The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1901. JAPAN IS HURRIEDLY PLACING HERSELF UPON WAR FOOTING Shipping Companies Are Ordered to Hold Their Ves- sels in Readiness for Transport Service. MARQUILS “1Te e proposition, no matter whatever state makes it, provided it Is just and proper. It is belieyed that the Peking negotia- tions will proceed in pe:fect harmony, un- interrupted by the incident caused by the Manchurian ~ convention, which — now seems to have been fairly settled.” ki LOOTERS SENTENCED/'TO DEATH. | General Chaffee May Prevent Pun- ishment of the Condemned. PEKING, April 7.—A band of foreign thieves, including two men who dressed as Americans, recently robbed the house of Lien Yuen, who was beheaded last August icr advoeating peace. On ¥riday night a large armed band again attacked the house and wounded Lien Yuen's oldest son. A number of Chinese police, with an American patrol, succeed- ed in arresting twelve of the thieves. These men were arraigned in the Chinese court in the American section of the city, under Major Robertson. who favors the carrying out of the Chinese law, which requires the imposition of the death pen- alty in cases of this kind, but. General Chatffee, following his previous decisions, may commute such sentence. Four armed buvrglars have been sen- tenced to death by the uative court in the English section, and Major du Boulay probably will confirm the sentence, though his predecessor, Captain Selwyn, was opposed to the extensive application of decapitation. The natives generally re- sard severe punishment in such cases as the only preventive of a repetition of the crime. The commanders of several foreign con- tingents met to-day at Count von Walder- see’s headquarters and decided to raze all the forts at Taku, Tientsin, Peitang and Shanhaikwan and along the railway with- in %00 meters of the line. It was also de- cided to destroy all camps and arsenals except the west ‘arsenal at Tientsin, which wiil be used as barracks for the perma- nent military guard. Ten posts will be established between Peking and Shan- haikwan, which will be garrisoned by 6000 men. Two_ thousand troops will be sta- tioned at Tientsin, but 6000 will remain there temporarily. 'The number to remain in Peking has not yet been decided upon. Messengers who have just arrived from | Singanfu confirm the reports of the rav- ages of famine in that province. timated that 3000 persons are dying daily from starvation. Sixteen public soup kitchens have been established, but they are utterly insufflcient to relieve the hun- ONDON, April 8—The Yokohama Mall, wiring yesterday and dealing with the attitude of Japan toward Rus- | correspondent of the Daily sia’s Chinese policy, says: rping companies have been ordered id their wve rt service. Cruisers on the reserve ave service. 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All druggists. in readiness for been commissioned for active | !monq the ‘court to take in the event of Russia_retaining Manchuria.” The Peking correspondent of the Morn- ing Post, wiring Saturday, says: “The French are still opnosed by the Chinese near Haili, but are careful to | avoid conflict, vecause any advance would be anticipated by the Germans, whos= patiols are thirty miles within the pro- | ¥ince of Shansi and can reach Talyuen-Fu at any moment. | At Chingting-Fu the French intercept- | ed a letter from Li Hung Chang to the overnor of Slansi, complaining that the Manchuria convention wounld have to be signed because the European powers were willing to sit down as usual to watch Russia devour China. erted on good authority that sia lling to give Japan a free hand in Korea with a view to preventing her assuming a hostile attitude.” | CHINESE GOVERNMENT’S REPLY Earnestly Appeals to the Powers for Better Terms. WASHINGTON, April 7.—In her official note to powers in answer to the de- | mands made by the foreign representa- tives in Peking. Chinu earnestly appealed for better terms. A copy of the note has been receivf§fd by the State Department. It in pa We point out that in the interior of China local banditti are to be found everywhere, and, what is more, they carry firearms and weap- ons of a similar nature, mostly clandestinely imported from abroad. Unless Chinese sol- diers, told off to hold them in check, are armed with efficient weapons it would be dif- ficult to maintain order; and should these ban- | ditti create disturbances and make trouble | traders and others, Chinese or forelgn can | hardly avoid being ‘injured thereby. We would | accordingly request that some fixed term of | Years be agreed upon, at the expiration of which purchase would be allowed as hereto- fore. Material for the manufacture of muni- tions of war consists of many kinds, and as far as those which are indispensable for Gov- ernment use are concerned the Tsung Li Yamen ought, on giving notice in writing, be permitted to buy them as occasion requires. As legation guards we would earnestly beg that a fixed number be decided upon and minute regulations for keeping them under | control be drawn up, so that they may not preliminary the powers as to how many men of each nation dre to be employed for keeping open communi- cation, what the total number is to be and | what separate points are to be occupled, should take place and the result communi Cated to us. Further. the powers should dra up regulations for keeping the troops under control, so that no cause for alarm would be afforded to the inhabitants of the country around. Such troops shall be sent solely for the protection of foreign officials and mer- chants: they will have nothing to do with Chinese territory and Chinese travelers. The territorial authorities of China have on repeated occasions had thelr responsibility as regards the protection of foreigners impressed upen them by imperial decree. Should any disturbances break out hereafter, resulting in joss of forelgn life or bodily injury to foreign- ers, those concerned must, of course, be se- verely dealt with in accordance with law. In assessing Indemnities China’s resources must, in our opinion, be taken into account, and a broad and comprehensive grasp of the Cntire situation is imperative. Kither some extended limit of time must be granted within which to make payment, or, after careful re- view of the circumstances, a reduction of the amount demanded must be considered. China’s annual receipts and expenditures are well known to the powers, and the present indem- nities constitute &n extraordinary addition to other labilities. We therefore venture to ex- | press the hope that the nations will give their consent to the adoption of any measures which China may bring forward with a view to cre- ating additional revenue, such as imcreasing | the customs taril raising the mining duties | or a universal postal system, introducing the stamp duty already in operation in other coun- tries. b WAR TALEK IS EXAGGERATED. | Thus Declares the | Secretary of the Japanese Legation. WASHINGTON, April 7.—“All the war- like news,” says Mr. Katomatz, secretary of the Japanese legation, in an interview which will be publishea in the Washing- !ton Post to-morrow, ‘“which has been sent out from Japan by foreign cor-e- | .| spondents to London and thence transmit- ted to this country are more or less ex- | aggerated and some of them utterly For instance, nothing can be than the report that appeared on Saturday_to the effect that Japan ad- dressed to Russia a note which almost amounted to an ultimatum. Now that China has refused to sign the Manchur] convention and Russia has decided hot to insist upon its conclusion, I am quite at a loss to find out wnat has given rise to such preposterous reports. | It is very likely that the Japanese Minister at St. Petersburg should have given Russia verbal advice that the latter Would better submit the convention to the international conference at Peking, and there is no reason why Russia should re- frain from doing so, if the convention contained nothing, as . has eclars | by Russia herself, which was detrimentai to the interests of China or injurious to | the interests of the powers concerned. Japan is ready to approve or support any ! | JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER AND EMPIRE'S REPRESEN- TATIVE IN WASHINGTON. - — ger. The court appears to be very little distressed by the sufferings of the people. It is still indulging in amusements. It has received supplies of silver and rice from | the southern provinces., Aatles sl NO FURTHER HITCH LIKELY. 5 i China and the Powers May Soon 1 , Come to Final Terms. { PEKING, April 7.—Mr. Rockhill, United States speclal commissioner to Peking, [ had a long interview yesterday with Li | Hung Chang, who satisfied him that there | is not likely to be any further important hitch in the negotiations for a settlement | between, China_and the powers. China has agreed to the list of punishments sub- | mitted by the Ministers of the powers, | asking only one concession, namely, de- | privation of office instead of banishment in the case of a man who is 70 years of age. To this the Ministers have agreed. Li Hung Chang says the court is tremely anxious to return to Peking as soon as the foreign troops evacuate the capital. | Some of the Ministers of the powers begin to think that so large a force as 2000 troops acting as legation guards in the city proper would be a great mistake, Such a4 body would have to remain in a space of one square mile. The troops could not be allowed outside the legation quarter armed, and it probably would not be safe for them to go un- | armed. It is thought by some of the Ministers that if the encampment were made from twelve to fifteen miles away, with the necessary stores, the arrange- ment would be much preferable, as a tel- egram could bring the troops into the city immediately. Moreover, several Ministers have been insulted by troops of other:nationalities. Mr. Rockhill and Sir Ernest Mason Sa- tow, the Britfsh Minister, were returning from dinner in chairs, when the chairs were stopped by Geérman soldiers, who proceeded to beat the bearers. The ladles of the party were greatly frightened. The Ministers generally fear that the presence in Peking of a considerable force of troops of various nationalities might be a source of international friction. They are not entirely pleased with the military proposals of the generals, as they fail to see the necessity for the demoiition of all forts. HAS NOT SEVERED RELATIONS. Russia Simply Refuses to Further Discuss Manchurian Affair. WASHINGTON, April 7.—The Adminis- tration is perplexed over a cable dispatch received from Mr. Squires, now in charge of the American Legation in Peking. This dispatch, according to a publication to-day, said that the *“Russian Minister refuses to receive official communications from Chinese Ministers,*which carries the inference that diplomatic relations be- tween the two countries interested woul 1 be broken off. The officials are very reti- cemt about the matter and decline to af- firm or deny whether it is correctly stated They will go only so far as to admit the receipt of a dispatch whose purport was not clearly understood, fr which reason it was not given to the press for publica- tion. Another cablegram which reached here to-day from Mr. Rockhill, the special commissioner of the United States, had no reference to the alleged refusal.ef the Russians to receive official communica- tions from the Chinese Commissioners. As Mr. Rockhill is in a position to know prompily. what develops between the Ministers and the Peace Commissioners, it is believed he would be prompt to re- port a step of such far-reaching import- ance as the published dispatch from Mr. Squires would indicate. At the Russian embassy no information on the subject was obtainable to-night. It was said there no communication had come from the office at St. Petersburg since the Russian note 4’ several days ago, which declared that* government's intention rding Manchuria, which was ded to Secretary Hay. The impression of the officials at the em- bassy was that no special significance is were | It is es-| e ex- | UTTERS WARNING Speaks of Fate in Store for Those Who Plot Against Sovereign, | Mentions the Recent Attempt Upon His Life in a Speech to the Military Bodies at Potsdam. BERLIN, April 7.—Careful investigation | at Potsdam to-day regarding ihe circum- | stances in which Emperor William deliv- ered his latest military address developed the information that during a review last Tuesday of a number of military bodies belonging to the Potsdam garrison, includ- iing the First Regiment of Fo6t Guards, | extraordinary precautions were taken to | prevent any representative of the press | or any other civillan obtaining knowledge.{ of his Majesty’s remarks, which were ut- tered in the Lustgarten, adjoining the | | royal castle. From persons who_were | i present it was learned that the Kaiser | | spoke substantially as follows: | "““A hand from out of the people was re- | cently raised arainst me, to my intense | | sorrow. Evidently serious times are com- | {ing which will try our mettle. I know | | that the army is true to its traditions and | | to the solemn oath it has taken. 1 know it will remain steadfast and faithful to | me. | My conviction is especially strong re- | | garding the Guards and regarding. this | regiment now present, which is tied to the | Hoherzollerns by indissoluble bonds, as | the past has shown during the troublous times abroad and even during revolution- | | ary times at home. The authority of the crown must be maintained at all hazards. 1 Woe to the sold!el‘ who listens to the voice | | of the tempter!” | | “Orders seem to have been given by the | Prussian Minister of the Interior to sup- | press all public mention of quotations | from the Emperor’s speeches. At Struyum | during a recent meeting called to protest | | against_an increase of the corn tolls the | police dissolved the assembly when the | speaker cited a sentence from his Majes- | t9's speech to the Emperor Alexander Grenadier Regiment at his first appear- ! ance on_horseback after the attack upon { him at Bremen, The papers mention sim- ilar instances elsewhere. ffeefocfecfeferireirimirimiinlafofiliel @ | | @ SPARTAN BOERS WILL NOT YIELD British Correspondent Says Early Ending of War | ' Is Impossible. | | | \ | | | | | { | 1 LONDON, April 7.—Lord Kitchener has | informed the War Office that eight volun- | | teer companies, freed by reliefs, are com- | ing home and that arrangements are in | progress for the speedy relief of further | companies. He thus appears to be en- | deavoring to meet the demand that fresh | troops be sent to the front to replace the | stale men. The Pretoria correspondent of the | Morning Post, who warns his country- | men against helping for an early termina- | tion of hostilities or believing the stories { that the Boevs are tired of war, says: “It becomes daily more evident that the | Boers intend to fight to a finish. Many | are surrendering, but they are men of | no_standing. The real fighting men are | still on commando; and, although the re- | cently successful British operations tend to bring the end nearer, it is evident that the Boers must be completely crushed { before a general surrender is probable.” It is reported from Brussels that Act- ing President Schalkberger has removed the seat of government to Leydsdorp. According to a dispatch to the Daily Mail_from Hilyoisum, Mr. Kruger, who | has just arrived theré, has expressed an | intention to go to the United States in | June and visit Washington, Boston and | Chicago. | ~“It is definitely ascertained,” says a dis- to the Times from Kroonstadt, Saturday, ‘‘that Generals Dewet and Botha met at Vreyde.” | The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Express reports wholesale arrests for treason in Graaf, Reinet and Aber- een. There is no other mews from South Africa this morning except that a small | party of Boers has reoccupied Philips- town, in Cape Colony. e e e e e e e . ] attached to the Squires dispatch. Accord- ing to them It simply meant that the Russians had discontinued further nego- “tiations at this time on the Manchuriat question alone, which, for the time, is | held in abeyance. This was in accordance with the spirit of the official publications on this matter, which asserted that, re | maining faithful to its original and’ oft- repeated political argument regarding Manchuria, “it will quietly await the further course of events.” Absolutely no concern was felt at the embassy on the subject, the officials ap- j parently being perfectly satisfied that | the communications referred to relate en- tirely to the Manchurian auestion. In other diplomatic circles the report failed to receive credence, on the general theory that the interests of the Russian government in China were too great and far-reaching to permit the severance of diplomatic_relations at this time when substantial unity on many of the matters of negotiation were so promising. CZAR YIELDS TO STUDENTS. NEW YORK, April 7.—The Sun has this from St. Petersburg: General Van Nov- sky has been appointed Minister of Pub- lic Instruction in succession of M. Bog- olyepoff, who died from the effects of a bullet wound inflicted by a. student. The Czar has addressed a rescript to the new Minister, in which he says: “The experiences of recent vears have shown the existence of defects in our scholastic system that are so material that I think the time has come to under- take an immediate and thorough revision and improvement. Highly valung your | experfence as a statesman and'your en- lightenment, I have chosen you to co- operate -with me in renovating and reor- ganizing_the Russian schools, firmly con- Vinced that you will unswervingly en deavor to attain the goal indicated by me, and that vou will bring to the work of edu- cating the Russian youth cordial sym- pathy and sagacity, ripened by experi- ence.” RS, e AFTER CAMPAIGN MATERIAL. WASHINGTON, April 7.—Democratic representatives are withdrawing their at- tention from the Philippines and looking toward China with the expectation of ob- taining some political campaign material for use next winter, when the question of foreign affairs is under consideration. In view of the extremely interesting condi- tions in the far East many Congressional pilgrims propose to cross the Pacific Ocean or go by the fuez Canal route to China and Japan and to the Philippines. As Congress refused to provide junketing parties, officially called ‘‘select commic- tees,”’ they must make the trip at thel: own expense, Or as Trepresentatives of some private enterprise. Tt is understood that a party including Senators Proctor of Vermont, Bacon of Georgla and Turner of Washington, Rep- resentative John Wesley Gaines of Tennc- see, and several others, have made ar- rangements to leave here the middle of next month to make a personal survey of the Chinese question. This party wiil make the trip via Suez Canal and In re- turning its members propose to visit the Philippines and Hawaii. ————————— Another carload of trunks and valises just arrived, which we are selling at our GERMAN KAISER | carload prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 71 Market street Lieutenant’s Kindness to Natives Brings} About Funston’s Successful Exploit. PURCHASES AGUINALDO’S BETRAYAL WITH CIGARS NAVAL OFFICER \WHO PERISHED AT CAVITE IN RESCUING SEAMEN FROM FIRE. — % AKE CITY, Fla., April 7.—J. D. Taylor, a prominent citizen of this ecity, has received a letter from his scn, Lieutenant James D. Taylor Jr. of the Twenty- fourth United States Infantry, which shows that the young man with kindness and seven cigars won the confidence of seven Filipinos and obtained the infor- mation that enabled General Funston to capture Aguinaldo. In a modest, matter- of-fact way the lieutenant tells his father about his clever exploit and of General Funston’s full acknowledgment of his services. The letter, dated at Bantaban- gan, Philippine Islands, February 13, 1901, is, in part, as follows: On February § seven insurgents, with one rifie and six cartridges, presented themselves. They were pretty well scarred up, and I fed them, gave them a cigar each and asked them a few questions, and they answered me with all kinds of lies, , I told them they were tired and, no doubt, wanted to sce their families, so, after signing the oath of allegiance, they could go home and report the next morning ready to tell the truth. The next morning they came in a little more at ease and told a -different tale. By ques- tioning I found they had concealed some let- ters in the woods, and I went right out and got them. After reading their letters I found that they had not told the whole truth, and Dbegan questioning them again and found that Aguinaldo was in the town they came from, and all about him. Two days later I got his special messenger, who had all orders from Aguinaldo to his gen- erals and letters of great importance. I hur- ried him with all letters out that night at moonrise, and in three days he was in Manila, For my work I received the inclosed message from General Funston. The following is the copy of the orig- inal telegram from General Funston; SAN ISIDOR, Feb. 13, 7:30 p. m.—Lieuten- ant James D. Taylor, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Pantabangan: General Funston desires to ex- press his thanks to and appreciation of your Jrdgment and energy in getting the valuable jetters and information from Aguinaldo’s mes- Also please convey his appreciation sengers. H By command of Brigadier to your ;;;elgmente. nston. Gl "SMITH, A. A. G.. Fourth District. FORM OF CIVIL GOVERNMENTS. Recommendations Prepared by the Taft Commission. CAGAYAN, Mindanao,. P. I, April 7.— In response to interrogatories from Eliha Root, United States Secretary of War, the Philippine Commission has prepared recommendations as to the form of gen- eral civil' governments to be established for the Philippines on July 1 and to con- tinue untfl Congress shall have organized a permafnt government for the archi- pelago. This temporary civil government is ex- cted to consist of a Governor, a Cabinet gfld a legislative council and it is believed that the members of the present commis- sion will act as the principal advisers of L o e el ARCHBISHOP REJECTS DECISION ON MARRIAGE Union of Catholics and Non-Catholics Will Not Be Tolerated by Montreal Prelate. MONTREAL, April 7.—Archbishop Bru- chesi to-day issued a pastoral letter deal- he judgment in the Delpit case. o e e 4 Tarriage of Catholics and - al. PRI malons, - says the Archbishop: “contracted with invaliding impediment for which competent authority has not granted dispensation, even though civil power looks upon such unions as valid and Jegal, must be considered as null and in- valld, This is a point of doctrine that cannot be denled without that faith be shipwrecked.” The Archbishop concludes by pronounc- ing sentence of excommunication on ail those who disobey the laws of the church concernlng ‘marriage, reserving the right to himself and the Vicar General to ab- solve those who become guilty of such a fault. ITALIAN SQUADRON WEIGHS ANCHOR, BOUND FOR TOULON Duke of Genoa, the Commandcr, Car- ries Letters to President Loubet of France. LA SPEZIA, Italy, April 7.—The Italian squadron sailed for Toulon to-day in two divisions, the first commanded by the Duke of Genoa, consisting of six ironclads |- torpedo boats, and the second, Andes Fear Admiral Goitellett, consistin f seven ironclads and one torpedo boat. he Duke of ‘ienoa_bears an autograph letter from King Victor Emmanuel to President Loubet. Cases at Caps Town. CAPE TOWN, April 7.—During the last forty-eight hours ten fresh cases of bu- banlco?hcuc have been officially reJ)orl— ; _Of these four are Europeans and tho Coloted person who had died of the dis: | ease was found to-day. [ Governor General Taft, although there probably will be a few Filipinos in the council. - The members of the Provincial Legislature will-all be appointed. The commission will reach Manila on May 1 jafter establishing provincial gov- ernments in all the large centrai islands excepting Samar and Mindanao, As soon as routine business has been disposed of the commission will proceed to the or- ganization of every remaining province in the island of Luzon and will also deal with the matter of city government for Manila. Conferences last week with many Mo- ros, Mindanao tribesmen and others con- firmed the members of the commission in their intention not to substitute provin- cial for departmental government in Min- danao and the Sulu group except by the organization of the province of Northern Mindanao. Judge Taft says the matter of abolishingg slavery can and will be handled deliberately and tactfully, but that no legislation = affecting polygamy among the savages .s probable. Capistrano, in a speech of welcome to the Commissioners, particivated in to- day’s discussion at Miasamin. After com- pleting the work of organization there the commission visited Daguipan. T Cruiser Sails for Manila. ALGIERS, April 7.—The United States armored cruiser New York sailed from Algiers this evening on her way to Manila. X3 ISLAND NATIVES FOR THE NAVY Five Hundred Filipinos to Serve on American Gunboats. ! It Is Believed They Will Make Sat- isfactory Seamen and Their En~ | listment Will Create Feel- ing of Loyalty. Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREET, N. | W., WASHINGTON, April 7.—Instructions | bave been cabled by Secretary of the }A\a.\'y Long to R Admiral Rem | commander in chief of the Asiatic statior | authorizing him to enlist 500 natives of | the Philippines for service on board | former Spanish gun boats and other small | vessels which are to be maintained ex- clusively in the Philippines. These men will form the neuclus of an importan: | service compesed solely of enlisted men Rear Admiral Crowninshield, Chief of the Bureay of Navigation, believes that, be | sldes resulting in the Government obtain- | ing_efficlent service, the employment of | natives wiil spread respect for the Ameri- can flag and create a strong feeling of loyalty. | _Reports received from Rear Admiral | Remey have shown that Americans, es pecially. those serving in the fire rooms, | become quickly debilitated and it Is neces | sary to send them to the United Stdtes or Japan to recuperate. It is believed that the health of the Filipinos will not suffer. because they are acclimated and If they do become ill it will be an easy matter for thém to recover in the Philippines. No dificulty will be experienced in ob- | talning trained men. During the fall of {1899 Lileutenant Commander J. V. Colt- man, now in charge of the enlisted men s branch of the Bureau of Navigation. opened the “Escuela Nautical,” or Nau- | tical School, to train Filipino youths to |carry on their inter-island commerce Good results have been obtained from this | school. There is no law specifically auth- orizing the enlistment of Filipinos, but |1t Is pointed out that whether the Su- | preme Court adjudges the natives for- eigners or citizens, it makes no difference in_this case, as almost one-fifth of the enlisted men in the navy are of foreiza nationality ALONZO J. WHITMAN AGAIN IN THE TOILS Notorious Forger Caught at His 0ld Tricks and Convicted in New York. NEW YORK, April 7.—Alonzo J. Whit- man, famous from New York to San Francisco as an expert forger, will to- morrow receive sentence for grand lar- ceny in the second degree, on which charge he was convicted on Saturday in the Court of General Sessions. 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