The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1898, Page 1

S Call “VOLT TELLS OF HORRORS IN CUBA Congressman King Back From the Stricken | Island. Reconcentrados in a Most Piti-| able Condition, and Many Are Dying Like Sheep in the Streets of Towns. TAMPA, Fla, Jan. $.—After sp sonal investigation of the situatior arrived here, this evening. thorough. Speaking of his trip, that no one has ever half depicted trados. Those people, naked and s authority. same boat. ing magazi the N time. special committee appointed by S and Consul General Fitzhugh Lee the t distribution of supplies re sulate for the reconcentrados. La Discusion refers in phrases can charity. ment. 0000000000000 00000000000Q0000C0C00Q0DO00 His tour covered four provinces and was he said: “I made it a point to learn just what the conditions were, and I found the streets of the towns where they are still huddled. To realize just what this means, one must see for himself. eral Blanco to see General Gomez." As Mr. King saw General Lee yesterday, Professor Hermann Schoenfeld of Columbian University came on the He has been making Investigations for the purpose of writ- articles for Germany and Austria. King's views, but thinks the war will continue a long HAVANA, Jan. 9.—To-day at theresidence of Dr. Villiosola of the It published to-day a special supplement, the proceeds of the sale of which will be turned over to the relief fund. editorfal, La Discusion asks the insurgents, in the name of humanity and for the sake of their mothers, wives, sisters and children dying of starvation, to lay down their arms and make peace with the Govern- VA < g i S 3 JME LXXXIIIL—-NO. 41. ending several weeks making per- Cuba, Congressman King of Utah the awful horrors of the reconcen- tarving, are still dying like sheep in & found that the Spanish people have evidently very little faith in the new autonomical govern- | ment, for they are strongly in favor of annexation and want it at once. “General Blanco has not succeeded in his efforts to alleviate the suf- fering, for he has not had finantial means to carry it out. I have in- terviewed 1n leaders, Spanish officers and Americans, and have some definite idea of what Is going on In that terribly devastated is- land Ik ositively that General Lee s now going out with Gen- he evidently speaks with He corroborated in enor Bruzon, Governor of Havana, to superintend the work, took place eceived from the United States Con- of* profuse gratitude to the Ameri- In a leading CO0000000000000000OCOOC0OCO00C0000000000 C000CC0CC0C0000C0O0000000C000000C00000 LOSE A TRAIL AND FREEZE 0 DEATH Fate of Willlam Putnam and Parrish Johnson Up in : Washington. Their Bodies Recoversd by a Search- ing Party—Evidences of Terrible Suffering. Spectal Dispatch to The Call - COULEE CITY, Wash., Jan. 9.—Will- iam Putnam and Parrish Johnson, one of the oldest settlers of Douglas coun- ty, perished in the snow in the Grand Coulee country in the latter part of De- cember, and a searching party has just come in with their frozen bodies. Al- though they had but twenty miles to EO over a trall, the men had wandered over 100 miies in a circle, as the search- ing party traced, and had gome four days without food. Johnson, in his des- peration, had cut or gnawed his hand | and had sucked the blood in a vain hope of retaining vitality. Johnson, like Putnam, lay stiff in the snow, but seven miles further on. Putnam arrived here December 20, having been released the day before from the Medical Lake Insane Asylum. He was met by his father-in-law, John- son. The two set out for their homes in Cold Spring Basin, thirty miles northeast of Waterville. They were advised to go by stage around a longer road, but from motives of economy they preferred to go across country. The first night they stopped at the home of G. W. Holt, about twelve miles from Coulee City. The next morning v left on snow shoes. Word was received here last week that they had failed to reach their homes, and alarm was felt for their A searching party started out st Tuesday to follow the trail. The searchers struck the trail, and found that evidently in the dense fog that d prevailed for weeks the men had become bewlldered. Tuesday evening {he searchers returned, rigged them- selves out with toboggans, blankets and: food, and then followed the trail for four days. Saturday morning they came upon the body of Johnson, the feet In a badger hole and the bloody hand clasped close to his mouth. The two' had separated a short distance back. Putnam’s trail was followed aft- er Johnson’s body was found. Putnam had gone on in a winding course, and had finally lain - down, crossed his hands over his breast and died. 1e_bodles were brought to the home of G. W. Holt and the coroner notified. Both men leave families. They were highly respected in the country. NORWEGIAN BARK AT THE HERCY OF A HURRICANE. Submerged for a Time, Her Wheelman Orowned and the Captain Was Washed Overboard and Back Agein. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 9.—The Nor- weglan bark Hovding, Captain Rey- nolds, which arrived here yesterday from Pensacola, was terribly battered by a hurricane December 20th. She was submerged for a time and the wheelman was drowned. Afterward a huge sea washed off the captain. One of his legs caught in the spanker-sheet and he was dragged into the boiling surf. A few minutes later another wave washed him on @eck. The flesh was torn off his leg. The cabin was | gutted and the charts and compasses | were destroyed. Several of the crew were injured. | McKENNA’S NOMINATION WILL NOW BE CONSIDERED. | | Protests From the Pacific Coast to Be Con- [ sidered, but They Will Not Prevent the Confirmation. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.—Tha | Senate Committee on Judiciary will meet to-morrow and formally consider the nomination of Attorney-General McKenna to be Associate Justice of | the United States Supreme Court. The committee will examime the protests | filed against Judge McKenna, and it is known that some of its members are opposed to the nomination. It is probable, however, that there will be | no strong fight on Mr. McKenna in the Senate. The opposition to him will be | mainly in the form of remonstrances | from " the judiciary of the Pacifio | Coast. These will be given considera. | tion by the committee, but the beliet | will be con- NEWS OF THE DAY. Weather forecast for San Francls- co: Fair Monday; continued cold weather; light northerly winds. Temperature for the past twenty- four hours: San Francisco Portland Los Angeles San Diego 5 FIRST Starvation fn Cuba. Bribery to Beat Hanna. Americans Jalled in Honduras. Jubilee Queen Chosen. SECOND PAGE. Los Angeles School Scandal. The Oklahoma Barbarity. Annexation to Be Defeated. Rains in California. Coursing at Sacramento, THIRD PAGE. War In the Soudan. Mountains of Ore in Alaska. Tone School Affairs. Quesada’s Animus Shown. FOURTH PAGE. Editortal The First Business Week. Plans for Currency Reform. Reciprocity and California. Bryan's Latest “Individual Thoughts” by a Modest Critic. Personals and Quertes. FIFTH PAGE. Peruvian Prospectors Return. Tried Twice .to Die Evangelist Hilton at Work. Return of Mrs. Collier. SIXTH PAGE. Search for a Missing Woman. How Gardiner Was Shot. SEVENTH PAGE. Lees Is Not Interested. News from Across the Bay. EIGHTH PAGE. Nattonal Guard Notes. On the Shooting Rang NINTH PA Marriages. Des TENTH PAGE. Coursing at Ingleside. Bade Farewell to Cornwall. Derham Is Indignant. Disposal of Durrant's Body. A e e A 2L 222222 2222 22 X0} POPPP0009000¢ ® @ PPP0P099909900000900600 Births. 0090090000909 0000000900900090000000000000096090000000006080000© | | are given no rest. were announced to-day as those of the | | previous days In favor of Hanna. The | day. sition | on Hanna's election, have MISS MINNIE KLEVESAHL, THE JUBILEE QUEEN. BRIBES ARE OFFERED T0 BEAT HANNA Men in the Combine Are Caught in a Trap. Alleged Tender of Five Thousand Dollars for One Vote. Conferences of the Rival Fac- tions Held Day and Night. TROUBLE IS ANTICIPATED. Opposing Forces May Clash During the Inauguration and the Big Mass-Meeting. Spectal Dispatch to The Cail. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, Jan. 9.—The Sen- atorial situation has not changed to- day. The conferences continue day and night and the doubtful members But no such flops workers for the Senator say they now have enough votes. The Kurtz work- ers say they can spare another vote or two and still defeat Hanna. But they Insist that they have lost all of thelr doubtful men now, and will stand to the last with at least eight Republi- can and sixty-five Democratic mem- bers against Hanna. They even say that they expect to get Manuel of Montgomery and Griffith of Union back on their side again before Tues- It is also claimed by the oppo- that while Senator Hanna's forces have been charging on their | lines that they have been successfully attacking his llnes and have promises | from members on whom the Senator has been depending. The Hanna men | claim two accessions to-day, but they will not give any names, as they did those of Representative Manuel Fri- day night and of Representative Grif- fith last night. The opposition to Hanna has no bet- ting yet in its favor. The bets, rang- ing, from $500 to $5000 for even money remaimed posted at the Neil House for two days without takers. None of the bets are | on the result of the first or any other ballot, but all are offered on the final result. While the workers on both sides have been chasing doubtful members and holding secret conferences to-day, the general public has been agitated over the result to-morrow of the inau- guration at noon and the Hanna mass- meeting in the afternoon. Both sides are to-day arranging to avoid street collisions or any kind of trouble, if,pos- sible, at that time. will not be called to order by Chair- man Geo*ge ¥. Nash of the State Re- publican Committee till 3 p. m., and those in charge of the inauguration of Governor Bushnell will seek to have the inauguration exercises over be- | fore the clubs begin the march to the Auditorium for the mass-meeting. The railroads quave arranged to run | the excursion trains for those attending the inauguration early in the morning, | and for those coming to the mass-meet- | ing later in the day. The Hanna men | are seeking to have as many here as possible in the afternoon, and the .oppo- | sition is equally energetic in rallying all they can in the different countles | for the morning demonstration. “The | militia and other organizations are ar- riving to-night to take part in the In- auguration. In the morning parade there will be a marked absence of Re- | publican clubs. All the police of the | eity and many detectives will be on | hand for both occasions. There have, in addition to the regular number, been over 100 sergeants-at-arms appointed for the mass-convention in the after- | noon, with ex-Chief of Police Alexis | Keeler as chief sergeant-at-arms. Chairman Nash will state the object | of the mass-convention—that it was | called on the requests of county Re- publican committees, etc.—and then he | will introduce as chairman of the con- | vention Congressman Walter Weaver |of Springfield, who was spokesman last week of the Republican delegation that came from Bushnell's home to call | on the Governor and protest against | the course of his Excellency in this | Senatorial contest. A. C. Caine and John R. Malloy, the Republican caucus candidates respectively for clerks of the Senate and the House, will be the secretaries. All the Republican caucus nominees, who were defeated by the ten Republican members voting with | the Democrats on the organizatfon of | the Legislature, are included in the list of sergeants-at-arms. ‘While the resolutions that will be | presented at the mass-convention to- morrow will not differ materially from those heretofore adopted in the coun- ties, it is intimated that there will be one appealing to Senator Foraker, as the senfor Senator from Ohio, to de- clare himself. There is no doubt about the tone of the resolutions on Governor Bushnell and the bolting Republican members, and in them demanding the resignation of Charles L. Kurtz as the Ohio member of the Republican Na- tional Committee, but there are differ- ences of opinion among the Republican Since the epidemic oflocal indignation meetings and the crusade for a gener- al gathering here to-morrow, some of the managers of the opposition say two mistakes have been made on their side. The first alleged mistake was in ex- posing their strength in organizing the Legislature, and the second in allow- ing it to adjourn from Wednesday un- til Monday, so that such members as Manuel of Montgomery and Griffith of TUrion could go home and meet their constituents. It was thought the or- ganization of the Legislature was a set- tled thing, but it is cited that since Mason has been made Speaker, he is calling on Senator Hanna, and since Griflith has been sworn in as Speaker pro tem. he has come out publicly for Hanna. Representative Joyce of Guernsey, who voted with “the coms bine” in organization, has announced positively that he will support Hanna. His opposition was solely against Box- well for Speaker. Meantime, Jones of The mass-meeting | AMERICANS [MPRISONED [N HONDURAS Harsh Treatment of the Crew of a Schooner. Arrested on a Charge of Smuggling and Sent to Jail Captain Gomez, Commander of the Vessel, Dies After Being Liberated. KEPT IN FILTHY CELLS. Those Who Survived the Fearful Ordeal Will Enter Demands for Heavy Indemnity. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—A Herald spe- cial from Key West, Fla., says: Par- ticulars have been received here of the conflscation of the American schooner Alice Vane and the imprisonment of her crew for an alleged attempt to de- fraud the customs revenue at the Port of Omoa, Honduras. The Alice Vane is owned by George H. Curry, a prom- inent merchant of this city. She is about sixty tons’ burden. In June last she cleared for Havana, Cuba, in ballast, with Felepe Gomez, a natural- ized American citizen, as master and a crew of six. After remaining in Ha- vana a few days the schooner sailed for Livingston, Guatemala, on a trad- ing voyage. i According to the information just re- ceived, it appears that the Alice Vane subsequently cleared in due form some time in July last from Livingston for Ceiba, Honduras, and when on her voy- age became becalmed off the Honduras coast, a few miles from Omoa, a small town on the Bay of Honduras near the mouth of the River Matagua. There she was boarded by an armed force, which forcibly took possession of the vessel and carried her to Omoa, where the crew was imprisoned. The Honduras authorities assert the crew was caught red-handed selling liquors on board the schooner to na- tives who had come off in small boats, and also that the schooner had previ- ously been engaged in extensive smug- gling along the coast. They declared the vessel forfeited under law, and in- stituted proceedings against the crew for smuggling. The men were thrown into prison in Omoa, where they were kept in close confinement in a small, filthy cell and ill-fed until they became so weak and emaciated that life was despaired of, and it was deemed advis- Continued on Second Page. Continued on Second Page. PRICE FIVE CENT WILL WEAR THE ROBES OF ROYALTY Miss Chosen Qu Queen California has at last been chosen and it now behooves all the sub- jects of the golden realm, over which her gentle scepter will hold sway dur- ing the Jubilee week, not only to do all they can individually to make her reign a success, but to see to it that of all the knights whose homage is her birth- right not one shall prove recalcitrant. ‘When, at the beginning of the prepa- rations for the Golden Jubilee it was decided to have & queen the committee having the affair In charge, realizing the fact that none could play the role half so well as a maiden of the royal State, put the entire matter into the hands of the Daughters of the Golden ‘West, who yesterday held a meeting in the rooms of their organization, on Ma- son street, and unanimously decided that none of their number would wear a crown with greater dignity than Miss Minnie Klevesahl, whom they accord- ingly elected queen of the Jubilee. Miss Klevesahl is a typical daughter of California. She was born in San Francisco a little more than twenty years ago and has grown up to woman- hood in this city, receiving her edu- cation, character and impressions en- tirely from the beautiful State she Is to represent. She has been a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West for the last five or six years and is one of the trustees of La Estrella Parlor No. 89, which she herself helped to found a lit- tle over a year ago. In appearance Miss Klevesahl is a demi-blonde, with dark blue eyes and a wealth of soft brown hair. Her figure is of the Junoesque type, splendidly propor- tioned. The construction of the royal float | has not been finally decided upon, but, if the plans now under consideration | are carried into effect, it will be a most | elaborate affair. It is proposed to have | it built in circular form. In the center will be a six pointed star resting on a | low pedestal. This star will be compos- | of yellow California popplies; raising from the center of the star will be a floral crescent held in place by floral uprights, forming a sylvian bower. In the center of the crescent the Queen | will be seated in a reclining position. | From the six points of the star ropes | of flowers and golden stars will stretch | and the end of each rope will be held | by a richly attired maid-of-honor who will walk beside the float. The names of the malds-of-honor, | ‘who will be chosen from native daugh- | ters of Oakland and San Francisco, will | Minnie Klevesahl een of the Golden Jubilee. The Ancient Order of Hibernians Will Add Over Two Thou- sand Men to Swell the Mighty Parade. game between members of the Na- tional Guard and the regular army, and on the 27th the combined turners’ societies will give a monster entertain-~ ment in Woodward's Pavilion. Native Californians are not the only ones to whom the Jubilee is a matter of moment. The Chinese are more stirred up over this than over anything that has ever occurred in this city. They intend taking part in the parade and will have their own marshals and a division all to themselves. An Interesting and unique feature of the night iHumination will be fur- nished by the management of the Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway Company, who intend to convert the top of the mountain into a flaming volecano by means of an unlimited quantity of red fire. Yesterday the general committee of arrangements in- charge of Nevada County’s proposed exhibition of mining products met. Members attended from all parts of ‘the country and so much enthusiasm was shown that not less than 150 tons of gold-bearing ores and gravel will be sent down. The following executive committee was appointed: W. F. Englebright, John F. Kidder, E. M. Preston, A. S. Tickell, W. McKinley, Charles E. Clinch, George Mainhart and T. H. ‘Wilhelm. THREE BODIES FROM THE CARMEL. WINE. Men Who Were Supposed to Be Alive Per- ished From the Fearful Explosion in a Shaft. PITTSBURG, Kans, Jan. 9.—The bodies’ of John Possing, Charles Win- ters and Anton Weinburger, the miners who it was last night thought were alive in the Mount Carmel Coal Com- pany’s mine, were brought up at noon to-day. Neither Weinburger nor Win- ters showed signs of having suffered any violence and it is believed they were smothered to death. Possing was horribly burned and was almost un- recognizable. James Zimmerman, who was last night-reported as among the rescued, was the last man taken out to-day. Although badly burned, he will recover. Possing was 29 years old and leaves a widow and children; Win-' ters, who was 25 years old, was the sole support of aged parents; Wein- burger was single. The bodies were re- moved to the company’s store. An in- quest was begun, but adjourned till to- morrow. not be known until after the meeting, | which is to be held in the Palace Hotel to-morrow for that purpose. Yesterday the Ancient Order of Hibernians held a meeting at Teutonia Hall, 1320 Howard street, and decided | to turn out in a body—two thousand strong—in the parade on the 24th. The society wishes it understood that it is not parading as a Celtic organization, | but as citizens of California. In preparing for putting in motion the vast assemblage which will com- | pose the jubilee parade, the committee | has decided to station troops along | East street and up Market street to- ward the City Hall who will be unable to be in this line| will be stationed on the various streets | running off Market street to the south | and. will fall into line in turn as the| procession moves on. p | It has been decided to make a com- | petition between the regular troops and the militia a feature of the parade, with a view of determining the rela- tive efficiency of both. Owing to the number of organizations signifying their intention of taking part in the parade, the committee having charge of that matter has decided that all or- ganizations intending to participate shall send in their notification before January 15, and not as previously an- nounced before January 17. Besides the regular military and so- cial organizations there will be a body of over five hundred school children in | the parade, under the direction of Pro- | tessor George Miehling of the Olympic | Club, who has been drilling them spe- cially for the occasion. Because of this and so that the children may have plenty of time to enjoy the Jubilee to the utmost, the Board of Education, may decide to give the schools a week’s vacation during Jubllee week, instead | of the regular vacation, which occurs | in March. Arrangements are also being made for a children’s day in Golden Gate Park. The Park Commissioners and George M. Murphy, who has charge of the children's playground, are anxious to give the little ones a royal good time. So they are going to ask the soclety ladies of the city to ralse among their friends $1000 to provide candy and other good things for the Jess fortunate youngsters of the city. There will be plenty of sport for those of an athletic turn of mind. On January 2 there will be a football Those companies | | | strong and healthy. The mine is badly damaged. Although the cause of the explosion has not been determined, it is believed to have re- sulted from dust created by one of the shots fired. No. § is the largest shaft of the Mount Carmel Company and this winter. it has been worked by three shifts, aggregating 300 miners. NEW TO-DAY. The light in the window after midnight but toa frequently tells the old, old story of the awful tos ture of approach- ing motherhood for some illy-pre- pared women. All too often death lurks on the doorstep. This is a story that would seldom be told if women would but properly prepare themselves for the duties of moth- erhood. Ifawoman will take the right care of the organs that make motherhoo ble, approaching maternity will possi- ave no fears for her. 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