The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 3, 1901, Page 1

9 VOLUME LXXXIX— 0. 124. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 85 190F3 b is PRICE FIVE CENTS. BOERS USE LAW COURT AS WEAPON Stop tlfiparturei 0f Steamer From New Orleans. | —— Federal Authorities Asked | to Prevent Shipment of War Material —_— NEW ORLEANS, April 2—Proceedings were brought in the United States Court | here by representatives of the Boers to prevent the sailing of the steam- | ship Anglo-Australian, loaded with mules d to the British in South Africa. after reading the peti- sued an order requiring the de- ants in the case to show cause oni April 6 why a preliminary injunction | to-day Judge Parlange, not be granted. The suit is brought. Samuel Pearson, a citizen of the | republic, residing at Bar- Van ss, a citizen of | s D. Pierce, Con- the Orange Free State, | ajn Harrison of the er, Dempster & Co., owners and Robert and Matthew represent Elder, Dempster jon sets forth that the United its people are at peace with the ublic and the Orange | their citizens; that Great | Erita war with these republics, seeking to destroy the property rights and oners; that for the pur- ng on this war the Anglo- now loading at this port of war, namely, mules and | umber of 1200 and to the | that the steamer is em- tary service of the King E in; that for some time de- have been forwarding from this | ns of war, knowing that ns and the ship were in the rvice of Great Britain and that werd to be used against the people of he South African republic and the Orange ree Btate; t defendants are making use of New Orleans as a basis of the mil+ Great Britain in itg Africa and to augment its | cs and arms; that by the | munitions the armies of | are laying waste and de- ms and homes of petition- as prisopers of war the en of one of the petition- | that Samuel Pear- - wife ers son; ; suffered the destruction erty to the value of $30,000 with the loss of ‘1304(‘9]‘ that the War can be | Britain only through | military supplies from at when these supplies To Prohibit Shipment. | on of these statements an ed to prohibit the ship- es out of this port. jon is asked in the tralian was expected to t the effect of the order is- dge Parlange will be to detain ng on Saturday. Gen- | s been in the city for sev- | ring the suit. SIXTY BOERS CAPTURED. ritish Troops Make a Night B-aid{ on a Laager. | BLOEMFONTEIN, April 2—By a night se the British captured a laager of Boers 1 Boschberg, between ort and Saltpan, Orange River Col- LONDON, April 2—Under date of Pre- toria, April 1, Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office as follows: “Plumer has occupied Nynstroom and French has captured three guns on the lower Pongolo. Thirty-one prisoners have been captured in the Orange ony. There were no casuaitie LABORER'S PICK UNEARTHS BURIED SILVER BULLION Mexican Discovers Ingots While Ex- cavating Old Adobe Building and Thinks Them Lead. EL PASO, Tex., April 2.—Several days while excavating by a1 old adobe e Rio Grande River, a | Mexican named Manuel Chavis unearthed | large vy of silver bullion. The | ican thought the metal he had found | was lead and the value of his discovery | not ascertained until to-day. It is sed to be some bullion that was 1598 from a consignment which % shipped east on the Santa Fe age butlding near Shortly after the robbery a Mexican committed it was indicted here by a J on another offense and was sent to the penitentiary for a long w term. He never divulged the hiding place of the silver and it has remained undis- turbed until the laborer found it a few days ago, ag LONDSN COUNTY COUNCIL BENEFACTOR TO WORKMEN Will Buy Large Tract of Land Upon Which to Erect Laborers’ Houses. LONDON, April 2.--The London County Souncil has decided to buy 2% acres of land on which to bulid workmen's houses to gccommodate 42,000 persons. The cost will be £1,500,000, CRUIER COES TO THKE AMAY THE MINSTER President Castro IS Decidedly Hostile fo Loomis. Executive of Venezuela En- raged Because Detected in Duplicity. — PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, April 2—The United States auxiliary cruiser Scorpion has been ordefed to con- vey Francis B. Loomis, the United States Minister at Caracas, Venezuela, to San Juan de Porto Rico, where he will embark on a steamer for New York. The Scor- pion left La Guayfta at 10 o’clock. B An attache of the Foreign Office at Car- acas has divulged the fact that after the inspired press of Venezuela had for two months abused the United States navy, President McKinley and Loomis, the Veuezuelan Government formally asked for the recall of Loomis for no valid rea- son. He had, however, antagonized cer- tain high officials. . But the Government at Washington had supported Mr. Loomis and he is going to Washington, not be- cause he is recalled, but on leave of ab- sence, to consult with Secretary Hay. President Castro is personally hostile to Loomis because the latter has protested strongly against the non-payment of large sums due Americans after the President had solemnly promised to pay the Amer- icans before any other foreign claims. But Loomis discovered that the President was secretly paying German claims, thus violating his promise and evading the terms of the agreement which called for the payment of American claims. Await Loomis’ Arrival. WASHINGTON, April 2—Venezuela was the subject of a Cabinet discussion to- day. Secretary Hay presented all the documentary evidence in the case, show- ing conclusively that the claims of the United States citizens holding asphajt concessions were legally - clear and the United States cohsuldr agent had been {- 1egzlly imprisondd. Until Minister Loomis comes home and consults with Secretary Hay there will be po further aggreseive steps. It will re- quire about ten days for Loomis to ar- | rive here. WARSHIP MAY LOOSEN TURKISH PURSE STRINGS Battleship New York on Mediterra- nean Station May Help Liqui- date Missionary Claims. WASHINGTON, Apri! 2.—Turkey is still quibbling over the payment of $90,000 due American missionaries for damages sug- tained by them some seven years ago. Minister Leishman, who has presented his credentials to the Sultan, has renewed the | demand which Mr. Griscom was so ener- getic in pressing, but he has made no greater impression upop the pocketbook of the Sublime Porte than did Mr. Griscom or Mr. Straus. A year has elapsed siuce this Government commenced urging Tu:- key to pay the missionary claims and the authorities have come to the econclu: that more drastic measures than hereto- fore pursued must be adopted. What they will be has not been delermined, but the New York has not left the Mediterranean and she may go to Smyrna. In this case Rear Admiral Rodgers will go to Con- stantinople and in comvany with M. Leishman will call upon the Sultan. Upon the expiration of his present leave of ab- sence Mr. Griscom wili, it is expected, ‘tender his resignation as Sccretary of thz | legation in Constantinopie. Mr. Griscom has acquitted himself o the entire satis- faction of the Etate Devartment. LOUIS NAPOLEON IN PARIS ON A VISIT Resumption of Secret Meetings of | National Agitators Now Pre- dicted. PARIS, April 2—It is announced that Prince Louis Napoleon has arrived in Paris on a visit. Le Courrler du Soir, the Ministerial organ, which gives him a warning to abstain from scheming against the republic, says: “This Russian general is little troubled by his military duties, judging from the recent frequency of his visits to Paris. We must be prepared for a resumption of the secret meetings at the house of his aunt, Princess Mathilde, which is fre- quented by Nationalist agitators. We hope, for the sake of the tranquillity of the country, that no incident will occur which would oblige the Government to treat the Prince as he deserves namely, 2s a pretender. = Ve i LEADER OF AFRICAN MUTINEERS IS SHOT Remainder of Regiment Which Re- volted Is Shipped to Exile on Island. CAPE COAST CASTLE, Gold Coast Colony, April 2—Ths leader of the men belonging to the West African regiment who recently mutinicd because they were not returned to Sierra Leone at the time they understood they were to be sent home, has been court-martialed and pub- licly shot. The rest of the mutineers have been shipped to the island of Sherbro, forty miles from Sierra Leone. — S0 ore Leaves Bellevue. NEW YORK, April 2.—Maurice Barry- more was taken this evening from Belle- vue Hospital ‘to the Brunswick Home, a private insane asylum near Amityville, L. 1. He was accompanied by his son John and two attendants and made no objection to taking the trip. FRAUDS DUE T0 LACK OF INSPECTION But Thfié_Ofiicers at Manila Make | R_ep@s. Corbin Insists the Men Are Doing Duty and Scan- dalIs Exaggerated. fEeltaln Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1408 G STREET, N. W4 WASHINGTON, April 2.—Lack. of proper inspection is responsible in the opinion of high army officers for the com- missary scandal in the Philippines. Al- though the statement issued by Adjutant General Corbin to-day shows eighteen of- ficers on inspection duty in the islands, reportg have been received by the inspec- tor general's department from only three. Brigadier General Breckinridge, inspector general, recommended more than a year ago that three lieutenant: colonels of his department, Garlington, Sanger and Vroom, be ordered to Manila. *Garlington was sent, and after establishing a system of inspectign was compelled to Jeave the islands for his health, but has just re- turned. Sanger was ordered to proceed to Manila only a few weeks ago. Vroom is still in New York. Since the detail of seven officers to duty as inspector generals, General Breckin- ridge has urged that all be assigned to the Philippines, where the bulk of the army is, but his recommendation has been disregarded. Of the officers on duty now Lieutenant Colonel Mills is secretary to the. military governor, and Lfeutenant Colonel West and Lieutenant Colonel Brown have been heard from as on active service. v Other inspectors, with the exception of Major McKenna, who has not reported to Washington, are appointed by General MacArthur and have consequently no I authority from the Secretary f War to | .ake the inspections which some officials | here deem desirable. | General Corbin | the afficers have been faithfully doing | their duty. He thinks the reports of frauds are exaggerated. LONDON AGITATED OVER GIGANTIC ORE SWINDLE Seven Bankers Are Defrauded by Means of Cleverly Forged Documents. LONDON, April 3.—Two men were charged in a London Police Court yester- day with defrauding Barclay & Co., Lim- ited, of some £23,000 by means of forged | documents purporting to represent large shipments of gold ore which never ex- isted. According to the Daily Chronicle seven bankers were similarly defrauded of large amounts, the total sum involved being nearly $250,000. An unpleasant situation has been ecre- ated by the huge and boldly executed swindle. Efforts have been made to hush | the matter, up, but this would be impossi- ble. It is asserted that the supposed bags of bullion were filled with sand. DR Ve KING CHRISTIAN CHANGES HIS MIND ABOUT ISLANDS | Will No Longer Oppose Danish Wes* Indies Sale to the United * States. LONDON, April 2.—"It is no secret that King Christian, and still more the Crown | Prince, were from the beginning opposed |to a sale of the Danish West Indies,” | says:the Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily News. “This has greatly contribu- ted to protract the negotiations. Now the King has suddenly changed his mind. At the last state council he declared that he would “no longer oppose the sale to the United States, as he now understood it would be an' important step in the islands’ future development. The matter will now probably be settled quickly.” A L T STRIKE AFFECTS SCOTCH IRON AND STEEL TRADE Furnaces Damped and Mills Stopped Owing to the Eight-Hour Demonstrations. LONDON, April 2.—~The disaffection ex- isting among the Lanarkshire miners and iengineers. 30,000 of whom are idle owing to a strike for an eight-hour day, is hav- ing an adverse effect on the iron and stee! works in Scotland. Some of the iron mas- ters have taken rteps to damp down their furnaces to-night and steel makers will stop their mills. The railroads. enabled by the slackness of work, are serding en- gineers and shunters t> some of the mines. Some of the smallef collieries have grant- ed the elght-hour day cemanded by the strikers. —_—— FIERCE RIOTS OVER LAND GHTS IN SWITZERLAND Municipality Sells Common Land and Ten Are Killed in Ensuing Conflict. 3 LONDON, April 3.—The Daily Express has received the following from its corre- spondent at Geneva: \ “A terrible riot has occurred at Dienre, in the valley of Chamounix, owing Yo the municipal council selling land on which the people had enjoyed grazing rights. The inhabitants trled to set fire to the Town Hall and & flerce conflict ensued be- tween the rioters and gapdarmes. Ten persons were kLilled and fifteen injured.” insists, however, that | TWO CHILDREN SHIVER IN THE COLD 'RAIN WHILE THEIR EVICTOR FORCIBLY ‘TAKES POSSESSION OF THEIR HOME Frederick Skillman Usurps the Law, Casts Out of a House the Family of L. F. Curnier and Then Nails Up the Door—Officers of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Come to the Rescue RETTY Evangeline Curpler, who lives at 844 Mission street, had an experience yesterday that she will not forget in her lifetime. She was picked up bodily by a young man named Fred Skillman, thrown out of her home and forced to sit on the door- step of her abode shivering in the driz- zling rain that fell on her scantily pro- tected body. But for the prompt work of Secretary ‘White and Officer McMurry of the Cali- fornia Society for the Prévention of Cru- elty to Children the littlé girl and her smaller brother might have been com- pelled to remain in tiie cold for hours and their lives might have been endangered. Skillman was compelled by the officers of the Humane Society to withdraw the nails that he had used !u fastéhing the door and the little ones were once more com- fortably housed. The girl Was immediate- ly put to bed‘and will be compelled to = remain there for some time as she Is suf- fering from a slight attack of pneumonia. When she is able to leave her room she will, at the request of the Humane So- ciety, swear to a warrant for the arrest of Skillman for cruelty to children and . battery. The eviction is locked upon by the offi- cers of the Humane Society as one of the cruelest in their expcrience, and they in- tend to prosecute Skillman for his in- human conduct. The society cares not whether the quarrel between the Skill- mans and the Curniers is over rent or property ownership, but base their ‘dis- approval of Skillman's treatment of two innocent children who were left at home unprotected. A Cruel Eviction. Evangeline is only 14 years of age and is of slight build. The youth who acted as ejector is more than 22. The girl now is lying in bed nervous and frightened. On the other hand Skillman is proud of his achlevement. Last night he was sur- rounded by an admiring group composed of his wife, mother and older brother and brazenly discussed his cruel action. The story told by the little girl is as follows: She’ was inthe room alone with her brother Harold. Her mother had gone on an errand and her father was at his daily business. She had been sick and was compelled to remain in the room. About noon there was a knock at the door and she arose from the couch partly dressed and opened it. She was con- fronted by Skillman, who roughly asked her where her mother was. She informed him that her parents were both out, whereupon the courageous youth told her she would have to get out of the house.” Evangeline backed away from Skillman, informed him that she would not leave and ordered him out of the room. Instead of complying with her request Skillman rushed toward her and grabbed her around the waist and tried to force her out. Little Harold Curnier became fright- b ; FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE WITH HUGE ST. BERNARD FPhysician Battles for an Hour With Maddened Brute, Finally Chok- ing It to Death. NEWBURG, N. Y., April 2—Dr. Robert K. Kingston had a terrible encounter, lasting more than an hour, at his home In this city to-day with Bruno, his St. Ber- nard dog., weighing more than 200 pounds. ‘He overcame the brute, choking him to death, but at no light cost. Dr. Kingston had raised the dog from a puppy. He was out last night on a case and this morn- ing was resting and his children were playing with the dog. Suddenly the an- imal was seized with convulsions, and, running out of the dining-room, ascended to the chamber of the doctor and sprang on the sleeping physician, and a fight for life followed. Ti after time the dog ‘burled its teeth in the fleshy part of the lower arm, which the doctor used as a guard for his and face. Finally the contract I declined to zive them any more money. “What if I owed them a hundred dole lars? Had that brute the right to compel my little ones to stay cut in the rain? ‘Why, I could not do that to a dog. I am sorry that I was not home when he at- tacked my daughter. Skillman Made Threats. “I have asked the Skil!mans to quit tha premises, but the: will not leave. Skill- man has threatenad io kill me, but I am not afraid of him. No matter how much they had against me the Skillmans had no right to treat my family as they did Do you see this scissors? Well, that's what I found in the room after their un- LITTLE EVANGALINE .CURNIER, + FROM HER HOME BY FRED SKILLMAN AND W4S COMPELLED TO } STAY 'OUT IN THE RAIN WITHOUT PROTECTION. .l WHO WAS FORCIBLY EVICTED - I ened and ran screaming from the house. Despite her weakened condition the girl struggled flercely. Seeing that he could not manage the girl alone, Skillman called his wife and mother to his assistance, and between the three they managed to throw the child out into the cold. Skillman then nailed up the door. Found Her Children Shivering. ‘When Mrs. Curnier came home an hour later she found her little ones seated on the doorstep shivering from cold. She was told whal had happened, but the mother was too weak to give battle to the evictor and she joined her children on the front step and waited for the coming of the father. In ihe meantime some kindhearted neighbor, who saw the pa- thetic plight of the little family, sent word to the Society for the Prevention of Cru- elty to Children and Secretary White and Policeman McMurry were soon on the scene. When the matter was explained to the officers they read the “riot act” {o Skillman, ordered him to open the door and allow the shivering trio to séek shel- ter. The mother, daughter and little boy were taken in doors by the officers and made_as comfortable as possible. Th2 daughter ‘was immediately put “to bed. animal was forced into such a position that it could not escape. With both hands clutching its windpipe Dr. Kingston choked the breath out.of the animal's body and then, with the assistance of a neighbor, who had arrived, threw the carcass from the window. TURKEY SENDS TROOPS OF SOLDIERS TO TRIPOLI Italy’s Attitude Alarms Ottoman Government and It Takes Defensive Steps. LONDON, April 3.—Acgording to the Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Express, the Ottoman Government, owing to fears arising from TItaly’s attitude to- ward Tripoli, has dispatcned 3000 troops thither. . S, s ot ‘Will Improve the Rhine. BERLIN; April 2—The Magdeburgische asserts that tne governments of Baden, Bavaria and Alsace-Lorraine have decided to improve the Rhine from Strass- burg down at a cost of 12,000,000 marks. — ‘When Mr. Curnier arrived and learned of the unhappy plight of his family he had to be restrained from attacking Skillman. Curnier’s Explanation. “This house belongs to me,” said Mr. Curnler iIn explanation. “I own it and every piece of furniture in it. I leased it to Mrs. Skillman and to keep possession of the house until she pays what is due me I hired this room, which is occupled by my wife and children. I only come home for my meals. 1 live at the lodging- house I conduct at 1061 Howard street. “When I leased this house to the Skiil- mans they agreed to pay me $0 a month until they had paid the amount due. They have failed to live up to their agreement and now owe me $3%. Mrs. Skillman has only paid me $125. As they failed to live up to their contract I instructed my at- torneys, Joscelyn & Joscelyn, to bring sult against them for an annulment of the contract. The papers were served on th yesterday and I bellsve that: the unpro- voked attack on my family is the outcome of the suit. “They claim that T owe them money. ‘Well, they will have a chance to prove it in court. I paid the rert for' tha room oc- cupled by my family up to the 28th of March, but as they failed to pay me on the GOVERNOR ALLEN OF PORTO RICO MAY RESIGN POST Friends Expect This Action While Official Gossip Names Foreign Ministry for Him. WASHINGTON, April 2.—While Gover- nor Allen of Porto Rico, who sailed yes- terday from San Juan-on the Mayflower for Hampton Roads, has not formally sub- mitted his resignation, so far as can be learned, his friends here would not be sur- prised if he decided not to return to Porto Rico. Governor Allen went to Porto Rico in May last at the personal request of the President to set up the new civil govern- ment there it Into good working order with the ct understanding that he was not to be asked to remain after this was done. - The President and Secretary of War are full of praise for the manmer in which Governor Allen has accomplished his task. 1t is expected here that if Governor Allen declines to continue in office, Secretary - 3 welcome visit. I am golng to take it to court and show 1t to the Judge. I belleva one of the Skillmans was armed with it and intended using it on one of my chil- dren. As soon as Evangeline is able to leave her bed I will take hér to the Poilca Court and have her swear out a warrant for Skillman's arrest. He deserves to be punished.” In an adjoining room the Skillmans held a council of war. Young Skillman is a husky youth, rough in speech and evi- dently the head of the household. He was boastful in his attitude and thought he had done a wise thing in ousting the Cur- niers. He declared they deserved the treatment accorded them and more of it. He strencoasly denled that he had been rough to Evangeline. Skillman’s Version. “I did mot treat her rough,” he sail “She talked back to me when I told her to put on her duds and leave the house and I just picked her up and put her out- side. If she says I threw her against the ‘wall she lies. “The Curniers owe us rent. We own tais house. There was a mortgage on it when we leased it from Curnier and we did not know it until afterward. Do you think we are fools enough to pay money over to him and later on have the man who holds the mortgage come around and try to col- lect agaip from us? We paid our rent to Madison & Burke and I can show you the receipt. “No, our attorney aid rot advise me to throw the Curniers out, but he insinuated that if certdin people were on his property he would take such action against them. We are ready to fight this matter in tha court and we will be ready to prove that Curnier told neighbors that he was ‘going to do us up.”” The present status of the case is this: The Curniers hold onc part of the house and the Skillmans the other. A civil sult is now pending 4nd the forcible ejectment of-Evangeline will bring the majesty of the law down on the head of Fred Skiil- man, amateur evictor. D e B T e ] Hunt, late of Montana, will succeed to the place. As to Governor Allen’s future, his name is connected in official gossip with one of the foreign Ministries, though as thers are no present vacanclies he might be obliged to wait for a time. b B BULGARIAN REBELS GET DEATH AND IMPRISONMENT Twelve Revolutionists Sentenced for Murder of a Priest and Other Crimes. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2.—-Twelve Bulgarians tried at Monastir for the nur- der of a priest at Stavro and for other revolutionary acts have been sentenced, one to death, three to imprisonment for life and the others to imprisonment for terms varying from two to ten years. —_— 2 Grecian Monarch e CANEA, Island of Crets, April 2—Princs George) of Greece, tha high commissioner of the powers, has Jismissed the foreign Minister, M. Veniseles, for Having said that Crete should be independent,