The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 9, 1901, Page 13

WWM.’.“ : Pages 13 Qerersrertroronen O PESRIRARON 12| 022 l‘l’m.l' VOLUME XC—}\O SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, mmmm 2ges 13 I i ROROROR PHORO RN SRONONININ Y JUNE 9, 1901—-THIRTY-TWO PAGES. _PRICE FIVE CENTS. NATIVES FROM MANY SURROUNDING ISLANDS WILL PADDLE IN THEIR CANOES TO PAPEETE TO HELP CELEBRATE FALL OF THE BASTILE Steamship Australia Will Make a Special Trip to Tahiti That Tourists May Witness Four Days’ Novel Programme in Which the Marquesans Take Part, Their Weird and Primitive Customs Being Highly lnterestmg e seasm | e TR AR TR B A D e “This will be a grand opportunity for Americans and all tourists to witness the celebration,” he said yesterday. ‘The steamship Australla, which leaves here on June 26, will call at the Marquesas Islands, which is a point that steamers never touch. A stay of nine hours will be HIS year's celebration by the Ta- at Papeete of the fall of the Bastile will eclipse all pre- wvious ones. Great preparations are being made for the event, and 2 fine opportu i1l be furnished white people to see ages from all the South Sea Islands ered together in one big powwow. The Oceanic Ste: dispatch the Austra 2 on & special trip this city a chance to native celebration. It these gatherings of the natives are the most primitive in the world. The natives start from the small islands several weeks before the celebration and all journey to Tahit! in their canoes. Four Days of Celebration. This year's celebration will last four s, end the programme is replete with ¢l and impressive events. The mbst teresting is the Hymene contest. The natives\of each Island have beautiful songs and chants. The songs are sung by cholrs composed of men, women and voys, and the e = awe-inspiring. They sing In competition for prizes, and the members of the winning choir are heroes. Prizes are also offered for the most artis- tic and prettiest costumes. These cos- tumes, though made of cocoanut fiber, are both ba.ndsome and of soft texture. There gath: hip Company will 2 to Tahiti on June to give residents of ss this novel claimed that a % 3 | ! - - SHOWING SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE EYES OF TOUR- ISTS WHO HAPPEN TO BE IN PAPEETE DURING THE FALL OF | THE BASTILE CELEBRATION. o — are canoe races and native sports, the funniest being the walking on the greasy pole for a live pig. Curios can be secured without number, the natives at the present gime not appre- clating their value. The climate is not too warm there at this time of the year, and a large passenger list is expected to go down on the Australia. Passengers buy- ing tickets will be allowed to remain on board the steamer while she lies at Ta- hiti, and the steamer will return to San Francisco immediately after the celebra- tion. The entire trip will be made in less than thirty days. Business Lively in Tahiti. A. Goupll, Vice President of the Coun- cil Geneval, the Civil Parliament of Ta- hiti, who arrived here recently, is most enthusizstic over the celebration. made there, and upon resuming the trip the boat will take on board a large num- ber of the natives, who will go to the cele- bration on the steamer. - “The Marquesas Islands are filled with savages, who still live up to the old tradi- tion of being tattooed, although the Gov- ernment has given strict orders that the custom must be abolished. These natives were all ‘cannibals until a few years ago. “Times are good at Tahiti, thanks to the steamship service. Tourists are pay- ing us a visit, and 1o spot in the world is s0 easy of access and yet so primitive. Since the Oceanic Steamship Company put on a regular line we have had better facilities for trading. We are able to ship our fruit to this country, and I expect to see a big trade built.up between the isl. &nds and this port.” e e e e e e 0 S e a2 a2 e 0 0 Y ,GREEDY POWERS PROLONG THE NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING INDEMNITY DEMANDS ON CHINA CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, June 8.—Again the suggestion that the Chinese indemnity question be referred to The Hague tri- bunal for determination has been ad- vanced by the United States. In resubmitting this propositis United States Commissioner Rockbill has practically confessed that little progress of importance has been made in reaching & solution of this vexatious feature of the Chinese negotiations. In fact, it is posi- tively known that instead of the powers having determined upon $337,000,000 as the | amount of their claims, as has all along been believed, they are still far from an &greement on this point. It is also stated that no agreement has been reached re- garding the method China shall be re- —_— quired to adopt to satisfy the claims of the powers. The indemnity question may therefore be regarded as being in the same stage it was when its consideration first began. It may be that some of the powers propose toeubmit larger claims than hitherto re- on ' ported. The United States will strenuous- ly oppose such action. Rockhill desired to avold further breakers upon which the negotiations might be wrecked by secur- ing a reference of the whole question to The Hague. Had the suggestion been adopted when | first advocated it is believed in Washing- ton 'that a settlement of the Chinese trouble would have been reached before the present time. It is feared here that Germany and other powers, which have large claims and desire a continuance of 1 the present conditions In China, will not cease their opposition to the adoption of the American proppsal. The Chinese Minister, who has been ! lending his co-operation to the movemeént for raising an American rellef fund for the famine-stricken people of Shansl provinge, a few days ago cabled Li Hung Chang that Louis Klopsch of the Chris- tian Herald had by cable placed at the disposal of the rellef committee formed by American missionaries in China a pre- liminary contribution of $20,00. To-day Minister Wu received the following ac- kiowledgment, dated Peking, June 8: “Your cable of June 5 recelved. The famine in Shansi s causing great suffer- ing and distress to people there. The benevolent people of America, through the Christlan Herald, are very kind in OKLAHOMA 15 SWEPT BY TORNADOES Trails of Ruin and Death Mark the Storm's Progress. LBl Farm Hcuses Destroyed and Lives Lost in Several Localities. B gk I;: Noble and Kay Counties Nearly -Every Building Is Damaged by the Fierce Winds. — WICHITA, Kars., June 8.—The / most disastrous storm which has ever visited Oklahoma prevailed in Kay County last night. A tornado struck Billings, Eddy and Tonkawa and its influence covered a stretch of country ten miles wide and thirty-six miles long. The following are known to have been killed at Eddy: MRS. MAUDE McGATHEY. LOUIS McGATHEY. BOB McGIFFIN. The injured—Charles = Goldsmith, skuil fractured; John McBrain, leg broken; Hugh Prather, nose broken: Jud McWil- lams, head crushed; Howard Hamagan, head badly crushed; Ruby Higinbothen, face crushed and internal injurles; A. D. Evans, leg broken. Many Farmhouses Wrecked. Nearly every farm house in Northwest- ern Kay County is more or less damaged. Not a wind mill has been left standing, and the face of the country is covered with debris. Blackwell suffered consider- ably. Practically every piece of glass in the city has been broken. If the loss re- ported is correct, including the damage to crops from wind and hail, it will be more than $100,000. The tornado was the worst at Eddy, where Bob McGiffin was killed and his mother fatally wounded. A telephone message trom Enid to-night says the fatalitles at Eddy were seven persons, but the report cannot be con- firmed. It is also reported that two were killed at Billings, but that city cannot be reached by telephone as the wires are down.. Very little can Tt is evident that it was not the same tornado that struck all the places. Tt is probable that three separate storms pre- vailed at practically the same time. At Edady only two houses remain standing. 1t was a small town. The prevalency of | cvelone ceéllars undoubtedly saved many | lives. It is estimated that not less than 160 houses in Blackwell, Eddy, Billings and Tonkawa were injured. The office of one tornado lnsurance com- | pany out of forty-three doing business in Oklahoma received eleven telegrams to- night announcing the losses. They claim that their losses will not fall far short of | seventy-five houses in Kay County. and | that the total losses of the forty-three companies will be something enormous. Vanarsdale Brothers, hail insurance agents, doing business here. are receiving claims for total losses. The smallest claim they have received is for a 5 per cent loss. Kay County is said to be the | banner single county in the United States for wheat. Heavy hallstorms struck Blackwell;, Ponca City, Lilyvale, Deer Creek and Perry, Worst Storm in Years. ENID, O. T., June 8.—The worst storm in years swept over the Territory last pight. It was particularly severe in Noble and Kay counties. The gale commenced at 10 p. m., and bty 1 a. m. was blowing at tornado speed, carrying everything before it. At Billings, Noble County, much dam- age was done. Seven people were killed and many severely injured. A cloudburst occurred mnear - Hennessey, Kingfisher County, and Kingfisher City suffered se- verely. GUTHRIE, O. T., June 8—A special to the Capital from Tonkawa, O. T., says a terrible wind and rain storm struck there at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon and lasted two hours, causing great damage. Wires were blown down and communica- tion was only established this afternoon. Two big church buildings are damaged and twelve houses were torn down and ! blown away and thirty residences badly | wrecked. The streets were flooded by the rain that followed the wind and hail.. One person was injured—Mrs, John Martin— who was hurt by falling on. a stone as the storm moved the house off its founda- tion, The Salt Fork River is full of rab- bish of houses and furnlshlngs Killed by_ ngh,tning. BLACKWELL, O. T., June 8—A de- structive hail and rain storm visited here | last night, killing three persons and do- ing much damage to. property. J. H. Crawford, a prominent contractor, was | killed by lightning. Eddy, a town twelve miles southwest of here, was blown away. At that place two persons were kiiled and’ several others infured. The names of the dead and injured are not yet obtainable. L o e o ) raising a relief fund and remitting as a first installment the sum of twenty thou- #and American dollars to'afford. immedi- ate relief. We are exmmerv grateful to the - Americans, vwhqu ||bmmy and beneficence make no distinction of race or country. I have fully. informed. by tele- graph the Imperial Government and the Governor of Shansl. “LI HUNG CHANG.” SHANGHAT,-June 8.—. n imperial edict iesved June 6 announces that owing to the hot weather and,the advanced age of the Dowager Empress the return of the court to Peking has been postponed tii} September 1, which the astrologers an- DUEL BETWEEN LASSEN COUNTY MINING PARTNERS THE RESULT OF A LONG-STANDING QUARREL son Began the Fight SoN SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTY. sba S USANVILLE, June_8.—Conflicting accounts of the duel that oc- curred on Thursday afternoon between Benedick Wisenberger and Thomas '»W.uson on the ‘Wisenberger remains in the Lassen Cpu_n- ty Jail here, awaiting his prelimirary ex- amination. He declares that he was fired upon twice by Watson before. he brought his shotgun to his shoulder and, fired the charge that Instantly killed the old man. On the other hand, it is said that Frank Watson, a son of the dead man, will tes- tify at the hearing that Wisenberger was the aggressor. The fact that Wisenberger armed himself and followed Watson when the latter went to cut the ditch supplying their mine with water is against him, as indicating his ln(enllon to prevent the act by force. i The duel between the two partners came as no surprise to those who hdve known of the bitter feeling between them. When Yisenberger and Henry Vogt entered into an sgreement with Watson to work a mine upon his land it was stipulated that the ‘water supply available should be used first in the mine and then to irrigate the surrcunding ranch land. This season, having need of the water for irrigation: the rich old rancher sought to abrogate the agrement, which would mean the closing of the mine. There was & protest from the other partners, and TOM \:JAT&DN AND VICTOR AND VANQUISHED' IN A SENSATIONAL' DUEL TO THE DEATH BETWEEN TWOQ . MINING PARTNERS ‘ON A RANCH IN Benedick Wisenberger Declares Aged Thomas Wat- That Ended in the Latter's Qeath--A Witness Says Slayer Was Aggressor FRARK. . — thelr differences continued to. grow.more bitter until the climax came on Thursday, when Watson went from his home with a tion of cutting the ditch conveying the { water and turning the stream upon his land. ‘Wisenberger followed him and the duel to the death resulted.. Watson was past 70 years of age and a man accustomed to having his own way. Several times previously he had declared he would cut the Hitch, but each time his éldest on, George Watson, interposed and induced him to ', forego his -intention. George Watson has constantly acted as peacemaker between the warring partners and had he been at home on Thursday the tragedy probably would have been averted. . Henry Vogt cah congratulate himself upen the fact that the shooting was not a three-cornered affair: When he heard the reports of Wisenberger's shotgun and Watson's rifle he attempted to arm him- self and start for the scene. His wife held him and implored him not to ‘go. By the time he had freed himeelf and reached the =cene of the shooting Watson was .a corpse. Young Frank Watson, following the Filllne of his father, picked up the Iatter's rifle Wisenberger, but the latter escaped un- gc,n‘t:;ed, mm-.d n;mur;‘t‘lng la horse, rode at reckless epeed to this pla b o ce to, surrender Estate aywright Hoyt. NEW YORK, June §.—The estate of Charles H. Hoyt, the playwright, Plnn‘ all-clalams; amounts to g TExA‘si RAISES THE ; Irmcimmlmnnto; worked a novnce-to be an auspicious day to com- 1erice & journey. 'QUARANTINE AGAINST THIS CITY Aftet lnmflgatmn Governor Sayers Dec&dzs to Annul an Order That Works a Great Hardship. - Am Texas, June 8.—Governor Sayers, after a thomgh tnn'fl‘mdm of the situation; to-day. issued. an ‘order authorizing luuzulmomw. F. Blount to raise the quarantine which Texas has been enforcing for the past several months against San the alleged existence of bubonic plague in - that city. The in-p.cflonl that have been in force at the Texas line, El Paso, and at the Red River crossing of the Gulf, Goloradd and .. Banta Fe railroads, were discoutinued to-day. This quarantine has !nlthanllhlpmthnrlfl!oldl , particularly on the South- ern Pacific, and caused the tnvdhg public much huinvmhmn. RIDICULOUS spade and a rifle with the avowed inten- | and ‘fired three shots at | MODOG YOUTH 15 SLAIN BY AN RSSAGSIN Bullet Fired Through a Window Kills Guy Crime Follows Bitter School Election Contest Near Alturas. Suspicion Points to a Man Who Was Worsted in a Fight at the Polls. —— ALTURAS, June 8—Alturas was thrown into another fever of excitement this morning when, following so closely upon the Lookout quintuple lynching. came the news that Guy Willlams had been murdered at his home about twelve miles east of Alturas. At the school election held in that neighborhood yesterday there was a bit- ter contest and much ill-feeling was cre- ated. Captain Jones got the worst of a fight that occurred there in the evening. ‘This morning, while the Willlams family were seated at their morning meal a shot was heard and their eldest son, Guy Will- iams, fell to the floor with a bullet through his brain. Reports reaching Al- turas have it that Captain Jones fired the shot, but whether this is authentic is not yet known. Guy Willlams was a steady-going young man of about 28 years and well liked. He was to have been married next month. His father is a well-to-do sheep owner of this county. Coroner J. M. Plerce and Dr. H. T. Risdon left Alturas this afternoon for the scene of the mur- der. WIFE e B OF PRESIDENT B.ES'!'ING COMFORTABLY Dr. Rixey Says 'm:sn Has Been No Material Change in Her Condition. WASHINGTON, June 4{.—Dr. Rixey left the White House at 11:20 to-night after & visit that extended over two hours. He salds, ““Mrs. McKinley’s condition is about the same-as reported in this morning’s bulle- tin. She has rested comfortably to-day. There has been no material change, though possibly there has been a barely perceptible -improvement. She Is now sleeping soundly.” The feeling at the White House to-night was a little more hopeful as to the out- come. The fact that Mrs. McKinley has been resting much better than usual in the past few days has been an important factor in fighting the disease. There have been no developments during the day of an unfavorable nature. Dr. Rixey stayed a half hour longer than usual to-night, spending considerable time with the Pres- ident in discussion and explanation of the case. The President saw no callers to- night, but a number of persons left their cards and made personal inquiries. The President spent an hour or more during this afternoon with Jefferson Reynolds of New Mexico, a relative of Mrs. McKin- ley. SAYS ITALY WILL ROT BE ANY POCWER'S PUPPET Signor Guccardini Urges Deputles to Make a Vigorous Stand on Al- * ‘banian Question. ROME, June 8.—Signoer Guccardini, the reporter of the budget committee, speak- ing in tbe Chamber of Deputies on the Albanian question, said it was, In his opinion, critical, as the movement in Macedonia might precipitate a surprise at any moment. TItaly, he declared could not be the puppet of any power, whether of the first or second rank. She had al- ready suffered at Bizerta, but she could not sccept another Bizerta at Vallona or Durazzo. He cited a series of incidents, which, he claimed, went to show the propaganda was carried on in Albania by Austria-Hungary, and asked whether such a propaganda was reconcilable with the declarations made at ' Vienna and Rome regarding “the maintenance of the status quo, which, in his opinion, was unstable. Other speakers referred to the unrest in the Balkans. These utterances, taken in conneetion With Count Goluchowski's recent speech, indicate that the statesmen fear that trouble is imminent in Southeastern’ Eu- rope. The Foreign Minister, Signor Pri- nitti, had been expected to make an im- portant speech to-night, but his address was postponed. DREYFUS’ UTTER LACK OF GRATITUDE TO LABORIE But the Distinguished Advocate Re- mains Loyal to the Persecuted French Captain. LONDON, June 8.—The visit to England of Maitre Laborie, the distinguished French advocate, has developed the fact that the relations between himself and Dreyfus have greatly changed since the ‘| Rennes drama. M. Laborie’s friends say ‘that Dreyfus has treated his “Savior” shamefully. They declare that the last time Dreyfus stayed in Paris he never went near M. Laborie and has in other ways shown what they stigmatize as an utter lack of.gratitude. M. Laborie does not_conceal his appreciation of these cir- cumstances, but Is as ardent as ever, de- claring In private that Dreyfus wrongfully convicted and the sligHest suggestion to the contrary is sufficlent to send the adyocate into a passionate fit of denunciation of Dreyfus’ detractors, and whatever may be the personal rela- tions’ between himself and the former prisoner of Devils Island,,he certainly has_not lost any ardor in behalf of his famous client.