The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1900, Page 1

Paper not taken from rary.++++ Q VOLUME LXXXVIII—NO. 1 SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIRST STEP IN RESTORING PEACE Concessions Made by Germany Cause Renewal of the Concert of Powers in China Trouble. Nations Are Agreed That Those Responsible for the Recent Out- rages Must Be Punished. Special Dispatch to The Call, 4. —That the concert of powers with srrespondence be- to-day. In the rnburg, Ger- ounced that the German Emperor decreeing the . first step in the direction German interrogatories relative shment, and in what manner the Hay says that “it is hoped that nfirm the Government of the now shares with the Imperial German Gov- sortant initial step in the direction of ASHINGTON, O s been rest s shown by t made public Baron von t hesitate to say that the modification by Germany of tmy erest of peace. They e punishment of r Minister and fel- The responsible tion of the Gern 1s abandoned this pror She = ho alone are able 1l designate the guilty accordance with the gravit agrees with Germany ¢ s s of the edict In are to receive,” e rsons g if Prince Tuan acts warrant, 3 reir just desert s t believe that the proposed s f the crimes committed. The has ing of the negotiations that the r guilty Chi er d not be s adequate p ment. There re 1 this as well n other points < with his colleagues in th 1 the German communication, and A setting forth the names of we < e s, the character of the pun- v ly in what manner the powers nt. It is expected that the < appointing witnesses to attend the x is awarded, however, the accused & nselves, and no doubt is expressed that will be v the powers. A B TR LATEST ATTITUDE OF GERMANY AND AMERICA, Oct. 4.—The text of tt e of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cou: o the f yws: The Sempiert s int c Emperor by Sheng, the T g of princes and dig- assumes that Accepting the au- doubt u cast a evi- toward a practical The Imperial Gov- instruct their diplo- the following points: sig: n China to be punished is sufficient and n of this proposal s matter may be reply of the United States Govern- shment of Chinese offenders: OF THE § CHARC CRETARY OF D' AFFAIRES T GERMAN e on the 24 Inst. a tele- the purport of an imperial nent of Prince Tuan to regard this measure as a proof of nds of the nd their subjects have 2, although It has been thought well, to the punishment which some of the the Chinese Minister the President's view who appears from the concurring tes- one of the foremost in the proceedings of exemplary punishment as the facts war- eceive other than their just deserts. nts the United States Minister in Pe- t completely names the persons desery- accord with the gravity of the crimes the other powers are to be assured satisfy the onable de errogatories will confirm the Govern- now shares with the Imperial German ortant Initial step In the direction of October 3, 1900. ARRANGING TO RECtIV= VO» WALDERSEE AT PEKING. PEK 23.—The comma of the international forces are arrang- Mclal recep d Marshal Count von Waldersee, A d cavalry will escort him from Tungchau to this city. The c corps here are still of the opinfon that only Prince ng can be recognized as pea The Dutch warships Ge , Swatow and Amoy American commercial s. Merchants are s refuse to continue tr ermar n to ators. rland and Holland have sud- respectively. interests in North China exceed testing against the withdrawal of reconstruction of the Peking Rail- , british and Japanese occupy an intermediate sta- —_— DOWAGER ORDERS THE HIGHEST HONOR TO DEAD, TAKU. Mon he em 1L.—The Dowager Empress has deputed the highest of- ade all necessary arrangements for a most imposing honor of Baron von Ketteler, the late German Minister to China, She 1 the erection of a suitable temple at the capital to his memory it of trades at Tientsin has been ordered to meet the body. oy the highest officials of the port will pay the highest honor Ar Kang Yi rial edict degrades from il ranks and offices Prince Tuan, Lan i, Tung Fuh Siang and others concerned in the Boxer movement —_———— 3 PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS HAS BEEN REVIVED, LONDON, Oct. 5, 4 a. m.—A dispatch from Tientsin, October 2, says: “Gase- lee claims that the British from the gunboat Pigmy were the first to receive the surrender of the Shanhalkwan forts.” The Morning Post’s correspondent at Taku asserts that the persecution of Christians has been revived in the province of Shantung. Shanghal dispaiches announce the dismissal of the Tartar generals who have Continued on Second Page. - WILLIE BOY BRYAN IN TROUBLE. 'PREPARING ' TO REMOVE FROM CHINA Four Thousand Men Ordered Backto the Philippine Islands ' Transports Now En Route to Effect the Troops’ Withdrawal ———— ASHINGTON, Oct. 4—In ac- cordance with Instructions re- ceived from the War Depart- ment General MacArthur, com- manding the troops in the Phil- ippines, has made arrangements for the prompt transportation from Taku to Ma- nila of the United States forces at Tien- | tsin and Peking, not included in the I gation guard” to be maintained at Peking under the personal command of General | Chaffee. Nearly 4000 troops are to be | withdrawn immediately from Chinese ter- ritory and transferred to the Philippines. Four large transports have been as- cigned to the work of transporting the troops from Taku to Manila. These are the Warren, with a capacity of 1200; the Sumner, with a capdcity of 770; the In- diana, with a capacity of 900, and the Garonne, with a capacity of 950. Word was received at the War Depart- ment to-day that the Indlana has sailed from Manila to Taku. The other three transports are either at the Chinese port or in the immediate vicinity. There are also two ‘or three large Ireight boats available for the transportation of the heavy arms and artillery and the horses and equipment of the cavalry and in- fantry. The following cablegram has been re- ceived at the War Department: WMANILA, Oct. 4—Adjutant General, Washington: First Infantry to Marin- duque, October 6, on Sumner; General Hare to command Island, with others to push operations until insurrection is stamped out absolutely. He ‘will have twelve full companies of infantry for the Anderson’s first operations de- purpose. veloped nothing. No reports since Oc- tober 2. MACARTHUR. The above dispatch relates to reinforce- ments sent to the island of Marinduque, where Captain Shields and fifty-one men of the Twenty-ninth Volunteer Infantry, were reported captured by the insurgents. At that time General MacArthur sent Colonel Anderson and two companies of the Thirty-elghth Volunteer Infantry Wwith the Yorktown and two gunboats to the reliet of Shields and his command if they were still alive. General MacArthur reported to the War Department that five soldiers dled In the mountains of Laguna province after hav- ing made their escape from the insur- gents, by whom they had been captured. The date of their death is unknown, and no details are furnished as to the manner of their death. It is supposed, however, that they perished from starvation after Ineing their wav. | turther necessity for (he presence INDEMNITY IS NOT PAID BY TURKEY g i Porte Persists in Con- tinuing Its Usual Peculiar Methods. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.— A high official of the State Depart- ment said to-night that Turkey had not settled any portion of the missionary claims, but her promises to pay continue to be made. Though Mr. Hay, Secretary of State, invited the Turkish Government to re- move its Minister from Washington, the Sublime Porte has answered the invita- tion by designating the successor to Al Ferrouh Bey, now in Washington. The suggestion to the Porte that there was no of a Minister Plenipotentiary was made through Mr. Griscom, American Chargs &’ Affaires in Constantinople. Turkey was informed that in view of its failure to settle the claims for the missionary out- rages, lability of which was admitted, there were no diplomatic questions to be discussed by the two governments, and that consequently there was no need of its retention of a Minister In this country. To Mr. Griscom's note the Turkish Gov- ernment responded that it was desirous of retaining the friendship of the United States and would satisty the claims witn- in a short time. It further announced that it would withdraw All Ferrouh Bey and would designate as hls successor Shekib Bey, who is now in Constantino- ple. All Ferrouh Bey has not yet pre- sented his letters of recall, but he has doubtless been apprised of the decision of his Government. No information has been received by the department as to the date of arrival of Shekib, as his move- ments are of comparatively little impor- tance in view of the determination of the administration to conduct its negotiations through its Charge d’Affaires in Constan- tinople. It is not understood that this Govern- ment suggested the withdrawal of the en- tire Turkish legation, but that the Sublime Porte follow the course adopted by th's Government and leave its Interests in charge of the secretarv of t.e legation, who will rank as Charge d'Affaires, It is believed in diplomatic circles here that had the Chinese trouble mot oc- curred this Government would have pro- ceeded to the extent of making a naval demonstration in the Mediterranean to compel payment of the indemnity. Turkey, however, took advantage ol the preoccupation of the United States in the Far East, and although she went so far as to fix the date when she would pay the indemnity the $9,000 demanded has never been paid. The authorities have determined not to send a Minister to Turkey until the claims are settled, and they propose to continue to insist that the demand of this Govern- =ant be complied with. Uncle Sam—*"1 knew you'd he gettin’ up against them live wires.” | HANNA HAS CLOSE CALL IN A TENT of While Taiking to a Vast Audience. Objact Violer ce Big Cake of Ice Is Dropped and Just Grazes the Senator. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. FAIRLY REVEL IN FEAST OF WORDS Democratic Delegates and Others Who Attend the Conference of Clubs to Listen to Leaders. President Hearst of the Associa- tion Fails to Appear—Bryan Works Up Some Enthusiasm. Special Dispatch to The Call NDIANAPULI®, ind., Oct. 4—The convention of Democratic Clubs falrly rev- eled in a feas: of Democratic oratory to-day and to-nigh The Democrats who attended to-day's meetings had the privilege of listening to the voices of thelr most beloved leaders—William J. Bryan, A Stevenson and Bourke Cockran. But two things marred the occasion for Democrats. One was the absence of W. R. Hearst, the president of thre associalon, and the other the fact that the actual representation of Democratic clubs frgm outside the State was not what had been expected by the more enthusfastic of the local man- agers. The convention closed to-night with a speech by Bourke Cockran, who jour- neyed to the city in his private car. Adlal E. Stevenson, the Vice Preside: candidate, was In the convention ail day, and Willlam Jennings Bryan came in afternoon, reaching the city about 2:40. Mr. Bryan came in a private car, w brought him: from Wisconsin. After arriving in the city it was necessary that he should have a few minutes' rest, which he took while eating luncheon. It was 4 o'clock when he finally reached the convention hall and was welcomed by the crowd that had been growing very restless waiting for him The afternoon audi- ences which attended the closing session of the cenvention to-night were the largest of the two days. The hall was really crowded this afternoon. Possibly half the crowd was composed of women. Among the things wbich transpired to-day were reports from the different committees, including a set of resolutions. During the day there were speeches galore, among them being remarks by Augustus Thomas, the playwright, of New York, and speeches by three women. There was also a speech by a negro, Mil- ton Turner. The absence of W. R. Hearst remained unexplained further than that it was sald he was ill. Some had hoped and even expected that Mr. Hearst would come with the Presidential candidate, but he did not come, and®Mr. Bryan, it was sald, knew nothing of his whereabtouts. The reception accorded Bryan on the way to the hall was nothing unusuval. The crowd in the hall cheered him for ten mirutes. The speakers of the after- noon were P. E. Howe of New York, Adlal E. Stevenson, former Gezeral Master ‘Workman Sovereign, Milton Turner and W, J. Bryan. To-night Bourke Cockran was the only speaker of the convention's closing meeting and was greeted by a large audlence. He was in poor voice because of a sore throat, but was given a respectful hearing. Bryan begins his Indiana tour to-morrow, and Cockran will also make some speeches in the State. BRYAN AND ST:VENSON 2 MONG THE SPEAKERS. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4.—Governor McMillin of Tennessee presided at the morning session of the National Assoclation of Democratic Clubs. The con- vention took up the report of the committee on permanent organization as soon as the session began. The report recommended that the following officers be elected: W. R. Hearst, president; Max F. Ihmsen, secretary; Marcus Daly, treasurer. It was also recommended that the executive committee, which now consists of seventcen members, be Increased to forty-five members, a member from each State. After an animated discussion it was unanimously decided not to increase the membership of the executive committee. Governor McMillin of Tennessee, in taking the chalr, made an address in which he spoke of imperialism and predicted Bryan's election. Hon. George B. McCleilan of New York followed with an address denounc- ing imperialism. Brief addresses were also made by Mrs. Eva McDonald Vallisha of Wash- ington, D. C.; Mrs. Maria E. Walker of Chicago, president of the National Wo- men's Bryan League; Hon. M. L. Lockwood of Pennsylvania, president of the National Anti-Trust League. Adlai E. Stevenson spoke at the afternoon session, saying in part: It augurs well that in this bastle for the preservation of free government so many of the young Democrats of the country are actively and earnestly at work. The independ- ence of the pending strugsle for political supremacy cannot be measured by words. The supreme issue is that of “republic or empire.” Important and far-reaching as the trust evil is, it Is secondary to the yet greater evil of imperfalism. No unmeaning words are used when it is declared the ‘‘paramount lssue” of the campalgn. Imperiallsm was the issue of the pending contest before even the assembling of political conventions. It is in the thoughts of men and to remain until settled by the ballot. The Republican administration is engaged In the prosecution of war, and this without the constitutional requirement of a formal declaration of war by Congress. It fs in the strictest sense an administration war. The re-eiection of President McKinley will be heid by himself and his party—and justly so—as an irdorsement of the policy of the administra- tion toward the Philippine Islands. Let no Republican with an uneasy consclence delude himself with the hope that if sustained at the polls there will be a change in the methods and policy of the administration. Such delusion is worse than midsummer madness. The condemnation of the administration by the ballot is our only hope of escape from the perfl ous: poliey it has inaugurated. Imperialists claim they can give the Filipinos a better government than they can pos- HICAGO, Oct. 4.—Senator Hanna | narrowly escaped serious injury | and possible death at the hands of some hoodlum to-night. The | Senator was billed to address a political meeting in a big tent at the corner of Sixty-fifth and Halstead streets, and a crowd of 12,000 persons gathéred to hear him. He was late in reaching the | scene, and on taking his place on the platform was given a vociferous greeting, lasting several minutes. He was bowing his acknowledgments and trying to quiet | his enthusiastic admirers when a block of ice weighing seven or elght pounds crashed through the roof of the tent and, grazing the Senpator’'s shoulder, tore its way through the floor of the stage. Luck- fly Hanna at the moment partly turned his body to acknowledge a cheer, or the missile would have struek him squarely on the head, with serious, if not fatal, results. The block of ice evidently had been thrown from a housetop in the vicinity, as it had acquired a velocity that could not have been given it by any mere mus- cular effort on the part of the most power- ful man. The incident caused great ex- citement In the tent, but Senator Hanna, who was the ccolest man in the place, turned it off with a jocular reference to 1t as a new form of demonstration on the part of the Democratic ice trust. The police on duty about the tent were immediately put in motion, but, owing to the excitement and density of the crowd, could get no clew to the perpetrators of the deed. - BETTEeEa——— FOOLHARDY MAN NEARLY KILLED BY ENRAGED LION PARIS, Oct. 4—There was a serious ac- cident to-day iIn the menagerie of the sibly establish for themselves. This plan of governing other people for their own good aid not originate with the imperfalists of to-day. It was the plan urged by the crafty, heartless Talleyrand, for the government of the American colonies. Imperialism knows nothing of limitations of power. It enthroness force as the controlling agency of govern- ment. It means the empire. Following closs in the wake of imperfalism will come the immense standing army. The dread hand of militarfsm will be felt in the new world as in the old. The strong arm of power will be substituted for the peaceful agencles which have for more than a century made our people contented and happy. In the great struggle now on us, we invoke the co-operation of all Who revere the memory of our fathers and to whom this declaration is no unmeaning parchment, but the enduring chart of our lib- erties; we appeal to the sober judgment and patriotism of the American people. After Mr. Stevenson had concluded James R. Sovereign, ex-general master workman of the Knights of Labor, spoke, dealing with the workingman from a political standpoint. Mr. Sovereign was followed by J. Milton Turner, Minister to Liberia under Grant's administration, who spoke briefly on behalf of the negro. DEGREE OF ENTHUSIASM IS WORKED UP, As Mr. Turner concluded Mr. Bryan' appeared on the platform. His ar- rival served to instill into the meeting a degree of enthuslasm which had not previously marked. the proceedings of the convention. He reached the city a few minutes before 3 o'clock, but did not arrive at the hall until 415 o’clock. He was escorted through the streets by a number of marching clubs and was welcomed at every turn by throngs of people. As soon as Mr. Bryan appeared on the platform there was a wild shout of greeting and this soon developed into a demonstration which continued for about six minutes, until, indeed, there was a call for a cessation from Mr. Bryan himself. His speech was liberally applauded throughout and when it was con- cluded there was a rush to the stage on the part of those in the audience who wished to shake hands with him. He, however, avoided this demonstration and soon found his way back to his hotel. Mr. Bryan said in part: I appreciate the work done and being done and to be dome by this assoclation of Demcratic clubs, and appreciate the enerxy, the enthusiasm and the ability displayed by Mr. Héarst, the president of this association. I belleve in these clubs. We need them. We need clubs far more than the Republicans need clubs. In fact, my friends, the work of Democracy, being the work of the people, must be done by the people. Machinery is not sufficient when we have but machinery alone to win a Democratic fight. We need these clubs to aid in the work and supplement the efforts of our national, State and local or- ganizations. We need the clubs to help us to carry on our campalgn. The Republican party can get its money from the corporations, which plunder the people between cam- paigns In return for the money contributed during campalgns. We cannot go to a trust and ask it to help us, because we do not expect to be helped. We know that every speech made by & Democrat against these trusts makes it easier for thelr party to raise a campalgn fund. You understand it. We need these clubs to help us collect money to carry on the campaign. The Republican party does not collect money for its national campaign fund from one Republican. out of a hundred, and when election s over 9 out of every 100 Republicans country fair near Privas, in the Depart- ment of Ardeche. A large audience gath- ered to witness a local butcher enter the lion’s cage, play a game of cards with the llontamer and drink a bottle of cham- pagne: The performance was successful until the butcher foolishly and without warning to the trainer approached the lion and held a glass of champagne under his nose, whereupon the lion bounded upon the butcher, ground his shoulder within his jaws and mauled his body dreadfully. When the butcher was re- moved he was almost dead. In the mean- while the audlence was panic-stricken and in the stampede to escape from the me- nagerie many persons were trampled une-, and badly injured 1 have nothing to say about the running of the Government. We expect that the cam- paign Will be conducted in behalf of the great mass of Americans, and we have the right to call on them to help with their money as well as their votes to win this fight, which is their fight and not our fight. We need clubs to help get the votes out on election day. Out in our State we sometimes arrange to have volunteers who will g0 out, and when they find a man who thinks he is too busy husking corn to spare the time to vote. the voi- unteer husks in his place until he goes and votes. We need these clubs to help get the vote out, and then we need these clubs to help get the votes counted and to prevent fraud after they are cast. I glory in the work done thus far. The meeting of these delegates here is an indication of the interest taken in this work, and I beg you to spend svery poesible moment between now and election in securing funds for those principles which you believe in and for this cause which I have so earnestly espoused. Mr. Bryan then went into a discussion of the campalgn issues, paying es- pecial attention to the trust question. He continued: ‘The Republican party s not prepared to defend itself on the army question. They say Continued on Second Pags