The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1897, Page 1

4 VOLUME LXXXL-_NO. 175. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, "MAY 24, 1897. NEUTRAL ZONE DECIDED UPON BY MEDIATORS Both the Turkish and Greek Armies Must Retreat Somewhat. REVOLUTION IS VYET RIPE AT TROUBLED ATHENS. Large Numbers'of Irregulars Are Swarming Into the City, and It Is Impossible to Disarm Them—Manos At- tempts Suicide. truce had been arranged. He had disap- peared, however, and the couriers learnéd he had gone to Thermobyi® in a boat from Styli bim and he returned. mmission appoi e stipulations of the | e passes of Mount | army to re- | commission decided | Co; 1ted yesterday, reports that Col- s would replace the | onel Manos, late commander of the Greeks advance guards on | in Epirus, attempted on Friday to com- es that the battle of Dhomoko handcuffed. with kLis entire staff v that failed. Edhem Pasha completely overpower and | martial. a reek army. The divisions AT MEDIATING POWERS. They Instruct D.piomats How Hairi, Neschat and Hamai to h Pasha was to eut A v Lty Act in Dealling. With B g the Portae. Hairi Pasba, howe tack the Greeks, who were thus a. Thither they went after | mit suicide in jail. He has been sent, | Spanish soldiers, President C LONDON, Exc., May 23.—A dispatch to | with him. SO oo o SEAT OF THE CUBAN G The multi-pointed mountain of Cubitas, since the fall of 1595 the seat of the Con- Puerto Principe), about twenty-five miles about the same distance from the sea on the north. A dispatch to the Daily Graphic from | stitutional Government of Cuba, lies 1n the State of Camaguey (Spanish province of north of the city of Puerto Principe and On the top of the principal sum- | mit, within sight of one of the four chief cities of Cuba, garrisoned by a large force of | one the mountain is as inaccessible as the eros and his associates located the capital of Free to | Cuba aud have since maintained it. The place is naturaliy most ditficult of access Athens, where he will be tried by court- | and with a handful of men can be held against ain:ost any force. On all sides but Rock of Gioraltar. Seven small towns or OVERNMENT. villages lie on its southern slope, with all of their inhabitants fully enlisted in the cause of Free Cuba, and through one of these on the right, La Entrada (The En- trance), passes the only road to the top of the sierra, Deep gorges and high lime- stone cliffs line the greater part of the way, and a body of chosen men are always on the lockout for ihe approach of an enemy, who can be descried miles away. | of the mountain coffers an area of good arable land of sufficient size to raise all the | fo0d needed by tbe occupants, and they are independent of outside supplies. Build- The top ings have been erected for the Government officers, as well as an arsenal and a maga- | zine, and there is a factory for the manufacture of dynamite, which the Cubans know : how to use. | Pasha had claimed to have the power of | immediately arranging terms of peace with Crown Prince Constantine and that | the latter had been forbidden to treat Dhomok ted til ghtiall, be: Memduh t the re ha cc umy Considerable anxiety is caused here by that larze numbers of irregular to the city and it disarm them. A batch of bad been serving in and compelled the DS are swarming e to ) irregulars wiho s seized a train officials to convey them to this city. | Special constables and troops patrol the | streets day and night to gusrd against | G i the prison guards have | 1 donbled, lest an attempt be made to | r Le prisol iderabe difficulty is being experi- | in getiing the Italian volunteers | Epirus to embark for Italy, em are deserters from the q\l(:led as saying that | issurances that the condi- | not be likely to hinder nd development. This intment in certain accepted as meaning | restoration of the without the | 7 Greece. ‘[ v ead P rters, for it is il be a ante bell —The ex- stupo! s pervaded s passing away The de- | and at for sev, tter e the populace aganst | the military leade ces who have arrived at Athens Dhomoko say Prin they saw COUNT MICHAEL MURAVIEFF, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia. | with tears trickling down his Wednesday last a melancholy flight of t ot he always headed the Hignt. the Times from Constantinople sa v fwers have iustructed diplomats to act toward the Porie as representatives of mediating powers. This disapproves the ouriers had to follow him to tell him a | dispatch from Athens which said Edhem the morning wed he the M. SKOULQUDIS, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, | scene of a fight to a finish this afternoon | between a fifteen-pound wildcat and a | States will be held here Tuesday evening. = | A Paris disratch says that Prince Fordi- nand of Buigaria had a conference to-day | with Hanotaux. { CANEA, Crets, May 2. — Colonel Staikos, with the last detachment of the Greek expeditionary force embarked for Greece this morning. A DISGUSTING EXHIBITION. Jamaica Negro Pitted Against a Wildeat, Which He S.rargles and Then Fails Exhausted. TAMPA, Fra, May 23 —Sportsman’s Park, a great resort of the Cuban popula- tion of Ybor City and Tampa, was the Jamaica negro, known orly as Sam. The negro was promised $200 if he succeeded in killing the wildcat inside of thirty minutes with his bare hands and no kicking. At least 500 people witnessed the battle, which was bloody from begin- ning to end. The cat had been starved for several days and had also been teased and tortured to frenzy. The negro suc- ceeded in chokicg it after a frightfully brutal exhibition, but the negro fainted afterward from exhaustion. P THi TO FULFILL THE SCRIPTURES. Important Move of Hebrews to Return to the Holy L inds. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 23.—A me ing whose outcome will be awaited witn interest by Jews throughout tne United It bas been called to consider the advisa- bility of sending delegates to the so-called Universal Jewisn Conference, which will be held at Munich on August 25. This conference will discuss the scheme of Dr. Herzl of Vienna to buy Palestine from the Turkish Government and establish a Jew- ish state there, in fulfillment of the prophecy that the Jews will resurn to the possession of the Holy Land. The scheme is opposed by many wealthy Jews, who say that they want to remain American citizens. RIDOLED WITH BULLETS N JAIL Bill Jones Put to Death| by a Mob of Texas Avengers. Determined Men Break Into Prison and Quickly Execute the Accused. Speedy Punishment of a Man Who Hired a Negro to Commit ! a Murder. | TYLER, Tex, May 23.—Bill Jones | (white), charged with hiring Effie Jones | (colored) to murder W. Riley Stewart of Lindale, in this county, was shot to death in acell at the county jail by a mob early this morning. Stewart, a farmer and ex-Commissioner of Smith County, was called from his home by a negro last Tuesday nigut and clubbed on the head. He died the next morning. B.ll Jones, who was weil con- nected, had an insurance policy for $7000 on Stewart’s life. This morning, shoriy | after midnight, an armed body of 200 citizens of Lindale rode into town. hitched their horses to the racks on the west side of the public square and left three of their number on guard. Forming in line in the courthouse yard the men marched upon the county jail, where Bill Jones and the negro (Effie Jones) were imprisoned. At the International and Great Northern Railroad, which intersecis Bast Irwin street a few yards west of the jail, the mob stationed a picket line to guard against interferenice. A dead line was also placed immeaiately east of the jail. A demand was then formaily made on the Sher:if ana deputies for the jail keys, which were promptly refused. The mob, undaunted, produced, sledgehammers, steel chisels and other instruments. The oflicers were then seizea and disarmed. Sneriff Jonn P. Smith endeavored to gst the crowd to disperse. When he failed Hon. J. Gordon Raussell, District Juage, | unharmed the negro, | they knew was confined near by and who who had just arrived on the scene in a carriage, made a speech, appealing for DR. HERNANDEZ peace. He was listenea to respectfully, but failed to persuade the mob to desist. When he finisbed the mob began to batter down the great iron door of the lower corridor. Gaining entrance to the lower floor the crowd quickly ascended the iron stairway to the second floor. Here they were forced to work forty min- utes before being able to break the riveted double steel doors. Then led by a masked leader carrying a ted torch the mob began the search for Jones. In their ex- citement they passed his cell and pre- pared to take out another white prisoner. “At this.lones called out, warning then: of the mistake and directing them where to find him. He asked them caimly what they wanted. When told he was to aie he protested his innocence. The leader of the mob told him that two counties had been hunted over for proof three days and that his guilt was established beyond a doubt. Jones then asked a few minutes’ grace to talk with his cellmate. This was denied and the celimate ordered to the other end of the cell and the firing instantly began. Jones fell, riddled with builets. The crowd then filed quietly out, but leaving Effie Jones, who was charged with the actual murder. The negro made a written confession to the county attorney last Wednesday. In it he said Bill Jones haa hire¢ him to com- mit the crime. CLAIM A MILLIGN "DOLLARS. The Ared Widow ot Colone/ Colt Sued by Two N phews, Who Make Sen- sational Chorges. HARTFORD, Coxx., May 23.—The 70- year-old widow of Colonel Samuel Coit, the millionaire firearms manufacturer, has been suea by Norman Colt of Seattle, Wasb., and James B. Colt of Washington, D. C.. for a big slice of the, estate, which has been in control of herself or her son since the colonel’s death in 1862. The papers in the case are in the County Clerk’s office here, awaiting the answer of the defendant. The plaintiffs make astounding charges. Mrs. Colt is accused of alienating her hus- band’s affection from his nephews by fraud and deceitful statements while he was in a weak mental and physical state. They also aver that the millionaire's death was hastened by an overdose of PRESIDENT GISNEROS Candidates for the Cuban Presidency. medicine. They also declare that rheir father wrote letters of affection to his brother, with the purpose of obtaining brotherly regard,sbut that Mrs. Colt used hem unlawfully and prevented her hus- band from replying, but sent answers her- self for the purpose of keeping them apart. The petitioners declare that the codicils which disinherited them were the work of Mrs. Colt. Plaintiffs, in conclu- sion, claim $1,000,000. MURDERERS BATTLE IN JAIL. Two Condemned Man Engage In ‘a Furious and Blocdy Corflc: in a Florida Prison. TAMPA, Fra., May 23.—Harry Single- ton, who murdered Officer McCormick two years ago, and Thomas Milton, who murdered his mistress, boih condemued to death, had a desperate fight in their cells last nigh. Milton was nearly cut to pieces. While in the corridor in front of the cells cetting air Singleton attacked Milton with a Luge butcher-knife that he had managed to hide. Milton got posses- sion of & beer bottle, and breaking off its neck he defended bimself. Fora quarter of an hour the fight was furious and bloody. The other twenty-six prisoners velled with delight, and the jailer was afraid to venture into the corridor. Finally he and swo others entered and eparated the combatants. Milton was covered with blood, having received over eleven deep wounds, Singleton was also badly injured. Neither is expected to die of the wounds, but their execution will be hastened. —_———— FURNACE BLOW-OUT DISASTER. Several Men Terribly Injured in a New- castle (Pu.) Foundru. NEWCASTLE, Pa, May 23.—The big Rosena furnace; owned by Senator Hanna and ex-Senator Cameron, “‘blew out’ this morning, and a great volume of coke, iron ore and coal came crashing through the roof of the casting-house, burying thirty men. Manager Reis was taken out with the skin Hanging in shreds from his hands and arms and his legs terriblv burned. Half a dozen others were injured. About twenty minutes after the acci- dent a cave-in occurred in the big 70-foot cut of the Newcastle Traction Com pany. Michael Curdy was killed. AR German Steamer Avcadia Floated. 8T. JOHNS, N. F., May 23.—The Ger- man steamer Arcadia was successfully floated to-day by the combined efforts of five wrecking tugs and three British w. r- ship«—the Cordelia, Pelican and Buzzard. Every service pos:ible was rendered bv the warships. Commodore Bourke of the Cordelia airected the operations. 2l GEN.MASSO0. The Presidential election took place in Cuba on Saturday last, but owing to the disturbed condition of affairs on the island it may be some days before the result is known. There were four candidates in the field—Salvador Cisneros, the present President, who is desirous of re-election ; Bartholomae Masso, Mendez Capote and Eusebio Hernandez. Before the election it was generally conceded that President Cisneros would be re-elected. He has the confidence of the army and is looked upon as s calm, clear-headed patriot. Masso isthe present vice-president, Capote is now governor o Las Villas and a lawyer by profession; Hernandez is a physician, a native of Colon and accompanied Garcia to Cuba. CUBANS T0 PURCHASE FREEDOM That Plan to Settle the War Meets Much Approval. LIBERAL INDEMNITY TO BE PAID SPAIN, Statistics to Back This Up as the Only Solution Sent by Lee. PATRIOTS WOULD WELCOME A PROTECTORATE. Meanwhile the Insurgents Galn Headway by Dashing Victories in the Field. HAVARNA, Cusa, May 23.—The sugges- tion that the American administration should purchase Cuban independence meets with the enthusiastic approval of the business men here. Commissioner Caihoun has received much information about ibhe real state of affairs, and the scheme of the purchase of Cuba bas been suggested to him as a good course for McKinley to take. What business classes in Cuba would prefer is the intervention of the United States in a peaceful way, establishing, until the whole amount ot indemnity is paid to Spain, a kind of American protectorate over the new re- public. The correspondent of THE CALL has just learned that the plan was also sug- gested, some months ago, to the Cleve- land administration by Consul-Generaly Leein a very important report, which i at the office of the Secretary of State in Washington. The report bas been kept secret in Washington. Statistics on which the arguments are based were pre- sented here to the American Consul- General by a prominent representative of the' industsial .und cducated olaseed: ul Cuba. A letter from Washington received by a rich merchant says Sherman and McKin- ley recently gave great attention to this document. Init Lee points out that a monetary indemnity is the best solution for Spain herseli. One of the reasons for Spain’s stubborn resistance to interven- tion is the enormous debt contracted in Cuba since the war of 1868, and for which Spam, in case Cuba becomes 1ndependent, is herself responsible. An indemnity will solve, in a great part, this perplexing problem. The debt, which amounts now. to over $400,000,000, will not be such a heavy burden upon Spain if $200,000,000 is paid to the mother country by Cuba. It should te remembered the actual price of Spamsh-Cuban bonas are very much be- low par, and the Spamish Government, possessing §200,000,000, can easily make an arrangement with sharehoiders. Be- sides the indemnity would relieve Spain of a much larger monetary sacrifice, which a continuance of the war imposes upon her. 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