The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1899, Page 1

the This Paper not to be taken from Library_ +ee e OLUME SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ORGANIZED TO CRUSH LOCAL MONOPOLIES A Giant Electric Light Company Incorporated in This City. Plans Perfected to Give San Francisco an Elec- tric and Telephone Service Which Will Be Unrivaled in the World's Great Cities. ate cuits telephone busin operate and telephone instruments and cir- 1d to carry on and conduct, a To acquire, own, ercise franchises, rights and privileges, and to sell and dispose of the same. To purchase, lease, sell and rent lands, tenements and hereditaments. To buy, hold and sell shares of stock and obliga- tior To pur- chase, construct, maintain, all build- ings, worl machine; appliances and and useful in carrying out the mentioned purposes; and generally engage in the business of buying, pro- ducing, transmitting and selling elce- AN EXTRA SESSION T0 BE CALLED Governor Gage Planning to of other corporations. rent, use sell, lease, operate and to tricity, electric currents or lights, for 3 any and ail purposes, To manufacture, Convoke the Legis- purchase and sell apparatus and ap- pliances for producing and using the 1slature. ime. To purchase, hold and sell all r any patent or patent rights relat- ing thereto. To do and perform all of the above and other acts or things | FATIAT necessa useful or auxiliary to the | | main’ object of the company. M, l THIRD—That the place where the principal business of said corporation ; is to be transacted is the City and | County of San Francisco, State of | 5 i California. |Baid to Have Promised Not to| )URTH-That the term for which v rporation is to exist s fifty Oppose a Republican Sena- rs from and after the date of { torial Caucus. the number of direc- ufacture of the machin- of conduits and electric | has decided | wor city one of ¢ corporations the compan the man bor of entail man anticipated that it w » fully six or seven months to make ations that will be nece it is ha peaple « | a car yre the Indepe t Electric Light consic ind Power Company becomes an actual competitor for the patronage of the imposit The competition will natu the business and d and then, as rapidly ublic. >+ 60O el e + p. * thin the | ® tew. . h enters | 9 + . sneorporation | 4 w office of the | ® « is $£10,000,000, | ¢ >0 or- laus SO+ OO O It will object of It will b mod- t municipal plants in 1 have all th » of their de of least cost eled upon the the world, an features with will be buflt w householder in - light, heat and powe w those which are by the local monopoly. best CLAUS SPRECKELS, Or at rates w charged The expert who has heen at work upon the matter has for it will enter ts until every electric light. workmen may prepars the residence distri householder will hav heat and power within his reach and finished his labors. He will a visit to Eastern their electric light sy: tem, adapt their best features and use them in the constructlon of the new his means. plant. - As soon as his investigations | The promoters of the new enterprise | have been completed actual work upon | vindicate the organization of the corno- the buildings will begin. The site of the new electric plant will be upon the bay re, where access to water and coal will be easy and far less expensive than if the works were located in the town. This choice of lo- cation will greatiy reduce the cost of | Of endowing the city with a public util- production, although the promoters and | ity that will have no superior, if it has organizers of the new corporation are | 0¥ equals, in the great cities of the convinced that electric light, heat and | WOrld. power may be furnished, without the advantage of a bay shore site, much cheaper than is now done by the local monopoly, which holids the local field in its power. It is estimated that the new company will be able to fix a rate one- half as great as that established by the controlling company. When the new company asks the Su- P sors for a franchise to operate Within the limits of the city a promise will be given to use nothing but an un- derground system of wires and con- duits for the electric and telephone int. The dangerous and altogether ystem of overhead wires orbitant rates for what has be s a public necessity. The new com organized with a purpose of giving a better service for a much less cost and | were filed yesterday afternoon with the | County Clerk, are as follows: ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the under- signed, all of whom are citizens and residents of the State of California, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of California, and we hereby certify: necessary FIRST—That the name of sald cor- will not he employed. Only the latest| poration shall be the INDEPEND- and most improved appliances will be| ENT ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. used in the plant and its accessories. As sann ag the Supervisors havegiven wfifigofl‘tz:‘lmg; 2 {;h:rfip\:;p(:f:er af&r municipal authority work upon the &l- | {1 pomit and sell electriclty,, electric gantic scheme will commence. Some | [N P70 0% Lower, and to carry notion of the character of the under- | . the business of supplying from taking may be had in the fact that| central stations electric currents for " thousands of artisans and laborers will | light, heat and power. To manufac- = be employed in the construction of the ouy, sell, yent, deal (o agd oper- 1§ s s e e S S S S S S S S G e | ration in the fact that the people of the | city are now being charged grossly ex- | | The articles of incorporation, which | of said corporation | s el o ind that the names | those who are ap- | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. - first year. and to | lificati follows, t 1.OS ANGELES, formed Republican le: of the S ther will be an e Legislature, and th. the initi; step was taken when Governor Gage offered M. H. de Young one of the three Pari: Exposition Comm ioners’ trips. ‘While De Y r declined the honor the offer is = to mean he will not, at the | proper time, object to a Republican | coe@| * Mareh 28.—Well-in- | iers in this end that are insisting to 3 . bson at ths amount 2 £ K of sald id S ($10.000.00 & + s e e e 3 *| ®| = b4 ‘ ‘ | PanS S N o B o e SHCEY SR S s ot ] ganizer of the Company Which Will Offer Com-i petition to the Electric' Light and Telephone Monopolies. | | caucus to decide the United States Sen- atorship, even should Burns be the cau- | ed into one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the par value of one hundred dol $100 00) each. | ¥ K 5 .. | cus nominee. T i bR emonn) o | Gage and De Young met by appoint- wh | ment in San Francisco a few days ago | d s dollars 5,000 00), and & are the |and the Governor told the Chronicle’s | | names of the whom the |proprietor that if he desired he could | | same has been su . to wit: | be chairman of the Paris Commission- | i r of | ers. De Young is said to have prom- | Bubscritiers. Shares. Amount. |jced the Governor before the interview i L ekl e ;(; 5" 0 | terminated that for the sake of party | D pt oK 10 Lo0o 09 | harmony he would not object to an ex- | Charle Hug... 10 1060 00 | tra session, realizing that the State | | W.D. K. Gibson ) 1,000 00 | would suffer with only one Senator at | { - Washington the next two years. ; 5,000 0 | When' the extra session will be held et whereof we have here | i ot vet known. Those in charge of | of 'March, A. D, |the Republican State machine will first | have to secure the signatures of a ma-. jority of the Republican members to an agreement to go into a caucus upon the Senatorship, as well as to determine how long the session shall last. The sovernor ih very particular upon the latter point, as the expense of a long session might ruin the State adminis- tration. Walter R. Bacon was asked if, in the | event that no extra session be held, U. S. Grant would be a Senatorial candi- date two years hence. He said: “I shall be able to answer that ques- tion in about two weeks. Just at pres- ent I can say nothing.” RAIN ALONG THE COAST. Downpour B.Epor‘t’ed‘From Monterey County Points. SALINAS, March 28.—A to eq storm which jual if not surpass that of in this evening, accompan- vy downpour of rain. The over the county, and will contrfbute to the success of the crops. The past few days have been Very warm and grain has grown finely. From all quarters come reports that the resent season will be the most bountiful in_many years. . SAN JOSE, March 28—t began rain- ing here this evening at 7 o'clock. As the season is well advanced it is believed there is no longer any danger of cold weather doing damage, and one of the best crops in the history of the valley is assured. This cvening .06 of an inch of rain fell, making a total of 1187 for the storm s Sent to Whittier School. LOS ANGELES, March 23.—Thomas Downs and James Owen, two boys of Compton who were convicted of having secreted themselves under the bed of a deaf man and then robbed his clothes while he slept, extracting $45, were sent season. to the Whittier Reform School to-day by | killed and two | demonstration | killed on the field. “SANTA CRUZ, March ®.—It is raining | Judge Smith to serve until they become of to-nighi~a lght showe L. BEe. ¢ SUPPRESSED STORY F FIGHT ON THE ISLAND OF NEGROS MacArthur Advances His Line and Agui- naldo Has Moved His Capital to San Fernando. INGAPOR March 29.—Trouble is brewing in the island of Negros, where the inhab- itants repudiate the self-constituted authority of Aniseto Lacson, president of the provincial government, to arrange affairs with the Americans, and have attacked the Americans. The censor at Manila suppressed the details. The insurgents in Luzon sent a message to Lieutenant Commander Cowper of the British gunboat Plover, when the latter endeavored to effect a compromise, suggesting that they were ready to treat for peace through a neutral great power. ANILA, March 28.—Informa- tion has reached here that indi- cates that the insurgent capital has been moved from Malolos to San Fernando. The army has not advanced to- day. The men are building bridges and waiting for cupplies to come up. The insurgents burned Balucan this af- ternoon. American marines are pa- trolling Malabon. One hundred and fifty prisoners were brought into Manila to-day. The monitor Monadnock shelled L Pinas south of the city noon. T lines are bcing strengthened at Pasa and some firing is going on in the v cinity of t place. When General MacArthur's force en- camped last night the Third Artillery was across the railroad bridge in Mari- lao and the Nebraska regiment was in Ww00ds on the extreme right. The gone a~yoss the k wo deployed in 1 mile long and ging to the left Artillery advanced quic! about to drive the Third from the bridge. This was the first time in the nt war that the insurgents had nced in military order against our The Kansas volunteers prompt- A the bridge in columns of to give support to the Third Ar- v. They lost two men killed and some wounded in their advance. At the sarte time the First Mo regiment crossed the river on a pontoon bridge and took position on’ the extreme left, 50 as to be able to cut in back of the insurgents the latter came far enough. They lost six men wounded in this movement, while the Third Artil- | lery had two sergeants and wounded Masked Nebr woods the by They suddenly opened a flank fir the insurgent line d left their trench with a g t shout At sight of them the whole insurgent | force, offi s and men, fled pelimell. The eager T sed them ile and a ha but we finally drawn back by General MacArthur to preserve the line intact. s Scouts reported t ning that | about two regiments of insurgents were seen to come down from the country above by train and move toward our | right. According to prisoners in the hands 1do’s generals, were with and drove ssive s attempted east of the ns charged to the Filipinos bolted , leaving of the Americans their follow to charge a railroad, but meet them, after a few the and shot The Filipi that the ri fighting keep them in line by beating them with swords. The prisoners say Aguinaldo has declared that if the Americans can | take the Filipino capital he will sur- render. The engineers are repairing bridges, the rebels having failed to destroy the iron work, and the railroad is kept busy hurrying supplies to the front. The heat on the coast and fully 100 degrees in the interior, and the Americans suffer a great deal. In spite of the heat, how- ever, every man is eager to proceed toward the enemy. The country to Malolos is level, with occasional streams and patches of wood, but there are no more jungles. The American troops will advance at daylight, taking four days’ rations with them and having 200 rounds of am- munition in their belts. They expect to take Bocave, on the railroad to the east of Balucan, to-morrow. It is a difficult position, protected by streams. The American line is about 1200 yards from that of the rebels. Desultory shots were exchanged to- day. The American reports show that twenty men were killed and sixty-one wounded on our side yesterday. The Dakota regiment lost ten men Kkilled and had thirty-seven wounded. One of the most brilliant and costly achievements of the campaign was the charge of Major Howard's battalion across the river. Advancing at the double-quick they found the river be- neath them and splashed across with a yell, swimming and wading, with bul- lets spattering in the water, and rushed upon the rebel trenches. Ten men were killed and eleven were wounded in the charge. At the capture of Marilao there were several incidents showing the bravery of our troops. Some Filipinos were in- trenched on an island in a bend of the river. The Americans approached in a ltriangular formation, with the Third + REBEL LEADERS 1 one man intense, being 90 degrees | R R R e S e o | 4+ $ NEW YORK, March 2 A special cable to the Journal, dated Manila, March 29, says: Bocave has been taken by our troops. The raflroad bridge is uninjured. General MacArthur is now within eight miles of Malolos. + + + . + T + R R R R RS e R R S S o e PAVATISLAND | - ARE HOSTILE msureents’ Determined to Resist Ameri- | cans, Although Their ‘H Men All Want Peace. ew York s Gor- ames Macleod, of Warde Barn the insurgents near | intending to sce endeavof to ar- range an amicable settlem He met with an excellent reception from the native rank and file, but Pablo Arrata | refused to receive him until informed whether he came officially as the rep- resentative of the Amrican authorities. Macleod replied he came in an un- official capdeity and as mutual friend. Finding that he could not approa leaders and i native ader without plac in an invidious position Macleod re- turned to the American lines without havi mplished anything. 5 on the outposts had ainst the Nobody could tell him. ¢ obstinately awaitin Malolos. veral of a desire to re- He ¢ what the , who are ing in the with the rank of began ajor, | but we As shipn ince against all nboat Pi nse t ery in the apex and the Ka yvivania reg ents for n Colonel Funston called for s to swim the river and tw with which 1y effected. of General MacArthur's ff, with a company of the Pennsyl- nia Regiment and Lieutenant Aber- nathy and ten men engaged in similar exploits. After the Filipinos had raised the white flag, many of them attempted to run and several were shot for so doing. In the churchyard of Marilao the | Americans found thirty newly made graves of Filipinos and a dozen bodies were seen floating down the river with grewsome wounds. Many huts are smoking ruins, having been burned by their inhabitants. The Americans are not burning any buildings. Our troops captured four Spaniards who were fighting with the insurgents. | General MacArthur was under a heavy fire yesterday. A detachment of ninety-six Filipino prisoners was escorted into Manila to- day. Their appearance aroused great interest as they were marched from the railroad depot to the prison. The rebels have unloaded about 300 | men from a train half a mile from Gen- eral MacArthur's forces, with the ob- ject of reinforcing the Filipino garri- sons at Balucan and Guiguinto, on either side of the railroad leading to Malolos. The fact that the railroad is in oper- ation from here to our front facilitates the transportation of supplies to the troops. Before the break in the road was repaired the transportation of sup- plies was very uncertain. All is quiet in front of the lines of Generals Ovenshine and Hall. The United States gunboat Yorktown has arrived here with the Spanish steamer Mundara, owned bv the Men- dezona Company of this place. The steamer, a filibuster, was captured after a stiff chase in the Gulf of Lin- gayen, 245 miles north. When she was first sighted the Mundara was enter- ing the gulf, but she at once headed seaward. The Yorktown fired two a crossing was eventu Major Bell shots before the steamer was over- hauled. A battalion of thg California Regi- ment which has been landed at En- rique, island of Negros, has been re- cefevd with every manifestation of joy on the part of the native The command of the island of Ne- gros has been formally transferred from General Miller to Colonel von Volzab of the Eighteenth Infantry. LIST OF ‘DEMJ AND WOUNDED IS GROWING Brave Men Who Have Laid Down Life for the Conquest of the Philippines. WASHINGTON, March 28.—General Otis has forwarded to Adjutant General Corbin the following casualty list un- der date of March 27: KILLED. FIRST SOUTH DAKOTA. First Lieutenant and Adjutant Jonas L . Lien. Company H—First Lieutenant Frank Adams. Company E—Second Lieutenant Sid- ney Morrison. Company D—Private James Nelson thew Ryan. and Private Ma ompany E—Private Harry Keogh, Private Lewis se, Private Peter Ryan, Private k ‘A. Shraeder. TWENTIETH KANSAS. Company G—Corporal John Sherr and Private Carroll Wiliams. Company I—Private William Kinney. UTEE i E SYLVANIA. | Company H—Private J. O. Kline. WOUNDED. FIRST SOUTH DAKOTA. Company I—First Lie Paul D, ar Sergeant vere; Pri- Amoo! . 'severe; ‘Com- v shoulder, se- Johnson , severe; First 1 . _thigh and E—Sergeant . severe; Cor- Wheeler, groin, Staube, lung and Wm. F. Pankey, arm, Company I—Warren_Crosier, slight. Company rup, thi E. W. John® rank ate oral sligh chest, s moderat ulder, Company Charles Sergeant vere; Mu- moderate. SYLVANIA. 1—Private Morris Barclay, ; J. C. Micherey, leg, mod- ST NEBRASKA. aptain C. W. Jens, elbow, —Private Joe _Scott, B—W. T. Rymes, :n, Knee, severe. rson, knee, g, severe Com-~ . severe. Com- shoulder, ere; Musician Albert L—Privates M. R. E. Riley, *M-George L. M. Busic, fore- John Greetzer, Wright. Holbrook, vere; Perle Company . severe. 1p, severe. TWENTIETH KANSAS. Company A—Corporal Fred Recob, th!ph.psr'\'}err'; Company B—Private Jo- seph Wahl, neck, severe; Company L— Leslie Sitzeny arm, severe. FIRST MONTANA. A—Private _Harry _Athey, thigh, severe. Company B—J. O. Bolkley, neck, severe. Company F—Joseph Lorenz, back, severe. Company G—William Yost, vere. Company H—Frank Gibson, Vere. Company I—Addison Seymour, Severe; A. K. Lundenan, chest, se John Tierney, thigh, severe, FIRST COLORADO. Company H—Private Harry Kerr, chest, Company che vere; severe. TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY. Company I—Private John Hogeboon, shoulder, slight. THIRD ARTILLERY. Battery H—Sergeant i Musician Henry J. Roth, fore Private John MeConess Battery K—Frank B. Catror se- vere; Orin McKa leg, severe; M. D. Broeckling, kne vere: John Gilligan, foot, slight. Battery L—Tom Culberson, svere; Clarence E. Chappell, thigh, ip, severe. Captain J. subsistence, U. S. V., finger, trifling, spectator. A list prepared in the office of the adjutant general shows the casualties in Manila since ‘February 4 to be 157 killed and $64 wounded. Not the Amador Stage Robber. WOODLAND, March 28.—Fred Wilson, suspected of complicity in an_Amador stage robbery near Jackson on February 7. was released to-day. Sheriff Grégory did not come for the prisoner on Su day as expected. He sent certain re- ceipts signed by the man who robbed the stage, Sheriff Grifin had the prisoner sign his name several times and became convinced the case was one of mistaken identity and ordered his discharge. Persing Out on Bonds. KESWICK, March 2.—Frank Persing, alias Foster, the 17-year-old boy who last week tried to kill Crozier McCandless at Iron Mountain, has been released on ball. McCandléss' condition is such that it is believed he will recover, and Judge Thompson of Keswick ordered Persing's release on $6000 bonds. Persing’s mother went on the bond for §3000. -