The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 2, 1898, Page 1

The VOLUME LXXXIIL—NO. 33. MR BLOSS0M & ’ DfiOCRAsr/NA TO TAKE T/M6 8B FORELOCK e JTHE FOOR PAN; WITH A- LARGES FAMILY SEWORAN OFF — onk EGG-NOG To.TAKE CHA, ES THIS SPRING. Aas Ve e Y %, Y 2 % i 7 IT I1SN'T To0 RESOLVE T RESOYvED Youk RESoLYUTIONS. THE SWEARING - OFF SEASON. RESQLVED T0 8Oy CoON T rue SLOT MACWINE. HE RESOLVED'TO BE MORE. AFFECTIONATE. TO MIS (O =5 . PAcrioaviy AT ATE TO a KEEP S¢A § RESOLVED 7o BEcome RA SUNSHINE "AND ANGELS oF BUT MOULTING TIME Wit ¥SeoN cOoME ‘RouND acasn. on srceay® < BARK OAKLAND'S CREW SAVED BY THE LAURA MAY Picked Up by the Schooner Off Cape Disappointment After Having Deserted the Wrecked Vessel. Easansassssad et SRS S RS S>> ASTORIA, O, “Jan Crew of the Oalkland; pic up by.the Laura May A. B. Jensen; firstig Thomas .- McPhe: ond officer. Charles Christiansen, Daniel -:Coughlin: Henry Shaw. Fred Burgunder. George Gasman. Timothy McMullen. Gustav Lichtenfelz, I= ked a; FHEEE A AR AR AR AR A 444 O ST e + POTODUPPEOONTICRIL o LSO ¢ ASTORIA, Or., Jan. L=“Al\ hids saved” was the salutation: giten by Captain Whitney of the wrecked bark Oakland as he stood on the deck ¥ tha schooner Laura May, which tied & at | the dock here this afternoon. dicted in these dispatches yesterdy, the Oakland’s seamen had been picled up by the Laura May, and it was the who were ‘seen on the deck of tk schooner by the pilot-of an. incomin; ssel yesterday. ent rough experiences, - Captain itney said to The.Call's correspond-. As "n- ent: “Ten men and myself have had a very narrow escape.. We sailed from Astoria on December 22 with a cargo of lumber for California. I was an eighth owner.in the vessel. So far as I knew she was stanch and seaworthy. Shortly after - leaving the Columbia River we struck a gale, but managed i reach 45 south. Directly we were in another hi gale and were drifted toward the north. On the 24th I found that the water‘in the hold was gaining upon ‘us, it being.then seven feet. was evident to ‘me that the seams in In speaking of. his) the forward .part of spread in an unaccountable manner. “At 3:0'clock on ‘the afterncon of the 24th we commenced throwing our.deck | load. overboard and by 5 p..m. Christ- mas day had finished down to the hog chains. - Then we found that the for- ward hog' chain had parted. This may have caused the leak. At 9:30 on the morning of the 26th ‘the main = deck blew up from the pressure of water beneath; as:if ‘a charge of -dynamite had -been fired under it. ' The. ship’s nose was already under water; but up to ‘that time we had had hopes of be- ing able to wear her around and get into’ port. “After the’ accident we ‘concluded it was useless to-stay by the ship any lenger ‘and-took to the boats. ' Farly- that. morning we: sighted the schooner Laura. ‘May, our -position - then - béing- out: forty-five: miles west::-of Cape Disdppointment, - in” - 126" west,: 46.26 north:” T-made -signals. of -distress by firing blue lights and rockeéts and the schoonier, hove to. for us: “After. taking i 1o the boats we wera only about forty minutes in.rédching the schoonér,: The sea_was rough;.but.all: of- us- managed o ggt aboard-of hat in safety. - We took | nothing away with us but the rags we stood-in. “There was no insurance .on “I think the ship must have split in the second gale we encountered, When jwe left her the ship was listed to wind- ard, at an angle of about 45 degrees; d if she had been righted, she would tainly have turned turtle. I think nce of the Laura May. I have tel- selbas been towed to port, for our beloigings, but don’t imagine anything was faved, as the cabins have appar- een broken to pieces.” ich arrived to-day, with the ed crew of the Oakland, says iwenty days from San Fran- the boat had | the vessel, but the cargn was insured. were very lucky in securing the as- | | New Year's day was disturbed yester- | day afternoon by a report that Prince | Bismarck -was dead. This rumot, so | emphatically made by the RUMORS OF THE DEATH OF PRINCE BISMARCK RIFE Although the Health of the Iron Chancellor Is Shaken He Is Yet in the Land of the Living. | gout. Evening | | News ‘and shouted: throughout London | { by newsboys, created a deep sensation | in-the minds of the general public and great excitement in the newspaper circles urntil a denial ‘was received by the Reuter Telegram Company. :Most of: Londoners, however, went to bed |last night in the belief that Prince Bis~ marck was ‘dead, -as’ the dispatch to the Reuter Company from Hamburg ‘was. only published -in. this merning’s newspapers. - Inquiries made in Lon- don....bore - - out. -the _denial. " Baron d'Eckardstein, attached to. the German émbassy, said no _‘news. had ‘been re- |'ceived at the legation; and the officials | were’ -convincéd .that: the rumor was | untrue, because, apart fromi-the ab- .sence:of news, .a personal friend- of {d'Eckardstein was staying at the hame: | of- Prince . Bismarck ‘and - wonld - ceér- [tainly have.telegraphed had the rumor ‘been'trie. ; 3 Talso said ‘that no’ news of Bismarck’s 1death’ had been recéived and the ru- mor ‘was. digcreédited fhere.. A denial has also been:received from Berlin. The: feeling 18 one of profound reti- poemce;: . ‘_The actual soufce .of the report fs I not known, ‘but the rumor was readily | credited in view of the fact that the | ex-Chancellor has for the past fort- | night been failing. 2 Inquiries’ made by both telegraph |and telephone have elicited the reas- | suring statement that the Prince is | alive and there is no reason to believe that his condition is any worse to-day than it has been of late. A dispatch from Hamburg says the rumor of Bis- marck’s death originated in Berlin and ! was received in Hamburg with scepti- cism, which inquiry at Fridrichsruhe proved to be justified. There is no doubt that Prince Bismarck's health has been rudely shaken in the last At the ‘British foreign 6ffice it was" LONDON, Jan. 1.=—The usual quiet of | few days, owing to his insomnia, which } {is due to want of open: air eéxercise and the ‘agony which he. suffers from the Dr. Schweninger : has ordered ~the Prince to abstain from all mental ex- ertjon. At about a quarter to 7 in the even- ing an official agency in Berlin sent the following: “Count Herbert and Count William Bismarck and Dr. Schwenin- ger are.at present on a visit to Prince Bismarck. - There has been no change in_ the Prince’s condition during the last few days.’ He appears regularly at his. meals.” This was followed by “asdispatch from -Hamburg saying: - *“The . report that Prince: Bismarck died .to-day is unfounded. - The Prince ' to-day . re- ceived ‘np-personal visits. .. Callérs left their. cards.” ; DERVISHES PREPARE FOR. A NORTHWARD, MOVEMENT. So.Two British Regiments Have Been Ordered fo Start: Froim Wady-Halfa for the Frontier. =y CATRO; Jan. 1.=The Warwickshire and_Lircolnshire regimeénts . of ~the British army . have .béen ordered to | start from Wady-Halfa for the front- tier. 7 The ordering .0f troops to.the front was occasionéd by reliable news from Omdurman (the Khaliff's great camp near Khartoum) to the effect that the Dervishes are preparing northward movement. Though - the movement has not yet actually begun great excitement prevails here. 3 —_—— Lockout Notices Fosted. GLASGOW, Jan. 1.—The - Fairchild Shipyards, which have hiterto held aloof from the Employers’ Federation, have posted lockout notices, ‘which be- come effective January 14, Many other Scotch yards will follow suit. another 00000000000000000000000000.00600090000000000000000 SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1898—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE : CENTS. FOR KILLING HIS MOTHER AN SISTER William Foley Found Guilty of the Crime. Convicted by the Jury and Scathingly - Arraigned by the Court. Sentenced to .Pay. the Death Penalty on Friday, Feb- ruary 8: LYNCHERS . WERE READY. ! 3 Prepared to Execute the Murderer in Case of Another Disagreement by the Jury. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LIBERTY, Mo., Jan. 1.—This after- noon the jury-in the trial of William Foley for the murder of his sister and | mother; after being out two hours and I forty minutes, returned a’:verdict of murder in the first degree, | After the verdict had been read, | Judge Broaddus. sentenced Foley to be | hanged Friday, February 8. ‘When Foley was brought into - the | courtroom: té :-hear his: fate ‘his face | was ashen; but his features wore the sullen look that he had worn during | the latter part of the trial. “An almost | imperceptible shake of the head was Foley’s- only reply when asked if he had ‘anything to say - why sentence should not be passed upen him, . Then | Judge Broaddus. proceeded to deliver a | most scathing arraignment, while the prisoner nervously wiped the perspira- | tion: from’ his. brow. “ | At your first trial,” said the judge, | 1 had very grave.doubts of your guilt, | but on’the secand they were swept | Continued on Second. Page. i 0000000000000000000 i NEWS OF THE DAY. 00 Forecast for San- Fran- sco: - Cloudy on Sunday, with Northeasterly - Winds. . Maximum Temperature for the: Past Twenty-four Hours: San. Francisco. Portland . Los Angeles. San Dfego. FIRST PAGE. Bark Oakiand's Crew Safe. Bismarck Is Still Alive. Foley Guilty’ of Matricide. Powers to Divide China. SECOND PAGE. California. Fruit Areas: Santa Claus in New York. THIRD PAGE: Mark * Hanna's _ Fight. Panama- Scandal Dead: SIXTH PAGE: Weather. - el ! Editorial. I Senator ‘Perkins and Annexatfon. The Omnipresent Germ. The Law of Contempt. The University Competition. Cur Sugar - Industry. 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Crusade Against Shrimps. . 0000000000000000000 00606096000000000000000000000000000000000000 CCOCOCoO000C0CCCO00000000000000000 o PP S ¥ l ‘no doubt Germany /CLOSE TO - GRIM WAR ~IN CHINA .Thé, Gérmcm Embassador Has Threatened to Leave Peking. Chinese Government Very Much Alarmed at the Sudden Turn Affairs Have Taken for the Worse. TR AR HORHORORHORRORIR GERMANY’S EMBASSADOR PEKING, Jan. 1.—The German missionaries at Tsao- Chow, province of Shantung, having reported to Baron Heyking, the German Em- bassador at Peking, that the commandant at China’s gar- rison of the town had used strong language to, or of them, Baron Heyking - at once demanded that the com- mandant be dismissed, and that a copy of the Tsung-Li- Yamen’s telegram of dis- missal be presented to him by 6 o’clock Thursday even- ing. The Tsung-Li-Yamen requested the Embassador 4n grant them until 8 o’clock. Baron Heyking thereupon de- termined to leave Peking, but is still here. The Gov- ernment is alarmed. LONDON, Jan. 1.—It is announced at the Admiralty that H. M. S. Cen- turion, the flagship of the China sta- tion, and the Undaunted, Narcissius, Pique, Rainbow, Daphne and Algerine have arrived at Chemulpo, and the Immortal and Iplrigenia at Port Ar- thur. BERLIN, Jan. 1.—Germany, in the spring, will commence improving the | harbor of Kiaochau and will construct docks and wharves and strengthen the forts materially. Krupp ordnance of large caliber has been ordered and dur- ing the winter a large quantity of mili- tary supplies will be sent to China. | Some of the best artillery and engineer | officers have volunteered to go to Kiao- chau. In official circles it is not believed Great Britain or any other power will interfere with Germany’s plans: It is said the entente with Russia and France is perfected, and that France will soon force China to grant her fur- ther compensation on her southern frontier. It is also learned from an ex- cellent source that there is no inten- tion on the part of either Russia, Ger- many or France to place obstacles in Great Britain's way if she feels in- clined to selze the present opportunity of strengthening her position and inter- ests in China, from Shanghai south. Bishop Anzer of South Shantung, China, dined with the Emperor and Empress at the new palace on Tuesday. Baron von Bulow, the minister for for- eign affairs, and Count von Leyden, the new minister of Japan, were pres- ent. On the following day the cor- respondent of the Associated Press had an interview with the bishop, to whose shrewd advice and detailed informa- tion regarding the whole province of Shantung, in which Kiaochau is situ- ated, the German government owes much. Bishop Anzer gave an interest- ing account of the occurrences of the previous evening and of the audience he was accorded by the Emperor November, and also.told of his audi- ence with the Pope a fortnight ago. The bishop, who has been thirty-four years in China, and who is about to return, said: “I am amazed -at the keen knowledge the Emperor played regarding China, its resources and government. Every question the Emperor asked was pointed. There is means to -keep Kiaochau and its contiguous territory; and, if the right measures are taken it will prove a most valuable posséssion, éven more valuable than. Hongkong, because its mineral weaith, ‘coal and iron, although needing a large amount of capital to develop it, is almost ‘in- exhaustible.” The Emperor told the Bishop- that | steps were under way to give thorough German . administration- to " the com- mercial advantages of Kiaochau. The best expert judgment would be taken on every. step ‘propesed. Already meas- | ures have been inaugurated to.interest private - German capital. -Three' large companies- are forming in ‘Berlin "and Cologne -for this ~purpose; and -the Deutsche Bank is identified- with sev- eral large plans in .this direction. ‘Relative to his audience with the Pope Bishop Anzer said his holiness highly in | dis- | approved of the energy shown by Gere many-in the gigantic task of opening China and preparing her for the bles- sings- of ‘Christianity and civilization. The Pope also expressed the -opinion that speedy penalty would be meted out to:China for the last mission mur- ders, which would “strike wholesome terrors into the ‘breast of its heathen Government.” The Pope charged Bishop Anzer to’ convey his cordial greetings and wishes | to -the: Emperor, expressing the hope that the further measures to be taken by ' Germany in China: would be crowned with success,.as Germany’s | on was arousing the sympathetic | interest of all Christendom. His holiness tcuched on the question of 4 German protectorate over the Catholic missions in- China, hitherto considered to be in ‘the hands of France, and the Pope further inti- mated that instructions had recently been sent to the Bishops and higher clergy ‘of Germany to shape their con- duct in regard to the Chinese expedi- tion and the enlargement of the Ger- man navy, in consonance with the views of the Vatican on- these matters. | The Emperor decorated Bishop An- |-zef with the Order of the Red Eagle | and’ Regent Luitpold of Bavaria also bestowed a decoration upon him. BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS NG APPREHENSION OF WAR IN WINTER. Ready to Act, but Content to Wait and See Whether Russia Will Keep Faith and Evacuate Port Arthur. LONDON, Jan. 1.—The Admiralty to-day issued an official denial of the reports that three of the Empress Steamers have been requisitioned by the Admiraity, and also officially de- nied. the statement that the nava! re- serve of the China station had been called out. The ingenuity displayed in manu- facturing. news from the far east is remarkable. Five-sixths of the state- ments can be safely labeled guess work. The British and Russian for- eign. offices are as dumb as oysters, and the German stream of conflicting communications in the semi-official press shows they do not know which foot they are standing on. France is apparently in the dark, while the Mikade has dissolved the Japanese Diet, in order that opinions sheuld not be expressed. Under the circum- stances it is not strange that accurate information is difficult to secure. The known facts wholly corrobor- ated the statements cabled on Satur- day last that Great Britain is care- fully watching the situation, biding her time, and will not fail to act promptly and vigorously at the proper 190ment. 1t was pointed out in that dispatch that in well-informed circles the scare in the newspapers in regard to the East was at least premature, and that the members of the Government were evidently sincere in disclaiming the least alarm. This view of -the case ‘was practically reiterated by the Daily Graphic on Friday, which as- serted that there was every reason to believe the Russians would adhere to their pledge to evacuate Port Arthur at the end of the winter, and that therefore there was no grounds for complaint on the part of GreatBritain. The Daily Graphic further pointed out that the British Government did not | regard the occupation of Kiaochau by the Germans as calling for action be- | cause British interests were - not | threatened.. Both the foreign office {.and the Admiralty, according to the Daily Graphic, were agreed on this oint, "L\idr\m!y. apart from the question of the Chinese loan, the Korean ques- tion is more interesting - for Great | Britain at the present moment- than the presence of the Russians . and Germans at Port Arthur and Kiao- ¢hau, principally because the Mar- quis of Salisbury sees in the attempt to oust J. McLeavy Brown, the Brit- ish Superintendent of Korean Cus- toms, a more serious scheme to over- throw Sir Robert Hart, the British Director of the Chinese Imperial Mar- itime Customs, which has apparently been nipped in the bud, - The-Cabi- net's existence would be short if it permitted Russia to coerce the Tsung 1i Yamen into dismissing the British head of the Chinese Customis. It-is 'not known ‘yet whether the British Government will approve of the arrangements arrived at, according. to a cable dispatch ' from - Pekirg, by which Mr. ‘McLeavy Brown and M. Alexieff, the Russian agent in Korea, will work the Korean customs together. The British Ministers' appear to be somewhat distrustful, so the warships of -Great Britain which are at present at Chemulpo, the port of Seoul, in or- der to give moral support to Mr,