The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 9, 1899, Page 1

@Tall NDAY, ULY 9, 1899 -THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. o oy DIV L OLHC BURIED BY CAVING EARTH [ T=s BB IOIGIREQDGIOITOTE SO LOTOTOLIOLIS Cf’“ IN A DIAMOND MINE. ety e R e ¥ s e TR e ¥ a X SO GO DID OIS gascRacen tulcrete 2a i ) NUMBER OF MINERS ARE KILLED 0~ - < s ( :\}'L TOW 1 the. Some other Austra as wh AUTOMOBILE TRIP T0 THE TOSEMITE The Novel Journey Which‘ Charles Fair Will Un- dertake This Week. automo- e made in r ch will excite - A p of ¥ who passed ough h said that I Fa juring the coming to the Yosemite F. said to be- | des, and if The hing l"’l‘r‘F AMERICAN MOTO"\'S TAKE IN ENG U\ND LONDON, July R—That automobo- Jiem, about which people were so long | skeptical in this country, W g0 ot a new story, but it is T that a gr many ss carriages have heen | seen on London streets this week than were sn bef Undoubtedly the exhibition which Agric being held at vhich is by far s kind that has 1, and g ever taken place in England, accounts for it. At the show the machines of American makes, particularly the elec- tric cars known as the Ritier Colum- bia Paragon, have attracted so much nment that it is expected favorable cor gome of will be seen ere long run- ni n. Even members of Par- l{ament > to be seen riding daily down to the House on their motors, which are mostly electric. 1g8 the fact that until oil motors have been most in fa- , the only member of Parlia- o has tried any other than an motor is the Hon. John Scott and he had a funny expe- He was on his motor, when he was promptly stopped at the palace yard gates by the police- | man on gua Mr. Scott Montague re- | Notwithstand electric Montague, rience the other night. marked H. Dalzill and others | ran regularly right through the yard on their motors. “Oh, s,” said the policeman, “but they were electric motors.” though not -always ing | He had to get off, wvhere the reason for the boy- The |SMUGGLERS MAKE USE The honorable John was staggered. ke Aotk ook Aok ook kokok Aok Aok T IN A DIAMOND MINE AT NEW JAGERSFONTEIN R e S S O e o et ) e e A lisaster has occurred at the New Jagersfontein diamond mine, where of earth has buried several people. including an Australian named th Africa the “face” of the b 1d sometimes, also, hy “unde: likely in doing this that the accident ompanied by loss of life. e diar ovember 4. 1883, over ubic yards fell at once. 1 is the most important mine in the Orange it is £1,000,000 sterling. brated “Pam® brilliant, later known as ch i id to be the largest and most 1 d very fine quality. Its value is walk and go to in- el cotting of oil e power wz re all the house. up near tl and the machines | MONSTER DISPLAY OF AUTOMOBILES quire fact is that his m ts, but ol « same to the The only explanation that an oil mot ad fla House of Comr latel s forhade the gates. the guare officer of wor ever to enter BERLIN, July 8—If any proof were required of the immense strides which the sport is making in Germany, it | furnished by thé extraordin- | E: st taken in the automobile | exhibition, which will be held in, Ber- | lin from the 28th of September. | In spit of the fact that the exhibition is two months distant, y inch of i already taken in Fxercir Haus, placed at the disposal of the committ by the military authorities. In ord meet the demands that are still eve pouring in the military authorities he n the immense courtyard of the opposite. Here two immense halls will be erected. The French exhibition will be the greatest ever held in Berlin since the r. It will fill fully one-half of ¥ ruf Haus. Sixty German firms have | entered their machines. countries repr nted a. sSwitzerland, Belginm and the United ates. Mid-FEuropean Motor C Cinbs will have rooms fitted up in the | exhibition building. | The great international racing meet- ing at Baden Baden will be likely this “4! also to establish a record. Near- five hundred horses have been en- tered for the various events of which | ceventy-eight are French and over two hundred foreign. give harr: The foreign | Austria are ar | OF CARRIER PIGEONS Information to San Quentin Convicts Regarding Opium Send Caches. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, July 8.— The capture of two carrier pigeons within a week has convinced the offi- cials that the bir re being employed by the “opium ring” as a medium for | the transmission of messages concern- ing the caching of the drug along the line of the Tiburon boulevard. The bird captured to-day evinced perfect famil- iarity with its surroundings and ap- d to have come only a short dis- On its left leg was a band with ‘ription, “R3718.” The bird cap- tured a week ago also had the letter | “R"” on a silver band around the left leg. A dvln.wm watch will be kept on the road gang and an attempt made to discover the ringleader in the smug- gling operations. Kansas Wants Convention. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 8.—Kansas' campaign to secure the National Demo- cratic Conventlon was begun in earnest to-day. Four thousand citizens attended a mass meeting in Convention Hall. the great structure recently built by popular Subscription. and fn less than an hour $31,000 was raised as a bonus for the con- vention. It is hoped to increase the Amount to $30,000 utting” Free State NI | these islands. | divulge the nature of the instructions | | there is no dis ans were killed-and sixteen persons are injured. mondiferous earth is ca and letting the occurred. These rried down to material break off accidents are of 250,000 cubic yards of dirt fell into the pit, and in the De Beers part of the diamond district. the “Jagersfont valuable diamor simply inestimable. was found. Also in the world, its n OF THE SULES This Marks One More De-| parture From the Old American System. et Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL INGTON July 8- HEADQUARTERS, WELL- HOTEL, WASHINGTON:; As a result.of the of giv- | | [ review President Schurman’s dispatches, en by The Call a few da Hay. has authorized Brigadier Bates, at Manild, to go to the Sulu group to consult with the Sultan of the Sulus regarding the future of The authorities will not ago, Secre- tary Genera to General Bates, but it is understood tion here to infringe provided sovereignty of upon the Sultan’s authority, he acknowledges the Tnited States. .nnnral the Bates will explain the purpose of this Government, ary will agree that this shall pay the Sultan a annuity as was done by the small Spanish Government. President Schurman reported that the Sultan was quite willing to trans- fer his allegiance on condition that the treaties existing between himself and Spain were respected by the United States. It is further stated by an official in a position to know that this Government intends to establish home rule at places where it is considered advisable, in- cluding the island of Negros, condi- tions in which, according to President Schurman, are especially satisfactory. Immediately upon - President Schur- man’s arrival at San Francisco he will come to Washington and discuss the Philippine situation with the President. It is expected that another member of the commission, either Professor Worcester or Colonel Denby, will ar- rive in the fall and that a meeting.of these three Commissioners will he held and their formal report formulated. ENDEAVOR PEACE JUBILEE. Resolutions in Favor of the Principle of Arbitration. DETROIT, July 8—A decidedly Anglo- Saxon spirit was imparted to the speech- es at the Christian Endeavor “peace jubi- lee,” held on Belle Tsle this afternoon. All the speakers were representatives of Eng- lish speaking countries, American and British, and all sentiments favoring great- er friendship and closer relations between the United States and British subjects were heartily cheered. Resolutions were fefeefeoefesfonfe el MRS HOOORRIIE S | | adopted favoring the principles of arbi- tration. B T T O T R Y ALLEGED RENEWAL OF VIOLENCE Masked Men Threaten Min- ers at Work in the Coeur d’Alenes. SLIP P&ST ST SOLDIERS A Special to the Ghmago Inter Ocean Says the Reign of Terror Has Recommenced. 5oy Epecial Dlspa!rh to The Call. P b R R o e o BOISE, Tdaho, July 8.—A spe- cial from Wallace says: There have been many rumors to-day of intimidation on Canyon Creek last night. Engineer Wayne of the Frisco Mill received an un- signed note reading like this: “Get out of the country or we will Kneebone you.” The note s to have been written by an. Bartlett Sinclair has been to see the old man, and has assured him of protection, but he has such dread of the threat that he cannot believe he is safe. He has quit, but it is thought e will be induced to return. This is all there was of the intimida- tion. It was reported that George Hall had béen held up while go- ing to work at the Tiger, and told that his family would be killed; but there is nothing in the story, according to the man's wife, who says he went to Butte on busines One story is that Hall, who was going to work as ar ter mechanic in the Tiger- Poorman, was met by a gang of seventy-five men and told that if he went to work his family would be killed and his case at- tended to laters On the strength of this, it is claimed, he left the country. A fireman named Hudson, on the Standard, claims that three masked men warned him to Jeave, and that they threw a note to the engineer. Engineér Shan- non quit, and it was said he had been warned, but that is false. Shannon, it seems, was angry because his son had been ar- rested for persistent' agitation. A man was arrested here to-day for approaching a juror. The word “Kneebone” is from the name of a blacksmith who was killed at Gem some years ago in a peculiarly atroctous way. R R R S T R TS HICAGO, July § —The Inter-Ocean this morning prints this special from Burke, Idaho: Under the very eye of armed troopers and deputies union strikers last night recommenced the reign of terror which is symbolized by murder and “Knee- boning.” Masked and armed, little crowds of desperadoes moved up the can n, and in their wake left grim warnings that their victims must either | quit work or suffer the consequenc The Standard, which is being success- fully operated by a crew of Miss ans, was the scene of most of the crimes. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning three masked union men erept in past the line of sentinels and made their way to the hoiler house. Fireman R. L. Hudson, one of the Joplin miners, was on duty alone. .As he turned from | the glare of the furnace he was con- | fronted in the doorway by the three men with drawn revolvers. FEach was | masked in black calico, which reached ! from the forehead to the chin. Two | holes for eyes permitted each of the thugs to see. Hudson, who is not a timorous soul, supposed at first the| s were some of his fellow miners | (vul for a lark “Hello," said he. For reply one of fhe gang stepped forward and pressed a piece of crumpled paper into hlfi hands. There written in lead pencil on common note paper was this message: “You are hereby notified to leave the Ceear @'Alene district by noon to-mr- row or sufier the consequences.’ Hudson understood, but with self-possession remained at ease. “I'll get out of here when I get good and ready,” he replied, with a slight smile. “And Tl let you know when I do.” “You have got till just to-morrow to get out,” replied the leader with a flourish of his gun. Hudson was not disconcerted. “What size gun is that?” he asked with placid curiosity. “It's a 41.” “Oh, pshaw, you can’t scare me with a 41,” answered the young fellow. “If that had been 44 maybe 1 would have quit.” % Meanwhile the smallest of the three men had gone over to the compressor- house, a short distance away, where FEngineer Wayne was at work. Through the open window he tossed a note simi- lar to the one given Hudson, and then returned to his comrades on guard over the fireman. A moment later the three disappeared in the darkness as suddenly as they had come. A little later in came Wayne, the engineer, white and anxious. He had been in the Goeur d’Alenes in the old union days and had little liking for such warnings. “I'm going to quit,” said the engineer to the young Missourian, and he did this mornins. Meanwhile the gang had met Ellis Hale just below Burke, and, after steal- ing his tools, had warned him to leave on fear of being ‘kneeboned.” Hale needed no second invitation, but took the train for Montana this morn- calm R R R R R R R Rt R Rttt hhthhdhhsttd ouri- | | ward. [ j=ipeRatpedBe aie Cn e e d o D S e o SCSY SOSY S R o o S S O . ©o s e e b e beie e i Ho+o44040 40 The Call as the “San Jose Jose and Monterey, |e2 The so-called “kissing bug” is well kaown to scientists and is not, as might be inferred from the name just now siven it, partial to the lips |# of its victims. Tt will sting whenever handled incautiously. ‘The fly € ihat is causing the commotion in the East is one of the Reduvioidea, ap- ::‘: parently the Melanolestes picipes. ‘We have several of the Reduvidiae in & California, all more or less poisonous. I get letters every littte while 2 from some one who has been bitten and thinks he has discovered a new S species. One of them, Conorhinus Sanguisugus, the assassin bug, or, & nore specifically, the big bedbug, is common on the Berkeley hills. You 3 can find them under any large stone. The bite is about as painful as a & bee-sting. Of course it might, under favorable circumstances, produce # blood-poisoning. The more poisonous Melanolestes occurs here also, but g er varietie: not so commonly ‘as some of the oth " ployed at Gem. Charles Sweeney flfj the Tiger-Poorman had offered him a place over the pumps there, and late last night Hale, with a little Kit "ii tools, started for Burke from Gem. | He was just on the borders of the town | | when a gang of twenty or twenty-five | men surrounded him. What mpp»nm‘ | may never be known. The story believed here is that they threatened Hale that unless he quit his new job his family would first be killed | and he would be “knee-boned” after- | This is denied; and one man who | saw him afterward is quoted as saying | that the crowd - made up of friends | of Hale, who -took that remarkable | time and place to argue peaceably with | | him. At any rate, “friends” stole his| tools and forcibly warned him to get out. This morning he got. The same crowd which called on Hudson and Wayne evidently made several other visits. About midnight | one of them, unmasked this time, awakened Master Mechanic Farrell of the Standard and notified him to leave the country at once. Shannon, the day engineer, was similarly = treated, and notice was likewise given to a sawmill hand. In each case the thug was rec- ognized, and search is now being made for him. Engineer Shannon saw the mill hand quit to-day. Farrell and Hudson, not tobeintimidated,stayed by the company and the fireman has been promoted to day engineer. Although no fear is felt that the warnings were anything but bluffs, yet it is a matter of surprise that masked men should have passed the guards of soldiers and watchmen who surrounded the engineer and fireman on duty. To-night up the canyon un- usual precautions are being taken to prevent a recurrpnc» of such mischief. JURORS SELECTED T0 TRY PAUL CORCORAN One Incident of the Prosecution the Appearance of a Former Grand Juror as a Bailiff. WALLACE, Idaho, July 8—The twelve men who are to try Paul Corcoran, the cecretary of the Burke Miners’ Union, | for his life were accepted by both the | State and defendant to-day. Corcorau is accused of the murder of James Cheyne at Wardner April 28. The jury was sworn, and after hearing the indictment read was placed in charge of court bailiffs 1o be locked up until Monday morning, when the prosecution will begin its case. The jurors are nearly all farmers from ing. He was one of the best mechanics up the canyon, and was formerly em- the southern end of the county and seem to know little m troubles which have H SORONSLOLECASVOLIOLDOLIOLES LA S L k0 MAJOR CARRIERE. Government Prosecutor at the New Dreyfus Court Martfal. s concluded from the drawing published this morning, the Prionus Californicus, which qccurs abundantly in the region between San and is also fairly common in other parts of the State. The inseet is one of the most harmless creatur have been accountable for the death of the kitten as reported. D e e e e s ] > + @ . *O - OO~ _..@—‘A*AQ. AN JOSE KISSING BUG R e | IS HARMLESS. R AR SR S 4oseditm Professor Woodward Says the In- sect Is the Common Prionus Californicus. ERKELEY, July 8—T have examined the specimen submitted by Kiss and find it, as T had ing bug in existence and cannot C. W. WOODWORTH. agitated the ars past. An incident occurred when the jury was placed in the custody of the bailiffs which caused much comment and is one of the many occurrences testifying to the un- seemly zeal which has characterized the prosecution throughout. When the court called upon the bailiffs to stand up and be sworn one of them was recognized as | having been a member of the Grand Ju which found the indictment against the defendant. The attorneys for Corcoran informed the court of the fact and an- other bailiff was produced. Coeur d'Alenes for some It has been rumored for some time that | certain members of the Grand Jury ware | to be rewarded for their obedience to the wishes of the combination which is be- hind the prosecution by being given lucr tive-employment, but it was not belleved that such utter disregard of all decency would be shown. Since the new order requiring carpenters and laborers of all classes te secure per- mits the mines have been having a hard time of it. The Last Chance is doing nothing and the Canyon Creek properties are very short-handed, the imported Mis- sourians being practically the only miners remaining at work. The following are the names of the jurors sworn to try Corcoran, together with their occupations: J. C. Buler, farm- er, Orofino; Warren Harrison, farmer, Orofino; M. V. Carr, farmer, Frasee; Link Smith, timberman, Kingston; Patrick Keane, farmer, Weippo; J. S. Harrison, farmer, - Weippo; Job Snyder, farmer, ‘Weippo; Waller Stiles, miner, Pierce City; Daniel Carr, farmer, Weippo; Enoch Har- rison, farmer, Weippo; Dell Fisk, farmer, Orofino; W. Thomas, timberman, Kings ton. FALLS INTO & Well. Pleasant Valley Young Woman Nar- rowly Escapes Drowning. WOODLAND, July &—From a private letter it is learned that Miss Belle lear- son, adopted daughter of Mrs. H. Crem- inger, narrowly escaped death by drown- ing in Pleasant Valley, El Dorado County, on June 30. The family resided in Wood- | land for many years. While Miss Pearson was drinking from a bucket which was raised and lowered in the well by means of a rope the planking which covered the curbing gave way, and she fell eightecn feet to the water,” which was twelve feet deep. She sank twice before she finully clutched a projecting stone, which en- | abled her to keep her head above water. | Lusty screams for help brought her mother to the rescue. An eight-foot lad- | der was lowered. and by standing on the top rung Miss Pearson was able to keep her head above water until her mother ran to a mine a half mile away and sum- moned help. Shortly after the rescue was | effected the entire plank platform over the curbing fell In with a crash. -— Wilmington Sails Southwdrd. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. - Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gor- don Bennett. A RIO JAP«EIRO, July 8—The Wilming- ton has leit this port, going southward. QO & G etepeLONONIONINIONO OO IO M ORTURE OF DREYFUS OGOV ORS VOV SLONOTISN & U ST LSLOLOTON SN OY BY INHUMAN JAILERS P e s e e S e et g = e e e e SR ) & ° & . . &l - ® - & oms&omazo ORROR A RORL DR‘JOS‘&’O’.&QMO =34 | MURED 1 - THE HOLD OF - ANIRON SHIP In a Temperature of 40 Degrees Centigrade for Four Days. IS ACONY AWELL When His Innocence Began fo | Appear His Captivity Was Made Harder. e Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1863, by James Gor- don Bennett. ARIS, July 8 —Louis Ha- vel, member of the Insti- tute, who accompanied | Mme. Dreyfus to Rennes, sends | Figaro the following account of the treatment to which Dreyius was subjected on the Isle du Dia- ble. It runs as follows: “On the arrival of Dreyfus at | Guiana, in 1893, he was not dis- embarked at once, but was left in the bottom of the iron vessel’s hold, with the temperature of 40 | degrees centigrade (113 Fahren- | heit) for four days | “About the end of his impris- onment he was placed for months on bread and water. ! “In 1896, when Colonel Pic- ‘quart warned General Billot that | Dreyfus was innocent, the hut in ‘\vhich he lived was surrounded ib_\' a palisade so that he could ino longer see the ocean. This lasted for one' year. The prisoner s had attacks of suffocation and |the doctor insisted that some- thmg be done, therefore they raised the height of the hut. “Dreyfus was literally suffocat- ing in this artificial cellar. He had violent attacks of fever and |then was put in irons for two | months.” ITHE ARCHBISHOP OF i MEXICO IN DISGRACE Summoned to Rome to Answer | to Charges Preferred in the Secular Press. Special Cable to The Call and the New York | " Herald. Copyrighted, 133, by James Gor- don Bennett | ROME, July 8.—At the hnvmmng of | this year some stir was caused at the Vatican by the discovery, made acci- dentally through the perusal of Mexi- can newspapers of widespread ani- mosity to the church in the republie, due chiefly to alleged corruption of the | clergy. | Cardinal Rampolla began a searching investigation. He has ordered all Mexican Bishops to report fully, and last month summoned the Archbishop of Mexico to Rome. The Archbishop insisted the newspa- per reports were malevolent inventions of the anti-clerical press, but had to admit grave scandals had occurred in several provinces owing to the methods resorted to by the clergy of all ranks to increase its income. The Archbishop is now in disgrace, for it is evident he has shown gross in- capacity. It is nét improbatle that he will be removed. . BJORNSON’S RETORT. Norwegian Novelist’s Curt Refusal to Attend a Banquet. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1599, by James Gor- don Bennett. CHRISTIANIA, July 8.—The recent Congress of Journalists here invited Bjornsterne Bjornson, the famous novelist, to the chief function. His re- ply, which is said to have delighted Ib- sen, was: #It is not my habit to go 200 kilo- meters for dinner, especially when I should have to take it in company with persons who annoy me during the en- tire year. Bjornson has’ been a target for a great deal of abuse owing to his ex- tremely radical attitude in politics. No Reason to Fear Invasion. Special Cable to The Call the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1593 by James Gor- dom Bennett BUENOS AYRES, July & he Prensa | criticizes the alleged negotiations looking im an alliance between Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, It says there is no | r invasion. refii‘i;‘eéos’::leq Minister Buchanan has decided to postpone his journey until Tuesday next. Filipinos Saved From Drowning. NEW YORK, July 8.—Two natives of the Philippines were saveu from drowning in the sound to-day. Maximo and Gomes, of the tribe stationed at Glen Island, started out in their native canoe. A sailboat ran into the tiny | craft and it capsized. Policemen Casey and Washburn secured a rowboat and reached the drownins men just in time to save their lives.