The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1899, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1899. GENERALS’ SONS WILL Rdl GLORY @T NOON| SE OLD All Preparations Completed for the Surrender of Cuba by the Spaniards. When the Final Salutes Are Fired the Castilian Troops Remaining Will Embark on Transports. the New York , by James Gor- Bpecial Cable to Tt Herald. Copyri don Bennett Ca ted, HAVANA, Dec. 31.—Havana to-night goes to bed under the Spanish flag. will sleep to-morrow night under the stars and stripes. To-day has been one of preparation on both side: Everything moved smoothly and evacuation has been car- ried out in strict accordance \\1er the promise of the Spanish commission. All 8, nish troops are aboard t transports except the Tenth Enginee who remain ashore to give Spair salute to American authority at noon to-morrow, and 800 members of the Leon battalion, who do guard duty on the last night of Spanish sovereignty in Cuba. The Leon battalion will board the transport in the morning. The Tenth Engineers will remain in Morro and Caba until shortly after 12 o'clock. When their salute has been fired they wiil go aboard the transport Buenos Ayres The American flag will be rai Morro Castle by Lieutenant Wade, son of General Wade; that over Cabanas by Lieutenant L son of General Lee, and that over the palace by Major Butler, son of General M. C. Butle Besides General Brooke and his staff and members of the American commis- sion, al Davis, commander of the American forces in Pinar del Rio prov- ince, will be present at the ceremony in Gene! the palace. The Spanish representa- tives will be Captain General Castel- lanos, Marquis Montoro and Secretary Girauta of the commission. member of the Spanish commission, Vice Admiral Manterola, sailed on the wuxiliary cruiser Rapido, which left to- day. The Patriota also left and the torpedo gunboats Ensenada, Molinas, Gn and Die 1squez sailed to- night. The transport Stugart went to Matanzas to take troops from ther American and Cuban flags are float- ing together from many public build- ings. Cubans are quiet, but are not taking much interest in to-morrow’ proceedings. Bes the palace ar 1 ( castles Morro and Cabanas, there will be turned over to the American au- thorities at noon, the arsenal, nav. station, c occupled b china wh stom house and the building the port officers and Ma- All other forts and public buildings ere already in pc ssession ofsthe Am: can authoritie The foating dock, which is Spanish property, will remain in the harbor under command of Naval Captain Perel, until the Spanish Minis- ter of Marine directs Its removal. Arrangements have been completed for Americans to take over the admin- istration of the custom house, tele- graph lines and postoffice at the open- ing of business on Monday morning. General Butler, who has just returned from a visit to Clenfuegos and interme- diate points, reports an improvement in social conditions and disposition among all classes to a pt whatever form of government the United States will give Cuba. There are about 40,000 Spanish troops in that portion of the island; but they are leaving as rapidly as pos- sible. BROOKE'S PROCLAMATION TG PEOPLE OF CUB/ HAVANA, Dec. 31.—A proclamation by Major General Brooke will be issued to-morrow to the people of the island. It is as follows: “Coming among you as the repre- sentative of the President, in furthe ance and in continuation of the hu- mane purpose with which my country interfered to put an end to the tressing conditions in this island. I deem it proper to say that the object of the present Gov ment is to give dis- protection to the people and security 1o property, to restore confidence, to encourage the people to resume the pursuits of peace, to build up waste plantations, to resume commercial trat- fic and to afford fuli protection in the exercise of all civil and religious rights. “To this end the protection of United States Government will be rected and every provision will be ma to carry these objects through the channels of civil administration, al- though under military control. “In the interest and for the benefit of all the people of Cuba and those pos- sessed of rights and property in the island, the civil and criminal codes svhich prevailed prior to the relinquish- ment of Spanish sovereignty will re- main in force, with such modifications and changes may from time to time be found necessary in the interest of good government. “The people of Cuba, without to previous affiliations, are i urged to co-operate in these obj the exercise of moderation, con and good will, one toward another a hearty a d in our humanitarian purposes will insure a kind and benefi- cient government. The Military Gov- ernor of the island will also be pleased to confer with those who may desire regard to consult him on matters of public in- | terest.” The text of the proclamation has been cabled to Washington and approved. RELIEF FOR THE STARVING CUBANS NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—W. S. War- ner and B. G. Conkling, agents for the Cuban Central Relief Committee, who left New York December 6 for Cien- fuegos, Cuba, with a large quantity of relief supplies, have cabled the com- mittee from Sancti Spiritus as follows: “Ten thousand very hungry ‘women and children here. Two thousand in country near here. Will begin distri- butions Sunday with the efficient aid of the local Red Cross. Send more food if possible.” BROOKE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL CABINET WASHINGTON, Pea 21.—The War 1t | sed over | The other | Department has come to the conclusion that it will be necessary to accord Gen- eral Brooke, Military Governor of Cuba, the assistance of a special Cabinet ap- oaching in functions the late autono- | mist Cabinet of Cuba, in the adminis- tration of the clvil affairs of the is- land. — - CUBANS SORE AND IN A DISTRUSTFUL MO0OD HAVANA, Dec. 31.—The position of the military administration in request- ing the Cubans not to make any demonstration to-morrow upon the oc- casion of the turning over of the gov- ernment to the United States was pri- vately advised by several notable Cu- bans, whose names are not made pub- lic in order to protect them from the wrath of their people. " The prohibition | would have been issued even if this ad- | vice had not been given. Nevertheless | the fact that it was given shows that the judgment cof General Brooke and | General Ludlow is sustained by expert Judges of Cuban character and feeling. More Cuban flags were taken in to- day. The invitation of the Americans to Cuban ladies and gentlemen to wit- ness the scenes at the palace has been | declined with the explanation that the | recipients of the invitation do not in- | tend to leave their houses to-morrow. Some dwellings may appear draped in black. The smaller papers criticize the 1 policy with touches of bitter- the larger dailies take no de- Printed anonymous handbills are in circulation, satirical dvising the Cu- bans to “never mind,” as they could have a good time cheering the Amer- icans. The change of flags is likened in these handbills to a wedding, re- | garding which the kinspeople and | friends of the bride are told that the | marriage will take place to-night, but | that they can celebrate the event a | month hence. | . The city is quiet to-night, as it has been for two days. Encounters of in- dividuals in ted political discussions, | such as occur in any American city of 200,000 inhabitants, are not considered indicative of more riotous mood. Most of the Cubans are grieved and distrust- ful regarding the ultimate purpose of the United States, rather than angered. Company C of the Fourth Virginia Regiment is camped upon the Glacis at the Cabanas fortress and Morro | Castle. A few Spanish artillerists are | inside. The Spanish infantrymen in the city have been withdrawn to a space covering six blocks, embracing the Cab- | balora bloc alace, the residence of the military governor and the near- | by barracks for a few hundred soldiers. | The embarkation of these troops aboard the transports Chateau la Fitte and Stuttgart will take place before 10 | 0’clock to-morrow morning, leaving General Castellanos and his Captain staff of fifteen under the protection of Americans. The sound of hammers is heard in | the palace, nailing up boxes containing the rapers, books and effects of the cap- tain general. The corridors and offices are strewn with waste paper and use- less trifles. | Colonel Bacallao, chief of staff of General Rui tivera, who has been | confined for a long time, was released | to-day. He looks comely and in good | th. He says that he has been well | treated recently, but that he had a ter- rible time during his imprisonment in the Cabanas fortress, where he was confined in a wet, nasty cell. He will request the American authorities to try him on the charge of murder in or- | der to clear his name. He was released | upon his own recognizance. JisiC ral Davis came to Havana from Pinar del Rio to-day to confer with | Gene Brooke. He says the province l1s p ul, but asks for another regi- ment to patrol and garrison the remote parts of the province, Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia arrived to-day on the steamer Mas- cotte. The Spanish royal march was played this afternoon in the camps of General Lee's troops. The band of the Second Tilinoig has been selected to play at the palace to- | morrow. The band had never played the royal march before to-day and it practiced the air four hours. Tt will also play the “Star Spangled Banner,” s the American flag is raised. BURROWS LIKELY TO | SUCCEED HIMSELF Only Two Candidates Entered in | the Senatorial Contest in Michigan. LANSING, Mich., Dec. | for the 23 The contest eat in the United States Senate occupied by Senator Burrows was n fresh impetus this evening by the rival of both the principal candidates, Senator Burrows and Albert Pack of De- troit. The leg] sessjon begins next Wednesday. The Senatorial Republican caucus will be held Wednesday night, and | the election doubtless on Thursday. The Burrows following is the more nu- merous here and confident, although the Pack men, who are backed by the ardent workers of Governor Pingree and the State administration, are talking hope- | fully of getting more votes than has gen- eraily been accredited to their candidate. The efforts of the State administration to induce more candidates to enter the con- test in the hope of drawing some of the Burrows strength has not been success- ful,-and it now appears that the fight will be practically between Burrows, who is known as the Federal candidate, and Pack, the Pingree candidate, with the odds in_the way of pledged votes in favor ‘ of the Senator succeeding himself for the full six years' term. The have brought out no candidate. 2 Muster Out of Volunceers. | _WASHINGTON, Dec. 31— Secretary | Long to-day ordered that about 800 sall- | ors, volunteers who enlisted solely for the war, be mustered out. Only about 200 of the volunteers are now left in the service. | The department made this erder reluc- | tantly, for the effect will be to compel | many of the vessels fo be put out of com- {mfsmr\dm lahmlm w};’enslhe.y are needed, | but under the law the Secretary h discretion in the matter. [T g s, Eruption of Vesuvius. NAPLES, Dec. 81.—The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has occurred from the crater formed in 1875. - Two streams of lava, each twenty meters broad, have al- ready reached the slopes of Monte Som- mn‘r:vhlch flanks Mount Vesuvius on tne north. Democrats LI T BOSTON’'S GREAT UNION DEPOT. The largest railroad station in the worid will be thrown open to the public at Boston to-day, when trains will begin to leave and enter the new South Union station, a structure which takes the place of four older and somewhal widely separated stations in the southern part of the city, and which has been planned and built on a scale ample enough to provide for a century to come. AEVOLUTION 1N FRANCE BREWS Trouble Soon Expected | at Paris. DETERMINED TO PLACE NAPO- LEON ON THE THRONE. If the Civil Authorities Prevent Dreyfus From Being Liberated the Threatened Turmoil May Be Averted. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Dec. 31.—The rumor that Prince Victor Napoleon had resigned his claims in favor of his brother, Prince Louis, who, by the way, is about to be created a general in the Ru army, turns out to be inaccurate. is round the person of the former that dynastic conspiracy has grown to its present vast proportions and immi- nence, for it is now certain that the in- tention of the chiefs of the Frencharmy is to place a Napoleon again upon the throne of France and very soon. I fully realize the gravity of this statement, but I make it upon infor- mation which would convince the most skeptical if I were at liberty to publish it. I say this is their intention, a fixed, determined, passionate intention, but it is easy to understand that in so ex- tremely ticklish an undertaking some- thing may occur to break their wheels. For example, the French civil authori- ties may take their courage in both hands and denounce the danger to the whole people and make a public appeal to the army before the military con- spirators can do so. In that case the army would proba- bly rally to the republic in such pro- portion as to render military appeal ob- viously futile beforehand. Or the civil authorities may convince the Courtiof Cassation that the release of Dreyfus or the pronouncement of his innocence would result in the overthrow of the republic the next day, in which case it is conceivable that even the highest judges in France would feel compelled to choose the lesser of two such gigan- tic evils. But unless some such coun- sel of despair prevails you may look for another French revolution within a period to be measured by days. Fugitive ’attle Plun 'er Writes Let- ters to His Friends. ABILENE, Kans., Dec. 3L—Grant C. Gillett, the departed cattle plunger, has written several letters to persons here this week and has in one lengthy commu- nication given a story of his cattle deals, his profits and losses. He says: “I may get tired of Mexico soon and come home.” The letters are mailed on the railroad near the Mexican border. Brigham Resigni. TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 31.—W. H. Brig- | ham, general manager of the Woolson Spice Company filnc? It s thought the H GILLETT YEARNS FOR HOME. & | BID NOT INTEND T0 MURDER KING Theresa Kerr Sought to Commit Suicide. HE TRIED TO SAVE HE" WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED IN THE STRUGGLE. Woman Who Figures in the Los An- geles Tragecy Claims the Dy- ing Man Is Her Law- ful Husband. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.—The fact is established that the mortal wounding of Chief Deputy City Engineer George B. King last night, by Theresa Kerr, was an accident. Between sobs the woman to-night told the story of the tragedy. The evidence would indicate that the unfortunate woman sought to make away with herself and sacrifice her life that the man she loved might be free. Attorney Frank Davis was to-night engaged to defend the woman. Al- thbugh the greatest secrecy Is being maintained, it is learned from an au- thoritative source what the woman's de- fense will be. It will be sought to prove that when she met King she pressed the revolver, which she had concealed under her skirt, to her heart, intending to kill herself, but that King grabbed the weapon with his right hand. The woman, being determined to destroy herself, kept her grip on the revolver. In the struggle for its possession the weapon was discharged and the fatal wound was inflicted. Miss Kerr's left hand bears a large powder burn. Further evidence that the shooting of King was accidental comes fium the dying man, who is reported as having declared in his ante-mortem statement that he took upon himself all the blame for the tragedy. Thce woman, who is well known in San Francisco and Seattle, is a con- sumptive. She has paced the floor of fier cell in the City Jail ever since her arrest, muttering prayers for the re- covery of her lover. “Oh that George may live and I be taken iu his place,” is her constantly expresced wish. “Surely I could not harm a hair of his head, for he is my husband. We were married a year ago t August.” This declaration on the part of the woman will form an additional link in the chain of surprises which this tragedy has revealed. King is in a dying condition. The physician said at a late hour that he might possibly survive until to-morrow noon. DIFFERS FROM MILES. Colonel Coit Says the “Embalmed Beef”” Was Palatable. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 31.—Colonel A. B. Coit, who commanded the Fourth Ohio in Porto Rico, said to-day he found nothing wrong with the canned . meats supplied the troops. He ate both the beef 1896, resigned to-day. , and the corned beef and found them pal- avemeyers, who con- | atable. Some cans were spoiled, but trol the Woolson concern, will Send & man | tney had orders to discard any can that from the East to succeed him. Advances made on furniture and piancs, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Misston. was swelled. Most of the cases of bowel trouble were caused by the fresh beef shipped from this country, the colonel claims. Vi 10 CONSCLIDATE CUBAN RAILWAYS Big Deal May Soon Be Consummated. ENGLISH CAPITAL INTERESTED ALREADY OWNS THE UNITED SYSTEM. Lively Scramble Between American | and British Syndicates to Con- trol the Lines on the Island. Special Cable to The Call and the ivew York Herald Copyrighted, 1895, by James Gor- don Bennett HAVANA, Dec. 31.—No sooner had the purchase of Havana street railways | been effected than a second and more important deal is announced. This is for the control, consolidation, extension and equipment of all lines of railway now in operation on the island. This time English capitalists seem likely to win the prize, for the reason that they already own the United Railway, the | lines of which run from Havana and | Regla to Matanzas and Cardenas. This | concern also owns the Bank of Com- merce of Havana and the Regla Sugar Warehouses, all valuable property. It will require an investment of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 to handle this deal, which means the control of 1100 miles of rail- road already in operation and as much more in contemplation, the franchises for which already exist. These lines do not parallel the pro- posed route of Secretary Alger’'s back- bone railroad, vet they tap every field of production in Cuba and can easily | be connected into an integral system. | They have the advantage of touching | all important seaports, thus glving cheap water freights. ‘While the English capitalists seem to have the advantage at present, they will not secure the prize without strug- gle. The same American syndicates that fought for the Havana street rail- ways are ready to advance all capital necessary for the control of the rail- roads. BELIEVE DUNHAM HAS San Jose Officials Think the Sus- pect at Burlington Is the ‘Wwrong Man. SAN JOSE, Dec. 31.—While great inter- est centers in the identity of the Dunham suspect under arrest at Burlington, Towa, but few people in this city believe the Campbell murderer has been captured. Sheriff Lyndon and his deputies think the Towa -officials are mistaken in the man. There is no similarity between the hand- writing of the suspect and that of Dun- ham. The general description of Smith tallies well with that of Dunham, but so have the descriptions of all the suspects arrested. To-day Sheriff Lyndon received a dis- patch from Sheriff Smith of Burlington saying that photographs of the man had been mailed, These should be received about Wednesday. They will be submit- ted to people who knew Dunham inti- mately and if they are convinced it is Dunham the Supervisors will be asked to send a person East to identify him. NOT BEEN CAPTURED shspefrersiasiastrnircreashrsdasfaafrchr shr afr shrhaafpefrefr sl shrafa S efe s shraprefeslo shasfenfrshr e elr shr e s she o el sla shrefrefo shosaefaciaele EXPLOSION MAY REND OUR PLANET Eminent Astronomer Predicts a Volcanic Eruption That Will Destroy the Earth. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. by James Gordon Bennett. Copyrighted, 1898, ONDON, Dec. 31.—The eminent astronomer, Sir Robert Ball, this week has been giving the public the benefit of his studies inr a series of lectures on the moon in its relations to the earth and how the world will come to an end. He says that away down in the vista of the past the earth traveled so fast that a smaller portion flew away and became the moon. Another starting statement was that water would get down through a crack in the bottom of the sea to the center of the earth and cause a volcanic eruption that would end everything. * * * * * * * * sk ok k ok ok ok ok % ok KXXRERER RN RRKEREEKRF X RERX midstream buoy and presented a strange appearance. She sits low In the water and with her great length, nar- row beam and knife-like bow looks like the greyhound s . She has but one FARRAGUT TOWED | constitute her means of offense or de- ense. The time for the vessel going into commission has not been fixed. It was thought the ceremony would take place Turned Over to the|in a few days, but Lieutenant R. F. | Nicholson, who is to command her, re- Government. ceived telegraphic. orders yesterday to proceed to Seattle for du senjor officer of board to try the torpedo-boat Rowan. As a consequence the com- missioning of the Farragut will be de- layed till he returns. MOORED IN MIDSTREAM CHARGED WITH LIBEL. FIRST TORPEDO BOAT SEEN AT THE YARD. Author bf Scurrilous Campaign Cir- culars Must Stand Trial. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31—James T. Hickey, president of the local Book-bind- ers' Union, to-day swore tp a complaint Commissioning of the Craft Delayed ;'harging;‘ W. F. Husted with criminal 3 ieu- ibel. The complaint issued from the Pending the Return of Lieu. court of Justice W. A. Henry. Husted tenant Nicholson From recently admitted that he wrote the cir- culars which were issued during the late Seattle. political campaign assailing the charae- ter of the women employed in the bindery department of the Staté Printing Office. SPEED OF THE CHITOSE. The Japanese Cruiser Goes Nearly Twenty-Three Knots an Hour. SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 31.—The trial Special Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, Dec. 31.—The torpedo-boat Farragut was brought to Mare Island shortly after noon to-day to be given into possession of the naval authorities. She was towed up by the tug Reliance, which brought also a number of cases containing spare parts, extra machin- | ery and stores. These were landed at | the quay wall and taken in charge by the general storekeeper. trip of the Chitose was again postponed run her until Monday. In the preliminary this morning the cruiser exceeded me of yesterday and maintained a r 3 knots for almos alterations to the steam co ser will be made before the official test. 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