The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1897, Page 1

NEW DRAFTS OF SOLDIERS TO BE SENT England Will Re-enforce the Cavalry Regiments in India. SS OF THE CAMPAIGN IS NOW ASSURED. = g JSUCV Daring Heroism of the Gordon Highlanders in Braving the Fire of Tribesmen During the Storming of Dargai Ridge. drafts o be go ish cavalry r o’ ] Robinson of the Gourkhas acted with the v | greatest cullantry. He led his men across the fire zone to covar. F.nding the force there insuffic.ent, he returned alone over the deathirup. He was mortally wounded while leading the second rush to support the first contingent. Many acts of beroism are reported of the a and file. The total casualties were Dispatches re- announce the in- r successfully ion has been eff ar- en the British forces | 134, d the Gordon Hiznlanders lost t entv-ninein (he rush through theiine of fire. General Weatmace!t's brigade 1s now encamped in the Knanki Valley. He nas cleared the enemy from the heights com- manding the valley and cestroyed their fterno n was for tus 1 towers. h on the I his aavance to K join for es with iliam Lockbhart HURDELED 4nD INCINERATED, An kged Couple Put to Death by Per- uma under Lis has been done, and the two cele- sons Who Flotted to Cbtain brated columns are comped about two n {harappa. The British troops | Valuable ¢ esds 1t resistance, ihe enemy | CHICAGO, Oc: — An Inter Ocean id Kuarappa, | siecial from New Ocleans sags: J. S. d Parkhur-t and his aced wife, living on ¢ Do s21shire Reg - t Back Bay, four miles from Biloxi, were ent, Lieutenant Bingwail of the Gordon suot to Jedth and iLieir bodies inc.nerated ors.and. Ticuthasntdiliade of in their bome last night. Su<picion cen- s T i e R o ke e by LA e 2 : with the azed coupie for the past twoor | » 40 addition %o #08e | three inosiihs, and Who' ha! made's ber- ready been cabled. | ouin to buy the place. Thers are threc )arappa say that it ons under arrest—Gibson, his wife and o0 nighiy the con- The theory of ihe relativ 1 murdered man. i wens forward in = ve the Gordon Highianders rd Sikhs into the fighting iine | for a systema t, Colonel Mathi command cn Highlander-, addressed his me 1is stirring appea di-lodge tue encn person and “FRISCO SLIK” T0 BE TRIED. on Charles Taylor, E Diamond Thie HMust Face the Charge of Robbing a 1, c assav i § of the G “Men of the Gordon Highlandars, our Wealthy Kew Yorker. general say- tliat position must he ‘aken | CHICAGO, Oct. 22.—Charles Taylor, the t all costs. The Gurdon Highlanders will well-known diamond : hiel, is to be placed on trial in Brooklyn next Mondey for the 1ake it.” | The nen gavea ngcheer, and when | r boery of a wealthy New Yorker of a the advance sounded they bounded after | diamond pin and pocketbook at Coney their leader. tue ers at the head. | Isiand two months ago, and Detective When they came down the siope after the | Andrew Rohan of this city starts East to- successful charge they were spontaneously | v ctions in Chicapo. Taylr, who is a g d by all the pther regiments. The | gqn Franciscn man. i<six feet three inches Gourkhas also behaved magnificently | tall, and very slender. These frcis ac- tiroughout the engagement. Captain | countior his sobr.quet **Frisco Slim.” The Well-Known Physician Fails to Recover His Health, as He Had Hoped. NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—pr. Edward Simpson died to-night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Hampton Lynch, in this city. His home was in S8an Francisco, but his health has been shattered of late, and ten days ago he started East to visit his daugnter. He reacbe! this city Wednesday much fatigued by his journey. Since his arrival be Las been coufined to the house. He was 57 years of age. ict of the Gordon Highianders at the 90 SoPpiods hatlne mby . % % were caused 0 obtain deeds ng of Dargai ¥ u Briga- ne ) ming of Dargai r? iga which bac been drawn and 1 that the . The e papers are missine. Mrs. e mountain Riler of Los Angeles is a sister of the | tan, could not morrow to prove Taylor's previous con- | | | | | of San Franci:ec 'GENERAL SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MILES TALKS OF GUNS FORTHE HARBOR TRADING IN SLAVES CERTAIN TO FOLLOW HANFORD’S DECISION The Strong Points in the The Restriction Act Is Broken Down and the Defense of cisco San Fran- Bay. LIME POINT HAS RECEIVED ITS ARMAMENT. ‘Commander of the Army Believes the Good of the Country Demands That He Should Be Troops WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 —G Miles, mujor-general commanding army, has mad» his repory to the Secre- tary of War. In it he makes reference to reporis of the generals and of the other oficers subordinate to him 'n rank. Gen- eral Miles says in part: *The army, al- though inadequate 1n point of numbers, was never in a higher state o’ efficiency. The pro:ress that has been made on ths Pacific Coast in the »stablishment of mod- ern batteries of artillery, have made it necessary to occupy new ground and toadept a new system of defense. 7The very commanding position, kuown for- meriy as Lime Point, and now as Fort Baker, has received a portion of its arma- ment and wul soon become a most for- midub e part of the defense of the harbor :neral the “It will be noticed by General Shafer's eport tha: very activ: and earnest work is belng done in putling the important fort in condition of proper defense. The same work is in progr all alonz the Pacific Coust, and espec al t San Diego, Cal., and will in time be completed at the mouth of the Columba R ve-. ana aiso (e enirance to Puget Souny, Wash. “Attention i Gencrai Merriam, commanding the De- par ment of tbe Columbia, especially to the imporiance of a larger garrison at the entrance of the Columbia River, and to his report on the condition and necessitics of the great territory of Alaska. “Asall the other Territories have been | occupied by military posts and appropri- tions bave been made for military roeds and establishment of telegraph lines, iging of rivers and, in fact, and blockinz 01t the way for occupation of the vast Territories by ciiizens, it is ieemed but just and advisable that the same liberal spirit should be manif-sted towird that great and important Terri- tery. *‘As far as practicable it would, 1n my opinion, be advisable 10 have its waters thoroughly examine! by such of the naval forces as could be used for that pur- pose and as military reconnoitering and exploring parties 1n past years have been sent 10 the couniry to furnish knowledge of its character, resources and neces-i- iles, this, in my judgment, should be con- tinued on a larger and more liberal scaie. “While there is now no confl ct be- ween the population, composed of some 20,000 Indians and the white explorers and settlers, as the former are supplied with modern arms, they may become turbulent and troublesome. Such hass been the history of nearly all the tribes in the other Territories. Hence 1t woula b but reascnable to anticipate the neces- sities for military forces in that Territory by the estabiisament of at least three military posis to support the civil author- ities, to give protection to the white set- tiers and to aid in maintaining law and o:der in that remote part of our country. “The condition of the Indians gener- ally is better to day than it has been for many years, and duriug the last year there has been no serious disturbance of the peace. It was a wise provision of Congress that authorized the President to detail experienced officers oi the army to act as | Indian agents, and I trust this system will be continued. *‘During the last ten years much atten- tion has been given by the Government to the rubject of coast defense-, and mos: beneficial results are becoming apparent. Ayproximately $26,000000 has been ap- propriated by t e Government, which is nearly one-third of whet is require! to put the country in a safs condition of de- fense. Although (he general desire aur people is 10 maintain a condition peace with all nations and the policy the Government is one of good will v of of d peaceful r-lations with all others; yet | nothing could be more injudicious than | ‘0 remain in a cosdition of insecurity and | permic the iives of milons and the sc- | cumulaied wezlth of many generations to be destroyed or endangered by any for- eign power wit: which we are liable to come in contact. He recommeniis foriification appropria- tions in the West as follows: Galveston, Tex., §412,000; San Diego, Cal., $925 000; San Francisco, $1.336 000; Columbia River, $605,000; Puget Sound, $1.140,000. Herecommends strongly an increase in the army of at least two additional regi- ments of artillery, saying that by the 31st of D-cember a number of positions will be armed in part or fuliy with modern ap- pliances of war and thatin these impor- tant positions there a no troops sta- tioned and none availabie for assignment 1o those stations without taking them from stations where they are st present imperatively required. He also suggesis the necessity of adding five infsntry regiments to the army and recommends that Congress fix a standard Lioinvited to the report of { aiding | Given Morte at Once. of strength on a basis of total population. | This standard, he tiinks, should be a maximum of one enlisted man to every 1000 population, and the minimum one soidier to ever 00 population. BEN BUTLER'S NEGLECT. It Causes a Suit £gainst the General’s Estate for an Alieged Breach of Faith. 9 BOSTON, Oct. 22—A suit has been broughtin the Middlesex County Superior Court by William D. Drury against Paul Butler and Adelbert Ames, admistrators of the estate of the late General Benjamin F. Butler, to recover §5000 for alleged oreach of faith and contract by the late General Butier. The plaintiff claims that in 1889 he paid General Builer $250 as a reiaining fee 1o conduct a case for him against the 1own of Framinzsham for tue taking of the piaintiff’s land for public purposes. The plainiiff claims that with- out orming him General Butler neg- | lected 10 tring tne action sgainst the n, and in the meantime the statute of : on of two years expired, and the | Selectmen proceeded to take tue land. | The piaintiff brings two counts. e T SUES FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.= Margaret E. Cody Begins an Action | Against Ex-Longressman Srown for a Libelous Publication. DENVER, Oct. argeret k. Cody | entered suit in the District Court to-dav for $25000 damages azainst Melville C. Brown, at one time a member of Con. gress. The delendant is attorney for the Gouids in their fight against Mary Ange.!, who claims to have teen u wife of Jay Gould. The complaint states that thede- fendant published a faise, scandalous, malicious, de;amatory and nipelous articie b he:. Tle sricle in question stated that Mrs. | Cody bad made certain statements to M. C. Brown a. Rus: Point and cther viaces regarding Mrs. Angell and her ac- tions. Mrs. Cody clayms that the publi- { cation has brought her into diserace and | ruized her business. SALE OF THE ONION PACIFIC 70 PROCERD Stories of Syndictes Are No Heeded : t the Cabinet Meeting. Russell Sage Denles That He Is at .the Head of an Opposit on Pool to Buy the Road. Special Dispatch to THE CALL WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. —It can be positively staied that not a word was spoken in the Cabinet to-day about the coming sale cf the Union Pacific. The stories published in New York this morn- ing were not given any &ttention. Attor- ney-General McKenna stated to TRE CaLL correspondent thaf up to this time there is no intention of asking for a postpone- ment of the sale. Attorney-Generai McKenna said that if Russell Sage was in ihe city he kuew nothine of the matt It 1< believed that if the Government saw a guaranteed op- | portunity to get a larger bid ‘han the re- organization co>mmittee will make it woulid ask & postponement, but so far it | sees no opportunity. I would be glad shouid there be any bidders, but does not propose to stop the sale on unfounded stories in circulation in New York, Russell Sage to-day in New York makes emphatic and specific deaial of the repor: that he is at the beud of an opposition pool to buy in the Union Pacific road. *“The report is absolutely without founda- tion,” said Mr. Sgge. *I have not been invited to form a Uonlon Pacific syadi- cate by President McKiniey. No sub- scription to the amount of $75,000,000 o- nny other sum has been made up tha: know of. 1 bave not subscribed any sum. I am not going to Washington. 1 have not been invited by the Presmident, but [ have been asked to go there by im- | portant outside interesis. There is so much Jieeling smong ceriain outside in- terests that it may be that some concerted action will be taken to postpone the saie ot the Union Pacific property until all the facts are thoroughiy understood.”” — gt Knockrd Out in Half a Kownd. NEW ORLEANS, Oct.-22. —Kid Mec- Partland knocked Professor Ed Dacy out in balf a round beiore the Tulane Ath- letic Club to-night, with a left-handed solar plexus biow. Traffic in Human Beings Will Soon Be on Once More. i UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE C. H. HANFORD. BEATTLE. Wasn., Oct. 22 —It is safe to say that no opinion ! handed down by a Federal court in recent yenars has created H more widespread dismay among Government officials on the | Pucific as well as on the Atlantic coast than thator Judge C. H. | Hantord, rendered yesterday, in which he held tnat the wives | and children of Chinese merchants doing business here are entitled to come into this country for the first tme without | certificates from their home Government affirmed by the United y States Consul from the port irom which they come certifving | their r.ght to enter. The imporiance of the opinion will be ap- | preciated when it 1s stated that it overrides an order issued by the Treasury Depariment, which is suppoted to pet its legal advice from the Attorney-Geuneral of the United States, com- pletely wrecks one of the most important sections of the Chinese | exclusion act, is directly contrary to a decision handed down | by the well-known Judge Lacombe oi New York, and greate-t | of all, tearsdown, in ilie opinion of all the Federai officers on | Puget Sound, the barri:rs wh ch 1t has taken the United S:ates | Governmen: over ten years tu bu.dd up in order 1o prevent | wholesale Chinese immigration to thisgountry. Judge Hanford's opinion was an oral one. He will file a written one to-morrow or Monday. United States District At- torney Brinker will at once report to the Washington authori- ties the gist of Judge Hanford’s ruling, and it is expected that immediate steps will be taken by the Attornsy-General's de- partment {o have the case appealed to the United States Supreme Court. To-day THE CALL correspondent interviewed & dozen or more Government officials who are interested in the great Chinese question so far as it concerns the interest of the United States, aud they are unanimous in saying that if the opinion stands there is nothing short of a new act of Congress 10 pre- vent thousands of Cninamen and Chinese women coming into the United States within the next few years. Itis trueinorder to enter the Chinese will have to perjure themselves, but those who are familiar with Chinese appreciate that all they have been waitine for is some decision of a Federal court or a ruling of the Washington City cfficials which would enable them to make good use of their perjury work. Dr. E. ). Gardner of Sau Francisco, who is here in connec- ion with the late Chinese troubles on Puget Sound, said to- night: “The peopie of the coast have not as yet awakened to what this opinion means. It may be good law. I know | nothing about that. But acquainted as 1 am with Chinese, I | have no hesitancy in saying that down in California there will be importation by the wholesale of Cuinese women. The traffic will begin ss soon as the opinion 1s known and wil! con- tinue until there is a new !aw. As Iunderstand the court’s ruling, Chinese merchants are allowed to bring their wives and children into this couniry without certificates irom their home Government. all know what that means. It means that wown in San Francisco, and in many other cities for that matter, ev-ry Chinese merchant will discover that he 'hus a wife and children in Cnina and will bring them in. It will remain for the Government officars to prove that they are not iis family. That will be impos:ible, and so the Chinese will have their own way ™ United States District Attorney Brinker goes still further. He would not talk for publication when seen by a CaLL corre- spondent to-night, but the words that he used before Judge Hanford on Wednesday when he argued against such a decision answer for an interview. *If the decision favors wne Chinu- men,” said Auorney Brinker, *‘there can be but one result, and that will mean much to the United States Government. Not oniy will the Chinaman and Chinese women pour into this country by the wholesale, but Chinese slavery wiil become a reality in the United States. The old Italian padrone system, which held sway in the East for so long, and which- it required years of hard and skilled work on the part of our Government to break up, will come into fashion, except that the slaves will be Chinamen instead of Italians, When the pacrone days were upon us Italians in this country bronght native boys over. They fleccked to Castle Garden every time a boat arrived, and touk therefrom sons of their clime, claimed them as their cail- dren, and the Government was compelled to admit them. The result was that the children were turned into slaves, and if they rebelled it meant that they would be shipped home. *It will be so if the Chinese boys and women are allowed to come. They wiil have to be iathered by some American Chi- nese, who will tnen compel them to slave for them, or having the truth told will sttp them back to the Orient.” A. H. Coleman of Port Townsend, the lawyer whose lezal argument heiped to bring about jadgwe Hanford’s opinion, admitted while addiessing the court that the consequences would be serivus, that Chinamen would probably flock to this country, and by representing themseives as children of Chi- nese merchants, gain entrance unlawfully. But he insisted that the law wa- with him, and that the court must disregard consequences. He blamed Congress for it a!l. That body was too cowaraly to ensct that the families of Chinese merchants could not come to the United States. Congress knew that it would be to violate the treaty, which says Chinese entitled to be here shall enjoy the rights and privileges accorded subjects of such favorsd nations as France and Great Britain. In order to escape the serious embarrassment Congress, Coleman said, provided in the exclusion act that all such Cni- nese subjects coming to the United States would have to get a certificate from their home Government setting up that they had a legal right to come here and giving facts and reasons. That was an utter impossibility. The Chinese Government would find it beyond its power to give such certificates. The rights of wives and children to come would ba governed by the business of the father and "husband in the United States, and tiie Chinese Goverameni knows nothing about that and is not in a position to ascertain. Congressknew this, but nevertheles- enacted the section, horing the courts would take the hint and say that as it is impossible for the Chinese Governmeat to send certificates wives and caildren must stay in China. That sec- tion oi the law, Coleman maintained, conflicted with ihe treaty, whici: says that Chinamen here will have the rigits accorded the most favored nations. Coleman said to-night: “It is an utter absurdity for the United S:ates Government to say the Chinese Guvernment must certify that my clients have a legal right to enter the Unitea States, being sons of Chinese merchants doing business here. How is the Chinese Government in a position to give such certificates? Does it know that the fathers of these boys are Chinese merchants in the United States? There are bundreds of Chinese merchants here, but the Chinese Govern- ment knows notking about them. So long as it knows nothing it cannot certify that a Cuinese boy has a legal right to enter our coun'ry. The fathers of the boys might be dead, for all the Chiness Government knows.” Leslie Cullom, special treasury arent, said to-day that it was true in his judgment the Chinamen would have no diffi- culty in the future in entering the country if the decision stacds, and is recognizad by the administration. He refused to be quoted. Chinese Inspector Jossey of Tacoma said thai the Chinamen bave at last won, and that In future they will be able to come in droves. Chinese women will be a favorite traffic, and nothe ing will stop it unless Congress acts again. Jussey said: “I arrested the Chinamen who were the de- fendants in the case which brought about the decision. A woman had been arrested. She was the wife of a Chinese merchant and had come to this country without a certificate from her home Government, attested by the United States Cone sul, stating that she was entitled to enter. J. C. Saunders, then Collector, admitted her. At that time the officers on Puget Souna had an order from the Treasury Department to the effect that children and wives of American Chinese mer- chants should not be admitted without certificates from the home Government. ‘‘About the same time that the woman was admitted Col- lector Saunders allowed four boys, sons of Chinese merchants at Walla Walla, to enter. They did not have certificates. ‘When Mr. Saunders went out of office I arrested the woman and boys, believing under the order of ihe Treasury Departe