The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 26, 1899, Page 2

Call This Paper not | to be taken from the Librapyttt® VOLUME LXXXVI-NO. 56 SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CLEVELAND STRIKERS ARE BAYONETED BY MILITIA Riots Resumed in Sege;al Sections of the City After Dark and Clashes Occur. APPEALS ARE MADETO \ * THE PEOPLE : e — : Mayor and Bishop Issue Statements Pleading for | Peace. i Vigorous Protests Against the|. Summoning of State Troops | ¢ to the City. [ Special !‘x:ua'f‘\‘~» The Call. ‘ t« X 4 @+ e eie e e et edeie@ uaatss PERRY During the disturbances attending the strike of street car employes at Cleveland there have been some ge- 4540404040040 40400040000600660604606 6506065600 + rious riots in the vicinity of the sta e D eoei@ STATUE, tue. CLEVELAND, OHIO. B e S R e a SCS SR S = ) [ IS SIS SR S SOUD D I DG WA S SIUP L S US55 S SV S S A S A S S AP LEVELAND, O., July 25.—Rioting was renewed to-night, and in one | encounter a detachment of militia rged with bayonets and di ed the rioters St their friends to-night held a meeting and various speakers protested against the presence of troog and the carrying of arms by the non- union street car employes. A State law exists which declal that a defendant z Weapons, upon pr rested for carrying | ving that he believed his life, liberty of property endangered While pursuing any lawful act, shall be discharged. Sev n-union men a rested on this charge have been d c ed under the act refered to. Rain fell during most of the after- noon and did what the police have been unable to do—keep Crows om collect- ing and molesting cars. Eleven of the fourteen lines of the Big Consolidated Streets were in operation before 7 o'clock to-day. The' three lines on which cars were not started were the Union, Barton and Clark-avenue routes. Adjutant General Axline, in command of the military here, approximates the force under him at twenty compan aggregating nearly 1200 men. Four hundred of them, from Columbus, New- ark and Chillicothe, arrived this after- noon and were distributed about the city at points where trouble is feared. Mayor Farley, General Axline, Police Director Barrett and Assistant Corpo- ration Councel cell had a long con- ference over the situation {o-day. The | result was that a large guard of sol- | diers was to-night sent to South Brook- | lyn, where the Mayor believes the dis- turbing element to be strongest. With the coming of darkness to-day, | mostly in the foreign in-| small riot habited parts of the city, made their | appearanc nd contlicts in which no- body was hurt, took place be- tween the soldiers and police on one | side and strikers and their sympathiz- | ers on the other. On Broadway the | cars, loaded with guards and a few | passengers, traveled in pairs, and at Clay and Pearl streets a mob of about 2000 men and boys, with a sprinkling of women, gathered and, when they could elude the soldiers, stoned the carg and the crews. Conflicts were frequent and | a number of arrests were made. At 10 o'clock a detachment of militia charged with bayonets and dispersed the rioters. | There were a few inciplent riots in South Brooklyn by midnight, but the guards had the situation well in hand. Mayor Farley, to checkmate the Mayor of South Brooklyn, where sentiment seems to be largely pro-striker, dug from his musty tombs an ancient law which declares that in case of riots, ete., the Mayor of the largest city may | the City of Cleveland, Greeting—As declare himself the chief police corm» mander in the county. Mayor Farley, betaking to himself this authority, swore in as special po- lice, memb: of the Cleveland Grays and of the ( placed them under the command of the Police -Department. They were sent over the river to Brooklyn for the pur- | not only of preserving order gen- | erally, but to keep an especial eye on | pos non-uniion men who are regarded as being more particularly in danger in that section than in any other part of the strike territory. Mayor Farley late to-night issued a | proclamation, calling upon the citizens to act calmly during the excitement of the strike and remain off the streets as much as possible. Auton Musil; mingling with a mob_on Broadway, was chased info his saloon by soldiers and received three bayonet wounds in the head. Musil shut the door of his place, but his: pursuers broke down the door and, meeting with a show of resistance, used their weap- ons. Amnother riot was started at the street car barns near Bolton and Quincy streets about 10 o’clock. Fif- teen hundred men were assembled and indulged in the usual stone throwing. They were dispersed and ten of them arrested Ralph B. Hawley, the non-union mo- torman who shot and killed Henry Cornsweit yesterday, was arraigned in Police Court to-day on the charge of | second degree murder. He will be given a preliminary hearing next Tuesday. BISHOP HORSTMANN’S PLEA TO THE PEOPLE CLEVELAND, July 25.—The citizens of Cleveland, among whom the street car strike is the chief topic of conver- sation, to-day added their comments to the address issued by the Right Rev. Ignatius F. Horstmann, Bishop of the diocese of Cleveland. The utterances of the Catholic divine, a man of great influence among the people of his de- nomination throughout Ohio, are re- garded.as vividly expressive of the sit- vation here, and it is expected his mes- sage pleading the law will be observed and the civic dignity upheld will re- sult in the subduing of much of the violence which has made the past week an epoch in local history. The address | follows: To Our Beloved Children of the Laity in th. times are so perllous in our bejoved city of Cleveland we are forced to publicly communicate our Sorrow over the fright- ful events of the last few days. No mat- ter what may have been the grievances of the employes of the Cleveland Electric Rallway Company, no matter what may have been your sympathy for the strikers, after the outrages that have been commit- ted, after the terrorizing of the inhabi- tants of Cleveland and its suburbs, ‘after the danger to life and property which has veland Scots Guard, and | y followed, after the vinlent resistance to } she constituted civt® authority, it is our | sacred @dcy to remrind you of all your | olemn obligations to Almighy God as Chri ns and to your city and country | as citizens In this emergency. It has ai- | W t boast as Ameri- n the world that are capable of self-government; that nowhere on earth are law and order so | well respected and obeyed; that here, at least, true liberty reigns and that every given for the full pursuit of and happine But now, al. | what do we witn ? Anarchy reigns Riot and rebellion prevail. The civil au- | thorities are defied and openly resisted. | The city is terrorized by the mob and the | militia_must be called out to preserve or- der. ‘he fair name of our ci as a law abiding community is in danger. Busin has been paraly Visitors fear ter our portals; our own citizen danger of their lives. | What then your duty to God, ) duty in conscience to your church’ an your country? It is to uphold the ciyil | authority, to obey the laws, to give no countenance to mob violence, to show no | sympathy for those who are. in rebeilion against law and order. Avoid all ecrowds Let no idle curiosity lead you to min | with those who are thus disturbinz the public peace. Remember the words of the Apostle:. “Let every soul be subject to higher .power, for there is no power but from God, and ordained of God. Therefore he that re- nd of God, and they that resist purchase to themselves damnation. Therefore, bha subject of necessary not .only for wrath, but for, conscience sake.” (Romans xi.) Pray, therefore, brethren, that peace may be restored and dwell permanently in our midst and that brotherly - charity may once more reign among all. Prayer. is powerful and it offered up for peace and unity it must be pleasing to God. the reverend clergy we hereby dir the collect ‘‘pro quacunque tribulatione to be recited in the mass as pro re gravi until the present dangers have through God’s mercy been averted. “Brethren, pray earnestly. Almighty God. despise not thy peoplé crying out to Thee in their afflictio of Thy name being appeased relieve us in our necessities. Look down mercifully | we beseech Thee, O Lord, on our tribu- lations and turn away the wrath of Thy indignation, which we justlv deserve. | Through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy son. who with Thee and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen." Brethren and dear children in Jesus Christ. we exhort, we entreat, ‘we ad- monish, nay, we command you in the name of our Divine Master to harken to this our irstruction and as good children to cheerfully obey. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all undersianding, { keep your hearts and minds in Jesus “hr Amen. £ I. G. F .HORSTMANN, Bishop of tleveland. The feast of St. James, July 25, 1803 S s | STRIKES SPREADING IN GREATER NEW YORK NEW YORK, July 25.—The clothing workers’, freight handlers’, newsboys’ 'and messenger boys’' strike gained headway to-night. Leéader Pines of the Brooklyn trolley strikers issued a state- ment to the efféct that the trolley strike ‘was 'still on. The striking tailors of the East Side swelled their numbers to 3000. Nearly 8000. were out in the afternoon and sev- eral mass meetings were held to-night. G IO POIDEEID G DI OIT DI 00000000 eI 4000040004000 006000000006000000 60 those that are, are | sisteth the power resisteth the ordinance | but for the glory | SACRIFICES A LIFE T0 BLIND INFATUATION Sege i E. V. Methever Murders Miss Dorothy McKee at Long Beach. THEN TRIES. SUICIDE The Slayer a Married Merchant and His Vietim a Popular Young Woman. o Special Dispatch to The Call. ONG BEACH, July 2.—E. V. Methever, a shoe dealer of this city, shot and killed Miss Doro- thy McKee at an early hour this morning. The myrder was care- fully planned, Methever meeting the young woman and a friend while they were cycling, and firing three bullets into her body. Then he turned the weapon upon himself, inflicting an ugly wound in the head, but which is not likely to prove fatal. The crime aroused the community, and it was found necessary to take Methever to Los Angeles to prevent a possible lynching. Methever owns a shoe store at the upper end-of the main street. Half of McKee and his wife and daughter. Thrown together in this way, a friend- ship sprang up between Methever and the McKees, and of late Methever has been attentive to Miss Dorothy. | taught her to ride a bicycle and many ways evinced a decided prefer. ence for her society. to be a married man, his wife living in San Miguel, and as he was years older than the girl, it was sup- posed he entertained no warmer feeling for her than friendship. So far as can now be learned, he -never intimated to her that she had awakened his love, but friends can now remember many signs which tend to prove that he had been passionately devoted to her for some time. acquainted with I. Baker, one of the young men about town, and the two soon became warm friends. Last night beach, accompanied by a visiting friend, Mrs. Scudder of Los Angeles. The party were out some time and on returning to the house (60K lunch to- gether. Methever's room was SO near that he could easily hear their merry- | making, and it is supposed that it fanned his jealous: This morning the two ladies arose | early and went for another ride on the beach. After wheeling about a mile west from the main wharf they started to return, and found Methever ap- proaching on his wheel. They ap- proached him without a thought of fear. He did not say a werd, but de- liberately ran into the wheel upon which Miss Dorothy was riding. As | she dismounted in surprise at his ac- | tion, he drew a revolver and fired thres shots at close range, all of them taking | effect. One passed through the head | and two through the body, causing al- | most instant death. He then turned | the ‘weapon upon himself, the ball en- | tering in front of the right ear and | | coming out at the eye. A citizen named [ Hawthorne bappened to be near and | disarmed him, but he drew a secona | revolver and attempted to make sure | of his work. He fell unconscious be- | fore he could fire the second shot. | Al this was done without Methever | or the women having spoken a word | and with a calmness and deliberation on the part of the man which showed | that the tragedy had been carefully | All passed so quickly that | | planned. | Mrs. Scudder hardly realized what was | occurring until she saw her friend fall. Her screams soon brought a crowd to the scene. The body of the girl was tenderly cared for, while her murderer was dumped down in the harness room of a | livery stable .to recover consciousness | at his leisure. An examination made | later developed the fact that his wound was not dangerous and his physicians | hope to have him ready for a speedy trial. | TFeeling ran so high here this after. | noon when it was learned that Meth- | ever would recover that it was deemed | best to take him to Los Angeles for | safe keeping.. If he had not been such | a pitiful sight, with his face toan by i the bullet, the crowd never would have | allowed him to be brought from the £ ! beach. Miss McKee was'a modest and unas- suming girl of more than the usual | charms of person and manner, and was | very popular among the young people | of the place. | The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict | of premeditated murder against Meth- | ever this afternoon. 1 0+ 0+0+Q+ @+ @*0+P Three thousand more men are expected to quit work in Brooklyn this week. One thousand freight handlers em- | ployed in the Pennsylvania yards in | strike at noon to-morrow for an in- freight handlers to 2500. A big meeting of the messenger boys the American District Telegraph and Postal Telegraph companies was held to-night at the corner of Cortlandt apd Church streets and their grievances dis- cussed. Manager Wilson of the Postal Tele- his 550 messengers had struck. Man- ager Banks of the American District Company said that his office had suf- fered no inconvenience. —eee Hansen Cannot Survive. MILL VALLEY, July 25.—George Han- sen, the man shot by Henry Collins, ral- for his recovery are sald to -be about one in fifty. Tt is believed he is bleeding in- ternally as g result of his wound. the building has been occupied by S. E. | He | in | He was knowr | some thirty | A few weeks ago Miss McKee became | they went for a bicycle ride on the | | Jersey City decided to-day to go on a crease from 17 to 20 cents an hour. This will increase the number of striking who went on a strike in the offices of graph Company said that only 150 of lied slightly this evening, but the chances TTAWA, Ont., July 25.—What is now suggested as a basis of set- | tlement of the Alaska boundary difficulties—cession to Canada of a free port on Lynn Canal— would probably prove acceptable to the Dominion Government. While the boundary question was before the joint high commission in Washington the negotiations narrowed down to this very proposition, which was at first accepted by the American Commissioners, but subsequently they refused to agree to it, and pourparlers were not resumed on those lines. “While we have every faith in the justice of Canada’s contention,” said my informant, a high authority, “we must not expect to obtain a full meas- ure of our rights, any more than we could possibly acquiesce in the extreme claims of our neighbors. We are assur- ‘ LR o O R e e ] L o e ] i W B N S S S R CI SRCRY S ed that a correct delimitation of the boundary under the terms of the Rus- sian treaty of 1825 would establish the line miles outside of the head of tide- water on Lynn Canal. We have always been prepared to compromise on any basgis which will give us a port there. “What we object to is an arrange- | ment which would shut us off from | communication with the interior, mak- | | ing our Yukon possessions a veritable | hinterland. - Short of possessions for commercial purposes of a port on Lynn Canal, from which there is already part communication by rail to the head of Yukon navigation, Canada cannot be expected to accede to a relinquishment of her claim. It will be either that or | a reference- to arbitration. Any fair| arbitration will suit us. LONDON, July 26.—The Daily Mai! this morning, in a rather strong editor- jal on the Alaskan boundary dispute, contends that the interpretation of the treaty is pre-eminently a matter for ar- bitration. “Yet,” says the Daily Malil, “the United States declines to arbitrate sim- ply because the political pressure from the Pacific Coast States is so strong that the Presidentfears thathis re-elec- tion might be endangered if he took the just course. We would not be misun- derstood. Canada asks no concessions, but only for what she considers her own by right, and she is so confident of her case that she is ready to go be- fore any international tribunal. Recip- rocal concessions are talked of. but why should Canada pay a high price for what seems to be her own. “Whenever the United States has pro- posed arbifration of any dispute Eng- land has invariably acceded. Why should the United States to-day hang back unless they think that their case is weak? The United States has the reputation of heing hard bargainers. That is all very well, and we have often made concessions to them simply be- cause we did not desire to quarrel over trifles, but here the vital interests of Canada, are concerned and it must be clearly understood that we cannot sac- rifice Canada. We want justice and an open port or two if not justice.” Al Sy LYNN CANAL THE BONE OF CONTENTION WASHINGTON, July 25.—At the meeting of the Cabinet to-day there was a general cleaning up of little odds and ends preparatory to the President’s departuré to-morrow. The main topic discussed was the. Alaskan boundary line dispute. Secretary Hay explained the status of the direct negotiations now in prog- ress between himself and Mr. Tower, the British Charge, and said he was not without hope that this vexed prob- | Special Dispatch to The Call. lem would be solved by direct negotia- tion. Great Britain now seems willing to consider the proposal of the United States to give Canada the privilege of a port of entry into the Dominion, whils retaining absolute sovereignty over the Lynn Canal, and it is around this sort of a proposition that the hope of a set- tlement now hovers. The speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir- Charles Tupper came up inci- dentally, but no serious attention was given them. The settlement by direct negotiation will be the easiest as well as the most satisfactory method of dis- posing of this troublesome question and such a settlement, from the facts de- veloped at to-day's Cabinet meeting, is regarded as by no means out of the realm of probability. — DEMANDS OF CANADA ARE MOST UNREASONABLE The United States Will Not Give Up Lynn Canal and the Coveted Ports. WASHINGTON, July 25.—The Alaskan boundary question has reached a more critical stage than at any previous time in its history. The Canadian Government has trumped up and put forward the most absurd i by il claims and insists that the United States shall agree to submit the whole question | to arbitratien and in any event give her a free port on Lynn Canal, leading to the Yukon country. _ Pyramid Harbor, commanding the Por- rcupine district, and the Dalton trail, over Chilcoot Pass, is the port designdted. Speaking before the Canadian Parlia- ment in behalf of the Government, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier, has de- clared that the United States must either fight or agree to submit to arbitration the question of her awnership of territory over which she, with Russia before her, has nad sole and until quite recently un- disputed possession and jurisdiction for three-quarters of a century. The boundai line claimed by our Government the same that has been iven by every cartographer, English, Suropean and American, from 1825 eon down until the discovery of the rich gold deposits in the valley of the Yukon made the control of some or all of the sea- port approaches thereto a matter of para- mount importance to Canada. To secure this control Canada is insist- ing upon an interpretation of the meaning of the treaties defining the boundary lines that will give her possession of Whites, Chilecoot and_Chileat passes, with Skag- uay, Dyea, Pyramid Harbor and other ports leading thereto; also the lately dis- covered Porcupine goid field, and shutting the United States out entirely from tne waters of the Lynn Canal, and that we abandon our present fmpregnable position and submit the whole question, with some others not directly connected therewith, to the uncertainty of arbitratipn before a tribunal which would undoubtedly be composed of Europeans naturally more or less disinclined to favor American inter- ests. This demand is not made with any definite expectation that her claims wui find any real merit before the court, but that by insistent contention she may se- cure a compromise that will give her con- trol of one or more of the ports desired. But to tguard against any possible miscar- riage of her plans in case the court should decide the boundary question on its well | understood merits and adversely to her, she wants {o bind the United States be- forehand that, no matter what the results of the arbitration may be. Pyramid Har- bor is to be given over to her. Secretary Hays' emphatic refutation ef this proposal was the cause of Premier Laurier's belligerent utterances. How- ever, the astute and practical diplomats of Great Britain may get the better of us in the end, it is very certain that such an attitude on the part of the Canadian Government will not tend to promote a spirit of concession on our part. The United States acquired and holds title to_Alaska by the treaty of cession from Russia, made March 30, 1867, in which the limits and boundaries of the territory ceded were given in the exact words and terms of the Anglo-Russian treaty of 1825, by which the boundaries between the Russian yossessions in the northwestern part of this continent, known as Russian America, and the British possessions adjoining them, were get forth and defined. The whole ques- tion hinges on the interpretation of the meaning of the language of that part of the treaty which relates to the boundary along the southeastern part or panhandle of Alaska, which is as follows: “Com- mencing from the southernmost point of the island called Prince of Wales Island. ‘which golnt lies in the parallel of 54 de- grees 40 -minutes north latitude, and be- tween the 13ist and 133d degrees of west longitude, Greenwich meridian, the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Canal as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude. From this last-mentioned point the line of de- marcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast as far as the point of intersection of the PYRAMID HARBOR, DEMANDED BY CANADA. This would give the Dominion Government a free port on Lynn Canal, leading to the Yukon country. @ »?*M&%M—O-MHMWW@—Q—MH+@+*—M—‘-@—*@-’—@—O—Q—O—O—“—O—@. | CANADA INSISTS ON A PORT ON LYNN CANAL Backed by Great Britain, the Dominion Gov- ernment Clamors for Arbitration of the Boundary Dispute. 141st degree of west longitude (of the same meridian, Greenwich), and finally from the said point of intersection the id meridian of the 141st degree in its prolongation to the frozen ocean. “With reference to the line of demarca- tion as laid down in the preceding article it is understood: “First—That the island called Prince of Wales Island shall belong wholly to a.(now by this cession to the United States). “Second—That whénever the summit of the mountains, which extend in a_direc- tion parallel to the coast from the 55th de- gree of north latitude to the point of in- tersection of the 141st degree of west lon- gitude, shall prove to be more than ten marine leagues from the ocean. the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia, as above mentioned (that is to say ths limit to the possessions as ceded by this convention) shall be formed by a line parallel to the winding of the coast and which shall never exceed the distance of ten marine leagues therefrom (west mit"). From 1825, the date of the Anglo-Russian treaty, until the discovery of gold in the Yukon' Valley in the '80's, no attempt was ever made on the part of either Great Britain or Canada to call into question the interpretation put upon the meaning of the language of the treaty as given above by every map maker and geographical authority on either side of the Atlantic, who have invariably drawn the line at not more than ten marine leagues from shore, where the salt water of the ocean washes the continent. Lately, however, the Canadians have insisted upon and shown upon their offi- cial maps the boundary line as running ten marine leagues from the outer -edge of the chain of islands skirting the coast. D o i o o ol o oo Sl o o e ] This contention, if admitted, will shut the United States entirely out of Lynn Canal and give Canada all the ports thereon leading to the Yukon country. ; PINES SAYS THE STRIKE IS NOT A FAILURE NEW YORK, July 25.—District Mas- tet Workman James Pines of District Assembly No. 75, Knights of Labor leader in the Brooklyn street car strike, issued the following statement to-day: This strike was forced upon the men by the president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Comba 1t will be continued for the reason that it has the sympathy of all the labor organizations, not only in New York, but in the entire country. The unions in_Greater New York hav shown their sympathy and _support b their willingness to contribute to those Wwho were compelled to sacrifice them- selves for their fellow _creatures. It matters not who he men are who will man the cars in Brooklyn here- after, they must receive the benefit of this effort and therefore will be much easier to organize than were those who have been driven out. In their homes and alone they will be shown the benelit they have received by the sacrifices of those wno had sufficient courage to in- sist upon their rights. The injustice of the mumber of hours they are compelled to work each day is so thoroughly advertised that neither the Governor nor the Mayor can longer sit idly by and not recognize the justice of the men's claim, and the people who own these railroads must see that if the mod- est request of the men had been granted it would have been a thousand times less expensive to the corporation than the thing they have forced upon themselves. As evidence of this I point to the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad, which was run_without interruption through two strikes. I mention this to show that Ia- boring men are not unreasonable and only ask for fair treatment, and when fair treatment is given those giving it reap the reward. T will do always whatever is in my power to assist the men who have been courageous enough to sacrifice themselves for their fellow employes, and no one can make me believe but that the fellow employes who have received the benefits will forever remember those who made such sacrifices. The newspapers can claim the strikea to be a failure, but no argument that thev or any one else can use will satisfy me that this strike has been anything but a victory for the men as the future will prove. In justice to Albert Johnson and the publi¢c T want to say this: “Mr. Johnson was opposed to this strike. He reasoned with them and pointed out to them why they could not win and he advised them t0 go to the Mayor and told them that if the Mayor would act he could set- tle the matter in one hour without a strike. He also said to me that he had no motive other than a friendly feelinx for the men_who helped him to make his lt'nnl'\ey and I am convinced that it is the ruth.” o ol BEVERIDGE IS SAFE. Missing Senator Either at Yokohama or En Route Home. SPOKANE, July 25.—United States Sen- ator Beveridge of Indiana, trace of whom could not be had for a week, is either at Yokohama_ or on a homeward bound steamer. John E. Stearns of Nampa, Ida- ho, saw Mr. Beveridge at Yokohama about two weeks ago, and the Senator told him that he would come home on the first steamer.