The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1900, Page 1

This pap g«o‘*“‘ ot yake e \ X0 .‘\\\' § \ we 10 de_ VOLUME LXXXVHI-NO. 177. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1900. SITUATION INPROVING IN ! | IMPRESSIVE LAST RITES AT THE BIER OF SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER CASWELL THE |]H|[NT Members of the Masonic Order Conduet the Blue Lodge Serviees and the All Disputed Points May Soon Be Settled CONGER IS HOPE FUL IR SRS Sanitary Condition of Peking Causes Fear of Epidemic. HUSBAND AND COIN DISAPPEAR TOGETHER Toubles of Mrs. Charles Holmes, Who Recent Married a San Francisco Man. —Mrs. e had two weeks, h; with him th known her g beco ac a ma ] paper. A physictan called to at- tend her said she was under the influ ence of & @ Mrs. Holmes says she @rew the from the bank at the sugges! r husband DUKE OF MANCHESTER IS QUIETLY MARRIED Union Is Objected to by the Families of 3oth the dride and the Groom. NEW YORK, Nov. 18—A Journal special from London says: The young Duke of Manchester and Miss Helen Zimmerman, er of Eugene ~immerman of C innat!, were quietly married last Wednes- day afternoon. Owing to strenuous oppo- sition by the relatives of both bride and groom the wedding was extremely quiet, and might, in fact, be called secret. do dess INSU'EGEKTS MARCHING IN FORCE ON PANAMA | Rebels in Colombia Have Recently Gained a Number of Important Victories. KINGSTON, Jamalca, Nov. 18.—The Eritish steamer Atrato arrived here to- fay from Colon. Captain Copp reports that the poriant victories during the fortnight that eded his departure, and that when he 1 olon they were marching in force wgainst Panama, where the stores had Leen closed in momentary expectation of an attack. FRENCH s ARMY OFFICER WOUNDED IN A DUEL Captain Coblentz, a Hebrew, and Luzarche Dazay Cross Swords. & o The Call and York Her- | right, 199, by the- Heraid Pub- ing Company. . Nov. 18.—A duel was fought to- day by Captain Coblentz, a Hebrew of- ficer who his fellow officers are trying to Grive from the army, and Luzarche Dazay. Coblentz was twice wounded in the arm and the duel was then stopped by the seconds. surgents had gained several im- | THOUSAND Masons of high degree took part yesterday in | e rites that meant fareweil to all that was mortal of Thomas Hubbard Casweil, -*ho in life had attained the hig 01018 hat can be conferred in Masonry. The funefal serv . held at the F gational Ch were most >nic Temple, from 1 p. m. 1:30 o’clock yesterday af- h a guard of honor of three of the San Francisco Consistory . watching by the casket. At the latter hour the procession formed to lead the way to the church Following a band came at the head of the California Commandety No. 1 and Golden Gate Commandery No. 16, Knights Tempiar. Members of the thirty-third degree came next and after them the San Francisco Consistory No. 1, Oakland Chapter of the' Rose Croix, and procession Yerba Buena Lodge of Perfection, Scot- tish Rite. California Lodge - 1, F. and A. M., was next in line, and after the blue lodge the family and friend body with its escort and the -— memory of but few men. The handsome uniforms of the commanderies and the consistory lent impressiveness to it and along the line of march peeple collected by hundreds at street crossings and along the sidewalks' to witness the funeral pa- geant. In the church high officers and mem- bers of the thirty-third degree occupled seats near the casket. The center of the auditorium was reserved: for the San Francisco Consistory and other Scottish Rite Masons. The California Comman- dery was placed to the right and the Golden Gate Commandery to the left. In the rear of the consistory was seated Cali- 13 fornia Lodge No. 1. The gallery was filled with friends. The service began with a song, “Still, Still With Thee,” by a double quartet of men, most of them members of the Mystic Shrine and California Commandery quar- tets, under the leadership of Samuel D. Mayer. H. P. Umbsen, worshipful master of California Lodge, presided. The im- funeral service was pressive blue lodge dead brother. Miss Grace Davis sang a solo, Ever Bright and Fair.” “Angels, The Scott Rite Masons tock charge of the ser to conduct the Rose Croix ceremopy. Frank Koenig, thirty-third de- co Consistol the Rose Croix gree, master of San and past wise master of An. pte in charge, members of the various bodies of the Scottish Rite alone partic! Reuben H. . grand master of the Templar, delivered the funeral He spoke with deap feeling and a simple eloquence. He said in part: “When the successful man lie& down to sleep the sleep that krnows no waking and we turn back to review his career, how many there are whom he has surpassed, how many whose successes have been cast into the shadow by his achievements. When vou look into the consciousnesses DENVER CITIZENS PROTEST AGAINST BURNING AT STAKE éb Colorado’s Governor Deplores Torture of Nezro, but Sees No Way of Reaching Offenders. PR R Nov. 18.—A mass meet- held here to-day for the purpose of protesting against the a of the mob at Limon, which on Friday last John Porter, who had > had murdered 11 C. M. Hobbs, pres . presided. Speeches Frost M C _citizens, in- yor John- son of Denver, President Slocum of Colo- rado College; Rabbi Freedman and Rev Coyle of Denver; Mrs Sarah Pla‘t D Club circles, and others. ker, They all spok in strong terms condemning what was | termed the “Limon atrocit dencunced the sensational di iwrite-ups concerning it in newspapers. | The audience was stirred to almost riot- | ous demonstrations of approval at times. Resolutions adopted admit the difficulty of adequately characterizing the crime for which Porter was punished, but de- clare that however much the negro, by his crime, merited death, no crime can Jjustify recourse to such barbaric meth- ods, and while the action of the people of | Lincoln County is attributed to excite- ment and passion it is none the less con- demned and discountenanced. Hope is | expressed that a law wlil be speedily en- acted in Colorado providing effective pun- ! ishment for crimes such as incited the torture of Portef, and also that hereafter each and every one will be punished for taking the law into their own hands. The remarks of Governor Thomas in part fol- low: “I do mot belleve the people of this State are worse than the people of any other State. This is as civilized a com- munity as any State in the Union, and ‘n all of them we hear of occurrences like this, when the people have been suddenly aroused to some such terrible act when some such horrible crime as this negro's cries to heaven for vengeance. For the agonized parents and whatever they have done, 1 have no words of blame or cen- sure. Put ourselves in their places and prominent in National Woman's | | We can unders nd their wild desire for | vengeance { so much to the | inflicted as to the manner in which it fs ¥ remarks to-day are addressed not fact that death has been done. I do not by this mean to justify Ivnch law. No well regulated citizen can ever justify departure from the law. But every State has these affairs and we are not an exception.” The Governor then disclaimed any re- sponsibility for the affalr, saying that he understood that Sheriff Freeman had agreed to leave Porter in jail for eight days and had gone out of town so believ- | ing, only to return to meet the announce- ment that the Sheriff and his prisoner were on the way to Limon. ““This awful offense has been committed bv an entire county,” he continued. “There is no way of reaching these peo- ple. As Lord Chatham sald once, ‘You cannot indict an entire nation.’ In Lon- coln County these offenders would have to sit on the jurles, indict themselves, pass on the indictments, convict them- selves and then the chief offender of all, the Sheriff of the county, would have to conduct them to the penitentiary. So all we can do is to declare that we as citi- zens of the same State deplore and con- demn this act of barbarity.” LIMON, Colo.,, Nov. 18.—After being notified that some fragments of bones of a human being had been found on the prairie near this town, Coroner Brown and a jury summoned by him gathered up tne scarcely visible “remains” of John Porter, the negro who was burned to death on Friday night, and buried them in a small box at the scene of the lyncn- ing. The jurors signed a verdict to the effect that the remains were those of John Porter, and that “the death was at the hands of parties unknown.” poud s LEGISLATION IS DEMANDED. Colored Churches of Chicago Adopt a Memorial to the President. CHICAGO, Nov. 18.—The lynching of Preston Porter in Colorado last Friday Ccnunued on Becnnd Pa‘c. GIRL TAUGHT TO STEAL BY A * FEMALE FAGIN Placed Under Arrest for Shop- lifting, Lizzie Behrens Tells Remarkable Story. 2 WA Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, Nov. 18.—Charged with shoplifting, Lizzie Behrens, 18 years old, of 646 Ecst Twelfth street, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Brann in the Jefferson Market Police Court this morning and was put under % bail for trial. She told Magistrate Brann that she had been taught to be- come a professional shoplifter by a woman Fagin, whom she had met several weeks ago. If her story is found to be true her sentence may be suspended. She was arrested in a Fourteenth-street department store Saturday afternoon by Detdctive Gargan. a bag containing silk walists and jewelry valued at $11 which had been taken from the store, and ten pawn tickets. When arrested she gave the name of Norah Johnwood. She broke down at the hear- ing to-day and gave her true name. She sald she had met several weeks ago a woman who had taught her to steal, and had fallen completely under her influ- ence. She gave the Wwoman's name to Magistrate Brann and the police will in- vestigate the matter. Lizzle Behrens de- clared she had been introduced to the woman by a friend, but did not know her address. Miss Bebrens’ sister sald to-day that she did not know the woman to whom her sister referred. “Lizzie never was used tp hard work,"” she added. “My father always haw his own home, and after his death, about a year ago, I supported my sister until re- cently. I think some one must have per- suaded her into tlkh’lz the goods." 2t S RUMORS OF A MASSACRE. Two Hundred French Marines Said to Have Been Slain by Boxers. PARIS, Nov. 18.—It is rumored here that 200 French marines with their of- ficers have been massacred by Boxers. No detalls of the alleged massacre are known. Beautifu! Rose Croix Ceremony, of the men who knew him and inquired into the processes by which they made up their estimates of his character, you will find how erroneous those processes were and how unjust the conclusions reached. “You ask cf the neighbors, ‘What of the man? They will reply. ‘Oh, he had his good points.’ It matters not if he lived to the best of Lhis light, every man who wins success must face this judgment in which envy and disappointment are such great factors. ““We are here to say farewell to all that is mortal of a2 man who wronged no man in life, whose successes brought no hard- ships into the lives of others, He found \%, oW v | LAST PUBLIC GRAND HONORS-THE ROSE CROIX CEREMONY— PAID TO THE LATE SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER IN THE FIRST STERDAY AFTERNOON. | “GATIONAL CHURCH Y BEING more joy in changing a tear to a smile than in putting a tear in the eyve. He found that in thkis order there was not one selfish impulse. He found that its mission was to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to bind up the hurts of the wound- ed, to place the lamp of intelligence in every man’'s hand to guide him on his path. “He joined the order fifty years ago. It did not take long for his worth and ad- ministrative ability to be discoverd, and he was given office. Soon he turned from the practice of law.and gave his whole time to efforts for the advancement of ad and grand honars @iafrTred wpcn thewgs o, a- “Step by step he was advanced, until finally he was made sovereign grand com- mander of the Supreme Council the Scottish Rite of the Scuthern Jurisdiction of the United States. A mansion in Wash- ington was his by virtue of his office. There he would be surrounded by friends and devotees, with the archives of the order at hand snd all of the luxuries of life the itions and circum- stances of his high office. But fifty years of his life had been spent in this State. He had seen San Francisco grow from a village to a metropolis. Everywhere here he met friends of a lifetime. What won- der that these tendrils wrapped around his heart and drew him back to Califor- nia. But duty called him to Washington and we were soon to lose him when the Supreme Being called him to a home above. under cond “Time will only add to the bri his fame. As for us, we can only inscribe on his tomb, ‘He lived alone to do good to his fellow-men.’ " The double quartet sang ““Good-Night, 1 Am Going Home,” concluding the vices. The parade formed again a companied the body .from the church out Post street to Franklin, from which point the two commanderies of Knights Tem- | vlar returned to their respe Members of the Scottish Rite bodi officers and members of the Past Masters’ | Association and California Lodge then took carriages and followed the remains | to’ thie paviiun iR Masonic Cemetery. There the final blue lodge and Rose Croix ceremonies were concluded, ani the last ser- public grand honors accorded. The re- mains of the grand commander were placed in the receiving vz |u|z ————— Services in Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Simultaneous- ly with the funeral in San Franeisco, sol- | memory of the late Judge aswell, reme grand com- emn service: Thomas H. ( mander of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of M: nry for the southern jurisdiction of the United States, were held at 5 o'clock this afternoon by the members of the Scottish Rite at the “Hall of the Tem on Third street North- | west. Judge Casweli, as supreme com- mander of the southern jurisdiction, had his official home in Washington, the head- | quarters of the Scottish Rite. ' THIEVING BANK OFFICIAL IS BETRAYED BY A WOMAN (German National of Newport, Ky., Looted to the Tune of $201,000 by the Assistant Cashier. INCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 18.—United C States Bank E: day took possession of the German National Bank at Newport, Ky., and post- ed a notice that the bank would remain closed pending an examination. He also announced unofficially that Frank M. Brown, the assistant cashier, was miss- ing and that a partial inve tigation show- ed that he was short about $201,000. Brown, who is the son of Paris C. Brown, ex-Mayor of Newport, and one of the leading business men of Cineinnati, has been with the bank for eighteen years and was one of its most trusted men. Ex- perts state that his operations extend over a period of ten years. He left on a vacation last Wednesday and is sup- posed to be out of the country. It is In her possession was | generally believed that he has taken with him a considerable sum of money. Brown, 1t is alleged, has lived a fast life,with wine, women and gambling in his repertoire. His career was cut short by a jealous woman, who made his doings known to the bank’s officials. Brown's alleged shortage bad been rumored for some time, but the bank officials and di- rectors have repeatedly declared that his accounts were correct and that every- thing was all right. The wildest scenes were witnessed in Newport to-day when Examiner Tucker’s announcement was made public and se- rious trouble is expected to-morrow when the bank officials are confronted by the people who have hunted in vain for them to-day. The capital stock of the bank is o:Y $100,000. Brown's shortage is double that amount and more than the reserve and all the assets, including the bank's real es- tate. He seems to have gone the full limit for a small bank. For two weeks there have been rumors that Brown was short and some deposi- tors withdrew their accounts. Three weeks ago the bank examiners made a statement and the officers and directors allayed suspicion by referring to this re- port and to their last statement. Last Wednesday Brown left the city and it was announced that he had gone on a aminer Tucker to-| bl vacation. He did get a ticket for Odin, I, but it is learned now that he did not go there, and it is generally believed that he is out of the country with plenty of money In his possession. It is learned that Brown was suspend- ed last Tuesday, pending an investigation and that experts have been at work all the past week. Last Friday the officers and directors published in the papers of this city a statement that the bank had been found to be all right and that the Tumors about Brown were false. They continued making these statements to the press as late as last midnight, but the statements were not accepted by the Commercial Tribune, which exposed the alleged shortage and caused a panie in Newport to-day so that the bank had to be taken in charge by the examiner. The wildest scenes resulted and serious trouble is feared to-morrow, when the officers and directors will be confronted by the people. Brown, who s a widower, visited Yellowstone Park last summer and a certain Cincinnati woman wanted to accompany him, but this was denfed her. When she ascertained some time after that another woman was with Brown on his Western trip, the Cincinnat! woman gave the bank officials information that brought about a crisis. The only fare- well letter that Brown is known to have left was to this woman, whose apart- ments are on Ninth street in Cincinnatt, and in this letter he admits that he had secured about all that he could get and that the time had come to say farewell. Brown was a great poker player, with the limit, it is said, never too high and he has been a plunger on horse races for yeéars. His bets on the races, it is al- leged, were frequently too high for time ‘poolrooms in Covington, Ky., and he had brokers in both Chicago and New York. The officers of the German - National Bank are wealthy and responsible men and they will be able to make the losses goed. Among the directors is Paris C. Brown, the father of the defaulter, who Continued on Second Pu;. | paign in the Philipp | who give ald and comfort to the | offictal, | MacArthur contemplates 10 SPEEDILY END WAR IN PHILIPPINE Uncle Sam Will Wage Relentless War. 'MOBILIZING TROOPS MacArthur Is Acting on Instructions Pre- viously Sent. Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, WELLINGTON HO- TEL, WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Forbear ance has ceased to be a m! virt the Philippines, according came from the War Department Lord plan of opera South be, appeals to the officials of partment, and during the coming cam- s to be es no mercy in active rebe! extended to those gents. The administration, accor has become weary drawn-out war. It has been in dealing with insurgents and efforts to accomplish peace by this means have with contempt. It is now proposed t them a taste of real war, and (houg‘l many innocent may suffer, it is only by this means, it is believed, that the gu can be reached. When Secretary Root returns to Wash- ington final instructions will be cabled to Major Generzal MacArthur relative to the operations to be conducted. In accordance with instructions already sent to him Gen- eral MacArthur has been mobilizing troops ng to a high of the under his command and is collecting them at points covenient to the district in which the insurgents have been espe- cially active. gh spies and scou MacArthur saining ic regarding the whereabouts of the troops of the In accord with the plan 08. of Aguinaldo, many of the & | whe nave-besa so active during season “are now posing as amigos, and will probably maintain in a seemingly friendly attitude until an opportunity for wiping out a small detachment of Amer- ican troops is afforded. Believing that the suppression of the rebellion in Luzon will be followed by the restoration of peace in other parts of the archipelago, General MacArthur will d vote himself particularly to the milit operations to be conducted in that isla: The army will be assisted by the navy and marines, the latter being responsible for the maintenance of peace and order in the province of Cavite and the district of Olanopo. The navy will be employed to assist the military in its operations against the posts occupied by the insur- gents in conveying troops and In prevent- ing filibustering. There Is reason to believe that General devoting his principal attention at first to the north- ern part of Luzon. Agulnaldo is belleved to be in the mountains of Benguet. The cavalry will play an important part in the coming campaign. The method of operations pursued by the insurgents con- templates an attack In force and then a dispersal. General MacArthur Intends using the cavalry to pursue the rebels. Eight squadrons of cavalry are now on | duty n or en route to Luzon. This force ls to be increased by two squadrons of the Fifth Cavalry, which will probably in a short time receive orders to proceed to Manila. PRELEEABEIREY FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES Americans Are Making Aggressive Movements Against Insurgents. (FIRST UNCENSORED NEWS BY CABLE SINCE THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION.) MANILA, Nov. 18.—Last week witnessed a very comxdeuhxa tncrease In rebel and American activity in the fleld. Many skir- mishes occurred and several small en- gagements In Northern and Southern Lu- zon. The termination of the rains permits a resumption of operations on both sides. The Americans are making a serfes of aggressive movements against the insur- gents, notably on the island of Samar, against General Lukban, whose forces hold the entire island with the excep- tion of three coast towns, each of which is garrisoned by two companies of the Twenty-ninth Infantry and a platoon of artillery. The rebels are continually shooting into the garrisoned towns, and our forces have not been sufficient to retaliate effectiveiy. Commerce in Samar has been at a stand- still and most of the inftuential inhabit- ants have departed. General Hare has arrived there with 250 men. He will bring eight companies of the Second Infantry from the island of Marinduque, and will proceed energetically to crush Genera! Lukban. Meanwhile, United States gun- boats wiil patrol the coast to prevent the escape of the insurgent leader. Lukban still holds three members of the Forty third Regiment as prisoners. The rifles which the party of Captain D. Shields of Company F, Twenty-ninth Voi- unteer Infantry, lost last September In Marinduque at the time of the capture have not yet been returned from the in- surgents. Notable among the week's engagements was General Grant's advance with Mac- cabebe and American scouts on a rebel stronghold, thirty-five miles north of Ma- nila, which was defended by 200 Insui- gents armed with rifles. After skirmish- ing_and ‘fh(ing for the greater part of a day and night, the enemy was dis- lodged, and immense quantities of rice and stores with ammunition were de- stroyed. Fifty Filipincs were killed and many others wounded. The insurgents carried off ,their dead. The American losses were eleven privates and ome offi- cer wounded and one Macabebe killed.