The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1899, Page 1

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B R R R R R b TN S R S SPANISH s GARRISON BESIEGED + > e s + 't WASHINGTON, May 14.—The War Department to-day re- ceived the following dispatch: + + MANTLA, May 14.—Tt is reported 4 1t at Zamboanga the insurgents acked Spanish troops on 1lth + S using quick-firing guns and ed rms capty om Spanish gun- boa A Spanish general and two € e wounded. There were 4 1sualties among the troops. 4 panish garrison is now be- - The water supply is cut 1d troops are calling for re- OTIS8. ) o P44+ 4444444 444444244444 + + + K + R R R e 1 L i S S S ONDON, M r Henry Ir of Sardou i “Ro’ with an affection of moned, and as the re: Henry's part during the who is Sir Henry's und The announcemen evening to Sir Her has forbidden him tc plete rest he will be rest GIVE DEWEY A FAREWELL LINCHEON e T anyone a Philippine Commissioners and Army Commanders Honor the Admiral. Pt el Special Dispatch to The Call. CO00000000C000000 (] (4] o o MANILA, May 14.—Professor Schurman, president of the United States Philippine Com- m ion, gave a farewell lunch- eon to-day to Admiral Dewey, at which Professor Dean C. Worcester and Charles Denby of the commission, with General MacArthur, General Lawton and others were present. The health of the army w drunk with the utmost cordiality ] found it COOOCOOOORO""0000]| WASHINGTON, May 14 dmiral Dewey's home coming by way of Mediterranean is lik O00CCOO0CO000 to give occasion | ness brought e in Grafton street, S o0 the | for distinguished honors from the navies of Europe, most of them being represented by extensive squadrons in | those waters, and some of them having ir chief naval stations at Mediter- nean por Already lmba ambon of France has called the : authorities at Paris to the of Admiral Dewey by way of the inean and the probable sailing tion of retu Medit his flagship, the Olympia, past the ench naval ports in Alglers. These re opp the British po: ons of Gibraltar d Malta, at the entrance to the Mediter; in, and are easy and natural stor places along that route. Tt is cted that the Admiral will t naval depot of At the will be accorded e only to his h at Toulon, the great nee French Algiers he ery honor due,.not ank, but to the universal esteem in which he is held by the naval | fraternity. The Britis authorities have no steps thus far to have the stop at British ports, but it w to-day by one of the Brit that Dewey would be enthusias ports taken dmiral stated officers most stopped at | h assured a greeting if he of insurgents | any British station, and that undoubt- | | edly steps would be taken to induce | him to toueh at Plymouth and Ports- | | mouth, the southern naval depots of | England, if tuere was any prospects of his acceptance. In any event, it is said, the Admiral was quite likely to stop at Malta ana Gibraltar, as these are the usual coalirg places, and th would give an opportunity for an e: | pression of British esieem for him In | the event that the admiral could be in- duced to stop in England en route home, it is said he probably would be met at Aden or Port Said by a British escort. | Mines Resume Opera LEADVILLE, Colo., May 14.—The flood- | ea “area of the Leadvilie basin is now | practically unwatered. Eight large mines | which closed in 1896, on account of the | strike, will resume operations by June 1, | giving employment to 700 men ‘and pro- | ducing about 500 tons of ore daily. { Died in a Pew. GREENFIELD, Wis., May 14—Edward | Keller, 72 years old, died in a pew at the Lutheran Church this morning. His home was in California, and he came here to visit relatives. When he died he was ++ 44444 4+4 44+ 4+ et attending services conducted by his son | | ten the la | elected to the Senate. sreb et ei e i eoeoe® ng, whose recent work in the title role t the Lyceum Theater has been fously ill this morning (Sunday) is announced taken by his son, ral notable roles, a large that r Lewrence Irving. numt of callers this but his medical adviser It is hoped that with com- present. red to his usual health by the end of the week. ALGER MAY TET LEAVE THE CABINET e Struggle for the Senatorship Likely to Lead to His Retirement. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 14.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald say: gan political complications may ac- complish what public opinion and the al failed to do. They may of War Alger oyt of in Michigan briefly cretary Alger wants S illan wishes to be re- Governor Pin- gree wants the support of the Michizan delegation to the next Republican con- yeaton foriine o ldential nomina- | thing, the legality of the leases e ve with the Pingree faction. . tie | Which the Southern Pacific of Kentucky | will make his fight for the S orship | operated the variously named divisions as a support of the administration | in this State would have been de- and an advocate of Michigan's vote in the convention being cast for the re- nomination of President McKinley. Secretary Alger cannot hope to win if he antagonizes both Senator McMillan and Governor Pingree. To secure the Senatorship he must make an allitnce with Governor Pingree against McMil- lan. Alliance with Governor Pingree means that he must oppose the admin- istration and endeavor to secure a dele- gation to the P -—ublican convention antagoni:-ti- to President Mciinley. To do this and remain in the Cabinet is impossible. Secretary Alger is at the parting of the w He must either give up his Senatorial ambition or he must resign from the War Department. There has not yet been anv open breach between Secretary Alger and Senator McMillan, but partisans of both sides say it cannot be much loneer avolded. There is every prospect of a lively fight within the Republican ranks in Michigan, and as it will involve the iristration it will interest the whole E SOUNDINGS FOR THE NEW CABLE Steamship Britannia to Lay Out a Route Between America and Germany. W YORK, May 14—News was re- ceived here to-day that the Commercial Cable Company’s steamer Britannia had arrived at the Azores and would start this week to make soundings for the lay- ing of a strand which is to connect Ger- many and the United States. orge G. Ward, vice president and manager of the company, will sail on he Amerjcan line steamer St. Paul, leaves for Southampton next We He has been summoned to Ci vhere he will consult with officials of the German Atlantic Telegraph Com- pany. Every effort is being made to has- ving of the new cable. Mr. Ward said this evening that he ex- pected to be gone at least a month. In this time he thinks all preliminary ar- rangements for the laying of the cable will be completed. Tt is expected that the section between this country and the Azores will be In working order by fall. Andrews Not Coming West. CHICAGO, May 14.—Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, Superintendent of the Chicago schools, will remain in Chicago. After a consultation with his wife, who arrived from: the West to-day, he sent a letter to Governor Thomas, declining the presi- dency of the Btate Agricultural College of Colorado. Dr. Andrews said the state of his wife's health had mugh to do Uhis refusal of the offer. - e Michi- | with every phase of the case. Con- cerning the statement made in the | original report on the cases, made by Blackstock and suppressed by Rer-l rin, to the effect that he had informed Blackstock that the railroad had ap-“ proached him with a proposition to | dismiss the grain-rate cases provided | the commission would recede from its | 25 per cent resolution, he said that he had been so approached on behalf | of the company by William H. Mills; | but he denicd ever having so in- formed Blackstock. | Mr. La Rue’s opinion of this latest job of the railroad and his evidencel in the case is best told in the wired | report of the interview had with him | in Sacramento, which follows: SACRAMENTO, May 14.—Said ex- Railroad Commissioner La Rue, when | asked to-night by The Call corre- | spondent for a statement with reference {10 the story appearing in to s Call | fastening the authorship of Black- | stock’s grain rate case report upon W. F. Herrin: | “I consider the proposition to dismiss | this grain case one of the greatest out- rages ever perpetrated upon the tax- payers of California. The questions in- volved in that case relate to the power of the Commission to reduce or estahb- lish rates not only now but in the fu- ture. They are questions which must be settled some time, and thev were in a fair way to settlement when the pres- ent Railroad Commission decided . to | ask for a withdrawal of the litigation. thus rescinding the action of the former | Commission. | “Between $30,000 and $40 020 of the peo- | money had been expended in the | “ution of the matter and there was rance that we would win. | Naturally it was to the railroad | mpany’s advantage to have the cases | missed, since, had it lost it would have been liable for many thousands of | dollarz in damages. “Other questions than the mere right | | of the Railroad Commission to enforce | a reductivn were involved. For *O->e e termined. Of course, it was to the in- terest of the railroad company to avoid an issue with such vital consequences to it. Mr. La Rue sald that he did not re- member ever having spoken personally to Blackstock upon the subject of the | grain rate case, as related in Black- | stock’s report. What statements he did | make, he said, were made before the | entire board. “About a y r before the expiration of the term of office of the former board,” continued he, “Attorney Pills- bury, who represented the Hubbard- ]SFm'lns interests in the East, said tha* his clients were tired of the litiga n, and that he would like to arrive at a settlement. Nothing, however, ever | came of this. “Last year W. H. Mills of the Southern Pacific Company came to me and stated that his company was :ired of the litigation, and was willing to dismiss the injunction suit and put the 8 per cent grain reduction in opera- | tion, provided the Railroad Commission would withdraw the resolution fa; ing an eventual 25 per cent general reduc- tion on freight rates. “I called on Judge Hayne of counsel for the Railroad Commission., and we discussed Mills’ proposition. I thought it would be a good thing to accept it, since by that means we would gain all we desired. “Judge Hayne thought favorably of the proposition and I then had a meet- ing with Mr Mills, stating that if he would put his proposition in writing [ | would bring it before the board. .uls| answered that it was all right and that | he would have the company put in| writing its agreement to dismiss the in- | junction suit and accept the 8 per cent reduction on grain. “I saw no more of him for ten days, | when he informed me that the company had decided not to put the proposition in writing, but that one of the railroad attorneys would see Attornay-General Fitzgerald and arrange the matter with him “Subsequently Attorney-General Fitz- gerald informed me that he had never been approached upon the subject. [ stated these facts to the Railroad Com- mission about January 1st last. I never had any talk with Blackstock on the subject that I can remember. “Mr. Mills was very nice in making the proposition, but when he was asked to put it before the board in writing he failed to act; the railroad company never made the proposition to the board b Pk s =4 THE UNIVERSALISTS | % DG DPD D 4D e D OPOEDI DO+ +O- @ Sl e 3 VOLUME LXXXV—N 166. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1899, ~ FILIPINOY SIR HENRY IRVING BRANDS 1T ELECTED BISHOP OF i \RF READY | IS SERIOUSLY ILL (UTRAGE ON - = % L o e R ] < FOR PEACE} ° — i THE PEOPLE|; 4 [ 8 ¢ & ? P - . z % B B : —— : Aguinaldo Sends Another|? + La Rue's Caustic Language| s Commission to Arrange |t {| on Attempt to Dismiss |+ the Terms, + 5 Grain Rate Cases. i | ¢ (t R f » ¢ ® T N ~ 'aRs * ¢ FIGHTING - GOES 0N : - MILLS MADE PROMISE 3 —— |+ + —_— %,- X General Otis Proceeds Right Ahead | ¢ ?’But the Southar.n Pacific Com[.lany pS With His Expeditions to . t Avoided Putting Its Proposi- i Capture Bacolor ? § tion in Writing. ! ; : —_— ; Spectal Die an g i X-RATLROAD COMMISSIONER |+ 1 | LA RUE was seen at his Sacra- | ® "”""""““‘, , + mento home last evening by a | ¢ HING +ie | representative of The Call, and in the | ¥ i + e i | course of an exhaustive interview, | ! +le o branded in his most vigorous lan- | | Pl t | guage as an outrage upon the people 3 4le 4 of this State the efforts of the South- | | Tl ¢ |ern Pacific to have the grain-rate | il 3 ¢ | cases dismissed through the agency | 4 + 4 | of the company’s creatures on the |4 : & ¢ | Railroad Commission — Laumeister | ¢ . 3 ¢+ | and Blackstock. |® ! T 3¢ He read the expose of Mr. |+ p . ! | Herrin’s manipulations in The Call of | ¢ :‘ ; yesterday morning and was familiar | L4 . @ a¢ L 4 . L4 ¥ ® 1 PS . 3 . @ . L4 . B0t 0000060000000t 00000ebedeoe® 0S ANGELES, May 14.—The most important action during the recent Universalist State Convention in state superintendent of churches, or what in other The convention having created the office. L. M. Andrews of Santa Paula was by vote elevated to the According to the records, Rev. Mr. Andrews is the first Universal- would be called a bishop. Rev. position. ist bishop of California. was the election of a denominations Pasadena FEDERATION DENOUNCES. MERRLAM e Central Labor Union Scores the General for His Action in Idaho. gt Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 14.—The Central Federated Labor Union unanimously adopted resolutions to-day denouncing General Merriam for ordering the dis- bandment of the miners’ unions in Idaho and instructing the secrefary to ask the War Department whether it is respon- sible for (¢ eral Merriam's conduct. The resolutions adopted are: Resolved, That the Central Federated Union of New York protests against Gen- eral Merriam's unwarranted use of mili- tary power to browbeat the striking min- ers of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and for de- claring martial law under which he com- mands the disorganization of all unions and orders employers to discharge every miner who does not withdraw from his trades union. Resolved, That the secretary write to the War Department, asking whether it is responsible for General Merriam’s con- duct, and if so, stating that it will be held’ to answer for the possible conse- quences of such aggravating methods. Delegate Harris of the Cigarmakers’ Union said that through General Merriam's edict, the miners’ trades unions have been placed outside of the pale of the law and the union should demand the withdrawal of the edict and the investigation and court- martial of Ceneral Merriam. “President McKinlev should be ial]od upon to order an investigation. he said. George New York Warner, business agent of v Lodge of International Machinists’ Union, said: “A conference of all labor leadérs in the country should be called to decide on action to be taken at the ballot box.” Delegate Rubin of the Waiters’ Un- jon said: “All this is the outcame of imperialism.” A voice: “‘Shoulder a gun.” Delegate Kelly of the Theatrical Pro- tective Union said: ‘‘Something should be done by organized labor to prevent the disruption of trades unions through Federal interference.’” HELENA, Mont.,, May 14.—Governor Smith has addressed a letter to Gen- eral Merriam, commanding general of the military forces in the Coeur d’Alene while that district is under martial law, to the effect that no more arrests of persons suspected of having been implicated in the Wardner riot may be made in Montana withopt proper authority from the State. It had been represented to the Governor by a committee from the labor unions, which waited on him four days ago, that steps were being taken by General Merriam to arrest all miners in Mon- tana suspected of leaving the Coeur d’Alene, and that if the military was permitted to do so many men innocent of any offense would be deprived of their iiberty without process of law. OWNERS DECIDE TO CLOSE THEIR MINES WARDNER, Idaho, May 14—The own- ers of the mines up Canyon Creek are rapidly deciding to close them down ab- solutely during the continuance of the labor troubles. Already the management of the Helena-Frisco has given orders to raise the pumps on Thursday and the International | CHINA WILL, NOT YELD TO THE DEMAND e Refuses to Permit Russia's Extension of Manchuria Railway to Peking. e Special Dispatch to The Call. R R R Y BERLIN, May 14.—It is be- lieved here that Russia’s latest claims in China will reopen the entire question of Russian and + + + + ;. + 4 British rights there. + + o + + B + + 74 R R R R R R R R R T R P PP SHANGHAIL, May 14.—The Tsung Li Yamen (Chinese foreign office) has re- plied to the Russian Minister at Peking. M. de Giers, that the Government is unable to accede to the Russian de- | mand, made last Wednesday, for a new railway concession connecting Peking with Russia’s present system in Man- churia. Not since the takine of Port Arthur | by Russia have the Chinese been so agitated as over this demand. Whether M."de Giers named a specific route is | not yet ascertained, some officials as serting that only a preliminary notice was given by Russia and others that she is asking for line direct from Peking to Shanghai Kwon. Certainly the legation in Peking had no previous knowledge that such proposal was coming from St. Petersburg. The concession asked for would rui ways, in which British capital to the amount of £2,000,000 is invested. but there seems to be no alternative route without interfering with plans for rail- way extension which the Chinese them- selves have in mind. It is believed that Russia’s action in this natter is intended to demonstrate | to the world that the recent convention with Great Britain respecting spheres of influence in China, which was com- municated to the Chinese Government almost before this latest concession was demanded, has not fettered the action of Russia at the Court of Peking and also to strengthen Russia’s nrestige with the Chinese, which was unfavor- ably affected by her withdrawal of her late protest respecting the northern railway: STREETCAR ACCIDENT RESULTS IN A RIOT Mob Attacks a Motorman and the Police Who Go to His Rescue. PITTSBURG, May 14.—Penn avenue and Twenty-second street was the scene to- day of a riot which threatened for a time to result seriously. A consolidated trac- tion car struck and horribly mangled Katie Three, a Polish child. While the body was being taken from under the car a mob, composed principally of Poles, gathered and attacked the motorman and conductor with the intention of lynching them. They were finally rescued by a squad of police and driven away in 4 pa- trol wagon. Michael Bigge, a policeman, was then pounced upon and badly beaten. He succeeded. however, in holding on to one .of the ringleaders until a squad of rescuers came to his relief. ‘When the officers attempted to put the arrested man in the wagon the mob made a dash to rescue him and a desperate fight followed, lasting a half hour. Rein- forcements dispersed the rioters, but not until many of them had been severely clubbed. Five of the ringleaders were ar- the existing northern rail- | DR. BRIGGS ORDAINED A PRIEST e Admitted to the Episcopal Church Without Per- sonal Protest. e BISHOP POTTER ACTS e | All the Officiating Clergymen Very Nervous and the Ceremonies Hurried Through. — | Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, May 14—In the pro« cathedral on Stanton street, Rev. Dr. Brires, who was suspended for heresy by the Presbyterian Assembly. was or- dained a priest of the Episcopal church. He was ordained together with the Rev. Charles N. Snedeker, and the ordina- | tion ¢ monies were conducted by | Bishop Potter. The little church was crowded with people, and the cere- monies .were notable for the quiteness tlat prevailed. Those who expected from the great outery of the past three of four weeks some sensational features were disap- pointed. There was no scene. no ex- citement, and no protest was filed at the beginning, during or at the close of the ordination. There was nothing notable in the ser- mon preached by Rev. Dr. George Wil- liam Douglass. The ceremonies were very long, com- mencing at 10:30 o’clock and continuing until late in the afternoon. If anv- thing, the services were hurried a lit- | tle, and the general communion which | followed the communion of the postu- lents, or candidates, tended to extend the time. | There was a large crowd about the | little pro-cathedral church as early as 7:30 o’clock. This increased as the time | for the ordination ceremonies ap- | proached After the Sunday school had | finished its exercises; the vicar. Rev. | Dr. Paddock, vas approached by In- | spector Cross of the police, who held a | conversation with him. Several police- | men were outside the church and some l in the church. The church does not seat more than 500 people, and theve was about twice that number sitting and standing. Bishop Potter drove to the church with the candidates for admission, Rev. Dr. | Charles A. Briggs and Rev. Dr. C. A. Snedeker. | _Dr. C. B. Smith, who was to present Dr. Briggs, and who is e _eritus rector of St. James' church, and Dr. George P. Nelson, who was to present Dr. Snedeker, and who is one of the as- | sistant secretcries of the diocese. ar- lrnml later together. With them was | | Rev. Dr. Osborne of Trinity Church, Trenton N. J, 1 of these went to the office of the ar. Bishop Potter was asked what he had to say preliminary to the ceremonies. He said he had no notice of protest, and had received no protest. He smiled at the thought of any of the objecting cler- nen appear- ing in the church and making a scene. He, however, said that he had received a letter from nan _protesting against the of Dr. Briggs, | and as this letter v'as written under a | misapprehension of the facts and law. | he had wered. H: did not desire to | give the name of the layman who. he | said, was high up in the councils of the | church. | Rev. Dr. Briggs was | vous, though he did not | church during the i | a semblance of nervousne | celebrants. somewhat ner- etray it in the There was S in all the There seemed to be a ten- dency to hurry through the ceremonies. The church was not decorated. Only a few potted -1 s and a few lillies were | in_the chancel. Promptly at 1:30 o’clock the organist began an organ voluntary. He had scarcelv finished it when the opening ins of the processional were heard. al order was observed in the onal. After the choir came the v , Rev. Dr. Paddock, then the can- didates, Rev. Doctors Briggs and Sne- deker, s o Doctors Smith and Osbc lastly the bishop. Rev, Dr. wore the stole of a ademical degree, as also did Rev. Dr. Snedeker. The congregation stood during the processional The candidates and their sponsors took seats which had been placed in a row in front of the chancel. Bishop Potter took a seat near the holy | table and Rev. Dr. George William Douglass, who was to deliver the ordination sermon, Rev. Dr. Osbhorne and the presbyters took seats on either R eessesss s e e e s S e e e o VICTIMS OF COLLISION AT EXETER READING, Pa., May 14.—The total number of dead as a result of Friday night's collision at Exeter reached twenty-nine to- day, William D. Jenkins of Nor- ristown dying at the hospital at that place. Of the large number of injured still in the hospitals here, three are in a serious con- dition and small hope enter- tained for their recovery At least 10,000 persons visited the scene of the wreck to-day. Almost everybody was bent on carrying away some kind of a memento. Many of the people did not hesitate to take away with them pieces of wood thor- oughly saturated with human blood. The question as to who is re- sponsible for the catastrophe is still being discussed here. That some one blundered is generally admitted by trainmen. Who it was that blundered, however, no one seems to know positively. 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