He says the truth concerning the sh part in the war w the correspondents leave the coun- seized . Ralph adds: The war was a small affair. s have at least The battles fe war the Gr targely theatrical. in a few prisoners, fewer s and still fewer killed. If the Turks had permitted the correspondents e res the trivial character d long ago have been ap- eeks early lost all spirit— possessed any. They held a fonse at Milouna Pass and at the la! the Turks, yet they abandoned | 1ghold and also ran like rabbits | le war has been | 2 to assert a | the European na- was apparent the | The w la. v Tarkey as a med n among Long after it d no sand Turkey continued to | P into Macedoniaand Thessaly. | S ed 60 900 troops after it was evi ] “To-day the whole route from Salonica | moko is blue with an enormous on of re-enforcements that will proces: number 300,000 men when all reach the field. Two hundred thousand readiness to proceed to the front. \obilization completely throws the o tne shade. It means Turkey's readiness for a greater war. It means her determination to show the Christian powers that Turkey is no longer willing to reserves war \gols. Turkey seems, like Greece, to be able to successfully defy the concert and wage war without permission, and means to profit by the exampls. This is the most serions situaiion Europe has seen in | nearly thirty years. It may pass off harmlessly if the timid Sultan d¥smisses his present advisers, but it seemed to me the temper of most men of the ruling class was aitogether in sympathy with this newly developed spirit of inde- e and pugnacity. On every side I Parkish officers boast that Turkey meant to keep the land bought with Turk- ish blood, and those Europeans who hold relations with the Turkish Government told me that Turkey had been crazed by | the uew power she feels and means to as- sert a new relation toward the rest.of Europe.” e NP e TO PROTECT ROYALTY. An rustrian Warship Goes to the Pirzeus to Be Ready to Take Away King George. SALONICA, TurkEy, May 22.—The Aus- trian warship Stefanie hes peen ordered to proceed to Phaierum, near the Pirmus, witnout delay. Itis supposed this action was taken to place the ship at the service of the Greek royal family, in case it is necessary for them to leave Athens. PARIS, Fraxce, May 22 —In the Cham- ber of Deputies to-day Declagny criticized the Government for allowing the Turks to crush the Greeks in the face of the fact that Hanotaux, Minister of Foreign Al- fairs, hud promised the concert of the powers would maintain peace. Hanotaux replied that, although the and his crack corps. not be known | If not an | r place actually | the part of dunce in the European concert of the powers had failed to pre- vent war, they would compel Turkey to abandon her excessive claims and grant the reforms which the powers had de- Grekck, May 22.—The excite- here has tinally yielded to lassitude ment and calm. Five hun tred volunteers from America arrived here yesterday, but their appearance excited a great deal more curiosity than enthusiasm. All the vol- s were sent to the front at once, overnment’s view being they will be there than at Athens. All the Greek irregulars have been disbanded with the exception of Chief Patsalongo unte, the According to the stipulations of the armistice azreem=nt a commission of offi- cers of the Greek and Turkish armies have definea a reutral zone, S AS TO RIGHTS OF WOMEN. Ccmment of the London Press on the R_fusal of Cambridge to Reccg- nizo the Fair Sex. [Copyrighted, 1897, byt Ne « York Sun.] LONDON, ENG., May 22.—The battle for women’s degrees at Cambridge, which ended yesterday in an overwhelming de- feat, made even a greater stir in England than last year's struggle at Oxford. The vote cannot fairly be taken to represent public opinion even among the university men. Thus the Daily News, which cham- pions the women’s claims, explains: “The vote of the absentees is supposed to keep universities in contact with the general views of society, but this is an academic fiction. There migat be some trath in it if the right of voting Wwas pos- sessed by every graduate. This is far from being the case. Those who do not care to spend money for becoming masters of art or to get rid of paying annual dues are disfranchised without regard to their intellectual capacity. It is the clergy rather than the laity who have decided | that Cambridge would be demoralized by giving degrees to women, and the clergy still have the worst judgment of buman affairs among all who can write and read.” The Times, on the other hand, congratu- lates Cambridge on the decision and adds: **We have reached a turning point in the history of “higher education for women, and the time has come for a com- prehensive settlement of the whole ques- tion. Ttis only by the creation cf a sepa- rate university that the real solution can be found.” TR CRISPI BEING HARD PRESSED. Scandals Connected With Banks That May Cause the Lownfall of Many Prom:nent Men. ROME, Itavy, May 22.—The enemies of Sigeor Crispi, ex-Prime Minister, are still pressing him hard in conncction with the bank scandals. ‘His wife was a witness this week before the court investigating the matter, the prosecation being desirous of obtaining from her an explanation of | ber private banking account, it being | charged that she was the recipient of a large part of the mouey her husband was | accused of illegally obtaining while he | was 1n offi Judging from indications | Crispi’s political life is ending, but hg will | die hard. He doesn’t deny that he re- ceived immense sums of money from men with whom as Premier be should have had no dealings, but it is certain this money was not all for himself. Itiste- lieved when he goes down he will drag with him men who are now high in politi- cal life, and also one, if not more, princes of the royal family. He is mak ng a bit- ter fight, but the odds are against him. BPAIN'S LATEST BUDGET. Eunny Fiouring to Repair the Ahattered Finances, | MADRID, Srary, May 22.—The budget | for the coming year shows tho estimated receipta at 882 81 pesetas and expend- | itures at 873 877 pesetas. It proposes { the imposition of a provisional war sur- | tax of 100 per cent on tributes, with the { exception of those from landed property | and the interest on the redemption debt. | 1t is also proposed to establish a twenty | years’ monopoly of import and export dis- | tillation and the sale of petroleum. The | Government will have the exclusive sale | of powders and other explosives, on which | it is proposed to base financial operations necessary to reshape the extraordinary budget. Becante the loan agreed upon with Rothschild was not realized it is pro- posed to authorize the Government to conduct a similar operation, eitber di- rectly or by tender, and to organize a tax | on shipping that will produce 12,000,000 | pesetas. | Some —_—— BLACKWALL TUNNEL OPENING. Traffic Is Formally Set in Motion by the Prince of Wales. LONDON, Exc., May 22.—The Black- wa!l tunnel, which was completed ata cost of £1,250,000, was formally opened by the Prince of Walesin the name of the Queen this afternoon. The Blackwall tunnel connects the two sides of the river Thames at Blackwall, six miles east of the Tower Bridge in Lon- don, and was built 10 relieve the conges- tion on the city bridges, which had be- come 100 greatly crowded. The work was begun in 1891. The tun- nel is 6200 feet long, of which about one- fifth is under the river and the rest isin theapproaches. [tistwenty-seven feet in neter, and is said to be the widest tun- 1 in exisience. It is eighty feet below zh-water mark, and the fact that it had to be constructed in loose, gravelly ground i made the undertakine a very difficait one. e g | HISTORIC DIAMOND SIOLEN, Tieport From Fiyderabad That Will Up- art Queen FVictoria. | LONDON, Exc., May 22.—1It is reported | from Hyderabad that the historic dia- | mond sold some time ago to the Nizam of | Hyderabad has been stolen and replaced with an imitation in paste. It is believed that it was the intention of the Nizam to | Rr\g?n‘,»lue diamond to the Queen. The oria Imperial” or “Great White" jdiagiond, the jargest brilliant in the | wofld, is probably meant in this dispatch. | It was sold 10 the Nizam five years ago for over $150,000. It is possible that the story of the disappearance of the jewel may be the Orientzl method of avoidinga com- promising answer to hints of British offi- cials regarding a suitable present to the Queen at her jubilee. DIVORCE OF THE TERRYS, Bybil Sanderson Uns of the Co-Respond- ents in the Suit. PARI), FraNcE, May 22—The hearing of the crgys divorce suit brought by An- tonio Ta%v against his wite was resumed to-day. A divorce was granted to both partieson the charges. The custody of their child was given 0 the grandmother, who was ordered 1o place the child in & convent. Alimony of $800 per month was allowed Mrs. Terry. Actress Sybil Sander- son of California was oneof the co-re- spondents Mrs. Terry named in the suit, S Sineting Zather Kueippe Aot Dean. LONDON, Exc., May 22—A Bavarian dispatch denies that Fatber Kneippe is dead, as reported from Paris yesterday. He remains critically iil, however. e For Morbld Conditions take;BERCHAM'S P1LLs, o 000000000000 000000 00000000 A sale of unusual 9| splendor occurs in our $ Juvenile Department § to-morrow. % Monday is the day. % 00000000000000000000000000 [cocoo00C) Frisco Jr. Our picture shows the “Frisco Junior” to be quite a swell double - breasted swit for short - trousers- wearing lads between the ages of & and 15. The colorings are all brand new, sparkling with freshness, made from good all - wool Scotches. The trowsers have double knees and, seats. Suits that you would gladly pay $3.50 for all times. Monday at s §1.65, 00 [00'00C.C0C The Brownie. Yow see the Brownie in the picture cpposite, and can form some idea what a swell little swit it is. It has a pretty little vest very richly braided; the collar is extra deep; very novel shape; the trousers are trimmed, very prettily; many pretty colorinds to select from. For such high- class garments other stores are detting $6. These are intended for little fellows between the ages of 3 and 8. Some blues among ’em. Monday at e 3,50, 50 There’s comfort in trad- ing in our Juvenile De- partment; it's a veritable parlor. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. gj;f,m (%m/}/l}j (;}55)%/}1&7”71/ - L2 (1 t/'aaé'/j \6/0 ‘t)/}flj/.r TWO ENTIRE BUILDINGS 8 FLOORS. 9,11, 18 and 15 Eearny Street fET CONSIDERING CUBAN® AFFAIRS President McKinley Gets Fresh Reports From Consuls. An Increase In the Number of Americans Who Need Assistance. it Is Apparent the Appropriation of $50,000 WIll Not Last More Than a Fortnight. WABHINGTON, L. C, May 22.—The President is still devoting most of his time to Cuban affairs, but there is noth- of his policy. It is pretty certain, how- ever, he will not take positive action until the report of Special Commissioner Cai- houn is received. He will probably be back in three weeks. Meanwhile, Presi- dent McKinley is reading consuiar and diplomatic correspondence bearing on the subject and consulting political friends. He had a long talk this afternoon with Assistant Secretary Day, who has direct charge of all matters relating to Cuba. It is apparent that McKinley is using the present agitation of the Cuban ques- tion to thwart cffice-seekers, whore im- portunities have become a source of an- noyance. One Western representative in Congress said he wanted to speak with the President about the distribution of patronage in his district, but he was put off with the question as to what the people West thought of recognizing the independence of Cubans. Senator Burrows was one of those who had a chat with the President. He told the reporters they had discussed Cuba, Senator Deboe, who is anxious to fix up belated Kentucky appointments, was also acaller. He said he zsked the President how he felt about recognizing the bel- ligerency of the Cuban insurgents, but wouldn’t tell anything else except that he believed McKinley would do the right thing at the right time. Senator Proctor and Representative Grout held a short conversation with the President. They said they talked about ing to indicate he bas decided the details | Cuba, and 50 it was with uearly everybody | delegates to an electoral collece. This who called. One of :he visitors was Rep- resentative Mills of Chicago. He told McKinley the people of Illinois were heartily in sympathy with the Cuban in- t Mills said the President re- ‘Something will soon be done for Information was received from Consul- | General Lee to-day showing the President and State Department that the appropria- tion of $50,000 for the relief of aistressed Americans will b inadequate, Lee tele- graphed that Consul Brice at Matanzas | had reported 257 Americans destitute there and Consul Barkev at Sagua 45) at bis post, and the Consul-General mated reports from other places will swell the number to 1200. This is greatly in exce:s of the figure anticipated by the President when he sent the message to Congress recommending the reliet appro- priation. Ten thousard dollars has already been placed at the disposal of Lee and the remaining §40,000 will not go far toward giving assistance to the regiment of unfortunates who are suffering from the effects of the war. Lee’s first reports about the number of people in need of assistance were consery- ative compared with his estimate to-day, and the State Department thought two or three hundred would be about the full number of Americans who needed aid. The appropriation, it is now believed, will not last more than a fortnight. Miss Clara Barton, accompanied by George H. Pullman, financial secretary of the Red Cross, called at the State Depart- ment, but she said her visit had nothing to do with distributing supplies to suffer- ing Americans in Cuba. Miss Barton told areporter the Red Cross had not been giving aid in the matter and were not offering its services, because she believed they wera not necessary. Something authentic about the call of the Spanish Minister yesterday on Assiste ant Secretary Day was learned to-day. Senor de Lome had seen in some news- papers that United States Consulsin Cuba were apprehensive of their safety. He came to assure Day that Spain would give the fullest protection to them. obend o il CUBA’S ELECTION, The Kepublic Again Ballots for a Chief Exeoutive. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 22—A Presi- dential election is in progressin the re- public of Cuba to-day, but owing to the turbulent condition of the island it has been found impossible to choose the new executive by popular vote. The civil con- dition of Cuba at present is simply of necessity. The island is now divided into four States. Each State has a Governor with limited power. The Governor will consult with other officers of state and will appoint esti- | | | | province ot Matanzas and 'S MOST POPULAR HO 7 'y e/ 74 @? ciwnee USE, \many nov This sale embraces our very finest. We merely quote a few items. Monday is the day. The Landsman, As you see in picture, i quite a swell affairin blue, with pretty little wash vest, saving that it differs from the illustration in this in- stance—thatwhere it shows the bow it should be a cord and tassel, an error on the part of our art depart- ment, but we think the cord and tassel are much pret- tier than the bow. It's quite a swell affair; it's a $4.50 little Suit, sizes 3 to 7 years. Monday at ot $ .90, e (0000000 The Ensign Is quite a swell affair, in long trousers, as yow will see in the picture bearing that name. It's made in bluwe; the collar is extra deep. Youw can have your choice of collar colorings, either in dobelin, red or plain blue. There are L styles of trim- mings on the Ensign; the collar is trimmed and handled in a very rich and novel manner; intended for little fellows between the ages of 3 and 10. These swits represent val- wes wp to $6, including the new Russian naval lan- yard and whistle. Monday at Fokkok $3-50-fii’i’ An entire floor to Juve- |nile Apparel— 14,700 | square feet. Presidential Congress will then vote for the President and Vice-President. The number of delegates is determined by the population of the States. Dr. Eusebio Hernandez, one of the most prominent candidates for the Presidency of the Cuban republic, is regarded with favor by his countrymen in America. Of the other two candidates Cisneros and Masso, the former is more popular, and the Cubans here think he will be elected | for another term. Masso is now Vice- President. Dr. Hernandez is a native of the is 4¢ years old. When the revolution broke out he went with Garcia on his ill-starred Hawkins expedition. He reached Cub with Garcia on his second expedi- tion in the Berrauda. The Cubans offered him a position as representative in South America, but he preferred to remain on the isiand, and accepted the | Voreizn Affairs portfolio in the Cabinet of President Cisneros. He left that office to become & private physician in the field to General Gomez, a position he still fills. His wife, the daughter of a Cuban mil- lionaire, lives in tnis city. He will prob- abiy be elected Vice-President. FAEST GAZED AT JUPITER. Astrenomers Look Through the Big Yerkes Telescops, Which Is Declared the Best in the World. CHICAGO, Iin, May 22.—President Harper of the Chicago University took the first official look through the Yerkes telescope last night at the university's observatory at Wiiliams Bay, Wis. He gazed fcr a minute at Jupiter and then announced it appeared to him the great planet was a ‘“‘glittering gem in a circle of imperial purple.” The announcement did not mean much from a scientific standard, but proved the grest lens at the upper end of the six-ton tube was true to rules. Professor Hale, director of the observatory, was celighted. He would make no predictions of future achieve- ments of the telescope. The atmospheric conditions were unfavorable, yet Alvin Clark, the maker of the big lens; Pro- fessor Barnard, recently of Lick Observa- tory, and other experts are satiafied the telescope is the best in the world, st 1y LUETGERT AREAIGNED, Counsel Try in Vain to Get the Acoused Wife-Slayer Keleased. CHICAGO, Irt, May 22.—Adolph L. Luetgert, the wealthy sausage manufac- turer, was arraigned to-day for prelimi- nary hearing on the charge of murdering his wile, Louisa. The hearing began witn a protest by detendant’s counsel, who al- leged that no corpse had been produced asevidence that murder had been com- mitted. Justice Kerston overrulea a motion to discharge the eccused. Dietrich Bickner, brother of the missing woman and leading witness for the prose- cution, failed to identify the rings found in the vat. August Richmann, a former employe of Luetgert, vave a plausible explanation of the character of the fluid in the vats, the finding of bones and flesh and of Luet- gert's alieged presencen the basement on the night of May 1. The proceedings abounded in wrangles between counsel. Sensations were con- stantly threatened, but nothing resulted. At the conclusion of Bickner’s testimony the court adjourned until Monday. SR TOLLGATE RAIDERS TRAPPED. Caught in a Mwnight Exploit by an Ambushed Posse and Four of Them S%ot Down. OWINGSVILLE, Ky., May 22.—After destroying twelve tollgates in Bath County within sixty days the raiders strack a snag at the first gate on the Wyoming pike, two miles north of here, at 12:30 o'clock this morning, when two of their number, David Johnson and Charles Jones, were probably mortally wounded, and two others, unknown, seriousiy hurt. Judge Gudgell received word yesterday that a general raid, embracing three of the principal pikes of Bath County, would be made lact night and all the toligates destroyed. Sheriff Lane summoned a posse of nine men, and with Deputy George Young went to the Wyoming toll- vate and hid bebind fences and trees. The raiders called Gatekeeper Garner to the door and ordered him to chop down the poles. Before he could reply Sheriff Lans commanded the raiders to sur- render. The reply was a volley from shot- guns and pistols. The posse returned the fire, and for several minutes bullets flew. The raiders could not see the officers, and were finally forced to retreat. smEE s Lo JULIAN HAWIHOENE RETURNS. Tells of the Awful Situation in Famine- Mtricken India. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 22.—Julian Hawthorne, who was sent to India to in- vestigate the famine prevailing in that country, returned to-day on the steamer St. Paul. He says the people in the United States can hava no idea of the ap- palling condition of things in India. Millions of Hindoos and Bengalese have died from starvation, and the deatns from the plague have been far greater than have yet. been reported. The Government figures showing the plague mortality are believed to represent not more than one- sixth of those who have actually died. All attempts to relieve the famine have been only partly successful, on account of 1is fearful magnitnde. Thousands of peo- ple are now starving in that country, and notwithstanding all that can be done for them, the number of deaths as the result of the famine will be enormously in- creased. —_— DEUMMONI’S LIFE BAVED. The Commander of aw English Boat Prevents His Execution. NEW ORLEANS, LA, May 22.—The steamer Clearwater, from Honduras, brings news that the English gunboat In- tropid arrived at Puerto Cortez Wednes- day week and her officers nsked if any foreigners were arrested for connection with the revolution. Whben it was learned there were they demanded their release, which was complied with. Among those released was the English- man, General Drummond, who led the revolution and who was captured and tuken to San Pedro. The commander of the Enelish gunboat made his way to San Pedro, thirty miles inland, and arrived in time to prevent Drummond’s execution. e byl 311G DAMAGES. LIABLE FOR Chicago May Have to Make Good the Losses Cawused by the Strike. CHICAGO, Irn, May 22—This city may have to pay over $1,000,000 to those who suftered damages to property during the big railroad strike in 1594. Judge Adams to-day rendered a decision upholding the constitutionality of the act of July 1, 1887, making municipalities lia ble for three-quarters of the amount of damage wrought by a mob. ‘The decision was made upon s test case involving only §150 brought by tae Man. battan Cement Company, but depending upon this decision are a number of dam- age suits against the city by tbe railroad companies and others. An avpeal will be taken to the Appellate Court, and if neces- sary, to the Supreme Court. -—— BISHOP POTTEK IN ENGLAND, Will Detiver His First Sermon at Cam~ bridge Zo-Day. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 22.—Accord- ing to advices recently received Right Rev. H. C. Potter, Bishop of New York of the Protestant Episcopal Church, will to- morrow deliver his first sermon at Cam- bridge University, England, having been selected by the authorities of that institu tion (o act as select preacher. Bishop Potter sailed for Europe a fort- | night ago and will spend tue greater part of the summer in England and on the continent. His appointment as select preacher is considered by churchmen a signal honor. —_— Rig Ciondburst in Idaho. BOISE CITY, Ipagio, May 22.—The fruit farms and placer mining industry in Salmon River Valley were considerably damaged by a recent cloundburst. Meager reports received say the settlers were com- pelied to flee to the hills for safety.