The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 29, 1901, Page 1

Call, VOLUME LXXXIX—NO. 60. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1901. HILLIONAIRE 5 THREATENED it An Attempt to Ex- fort Money From a Klondiker. e T. S. Lippy Given the Choice [ Paying $2500 or Los- ing Eyes and Ears. request an: it wo rich man’s nds. It n without of y e pers ey red for re- t our d and more requ giving us and wil We are watcn- ave you in »wl about ur Cher- day 15 $2000 in paper money small this or some ctween have put the top p. Place the ack into the see it and we can & th 1 r from = . e of Eighteenth N this be- ce morrow night r K we will watch to see back and breathe one, as we will We are We want ou. BLACK CAPS.” UNIQUE VERDICT OF A CORONER’S JURY Agrees Murray Hall Died of Natural Cfi ses and “He Was a Lady.” urray Hall He OR tural causes. e inquest into the « woman who for as a man, was many Hall. The s not proper- one 1. . the question rumor of foul of sex and play ha\‘ln‘ aused him to take it up. In his speech tc jury, as well as | throughout the entir> proceedings, ferring to Geceased, as @ means of escape. Miss Minnje Hall, an adopted daughter, that she ved with Hall fi¢. and never suspected he was a cften using neuter A note In Hall's handwriting was pro- been sandbagged and almost disabled for e “by that wicked villain, William Miss Hall seid she did not belleve the jbagging had anything to do with s death. Chicago Council’s Action. f‘HIr‘Ar.O Jan. 28—The il to-night refused to pass a resolu- o of sympathy with the people of the British empire on the death of Queen Vic- The motion to suspend the rules ed five of the necessary two-thirds. ighteenth | | Piccaamy Hyue Park, emerging at the marble arch, returned by a Cor- | a member of the | the | Coroner continually mixed his genders in | which he complained that he had | Municipal | 'ALL LONDON TO VIEW THE FUNERAL PAGEANT 'Route of the Procession Extended and WHH T[]RT”H[ Al! Draperies Displayed by Citizens ’ Will Be Purple. i ] g ES VII AT COWES. CROWN PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF GERMANY, VESTED WITH THE ORDER OF THE GARTER BY KING EDWARD WHO WAS IN- RN S PSSP & 3 ONDON, Jan. 28.—The ceremony, of | begging him to limit the period of national proclaiming King Edward VII as King of the United Kingdom of | King, as Prince of Wales, used his influ- | Great Britaln and Ireland and Emperor of India continues in all centers of the kingdom. The impressive function took place in the royal borough f Windsor at noon. Thousands witnessed the historic proceedings. The Mayor read the proclamation from the base of the Queen’s statue on Castle Hill, recorder read it at Henry VII's fares of trumpets and cheers for his Ma- jesty, in which the Eton boys prominent part, closed the ceremony. According to the present arrangements the United States the only count is and the | mourning. On previous occasions the ence in this direction, and now, as King, | he has asserted his well-known opposition gate. Fan- | took a | which will not be spectally represented at | the funeral of Queen Victoria. The United States Embassy has received no instruc- tions so far, and it is supposed that only the United States Embassador, Joseph H Choate, and his staff will be present. Practically all business will be suspend- ed Saturday. The stores will not open ex- cept in the poorer quarter. In order to give Londoners a full oppor- tunity to witness the funeral procession it has been decided to extend the route. which is now fixed to pass Buckingham Palace, through St. James Park and past St. James Palace to Piccadilly, then along to Hyde Park corner, through | Prince, | him for his visit at this time of sorrow | to the observance of long periods of of- ficial mourning. INVESTED WITH THE GARTER. | Crown Prince of Germany Is Deco- rated by King Edward. cow: Isle of Wight. Jan. 28.—The Crown Prince of Germany, Frederick Wil- liam, was invested with the.Order of the Garter to-day by King Edward VIL investiture occurred in the council cham- ber of Osborne House and was a brilllant function. The high officers’of the house- hold, military and civil functionaries and the Emperor’s entourage, including a par- | ty from the imperia¥ yacht Hohenzollern, were present, all in full uniform. While the Crown Prince knelt before the King to receive the insignia his Majesty addressed a few cordial words to the and then, turning to Emperor William, in touching terms he thanked and bereavement and dwelt on the per- sonal and other ties uniting Germany and | | Great Britain. | stow then along Edgeware road to Paddington | station. rout This is double the length of the e originally intended, and will con- sume fully two hours. For similar rea- sons the route at Windsor has been ex- tended to include High street, Park street and Long Walk before entering the castle. It was officially announced late this | evening that King Edward had ordered Saturday to be observed as a day of gen- | eral mourning. All the banks will be closed and business suspended. The ar- rangements for the funeral have been only partially determined. Almost everything thus far is provisional and subject to the approval of the King, who will come to London to-morrow to look over what has been proposed and give his decision. By order of the King the officer6f works desires that all draperies displayed by citizens shall be purple. The procession from the St. George's Chapel Royal, at Windsor, to Frogmore has been abandoned, and the coffin will | remain in the chapel until the day of in- terment, which will probably be Monday. ; Emperor Willlam has commanded Count von Wagel, master of horse, to bring six of his Majesty’s chargers from Berlin, ana the Kalser, the Crown Prince and other Germans in official attendance at the funeral will ride in the procession. The gun carriages to be used at Cowes and Windsor and in London will be painted | the color of khaki and fitted with rubber | tires. A supplement of the Gazette this after- noon announces that it is not desired that | the public wear deep mourning atter | March 6. but that half mourning should | be worn until April 17. There has been a strong outery from manufacturers and merchants at a pro- | longed period of mourning. The dealers regarded the first edict with dismay, and | great injury to the colored goods trade, in many cases actual ruin, was predicted. Following the precedent of 1768. when the city merchants petitioned ‘George III to curtall the period of mourning, trade cir- cles in the United Kingdom had already started a petition to King Eéward VII | It is said that Emperor William will be- | the Order of the Red Eagle on Prince Arthur of Connaught (the son of the Duke of Connaught). The grand court marshal of Prussia, Count von Eulenberg, 1s on his way here to join the suite of Emperor Willlam. The latter aeccompanied the Crown Prince on a long ramble through the Osborne House grounds to-day. His Majesty later board- ed the Hohenzollern to transact urgent state business. The funeral procession will leave Os- borne House Friday at 2 p. m. From the house to the pier will be lined with troops, and the royal personages will fol- low the coffin on foot. ' An order issued by Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Hotham shows that tairty-eight British vessels will take part in the naval aisplay. LR WHY IRELAND IS ABSENT. Redmond Tells of the Woes of tha Emerald Isle. DUBLIN, Jan. 28.—John Redmond, lead- er of the United Irish party, speaking at Wexford sald: “All- the world assembled in London, not in triumph, but in sorrow, around the bier of her who to English people at least will live in history as a great constitutionai sovereign. But Ireland was absent. Ire- land of all her empire stood apart, sullen and dissatisfied. “Ask your English rulers why. It is not because the Irish race Is hard of heart and cold of nature; it is not because of any want of respect for the personal vir- tues of the lady from whose weary hand the scepter of power is snatched by death. “It is because the reign which is just closed has been for Ireland and all the Irish race more disastrous than any reign In three hundred years. During this reign a million and a half of our people have perished by famine; five millions have emigrated to other lands. “Under the sway of this monarch there have been forty coerclon acts depriving Ireland of her constitutional rights. “What has converted Canada from a land of rebellion to a happy colony would trarsform Ireland to-morrow from a dis- affected to a contented land.”” The | FERCE DUEL 5 FOLGHT B TD EXPERTS Rival Fencing Mas- ters Meet in Furi- ous Combat. Aiter a Great Display of Skill the Italian Sticks Frenchman’s Armpit. Soecial Dispatch to The Call PARIS, Jan. 28.—In the presence of a hundred and odd onlookers and standing | arenchea and chilled to the bone by a | ceaseless downpour of' rain that turned the triangular space behind the tribunes at the Parc des Princes Velodrome into | an ankle-deep mud bath, a duel between Fencing_Masters Damotte and Athos de San Malata took place this afternoon. To Damotte, as the offended party, had been accorded the right of imposing con- ditions, which were accepted. 8o the duel was to be fought in the open air, the an- tagonists were to use swords to which they were accustomed, ‘‘corps a corps* was forbidden, the ground gained was to be retained and each adversary was to wear an unstarched shirt and gloves fin- ishing at the wrist. At 3:30 o'clock M. Ayat, who had been chosen directeur de combat, pronounced the words “allez, messieurs,” Damotte at once assumed his position, | but to the surprise of the onlookers the | young Italian, holding his sword still stretched at arm’'s length, gracefully, | courteously and superbly brought it around in a semi-circular, sweeping salu- tation to the crowd, a salute that was in- stinct with splendid gallantry, with the “panache” of the chivalrous epoch. Then suddenly every muscle seemed to spring to life. With the right foot ad- vanced, the left hand flung upward in coynterpoise, the whole body balanced ele- gantly and the blade licking in and out, the young man—no, both men—presented a picture glorious in its very savagery. The fight had begun. Courage was equal and skill was equal. Damotte |gave way a lttle and st ground slightly it was only because nothing short of a vital thrust could not be given, for the point of that glittering yard of steel | circled around, deadly, menacing, always seeking an opening and never finding one, but ever preventing Damotte from profit- ing from the dangerdusly deceptive ex- posure of his adversary. Time and again a clear ping of the point on the sworl |guarda or the rapid beating of blade against blade rang out, or the almost bar- | baric “huh huh' of the flery young Sici- | lian told that he had lunged. “Halt” it was the first round. Da- ! motte's sword point had been blunted by | the shock against the guard of his oppo- | nent's weapon. It was soon changed, the combatants meantime standing approxi- mately where they were when the halt | was called, protected with great coats | pfrom the deluge that continued to fall. Swords were again put into position and | the second reprise began. Damotte’'s sword, however, had again been damaged and had to be exchanged. This was the second round. Always impetuous “La Faria Sicillana” Malata attacked at once. The clangor of the battle became so rapid as to become almost continuous. Then, tiger swift, the whole body of the | Itallan was flung forward in a movement that seemed to bring him into a straight line, sloping upward from the tip of his |le([ shoe to the point of his cruel bluish sword, which was buried or flashed under Damotte's right armpit. “Huh,"” said he. The movement was so quick that it seemed incredible it had taken place, but both knew it had gone home. @i ik e e @ N&W CREDENTIALS FOR CHOATE Charged to Represent America at the Queen’s Funeral. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—It has been decided that Mr. Choate should have new credentials. His old credentials accredited him to the Queen. He will'now be ac- credited as United States Embassador at the court of Edward VII. Lord Paunce- fote, it is expected, will receive new cre- dentials as Embassador to the United States, his present commission being signed by the Queen. Secretary Hay has charged Embassador Choate ‘to represen: the Government of the United States and the President at the services at Windsor. For lack of time a special Embassador will not be sent. It has been decided that the funeral services heére in memory of the Queen shall take place in St. John's Episcopal Church, Feb: 2, coincident with the ary 2, gervices in Englanl. PREMIER WILL NOT RESIGN. Cordial R-lations Between Salisbury and the King. LONDON, Jan. 28.—There is not the slightest foundation, the Assoclated Press is officially informed, for the statement that ‘Lord Salisbury will resign. Further, it 1s ‘officially set forth that the Premier's absence from Osborne at the time of the death of Queen Victorla was die to the urgent request of King Edward, who feared Lord Salisbury’s health might be impaired by the trying journey, as sea trips go particularly hard with the Pre- mier. Besides it was bitterly cold at Cowes. The most cordial relations pre- vail between X.Iu Edward and Lord Salisbury. b3 e PRICE FIVE CENTS. MRS. NATION ARRAIGNS OFFICIALS OF KANSAS Demands That the Governor Call Out| the Militia and Invites Him to Join in Smashlng Saloons. OPEKA, Kans., Jan. 28.—Mrs. Car- rie Nation to-day invaded the of- fice of Governor Stanley in his chambers in the Capitol building and for a solid hour arraigned the chief executive of the State for his failure to close the saloons of Kansas. Then in turn she visited the offices of Attorney General Goddard, County Attorney Nich- ols and Sheriff Porter and demanded of each that they close the saloons. ‘When Mrs. Nation entered Governor Stanley's office she was followed by a crowd of newspaper reporters and others. By turns she administered to Governor Stanley a tongue-lashing for his fallure to uphold the laws against liquor selling or begged him for ald to carry on her crusade. She put her questions with flerceness and answered them herself without giving the Governor time to utter a complete sentence in his own defense. Mrs. Nation accused Governor Stanley of branding her a law-breaker and de- manded to know if he had a better method than she of ridding the State of saloons. “Do you think my muthod is right?” she asked. “No, I don’t,” replled the Governor. “Well, Governor, have you a better one?” As the Governor turned in his chair to make answer every one listened intently. “No, I don’t think I have,” he finally re- plied. Continuing, he managed to edge in a few words more. “What can I do? I am powerless. The law does not allow me to | do what I desire. The law gives me no privileges. What can I do?" “If necessary call out the militia,” Mrs. Nation's prompt reply. Then this crusader began a philippic that caused Governor Stanley’'s anger to rise and the crowd grouped about his desk to look on in wonder. “You can close every joint in Kansas if was | you will, Governor Stanley,” she sald with force. ““You can do it if you want to, but you won’t. But you are a law-breaker yourself if you don’t. You took your oath of office to keep the law.” As Mrs. Nation proceeded she became more vehement and her voice quivered. She rose from her chair and looked full in the face of Governor Stanley, and pointing her finger at him called him “law Lreaker” and “‘perjurer’” without the least show of fear. She repeated these words of accusation again and again. He tried to make reply, but she gave him no chance, the words of invective pouring from her with a rush that would not be stemmed. Finally, his temper gone, Governor Stanley arose from his seat and shouted back: “You cannot come here and talk that way to me. You cannot talk to me this way, I say. You are a woman; but I on't stand it. You will have to leave if you cannot.” “I am a mother. I am a grandmother. And I represent themothers of the State.’ “You don’t, you don't represent them,’ almost shouted the Governor. The words flew back and forth with such flerceness that it was impossible to dis- | tinguish them. The room was in an up- roar. Then Mrs. Nation talked more calmly, pleading with the Governor to aid her. “You come with me and help smash sa- she urged. And then she added: “If you won't help us, if you won’t help me, T'll go around and I'll smash, smash, smash, Governor. The devil seems to have a cinch on the men, but he hasn't a cinch on the hatchets and rocks.” Finally Governor Stanley volunteered: “You get the Prosecuting Attorneys of | the different counties to put the joint- | keepers In jail, and I'll use my power as Governor to keep them in. I'll see that | they are not pardoned out.” This promise instantly transformed Mrs. Nation. She fairly beamed with joy, and thanking the Guvernor started for the of- + GOVERNOR STANLEY OF KAN- SAS, WHO WAS WORRIED BY MRS. NATION. s A e e fice of Attorney General Goddard. The Attorney General was engaged, but she forced her way into his private office and introduced herself with these words: “We want you to close these joints— these murder shops.” ficlals who neglected their duty in allow- ing the saloons to run, and when he evad- | ed her direct questions and referred her to the County Attorney Mrs. asked: ing, are you? Now, don't dodge.” he had sworn to do on taking his oath, Mrs. Nation, followed by an army of peo- ple, with a bodyguard of newspaper men, started for the County Attorney's office. “The Governor and the Attorney Gen- eral are dodgirg,” she said, “but there's no dodging in any hatchet.” She had lost her wraps and her vell dur- ing her raid on the State House, but she wasted no time in looking for them. To County Attorney Nichols she repeat- €@ her demands, and finally sald wished to swear a warrant for the saloon- keeper's wife who had attacked her Sat- | urday night with a broomstick. With a few words of warning, Mrs. Nation and time headéd toward the office of Sheriff Porter 8. Cook. The Sheriff was in a rage, and at last, bolling over with anger under her scorch- ing attack, he broke away and rushing toward a newsbaper man In the crowd who had pointed at him seized the of- fender's collar and made a motion to | strike him. Others interfered, and Cook, returning to Mrs. Nation's side, asked her | to his private office to continue the argu- ment alone. The Chief of Police was picked out for the next onslaught, but his office was found locked, and Mrs. Nation harangued a crowd that had gathered in the street near the County Jall. - CREATES MUCH ENTHUSIASM. Mrs. Nation Speaks Before the State Tumperance Union. TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 28.—Mrs. Nation made a short address at the meeting of the State Temperanfe Union to-day and created much enthusiasm. Her address during the past few months. Mrs. C. B. Hoffman of Enterprise made a sensational address, heartlly - concurring with the work of Mrs. Nation. She alded Mrs. Na- tion in her work at Enterprise. GIRL FENCERS TO MEET IN “MORTAL"” COMBATS| Series of Encounters Between the Misses : Schrader and Mower. §T. PAUL, Minn, Jan. 28.—Louise Schrader, smarting under the taunts of Alicia Mower, her former Chicago rival, has challenged the latter to mortal com- bat. Bare tipped foils are named as the weapons, and there is every prospect of an exclting affair when Miss Schrader and Miss Mower come together. Frifhds of Louise assert that Alicia needs a pinking which Louise is entirely capable of ad- ministering. Miss Schrader {s a Minneapolis girl, who gives instructions in fencing, corrective gymnastics, etc. She is a pupil of Otto Mauthe, whose habit it was during his residence here to resent all pretensions to superfority on the part of professional het pollel., Miss Schrader imbibed with her instruction from Professor Mauthe something of the latter's assertiveness. She finds no merit in the pretensions of the Chicago girl, with whom she was formerly a pupil in one of the Chicage schools. The Chicago woman insists she was always able to beat Miss Schrader at the fencing game, and expresses con- fidence in her ability to do the trick again. Miss Schrader expresses the opinion that Miss Mower has not altered much since her amateur days, and recalls that in those days Miss Mower did most of her fencing conversationally. Tre two girls have managed to excile each other’s animosity to a degree which seems to~justify thelr clashing ln some secluded dell. Every afternoon for the last three weeks Miss Schrader has been practicing hard city. As the affair stands at present, it is ar- Schrader in three separate engagements. The first of these will be brought off in | Minneapolis, the second in St. Paul and | at the conclusion of the second meeting. EULOGIES IN MEMORY Chamber of Deputies Suspends Busi- ness to Honor Italy’s Great Composer. ROME, Jan. 22—The Chamber of Depu- tles was crowded to-dav when the presi- gnor Villa, the Minister of Educa- tion, Signor Gallo, and Deputies of all parties eulogized the late Giuseppe Verdl. It was decided to drape the chamber in omourning for a week, to send a delegation to the funeral and to hold & solemn memorial celebration a month after the funeral which, In accordance with Verdi's re- quest, will be most simple. The session of the House was then suspended g i i 2 Illuminations Postponed THE HAQUE, Jan. 28.—The illumina- tions.in honor of the marriage of Queen ‘Wilhelmina to Duke Henry of Mecklen- burg-Schwerin have been postponed to February 4 out of respect to Qmen Vie- torfa's funeral.. She demanded that he remove those of- | Nation | “Mr. Attorney General, you're not dodg- | With a parting Injunction to do what | she | her train were again on thelr way, this | was mainly an account of her experiences | with one of the best male fencers in the | ranged that Miss Mower shall meet Miss | the third according to the toss of a coin | « OF GIUSEPPI VERDI * | been 300 casualties. FEW BOKER - CHIEFS ARE T0 Bt BEHEADED Envoys Xffi)eciding Upon Modes of Punishment. Meanwhile Russia IS Play- | ingaGame to Secure Con- trol of Manchuria. 2. PEKING, Jan. 28.—A meeting of the for- | elgn envoys was held this morning. at- | tended only by those whose fellow-coun- | trymen have been killed in the interior provinces, the object being to decide what punishment should be inflicted upon minor | officials. A report will be made to a gen- | eral meeting of the Ministers, to be held | probably after the funeral of Queen Vie- toria. The Ministers refuse to state the decisions arrived at, but it is belleved few will be beheaded, and certainly not the highest officials. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching have, on their request, had Sheng and Chou Fu appointed to assist in the negotiations. Chou Fu is the newly appointed treasurer of Chili and was formerly Chinese Min- ister to Korea. The Germans to-day began building bar- racks for the legation guards. Reports from the province of Honan say the na- tive Christians there are not molested, | but that they are boycotted and zre suf- fering much distress in consequence. NINE PEACE CONDITIONS. Russia’s Scheme to Gain Absoluts Control of Manchuria. LONDON, Jan.29.—The Daily News pub- lishes the following from its Shanghai correspondent: “Sheng, the taotal, has received a telegram from Li Hung Chang | saying that the Russian representatives in Manchuria presented to Tseng Chi, the Tartar general at Shenking, nine peace | conditions, restoring Manchuria to China but giving Russia absolute control of the province, she undertaking in case of war to support China. | “As Tseng Chi refected these conditions 1L{ Hung Chang ordered Cho Hat Pau, the to | new Tartar general at Hallungkang, undertake the regotiations.” | ‘“Strong evidence exists,” says the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, “that negotiations are og foot be tween China and Russia with regard | the cession of three eastern provinces.” A Shanghai special says: A dispatch to the North China Dailv News of this city from Peking says that Li Hung Chang is | suftering from fever and is delirfous, his | life being despaired of. : TO ESCAPE DECAPITATION. | Princes of Royal Blood May Escapa ‘With Imprisonment. SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—The Universal | Gagette of Peking is authority for the statement that the Chinese peace commissioners have received defin- ite fmperial instructions not. to consent to any punishment heavier than imprison- ment for princes of the royal blood. This news reached Seattle late last night oa the United States transvort Arab. The Gazette, discussing the peace terms, | eriticizes them for tlweir omissions oniy, pointing out that the officlals who are to be punished should have been designated | by name and the nature of the punish- ment specified. “As the demand now stands.” says the Gazette, “there may be a difference of opinion as to whether or not Tung Fuh | Tstang is included. As for Prince Tuan, | the chief of sinners, his name has not | even been mentioned. It is known that | the Chinese peace commissioners have definite imperial instructions not to conm- sent to a severer punishment of princea of the royal blood than imprisonment.” “LOTTA” SERIOUSLY ILL IN NEW YORX Retired Actress Who Made Her Debut in California Suffering From Gastritis. NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Charlotte Crad- tree, the retired actress, better known as Lotta, is 111 of acute gastritis at her apart- ments in the Hotel Navarre. She became | suddenly ill Sunday night while dining out. Dr. Gibbs, the hotel physician, at- | tending Miss Crabtree, said to-night thac | her fliness is not yet serious, but requires | close watching. Lotta was born in this city in 1347. Her first stage experience was at Petaluma, | Cal., when she was six years old. Ten | years later she made her debut In this city at Niblo's Garden. She retired sev- ier;l years ago with a fortune, supposed | to be about $1,000,000, much of which is | invested tn New York City real estate. DAILY ENCOUNTERS Hundreds of People Have Been Killed and Many Prisoners Taken. COLON, Colombia, Jan. 28.—The Insur- gents have encounters with the Govern- ment troops almost dally near the line of the canal. It is estimated that there have Several prisoners have been taken on both sides. The peo- ple are anxlous, but the presénce of the American warships Philadeiphla and Bancroft have so far prevented a catas- trophe. A i Muellers Sentenced. BERLIN, Jan. 28.—The trial at Goerlitz of Mueller and his son, bankrupt bankers, has resulted in the sentence of both to ten years’ imprisonment in a penitentiary.