The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 14, 1898, Page 1

Call the L This Paper not to be taken from Library. ++++ SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Another Attempt to Bring in Ne- groes Frustrated by Governor Tanner’s Orders. Special Dispatch to The Call. NOOOOOO hs so Kitterly, fourteen Ernest Oliv ine: Smith, d Wash, liam Bl Kem| rank Bily Ed Green in the h Ernest ed , died rday. Olive, Preston, guard, Chicago, de last night. Mount Olive. , Mount Ol gfl eld. Sprin Girard. , Girard. Girard, shot in er, Mount Olive. Virden. ser, Virden. Mount Olive. r, Chicago and A dent of shot and beaten, dan- iard, Leavenworth, 0), shot in head. deputy, St. Louls, deputy, St. 1 arm , deputy, Virden. deputy. puty, condition geri- deputy, Chicago. deputy, Chicago. Ieintyre, deputy, Chicago. deputy, St. Louis. depu puty, Juest brought out no nce to-day. After )n of about thirty miners adjourned until to- onan of the executive committee was held late this after- 1an John Belgar asserted man among the Thiel and ectives stationed within > had been sworn in as a riff. He followed this state- 1 as accessories on a charge ter was discussed and a de- to employ counsel and lay > the Grand Jury. miners this afternoon re- mi-weekly allowance of union. ment of yesterday, prior to arrival of the negro traln, was 1 to-night when {t became that a special train consisting box car, three apparently empty coaches and a caboose that passed throug here at 5 o’clock this even- ing bore two carloads of negroes, taken through here to Springfield yesterday. The train went south, and through a r ruse succeeded In passing Virden quietly and without ice. A big crowd of miners station, but the militia held n check. When the train’stopped at the stock- ade Captain Fevier, who was in com- mand, then “Don’t allow any one to a om that train!” The ga opened and & file of sol- diers ed out on the double-quick With fixed bayonets and lined up along- Bide of the train. General Manager Lukens made a formal request that their em be allowed to land and enter the stockad Captain Fevier de- clined to grant this. Then Manager Lukens put it in the form of a demand, but the officer replied that he was un- der orders from Governor Tanner to prevent the disembarking of any negro miners at the works, and that he would have to carry out these instructions. General Manager Lukens protested in vain and the train pulled out, headed south. By this time the advance guard of strikers, gathered at the depot, had ad- the | Loulis, | PRESENCE OF MILITIA AWES THE STRIKERS Fourteen Deaths Is the Record of the Collision at Virden. VIRDEN, Ill, Oct. 13.—The ds break of violence, but, aside from the restraining influence of the militia, no progress has been made toward permanent peace. The idle miners were excitable and determined, while the Chi- cago-Virden Coal Company has shown no sign of a purpose to abandon its plan of operating its mines with imported negroes. f Mount [lieved, had been instrumental in start- of Girard, | i1 to-night. injured will excee of twenty. Of critical condition. 1, as far as ascer- | control of the State troops, under Cap- declaring that all of them | | Pana two Gatling guns were taken to | | mand | were thrown out, | pri | day coming when the laboring man will y passed without another out- 0000000 nced up the track to within 100 yards | ade. The presence of armed | in the lookout boxes evi- | halted them, as they remained | until the train passed, when they | greeted it with waving hats and cheers | for Governor Tanner, who, they be- ing the blacks on their homeward jour- ne After the departure of the train Mr. Lukens made this statement: | “When the special train carrying the | blacks arrived this afternoon at the | mine the troops, under orders from | Governor Tanner, refused to let them get off the train, and they were com- | pelled to go through. | | “I protested to the captain in com- | mand of the guard at the mine at this | | action and told him there was no law, | | except the law of force, that would | justify this action. He replied that he | had strict orders from Governor Tan- | | ner not to permit the blacks to land, | and that he was compelled to follow | tructions.” | While martial law has not yet been | declared, the town is virtually under tain Cralg of Battery B, First Illinois | Artillery. { Upon the arrival of the soldiers from | the public square, where they com- | the business section. Guards | and the remainder of | the soldiers were quartered in the opera house. Tw hundred miners, who have been He Hefted the City’s Coin, but He Handles the Cash From His Tenants in a Somewhat Different Way. ° CITY AND COUNTY TREASURER'S VAULT NN DN JIMMIE, THE HEFTER, IN HIS VARIETY. SPAIN AGREES T0 DATES OF FVACUATION Will Abandon Cuba and Porto Rico. ALL DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED RADICAL CUBANS INCLINED TO MAKE TROUBLE. Are Urging Insurgents Not to Lay Down Their Arms Till Inde- pendence Is Gained. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, Oct. 13.—The commissions | have apparently decided it is time to reach some sort of an agreement. Each | held a session this morning and a joint | session was held this afternoon at the Trocha. This was at the request of the Spanish commissioners, who made known at last Sunday’s breakfast their desire for an informal meeting. The Americans consented and to-day’s meet- ing wds arranged. Each commission had some things to say ahich it did not wish to go on the record. I was told by a member of the Amer- fcan commission that the result of the conference was an agreement upon the final date of the evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish troops and the clearing up of other matters that have been under dispute. The agreement will be sent to Madrid and if it meets approval there will be ratified at the regular joint session of the committees. I could not learn the date agreed upon for the evacuation, but. the impression was given that it was either January 1 or January 15. This does not mean that the control of customs affairs will not be assumed by the Americans be- fore that date. It simply means that time will be allowed for the departure of the last troops, the Spanish evincing anxiety to get their men home as soon as possible. Fully 1500 have left in the last two days. The radical Cubans have formed an organization, the motto of which seems ! ade built by the Chicago-Virden Coal | Company. With part of his men he entered it/ at 8 a. m. and disarmed the detectives from St. Louis and the local deputies employed by the operators. PREPARING TO SUPPRESS WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—Secretary Alger sent the following dispatch to sleeping in the Mine: Union Hall for | several weeks, were somewhat sur- ed on coming from their quarters at daybreak to find soldiers on picket | duty at the door. Each man was met | with “Hold up your hands,” and the re- quest was good-naturedly assented to. | Each man was thoroughly but fruit- lessly searched for firearms. Among fhe crowd were several negroes, and from outw d appearances there appa- rently existed the best of feeling be- tween the white and black union | miners. “General” Bradley, leader of a dele- | gation of sixty miners from Mount Olive, returned home to-day with the remains of the dead Mount Olive miners. “I think this has | 3 been one of the most infernal outrages ever perpetrated on a laboring public,” he said. *“Our | men were shot down like dogs. They | had orders to talk the matter over with the mine people when it came to a crisis and not to shoot unless fired up- on. Instead of arbitrating the question I leave for home with a baggage car full of dead men. “I do not expect any further trouble in Virden for the present, but I cannot answer for the future, for there is a be given bread instead of bullets.” There is a feelir~ among the people of the town not connected with the mines that the Virden miners are net responsible for yesterday’s tragedy. One citizen declared that all the trouble had been caused by outsiders who came here and incited the local strikers to acts of violence. A fact that bears out this statement is the circumstance that in yesterday’s bloody work not a single Virden miner was killed, and those hurt were only slightly injured. J. F. Eyster, superintendent of the Climhx Trading Company, thg estab- lishment controlled by the Chicago-Vir- den Coal Company, who was so severe- ly beaten in the scrimmage, has im- proved slightly. This afternoon all the arms and am- munition of the Chicago-Virden Coal Company were confiscated by Captain Fervier, commanding the State militia. There are 125 Springfield rifles and 2500 rounds of ammunition. FIGHTING STARTED BY A MINER'S SIGNAL ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.—A special to the Post-Dispatch from Virden, IIL, says: M. Turner,one of the guards stationed in the vards south of the town to an- nounce the approach of the train carry- ing the negroes, says he fired the first shots yesterday as a signal to the main body of miners near the depot. The miners had agreed, he says, that ten shots in rapid succession should be the signal that the train was approaching. Turner says he fired in the air, and the men on the train answered with a vol- ley into the crowd, whereupon the firing became general TROOPS IN CHARGE OF THE STOCKADE ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.—A Virden special to the Post-Dispatch says: Captain Charles A. Fervier,command- ing Company B, Sons of Veterans, of Elgin, is now in charge of the stock- (] o o (] (] o o o ] [ (] L] [x} o [ o (] (] o © o o (] o o (] © o (] o [x] (] o o o 2] © o (] (] (] (] (] (] (] [+] (] (] (] (] o [ (-] Governor Tanner of Illinois: “In the event that the National Guard of the State proves insufficient to cope with the difficulty of protecting life and property and maintaining order in your State, the Fifth Illinois Volunteer In- fantry, now at Springfield, will, in that emergency, be subject to your orders.” CHICAGO, Oct. 13.—Troops A and C of the First Illinois Cavalry, in com- mand of Colonel Young, left for Spring- field to-day for service at Virden. At Springfield the Chicago troops will be met by Troops B and D, from Bloom- ington and Springfield. Rifles and am- | munition will be issued to the men at Springfield, and the four troops will | then be immediately sent to Virden. | direct to the Pacific Coast. SANTA FE RAILROAD 15 SOON -0 REACH SAN FRANCISCO This Important Admission Has Been Made by an Official of the Company. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. TOPEKA, Kans., Oct. 12.—The To- peka State Journal to-night prints the following: The Santa Fe will soon | reach San Francisco, and the road will have through connections from Chicago President E. P. Ripley is in California conferring With capitalists, with a view of secur- ing the Bakersfield road, which will give the Santa Fe a direct line up the| valley to San Francisco. This fact is gleaned from an inter- view with C. M. Higginson, assistant to President Ripley. While Higginson did not say so directly, yet two or three | guarded admissions (0 a Journal re- 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 RIGHT TRIUMPHS IN THE WILLIAMS CASE. Last Chapter in the Local History of the Notorious South African [lillionaire Mine Owner and Adventurer. The Call Rests Its Case. o [ (4] the noted Charles A. Williams member. coming. in this city. city from his feet. \ The ends of justice have been served, so The Call now writes “finis” to the last chapter of The desire which actuated the expose of the adventurer was to protect an innocent girl from the clutches of a villain and to rid society of an offensive Persecution played no part in it. Although the charges were of the most sensational character, every effort was made to present the facts clearly and concisely, and not to pander to morbid curiosity. in its possession much more damaging evidence against Mr. Williams than it has presented. The information contained a mass of matter of an offensive character. proved absolutely necessary to substantiate the charges originally preferred by this paper. All possible tact and delicacy were used in an endeavor not to link the name of the im- postor with the names of those who, unfortunately, had come into close social contact with him, admitting him to their homes and entertaining him with the lavish hospitality for which Californians are noted. The unmasking of this adventurer was a slow and a difficult process, necessitating the gathering of evidence from all parts of the world. The information withheld would have tended to make him despised of all men, but the object of this paper was not to blast character but to subserve the ends of justice. the time come when the evidence will be necessary to again protect society, it will be forth- It recounts every crime in the calendar with the exception of murder, and shows the hideous depths to which this outcast of society descended. Hereafter families of standing will be loth to accept as sponsors for strangers within the city’s gates any men except those of known probity and honor. more sharply, to prevent a recurrence of the Williams episode. from the social backer of this man, who made possible the plying of his nefarious trade case. What plans Williams may have for the future does not concern this journal. It but echoes the sentiment of this community in expressing the hope that he shake the dust of this 0000000000000 DO0O000000000000000000000000000000000000 The paper has Only such was used as Should The lines will be drawn An explanation seems due 000000000C000000Q000C000CR0C0C0000I0C0000000C000000000000000 | | daughter. porter gave sufficient color to warrant the above statement. This will make this great system independent of the Southern Pacific road, to which the Santa Fe is now more or less indebted for its entrance to the commercial mart of California and to which road heavy rentage is daily paid. That the Santa Fe system has long been making efforts to become inde- pendent of the Southern Pacific system in securing a through line to the Pa cific Coast none familiar with the his- tory of the road doubts. Now that this move is about to be- come an accomplished fact friends of the rcad offer congratulations. No man stands closer to President Ripley than C. M. Higginson, his assistant. Higgin- son was in Topeka yesterday in his pri- vate car. With him were his wife and The two latter will be left at Las Vegas by Higginson, who is on his way to join Ripley in California. When guestioned as to the object of | his trip and if it had any special signi- | ficance Higginson stated that he expect- | ed to meet Ripley, who was at present | in California, on an important mission, | but that his object was to confer with the president of the road. Asked if President Ripley was not in California with the purpose of securing possession’of the Bakersfield line or de- vising means to effect an entrance to San Franéiseo independent of the Southern ~ Pacific, Higginson simply smiled and remarked that the Santa Fe people were very desirous of such a state of affairs and, hoped to bring about its conclusion at an early date. He then thoughtfully added: “Of course I do not know Mr. Ripley’s mission in California, but suppose it is one of his periodical inspection tours of the line. We take them once or twice a year.” One or two further remarks were made along this line, showing Ripley’s mission in California was as stated. Higginson and family left on No. 5 for the West. NOMINATED THE MAN WHO WHIPPED DEWEY Major Pangborn as a Pedagogue | Conquered the Future Rear- Admiral. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—"Hurrah for Pangborn, the only man who ever whip- ped Dewey,” shouted an enthusfastic | delegate at the Seventh New Jersey | Congressional convention which was held in Jersey City last night, when it was an- | nounced that Major Z. K. Pangborn was the convention's nominee. The cry was not so absurd as might ap- pear, for the major did really whip Ad- miral Dewey once, and gave him a sound thrashing, too. It was away back in the fiftles; long before the major came to New Jersey. The major was fresh from college when he undertook to manage the district school in Montpelier, Vt., which had long_been in revoit. Young Dewey had been a leader of the crowd which had made it very unpleas- ant for several young tachers. ang- born took the schooi and when Dewey led the first revolt against his authority, he whipped the future rear admiral with a rawhide until he be%ged for mercy. There was no more trouble in the school during that term. Dewey and Pangborn became fast friends. ears afterward, when Major Pangborn was an editor in Boston and Dewey was a lieutenant in the navy, Dewey called upon him and said: “1 shal]l ever be grateful to you. You made a man of me. But for that thrash- ing you gave me I might now be in a State prison.” Important Capture by the French. PARIS, Oct. 13.—A dispatch received here from St. Louls, Senegambla, con- firms the reported capture of Chief Sa- mory, his family and his chiefs, Lieu- tenant Jacquin personally pursuing and selzing Samor‘%.r This victory concludes the extensive ench operations against this chief. to be “Down with everything not Cu- ban.” They have urged the insurgents not to give up their arms until the | Americans as well as the Spanish with- |Graw from the island. They oppose further occupation by the American | forces and say the insurrection must | continue unless the Cubans are allowed | to form their own government without interference. e EVERYTHING LOVELY IN PORTO RICO WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—The follow- ing cablegram has been received at the ‘War Department: “SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Oct. 12.—Secretary of War, Washington: The United States Commission has in- formed the Spanish Commission that the United States expects to have com- plete possession of Porto Rico on Oce tober 18. The Spanish Commission as- sents to this and says that it is ex- pected the evacuation will be complete on or before that date. If not, the Spaniards will concede possession. The United States Commission has practi- cally completed the details of the evac- uation and_the joint commission has held its last session and adjourned without day. The United States troops will be placed in San Jaun and the flag hoisted at noon, October 18. “BROOKE, Major General.” This dispatch is very gratifying to the War Department officials, as it ends all contention regarding the possession of the island of Porto Rico. PRESIDENT MASO WILL DISBAND THE CUBANS SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 13.—Se- nor Bartolome Maso arrived this morn- ing at Manzanillo from Santa Cruz del Sur, where the Cubans now have their headquarters and where, on October 20. the Cuban assembly will meet to elect a new president and to decide as to the plans for disbanding the army, if disbandment is considered advisable, and as to other important matters. He called at once on Colonel Ray, who re- cefved him courteously and said he hoped Senor Maso would arrange for disbanding the Cubans under General Rios in the neighborhood of Manza- He also earnestly advised the jonal gov- ernment to disband the Cuban troops at all points now in possession of the United States forces in order that the men might give the assistance so great- 1y needed to place the country in a position to recover from the evils of the three years’ war. Senor Maso readily agreed to carry out Colonel Ray's request and said that General Rios would recelve orders im- mediately to disband his men. HOWARD GOULD MAY RETAIN THE FORTUNE Executors of His Father’'s Will Likely to Yield After Formal Consideration. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—By the terms of his father’s will, as told in to-day’s Call, Howard Gould may lose $5,000,000 through his marriage on Wednesday to Miss Viola Katherine Clemmons without having ob- talned the consent of a majority of the executors of the will. While the mat- ter is still undecided the opinion gener- ally expressed to-day was that this pro. vision of the will would not be forced by the executors—his two brothers, George and Edwin, and his sister, Miss Helen Gould—when they formally consider the matter. NOTABLE CLERGYMAN DEAD. Rev. Elmer Yocum Passed Away at the Age of 92. KILBOURNE, Wis.,, Oct. 13.—Rev. El- mer Yocum is dead at his home in this lace, aged 92 years. Dr. Yocum was born n Pennsylvania. He was a member of the famous genen.\ conference held in New York which tried and suspended a Bishop for having married a wife who own slaves. This incident led to the separation of Methodism North and South. Dr. Yocum is supposed to have been the only survivor of that conference.