The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1900, Page 13

- » + + + + + 4 + + + + + + + + + + Pages 13to TETIEL LTI LILILILIILITS L R + + + + b 22 - * + + + * L B RS VOLUME LXXXVII—NO. 101. L] + + 2223424 ) FIFPVFEEEEIPTFIIFIISNMDRS > Pages 1310 22 L s e A e R e e R R * * + +* * * SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1900—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. BRITONS BELIEVE THE WAY CLEAR TO BLOEMFONTEIN While Plans Are Being Matured for the March to the Orange Free State Capital, Specula- tion Is Rife Regarding the Probability of Early Peace. Call and the New York The ght, 190, by the New York ONDON, March 11— N¢ official has yme through from Lord sources D1 earn that the road to Bloem- as was first ear, and a march 3rit- State cap- bring the story re- 12,000 itening es S en news scarce il crop of ru- lay there were London- occupied by ather in | on her re- her two the metropolis—to le rumor or anything less than authentic official news. I er, or W ev one ru- afloat just after it the city. That was that hard-pressed Mafeking had been relieved. That, of i ething of a 10w the lit- been hotly and 1e bombarded by past few eived with ser- | Military | shaken their ressed the opinion barded Mafeking the ere C i out much longer hout imme- diate relief Colonel Baden-Pow- ell's gz t little band must troyed or surrender. as inspired by when the 1 that there was ed ed been relieved. to Presidents reported learn that 1ent not con-| the time has yet come y authoritative statement | regard Stevn’s s for peace I does THE R e e L e R e e e e R e e e S S S S S R ) * Ladyemith Town Hall (used as & hosvital). of ultimate terms of peace and no member of the Cabinet has au- thorized any published statement on the subject. It is, of course, generally understood among all political parties in this country that so far as the South African republics are concerned the status quo ante bellum cannot re- | | main unaltered after the close of | hostilities. | Ministers Only then can the finally formulate terms of a settlement and make a pub-| lic announcement of their plans. In military clubs yesterday the desire for peace was credited to the enemy and very freely dis- While a speedy termina- tion of the war is considered de- sirable the consensus of opinion seems to be that the Government would be wanting in its duty to cussed. the War Office and to the army | generaliy if it negotiated in any way until the British flag flies over Bloemfontein and Pretoria. This spirit, military men say, ought to characterize any reply to the Boer overtures from Eng- land. From another quarter it is as- serted that President Kruger is attempting to gain time in order to complete preparations against the British advance in the Trans- vaal, but this apparently is mere speculation. i S M SPECULATION IS RIFE REGARDING EARLY PEACE LONDON, March 11, 2:20 2 m.—In the absence of important news from the seat of war, speculation is rife regarding the | probabllity of an early peace. President Kruger's appeal to Lord Salisbury for a cessation of hostilities, announced on Friday, i taken as foreshadowing that the end will soon be in sight. The Gov- ernment’s views are probably enunciated in the following semi-official statement, issued last night: is understood that the Government not doe o cr that the time has yet come any authoritative statement as to ultimate terms of peace and no mem- ber of the Cabinet has authorized any published statement on the subject. It is, of course, generally understood among all political parties in this country that, far h African republics concern status quo ante b d, the i cannot remain unaitered after the close of hostilitie Their part in the system which involved a large measure of politi- cal and military independence will, of course, be materially modified as a result of the war, but the growing prospects of restored peace must be further advanced before her Majesty's Government can B = e e e e e e e e e e o + P ebeOede RELIEF OF LADYSMITH. Closely following the main body of Buller's army came the real relief to the half-starved garrison of the leaguered little town. The raflroad between Colenso and Ladysmith was almost totally destroyed by the Boers, but long traing of wagons with the much nesded provisions were in waiting at Colenso, and as soon as the way Wwas open they pushed with all speed to where they were long expected and much needed. The first train of seventy-three wagons entered ihe town even before a part of General Buller's troops, marching from the last battle ground at Pletars Hill, four miles nearer, reached the place. The promptness of this subatantial relief speaks well for the confldence of the British com- mander in the outcome of his plans and the thorough organization of his transport system. ! R As ek e c e S Ce AR AR A AR As A0 A0 AR ae ARAE AE AE S o] | elther finally formulate proposed terms of settlement or make any announcement of its plans.” L |QUEEN VICTORIA'S | INSPECTION OF TROOPS LONDON, March 10.—Queen Victoria brought her visit to London to a close this | evening and returned to Windsor after an | inspection of two battalions of the Guards. | Throughout the day vast crowds gath- ed outside Buckingham Palace and along the advertised route to the railroad station, and when the royal carriage finally started for Hyde Park on its way to Paddington the enthusiasm broke out ‘heers, which were unbroken until the train depart Previous to leaving the palace there was | a brief but interesting ceremony on the | grounds, where 2000 khaki-clad guards- | men in full marching order were drawn up for the final inspection of her Majesty before their | on Wednesday. livened and the temperature as mild as May. The | Queen, accompanied by the Prince and | Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess | of York, Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Beatrice, drove slowly along the line, and the Duke of Cambridge, who was present as honorary colonel of the Grenadiers | Her Majesty expressed admiration for the splendid appearance of the men. After Real Queen’s weather en- | | the atr, called for and enthusiastic hurrahs rent with the soldiers waving their | Queen especially invited the wives and children of officers now in South Africa. icdadlog | FIVE MESSAGES FROM TONDON, March 19.—8everal papers an- nounce that the Government on Tuesday received five messages from President Kruger and President Steyn in Dutch, asking upon what terms a cessation of hostilities could be brought about. The messages surprised and delighted the de- partment concerned. While their tenor | was understood, it was found necessary to summon persons thoroughly capable of accurately interpreting the megsages, all of which were flled at Bloemfontelin. The Cabinet convened on Wednesday to consider the messages, and it is believed an uncompromising reply was sent, which is known to have reached Bloemfontein by the same means as the Boer cablegram reached the Government. The nature of the reply was such as to lead to a further but gradual retirement of the Boer forces. | WILKINSON’S SUMMARY. | LONDON, March 1L—Spencer Wilkin- | son summarized the situation in South Africa for the Associated Press at mid- night as follows: “The fighting reported near Helpmaaker is probably only the result of a recon- noissance, and it seems to me to be pre- | mature to assume that any movement in large force is in progress in that direc- tion. | “General Buller, as soon as communi- | cations are in order, will certainly do | what he can to keep the Boer force In | Natal engaged, and to prevent them all from being used to reinforce the army re- sisting Lord Roberts. 1 expect Lord Rob- erts to strike Bloemfontein in a day or | two. As to Mafeking, if it is not relieved | very soon, the place must fall. One there- | fore hopes a brigade had been sent up from Kimberley for its relief within a day or two of the evacuation of Magersfon- tein by the Boers. There has been time for such a column to reach Mafeking by road, but there is no direct evidence of its existence and the wish is father to the thought.” Lotk I BULLER AGAIN ON THE MOVE. BOER HEADQUARTERS, BIGGARS- BERG, March 9.—Shots were exchanged this morning near Helpmaakar with a small body of British, who retired hastil Scouts report that the British main vance is coming from Ladysmith toward Sundays River. G s o409+ 600000000004 @ long-be- the scene with bright sunshine | | departure for South Africa | Princess | the inspection cheers for the Queen were | helmets on the points of their bayonets. | | The general public was excluded, but the | KRUGER AND STEYN | PRICE FIVE CENTS. 'KENTUCKY FACTIONS AGAIN B S e e e A AN AS AR e ARIae A o RANKFORT, Ky., March 10.—The situation here reached a point of ex- citement to-day almost approach- ing that of the stirring times im- mediately following the assassination of Goebel. The reinstatement of the mili- tary power in complete control of 'the State executive buflding and the refusal of the military authorities to allow the local police and civil officers to enter the butlding for the purpose of arresting Sec- retary of State Caleb Powers and Cap- tain John W. Davis, charged with being accessories to the Goebel assassination, and the probability of a conflict between the civil and military authorities made the situation look serious during most of the day. This morning City Marshal Richardson applied at the executive bullding and de- manded to be admitted for the purpose of arresting Powers and ‘Davis, but was turned back and the warrants were then turned over to Sheriff Suter. The latter also presented himself at the executive bullding and demanded admittance. He was referred by the officer In charge to Colonel Morrow, and the latter = being found, said: but it s against Governor Taylor's orders to let any one into the building to-day.” Sherift Suter then held a consultation with County Attorney Polsgrove, Com- monwealth’s Attorney Franklin and oth- er officers. Meantime the police force had been doubled and & detall of officers guarded each of the entrances to the Statehouse grounds to prevent the men wanted from escaping, If they should at- tempt to do so. At the conference of the officials it was decided that the Sheriff, should summon a large reserve force of deputies to be called into use in the event it was decided to attempt to enter the bullding in force to make the arrests, and In pursuance of this the Sheriff swore in fifty men, who were sta- tioned in the neighborhood of the Sheriff's office during the afternoon. Sheriff Suter made another attempt to get an audience with Governor Taylor this afternoon, but was unsuccessful. The streets were fairly blocked with people in the vicinity of the Statehouse. but there was no open demonstration, though it was evident that the populace was on the side of the civil authorities. At 3 o'clock Sheriff Suter, having failed to any sort of understanding with the - “I am sorry, Mr. Sheriff, |- i—o—. 04 00t Dt OO0 590 4D Db D0 gain admittance to the building for the purpose of making the arrest. It is sald late to-night that Democratic Governor Beckham will not give an an- swer to Sheriff Suter’'s request for instruc- tions until next week, and since the es cape and arrest of Powers and Davis he may decide that the changed condition of affairs does not necessitate the giving of instructions on his part. The Triplett resolution, authorizing the expenditure of $100,000 in arming and equipping a State Guard under Governor Beckham and Adjutant General Castle- man, will come up in the House Tuesday. The events of to-day served to show present organized does not unanimously recognize Taylor as Governor. Lieuten- ant Sparks refused to muster in the Lon- don company to-day in response to a tele- gram from Governor Taylor ordering him to bring the company here, and the Lex- ington company also refused. Major Rob- ert Kennedy of Lexington came here to- night and personally tendered to Gover- nor Beckham the services of the Third Battalion of the Second Regiment. He also stated that fifty men are to-night guarding the company’s armory and will recognize only Beckham as Governor. Mg eadn FLIGHT AND EAPTURE OF POWERS AND DAVIS FRANKFORT, Ky., March 10.—The es- cape of Secretary of State Powers and Captain Davis from this city to Lexing- ton was so neatly lald and executed that it took the police and big force of Deputy Sheriffs, appointed to guard the entrances to the Capitol grounds and prevent their escape, off their feet when they realized what had occurred. Since 10:30 o’clock this morning a detail of regular.and extra po- licemen and deputy sheriffs had stood at each entrance to the State Capitol grounds. It was reported that to-night _even Governor Taylor, Powers and Davis and the entire Republican outfit at the State House would attempt to decamp to London, the alleged proposed seat of the’ Republican government, and precautions were taken to intercept the two men wanted—Powers and Davis—in the event Powers and Davis, it is | and Lexington, very foreibly that the State Guard as at | ON THE VERGE OF CIVIL WAR Officials of the Republican Government Shield and Permit the Escape From Frankfort of Two Men Charged With Being Accessories in the Goebel Assassination, But the Fugitives Are Finally Captured at Lexington. B o e e e e e o o e e o ] boursville, . where they would be under-the protection of a military company, dom- ‘manded by' John T. Pdwers, the brother’ of Caleb Powers, and for whom ‘a warrant STATE HOUSE, FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY, lision Between the heriff’s Posse and the State Militia Was Narrowly Averted Yesterday. D O o e Rk S et ] of arrest has also been issued,” and from | there to London the sailing would be easy. | ‘Whilé the police were guarding ‘the State | Where a Col- R B S R e S e S ‘was later released on a common warrant on a charge of resisting argest. “Immediately, after arrtving at the jail a report got out that a. special train went back to Frankfort for the purpose of bringing up men to rescue the prisomers. SReriff Bosworth applied at once to the House and expecting Powers and Davis armory for a special detail of soldlers un- to emerge from there it is probable from | der Captain Longmire, and they respond- developments to-night that they were quartered elsewhere during the entire day. At any rate, when the Chesapeake and Ohio train, eastbound, pulled in from Louisville to-night a dozen policemen and half as many deputies were there to see if either of these men attempted to board it. *“All aboard,” called out the conductor and the train started at once. A soldier dashed from the corner on the opposite side from the station and, throwing him- self upon the platform of the second car, Jerked the bellcord and the train came to a stop. Then thirty soldiers, with Powers and Davis in their midst, each in uniform, rushed upon the cars. Lieutenant-Colonel Morrow was in charge of the squad. “Anything the matter?” inquired the conductor, as he peered out and saw the bluecoats piling up on the train. “No, nothing the matter unless you de- lay this train here,” responded a soldier, and with another jerk of the rope the train was off and the men were speeding toward Lexington. pulled out most of the crowd, including | | side by 11 o’clock. When the train first | the police, thinking that no effort was be- | ing made to take Powers and Davis out of town, turned and started to leave the sta- tion, and it was several minutes before the truth of the escape of the men was definitely known. Persons who were on the opposite side of the train, however, and who saw the soldiers as they made the rush upon it, recognized both Powers and Davis, and in a few minutes the city was inflamed with the information. Chief of Police Willlams immediately sent tele- grams to Lexington and all stations along the road, notifying officers of the escape and ordering them to be on the lookout. The train makes no stop between here but these steps were taken as a precaution against the stop- ping of the train by the soldlers at any of the midway towns. LEXINGTON, Ky., March 10.—Almost without warning the storm center of ex- citement in the present gubernatorial struggle shifted to Lexington to-night, and up to a late hour the town was In an uproar. The 8:40 o'clock Chesapeake and Ohlo train from Frankfort brought with it in one car to themselves Secre- tary of State Caleb Powers, Captain John Davis, Capitol Square policeman, and Lieutenant F. R. Peake of Covington. In- telligence had preceded them that they were on their way to Lexington and were trying to make their escape. When the train pulled into the depot the entire po- lice force of this city, under Chief John McD. Ross, and Sheriff Henry Bosworth, with a large force of deputies, boarded the train. On entering the cars the officers found about twenty-five soldiers and Powers and Davis, the soldiers being under com- mand apparently of Lieutenant Peake. Lieutenant Peake sprang to his feet at once and commanded the soldiers to clear the car. In an instant twenty revolvers were drawn by the officers and they all leveled at Peake, who gamely tried to pull his own revolver, but as he drew it from the scabbard a policeman smashed him across the hand with his club and thus prevented what would have undoubtedly resulted in a tragedy. The Sheriff com- manded the conductor to cut off the car. “The conductor remonstrated, stating that the train carried United States mall, and the demand was not then pressed. A local attorney recognized Powers and also pointed out Davis. They were seized and hurried to the jall. As the procession swept toward the jail some people started the report that there was to be a lynch- ed, arriving at the jall a few moments later, prepared to resist the rumored pros- pective attack. The sheriff then desig- nated a posse to supplement the squad of soldiers, provided trouble might come, and declared that any attempt to take either of the prisoners from jail would be re- sisted to a finish; but It is generally be- lieved this precaution was altogether un- necessary. The excitement began to sub- The railroads are closely watched, however, and any at- tempt at rescue would result seriously. Secretary of State Powers was bleed- ing profusely when taken o his cell. He sald-he had been struck on the head with a club after reaching the inside of the jail,. presumably by one of the arresting officers. There is much suppressed ex- citement among the local Goebel politi- cians, as if a coup were in prospect, but it is impossible to learn its true inward- ness. The jail is carefully and strongly guarded during the night. Powers and Davis will not be allowed bail. All the soldfers that attended Powers and Davis went on through with the train, presum- ably to Ashland, Ky. They were not mo- lested by the officers, ‘and Lieutenant Peake was taken because of efforts to re- sist the arrests. Dr! Helm, the City Physician, dressed the wounds of Secretary of State Powers. The officers say he showed fight and re- sisted arrest, and was clubbed in the car and not in jail. Powers showed no con- cern for the howling crowds along the street, but Captain Davis was apprenen- sive of violence. The distinguished pris- oners are kept in separate cells and not allowed to see each other or to see other prisoners or any one except their guards. Prvious to the arrival of the train the Sheriff was telephoned from Frankfort that he would get a reward of $1000 for Powérs and $500 for Davis if they were taken. It is thought that they will be taken back to Frankfort without delay, possibly to-morrow. RESISTING ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE ARMS LEXINGTON, Ky., March 10.—A tele- gram to Colonel Willlams, commanding the Second Kentucky Regiment of the State Guards, came here this afternocon in reference to moving the local treops under Taylor's orders. Colonel Willlams only an hour before had left for Con- norsville, Ind., and Captain C. W. Long- mire, who s In charge of three companies and the arms in the local armory, under orders from the Beckham administration took fifteen men to the armory and pre- pared to hold the arms against any odds from the Taylor administration. Captain Longmire is now in charge and says he Wwill resist any attempt at moving the arms under Taylor's orders. No clash is expected here because most of the local militia are Beckham sympathizers. The Taylor officials at Frankfort were notified at once of Colonel Willlams’ absence. BARBOURSVILLE, Ky., March 10.—The ‘warrant for the arrest of John T. Powers was received here to-day, but Powers could not be found and the warrant has not bean served. He was seen here this morning and it is stated that he received & telegram about the warrant and urging him to stay in the mountains until as- sured of a falr trfal. He immediately left for parts unknown. At the same time courfers were sent out on horseback over the country calling in the militia com~ pany. This company leaves lats to-night for rrankfort. Lhe peopie of the town are greatly excited. A great many eof tha