The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1901, Page 1

Tall. VOLUME XC-—NO. 78. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, VE MOT SEVERE N VIGINITY OF MOBILE :Storm Rages With Great Fury and Vessels Are Wrecked. Loss of Life Is Reported, but as Yet Cannot Be Verified. {News Anxiously Awaited From Isl- ands in Mississippi Sound, Where Many Fishermen Were Probably Drowned. = MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 16.—The tropical storm wh: came up out of the south ay and increased in force during owing is believed to have been e vicinity of Mobile. The blew at the rate of seventy r for some time. Various re- wning of men in the bay ed here, but it is impossible . owing to the complete means of communication. re yacht Ariel, bound for e bay. £ ew. Pleasure Yacht Wrecked. acht Mayflower of this of prominent people on board found ref- the boat was £ has been heard from Fort Mor- Two companies of the coast artfl- there. The barracks | cetved the full force of the | sippl Sound, just v, 2 miles below here. ews concerning the fate of the | come by boat, and this is | mer Harald, from Puerto ht. She reports | schooner sixty- | of this port, totally captain of the schooner | ast mills have suffered by the breaking of ani squared timber ile all day, much of it street, three blocks ter fron: xie sawmill and the mill of Heir- cated at Magazine vy damaged, parts of the wa DAMAGE DONE AT MOBILE. Streets Flooded, Vessels Sunk and | Life Lost by Toppling Walls. E 2, A 6.—The gulf storm, wind and rain Wednes- severest force about 5 the maximum wind ve- -two miles an hour. as done in Mobile in the ng trees, unrofing houses ar chimneys. One person was killed in this city. A 1 the rear end of drug store, 161 ging his stock. acked by the south- on wharf and front. nerce, Water and part of Royal street, several blocks north of St. An- thony, were covered. The water was eighteen inches deep in the Cotton Ex- both the Western Union and offices were flooded. The power ¢ rallway were fiood- i electric car service was shut down er 3 o'clock. All business in the whole- sale district was suspended. are had been taken to elevate lower ods upon temporary platforms, and the grocers suffered little loss. The grain men were caught to some extent Owners of cement lost 1200 barrels. The sville and Nashville, and Mobjle and Ohio pass | h Commerce street and were under ic 5f course being stopped en- The Mobile and Ohio is operating s from Whistler, ten miles out, and and Nashville received one ring the afternoon at Magazine m the north. No afternoon and came over that road from the none is expected to-night. The ¢ their morning trips from astern shore of the bay to Mobile, on trips were made to the The schooner Asa T. Stowell, i from Havana to Pascagoula, was ide on Thursday morning, and, when caught in the storm, put into this port. nchors would not hold and she drift- up the bay and lies upright of Little Island, opposite the schooner laden with 500 bar- New Orleans overturned f. The tugboat Venture Southern the Louisville of resin fo be resin wk ink nis wharf. The pl e yacht Mayflower, with Jo- seph McPhill Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Pattison, Miss Retta Heustis and Miss Marie Davis on board was blown upon Cat Island, Mississippi Sound, Thursday & party of Mobile people | rted to have pounded to | at Battles on the | Nothing has | e OPERATING THE TRAVELING CABLEWAYS . 1901. NEZUELA AND COLOMBIA ARE BOTH BLAMED PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.— Rear Admiral ¥Schley and three lawyers had a-long confer- ence to-day in the rooms of former Judge J. M. Wilson in the Shoreham Hotel. Admiral Schley gave his counsel a detailed account of the movements of the fiying squadron and of his actions from the time he left Key West on May 19, 1898, until the destruction of Cervera's fleet on July Captain Parker had with him all of the data he had secured by his examination of the official records in the Navy De- partment, and he and Admiral Schley ex- plained to Wilson and Raynor many mat- ters which these gentlemen, not being sailors, had not understood. At the con- clusion of the conference Ravnor made a guarded statement for publication. He said another conference would be held Monday, at which time Admiral ley would give his counsel a list of his witnesses and then a request would be sent to the Navy Department for a list of witnesses to be summoned by the department. Raynor said he did not know whether the department would fur- nish this , but he thought that Ad- miral Schley had a right to have it “We considered the precept of the court of inquir: said he, “and examined nu- merous papers and documents bearing upon the movements of the fleet from the time it sailed from Rey West to May 27, and then from the time Cervera’s fleet was located in Santiago harbor to July 3, when it was destroyed.” “Did you find any new points bearing on the case?” “Yes, several,” was the response. ‘“But it would not be timely to speak of them now. Admiral Schley does not desire any secrecy In this matter, but it is well to await the court of inquiry.” Soon after the adjournment of the con- ference former Judge Wilson left for his summer home at Oakland, Maryland, and Raynor left for Raltimore. efternoon. The party took refuge In a Continued on Page Two. Captain Parker will remain in Washing- ton and will resume his examination of the Navy Department records. There will be another meeting of all the lawyers his | XDMIRAL SCHLEY CONFERS WITH HIS LEGAL ADVISERS| Explains All Matters Connected With His Conduct In the Santiago Campaign and Furnishes Some New Points of Evidence. Special Dispatch to The Call. with Admiral Schley in next Monday, and still another meeting on Wednesday. It has been determined that Raynor shall draw up the brief of Admiral Schley, and after Wednesday's meeting he will go to Capron Springs, West Vir- ginia, where he will write the brief. —a GIVES SCHLEY THE CREDIT. Congressman Curtis of Kansas Com- ments on the Controversy. KANSAS CITY, Kans.,, Aug. 16.—Con- gressman Charles Curtis of the First Kansas District, in addressing the old soldiers at the Wyandotte County Vet- erans’ reunion in Armourdale, came out in defense of Admiral Schley in the San- tiago controversy. “In the late war,” said Mr. Curtls, “Dewey on May 1 achieved the st bril- liant vietory in the history of naval, war- fare. That engagement held the record unti the American fleet destroyed the Spanish boats under Cervera at Santiago, with Schley on the bridge of the Brook- Iyn. Iknow that Sampson was in nominal command of the fleet, but he was four miles away when the battle was won.” The statement was greeted with cheers. PATENT OFFICE CLERK SUMMARILY DISMISSED bmppearnnce of Government Money in the Washington Department Causes Quick Action! WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—Edward V. Shepard of Massachusetts, chief clerk of the Patent Office, was summarily dismiss- ed from his position to-day. This action was the culmination of an investigation that has been conducted for several days past for Commissioner of Patents Duell, the assistant Commissioner and other officials, in connection with the disappear- ance of certain moneys contained in un- claimed registered letters returned to the office. Shepard entered a stout denial of criminal intent and offered to make good any shortage. At the same time he ten- dered his resignation, admitting that the loss was due to carelessnes in.his office. He was not permitted to resign. RIS TWO WARSHIPS ORDERED TO PAN- AMA AND SCENES WHERE REVO- LUTION I8 IN PROGRESS. GOVERNMENT TRODPS WITH INSURGENTS Consul General Esteves Makes Some Bitter Charges. Declares There Is Proof That Colombian Troops Are Among Invaders. oL T TS Senor Herran Says Positively That Venezuela Has Given Aid to Rebels in His Country. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, Aug. 16.—The breach in the relations between Ven- ezuela and Colombig has reached a stage where the' consular and diplomatic representatives of the two countries discuss freely the cause of the troubles which are expected to end in war. Heretofore Colonel E. Gonzales Esteves, Consul General of Venezuela, has main- tained the silence of a sphinx. He would give out only such information as Presi- dent Castro sent by cable. To-day, how- ever, he emergedi from this seeming leth- argy and said: “Colombian officials have been busy dis- crediting the report that the recent inva- sion’ of Venezuelan territory was made by the Colombian army. In answer to these denials the significant fact might be pointed out that Senor Herran, Colombia’s Charge d'Affaires at Washington, has not yet contradicted the reports of his Gov- ernment’s participation in the invasion nor the presence of General Gonzales Va- lencia, former Colombian Minister of ‘War, on the Venezuelan frontler. But there are more convincing proofs than this merely circumstantial evidence. ® Colombian Troops Take Part. “The Caracas Government has been of- fically informed by the commander of our army in San Cristobal that among the troops that invaded Venezuela were the Colombian battalions of Sucre, Bombana, Giraldot, Vencedosre, Teneriffe ard sev- enteen more commanded by Government officers, among them Gasparini Pedro, Leon Canal and Riascos. “My advices also say that the dead, wounded and captured wore uniforms of the Colombian army. Two of the prison- ers wore the insignia of the ‘Grenadiers of Cucuta.’ Authorities on the frontier have ordered a close investigation, and it is expected that it will yield some further telling evidence of Colombla’s complicity in the two unsuccessful raids on our ter- ritory.” Senor J. R. Calderon, Colombian Consul General in London, according to a cable dispatch, said recently that the Venezue- lan President was to blame for everything and called him a “liar.”” Senor Gonzales Esteves sald of this: “I am surprised at the terms employed by Senor Calderon. Personal attacks are FIFTY BRITISH SCOUTS CAPTURED BY THE BOERS Kitchener Reports a Disaster to a Party of French’s Forces While They Were Proceeding to Join a Column Near Bethesda. Special Dispatch to The Call. ONDON, Aug. 16.—The War Office has received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Preto- ria, August 16: “While a party of fifty of French's scouts were proceeding to joln a column near Bethesda they were surrounded in the hills by a superior. force under Theron and surrendered. One was killed and three were wounded, Captain Bethelheim dan- gerously.” Lord Kitchener does not give the date, but the casualty list indicates August 8. Reporting upon the engagement between Colonel . Morringe and Commandant Kritzenger at Middleburg, Lord Kitchener says that the British. commander drove the Boers north to Venterstad in con- not generally considered proper when something like :3000 miles separate the critic from the object of his criticisms.” Venezuela Also to Blame. Senor Thomas Herran, Colombian Charge d’Affaires at Washington, is in this city, awaiting the arrival of his fam- ily from Colombia. He did not appear at all optimistic to-day when asked about the hovering war cloud. “I have no late news from my Govern- ment,” said Senor Herran. “It does seem as though the relations between Venezu- ela and Colombia are stgained, but so far | I know there has been no declaration of war. No, I cannot make predictions as to the future. There is not the least doubt that Venezuela has given aid to the rebels in Colombia.” Then the Colombian Charge added sig- nificantly: “We have an army of 40,000 well trained soldiers, who have been seasoned by a vear and a half of fighting against a revo- lution. This number can quickly be doubled.” IOWA IS ORDERED TO PANAMA. Ranger to Depart and the Philadel- phia May Soon Follow. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—A telegram has been prepared at the Navy Depart- ment to go forward to the Iowa immedl- P fusion. He asserts also that General French’s other colamin in Cape Colony is gradually driving the enemy northward. DURBAN, Aug. 16—Lord Kitchener with a strong force is moving on Hond- weni, on the border of Zululand, where General Botha is reported to have con- centrated 4000 Boers. An important en- gagement is expected to ensue. BERLIN, Aug. 16.—The Vossische Zei- tung says it learns in Boerse circles that Great Britain has offered the German protective committee of the Transvaal Ralilroad par for the obligations and 160 for the stock. The latter part of the offer has been declined. Negotiations are ex- pected to be resumed for better terms. The German Government has promised to support the committee’s further negotia- tions. HWWWFFPH’H-H—PH—WW. ately upon her arrival at San Francisco, ordering her to prepare at once to go to sea. When she advises the department that she is ready an order will follow for her to proceed at once to Panama. The little cruiser Ranger, which is at San Diego, was ordered to sail to-day. It is not believed that there will be any delay in her departure, as she has had several days’ notice in which to prepare for sea. She is very slow, however, making not more than six knots, and as the distance to Panama is about 2700 miles, it would require almost fifteen days for her to reach her destination. The department, therefore, decided to dispatch the Towa as soon as the battleship arrived at San Francisco and can prepare for the trip. The cruiser Philadelphia, which arrived at San Francisco yesterday from the Sa- moan Islands, is to go at once into dry dock at the Mare Island navy yard® for overhauling and genera! repairs. The Navy Department has decided that this vessel should be immediately placed in condition, in order that she might be pre- pared, if occggéen arose, to go south to the scene of the trouble on the isthmus. SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16.—The Ranger, or- der=d to Panama this morning. hastily took on board supplies for her trip and FOR THE STRIFE IN THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICS RESIGNATION OF G. M. HAYS NOW R FAGT Southern Pacific Presi- dent Gives Up His Position. Refuses to Longer Continue as a Mere Figurehead for the Company. As Predicted by The Call the Curtai!- ment of His Powers Will Re- sult in His Retire- ment. S AT Charles M. Hays has resigned from the presidency of the Southern Pacific road. This is positive and is exactly what The Call a2 month ago predicted would happen. For several days past rumors based on earlier stories published in the columns of this paper have been floating wildiy about the street. These rumors have heretofore lacked pesitive confirmation, and the best the public had to go by.was the wild guesses of this man and that man; nothing was stated as a certainty. The wires between this city and New York were kept hot with inquiries, but as Harriman himself was absent from the Eastern metropolis no authentic news was recefved until yesterday afternoon, when one of the local railway magnates received a dispatch containing absolute confirmation of the story. The telegram comes from a source whose reliability cannot be doubted and it states positively and unequivocally that the resignation of Mr. Hays is now in the hands of his superiors. Moreover, there seems to be every likelihood that the man who will succeed Hays will be president of both the Union and Southern Pacific systems and that the two roads will be consolidated under one management that will eventually give the traveling public a two and a half day service between this clily and Chicago and will place one ex- ecutive officer, at the head of the syn- dicate line. Not Likely to Be Huntington. The name of the man who will step into Hays' place is still a matter of conjec- ture. That H. E. Huntington will be the one who will take up the reins of gov- ernment 1is by no means certain. Mr. Huntington is thoroughly In touch with all the details of active management. He has the confidence of the controlling in- terests and the strong friendship and sup- port of Harriman. Yet Mr. Huntington has often expressed himself on this very subject and all of his utterances have been against any such arrangement. Furthermore, since the death of his uncle his own private concerns have so thor- oughly taken up his time and require so much of his attention that it is doubtful if he would be able to take upon his shoulders such a burden as the presi- dency of the consolidated systems with- out greatly sacrificing his private inter- ests. If, however, Mr. Huntington does be- come president it is almost a certainty that General Manager Kruttschnitt will follow Hays into retirement and that Epes Randolph, who formerly had charge of the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific, will be the one who will' succeed him. It is a well-known fact that there is not much love existing between Hunt- ington and Kruttschnitt and that when the nephew of his uncle was assistant to the president there was not always that absence of friction between the two which should characterize a well-ordered execu- tive department of a big corporation. On the other hand Randolph is a warm favorite of Huntington's, and the ability he displayed in his conduct of the Tuecson end of the business has ralsed him high in the estimation of the man whose name 1s now such a power in the world of rails. It was at the urgent request of Mr. Hun- tington that Randolph resigned the super- intendency of the Tucson division to take charge of Huntington’s street car lines in Los Angeles, and it is an assured fact that he will be called from that piace to assume the management of the greater rallway concern if Huntington once gets in a position where he can do as he pleases. Burt,a Likely Candidate. One of the strongest candidates for the presidency is belleved to be Horace G. Burt, president of the Union Pacific. Mr. Burt s a raflroad man second to none in reputation and ability and is high in the good graces of Harriman and that gentle- man's following. In fact Harriman has such confidence in the ability of Mr. Burt that he placed the reconstruction of the Central Pacific in Burt's hands, which action on the part of Harriman was one of the several causes of complaint on the part of Hays. Samuél Felton of the Chi- cago and Alton is also mentioned for the place. Mr. Felton's chances, however, are considered but small by those on the inside. The reasons that have led up to the resignation of Mr. Hays have already been printed in The Call. Briefly they may be sald to be his general dissatistac- tion with a position which has been shorn of most of its power and authority. Owing to the influence of the .Union Pa- cific element, which is entirely subordi- nated to Harriman, Hays has, from time to time, had his powers curtailed until now he is little more than a mere figure- head. He has seen both Stubbs and Her- Continued on Page Five. Continued on Page Two. /