The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1901, Page 1

—— VOLUME XC-—NO. 91. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1. B. WRIGHT TO SUCCEED JULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT SAN FRANCISCO IS CHOSEN BY KNIGHTS TEMPLARS AS PLACE FOR NEXT CONCLAVE Election of Officers and a llagnificent Ball Are the Closing Features of the Twenty-Eighth Grand Encampment. % % ficers followed. Sir Knight Stoddard, the new grand master, was given an enthu- siastic_reception by Texas Templars to- night. The break up of the conclave began early to-day and became marked after the grand ball. By to-morrow most of the Knights and their ladies will have left, either for their homes or places of inter- est. Tt is estimated that 80,000 people were present. Receptions and excursions on the river were features of the evering’s entertain- ments. Grand Master Stoddard appoifited the following officers: Grand standard bearer, Arthur C. Mac- Afthur, Troy, N. Y Aug. 29.—After elect- | and selecting San the place of meet- the t Tuesdav in Sep- 1904, the twenty-eighth of Knights Templars, jere since Tues- e date set. climax with a the ve progress to-night at officers occupied the In the and % ected officer each follows: Tex deputy M generalissimo, to ¢ ago, grand nd master. R. L, mo. senior Me.. junior nd warden. Only Two Contests. cers were elected without ma- the first ballcts. In-| SHERIFF IS RESPONSIBLE | | FOR LYNCHING OF NEGROES Adjutant General Cameron of Mis. souri Reports on the Pierce | City Trouble. | JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 20.—Ad-| qutant General Cameron, in a report to| Governor Dockery on the recent Plerce City race war, issued to-day, holds Sheriff Manlove of Lawrence County responsible for the lynching of the three innocent negroes. Adjutant General Cameron, who was sent to Pierce City to investigate the affatr, says in his repeit: “Will Godfrey and Carter had been sus- | pected and the Sheriff and his posse went | out to arrest them, but for some cause did not see fit to @6 so. Monday afternoon the excitement at Pierce City was intense and threats of lynching certain negroes. thought to be implicated in the murder of Miss Wilde were made openly. TUnder this excitement the Sheriff saw fit to leave for his home at Mount Vernon. It is gen- erally believed in Pierce City that had Sheriff Manlove remained there during) Monday, when the excitement ran high £nd threats of lynching were openly made | and asked the ald of the militia, the | trouble and loss of life would have been averted.” Killed in a Railroad Accident. ET. LOUIS, Aug. —In an accidention | the Sonthern Railroad at Fireworks Sta- tion, four miles from East St. Louls, to- | day Frenk Haefele, chief car inspector of killed, Elmore Drumm, fire- injured and Scott Mulcon- seriously injured. e road, was man, fatally , engineer, g e e o Killed While Resisting Arrest. MACON. Miss., Aug. 20.—A negro, Dick | Hill, who killed Ed Barry, a white man, &t Philadelphia, Mi was killed at Sum- merville, this county, to-day while resist- ing arrest at the hands of a posse of 100 men. i | ing in President Ripley’'s office in Chicago. terest centered in the fight for the junior | grand wardenship, for which there were fifteen candidates. The office was much desired, as it means that eventually the holder of it will become the head of the Templars’ organization. The showing of the was a surprise to many. On the first bal- lot_he received 135 vot 141 being neces- sary to a choice. It became practically | certain that the mext ballot would elect Cheering inside the hall announced to the watchers outside that the second bal- lot had been ca Thomas had 187 votes out of 208. | In the contest for the grand recorder- ship W. H. St. Louis, who h the o for six vears, was pitted agai John Garrow of Detroit. Mayo Washington man | st A on the first ballot, but lost steadily after, and the office went to the Detroiter on the fifth ballot. W. Wales Lines of Connecticut was re-elected grand treas- | urer, practically without opposition. This City the Only Bidder. ) the elections were over the com- | ime and place of next meeting | reported. » Francisco was the only | bidder and carried off the honor without a struggle. The installation of the new of- on t EANTA FE PURCHASES | THE KANSAS SOUTHWESTERY | Will Operate Line to Prevent Oppo- | sition to Proposed Road From Arkansas City. | WICHITA, Kans., Aug. 29.—Tt is stated | here on reliable authority that the Atchi- | son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway has purchased the Kansas Southwestern Rail- way, which runs from Arkansas City to Astoria, Kans., a distance of sixty miles. It is said that the Santa Fe desires the | line to prevent opposition to its proposed | road from Arkansas City in a southeast- ern direction to Fort Smith, Ark. The | deal is said to have been made at a meet- | The Kansas Southwestern was built in 1887 and was subsequently operated by the St. Louis and San Francisco road. Five years ago the “Frisco” abandoned the line and it went into the hands of a re- celver. It is said that the recent owners | of the Southwestern had just completed plans to extend the line in the direction of Fort Smith when the deal with the Santa® Fe was consummated. EKURDS WILL CONTINUE TO MASSACRE ARMENIANS European Pressure Brought to Besr on the Sultan Will Alone Stop the Bloody Work. LONDON. Aug. 30.—The Daily Mail pub- lishes to-day an article written by Ali Nour Bey, former Turkish Consul in Rot- terdam, declaring that the massacre of Armenians by Kurds, which has just com- menced, is a part of a regular system of extermination. He says: “The number of Armenians killed will depend upon the outcry raised in Europe and the pressure brought to bear upon the Sultan. The same horrible process will be repeated year by yer- until all are killed.” = + GRAND COMMANDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS' GRAND AMPMENT. = - Grand sword bearer, C. ville. Grand warder, Robert Strong, New Or- leans, to succeed Harper M. Orahood, Denver, Colo. Grand captain of the guard, Charles E. Rosebrough, Little Rock, Ark. C. Vogt, Louis- S T S o riecireimleioslonfociferfertosfunfentofoniniel- @ ARCTIC EXPLORING PARTY LANDS AT CAMP ZEIGLER The Weather Conditions Are Favor- able for an Early Advance of the Expedition. CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Aug.20.—The steamer Frithjof arrived at Hammerfest to-day and reports that she successfully landed the Baldwin-Zeigler Arctic expedi- tion at Camp Zeigler, in latitude 80.24 north and longitude 55 east, on Alger Island. All the members of the expedi- tion were in good health. The dogs and ponies were in excellent condition after their month’s voyage. The Frithjof left Camp Zeigler August 23. The weather conditions were favorable for an advance of the expedition. Baldwin intended to start northward August 24 by what {s called the interchannel route, across Markham Sound and between Austria Sound and the British Channel. i HERBARIUM AT NATIONAL MUSEUM BADLY NEGLECTED DENVER, Aug. 20.—The various sce- tions of the American Association: for the Advancement of Science held meetings to-day at whicn papers were read and dis- cussed In the botanical sectien Professor L. M. Underwood read a paper on the desirabil- ity of establishing a laboratory for botan- ical research in Porto Rico, in connection with the agricultural experimental sta- tlon to be established by the Federal Goy- ernment there. Resolutions embodying the idea of the paper were adopted. Dr. C. E. Bessey of Lincoln, Neb., called attention to the fact that the National Herbarium at the National Museum, Washington, is badly neglected, having insufficient room for the careful classifi- cation of the hundreds of rare specimens that have been collected. A committee consisting of Professor W. Trelease of 8t. Louis, Dr. Britton of New York and Pro!essof Robinson of Harvard was appointed to investigate the matter and report at next year's meeting. | He VENEZUELAN TROOFS NOT UGGESSFUL Castro Will Not Have Time to Invade Co- lombia. WRE L Insurgents More Victorious Than Censored Telegrams Set Forth. Ecuador Withdraws From the Com- bination of Powers Seeking Over- throw of a Neighboring Re- public. e Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. . WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Mail ad- vices from South America show that the conditions in Venezuela are worse than the censored press dispatches would in- dicate. Insurgents are developing much strength and are giving President Castro a great deal of trouble. The Government troops have not always been as success- ful in their encounters with the insur- gents as the dispatches sent out from Caracas have represented. It may be that President Castro will have all he can attend to at home without undertak- ing to invade Colombia. Ecuador will not support President Cas- tro. This was made plain by!the news from two sources to-day. Acting Secre- tary of State Adee received a letter from the American Legation at Quito, saying that some disturbances in Ecuador growing out of the political excitement “inctdent to the approaching Presidential election did not connect these disturbances in any way with any designs upon Co- lombia. Ecuador Leaves Combitation. At the Colombian Legation Minister Silva received a letter high. officia? of Colombia. at- to-day om a ent” in ‘Quito, in which he’was informed that ‘the Government of Ecuador, which at one time was participating in negotia- tions looking to a joint movement by Ecuador, Venezuela and Nicaragua against Colombia, had withdrawn from the combinaticn and that there was no longer any danger of trouble with Ecuador. Ministér Silva also had letters to-day describing the situation in Venezuela. His correspondents say that no reliance can be placed on the censored telegrams and that there are uprisings against Cas- tro all over the country, and the situa- tion is very critical. According to these letters, General Garibiras, leader of the insurgents, who organized on the Co- lombian side of the border and who in- vaded Venezuela, was not totally de- feated as revresented by the press dis- patches from Caracas. It is said that while he was repulsed, he is still in the field at the head of a formidable force and is giving the Government forces a great deal of trouble. Big Army on the Frontier. COLON, Colombia, Aug. 29.—Dr. Carlos Rico, Colombian Minister to Venezuela, before his departure for Bogota officially assured Senor Valaza, Governor of Car- tagena, that he was going to inform his Government with reference to the situa- tion between Venezuela and Colombia. He expressed the opinion that peace would be preserved between ,both na- tions, and the existing difficulties would be overccme. The Colombian official newspaper in Cartagena declares that the entire prov- ince of Pachira, Venezuela, touching Co- lombia south of Maracaibo, is in the power of the Venezuelan insurgent lead- er, General Rangel Garibiras. It as- serts also that the Colomblan general, Gonzales Valencia, until recently Co- fombian Minister of War, is now on the frontler with no less than 17,000 Coiom- bian troops dispersed in the province of Santander and maintaining the sover- eignty of Colombia there. it NO INVASION BY ECUADOR. Howcver, Liberal Revolutionary Troops Face Colombian Forces. QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 20.—Although the Government of Ecuador has adopted neu- trality measures,swhich are being gener- ally respected, it is known that Liberal revolutionary troops are beyond the fron- tier of Carichi and within sight of the mili- tary force of the Colombian Government. There has been no invasion of Colombia by the troops of Ecuador. PANAMA, Aug. 20.—One hundced and forty soldiers arrived this morning from Buena Ventura to reinforce the Panama garrison. 'They came by the Inglish steamship Manavi, which was several days overdue. SPANISH SOLDIERS RESIST ENGLISH MAN-OF-WARSMEN Drive Away a Landing Party but Are Finally Overawed by a Dis- play of Strength. MADRID, Aug. 20.—While the British fleet in Spanish waters was maneuvering to-day a torpedo which had been launched stranded on the shore in front of La Linea. A party of man-of-warsmen was sent to recover it, but were prevented from doing so by a detachment of Spanish carbineers. The landing party was strong- 1y reinforced from the fleet, overawed tha carbineers and took the torpedo. there was considerable unrest and [ AS GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC UNDER NEW REGIME FORMER SACRAMENTO SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE GIVEN FULL SWAY Appointment of Markham Over Shepard in Freight Department Causes Great Comment Around the Big Yellow Building. - B. WRIGHT, who retired re- cently from the position of super- intendent of the Sacramento &i- vision of the Southern Pacific, is to be shortly taken back in the employ of the company and is to succeed Jultus Kruttschnitt as general manager of the road. At the time of Colonel “Jack” Wright's forced retirement three months ago it was then stated that Wright was given to un- derstand that his retirement would be only temporary. It was then also announced in the columns of this paper that when Wright returned to duty he would either e resume his old position as division super- intendent or else be appointed to a mere responsible place. . It ‘is now definitely known that with the passing of C. M. Hays from the presidency of the South- ern Pacific Kruttschnitt, his firm friend and ally, will retire with him. When S. M. president of the company his right hand man and chief operative official will be Colonel “Jack” Wright. Old railroad of- ficials are enthusiastic over the news of the honors that are to be heaped on Wright and say that he as general man- ager will achieve a splendid success. With the news of Wright's future ap- pointment the policy that S. M. Felton will pursue is very evident. Instead of drawing out of politics as Hays endeavor- ed to do, he will still keep the gigantic corporation in the political field, and who better can smooth off the rough edges and calm the stormy seas in the Legislative sessions than Colonel “Jack’ Wright? He will be the political representative of the Southern Pacific with headquarters in San Francisco. Colonel Wright is a clever operative offi- clal as well as possessing other qualifica- tions. As superintendent at Sacramento he won great success; and the late Collis P. Huntington looked upon him as a con- scientious and energetic official and one who kept the territory under his jurisdic- tion under a high state of efficiency. Kruttschmitt’s Retirement. The retirement of Manager Julius Kruttschnitt is certainly a demonstration of the fact that the most radical changes will occur in the Southern Pacific Com- pany. Only a short time ago Krutt- gchnitt was the man who forced Wright's resignation. Manager Kruttschnitt was fortunate in being one of the first to es- tablish himself with President Hays when he arrived here to take charge of the Southern Pacific. Kruttschnitt traveled all over the road with Hays and prac- tically showed him the workings of the vast transportation company. In this way they were thrown in each other’s com- pany a great deal and Kruttschnitt did not let an opportunity slip ‘““to make hay while the sun shone,” and to impress his own ideas of railroad policy. Kruttschnitt has been consistently op- posed to the interference of the railroad in politics, and accordingly gave Presi- dent Hays the advice'that the Southern Pacific could just as well get along out of politics as in it. His arguments were so persuasive that Hays decided to take this step. No sooner had Hays announced that the Southern Pacific was out of poli- ties for all time than Kruttschnitt used this as a weapon over Wright's head, for whom he had a bitter enmity. Kruttschnitt se=t fo» Wricht and on who has been | Felton takes his post a< | s o MARKHAM PuoTo w mCome the division superintendent’s arrival n this city from Sacramento. there was a tropical interview. Kruttschnitt informed or leave the company. Wright answered that he would still mingle in politics whenever he considered that it was ad- vantageous to the company. Kruttschnitt then called for Wright's resignation, which svas promptly handed in. ‘Wright's resignation came like a cloud- burst over the serene sky and railroad of- ficials trembled with fear, thinking that they might all be removed one by one. But, as was announced in The Call at that time, Wright was given to under- stand that he would not be long idle, and results now prove that he is much ben- efited by the step he made. Wright also made a favorable impres- sion with the Harriman syndicate in the graceful way in which he accepted his re- tirement. -After he resigned his position he displayed no anger—in fact, he was always ready with advice and showed as much interest in the welfare of the com- pany as when he was in the employ of the Southern Pacific. ‘What Julius Kruttschnitt will do when he retires with Hays is a matter of con- jecture. He'is comparatively a fich man and may probably take an active inter- est in some of the smaller railroads in which much of his capital is invested. Markham Relative of Stubbs. The announcement that C."H. Markham is to come from Portland, Or., and fill the position of assistant freight traffic manager of the Southern Pacific and take offices on the third floor of the big yellow building Is a, surprise tp local railroad of- ficials. “What is the matter with local Freight Agent Shepard?”’ “Why did he not get thé job?” is the way that the news was received here. Some claim that Stubbs in his appointment of Markham showed undue faveritism. They say that Mark- Wright that he must keep out of politics + MEN WHO FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN THE LATEST UPHEAVAL IN SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY AFFAIRS AND WHO ARE WIDELY KNOWN IN THE RAILROAD WORLD OF THE WEST. ham is a relative of Stubbs through mar- riage, and that he is on this account pushed ahead to the detriment of others. Shepard refuses to talk about the ap- pointment of Markham, even to his in- timate friends. When they ask him about it he merely shrugs his shoulders and says: “Well, I will have to make the best of it.” Shepard has grown gray in the service of the Southern Pacific and has been a most earnest worker. He has always been one of the first at his desk in the morning and one of the last to leave at night. In fact, a few months ago he was taken ill and vet refused to leave his post. It was only after Freight Trafic Manager Sproule ordered him to g0 home and not to return for a week that he would leave his arduous duties. Shepard was picked out as a man who was sure of promotion in the near future, and now that Markham has been placed over him. there has been raised a great cry of disapproval. Markham is a much younger man than Shepard and has not had half the experience of his future subordinate. Shepard started in as an office boy and knows the freight traffic, or, as railroad men call it, “the wholesale department,” from top to bot- tom. Staff Decreased in Portland. Markham has been in - Portland for many years in the capacity of assistant freight and passenger manager. With the consolidation of the Union Pacifie and Southern Pacific offices in that ecity the staff is to be materially diminished on the first of September. It is supposed that it is on this account that Markkam was ordered to this city. “When will Shepard get promoted?” is the question that is now going the rounds Shepard's friends are numerous in this city, and yesterday they did not attempt to com= Centinued on Page Two.