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

o a— FRIDAY MORNINC AR WORSE THAN FIRST REPORT Little Hope for Staying the Blindness of Victoria. PECULIAR FILM OVER THE RETINA. Noted Physicians Ascribe the Cause to Gouty Condition of the Blood. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CALAMITY WITHHELD. However, the Queen Journeys to Windsor and Is Cheered by Her Loyal Sublects. [Copyrighted 1897 by the New York Sun ] LONDON, Exa., June 17.—The calamity that has befallen the Queen of aimost the complete loss of her sicht is ev graver than stated in the first cable to t Sun on the sut i is little hope of even a partial restoration fo of the impaired faculty. The case is a most unusual one. The cause of the trouble is not a cataract, but a peculiar film over the retina, which, it impossible to remove other treatment. Her Majesty’s eyes were examined some weeks ago by a famous London oculist, who was uncertain at first regarding the original cause of the malady. He con- slted, among others, a prominent sur- is said, it is by operation or vz London hospital, whose specialty is seases of the feet end limbs. The latter was strongly of the opinion that an affec tion of the knees, fro 1 the Queen ered many years, e peculiar mala w of ihe eyes. He had had several such case: He was unable to account for the strange effect, but as- cribed it in general terms toa gouty con dition of the blood. He was unable, un. nately, to cite a case where cure of indness from this cause had been fected. On the contrary, blindness almost always becomes complete without a long delay. The news of the Queen’s sad affliction is now becoming known in London. It has n decided by certain editors, London in view of her Maiesty’s strong desire, to make no public announcement of the fact in their journals pending the jubilee fes- tivities. The Queen arrived at o’clock this mornine. assisted to aligt Windsor at 9 Her Majesty was conducted to a carriage and driven to the castle. The houses of the town decorated, and the streets were filled with cheering peop The list of persons se. lected for jubiles honors will not contain the names of lavish charities and jubilee funds. The Queen objects to royal recognition of acts performed upon the eve of the jubilee as leading t> & suggestion that titles are easily purchased. The House of Commons to-day resumed its sitting aiter the W with sparse First Lord of the House atiend the Church of St. Mar- garet, Westminster, on Sunday, in order to celebrate the accession of Queen Vic- toria to the throne. William Redmond (Parnellite), in be- half of his constituents, ana he believed, in behalf of a majority of the Irish people, opposed the motion. He said the Irish could not join in the ceremony, for al- though Great Britain has reaped great benefits from the Queen’s reign, it was entirely the reverse with Ireland. There- fore, he protested against the motion, which, however, was carried without a division. CORPSES FROM THE THAMES. Scotland Yard Myst.fi:d Over the Recovery of Seventeen Uead Bodres Near London Bridge. were certain donors to e holidays Balfour, reasury, moved that atiendance the T LONDON, ties are mystified over the recovery of the bodies of seventeen persons which have been taken out of the lower Thames within the last three weeks, most of them near London Bridze One taken out yesterday was of a young woman stylishly dressed in clothing of the best material. Upon the body was found jewelry, a purse weH filled and also containing a split ring upon which were several tancy keys and a number of American coius. Recently the boay of another beautiful youne woman wes found floating in the Yiver. Upon it were a pair of gold brace- lets and earriugs. Several of the bodies recovered were those of men. In each case watches and money were found on | them. These valuables indicate that the per sons were not robbed. The police are un- able to ascribe any motive for drowning or perhaps other methods of killing these persons. None of the bodies have been identified. ——-———— BB Grand Kapids Liks Celebrate. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jgne 17.— Elks irom every large ciiy in” the State, unately there | geon who is the head of the staff of a lead- | s the real cause of | from tne royal train, XG., June 17.—The atthori- | Lansing, M iekegon, v, Jackson and Saginaw, par- this afternoon in the grand by the local branch | tcipated | parade held order in bonor of the openlng of its new buildi Following the parade the formal dedication of the building took place just prior to the initiation of a large | number of new members. - | FRUSTRATED BY AN INFORMER. | Men Cap'ured While Preparng to Wreck | | a Tran, but Not Unui Oze | Had 8een Skot. SALEM, Ir1., June 17.—An attempt to wreck and rob fast mail train on the | Baliimore and Ohio Southwestern Rail- road last night was frusirated by Sheriff and a number of local officials, There presence was due to the betrayal of rnes the would-be train-robbers by a pal, and | resutied ibe capture of both culprits after one had been shot, probably mor- | tally. | Jobn Etter, who worked st Sandoval, | told the Sheriff and State’s attorney that | he and two others had made an agreement | to wreck the train. Etter asserted he entered into the plot with the sole object of frustrating it. The Sherift, Deputy City Marshal Tully and A. C. Garner st 10 P. M went to the spot near where the obstruc- tions were to be placed on the track and creted themselves. Soon the three men arrived and collected ties, which were placed on the irack. Four ties were thus placed, when one of the officials cried out to the trio to throw up their hands. The demand was not immediately com- plied with, and Garner with a shotg | fired at one of the thr n wounded. The men offered no resistance and promptly taken into custody. They were Samuel Tweed, Andy | Shoemaker and Etter, tie informer. Tweea’s wounds are believed to be fatal, He and Shoemsker both served time in the penitentiary. The would-be wreckers assert it was 10 n, but to flag it and make it appear iat they had discovered obstructi tra ns on to be liberally rewarded. Ltter was re- | leased. The others waived preliminar. | exa tion to-dsy telore Justic The place where the two miles west of Salem, near a high trestle. 1f the plot had not been foiled the loss of life would bave be=n appalling. | Sixty feet west of the spot is a hizh trestle. The track approaching the trestle runs on ‘.'.\n embankment. st s Vel 1N | INTO THE CHICAGO RIVER. Plunge of a (Chicago Suburbam Tramn | Through an Open Drcw at the Kinzie-Street Brigge. CHICAGO, IrL., June 17.—The Chicago, Milwaukee ana St. Paul suburban train bound for Evanston, ran into the Chicago ¥ to-night at Kinzie-street bridge. Ttie combination baggage and passenger car was varily snbmerged. sisted of four heavily loaded cars of subusbanites. Thers was a wild time board. Fortunately the coupling held, preventing the combination car from plunging into the river. Tne car went over the river bank, and when it came to a stop was tipped at an angle of nine'y degrees, with the tront end under water. Engineer Cleveland, as soon as the en- | zine reached the edge of the river, shut | off steam and jumped into the water, shouting to the fireman to do the same. He was badly hurt, but managed to reach the shore. When the engine struck ver of the | e, who fell severely | further heir intention to wreck | ¥ this means tney hoped | Marshall, and each was held to the Grand | es were piaced is The train con- | | JUDGE BELCHER Dedicating Bunser Hill Park at Los Gatos by Scattering Earth Taken From the Spot Where TREASURE. TAKEN BY | CUBMNS the water the escaping steam gave the | passen The nex he combinaiion-car became aware that something had happened. As the car shot into the air they were thrown for- ward over the seatsinto the lower end. As the engine gradually sank in the mud | of the river bottom the car slipped down, the water pouring in through the door and windows. Many passengers had a | ducking. Then bezan a wi'd scramble for P ace of safety up the aisle and over the seats. One woman was dragged to safaty with difficuliy. e FOSTER'S MiSSIGN SUCCESSFUL. rs tne first warning of danger. Negotiotes With the Russian Government 1or the Protection of Berng Sea Seals. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17.—The Stute D partment to-day received official confirmation of ihe St. Petersburg di tch aunouncing ihe depariure of the Americun Speciai Embassador Foster from that city, and stating his mission had been & success. That mission was to nego- tiate a convention with the Russian Gov- ernment providing for a closed season in Bering Sea for the protection of seal: Foster will return to the United States via Paris and London, reaching here in August. He will then devote himself to the effort of securing a similar convention with Japan, in & conference with Minister Hoshi at this capital. With these in ex- istence, he believes that Great Britain will ro longer refuse to consider propositions to modily the regulations regarding | pelagic sealing which do not expire by | limiiation uatil the close of the season ;o( 1898. e WAR OF WESIEKN ROADS. E Rate Cutting to Foilow the Union J acific Sctions CHICAGO, IrL., June 17 | between Western rc ds is iminent. The withdrawal of the Union Pacific from [the Western ¥ enger Associstion in view of the circumsiances, ana the con- ditions under which it took place, has | put things where iney con!d not beany worse stort of a sharp fight. Nobody will be surprised if that follows, ana the opinion generally prevails that whether | open war is prociaimed or not rates can- | not be maintained with any degree of firmne:s while the Union Pacitic Com- | pany occupies the position 1t has as- sumed. The meeting of the executive | committee of the Western Passenzer Ae- | sociation, in session to-dny, tried to dis- | cover some escape from the present com- | plication. The general belief is, however, | & meeting of presidents will be neces- sary before there is any finai settlement | of the present troubles. The agreement with the Oregon Short Line, which is the | originating cause of all 1he turmoil, was not made by ths traflic officials, but by the executive officers licd by acts of their | superiors s g | Def ilcation of a Ireasurer BARRIE, OxtaRi0, June 17.—James 8, Sunford, treasurer of Simcoe County, is a defauiter to the extent of $100,000 or ‘over and has gone, it is believed, to Mexico. stant the fifteen passengersin | A rate war | Two Hundred Thousand | Dollars on the Train | Blown Up. THIS MONEY IS SENT TO| BUY ARMS Many Desertions From the| Ranks of the Spanish | | | | | | Army. ‘REGULARS CAST THEIR LOT { WITH INSURGENTS, Butcher Weyler Ordered to Modify His Flendish Policy of Ex- termination. | 1 | HAVANA, Cusa, June 17.—The train from Havana to Matanzas, which was blown up last week between Minasand | Campo Florido, carried $200,000 in $5 gold pieces. All this fell into twe hands | of the Cubans and will be sent to New | York to the Junta 10 be used in buying | arms and ammunition for the patriots. Though the fact has been carefully con- | cealed by the Epanish authorities it is | positively known now through direct com- | munication received from the Cuban camp. Desertions from the Spanish | more numerous every day. One bundred | soldiers of the Pizarro baitaiion bave |joined the insurgents. A few minnies aiter they arrived at the Cuban I'nes they were attacked by the Spanish column and fought desperately on the Cuban side, defeating the column, which was com- pelied to retire with seventeen killed and twenty-one wounded, many of them officer ‘The Spanish deserters say that life in the Spanish army 1s simply intolerable. The soldiers are roughly treated, have scarcely anything to eat, and have re- ceiveld pay only in paper money. 'he steemer which left for Spain on | June 15, carried twenty-seven Spanish | guerrillas senterced to hard labor in | Africa. They had planned 1o join tne insurgents, but on the way to the Cuban | tines were captured. | Weyler has received strict orders from | the Government to modify his volicy of | extermination. Such an order was issued | after several notes from De Lome pointing | out that public opinion in tbe United | States was aroused by the reports of the cruel conduct of the Cuban war, and that a change in the methods of warfare would be very effective in favor of the Spanmish cause in America. Weyler received the | orders in disgust. He says the policy o, ariay are | results under the pecu! | mostnoted peculiaiity of berding pacificos in ‘.wns and the exter- minasion of the Cuban people is the only way to crush the rebellion. MADRID, §rarx, June 17.—There is a local agitation in Biscay among the Car- lists, and the news has been received here that some bands of them are already armed and in the field. At the same time the news comes of another attack on Ma- nila by the Rif natives of Morocco. Sa- gasta, in a private conference, has de- clared, in his opinion, Spain’s present po- sition 1s the gravest since the restoration to power of the Bourbon family. NEW YORK, N. Y., Juae 17.—Under date of May 16 General Gomez writes o Delegate Palma as follows: “I am more pleased than ever with our tactics, which are productive of the best circumstances of this war. Despite his numerous army Weyler has 80 far been unable to interiere with my movements. The Spanisu troops do not disturb us to any great extent, and whatever fighting we have had bas been of our own seeking. | The | The aileged pucification is absurd. Cubsn revolution has never been more poweriul than now, altuough Weyler's crueity makes it more bloody. soldier I can assure you the outlook was never brighter for our sacred cause, and we all feel sanguine as to ultimate success. see there is again some talk about a compromise. Of this I know only what 1 bave often written and now repeat. We have sworn to our constitution and shall uphold it at the sscrifice of ourse.ves. 1t jurbids us to enter into negotiutions for peace not based upon the independence of the country. day. 1f the Spanish actually wish to bring about the end of this war in which thousands have lost their lives and the property of many natives and foreigners have been destroyed, they will always find us ready to reach an understanding. As to the price, however high, it is iude- pendence. A few millions more or less are of no account when we think of the lives daily sacrificed. But independence is not iar off, because while Spain is now almost exhausted we are getting stronger every day."” WABHINGTON, D. C., June 17.—It is said, authoritatively, that the President expects General Woodford 10 leave for Madrid about June 28. He will then have received positive instructions from the President, who will determine the policy as to Cuba by that time. Woodford dined with tbe Presidgent and Mrs. McKinley 1o0- night. conference with McKinley. —_— Gomes Threatens Havana. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 17. Herald’s Havana special says: concentrating his forces in Havana prov- ince and will probably meke a big demon- stration near Havana within a month. FATHEK KANcib. S 20W DEAD. Aoted Originator of the Barefoot Cure | Pasees Away. BERLIN, GERMANY, June 17.—Father Kneipp, the famous priest doctor, died this morning in Bavaria. He had been in failing health for several monihs and his death was expected. Several months ago it was reported bhe had died, but the | report proved untrue. Father Kneipp was the originator of one of the most famous cures of the day, the which was that bis patients were compelied to walk bar footed in dew-sprinkied grass in the eurly morning. Fatber . Kneipp, althoush adopting unusual metoods of treatment, | was a skilled physician_and succeeded in making many cures. He believed in ap- proaching nature’s methods as nearly as possible, and some of his more eccentric methods were really the result of much thought and experience. We are now hold- | | ing the same positions as four months ago. As an old | This we maintain day after | In the afternocon he hud a long | Gomez is | General Warren Fell SHERMAN - OPPOSED T0 -~ ANNEXATION |Blunt Statement of the | | Secretary to Visiting | Diplomats. { AT VARIANCE WITH THE PRESIDENT. | States His Reasons Why Ha- waii Should Not Become a Part of This Country. THIE, IT IS SAII, WILL CAUSE; HIM TO RETIRE. the Treaty Ratifled Until the Winter Session. WASHING1ON, D. C., June 17.—The Senate to-day rewmoved the. 1njunction of secrecy from the Hawaiian treaty accom- | panying the message of President McKin- ley and the reyort of Secretary Sherman, | | but the information contained in these | | communications had been anticipated so accurately that the formal publication | | created no especial interest. Public men view with much greater in- terest a sen aiisnal occurrence earlier in I the day, which is beiieved by many ot | them 10 be preliminary to the retirement | of Sherman from the Cabine:. Sherman’s | opposition to Hawaiian annexation bas been an open secret for some time. His | | utterances in the Senate and the states | ments mn his published memoirs indicated his views on the subject and gave hopes to 1he opponents of annexation. The action | of Sherman in signing the treaty when he | could have preserved a consistent atzitude | by delegating that authority to Assistant Secretary Day, the active head of tue State | | Department, caused some astonishment | | | No Attempt Will Be Made to H.V.J among those who believed they had accu rate information that Sherman opposed annexation to the lust, To-day, however, the venerable Secreiary of State un- bosomed himself to several members of the diplomatic corps, and showed very | plainly he was totally at variance with the views of McKinley about taking H. waii under the protection of the United | States. ‘ Thursday is the regular day for the re- | ception of foreign Embassadors and Min- isters by te Secretary of State. Among those who called: this morning was Vis- | count de Santo Thryso, Minister of Portu- ’ | gal. His business with 1he Secretary re- lated 1o the possible effect of the treaty on the rights ot a large numberof Portuguese residing in Hawaii. The Minister's in- quiries were not in the nature of a protest, | but courteous in character. Sherman did | to be called to a Cabinet office. | selected, however, to go to Cuba as the | | eating the not mince words in explaining hisopinion of annexation, and astonished the visitor by the frankness with which he expressed his opposition to the treaty now before the Senate. He was opposed to making Ha- waiia part of this country, he said, not | only on the grounds it was not a good thing to do, but because other questions affecting our foreign relations of grester moment should not be interfered with by bringing to the front a matter not requir- | ing immediato action. Furthermore, Sherman said he hoped the treaty would not be ratified. Sherman spoke In the same vein to other members of the diplomatic corps Who saw nim to-day. The news spread quickly among the diplomats, and they are apparently unanimousiy of the opin- ion that Sherman cannot remain in the Cabinet uniess he changes his views. Sev- | eral of them discussed the Secretary’s rey- elations in an animated way before they left the State Department. The officials of the Government are, almost without exception, in_hearty sympathy with the policy of the President concerning Hawaii. Rumors have been current in Washing- ton for some time that Sherman did not intend to retain his portfolio, and the sen- timents he expressed to-aay have given an indorsement to the reports. Judge Day of Canton, the present Assistant Sec- retary of State, was mentioned frequently in the interim between McKinley’s el c- | tion and his assumption of office as likely He was President’s commissioner, but McKinley made him Assistant and sent Calhoun instead. The appointment ot Day to the assistant secretaryship was considered strange be- cause of the President's known desire to give him a place of greater prominence, but it soon appeared that he was the real head of the State Department and had charge of the most important matters. To him the Presidert entrusted the entire conduct of the Cuban question, and Day was the principal representative of the United States in the annexation treaty negotiations after General Foster went abroad as special Embassador to arranga an agreement with Great Britain, Russia ater on cretary | and Japan for the better protection of the seal herds. This was all done, it is said, with the full understanding of Sherman. Diplomats and others who had matters of | importance before the State Depariment were frcquently referred to Day, and he | transacted mostof their business. He has the confidence of the President, who con- | siders him a man of great ability and judement, aud the gossip of the officials at Washington has been tnat he was hold- | ing the assistant secretaryship as a pre- liminary to succeeding Sherman as Secre- tary of State. It is probable the treaty will not be acted upon by the Senate this session. It | | may be cousidered by the Foreign Rela- tions Committee, but its opponents can | easily prevent action while the tariff bill s pending, and as soon as that measure is finally aisposed of an adjournment wili take place. There sre undoubtedly more than two- thirds of the Senate in favor of ratifica- tion. Prompt and favorable action will be taken at the meeiing of the regular ession in December. Frienas of the treaty are not disposed to urge its consid- eration at this time, as they are satisted 1o have accomplished ail they desired by | the signing of the treaty. That act puts an end to the attempt of the Japanese Government to get possession of the islands and also relieves the situation in regard to the clause in the tariff bill abro- resent Hawalian treaty. Hawaiian Minister Hatch is especially pleased at the signing and publication of Quntinued on Second Page. CHEER THE SWORD 0 - BUNKER HILL Loyal Veterans Celebrate the Battle’s Aunni- versary. BUNKER HILL PARK IS DULY DEDICATED With Earth Brought From.the Spot Where Warren, Fight- ing, Fell APPROPRIATE EXERCISES HELD AT LOS GATOS. Patriotic Speech and Song Commemeo- rate the Awakening of Ameri. | can Nationality. | Whatissorare as a day in June? And what so superlatively enjoyable as s | balmy June day at Los Gatos? Such a one was yesterday, and the patriotic picnickers who celebrated at Bunker Hill Park with speech and song the one hundred and twenty-second anni- | versary of the battle that opened in | earnest the war for American indepena- | ence certainly could not have asked an | induigent heaven for a more perfect day. | It was the occasion of the dedication of | the park as Bunker Hill Park and memen- | toes of continental and revolutionary days | were everywhere in cvidence. There was | ithe *sword of Bunker Hill,” not merely the song, although the song as Alfred Wilkie sang it was grand in itself, butthe | sword itselt and the heavy sheath in | | | which it rested until, perhaps, some anonymous minute man drew it as he | charged down upon Gage’s redcoats on the 17th of June, 177 Then there was a Banker Hill musket, | a real old revolutionary—yes, pre-revolu- | tionary—musket, for it had been used years before Bunker Hill was thought of, |in the French and Indian war. Old Cap- tain Noah Rand, grandiatber of ex-City Marshal Hail D. Rand of Oakland, carried it in the battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga and Bennington. Major Sherman carried the Listoric old weapon yesterday, and used it effectively to punctuate the sen- | tences of the speakers. The major had | some difficulty at first, and there were several “flashes in the pan” before the musket did its work. *‘It didn’t miss fire in 1775, chuckled President Badger of the Bunker Hill Association. Twenty coachloags of picnickers went down from this City to take partin the celebratiou. Several thousands of merry- makers of Los Gatos and tue adjacent | country joined with them in their day’s pleasures. Among the organizations that sent representations from this City were the following; The Bunker Hill Association, William G. Badger president; the Native Sons of Vermont Association, Frank Dillingham president; the Calitornia Society Sons of the American Revolution Sidney M. Smith president; the Sons of Michigan, Judge Cooney president; the California Society Daughters of the American Revo- lution; tne California Pioneers, E. M. Root president; the Sons of Veterans of the United States Army; Alta Parlor, N. D. G. W.; Niantic Parior, N. 8. G. W. the Twentieth Century Club; Washington Council of the Daughters of Liberty; Gar- | field and Lincoln Councils of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. The patrictic organizations of Los Gatos had prepared to receive them. The visitors were met Ly delegations from the local G. A. R. vost, led by H. T. Crall, the Sons of Veterans, under command of Captain George Walker, the Woman's Reliet Corps, led by Mrs. P. B. Shuler, and the Sons of the American Revolution, C. A. Tobey commanding. The laaies of tue Relief Corps had decorated the grounds and platform with flags and fiowers. One ot the most attractive decorations was the floral representation of Bunker Hill monument. Additional tables for the accommodation of the pice nicgers had been construcied by the Los Gatos Board ot Trade. The procession from the depot to the park was in charge of Marshals Charles Gertridge and Angus McMillan. Following is the programme: verture, grand medley of patriotic airs, sira; prayer, chaplain of the day, Rev. Edward Walk, rector of Trimit Church; opening remarks, President Witliam G. Badger; address dediCating Bunker Mill Purk, Juage Edward A. Beicher; song, “Star- | spangied Banner,” the Clura Schumant quar- | r-. Don Pardee Riggs, Mrs. Helen R. oy, Miss Grace I Davis and Miss Carol poem, original, George O. Kinne Swor unkes HiL” Aifred Wiikie; , Hon. William 5. Barnes; “Red, White and Biue,” orchestra; reading, poem especially writien for th- day, Mre. J. C. Peiton; recita- tion, Jonquin Miier; soug, “Ihe Fing That song. Besrs the Stars and Stripes” (Rosewig), by quartet, arranged for iad es’ voices by Dou | rardee ‘Ri address, Warden W. E. Hale; “Bunker Hill” (as rellearsed bv & veiran, June 17, 1775). Mand Emma Dudley; song, America,” ausience ; benediction, chaplain. The two original poems by Professor J. | C. Peiton of this City and George O. Kin- ney of Los Gatos, written especialiy for the occasion, were lisiened to with appre- ciation and wer: Le«rtily applauded. The | recitation by Miss Dudley and the selec- tion by the ladies’ quarte. met with ap- plause no less generous. Judge Belcuerin a tew brief and eloquent | sentences dedicated the park by seatter- ing a handful of soil sentirom Bunker Hill from the spot where General Warren tell. Tue scattering of eartu from Lexing- ton and Concord and Yorktown gave an | additional 1mpressiveness to the cere- mony. District Attorney W. S. Barnes of this City was then introduced as the orator of the day. After an apology for the flutterin _intro.uction which Presi- dent Badver had given him, he continued, speaking in part as follows? “In Greek mythology we read of a won- derful stream, flowing amid underground caverns and sepulchres, but reappearing again at the earth’s surface as pure snd fresh as at its source. Wkoever drank of this stresm, whether Spartan, Athenian