The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1901, Page 1

; fhe Library_ + 20 to be take.n not rom +t+e SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TWELVE PRELATES ELEVATED TO THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS AT MEETING OF THE CONSISTORY Among the Noted Men Who Will Receive the Red Hat Is Archbishop Martinelli, Who May Be Succeeded as Papal g Monsichor TMERY DEL AL Delegate to the United States by Mgr. Mery del Val Monsicnom DELLA PROMINENT CATHOLIC PRE- LATES WHO RECEIVE HIGH ECCLESIASTICAL HONORS OME, April 15.—At the consistory Archbishop Marti- delegate to the precognized Eleven other car- follows: Mgr. Fri- agnis, Mgr. San Miniatelll, r. Della Volpe, the Arch- the Archbishop of held to-day shop of Prague, the ow, the Bishgp of Ve- » of Pavia. was secret. A nsistory will be held April 18. Sad and Dangerous Events. The Pope ocption, sald sad nd dangerous « ave come to pass were becoming more serious and spr eading from one part of Europe to an- Several states, widely separated, but united by an identica desire, had en- tered into open war against religion. The campaign was directed against the reli- glous congregations in order to destroy them gradually. Neither common law nor equity nor the deserts of the congre- gations have prevailed to prevent their destruction. The desire was also mani- fested to prevent the youth from being educated by the congregations, of whom many pupils had become illustrious. COMPARE SOUTH = The Pontiff then spoke of the position of the Pope, which, he said, was most shamefu] and disagreeable. Alluding to the divorce bill drawn up by a Soclalist Deputy of the Italian Cham- ber, the Pope said: “To the ancient insults leveled at the church it is desired to add another, pro- faning the sanctity of Christian marriage and destroying the bases of domestic so- ciety.” The Pope deplored the seriousness of the present times and foresaw a still graver outlook in the future. He urged society to have recourse to the light of God, and concluded by announcing the appointment of the new Cardinals, as already cabled, of whom Mgr. Della Volpe and Mgr. San Miniatelli are reserved in petto. Russian Bishops of Mohilow and Luzk were appointed. Martinelli’s Successor. The elevation of Mgr. Martinelli to the Sacred College of Cardinals will make va- cant the office of Apostolic Delegate to the United States. After being made a Car- dinal and receiving his insignia of office from the special envoy which will come from Rome to the cathedral at Baltimore for the purpose of giving it to him, the present delegate will remain in this coun- AFRICAN CAMPAIGN L try for a few months in order to get the business of the delegation in shape to turn over to his successor. Several names have been mentioned by rumor as being those of men who were likely to succeed Martinelli in the position of representative of the Pope to this country and it was at one time quite gen- erally believed that Mgr. Falconio, the Apostolic Delegate to Canada, would be transferred to Washington and given jurisdiction over both the United States and Canada. A little thought will show the extreme improbability of any such action. Canada and the United States are. under entirely different governments and their individual interests are often con- flicting. It has never been the custom of the Holy See to send the same delegate to two different countries, because of the difficulty of reconciling clashing interests and differences in ecclesiastical laws. Those in Rome who are best posted as to the plans obtaining in the Vatican are now agreed that Mgr. Mery del Val, now the president of the Pontifical Academy of Nobles, will be sent to this country by the Pope to succeed Mgr. Martinelli. Mgr. del Val occupies the same position as did Mgr. Satolli when he was sent as dele- gate to Washington, and he is a great fa- vorite with Leo XII, who has for some years shown him every evidence of friendship and has allowed him to occupy apartments in the Vatican. Mgr. del Val is yet a young man, not over 35 years of age, and is a descendant from one of Spain’s noblest families. His mother was an English woman and he was “born in England, receiving his early education from the Jesuit Fathers in Stonyhurst Col- lege. His higher education was received in the Academy of Nobles in Rome, the institution of which he is now president. WITH AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE Some Correspondents at Pretoria Depict the British Situation in Rather Dezspairing Mood. DON, April 16.—The British news- 4 magazines, commenting upon ng periods of hope and ap- ch characterize the later South African campaign, with the latter stages of of independence as these fluctuations. of responsible corre- depict the situation spairing mood the Pretoria e Daiiy Mail sends to- of the most hopeful char- war spondeyts | in a rat repre day a acter. “The next six weeks,” says he, “will a resumption of Kitchener wi He h sse © campaigning. Lord w his sweeping move- 'my of 250,000 efficient mounted men, with a good supy es, 40,000 having been secured in Cape Colony alone. The army in good spirits and Lord Kitchener-is d with the progress of events, slow ments. 1roops, i The War Officé has received the follow- | ing dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, April 15: ““Colonel Sir Henry Rawlinson’s column rushed the south laager, northwest of Klocksdorp, at daylight. Six Boers were killed, ten wounded and twenty-three taken prisoners. He captured a twelvs- pounder, one pompon complete and two ammunition wagons . with ammunition. Our casualties wera. three wounded. *““Colonel Plummer captured a field cor- net and seven men, with their wagons and eighteen rifles. During Colonel Pilcher's operations in Orange River colony seven Boers were killed.” . Pony Dewet Sentenced. A Barkley West special say: Pony | Dewet, a member of the Cape Assembly, bas been sentenced by the treason court to imprisonment for three vears with a fine of £1000 for seditious speeches. It is said yesterday that a private tel- egram has been received here to the effect that General French. with 500. British troops, has been captured by the Boers while his force was enveloped in a mist on the hills. No confirmation of the re- port can be obtained. The War Office hera knows nothing aboul the rumored capture of General French and entirely discredits the report. NEW ORLEANS, April 15.—The steamer Monterey to-day cleared for Cape Town with 1100 mules WEDDING OF MARQUIS' WAS A SECRET AFFAIR Announcement Made That Headfort and Miss Boote, the Actress, Are Man and Wife. LONDON, April 16.—1It is officially ‘an- nounced that the Marquis of Headfort and Miss Rosa Boote, the actress, were mar- ried April 11, in the Rewistrar's office at Salt Wood, near Folkestone, the witness being a villager and Miss Daisy Roch an actress. They have been staying at Hotel Metro- polo, Folkestone, for several weeks, BRIBED BY COVERNMENT CONTRACTORS Otficers—R*ei)—drted i0 Have Taken Tips ath}@_lila. Colonel Woodrnfi' Is Said to Have Had His FineRes- idence “Furnished.” —ars MANILA, April 15.—The trial of Com- missary Sergeant John Meston, charged with complicity in the commissary frauds, is finished. No verdict was an- nounced and Meston’s conviction is un- certain. Other trials of those implicated will follow. Captain J. C. Read, formerly depot com- missary at Manila, has been arrested. It is alleged that entries upon the books of Evans & Co., Government contractors, indicate that the commissary officers re- cefved the following sums: Major George B. Davis, upward of | 81000; Captain J. C. Read, $1000; Captain Frank H. Lawton, $750; B. | L. Tremaine, Colonel Woodruff’s chief clerk, $700. It also appears that Evans & Co. | furnished the handsome residence of | Colonel Woodruff. Harold M. Pitt, manager of Evans & Co., who is now under arrest, is notori- ously lavish in entertaining commissary officers, while the depot commissary, a frequenter of the tenderloin district, oc- casionally spent days at Pitt's house in questionable society. High Revelry at Pitt's House. Pitt’s house is a rendezvous and promi- nent officers frequently . visited it, drink- | inT champagne and playing poker. Wo- men of doubtful refutation have often been known to have been there. It is al- leged that Pitt had the inside track in se- curing Government contracts, and it is also asserted that he was the prime mover in the scheme to re-establish cock pits in Manila, Mrs. Lara being subsidized in securing a cock pit. It is asserted that the commissary de- partment made unauthorized purchases of quantities of ehampazne. - Pitt sold some: In addition towhat the transports brought the commissary imported 200 gallons in February and a like amount in March. The commissary and the commissary sergeant kept private carriages and in- dulged in other extravagances. Campaign of Methodists. The Methodists are planning a vigorous campaign. Bishop Warren of the M. E. church has just arrived here and the na- tive converts are enthusiastic. Commissioner Wright has returned tc Manila to complete his work on the civil code. To-morrow Frank A. Brannagin will assume the office of Treasurer of the archipelag EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE Three Laborers Killed Outright, One Dies Afterward and Eleven Are Injured in Mexico. EL PASO, Tex., Aol 15.—A dynamite explosion at Monaca, near Chihuahua, Mex., at 2 p. m., to-day, killed three laborers outright. Ome has since died from his injuries and eleven others are in the raflway hospital, some probably fa- tally injured. 5 The explosion occurred in the ware- house of H. B. Lawrence, a dealer in mine and railway supplies. About twenty men were at work in tihe immediate vi- cinity, and many othcrs were not far away. It is believed that a lighted cig- arette smoked by a peon caused the ex- plosion, as a man was standing beside the dynamite just before the catastrophe ce- curred. There were several tons of dyna- mite in the warehouse. Minaca is situated at the termius of the Chihuahua and Pacific Railway, and s the distributing point of a rich mining re. glon. Lawrence’s wareilouse was the big- gest establishment in the village. BOMBARDS THE PALACE OF FUGITIVE SULTAN Ttalian Consul at Zanzibar Makes Things Lively for the Erring Ruler of Mijertain. ROME, April 15.—A dispatch from Aden says that the Italian Consul at Zanzibar has arrived at Aden from the Somali coast, where he went on a special mis- sion to break up the trade in contraband He caused the palace of the Sultan of Mijertain (Itallan Somaliland), who was largely concerned in contraband transac- tions, to be bombarded. The Sultan's son was captured and large quantities of arms and ammunition were taken. - The Sultan fled to the interior with a small following. L 0 M e it i + SENATOR CLARK IS NOT ENGAGED [.d = NEW YORK, April 15.—The Her. ald will to-morrow publish the following communication from Senator Clark: “PARIS, April 15.—To the Editor of the Herald: I see in the Sun- day Herald a cablesram from San Francisco announcing my - en- gagement with Miss Laube of South Dakota. As this report is absolutely false, I will ask you kindly to contradict it in your highly appreciated journal. DR. KINYOUN RECEIVES ORDERS TRANSFERRING HIM AND ALL HIS PLAGUE THEORIES TO ST. PAUL Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Corps Heeds Pro- tests of San Francisco Commercial Bodies---Dr. Car- michael of Honolulu Succeeds Him as Quarantine Officer e EDERAL Quarantine Officer Dr. John J. Kinyoun has been tran: ferred to St. Paul, Minnesota, and Dr. Carmichael. Federal Quarantine Officer at Honolulu. has been appointed his successor at this port. The change will take effect on May 1 There is no doubt that the action of the United States Surgeon-General of the Marine Hospital Corps in making the transfer’ has been in response to the unanimous demand of the commercial or- ganizations of San Francisco, voiced through California’s Cougressional dele- gation. Dr. Kinyoun was the worst enemy the State had ever had. His circulation of bubonic plague reports inflicted incal- culable injury upon the State in general, and San Francisco in vparticular. The salient fact that the number of deaths the Chinese quarter during the pas twelve months, with Dr. Kinyoun's bu- bonic nightmare thrown in, was no great- er than for any one of the precediag years, could mnot stay the damage doné by Kinyoun’s sensational declara- tions. Added to his medicai record he was personally discourteous to the point of _rudeness, and he leaves this port the @ ittt . PEKING, April 15~The war rumors in circulation during the last ten days have been reduced to a few concrete facts. These facts all go to demonstrate anew what everybody here knows, viz., that the Germans are spoiling for a fight. Five hundred German cavalry with intermina- ble ammunition left for Nankow Pass this morning. There they are to await the much-heralded Mongolian hordes com- manded by Prince Tuan and General Tung Fu Siang. A German brigade of 4000 men at Pao- tingfu will leave that place to-morrow for the west. The purpose of the expedition is not announced, but it is probably in- tended to take possession of other passes leading into Shansi province and to pro- voke a battle with the Chinese if possible. As Reported by Von Waldersse. BERLIN, April 15—The German War Office has received the following dispatch from Count von Waldersee: “PEKING, April 13.—Major von Schoen- berg with companies of infantry, mount- ed infantry, cavalry and artillery has been sent from here to disperse robbers in the mountains northeast of Changpingchau, thirty kilometers north of Peking. A com- pany of troops from Changpingchau will intercept the ratreat of the robbers.” A dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from Peking says: *“A young Chinaman named Ho Wan has “W. A. CLARK.” | been arrested for the murder of Captain Barthsch. He beasts that he killed the GERMAN FORCES IN CHINES APPEAR TO BE SPOILING FOR FIGHT Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. most unpopular man in the State. No tears will be shed over his going: no hopes will be expressed for his return. His transfer has been made in acknowl- edgment of a great mass of protests sent by business’ men from all parts, of the State. The removal of Dr. Kinyoun came as a genuine surprise to that official. He had defied public opinion and entrenched him- self behind the dignity that doth hedge in a medical official. No preparations for departure had been made by him: on the contrary, all his preparations had been in the line of a protracted stav. In fact he looked upon his retention here as a victory for himself aga'nst the outraged and insulted community, and it is sald that when yesterday morming he open- ed the telegram addressed to himself from Washington ordering his transfer he was so thunderstruck that he lost the power of speech for several seconds. Later in the day after he had pulled h'm- self together heé informed his medical associates of the order which he had re- celVed from Washington ridding this com- munity of his presence. When the news became known on the streets later in the dJay there was gen- eral Tejoicing. At first the news was dis- believed. It was too zocd to be true. It BY STEPHEN BONSAL. officer in a moment of anger at the cap- tain’s {1l treatment of him. Three China- men have been arrested as accomplices. EMP One of them was with Ho Wan and riding | Captain Barthsch’s horse.” New Move of the Chinese Court. SHANGHAT, April 16.—Advices from Si- anfu to the local mandarins assert that the court is preparing to go to Hslang- vang, in the province of Hupeh. The per- manent officials of the six boards are de- scribed as having quietly left Peking for Sianfu in anticipation of the selection of a new capital. : LONDON, April 16.—According to a dis- patch to the Daily Express from Tokio, | dateq yesterday, the detachments of Rus- sian marines stationed at Mazanpho have been recalled ¢wing to Japanese repre- sentations. “The Chinese imperial court, through the Chinese Minister at Toklo, has thanked Japan for assisting China to re- sist the Manchurian convention,” says the Shanghai correspondent of the Times, “and has asked for Japan's aid and sup- port in any future contingency.” Great Injury to China’s Trade. WASHINGTON, April 15.—The Chinese Minister was at the State Department to- day in conference with Secretary Hay on the status of the negotiations at Peking. The Minister is somewhat concerned over the delay in bringing about a final adjust- ment and also on the current reports that the indemnities reach a very large figure, kS - QUARANTINE OFFICER AT THIS PORT, WHO HAS BEEN I DEPOSED. I i | + E3 was feared that this medical autocrat had fastened himself permanently upon the neck of California, and when rellef came at last it was rankel with the miracu- lous. But all Goubis were solved when a reply to The Call's inquiry was receiv-d from Washington, (o tke effect that the good news of Kinyoun's transfer was true. Von Waldersee Sends Exp:ditions From Peking and They Are Anxious to Battle With ‘‘Mongol Hordes.” Copyright, 1901, by the Herald Publishing Company. which, he fears, will be beyond the ability of China to meet. When seen at the lega- tion during the day Minister Wu said in response to inquiries on these subjects: “We have been accustomed to hear that China is very slow. But in this case many weeks and months are going by without any delay attributable to China, so far as I have heard, apd yet without definite prospects of bringing the negotiations to a close. This unsettled condition is very injurious to China, but it also is an in- jury which affects the whole world. Take for instance the cotton industry of the South. The shipments to China are very large, but they have been falling off ow- ing to the unsettled condition of affairs. and the trade !s seriously menaced. The same may be said of many other branches of trade, and, in fact, the commerce of all the commercial nations of Europe, as well as America, is injuriously affected by the present uncertainty of conditions in the East. What we need and what the com- mereial world needs is stability and some definite understanding of what conditions are to be.” SAYS THAT HE KILLED A MAN FOR A “HOODOO” GUTHRIE, O. T., April 15—Fred Gay to-day confessed to the killing of Solomon Russell at Ardmore, 1. T., on the 5th, claiming that Russell was “hoodooing” him and his family. It was he who placed the cordon of bluestone, salt and pepper around the house after killing Russell to keep away the spirits which were work- ing on him.