The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 22, 1899, Page 1

Tall - The VOLUME LXXXV—NO. 143. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1899, PRICE FIVE CENTS. HAS ITALY GONE OVER TO FRANCE? Austria-Hungary’s Jealous Eyes Watch American Development, . | Is to Pay a Visit to LANDONSAMOA! Toulon. Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. James Gordon Rennett. [ \ VATE ) \ Copyrighted, 1899, by 7 Difficulties Confronting German Race to England | and This Country. ‘ ARIS, April 22.—It would seem as if the Cagliari' fetes were likely to have a sensational sequel. According to this morning’s Figaro, there is no question of the Italian squadron paying a visit to Toulon in September next, at which date President Loubet is expected to be the guest of the great southern naval port of France. King Humbert, it appears, wil v Seron tive with the squadron, bearing a President of the republic. In this connection, Figaro's correspondent writes from Toulon: “The launch of the cruiser Jeanne d’Arc, fixed for the end of March, has been sudden ent reason. The cause of the delay is the President's coming visit, which will assume an important character. It is said the King of Ttaly will seize this opportunity to send his squadron to salute the President of the republic.” La Patrie, in an article headed “Dislocation of the Triple Alliance,” “King Humbert's speech was amiable and Ad- miral ificant. He exalted the talent and clear- sightedness shown by his Majesty's Ministers in the conduct of public affairs, which means that they had done well to abandon Germany. “The King rep cordial friendship, Iz send a special representa- n autograph letter to the v postponed for no appar- sayv: Fournier's sig ied by assuring France of his sentiments of anguage praiseworthy in itself, but which proves that Germany's ally has gone some way since he sent he fortifications of Metz. ress notes this defection, and with it the his son to inspect t “The German gainst it disintegration of the triple alliance. The play of politics is - -~ . P N . : ~ERM sometimes very curious. Two years ago German journalists GERMANY TO SEND A Co 5 iy . — = were chaffing the splendid isolation of which discomfited Albion MORE SHIPS TO SAMOA Now that threat- Germany and England face to face, the for- in lack of anything better was boasting. ened conflict brings e g B g o o R e s o S s A cicn G 6 R s + + mer sees with anxiety that her allies of previous days have de- s + S 3 £ 3 % + serted her, and the latter hoasts this time of menacing her with + +| the support of the United States. But who knows? To-mor- + . ;3% S Dé 4+ row, perhaps, the cards will be shuffled again. b B e S A U S + o T | of inquiry devoted to-day's session + < . \IlLES ‘\I iewing testimony, and to-night + 4 | another session for the purpose of % BE ) V) tters, depositions and PO SO C U SR e Co e e G c aring upon the beef in- The most interesting matter FIGHT FOR A VINDICATION &z Continued on Second Page. { | | developed | | NGTON, April 21 was President McKinley's in- : ns to the court of inquiry, which were delivered to the members of the 20 last. These in- read by Colonel Davis in lows: To Demand a Court-Martial to Try Members of the Beef Court. | | Dispatch to The Call j f the diplo- con- sts of to court of inquiry that has been stigating General Miles' charges re- garding the food stpply of the army in the war with Spain will be submitted to the President not later than Tuesday ek, 1 Miles has alread Lce anticipated King Humberlt’s Squadron Special han those of other T Th it is ASHINGTON, April 21—It is now 4 " dang by ght iikely that the report of the +040004069-0009006+0 | AMERICANS ARE CHARGED WITH TREASON Said to Have Incited Mutiny | Among the Volunteers at Manila. A GRAVE ACCUSATION Chicago Newspaper Says the Presi- dent Is in Possession of Trea- sonable Telegrams. Special Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, April 21.—A Washington - Ocean sa The | »-day the latest and | e of the Philippine | n. It was in relation to traitors in this country who are attempting to | | incite mutiny among our own troops | in the islands. The admini ion h show that certain anti-ex who used great efforts to defeat the plan to hold the Philippines, have gone | so far as to send messages to the vol- unteers with the purpose of causing | dissatisfaction, and even inciting mu- | tiny. This new development in the | anti-expansion campaign came a complete surpr to the admini [attention. | certain them a part of the record | tion, but it fitted in with other evidence accumulated some weeks ago, showing | not only that Agoncillo, while in this country, received moral and ¢ support certain anti- s ists, but that messages were sent to Aguinaldo to encourage him in his re- stance to the authority of this Go ernment. s ence of treasonable conspir- | acy was passed over on the ground that it was more sentimental than in- | tentionally criminal, but later develop- ment, showing that some of these peo- ple are willing to go to the extreme of inciting mutiny in the army, will com- pel the Government to give it It is said the administ has obtained possession of telegrams sent to the Philippines by people in this | country for the purpose of creating a | mutinous spirit among the volunteers | because they had not been sent home immediately after the conclusion of peace between Spain and the United Btates. | It is al trange that Amer spondents in nila, including the representative of | ociated Press and of the New | scover conditions | the As E York World, should di which are not discoverable to the cor- respondents of the London papers, or of the Paris and Berlin papers, which have every reason to publish the dark side of the American campaign in the Philippines The Europ 1 Hongkong papers have not published so discouraging re- ports from Ma s has the Associated Pr which has discovered that only 7 per cent of the unteers in the archipelago are willing to remain, and that all the others are much dissatis- | fied. The V Department tried to | learn if there was any foundation for | th, reports and has n able to se- cure no evidence of their truth The alleged interview with Lawton, saying that not less than 100,000 men could hold the Philippines, is also dis- | & + RECEPTION TENDERED THE VISITING KNIGHTS P00 030046060060 00004040+3+0+00>00+@ O O e e P eD- ® * e & - ¢ Grand Commander of ? Templar of California. Qe s sisveiesd ed ebd credit But these press reports from the Philippines are ignored on the the- ory that they come from correspondents more desirous of sending sensational dispatches than they are of sustaining the army. They have, however, pre pared the way and furnished the e cuse for treasonable work at home, and certain anti-expansionists are known to have sent messages to the volun- teers in the Philippines, encouraging them to ignore the duty before them as soldiers and rebel against the author- ity they enlisted to fight for. With such work going on on both sides of the Pacific, a big press organi- zation sending maliciously discouraging news from the Philippines regarding the loyalty of the volunteers and promi- nent American citizens at home sending messages to the volunteers encouraging mutiny the administration is confronted with a condition of treason which it is felt cannot be ignored. While practically nothing of what the administration knows can be oh- tained for publication it is evident v the least, that the seeds of suspi- cion have been sown in the minds of those close to the President and sensa- tional developments are not improb- able.” COURTHOUSE DESTROYE INSANE FIREBUG BURNED P W P D; bei et b ebeies e @ E ( dverse verdict and has outlined a : A of action to continue his fight for 1 ) lication. Miles has been in consul- , poly tation with friends on the subject for + embarked at Kiaochou is some time, and has decided to have re- | & ’ iplgmetias probat course, if necessary, to an investigation Ps N 1 to-night that the | PY Congress, first, however, making a - Fad noitatis ' | demand for a prompt court-martial of 5 ¥ 1 in the dispatch, | the members of the court of inquiry. H : > true, he said, he did| Those with whom Miles has consulted ¢ t attach any imi to it. are, as a rule, critics of the administra- | ? T Newark - Lucia to-| tion, and it is understood that Senator | i day video. On her way 0! woraker will lead the fight in Congress | ¢ ) s alparaiso 8o : g i that sh )e necessary to send her | i1 behalf of Miles, and that he will have | 5 e can be cabled to her. | the support of Republicans who have | + Tt leave for the Pa- | for some time talked of making Miles | © cific Coast thin a few da a Presidential candidate. [ - | It is a part of Miles’ plan to file i DAVITT SHOWS HIS | charges with the President against the 0 | members of the court of inquiry as sooh = i HATRED FOR ENGLAND | as the report is made public, in which e ¢ | it will be asserted there was not a full, '"WW % : | 21.—Herr Wilhelm Leib- | fair and impartial investigation. He S T 2 P ist leader, has received | will declare that one member of the K¢ a Michael Davitt, National | court was prejudiced against him and O 1 « g fl;r | this member was largely instrumental '3-7 + s el . says he 18 | jn having him defeated for a lieutenant e : et s own knowledge | eneraley by statements before the mil- 'V ' ) )¢ a st the London Missionary | itary committee that reported adve sely »‘.‘\‘( { \ & £ Loyd Osborne. stepson of the | on the measure, and this same member ’ 4'}, k + : » | prepared the adverse report of the % | committee. ‘/ ‘l ‘ Tustice | It will be asserted generally that the ‘m\, \ y American but | members of the court violated their | | - — anxious | oaths to inquire well and truly into the ‘ & tter and to render a decision accord- | | S ing to the evidence. On this point snes THE SUTTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND HALL OF RECORDS. 1 will insist that the evidence, according | A fo his understanding, does show that | @S O—+-6-4-0-4-6-+040+060 e e NRane ot | refrigerated beef supplied the army UBA CITY, April 21.—Deputy | badly burned that it was impossible to, Supervisors’ room. The Assessor’s vault | was chemically treated. ‘ Sheriff Fields, who sleeps in the | remove him during the fire. Every ef-| and safe were found to be all right | Should the President refuse to order | a court-martial for the members of the court then Miles' friends in Congr assisted by the opponents of the ad- | ministration, will demand a Congres- sional investigation, which General | Miles believes will clearly establish his | charges against the members of the Sheriff’s office at the Courthouse, | was awakened at 2 o'clock this morning by the smell of smoke, and found flames bursting from the in- sane ward in the main corridor. In the ward was Richard Wills, who had been 1L0S ANGELES MAN BUNKOED. Searched and Robbed by Bogus Po- licemen in Chicago. CHICAGO, April 2L.—Two confidence | court and render a court-martial neces- | ed a policeman’s star on W. B. | examined by physicians yesterday and f Los Angeles, Cal., while he | 5ary. | was waiting to be sent to the asylum n Dearborn street, and in- T AT | at Stockton. He evidently had set fire to his bedding. The flames spread to the padding on the walls and set the Courthouse on fire. The door of his cell was broken open and the man was found dead and so iced ¥ searched. They obtained but failed to find $1000 in 000 more in drafts in Whittie The Harrison street f the affair and arrested him t .HAVE THE INVESTIGATORS ‘ OBEYED INSTRUCTIONS? ‘WASHINGTON, April 2L—The Wade fort was made to check the conflagra- tion, but, there being no fire engine, the flames soon enveloped the entire building. By the united efforts of those present the records and some furniture in the various offices were saved. The Hall of Records, a fire-proof building near by, was not damaged; neither was the jail, which adjoined the main build- ing. No prisoners were in the jail. In the Courthouse were the offices of the Assessor, Treasurer and Tax Col- lector, Superintendent of Schools, Sher- iff, District Attorney and Surveyor, be- sides the Superior Court room and the and the Treasurer’s safe is in good con- dition. It was opened this afternoon. It contained many valuable papers and records, besides considerable money. The Courthouse was built in 1872, at a cost of $30,000, and was insured for $20,000. The building replaced an old one burned in 1871. As soon as the fire was extinguished the Coroner secured the body of Wills. ‘Wills had a Jetter in his possession, dated “East Red Ruth, Cornwall, Eng- land,” and signed “Mrs. Emma Wills.” He said he recently left Camp Sipo, Cal, 3 JOHN F. MERRILL, Elected Right Eminent - to | J Minister to Persla. . 0. B SRCE SR s SCE S > o *->e D> e b > R O RCE SRCRS SSCS the Knights >0 Peb e et et ebetede® RCHANTS - VIGILANCE COMMITTE One Section of Chicago at the Mercy of Bands of Desperadoes. | | Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, April 21.—Merchants do- | ing business and citizens living in the | vicinity of West Madison street and | California avenue, and for a dozen blocks in every direction from the in- tersection of the streets named, have been thrown into a panic of fear by numerous unprovoked murders, bold | daylight robberies and midnight burg- |laries occurring there in the past few | weeks, and propose calling a meeting | for the purpose of forming a vigilance | committee. Hold-ups of saloons, grocery stores and laundry offices by bands of armed | men have become so common that they ne longer excite comment. Cora Hen- | derson, the housekeeper in a flat on Madison street, near California avenue, was murdered a few nights ago by burglars. George G. Fern, a merchant, called from his house a few morn- nce by a man who said he wanted to buy underwear to replenish his ward- robe before taking an early train from the city. Not returning to breakfast, his son ran to the store to call him, and found him dead and the money drawer rifled. Thursday five men backed a wagon up to the door of a manufacturing tailor’s establishment, drove the clerks into closets by making a show of re- volvers, loaded the wagon with goods and drove away. Not one of the men perpetrating these murders, hold-ups or daylight whole- sale robberies has been apprehended. The police seem powerless to prevent crime or detect criminals, and now merchants and others propose to take the matter into their own hands. Citi- zens living in rented apartments are moving away from the district, and as a result property is depreciating in value. This has caused real estate own- | ers to join with the merchants in pro- posing the adoption of primitive forcible methods for the suppression and pun- ishment of crime. Nearly every store within the past week has placed a man instead of a woman at the cashier's desk and armed him with a short shot- gun in place of a revolver as a means of defense. CONNAUGHT PRESENTED TO KAISER WILLIAM Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gor- don Bennett. BERLIN, April 21.—This morning on the historic Warthburg where Martin Luther hurled his ink pot at the devil the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha presented to the Kaiser his brother, the Duke of Con- naught, as the heir apparent to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, thus giving effect to the decision of the family council presided over by Queen Victoria at Cimiez, where at the same time the Duke of Con- naught had signed a declaration accept- ing the succession, which has been made public. koG vt Lord Declines the Mission. WASHINGTON, April 21.—It is an- nounced to-day that ex-Governor Lord of Oregon officially declined the position of ACRAMENTO, April 21.—To-night the center of interest of the Knights Templar Conclave was transferred to the Crocker Art Gallery, where the members of | the Sacramento commanderies, their wives and daughters, received the vis- iting Knights and ladies. To say that the art gallery presented a beautiful sight would be but mildly expressive of the fact. Deft hands had been at work all day arranging green plants and delicate blossoms in tasteful dis- play, and the art gallery, the scene of so many brilliant receptions, seldom if ever appeared more captivating. There are 700 works of art in the gallerles, and there was a rare pleasure in prom- enading through the apartments while music floated up from the crowd- ed assembly room below. The women looked their best in light garments, and the Knights, attired in their dress snits, enjoyed the opportunity to meet the wives and daughters of the local members of the order under conditions calling for the most thorough socia- bility. The reception had scarcely begun when the drill corps of California and Golden Gate Commanderies of San Francisco reached the city by special train, which made exceedingly quick time in order that the Knights and their ladies might be present at the art gallery reception. The drill corps was escorted to the hotels and within an hour the delegation was among the most interested of the hundreds of the guests who thronged the cit shrine of art and sculpture, which was to- night a shrine of feminine and floral loveliness as well. The committee having charge of the reception at the art gallery to-night was composed of Mrs. E. W. Hale. chairman, and the following: Mrs. Thomas Scott, Mrs. E. C. Atkinson, Mrs. Robert Alexander, Mrs. L. F. Breuner, Mrs. David Farr, Mrs. W. A. Gett, Mrs. J. W. Guthrie, Mrs. George H. Clark, Mrs. Clarence Nelson. Mrs. T. B. Hall, Mrs. H. A. Heilbron. Mrs. R. C. Irvine, Mrs. W. F. Jackson. Mrs. A. J. Johnston, Mrs. H. E. Kleinsorg, Mrs. C. A. Luhrs, Mrs. J. T. Pike, M T. B. Reid, Mrs. John Breuner, Mrs. A. A. Redington, M E. B. Willis and Mrs. H. E. Yardley. An elaborate instrumental and vocal programme was presented, and there were countless small tables distributed about the halls where the guests might sit and converse, or play cards, or sip dainty refreshment, as the inclination went. X At the meeting of the Grand En- campment this afternoon the follow- ing officers were elected: Right eminent grand commander—John F. Merrill of San Francisco. Deputy grand commander—Frederick Miller of Fresno. Grand_generalissimo—George B. McKee of San Jose. Grand captain general-William Frank Pierce of Oakland. Grand senior warden — William D. Knights of cramento. 3rand junior warden—George baugh of Los Angeles. Grand prelate—J. D. March of Chico. Grand treasurer—Edward Coleman of San Francisco. Grand recorder—William A. Davies of San Francisco. The Grand Commandery refused to adopt the resolution calling for a re- duction in the admission fee to the Knights Templar. The installation of the officers elect was made the special order for to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. A resolution offered by Deputy Grand Commander John F. Merrill. extend- ing a vote of thanks to the people of Sacramento for their hospitality in en- tertaining the visiting Sir Knights was unanimously adopted. The chairman of the committee on jurisprudence sub- mitted a report approving the rulings of the grand commander. Los Angeles was chosen as the next meeting place of the Grand Encamp- ment, and Tuesday, April 24, as the date, Grand Commander-elect John F. Merrill informed The Call correspond- ent to-night that he would submit the list of appointive officers at the meet- ing of the Grand Commandery to-mor- row. £ The next event of importance will be the exhibition drill, which will take place at the Pavilion to-morrow night, and will mark the close of the con- clave. SOUTH DAKOTANS ROUT A FORCE OF REBELS MANILA, April 21.—The heat is in- tense. At noon the thermometer regis- tered 95 degrees and the mercury was still rising. There were several pros- trations from the heat among the troops. The army tugs opened fire on the enemy along the river banks. The rebels are unusually active . west of Malolos as far as Calumpit. They have been busily at work on their trenches and several new cnes have been dis- covered within two miles of the rail- road. Fires are burning east of the railroad, and it would appear that the rebels are evacuating the foothill towns, in anticipation of an attack upon the part of the American troops. At 6 o'clock this morning three com- panies of the South Dakota Regiment marched from Bocave and in conjunc- tion with three companies of the Min- nesota Regiment from Guiguinto, north of Bovace, encountered a rebel force numbering fully 500 men when two miles out. The enemy retired three miles in fairly good order, in spite of the fact that the rebels suffered heavy losses. The Americans, having ex- hausted their ammunition, were com- pelled to return to the camps. A SR OTIS’ LATEST REPORT OF ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES WASHINGTON, April 21.—General Otis forwards the following additional casualties: ‘Wounded—Second Oregon, April 17: Company A—Private W. O. Walker, foot, moderate. Thirteenth Minnesota, April 20: Private Nicholas Hansen, thigh, severe; William N. Wynders, chest, severe; Company H, Corporal 8. Sinsa- _| H. Burlingham, de_h slight