The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1901, Page 1

The VOLUME LXXXIX—NO. 59, SAN. FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1901. ADLY BATTLE WITH KENTUCKY MODNSHINERS Two Deputy Marshals Are Shot and Killed. urrounded and Cap- | 0SS€ S d and More Trouble Is Expected. Lure The bloodtest 27T of Ken lght 2 reaching es recelved 14, Simon Ambrose Am- AAAAA s are dead, urgy recelved flesh mbs 18 held captive. been in- The still made by large from under the cliff saw a thin stream up from beneath the cliff, lers were head of crawled to with- s of the cave. There was ce to be crossed and the posse, leveled, started toward the still They were greeted with shots from the top of the ey four of the reve- er dead or wounded. the only one to cross ace and get refuge under the 4 a desultory fire with * for mearly an hour, when render on account of e first voll mbs was time did the party see-their as- t well under cover, and e clouds of | vy time a moon- It is not known if | ners were hit, ue officials at Hindman were informed of the = through the offices neer and the news | s spread through aused great excitement. | e of Knott and Pike | extremely ignorant and they of revenue men y fire at other centers com- = of the farmhouses | s taking ref. tains, as a pitched “shiners” iich will be sent | RELTEF FOR THE STARVING. | tion Against Christians Not Be Permitted. 27.—There has been great | nce of Shangs! owirg | a s have dled. | { | rice relief to be Is- es. the forelgn envoys flering from the | nated against y even begged Sir Ernest M. sSa Pinchon, the United State: and French Ministers, protested Ching and L1 Hung Chang | ch discrimination and the court edict, dated yesterday, ordering and Chinese soldiers to hristians exactly the same as oth. hout the empire, under penaity Conger, M treat C ers th e foreign envoys consider this a most decree, if it be carried out. —— PUNISHING CHINESE BANDITS. | Russians in Manchuria Waging War on Brigands. LONDON, Jan. 28— The Russians In| wchuria,” says the St. Petersburg cor- nt of the Times, “continue thelr ve expeditions against the brigands just as the allies under Count yon Wal dersee continue them against the Boxers. A new feature of the Manchurian cam- palgn is the engagement of the celebrated Colonel Alikhanoff from the Caucassus for | work of retribution and the restruc- | n of Chinese bandittl.” tmpor! t REBUKES MAYOR VAN WY¥CK.| g0ttty New York Pastor Denounces His Re- fusal to Lower a Flag. \ NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Many of the ser- | ered ‘at the various churches | y to-day wer. in memory of the late Queen Victoria and eulogistic of her character. Several churches held reg- ular memorial exercises. The Rev. Dr. McArthur of Calvary Bap- irch in opening his sermon severe- | icised Mayor Van Wyck for refus- | halfmast the flag on the City Hal, | saying: “New York City has been humiliated in the sight of the civilized world by the f its Mayor to make -officiel rw‘nxr'unn of the respect felt by all true c'tizens and patriotic Americans for Y.hel wueen.” in this c \ BALDWIN COMPLETES ALL ARRANGEME VOYAGE TO THE POLE Arctic Steamer Frithjo'f Is Remodeled and Will Sail Northward From Christiania in June With Supplies for the Expedition \ NTS FOR HIS WHO WILL HAVE CHARGE OF EVELYN C. BALDWIN OF THE UNITED STATES W'B‘Am BUREAU, TEMPT TO REACH THE NORTH POLE. COVERNNENT TROUPS ARE AT T0 ROUT Insurgents’ Arms Triumph in -Ven- ezuela. {Eleven Women Are Slain During an Engagement Near Irapa. ——— Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1901, by the Herald Pub- lishing Company. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan. 27.— Details have been received here of flerce fighting last week on.the mainland near Garayana and Carupano, resulting in final defeats for the Government troops. Sev- eral hundred men were killed in the en- gagements. Carupano has been recap- THE EXPEDITION THAT WILL AT- ONDON, Jan. 27.—Before his de- parture for the United States Eve- lyn C. Baldwin of the American Weather Bureau saw all arrange- ments completed for the Arctic expedition which he will lead during the coming summer. Mr. Baldwin recently visited Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and at Christiania chartered the steamer Frithjof, which was used last year by a | Swedish polar expedition. The vessel has been remodeled to a certain extent and | provided with more deck room and a 'LORD KITCHENER REPORTS BATTLES WITH THE BOERS Cunningham Loses Fight Near Middlefontein. LONDON, Jan. ‘The War Office has recelved from the commander in chief ‘n South Africa a dispatch dated Prelol’1B.l January 26, reporting numerous engage- ments, the following being the most im- portant: “Cunningham was engaged at Middle- fontein and Kopperfontein yesterday witn Delarey’s force. Babbington, while mov- | ing morth from Ventersdorn, threatened | the enemy’s flank, whereupon the Boers retired west. Cunningham's casualties were two officers wounded, four men killed and thirty-seven wounded. “In the engagement at Litchtenburg on January 17 some yeomanry were captured. These have since been released, with the ‘ L e e e ) 'CONGRESSMEN FLEE FROM FIRE IN With Their Wives Exeiting Quarter of an Hour. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Fire broke out about 2:20 o’clock this morning in a room | on the first floor of the old portion of the bullding occupled by Willard's Hotel, which adjoins the new structure now in course of construction. The flames were | confined to this room and the loss will not exceed $3000. Fifty guests, including several Congress- men and their wives, were badly fright- ened. All, however, managed to escape in safety. Among them were Representa- tive Crumpacker of Indiana, wife and son; Representative Dovenor of West Virginia and wife and Representative Robertson of Louisiana and wife, all of whom were brought down the fire escapes. Mr. Dove- nor was {1l with the grip. He was hatless and wore scant apparel when rescued. Edward H. Miller of East St. Louls, pri- BRITISH STEAMER IS DISABLED AT SEA With Engines Broken Down Beyond Repair the Cavour Is Float- ing Helplessly. ET. VINCENT, Cape Verde, Jan. 27.— An Ttallan steamer called here to.day and reports having been compelled, after | fruitless efforts at towing, to leave the British steamer Cavour on January 24 ! in latitude 40 degrees north, longitude 24 degrees west, with her engines disabled and unrepairable at sea. The Cavour sailed from Liverpool Jan- uary 1 for Rlo Janeiro working laboratory. It is Mr. Baldwin's intention that the | Frithjot shall sail from Christianta about June 20 and leave Fromsoe on July 1, car- | rying to Franz Josef Land provisions and ‘eu.ipmems for the expedition. At From- 1<De the steamer America will meet the | Frithjof and proceed to a point on the | northern coast of Russia for the purpose of taking on bheard dogs and ather sary equipment. The Frithjof will meet the America again at a designated point off Franz Josef Land. Forty-three Men in a l exception of a major and three men. No detalls are yet at hand. “Smith-Dorrien had a successful en- gagement of flve hours while on the | march from Wonderfontein to Carolina, where the Boers had lately been concen- trating. The enemy were in considerable strength and held the river, but were driven out. Our losses were one officer killed and two officers and thirteen men | woundead.” Lord Kitchener confirms the report that a British train with troops and military | stores on board was waylald and captured | | at Slijklijp, near Fourteen Streams, last Friday, but says the Boers retired on the arrival of the armored train sent in pur- suit. BURNING HOTEL the Lecislators Pass | vate secretary to Congressman Roden- burg of Illinois, who occupied a room on one of the top floors, was aroused by the | smoke and went from room to room until | stified with smoke knocking at the doors of the guests. He assisted in bringing the wives of the Congressmen from their rooms to the street. Others who were rescued were: Edward J. Gibson, Washington correspondent of | | the Philadelphia Press, who occupled a | room on the top story; his brother, Wil- | {llam H. Gibson, president of the Lind | Warehouse Company of New York, and wife, and S. C. Wells, editor of the Phil- adelphia Press. Mrs. Underwood, widow of Thomas Underwood of Chicago, was | found half-asphyxiated on the tonrth, floor. She was removed to the Ebbitt House and quickly rallfed. sttt @ STEAMER HAWAIIAN SAILS ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE New Steamship “Leaves Chicago for San Francisco “and Honolulu. NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—The new American frelght steamer Hawailan of the new American-Hawallan Steamship Company | sailed on her maliden trip from this port to-day for San Francisco and Honolulu. tured by the Insurgents and a large quan- tity of arms and ammunition taken. Inapa and Guiria, ports on the Gulf of Paria, have also been occupled despiie the activity of the gunboats that are pa- | troling the coast. Reports from Caracas also Indlcate grave conditions. Persons here who are in touch with the situation are informed | that a chief of battalion of Government forces in Caracas hus revolted. The | cause of the mutiny is sald to have been an order issued by President Castro that certain prominent persons suspected of | being in league with rebels should be shot. | Orders were given to one of the military | commanders #1d dlsobeyed. Trouble in the central states seems to | be growing, although the censorship pre- } vents the details belng sent. It is report- ed that rebel leaders are receiving aid from Colombia and *hat a vigorous pro- test will be made by the Castro Govera- | ment. As Colombia has long belleved that President Castro has been giving ald ‘o rebels in that countryy. there is possibil- ity of a serious clash. The chief fighting on the mainland took place near Irapa. A foree of nine hun- dred rebels, having two hundred thou- sand rounds of ammunition, & part which wae. £ € recetved from filibusters, intrenched. selves near Las Cuevas, & town a fntles inland from Irapa. They were un- der command of Generzis Juliana, Pedr Costa and Juanichas Colsica. They were closely watched by 1100 Government sol- dfers. Ome of them left the shelter of the Intrenchments to seek food in their camp. A party of the enemy made a sortie and captured the man before he could reaci his comrades. The main body of rcbels opened fire on the Gvoernment forces and the latter charged the intrenchments. They were driven back several times, but continued the attack for five hours. They gained no substantial advantage undl a battery of four fleld guns was brought up. These shelled the position of the rebels and final 1y they retreated, carrying most of their supplies. They had eight killed and four wounded, but the/ Government forces are said to have lost 250 killed and twenty- seven wounded in the fight. Eleven wo- men who were with the troops were slain during the battle. The town was abandoned by the rebels during the night and was entered by $00 regulars next morning. The Insurgents retreated to Irapa, and after resting marched into Guaygna to get ammunition and reinforcements. They had been fo!- lowed by Government forces, but returned from Guayana and gave battle, compelling the enemy to retreat from Irapa. Charges that many atrocities were com- mitted in Las Cuevas and Irapa by Gov- ernment troops are made by persons whn have fied here. It is declared that neither nationality nor sex was respected by tho soldiers. Armed men are said to hava swaggered through the streets, frighten- ing men and women by threats of putting them to the sword and compelling them to pay large sums in order to save thefr lives. —_—— MAY BE A CAUSE OF WAR. Possible View England May Take of Venezuela’s Action. WASHINGTON, Jan. ZI.—Though the authoritie# had received information showing the extent of the threatening sit- uation in Venezuela, they had not belfeved it to be as serious as the Herald-Call ca- ble from Port of Spain indicates. Mr. Pulido, Venezuelan Charge d’Affairs, received advices by mail several days ago announcingthat a peaceful condition of affairs prevafled. It was learned to-day that the claim of Venezuela to Pato Isl- and, from which the Venezuelan gunboat Augusto took several British subjects, is contested by Great Britain, and that the question of the ownership of the island has never been settled. This fact will have an important bearing, of Course. in connectlon with representations which the British Government will make to Vene- zuela. If Great Britain should insist on her soverelgnty over the island the action of the officers of the gunboat might be deemed a cause of war and a demand for instant reparation might be made. American- interests, It is officlally sald, are well protected, the Lancaster being at La Guayra and the Scorpion at Port o’ Spaln, which is at the mouth of the Orin- oco. Died of Heart Disease. The Hawallan 1s in command of Cap- tain Banefleld and is the second of the line's new vessels to leave this port. Monthly sallings will follow with the new st LAmerican, Alaskan and Arizonlan. s Oregonian, California, | CAMBRDIGE, Mass., Jan. 21.—The au- topsy on the body of Curtis L. Crane, ‘who dled while boxing with George Ains- worth at Harvard University yesterday, shows that Crane died from heart dis ease. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 3 BISHOP POTTER BLAMES Declares Commercia R TR 1 CHRISTIANS FOR RECENT DISTURBANCES IN CHINA Greed Caused the Trouble and Denounces the Treatment Accorded the Pagans as Outrageous SPECTAL COMMISSIONER W. W. ROCKHILL, WHO I8 RETAINED IN CHINA TO PREVENT FURTHER DIPLOMATIC MISTAKES ON THE PART OF UNITED STATES MINISTER CONGER. ¥ EW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27.—"1f 1 were to take a brief in any court !n Christendom for one side or the other, I should take =« brief for China, and there can be side was responsible {ne causes in the re- cent troubles. Bishop Henry C. Potter sald these words at St. Paul's Church to-night to a great audlence. “Our relations with that great pagan nation cannot fall to become closer, no matter what may be che partition accom- plished,” sald the Bishop. “Christlan na- tions have not been happy always in thetr translation of the basic principles of the religlon of Jesus Christ to pagans. Pro- fessing Christian engineers, bankers, merchants and men who had commercial interests at stake in China are responsibla for what has happen=d. Not all of thera have been of one nation—not all English- speaking men. Thelr treatment has besn unfalr, unchristian and outrageous. Noth- ing could have been more brutal than the policles of the Christian nations dealing We have tram- | with this pagan people. a bridegroom of only five hours, took a dose of strychnine to-night in his bridal chamber and died after terrible suffering in the arms of his heart-broken bride. With the words, “I am not worthy of you.” on his lips Hanley-passed from life to death. He had lived only thirty vears, yet during that time he had betrayed a beautiful, young but poor .girl in Minne- apolls, and that sin so worked upon his consclence that he took his life rather than take the chance of bringing sorrow to the woman he led to the altar. At 4 o'clock this afternoon Hanley was united in marriage to Rose Breidenstein, a handsome young widow of South Park, a suburb of this city. To escape a threat- ened charivar! the couple came to town and engaged a room at the Hartley House on Second avenue. At 9 o'clock, while the bride was slumbering lightly. Hanley took thg fatal potion and fell upon his krees at the bedside, arousing his wife. “I am not worthy of you, and I am going to die”” he said. The wife was Incredulous and astounded for the moment, but Hanley's suffering was so evident that she speedily sum- moned assistance. In spite of every ef- fort to save the young man's life he ex- pired within £n hour, to the last moment of consclousness brooding over the wrong committed years ago and declaring his unworthiness to live as the husband of the beautiful woman he had just mar- ried. Hanley came to Seattle last October, and after searching for employment for a time obtained work on the farm of Judge Hill at South Park. He was 30 vears of age, good looking and of pleas- ant address. Here he became acquainted with Mrs. Rose Breidenstein, a young widow, who had a pleasant little home of her own. While it may not have been cxactly a case of love at first sight, Han- ley almost immediately showed a de- clded preference for the comely widow and sought her presence. He was well recelved by Mrs. Breldenstein and her mother. When Hanley found his feelings | 22 0 e TAKES POISON AND DIES IN ARMS OF HIS BRIDE B-ooding Over a Wrong Done a Poor Girl Leads to a Wedding-Day Tragedy. pled under foot everything the Chinese deemed most sacred. A rallroad that | could have passed around an ancestral tomb has torn it down and runs over the sanctified spot. “l remember once In Singapore seeing the sUrprisiiig cruelty of a young woman— ute, she was—but whether English- Speaking I prefer not to state. She was in a jinrikisha. Her coolle was running, though the thermometer showed 97 de- grees. She jabhed his bare back with the sharf end of her steel-rod narasol. I could have wisked to horsewhip her. In Japan one day I dismissed my jinrikisha | man at the end of mv jaunt. “ ‘How much do T owe you? T asked. | “‘Two annas’ (about four cents), he an- | swered. “Thereupon a bystander, entirely an In- terloper, knocked him down, saying, ‘You | scoundrel, you know it's only one anna. “In this new era and new century we must learn to recognize the fact-that it we are to carry anything to the heathen natione worth their naving we must first carry the laws of Christ into their dailv life.” | | Among those who came were King Ed- SEATTLE, Jan. 27.—Frank M. Hanley, | were reciprocated he seemed to shrink | from himself, and when he asked Mrs. Breidenstein to become his wife he frank- 1y told her the story of his life. “I have trfed to be a good man.” he sald, “but I have a sin on my conscience, and T am afrald T am not worthy of be- ing the husband of a good woman. I love you with all my heart, and T would not for the world do anything that would cause you pain. I have been guilty of a great moral wrong. It Is a blot on my conscience. I ruined, under promise of | marriage, a poor young girl, and I aa | not keep my promise. It has been a ter- rible burden, and now that I want you | to be my wife my past rises up before | me like a grim specter. I dread lest I might bring sorrow to you." As she told the story of this remarkable | confession to-night the widowed bride | was distracted with grief. She had ac-{ cepted the story as proof of sincerest penitence, and, with her affection already | enlisted, gave honor to the man who made it. She willingly agreed to become his wife. The engagement was brief, and to-day the couple were united at the South Park Church. A number of good-natured friends in the suburb threatened a char- ivarl and serenade, and the bridal pailr came to Seattle to avoid the celebration. Mrs. Hanley relates that her husband, shortly after their arrival at the Hartley House, again became morose, and repeat- edly asserted that by reason of his early sin he could never become worthy of her. She endeavored to reassure him, but with little success, Mrs. Hanley retired early and was doz- ing lightly when her hand was seized, and she awakened to find her husband on his knees at the bedside writhing in agony. His utterances were already incoherent, and in spite of every effort he soon died. muttering of his past sin and present un- worthin Little is known here of Hanley's ante- cedents. He was well liked by all who knew him. Mrs. Hanley is of good fam- ily. She s frantic with grief. KINC EDWARD CIVES SWORD 10 WILLIAM Kaiser [s Made Field Marshal in British Army. —— Royalty at Cowes Celebrates the German Ruler's Birthday. = AR adt s COWES, Isle of Wight, Jan. 27.—Empe« ror Wiillam this morning received from the hands of the Duke of Connaught his sword on his appointment as Fleld Mar- shal of the Eritish Arnay, in the pres- ence of the Households of King Edward and the dead Queen, as well as a number of British and German naval officials. His Majesty expressed great delight at the appointment. He will entertain King Edward and the members of the royal family at tea on the Imperial yacht Hoh- enzollern. To-day he celebrated his birthday at Os- borne aAd recelved congratulations from members of the German Embassy in Lon- don. Shortly after 8 o’clock this morning the members of the Cerman embassy, who ar- rived from London yesterday, proceeded to Osborne and tendered congratulations to Emperor Willlam upon his birthday. The Emperor, accompanied by the Crown Prince, met them in the reception-room. There were no formal speeches. Lord Roberts and Willlam St John Broderick, Secretary of State for War, were present at the morning prayers In Whippingham church at 11 o’clock to-d An hour later King Edward VII. Queen Alexandra and a number of royal per- sonages now at Osborme arrived at the church for the memorial service. This was a simple function, the hymns being sung by an unsurpliced choir of school children. Sir Walter Parratt, private or- ganist to the late Queen and organist to St. George's Chapel Royal, Windsor, played several funeral excerpts. The Bishop of Winchester, who was the preacher for the occasion, delfvered an eloquent panegyric upon Victoria, and de- clared ‘that- Emperor Willlam’'s actién M coming to her deathbed had touched the hearts of the British people and cemented the friendships of the two kindred na- tions. At the conclusion of the service | all stood during the performance of the Queen's “Death March.” After the memorial service in Whipping- ham Church Emperor Willlam and the Crown Prince went direct to the Hohen- zollern, receiving a salute of twenty-one guns. The Emneror took Iuncheon there, the guests including Lord Kintore. Colonel Carrington, who is attached to afs Majes- ty's staff while in England, the members of the German embassy and others. Crown Prince Frederick Willlam pro- posed the Emperor's health, which was drunk with “hochs.”” The Kalser then drank the health of King Edward, the en- tire comnany standing Then Willlam donred the uniform of a British admiral to receive visitors who might call to tender congratulations. ward. in the uniform of an admiral, the Duke of Connaught. Prince Christian and other roval personages. Lord Roberty and Mr. Broderick. all in full uniforms. The Emperor received the King at the gangway. The yacht was rolling heavily, owing to the gale. so that the Queen and the royal ladies were prevented accom- panying the King. After tea had been served the roval party returned to Os- borne House. Emperor Willlam and the Crown Prince immediatelv returning the visit and dining wiih the King. Tn addition to the sword of a fleld mar- shal, Kinez Edward has presented to Em- neror Willlam, already a Knight of the Garter, the insignia of the order in dla- monds. The fact that this gift was or- dered by the late Queen with the inten- tlon of presenting it on the Kaiser's birthday gave a pathetic Interest to the presentation. Emperor Willlam on learning of the King’s Intention to appoint him a fleid marshal sent the following telegram to Lora Salisbury: “The King, my august uncle, confers upon me the rank of a fleld marshal m his army and Informs me that my ap- pointment will be published on my birth- day. I hasten to apprise you of my deep appreciation of so signal a proof of his Majesty's affection to me. and T rejolce to think that T shall be numbered among those of the highest rank in his Majes- ty’s gallant arm The Emperor sent a copy of the dis- patch to Lord Roberts. Lord Salisbury replied as follows: “I beg Wwith most profound respect to tender to your Imperfal Majesty my thanks for your telegram and my sin- cere congratulations upon the anniversa- ry of your Majesty’s birthday and upen the: appointment to the exalted rank of fleld marshal which my august sovereign the King has been pleased to confer on your Imperial Majesty: and I am con- vinced that your acceptance of the office will give the livellest gratification to all classes of the nation who have been deep- 1y touched by the consideration and kind- 1y fealing exhibited in your gracious visit on this solemn occasion.” Lord Roberts responded In the follow- ing terms: “T have the homor to acknowledge the | recelpt of your Mafesty's gracious tele- gram, giving me the joyful tidings that his Majesty King Edward has conferred upon your Majesty the rank of fleld mar- Continued on Fifth Page.