The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 28, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE @28, 1899. ™ TR AVERSES THE WILDS OF SIBERTA Remarkable Journey of Mrs. Stevens, an American Woman. g ts ACROSS THE STEPPES 1 ::H:sbaud Over the e of the Trans-Siberian Railway. after He imme- with the and they 1 ar 1 1ths ied. There arrange- a car was train and on over ely laid Irkutsk, 1win peo- at Port 80 being ns of the rail- h Norther act the 1 Klachta 1 caravan 11d lead via KOREAN MOB MURDERS STREET CAR MOTORMEN Takes Awful Vengeance Because of the Accidental Killing of Children. 5 incensed agalnst cause ished room - Merced’s Marshal Dead. RCED, June 2.—Thomas 1 of Merced, In 1892 he was which office he held his death, at the time of ema, where | o regular army. joe * [ ALL Headquarters, Wel- lington Hotel, Washing- ton, June 27.—While no decision has yet been reached as to the number of men to be raised for the provisional army, the President has authorized the continuation of enlistments be- yond the number required for the This means that the President proposes to have enough soldiers ready for service should further consideration show the necessity of providing | Otis with additional troops. It seems to be the impression in army circles that nine regi- ments, sufficient to form three brigades, a total of 14,130 men, will be organized and put in con- dition to be sent to the Philip- pines in time to assist in opera- tions in the fall. The question of raising part of the provisional army was discussed to-day by the President with Secretary Alger, Adjutant General Corbin and several other members of the Cabinet who called at the White House. Some of these insisted that General Otis was the best judge of the number of men he requires, and as he has said that 30,000 were sufficient they were | opposed to sending more. They { finally authorized Secretary Al- gar to continue recruiting so that it will be possible, should it be so desired, to form new regimeats from the recruits obtained. Should it be decided not to or- ganize these then the recruits will | be distributed among the regular regiments, to take the places of men who are invalided home or whose terms of enlistment have expired. The recruits enlisted will be sent to Manila as prompt- |1y as possible, in order to keep | General Otis’ effective fighting | force at 30,000 men. Adjutant | General Corbin said to-day that ;under the provisions of the army | | reorganization law the President | was compelled to “raise volun- | teer regiments” and could not muster in State organizations. | | Officers, he said, would be ap- ]pointed by the President and 1444444444444 444+44+ VON DEIDERICHS GETS A LETTER FROM DEWEY and state the Germa: S Admiral von Deiderichs received a ne: at Manila letter from Dewey, which explalned had not made the [ E ere attributed to him about blowing the Germans as well as the Spaniards out of the water {f the former Interfered with the con of affairs in any way. The North China News says that it was informed that as the Ger- man admiral was passing through Hongkong homeward bound in the Prince Heinrich he received the let- ter from Admiral Dewey expressing the latt regret at the unfounded made as to their rela- The German ad- permission to pub- lish the letter and this was readily granted. A peculiar feature was that when this announcement was made from Admiral Dewey on the German ship the Germans actually rafsed hearty cheers for the Amer- fcans. ements that AR RS SRR R R R R R R R o o S R SR S SR S SR S o S B R O e R R o R R AR a2 S SRl S SR o o R e et s o R R men recruited from the country at large. s R OTIS’ LATEST LIST OF LOSSES AT MANILA WASHINGTON, June 27.—General Otis i has forwarded to the War Department the following list of additional casualties: | KILLED. | | Infantry—At Guada.loupn‘ June 10, Girard Strumper. th Infantry—At Zapote, June 18, Company 1, Alfred Mohoney. -first Infantry—Company F, Cor- | D B. Gorstner; Company I, Joseph Crogan. WOUNDED. Ninth_Infantry—Company C, geant Romero T. P back, Twenty “ompany. houlder, slight; James | erate. Near Imus, June 20, m A. Mulhey, abdomen, severe; Company E, John Noland, head, moderate; David G." ‘Wadlington, face, slight. Seventeenth Infantry—Near San Fer- ando, June 22, Company D, Albert R. is, leg, slight; Company E, Musician | liam O. Carroll, forehead, slight. ALGER SUPPRESSES THE REPORT OF ANDERSCN NEW YORK, June 27.—A World upe»! cial from Washington says: The re- | port of Brigadier General T. M. Ander- | son, which, army men declare, severely | criticized Major General Otis’ conduct | of the campaign in the Philippines, | will not be made public by the War | Department. It is in the possession of | | Adjutant General Corbin, who declares | | that it is of no public Interest. These | are the same tactics as those pursued | with Colonel Roosevelt's report upon | the Santiago campaign. | General Anderson was in command | | of the first division of the Eighth Army | | Corps under General Otis, but was re- | | said so. | remained " WHICH ONE WILL CLING 70 THE BEAST ? | Do e S SR S S e e g > SO SRCER o B e SCE SR SRR SRORS SRR O b - B T DAY NINE NEW REGIMENTS TO BE SENT OTIS PRESIDENT READY TO FURNISH PLENTY | OF FRESH TROOPS Military Governor of the Philip-| pines Has Only to Ask for What He Wants. is now in command of the 1t of the Lakes at Chicago. Ticers say he {s a man and they believe that sets forth General inh rror in th of Manila, and lion would be ov it is said, in the province of Cavite was full of Aguinaldo's men, that they should not be neglected. eral Anderson, having proved the sition t 'h om of his propo- been suppressed. ue of the Army and Vhere is General Ander- It would appear from nat we can learn that General Ander- son did not agree with General Otis as o the proper conduct he report h hi: opinions frankly he has no doubt Still It would seem to be better to make the report public.” |GROWING DISCONTENT IN AMERICAN ARMY June 27.—Louls ¢ arrived in Yoko- quoted in late Jap- aving expressed the the end of the war with os was by no means yet in : official reports of American 1, were not wholly reliable, e no allowance for the num- ed in the hospital. ber of Americans killed in bat- who have died In the hospitals outbreak of hostilities will, he easily . reach The volunteer as the flower of the ation, for their year's train- made them as efficient as any in the world. Unfortunately the tches of reinforcements 4 so good as the original who were not actuated by any t of high pay but by patriotism or dventu: s will require a good & into shape.” "The original tion s not In & pleasant It is, in the first place, to fight against any ing Iives and health s’ as _the call the Filipinos. The men many growls at the necessity compels them to be on the “qui day and night in order not to be ing by their cunning enemies. f the war is that although have been killed very e been captured. The moment a lipino falls there are ten others ready to snatch up his rifle and m; off with it. Thelr numerical re- sources are practically Inexhaustible, whereas the Americans can obtain fresh men only after long delays and at great expense. It is a remarkable fact that al- though the American troops have often in the trenches with soaked clothing for days at a time they have never caught cold. NIGHT'S DEBAUCH MAY END IN DEATH As a Result of a Row, Dan Christy of Fresno Is Seriously ‘Wounded. FRESNO, June 27.—As a result of a row in the tenderloin district at 4:30 this morning Dan Christy, known as Dan Donnelly, will undoubt- edly die from a bullet wound he re- ceived in the abdomen. Christy had been in the company of a woman known as ‘‘Mae,” who, he claims, robbed him of his money. After a wordy argument with the woman Christy Jumped from the window of her house and, sceing Jack Brooks on the street, commenced shooting at him. Brooks stepped into a saloon and, se- curing a revolver, fired a number of | shots at Christy. Policeman Rice, who had arrived on the scene, fired at Christy, the bullet entering the small of Christy’s back and cutting the Intestines in two places. The wounded man was remov- ed to the county hospital, where Dr. Davidson removed the bullet. Christy is about 24 years of age and has a mother living in Ireland. A late Investigation of the case shows that the bullet which wounded Christy was, in all probability fired by Jack Brooks and not Officer Rice. Brooks has been arrested on a charge of assault to commit murder. —_— Doherty Brothers Win. LONDON, June 27.—In the championship round in the lawn tennis games to-day, the Brothers Doherty, holders of the championship, beat Clarence Hobart and bet, 3 to love. Miss Hillyard beat Miss C ‘oper, holder of the ladies’ champion- ship. L SRR S | of operations, | and as he is accustomed to expressing rdinary warfare, but | soldiers con- ! otherwise | ACROSS CHINA ON A BICYCLE English Officer’s Re- markable Trip. = ASTONISHED THE NATIVES‘ HIS WHEEL REGARDED AS AN INFERNAL DEVICE. e Finally It Is Seized Upon and De- | stroyed and He Completes His } Journey on a Camel’s Back. s Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. | VANCOUVER, B. C., June 27.—Cap- | taln Wingate of the Fourteenth Ben- gal Lancers of the Indian army has | Just completed & remarkable trip | across China. He walked, wheeled and rode on a camel's back for ten months, | making the trip from Shanghai, right | across the Yangtse Valley, through Hunan and Thibet and as far as Ran- | goon. The first part of the journey | was by far the most dangerous, as far as the natives were concerned. Captain Wingate had great trouble | in conducting his cycling movements without causing frequent riots among the natives. On one occasion he en- | tered a village and immediately was | surrounded by a big crowd of Chinese, | who thought the wheel was some magic device that had come among | them. He succeeded in getting away | that time by ‘“scorching,” trusting to | the astonishment of the natives as { proof against pursuit. | On another occasion he was unlucky enough to lose the wheel, for the na- | tives in thelr anger destroyed it. He | was allowed to proceed unmolested and | gained a valuable insight into the lives | of the Chinese, especially a tribe of | cave-dwellers, who lived on bats, rats | and other small animals. | On reaching the higher district of { Hunan he found a great change, and he | will recommend to the Government | | that arrangements be made for the es- | tablishment of trading posts there. The natives are large, strong-looking and intelligent. As a matter of fact, they have, during recent years, filled almost all the ranks of the army. They ave many tribal wars, but are always victorious over the hybrid nations sur- rounding them. Their country has im- mense pasture lands. While passing through, Captain Wingate was unmolested, though the country is reputed to contain the fierc- est people of the empire. They have frequently murdered missionaries, but this was principally because the mis- slonarfes had molested their arrange- ments for the worship of their heathen gods. Captain Wingate saw evidences of cannibalism, particularly the eating of the old people of the various tribes, in nearly every village he visited. He had great trouble in making the journey across Thibet. The natives there were continually forbidding him to pass a threatening to seize him. Yet he found them, to a great extent, honorable peo- | ple, and if they agreed to deli him provisions they would usually fulfill their contracts. He bought several new camels on the trip. He wa months and eleven days in Hunan and Thibet. He thinks | there are v. the count PHILIPPINE PORTS | OPENED TO TRADE | MANILA, June 28.—Major General Otls | | has ordered the opening to trade of man | important ports which have been closed since the outbreak. These Include San Fernando, on the west coast of Luzon; Aparri, on the north coast; Curimoa and all ports in the islands of Samar and Leyte. Many ships used in interisland com- merce have been tled up in the harbor here for months and the shippers and merchants have been urging the Govern- ment to raise the blockade. When the d cision was made known yesterday scene in the custom house was as an mated as the floor of ar = tha st possibilities for trade in d to get their ance papers. dll be a_great boom in the hemp St cargo ens. As there is ¢ export duty on hemp, this will revenues. The fr as well as the mer- chants and traders generally, led General Otis to take this action. Delegates from he southern islands told him that the | cessation of business was bringing much suffering to peaceful inhabitants. Gunboats will protect the shipping in some ports, but elsewhere shippers must | risk confiscation by the Insurgents, who ¢ tribute for all ships they per-1 mit to sail. The rumor that Aguinaldo had been as- sassinated was in circulation here for several days. It was not believed, but its currency gave it a definite form. A cording to the v, General Plo del Pi called upon Ag! aldo on June 19 and a cused him of having caused G Luna to be killed. Aguinaldo d. sponsibility, and added that he deeply re- gretted Luna's death. General Pio del Pilar, as the story goes, called him a liar and scoundrel, shot him twice in the head with his revolver and walked away un- molested. The report finds no credence in Manila. | A Filipino general, mounted on a big horse, with a numerous staff, has since | been seen haranguing the Filipino troops around San Fernando, in m-anga Province, and this officer is supposed to be ‘Aguinaldo. Yesterday four guns of Hobbs' Battery | and other artillery bombarded the Fili- | pino blockhouses and trenches about two miles north of San Fernando. The block- houses, which had been used by Filipino sharpshooters to annoy the American out- | posts, were destroyed. The enemy made | no resistance. Yesterday the Spanish Consul ‘General, | wearing a brilliant uniform, visited Major General Otis. He was received In the latter's office, which is hung with por- | traits of Spanish royval personages. In the course of a graceful speech he said the | | Spaniards in the Philippines would hold no resentment because of the past and | would entertain no sentiment but that of respect toward the new regime. | ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS. Political Factions in Larkspur and Corte Madera at War. | SAN RAFAEL, June 27.—Several politi- | cal factions in the towns of Larkspur and Corte Madera are engrossed in the pleas- #nt pastime of hurling charges and re- | criminations at one another. On June 2 a | school election was held at Corte Madera, there being several rival tickets in the field. The “foreign element.” as the old- timers_term it, won, and William East- man, Harry de Veuve Jr. and James | Brown were chosen Trustees. J. A. Gard- ner has issued a signed circular declaring the election to have been a fraud from | start to finish; that the law was openly violated and that corruption was prac-| ticed. | Yesterday District Attorney Melsaac | was visited by Gardner and Louis Ves- | aria, both of whom denounced the work | of the “bosses” and announced thelr in- | tention to employ counsel to assist in| prosecuting the alleged malefactors. All | the principals to the affair are prominent | citizens. g Strikers Win Their Points. CHICAGO, June 27.—The unskilled la- borers at the Stock Yards have won their | strike and to-day nearly 2000 men who have been idle for three or four days re- | turned to work at an increase of 25 cents | a day. This brings the wages of une t skilled labor to the standard of 1893, | them up from small boats ve | side of the vessel STEAMER PAWNEE BURNED AT SEA Captain Barely Escapes Death. e PLUNGES INTO THE WATER i PICKED UP WHEN COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. S e Crew Had Previously Departed in the Small Boats and All Are Taken Aboard a Passing Vessel. o G Special Dispatch to The Call. WILMINGTON, N. C., June 2. C‘"eorge W. Clyde, Captain Roberts, of the New York-Clyde line, arrived in this port | at 11 o’clock this morning with Captain A. D. Ingram and crew of the steamer Pawnee on board. The Clyde had picked soon after nee, they had abandoned the Pa was desoroyed by fire off Curricull on Sunday night. The fire was discovered at about midnight and had gained such headway that every effort t heck was futile. The mes leaped In great volume from the forward hold of the ves- sel and dense smoke completely en- veloped the deck. When the alarm was sounded Captain | Ingram was asleep. No sooner had rushed out and taken in the situati than he saw that if he saved his crew must act at once. While the crew was manning the small boats Captain In- gram rushed into his cabin for some valuables, which he hoped to sav reached the ship’s side the hoat ifted out of reach and about that time the smoke shifted so as to envelop tuat The captain ordered crew to Tow the boat to windward. s the men did, but in the meantime the wind shifted again, the heat and smoke forcing the crew to pull away their captaln. There were made three vain efforts of this kind, the boat being rowed to first one side of the vessel and the other in attempts to reach the n. Final When d v Captain Ingram leaped into the water v two hundred feet or more. lly reaching a boat, completely exhausted and almost unconsclous. In the meantime the George W. Clyde had sighted th wnee in flames and picked up the captain and crew within a few minutes aptain Ingra tull cargo, pri also_a quant for Brunswick s the Pawnee had a lumber. otton. She cleared aak Quadruped With Bullet-Proof Body. Dr. F. Moreno i Argentine Republic, < country in connection with the arbitra- tion over the boundary dispute with Chil has brought with him to London, I h a piece of the ski rsterious ped which ist in the or of the territory of Santa Cruz, i in t a terrifying appe cill because it I ke to firearms e piece of skin which Dr. Morer fully confirms this description. I by an expert who has seen it, 3y xamina the conviction that n belonged was This specimen but it may be whole skin, [ 1ong be obtained for with the s museum, since th is one of the main objects of Harry Cavendish’s expedition to Patagonia. London Daily News. The | which | it | without | There was | | are entertained that a eton, will before GENERAL SUAPRISE ~ATSHN QUBATI :Changes Start Every- | body a-Wondering. | = [CAPTAIN BIRLEM IS OUT e | COMMISSARY WILKINSON ALSO | GETS HIS WALKING PAPERS. gL | A Number of Strangers, Friends of [ the Governor, Loitering About | and Speculating as to Whose | Jobs They Will Take. Special Dispa SAN QUENTI June Aguirre has ev >ntly changed his mind about not making any radical changes in the personnel of the officlals and guards. Lulled into a sense of se- to The Call. Warden curity by his oft-repeated statements | that only a few changes would be made, the announcement to-day that Captain Bir] 1 kinson had Wil- political ax n and ( lien under th. came like a thunderbo om a clear sky. Three other appointments will doubtless be mad rrow, while, in the expressive ge of an aston- | ished guard, gh of the Los An- geles push a 1 to-day to keep | things humming for a w Last Saturday Captain Birlem was told by Aguirre that no change was to be made as regards the captaincy of the guards. To-day James R. Russell, was to Birlem and introduced as his or. Not only did Aguirre there- w himself to be a star represen- method employed by his 1 coverers, but the language loved had a distinct Candelar- being something like ‘“Pack up your duds and git.” Captain Bir- |lem was dumfounded, but accepted the notification in a dignified and gentle- manly manner. | " Commissary Thomas Wilkinson was | also dismissed and his position filled by | ex-Chief of Police of San Diego, take Thomas Foley, the father of Gage's private secretary. Deputy Sheriffs H. C. McClure and | John Barnhill of Los Angeles are now | here and it is stated on good authority | that both will be given positions to- | morrow. Barnhill will succeed Fred | Woods as front gatekeeper and Mec- | Clure will take the place of turnkey to | succeed J. C. Jamleson. It was com- | monly expected that Captain of the Yard Edgar would be succeeded by Mec- Clure and the fact that Edgar is to re- main at least temporarily comes as a surprise second only to the upheaval { itself. | Don Jose Aguirre, the Warden's | brother, is also on hand, .and none be- lieve for his health, though what of- | ficial he will succeed is not known. It is said that other residents of the Te- hachapi district will reach here to- morrow and be snugly placed. Even the guards are alarmed at the south- | ernizing process, and the prison this | evening a scene of restlessness and anxiety. Dewey for President. NEW YORK, June 27.—A morning paper prints a story to the ct that William C. ¥V in Europe, will meet Dewey and endeavor to Induce him to be a candidate for President on the Dem- i ocratic ticket. There are a number of light patterns for summer wear among our all-w ool ready-made suits for '8 Most of the light patterns are gray mixtures, yet some are light brown. The price is low—the suits serviceable and present a good appearance—they fill the bill completely for your summer suit. We make the suits curselves and can safely guarantee them. Money returned if you want it; or Suit kept in repair free for one year. Boys’ Reefer Suits. We want to close out some sizes—as they are what is left of some biglots. $2.45 $3. 50 reefer suits—mostly small They will go for a suit. Our Philippine exhibit that we mention- ed in Sunday’'s and Monday's papers, is now readv—call and see it. It is free; information desired about the Phil- ippines will be given, as ‘‘Freedom,” the Manila newspaper, has Its bureau of in- formation with the exhibit. Out-of-town orders filled—write us.