The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 14, 1897, Page 1

o P \ VOLUME LXXXII MORNING, O CTOBER 14, 1897. THE JOURNAL BOLDLY ROBS A CORRESPONDENT OF PROPER CREDIT ce‘ TITT nmnnmrnmrmrnn’vvmvxnmmv N TELLOW EXPLOI 'Hearst’s Paper Did Not Procure Evangelina Cisneros’ Release. NOTHING WHATEVER| TO DO WITH IT. Duval Conceives and Carrles‘ Out the Whole Scheme Unaided IN THE FACE OF THE EDI-| TOR’S SILENCE { The Newspaper Cialms Glory Won, | but Is Prepared to Repudlate a Failure. NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 13.—An inter- esting story is waltei from the office of a New York newspaper in connection with | the rescue of Evangelina Cisneros froma | Havana prison through the instrumental- | ity of a correspondent of that paper. The name of the correspondent has been | given outas Charles Duvai, and the paper | has claimed a vast amount of credit ior | its energy and humanity in securing the unfortunate prisoner’s liberation- from the | bands of the Spaniards. According to the inside story here u-] ferred to, the correspondent is entitled to | a good deal more of praise than he has | s yet received and the action of the pa- | per in the matter 1s of a purely second- | ary character. | As the tale goes, this Mr. Duval was for | some months the Jack-onville correspond- | ent of the Journal, ana in that capacity | kept close waich upon the filibustering | going on between the Cuban coast and the | shores of the United States. | He was recently sent to Havana with a | roving commission and, like all adven- turous spirits who enter upon such service, began immediately to figure upon soms | scheme which would give him fame, not alone as a journalist, but 8s a man of dar- | ing and spirit. | in feeling his way about Havana, Duval | presently learned that it was quite a pos- sible thing in such a hotbed of bribery and corruption as the seat of the Spanish Government in Cuba to secure the young woman’s release. Having settled in his own mind that the plan was perfectiy feasiole, he cabled the ofiice at New York, laying ile matter be- fore his superior and requesting instruc- tions. For a day or two he fumed in silence, receiving no reply from headquarters, Then Le telegraphed again without elieit- ing the slightest response. It was evident to bim tbat the persons in chaige at this | end of the line did not think very well of his scheme, but he risked still another cablegram. Thix, too, was received in stony stillness, and Duval in desperation concluded to take matters in his own hands. He pro- ceeded to hire the house next door to the yprison an< open up an avenue of commu- | nication with Senorita Cisneros. His | plans were laid with the utmost skill and | he finally succecded in spiriting the young girl through the prison roof and down to the street by way of the recently rented | house, close alongside the jail wail. | When the girl was finally released the veople in the aforesaid newspaper office suddenly woke up to a realization of the fact that the correspondent had done a great big tning. Spread-eagle heads were scatiered all over the publication an- nouncing the latest triumph of modern journalism. Statesmen, leading Cubans and others were interviewed as to their opinions regarding the feat and, being un- informed of the real condition of affairs, praised the paper with unbounded cor- diality. | Of course, the paver has given some | little recognition to Daval, but it has not been stated that be took this important action on his own account and after the | editor had by his persisient silence ais- countenanced the whole proceeding. A question which he is likely to ask himself with more or less interest under | these circomstances 15, whac would have | been the outcome so far as he is person- ally concerned if he had failed t04diberate the prisoner? Would the paper have gone 10 his rescue as it would now be obliged to do if he were to be arrested, or would it bave told him be had proceeded upon his own responsibility und must stand the consequences? These matters are being discussed just at present with somewhat feverish inter- est in the office of the Journal, whence this story was brou -ht direét, Senorita Cisneros is tall and not at all £ood looking, but seems very intelligent, BShe is about 28 years old. When she came ashore she was bareheaded, wore a flaming red dress and looked anything but delicate and shrinking. The captain of the Seneca does not think the Havana police were anxious to prevent Senorita Cisneros leavine Cuba. - THE FUGITIVE IS SAFE. Miss Evangelina Cisneros Reaches New York on the Ward Line Steamer Seneca. NEW YORK, N, ¥., Oct. 13.—Evangelins | he showea his passport. E E g E E prise. novelish atmosphere. of mystery ing. morning of the 8th of October. greater danger. cruelly on his helpless not to allow her to es ape if he can fied. He knows that he has only a desolated the island.” The terrible suspicion creeps in at g contemporary. E E E E of the beautiful Cuban in advance accuracy. : escapsd that she had escaped, but it % : the act the moment it discovered that it had taken place. Charles Duval could easily have besn written at an hour’s notice by a trained writer who was familiar with the locality of the Cuban prison. tl 202209222992929029929929292929002029009000290002922209999 8 THE STORY OF SENORITA CISNEROS. From the =an Francisco Bu'lttin, October 13 The assert'on by the Examiner that it his op=ned prison doors sup- posed to be made especially strong for the safe-keeping of Cuban pris- oners of war has created considerable interest in the young Cuban woman whose release ws the objec The story told bv the Examin:r correspondent has a dime- The heroic char.cter of the tolerably clear, but the amiable way in which d realizes the highest conceptions of the dime novelist. There is an air about the adventure which baff The news of the young woman’s escaps was r York in time tor transmission to San Francisco for publication on the On that morning the Journal, which now claims to have been full partners with the Examiner in effecting the escape, printed the following dispatch : “HAVANA, CUBA, Oct. 7, 1897.—Never was Evangelina Cisneros, the beautiful young relative of the President of the Cuban republic, in It is believed here that Weyler will revenge himsel risoner before he leaves Cuba. Weyler’s partisans here increases, his hatred of Miss Cisn=ros is intensi- in that time he hopes to accomplish his pitiless purpose. Queen Regent’s intervention in response to the efforts of the Journal seems to avail nothing with the military monster whose barbarities have At that time the beautiful young relative of the President of the Cu- ban Republic was on her way to freedom. gloomy prison some time the preceding Wednesday night or Thursday morning. On Friday the Journai did not know that she had escapsd. effected the escape was an afterthought on the part of our enterprising One wou'd-suppose, at least, that a correspondent who could open prison doors at pl-asure and walk off with the fairest captive within would keep his employer informed of his movemen's. But we see that the Associated Press had the news of the escape to have planned and effected the esc responding date—the 8th of October—had the story in full. nal appears, therefore, to have been scooped in its own town. Audacity would be a form of genius if it could count chances with The Journal did not know two days after Miss Cisneros ape. t of the Examiner’s alleged enter- erformance is made ulties disappzared < the ord ry understand- eived in New He is determined force conviction. As the fury of few more weeks of power le t, and Even the She waved a farewell to the this point that the claim for having of the n:wspapsr which now claims The New York Herald of cor- The Jour- audaciously claimed the credit for The story of a a a 3 3 3 3 g g : g Cossio y Cisneros, who recently escaped from a Spanish prison in Cuba, was a passenger on the Ward line steamer Sen- eca, which arrived to-day from Havana. At quarantine Miss Cisneros asked to be excu-ed from siying anything about her imprisonment and escape, as she had not | which | yei recovered Irom seasickness, kept her in ber stateroom during the whole voyage. On the passenger list she was registered as Miss Juana Sola. She was traveling under the care of a gentle- man who had sccompanied her from Havana. Miss Cisceros’ escape and safe arrival | on the Seneca was one of the most caring feats ever attemptea and successfully carried out. While she was still in prison ber iriends secured a passport for one “Juan Sola’ and stateroom 3 on the Seneca was heid in the same name. This was tbree days before the boat sailed. On Saturday, when the Seneca was to leave Havana, detectives watched her gangways with extra caution. All day long they remained at their post, ex- amining the passports whnich all pas- sencers have to show before leaving Ha- | vana, Their vigilance would probably have prevented the departure of Miss Cisneros had it not been for some littie refresb- ments which were served tbem by friends of Miss Cisneros who were aboard the Seneca. These refreshments included wine. The Chief of Police of Havana came aboard while this part of the plot was in progress, and, it is alleged, he, too, fell a vicum to the wiles of the Cisneros faction. A few minutes before the Seneca was ready to pull out irom her dock a slim young fellow came running across the wharf. He had no baggagze and was fash- ionably dressed. He walked quickly up the gangplank. The detectives stopped him. “My name is Juan Sola,” he said, and Everything was satisfactory, so the Senor was allowed to go aboard. Itis said that if it had not been for the wine. the strange and rather curious fig- ure of Senor Bola mig ht have aroused the susvicions of some of the detectives. But the scheme worked successfuily. Miss Cisneros’ friends, when they saw everything was satisfactory, disembarked and watched the ship pull sicwly out un- der the frowning Spanish guns, carrying the fugitive to safety under the Stars and Btripes. Miss Cisneros did not court danger any more than was necessary, and at once went to Ler cabin. The next day, when Moro Castie was left far behind, she ap- peared on deck, transformed 1nto Senorita Juana Sola, alias Cossio y Cisneros, and dressed in a becoming red gown. The Cuban Junta has issued an invita- tion to the people of Greater New York aad vicinity interested in Senorita Cossio y Cisneros and the cause of Cuba to attend areception to (e tendered to the rescue! young woman, at Deimonico's, on Fiith avenue, Saturday night. The reseption will really be a demonstration of sympa- thy with the struggling republic, and tpeakers of national reputation will ad- dress the gathering. E Duval, who effected Miss Cisneros’ es- cape, has not yet arrived. He is on the steamer Panama, which will resch here at 10 o'clock to-morrow. liberated Miss Cisneros he lost no time in geting away from Havana for fear oi the vengcance of Weyler. But Weyler diu not care at all about Miss Cisneros, in fact seemed to want her to escape, and, ‘here- fore, ignored her going on the Seneca. Duval’s real name is Decker. He is of German extraction and of gizantic size, over six feet high, byt of xlim buiid. 5 “tr-es for Dyea. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13.—Clara H. Ricbards was to-da pointed t- mistress at Dyea, A.lul:. 3 g JUSTICE FIELD SURE T0 BETIRE |Attorney - General | Kenna Will Mc- Be His Successor. Secretary Sherman Certain to Stap Out of the Cabinet. | Beyond That Not Even the Best Informed of the Washington Prophets Will Go. Special Dispatch to THe CALL. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13 —THE CALL'S report of Justice Field’s early re. tirement is confirmed by to-night's Star, which adds uoreservedly that he will be succeeded by Attorney-Genera! McKenna, This, too, is but another confirmation of the news printed exciusively in THE CALL several months ago. Speculation as to possible Cabinet | changes is idle at this time. The only | change that is certain is Secretary Sher- man’s retirement. Eastern papers pre- | dict that Assistant Secretary of State Day will be appointed to succeed McKenna as Attorney-General, but it is more likely that he will be made Secrstary of State, or else kept in his present position as As. sistant Secretary on account of his famili- arity with S'ate Department affairs, He has practicaily been at the head of the State Department during the P nt ad- ministration. For obvious reasons the Attorney-Gen- eral to-day unaiurally declined to discus: his probable appointment to the Supreme Court bench. The Presideut has not talked to any one about whom he will ap- point to succeed Justice Field, but the unanimous opinion is that Attorney-Gen- eral McKenna will be the man. Thisis the opinion of Cabinet members who are supposed to be acquainted with the facts. Beyond this it is purely speculative as to who will succeed Mr. McKenna. 1n Cab- inet ¢ rcles there is no con senxus of opin- ion as to the successor of Mr. McKenna. The mention of the name of Judge Day does not meet w th anvihing except the assurance that Judge Day is an able man and would be an ornament to the Cabinet as Atiorney-General. There has been some talk about a trans- fer of some members of the Cabinet to other departments, but this is not likely to occur. It bas been suggested that As- sistant Secretary of State Day will be made Attorney-General, Secretary Long will be iransterred to the State Depart- ment and Mr. Roosevelt made Secretary of the Navy. None of the parties inter- ested expect such a shaking-up to occur. 1f Judgze Goff of West Virginia can be induced to accept the appointment he will probably succeed McKenna, but he has onoe declined. Should Mr. Sherman recire, the SecretaryshipZof State might be offered to Whiteiaw Reid. It may be stated positively, however, that the Presi- dent has not yet definitely settlea upon anything wilth respect to the reconstrnc- tion of his Cabinet. The question has oc- capied bis thoughts to a greater or less ex- teut and has been talked over a little in an indefinite way among some of the Cab- inet, but nothing definite has been de- cided upon. *tll‘t!llintltll';fi‘?tfitil!tl’*filtitl FOR A NEW TERRITORY [N ALASKA To Be Carved Out of the Yukon Basin. WILL CALL IT AFTER LINCOLN. Scheme of the North Ameri- can Traaing and Transpor- tion Company. END OF THE COAL FAMINE AT DUTCH HARBOR. No Steamer Will Be Stranded In the Far North for Lack of Fuel Now, 3 i 5 H » H : i At the session of Congress which convenes in Decemb:r next a strong effort will be made to form Lincoln Territory out of that portion of Alaska included in the Yukon River basin, and at present constituting the placer gold fields of that vast domain. Petitions urging such action have already been circulated in the section interested. A bill grant- ing such legislation has been iramed. At a conference beld in New York City a few weeks ago, at- tended by a couple ot United States Senators and other influ- ential men, it was decided to use every effort to secure the passage of the bill submitted. The pro- ject was originated by prominent men who are interested in the North American Transportation and Trading Company. ko kkkkkk ok ttfl*m*fifi:’ UNALASKA, Sept. 30 (via United States Revenue Cutler Corwin to San Francisco) —The exteni of the proposed operations of the North American Trane- portation and Trading Company in Alaska and the Kiondike country is not fully realized even on thes Pacific Coast, which forms the Western base of supplies. The men at the head of this big corpora- tion are principally irom Cuicago, and in- clude such magnates as Ely E. Weare, Portus B. Weare, Michael Cudahy, John Cudaby and Ernest A. Hamill. Others prominent in the affairs of the Govern- ment have also financial interests in the company. As merchants and carriers this com- pany bas already secured vast possessions and acquired a wide influence from the mouth to the source of the Yukon River. But it is its purpose to branch out upon a more ziganiic ecale, with the expecta- tion to soon secure such a p-rmanent hold upon Middle Alaska as to control its fu- ture destiny, buth commercial and polit- ical. Although at present the exodus of gold- hunters trends toward Canadian soil it is believed that next seasan the new-comers can be diverted to the barsand water- courses on the American side. This large area of country along the Yukon and its tributaries is comparatively unexplored. But prospectors are expected to demon- strate its great mineral wealth next year, and with the discovery of rich nuggets of gold the stampedes will be such as to se- cure large permanent settlements in vari- ous localities. In a letter recently received from P. B. Weare that gentleman expressed the opin- ion that *“‘next year will witness the great- est stampede to the Yukon goidfields that the world has ever known, and most of them will turn their efforts to the streams on the American side of the international line.” It is generally admitted that at present there is a deplorabie deficiency in the ex- ercise of judicial authority in the placer- mining section of Alaska. The only law applicable to that country is contained in the Oregon code as administered by the United States Commissioners. There are a few of these officials located throughout the immense extent of territory known as the Yukon Basin. But various acts of depredation and lawlessness committed at S8t. Michael and in the neizhborhood of Dyes and Skaguay demonsirate their ina- biiity to cope with existing conditions. On the American side even such poiice protection as is afforded by the mounted police establ:shed by the Dominion Gov- 20 2 20 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 20 0 2 2 220 3 22 22 0 2 e 2 2 2 2 2 ernment in the Northwest Territory would be of incalculable value. It will be especially needed during i1he winter months, when 5000 desperate men are practically stranded in their efforts to cross the passes which form the gateway to the frozen gold fields of the far north. An even greater necessity will exist next summer, when possibly 40,000 men will have swarmed into the treasure land. It1s with the idea of securing adequate protection to the lives and property of themselves and these expecied adven- turers that the present residents have memorialized Congress. They wish to be surrounded with all the safeguards oi American government known to terri- torial rule. For obvious reasons, known best to themselves, the stockholders ot the North American Transporiation and Trading Company are anxious to have a division made of Alaska as at pre-ent constituted. They have gone so far to suggest the name of Lincoln for the new Territory. Captain Charles H. Barver <f Chicago, who is now en route to St. Michael, re- cently returned from New York, where he was in consultation with officials of the company. He is authority for the state- ment that an effort will be made to secure THREE THOUSAND ABYSSINIAN TROOPS PUT TO THE SWORD General Ras Mackonnen and His Entire Army Massacred by Wild Somali LONDON, ExGrAxp, Oct. 13.—J. Bennet Stantord, who has just returned from tak- | ing part in an cxpedition to Somaliland, brings news of the annihilation at the end of June of an Abyssinian army of 3000 men under the control of the famous General Ras Mackonnen, only sixty-nine men hav. ing escaped. Mr. Stanford, to a representative of the Associated Press, said: *‘While in the in- terior we came acrossa powerful Somali chief who had just returned from the fight. He to!d me that the Aby sinian force had Warriors. been 'pusbed forward along' the Webbe Shebeyli River nearly as far as the forty- fifth parallel. ‘The Somalis then. over- whelmed them with large numbers, allow- ing sixty-nine men to go back with the news of the defeat. 'Ras Mackonnen was killed during the battle. ““The affair occurred about 100 miles from where we were. The whole neighiborhooa is still greatly excited, and the possession of <o many Italian rifles by the Somals is evidence that the story told of the Abys- sinian defeat is true. PRICE FIVE C *"The latest news from Harrar wa: that thatan Abyssinian army was being aise patched .against the Somalis, who are eagerly anticipating another fight.”” In regard to. the reported massacre of the Cavendish expedition, Mr. Stanford said: “There are no expeditions in So- maliland to massacre. Peel, who was with me, isaway to the south; Lord Delamere is near Lake Rudolph; Major MacDouald is on the trade route toward Uganda and Cavendish, when I last heard of him, was on the Kihuyu road.” the location of the carpital of t'ie proposed new Territory at Weare, a station of the company located about half way between Dawson City and St. Michael on the Yu- kon River. | The opinion has besn volunteered that | the bill creating the new Territory will have as its southernmost boundary Mount | 8t. Elias. From that point the eastern | boundary will run directly north to the | Arctic, which ocean will form the north- ern boundary. The western boundary will likely run down the coast line beyond St. Michael to the top of the divide be- tween the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. The boundary on the south will foliow the sixty-second parallel east to the Copper River, where it will cut down to Mount St. Elias. Should the division occur and the boundary lines mentioned prevail Alaska proper would then include the Aleutian Islands, the coaling stations of Dutch Harbor and Unalaska and the balance of the Alaska peninsula, the island of Unga and its quartz mnes, Kodiak Island, Kanai Peninsula and the placer mines of Cooks Inlet, Prince William Sound and the placer mines along Copper River, the towns of Wrangel, Sitka, Juneau, Dyea, Skaguay and the passes on the overland route to the Yukon. Within the new Territory would be the rich placers of the Yukon as far east as the international boundary line. It would also include the numerous settlements and trading vosts from St. Michael 1o Circle City, and aggregating a population at present of over 3000 whites and 8000 natives. The seat of government of Alaska at present constituted is Sitka. Here are lo- cated the Governor, Federal court offi- cials, customs officiais and usually a United States revenuecutter. Itis so far removed, however, from the Yukon as to be of practically no value so iar as the administration of justice is concerned. W. A. tTEEL. THE COAL FAMINE HAS BEEN BROKEN. Plenty of Fuel at Dutch Harbor Now for All the Vessels That Need Supplies. DUTCH HARBOR, U~ALAsKA, Sept 29, (via revenue cutter Corw.n to San Fran- cisco).—The northern flight of ships and great expeditions of fortune-hunters this year to the Yukon gold fields via St Michael has largely augmented the im- portance of this harbor and its neighbor- | ing pert, Unalaska. It isa very infrequent occurrence that any difficuity is experienced in furniyhing | sl comers with such coal as they desire. But about three weeks ago a veritable coal famine set in and tbe situation for a time was viewed with much alarm by the mar- itime men. There had been 7000 tons of coal received this year at botli, places and 'ess than 800 tons remained, with no knowledge Liere as to when. the supply would be increased. ;' On Thursday afiernoon Bristol hove into port, Comox coal for the Commercial Company. rival thus insures ample sapp! to all incoming or outgoing vessels this season. Two weeks or more will. yet berequired to unload this *‘treasure ship,”’ after which she wil! put back to Victoria. Tne steamer Portland has . practically completed the unloading of, her cargo of machinery for the barges to be built tor service on the Yukon, and having secured plenty of coal will this evening sail The Portland will set sail for St.-Michael, 800 miles distant. She expects fo make the run in less than four days, and after a few days in port—ihe length of time de- pending on the return of river steamers, unless the winter freeze has already set in—will return to Dutch Harbor. Here some additional supplies will-be unloaded, more fuel taken aboard and the run made direct to Seattle. . Lo view of the ‘uncertainty of events that may transpire at St. Michaal it is al- most impossible to determine the ‘date when the Portland sha!l arrive in Seattle. Capiain Kiliston, however, is of the opinion that after reaching St. Michael, about October 2, about five days'will be consnmed in unloading and reloading a blacksmith-shop and other accessories for the Moran shipyard. ‘The Pertland, he thinks, should again reac: Duich Harbor on October'11, and after two or three days con-umed here in unloading freight and taking on.more fuel eight days w.ll be consumed in the final run to Seattle, reaching there about October 22. Whether the Cleveland will preceae or follow the Portlana will not be known unlil we reach St. Michael. Unless 2 heavy freshet has recently oc- curred on tbe Yukon the river boats bound dewn for 8t. Michael on their last trip of the season are l'kely to be caught in tneice. The shaliowness of the water in theriver has been generally remarked by all recent outcomers trom Dawson, This condition seems to be another fataiity that enshrouds the existence of ihe unhappy t the steamer | ith 2300 tons of orth American Her {imely /ar- A SHIP prospectors in the Klondike district. Gold they may have in untold wealth, but food | is the life-sustaining susienance that this winter will be beyond the price of goiden buggets in the treasure-iand of the frozen North. With the uncertainty of exit it is diffi- cult, to even estimate the number of re- turning Klondikers or the amount of go d that they will bring on the staamers that will be south-bound from St. Michael, the mouth of the Yukon. On' Sunday about noon the steamer Lakme came into port, fifteen days out from San Francisco. After taking water she left later in the afternoon for St Michael with freight for the Alaska Com- mercial Company. Captain Andersou re- yorts that the trip up was exceptionally rough, head winds and heavy seas having the effect of severely retarding the prog- ressof the vessel. A certain portion of the Lakme's cargo is indicative that the transportation of liquor still has precedence in importance over the inclination to gratify the crving need for food supplies. And this in face of the pronounced and almost pathetic protests of the miners in the Klondike district, who see suffering and pos ibly starvation in store for many of them dur- ingthe darkand cold winter months. The steamer nad on board over 1500 cases of whisky, each containing one dozen quart bottles. [n comparative distinction 1o this quantity of liquor there were of provi<ions but 500 fifty-pouna sacks of flour. The balance of the cargo on the Lakma consisted of considerable lumber, to ve converted into rafts, and the machinery and other material necessary for the con- siruction of a river steamer. It will be built this winter at St. Mich~el. Afier unloading, which will require sbout iwo weeks, the steamer wili return to St. Micbael to take oh coal and -then proceed to Tacoma toload lumber for San Pedro, W. A. STEEL. CHANNEL UP THE YUKON It Is Deslired That the Governmant Make a Survey of the Mouth of the River. UNALASKA, ALASKA, Sept. 29 (via United States revenue cutter Corwin to San Francisco) —The schooner Baranoff, fifty-seven tons, came safelv into port th's evening, after a three weeks’ cruise durs ing rough weather on Beriug Sea. Cap- tain N, H. Jobnson states tbat the last of