The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 28, 1898, Page 1

This Pape’ not to be taken from the Library/**** Call VOLUME LXXXIV.-NO. 120. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GARCIA sdYS THE CUBANS WILL BE FREE OR FIGHT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION BEGINS ITS DELIBERATIONS Declqrés Nothing Short of Inde- pendence Will Appease the Islanders. Bpecial Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gordon Beénnett. B BRSNS T g SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 27.—At-an Infornial conference yes- terday afternoon between General Garcla :d- General Lawton the situation was fully ussed. Ge | Garete informed General Law- ton of the tremendously strong feeling among Cubans regarding the intentions of the Amiericans. He .sald’ n¢ solution save independ- ence would be accepted by them, and that any othér proposal would bring rious trouble ..1d a probable cc ict between the United States and the Cubans. Personally he assured General Lawton that he would do’ everything -possible to smooth tters over and had no intention of posing as president of the republic.” His sole ambition was to command the army. : p It seems likely that General Garcla will be offered a post as com- missfoner of spme kind to act in arranging -matters. Mok kR Rk Rk ok ok kR kxS I EEEEEEEEEEEREEEE] FEREEXEEX XL XXX XXX X LR XXX TR R R NN DEWEY'S VIEWS O PARI LEANING THt PHILIPPINES TOWARD SPAI \ Accord With Those of ‘Commentson the Peace the President. ? Commission. LUZON SHOULD BE OCCUPIED SUGGESTIONS ' OF A FARCE| SRS T | REVERSIONARY RIGHTS AS TO OTHER ISLANDS. HINTS THAT AMERICA MAY BE | UNREASONABLE. Admiral Sends a Note to Washington Indicating His Purpose to Capture Insurgent Vessels. | Prominent Diplomat Forecasts the | | Probable Outcome — Prelimin- H ary Sparring Before Work [ Begins. | Special Disp Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | atch to The Call. | | NEW YORF - 27.—The Wash-| -PARIS, Sept. 27.-~While the reception ington corre: t of the | accorded the United * States Peace 2T e T ~aer Commissioners is ail that could be de- | who has just arrived in Washington | sired, and. while the French Foreign lly delivered 10| Office has taken great pains to treat | len to-ds the American and Spanish commission- | ar Admiral Dewev. | ers.in precisely the same manner, it n his' views Wwith | nust be admitted that the general at- ition of the Phil-| mosphere-of Paris, especially the dip- ippine communication | jomatic atmosphere! does not incline was su 1 to ‘hel{sward America. It is the general im- Preside: pression here that-the American com- be forwar missioners have Instructions to provide for its in: for the retention of Manila and the Is- Rear land of Luzon, “and for the commis- t;‘w 11'1r"-‘~!t sion to pretend t6 negotiate is a farce,” said a prominent diplomat. He con- R . tinued: It is the expectation of the authorities | ‘“America will put herself diplomati- that Rear al Dewey will continue v in-the wrong when she exceeds th irsurg near future an- Filipino his effort nay t | the provisions of the protocol which both nations signed. I know the Span- | iards have come to make concessicns, but if the Américans’ instructions are | of an uncompromising naturé, which is | generally believed here to be the case, you can assured that the work of ‘the commi. on will be futile. The iards will retire-and America will st have to threaten a resumption ilitles before she will gain her | as piratical craft. Dewey is not proceedin b : point.” The Aimerican Peace Commission, for r violatic 1l Greene reaclied the first time since its appointment, met as a body for two hours in the drawing-room of the Continental Ho- tel. As the joint commission is not a de- berative body it will possibly not or- with a presiding member from | commission. This 1s deemed in | some quarters to be the wiser plan, as | tending to promete closer working re- jor general of to place him in t last. UNPRECEDENTED GALE. Many Disasters Feared Off the Brit- ish Columbian Coast. i VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 20.—Since | lations between the two commi: ast night an unprecedented gale of wind | and to facilitate an ultimate ad | has raged. The steamer Horsa w ment. This, however, is not positive. ashore at Steveson. She Judge Day and Whitelaw Reld are ably not damaged much, as she s quartered at a hotel overlooking the no distress signals. 1t Is rumored that 4 | Tuilleries Gardens, and the other com- shing boats have been cap- missioners are equally comfortable. The Americans enjoyed and their occur but o oT ¢ not be confirmed. The hill- . §um1y weath- e U A the. _fury of the gale, |er during their first day in Parls, and | which blew down a great deal of timber. | they are all in good health and spirits. TO IMPROVE THE STATE HIGHWAYS Commissioners Draft a Bill for Submission to the Coming Legislature. -SACRAMENTO, Sept. 27.—The State Highway Commissioners have prepared a draft of a bill that will be submitted to the coming Legisla- ture and which they think will result in good roads throughout Cali- fornia. The plan is to provide that one-half of all moneys collected in the counties for road improvements be placed in a separate fund, to be expended on roads indicated as State hlghways,'the contracts for the work to be let by the Supervisors on plans and specifications to be ap- proved by the Commissioners. The Legislature will also be urged to pass a bill to the effect that when any county completes five miles of road in accordance with the pro- posed amendment the same shall on petition to the Highway Commis- sion and with the approval of the Governor be accepted by the State as a State highway and maintained as such. The Commissioners asgert that the counties raise annually nearly two million dollars for road purposes and that under the proposed amendment and without increasing the present tax, from seven hun- dred and fifty thousand to one million dollars would be put into permanent improvements yearly, and that in the conrse of a few years every county would have many miles of good roads, which would be meintained by, the Btate at no expense to the county. Y -| much to He{mbllcan success. CHARLES L. PATTON, WHO HAS CONSENTED TO ACCEPT THE | REPUBLIGAN NOMINATION FOR MAYOR. to run against Mayor Phelan. him before. he could no longer refuse. triumph. In personal appearance Mr. Patton has everything to com- Midway of the thirties, he is in the very heyday The dignity of his bearing makes him He is large of frame, with a fine nead showing In manner he is frank and hearty, and mend him. of manhood’s prime. look older. gray at the temples. ver .of large practice, and active sociall% as never held office nor been a cand affiliations are well known, and his liberality has contributed There has never been any hesi- ing upon him, and he has always responded to the tancy in call TELDING to a pressure which for days had been becoming stronger, Charles L. Patton has consented to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Mayor. Yes- terday Mr. Patton was called upon by a cp: prominent citizens who urged him to this course, se | that he was the most formidable opponent who could be named So urgent were they that the plea they advanced decided Mr. Patton to enter the race. This committee told him only that which many individuals had told The honor is not of Mr. Patton’s seeking, but it seemed to him that as a good citizen and a good Republican Once in the fight, he will devote to it his best energies, and Republicans are confident that he will | blessed with the faculty of Instantly winning friends. Mayor of this city he would be a credit to it and representative of its best citizenship. He is at home on the platform, ready in speech and quickly adapts himself to any situation. ton is a native of California, and has long been a residlent of San Francisco, where he maintains a beautiful home. A law- one who h ¢ and in business, he date. Yet his party ittee of ng forth has a clear grasp o victories is long. boss. depend intere kno of loy. s As the ginning to end. Mr. Pat- that against Phelan opportunity to bear a share of the party's legitimate expenses. His unostentatious contributions to charity are familiar among those whose duty it has been to ask his assistance, or who have 1 recipients of his bounty. th rank, being especlally noted for an executive ability. He any case he undertakes, and his record of Mr. Patton has the pecullar advantage- of never havin; a public position, and never having solicited one. record js-simply that of the earnest, upright citizen who casts a ballot according to his conscience. There Is no clique to claim him. He stands simply for the Republican party of San Francisco and that the party can upon him to-carry its standard and in advancing its dvance the interests of the entire city none who Patton will doubt. ty to his friends, and whose loftiness of purpose is evi- dent to all who come into contact with him, he goes into the contest unhampered and to win. 3 ‘With all his quiet bearing Mr. Patton is a fignter. He never enters unprepared into conflict. there will be no half-way measures employed, no sloth of which the enemy may take advantage. - The campalgn—if he be_at the head of it—will be to a finish, and no relaxation from be- It is a compliment to Mr. Patton that while Re) delighted at his consent to seek the nomination, the consterna- tion in Democratic ranks is general. cans shrewdly picked out a man free from all taint of independent, fearless and clean; a citizen of repute, of and social standing, with an honorable place in his chosen calling, with friends without number, and not weakened by having been in a position to make enemies. As a lawyer, Mr. Patton holds held His political He is not attached to any A man of unquestioned integrity, Having made up his mind, ublicans aéh There had been a hope would be put an acknowledged politician; d no end of entangling alllances, but the Republi- f{obbery nancial The French Government is arranging to provide at the salon-where the joint sessions of the commissions will be held an elaborate buffet daily for the use of all the commissioners. The morning and afternoon sessions of the United States peace commission- ers to-day were devoted to the inter- national affairs of the commission aud the systemmtizing of the working force. President Faure will receive the mem- bers of the American and Spanish peace commissions separately = to-morrow afternoon. In the morning the Ameri- can commissioners will visit the grounds of the Paris Exposition of 1800 in company with Ferdinand W. Peck, United States Commissioner to the ex- position. SAILING ORDERS FOR THE. OREGON AND IOWA Two Battleships Will Start This Morning on the Voyage to Manila. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—The battleships Oregon, Captain A. S. Barker, and Iowa, Captain Silas Terry, recelved orders at the navy yard this morning to sail at § o’clock to-morrow morning for Manila. It is expected that it will take the bat- tleships sixty days to complete the'euur- ney. They will stop at Bahia, Brazil, to coal. The cruiser Buffalo, accompanied by two store ships, the Irls and the Celtic, are expected to follow the Oregon and Towa in about a week. Foreign Warships Leave Manila. MANILA, Sept. 21.—All the British, French and German warships have 1aft Maaila. COLOMBIA WILL PAY, BUT UNDER PROTEST Has Not Defied Italy by Declining to Pay the Cerruti Claim. Spectal cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 159, by James Gor- don Bennett. PANAMA, Colombia, state with entire confidence that Colombia has not defied Italy by declining to pay the Cerruti claim. The dispute with Italy is regarded as settled, so far as the award of President Clevelgnd in the case is concerned. Sixty thousand -ounds sterllnf has already been paid to Ernesto Cerrutl for personal damages, and pay- ment of the liabilities of Cerrutl & Co. has been guaranteed. The presence of Admiral Candiani's squadron at Cartagena was to enforce recognition of the latter part of the awgrd. It only. withdrew after Jolombia had recognized the legality of this and guaranteed payment. Colombia declares that President Cleveland exceeded his powers, but according to the terms of the arbitration treaty his decision is final. 28t it LI HUNG CHANG’S ENEMY DISGRACED Imperial Edict That Chang Yen Hwan Be Confined Until Further Notice. PEKING, Sept. 27.—An imperial edict issued to-day practically rescinds the re- cent reformatory edicts, and orders that Chang Yen Hwan, the former member of the Chinese Foreign Office and oppogent of Li Hung Chang, be conflned untu fur- ther m}!:‘:‘g The ediot, however, absolves Sep. 27.—I can’ him from complicit; to assassinate the LONDON, Sgfit. 28.—A dispatch to the Times from Peking says: Hsu Yung Yi, the negotiator of the Gerardl convention of 1895, who was subsequently dismissed at the instance of Great Britain for in the alleged plot mperor. breach of faith, has been just restored: Tsung Li Yamen. GREAT SUFFERING ON THE ASHCROFT TRAIL Canadian’ Authorities Taking Steps to Relieve the Famished Prospectors. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 21.—As a re- sult of the many stories told of the dis- tress of the prospectors on the Ashcroft trail, it is stated that the provincial gov- ernment is taking the necessary steps to send aid and that the Dominion Govern- ment will be asked to do its share. J. A. Grey of New York city and J. At- wood of Boston tell a story which con- firms former reports of the horrors of the Ashcroft trail. They left Ashcroft April 28 and nearly starved, they say, before they reached Glenora. Sald Grey: “‘Our sufferings between Hazleton and Glenora were almost beyond endurance. For ten d:{a we lived on a few ounces of porridge daily and for five days, when the pangs of hunger drove us to desperation, we shot a horse and lived on horse flesh. Weary, footsore and weak to death we reachc Glenora. Not having any money after to' membership in th reaching here to get home we applied to the American Consul for ald flPo‘;n the United States Government.” T Three Years for a Napa Burglar. NAPA, Sept. 27.—Edward Harrison, hav- ing pleaded guilty of burglary in the sec- ond degree, Superfor Judge Ham sen- tenced irlm to three years’ see et imprisonment [at the coming election. Effects Temporary Or- - ganization and ~ Adjourns. Merton C. Allen Made Chairman and T. E. Atkinson Secre- tary—Personnel of - Committees. The Republican conventions met last night in the Native Sons” building and perfected temporary - organization. The municipal convention se- lected for its chairman Merton C. Allen, and for secretary Thomas E. Atkinson. Committees were appointed, and an adjournment was taken until to-night. On accepting the chairmanship Mr. Allen made a briet and well worded speech on the record and aims of the Republican party. The address was received with -hearty applause. The educational, Judicial and Legislative conventions proceeded on the same lines. Ex- State Senator Edward I. Wolfe was elected temporary chairman and Ed- ward J. Casey secretary. Mr. Wolfe announced his intention to deal with all matters brought before him - with the utmost fairness. After the appointment of committees the: convention adjourned to meet to-night at the same.place. Convention | man were called for ex-State Senator evening and | Thomas C. Maher placed Merton C. Allen in nomination. The nomination was sec- onded by Frank H. Powers. There belng | no other candidate put forward for the | position the eclection of Mr. Allen as | chairman was made by acclamation. Ma- Merton C. Allen, a well-known news- | her and Powers were appointed a com- paper writer of this city, was selected as | mittee to escort Mr. Allen to the plat- tha. temperary chelrmau of the conven- | form. He addressed the. convention as tion. W’gm permenent organization had | 1ollows: % been effected he will no doubt be selected | “Gentlemen of the conventfon: I thank as the permanent chairman and will pre- | You heartily for the honor which you side over the deliberations of the body un- | Bave conferred upon me, and I desire to til its final adjournment. His address to | €XPress my gratincation at being called the convention last night was a fine ora- torical effort and embraced a summary of the issues that confront the Republican party and the voters of the city and State | The Republican Zunicipal held its initial session last accomplished the preliminary work neces- sary to the important task of naming the citizens who will represent the party as candidates of municipal and legislative of- fices. The convention selected T. E. Atkinson 8s its temporary secretary, appointed nec- essary committees and transacted such | other business as is necessarily prelimi- nary to the deliberatjons of a nominating body. When the convention meets again this evening all Will be in readiness for the adoption of a platform and the mak- ing of nominations. The convention assembled at Native Sons' Hall. The assemblage and sur- roundings presented such a marked con- trast to the conventior that was held in the same building by the Democrats dur- ing the past week that it excited comment on every hand. The one hundred job | { chasers, who constituted themselves the | Democratic convention, occupled a lmited | floor space in the front of the hall and their deliberations presented much the | appearance of a ward caucus. The ap- | pearance of the hall last evening recalled memories of the great conventions held at Sacramento.. The entire floor space was ATRINSON IN AN ATTENTVE upon to preside over a gathering of American citizens who represent the best there is in American citizenship—the grand old Republican party. “This matchless organization, aside from the great record it has made since its inception, has made history in the past six months which has resulted in the revivifying of the nation—made it take on a new glow of being—a proud position before the peoples of the earth. (Cheers.) “These conditions wete brought about by a Republican Président, the gift of a Republican people to a Republican con- tinent. This war that has just ended was not a Republican war and the party will not endeavor to glorify itself by the splen- did victories achieved on land and sea. ‘What our heroes have done to vindicate the honor of the country will never be for- gotten. The fields of El Caney and San- * 0 CHAIRMAN ‘ALLEN THANRED THE SONVENTION FOA THE HONORS MEAPED VPON WM e, necessary to accommodate the delegates, who numbered more than three hundred. Banners placed at intervals indicated the position of each of the eighteen Assembly District delegations and made it possible for the chairman to aetermine the district to which any delegate on the floor be- longed. The hall was beautifully decorated with flags and tri-colored bunting that hung in festoons from the gallery railing, and was draped from the walls to a magnifi- cent cluster of color in the center of the vaulted ceiling. Around the gallery rail and back of the speaker's chair were hung life-size lithographs of Henry T. Gage and Jacob Neff, the Republican standard-bearers. Where was before a lobby and gallery packed with hooting, hissing and perspiring men ‘there was here an orderly and respectful assem- blage that was, apparently, as deeply in- terested in the well condudted proceed- ings on the floor of the convention hall as the delegates themselves. Thomas D. Riordan, chairman of the Re- publican County Committee, called the convention to order. He had hoped to be able to make a brief address to the as- sembled delegates, but was, unfortunate- ly, so il as to necessitate his retirement to his home immediately after the elec- tion of a temporary chairman. His in. disposition, while not of a necessarily se- (*+Tom Ri0RDAN HAD ACOLO ON Hif CHEST ), BUl MADE HiMsEIE &7 ARDL. = * rious nature, was still so serious as to make it necessary for him to disobey the positive orders of his physician in orger to be present at the Initlal meeting of the convention. ‘When nominations for temporary chair- | tiago have been made sacred by the blood of new American heroes, the luster of whose names will live while heroism is admired of all people. There was no poli- tics there. It was war—an outpouring of the sentiment of the nation. Not & war