The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 12, 1897, Page 1

LXXXIL—NO. 12. VOLUME ‘E 12. -1897. TURKEY IS NOT READY O PEAC Abdul Hamid Inclined to Excite Islamic i Agitation. FLOW OF TROOPS FROM | ASIA MINOR, | Evidently the Porte Does Not‘, Desire to Terminate the | War. | | Rl i SETTLEMENT WITH GREECE Is | YET FAR DISTANT. Conclusion of ant Peace Less Import- | a Cohesion of the Concert of the Powers. | | Than Exe 11 ele"':\ms} iay irom Cons nople are | in tone than those of vester- leged that the conciliatory ayed the by Porte | are current that| d to excite an 1+ Pasha, Minister t at the end of June Roumelia, )00 troops i I be increase July, @ 0,000 ne Govern- | | more Mauser rom many quar- ain the continued s from Asia Minor to Europe. re being virtually n of troops ic on the | M AN Th: Scene in Judge Slack’s Courtroom During the Events of Yesterday’s Session of the Fair-Craven Trial HGAIN AROUSED nat the for- 1 xce, June IL—Duke Ay- | ly adds t peace ion of has made a >vernment against ng the cam- other Italians | rve with the Greek articular stress | Fresh Signs of Strained Relations With the United States. | com- | the voiun- | Canovas and Weyler Retained at A‘-’W”Si to Show a Bold Front were at ront. These ef- < s bugh in charge of the Govern- D tnsl Sane e to be found when the li In Case of Interference In Cu Partles In Spain Would Sup port the Cabinet. re 11.—Pro- nown chemist, c stroke. e-Main. ; of chemi: y ] 15 and founded e | $igns of & renewal of the strained rela- ed in great de- | tions between the United States ana «n industrial | Spain. Most of the Spaniards are daily COLCNEL ARANGUREN, the Famous Cuban Leader Whose Troops Blew Up a Military Train Near Hovana Last Tuesday and Who Has Managed to Throw the In- habitants of the City Into a State of Dire Alarm. MADRID, €pary, June 1L—There are | | reinstated Canovas and retained Weyler | chiefly because she deemed them a boid tront should McKinley especialiy with an offer of media- show = | would immediately put an end to the {existing relotions between tho political i | for even Carlists and Repub- y to the suppert of the net in defense of Spain’s rignts in Despite the affected official confi- in the friendiy d United Sta th-re is much anxiety con- cerning news from Washington. It Las just been learned that instru | tions of & very definite character ha | been sent to Cap'ain-General Weyler, no- lifying him that he must change the s Cuba | of both the military and poiiti paign in Cuba. The recent crisis in the | | Government here orouszht the Cuban ndals 50 conspicuously forward that 1t | was realized that the reforms for the i d must be real ones, and that promises one would not avail. It isexpected that General Weyler will refuse to change his methods and will resign if such change is insisted o PARI | here to0-n NCE, June 11.—1t is rumored that Weyler has resizned, but that tue Queen Regent is disinclined to accept the resignation. The rumor lacks confirmation. It is said to have be-n staried by bourse operators. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1L—Dr. Congosto, the Spanish member oi the joint commission appointed to investigate the death of Dr. Ruiz, arrived to-night. He brought his separate reports, w.ich | will be presented to the Spanish Minister for transmission to Madrid. —_— BERING StA COMMISSION, | Arbitrators to Me-t at Montreal Hear Arguments, OTTAWA, Oxt., June 1L—The Bering ‘ Sea Arpiiration Commis- ion will meet at Montreal on June 16. The arbitrators are f.lusure King of the Supreme Court of Canada and Judge Putnam of Portland, Me. Ihe adian side will be repre- sented by Mr. Peters of Prince Edward | Island, Mr. Beig, Q. C., of Montreal, M | Bodwell of British Columbia and Sir Charles Tupper. The lawyers on the Afnerican side will be Don Dickinson, Robert Lansing of Wutertown, Me., and Charles B. Warren of Detroit. The object is to agree upon a date and ana | place for hearing verbal arguments. An | | application will be made by the Ameri- | can sidc for leave to reopen the inquiry, | the object being to attempt to prove 1hat | one of the claimantsis an American citi- | zen, and therefore not entitled to re- cover damages. The application will be opposed by the Canadians. ES el FEANCE AND KUSSIA, Plans for Signing Their Elaborate New Treaty. LONDON, Exc., June 11L.—The Paris correspondent of the treaty of alliance 1o be signed by France and Russia on the occasion of the visit of President Faure to St. Petersburg at the end of July will be one of the most la- borious and carefully considered diplo- mailc instruments ever drawn, two Em- | perors and three Presidents and their Foreign and War Ministers having worked ou it since 1859. Hitherto the sole docu- ment binding the two nations has been a military convention. be signed either at St. Petersburg or Moscow. A A FATAL ACCIDENT IN A COLLIERY, Ten Men Killed and Many Injured by the Failing of a Cage. CARDIFF, Wavres, June 1L — At the Garth coiliery in Giamorganshire to-day, while the cage was being hoi-ted to the surface, the cable broke, precipitaiing the shaft, jured. Teu men were killed and many in- Times savs the | The new treaty will | cage and occupants to the botiom of the | Such action on tbe part of McKin- | | on of the | | | The Muilah of Plewindah, a Noto- | | | | | ern part of India and an attack on the | | tives. | mand of the British force engaged it is | e 1 frontier, but the tribes there have always | | been turbulent and fear is feit lest the | | other tribes rise ngainst the British. AFGHAN FRONTIER. British Indian Forces Surprised by Furious Natives. Three Officers Killed and Many Wounded During the Battle. rious Fanatical Prlest, Cause of the Onslaught. the | SIMLA, Ixvra, June 11 ment was caused in military and Govera- ment circles to-day by the news of a serious uprising of natives in the north- Mach exeite- | British Indian force, wh resulted in the killing of Colonel Bunny, Captain Brown and Leeutenant Cruikshank. Other British officers were wounded. 'he feeling in zeneral is strong that a punitive expedition will be immedistely | ditpatched to deal with ine unruly na- tives. There has been for years much opposition to British rule among the | tribes of the northsrn frontier, but for a long time the tribesmen have committed noovertact. Noidea is therefore enter- taived of an active revolt against the Gov- ernment. It is believed they were incited 10 the attack by some of their fanatical priesthood, W' 0 are among the most dan- gerous characters with wiom the British have to deal. The attack was made in Tochi Valley, on the Afghan frontier. From the particulars obtainable at pres- ent it seems that the twoguns belonging to the Bombay mounted battories, escort- ed by 300 men belonging to the First Reg- ment of Sikhs and the First Panjab Io- fantry, were treacherously attacked in the | Tochi Valley by a large force of hostile na- The first reports said that Colonel Bun- ny, two officersand twenty-five privates had been killed and that turee officers anu twenty-five men bad been wounded. In addition number of mules and horses are reported killed. Ind cations are that the affairis more than a conflict with warlike natives and that the notorious Mullah of Plewindah is at the bottom of the trouble. ! The latest sdvices are that a political officer, Mr. Gee, was visiting Shirani with an escort of troops when he was attacked | at Manza by vastly superior forces. The British troops were compelled to retreat and were followsd several miles by over- | whelming numovers of the enemy. The fizhting was desperate. All the British officers were severely wounded. Captain Browne of the First Sikhs, a son of the late Sir James Browne, ana Lieutenant | Cruikshank of the Royal Artillery were | illed, and Surgeon Higginson, Lieutenant Higginson of the First Sikhsand Lieu- tenant Seatcn-Browne of the Punjab In- fantry were wounded. The second dispatch does not mention the death of Colonel Bunny, but from the fact that it says that Colonel Gray | from Miranshah has taken ovar the com- inferred that Colonel Bunny is also | among the dead, as at first announced. | Tochi Valley lies north of Gumal and on the road to Gbuzni and Wazirishlam. It had been coniroiled by the British since | the delimitation of the Hindoo-Afghan | ist | ively plotting against | camp at Wano was atta | the thieves. The Mullah of Plewindah is well known to the British Indian authorities. He is a notorious fanatical priest and hes at- ‘Way§ “been hostile to Britisa influence. Owing to an attempt which the Mullah recently made to sur up a rebetlion he was expelled from British territory. This caused him to be deserted by his awn people and he has since lived in Afghan- an and is understood to have been act- the British. He took part in he atiack upon the British camp at Wano in November, 1894 The Ameer is backing him. While Colonel A. H. Turner, the British commander, was engaged in 1894 in de- limiting the Indo-Afghan frontier, his cked on November 3of that year by a large force of Wazri tribesmen. The British lost about twenty | privata soldiers and twenty camp follow- ers killed Lefore the Waziris were re- pulsed, the latter leaving over 250 dead on the field. TWO WIFE-MURDERERS EX:CUTED One Pro‘ests Hs Innocancs to the Last and Prof:sses to Be Quite Wiliing to Die. EORGETOWN, DEL., June 11.—James M. Gordy was hanged ths moruing for the murder of his wife, formerly Mrs. Mary Lewis of New York. He st00d upon the scaffold protesting his innocence until the black cap was placed over his head. His last wo:ds were: “Good-by all. A | man who has the love of God in his heart need never fear death. I am willing to die.” The drop fell at 10:26. E'even minutes later he wes pronounced dead. Death was due to stranguiation. At the foot of the scaffold Gordy read a statement, denying the crime, and de- clared that those who accused him of mar- dering his father and first wite and child wou'd have to answer to him for their lies on judgmentday. Gordy married Mrs. Lewis last February in New York. He took her to his farm in Milton, Del, and murdered her on March 11 for insurance. He was convicted April 14. ROCKFORD, Iun, June 1L—James French was hanged to-d. in a stockade soutk of the County Jai! for the cold- blooded murder of his wife last July. Two hundred people witnessed the execution, while the streets in the vicinity were crowded with thousands. French did not weaken till the last, when he fainted as the black cap was placed over his head. Deputies had to brace bim up for a minute till the trap could be sprung. Sher.ff Oliver suffered nervous prostre- tion last night, and the execution had to be postponed nearly an hour. A i IBEY KESPE(T VICTORIA, But the Boer Statesmen Deny Her Suze- rainty Over the Iranscaal. PRETORIA, Transvaar, June 11.—The Volksraad to-day discussed the proposal of President Kruger to close all public offices on June 22 as a mark of respect to Queen Victoria. Wolmarans, D Berand Schlutte supported the proposal as a per- sonal courtesv, but in the stronges® terms repudiated Great Britain’s assumption of sazerainty over the Transvaal. Several members opposed the proposal in toto. It was finally carried by a fair majority. S g MEXICAN CATH:-DEAL ROBBED, Catholics and FProtestants at War in the Town of Penjamo. CITY OF MEXICO, Mex., June 1l.— There is a bitter feeling between the Catholics and Protestants in the town of Penjamo. A few days ago the cathedral there was robbed of its gold ornaments. ‘The priest delivered a_furious sermon, in which he accused the Protestant: of being The sermon caused so much excitement that Unofre Paz went out into the street and fired at several Protestants with a pistol, but missed them all. One Protestant returned the fire, killing Paz. DEATH'S TERROAS 10 BE ALLEVATED |Novel Devices of a New York Mausoleum Company. No Possibility of Premature Interment or Grave Robbery. Cement R=ceptacles With Electric Appliances for Twelve Thou- sand Bodles. NEW YORK. Y.. June 11.—The sani- tary committee of the Health Board to- day approved the plans of & new mauso- leum company for the establishment of a sanitary mausoleum near High Bridge, which will have a capacity of from 10,000 10 12,000 bodies, and in which it is pro- posed to entomb the dead in cement re- centacies. Tue bodies are to be exposed for several months to a current of air made chemically dry by passing it over sulphuric acid, the air to be puritied after- ward by fire. When the body is thor- oughly desiccated the receptacle is to be made air-tight. The mausoleum interior will resem ble a well-appointed lLibrary, with s main corridor ana diverging balls leading to diffe:ent sections. The sepulchers will be of rolid conerete, four inches thick and a little larger than an ordinary coffin. One advantage cluimed for the new sys- tem is security against grave robbers. A novel feature is protection against pre- mature entombments. Electrical ap- paratus is to be provided and so adjusted to reach the body that the siightest move- ment will sound an alarm that cannot fail 10 be heard by a watchman. There will also be an indicator connected with the electrical apparatus showing exactly which sepulcher the alarm came from. According to the plans filed a body will remain in its sepuicher three months he- fore the tomb is hermeticaliy sealed. Each sepulcher will be consiructed with a con- duit of tresh air and with another that will permit the egress of air after it has | absorbed the gasses and fluids of the | body. The egress conduit will terminate in a separate building, where the vitiated air wili 2be purified by passage through a furnace, and thns, the company ciaims, all noxious varors will be destroyed. AN IMMED! . 1r PEOIECTORATE, Hawaii Fery anxious to Grt Under the Stars and Stripes. WASHINGTON, D. G, June 1L.—Ha- waii is said to be ac ively nego:iating with this Government for an immediate Amer- ican protectorate on these terms: She sur:enders all territory to the United States and becomes part of the United States under the name of the “Territory of Hawaii.”” The United States assumes Hawaii's debt up to $4,000,000. All ci zens of the present republic become ci zens of the United States, except those Asiatics already excluded from the privi- lege of United States citizeaship, and Chinese now in Hawaii are forbidden to migrate to the United States. The pre:. ent Government and laws of Hawaii are to continue in force there, except as may directly conflict with the constitution, until Congress has time to frame new laws for the island. | attorney HOIST BY THEIR OWN - PETARD Wheeler and McEnerney Expose the Weakness of Their Case. A BOAST AND A BIG MARE'S NEST. Fatal Error of Attorneys Wha Once Supported the Pencil Will and Deeds, MRS. CRAVEN DISSIPATES THAT “CONSPIRACY” TALK. Efforts of the Fair H:irs fo Buy Her Off Come to Light and Something Said About Judge Aitken. The bold and dramatically proclaimed charges of conspiracy, fraud, perjury and forgery huried into Judge Slack’s court when the attorneys for the Fair heirs essayed the playing of their last card and grand coup by beckoning Mrs. Nettie R. Craven to the witness-stand are still ag enveloped in mist and mystery as ever. The accusations are still unproved and are as far from it as before. The attorneys for the heirs have either stumbled upon a gigantic mare’s nest or else they have been unclever in revealing the awful plot—in uncovering the deep- dyed villains they have taiked so much about. Patience must again be the pub- lic's potion or else—well, a complete loss of contidence in the promises of eminent sttorneys. 1t was a long, sultry and exciting ses- sion—by long odds the *‘day” of the Fair- Craven trial. In anticipation of sensation being piled upon sensation—due, of course, to those lurid promises—an immense crowd gathered in tke courtroom early yesterday morning, and throughout the aay hung with breathless expectancy upon every word uttered. Many ladies ac- cepted the discomfort of being jestied by the mob in order to be witnesses to the disclosures or failures to disclose, and were even more patient than the rest. Mrs. Craven resumed her place on the witness-stand shortly after the bailiff rapped for order. The lady plainly is stilt suffering from the effects of her re- cent illness, but nevertheless she ap- peared calm, collected, determined. The stifling air and the heat had a visible cffect upon her, for twice she asked the court’s permission to retire to the corri= dor for a breath of fresh air. It was a cruel siegze for a delicate woman, but she underwent the ordeal nobly. At no time was she other than cool and confiient. What was heralded as a ponderous question, a hold-over from Thursday af- ternoon’s session, was the first thing to be answered. Judge Slack interrupted, however, to give 2 decision on a question as to whether or not the defense had the right to subject Clerk Stauford of the Crocker Company to a crucial testas to his ability 10 identify natarial blanks. This was 2 momentous issae at one time, but 1n the excitement of the past twenty= four hours, the ruling now passed almost unnoticed. The court ruled tiat for the time being, Stanford could be spared the ordeal. Then the unanswered question was once more propounded to Mrs. Craven. ‘‘Have you ever entered into a contract by which a Mr. Cullen is to be compensated, in the event that you win this case, in return for his testimony ?” No objection came from the attorneyg for the defense to Mr. Wheeler's query. “Answer the question, Mrs. Craven,? said Judge Slack softly. “Have you?" repeated Wheeler. “No, sir,”’ replisd Mrs. Craven, with emphasis and positiveness. *“You have no such contract?”’ “No, sir.” “Did you never sign an agreement of any kind whereby he was to benefit if you were successful in this case?"” “Who, Mr. Cullen?” fc¥es.” “No, sir; I never did.” Mr. Wheeler now made his question more general, this time asking if she had ever signed an agreement with “‘any per- son” whereby Mr. Cullen was to benefit in case she won the suit. Mr. Delmas objected to this on the ground that the question called for the identity of some written instrument. It such a document existed it was the best evidence of itself and should be vroduced. Both Messrs. Wheeler and McEnerney | argued that the question was proper, as it on'y.called for an answer divulging whether or not such a contract existed. Mr. Delmas said it was plain that the other side was on a Iishing excursion. The had promised with a great flourish to prove the existence of a foul conspiracy, but, he said, they were now apparently afraid to start in, and pre- ferred to pump and pry into the defense’s case in the hope of getting information and learn the names of Mrs. Craven’s wite nesses. Judge Slack said be would allow the question to be answered on the assurance that it was only to establish the identity of the document, if such a document ex- isted. Mrs. Craven uttered another emphatic “No' in answer to the question, Mr. Wheeler whispered to his associate, Mr. Mitcnell, and then asked Mrs. Craven if she had ever signed a contract with any- body whereby snybody was to be benee fited if she won. Mrs. Craven said she could elucidate the point very easily, if permitted, but Mr. Wheeler wanted a stereoty ped answer,