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

{ Tall " VOLUME LXXXIIL_NO. o e SAN FRANCISCO, THUR DAY, DECEMBER 23, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICAN INTERESTS MUST NOW BE GUARDED IN THE FAR EAST 3 THE INNER HARBOR OF PORT ARTHUR, Lately Entered by the British Man-of-War Daphne Against the Cabinet meeting. - 4004000400000 00000000 Charles Den- V¥ YORK, Dec. 22. by Jr., in a long telegram from Evans- | ville, Ind., to the Herald on the situa- tion in the far East, ys: “There is no uncertainty now about the future. Germany is at Kiao Chou, and will re- main there. Manchuria was already in Russian hands, and Port Arthur and Liao Tung peninsula fall to her only a little sooner than expected. “England will probably seize Chus- an, an island near Shanghai, suitably located to control the trade of that great market, an almost English city, while te France may take ritory on the mainland adjoining wquin. Now China’s failure to pay war indemnity will leave Japan in »$ion of Wei-Hai-We To the well informed in Peking it was known in 1895 that Russia had promised the reigning family in China to maintain them on the throne and to preserve their empire. The most ominous feature of the crisis for China is that this agreement seems to have been repudiated and Germany must have acted with the assured consent of Russia and France. “England will not interfere in the programme of these three powers. It is not too late to do something, for the United States trade interests there are sechbnd to those of England only. China is our natural market.. The Chinese tariff treats all alike, and China is the only. great field where American manufacturers meet all ri- vals on equal terms. The treaties of the United States with China provide that American goods shall not be dis- criminated - against and that no mo- nopaly shall be granted to any one. With ‘the seizure of territory t treaties fall to the ground and the spheres of influence hostile to Ameri- can commerce spring into existence befere European aggressors have time to raise the cry of vested interests. “Let the American Government de- mand that whoever may become mas. of the soil an equality of tariff shall be maintained and the American anufacturer shall not bear the bur- of a tax imposed by his competi- n Ui TED STATES AND FAR EAST COMPLICATIONS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—It is un- trstood that 2 been unofficially sounded as to the at- titude of the United States toward the con.plications in the Far East, with a view to learning whether American in- terests in China were regarded as suf- ficient to warrant any active step by this Government. From what sour the inquiries have come is not disclosed. - If from Greai Britain it must have come through Colonel Hay, the American Embassador, as the British officials here have received no instructions as warning note has | Hainan and | | sufficient to gain a pretty general un- 4404 0000000000000 000 00000000 9900000000000 400000000000090909099000090000000090090000000000000000000000006000000000000000 to the Chinese situation. It is well un- derstood, however, that Great Britain uld look with favor on any active tep by the United States which would serve as a check to the advances of Germany and Russia. The British in- terests in China are ten times greater than those of Germany, Russia and | the United States, and yet, with Rus- sia firmly located on Chinese soil, Great Britain is left in a sort of cul de sac. It is known also that the Chinese au- thorities would welcome a movement by the United States, and thkat this has been communicated to officials here. Although these sounds, for they amount to nothing more as yet, have not taken official form, they have been | coast ports of China, as Germany and Russia have done, and that her only deration is to guard established ican interests in China. These American interests appear to be much greater than is generally known. There are the following American treaty ports in China: Canton, Chee Foo, Ching g, Foo Chow Plong, Nankow, Hoi How Ichang, Kewkiang Lung Chow, Mengstu, New Chang, Ningpo Pakhoi, Shanghai, Ashshe, So Chow, Swatow, Tien Tsin, Wenchow, Wuhu and three other ports on the west river of Can- ton, recently added. At each of these places there are American settlements and an American reservation, within which Americans may own property and try their civil and criminal cases before their own courts, conducted by American Consuls. Some of these American settlements are quite extensive. At Shanghai, just derstanding as to the attitude of lhis' Government. This, in brief, is that the United States has no interest in terri- | torjal extension now going oninChina; that she will not land at any of the oy y$iis 5 : I i Village00 /2 SCALE~YARDS Map of Pert Arthur and Vicinity, Now Occupied by the | Russian Fleet. The gunboats Helena and outside the walls of the city, the ioca- | Protests of the Chinese Officials. The View Is From Signal Hill, Lock'ng South Throuuh the Entrance. LI E 000000440000 000000 2o 00s S0 0000 000000000000 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The attitude of Russia, Great Britain and Germany, and their proposed aggressions in the Chinese empire, have undoubtedly impressed this Government with the necessity of taking steps to protect American interests in China. President has decided to send additional naval vessels to the China coast. The Raleigh is now in the Mediterranean Sea, but to-day sailed for the Asiatic station. Marietta, which are at Bermuda and San Francisco respectively, will also go, as well as the Concord. It is proposed to send other‘vessels and this matter will be considered at the next For this reason the se00000000000 * « | tion occupies a wide sweep of land. At these points also the commercial inter- e are centers, too, for the American mission- ary communities. For instance,at Can- ton there is the American Presbyterian Board, with American Baptist Mission, with fifteen | representatives; the American Board of Commissions for Foreign Missions, with a large staff; and the American Jible Society. There are similar com- munitie: "attered all through the em- pire. ey have considerable vested property in these districts, and the protection of their property and per- sons has always been closely looked | after by the United States. 7R AN ANGLO-JAPANESE | ENTENTE ADVOCATED. LONDON, Dec. 22.—The correspond- | ent of the Times at Peking says: The Chinese are provisioning Port Arthur | and will reconstruct the forts there, | Russia furnishing the money. In the | face of these indications of permanent upation, the necessity of safeguard- ing our position in the fo East is in- | creasing. The Russo-Chinese bank, which is the agent of the Russian Gov- ernment, has offered to China 10,000 Borden rifles, with payment ..ve years hence. China has accepted the propo- sition. According to a dispatch to the Times from Kobe, Japan, the news from Port Arthur has greatly disturbed the Jap- anese Ministry. Long Cabinet coun- cils have been had and the high mili- tary officials have attended. The Japanese newspapers, the dis- patch says, are nonplused at the situ- ation in the far East, while the Minis- try is involved in domestic troubles | connected with its taxation proposals, | to which the Diet is hostile. |- The Times, in an editorial on the sit- uation, sarcastically asks whether the German press, in claiming a.Russo- German entente in China, and Emperor William, in his speech at Graudez, an- ticipated Russia's demand for the re- | moval of the German drill sergeants i from the Chinese army. | It adds, with reference to the demand | for the dismissal of the English engi- | neers: “Qur Peking correspondent says | China is hesitating, and possibly we | may be able to appeal to motives at | Peking which will strengthen China’s | disinclination to comply with the Rus- an request for the dismissal of the ritishers.” | With reference to the probability of | Russia advancing the money to pay the war.indemnity to Japan, and thus compeliing Japan to evacuate Wei-Hai- Wei, the Times openly recognizes the advisability of an Anglo-Japanese en- itente, arguing thnt_~ combined British Continued on Second Page. of the United States are large and mstantly growing. They are the twenty-two members, the HAWAILL NOT NEEDED BY UNCLE SAM Ex- Gov. Boutwell’s| Argument Against Annexation. I —_—— lThis Country Has Very Wisely Rejected All Insular Possessions. | |Custody of the Islands Would Be a Peril in Case of War ‘With Foreign Powers. | BELKNAPFORTHESCHEME | | Says the Interests of the United States Are Paramount to Those of | Other Countries. Special Dispatch to The Call. f 490000000000 000000000904000040 Since the organization of the Government there have been four opportunities for the annexation of territory within continental lines and all of them have been ac- cepted. In the same period there have been three ten- ders of insular possessions, two of them without direct consideration of money, and all of them have been de- clined. — Extract from the speech of ex-Governor Bout- well of Massachusetts, who is opposed to the annexation of Hawaii. 4900000000000 00000000000000 0 | : i i BOSTON, Dec. 22—Two new emi- nent discussers of the Hawaiian ques- | tion, ex-Governor George S. Boutwell and Rear-Admiral George E. Belknap, | entered the forum of the Boston Boot | and Shoe Club at Young’s Hotel last | night. President Charles P. Shillaber also had at his table Hon. Gerham D. | Gilman, Hawaiian Consul-General for | the New England States, and Moor- field Story. | Ex-Governor Boutwell was the first | speaker. He opposed annexation, say- | ing: “Since the organization of the | Government there have been four op- | portunities for the annexation of ter- ritory within continental lines, and all | of them have been accepted. In the same period there have been three tenders of insular possessions, two of | them without direct consideration of | money; and all of them have been de- clined.” Mr. Boutwell then sketched the facts regarding the tender of the Sandwich Islands, St. Thomas and San Domingo. Mr. Webster declined the first; the | second undertaking failed, and the | Senate rejected the offer of San Do- | mingo, and then he went on: “The country has accepted continental ter- ritory as a wise public policy, now fully justified by experience, and it | has uniformly rejected insular posses- sions. The burden of proof is upon those who demand a change in our | public policy. “The public policy of the country may not have been based upon a dis- | tinet proposition resting in the public | mind, but I formulate that policy in two propositions, namely: First, con- tinental acquisition of contiguous ter- ritory tends to peace; second, the ac- quisition of insular territory increases | the chances of war, and adds to the | difficulties in the way of conducting war. | “If the first proposition is under question much support may be found in our own experience and in the re- cent experience of other countries. The force of the North was augmented immensely in our Civil War by the consideration that two contiguous na- tions would not remain at peace, ex- ceptduring brief intervals between long and lengthened periods of open or smothered hostilities. My second proposition is not within the limit of actual demonstration, but it can com- mand some support argumentatively. “Assume a war with England or Russia, or Japan or China, a possible aggressive, warlike power in a future not far away, and would the posses- sion of the eight tropical islands in the mid-Pacific be a help or a peril? | ‘Would a coaling station or a harbor of resort at the mouth of the Pearl River, two thousand miles and more from our Pacific Coast, give security either in form or in fact to California, Oregon, Washington, or to the dwell- ‘ers on the shores and islands of | Alaska? “The example of England is not for us. The field of conquest for appro- priation is about all occupied. Our theory is a theory of self-government. Next we demand equality of citizen- ship in the States and equality of the States in the Union. AIll this is in- consistent with the acquisition of dis- tant and incongruous populations, and nowhere can there be found a more in- congruous population than the present population of the Hawaiian Islands. “The future of the United States cannot be predicted, but of unoccupied territory we have a vast domain. By the treaty of 1878 and the amendment of 1887 we have as full control of the Hawaiian Islands as we should have were the islands made a part of the United States. By the treaty of 1887 we acquired Pearl River harbor, the most valuable harbor in the islands. B T | What the islands are to-day in prog- | ands is, to my judgment, not only ab- | surd, but mischievous. | been said favored the idea. | |CAUSE OF ANNEXA | dent annexationist, | this guarantee be made perfectly ex- All the benefits that car come from a nation are now enjoyed by us. They will be continued to be enjoyed by us and by our successors through many generations, while we and they are to be relieved of all responsibility for the government of the islands. Moreover, the islands can rest secure in mid-ocean, as Belgium and Switzer- land are secure, though surrounded by rival and hostile States.” Governor Boutwell was followed by | Admiral Belknap, who took the other side. “I have been an annexationist ever since I first saw the islands, in 1874, said the admiral. The interests of the United States in the islands are in-, deed paramount to those of any other country. All nations recognize this fact and are willing to bow to it, if we do not shortsightedly reject their need. ress, wealth and prosperity is due to the benefits conferred by reciprocity between our country and the islands, and to the work of our merchants, our statesmen and our missionaries. The idea of the neutralization of the isl- It would be a continual breeder of international troubles. The island republic has been established. We have recognized its validity by receiving its Ministers at Washington and is accrediting ourown Ministers Plenipotentiary to Honolulu. The republic of Hawaii offers itself to | our sovereignty. If.we reject it it will | be through biind fatuity.” He closed by saying: “While the Eu- ropean powers are busy cutting up | China, let us see to it that their land hunger does not extend to Hawaii.” Moorfield Story upheld Governor Boutwell, and Mr. Gilman, with his vast knowledge of Hawaiian affairs, supported the admiral Mr. Gilman said that the incongruity of the Ha- waiian population was not a bar to | annexation and that 23 per cent of this foreign population (not 5, as had TIONISTS ; CONSIDERED VERY WEAK.| “’ASHINGTO.\'.—Dec. 22.—Senator | Davis of Minnesota, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, an ar- | is reported to- | night as having said there is now a | chance that the necessary two-thirds | vote may be mustered for the treaty. This is considered to be a confession | of the weakness of his position. He | knows that there is not the slightest | cbance for the ratification of the | treaty, and indeed has of late been | discouraged over the prospect for | passing the bill which only requires a majority vote. The Japanese Minister, Toru Hoshi, | called on Secretary Sherman to-day | by appointment and spent an hour | with him, discussing the formal reply | of the Japanese Government to Secre- | tary Sherman’s retort of last spring to Japan’s protest against the an- | nexation of Hawaii. The note states that the Japanese Government, upon further consideration of the subject, Minister Hoshi having been called to Tokio for consultation, withdraws the formal protest in view of the assur- ances of the United States that the | rights and property of Japanese in the | Hawalian Islands would be fully pro- tected. Japan insists, however, that plicit. The note also undertakes to demonstrate the fallacy of Secretary Sherman’s intimation that Japan had | been pouring in her subjects into the | islands with an ulterior purpose, and gives figures to show that the Jap- anese immigration has steadily dwin- dled since 1893 and that recently the figures were comparatively insig- | nificant. AR T Napa County’s Early Settlers. | NAPA, Dec. 22.—Napa County boasts of the largest number of living early settlers of any county in the State out- side of the most populous districts. She has thirty-five by actual count who came to the State in the early fifties. Most of them are preparing to take an active part in the celebration at San Francisco beginning January 2ith. Henry Fowler, the well known capital- ist of Napa, arrived in 1843, and his brother William came with General previously. Bidwell two years K ORRRRRRREEERGERRRRRRRE RN NEWS OF THE DAY. * Weather forecast for San Fran- cisco: Fair Thursday; not quite so cold: light northerly winds; light frost in the morning. Temperature for the past twenty- four hours: San Francisco .52 deg. Portland .24 deg. Los Angeles .60 deg. San Diego -60 deg. FIRST PAGE. Grab of Nations in China. Hawaii Would Be a Burden. Relief for Klondikers. SECOND PAGE. Gage Defends His Bill. How Ruiz Met Death. Daly Yet on the Turf. THIRD PAGE. Minister Sewall Undiplomaue. Return of Cleveland Survivors. San Jose Officials Roasted. FOURTH PAGE. Perils of a Cheap Theater. Pistol Figures at a Wedding. Good Times at Sacramento, ‘Woman Shot in Cold Blood. FIFTH PAGE. News Along the Water Front. A ..ew Ship-building Yard. SIXTH PAGE. Editorial. Shall We Change Our Nationa} Policy? Tssues of the Charter Election, The Matinee Idol. A Sin of Omission. River Improv.ment. California Christmas Goods. SEVENTH PAGE. Burglars Keep Up the Record. Opening of the Clute Inquest. Mystery of a Gray Fox. EIGHTH PAGE. . Commerctal. NINTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Typhoid Mistaken for Typhus. TENTH PAGE. Sunnyside in Danger. Racing on the Oakland Track. ELEVENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages and Deaths. TWELFTH PAGE. Spear's First Appointment. Attorney Dunne Attacks Lees. FRFFERRRRRFERRRKFRERR R 3202096 30 9036 36 26 06006 0600 33 20 I N NN BTN NN K NN KN ¥ KR KK * | reach the miners WILL SEND FO0D AND REINDEER Alger Moves in the Klondike Emer- gency. Result of a Long Confer- ence With Captain Brainard. Major Rucker Is Ordered to the Yukon to Inspect the Passes. ROUTE AGENT ACTIVITY. Many Flattering Offered Inducements Are the Government Expedition. Special Dispatch to the Call. CHEYE. E, Wyo., Dec, .22. —The army pack train of the Department of the Platte, con- sisting of ten skillful packers and eighty well-drilled mules, Wwill leave here to-morrow morning at 8 o’clock for Alas- ka, where it will aid in the pro- posed Government relief expe- dition to the Yukon miners. Orders to make the journey were received at 7 o'clock this evening. The chief packer, Tom Mooney, who has charge of the train, has had it in readiness to take the field at twelve hours’ notice ever since the Ute Indian troubles of October, and will have the entire outfit on the cars to leave by the Union Pacific to-morrow morning. All of the packers are hardy fron- tiersmen, accustomed to win- ter campaigning, and all are willing to undertake the Klon- dike journey. R R R R S S Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Dec. 22. Captain Brainard of the Subsistence Department of the army arrived in Washington this morning, and al- though Secretary Alger is confined to | his home by a severe cold, he went to his office and had a conference with the Captain regarding the relief of the miners in the Yukon. Responses are coming in to the Secretary’s inquiry as to the amount of condensed food prep- arations that can be had at short no- tice. Generally they indicate that an ample supply can be obtained at reas- onable rates if contracts be made at once. Captain Brainerd left to-night for Chicago. He has been instructed by Secretary Alger to arrange with the Armour Packing Company, the Nelson- Morris Company and other packers of canned meat for provisions of this character. He will then proceed to Vancouver to wait for the reindeer which will be shipped from Norway to New York and thence overland to Van- couver. For some reason unaccount- able, the Secretary has given orders that the relief expedition be started from Dyea, instead of from San Fran- cisco, Port Townsend, Seattle or Ju- neau. Captain Brainerd, who is to head the expedition, was formerly a ser- geant. He was with the Greely expe- dition and the Lockwood party, and is thoroughiy familiar with the Alaskan country. For his services on these re- lief expeditions he was made a lieuten~ ant and then a captain. General B. Merriam, who has been charged by Secretary Alger with the selection of the military guard to be sent out with the relief expedition, has telegraphed the Secretary that he has selected Major L. H. Rucker, Fourth Cavalry, to proceed to Alaska and make a reconnoisance of the passes leading from the head of the Lynn canal. The Major also reports that the officer who has already started from Fort Walla Walla, Wash,, is experi- enced, and is also physically able to endure the hardships ahead of him. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts has brought to the attention of the War Department officials the claims of the Berlin Transportation Company. Their representative, Pierre Humbert, as- serts that the company is in a position to feed a large number of miners, in- asmuch as it has just received news of the delivery by its agents at Fort Selkirk, on the Yukon River, of 200,000 pounds of food. This point is above Dawson and the supplies can be got down easily with ‘the first break- ing up of the ice next spring, even if it be not found necessary to attempt their delivery overland. Nothing has been heard from Mr. Kjellman, the reindeer herder, now in Lapland, in answer to the inquiries of Secretary Alger respecting the selec- tion of 600 reindeer for transportation to Alaska, so Dr. Jackson has been made a special agent of the War De- partment and will be ordered to pro- ceed with all diligence to Lapland to buy the animals and arrange for their shipment to the United States. The annocuncement that the War Department is by no_means commit- ted to any one route in the effort to in the KXlondike country has caused persons interest- ed in various routes to advance the claims of their respective sections. The Spokane Chamber of Commerce has sent Frederick R. Marvin, an en- ergetic newspaper man of that town, as its representative to urge the su- perior facilities of the overland route northward from Spokane. This is the