The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1899, Page 1

The Call e SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS MA YO R HARRISON OF CHICAGO ACCUSED OF SANCTIONING MURDER TT\a‘lT}*firrl%OOOOOOOOOOOOQOOO s s © HARRISON SAYS YERKES IS BANKRUPT and s, gam and degree before a tol- t all CHICAGO, March 27.—Mayor Harrison, in a speech st night, referred to the charges made against him and his administra- tion and sald the campaign was the fiercest ever waged against any man anywhere. Some one in the audience asked, if the charges were un- true, why he didn’t bring an ac- tion for libel, to which he re- plied that he would were it not for the fact that the paper was bankrupt and he could get noth- ing. The Inter Ocean is the prop- erty of Charles T. Yerkes, one of thlest men in Chicago. ,ck this morning the ted. TH source on dollare | To-morrow morning it will charge mil that Harrison, Kenna and ¥ Coughlin caused the murder on Sun-|© police ordered all gambling day morning of James Kinahan, who houses, all-night saloons and V other resorts closed. CO00000COC0000000000000000000 was suspected of being guilty of giv- | ing 'lte L';t(-r Ocean aid in making its | C000000000000 000 nvestigations. et St | Berz, who is trying to apprehend the mt | derer who i twelve men guilty ones | that he h he knew th | them. He i the murs | them soon he names of the fatal shots are known to the police. would 3 i it no > | the r's agent | matter except to arrest a numbe rking | pigeons employed cae panel work of Coroner | Democrats. The stool pigeons were tak re not_amo men who fired t a to do nothing in t o0 e MRS. STANFORD SELLS CENTRAL PACIFIC STOCK Nearly Two Million Dollars More for the Univer- sity. The fact that Mrs. Jane Stanford disposed of her entire hold- ings in the Central Pacific Railroad—33,300 shares—during her recent visit to New York was made public for the first time yesterday. This means that Mrs. Stanford will be able to fully carry out her late hus- band’s plans concerning the great university at Palo Alto and that all financial danger menacing the institution bearing the name and erected in memory of the son of the late Leland Stanford is past. Mrs. Stanford’s Central Pacific stock was sold, it is said, at $52 a share, making a total of $1,73L600. The profit thus realised by the Stan- ford estate amounts to a million dollars in a little more than four In the winter of 1898 Central Pacific stock was quoted at $20 months. a share. The deal by which Mrs. Stanford realizes her enormous profit will, it is said, have no bearing on the reorganization of the road, nor will it affect Mrs. Stanford’s standing in the affairs of the Southern Pacific. It was ¥nown in January that Mrs. Stanford contemplated the sale of her Central Pacific stock, and her reason for wishing to sell was equally known. Since 1893 she has more than once been on the point of dispos- ing of her jewels to keep the doors of the Palo Alto University open. Probate litigation over the estate of her late husband had tied up the money of the property to such an extent that the closing of the university was more than once threatened. But these legal tangles had all been settled in January, when rumors of Mrs. Stanford’s pro- posed sale of Central Pacific stock were spread. The report was vigorously denied at that time by Charles G. Lathrop, Mrs. Stanford’s brother, and manager of Stanford’s estate in this city. The report, however, was admitted to be true to-day, though no reason was given for the sale. $04040 404040+ 04040400404 0404040 40+ 0 4040404040404040404040M B4O+O+0+ v O4+O © + © + © % b o + o + % . o @ (] ir- in the confi- | e ant Moone: ! | dence of the aaminisration, | made a yesterday to | force Deputs r Veckler to post- | | fone the imquest on Kinahan's body until D election. Mooney declares the in- | quest m put off from te: fwo wee Weckler reft blank to accede to th‘ reque : e | postponement was made only 1 i~ | By Pt p ‘m. The police offictal said under arrest, but ng ided that he was on the trail rers, and expected to arrest he nd been arrested on Sun been for the orders from he r of stool | house | en | +O4T40+ O+ D+ O+ D+CH+T4D+04 4040404040+ 0 +0+0+04040+0H HO4C404 0404+ 04 0404040404040 40404040404+ 0 +04+ 0+ 0404044 0+ 0+ 0404040+ O0CCO0CO000000CCCO0OJ0CO00C00000 & 5 | into custody in order that the public might be deceived into thinking the city n was really trying to ap- murderer: administrat ehend the Following are the facts in the case, and Mayor Harrison, ‘Minkey Din Kenna, the police And others knew them fully as well yesterday did eyewit- nesses to the affra James Kinahan was one of the gang of confidence men who operated under the protection of the Harrison-Hinkey-Dink combination. He lived in a Democratic colony house, 157 Plymouth place, and was not @ legal voter. He registered under an ssumed name, Iists by the Republicans. nofice Informing him qualify iast Saturday night or have his name erased from the polling lists. He feared to commit perjury and did not an- swer the notice. “Late Saturday night he met members_of the Andy Craig gang and visited numerous lev with them. While in the Maine thieves’ resort at 408 State street, He re- oo he must cefved a Kina- He then went Dink’ Kenna's yon, at 50 Hubbard court. There he met fifty confidence men and thieves, all of them known as Harrison's stanch supporters, because of the protection granted them by the city's chief magis- trate, ““One of the men in the saloon had just retur from the booth where Kina- han w While there he had learned that Kinahan had not wered th suspect’s notice. He had been told Kinahan was giving information re- garding the frauds of the Harrison- Flinkey-Dink_bathhouse -ang to the In- inahan entered Alderman rt about 4 o’clock Sunday m who had been at the re; stepped forward and ask didn't you answer the suspect’ mnotice, Jim? ‘Game is too strong for me,’ Kina- han replied. ‘Republicans are next, and —— me if I want to stand for them.’ ning. istration booth | the Inter Ocean,’ claimed. ‘He's | after.” Kinahan's intruder ex- the — — we're ind was put on the ‘sus- | Shells From the Monadnock Failing Near the Old Paranaque. POAPPURPUP AU S SOUD DU S MDA S S SRS S | | | various | nfidence | | most capacity, As he stepped inside the man | revenue collectible. “Why in hell | Willing to support these officials, | This is the fellow who is squealing to | sugar industry is crippled. Church at R e S S O S S R WS W RS e = | % | | JAAICLTS ON THE VERGE OF ANARCHY Great Britain Forcing the Islanders to Open Revolution. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Mreald. Copyrighted, 1895, oy James Gor- don Bennett. 3 PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica, March —This island of Jamaica, British West Indies, is passing through a se- The Governor is afraid to vere crisis. occupy his residence and if anarchism | break out it will be entirely | does not due to the unequaled people. Though the island is taxed to its ut- with a tariff of 60 per cent on a weak govern- ment, in order to provide funds to pre- vent a reduction of its members' sal- aries, has actually introduced a higher tariff. The salaries of the Jamaica officers amount to nearly 50 per cent of the The people, while have loyalty of the necessarie: not the mead§ to do it. The home government will not per- mit countervailing duties and thus the Coffee can find no market owing to the enormous | output of the world, and banana grow- “With an oath the thug drew his revol- | ing is the only industry to which the ver and fired at Kinahan, wounding him | s0 drew people can look as a means of support. crely. Another thug al a re- : s : Volver and rushed at the confidence op- | Dependence upon even this article will erator. Kinahan turned and ran from the | soon be impossible. The Boston Fruit aloon with the two men in_pursuit. | When near the corner of Wabash avenue and Hubbard court he turned on the pur- Suers and emptied his revolver at them. His shots went wide, and_he turned to run, but before he had taken two steps a bullet from the revolver in the hands of one of the pursuers struck him in the back cro s Wounded unto death, the fugit ran into the saloon at 400 \\'nbush avenue, up a flight of .fll(air“.\ and into a winercom, where he fell dead. “The names of the murderers are known to certain police officials at the Harrison street station, and there would be no dif- ficulty in fastening the crime on_the gui]!} persons were it not for orders from the Mayor’s agents to hush up. the affair until after the campaign. Deputy Cor- oner Weckler, however. 15 determined to bring the murderers to justice, and de- spite the efforts to block the way in the he expects to land them behind the of the County Jail before a week passed. He declares the most des- rate efforts on the part of the Mayor and his agents to qulet the case or to postpone the inquest until after the elec- tion will not stop him.” | A warrant was issued to-night for the arrest of Alderman John J. Coughlin, lias Bath House, charging him with a sault with intention to kill Richard Hardiman. Hardiman is in a serious con- dition at the County Hospital. The war- rant is in the hands of Constable Michael Jonas. Alderman Coughlin is under cover, | and at a late hour to-night had not been | found. d Wabash avenue. Mayor Harrison's colonization _thugs, led by “Bathhouse,” took possession of | the City Hall t v. They then pro- ceeded to assault Election Board wit- | nesses summoned to give evidence | against the thieve and vaga- | bonds _colonized by vor's panel- | house Democracy, The police, acting_un- 1 der_instructions from the Mayor’s Chief declined to preserve order. So violent became the riot that the Election Commissioners became convinced that their lives were in danger and fled to the county building and the protection of Sheriff Magerstadt. One witdess, Rich- | ara Hardiman, a negro, was so severely | beaten that he'may die.” The victim says | Coughlin himself " inflicted the injuries. Witnesses corroborate him. “Bathhouse”” Coughlin led the attack on Republican witnesses in person. He was standing in the doorway of the Election Commissioners’ office nearly all the morn- ing with the following thigs behind him | ready to assault whomsoever he pointed { out: William Moriarity, a prizefighter and “bouncer” in a}famhlin’g dive owned by Coughlin and “‘Hinkey Dink” Kenna at 167 Clark street; Harry Cralg, confi- dence man and thug, who is keeper of a colonization house at 81 Market street; Andy Cralg, ex-convict and desperado, Who'Is a saloon keeper at 46 State street and manager of a gang of confidence men operating under Mayor Harrison's protection; Jim Dunn, thug and desper- | ado; Harry MclIntosh, confidence man and | thug of a colony at 67 Market street; Tom Keefe, tough and bunko steerer. A dozen men were attacked by Cough- of Police. Another bullet struck him as he | | eultivation Company, which controls the industry in Jamaica, is confronted by keen com- petition in Central America and Cuba and has been compelled to reduce the purchasing price of bananas to 90 cents a bunch, with a possibility of a further reduction if Cuban bananas should be admitted to the United States free of duty. Under these circumstances the of fruit by small settlers would be impossible and the peace of the island would be seriously threat- ened. Jamaica then will be driven by the British Government to. anarchism or perhaps worse—rebellion. The island parliament is in session and the people’s representatives are fighting hard to throw out the tariff bill as a measure of relief. As the Government side is further strength- ened by an additional four members to outvote the people it will succeed. The whole country is aroused and inlig- nant. The Governor is afraid to re- main at his residence. He is always traveling away from it, and to-day he is under the protection of the American flag, being a guest of the president of the Boston Fruit Company at this place. BORGNORONONONC L HORONOKOW lin and the gang during the morning, and several were severely injured. The cries of the defenseless men reésounded through the corridors of the City Hall, and the Election Commissioners sent’ Deputy Sheriffs to arrest the thugs. As soon as the deputies appeared they were assault- ed or arrested by constabies on warrants issued by a County Justice and charging disorderly conduct. As the noon hour ap- proached the Commissioners became con- Vinced that their own lives were in dan- | ger, and they sent for Sheriff Magerstadt and asked his protection. A conference was held, and as the po- Jice refused to interfere with the thugs the Sheriff advised the election officials to move the office into the county build- ing. This advice was accepted, and sur- rounded by deputies the Commissioners and clerks left the City Hall and passed through the corridors to a room in the csunty building. Sheriff Magerstadt, act- ing as custodian of this structure, placed men_on guard at the entrances' to the building and prevented further riots. To-night the situation was alarming, and it is feared that murder will be com- mitted before the Commissioners finish the reviews of election frauds. Mayor Harrfson and his agents are wild with rage over the practical defeat of their colonization plans, and the thugs and thieves under the banner of a panel house Democracy stand ready to kill as soon as the Mayor’'s agents give the word. - © 60 00 00900006 AGUINALDO’S MAIN ARMY IS DEFEATED BEFORE MARILAO Americans Drive the Rebels Toward Malolos, but the Loss on Both Sides Is Heavy. 90000682 MANILA, March 28, Noon.—The main insurgent army of 5000 men, under the personal command of Aguinaldo, the rebel leader, has been routed after three hours’ hard fighting by General Mac- Arthur’s division. The fight occurred at Marilao, which the Filipinos burned before deserting the town. at Bulacan to-day. MacArthur's di can and the insurgent forces. cluding three lieutenants. ed, two mortally. loss. ANILA, March 28 —The Ameri- can advance began early in the morning from Meyoauvan, where our forces had encamped the night before. Brigadier General Hale's brigade advanced along the right of the railroad and the bri- gade under command of Brigadier Gen- eral Harrison Gray Otis on the left. General Wheaton’s brigade was held in reserve at Meycauyan. The American troops had mnot vanced far when the enemy opened a heavy fire from the-left on the Third Artillery, which was Otls' advance guard. ily to the insurgent attack and drove the enemy helter skelter across the river Marilao. Here the Filipinos made a desperate stand. They retired within their trenches which were only fifty yards in front of the advancing Ameri- cans. The halt proved fatal to the Fili- pinos, for under repeated volleys from two guns of the Utah Battery under Lieutenant Crichton and an automatic Col’s under Ensign Davis they were completely routed, leaving many dead and wounded on the fleld. In the meantime the men of the First South Dakota had performed one of the most notable feats of the campaign. Cheering loudly, they charged fearless- ly across the open fleld against the main line of the insurgent forces, which was lying partly concealed in a bamboo | | that he will return on April 16. | admit, however, that he will confer at | thicket. It was a daring act, for across the level plain the insurgents poured a per- | fect rain of bullets. Ten gallant West- erners were killed and eleven woundi- ed. Among the dead were three lieu- But our men pressed on re- of the rain of death and scat- tered the enemy. Fearful loss was inflicted on the reb- els in this charge. Eighty-eight are known to have been killed and 100, with arms, were captured. The re- mainder fled toward Malolos in wild disorder. The pursuit will be maintained dur- ing the day, and it is hoped MacArthur will bivouac in sight of the insurgent capital to-night. The American loss in yesterday’s fight is said to have been fifteen killed and thirty-five wounded. Owing to the danger of making mis- takes in names, Otis refuses to allow the correspondents to transmit a list of casualties. 1f the statement of the thirty-five prisoners captured to-day is true, the main body of the enemy has retreated to Malolos. There are no more trenches to encounter, although over thirty vil- lages, including the larger settlements of Bulacan and Guguinta, intervene. At every railroad station circulars have been posted signed by the Filipino commander-in-chief. Antonio ordering all spies and bearers of news to the enemy to be shot without trial and instructing that all‘looters and ravishers be treated in the same man- ner. Further, all towns abandoned by the Filipino troops are first to be burned. While deploring the existence of war, the circular maintains the undeniable right of the Filipinos to defend their homes, lives and lands against “would- be dominators who would kill them, their wives and children,” adding that this motive ought to impel all Filipinos to sacrifice everything. The Washington Regiment had an exciting experience yesterday and dis- played much gallantry. The soldlers found a band of insurgents concealed in a stone house over which the French flag was flying. A private volunteered to set fire to the building. He did so and the troops approached while it was burning and the Filipinos had appar- ently fled. But they were greeted with ad- | The artillery responded heart- | Luna, | | The South Dakota volunteers Marilao was taken with sixteen prisoners. On the left the insurgents in a trench east of the river offered stubborn resi Lieutenant Critchlow, with ten guns of the Utah Battery, and Lieutenant Davis, with a navy Colt gun, forced thirty insurgents in a long trench on the opposite side of the river to surrender at the close quarters of 100 yards. The rest of the insurgents got out with severe Yesterday we counted go insurgents dead. The insurgents attacked the Americans last evening at Marilao, but were repulsed with severe loss.. Our loss was five killed and fourteen wounded. a sudden volley from the balcony of the house, resulting in the building being cleared of the enemy in short order. The United States Philippine Com- mission proposes to issue a proclar tion immediately after the rebel gov- ernment at Malolos is dispersed, be- lieving that the most effective moment to secure the allegiance of the natives will be after they have received an ob- ject lesson of the Americans’ power. The shelling of Paranaque was not premeditated. The nadnock anchored off the town, and the insurgents, emboldened by the long silence of the warships on guard dut opened fire on her with muskets, with the result that one man was killed and three were wounded. The Monadnock then destroyed half the town, including the church. AGONCILLO WILL NOW PROCEED TO MADRID LONDON, March 27.—Losinado, the Filipino delegate, has gone to Paris to meet Agoncilio, Aguinaldo’s agent, who is expected in London shortly. The o ANILA, March 28 —The armed gunboat Laguna de Bai attacked the insurgents Three Americans were wounded. ision has crossed the Marilao River on a pontoon bridge and is now advancing northward toward Malolos. This afternoon Garcia, a native general, came down from Dagupan by train with 1000 riflemen and 4000 bolomen and took position at Marilao. A river was between the Ameri- s and the Third Artillery were thrown forward, and the South Dakota men charged brilliantly across an open space on the east of the railway to the edge of some woods. They lost ten killed and eleven wounded, in- The Third Artillery, on the right of the railroad, charged and lost nine men wound- tance. dock. The Princeton is pairing propeller. The N to Guam. Iris will sail shortly for Tloilo with coal. Will dispatch Solace as-early as possible. PROVISIONAL RECOGNITION OF FOREIN CONSULS March 27.—The Sec- WASHINGTON, | retary of State has granted provisional to-day | Mo- | L. E. G. Carden as Consul General of | recognition of the official capacity.of her Britannic Majesty at Havana; of Baron August von Bruck, as Consul of Germany at Havana, and of Frederick Wilhelm Hunicke, as Vice Consul of Germany at Cienfuegosy; alsoi. C. Re- noz as acting Consul General of Bel- gium in Cuba and Porto Rico; also Captain S. H. Harford as British Con- sul in the Philippine Islands, and of J. D. Sidebottom as British Vice Cousal at Cebu. . The Secretary of War has directed the commander in chief of the military forces of the United States in the Phil- ippines, Cuba and Porto Rico to take recognizance of the official capacity of the persons named and permit them to exercise their consular functions. Filipino who was chief of the Eurnpea_n | ADVERSITY DROVE HIM junta during Agoncillo’'s absence in America, suddenly started on Satur- day for Spain by way of Paris. Un- official Filipinos here assert that he is going to Seville on private business and | They Paris with Agoncillo, who is said to have been in telegraphic communica- tion with Aguinaldo in order to get the latter to appoint a delegate to go to Madrid on a mission connected with the Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos. It is therefore thought probable that Agoncillo has instructed | the delegates to proceed to Madrid. The Filipinos here assert that peace was in sight before the recent fighting, but that now Major General Otis will TO COMMIT CRIME Story of T. H. Dickman, the Burglar Captured by Santa Cruz Girls. SANTA CRUZ, March 2 man to-day pleaded guilty —T. H. Dick- to the charge | of burglary in the second degree and was sentenced to eighteen months in San Quentin by Judge L. F. Smith. Dickman iS the man who robbed the Jennings home and was pursued and captured by four daring girls. Dickman came of a_well-to-do family which resided in_the State of New York. The family met financial reve, nd his | 1891 followed the li not treat for peace until Malolos, the | Filipino headquarters, is takemn. No Filipino accounts of the recent fighting have been received, and they are not expected for some days to come. DEATHS AMVONE TROOPS NOT FROM WOUNDS WASHINGTON, March 27.—In a ca- blegram dated to-day General Otis an- nounces that the following deaths have occurred since his last report: March 17—William S. Tracey, private, Company C, First Idaho, drowned, acci- dental; Joseph L. Walker, private, Com- pany B, t Tennessee, variola. March 18—Hugh P. McClellan, private, Company 1, Fourteenth Infantary, appen- dicitis; Bernard J. Smith, musician, band, | First Colorado, variola. March 19—William J. Harey, private, Company L, Fourth Infantry, typhoid. March 20—William Company L. First Tenne: vard R. Pyncher, privat First Colorado, from a Benjamin Hubbard, private, Company G, Fourteenth Infantry, jaundice; Henry Leimbacher, private, Company G, First ‘Washington, drowned, accidental. March 22—Miiton 8. Milse, private, Com- pany D, First Washington, from wound in action. March 23—Horace -McArdie, private, Company F, First South Dakota, variola. March 24—William H. Bush, private, Company I, First Colorado, dysentery. SITUATION OF VESSELS IN DEWEY'S FLEET WASHINGTON, March 27.—Admiral Dewey has cabled the Navy Depart- ment the situation and positions of the American vessels of his fleet. The dis- patch follows: MANILA, March 27.—Secretary of the Navy, Washington: The Olympia and Oregon, _the Monadnock, onterey, Callao, Manila and the Helena are oc- cupying strategic position at Manila Bay, The Boston and Charleston, the Concord and Petrel are cruising off Luzon. Have sent the Bennington to Hongkong to | | | | parents died. At the age of 16 he shipped from New York fi Liverpool and until e of a seaman. At Fort Davenport he enlisted in the United States army and took part in the Sioux rebel- lion in Dakota. He was wounded in the knee. He received an honorable discharge. from the army for disability, partial par- alysis having resulted from the wound. Dickman_spent much time in San Fran- cisco hospitals and then drifted to Santa Cruz, He was refused admittanceé to the hospital here. Without money and too proud to beg, he attempted burglary. dibinl bt ITALY’S OBJECTION TO THE VATICAN'S PARTICIPATION It Has Caused a Delay in Issuing In- vitations to the Peace Conference. NEW YORK, March 27.—A special cable to the Sun from The Hague says: Invi- tations to the Peace Conference which is to open here on May 18 are still held the Foreign Office, the Czar not having as yet given word to issue them. The de- ay is ascribed to Italy’'s objection to the articipation in the conference. Nuncio here is making fre- tican’s The Papal | quent visits to the Foreign Office in con- nection with the matter, but it is not be- lieved that he has had any success. Queen Wilhelmina is delighted at the grnspect of receiving delegates to the con- erencé and is personally supervising ar- rangements to give them a most cordial reception. This is regarded as a most welcome augury of her reign, departing as it does from the historic reserve of the ‘house of Orange. 2 3 NEGRO MINERS ATTACK A CAMP OF WHITES | Colored Soldiers Recently Mustered Out of Service Assist in the Assault. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 28.—Negro miners made an attack on the camp of the whites at Dolomite, about twelve miles from here, shortly after midnight. The white men returned the fire, and sev- eral of the negroes were wounded. Negro soldiers recently mustered out are aiding the blacks. A race war is threatened. None of the negroes were seriously wounded. Sixteen of the ringleaders are in the hands of officers, and a strong cor= don of deputies is patrolling the camp.