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

N Call VOLUME LXXXV— 1899—THIRTY-TWO PAGES, PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE TONGA ISLANDS, BRITAIN'S LATEST FIND * S > - - > e e 0 NUKUOLOFA, +o4e @ 1 on sev- t h Pa- COST! Burdens Heaped Upon Ne foundland Colonists by Fishing Treaties. [ - The report re question | d to Parl a most history In the to the treat- .n subjected to | ate the French the cor- | . - which an | port has been obtained, de- | foundland | volt. Sir h he possessions. John mes | nve ties under fishing rights 18 of the t French e on that coast. The t is issued as | a blue book and a Polume of al hundred The general fons of the commission are that | the ench codfishing rights on the| treaty coast are now vaiueless and | hould be extinguished t h pay- nt concessions else he lobster industry is d should be settled on the colony should 1 bait if they will abandon their | bounties, which expire in July, 1901, | which Admiral Revillere has declared | are worthless In helping naval enlist- | ments; that French interference with the development of the treaty coast should be no longer tolerated, and the presence of a French consular agent at Johns is urged that 2 decline | French p atinued on Second Page, | date of | Mayor were imprisoned. b-ed . [ORTURED AND SLAIN BY INDIANS - - Horrible Buichery of a: Party of Bolivian Soldiers, ch to The ( WA ment Mi State has been informed by er at La P March 28, 189 1 Colonel Pando s Sicasica May 6.—The Depart- our 3olivia, under that on March it from his army af 120 men, commanded by Ar- turo Eguino, to Ayopoya, there to eon- fer with Mr. means for Cochabamba. Orellima to the best simultaneously attacking On arriving at the town of Mohosa | Eguino demanded a loan of 200 bolivars from the priest of the town and 100 bolivars from the Mayor. These de- mands being refused the priest and the Meanwhile, however, the priest had dispatched couriers to the Indian villag asking that the natives attack Pando’s men, A large crowd of Indians came, and in spite of all measures taken to pacify them the arms of 103 soldiers werq taken away, the men subjected to re- volting treatment and finally locked inside the church for the night. In the morning the priest, after celebrating the so-called “mass of agony,” allowed OFA, The Handsomest Chiefess and the Highest in Rank, © Who Will Probably Be Queen of the Tonga Islands. . A S = SYCH SRS DU SO e O | B e s e o ] One of Chief Towns of Tonga. R S i S e O e S - + fahes e e@ REV. DR. HALE HOTLY SCORES PRESBYTERTANS PR Says Their Church Is Lib- erty’'s Greatest Foe in This Country. Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, May 6.—A Chicago spe- cial to the Herald says: Rev. Dr. Ed- ward Everett Hale looks upon the Fresbyterian church as the greatest enemy of freedom in Amer: In its organization and doetrines the eminsnt cxpenent of Unitarianism finds a menace to free institutions. Dr. Hale proclaimed his eantagonism to that church this afternoon at a iuncheon given in his honor by the | Unitarian Club and spoke in no uncer- | tain words when attacking the tenets | the Indians to take out the unfortunate | vietims, two by two, and deliberately murder them, each pair by different tortures. The other seventeen escaped death by having departed the day pre- vious on another mission. Each day brings news of risings of the Indians in-different sections of the northern part of the country. A large party of whites arrived in La Paz to- day, fleeing from the Indians. of Presbyterianism. While commenting on the growth of liberal religiocus thought Dr. Hale remarked: “In its strict organization and teach- ings I look upon the Presbyterian church as the greatest enemy of free- dom in America. Its whole tendency is un-American and opposed to liberty of thought and expression. It places an ecclesiastical control over its mem- bers from which there is no escape ex- cept out of the doors of the church. Once a man is chosen an elder or min- ister he is elected for the remainder of his life.” 2 Dr. Hale’s address was an impromptu one and the reference to the Presby- terlan church was merely incidental to his remarks on the growth of liberal religious belief in America since the landing of the Puritans. Shafter Will Lecture. SAN JOSE, May 6.—General W. R, Shafter has accepted an invitation to de- lj;';r an address in this city on Memorial | D e O R T S e e o S S a LT SCES SeCES o o i e e el e e o MERRIAM SCORES THE LABORERS General Would Make the Formation of Unions a Crime. | | Attributes the Riots to the Fact | { That the Men Are Per- 1 mitted to Organize. | | | SR General Merriam has been do- | | ing some taiking since his arrival | with United States troops to sup- press the strike at the Wardner mines, ana yesterday veniured the suggestion that, inasmuch as | troubles o1 that character orig- | inated with icbor organizations, there should be passed a law | making the formation of such socreties a chime. [ Special Dispatch to The Call. WARDNER, Idaho., May 6.—The first | step toward removing the officials of Shoshone County who accused of being in sympathy with the rioters w: taken t,-day by the State, assisted by d States troops, when Sheriff James D. Young and County | Commissioner Willlam Boyle were ar- rested by order of State Auditor Sin- clair, who represents Governor Steun- enberg, in Shoshone County. Sheriff Young and Commissioner Boyle were placed in the stockade with the 200 oth- er prisoners. Proceedings for the moval of these officials from office will be commenced on the ground that they aided and abetted the riot last Satur- day. Coroner France, by statutory | regulation, becomes acting Sheriff. The trial of those accused of murder | nd riot will, in all probability, be held .at Wallace, the county seat of Sho- shone County. The United States troops | have taken charge of the office ~nd safe of the Burke Miners’ Union, and when the safe is opened the Federal officials expect to find ‘~criminating evidence against some of the leaders who are ab- | sent from the State. Citizens and iness men here are | almost unanimous in favor of the estab- | lishment of a military post in the Coeur d’Alene district as a means of protec- tion against the riotous element, but General Merriam believes the State au- thorities should provide protection for mine owners. re- General Merriam said there were grave difficulties in the way of estab- lishing a permanent military post here. | The constitution of the United States did not contemplate that the Federal Government should intervene in State affairs until the State had exhausted every resource of self-protection. In- | deed, were the post here the situation | would not be materially changed, for the soldiers would be powerless to move | against the rioters until authorized by | the President on request of the Gov- | ernor. With garrisons at Spokane, | Helena, Fort Sherman and perhaps Missoula, troops could be crowded in here almost as rapidly as if they were on the ground and the time gained by having the post here would be slight. ‘When the request came for troops this time the soldiers were rushed here at | once. That they were not here in time | to avert loss of life and property is the | | fault of the Governor, who failed to | call for troops until the damage had | been done. The same condition would exist were | a permanent post here. Until the Gov- ernor called for their aid, the soldiers would be powerless. It is the fault of | the State that she was not ready to give protection to her citizens against | such outrages as these. She should | have militia to cope with such out- | ;\)reaks. ‘When the National Guard from Idaho went to the war the militia | | should have been reorganized so that | it would still be ready for such trouble. | The laxity which has prevailed in the prosecution of murderers who have in- fested this district would soon be reme- died should the State pass a law for | indemnity from the State funds of $10,000 to the family of every man killed in a riot. The law might also provide that owners of property destroyed by mobs should be reimbursed to the amount of its full value by the State. Payment of a few such awards would soon bring the people to a sense of the crimes being perpetrated here. At the same time since the trouble largely originated in hostile organizations of | men known as labor unions he would | suggest a law making the formation | of such unions or kindred societies a | crime. | POPE’S CONFIDENCE IN HIS LONGEVITY An Interesting Anecdote Related by a South American Church Dignity. NEW YORK, May 6.—A cable to the World from Paris says: Stories {llustrat- ing the Pope's confidence in his longevity are numerous. The latest is given by Monsignor Casanova, a South American church dignitary, as he was passing through here to Rome. Monsignor Cas- anova was in Rome ten years ago and before leaving paid a farewell visit to the PR to be agitated “You seem to be agitated, my son,” s Leo XIIL t0 him. S ala “Holy Father, it is because I am won- dering whether T shall ever have the joy of seeing you again,” he replied. “Why not?’ said the Pope. “You are still young, and it is to be hoped will be able to return to us once again.” 1 TALKS AT WARDNER ¢ county | | are | ¢ M. FREYCINCT HAS RESIGNED L O R G Jna s el S Sl e e e * be < + ¢ PS @ + * ® © + + PS © * b S ! ¢ & @ + + > © * ® ® * * e, 3 * ® @ * * & @ * * - ® * * . + S S * h DS ® * * + k3 ® o * * . Y * * * * * * @ 4 + * . s * . * . * + M. CAMILLE KRAUNTZ, the New French ! Minister of War. o Qe e et 00 0beieieieioeieieie s e e e @ The Frenc War Feared Minister of the Coming Dreyfus Trial. 3 ARIS, May 6.—M. Charles de Freycinet to-day tendered his resiz- @ P nation of the War portfolio to M. Dupuy, the Premicr. M. Dupuy g immediately summoned a meeting of the Cabinet, which M. de g e Freycinet did not attend. At the conclusion of the Cabinet meet- & < ing M. Dupuy had a conference with President Loubet with the 8 ;) result that M. Camille Krauntz. at present Minister of Public Works. 251 g was appointed to succeed M. de Fre selected as Minister of Public M. Camille ¥ * an interview to-d office to which he has perfectly open mind with regard to been connected with the affair, o M. de Freycinet's resignation w cians, but it is the general imbpre: probable debate in the near B OOLONONORO % OO VILL AIMTO ROB WAR OF ITS HORRORS e — —— Q@ IBORORORO%D German Scientists Discuss the Results of the Peace Conference. ———— P O R R R R R R e NEW YORK, May 6.—A cable to the Sun from Rome says. It is stated here that in conse- quence of the exclusion of the Vatican from representation in the peace conference at The Hague, the Pope forbade Arch- bishop Ireland to accept a com- mission as delegate to the con- ference which was offered to him by President McKinley. pe + + T + + + >4 2 3 3¢ 2 + R e < D R R e e R R R R S Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- don Bennett. BERLIN, May 6.—Apropos of the | peace conference the Berliner Wisses- schafeliche correspondent has been try- ing to obtain the views of scientific | men upon the results of the gather- ing, and here are a couple: Professor Dezern, who is one of the German dele- gates, after remarking guardedly that owing to his position he would rather | not give any definite answer says, speaking generally: “I regard the con- ference with hepefulness and think the | discussion which will take place at fu- ture conferences may pave the way for | getting an understanding among man- | kind.” Professor Von Esmarch says of per- petual peace: “I hold it as impossible | that a general disarmament of the | powers should be reached. It seems to | me unlikely at all events. Germany should not begin until her neighbors, also England and the United States | have commenced. Until that time Ger- many must keep up in every point with other powers, and if possible exceed them. “International courts of arbitration can only serve in small matters. When, however, 1t becomes impossible to avoid- Continued on Second Page. Works. ntz, the new Minister of War, said in the course of that he fully realizes the difficulties surrounding the been appointed, It is understood that M. Krauntz will clean his department of every one who was mixed in any way with Dreyfus. OROROROROLOVR0E, SANTA CRUZ | and best. equipped. net. Senator Monestier has been but he declared that he had a the Dreyfus affalr. He never had a great surprise to French noliti- n that he was anxious to escape a future. 3 OROLHLRO%; BUILDING ON FIRE i e 0dd Fellows Magnificent Block in the Grasp of Flames. . Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CRUZ, May 6.—The 0dd Fel- lows’ building. one of the finest blocks in town, is burning. Fire started in the south end of the building and an alarm was turned in shortly before 12 o’clock. Flames leaped high and clouds of smoke issued from the stores below and from every window.: The fire gained steady headway and soon the interior of the building on the second floor was a raging furnace. Men worked hard to save the paraphernalia and regalia of | the many lodges which meet in building. The Odd Fellows’ building is worth | $40,000, with insurance of $17,000. The greatest loss is in the paraphernalia used in the secret work of the orders which met there—the Odd Fellows, Re- bekahs, Ancient Order of United Work- men, Portuguese Union, Italian Benev- olent Society and Knights of Pythlas. The lodgeroom is considered the best in the State, being one of the largest The loss is es- pecially hard on the Knights of Pyth- ias, whose State Grand Lodge is soon to meet here. All the sessions were to have been held in this building. The largest loser of the business firms is I. Fleisig, who carried an immense stock of clothing and furnishing goods. It is almost a complete loss. His in- surance is $9000. John Brazer, the pio- neer stationer of the city, who carries stationery, books and fancy goods, is a heavy loser. He carried several thou- sand dollars insurance. Bixby Bros.’ drugstore is greatly damaged by break- age and water. Their insurance is about $2000. On the upper floor are the offices of Dr. B. A. Plant and Dr. C. W. Doyle, and the dental parlors or Dr. Drullard. The Knights of Pythias have suc- ceeded in saving most of their para- | phernalia. this | DEWEY S STORTLY T0 COME HOME Peace in the Philippines Is Believed to Be in Sight. A MATTER OF HOURS The Admiral Is Wanted to Give His Advice to President McKinley. Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, May 6.—The Wash~ N ington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: Official in- timations have been received by the President that Admiral Dewey de- sires to return home as soon as peace | negotiations with the insurgents are | concluded. This statement, made to me to-day by a high administration official, con- | irms the Herald’s announcement of | the prospective early return of the | admiral. As it is the expectation of the administration that peace in the | archipelago is merely a question of | hours, it is apparent that Ad-iral | Dewey will soon be on his way home. | Admiral Dewey has not asked to be recalled. In President Schur- man’s dispatch received at the State | Department yestcrday, however, his home-coming was alluded to and | reference was made to the desire of ’ | the commission that he should see the President and explain the situa- | tion to him, as the admiral is a mem- | ber of the commission. | Secretary Long could not tell me the | method of procedure which will be fol- | lowed in the matter of the admiral's | recall. It is expected, however, that | Rear Admiral Watson will be sent to Manila in a few days, dependent, of course, on the progress of the peace negotiations and that the admiral will | then be granted permission to return to the United States. He will be directed to come in one of the ships under his command, in all probability his flagship, the Olympia, | and he will undoubtedly return through | the Suez canal so as to touch at New | York. It requires about forty-five days to make the voyage from Manila to New York, and officials do not expect the admiral will reach this country much before July or August, although as in- dicated, everything is dependent upon the rapidity with which the peace ne- gotiations are concluded. President McKinley will be glad to talk with the admiral regarding the Philippine situa- tion. Before Dewey’s departure from Manila it is expected he will go over the work of the commission in order that he may be able to present the views of his colleagues as well as his own to President McKinley. | When he has concluded his confer- ence with the President, the admiral will be given a long rest and then such duty as he may desire. President McKinley has expressed to friends his firm conviction that the Filipino insurrection will collapse with- in the next forty-eight hour conclusion is based upon high! factory cablegrams’ received from M: Schurman, president of the Peace Com- mission, an outline of which was pub- lished in the Herald this morning. Another conference between the Peace Commission and Aguinaldo’s representatives is probably now or soon will be in progress, the result of which President McKinley believes will be the decision of the Filipinos to lay down their arms as a preliminary to the inauguration of the form of gov- ernment which the Peace Commission has recommended, and which the Pres- ident has approved. In view of the auspicious outlook for an early peace, it is thought in some quarters to be rather strange that the American forces continue fighting. When I asked a high official of the ad- ministration for an explanation of this apparent incongruity, he declared that vigorous measures were necessary until peace had become an accomplished fact. “The trouble all along has been,” he sald, “that Aguinaldo’'s army has mis- | understood our efforts at conciliation. Every act of kindness has been con- sidered by Aguinaldo as an evidence of | eakness, and he would invariably fol- low all peaceful overtures by orders for increasing the strength of his intrench- ments. The members of the Peace Commission—civilians as well as the military members—have all agreed that the best means for securing a speedy termination of the rebeilion is to keep hitting hard while the enemy is re- volving in his mind the conditions upon which he can have peace. “Qur information, however, justifles the belief that there will be a cessation of hostilities within less than forty- eight hours.” The form of gcvernment which the Peace Commissioners have recom- mended has been the principal topic in official quarters here to-day. Comment is generally favorable. Even the anti- expansionists have little fault to find with it. They declare that anything is better than a military form of govern- ment, and even if the substitute pro- posed by the commissioners' does not contemplate ultimate independence for the Filipinos it will be more in keeping with our institutions to control the archipelago through the civil than through a military government. LAWTON ADVANCES UPON THE FILIPINOS MANILA, May 6.—Major General ! Lawton's column advanced {0 a posis