The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1899, Page 1

1 ~ The Call VOLUME LXXXV—_NO. 56. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, -JANUARY 25, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SUPREMACY SOON TO BE ASSERTED President —le-lfi _'i'clke Firm Action Regarding Philippines. Aguinaldo’s Followers to Subdued, “Peaceably, if Possible; Forcibly, if Necessary.” Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, Jan. 24.—The Herald's the following: The assertion of ove Phil es may be prec Washington correspondent sends e sovereignty of the United States bitated not only by the political gity of occupying Iloilo on epidemic disease resulting from the re- army on board the transports. It developed to- s he cannot wait much longer upon the Senate. hould shortly ratify the treaty there is reason to believe ent to Admiral Dewey and General Otis either to with- r to as he supremacy of the United States, ible, forcibly if ary. that the F that body & W instru ¢ Miller’ There are three factors in the Philippine situation which are forc- ing the Administration to action: First—Aguinaldo’s hostile attitude and the constant growth of his army. Second—The danger of smnllp? on board the transports which are the prisons of Miller’s expedition to Tloilo; third, the danger of recognition of the Philippine republic by foreign governments, especiailly Germany and Spaiu. There is no 1 any concealment in administration circles of the criti- cal condition of & s In the archipelago. General Otis’ reports are far from Ng as en ging as the administration was at first willing to publi nd his follower than this ve, and describe the menacing attitude which Aguin- have assumed. >d fear that an epidemic w break out command. Iready a number of cases of cooping men up on ships in such a hot 1en on these ships. The report that they have that Ger a little ex al Miller is able to do is to land men in >rcise, hardly enough to stretch their le eturn to their ships. They cannot go far from sh r of conflict with the natives. uctions require that a clash be avocided at all bt instructions were sent on January 2, and were due to the Presider f that he ould take no action until the treaty of peace is ratifi places the blame for sickness among the troops as well as for Aguinaldoism directly at the doors of the Senators who fication of the treaty. thy So long as the United States is acquisition of the Philippines, just so long, nue their present tactics, and the result will r de! that Aguinaldo may even after such rati- gnize the sovereignty of the United States and precipi- question of Filipinos the efore, be stated that the President does not want the treaty r consideration at an extra session. He wants ratification, > wants it FILIPINOS PREDICT WAR WITH AMERICA now. ‘langin, mistaking salutes exchanged between British and German warships on January 18, moved 3000 men to the front in order of battle, covering the adjacent country, but they did not at- in. 20, via Hongkong, Jan. | tack the American lines. pendencia to-day issued a | REPOrts from the interior indicate that Aguinaldo’s author is now gen- ing a dispatch p ym Malolos, the seat overnment. It comments ntment of the commis erally recognized. Every available male is being recruited and arms depots are being established at San Bernarding, Union, Trinidad and other large towns. The surrounding country is being levied on fc upplies and the Filipino troops are living on the fat of the land, while the tive villagers are compelled to sub: 1 rice. 2 ome friction between the Filipino civil and military authorities, but they are united on the question of independences It is estimated that there are fully 30,000 Filipinos under arms and it is said that there are nearly fifty Maxim guns at Malolos, some of them having been recently aequired. The Filipino military authorities are convinced, they say, that the Americans will be unable to work effectively out- side of anila in the event of hostili- aturally suspect this to humbug. Both sencer Pratt promised us if the Filipino repubtlic The Fil are disil- They Yelieve the commissicn n time until they have formidable forces, whe strength, will be nd incidentally as hbishoy also favors t sole object uf vies of the winning ch, in the interests rations.” Continued on Fifth Page. Bej TRAGEDY ON THE BALOWIN RANCH Negro Commits Murder and Suicide. STRANGLES H!S YOUNG SON| PLUNGES WITH THE BODY' INTO A RESERVOIR. é#Lucky” Baldwin the Foreman of the Coroner’s Jury That Conducts an Investi- gation. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24—Details of a murde- and suicide on the ranch of E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin at Arcadia reached Los Angeles to-day. Baldwin has had in his employ for a short time Lafayette Ditty as cook. Ditty, who is a negro and resided with his wife, Emily, and son, Christian, on the ranch, had been suffering from grip for several weeks. The effects of the disease un- balanced his mind and he became a subject of ravings and hallucinations. Ditty was particularly violent last Fri- day and was closely watched. On Sun- day he appeared better and was al- lowed to take a walk -with his son. As Ditty did not return on Sunday the farm employes organized a searching party. Efforts to find father and son proved futile. On Monday a second party was formed, which examined thé banks of a reservoir near Baldwin's summer hotel. A child's cap was found on the bank. surrounded by many foot- prints, indicating that a struggle had taken place. The reservoir was dragged at this point last night and the body of the father recovered. As the corpse was being hauled up from what appeared to be an upright position a sudden jerking was noticed, indicating that something had become | detached from the corpse. This evi- dently was the body of the child. The dragging was resumed this morn- ing, and the body of the 12-year-old so was recovered. It bore' marks of a struggle and of intense suffering. Those who viewed the remains assert that the father, who, in his delirium, struggled with the boy and strangled him to death, jumped into the reservoir, hold- ing the lad at arms’ length, as the lad fought to escape impending death. The Coroner investigated the death of Ditty and the child. The fact that “Lucky"” Baldwin acted as foreman of tha Coroner's Jury, wlich invastigated the circumstances surrounding the death of his cook, caused much com- ment. CUBAN INSURGENTS DEFY AMERICAN AUTHORITY It Is Reported That General Rabi and His Band Have Taken to the Hills. HAVAD Jan. 24.—A report reached General Menocal to-night that General Rabi, with 1500 insurgents, had taken to the hills in Santa Clara in deflance of Am n authority. Rabl is a full- blooded Guantanamo Indian and a hard tighter. Mcnocal hopes the Teport may prove untrue. Should Cuban soldiers take to the woods and turn bandits, the United States mili- tary administration will know what to do.” They will be followed by a force of cavalry and persistently pursued. The me general method will be observed as been followed in deallng with the In- ains and mountains of the West. subject has been carefuily considered by old border fighters, who are confident they could care for the ban- dits, notwithstanding the climatic condi- tions. The Seventh Cavalry Regiment is sta- tioned_in the province of Pinar del Rio, the Second Cavalry Regiment in the i of Santa Clara and Matanzas ighth Cavalry Regiment in the province of Puerto Principe. The de- partment governors and the commanders of the various garrisons have received in structions to keep on the alert and take the first opportunity that the brigandage may afford to show what the United es soldlery can do to suppress it. ! To Welcome Native Sons. SALINAS, Jan. 24.—The many commit- tees of arrangements are already making great preparations for the meeting of the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons here in April. The visitors will get a reception they will long remember. AL_ HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| MEN-O, Jan. 24—Twenty-seven | members of - the Legislature who | have been voting for Ulysses 8. Grant for United States Senator for two weeks and through twenty-nine | ballots to-night decided by unammousl vote to remain firm and true to Grant and his cause to the end of the nr?senti session of the Legislature. | This means that Dan M. Burns will | never be a United States Senator from OF amounts. ¢ afterward.” disgrace. 008 {1 California if the supporters of Mr. Grant’s candidacy stand firm and true /t6 what they have agreed to do. There is no reason to believe that they will not, for twenty-four of them were pres- ent at the Grant caucus held this even- ing at the candidate’'s headquarters. The roll was called and twenty-four | Senators and Assemblymen voted., as one of them said afterward, “To stand | by Grant until the last dog was hung.” A Birdseye View of the Port of lloilo, Panay Island, Now Held by the Insurgent Filipipos, With Part of Guimaras Island and the Straits Between. | FICIAL RECORD OF DAN BURNS CANNOT GO TO THE SENATE Three of the abgentees sent word that they would abide by the decision of the caucus. They were all vouched for. Dr. Marvin of Humboldt County was ab- sent and he sent no word as to what he would do. He is privileged to do as he pleases. o The Grant men give as a reason for their action in deciding to vote for their candidate until the adjournment of the Legislature very strong reasons. They state that they have agreed to ern Pacific Railroad was actively en- gaged in furthering the Senatorial prospects of Burns through every power its political bureau could assert or in any way bring into play. The claim was made by one As- semblyman present that the candidacy of Robert N. Bulla for Senator was also being sustained and kept up by the Southern Pacific, through the agency and at the request of Burns. The matter was discussed in all of its phases and every one present was Forty-Six Republican Legislators Posi- tively Refuse to Go Into Caucus. No Dictation Will Be Permitted on the Part of the Southern Pacific Railroad When It Comes to Nam- ing the Representative of the State. | however, that the loyalty of his friends | had caused him to feel deeply gratéful | and he appreciated their fealty to the very bottom of his heart. James Brown, Grant’s main adviser, in speak- ing of the matter, said: “Why, it is Just what we expected. Grant will be the Senator before the session closes. It will never be Dan Burms, and it will never be Bulla.” “Suppose Burns and Bulla were both to withdraw, would you then be will- ing to release the Grant supporters from the caucus dictate requiring them DAN BURNS’ DEFALCATION assert their fealty to Grant for the reason that by doing so they will there- by defeat the desire of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which cor-; poration they look upon as endenvor—! ing to force the election of Daniel )L! Burns through the head of its political bureau, William F. Herrin. The 'Grant men meant business to- night, for they acted with remarkable unanimity, agreeing not to consider a | second choice candldate either now or at any future time. They decided to be Grant men, and nothing else, to the bitter end. Furthermore, they made no effort to- night to keep from the public anything that was done at the caucus. They were perfectly willing that a full re- port of what they did should go to the press, and the report of the caucus given by The Call is verified by ten members of the Legislature who at- tended it. Senator Boyce of Santa Barbara called the caucus to order. Senator Cutter of Yuba acted as secretary. The roll call disclosed the presence of twen- ty-four members, the absentees being Assemblymen Huber of. Los Angeles, Chynoweth of Orange, Dale of Kern, all of whom sent word that they would abide by the decision of the caucus. Dr. Marvin, the Assemblyman from Hum- boldt, was present neither in fact nor by promise as to what he would do. Mr. Grant was present, and so was | Attorney Walter Bacon of Los Angeles. | Neither of these gentlemen, however, participated in the discussion or de- liberations. The first question decided was as to | whether or not Mr. Grant should be voted for to the end of the Senatcrial | contest by his present supporters. Upon this point there was no difference of opinion., Every man present was agreed | that it was the right thing to do and the only thing. The fact was.laid be- fore those present that the State was threatened with a great danger in the possibility of the election of Daniel M. Burns, whose character, standing and reputation were such as to make him | an unfit man upon whom to bestow the i | It was further shown that the South- toga. “Hon. E. C. Marshall, Attorney-General—Sir: 1have the honor herewith to transmit to you the result of an investigation of the office of the Secretary of State during the incumbency of D. M. Burns from January 5, 1880, to January 8, 1883. ' The examination shows Mr. Burns to be a defaulter to the State in the » sum of $31,738 59.” _rrom the Report of the State Controller. The Grand Jury of Sacramento County returned twelve indictments against Burns for the fraudu- lent application of State funds in his charge. He was arrested and imprisoned. In the course of the trial, in which Mr. Burns’ only defense was an attempt to fasten the crimes laid to his charge on a deputy who had been selected by him for his proficiency in political and other roguery, Burns admitted that he had deliberately falsified the books. Here is his admission under oath: “I took the memorandum cash book and changed these figures or I did not change any figures, but where there would be $18.25 I ¢ marked $9.75, and I took this cash book back to him (Deputy Gale) after the $ eighth day of December some time—it must have been three or four days This is the kind of man the Southern Pacific proposes to foist upon the people as a Senator, and it is because he is such.a man that the people of California are crying out to be saved from an impending asked to express Some seventeen talked informally in favor of his views. adopting the resolution to stand by Grant to the end. The roll was called and there was a unanimous vote in favor of the resolution, which Included a clause that at no time should those participating in the caucus consider a | second choice candidate. And thus endeth the last remote prospect of the mine jumper of the Candelaria to occupy a seat in a body in which Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Stephen A. Douglas, Allen G. Thurman, John C. Calhoun, Roscoe Conkling and others have made history for the world. King Caucus cannot come to the res- cue of the colonel and the Southern Pacific. The caucus of Mr. Grant's supporters has utterly destroyed the possibility of a general Republican caucus, for outside of those who are voting for him are other Republican members who will never consent to participate in nor be bound by one. Eleven of Senator Bulla’s supporters are on record equally as strong as the Grant men in opposition to any general caucus on the Senatorial question. The supporters of the candidacy of General W. H. L. Barnes to the num- ber of eleven held a caucus this after- noon at 5 o'clock and decided to con- tinue voting for the general, and under no circumstances to enter any joint Republican caucus. This is one adadi- tional nail to the coffin which con- tains the remains of Dan Burns' Senatorial boom. “ Taking only the Grant men who were present at the caucus (twenty-four), add eleven Bulla supporters and eleven more supporters 0f General Barnes, and there is a total of forty-six out of eighty-five Republican Senators and Assemblymen who are absolutely pledged not to go into a caucus. One more Willlam F. Herrin has been outdone by men who are deter- mined that the Southern Pacific Com- pany shall not name the Senator from California who is to be elected at this session. Thus does it follow that, to use the language of the street, Daniel M. Burns is a ‘“‘dead one. e HOW THE CAUCUS AFFECTS CANDIDATES CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 24—U. S. Grant declined to be interviewed as to how he felt as to the action of the caucus of his sup- porters, held this evening. He did say, i to unalterably vote for Grant to the | end, and leave them free to vote for Grant or some other candidate, as they might see fit?” . “We will meet that contingency when it arises. First, though, we want Mr. Burns and Mr. Bulla to announce their withdrawal from the floor of the joint Assembly. In my opinion if these gen- tlemen will do this Grant would be Senator.” General Barnes was not surprised when he learned of the close alliance the Grant men had formed. He sald that if it was maintained the Legis- lature would be a deadlock and the State would be represented by one Senator in the Senate. He reiterated the proffer he had previously made, which was to this effect: If at any time the elimination of his individdality from the Senatorial fight would settle it he was willing to withdraw. He also thought that the decision the Grant forces had arrived at would have no good effect on the candidacy of his friend, Irving M. Scott. Senator Bulla denied the assertion made in the Grant caucus that he was in any way the candidate of the South- ern Pacific or in the Senatorial fight in the interest of Colonel Burns or any man other than Robert N. Bulla. The Senator was rather surprised at the course pursued by Grant’s supporters. He said that he would exact no such pledge from any of his thirteen voters in the joint Assembly. Colonel Burns when told ‘of the ac- tion of the Grant men was unmoved and secretive. He refused to comment upon it further than to say: *“Watch the ballots.” Nevertheless. the Burns | men are dumfounded. They never | anticipated any such action from Grant's supporters. They realize that | their cause is now absolutely hopeless | and content themselves with denounc- ing what they are pleased to term the “absolute idiocy of those Grant guys.” | A Check on Pilots. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 2i.—Senator Gillette of | Humboldt County has put in a bill which pgrovides that they shall furnish the pilot is going to bother and be quite an annoy- ance to the pilots of San Francisco. It commission once a month with a report of all moneys they have received and from whom and pay five per cent of their receipts to the secretary of the commis- sion. The account is to give the name of each vessel plloted, the name of the mas- ter, where the vessel is registed, depth of draught, tonnage, whether Inward of outward bound, whether the amount re- celved for piloting is for full pllotage or halt pilotage. The secretary is to make a record of all this and it provided that it shall at all times be open to the public. Senator Gillette states that his bill is Introduced for the purpose of preventing pilots from imposing on masters of ves- sels In thelr charges for piloting. His bill is now in the hands of a committee. If it passes the secretary of the pilot come mission will have some worl t\a do. 2