The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 21, 1898, Page 11

th? Librar'y_ + RV T L X 2 VOLUME LX XIV.—NO. 175. FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 PRICE FIVE CENTS. i PRACTICAL ULTIMATUM CASH OFFER MADE FOR THE PHILIPPINES Twenty Millions for a Treaty Cession. THEIR FINAL PROPOSITION REMARKS - BY JUDGE DAY. UT- SIGNIFICANT TERED PARIS, N 21 —The United States Peace s N af g8 PRESENTED TO SPAIN tional and individual, since the out-| break of the last Cuban insurrection. | Should she refuse she would also lose, | probably, as further indemnity for the | lines, which she may now sell; and other cable privileges within Spanish jurisdiction might be taken by the | United States without any return to | Spain for them. This evening the Spanlards, doubt- less, do not know whether they will ac- | cept or reject the American terms. | They are telegraphing the substance of the American memorandum to Madrid and they expect a reply at Wednes- day's meeting. Possibly they may conclude that be- r is made another pressure WHAT OCCURRED AT THE JOINT CONFERENCE f the Final Terms Sub- the Spanish Com- missioners. N The Spanish and his aftern d 1 they must ag rchip slar ared that it is th ed B 10 main- | Spanish Commissioners The Americans also refused to arbi- trate article 3 of the peace protocol, bearing upon the future disposition and control of the Philippine Islands. The meeting was then adjourned until | expense of conquest, one of the Caro- | Wednesday. The memorandum of the American Commission embodying the above propositions is long and was not read in full. The vital portions, however, were communicated verbally to the in practically these terms: The fact was cited that the proposal presented by the American Commis~ sloners on behalf of for the cession of the Philippine Isi- ands to the United States having been rejected by the Spanish Commissioners |and the counter proposal of the latter for the withdrawal of the Americans from the islands and the payment of an indemnity by the United States to Spa having been d by the Americans, the latter the atly sential ths iready = brought tc definite concluston, now beg ta nt a new proposi- tion embodving the n, which for the sake of ~eace heir Gov ment . 1 ander the trev o8 be 18 to tende Th r f the ted States handise in the form in which these demands have been provisionally agreed to. In this event it will be possible for the joint commission to continue its ses- sions and proceed to the consideration and adjustment of- other matters, in- cluding those which, as subsidiary and incidental to the principal provisions, should form part of the treaty of peace.” : P It was at this juncture that the Americans notified the Spaniards that they desired to treat of the religious freedom of -the Carolines, as agreed to twelve years ago; also of the release of political prisoners now held by Spain in connection with the insurrections in Cuba and the Philippine Islands; also of the taking over of the islands of Ku- sale, or Ualan, In the Carolines, for a telegraphic and naval station; also of cable station rights at other points in Spain’s jurisdiction; also of the renewal | of certain treaties previously in force | between the United States and Spain, and which may have lapsed or been | vitiated by war. |CONCEDE THE GEEERO"ITY | OF THE UNITED STATES the Government | | English Press Express Gratification i Over the Proposed *‘Open Door” Policy. | LONDON, Nov. 22.—The morning pa- pers concede the generosity of the offe: of the United States Peace Com- m and expre:s the opinion ould be foolish t~ refect <5 universa! gratifien of an “open spines. offer of $20, surprising joners, tion at the announcement take it for door” will be 180, The United me an Asiat v clearly k ~xpansi il. give Great n China weas. 1able inava ally REPORTED RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER RIOS It Causes Sensational Articles to Be Published in the Washington Newspapers. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—In conse- JAMES ALVA WATT ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING A BRIBE | FROM MOSES H. SHERMAN Sensational Developments in the Scandalous History of the People’s Home Savings Bank. Alfeged Crime Conimitted to Secure the Appointment of J. F. Shechan as Receiver of the Institution. The eonspirators who ruined man was fighting to keep | be chosen and Watt would be made his ific Bank and the People’s H the defunct instit attorney. ings Bank and their confidentia . )1"“’ tremendous A'-f"‘w 2 This :rrar:(l-n;vr‘( sesmed perfectly 3 . & en Bank Commissioners. It atisfactory at the time, but apparently visors who assisted then to suppose at he wou was unsatisfactory a few i‘—. 1.:"', structior the institutions were 800 [ yo 0 urees that were The writer of the letter de s et and prolific letter writers. In its ex Watt came-to him and told him in con- pose of the wrecking of X The sternation that in order to secure the Call has prod nal | appointment of his man as recetver it jetters. but it rn wouid be necessary for him to obtaln ing an epistie f sensa- | $5000, with which to “fix” the Judge tional than the others. T} has | Having received Watt's. startling shown over the sign I R H A announcement, the writer of the letter, MeDon 1 in the h ting of ssary expense or publ which is now in the possession of The his sons that the 1 fan econd © was still | Call, declares that he held another Shils thay Gty McDonald e inevitable | conference Wwith Moses H. Sherman, banks, were thieves. Moses H. She v avings B: | who, after the mgntaland physical tor. man has proved t people his | must g If this | ture which a anied every demand over his own signature that he | tingency made upon ¥, agreed to & corrupter of public of s, & briber | probable e $4000 and Sherman, as of City Councils and the debaser of |the liquid , 1y described The Call in its Bank Commissioners | self fror the enor. | expose, Invariably insisted on striking The Call has also its possession a | us sum nat he had bor- | a bargain even if it were a bargain to letter In which Meses H er s | rowed or of the sacrifice of the valuable | bribe The startling tter in which accused of having pald four thousand | Securities that he had pledged these seripus allegations are made next It was thus palpable that Sherman | had tremendous interests to protect and | an I{mperative reason to demand the control and manipulation of the bank asserts that late that evening, on the last day of April, 1594, in a room at the Baldwin Hotel, J. Alva Watt was in. troduced to Moses H. Sherman, and the dollars to J. Alva Watt of this city for the avpolatinent of Jobn F. Sheshan as the receiver of the People's Home Sav- | ings Bank. The letter in which this sensational accusation was made In the letter that The Call has in Its| writer of the letter left the room. ticularizes every detail of th posae n the statement is made that| ghortly afterward it 1s alleged Watt transaction even to the . Sherman explained his predicament | jof¢ Sherman's apartments and the when it is charged the money v | and announced his intention to control | writer of the letter returned. Sherman The history of the events which | the receiver and his attorney ! [ 1¢ 13 alieged, then toid him that he had to this alleged crooked deal ceiver had to be appointed. Whe paid the money to Watt for the pure the Los Angeles mar lator & torney (Generai Hart 1 the pose indien y the attoraey and ! attorney are grave momer mmissioners ded th the payment of §66 in greens man has siready shown nYes . of Be anctd nad e rauns.