The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 5, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 5, 1897. CUBANS AROUND HAVANA'S WALLS Hot Fighting in Which Spaniards Meet Defeat. Patriot Soldiers, Women and Children Massacred Iin a Hospital. Utter Fallure of Weyler’s Last Cam- palgn—Rough Treatment of an English Nurse. HAVANA, Cusa, July 4 —General Wey- ler is expected in Havana at any time. Even the most hopeful of the Spaniards here recognize the failure of his campaign in Santiago de Cuba province. An English nurse belonging to the Red Cross Society, who came from Liverpool to assist in the hospitals of the Spaniards and Cubans alike, has had a disagreeable experience with the Spanish authorities. 8ne has been permitted only to attend the Spanish sick in the hospitals of Havana and she has been rouchly treated. At Montes de Gavilan, Matanzas Prov- ince, General Molina raided a Cuban hos- pital, killing fourteen wounded soldiers, five women and two children. One pris- oner begged the men to kill him, as one of the Cubans assassinated was his son and one of the women his wife, He was shot before arriving at Limonar. His name was Juan Garcia Alfonso. War around Havana is still fiercely raging. At Paso Pinon a battalion of Lealtad had a hard engagement with the Cubans, under Colonel Aranguren, and the Spaniards had to retire, leaving their ammunition. At Serpenton, in the same province, a battalion of Espana suffered another heavy defeat. PREDICTS ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR. A German Editor Prophesies Jaopan and Spain Will Side With England. BERLIN, GERMANY, July 4—The Ham- burger Nachrichten, Bismarck’s orgsn, has published a remarkable article under the caption ‘‘America in Europe,” which is being quoted throughont Germany. It is known the subject is occupying much of Emperor William’s attention, the Nachrichten declares, and that the leaders of European opinion ‘‘view the growth of these giant states with pardon- able alarm. They introduce an unwonted element into European politics, where new and strange interests are making themselves felt. “These powers are still behind Euro- pean states in strength of war and strength of culture, but there are impor- tant factors which seem to promise them supremacy in the future.” The article, discussing the annexation of Hawaii, concludes: *McKinley is an all-American statesman, after the fashion of Blaine.” : It declares Germany's interests will be affected by the annexation of Hawaii. It agrees with the incoming Minister on the paramount necessity for naval aefense here, but says that it is England against whom the growth of the United States would operate most dangerously. The writer thinks the conflict of the future will be between the United States on the one hand and Spain, Japan and England on the other. —_— ABDUL HAMID’S DEFIANCE. Refuses to Consider the Embassadors’ Proposal for a Greco-Turkish Ssttlemont, CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEy, July 4.— Tewfik Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, informed the representatives of the powers on friday that the meeting in connection with peace negotiations, which had been fixed for Saturday, would not occur because the Sultan found it impoa- sible to deprive the Turkish people and army of the entire fruits of the Moslem victory over the Greeks. He added that the Porte must insist upon the line of the Turkish frontier be- ing established 2long the river Peneus, Asa result the negotiations were vir- tually broken off. Later in the day the diplomats referred to their respective Governments for instructions, The situa- tion aflerwards improved, but the attitude of the Bultan is regarded as foreshadow- ing the beginning of a series of deadlocks, o e TAX RIOIS IN SPAIN, Collectors Stoned and Beaten and Their Offices Burned, MADRID, Spary, July 4.—A huge crowd, largely composed of women, as- sembled to-day at Albacete, province of Maurcia, and, armed with sticks and spades, attacked and sacked the octroi offices, where taxes upon provisions enteriag the town are collected. Then the mob sprinkled petrolenm about the offices and fired them. also destroyed the central revenue office and stoned and beat the officials. The police being powerless, troops were sum- moned. At Cordova a mob attacked the Town Hall. The police made many ar- rests and were finally able to restore order. e DELIVERANCE OF THE JEWS. Montreal Conference Will Oppose Form- ing a State in the Holy Land. NEW YORK, N.Y., July 4—At the conference of American and Canadian rabbis to be held in Montreal this week the question of the restoration of the Jews to Palestine will be discussed and probably official deliv- erance will be made by the conference, From information procured it can be said that nearly every muember of the con- ference will oppose the formation of a Jewish state in the Holy Land, believing that America is the bappiest home for Jews. PR S NEW MEXICAN RAILROAD, Important Military Line Heavily Subsi- dized by the Gorernment. MONTEREY, Mexico, July 4.—Fran- cisco Armendaiz, a milliouaire mining man, is in the City of Mexico making final arrangements for building a railroad from Monterey to Matamoras on the Rio Grahde border, opposite Brownsville, Texas. The Federal Government gives the road a sub- sidy $8000 per kilometer, and 1n addition to this surm the State of Tamaulipas do- nates to the road $120,000. It will he an important military line, giving the Government easy access to the Rio Grande border, An American com- pany proposes to build a road from some point in Texas to connect with the Mexi- can road at Brownsville. These lines will shorten the distance between the 2astern and central parts of the United States and this city ana the interior of Mexico 200 miles. & SHIPPERS WORK FOR DELAY. Want Foreign Cargoes Aiready Cleared to Be Ex-mpt Under the New Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4.—The adjournment of Congress is farther away than was expected a week ago. The amendment offered yesterday by Senator Allen of Nebraska for the payment of a bounty on beet sugar will prolong the Benate's session, as well as the discussion in conference commitiee. Senators and members of Congress with whom THE CacL correspondent talked to-night are of the opinion that Congress may be in session for two or three weeks yet. Ship- ping men who are anxious to pay duty under the Wilson bill on cargoes now afloat from Antwerp, Amsterdam, South- ampton and other foreign ports are doing all they can to delay the tariff biil’s pass- age, hoping that their ships witl come in before the new bill takes effect. These vessels cleared the foreign ports before this Congress met, and they think that they are therefore entitled to_the lower rate of dutiesimposed by the Wil- son bill. An efiort has been made by them to secure an amendment exempting these cargoes from paymeut of the Ding- ley rates, but as yet they bave been un- successful. Their hope now is to prolong the bill's discussion, both 1n the Senate and House and in conference committee. Many of these vessels are bound for San Francisco and other Pacific Coast points, and California merchants especially are greatly interested in this phase of the matter. Colonel J. F. Evans of San Fran- cisco, who represents tuese shippers, said to THE CALL correspondent to-night that the new tariff bill would take effect on the aay of its approval by the President. He bopes, bowever, that the ships via the Horn will at! getinto port before thatday. S N sy THE QUESTION OF REVENUE, Dingley and Other Congressmen Pleased With the Outlook, WASHINGTON, D. C.,'July 4—Now that the Senate changes in the tariff bill are completed it is practicable to form a pretty close estimate of the prospective earnings of that measure when it goes on the statute books. Of course the conference wiil make soms further changes, but it is not expected that they will be of such character as to materially affest the income of the Gov- ernment from the bill when it becomes a law. I think we may assume,” said Chair- man Dingley of the Ways and Means Committee, 1alking upon the subject to THE CALL correspondent to-night, “‘that the new law will,after the enormous stock of foreign goods now on hand has been absorbed, produce sufficient revenue to comfortably meet the expenses of the Government.” “You do not suppose, then, that it will meet the running expenses in the first few months of its operation ?” “It would be scarely reasonabie toex- pect that it will. As everybody knows, there is more than a year’s supply of for- eign wool in the country. By some it is estimated that there is two years’ sup- ply. There is probably nearly, or quite a year's supply of sugar on hand; there is a large supply of woolen goods and many months’' supply of tobacco, to say noth- ing of the hundreds of other articles which have been brought in in excess of the usual demands and of the immediate requirements. So 1 shall not be surprised if the law fails to produce enough to meet running expenses during the first few montns of its work. Indeed, it would be surprising if it should do 0.” “This probable shortage of revenue in the first few months under the new law will be due, however, to the excessive im- portations of the past fexy monihs, Mr. Dingley ?” “Entirely so. I have no doubt that the bill is ample in its provisions for revenue under ordinary circumstances, and that as soon as the large stock of foreign goods now in the country 1s absorved and the usual demand begins again the revenue will be ample. Of course, I do not yet know what the bill will be exactiy, for there are many points in which the House and Senate are still in disagreement, and there will probably be concessions on both sides, though I still hope and believe that on important matters the House rates will stand. Whatever changes may be made, however, as between the House and Senate bills will not be sufficient to affect the question of total revenues, and I be- lieve that the law, when it is at work nor- mally and the conditions are normal, will supply ample revenue ana in a way very satisfactory to the people.” Other members of the House and Senate agree with Mr. Dingley upon this general proposition. Senator Aldrich, who has just returned to the city and is ablé to re- sume the consideration of the new tariff measure, has expressed himself to his friends as confident that the bill, even in its present form, would be productive of sufficient revenue to meet the necessary expenditures of the Government after the supply of foreign goods now on hand, upon which duties have aiready been paid, is exhausted. Congressman Dolliver, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, also ex- presses the same opinion. “I believe,’” said he, *“that the new law will produce sufficient revenue as soon as importations resume their usnal course. The fact that there is a year’s supply of such important revenue-producing articles as wool, sugar, tobacco, woolen woods and other articles of this kind in the country, of course, will reduce very much the importations dur- ing the next few months and conse- quently make the rcceipts under the new law lijght for several months. But the peopl:, I think, understand this fully and will not expeet anything else in view of the fact that the importers have been permitted to fill up the warehouses and country generallv with foreign goods before the new law could go into effect. When business improves under the new law and people are able to buy, and when the stock now on hand is worked off, I have no doubt the new measure will pro- duce ample revenue, and untll that time | the people w.ll understand that any de- ficiency in its earnings is due to the enormous stock of goods which have already been brought in and upon which the duties have all been collected and turned into the treasury.” LR Tt OF INTEREST 70 TRE COAST. New Fostoffics Establ Batch of Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4—J. W. Roberis will leaye for San Francisco the last of next week to superintend the cone struction of Ban Francisco’s new Post- office building, A |:9stoflice has been established at Joy, White Pine County, Nev., and T. 8, Fulion appointed Postmaster. The following pensions were granted : Californie: Original—Will Francisco. A(ldn%unnl—An]xé:;:e E“J‘x’fi‘i. gt:fl diers’ Home, Los Angeles County. Reissne— John Hufferman, Oskland. Reissue and in- creage—Wiliam Converse, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Original ‘widows—Sarah Purdy, Sun Jose. Mexican War widow—Susan F. Taynton, Peralta. Oregon: 'Relssue—George T. Ledford, Hills- 'é?xm' %el’ss;xe pnd (Jucrease—jobn A. Handy, a Original widows, elc.—] (mofhen, l{l\our%ll}‘nll. Sl May ashington: Original- e ginal—George C. Freeland, = gl Probable Nicaraguan Commission, WASHINGTON, D, C, July 4-It is believed that the President has decided uponNthe following-named as members of the Nicaragua Canal Co i : Admiral J.G: Walker, U BN roters Captain O. M, Carter, corps of =nglnuu: TU. 8. A., and Professor L. M. Haupt, who formerly beld the chair of engineering in the University of Michigan, DEATH RODE THE. WHRLING WINDS Ten More Victims of Awful Minnesota Storms. Many Buildings Carried From Their Foundations and Stock Killed. Tralns Are Delayed, but the Water In the Flooded Districts Is Receding. DULUTH, Minx., July 4.—Ten people were killed by storms in Northwestern Minnesota last Friday and Saturday. The dead are: James Cummings of Nemadji. William Jameston of Princeton, struck by lightning. Christopher Cullerson and Mrs. T. La Rochelle of Crokston. Charles Jordan and Frank Willlams of Carver, drowned. Four Indians were killed at Mora by falling timbers. The tornado swept over Carver, Mora, Hinckley, Barnum and Red Lake Falls. At Carver the storm struck several barns and granaries, carrying them away, and killed considerable stock. Both wheels were torn off 3 mower standing in an open field. The storm was 500 feet wide and six miles long. The demage amounts to $50,- 000. The water in flooded cistricts is now receding and there is no further danger. None of the railroads are running trains on schedule time. The 8t. Paul train is stalled forty miles from here. The Duluth, Superior and Western officials do not ex- pect to run trains for a week. —_——— The Heat Record at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Onro, July 4.—The ther- mometer reached 98 hers at 5 p. M. Twelve deaths are reported, The total prostra- tions number forty, the greatest on record. Many of them are fatal. The sitnation is very serious. Special provision has been made at the City Hospital for the recep- tion of heat cases. Chicago 84!l Suffers From Haat, CHICAGO, IrL, July 4.—Although the temperature was not as high as yesterday suffering was greater, there being excess- ive humidity. Two deaths were reported. —_—— The Temperature at Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Omro, July 4.—At 4:30 A. M. the temperature was 76 in the shade; at 6 p. M. 97 in the Weather Burean. Pri- vate thermometers registered 103 in the shade. There were four deaths. NEW YORK FAUIT SALES. California Shipments Large, With Receip's and Sales Heavy and at Gener- ally Lewer Prices. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 4—The warm weather of last week cansed a largely in- creased consumption of fruit as compared with the previous week, and there was an active demand for supplies for the Fourth of July trade from local and out-of-town dealers. The receipts and offerings at public auction were so heavy, however, that prices declined and were generally weak. There were 45,000 packages of oranges and lemons disposed of at & sin- gle sale, which is the largest on record. At several auction sales in the week the unusual quantity, for this season, of 50,000 boxes of oranges, mostly from the Mediter- ranean, were sold, and the prices were from 50 to 75 cents a box lower than real- ized during the previous week. Aside from the fact that the quantity offered was exceptionally large, prices were seri- ously affected by the remarkably large receipts of California and other small fruits. About 130,000 boxes of lemons were sold. This 18 the largest gunantity hitherto disposed of in a single week, and its sale caused a decline of.from 75 cents to $1 a box. Offerings of lemons will be much smaller this week, and should the weather continue warm a sharp upward reaction in prices 1s anticipated. Fifty-eight carloads of California fruit were sold last week against thirty car- loads during the previous week, making a total of 174 carloads up to date. There was & good demand for peaches, which commanded from 60 cents to $115a box for desirable stock. The receipts of plums were exceptionally heavy and prices de- clined about 40 cents, Cymans selling from 60 to 75 cents a box and Choice Tragedies from $1 25 to §1 75 a box. Apri- cots were in limited supply and sold at advanced prices ranging from $1 30 to §1 50 a box. The receipts of cherries were large and prices low, heavy supplies hay- ing come in from Southern and Eastern sources. A few California Bartlett pears were received, but were generally small, although a few choice ones sold for $5a box. Florida Leconte pears were in over- supply and sold from $1 to $2 a barrel as compared with $250 to $3 50 during the previous week. ‘Watermelons were in increased demand and the prices somewhat firmer, while muskmelons were in excessive supply and commanded vractically only nomi- nal prices. Pineapples and bananas were plentiful, while the supplies of berries of various kinds was considerably dimin- ished. Lot ot BIMETSLLISM ABROAD, Professor Andrews Makes a Most En- couraging Report. DENVER, Uovro.,, July 4—The Rocky Monntain News prints the following from Professor Andrews of Brown University, in answer to a query as to his observa- tions while abroad of the growth of bi- metallic sentiment: PROVIDENCE, R. L, July 3.—Owing to the manifest strength of bimetallist interest in America there 18 aciually considerable pros- pect that France wiil agree beforehand to re- open her mints to silver. If we reopen ours, even without such an agreement, France is certain to follow the United States, In case Fiance and the United States go together or alone, Great Britain will heartily co-operute 10 the fullest possible ex- tent short of coining full tender silyer at Lon- don, the India mints will reopen, the Bank of England will lay in a silver reserve, and per- haps half-sovereigns be withdrawn in favor of silver or silver certificates. Further than this England will not go. European bimetallists nearly all think American initiative the sure way to international bimetalliem, E. B. ANDREWS. Embassador Hay and Mrs. Maybrick, NEW YORK, N. Y., July 4.—The Jour- nal’s London advices say that Embassador Hay has informally petitioned the crown' for the release of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American sentenced in 188) to be hanged for poisoning her husband in Liverpool, but who<e senience was after- ward commuted. The Government has not replied. —_——— Crasged by Insomnia. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 4.—Because he could not sleep William Marzlauf, one of four grown brothers, who lived together in a comfortable home at 1023 Morrison street, killed himself lass night. His bedy was found hanging in the cellar at an early hour to-day. iR THE RiO GRANDE DAM CASE. Judge Bantz of N:w Mexico Holds That the Water of the Rier Is Not Un.awfully Diverted. DENVER, Coro., July 4 —A special to the Times from Silver City, N. M., says: Judge Bantz passed down the opinion of the court on the Rio Grande dam case last night. Theinjunction was dissolved. The foliowing is a syllabus of the opinion: First—Under the trenties with Mexico each repubiic reserved all rights within its own ter- ritorial limits. This would have been so upon principles of international law_without such reservation, Waters lying wholly within the United States balong exclusively to it, and the soil within the United States is not burdened with a servitude in favor of Mexico in respect o any duty to so discharge the water as to F‘romnta or preserve the navigability of the io Grande. Second—It is not the capacity of a stream to float a log or & row boal which renders ita navigabie river within the acts of Congress (1890-1892), but whether at regular periods of sufficient duration and in it regular condi- tion its capucity is such as to be susceptible of beneficial use as a public highway for com- merce. The Rio Grande in New Mexico is not a nayigable river. Third—The power to control and regulate the use of waters not navigable, exercised by States and Territories in the arid West, was confirmed by Congress by the sct of 1866, and ihat power now resides wholly in_such States and Territories under the act of 1877 and sub- sequent ones, thereiore the diversion of such local waters is not a violation of any act of Congress, even though the navigable capacity at & distance below may become thereby im- paired. G e MEDALS FOR COLONIAL TROOPS. A Jubilee Ceremony Conducted by the Prince of Waies on the Buckingham Palace Grounds, LONDON, Exa., July 4—The Prince of Wales inspected the Colonial troops at Buckingham Palace, and bestowed a medal commemorative of the jubilee upon each man present. The entire force passed the Prince in single file. Arrtving in front of the Prince, the Colonial soldierssalnted singly, then turned toward the Prince, advanced, halted in front of him, saluted again and received the medal, The medals of the officers are of silvey, and those given the non-commissioned officers and pri- vates are of bronze. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Prince called for three cheers for the Queen, which were given in the heartiest manner poss bie. The Princess of Wales, Princess Chris- tian of Schleswig-Holstein, the Duchess of Connaught, Princess Victoria of Schles- wig-Holstein, all of the Colonial premiers, the Sscrelnry of State for the Colonies, Josepsh Chamberlain; the Duke of Con- naught, Lord Wolseley and Lord Roberis of Kandahar, were among those present. During the presentation of the medals the Princess of Wales held a reception beneath a great elm tree in front of the terrace. All the Colonial premiers and their wives and daughters were separately inwroduced to the Princess, who received them most cordially. —_— BERAZAL 18 DEADL AT LAST. The Most Notorious Mexican Outlaw Shot for His Crimes. PUEBLO, Mgexico, July 4. — Berazal, the most notorious outlaw 1n this part of Mexico, who was captured recently in the mountains north of here, has been shot for his crimes. He was very intelii- gent and exerted great influence over the people of the rural districts of the Btate of Tlaxcala, He committed many robberiesand mur- ders and abducted wealthy men whom he held until ransom was paid. Some time ago he stabbed a farmer to death. His rural friends refused to pro- tect him any longer. President Diag was appealed to to commute his sentence, but he refused. —_—— TUFTs FOk DRUG INSPECTOR, Among the Many Candidates the Sacra- mentan Has the Pole. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4.—Sen- ator Perkins is being bombarded with telegrams from California proposing various candidates for Inspector of Drugs at San Framcisco. The place is much sought after, thers being no less than twenty candidates. Dr. A. C. Tufts, the Sacramento druggist, will be appointed, however, to succeed the incumbent, against whom charges have been filed. Yesterday Senator Perkins and Repre- sentatives Barham and Hilborn filed a recommendation_at the Treasury Depart- ment in favor of Dr. Tufts, the announce- ment of whose selection for the position was exclusively wired to THE CALL last Thursday. . WOLCOIT IN LONDON, Progress Mads by the United States Monetary Commission. LONDON. Exa., July 4.—Senstor E. O. Wolcott of the United States Monetary Commission has arrived here from Paris. He spent the day in making arrange- ments for interviews with British officials to be held after the arrival, on Monday, of the other two members of the commis- sion, ex-Vice-President Stevenson and General Charles Paine. The Senator said it was manifestly improper to discuss the results of the mission, but a representa- tive of the Associated Press learns that a tentative arrangement with France has been reached. the nature and details of which are carefully guarded. — Last of @ Shipwrecked Crew Landed. ACAPULCO, Mexrco, July 4. —The Brit- isls warship Comus has brought to this port from Clipperton Island the remain- der of the crew of the British_ship Kin- kora, Captain McMurtry, from Vancouver, B. C., March 25 for London, which was wrecked in the North Pacific Ocean May 1. Part of the Kinkora's crew reached Acapulco June 3. —_—— Siz Mexicans Gored to Death. LEON, ETATE OF GUANAJUATO, MEexrco, July 4—While an amateur bull-fight was in progress at the town of Piedra Gorda, a few miles southwest of here, the bulls broke down the bars and charged the crowd. Six persons were gored to death and several injured. FIREWORKS. Warning to the Public. The California Fireworks Company will give a display of fireworks at the Chutes to-night immediately aftef the City dis- play on Haight street. We desire to notify the public that WE ARE NoT GoING TO GIVE THE CITY DISPLAY on Haigit street to-night, We guarantee to the public to excel the aforesaid City display to-night, at one-fifth the price named in the City contract, which was awarded to the lowest (?) bidder. We_will fire some of onr new 36-inch bombs (named in the specifications to the Fourth of July Com- mittee) and never yet given on the Pacific Coast. These were made especially for the display to be eiven July 24 in Sait Lake City at the Pioneer Jubilee Celebra- tion. The California Fireworks Company was awarded the contract for this celebra- tion against all Eastern competitors, This company gave tbe display at the Chutes on the evening of Saturday, June 19, but did not give the display there on Monday evening, June 21. e challenge any of our patrons to charge that our dis- Ppiays are not up to specificationsy NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. Appreciating the many favors of our customers who have recommended their friends to deal with us, we know of no better way to show our appre- ciation than to donate a part of our earnings to those most deserving. We will therefore appro- priate $1250 in cash, to be divided as follows : To any Society, Club, Church, College or Char- itable Institution recommending the highest ,num- ber of customers purchasing of us a suit of clothes of any description or price; from now until Decem- ber 22, 1897, we will present $s00 in cash; pro=- vided said institution has fifty or more names to its credit. 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