The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1899, Page 1

Tall —— VOLUME LXXXV—NO. 128 SAN FRANCISCO. FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE EW YORK, April 6.—The Her- ngton correspondent owing: s the re- spatch received from ed States Charge d’Af- and Nicaragua wus condition of affairs the cruiser De- to-day to proceed Guayra to that point, touch- 1 at Port Limon, Costa Rica n the American rep- *ed that martial law that General Bl ds district, wa g to « American S » pay double duties on goods t in during the recent in 1 t would be imme f the mpe vigorous re uan Govern E DETROIT WILL COERCE NICARAGUA S+>e> 0>+ @ I 1‘ * | o O +-O+O OO+~ D e e> e + e UNITED STATES CRUISER DETROIT. L = S w1 9 ¢ . o )¢ ! ! ence of an insurrection at any point in; capital and to San Juan del Sur, the Costa Rica, and he is satisfied peace and quiet prevails throughout the en- tire country. Commander J. H. Dayton, command- ing the Detroit, will consult with Con- sul Sorsby at Greytown and with the consular agent at Port Limon. if nec- squad- aguan em- TORRES TRIES TO Detroit town are to | NEW ORLEANS, April 6.—A letter to h- ‘ the Picayune from Bluefields, Nica- in the vi- | ragua, dated March 31, says: “General | Torres, the special agent of President business in- | Zelaya, yvesterday again notified the ients are in | merchants that they would have but ction- | twenty-four hours to again pay the stood that | which had been paid the duties to r od loans | Treasurer of Nicaragua, who red s 8 ting exorbitant | after the revolution began. Torr Iso undertock to prohibit the Ame of | consular agent from cabling to Wash- that | ington or the President of Nicaragua as | at Managua. He is in charge of the t- | telegraph wires which lead to both the % L R A R R R PR R R TR ROGERT HURLS |SLEEP IN THE LAST BIVOUAC OF THE BRAVE THE LIE AT | PICOUART ASHINGT full ON, April honors of war upon crest of the eouthern of Arlington Cemetery this afternoon the nation, repre- President McKinley, his Cab- the slope And Declares the Evidence |senten vy 3 1 inet and other high dignitaries of the of Others in the Dl‘ey- Government, the commanding gen- B eral of the army and other dis- tinguished officers, all the regular and militia organizations of the District of Columbia, and a vast concourse of 15,000 e people, paid the last tender tribute of honor and respect to the bodies of 326 offi- cers and men who gave their lives on dis- tant battlefields for their country during the Spanish-American war, and who were | to-day mustered into the silent army that n the last bivouac of the brave. REPLIESTO BERTULUS : Th Then the General Goes on to Give|to the cemetery, looking out upon the i B | broad, sweeping Potomac and across to Motives for the Alleged Crime | where the glistening Washington monu- of the Devils Island Prisoner. fus Case Is False. ment rear its dizzy shaft, and beyond to the classic lines of the Capitol and the burnished dome of the new library bufld- ing. To the right rise the ramparts of old Fort McPherson, to the left the countless graves of heroes of the Civil War, sprinkled with imposing monuments to Figaro this | distinguished generals, and to the rear the stately old Lee mansion and Fort Meye The Call. depositions of 5 3 " In this burial lot, which covers two the Court off 50res in extent, In parallel rows, the idence given | wooden boxes containing the caskets were g magis- | ranged, separated by great mounds of M. De earth. Over each box an America was draped. There was no particular der in the disposition of the rem: ires the account | though an exception was made in the cas: of the officers. The boxes containing the bodies of Captain Edgar Hubert of the e | Eighth United Infantry, Lieuten- in- | ant T. L Barnett, Ninth United States In- r in 1893, ogert dec M utenant C. He Bertulus f his intervie w | s that v to General Gonse, saying that | faniry, Lieutenant William Wood of the 2 Sl " | Twelfth United States Infantry, Lieuten- embraced him (Henry) | ani g s Turman of the Sixth Infantry an protested that he (Ber- | and Lieutenant Francis Creignton of the tu orced to act by Colonel | United States Volunteer Signal Corps Biottact ok ally | Were placed at the head of the line of P e ”;fm really | graves immediately under the eve of the . i ihe general stafl, Presidential party. Of the others fully 70 gert, it appears, attacked | per cent are identified. About 30 per cent violently, asserting that pected him. He told tk n that Count anged his attitude do’ so. He recounted ain London papers had | how to set the honor of a soldier. even sterhazy to talk and to|an ene above the mean and equiv- authorship of the bordereau. | ocal intrigues of politics. Al Re t dilated upon the | “He will dare to speak out loud and are whol ment to which they belonged. ¥ C ¥ T in opinion, influ- | strong and to defend the honor of ten en 1s — resentment for his | generations of soldiers. It is for you, 1 ¢ A Jew in the military | M. le Presidente, to judge if you should gchool, entanglements with women and | force me to carry the question into that gambling. He characterized Colonel | region. An Esterhazy fears not any- Picquart as a liar, demanded to be con- | thing or anybody if not good. Noth- {ronted with him and declared that | ing and nobady will prevent me acting the evidence of M. Develle and others | as I say, if I am sacrificed to I know was full of inaccuracies. not what miserable political combina- tions The second letter, couched in more violent terms, complains that M. Faure has ignored his appeal and threatens to publish a photograph of ‘“a paper stolen by Picquart in a foreign lega- tion, which would be most compromis- ing for certain diplomatic personages,” if his appeals are disregarded. The third, which is similar in tone, | alludes again to this document as a protection for himself, “‘since it proves the scoundrelism of Dreyfus” and dan- ger for France, “because its publica- Colonel Paty du Clam. tion, with fac simile writing, will force The first letter complains that he has| France to humiliate herself cr to de- been victimized by the Dreyfusites and | clare war.” that the Minister of War has ignored “Do not leave me,” he says, “the ob- his appeal for protection ligation of choosing between alterna- of M. Faure to put tives equally horrible.”” After further dal, and says: violent protestations the third letter ‘If T should have the sorrow not to | concludes as follows: be listened to by the supreme head of | “I raise the old French cry, ‘Help me, my country, my precautions are taken | my Prince! To my succor,’ Let me be for my appeal to reach the ears of my | defended and I will send back the docu- heraldic chief, the sovereign of the Es- | ment to the Minister of War without terhazy family, the Emperor of Ger- |anybody in the world having seen it, many. He is a soldier and will know | but let me be detended quickly, for I ESTERHAZY’S THREATS TO PRESIDENT FAURE LONDON, April 7.—The Daily Chron- icl morning prints the text of etters alluded to by Examining e Bertulus before the Court ation, which Major Count Es- terhazy addres: to President under dates of October 29-and 31, and November 5, 1897—letters which | Esterhazy alleges were dictated to him He goes on an end to MULCT AMERICANS 6.—With | unknown or only by the regi- | A platform had been erected, inclosed i Bt etie 02505 0 5ot e% o202 50 o5+ 50N RN RN+ R+ UeN R +ReRsR NN N N e NN oot Rty | cable station. | The American Consul, after discover- 1 ing that it would be impossible to se- | cure satisfactory information from with the American accompanied him to the palace. At this meeting Torres also declined to state what steps will be taken to force the American merchants to submit to double charges. A vessel was chartered promptly, and | after considerable difficulty a clearance | was secured from Torres, and this ves- | sel sailed for Port Limon, Costa Rica, | | with dispatches for the Government. | The Consul, in these dispatches, asks that at least two warships be sent to Bluefields at once. The next move Torres made was to issue a decree doubling the duties, not- withstanding the fact that the schedule of dutles for this section of the repub- lic has been fixed by a law passed by Congress. T law has never been amended or repealed. A very energetic | demonstration on the part of the Amer- | ican navy is greatly needed. Torres, withdrew | | merchants, who | otietietieni et e et e tietiotie BN ORISR SR+ N NN o ioW with flags and draped in mourning, to ac- commodate the distinguished persons in case of lnciement weather, but the day was an ideal one, with the sun shining from a cloudless sky, and the platform was practically unoccupled. Before the arrival of the Presidential party military escort detachments from the Fourth and Fifth Artillery kept vigil over the dead. Long before the arrival of the military thousands of people had surrounded the enclosure where the dead soldiers lay. Some sought vantage points in trees or on the old ramparts of old Fort McPher- son. About 2:30 the Presidential party, which had been caught in a jam at the Potomac bridge, from which it required a dozen mounted police to extricate them, reached the enclosure. They were followed by | General Miles and his staff, the military attaches of the British and German em- | bassies, all mounted, and the military es | cort. As they arrived the solemn stralns of the “Dead March in Saul” silenced the vast a blage, and with bared heads the crawd stood at the graveside while the Presidentlal party advanced and the ary dispositions were made. he military was under the command of Colonel Francis L. Guenther, and con- sisted of the District National Guard, the light battery with two Hotchkiss guns, a battalion of Naval Militia and the regular troops from the arsenal and Fort Meyer. The troops were formed upon three sides of a rectangle and files of soldiers were marched into the ranks of the dead. Flanking the open space at the head of the graves were the red-coated artillery- men, who were to fire the last salute, and on the left was stationed the Fourth Artillery band. The President, accompanied by Secre- taries Hay, Gage, Long, Hitchcock and Wilson, Postmaster General Smith, As- nt Secretary Tavlor, General Corbin, General John M. Wilgon and Colonel Bing- ham, came forward with uncovered head and took his place in the open space fac- ing the graves. He was followed by Gen- eral Miles and his staff in full uniform, including some of the representatives of | foreign countries. . Just as the President arrived a pathetic neident occurred when aged Mr. and Mrs. owd pressed through the lines and cannot wait longer and shall stop at nothing to defend or avenge my honor, infamously sacrificed.” OBTAINS A GUARANTEE FROM THE GERMANS Cecil Rhodes Now Has Backing for His Cape to Cairo Rail- road. LONDON, April 6.—The St. James Ga- zette this afternoon announces that Cecil Rhodes has now obtained a guarantee from the German Government for the capital for the German portion of the Cape to Calro railroad. German finarciers have agreed to provide the capital, and Germany has also agreed to guarantee a certain portion of the interest upon the German cross line from Dar Osk Salaam, twenty-five miles south of Zanzibar, which'is to tap the Cape to Cairo railroad. FALL OF A BIG METEOR. Contains Elements Said to Be Worth Millions of Roubles. LONDON, April 7.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from St. Petersburg says that on March 12 a coloseal meteor fell in the sea close to the shore at the village of Bjurbel, twenty-six miles from Helsing- fors, penetrating a bed of clay for a dis- tance of twenty-five feet. It will shortly be_raiged. Savants have estimated that the iron and other elements composing the me- teorite have a value of some millions of roubles. S e Coming to San Francisco. RENO, Nev., April 6.—Two train loads of the Twenty-fourth Infantry passed westbound at 5 p. m. The University of Nevada basket-ball team leave for Francisco to-night, N FATAL FIRE - INTHE HOMED OF WEALTH Flames Destroy the Dwell- ing of Wallace An- drews. SIX LIVES ARE LOST Members of the Family Carried Out Unconscious and Several Are Renorted to Be Missine. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. (oY OXCXOXOXOYOXOROXOJOXOROXOXOXOROXO} ® BURNED TO DEATH. MRS. ST. JOHN. = AUSTIN ST. JOHN. FOUR UNIDENTIFIED. SEVERAL MISSING. [oJOJOXOXOJOXO) B R B B e o s e g [OJOXCJOXO} [cXoXoXOXOXOXOXOROXOROXOJOJOOXOJORO) NEW YORK, April 7.—A few min- utes before 2 o’clock this (Friday) morning fire broke out in the five-story dwelling at 2 East Sixty-eighth street, the home of Wallace Andrews, presi- dent of the New York Steam Heating Company. | The fire spread very rapidly, and| though the firemen made desperate efforts to get the inmates out of the house they were only partially success- ful, for at least two lives were lost. The victims are believed to be Mrs. St. John, the daughter of Mr. Andrews, who, with her husband and several chil- dren, lived with him, and Austin St. John, 10 years old, Mr. Andrews’ grand- son. Several other members of the family placed a bunch of roses on the casket of their son, John O'Dowd of the Seventh Infantry. = The parents of Lieutenant Wood also,came forward and deposited a beautiful wreath of flowers. The sword of that gallant officer was upon his cas- ket. Immediately the band broke out in the sweet strains of ‘“Nearer, My. God, to Thee,” and Post Chaplain C. W. Freeland of Fort Monroe, with Rev. Father Mec- Gee of St. Patrick’s Church, followed by their purple-gowned acolytes, advanced | to the graves and the funeral services bega They were simple, but very im- pressive. Rev. Mr. Freeland read the mil- itary committal service of the Episcopal church, beginning with “Man that is born of woman,” and concluding with the promise of heaven contained in the words, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.” As he pronounced the words, ““dust to dust, earth to earth,” the soldiers at the side of each grave crumbled a clod of earth upon each casket. The vast concourse | bared their heads to the solemn words and scene and thousands joined in the Lord’s prayer. Rev. Father McGee then consecrated with the churchly power in- vested in him the earth into which the bodies of the Catholic soldiers were placed. Meantime from Fort Meyer booming down the wind came the dull crack of a gun every half hour and the national en- signs on the staffs there and at the Lee mansion were run down to half-mast. As soon as the religious services had been concluded flanking detachments of the Fourth and Fifth Artillery fired three ear-smashing, soul-uplifting volleys, and in the solemn hush that followed the salute the bugle sounded ‘“‘taps.” The last religious and military rites to the dead heroes were over and the Presi- dential party and the military departed, leaving the work of actual interment to follow. As each of the caskets weighs almost 50 pounds and requires eight men to handle it, it will be two or three days before all the bodies are in their graves. In order to permit all the Government employes to attend the services this aft- ernoon all the departments and Federal courts were closed by an executive order of the President and all the flags in the city were half-masted. were carried out unconscious. The hcuse i$ in the very heart of the district occupled by the homes of New York’s richest millionaires. The house on the corner is occupied by H. O. Armour, the wealthy beef packer. The house at No. 4 is occupied by Mr. Rothschild. The firemen found it impossible to save the Andrews house and devoted most of their energies to saving the Armour and Rothschild properties. Many times both were on fire, but the vigilance of the firemen as often put out the flame . WILL ALGER RETIRE UNDER THE PRESSURE? General Russell Hastings Reported to Be Slated to Succeed Him as Secretary of War. NEW YORK, April 6—A special to the World from Washington says: The per- sistent report that has prevailed for months that Secretary Russell A. Alger is to be thrown overboard by the McKin- ley adminsitration seems at last to have resolved itself into definite shape. A story was quietly circulated here to- night that General Alger’'s days are num- CARDINAL YAUGHAN CAN HAVE PAPACY e e e e S T SRR SaciR o aiCnl SO RO oo icie cChe SiChn eaCon aeCan eecan o Do O-e CARDINAL VAUGHAN. ° ¢ B S Y R o O S e iR 2 [ R o R B R O R e - ] TRADE THE PHILIPPINES T0 ENGLAND America to Take the Leeward Group of Islands in Exchange. PLAN MEETING FAVOR | Washington Is Willing, but Britain Might Become Involved in the Far East. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, April 6.—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: State Department officials are watching with great interest the grow- ing sentiment among:the inhabitants of Jamalica in favor of the annexation of the Leeward Islands to the United States. Thus far, the matter has not been brought to their attention in any official way, but it is not doubted that the American Consuls in th islands will, if the agitation continu find it incumbent upon them to make special confidential reports on the subject. Officials of the department consider the subject rather a delicate one to dis- cuss publicly, but they have been read- ing with keen interest all that has been said in the Herald concerning the proposition for the exchange of the Philippines for the Leeward Islands. ‘While not consenting to be quoted on the subject, they do not hesitate to say that the United States would doubtless be glad to make the exchange if Great Britain would be willing to un- dertake negotiations. They do not con- sider, however, that the administration could. properly initiate the matter at this time. A petition from the people of the islands, formally presented to the British Government, will, in their opinion, be the first legitimate move in the direction of official negotiations. The general belief among public men here is that it is mainly a question as to whether Great Britain would be will- ing to relinquish sovereignty over the Leeward Islands in return for the Philippines. As far as the United States is concerned, it is thought pub- lic sentiment here would be entirely favorable to the trade. On this point former Senator Faulk- ner, a member of the recent Canadian Commission, said to-day that he doubt- ed very much whether Great Britain | would care to run counter to the opin- ion which would undoubtedly develop from other European countries against her acquirement of the eastern archi- pelago and the consequent prestige she would gain in the Orient. “Of course, the United States would be more than willing to make the ex- change,” said Mr. Faulkner. “Wo do not want to keep the Philippines. We would like the British West Indies. They would be of immense value to us, without the grave responsibilities that surround the holding of the Philip- pines. The Philippines, on the other hand, would be far more valuable to Great Britain than the Leeward Islands. They would give her an im- mense advantage from a military as well as a commercial standpoint over bered as the head «of the War Depart- ment and that directly after his return from the Cuban junket such pressure will be brought to bear upon him as will cause him to place his resignation in the hands of the President. Furthermore, General Russell Hastings, under whom President McKinley served during the war, is safd with positiveness to be slated as Alger's successor. ST Sugar for Soaps. PARIS, April 6.—The Government has decided to grant a temporary drawback on sugars used in the manufacture of transparent soaps for export. et other European nations in the Far East. Yet, I doubt if she could make the trade without running the risk of serious European complications. Great Britain is not the nation to initiate a movement which would bring about such a result.” , gt Weston Is Commissary. WASHINGTON, April 6. — General Weston has assumed command of the Commissary Department as acting com- missary general, BEAT THE Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, Aprili 6—A Sun cable from Paris says: Matin says Cardinal Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster, has been asked to become a candi- date for the Papacy and has re- turned an indefinite reply. It is considered certain, how- ever, that he will answer in the affirmative, in which case his election is assured. POPE’S CONDITION MQST SATISFACTORY Physicians Announce That He Will Soon Be Able to Attend to His Duties. Spectal Cable to The Call and the New Yeork Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- don Bennett. ROME, April 6.—Professor Mazzoni informed me to-day that his Holiness’ condition was en- tirely satisfactory. He said he was able, or soon would be, to go out and preside over ecclesiastical functions. O SaiXui el et L3ui e Rl xel. | CALIFORNIA BOYS REBELS ON NEGROS ISLAND Governor Smith Sends Four Com- panies Under Duboce and Sime, Who Do the Trick. MANILA, April 6.—Colonel Smith, the Governor of the Island of Negros, reports that a number of bandits head- . ed by a man named Papaissio, attempt- ed a rebellion 6n March 27, and killed several officials of Jumaamaylan. He also captured other officials and issued a proclamation calling upon the natives to rise and exterminate the Americans and Spaniards. Major Sime and two companies of the California regiment were dis- patched by water to the scene of the disturbance, and Colonel Duboce and two other companies of troops were sent overland. On April 2 this force marched twelve miles and captured Labzid, the head- quarters of the bandits, and destroyed the town. The troops also captured thirty-five prisoners and scattered Papaissio’s forces, thus effectually quelling the re- bellion at the outset. There has been a week's respite in hostilities, chiefly in order to allow the Filipinos to digest the proclamation of the United States Commission. The rebels remain remarkably quiet. The sharpshooters of General Law- ton’s line have borrowed the Filipino ttactics and are harassing 'the rebels at night, picking nightly. Malolos is assuming its natural as- pect, but preparations are being made off some of them to establish a permanent camp for the | troops there and the soldiers are clean- ing the city. A third of the Malolos is sent nightly to form an ad- vanced line a mile north of the city, with patrols and sentries ahead of the | line. General MacArthur's volunteers are receiving Krag-Jorgensen. rifles, the Filipincs having discovered that they could effectively fire their Mausers and retreat before the Americans approach- ed near enough to use their Spring- flields with effect. ‘Advices received here from Samar, an island forming a province of the Phil- ippines, say the revolutionists there are weary. Their leader, General Lukban, of Chinese ancestry, has deserted with the funds. The inhabitants are desir- ous of American rule. ———— YOUNG HUBER IS PROBABLY ALIVE Rebels He Was Captured by the ‘When He Was Taking Photographs. WASHINGTON, April 6.—General Otis has sent a dispatch to the adjutant general replying to inquiries made in regard to young Huber of Oakland, Cal. Senator Perkins had informed the department that it was believed Huber had been killed by the insurgents. The reply of General Otis to-day says: “Huber, Hospital Corps, insurgent prisoner; passed beyond lines without permission seven days before hostilities commenced, having camera and revol- ver. “He was arrested near Malolos be- cause he was armed and taking photo- graphs. He was in civilian clothes and claimed to be a British seaman. Was in fair health February 10, when money was furnished him with the promise of more to follow. He and three other prisoners, arrested before hostilities commenced, were at Malolos ten days before the capture of the city. It is believed that all are alive.” HARRISON GRAY OTIS TO LEAVE THE ARMY LOS ANGELES, April 6.—Much specu- e Alsuon has been indulged in among the American force at | | residents of Los Angeles owing to the sudden homecoming of Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otis. From reliable sources i. is learnea to-day that Genesal Otis cabled his resignation to the War Depart- ment before actual hostilities beyond Ma- nila were in progress, but that as soon as General E. S. Otis began the forward movement the resignation was, upon re- quest, not acted upon, that H. G. Otis might participate in the undertakings of the volunteer army. Having participated in the surrender of st to leave the service acted upon, with the T ailed for home in the Sherman a week ago. It is also stated that he is the possible bearer of impor- tant dispatches from General E. S, Otis and that he will in all probability_ be called to Washington by President Mc- Kinley to uss the questions of ad- ministration and government for the Filipinos. RIOS REPORTS ON SPANISH PRISONERS Impossible to Secure Their Release During the War Between Ameri- cans and Tagallos. MADRID, April 7.— General Rios, Spain’s chief commander in the Philip- pines, cables that it is hopeless to ex- pect the liberation of the Spanish pris- oners while the war between the Americans and the Tagallos continues. It is hoped here that when aiplomatic relations are resumed between Madrid and Washington® on the ratification of the peace treaty the question of the prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos will assume a more favorable phase. LONDON, April 7.—The Madrid cor- respondent of the Times says: The Government has received a dispatch from General Rios announcing the re- turn to Manila of the commission that went to secure the liberation of the Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos. The commissioners report that the prisoners are well treated, but are scattered all over the country, so that Aguinaldo himself is ignorant of their number and location. General Rios says the Tagallos require a ran- som for some, but are ready to liberate many out of friendship. Not a few of the Spanish prisoners are now living with the rebel THE TAGALLOS MUST BE EXTERMINATED An Observer Says That the War Can Be Ended in No Other Way. Correspondence of the Associated Press. MANILA, March 4¢—Among the uncer- tainties attendant upon the war now go- ing on here is the number of arms which the rebels possess. That they are being supplied at frequent intervals from some unknown source scarcely admits of a doubt; but in what quantities cannot even be conjectured. Until a few days ago there was every indication that the rebels along our whole front were using home- made ammunition, but now smokeless powder is again being used, and judging from the enormous quantity of ammuni- tion expended every twenty-four hours their supply must be unlimited. At every village captured so far thousands of rounds of Mauser cartridges have been seized, but still there is no appreciable difference in the amount expended from day to day. After the battle of Caloocan, when the American line was so long and thin that any further general advance became in- expedient, the rebels made a discovery which revolutionized their plans and in- spired them with renewed courage. This ‘was that their rifles had a superior range to those of the majority of American weapons. Thereafter their sharpshooters carefully remained out of range of the Springfields carried by the volunteer regi- ments in front of them, but maintained a constant ahd more or less effective fire from trees, clumps of bamboo, rocks or other natural points of vantage, both by day and night. A more galling situation than that in which the erican troops