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

VOLUME LXXXIX-—NO 180. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1901. BOXERS AENEW BOERS MAKE WARLIKE AGTS ON THE CANAL Fiercely Fight a Brave Band of Catholic Converts. S0 Insurgents Also Invade a Province and Cause a ‘Wild Panic. United States May Be Left Out of Concert of Powers on the In- demnity Question. 28.—*“The Boxers 1 @ LONDON, are tricts where there says a dispatch to , dated May 27. ary who was going canal was forced to unt of a fierce ace avy firing on both rgents from the have invaded the Standard, wiring widespread panic. Yunnanese Agrees to British Proposal. to the Times from e Giers has announced the formation of a h as is proviaed for 1. It is expected gree to Great Brit- iné roposals. Count von n to the Ministers of the provisional sin shall continue un- ve been withdrawn, erally in favor of ume the govern- Welled Town. A dispatch re- Voyron at Tien- French Storm A Paris spi wetved he pon a walled town fif- theast of Tingchau. s refus French artillery was breached and French Infantryman 1 Bailloud is scour- 1 a column of French rting the Chinese regu- The German comments in the that ered Count von news progress between the Cabinets of the pow. t appointment er of the troops of the aliles are semi-officially con- Idersee’ enchman. Be Left Out. 14906 G ZET, 28.—1f in an inter- e loan to suc- America May EAT N. the emnity determine to » to the ent. The place it may wil effect concert, only, nt th sion, though t of this that a movemer the case all of whic of otber natio Regard for Von Waldersee. to the German anno ment of withdrawal of Field Marshal von Acting Secretary of State Hill hig re| expressed the satisfaction of this Govern- | s decision. Having | withdr troops from China, with | the exce of a small legation guard, this Government thereby expressed its ard to further military occu- Acting Secretary Hill took occasion to express the high personal spect and esteem with which Field Mar- ldersee was regarded by the ew with re; e had extended to them. tesies which & NEW NAME IS SELECTED FOR UNITED RAILROADS £t. Louis and San Francisco to Be the Designation of Consolidated System. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28.—It is an- nounced t the consolidation on July 1 of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem- ard Frisco rallways will mark the e effacement of the former road. property will, it is stated, be styled the St. Louis and San Francisco. It was reiterated to-day on good author- ity that the executive officials of the am- phis comple The ew plified Frisco system will be: B. F. Ya- kun, president; B. L. Winchell, vice pres- sdent, and A. S. Dodge, traffic manager. Officials below these are being weighed in the balance and the fate of many of them yet remains to be decided. The first ef- fective step toward actual consolidation of the two systems will be taken at once “w the abandoning of superfluous trains, | | Boxers and Catholic | the Shanghai | are about | s that a reconnoi- | to open the | cal Anzeiger says that it the | t this will | the Chinese ring 3 per each view | e United States in China and eciation of the personal_cour- | APPEAL FOR -~ ARBITRATION Willing to Abide by De- cision of The Hague { Court. |1t Is Possible That Great Britain May Agree to the Plan. | | General Schoeman,a Noted Krugerite, | Killed by Explosion of a Lyd- dite Shell. BERLIN, May 28.—Special dispatches |. | from St. Petersburg assert that Dr. Hen- | drick Muller and Dr. Leyds, representing | | the Boer republics, have appealed formal- | |1y to The Hague arbitration court, prom- | ising to abide by the decision of the tri- | bunal regarding the issues involved in the | | South African war and pointing out that | | several of the paragraphs of the constitu- | | tion of the arbitration court signed by the | powers represerited at the peace confer- | ence bear directly upon the South African case. The Berlin papers to-night express the | opinion that it is quite possible Great | Britain would now submit the issues to | the decision of the court. Invaders Are Checked. CAPE TOWN, May 28.—The dash of Kritsinger's invaders of Cape Colony to the south was checked at Vandoesberg | by the swift movement of Gorringer’s and | other columns. The invaders, finding their | way barred, swerved to the northeast, to- | | ward Cloethe. The continued capture of | horses by the British is appreciably im- General Schoeman Killed. | PRETORIA, May 28.—The Boer General | Schoeman and his daughter have been | killed and his wife and two others have been badly injured by the explosion of a | shell. General Schoeman, his family and | some friends were examining a 4.7-inch Ivddite shell, which they kept in the house | s a curiosity, gvhen the shell exploded, | killing the general on the spot and mor-i | { | pairing the Boers’ mobility. | 1 | tally wounding his daughter and severely injuring his wife and two other persoms. General Schoeman was a great Kruger- | | ite. He led the ccmmando of Colesburg | and surrendercd on the occupation of Pre- | toria. He was afterward captured by the | Boers and rejeased when the British occu- pled Barberton. The general then went | a peace mission, was retaken by the | British and was again released when the | on | British occupied Pietersburg. Since that time General Schoeman has resided in | Pretoria. | SAYS HE FAIRLY EARNED 1 THE COIN HE RECEIVED | Former Captain Cyril King Testifies " About the Alleged Bribe Given to Him. MOBILE, Ala., May 28 —Former Captain and Quartermaster Cyril W. King was on the stand in the United States District Court to-day in his own defense 2gainst the charge of accepting a bribe from Con- tractor Hobson. His testimony was in ef- fect that Hobson was greatly behind in | his contract work at Fort Morgan, and | unless helped would fail. King and Hob- | son agreed that the margin of loss was | between $6000 and $8000, and that if King | woula give Hobson his personal services | in belping him complete the contract Hobson would give him $3000, or one-half | the minimum zmount at stake. King | said he performed numerous services for Hobson and beileved he fairly earned the | money paid him by Hobson. i S Tramps Kill a Policeman’s Son.. CARROLLTON, Mo., May 28.—Charles | McKinney, a son of Poiiceman McKinney, | s shot and killed at 2 o’clock this morn- | while assisting his father to arrest a | gang of tramps. Three of the gang were arrested dnd placed in jail. A half-dozen others escaped and were pursued by the | Sheriff and a posse to a point three miles south of Carrollton, where they were sur- rounded. Here a lively fight ensued, the | tramps exchanging shots with the posse. Two of the tramps were rounded up, but not before the Sheriff’s horse was shot from under him. The others escaped to the woods. = | s —_—— Ccurt Upheld in Murderer’s Case. WASHINGTON, May 28.—The United States Supreme Court to-day affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court for the State of Washington in the case of | Charles Nordstrom, nnder sentence of | death on the charge of murder committed ! In that State, and directed that the man- date be issued at once. The case has be- come well known by reason of the fact that Nordstrom’s death sentence has been { postponed for nine years by reason of le- | gal complications. German Editor Fears America. VIENNA, May 2.—The Neuste Welner Tageblatt in the course of an article ad- vocating the formation of a European customs league against the United States saye: “America is the common enemy of all, an enemy so formidable that each Euro- | pean country must succumb unless leagued with the rest of Europe. Even united, Europe will have a hard fight.” LTEe Servia’s Throne for Montenegro. LONDON, May 28.—*“A report is current here,” says the Odessa correspondent of the Standard, *“on apparently good authority that King Alexander of Servia has declared to Russia his readiness, should he have no heir, to bequeath the Servian throne to Prince Danilo of Monte- ncgro, leaving the future to decide the question of uniting Servia and Montenegro under the same crown.” | Portc MOST IMPORTANT TARIFF PROBLEMS PRICE FIVE CENTS. RELATING TO PORTO RICO AND THE PHILIPPINES REMAIN TO BE SOLVED et T Collection of Tax ‘on Goods Sent to Our New Possessions-—- Supreme Court to Decide the Question ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, May 28.—De- cisions were not announced to-day in the remaining insular cases, the fourteen diamond rings case, in- volving the validity of dutles collected in the Philippines subsequent to the ratifi- cation of the treaty of peace, and the sec- ond Dooley case, involving the validity of duties coliected in Porto Rico under. the Porto-Rican act. There is little difference of opinion among officials of the administration as to what the decision will be in the Dooley case. It is believed that the court will follow {its reasoning in the Downes case and will hold that the tax on imports into Rico is one which it was within the power of Congress to impose for the pur- pose of raising revenue for the and. Eminent lawvers outside of administra- tion circles, however, are not confident that this will be the decision. The point was raised by counsel in this case that this tax was really a tax on exports from | the United States and that it comes with- in that provision of the constitution which prekibits the laying of a tax on exporta- tions from any State. It was argued that it made no difference that the tax was actually collected in Porto Rico on the ar- rival of goods there and was not collected at the time of their departure from a port in the United States, but that it s nev- ertheless a tax imposed by Congress on goods shipped out of the United States and was an export tax within the mean- that for ten years Spanish ships and Spanish goods shall be admitted to ports of the Philippines on the same terms as ships and goods from the United States. The Department of Justice may succeed in getting some additional arguments be- fore the court which will have an import- “We w ippines aid Secret duties just as we have been doing. decided that we cannot collect | DUTIES ARE STILL COLLECTED. ALL BUREATU, 1406 G STREET, N. 1 go right along collecting dutles on imports from the Phil- c i Tmporter 2 W., WASHINGTON. May 28.— The Supreme Court has not | duties on imports from the Philip- s rendered we will continue to collect | can file their protests with | | i pines, and until such decisi | | each payment of duty, and if the court finally decides that we had no right | to collect taxes the money will have to be refunded.” i Assistant Secretary Spaulding, who has direct charge of all matters re- lating to customs, said to-day that he could not as yet say how much the United States would have to refund under the decisions of the Supreme Court. He shid about $2,000,000 had been collected in duties on Imports from the Philippines after the ratification of the treaty of peace and before the | enactment of the Foraker law, but only those payments which had been made under protest would have to be refunded, and there were no figures of the department showing how many were paid under protest. He said he had asked the Bureau of Statistics to furnish him with a statement of the amounts that had been collected on imports from the Philippines and from Hawaii, but had not yet received the figures. A ing of the law. Contention of the Government. The Government contention is that this tax is not an export tax, for the reason that its collection is not incident to the shipping of goods out of the United States, but is incident to their shipment into Porto Rico. It is contended by the Department of Justice that the Supreme Court in the case of Woodruff against Farham defined exports to be articles shipped from the United States to some foreign port, and it is pointed out that in the De Lima case the court has just held that Porto Rico s not foreign, but that it is domestic territory. It is contended that the tax on imports into Porto Rico is im- posed not under the power of Congress to regulate commerce bétween several States and with foreign countries but under the power to prescribe all needful rules and regulations respecting territory of the United States, and that its purpose is to raise revenues for Porto Rico. Bearing on the Philippines. The importance of this question would not be great if nothing depended upon it, except the validity of taxes collected in Porto’Rico during the short time which the Porto Rican tariff has to run before it expires by limitation, but upon the de- cision of the court will depend the power of Congress to emact legislation for the collection of customs taxes in the Philip- pines on goods shipped from the United States. Serfous complications might fol- low a decision that such taxes would not be valid, as the treaty of peace provides + ant bearing on the question of what 13 an export tax. The Solicitor. General to- day obtained leave to file a petition for a rehcaring in the case of Fairbanks against the United States, which is the case in which the court decided that an internal revenue stamp on an export bill of lading was a tax on exports and was uncenstituticnal. It has been the general belief that a de- cision in the case of fourteen diamond rings, Emil Pepke claimant, which in- volves the question of the valldity of du- ties collected on imports into the United States from the Phillppines, would follow the decisfon in the De Lima case and that the court would hold that the duties were wrongfully collected. Solicitor General Is Hopeful. Solicitor General Richards, however, does not think that it necessarily follows that the fourteen diamond rings case will be decided against the Government. He sald to-night: ‘‘The Government ought to and I have mo doubt will go on col- lecting duties on imports from the Philip- pines as heretofore. T do not consider that the decision in the Porto Rican case in any way controls the decision of the Philippines case. I think that it {s distinct. The status of the Philippines af- ter the treaty of peace was distinct from that of Porto Rico, both becauseof the res- olutions which were adopted with refer- ence particularly to the Philippines at the time of the ratification of the treaty and during the last session, and also because of the fact that we did not take posses- Business Men Fear Danger Threatens Coast Commerce—- Philippines Offer HardTariff Problems T MERICAN industries will be in danger, declare San Francisco business men, if the decisions of the Surreme Court of the United States in the Porto Rico cases are applled to importations from the Philippines. President George A. New- hall of tre Cahmber of Commerce savs that all commercial bodies on the Pacific Coast will undoubtedly seek legislation by Congress if they find the interests of teh coast or of the United States menaced. The hope of the business community of San Francisco appears to be that the Treasury Department will continue to col- lect duties on all dutiable imports from the Philippines until Congress can meet and adopt the necessary protective tariff. This morning The Call presents the views of San Francisco merchants and also an important interview with Frank- lin Brooks, correspondent at Manila of the Associated Press and the founder of The American, a newspaper published there. Mr. Brooks furnishes interesting facts concerning conditions in the Philip- pines, which are not commonly known even by the merchants doing business with the islands. For the present Collect- cr of the Port Stratton will collect duties on Philippine importations under the \War Department tarife. Local Considerations. The immediate result of the application - L o FORMER ATTORNEY GENER- AL AND MEMBERS OF CABI- NET WHO CONGRATULATE HIM. + & sion and exercise control over the Philip- pines as we did over Porto Rico. A spe- clal resolution adopted with reference to the Philippines shows that the Govern- ment never intends to treat the Philip- pines as part of the domestic territory of the United States, and [ believe that the court will so hold.” HAVANA MEN NOT SURPRISED. Merchants of Cuba Look Upon Porin Rico as a Rival. HAVANA, May 28.—Havana merchants were not surprised by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the in- sular cases. Porto Rico is not looked upon here as a dangerous rival, but there is fear that the court may give a similar de- ciston with regard to the Philippines. The.merchants seem confident that the United States- will make a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. UPHOLDS THE PRESIDENT. Supreme Court’s Action Commented On by Representative Men. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Mav 25— Secretary of the Navy Long and Senajor McMillan of Michigan, who are in the city, were interviewed upon Lhe decision of the Supreme Court upon the insuiar cases terminated yesterday. Following are their opinions: 8 SECRETARY LONG—It establishes & ERCHANTS SEE of Manila from the States. pine Islands. a season, time may be gained for ERCHANTS who deal in tobacco tariff duties which now shut out the product of the cigar factories Cheap labor is operating in the Phi If the Treasury determination to proceed as heretofore under the existing tariff for DANGER AHEAD. see danger in setting aside the Department adheres to its pres Conugress to meet and take ac- tion lookirg toward the protection of those who have their capital invested in this country. A case directly affecting the Philippines cannot be brought before the Supreme Court of the Unifed States within a period of several months. + to the Philippine Islands of the prineiples ks the power of Congress to legislata for the Territories and the new insular possessions. I do not care to discuss it further. SENATOR McMILLAN—I anticipat- ed the decision and like all other good Republicans, am well pleased with it. It is good for the coun- try. The decision will enable Pres- ident McKinley’s plans to be car- ried out now and in the future. | CLEVELAND, May 28.—Senator M. A. Hanna said to-day that the Suoreme Court decistons in the insular cases would greatly help in solving the government of the islands. He was asked if he thought the decision was entirely satisfactory from the standpoint of the administration. SENATOR HANNA—I cannot speak for the administration—only for mysself. Speaking for myself, 1 think I am satisfled with the de- cision, at least so far as I have read it. g ol RETROGRESSION, NOT PROGRESS Peculiar Comment of London News Upon the Decisions. LONDON, May 29.—The Daily News, which comments upon the decisions of the TUnited “States Supreme Court in the in- sular cases as “perhaps the most momen- tous which this tribunal was ever called upon to make,” regards them as a “‘cu- rious issue to 120 vears of triumphant de- mocracy,” and says: “It is not progress, but retrogression; not the advancement of humanity, but laid down in the Porto Rico cases was the theme most discussed by business men yesterday. The leading question naturally Was concerning the effect that the deci- sions would have upon the business of the Pacific Coast. The dutiable imports from Manila to this port are small, while the expprts to the Philippines are large, amounting to from $50.000 to $70,000 per month, exclusive of the supplies for the army abroad. Mr. Brooks thinks that natural conditions, coupled with a short- age of tonnage on the Pacific Coast, are sufficient to prevent the importation of any great volume of Philippine produnsts for the present, even if the existing Phil- ippine tariff should be set aside by r:ason of the Porto Rico cases. Manila rope, which last year represent- ed a value in the list of imports to this port of $465.771, came duty free. Tobacco, sugar, coffee and copra are the other leading articles of export from the Philin- pines. They did not figure very heavily last year at this port. Auditor Cope of the Custom-house has furnished The Call with figures relating to the value of dutia- ble goods imported to this port during the year 1900. By months the totals were as follows: January $497, February $1720, March $1192, April $1312, May $336, Juno $790, July 3602, August $813, September $205, October $194, December $292. Will Collect Duties. The tariff has kept out the dutiable products of the Philippines almost entire- ly, as appears from these figures, but there are possibilities to which opening the tariff door would give rise, and this s the phase of the matter that has aroused public interest. Interviews indicate that Continued on Second Page. Continued on Second Page,