The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 4, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898. ENGLAND STRENGTHENS HER FLEET Will Not Take Any Chances in the i Orient. Preparing to Meet the Forces of Any Com- bination of Powers. the Report of Denial . of a Backdown at Talien Wan. SALISBURY VERY FIRM. If Russia Does Not Grant His Request | 2+ Will Appeal to Wash- ! ington. | | Special Dispatch to The Call. SHANGHAL Feb 3.—The China Gazette says the British Indian, Aus- tralian and Pacific squadrons have Ybeen ordered to be ready to re-enforce the 'fleet in the far East, thus giving the British ndmlral a fleet capable of coping: with “any Lombmatlon oppos- | ing British poli In the meanwhile, adds the China Gazette, the British claims in the Yang Tse Kiang will be supported by a strong squadron stationed at Chu- san, to which place two other war ships ‘are en route. In the event of | Russia hoisting her flag over the forts at Port Arthur the British admiral has been ordered to raise the flag over Chusan, and the Japanese will ascend the Yang Tse Kiang as soon as the river rises. About 7300 an artillery and cavalry, with and munitions, have . arrived at Kirin, the capital of | the Manchurian province of Kirin. LONDON, Feb. 3—According to a special dispatch from Shanghai, pub- list :d to-day, two British warships d Port Arthur yesterday and left without anchoring. is On incontrovertible authority it learned that Great Britain has not backed down on the question of mak- ing Talien Wan a free port. The Mar- ‘ quis of Salisbury, Mr. Curzon (the | Parliamentary Secretary of the For- | eign Office), the Russian Embassador and the Chinese Minister each said vesterday, in conversation, that they had not heard of any backdown. The opening of Talien Wan, it Is pointed out, was never made a condi- | tion in any sense in connection with China. The preliminary negotiations on that su t, the opening of Talien Wan was etched” in neutral tints, Great Britain only suggesting it as [one condition favoring a speedy com- ‘pletion of the loan. She never de- | manded it, and therefore in no sense can be saild to have backed down, if the desire was not persisted in. The Talien Wan question is, however, | with other suggested conditions of the Joan still negotiating. The heat of the Russian press on the subject Ru in no sense shown by the jan Government in its (‘Umm\\nl-} ions which have reached the For- eign Office. Though Russia has pro- tested and means to continue to pro- test in t outest manner against Ta- W being opened by British in- = will not tarry her protest to the point of making it a casus belli. Further, it by no means Russia’s Intention to close China to other na- tions in any concessions made to Rus- sia by China. The irritation in Great Britain and the disappointment in the United States over the so-called back- ing down of the Marquis of Salisbury iS therefore not yet justified. Great Britain is acting strenuously in favor of free ports in China and hopes sin- cerely to-have the moral support of the United States in this poli If events ehould push Great Britain from this position, at the prospect of defeat therein, she will ask for the support of Washington. Some of the afternoon papers to-day refer to absence of Russian and | German Embassadors at the Marquis | of Salisbury’s regular Wednesday re- ception -of the diplomatic corps as be- ing a disquieting portend. BERLIN, Feb. 3.—It was announced here in a dispatch from Kiaochau that the murderer of Schultz the sentry | who was killed while on duty at Tsimo, | has been executed after trial by a Chi- | nese court. | is is Feb. 3.—There have been | two further conferences on the sub ject of the proposed loan, but without | definite rasults. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3.—It is as- serted that although M. Dewitte, the Minister of Finance, has ordered a sus- | pension of sales of stock on the mar- | ket as a preliminary to an issue of a Chinese. loan, nothing nas yet been de- cided upon. China, it is rumored, now refuses the | loan on the ground that Japan declines | to evacuate Wei-Hai-Wei before the | stipulated time, even if the indemnity is paid. | LOS ANGELES WHEELMEN IN FATAL COLLISION. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.—A fatal col- 1 liston occurred between a couple of | wheelmen near the corner of Third and Main streets this morning, one of the men dying at the Receiving Hospital | about two hours after he was hurt, | while the other was taken to his home | for medical treatment, as he, too, was | quite badly bruised and cut up about | the head. The accident occurred a few minutes before 7 o'clock. S. W. Page, a sales- man in the employ of Charles Gassen, was coming south on Main street at a rapid pace. Just before he reached the | corner of Third he suddenly cut across the street and was struck broadside by Herman Glass, a young man living at | No, 440 Wall street, who was also riding at @ rapid rate of speed. The shock was something terrific and Page was thrown -vioiently to the cobble pave- ment, striking on the back of his head, while Glass. went flying in the opposite direction, also falling on the pavement on his face and head. A number of people at once rushed to the assistance of the men, but it was at once apparent that nothing could be done for Page, who was unconscious and bieeding from the ears, indicating that the skull had been fractured. MARQUIS ITO, A DIPLOMAT, IS RETICENT. But He Says in a Positi Care of Inter 2 TOKIO, Feb. 2.—Marquis Ito r &8 dence. He said: “Concerning ma! & necessarily reticent. “Do you approve “Every nation,” possible. deal of money. stronger than ever before. sive ideas, bringing it into line Wi “Do you expect to go “‘Yes; The Marquis said he thought the Diet very important. The politi give no party a majority. “The people,” he continued, ic questions. turing industries and commerce. “What will be Japan's attitude The Marquis laughed, and repl dent as important. nRuRRUuRKN The Government of Japan is watching the situa- tion in the east, and is prepared to safeguard Japan in this by what- ever means may be required by events. isting condition of international affairs. sixteen months ago, but there have been so many changes under the late government that I feel I need to study the situation carefully before announcing my policy and plans. March 15 will probably convene about the middle of May. time I shall be ready to lay a programme before Parliament.” the proposal to increase the Japanese navy to 400,000 tons, now advocated by several Japanese newspapers?” the Marquis replied, * Such an increase would require several years and a great We would not hesitate, however, to make the neces- sary sacrifice if circumstances demanded it. inspect the Japanese fleet and see how well disciplined it is. “I believe in making public school education practical and harmon- izing the training therein given with what are called modern progres- ceive very careful attention from my government.” forward with colonizing Formosa?"” I hope to pacify it soon and extend our control to all parts of the island and develop its great resources.” certain, and it was possible that such members might be elected as to ‘“‘are now greatly interested in econom- They are inclined to get rid of mere politicians and elect really representative men who understand the needs of the manufac- The late government adopted the gold standard. The change is too recent to judge of its permanent effect.” Negotiations are just where they were. ernment will cultivate friendly relations with the United States, whose people always had a friendly feeling for Japan.” Japan Will Be on to Take Her Own ests. ecelved me to-day at his official resi- tters of foreign policy, I must be I am investigating the ex- I retired from power only The Diet to be elected on By that would like to be as strong as I would like to have you We are ith American methods. This will re- the result of the coming election of ical situation, said he, was very un- toward Hawaii?” ied: ‘“No, I don’t regard that inci- My gov- 8328 280808889328 38 28 83 38 2% 28 28 28 08 28 28 28 S8 98 080808 38 280 R 8GR 08 S0 S8 S0 2820 880888 g TRV UNRN RN (1T T0 KILL THAT CONTRACT Action of the New Charter’ Club’s President at San Jose. | city Council Temporarily Re—‘ strained From Robbing the Taxpayers. Mayor Koch’s Veto of the Brazen Job Warmly Applauded by Good Citizens. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 3.—Sanford E. | Smith, president of the New Charter Club, to-day began suit in the Supe- rior Court to restrain Mayor Koch, Councilmen J. P. Fay, Julius Krieg, | George B. Dittus and Willilam T. Nol- ting and the contracting firm of Nash & McReynolds from entering into a three years' contract for sweeping the streets of the city. The grounds set forth in the com- plaint are: That the letting of the contract is in violation of the pro- vision of the charter whic hprohib- its the contracting of a debt in any guarter in excess of the money avail- able for that period, and that for the quarter ending March 31, will be but $1350 in the street contin- gent fund, while under the contract of Nash & McReynolds the street sweep- ing will amount to $595 per month, or $1785 per quarter. It is also further alleged that the contract with Nash & McReynolds cannot be lawfully entered into, as | their contract was not the lowest. The complaint recites that but $27,- 000 has been raised for the street con- tingent fund for the year commenc- ing July 1, 1897; that the street sprink- ling and water for the streets will cost | $2000 per month, and that if the con- | tract entered into between the Council and Nash & McReynolds there will be no money which can law- fully be used to pay for the same. Judge Kittridge granted a tempo- rary restraining order and cited all parties to appear in court February 14 and show cause why a permanent injunction should not be Issued re- straining them from granting the con- is | tract to Nash & Mc Reynolds. On January 19 the City Council, composed of Councilmen Fay, Kreig, Dittus and Nolting, passed a resolu- | tion awarding Nash & McReynolds a three-year contract for sweeping the streets. Five bids were received for the work, but the Council singled out that of Nash & McReynolds, the highest of them all, and awarded the contract to that firm. The bid of L. Hewlett, over a third lower than Nash & McReynolds’, was thrown aside. The Council claimed that Hewlett was | merely speculating in_ the matter and therefore they would not give it to him. The two bids are as follows: Nash & McReynolds—.005282 cents per square yard per month, six times a week for two-year contract; .002641 three times a week. Two per cent discount for a con- tract for three years. 1. Hewlett—003975 cents fer square yard per-month, six times a week, tWo- year contract; one-half of the ‘above amount for three times a week. TWwo per cent off for three-year contract. By giving the contract to Nash & McReynolds it was proposed to mulct the city to the extent of $4000 per year for three years. The old contract was $595 per month, and it is said that the bid submitted by Hewlett was lower than this. Three years ago Hewlett was given the contract and he immediately sold it to Nash & Mc- Reynolds, who pay him §75 per month for it. Just who was to get the $4000 per year that the new contract was to mulect the city of is the all-absorbing question. Mayor Koch refused to become a party to looting the city treasury to the sum of $12,000 in the next three years and vetoed the resolution. The veto was filed late Tuesday night and when the facts appeared exclusively in The Call this morning the citizens were unanimous in praise of that of- | fictal’s action. 1898, there | EX-JUDGE FINED - FOR CONTEMPT Insolence of an Erratic San Diego Attorney | Punished. Judges Torrence and Hughes Sustain the Dignity of the Superior Court. Scaundalized for Denying a Change of Venue in a Case Involving Water Rates. Special Dispatch to The Call. | SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3.—John D. Works, ex-Justice of the Supreme Court, was adjudged guilty of contempt of court | to-day and fined $250. The circum- stances of the case were such as to extremely provoke the two Judges of the Superior Court, and while their language was well curbed they did not fail to make their displeasure felt. The case of T. J. Higgins et al. vs. the City of San go and San Diego | Water Company was under considera- | tion, and it relates to the question of { water rates. The water company, rep- | resented by Judge Works, applied for | a change of venue, alleging that the two San Diego Judges, being consum- ers of water, are interested in the case and therefore disqualified. In support | }Ho\\'ells, president of the San Diego Water Company, was filed, in which Howells declared, of his own knowl- edge, that application had been made to secure a disinterested Judge and the application denied. Howells was called before the Judges and he admitted that he knew nothing of his own knowledge and that his af- fidavit was false in this respect. His affidavit was prepared by Judge ‘Works, who caused Howells to sign. In addition to this offense Works in- dulged in criticism of Judge Torrence in language scandalous and imperti- nent and repeated certain charges against his integrity. These charges had been previously made by Works in a brief submitted to the Supreme Court in a former case, and the Supreme Court ordered the language stricken from the brief on the ground that it was scandalous and impertinent. But Works, nothing daunted, returned to the charge.in Judge Torrence’'s own court, disregarding the hint given in the Supreme Court that a repetition of such an offense might result in pun- ishment for contempt if not disbar- ment. In court to-day Judge Torrence call- ed upon Works to explain this portion of the affidavit. Works made an at- tempt at an explanation, saying that he meant no offense and stating that as Judge Torrence had met him on the street and declined to speak to him he believed he had just cause for feeling that Judge Torrence was prejudiced against him. Judges Torrence and Hughes, who were sitting in bank in the case, conferred for a time and then gulilty of contempt and that he be fined | $250. In the order the Judges say: “The court finds that the said John D. Works, by incorporating in said affi- davit of said J. M. Howells the state- ment therein contained last above re- cited and presenting and reading the especially to the Judge of Department 1 of this court (Torrence) and improp- erly influence the decision to be made ed by him as aforesaid.” SAN DIEGO’S CITY CLERK IN TROUBLE SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3.—George Wilbur, City Clerk of Oceanside, is in trouble. His office is in the hands of Constable Myers, and an expert, B. F. Whiting, has been engaged to go over Wilbur's books. It is alleged that Wilbur is about $1000 short in his accounts. The finance committee of the Board of Trustees is in charge of the investiga- tion, which promises something start- ling. One or two other city officials, it is said, are trembling. Some of Wil- bur's friends claim that the whole mat- ter is a political conspiracy to prevent his re-election to the office. 1 of this allegation the affidavit of J. M. | announced that ex-Judge Works was | same to the court, intended thereby to | | show his disrespect to the court and | by the court upon the motion present- | LETTER FROM JOHN CLARK Brother of the Fratricide Asks for Full Infor- mation. The Murderer Has a Violent Attack of Illness in His Cell. He Is Visited by Salvationists, Who Pray for Him While He Weeps. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NAPA, Feb. 3.—A letter to Dr. Os- borne of St. Helena has arrived from John Clark, a brother of the now fa- mous fratricide, George Clark. The missive is penned at the home of the father of the Clarks, in Wayne County, Iilinois, and asks the doctor to send full particulars of the revolting crime. From the tenor of the letter it is in- ferred that the writer had less affec- tion for George than for the murdered brother. Nothing is said of contribut- ing funds for the murderer's defense. The letter simply says that the writer had seen brief accounts of the crime in Eastern papers, which was the extent of what he knew of the affair. George Clark was terribly ill in his cell yesterday, and the county physi- cian had to be called. He is better to- day. This morning Captain N. Evan- son and Lieutenant Charles Baker of the Salvation Army at St. Helena and Captain W. A. Vandyke of the Napa corps held services with the prisoner. ‘When they emerged from jail they were questioned. “We prayed and Clark went,” said Captain Evanson. “I must say that I believe him guilty. God pity him! He says to me, ‘I know the Lord has for- given me for all my sins’ Then he | quoted from the Scripture, “Though thy sins be as scarlet they shall be made | white as snow.”” “Of course he is guilty,” continued the captain. ‘“He confessed to that last week, though he is now half claimingto be innocent. Why he partially confessed to Captain Vandyke before he did to any one else. From his general man- ner and conversation to us, at least, he practically confesses all the time. To-day he seems to be almost col- lapsed. He does not seem to care for anything. He realizes his fate and says he doesn't mind death only he doesn’t want to die by the rope. I said to him, ‘George, at the last mo- ment do you want me to be there?" and he answered, with a sob, ‘T do.” Saturday is the day set for pleading. NO AMERICAN FLAG } ON THE MEDITERRANEAN Orders Issued for the Flagshxp San Francisco and Gunboat Bancroft to Go to Lisbon. NEW YORK, Feb. 3—The Herald's ‘Washington correspondent telegraphs; Orders have been issued to the San Francisco, flagship of the European squadron, and the gunboat Bancroft, to | proceed to Lisbon, Portugal. Their de- parture from the Mediterranean wiil | leave that sea for the first time in three years without a vessel flying the Ameri- can flag. Affairs in Turkey are now so quiet that the administration has deter- mined that there is no further need for an American vessel in the eastern part of the Mediterrancan. Orders were sent to the Bancroft several weeks ago direct- ing her to proceed to Genoa, Italy. She arrived there several days ago, being oined soon afterward by the flagship an Francisco. I understand that orders directing the departure of the squadron for Lisbon were to go into effect imme- diately after Commodore J. W. Howell succeeded Rear Admiral T. O. Selfridge| | as commander in chief of the European station. This took place yesterday morn- ing. The Helena has been at Lisbon for | two weeks. MAGIC IN THE NAME OF HANNA How a Santa Rosan’s Pension Claim Got a Boost. A First Cousin of the Ohio Sen- ator Will Soon Receive His Dues. Department Red Tape Temporarily Suspended Through Influence That Counted. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 3—The theory that there is nothing in a name was shown to be an erroneous one by a lit- tle circumstance that took place here to-day. The details of the case show conclusively that there is considerable in some names, especially when they begin with “H” and are spelled Hanna. Some three or four years ago Cassius B. Hanna filed an application with the Pension Bureau asking that he be placed upon the pension roll. He served throughout the war under Sherman, took part in the memorable march to the sea, and as colonel of his regiment led the celebrated charge across the river and into the graveyard down in Tennessee—the time the One Hundred and Third Ohio was devoting a little attention to General Hood—and he sup- posed, of course, that it would not take long for the Pension Department to at- tend to his claim and place his name where it belonged. Almost four years rolled around, however, and nothing was heard of the matter. Two weeks ago Hanna, who is a first cousin of Mark Hanna, United States Senator from Ohio, grew tired of waiting and wrote to his cousin, asking him to try to hurry things along a bit. By the return mail, which ar- rived last night, came a big batch of legal documents from the department. The whole matter had been arranged, and forms that usually require seven or eight months at the least to be gone through with had been so attended to that all that was necessary was an ex- #tination by the physicians and the attachment of a few signatures to com- plete the matter. ‘With the documents came a letter from Senator Hanna, saying that he had spoken to the head of the Pension Bureau concerning the matter and that it would be attended to without delay. Hanna was examined to-day, the sig- natures were duly affixed and no_doubt about next week a nice check will come this way, and all because his name is | Hanna. MRS. ALSIP SHOWS A NOBLE DISPOSITION. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8.—The Bee will publish to-night the announcement that Mrs. E. K. Alsip, wife of the miss- ing real estate dealer, has transferred to an assignee all of the property con- veyed to her by her husband before | his departure. Mrs. unequivocally, for the purpose of wiping out her husband's indebted- ness. The property will be sold from time to time and the money applied to the purpose she has designed. It is be- lieved that this action will enable all unsecured creditors of Alsip to get their money in full. The property con- sists of half a dozen ¢cown blocks and land in Sacramento and Placer coun- ties. The stockholders of the Union Bufld- ing and Loan Association, which is in financial trouble, made worse by the disappearance of its secretary, Ed- win K. Alsip, met this evening to talk matters over and try and find out where they are at. A committee was appointed to wait on all the creditors Alsip does this | | ness to the bank was $201,500.” | he supposed Grable’s property, if real- TRACING THE MANY CHECKS Chemical National Bank Trying to Realize on Grable’s Paper. Directors Anxious to ‘Recover Some of the Money Loaned by Quinlan. Enormous Enterprises in the West in Which Many Financiers Are Entangled. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—John S. Silver, one of the men whqge borrowing from the Chemical Bank léd to the resigna- tion of Director and Cashier Quinlan, said to-day that he did not owe. as much as he had been said to owe, but whatever the sum was he would pay it. The officers of the Chemical National Bank were in communjcation by tele- graph with banks in various parts of the country to trace the course of the certified checks given by Cashier Quin- lan to Messrs. Silver and Grable, and to ascertain whether financial institu- tions elsewhere had advanced money | on drafts such as were accepted as se- | curity at the Chemical National Bank. The directors of the bank were in ses- sion all to-day discussing means of re- covering as much as may be possible of the money loaned by Mr. Quinlan. President Williams of the Chemical National Bank, when shown a dis- patch from St. Louis containing an in- terview with Grable, in which the lat- ter said that Mr. Willlams had been a stockholder in one of his companies for several years, said: “It is wrong for this man to try to mix me up in his | schemes. It is true that I have been connected with one of his companies, but it was a trifling matter, not more than two or three thousand dollars.” He also admitted the truth of a state- ment that on Thursday last the Chem- ical National Bank had accepted a de- mand note of §$201,501 from Grable, agreeing at the same time not to press Grable for the money. William H. Kurtz, who is said to have beeen associated with Grable in many of his deals, said to-day: “Mr. Grable’s dealings with the Chemical National Bank have extended over a considerable period. As I understand from him, he was well known to all the bank’s officials. To my knowledge he owed the bank $170,000 at one time and liquidated the debt until only $19,- 000 was left. Thus he has gone on con- tracting obligations and discharging them. At the beginning of last week the total amount of Grable's indebted- D R R R O O O S O O O O Uy ey S S U U U U U U O G U O O U G U O G U U U WP U S P Uy Judge F. M. Hamer of Kearney, | Nebr., who was said to be Mr. Grable's | counsel, said that Grable began his bus- iness life as a bank clerk in Kearney and then branched out as a money lender and real estate dealer in Lin- coln, where he prospered. Judge Ha- mer said that Grable had never fafled in any of his enterprises. He said | that if Grable had not been pressed he‘ could have easily paid off his present indebtedness to the Chemical Naticnal | Bank. Grable’'s Western companies, Judge Hamer said, were all in a pros- perous condition. Judge Hamer said ized on, would bring $1,000,000 over and above Mr. Grable’s total indebtedness. 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CAPITAL Amount of capital stock, in casl Real estate owned by c Loans on bonds and mortgage: Cash market value, of all stock bonds owned by company Amount of loans secured by piedge of bonds, stocks and other mar- ketable securities as collateral Cash in bank: Interest due and a stocks and loan Premiums in du tion .. Rents due and acerued Annuities, life and reversionary in- terests purchased by the com- pany E Deposits and expenses in ‘disputed losses .. 81,422,612 67 1,633,883 00 4,552 04 2,042,718 73 Total assets . LI Losses adjusted an 3 in process of adjustment or- in suspense, losses resisted, including expenses 643,735 00 | Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning one year or less, reinsurance 50 per cent; gross premiums on fire risks running more than year, reinsurance pro rata. Amount reclaimable by the on perpetual fire insurance poli- cles....i.cc. 331,213 48 Liability under life department..... 30,052,329 90 Cash dividends remaining unpal 12,810 00 All other demands against the com- pany Total liabilities INCOM Net cash actually received for fire premiums ... -..$:7,764,175 94 Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from - all other sources ... &5 964,344 58 Total income .. 8,729,020 53- EXPENDITURE % < Net amount pald for fire losses. 4,199,550 45 Divldends to stockholders 1,283,829 00- Paid or allowed for com 2 brokerage 1,195,302 54..- Paid for s . charges for officers, clerks, etc.. 623,36 16 - Paid for State, mational and local ¢ i 16968508 ments and expendi A" "nlhernly ..... e 605,861 75 . * Total expenditures 8,077,848 97 Fire losses incurred durhu: the year 4,199.55046 . 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