The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1899, Page 1

Call VOLUME LXXXV—NO. 138. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VAST ARMY NEEDED TO PACIFY PHILIPPINES Having Abandoned the Towns Taken While Returning to Manila, Lawton Says 100,000 Troops Are Re- quired t B+ Pe e 000000000 sIebedtdtdedetsteiedededsdbodbededet® Y W0 y LA\\TaN'é METHOD ©f TRAMNSPORTATION . f : 7 — ? + I * @ P s [ — 7 | Spectal Cable to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- | - don’ Bennett | *|+ OME, April 16.—The cel- 4 . &4 ebration of the twenty- + ¢ 4+ first anniversary of the 4 - @ |4 Pope’s coronation took place 4 | \~ 1|4 to-day at St. Peter’s. The pro- + * ’ + cession passed up between a 4 & & |+ double line of troops around 4 Y + |+ the high altar to the throne, b ©|+ on which the Pope sat, with 5 ¢ 4 |+ the sacred college in front of < 4|4 him. 2 B + T+ On the right and left when T ©| 4 his Holiness appeared, carried 5 Y ¢!/4 on a sedia gestatoria, there + ¢ ° + were cries of “Long live the + DS @ v 1+ Pope and King,” and cheers, o4l D & |+ mingled with the martial mu- + | + sic, went up through the vast 5 : ¢ |4+ edifice, recheering with a 4+ + mighty roar of thousands of 3 PS ©® 4 voices. | e 2 It was a grand and impres- g * © 4 sive sight, a magnificent note * 4 4 of color being contributed by 2 Y % |4 the nobles’ guard in gala uni- * 4 4+ form, and canons, bishops, + @ 4 archbishops and cardinals in + 4 |+ their robes. + i © Ly ‘While mass was being said + > 4 4 the bells all over Rome were + I © |4 rung. + L EPS The Pope looked restored to + . @ | 4 his ordinary health, showing + ?* |+ great vigor in expression + * % | 4 and movement as he gave his + ] $ |+ Dlessing to the multitude. + - ® - = o + + o |HIS HOLINESS IS 3 ¢! OVERCOME BY WEAKNESS . + | LONDON, April 17.—The Rome cor- o it | respondent of the Daily News thus de- p¢ ¥ | scribes the Pope’'s appearance: “The [ | golden chair came into view as if A ? | floating toward the altar, with *he ) @ | Pope -sitting like a pale shadow, like i % |a ghost. Many whispered, when his )6 @ | face, overshadowed by the glittering D¢ /‘ triple crown, became discernible. His s © | dark eyes peered from their deep sock- ° ’”"‘,2. ets, his hands trembled visibly and a B April 17, 10:50 a. m.—Major General Lawton’s expedition # |Sad smile played on his colorless lips. Ben ! to the na de Bai dist ing, anchored for #& | Holbein might have painted him as the 1 April 16.—Ma- the night at the head of the River Pa reached Manila this & | pensonification of the vanity of human 8 3 morn bringing all the men and the captured insurgent boats. # |splendor. With his left hand he waved [Lawton is re-| -1 Its object, namely, the capture of the insurgents’ hoats and the dis- 2% { sad greetings, while with his right he S his expedi-| g tribution of the proclamation. emphasized by a lesson of American % |did his feeble best to mark the act of = ; L % power, throughout the lake region. have been attained. General Law- 8 | blessing.” m v order ot Gen % ton immedjatelv began preparations for an im-ortant expedition on £ The correspondent thus depicts what ’ Otis evacuati the 4 land. There has been no fighting on the lake for three days. &2 | will not improbably prove the Pontiff's o i & z # |last exit from a great celebration in the yns of e, Longos, ‘,um [ N8 RN NN R NS m:,’htulrfll: : ‘ Pa Gasajan and Santa|ject of their movement, Major General | broadcast throughout the territory Rn;“:m}:;;mnfi:gh‘:gf llvflqgnt;:“;\:thm ( , from which the Filipinos | Lawton and the troops under his com- | traversed by the American troops cop- | pie. siasees and . trom & missal which mand are pow returning to Manila, | fes of the proclamation issued by the | . i een driven. where they will be available for imme- | Philippine C Cardinal Steinhuber held, while Car- it A ayel ilippine Commission to the Filipinos | ey Z e draone diate operations agz Aguinaldo’s 5 ! ‘ | dinal Macht stond with a lighted taper, (rene Lawton's troops are bR ""']’m'h““‘ § ago. Considerable dif- | po read the greater benediction. His ed in the movement north of eat results in the way of the paci- | com }; 778 been experienced by the | yoice, that was once so firm and clear, e sults 3 C mmission in acquainting the natives | . 5 ;g le Bai will | fication of the island are expected by | i - . | was scarcely audible, but in absolute Lag de Bai will | fication ot thevisland are expected B | with the Jeindly intenHonalofithigiGava | St S s S e Adjutorium el rents until the | from General Lawton's expedition. It | gyoq ot Aguinaldo's orders require | nogtrum in nomine domint,” were : developed tocnight that the main pur- | &t alliproclamationsiposted ontside [ syt iy the - assembled’ amultitude the water &' o : | of the territory directly under the con- | vy 2 C : 1 pose of this expedition was to spread | trol of the Americ: £ He tried to raise himself, but fell back 1s enabling the : can forces shall be | .14 pronounced the remainder of the 3 | -0 torn down and destroyed, his obfect be- | ,on giction in a recumbent posttion. A arr P oats to get mto the/ ing to prevent his people by every | enediction In # posi B 000 men to pacify the isl-| ands. | regret the neces-| sity of abandoning the cap- | tured territory.” Du Gen | Lawton’s expedition to the|g Cruz district, upon the 1. stern side of Laguna de| insurgents have been | ti the northern i. end of the lake, near Pasig, and @ the American scouts report that | several thousand are already | there. ‘ Two hundred and fifty Chi- nese from Sauta Cruz have ar- ived here. They left town owing ) their fear that the enemy, on re-entering it, would wreak ven- geance upon them for favoring | the Americans. NEW YORK, April 16.—The Herald’s | ‘Washington correspondent sends the | following; Having accpmplished the oh< ¢ inches captured ® from the insurgents are to be re- | ® ed to their former owners in | @ 1. General Lawton said in . ; ° “With the forces I have A there is no doubt I could go through the whole island, ® but if a government is to be | @ established it will be neces- | g sary to. garrison all the Py towns. It would take 100, o | ? ® ® the absence of ring Bai itra concer at o Restore Peace. ANNIVERSARY OF THE POPE'S -~ CORONATION Impressive Scene in St Peter's as His Holi- ness Blesses the | means in his power from learning of | | the friendly purposes ot President Mec- | | Kinley. Tt was deemed a good move by the commission, in view of the pres- | ence of Aguinaldo in the north, to send an expedition to the south which would | t”lstrihmn copies of the proclamation at | all DEATHS FROM DISEASE AND BATTLE WOUNDS WASHINGTON, April 16.—The tl points touched, ‘and at the same following cablegrams from Gen- time show the natives that friendly and eral Ot Manila were r humane spirit animated the Americans, | at the War Department to-d | though they were under the necessity | MANILA, April 16.—Adjutant Gen- of destroying any armed resistance eral, Washington: Deaths since last they might encounter. DISEASE AND SUICIDE. ‘When I showed the Herald's dispatch Smallp il 5, Daniel oble, announcing the recall of General Law- recruit, 1 tm‘k eenth ant h, Na- ton to Brigadier General Schwan, act- thanfel Prickett, private, Company G, L | a n t ‘n(xanm_' mh,m ing adjutant general, he told me it was .. corporal, ' Company in accordance with the understanding .rmn;yrm A‘ e 'x"::!nrl‘?“;;] of the War Department as to the pur- Turner, priv Company | pose of General Lawton’s campaign. t Towa. “General Otis sent this expedition to Typhold fever—April 8, Charles Kais- s s o o) YCompeny B oMt N e Southern Luzon,” he continued. “for hrlnskn. RS, .i the purpose of destroying any insur- Fever, undetermined—April 13, Charles : & E. Chelsea, private, Company B, First @ [ gent forces that might be found there, | outh Dakota. i to make a careful reconnoissance of Dysentery—April 13, rt H. Whit- L | i 3 aker, sergeant, Comp A YFirst @| the territory and to spread broadcast e s the recent proclamation of the Philip- | Sulcide—April 12, George Briggs, pri- pine Commission, setting forth the pur- | 2 Company G, First Wyoming In- g el vate, r::‘xl aed Kbty D Wicks. | poses of this Government with respect | to the islands. You have doubtless no- WOUNDED. ticed that General Lawton carefully re- frained from burning any of the vil- lages captured by him or committing First Nehraska—March 26, Company Private Deeds Forsheig, abdomen, slight; 25th, Company Private Ora Rosi, neck, slight; 29th, Company C, any damage other than was absolutely Private Jesse Baird, hand. slight necessary to the success or his opera- Company F, Private Edward Magthews, Sllght; 3lst, Company L, Sergeant tions. Before his departure from Man- 1. Baehr, shoulder, slight; G st 3 Company B, Private Herbert Rasmus: e was given careful instructions as sen, thigh, sever Cnmpa.nly‘ i ng;m» | to the line of conduct he should pur- ink A. Graham, leg, slight. First @ | gue, and he has evidently car: Washington—April _ 13, Company H, y ried them out in a very satisfactory manner. I understand that he will release all the prisoners he has taken and they will be First Lieutenant Edward F. Sothern, forearm, severe; First Sergeant John J. Carlton, leg, . Fourteenth In- ompany A, Private Moses t Pichard, thigh, . A i sent to their homes. By this action it >rivate Alonzo R, Johnson, hip, s 8 7 & 1lr::).l1l Snmnx'liz OregorApril - is hoped that he will prove to the Fili- pany A, Second Lieutenant ;‘ nA, pinos that the Americans are not as oung, foot, serious. First North Da- g, Lo any 1, Private Herbert barbarous as the insurgents pretend we Files, axilla, severe. | are, and that we propose to treat the KILLED. Filipinos humanely.” First North Dakota—Company C, “Why is General Lawton needed at Wagoner J. Peter Alfred Allen, Wil- Musiclan OTIS. Corporal 1. Driscoll; Tompkins; Private: lfam G, Lamb; Company I, George Schneller. Manila, general?” I asked. “General Otis has not communicated @ | his plans to the department, matters ~8-0—0-0-8-0-8-0-8| T fonivusd g fecond Fass - - Umeys N 6 3o 108 sepairh loud cry, like the bursting of a storm, broke from the multitude, and the Pope, stretching forth his hand in bene- diction, was carried out of St. Peter's.” The Rome correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, who found the contrast be- tween the glittering ceremeny and the debilitated figure of the Pope “more painful than moving,” says: “The whole ceremony was unduly hurried. The Pope remarked to an attendant afterward: ‘Ah, how weak I feel. I wonder if this will go down in history as my last appearance at St. Peter's? ” PRESIDENT M'KINLEY’S SECRETARY RESIGNS WASHINGTON, April 16.—John Addison Porter, secretary to the President, who has been il for two or three weeks, has informed Mr. McKinley that the condition of his health will not permit him to con- tinue the duties of his office and he has, therefore, tendered his resignation. The formal announcement of his retirement will be made shortly. The indications are he will be succeeded by George B. Cor- telyou, now assistant secretary to the President, though this has not yet been definitely determined. S i FARTHQUAKE SHOCK JARS CRESCENT CITY CRESCENT CITY, April 16.—An earth- quake shock, the strongest that has been experienced in a number of years in this locality, occurred here at 5:40 o'clock this morning. The vibration was from the north_and_the tremor lasted about ten seconds. No damage is reported, but the populace was aroused from its Sunday morning slymbers. PROTECTED CRUISER CORMORAN DAMAGED BRISBANE, Queensland, April 16.—The German protected cruiser Cormoran, en route for Samoa, from China, has arrived here. - She reports that on March 23 she struck a reef in the Bismarck Archpelago between Kalser Wilhelmsland andp New reland, where she remalined fast for six ser will proceed £ Sy - P2 phowt e face and neck, were dressed. RIOTOUS SOLDIERS SET FIRE TO A SALOON After Bombarding the Place With Stones the Infuriated Mob Apply a Lighted L I O R O S O R e O g S S S e NN N W e e oD e e * D-e O8> >0 > R b-ee e +- o> b e e e b e G e * Maltch to It. R : 4 B B e L B R B e S S i S 2 & 3 e B o o R aCEl SCEL S CE S I S AR MDA AP SIORS SR IS o S | BATTLE BETWEEN POLICE AND RIOTING SOLDIERS. NXTOUS to he revenged for an alleged brutal assault on one of their comrades a number of vol- unteers stationed at the Presidio last evening wrecked Adolph Rehfeld’s saloon. at Greenwich and Lyon streets and then set fire to it. A barber shop conducted by Rehfeld’s brother, adjoining, and a tailoring establishment conducted by M. R. Goldberg, were also destroyed by the flames. The greatest excitement pre- vailed and for a time a riot seemed im- minent. With curses for Rehfeld, the saloon- keeper, whom the volunteers accuse of being responsible to a certain extent for the beating their comrade had re- ceived, they gathered about the burn- ing structure and defied the few police- men who were attracted to the scene to dislodge them. Sergeant of Police Anderson, realizing his helplessness in dispersing the mob, hurriedly repaired to the Presidi where he informed Lieutenant Harri post adjutant, of the trouble. The lieu- tenant immedidtely summoned a de- tachment of his men and ordered them to go to the scene. By this time Reh- feld's saloon was enveloped in flames and a serious fire seemed imminent. The mob stood on the opposite side of the street and watched the flames with apparent satisfaction. Acting under in- structions the officer in charge of the detachment dispersed the crowd, after placing a number of the most vicious of the gang under arrest. An alarm had been sent in from the fire box a short distance away, and af- ter the Fire Department had arrived little ditficulty was experienced in extinguishing the flames. FPolice Offi- cer John McLaughlin, while trying to disperse the riotous gang, was struck in the side with a bottle. He was tem- porarily disabled, and was carried to a house across the street, where he soon recovered. The trouble was . precipitated by the assault upon Charles L. King, a recruit, which occurred on Saturday night in Rehfeld’s saloon. King and a comrade had entered the place and called for drinks. strangers in the saloon at the time, one of whom took offense at some in- sulting remark made by King. Words led to blows, and King was badly worsted in the encounter. He claims that after he had been kndcked down his assailant repeatedly kicked him in the face and head. The injured man was taken to the post hospital, where his wounds, which consisted of a deep There were three | Yesterday morning King informed his comrades that he had been assaulted without provocation, and intimated that the saloon-keeper had assisted in the attack. In some mysterious manner a rumor got out that King had the injuries he received. -After cussing hi upposed death hjs ~om- rades, convinced that the saloon-keeper was in a measure responsible, deter- mined to wreak vengeance on him. Rehfeld’s saloon was about a block away from the Presidio, and the riotous gang, in order to be revenged, collected a pile of cobblestones and proceeded to stone the place. One of the missiles saloon was built and narrowly missed ley of stones hurled by the infuriated soldiers. ing along Baker street, Rehfeld quickly summoned him. ‘hau used up its supnly of stones and rushed in the direction of the saloon. McLaughlin, satisfled that the men were bent on mischief, took out his re- volver, d-'crmined to protect the sa- loon-keeper at the risk of his own life. As he stood in the doorway with his the mob for a minute was nonplussed, by several of the rioters while the of- ficer was engaged in an abortive at- tempt to protect the property of the rear and forced an entrance. They completely wrecked the bar and fix- tures and dumped the liquors on the floor. tne of the soldiers, unknown to the police officer, started a fire in the rear of the saloon. Policeman Phil Herrin, who was also attractec to the scene by the yells of the angry crowd, discovered the blaze, and seizing a can of milk poured the contents over the flames, extinguishing the fire. * Realizing McLaughlin's danger, Her- rin, with drawn revolver, joined him in the front of the saloon and ordered the gang of rioters to disperse. Just then cne of the mob threw a bottle, which struck McLaughlin, knocking him down. Herrin was assailed with stones, but beyond a slight bruise of the hand he escaped uninjured. While he was exhorting the angry soldiers to return to the Presidio several of the crowd, whose names have not been as- certained by the post commander, en- tered the saloon from the rear and started a second fire. In a few min- cut in the head and numerous bruises | utes the place was ablaze and an alarm ,Lyuutumed‘_m Eom‘box 245, at Lom- )¢£ telephoned to Captain Wittman for e AR M st - penetrated the thin boards of which the | Rehfeld. He immediately emerged from | the place and was received with a vol- | | closely questioned. Seeing Police Officer McLaughlin walk- | the revolver tightly clutched in his hand | The supposed ringleader, accompanied | saloon-keeper, sneaked around to the | | | died from | dis- | By this time the mob | the bard and Baker streets. Despite the efforts of several citizens and police- men to extinguish the fire the flames communicated to the barber shop ad- joining and in a short time reached the tailor shop. Realizing his inability to copve with the maddened crowd Sergeant Anderson telephoned to Captain Wittman at the Central Police Station for reinforce- ments. Wittman at once sent all his available men to the scene, with in- structions to suppress the rioters at all hazards. Immediately after telephoning for as- sistance Sergeant Anderson rushed to the Presidio and informed Lieutenant Harris of the trouble. The latter’s men hurried to the scene and formed a circle around the rioters. They were then marched to the Presidio and each one They denied "any participation in the firing of th- build- ings, and persistently refused to give names of the men who had created trouble. Determining to ascertain identity of the soldiers who created the trouble, Lieutenant Harris ordered nearly 200 of them locked up in the ruardhouse pending further investiga- tion. The report that a riot was in progress attracted a large number of citizens, who visited the scene but were driven off bv the police. After considerable trouble the fire department succeeded in extinguishing the flames, not, how- ever, until the three buildings were al- most destroyed. The saloon looked as though it had been struck by a cyclone. Brok.n bottles were strewn about the floor. and a picture which Rehfeld prized highly was torn from its fasten- ings and stepped on by the infuriated men. Sergeant Anderson, while at- tempting to induce the soldiers to leave the scene, was struck on the head by a stone t own by one of the gang. His version of the affair is as follows: “I was standing at the corner of Greenwich and Baker when I saw Reh- feld quickly emerge from the saloon and run down the street. He informed me that a gang of. soldiers was am- bushed behind the fence of the Presidio and was storming his saloon with stones. I ran to the place and was about to enter, when I was struck on the head by one of the missiles. I could see the rioters behind the fence, near the en‘-arce to the Presidio. After exhausting their supply of stones the gang, which consisted of about fifty sol- diers, rushed toward the saloon, evi- dently determined on wrecking it. Knowing that with the few policemen who were present I was up against it the