The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 18, 1899, Page 1

The N OLUME LXXXV—NO. 139. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1899, PRICE FIVE CENTS. FILIPINOS 10 CONFER \S T0 PEACE! Committee of Twenty-Two n to Meet the Amer- ican Commission. [ 'URPOSES OUTLINED fa— Arevalo Says That if Emissaries Were Now Sent Aguinaldo Would Readily Come to Terms. 1l and the New York 1895, by Epecial Cable to The interview | 1. He said | tv -two pointed to Commuis- purposes: | as large au- Filipino ng about between the erican author- | relations To insist that Ameri- | Filipinos only shall oc- | ic offices. former aid to Aguin- | s now in Man He said a the Ameri- | w t Millionaires Talk of th White Man's Burden. Huntington’s Advice and Motto Is to Grab Everything in- Sight. OHN GARBER is the hero of local , clubdom. He, who is.esteemed to be the leader of the California bar and one whose light is not dimmed even in the brilliance of any American legal constellation, has won a triumph second to none in his history. He has drawn around a b kfast board the brightest and ablest minds of the State and some of the nation. | Under the inspiration of good fellow- ship and wine sparkling spirits have flowed in wit and argument and men, representing the highest achievements in mind and matter, money and brain, have discussed .with enthusiasm what we ought to do or what we ought not to do with the great problem of ex- P aRanananas as e o bt * ‘ ® e - R4 : emissaries to he thinks a ition of the present | be probable. nd send Y NOw think that this commission of rich Fili thet Americans protect cents INSURGENTS HAVE RETREATED TO TARLAC . Filipino seat the capture t San Fernando, at Calumplit 4, and movements t the rebels are ex- 's edition na de Bai, purpose, has ppointed to deter- for dam- operati ated by foreign I ten- advocate | NO CALL FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS AT PRESENT CHICAGO, April 17.—A special to the Inter Ocean from its Washington cor- 1t, who is a close personal President MecKinley, which ct leads to the belief that the ar nspired at the White Hous: President has not changed his nd about-c: ng for more troops. He i six weeks ago that he would inize the provisional army of n unle He has been often urged to e, but only by those s in the army. General ked for more troops in he Pt and Secretary Alger b ssity for a large force in o Rico t no time been any diffi- men the Philip- »d to Manila hout effort on the | flicers, The War nt has received no demand 1 es from volunteers in the ¥ General Otis reports the im are willing to re- there is fighting to be Department has re- 1 Manila to contra- Manila that the Aguinaldo’s Their capital found suc- ilized tribes. worried over the Philippines. He be- é iission will in aid of tter reasons are hitherto been be no call for - BRITONS NOT SURPRISED BY LAWTON’S ACTION DON. April 18.—The Times, com- itorially to-day upon Mayj or | Continued on Third Page. > he found it absolutely | the incident of the Garber breakfast a ! Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, Professor Jo- B e S e S o R R SRCES 3 - B e ebebede b MOST NOTABLHE pansion, particularly as it is presented in the Philippines The breakfast began with cocktails and ended with a divided sentiment that the white men of the West should take up the burden of the brown men of the East. Strange as it may seem decided efforts have been made to keep secret. Why this should have been done no one seems to know except it be that such master spirits as John Garber drew to his breakfast board wish modestly to conceal their thoughts upon great themes from the inspection and discussicn of the vulgar public. The breakfast was given a week ago last Saturday at the Pacific Union Club. Among those who were present were D. O. Mills, C. P. Huntington, Professor David Starr Jordan, Profes- Martin Kellogg, Whitelaw Reid, seph ILe Conte, John Garber, Rev. Thomas- R. Bacon, George Crocker, Supreme Justice Ralph C. Harrison, W. W. Foote, C. P. Eells, Thomas W. Hub- bard, Robert Tobin, William F. Herrin, Supreme Justice F. W. Henshaw, Hor- ace G. Platt, Charles Webb Howard and Professor George H. Howison. The | grouping of such men as these at a sln- gle breakfast hoard was John Garber's triumph. Men prominent in the field of finance, letters, law, religion, philos- ophy, politics, education and peculiar science which C. P. Hunting- ton arrogates to himself, were at that board. . As might have been éxpected the result was of exceotional interest. At the conclusion of ‘the breakfast, which began at noon and was not end- ed until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, the thoughts of those present turned to a dise the people of the West—the possession f the Phillppines. The aggregated wealth represented at that board might | the buy b &0 in that | jon of timely topics, particularly | of that which is of primary moment to | R O e SRCE SCRCES 3 I There was a murmur of gratified sur- | prise when C. P. Huntington gracious- | Iy consented to discuss the theme of the | afternoon. Everybody, present raised in acknowledg- ment of the magnate’s condescension. C. P. Huntington was in a pleasant mood. More than that, he was candid. He made an announcement that is raticnal interest. He assured his hear- | | ers that he never does anything for his | | health, which is surprising in one of his | | age, and that when he makes a move he | knows what he is after. It was not | general noticed that at this remark | George Crocker again drank the old | man's health. Huntington announced himself em- phatically in favor of expansion and on | the American possession of the Philip- pines. If we behave ourselves, Hunt- ington says that in two or three years he may.be building railroads in the Philippines. That there might be no mistake in reference to his meaning, and that his bluntness might not be misconstrued, the old railroad magnate spoke from notes. { . “I believe that | a good thing for the com- | s of this country. I snatching everything in | his glass and drank sentlemen,” he said, expansion sight.” George Crock to his lips and Huntington eontinued: | again raised his glass | | “That has been my motto for a num- | ber of years and I find that it ys far | better than c rvatism. Expansion would help California and especially | S three | San Franc in two might mention that or years, if everything| Se e JOHN GARBER IS HOST AT A REMARKABLE BREAKFAST D. O. Mills Take a Slice of China. Dr. Voorsanger, ison and Joseph Le Conte in Debate. This constant suggestion to grab everything in sight seemed to have a depressing effect upon George Crocker. As might have been expected, Pro- fessor George Howi fon with D. O. Mill It will be remem- bered, perhaps, that D. O. Mills is re- sponsible for the chair of philosophy which Professor Howison so creditably fills at Berkeley. When Professor Howison arose to speak there fell upon the feasters a si- lence due to the abilities and opinions of the distinguished scholar. Professor Howison sees in the intervention of the United States in the Philippines an act of God. It is our God-given duty, he Ao i S i ot ok o aloe ol 2e o de e S e Sl e o R A A s = o wreey | * 5 D80 408600060080 00005e8080 0060656000065 0840000045600 006000000800 0040462 +0+0 600066400 on agreed in opin- | CHINESE ARE - ROUTED BY THE BRITISI An Advance Upon the Camp at Talpohu Checked by Gascoigne’s Force. Urges Us to OUICKLY DRIVEN BACK Professor How- | Imperial Troops Retire From the Fierce Fire and Burn Villages During the Retreat. a Special Cable to The Cal d the New York Herald. Copyrighted, by James Gor- don Bennet! | himself to believe that God takcs_fm:y ONGKON G, ;\prll 17— particular pleasure in seeing Uncle i =0 | Sam's soldiers drill Filipino warriors | There was no fighting full of holes. Money and markets are N Todiy =% the bait, the reverend gentleman in- | g ceifetey s | { noon thousands of Chinese ad- I want to disagree,” he said at the | vanced toward the British camp breakfast, “with the men of finance. It 2 5 55 i | seems to me that it is the very height |at Talpohu and fired several {iof follvar usitoipretendithaithe Ins) roundsitof astillery atineffective terference of this Government in the| ¥ | Philippines will do the natives any | Tallge. | good. What we are after there and| Major General Gascoigne, | what we are seeking is new territory e hose force is less than 300, or- tic artillery to en- for business purposes, for few markets | W | and new trade. For heaven's sake, let | dered his Asic us not delude ourselves that when we | 5 ilippines, but that was not | turns out all right, the Southern Pacific | says, to take up the burden that the | go down to the Philippines with our | gage the enemy, who occupied Shrapnel + | drove the Chinese out and the 4| Indian infantry advanced, the C:“Chinese retiring several miles, ¢ | burning villages. | the surrounding hills. bd| The Chinese losses are un- & |known, as they are carrying ¢ [ away their dead and wounded. | | The British had no loss. | It is proposed to advance the ;‘ British position to-morrow. | With the exception of his staff, i‘(’}cneral Gascoigne is utilizing only the Indian troops. Hongkong is guarded by vol- | unteers and the Welsh Fusileers. | @OORORORCO RO NORNORGHOLOQ FIERCE REBELS (NFURL THEIR GREEN BANNER Chinese Turkestan at the Mercy of the Savage Salah Mussulmans. N S S S R I R i SChn i S o SRC S o SeCo SaCh o o o Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., April 17.—Late | Chinese papers say news comes from | Lanchou, capital of XKansu province, that the Mohammedan communities to the northwest of the city—known as the Salah Mussulmans, the most sa age and bigoted of that faith in the Chinese dominions—have rebelled. The green sacred banner of the prophet has been unfurled by their Akhoon or chief Mullah, and the word passed to all the Mohammedan townships in Xansu. Shensi and Chinese Turkestan to wage war to the knife upon the Buddhist un- believers. . A telegram from Governor Jao of Chinese Turkestan, whose capital is Urnmsti, has also been received at Pe- king, reporting considerable unrest among the Tunganis (Chinese Moham- medans) and Tarantchis in Kuldja and Turkis in Kashgaria. A later dispatch from Viceroy Tao of Kansu has been received at Peking, re- porting the massacre of over thirty Chinese Buddhists by rebel Salah Mo- hammedans. A general conflagration is feared with the return of warm weather in April or May, when communication becomes easier, unless a strong army is assembled in Kansu. P The Viceroy complained of the with- drawal to Peking of Generals Tung Fuchsiang and Chang Chun with their the point. Millionaires do not discuss seriously at breakfast questions of bar- ter and sale. Professor Le Conte opened the dis- cussion. In eloquent seriousness the aged scholar argued against the theory of America’'s expansion. America's destiny, the speaker said, is not in the direction of the Philippine Islands. There i{s something more in American ideals than commerce and commercial success, and the honored professor of Berkeley hoped that American states- men will realize this before it is' too late to return to firmer ground than that upon which they now stand. The polished eloquence of Professor Le Conte may have been the inspiration for the enthusjiasm of the subseauent discussion which reached a most un- expected climax in a personal debate between Professor Howison and Rabbi Voorsanger. Professor Jordan followed Professor Le Conte in the argument, and with the success with which he attacks any sub- Ject, acquitted himself well to the satis- faction of his hearers. Professor Jor- dan argued against expansion, as he is sincerely of the opinion that the white man has troubles of his own, without taking unto himself those of the brown men. Company will be building railroads in the Philippines. You are aware, per- haps, that we never do anything for our health. “They can do all the talking they want to and caricature the raw work of your Uncle Collis as they please, but when the old man makes a move he un- derstands what he is after.” These words alone would make John Garber's breakfast famous. Hunting- ton resumed his seat and received the tribute of marked applause. The gen- tlemen at the board were becoming en- thusiastic. Even John Garber forgot his staid dignity as host and applauded with frequent interruptions of ap- proval. D. O. Mills followed Huntington in an advocacy of the same policy which had been champicned by the president | of the Southern Pacific Company. Mr. Mills, under the Inspiration of the moment and the contagion of sympa- thetic spirits, declared that we will neglect our manifest destiny if we do not keep the Philippines and go further to take a slice of China. “While other nations,” he said, “are making themselves numerous it would be a good thing for us to take a slice of China while we are at it.” ’ BREAKFAST OF THE SEASON. success of our arms has thrust upon us. “The intervention of the United States in the Philippines,” he said, "is an act of the providence of God. We have received a God-given trust. It is our duty to take up the white man’s burden-and to show the effete mon- archies of Europe that when it comes to enlightening the heathen and up- lifting humanity the United States are in the van. This is the reason and the justification for the interference of the United States in the Philippines.” On most occasions the Rev. Dr. Jacob | Voorsanger is wrapped in a mantel of self-restraint. He seldom gives ex- pression to emphatic opinions if he has any, but it seems that the reverend gentleman entertains, on his own ac- count, some very pronounced ideas on the white man’s burden. They are not in accord with those of Professor How- json, altiough in matters philosophic the two gentlemen are more frequently in accord than in disagreement. ‘When Professor Howison saw in the conquest of the Philippines the direct act of God the Rev. Dr. Voorsanger made caustic reply. He is unable to see God anywhere in the affair and more than that he does not believe that the vision of Professor Howison is any keener than his own. He cannot bring best troops, whose sanguinary battles of the past twenty years against the Mohammedans have made them greatly feared by the latter, not only in Kansu, but ‘also in Chinese Turkestan, and that in consequence the whole northwest is practically defenseless and at the The closing remark of the reverend | mercy of the Mohammedans, if the; gentleman provoked a most heated and | should unite together and rebel. somewhat personal discussion between = Professor Howison and Dr. Voorsanger. CONGRES! There was a series of explanations, a renewal of 2ll sorts .of good fellowship IS SLOWLY SINKING an@ an agreement that the white man’s | =57 burden would not again become the | The President Had Decided to Ap- personal concern of those present. In| point Him Minister to Portugal, the argument Mr. Foote remarked that | Vice Townsend. men-of-war and Gatling guns and drill the natives full of holes we are follow- | ing the desire of God. We are there | for money and markets, and for mo| other reason in the world, and Professor Howison knows it."” if any of the gentlemen who seemed to WASHINGTON, April 17.—At Garfleld be so personally interested found the | Hospital it was stated to-night that Mr, white man’s burden too heavy on their | Hilborn’s condition W unchanged. side of the table they could transfer it | There Is no hope for him, and |it is sald that within a nge and its obligations to him. for the worse mu | a Whitelaw Reid then made Mr. Hilbor nd ‘mpending few remarks, but discreetly dealt|death is part d, for it is under- in generalities that were not | stood the President had ic-mtlrvr] to ap- glittering. His experience as a|point him Minister to Portugal, vice ownsend, who goes to Belgium 'to re- eve Bellamy Storrer, who will be the next Embassador to Spain. Death at Rio Vista. diplomat abroad probably made hlmql discreet. Then there was a call tor‘ George Crocker, but he had gone. is not safe to leave Uncle Collis in one | place and the nephew in the other, and SUISUN, April 1 The death of Mrs. J. George Crocker is burdened with| 7 Chase of Rio Vista occurred last even- enough gold bricks not to take Uncle ’ ing. She was a native of Illi%ois and came Collis at his word. Willlam F. Herrin, | across the plains to California In the ear- ]13- fifties. The cause of death was par- Continued on Second Page. alysis.