The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1898, Page 1

Call SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1898S. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOLUME LXXXIII.—NO. 46. ests, and mot only the Maine will be T T | ; ) 1 | sent, but other vessels will be ordered I i | to Cuba should circumstances require it. | As an indication that the administra- | tion does not believe that the Cuban situation will involve the United States | in war, naval officers point to orders [ trouble every available ship would be | I | just issued assigning the Nashville to| AV AN | the European station. Department offi- | = be 1. | clals say if there were any danger of | retained on the home station. It is also understood the Nashville will carry to Europe a draft of long-time men for the cruiser San Franci This shows the intention of the administration to retain the San Francisco as the flag- ship of the European squadron. The Nashville will take the place of the cruiser Raleigh, now on her way to the Asiatic station. rive at Colombo in a few days, and it is expected that Commodore Dewey will | direct her to report to him at Naga- | saki. There has been no move on the part of the authorities, so far as can be learned, to order any vessels home from foreign stations. The North Atlanti has been gathering at Hampton Roads, is to sail southward to-morrow. Lest there should be a misunderstanding of the purpose of the cruise, which has al- | ready been described in the orders as one of evolution and drill, many months ago, the orders under which the vessels will proceed have been made public, and, taken in con- nection with the department’s order to Admiral Sicard, the Navy Department says, show that the squadron’s move- ments have no reference to Cuba. These orders are made by Admiral Sicard, and are issued in identical form to the commanders of the various ships making up the squadron. They are dated at Fort Monroe, January 11, on board the flagship New York, and be- Rioters, Better Armed, Continue Their Attacks. 0. Autonomist Leaders the! Objects of the Fury of the Mob. Troops Charge the Crowds squadron, which and Many Persons Are Wounded. VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS. Now the Cuban Capital Is So Turbu- lent That Martial Law Practically Prevails. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. 1R 8 % snRuN % %% The Raleigh will ar-} planned | NCKINLEY EXPECTED R DOLE He Comes to Make Terms for His Re- public. | Willing to Grant Anything if the Islands Are Annexed. No Surprise Among the Offi- cials When the Visit Is Announced. | STATEHOOD UNNECESSARY | ixn Fact the Island Presiden: Cuines Prepared to Accept Any Amendment. Correspondence of The Call. MCKENNA'S CONFIRMATION IS DELAYED Action by the Senate Postponed for a Week. Hoar Declares That thei Charges Were Not | Sustained. I Fight of the A. P. A. Ignored | and the Question of Fitness Only Considered. ALLEM AS AN OBJECTOR. Demands Further Investigation Be- fore the Nominee Is Given a Seat om the Supreme Bench. Bpec'al Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, made that large corporations had been instrumental in securing McKenna’s nomination. He thought this matter should be looked into more thoroughly than the Senate had had opportunity to do. Allen disclaimed any intention to father any of the charges made, but asserted that his sole purpose was to secure time for their proper investiga- tion. He added that he might himself vote for Mr. McKenna’s confirmation, but said that before doing so he desir- ed to be convinced that the assertions made derogatory to Mr. McKenna's character as a jurist were without foundation. Senator Perkins followed Senator Al- |len. He eulogized the nominee as a conscientious and upright man. Born | in Philadelphia he removed to Califor- {nla at 12 years of age. At the age of 22 he was elected District Attorney of Solano County, served in the Legisla- | ture of California, was four times elect- ed to the United States Congress; served on the Ways and Means Com- mittee in that body, and was then ele- ivflted to the United States Circuit | This was done, notwithstanding the i | vorably inclined toward Judge Spencer iol San Jose, but the bench and bar of California indorsed Mr. McKenna. Then, after serving ably and honora- bly, the President of the United States, William McKinley, selected him as one of his advisers, and made him Attor- ney-General. acquainted with him while he served on the Ways and Means Committee, of had learned to appreclate his worth. said Senator Perkins, “the bench and bar gave him a banquet fn San Fran- | gratulatory addresses were made. Af- Court bench by President Harrison. | fact that President Harrison was fa- | ‘He had been intlmately‘ which he was chairman and the latter | “When McKenna was appointed,” | | eisco at which many felicitous and con- | [ ) | BIG DEALS IN PRISON JUTE BAGS Positive Proof That Dealers Were Favored Last Season. Middlemen Secure Large Lots of Bags by Telegraph, With - out Affidavits. 06 06 106 2006 06 20 0610 060610 108 8 06 30 108 9610 10 106 0¥ 1010 06 200 108 06 30 0 06 N NI N X THE LAW CUT NO FIGURE. San Francisco, March 8, 1897. Mr. W. E. Hale, Warden Californla State Prison, San Quentin, Cal.— Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of the 6th inst., advising that you have reserved 100,000 grain bags for us at 5 cents. We have sent affidavits into the country to be signed by our customers, and as soon as we receive them will forward them to you, together with the necessary deposit. Thanking you, I remain, yours very truly. G. W. McNEAR. OVER THE LIMIT. San Francisco, Feb. 19, 1897. Mr. R. Lichtenberg, San Francisco, Cal.—Dear Sir: I beg to ac- knowledge receipt of your favor of even date, with order of Mr. George McDaniel for 50,000 bags and check for $23750 to cover deposit on same. Bill for same showing balance due, please find inclosed. I have booked this order, although it exceeds the 2,000,000 limit, and have wired to the Board of Directors, who meet at Folsom to-morrow, for in- structions as to the 100,000 you placed in Los Angeles. The limit being reached, all orders at 4% cents will be refused hereafter until we hear from the directors. Yours truly, ‘W. E. HALE, Warden. [=R-R-R-R-RReR=FR=ReFoFoFoFoLuyeFegaReFaReFagage] 08 8 00 08 00 K00 K00 K0 0 OO0 ION N0 0 0 0 O O fe8-F-3=2c2eF==FcFoRr-FuguRaguFaFugetaFaFaFaRRuRugegagePaFePuFaFaFaPuy: It is now determined beyond ques- tion that the grain bag product of the San Quentin jute mill is largely con- | trolled by speculators and middlemen in violation of the Ostrom law, and to | the detriment of the small wheat rais- | ers of the State. If any doubt were en- | tertained as to the intimate relations | subsisting between certain middlemen | and the board, it will be dissipated by | the revelations The Call makes this morning. While the board and Warden Hale | have striven to maintain the appear- ance of conformity with the law, it is | plain from the nature of the facts now | brought to light that they disregarded | their duty much more seriously than was at first supposed. In the case of Marshall Diggs, the Woodland middleman, it has been shown already that he dealt in more than 150,000 sacks, Between the pur- chase price of $475 and $5 per hun- dred, and the $540 rate fixed by the board before the sacks came into use; and that, furthermore, he procured 66,~ 000 bags by telegraph, without affida- vit and without deposit, the day before the price was raised by the board from $475 to $5. It would now seem that the Diggs transaction was the lesser one of a number in which dealers, not actual NEW YORK, Jan. 14—A spe oo bassinciosanoniaaos Washington, Jan, 14 |terward he visited Sacramento, the Ll e e /¥ NEW YORK, Jan. 14—The ¢ | Almost the entire four hours of the |capital of California, and the Legisla- cable to the Sun from Ha- Sir: The squadron is to be prepared to < . i 7 { | ture gave him a reception at which the S 520 ke sail from Hampton Roads, weather and |+ Times Washington speclal says: + | executive session of the Senate to-day | ('@ EA¥S 1T & Te0ebt resided.” ias o T contingent ances permitting, with | + Hawallan annexation would be +| were devoted to the indirect considera- | TQVeTnOr OF the State presided” 1 steam for te ts, at 10 a. m., on Sat- | 4+ beaten if a vote were to be taken + | ination of Hon. Joseph | . v Fton of the nons 2PN | first requisite for a jurist was honest . January 15, for the vicinity of the 4 at once on the treaty now before + | - Kb G e [Cratsaquile r 8 J as honesty, TGt niht 0 rtugas, off the coast of Florida. | 4 the Senate. This s the opinfon 4 | MCkenna, now Attorney-General, to be | anq eulogized McKenna's character as presipr S e ill unmoor In the morningwatch | 3 ¢ ganators on both sides. While 4 | Assoclate Justice of the Supreme |a man, lawyer and judge. He said that | SR ot signal is made to the contrary. | & o S et oncideration 4 | Court. The discussion was the result |no man was learned in all branches of | s S s S Squadron under sailing orders at § a. m. b | 4 £ S the law. Clifford of Maine and Mil- Military Commander The order of ships 4 1o Senatcr can talk about it for 4| of an effort on the part of Senator g < . e it In spite of the pres- > S ; |+ publication without subjecting 4 | Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska to secure a (‘;I‘L:f“:;:n::"ih':: ‘h"e "w::;i il Sotre Tt heties @ + himself to severe penalties, S0 +| Logtnonement for two weeks. In the | N HE S e i, gathered i cond section. Second 4 that it is impossible to induce + 5 g 2 pointed on the Sup , but | athere n end a compromise was reached, de- |, 1 d ded h in prado in division: (5) T first section The 4 any Senator to be quoted about 4 e tiom Ot~ & woek were afterward regarded as a‘mf’nlt 95 building of the Cen- Fern will procee: gly to Key West un- | 4 the situation, but ascertained +4 | ferring considera 3 T oal Solest membprs ofCILAt hofly:E S Scna or Gallician Club, less otherwise directed. |4 facts show plainly that the + from to-day, on the condition that the | tor Perkins said that perhaps the dis- ) de Marte, not T Tow Tok towh aiS Indienh Wil treaty cannot be ratified by the +|Nebraska Senator should agree to al- |tinguished Senator from Nebraska Gy bcee pton Roads to A e < ; . > st park in the city. About 6.3 N. long. 75.20 W., in about fifteen | ¥ fOr it. 3| The Hawallan treaty was not touched | The ‘oL SenatialE e aidbg AT 4 v became so threat- 2 + 5 @ + Several canvasses have been 4| % e only Sen: sides en who e e MO e T e e de to show th bable di- 4 | CDon GUHng s neasioft manifested any opposition to the con- Arolas sent | W.S. W. 7-% distant 25 miles. and will re- made to show the pro gl 3 5 0 iments against % main in that vicinity, weather permit- 4 vision of the Senate on the 4| 1The debate upon Mr. McKenna's | firmation was Morgan of Alabama, who Government forces % | tng. until noon Sunday. the 1ith. They 4 treaty. Most of these canvasses + nomination was precipitated by Sena- | just before the executive session closed and the rloters after % Wil then proceed to a second rendezvous ' 4 seem to have been influenced by 4 | tor Hoar, chairman of the Committee | sald that while he was in Calflnrnm‘ dispers 5 | off Cape Fear, N. C., in elghteen fathoms | 4. the supporters of the treaty, for +| . Judiclary, who called up the nom- | Fecently he had heard McKenna spoken jters got to - | of wa & Pan Shoal light, being 4 none has been without a doubt- 4 = ith hi i of among lawyers as a corporation at- " notwith enteen miles, and | 4 ry) 115’ and a D8t of doubtfil 4| Dation i aedordunce s s motice | 4, ey and unfit for this high judicial g Taty wntll about §D. M. | 4 men inclined to vote for annexa- + ©f yesterday and asked for immediate | pogition. T e e DT | & ton. As a matter of fact, it is + action. In doing this Hoar spoke brief- | The Senate then, upon request of one-stor Some lieht araft vessel wits |+ asserted that a correct doubtful + |1y of the opposition to Mr. McKenna, | Senator Allen, agreed o lay the matter | a wh Key West in passing that port. + list would be made up of names + | saying that the Judiclary Committee | Over one week and to take it up again alled Manzana Gomez. It is expected that the Massachusetts | 4 now carried in the list of those 4 |y.4 jjvestigated most of the charges | for consideration on n_ext m'-lday. From the top of it they firea will leave the na ird on Friday, the 4 said to be for the treaty, while 4 d SEE deehot dhe Emnolasion There is no doubt whatever that the 5 :ntral Park, 14th inst., and the Texas on Saturday, the | 4 those mentioned in the several 4| ™MAa¢e an P nomination will be confirmed, and not offiee of oL Anr . Tue MR cHuleY + canvasses as doubtful are cer- +4 |that they were without foundation. | nore than four or five votes will be wounding o D e TR % 4 tain to vote against ratification. + | He said that the greater number of | cast against it, in the opinion of Sena- i i + charges had been made for the mem- | tors White and Perkins. ; expect will be +H+E 4+ + 4444+ 4444+ 1o of the American Protective Asso- omez, _ the rioters le to joln the 1 the Currituck Call Office, Riggs House, clation, and as they had been founded . were A dislodged. The r<rl,r‘l:’zK\:[x:lqs:h‘lfr\ltru“"r:’; v'n‘l:‘::_l‘m";fn ):dzr ‘Washington, Jan. 14. solely upon the fact that Mr. McKenna :‘1 ‘(’ \“p\,"l”/"-“}_ yolice q,\“zfii iz 106 1ase) SEhE R tundr n Will mot then | The announcement from Honolulu was a Catholic in religlon they had not iatidn, S oy await the Texas, proceed to the Cape | that President Dole Is coming to Wash- | heen deemed worthy of serious consid- Martial law is practi in e s, i pipere It Is expected | ington did not create any surprise at | eration. Hoar dwelt at some length a exas will be able to : rce. The condition of public 3 =:;\\'_ Jnn“‘mry “““Fh’r‘m‘l‘d the State Department, and it s evi- | ypon this point, excorlating any man rder and the tremendous ex- tts miss the flag at both dent his trip was expected. While Mr. | who would attempt to inject a ques- nt continues.. Rioters pa- ould any ship be separ- Dole comes in favor of the treaty and | tion of religlon into a controversy > the streets in defiance of in hand and “Long Live ated from the flag by weather or oth contingencies, the next, third and final rendezvous will be the harbor of Dry Tortugas, where they will await the flag. While the squadron is on the Florida ari!l ground, which will include occa- sional anchorages In Dry Tortugas Har- BNRNRY . Riggs House, gton, Jan. 14. will lend his influence to that end, it is understood here in official circles that his visit means something more. It is said he comes clothed with extraordi- nary powers from the Hawaiian Gov- | ernment to act for it in accepting any | over a man’s fitness for office. He said that such an effort was entirely un- American and unpatriotic and should not for a moment receive the consider- ation of fair minded men. Senator White of California also spoke of the effort of the A. P. A. to interfere with the course of the Sen- | ate in giving proper attention to a % amendment or change that may be latest advices from Con- Continued on Fifth Page. | AU e eral Le > to the effect . % & il is Guict 15 Ravenet It is understood that the Turpie question the determination of which & ® @ $900000960020099® | amendment now pending, which puts T ¥ | certain restrictions upon the admission NEWS OF TN DAY & | of Hawaii as a State, will probably be adopted. If this or any other change s made In the treaty it will have to be again ratified by the Hawailan Gov- ernment. -4 To prevent this delay, which may & | mean a great deal for Hawali, the Gov- there be any dangerous American _2 ts a naval vessel will be % tched to Havana to afford %/ them protection.” % statement made to-day by As-| Secretary of State Day further out- 2 ak to Weather forecast for San Fran- cisco: Cloudy on Saturday, but with- out rain; southwesterly winds, Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hours: San Francisco disy & nt e 51 degrees tains the latest information received by Portland . 50 degrees the State Department regarding the | Ts:; l;y"‘:;;'fl i:dl:::: @ ernment at Honolulu has considered it best to send President Dole to Wash- ington with power to accept any change or amendment he may consider proper or admissible. It is also understood here that no objection is raised to the Turpie amendment as long as the is- | lands are annexed. | Mr. Lorin A. Thurston, formerly Ha- situation in Havana, the attitude of the administration on this new phase of the Cut $POPEPEOPPOSOD® FIRET PAGE. Rioting Yet in Havana. McKinley Expected Dole. McKenna's Confirmation Delayed. The Jute Bag Scandal. SECOND PAGE. The Meeting of Whiskers. THIRD PAG Pope Leo Sald to Favor & Republic, Riverside Mystery Solved. General Clay’s Wife In Trouble, Did Bacon Write Don Quixote? Made a Dollar Every Minute. Alaska Boundary Disputes. Two Raflways to the Yukon. i P in question and the naval precau- tions which have been taken to meet | any possible emergency. It may be said that the President will not feel easy | untfl a sufficient length of time has | elapsed to show there is no likelihood | of 2 repetition in a more aggravated | form of the riots of Wednesday. While hopeful that the Spanish authoritles | may be correct in stating that the dan- | ger is past, they are fearful that the | ® % | wailan Minister to the United States @ | and at present in this city as the island | republic’s representative In behalf of | & | annexation, to-day made the following | & statement relative to President Dole's | @ | mission to the United States: 900000600006060600 nt riots may be more SIENIfcant | g rre Seote Mo Secsler. &| “The Hawaiian Legislature meets in n the Madrid officials are willing to FOURTH PAGE. & | regular session in February. If annexa- \ They are apprehensive that | Congress at Work. & | tion is to take place, there will neces- | be a death blow to autonomy. ‘Weak Alb! for Winters. & | sarily be some legislation to adapt the | Poet Whittler's Early Love. FIFTH PAGE. Los Angeles School Scandal. Married Sixty-three Years Doctors Disagree on Diphtheria. News Along the Water Front. @ | Jaws to the changed conditions. If it is @ | not to take place the refunding of the & | bondea debt will probably be taken up, & | which would not be done if annexation & | occurs. The present bonds draw 6 per having no intention whatever of any obstacle in the way of a uance of the present Spanish the administration is tion to meet any con- should depend upon considerations of fitness and justice as between man and man rather than upon an appeal to bigotry, prejudice and a false claim of patriotiszn. He spoke of the A. P. A's as fools, who could not be properly characterized In the Senate. He had no patience, he said, with men who held the opinion that Catholics must necessarily consult the Pope or some | other high functionary of the Catholic | church in every important transaction | of their lives, and added that he was | convinced that the Senate would not be influenced for a moment by such representations as an order of the character of the A. P. A. would make. Mr. McKenna's confirmation should depend entirely upon different consid- erations. As for himself, while he did not contend that Mr. McKenna was a glant in his legal attalnments, still he believed him to be an honorable man, a competent lawyer and a jfust jurist, and he would support his con- firmation. It was here that Allen interposed an objection to immediate action. When his request for two weeks' delay was | met with refusal he took the floor and | proceeded to give his reasons for the request, which were in the main that ! he wanted, and he thought the Senate should have, more time for considera- 90099090009 00066 1 ches received early M#lke It Twenty Thousand. @ from Consul-General Lec | S e e 2 berated upon at the Cabinet The Immigration Question. & the authorities have been very | Gold in the East. PS active to-day in perfecting arrange- Plagiarism in the Police Courts. ® ments for affording immediate relief for Fores T Xie Uorntary @ Americans and their interests in Ha- e JD R > @0000@@@9@9’@@0@@6@@@@@@@@@@’9 vana in case they should be seriously - endangered. To show the concern of the President and his anxicty to be fully prepared for all possible events | it is only necessary to mention that Commander F. W. Dickens, acting chief'of the Bureau of Navigation, ap- peared before the Cabinet to-day and gave the President and his official fam- ily information in regard to the pres- ent positions of various vessels of the North Atlantic squadron. As a pre- cautionary measure the President | wants to be assured that the navy is in condition to meet any new develop- ments that may occur. The President sincerely hopes that it will not be necessary for the Maine to sail for Havana, but, recognizing the possibilities of the situation, he de. | eires that there shall be no delay in af- fording protection to American inter- Ordination of a Priest. An Actor as a Hypnotist. Capron Case Decided. EIGHTH PAGE. Sports of the Day. NINTH PAGE. Supervisors Refuse Boxing Permits. A Convict Assails Judge Wallace. Preparing for the Jubilee. TENTH PAGE. Commercial World. ELEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Farmers Protest Against Hawail. TWELFTH PAGE. Jordan on City Governments. Races at Oakland. THIRTEENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages and Deaths. FOURTEENTH PAGE. A Poet's Daughter as a Dancer. Durrant Case Aftermath. Railroad Commissioner Wanted. Arch for Golden Gate Park. Masked Robbers at Work. 0090 00600000000 000000 A PPIOPPPEOD0D000008E9HHH0 6 SIXTH PAGE. | v which may result from the Fattorial -4 cen't ilnt‘e)rcs’;h:n:‘;;:: Jx:mtaken l;lp at | situation on the island. As a re- | The Passing of Dole. & | any_time. can be re- | present Government. There being no | cable communication, and the malis be- | ing so slow and ®o far apart, advices | being at present very unsatisfactory, President Dole determined to come to ‘Washington and observe the condition | for himself in order to guide him in making recommendations to the Legis- lature.” Friends of the Hawallan annexation programme are now addressing them- selves particularly toward neutralizing | the effect of the allegation that the in- | corporation of the Hawallan Islands | within our tariff limits would be a blow at the beet-sugar interests. It is being urged that the entire sugar pro- duction of Hawall, which has about reached its maximum, is only 200,000 tons, or less than one-tenth af the quantity of sugar imported into this country annually. This quantity, it is contended, is not sufficient seriously to terests. The persons promoting that particular industry are of the opinion that within a very few years the United States will be raising beets enough for funded at from 4 to 4% per cent by the | cut into the American beet-sugar in- | | tion than had been given to it. He called attention to the importance of the office to which Mr. McKenna had | been named, saying it was a place | which he would occupy probably dur- | ing the remainder of his life, and that | the Senate and the American public | had a right to demand that the charges | should be sifted to the bottom. He | said as far as the opposition of the A. | P. A. was concerned, it did not influ- ence him in the least, and he agreed with all that had been said as to the | impropriety of any interference in a | matter of this character on account of the religious prejudices or predilections. | There were still other charges which | were, to his mind, far more serious; and to prove that such was the case, he | read at length from letters and news- papers attacking Mr. McKenna's record | as an attorney and jurist on the ground | of want of legal attalnments. The greater part of Allen’s speech | was devoted to reading those docu- ments. He called special attention to an attack made by the bar of the Pa- | cific Coast which, he said, was deserv- ing of more scrutiny than had been given it. He also stated that he had @© | the entire home consumption of sugar. | understood that the charge had been HON. D. OSTROM, FATHER OF THE LAW.