The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 13, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME XC-NO. 74, @allo SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 138, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REAR ADMIRAL JOHNSON WILL SUCCEED SAMPSON IN COMMAND OF THE NAVY YARD AT BOSTON Failing Health of the Officer Who Figures in the Controversy With Schley Causes His Early Retirement From —— Active Service. g May Not Be Able to Ap- pear at Coming Court of Inquiry, Testimony to Be Secured : by Interrogatories to His Home. N Z »son’s health h a degree s informed the Navy mma L L o o e MEETS A DEFEAT IN THE GOMMONS British Government Lost Vote on the Factory Closing Bill. LONDON, Aug. 12—The Governmen was defeated in the House of Commons | to-night in the course of the debate on | the factory bill. The House supported, by 162 to 141, a proposal opposed by the Government that textile factories should close at noon instead of b o'clock p. m. es now. The opposition and members cheered wildly. &fr. Ritchie, the Home Secretary, an- nounced that the Government would ac- cept the decision. Timothy Healy, amid laughter, re- matrked that the Home Secretary had shown great resignation, but not the sort of resignation the House wanted. The House passed to a second reading the Pacific cable bill, by a vote of 153 to 5% In the course of the debate James Nationalist, who opposed the personal attack on the Colon- etary and upon Lord Strathcona Royal. Chamberlain, who followed, q the attack upon his ther, 1 he theught it a cruel thing t reflections upon Lord Strath- cona and M Re e the latter had beer it on the cable b Governor Maynero D LAREDO, Tex., Aug 12.—Governor Guadalupe Maynero of the -State cf Tamaulipas, Mexico, is dead at his home in Victoria, capital of the State, the Irish | | Navy Yard. In compliance with his re- quest orders will be issued in a few days directing h detachment on September 1 and ordering Rear Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson command of the Royal, to succeed present in al station at Port i & BOLD FRALS N DNELE ) On Silk Imports Govern- i ment Is Cheated Out of Millions. Diepatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 12—Bold frauds up- | on the customs service which, for extent | and magnitude have never been equaled, | were disclosed to-day as a result of com- | plaints that invoices of silk had becn held up unduly by the appraiser of the port. Through collusion between imporfers and employes in the customs service, it is said the Treasury Department has been defrauded of duties amounting to millions of dollars. It is charged that these fraudulent practices have been going on undiscov- ered for many years and that several offi- cials, whose duty it was to appraise im- portations of silk, have been able to re- tire from office with comfortable for- tunes bestowed upon them by favored im- porters. MANY KILLED DURING FIGHT IN A CHURCH Respective Partisans of an 0ld Ven- detta Renew the Quarrel With Terrible Result. | LONDON, Aug. 13.—“A murder result- |ing from a vendetta of twenty years' | duration,” says a dispatch to the Dally | Mail from Vienna, “occurred in a church |at Obotti, Sunday. A general fight en- | sued in the church between the respec- tive partisans, with the result that seven persons were killed and twenty-three wounded.” o COMMANDANT OF THE BOSTON NAVY YARD AND THE OFFICER WHO WILL SUCCEED HIM, & Admiral Sampson has been in poor health ever since the Spanish war, and it is not expected that he will be again as- signed to duty. He will remain on walt- ing orders until his retirement next Feb- ruary. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hackett sald this afternoon that he did not know whether or not Admiral Samp- son would be ordered to Washington as a witness before the Schley court of in- quiry. The admiral's testimony will be very important, ut it is possible that his health will be such as to make it impossi- ble for him to appear before the court in person, in which event his testimony might be secured by sending interroga- tories to his home. Speculation has been indulged in lately at the Navy Department as to whether Admiral Sampson will be represented by counsel in the forthcoming Schley court of inquiry, and whether Judge Advocate General Lemly will call on the Govern- ment for legal assistance in handling the e.' Examination of the law in the premises clicits the fact that Admiral Sampson is not entitled to legal repre- sentation at the hearings of the court. From an officlal view point Admiral Sampson does not figure in the inquiry at all. It is improbable also that Captain Lem- 1y, judge advocate of the proposed court of inquiry, will ask the Government for assistance in handling the case. e BOERS KEEPING UP A BIG ARMY Seventy-Seven Thousand Burghers and Many Rebels in Field. BRUSSELS, Aug. 12—Mr. Kruger's friends here say he has received a report that there are now 77,000 burghers and 12,000 rebel Afrikanders under arms and well supplied with weapons and ammus:- tion, although provisions are very scarce. LONDON, Aug. 12—In a long dispatch issued to-night, reporting the operations of various columns, Lord Kitchener said: “I am glad to be able to send the largest return I have yet had for one week. Since August 5 the columns- report 39 Boers killed, 20 wounded, including Commandant Moll dangerously; 639 prisoners, including Wolmarens, late chairman of the First Volksraad; £ surrenders, including Com- mandant de Vellieres, and the capture of 24,400 rounds of ammunition, 754 wagons, 5580 horses and large quantities of stock. Most of the captures were made in Or- ange River colony.” In the course of a description of the op- erations Lord Kitchener says that Gen- eral French in Cape Colony is “gradually driving the enemy’s scattered bands northward.” | — Martin Wins on a Foul. SEATTLE, Aug. 12.—“Denver” Ed Mar- tin was awarded the verdict in the twen- ty-round contest with Fred Russell at the Grand Opera-house to-night in the tenth round on a foul. The contest was a slug- ging match from start to finish, Russell being badly punished. LEGATION HAS LEFT CARACA Colombia Now Severs All Relations With Venezuela. Steps Takes by tfniteg States to Prevent Eu- ropean Interference. Warships Will Assemble on Both Sides of the Isthmus and Uphold the Mon- roe Doctrine. LR WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Aug. 12. —The Colombian legation left Caracas to-day. CALL BUREAU, 106 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—There is no longer any doubt that the relations be- tween Colombia and Venezuela are strained almost to the breaking point as a result of the conviction entertained by the Colombian authorities that the insur- rection in their country is receiving active support from Venezuelan officials, who are acting with the full knowledge of Presi- dent Castro. No news can be obtained from Bogota, the capital of Colombia, ow- ing to the interruption of cable communi- cation. Dispatches from Venezuela, how- ever, indicate that the Colombian Minister left Caracas to-day in such a manner as to clearly convey to President Castro the knowledge that his Government holds Venezuela responsible for recent events on the border. Acting Secretary of State Adee to-day recelved a dispatch from Mr. Russ, American Charge d"Affaires in Caracas, asking for authority to take charge of the archives and other property of the Colom- bian Legation at Caracas during the ab- sence of the Ministerd " ¥r. Adee ut once cabled him authority. Mr, Russell's dis- patch contained nothing which threw any light on the reasons for the departure of the Colombian Minister. Hurrying the Warships. News contained in The Call’s special cablegram from Caracas and in the dis- patch from Mr. Russell was considered by the officials to be of such a serious char- acter as to warrant the taking of steps to expedite thesending of United Statesnaval vessels to both sides of the isthmus. The Machias reported her arrival in Hampton Roads to-day, and was directed to proceed at once to Colon. It is expected that she will get under way to-night. Several days have been lost by thedepartmentin trying to get in communication with the battle- ship Wisconsin, which has been cruising off Puget Sound. These cfforts were aban- doned to-day, and the battleship Towa, Rear Admiral Casey's flagship, was or- dered from Puget Sound to San Franclsco. Upon her arrival at the latter place, un- less the situation has materially changed, she will be ordered at once to Panama to reinforce the Ranger, which will be there ahead of her. Squadron May Be Sent. Should matters assume a more serious aspect or should there be any apparent danger of European intervention, the Ma- chias will be reinforced at Colon, possibly by the entire North Atlantic squadron, Mr. Herran, Colombian Charge d’Af- faires in Washington, will leave for New York on Wednesday to be gone a Week on private matters. He expects his official mail from Colombia to-morrow and hopes this will enable him to more correctly gauge the situation in his country. G s FAVOR NAVAL DISPLAY. Opinions That Uncle Sam Should Show Supremacy. NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The position taken by the Herald in its recent edito- riai advocating a speedy demonstration in Colombian waters in order to forestall Burcpean intervention in Venezuelan-Co- lombian affairs has elicited the following expressions of opinfons: ' The Philadelphia Public Ledger to-mor- row will say: “If, in the interest of peace, warships are to be sent to Colon and Panama, the more powerful the fleet the more surely will the rights of foreigners be respected by the governments of Venezuela and Co- lombia over the Isthmus of Panama, and to do so our warships must be where they can protect American and foreign interests in both Venezuela and Colom- bia.” The Philadelphia Inquirer says edito- torially: “We cannot believe that there is any serious danger in this Colombia- Verezuela business, but we are entirely with the Herald to this extent—if the administration should discover any men- ace It would be justified in ordering a fleet to Colombian waters. That could be very readily done as a measure of pre- caution for the protection of our inter- ess, just as we protected ourselves in China. It would not ‘be a war measure, It would not even be a threat, for the nation that is always prepared through its navy for emergencies simply mands peace.” Should Uphold Monroe Doctrine. The Pittsburg Dispatch says: ‘*‘The TUnited States should be prepared to up- hold the Monroe doctrine where abso- com- Continucd on Page Two. “AManry @ "ONTIEL ee \. .-;,RT\YI;W PEINS STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY BETWEEN THE BILLION-DOLLAR STEEL TRUST AND WORKERS IS ON IN EARNEST General Strike Order Issued by President Shaffer Resulted in About 14,000 More Men Going Out, Making 60,000 Idle ~in All the Cotporation’s Mills. General Appeal for Im- mediate Financial Aid Is Made to Organ- ized American oy sy e Vanog Sy YLyan, o ONES g + i <. ITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 12.—The struggle for mastery between manufacturers and men in the steel industry is now. fairly Jlaunched, and on the first show of strength advantage is with the former. The general strike order issued by Presl- dent Shaffer of the Amalgamated -Asso- cfation has so far been obeved by only | about 14,000 men, according to the best figures obtainable here. The first two | preliminary calls were answered by about 15,000 men, so that the total number now out is in the neighborhood of 60,000. The strikers made gains here to-day over the showing of last night, and thelr | prospects for further accessions at both | McKeesport and Wheeling during the‘ week are very favorable. The action of | the Amalgamated Association at Chicago, | Joliet and Bayview in refusing to come out and their failure to secure any re- cruits in the Carnegie group throughout the Kisximinetas Vailey and in the big plants at Youngstown and Columbuu.‘ Ohio, have been marked by dlssppolm»; ment to them. They are keeping up the fight, however, in a spirited manner, and claim that they have strength in reserve | which will surprise thelr oppenents. They assert that they have galned a foothold in the Carnegie mills in this city and that | at the time desired the men will come out. They are pressing their advantages at McKeesport and Wheeling and their or- ganizers are still at work in those two citles. President Shaffer has decided to personally visit Wheeling and will go there Wednesday to address a mass meet- ing of his followers. He plans to spend to-morrow here directing the fight and! conferring with his associates as to plans for the future. An Appeal for Financial Aid. An appeal for financial aid has been made to organized labor and to the gen- eral public, and it is expected that the re- | sponses to it will be liberal. The Amal- | gamated leaders were not disposed to do much talking to-day. They would not | discuss the desertion of their Western fol- lowers, although Shaffer made what was evidently intended for a brief reference to them in a short statement he gave out | at noon. Another declaration in the same | interview was regarded as highly signifi- | cant here. It was to the effect that no | effort would be made to call out the mem- | bers of the American Federation of L bor, and that any action on their part | must be voluntary. President Shaffer made a brief state- ment. He said: We have mo officlal information about the sttuation in the West. T do not believe Vice President Davis of Chicago has accepted a superintendency from the trust, as reported. My only regret is that the men working in * I think the greatest surprise of the strike ‘and that another the slave pens of the trust had.nmot spirit enough to come out and join the strikers. T will not take any part in calling.out the American Federation of Labor. Its action must be voluntary. The Amalgamated - Association has not lost anything, but has made gains. Secretary Williams said: | will come to the steel officials when they find;| we have Invaded the Carnegle plant.” We have reliable reports to the effect that the lowfr city mill is tied up, and that but one mill in | the upper plant is on. We have not made | known our plans, and still have some surprises for the manufacturers. | The appeal for financial assistance was prepared on Fri last but was not sent out until to-day. Additional Plants Tied Up. SCENES IN STEEL BLACK DOTS SHOW WHERE MEN ARE CALLED OUT. STRIKE. S and property. A large crowd of strikers The men who are directing the fight In the field for the steel corporation and its | constituent companies would give no indi- | cation ‘of their plans for the future, and | would only discuss the situation gener- | ally. A statement alleged to have beeni given out officially at noon was repu- | diated later in the day. Their reports | showed that the Carncgle group, South | Chicago, Bay View, Joliet, Youngstown, | Columbus, the Kiskiminetas Valley group, | Wellsville and Monessen works were moving along tull handed. Bellaire, their | advices showed, was badly crippled, but | had held on until 5 o'clock in the after- noon and would be started up again to- | mortow. They admitted the loss to-day of the National rolling mill at McKees- port, which they had expected to hold, and that the Boston mill and Mononga- hela Steel Works at McKeesport and the Republic and Elba here were tied up. Their tube works at \.cKeesport and here | were still at work, but menaced by a| possible shortage of materfal. Their tube men at Wheeling were out, but the fur- nace and coke men there were at work, and their steel men there showed an in- clination to stay on unles intimidated. They also eclaimed that many of their men at McKessport desired to work but were being terrorized by the disorderly element. They also charged that many of their men were being frightened from their places in Wheelinz, and insisted that adequate protection for the men there would insure continued operations. It was also stated by the steel officlals that Clark’s mill here was moving along with its non-union crews engaged last week, mill manned by old Amalgamated men had started up at Wellsville, represcnting a gain of oné since Saturday. Clash With the Mayor. Officials of the National Tube Company ) and Mayor Black clashed to-day over the | question of protection for non-strikers assembled aroynd the works this morning and their pickets intercepted the workers on their way to the mills. There was some excitement, and the mill officers, claiming that thelr men were being threatened and in danger of violence, called on Mayor Black to clear the streets and protect them. The Mayor said that he would only interfere to stop actual rioting and as- sault. Two other appeals were made to him later in the morning, but he insisted that there was no danger of an outbreak. Another crowd gathered at noon whea the tube men were leaving the plant, and although the workers were jeered no vio- lence was offered. The strikers say that it is only a question of time when material will give out and the tube men must quit. | Otherwise it is believed that there would | be serious trouble in McKeesport. Reports from Wheeling and Bellaire in- dicate that there may be trouble there. At the latter place an attempt is to be made to keep the plant in operation, and the mill officials say that if they or the | men who did not go out are interfered with they will ask for the State militia | to protect them. At Wheeling reports that | men were to be imported have brought | out crowds bent on preventing their ad- | mission, and it is predicted that thers | will be serious clashes there before the | strike is settled. Most of the strike cen- | ters and Pittsburg in particular are very orderly, however. The strikers at Canal ! Dover, Ohio, have had men watching the mills since 2 o’clock this morning on the strength of a report that non-union work- ers were to be brought there. Superin- | tendent Harris of the tinplate mill has | notified the men that unless the plant is | reopenea within a reasonable time he has | orders to commence dismantling it. Man- f ager Warner has made the same an- ‘ nouncement to the men who went out of his service. The executive committee of the Amalga~ | 7cuntinued on Page Two.