The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1897, Page 1

‘ VOLUME LXXXIIL—NO. 31. = ———==9 SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 381, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS PROBABLY SLAIN BT | TRIBESVEN | | Fate of Sir Henry Havelock-Allan in Doubt. | Horse of the Commander of the Royal Irish Regiment Shot. He Is Either Dead or a Prisoner | in the Hands of the fy Zakk-Hols. "CAREER OF THE OFFICER. Afte aining Distinction He Was Sent to India to Investigate Charges of Cowardice. Spectal Dis: teh to The Call. ». 30.—Colonel Saw- | the British forces at telegrap! that Sir Henry Have- | ft his escort yester- 1 not been seen since, a inized. He rode a rest- ight have been thrown The affair, however, ng the horse stripped , with Sir Henry missing. It that he is dead or a pris- ds of the Zakk-Hols. being continued.” Havelock-Allan is the of the Royal Irish Regi- gland recently to in- o ges of cowardice and in- ination brought against the regiment. He was born in Bengal in 1830. His father was the celebrated Sir Havelock, the hero of | Cawnpore and Lucknow Indian mutiny. He is the first Baronet, though the baronetcy was conferred on his father, who died before receiving it. served in the Persian expedition, 1856- h7, and was with his father in the cam- paign against the rebels in Oude. In %80 he during the iditj mal surname of Allan. £1874 to 1881 he sat as a member of Par- liament for Sunderland, but resigned the seat to assume the command of a rigade at Aldershot. In 1895.he was ected member for Durham. He mar- ried Lady Alice Morton, daughter of the Earl of Ducie. GENERAL WEYLER ISSUES A PROTEST. But the Authorities Refuse to Transmit It to the Queen and the Ex-Cuban Butcher May Be Prosecuted. MADRID, Dec. 30.—General Weyler, 1 to the Queen Regent on Pri ent McKinley's Congress, says he is hon- tacks made upon him nduct as Governor-Gen- of a soldier was animat- and patriotism. Such at- General Weyler adds, harm, as they are aim- serts, simply because his duty Nevertheless, e contained insulting the Spanish troops in -ved it to be his duty to protest to > crown. He : concentrados were the of the rebellion. f the general is couched inguage. Espanola, sther pape neral ey nt McKinley's message The publication 1 on mternational by th; and that his t ored eral ar ed by hc tacks, the: will do him ed La Nacional, that have s protest had € grounds. It is rumored that Weyler will be prosecuted. The refuse to transmit the protest Queen Re- gent through the War Office, g CHILDREN ENTERTAINED BY MISS KATHERINE CLEMMONS. Lots of Fun and Presents for the Little Guests—Incidentally Howard Gould Drops In. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-—Fifty children of employes of the Holland House, and of servants of Howard Gould, were en tertained his afternoon in the parlor of Miss Katherine Clemmons’ apart- ments in, thethotel. The children were brought from “ieir homes in carriages and taken back\in the same wa A corner of the room was eened off by a crimson turtain. Back of this stmas iree and tables con taining gifts for each of the tiny s. The.room was decorated with festoons of evergreens interwoven with strands of golden tinsel. The mantel in the south side of the room was almost concealed with branches of natural fruit, taken from trees in Cali- fornia by Miss Clemmons’ mother. Howard Gould dropped in and helped to entertain the little ones. There was a Punch and Judy show and then the Christmas tree. Following the dis- tribution of gifts some of the children furnished an impromptu concert. - THE STEAMER CLEVELAND PULLED OFF THE ROCKS Her. Bottom Not Badly Damaged—Will Be Towed to Tacoma and Placed on the Drydock. TOWNSEND, Dec. 30.—The which arrived here to-day v Sound, reports that the ner Cleveland was pulled last Tuesday evening seached. Her bottom is lly damaged. Arrange- been made to have the to Tacoma, where she @ in the Quartermaster och \ \ He | sumed by royal license the | From | | | ! | | | [ | | { | | DISCONTENT [NSALVADOR SPREADING The Causes That May Lead Up to Another Revolution. Apology to Guatemalaand Depleted Condition of the Treasury. In the Event of an Uprising General Regalado Will Be the Prime Mover. CARLOS EZETA NOT IN IT. | But Lieutenants of the Ex-Presic. ¢nt | Promise to Make a Fight Against Gutierrez. Copyright, 1597, by James Gordon Bennett. PANAMA, Dec. 30.—Advices from San Salvador, Salvador, have for some time reflected a critical condition of MANY WOES public opinion, but there has been no indication that it was so serious as to | make necessary the presence of a United States warship at La Libertad. The discontent in Salvador has been steadily spreading since President | Gutierrez sent a special envoy to | Guatemala to make an apology for the | invasion of Guatemala by Jose Leon | Castillo and his followers during the recent revolution. In the event of an uprising in Sal- vador the prime mover will probably be General Tomas Regalado, who bit- terly opposes the rule of President Gutierrez, and who is regarded as a candidate for the Presidency next term. General Regalado was dismissed from the army of Salvador for aiding General Castillo to cross the frontier | OF CARMAN [NCREASE Has a Lively Day With Dupes in Chicago. i Warrant After Warrant Sworn Out for His Arrest. Justice Martin Besieged With Applications From Com- | plainants. AND MORE ARE COMING.| Resigns From Secretaryship of the Alaska Committee in Time to Escape Removal. ’ Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—This was the busiest day Dickerson M. Carman has seen since his arrival in Chicago from California. .A capias was issued by the Superior Court for his arrest in onnection with the case begun by ‘Willis H. Binns, charging that he was | defrauded by Carman in 1893 to the ex- | tent of $1100, paid for California land, which Carman did not have power to sell. Justice Martin was besieged with ap- plications for warrants during the morning. but became tired and sent part of the applicants to other justices. | William Bovenzer of 3806 Elmwood | place claims to have been defrauded out of $1000, and Louis Adams says he | gave up $400. These cases were set tori January 3. | Dr. F. R. Potter, 1831 Chicago avenue, Evanston, charges Carman with de- | into Guatomala and capture Chiqui. | frauding him out of $200. Justice Rich- e ardson issued a warrant in this case. Another cause for discontent is that, | J- H- Mihills secured a warrant from owing to the depleted condition of the | Justice Everett on a charge that Car- treasury, the President has been com- | Man swindled him out of $600. pelled to suspend many sinecure offices | 11 the meantime Carman broke away and place certain officials on half pay. | o™ legal troubles long enough to ap- These have become enemies of the Gov. | Par before his collengues of the Ains. ernment and joined the opposition. | X Trade Committée of San Francisco A revolution will now mean the ruin | 2t the Great Northern Hotel and re- | of Salvador's hope of securing a loan of | SIER the secretaryship. He accom- £50,000 in gold to establish the gold | P!ished this just in time to escape be- standard, as such a change could not | I8 Temoved, a telegram being re- be made if there should be an uprising. | ¢¢IVed from President Barling remov- It is not likely that the former | P8 Carman and appointing in his President, Carlos Ezeta, is taking part | P}ace ex-Governor Sheakley of Alaska. in the agitation against the Govern- | C3rman hints his troubles may have ment. He is considered politically | been precipitated by Portland (Or.) dead. General Regalado was one of | people, Who are opposed to his efforts his principal commanders in former | to divert Alaska business to San Fran. rebellions. cisco, and who have trumped up these | | 0ld_charges with a view toward dis- crediting the work of the committee. Mr. Carman’s colleagues on the com- mittee are not inclined to believe his troubles are due to Oregonian jeal. ousy. While they are sorry for' the plight in which he finds himself they refuse to allow the interests of San Francisco to suffer by being coupled with the ex-secretary’'s woes. DENIAL OF EMMA BOOTH-TUCKER Declares the Reports as to Her' Husband’s Statements Are Not True. FLANNELLY IS TAKEN TO SAN JOSE FOR TRIAL. The Redwood City Parricide as Reticent as Ever and Refuses to Talk of His Crime. SAN JOSE, Dec. 30.—Thomas Flan- nelly, who killed his father and Sheriff McEvoy at Redwood City a short time ago, was brought to the County Jail here to-day by Sheriff Mansfield to await trial. He received a change of | venue to Santa Clara County from San | Mateo County. He will be tried for | the murder of his father first, the date of which will be soon set. Flannelly is as reticent as ever, and refuses to talk of his crime. * NEWS OF THE DAY. | Meanwhile Mrs. Ballington Booth’s Condition Is Said to Be Steadily Improving. Weather forecast for San Fran- Increasing cloudiness on Fri- day; fresh easterly winds. Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hout San Francisco Portland .. Los Angeles .. San Diego .. FIRST PAGE. Salvador Close to Revolt. Soldier Shot by Tribesmen. Carman in More Trouble. Japan Prepares for War. SECOND PAGE. McCoy Will Fight Choynski. Pasadena Rose Carnival. A Matricide Cries in Court. THIRD PAGE. The Best Road to Dawson. J. B. Haggin Married. Politics Hot at Los Angeles. Great Floods in Washington. Burglar Roup a Train Robber. FOURTH PAGE. The Fight Against Mark Hanna. Finnigan Scores a Point. A Smart Show at Blenheim. Sealskins to Be Barred. To improve the New Navy. FIFTH PAGE. News Along the Water Front. Juneral of Dr. Stanton. Strong Plea in a Divorce Case. Narrow Escape From Death, Police Capture Two Crooks. Durrant in the Death Chambe= SIXTH PAGE | | | | | Special Dispateh to The Canl. | NEW YORK, Dec. 30,.—Emma Booth- Tucker, wife of Commander Booth- Tucker, issued a formal statement to- day to the effect that reports that Commander Booth-Tucker speaks un- kindly of Mrs. Ballington Booth's ill- ness are untrue. In her statement Mrs. Booth-Tucker says: “I am amazed and grieved beyond expression to read the message from Chicago which purports that Commander Booth-Tucker speaks of Mrs. Ballington Booth’s illnessasofa non-serious and even feigned charac- ter. I am hoping to be able to catch the commander on his journey West by telegraph to-day, that I may get his own denial of this alleged statement. In the meantime I would most unhesi- tatingly assert that there has been ome grave misapprehension on the part of your informant, and I point to our written statements, both to the press and as contained in our period- icals and papers, as proof positive that no such attitude for one moment been taken by us. At the Presbyterian Hospital the physicians stoutly deny the insinuation | of Booth-Tucker. Dr. McCosh and Dr. | Thompson say that they consider Mrs. | Booth's condition very serious; that | she is confined to her bed, not allowed to see visitors, except her husband and secretary, and is forbidden to do any work, though she is improving slowly. At the hospital to-day it was stated that Mrs. Booth had not been out of her bedroom once since she was ad- | mitted to the hospital, but as she was | a private patient any further discus- sion of her case would not be enter- tained by the hospital authorities. A continuation of Mrs. Booth's improve- ment was announced to-day. COUNTESS FESTETICS TO REJOIN HUSBAND AND YACHT. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Countess Fes- tetics will leave New York for Hong- kong, where she will join her husband and his yacht. The Countess is con- templating writing her diary of her trip to the South Sea Islands and pub- lishing it. It will be illustrated with photographs, 62 degrees degrees degrees degrees * % ok ok ok & %k ok ok ok ok Editorial. ‘What Dole Expects. A Jurist and Diplomat. The Miners and the Jubilee, ‘Will It Get There? Postal Savings Banks. California Public Library Systes Personal. SEVENTH PAGE. Preparing for the Jubilee, Sir Chauncey Has Returned. Arson at Seal Rock House. EIGHTH PAGE. Commercial News. NINTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. TENTH PAGE. Racing at Ingleside. Tofls Drawn Around Hoff. ELEVENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages and Deaths, TWELFTH PAGE. Teachers in Session. e ok ok ok sk ok sk R ok R Rk ok R o ok * * * * * * * * HEXEXRERXRFARRRRR R R® VICE-ADMIRAL EDWARD HOBART SEYMOUR, C. B., Admiral Superintendent of the British Naval Reserve. Wil e Il it ) JAPANESE PREPARING FOR WAR Every Indication That the Mikado Will Fight Russia. England Said to Be Mobilizing Her Naval Reserve and a British Fleet of Eight Ships Has @rrived at Chemulpo. LONDON, Dec. 31.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Shanghai, dated Thursday, says: A British fleet of eight ships and four torpedo-boats has arrived at Chemulpo, the port of Seoul. It is reported that there are two Jap- anese cruisers in the Yang-tse-Kiang river. Japan is working night and day preparing for war. It is believed that the British and Japanese fleets are in close touch. A cispatch to the Daily Mail from Tokio says Marquis Ito is forming a | Cabinet. According to a dispatch to the same paper from Nagasaki, dated Thursday, it is believed Marquis Ito will aim to maintain a peaceful atti- tude. . The Daily Graphic asserts, “on au- thority,” that the British squadron was definitely instructed to assembie off Chemulpo to support a strong British expostulation with Corea on the dis- | missal of McLeavy Brown (British Su- perintendent of Korean Customs), who, under the advice of the British Consul, has twice returned the notice of dis- missal served upon him. With regard to Port Daily Graphic asserts will be required in the case of war to complete the manning of the warships of Great Britain, which are understood to require a complement of 110,000 men, whereas only 100,000 are actually in service. The naval reserve problem has long been discussed by British au- thorities, and the general opinion ap- pears to be that the number of men available is far short of the number that would be required in case of war. In addition to the men in the naval reserve Great Britain has a large re- serve fleet and a number of reserve merchant cruisers, including such ves- sels as the Campania, Lucania, Etru- ria, Umbria, Majestic and Teutonic. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—A Montreal special says: War rumors are prevae lent here and the reported requisition= ing of Canadian Pacific steamers for the transport of troops from Vancou- ver for service in China has created considerable excitement, though for the present the people who know doubt their truth. It would be necessary that the transports should be immedi- ately sent to Halifax from England with troops. If any great force is to be sent before the transports could reach here the river St. Lawrence would be frozen. This would necessi- tate rather a long journey, first by the Arthur, the | Inter-Colonial (now the Government) that there is | railway system from Halifax to Mon-~ 4 s> LR AN HARBOR OF CHEMULPO, THE GATEWAY OF KCREA. BARK OAKLAND IS A WRECK Picked Up Off.Cape Flattery and Towed Into Port Townsend. Deserted by Her Crew and the Fate of the Men Is a Mystery of the Sea. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Deec. 30. —The report sent out last night that the bark Tidal Wave had been wrecked was a mistake. It was the bark Oak- land, Captain Whitney, which passed out of the Columbia river December 22 with lumber for San_Francisco. The bark was picked up yesterday after- noon at 2 o'clock three miles off Cape Flattery. She was in a terrible condition, her deck load and bulwarks being washed away, the cabin smashed and the en- tire house badly wrecked. Not a soul was found aboard and there was noth- ing to indicate why or where the crew had gone, except that the bark’s boats were-all gone, from which it is inferred the crew either put off for shore or for some passing. ve 14 * When picked up heavy seas were running over the bark, which was full of water, less than three feet of her | house bein— above the surface. Captain Sprague, of the tug Sea Lion, which towed the Oakland in, thinks that her crew is safe, either on land or on board some other vessel. The fact that the Oakland is a sister bark to the Tidal Wave caused the report to be sent out last night that it was the lat- ter craft which was in distress. PRESIDENT ZELAYA WILL GREET THE COMMISSIONERS, Special Train to Be Sent to Granada to Con- vey Admiral Walker and Associates to Managua. MANAGUA, Dec. 3l.—Rear Admiral J. G. Walker and the members of the Nicaraguan Commission, with the newspaper correspondents, will arrive here to-morrow from Greytown, after stopping over to-day at Castillo. President Zelaya will send a special train to Granada for the party, and Minister Munoz will go with it to re- ceive them. It is understood that all the members of the commission are well. The Nicaraguan Congress will reassemble on Saturdey. every reason to believe the Russians will adhere to their pledge to evacuate at the end of the winter, and there is therefore no ground for complaint on the part of England. Neither does the Government regard the occupation of Kiaochau as calling for action, be- cause British interests are not threat- ened. According to the Graphic, both | the Foreign Office and the Admiralty agreed upon this point. A letter from Kobe says: Military maneuvers of great magnitude were executed in Japan last month for the first time since the war with China. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT GETTING READY FOR WAR WITH UTMOST EXPEDITION. The Naval Reserve to Be Called Qut, Although the Fleet Is Already the Strongest in Asiatic Waters. LONDON, Dec. 30.—A news dgency announces that the British naval re- serves will be mobilized. According to recent estimates the re- serve forces of the British navy num- ber about 28,000 men. Of this number it is caloulated that at least 10,000 men treal, thence by the Canadian Pacific Railroad from Montreal to Vancouver, The entire journey could be made by the Canadian Pacific Railroad, but the troops would have to pass through American territory, through which the Canadian Pacific Short Line runs. The usual time taken for a journey like that is eight days, but it could easily be done in five, and perhaps a little less. How the Inter-Colonial is prepared for any such emergency is hard to say. In all probability not at all. But the Canadian Pacific Railroad has done a great deal of that work and hascarses- pecially fitted up and ready for just such an occasion. As to the taking of Canadian Pacific steamers for the purpose of transport all three of the steamers—the Empress of India, the Empress of China and the Empress of Japan—are royal navy re- serve cruisers, which receive an annu- al subvention and are at the disposi- tion of the admiralty. The total num- ber of militia available in Canada is about 32,000. In Montreal there are about 2000. In adidtion to the militia, there are here about 3500 regular Ca- nadian and imperial troops that could be called upon. Great Britain's fleet on the China station exceeds in numbers and i