The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 27, 1900, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER to This Paper not pe taken from the Library.*++** 27, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CONCERT OF THE POWERS{ IN CHINA STILL HANGS IN BALANCE e America May Repudiate Minister Conger’s Action, Reject Demands and Begin Independent Nezotiations. - WELLINGT( ON . Germany’s 1ce seems to policy ave but one su and even ( g to abandon respect to punishment, for it } rances of its desire to co-op- erate harmoniously witl ernments to terminate the present unsat- isfactory condition. But the action taken Peking upsets all the plans of the United S 2 Immediately upon receiving the dispatch from Minister Conger setting forth the character of the protocol drawn up by the foreign Ministers in Pel , Becretary Hay went to the White House, where conferred with the Preside No official statement concgining the result of this conference could be obtalned. The under- standing seems to be that the President will bring Conger's action to the notice of the Cabinet at its session to-morrow. The administration has carefully port seems to be prepari | In Tientsin, wit of | the other Gov- | con- | sidered the question of withdrawing from | the concert and the institution of inde- | in the Paoting-Fu expedition. The loss of | pendent negotiations. The danger of such action, bowever, is so apparent that it is deemed unwise to take it. With no re- straining Influence, some of the powers would insist upon demands which China under no possibility could accept, and the danger of partition would become even greater than it is to-day. The sdministration will not join in the demands, however, without & struggle to obtain their moderation, especially in the matter of punishment and indemnity. For the sake of harmony the President is will- to agree to the remainder. But he is sxiou Secretary Hay’s latest note to the powers showed, that the civilized world should not present terms which the imperial Government, controlled by the wicven princes and officials whose execu- don is desired, will reject. There is like- Iy to be an active interchange of views Petween the powers during the mext fow days. Though Conger has acted contrary to the wishes of the administration, it is stated by a high authority that there is no ground whatever for the report that he will be relieved. This statement was mede emphatically. Mr. Conger has acted #s the missionaries desire, and he has | MILITARY FORCES REDUCED. Large Army Not to Be Kept at Tien- tsin Unless Legations Go There. Oct. W—The military forces e been heavily reduced rdly believed that any ¥y will be maintained during the winter, unless the lega- aw from Pe should wit e this move be done unless t now foreseen arise. ave been moving steadily t as transport was tained and the Russian and American e been largely reduced. Marshal Count vo dersee re- viewed tk ps to-day and the t 3000 men of all Practically the whole Russ! gent was turned cut and the review is said to fairly represent their strength the exception of a few troops on outpost duty and those operat- ing the rallway. Yesterday the field mar- reviewed the British troops from the ns to the south of the city. About services, shai and these have been rent on the Paoting- Fu expedition. At present it is understood that the Americans will keep only a depot guard here for the winter. [Under orders from Chaffee little of the prop the United States forces has been ed or allowed to go out of their ession. It wiil be held merelv as a ecautionary measure in the event of developments necessitacing the return of larger force than is now contemplated. o definite plans for 2 winter base have as yet been made, but it is practically rtain that Shanhalkwan will be se- lected. The international board to estimate the cost of constructing proper and adequate wharfage and necessary storehouses has be appointed and will meet at once. The American member of the board Is General Humphrey, the chief quartermas- ter, and he will leave for Shanhalkwan next week to confer with his cblleagues nd inspect the port and rallway facill- s. The Germans, who were sald to be the best equipped forca In the allles, have disclo: some serious defects when brought face to face with the campaign | conditions in China. In the matter of transportation they are weak and the British were called upon to help them out a horse ship was one cause and the fact | that they arrived too late to secure mules con the ground practically left them heip- | less. The German baggage train on the Paoting-Fu column was rather a sharp contrast to the purely military porfion of their outfit. Thelr fine wagons were drawn by teams of nafive ponles and donkeys with improvised harness of ropes. Many of thelr. officers are mounted on little native ponies, while another source of embarassment is the unbroken Amer- ican horses which were shipped directly here for the use of the cavalry. PRESBYTERIANS IN FAVOR OF REVISION PITTSBURG, Nov. 26.—W. R. Crabbe, the Pittsburg member of the revision committee of the Presbyterian General Assembly, said to-night that all of the Presbyteries have voted on the question of revision of the creed, resulting in the revisionists receiving about seventy-two per cent of the vote cast. Of the 1,007,689 members of the church, §8,265 voted. The presbyteries voting in favor of re- vision number 126; those against a 46. A two-thirds vote is required to make a change. The committee will meet in ‘Washington, December 4, to take action. 350 men were in line, iargely foot troops, | o) = | il |1 [ | secaerins | Ay o+ NOTABLE FIGURES IN THE CHINESE PUZZLE ! T fl?“‘f;%‘?% SEaRE A Wl/pf‘gu | { ! N | PASSENGER T RAIN REPORTED WRECKED AT A RIVER BRIDGE AND THE ALLEGED LOSS OF 200 LIVES | | Stories of a Terrible Disaster cn the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Owing to the Great Flood, Are Discredited | and All Passengers Said to Be Safe. HARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 26— It is reported here that a Chesa- peake and Ohlo Rallway train went through the Greenbrier River bridge, which has been damaged by the prevalling flocds. It is supposed that there were about 200 people on the train and that all were lost. All wires are down at and near the crossing of this river, and it is tmposgible to get any sort of confirmation of the disaster. Even the rallway officlals are unable to secure communication with points on either side of the river. PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Nov. 26— The passenger train reported wrecked on the Chesapeake and Ohio road is sald | to have been west bound, consisting ot | seven passenger coaches, baggage, ex- press and mail cars. It is sald that among the passengers were ex-Governor Mec- Corkle, State Auditor-elect Sherrill, and | State Senator Alexander M. Miller. HINTON, W. Va., Nov. 26.—There have various reports to-night about bridges on the Chesapeake and Ohlo be. ing washed out and trains running into the river with all aboard lost. There is nothing in any of these reports. All of | the trains are accounted for either at Al- | derson or White Sulphur Springs and the | passengers on the delayed trains are being | entertained at the hotels in the best pos- sible manner. While none of the bridges 1s washed out, yet the road has suffered much damage for a distance of about thirty miles in embankments being washed out and in landslides, the most serious being the landslide near one of the Greenbrier bridges, not far from ‘White Sulphur Springs. The company will have construction crews here both from the east and west to-morrow, and it is expected tralps will run through to-mor- row as usual, although there will be transfers during another day. The rail- road is not the only sufferer in this dis- trict. The floods have done great dam- age in this city and surrounding towns and to the lumber trade everywhere, as well as to the crops. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The Post has received a message from the railroad tele- graph operator at Hinton saying there is no foundation for the story of a wreck on the Chesapeake and Ohio near that place. According to specials recelved by the Post, the train reported to have been ‘wrecked is one of the west bound specials | been of the Chesapeake and Ohio due In Charleston early this morning and in Cin- cinnat! to-night. i RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 26.—The Chesa- | peake and Ohio offictals here positively | deny the story of a passenger-train wreck | at Greenbrier River bridge and all storles of any loss of life on the line. The Dispatch had a special after mid- night from Ronceverte, which is within | a few miles of the very point at which the Chesapeake and Ohio crosses the Greenbrier. The special reports a freight wreck, with no loss of life, at Allegheny, and mentlons a delay of passenger trains in such a way as to discredit entirely the wreck of the passenger train. At 1 o'clock the Chesapeake and Ohlo was working direct to Hinton and re- affirms the denial. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 26 —There has Dbeen great apprehension to-night over the report about a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train going through the Green- brier River bridge near Hinton, West Virginia. All through wires on that line are down, and it is impossible to reach Greenbrier River or nay point near it. Messages have been sent to New York and elsewhere, and that place cannot be reached from either the east or the west. Many messages have been sent by those who have thefr friends on that road to- day, as it is not known what train, if any, went through the bridge, but no response to any message has been re- celved, and messages are accepted only subject to delay. Charles R. Ryan, assistant general pas- senger agent of the Chesapeake and Ohlo Raflroad, is here to-night, and he dis- credits the story entirely. He says there was a bad landslide near one of the Greenbrier River bridges, not far from White Sulphur Springs, and it has com- pelled the road to transfer passengersdur- ing the day. Owing to the high water in the river no attempt to transfer passen- gers was made to-night, and two trains that left here to-day are being held over night at Alderson, west of White Sulphur Springs, and it is quite likely that trains that it is quite likely that the reports were started because of the landslide near ‘White Sulphur Springs and the fact that | trains that were due both east and west of that point were not heard from on | account of the wires being down. Trains | have been arriving and departing at Cin- | cinnat! on time, with the single exception | of the Eastern express, due this evening | at 5 o'clock, which did not arrive until 8 p. m., and did not attempt the usual fast time. It is said that the express due here at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning is still on the other side of Greenbrier River. i oageee 3 MINING PLANTS INUNDATED. Rising Waters Cause Great Damage and Threaten Disasters. DUBERS, Pa., Nov. 26—This section of the country experienced a severe flood to-day. All of the mining plants situated on low ground were compelled to close down this morning and many residences in the lower parts of the town have four to six feet of water in the ground floors. The Beaver meadows are covered to a depth of three and four feet for miles around. At Narrows Creek, three miles east of here, on the low grade division of the Pennsylvania, a bridge was washed away about noon, stopping freight traf- fic and necessitating transfer of all pas- sengers. At Sabula there s danger should the river rise but little more, of an immense dam breaking, with vast damage to property and possible loss of life. At Winterburn it was necessary to release some of the water In a large dam by breaking a hole in it with dynamite. Bennetts Branch of the Sinnemahoning River is overflowing its banks from its source to Driftwood. To-night the weath- er is cooler and reports say the water is receding slowly. BUFFALO, Nov. 2%.—Buffalo and vicin- ity 1s submerged to-night by a fall of about one foot of snow, which, partially melting as it touched the earth, has turned into a coating of slush which has made travel of all kinds very difficult. Street cars were running in the city near- ly on time. From °surrounding towns come reports of serlous damage to tele- graph and telephone wires caused by thick coating of snow which clung to them and ‘weighed them down. | uments of Paris. KRUGER STILL ESCORTED IN PARIS ?BY VERY STRONG GUARD Authorities of France Not Taking Any Chances While Entertaining - Their Guest From South Africa. ARIS, Nov., %.—Dr. Leyds, the diplomatic agent of the Trans- vaal, visited the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Delcasse, to-day. Mr. Kruger took a long drive during the afternoon in a landau. He was accompanted by his grandson and escorted by police cyclists and mounted guards. He traversed the Boulevard des Capucins and the Champs Elysees and | entered the Exposition grounds. There he ascended the Eiffel tower to the sec- ond story, where M. Sicard, the director general, showed Mr. Kruger the principal buildings of the exposition and the mon- gazed at his own bust, which was pro- | fusely decorated with flowers and other | tributes of admiration. | was a Bible, lying open, and Mr. Kruger Behind the bust read a verse from it. He afterward examined the Boer farm and stopped for a few minutes before a pertrait of Colonel de Villebois-Mareull, the French officer who was killed In South Africa while fighting with the Boers. Mr. Kruger stopped and | Thence he continued his drive to | the Bois de Boulogne and back to his | hotel. He was warmly greeted along the i route. Later Mr. Kruger received various | delegations at his hotel. RISING OF SOMALIS IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA Sub-Commissioner Jenner Reported to Have Been Murdered by Pro- | fessedly Friendly Natives. ZANZIBAR, Nov. 26.—The Somalls have risen in Jubiland, a provines of British East Africa. About 4000 well-armed are on the warpath. Sub-Commissi Jenner, who has been on a tour inland with a small force, is sa!d to have been attacked. His position is grave. It Iy doubtful whether he will be abls to ree turn safely to the seaport Kismayn. Re« inforcements from Mombasa bhave been | sent to Kismayn. LONDON, Nov. 2%6.—It was officially re ported to-day that Sub-Commisstoner Jerner was murdered, about Novembey 13, during a night attack made on hiy camp by professedly friendly natives. 'YELLOW FEVER SPREAD BY BITE OF MOSQUITO Theory Is Proven by Department Of Fatality Among War ficials in Cuba. £pecial Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, WELLINGTON HO- TEL, WASHINGTON, Noy. 26.—That yel- low fever is spread through the bite of a | mosquito has been demonstrated with fa- tal result by the board of medical officers of the War Department in Cuba. The de- tails of the experiment has just been em- bodied in a report to Surgeon General Sternberg. The board conducting the ex- periments consiited of Walter Reed. M. D., surgeon U, S. A., and James Car- roil, A. Grammonte and Jesse W. Lazear, acting assistant surgeons. During the ex- periments Dr. Lazear was bitten by a mosquito that had previously bitten a yel- low fever patient. The doctor dled of that disease after a short illness. Dr. Carroll allowed himself to be bitten by a mosquito that had previously fed on several yellow fever patients and suffered an attack of the disease. A ecivillan resi- dent of the military reservation, a young American, whose name is not given in the report, was bitten by the same mosquito that bit Dr. Carroll and died of yellow fever. Mosquitos of a particular though of not uncommon variety were raised, the ova of a single female being used for the experi- ments of the board. In this eonnection it is stated that the mosquito is regarded as the “Intermediate host of the parasits {of yellow fever.” Through biting an in- fected person the mosquito takes the par- asite into its stomach, where it remains during a period of incubation, from nine to sixteen days, when the parasite passes from the stomach of the mosquito to its | salivary glands. | The report gives details only tn tNe three cases mentioned, although experi- | ments were made on nine other persons. FLOODS FOLLOW THE RAINS There Has Been a Dangerous Rising of Many Rivers. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 26.—About 3,000~ 000 bushels of coal were started to south- ern points to-day. More would have been shipped had not the river been on such a rampage, making It unsafe. The river at 10 p. m. registered at the dam twenty-one feet and was rising at the rate of six inches an hour. Both the Allegheny and the Monongahela are still rising, the re- sult of heavy rains along their entire lengths for the past forty-eight hours. River men expect twenty-five feet in the Ohio before a fall begins. The flood mark is twenty-four feet. While this stage will hardly be reached, every precaution is be- ing taken to prevent loss if it should come. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. %.—The continuous rainfall of the past forty-eight hours has caused a rapid rise in all the streams in this section of the State. The Kanawha has almost reached the danger line here and reople in the lowiands are already moving out. The Kanawha at 9:30 o'clock to-night was 27.4 feet and ris- ing one-half foot per hour. At Kanawha Falls the river is 23.6 feet and stationary. At least four feet more is expected. The Elk is out of its banks, with fifteen feet, and stationary at Clay, five miles above. The rainfall here for twenty-four hours ending at § a. m. to-day was 2.7 inches. GUYANDOTTE, W. Va., Nov. 26.—Con- tinuous rain for the past forty-eight hours has produced unprecedented floods in the Guyandotte Valiey. Some %000 logs have gone out, taking with them the false works of the two new Guyandotte Valley Raflroad bridges south of Barbourville. Loss $2%5.000. The track of the Guyandotte Valley Rallroad, just completed to Sait Rock, a distance of eighteen miles, has been almost ruined. REVOLUTIONISTS TRY TO SEIZE A VESSEL Thrilling Experience of the Crew of the Bratten at a Colombian Port. MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 2%6—The officers and crew of the Norwegian frult steam- ship Bratten, which has arrived here from Santa Marta, In the Central American re- public of Colombia, had a thrilling ex- perience with revolutionists. The steam- ship put into that port on November 12, intending to get a cargo of fruit. The revolutionists attempted more than orce to seize the Bratten, and her officers and crew wers several times in danger of being shot. Finally the Colomblan Gov- ernment ordered the vessel to stand out in the stream, out of range of the guns that lined the wharves and streets of Santa Marta. The vessel was finally obliged to return to Mobile without a cargo. While flying the Norweglan flag, the steamship is under charter by a firm of truit importers of this city. It is under- stood that the firm will complain to ‘Washington. FLAG HOISTED ON GREAT WALL, Progress Made by One German Expe- dition in China. BERLIN, Nov. 26.—A dispateh recetved here from Fleld Marshal Count von Wal« dersee, dated November 24, says Colonel Muecklenfel's expedition has hofsted thq German flag over the great wall, which was reached Noveniber 22 by way of Hey« lingcheng, after a difficult mountain march. The dispatch adds that the French have had a severe fight with Box« ers thirty kilometers south of Paoting-Fu. A dispatch réteived by the Navy League to-day says that Colonel Yorek's column reached Kalgan, about 100 miles northwest {of Peking, November 1S. The Chiness troops, numbering 3000 men, fled. A bat. tallon of Chinese imperial soldlers was disarmed. The National Zeitung, discussing the punishment of the guilty officials in China, says: “Germany must abide by the decision of the Ministers at Peking.” The Post says the peace negotiations will probably be finished the first of the week. JUSTIFIES ACTION OF THE COLORADO MOE Chicago Divine Says He Would Have Done as Did the Father of Louise Frost. CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—Rev. W. B. Leach in the Methodist ministers’ meeting to-day declared that were he the father of a girl murdered as was Loulse Frost at Limon, Colo., he would, as Louise Frost's father had done, apply a match to the pyre on which the assassin was to be burned. Dn Leach's declaration was a bombshell, The Methodist divines were discussing the proposed resoiution condemning the burn- Ing at the stake by a Colorado mob of the colored boy Preston Porter Jr., who killed little Louise Frost. The resolution was apparently moving steadily toward adoption when Dr. Leach interrupted the proceedings by his sensa. tional utterance. As a result of his tm. passioned outbreak and the comsequent excited debate, In which the lle was passed, the resolution was tabled. - LI HUNG CHANG VERY ILL Has Telegraphed for His Adopted Son, Ii Ching Fang. LONDON, Nov. 27.—Li Hung Chang, ac- cording to the Shangha! correspondent of the Morning Post, is seriously ill and has telegraphed for his adopted son, L{ Ching Fang. SHANGHAL Nov. %.—Native Christtans from Fancheng Hsien, on the Han river, report that they saw 400 Boxers taking supplies for the court at Sianfu, and that the mandarins have chartersd every avatlable boat for that purpose. BERLIN, Nov. 26.—"A letter from Em< peror Kwang Hsu to Li Hung Chang has been intercepted by the Germana” says a private dispatch from Peking, “but its contents have not yet been made publia, . A small German detachment destroyed Anhsiehwang, sustaining no losses. The ‘weather hers Is now severely cold.”