The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1900, Page 1

The Call, VOLUME LXXXI}‘{—L\"O. 14. "SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1900 PRICE FIVE CENTS CONGERVATIVE MEN CONTROL FEDERATION | | DL WL HOW CONDLCT THE STRKE Resolution Against Chief of the Railway Trusts Meets Defeat . (U claration Favorin operative Commonw Also Voted Down SOCIALISM D L& ISSUES Colleagues Po- ny problem, I am resolution, as ed amended by a large ma. The substitute for the three resolutions ring the co-operative commonwealth wae adopt express and desire all the as- ness which may c movement by all . hopes and ai n men are very similar to essed wishes of the greater body of socal- namely that the burdens of tofl may be ghter and each worker shall enjoy the ete benmefit of that which he produces; and women shall recelve a greater of liberty; that be made brighter than the past or pres- eals of us But we take the ertheless, that because of person- national or other reasons the work- reach different conclusions the ex- are the all of our cou the method of reaching the desired end, thougt re may be little difference ng us as to the desirability of reaching that We assert as forcibly as we are capable asserting that the trade union movement is true and legitimate channel through which tollere should mseek not only present tion but future emancipation. We hold the trade unions throughout our country | Canada do mot mow, nor do we belleve will in the future, declare against the dis- Continued on Second Page, the years to come | Telegraphers in Charge. N Co- Declares the Success of| the Operators Is Assured. SCORES TALTICS OF SANTA FE Officials of th: Road Accased of Several Grave Offenses to Deceive the Pubic. RLIE L TOPEKA . Dec. 13.—President M M. Dolphin of the Order of Railway E hers arrived in Topeka this took personal charge of the elopments over the e m. The fight of the telegrap rth be e Sa ners conducted from To- he that trip Dolphin reiterates the stater::.nt hers, 8 Atc {son to which requs nditions of service, claim of bad faith under hedule, that article tever on this trouble e referred to notice should Under agree- abolished and reduced by taking one any’s construction of the sles could be e and hold es of the tude while eir coemployes on an- r Rule 3) does contemplate that an employe shall notice before he quits the ny more than it requires the to give a month's nc 1 employe for ca or in re- g the force.” —_— REFUSES TO ARBITRATE. President Ripley Replies to the Colo- rado Governor’s Telegram. TOPEKA Dec. 13.—When Presi- t Ripley of the Santa Fe received the Kans message sent hy acting Governor Carney £C nt the following reply: - Dec. 13—To Hon. & Governor, Denver, ven your suggestion of the most careful consideration, and re- | that circumstances precdude compli- with your suggestion. The striking aphers hitherto employed on our ( o did not strike because vance against the company. On ry, by the course they pursued d their obligations, technical and moral, obligations which on our part b e n fully lived up to in every re- t The company has not charged strikers with committing outrages on ej ployes. The pub) ¢ and the authorities of dge as to who is gullty. Under circumstances it is manifest that the time for arbitration has passed. “E. P. RIPLEY.” NOME SCANDAL MAY BE INVESTIGATED BY CONGRESS WASHINGTON, being made, by W Dec. persons ington for the pury vestigation by Congress into the Federal rt scandal at Nome, Alaska. Talk of corruption In the new United States court at Nome began late in July, soon after A P. Noyes of Minneapolis, the new- inted Judge, landed in the mining He went there on the same ship McKenzie and Hubbard, prime movess in the attempt to deprive the original locators of rich claims on Anvil Creek. Judge Noyes was closely associated with these men personally and this lent some color to the wholesale charges of fraud in the new court that were made by hundreds of persons in Nome. To-day Representative Brick of Indiana introduced a resolution in the House providing for the appointment of five members of the House to investigate 13.—An effort is who came to camp. with Messrs, | the whole matter and to report back to Congress. It was referred to the Com- mittee on Rules. S Civil Service League Meets, NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The twentioth annual meeting of the National Clvil Ser- vice Reform League began to-day in this city. There was a joint meeting of the general and executive committees and g public meeting this afternoon, ~— —- Favors Boutelle’s Appointmtnt. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day filed a report favorable to the bill authorizing the appointment of Representative Bou- telle of Maine as & captain in the retired list of the navy. ice before | . to secure an | AMERICA TO DEFEND INTERESTS IN CANAL ;Committee Amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote . Treaty Is Adopted in Senate by Vote of 65 to 18. Hanna’s Ringing Speech Upon Ship Subsidy Bill. .!.— oo ' i 11 | | | | | i | ‘ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 \ f | i | | Sir Julia, | Jofig e D - | unceto, | | ._,-‘.\_,/V J_ere. ‘ — - ——— — —— | THE AMERICAN SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE BRITISH EMBASSADOR, WHO DREW UP THE CONVEN. | TION WHICH HAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BEARING ON THE NICARAGUA CANAL. THIS TREATY IS NOW | | BEFORE THE ATE FOR CONSIDERATION. | - - - = — - - v 8 the Hay-Pauncefote treaty were offered in the Senate yes- terday. The most important one authorizing the United States to defend its interests in the Nicaraguan Canal was & adopted. Present prospects 4 favor the ratification of the i treaty as amended. ASHINGTON, Dec, cordance with previous agre 13.—in ac- ment the Senate in executive ‘ session took a vote at 3 o'clock to-day on the amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty authorizing the United States to defend its interests in the canal. The Senate did not close its doors until 2 o’clock, and there was then left only one hour’s time for discussion of the prov! of the amendment. The vote was taken by yeas and nays, 65 votes ‘ being cast in favor of the amendment and | 18 against it. The negative votes were as fons e | follows: Bard, Beveridge, Frye, Foster, | Hansbrough, Lindsay, Mason, McCumber, McEnery, McBride, Morgan, Money, Stewart, Tillman, Wellington, Wolcott and Gallinger. After the amendment offered by the committee was passed upon various other amendments recefved the attention of the Senate for a brief time, but none of them were acted upon. The committee amend- ment which was adopted is a provision to be inserted after section five article two of the treaty, and is as follows: “It i agreed, however, that none of the immediately foregoing conditions and stip- ulations in sections numbered one, two, three, four and five of this article shall apply to measures which the United | States may find it necessary to take for securing by its own forces the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public order.” The committee amendment no sooner | had been adopted than vartous Senators took the floor to suggest further amend ments. The amendment which probably attracted most attention was offered by Senator Elkins and is as follows: | ~“Nothing in this treaty shall be con- | strued to prevent the United States from | acquiring sufficient security and sover- | elgnty, or to prevent it from bullding, op- ;eratlng, maintaining, controlling and de- fending the said canal (referring to the proposed Nicaraguan canal), or for any other purpose that the United States may deem for its best interest.” Other amendments were suggested by Senators Tillman, Allen, Money and Thurston. Senator Thurston's suggestion provides that the United States may- de- fend the canal, and Senator Tillman's makes the committee amendment adopted by to-day’s vote apply to all the provi- sions of article two. This would have the effect, 1t is believed, of nullifying the pro- vistons of section seven of the article, providing against the fortification of the canal. Other amendments were offered striking out sections three and seven of article two, Senator Teller sald that if Senator Elking' amendment should be adopted he would mot press his amend- ment for the modification of section seven so as to omit the provision against the fortification of the canal, Senator Lodge, in charge of the bill, was not slow to recognize the futility of trying to secure further comsideration for the treaty, as amended, during to- day’s session, and as soon as the amend- ments were submitted he moved an ad- Jjournment until to-morrow, which motion prevailed, Previous to taking the vote on the committee amendments Senator Bikins of occupled the greater mortion of the Sen- | Interesting amendments to :]:w | ate’s time with a speech advocating rad- ical alteration of the treaty. He an- nounced himself as favorable to the com- | mittce amendment, but said that to his | mind the amendment aid not gon far | enough to meet the wish® of the Ameri j can people. He belleved, he said, that ir | the canal was to be constructed by the Government of the United States the peo- | ple would demand complete and absoluts control over the canal itself, and also | the right to exercise thelr own judgment | as a nation, not only In acquiring property | In connectfon with the canal but, if nesd ‘hn, in securing sovereignty over it. He | contended that to pursue this course in- volved no violation of international rights, and in defense of this position said the United States had made an offensive | and defensive treaty with France in 1793 | and soon afterward had repudiated that | obligation. He also cited other preca- | dents and authorities, some of them be- | this position. | conduct and in position. | Interest and at its conclusion a motion der was not made. After the Senate adjourned for the day | the Republican Committee on Order of Business held a session to decide upon the future line of action with reference to the | treaty as amended. After this commit- tee had concluded its conference Senator Lodge, who was with the committea, stated that the Senate would proceed with the treaty, and he would continue his efforts to have it ratified. | COMMENT ON SENATE'S ACTION. | Regarded | by Many as Heavy Blow to Canal Project. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The action of the Senate to-day is regarded . by high officials as the severest blow that could be dealt the canal project and the ad- ministration policy. The Call has high- | est officlal authority for the statement | that the Brittsh Embassador does not belleve his Government will accept the amendment. Advocates of the fortifica- tion of the canal, however, are not satis- fled with partial success. Senators El- kins, Foraker, Money, Teller and Tillman have offered amendments to the treaty, all aiming at American control and the fortifications of the water way, The Sena- tors confldently assert that further changes will be made. The administration is not likely here- after to press the treaty with such vigor as has heretofore marked its course. Sec- retary Hay, however, will not let the ac- tion of the Senate affect his declsion as to his continuance in the President’s Cab- inet. The action of the Senate is deplored by the London newspapers as a triumph of the jingoes, Comment on what Great Brit- ain's course should be is reserved by many of the journals until the situation is viewed more fully, ———— WAR REVENUE REDUCTION. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The debate upon the war reveaue reduction bill was continued in the House to-day, It was dull and fegtureless. Those who spoke were Grosvenor of Ohio, Bartholdt of Missouri, Hall of Connecticut, Boutelle of Illinols, McClellan of New York, New- lands of Nevada, Levy of New York and Underwood of Alabama. Bartholdt ecriticisea the action of the Ways and Means Committee on not mak- ing a deeper cut in the tax on beer and gave notice that he would offer an amena- ment to-reduce it to §1 50 per barrel. Gen. eral debate upon the bill will close at 2 o'clock to-morrow and Payne, the floor leader of the majority, expects the bill to pass before adjournment to-morrow. The House to-day adopted a resolution for a holiday recess from Priday, Decem- ber 21, to Thursday, January 8, 1904 { i Ing from English sources, in support of | ¢AMe a member of 'L He argued, in short, that | Bivert unusually close attention. changed conditions warrant a change in [ '°TS O Dboth sides of the chamber rs- | Jection, however, was ralsed and the or- | | most humiliating decline of the great na- e B b o ) ? Senator M. A. Hanna of 4 Ohio spoke most forcsfully § yesterday on the ship subsidy bill. In telling words he ap- { pealed to the American people for the re-establishment of the I great shipbuilding industry, and incidentally called atten- tion to the necessity of an isthmian canal. i i i ! ASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—For| nearly three hours to-day Mr. Hanna addressed the Senate upon the pending ship subsidy bill. While he had spoken heretofore the floor of the Sendte his effort to-day was his real first formal speech to the body since he be- The speech w: Sena- on 3 mained in their seats throughout the de- The speech was listened to with mueh | IVerY of the nddress. He spoke without manuscript and his delivery at all times was made to hdve it made publie. Oy. | Was forcible and intense. At the conclu- slon of the speech he recelved the cordial | congratulations of many of his colleagues. | Hanna maintained that in order to build up the American merchant marine | it was necessary not only to have the cap- | ital and experience but It was necessary | likewise *to afford our foreign-carrying | trade protection—some kind of Induce- | ment—by law.". If this protection should be afforded, sald Hanna, the growth of | the Amerlcan merchant marine would he | on a par with the growth of the shipping | industry on the Great Lakes. Discussing the rise and fall of the| American merchant ‘marine Hanna de- clared that the beginning of the decline | in the industry was coincident with the | outbreak of the Civil War., Vest of Missouri interrusted the Ohlo Senator to challenge this statement that the Civil War caused the decline of ship- ping. He decldred the decline had begun as far back as 1865, In response to Vest's challenge Hanna reviewed the history of the Amerlcani merchant marine from the establishment of the nation to the present time and maintained that the decadence in Ameri- can shipping had begun in 1860 and not in 1855, as the Senator from Missouri had as- serted. Hanna declared in the circumstances there was not to-day a question so im- portant to the maritime nations of the Old World as the prevention of American competition on the high seas. The foreign commerce of the United States is four fimes larger to-day than it was in 180 and yet the proportion of the foreign car- rying trade is now iess than one-third what it was in 1880. This, said he, is a tional industry. He added: “There is no popular question which ap- peals so strongly to the American peo- ple as does this one of bullding up the sea power of the nation. It is a simple question of business as affecting the in- vestment of capital, although there is a phase of it that appeals to the patriotism of the American people.” Adverting to the amount of the subsidy which would be drawn by the vessels of the American International Navigation Company Hanna said he did not propose to evade any of the slanders or calum- nies of anybody in connection with this matter. He declared that the four ships of the American line which are carriers of mail had not made a net dollar since they came under the American flag. He challenged the assertion of Clay that each of the fast vessels of the American line would draw $304,09 annually from the roposed subsidy. Clay directed the Ohio Senator's atten- Continued on Sccond Page. CONCESSIONS OF AMERICA AS TO CHINA Secretary Hay Yields {0 Suggestion of Britain, Settlement Expedited by Consenting to Change in Wording. Even Germany Is Expectcd to Forego Her Policy of Vengeance and Approve Agreement. spatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET, N. W.. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13—In order to | effect a settlement of the preliminary ne- gotiations In connectlon with the Chinese | questlon Secretary Hay has accepted the suggestion made by terday making a more explicit declaration included in the agreement that the Chi- | nese must accept the terms presented be- | fore final negotiations can begin. Why Great Britain urged a modification of the phrase “indispensable condition of negotiation” is a mystery to the author- ities, but as the change does not con- template the renewal of hostilities in case of a refusal of the Chinese envo: cept the terms imposed they determined that in order to expedite the matter it | would be wise to Instruct Minister Conger to sign the agreement modified as the | London Government desired. It is believed by the authorities that Russia, Japan and France will follow the example of the United States and accept the British suggest A dispatch re- garding the change was received yester- day from Embassador Choate, but it was not clear and it was not until Secretary Hay discussed the matter this morning with Lord Pauncefote, bersador, that he fully understood the character of the modifications. So far as Germany is concerned and her | desire to have a more explicit understand- ing regarding the meaning of the term “as severe as China can impose” in con- nection with the punishment of the re- | sponsible authors of the outrage, the of- ficlals seem satisfied that she will be forced to join with the other governments in approving the agreement. | ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. Correspondence Reveals That it Is Now Tripartite. LONDON, Dec. 13.—The correspondence relating to the Anglo-German agreement has been laid before Parliament. It re- veals the fact that the agreement is now tripartite. Japan alone of the powers invited to join made special inquiries of Germany and Great Britain respecting the agreement. Japan then replled that| the “imperfal Government having re- celved assurances from the contracting parties to the effect that in adhering to the agreement in question they will be placed in relation to such agreement, in the same position they would have oceu- pied if they had been a signatory instead of an adhering state, does not hesitate | to formally declare she will adhere to such agreement and will accept the prin- ciples embodied therein.” The assurances of Germany and Great Eritain alluded to are not given. The | replies of the other powers do not differ from the previous announcement. ooty EWANG SU A CHRISTIAN. Reason Why the Dowager Empress Hates China’s Ruler. BERLIN, Dec. 13—During to-day’s ses- sion of the Reichstag, the last before the Christmas holidays, Dr. Stoécker, former- 1y court chaplain, remarked with refer- ence to the situation in China that he had | received private letters asserting that the | reason the Empress Dowager hates Em- peror Kwang Su is that the latter has | actually become a Christian, having been converted by British and American mis- sionary books that came under his eye. At the close of the session Dr. Stoecker was interviewed by a representative of the Associated Press, to whom he gave a number of corroborative details. His informant is supposed to have been Count von Waldersee, with whom Dr. Stoecker is on terms of intimate friendship. ESCAPE OF PRINCE TUAN. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec: 18.—Accord- ing to the North China Daily News, Prince Tuan d&scaped from Tung Kuan pass. under the disguis» of a Buddhist priest, with shaven head, bound for West- ern Mongolia to join the assistant Delal Lama at Kokoner. He was traced to Lan- chou, the capital of Kansu, through which city he passed in the garb of the | Buddhist pilgrim Bonze. He was last heard from at Ting Hsla, the native city of General Tung Fuh Siang, urder whose protection he is alleged to have traveled. MISSING PTPER HEIR IS GIVEN UP FOR DEAD WAPAKONETA, Ohio, Dec. 13.—Leroy | R. . Piper, formerly cashier of the First National Bank of St. Marys, Ohio, who disappeared several months ago while on a pleasure trip In Yellowstone Park, has been given up for dead, and an adminis- trator was appolnted for his estate. When Piper disappeared he was on his way to San Francisco to look after his share in the estate of a deceased uncle, which amounts to $100,000 and which the San Francisco courts refused to release in the absence of an administrator. Great Britain yes- | to ac- | the British Em- | REPORT OF DISASTER T0 ~ BRITISH ARMS ‘Aleged Attack of the ' Boers on Clement’s Camp. Number of Officers Killed ' and Four Companies ‘ Captured. | | [PGWZRS WILL FOLLOW SUIT | CONFIRMATION OF STORY LACKING ;London Again Stirred by News From | South Africa and Parlia- ‘ ment Is Excited. | I LONDON, Dec. 14.—The Dally Express | publishes a rumor of a serfous disaster to the British arms. According to this re- | port the Boers attacked the camp General Clements, in the Barberton dis- trict, capturing the camp, killing a num- ber of British officers and taking prison- | ers all the British troops, including four companies of the Northumberland Fusi- leers. The story is not confirmed in any quar- | ter, and s not generally believed. A speciai from Cape Town says: Sir Al- fred Milner has been gazetted adminis- | trator of the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal. General Kitchener has cabled to tke authorities of South Au tralla asking that the wounded Imperial Bushmen who are now convalescent be returned to South Africa. Another com- tingent of Canadian troops started on their way home to-day on board the Rosslyn Castle. stastic send-off. During the second reading of the war loan bill in the H e of Commons to- They received an enthu- day Sir Willlam Vernon-Harcourt criti- el in general the Government's finan- clal makeshifts. He said the Ministers would have tremendous support in mak- ing the Transvaal share the cost of the | war. But, he pointed out, the gold mines were the only source of revenue, and the attitude of the mine-owning | was well known. They would not pay for the war except or. compuision, and the capitalists were masters of South Africa, controlled its politics and would be su- preme in the colonies. If the Government wished to obtain anything in the Trans- vaal toward the cost of the war it would have to face the “Kaflir circus” in South | Africa and London, and it would require all the courage of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Colonial Secretary | and all the integrity of Parllament to cope with the matter. Sir William contended that, judging from the present prospeects, the cost of British rule in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony would be far greater than Boer rule had been He estimated that Generai Baden-Poweill's police would cost £4,000,000 a vear, a sum equal to the last Transvaal budget. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach sald that pos- sibly the new colonies could not bear any part of the cost of the war fcr a year or two after the war ended, but he had in mind the future development cf the Trans- vaal's vast wealth, and the falling due 6f the various loans at such periods as would enable the Government to see what burden might be imposed on | the Transvaal. In any event no w had de n- | able demand would be made. Withoyt expressing a final opinion, he thought | that direct taxation of the profits of the mines was a question deserving the most careful consideration. Timothy M. H Irish Nationalist | member for North Louth asked how much of the new loan was to be floated in Wall street. He added: “I strongly object to the association of Wall street in British national interests. When we have the unscrupulousness of Wall street on top of us, we shall pay dearly for the small sum saved the country in discount. The whole cost of the war should be placed on the Transvaal.” The supplementary war loan and appro- priation bills were passed to a second | reading. —_—— | FOR FOMENTING REBELLION. Arrest of an Alleged American Causes a Sensation. LONDON, Dec 14.—The Cape Town cor- respondent of the Dally Mail reports the | arrest at Worcester, Cape Colony, of | Harold Darringale, alleged to be an Amer- ican, on a charge of fomenting an Afri- kander rebellion. “The arrest,” says the dispatch, “has made a great sensation, | and startling disclosures are promised.” | w. 3. BRYAN DENIES THE REPORTED FUSION DEAL Says There Is No Truth in the Tale | That He Is Planning to | Enter the Senate. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 13.—Both W. J. Bryan and D. E. Thompson make unqual- ified dentals of the truth of a story printed in New York wherein they are alleged to have arranged a Republican fusion deal whereby they could be eclected to the United States Senate from Nebraska. Mr. Bryan said: “There is not a word of truth in it. I have other plans.” Mr. Thompson, who Is a Republican and & candidate for the Senate, said: “The story is not true. I am making combina- | tions with_no ore, certainly not with a ocrat. © You canmot make my denial too strong.” = Says Wales Will Come, NEW YORK., Dec. 13.—A Journal special from London says: Sir Thomas Lipton says that the Prince of Wales may and probably will come to America with him to witness the ym:llt races next lym