The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1898, Page 1

Tall VOLUME L SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 189 STARTLING MISSION OF 1 IWARSHIP Letter Carried by the Duguay Trouin to Hawaii. It Has Thrown President Dole’s Government Into a Flutter. of The Call HONOLULU, Feb. 3.—The French Duguay Trouin entered port morning, and the usual salutes exchanged. The Cabinet is be- ed, sel brought a let- Messageries Imperiales would call at this port. The f-war is ordered to remain here n indefinite stay. The Gov- ernment cannot understand this move, and has cabled to-day to Washington »ns and advice. Trouin sailed from Cal- the 7th ult., and used her can- a good part of the way up, expe- riencing good weather all the way. n officers since she was Following is the full Fort, Commander ant McGuckin de Surgeon Labadens, Paymaster nd Chief Engineer Lennox, s Fromy, Guthgsell, Tenier, Allemamot, Mondot and O’Neill, Aspirants du Brossay, Brossier, Bemoit, Brousse, Lecannis and Rhobt. | ‘When the Duguay Trouin called in | here in September last, on her way | from Tahiti to San Francisco, she re- | mained fourteen days in port, and her | officers, in appreciation cf courtesies shown them by the shore folks, gave a big party aboard, which was largely attended. The officers on their arrivai here to-day found several bags of mail awaiting. | The Duguay Trouin has been sta- | tioned on the Pacific about seven years. When she sailed from here the last time, the officers expected that she would cruise along the coast of | South America until summer and then go home, to be replaced next year by a moderns 4000 ton cruiser. She went | from San Francisco direct to Callao, and remained there until she received her present orders. PITTSBURG'S GREAT LOSS BY THE FIRE. Eleven People Dead, Twenty-seven Missing and Eighteen Injured Is the Terrible Record. | PITTSBURG, Feb. 10.—Eleven people | dead, twenty-seven missing and elghteen | nt of last year. modore Flag Lieu injured, and property loss of $1,500,000, is | the awful record of the big fire of last FRANCE WILL LAY A CABLE TO HONOLU have been no changes in her | Captain Goodall Not Permitted FRENCH CRUISER DUGUAY TROUIN. = SUICIDE OF A REMARKABLE ADVENTURER Baron Harden Hickey Ends His Life With Poison. His Poverty and Trouble Cause Him to Take a Dose of Morphine. Noted as a Duelist in France and Later as the “King of Trinidad.” HE WEDS MISS FLAGLER. His Latest Scheme Was to Become the Sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands. Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Oet. 10.—Baron Harden BOTHERED THE BY CANADIAN REGULATIONS to Use an American Steamer in Saving the Corona. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 10.—Captain Goodall has had an awkward experi- ence with the international coasting and wrecking regulations, which has interfered considerably with the plans for saving the Corona, which he cher- ished upon leaving San Francisco. When the captain arrived at Victoria, he wished to employ the steamer Cleve- land, then shortly to sail for the north, to do the necessary work upon the Corona, and with this in view applied to Collector Milne for the necessary authority, the wreck being in Canadian waters. This the collector refused on the ground that wrecking in° Canadian waters can be performed only by a Canadian vessel. Then Captain Goodall determined to proceed to the scene of the wreck on his company’s steamer, Queen, and thereupon, applied for permission for her to call at Lewis Island, some few miles distant from where the Corona lies. Again he was met with a refusal from the collector, this time the coast- ing regulations standing in the way. Captain Goodall then fell back up: the only resource avalilable, obtaming the services of the local steamer Maude night. Following is a revised list of the | b dead and missing: | tv take himself, pumping apparaius, oThe dead: Police Lieutenant A J. | and timbers. The Maude was to have T amtey. Stitz, John Dwyer.” Geees | Sailed on Saturday, but experienced Ce- Loveless, Willlam Smith, Albert Wolffe, (lay in stowing the unusually heavy Thom: “laffey, William R. Wallrhaben- | cargo, ard then was detaned by stein, an unknown man supposed to be | weather rather rough for a craft of her John' Scott, the youngest son of the president of the Chautauqua Ice Com- any. P he missing: George Newman, fire 1 spector of the Philadelphia Gas Co pany; William Doran, William Finch, Ed- ward Donnelly, Christie Schriver, James forrison, Professor James Moxan (an Evangel Church, Bushton, D. B. Welckerly, John Gerry, Geo. Samuel’ Mc- Pa.), McDonald, Jack Farrell, Laughlin. JOHNSTON CANYON TUNNEL REOPENED. Long Stoppage of Traffic That Has Hurt the Santa Fe Com- ’ pany. ASH FORK, Ariz., Feb. 10.—The John- ston Canyon tunnel repairs were com- leted this afternoon, and the first train as gone through. Everything s in ex- cellent condition, and there is every as- Burance that the tunnel will be kept open from this date on. It has been closed for exactly a month, entailing ,on 1!3e Santa Fe Company. enormous loul size, so it was only yesterday that she got away from Victoria. The steamship City of Topeka came into port about 11 o’clock to-night, hav- ing left Sitka on the 4th inst. and Juneau two days later. The Topeka brings the news that the body of a dead man has been discovered on board of the wrcked steamer Corona. Al- though floating about in the hold of the vessel it had not been recovered. It is now believed that another dead body is also on the Corona, as it is known that therc were two stowaways aboard. They were in the coal hole when last heard of, and when the steamer struck, the hatchway leading into this part of the vessel was closed down. One of the stowaways was a well-dressed man, and is supposed to have come from the East. ‘Wild Geese Become a Pest. STOCKTON, Feb. 10.—The wild gegse are remaining along the sloughs and riv- ers so long this year that they have be- come & dangerous pest. They are nipping the young wheat to a great extent, and the farmers are becoming so alarmed that they are soaking wheat in strychnine and throwing It over the fields. Dead geese are laying around in profusion, but for ever: one killed ten more seem to come. ONLY DISEASED FRUITS ARE NOW KEPT OUT. There Will Be No Further Corre- spondence With Germany in Regard to the Matter. NEW YORK, .'eb. 10.—A Washington special to the Herald says: There will be no further correspondence with Germany in regard to the action of that Govern- ment in excluding \liseased American fruits. Information redgived by the State Department from EmbaXsador White has convinced tne authorities\that the regula- tlons put in force by the modified German decree for the exclusion of fruit and plants affected by the parasite known as the San Jose scale are not any more stringent than the regulations enforced by the States of Washington and Oregon to prevent the introduction of the pest into those States, and they are not, there- fore, considered by the administration to be unreasonable. Assistant Secretary of State Adee has prepared for the depart- ment a lengthy document, giving the his- tory of San Jose scale and of its spread in this and other countrles. A copy of this will be forwarded to Embassador White for his information and guidance. Secretary Sherman said to-day: ‘“The action by this Government and by its diplomatic representative at Berlin for the protection of all legitimate commer- cial and exporting interests Injuriously affected by the German prohibition was prompt and effective, and, as the matter now stands, the admission of American fresh fruit into Germany has been secured in all cases save where the actual existence of the San Jose insect upon the fruit or in the packings thereof is ascertained.” * PRESIDENT CUESTAS DISSOLVES CONGRESS. Establishment of a Provisional Gov- ernment in Uruguay Followed by a Manifesto. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. 10.—President Cuestas of Uruguay and his ministers have signed a decree dissolving Congress and establishing a provisional govern- ment, says the Herald's correspondent in Montevideo. This decree was followed by a manifesto justifying the measure.. The Uruguayan officials admit that the situa- tion there is grave. Troops and com- panies of the national guards occupy the principal points of the city. Members of the dissolved Congress are pre a manifesto to be issued to-morrow, Hickey, who several years ago pro- claimed himself ‘“James I of Trin- idad,” who had fought Quels in France, who married Miss Anna Flagler., daughter of John H. Flagler of the Standard Oil Company, was found | dead by his own hand to-day in the Pierson Hotel in this city. It was not until his papers were ‘examined that his identity became known. The Baron arrived in this ci{y from Mexico on February 3 and ha staying since at the Pierson o'clock last evening by the hotel cl! when he retired to his room. His sence from breakfast was noted, an at half-past 11 this morning an effort was made to arouse him. As no re- sponse to the knock was received the door was forced. His body was found stretched across the bed. It was evident at a glance that the man was dead and that he had died by poison. Policemen and physicians were hastily summoned, and an examination of the dead man's effects was made. Among them was found enough poison to have effected the death of a regi- ment. There was also a letter, ad- dressed to his wife, which was written on Tuesday night. It was directed to the Baroness Harden Hickey, Corona, Riverside County, Cal, and read as follows: My Dearest: Nonews from you have had plenty of tlmyao “t:)u:.:z:r!a‘; my last letter. I expect to leave this hotel to-morrow or the day after. Harvey has written me that he has no one in view in buylng my land at present. Well, I shall have drained the cup of bitter- ness to the very dregs; but I do not com- plain. T prefer to be a dead gentleman to a living blackguard like —. Good by, 1 forgive your conduct toward me, and trust you will be able to forgive yourself, Ever affectionately, HARDEN. An examination of the body by phy- siclans showed that the baron djed from morphine poisoning, and that life had been extinet for many hours, Very little money was found among his effects, and it is presumed that pov- erty, together with family troubles hinted at in a letter, was the moving factor in causing the suicide. Among his effects were found dozens of medals and insignia and papers of much interest. Many of them bore on his scheme for establishing a military colony on the island of Trinidad, of which he was to be dictator. Hig pa- pers also disclosed that he had been interested in other and more ambitious projects—notably a plot to place him at the head of the royalist Government in Hawail. Among these papers is the following from Ralston J. which speaks for itself: Marioe; San Francisco, Aug. 2, 185. Baron Harden Hickey, Los Angeles, Cal. Monsigneur—Your favor of August 16 has been received. First—I am the duly authorized agent of Royalist party in so far as is possible for any one to occupy that position under the existing eircum- stances. With the Queen in her prison and absolutely cut off from all communi- cation with her friends it is, of course, out of the question for me to carry n.ny-' thing like formal credentials. Becond—Allenating any part of terri- Continued on Second Page. ONE OFFICER NOT AFRAID 10 TESTIFY General Pellieux Does Not Plead Profes- sional Secrecy. Relates the Story of the Esterhazy Court of Inquiry. He Denounces the Conduct of Colonel Picquart as Most Disgraceful. DREYFUS’ CASE KEPT OUT. By a Skillful Maneuver Zola’s Attor- ney Gets Some Information Before the Court. Special Dispatch to The Call. RLRRRVEUUYVIEY LONDON, Feb. 10.—According to a special dispatch from Paris Mme. Dreyfus is so seriously {l, owing to worry, that she is un- able to appear on the witness stand in the Zola trial, and in any case she refuses to furnish any further testimony. 2 % % 8 ® 8 2 <3 & %8 & 253323232338 38 38 2928, NIV IRRS PARIS, Feb. 10.—The examination of M. Tauriex, the former Minister of Justice, was completed at to-day’s ses- sion of the Assize Court of the Seine, before which M. Zola and M. Perrieux, manager of the Aurore, are belng tried, the former writing and the latter print- ing a letter reflecting upon the Ester- hazy court-martial. M. Tauriex sald that while he was Minister of Justice he had nothing to do with the Dreyfus case. He approved of | M. Scheurer-Kestner's agitation of the | matter. When Commandant Fornesetti was| called M. de'le Gorgue, presiding Judge, refused to allow him to be questioned regarding the Dreyfus case, and M. : Laborie, counsel for M. Zolu, an- nounced that owing to the action of the court he would abandon the examina- tion of Commandant Fornesetti and Captain Le Brun-Renaud and others, whom he only desired to question re- garding the Dreyfus case. Major Paty du Clam was recalled and refused to reply to questions put to him relative to Mme. de Commin- ges. The major also refused to reply to other questions on the ground of “professional secrecy.” General Gonz and Colonel Henry gave explanations of the indiscretions | of Colonel Picquart, who had knowl- | edge of some secret papers of the Min- | ister for War. | General Pellieux, who was appointed to investigate the Dreyfus 1ise and upon whose report Major Esterhazy was court-martialed, was examined. General Pellieux said he would tell the whole truth and not plead ‘“profes- sional secrecy.” He then proceeded to Continued on Second Page. &000090@000@@09@00@ NEWS OF THE DAY. \ gl ey ‘Weather forecast for San Fran- eisco: Cloudy on Friday, with con- ditions favorable for showers in the atternoon; northwesterly, changing to southeasterly, winds. Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hours San Francisco degrees .48 degrees | .70 degrees San Diego ... +62 degrees FIRST PAGE. French Take a Hand in Hawall. Canadian Pretensions Increase. Baron Harden-Hickey Takes Polson. Madame Dreyfus Seriously Il Spain Must Apologize to McKinley. SECOND PAGE. ‘Bikers Elect Potter President. Politics Simmer In the Interior. A Tragedy of the Desert. Los Angeles Water Fight. A Royal Hawailan Betrothal. THIRD PAGE. Skaguay Wants Martial Law. Relfet Ship for Klondike. Rich Strike on American Sofl. Defective Ammunition Scanda Breckinridge Will Not Fight. FOURTH PAGE. Belew Will Fight for Life. Why Barrios-Was Slain. No Annexation This Session Switt Runs to Honolulu. Fighting Rebels in Formosa Senator Allen Assails Reed. FIFTH PAGE. The Hammam Baths Fire. 7 Two Coming Stars. Li It Was Bables' Day. Williams Wanted Tips. SIXTH PAGE. Editorial. . The De Lome Incident. Corporation Nerve. An Interesting Contemporary. Still Groping in Error. Excessive Canadlan Enterprise The Homicidal Suicide. Storles From the Corridors. SEVENTH PAGE. The Harbor Board Trial. The Trial of Figel. News of the Water Front. EIGHTH PAGE. The Commercial World. NINTH PAGE. Oakland Wins Its Water Fight An Unbidden Guest Came. News From Across the Bay. TENTH PAGE. Three Rattling Rounds. ‘Racing at Oakland. ELEVENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages and Deaths. TWELFTH PAGE. Director Waller Indicted. | consider the matter disposed of until MADRID DOES PRICE FIVE CENT NOT APOLOGIZE Spanish Government’s De-= lay Not Satisfactoyy to the Presjdent Unless There Is an Expression of Regret There [May Be a Serious Breach |[Between the Two Countries. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The Herald's ‘Washington correspondent telegraphs: Although Spain has accepted the res- ignation of Senor de Lome as Minis- | ter in Washington, the incident will not be considered closed until Spain has disavowed his letter or made some ex- pression of regret concerning the con- duct of her late Minister. The author- ities here have been anxiously wait- ing all evening to hear from Madrid, through Minister Woodford, that some disavowal had been made. Up to a late hour to-night the President had not been advised of the character of the response made by Spain to the demand for Senor de Lome’s recall. Assistant Secretary of State Day re- ceived a cipher dispatch from Minister ‘Woodford to-night, but he would make no further statement concerning it than that it confirmed the press dispatch concerning the acceptance of Senor de Lome’s resignation and announcing the appointment of Senor Dubosc, first sec- retary of legation, as Charge d'Af-| faires ad interim. It was apparent the | reply was not what Assistant Secre- | tary Day expected, and that some ad- ditional information is desired from Minister Woodford before the incident will be regarded as at an end. At any rate, the authorities will not P S RS P O O S s oy | | | | | the Cabinet meeting to-morrow. The whole subject will then be discussed and the course of future action decid- ed upon.. I can state authoritatively that President McKinley ~ expected either compliance with his request for | the recall of Senor de Lome or some expression cf regret on the part of Spain accompanying the announcement of the acceptance of his resignation, SEERPEEELE e R b i 4+ NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—A spe- cial to the World from Washing- ton says: A member of the dip- lomatic corps, who had Just called on the ex-Minister from Spain, to-day said: *“De Lome says the effect of his resig- nation will be that the Liberal Ministry under Sagasta will be forced out of office almost at once. In the new Ministry he will be either Prime Minister or Min- ister of Foreign Affairs. Either position will give him the scope he needs.” bbb bbb+ R R R R R T DU R S AT which would show that the Spanish Government repudiated his conduct. It is possible that the new Charge d’Af- faires of the Spanish legation will call at the State Department to-morrow, and will accompany the formal notifi- cation of his appointment and the ac- ceptance of the resignation of Senor de Lome, with an expression of regret of | his Government on account of the oc- | currence. It is also possible that be- | fore the Cabinet meets to-morrow fur- | ther dispatches from Minister Wood- | ford of a satisfactory nature will be re- | ceived. This is what the authorities | hope for. It is what they consider they have a right to expect. Spain’s new Ministry has thus far dealt with all pending questions be- tween the two countries with decorum. $ FEAR A WAR aad AR R R RRR LR TR WITH SPAIN Copjright, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. MADRID, Feb. 10.—The Gov- eérnment feels severely the blow which has fallen upon it in the indiscretion of Senor de Lome, whose resignation was accepted to-day at the council held in the Palace, but the broad-minded at- titude taken by Mr. McKinley, that between the fault of its Minister and the Spanish Gov- ernment there can be no connec- tion or responsibility, it is felt will be shared by all unpreju- diced Americans. The Spanish Ministry contin- ues to talk most hopefully and peacefully. 7 General Woodford refuses to say anything, but the best in- formation I can get is that the situation is becoming very strained. I have further excel- lent authority for saying that the recent note of Spain to the United States was not in any way in the nature of a demand or an appeal for a sign of friend- liness from the United States Government, and not in any way ‘meant to impede the progress of negotiations or open out a new series’ of exchange notes between the governments. It will not even call for a reply. R e R SRS S R T4+ 4444444444444 44+ Failure to in some way publicly dis- claim responsibility for the indiscre- tion of her Minister here by an answer to a note to Minister Woodford may be considered in the nature of an affront. The authorities here consider that they took the mildest course possibla under the circumstances, and that Spain, unless she wishes to assume re- sponsibility for Senor de Lome's letter, cannot but disavow it. It makes little difference to them what becomes of Senor de Lome after he leaves here or what form the Madrid Government adopts in withdrawing him. All that will be insisted upon is that the Span« ish Government shall not tacitly ap< prove his course. If has been the earnest wish of the President to have the incident closed as promptly as possible, and to avoid anything that would cause irrttation. If Spain declines to repudiate the ac- tion of her Minister, the authorities wil} consider that his letter can no longer be treated as a mere private communie cation from Senor de Lome to Senor Canalejas, but as a letter from a Mine ister of Spain, for which Spain assumes full responsibility. Upon the nature of the reply that the Sagasta Ministry has made to the note delivered by Min- ister Woodford the whole situation de- pends. Until this has come before the President and he has had an opportun- ity to discuss it with his Cabinet, the authorities with whom I talked toe night were reluctant to speculate about the future course of the United States, BARON HARDEN-HICKEY. Camarinos’ Mysterious Death. . Preparing to Fix Rates.. From Telephone to Title. 0000000009000V 0PPCO0PVO9000000000000000000000CPPOPP0000P0PP00GOPPIPOOH 6O (;)0000000000000000000000600$®©®©®@@@@@@@@@0@@000000000000@@6@@@600@@@@00900 ®o ® * L 4 L 4 K 2 b d £ 4 * £ 4 L 4 b d L 4 L d * * £ 4 (] }