The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 4, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME XC—NO. 95. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIGHTING BOB EVANS WILL GIVE EVIDENCE VERY DAMAGING TO REAR ADMIRAL GRSTRD'S AGT WILL INFLAME VENEZUELAN Note to Powers Will Stir Up Strife Against Colombia. ke False Representations Made by the President May Be Accepted by People. LRI, United States Government, Through Becretary Hay, Makes Friendly Overtures to Prevent the Threatened War. e Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREET, N. ., WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Dr. Silva, Colombian Minister in Washington, thinks | that President Castro’s note to the pow- | ers has added to the seriousness of the | situation, because it will tend to inflame | the people of Venezuela against Colombla. | The Minister is convinced that the people | ©of Venezuela az a whole would be glad | to live on terms of peace with the neigh- | boring republic, but he fears that they | will accept as true the representations | made by President Castro regarding the | srtitude of Colombia toward Venezuela. Minister Silva emphatically denies that | the Colombian Government has in any | way supported or encouraged the bands | of Venezuelan insurgents who have or- | ganized on the Colombian border and | have invaded Venezuela. Colombia Has Been Fair. *“When I was Secretary of State of Co- Jombia last September,” said Dr. Sfiva, *General Andrade and two of his sup- porters came to Bogota and saw the Pres- | ident of Colombia and the members of the Cabinet and urged us to aid them in over- throwing President Castro. They repre- sented that Castro-was aifing Colombian irsurgents and that he should be justified in espousing their cause. We absolutely refuced. Colombie has continued to main- tain this attitude toward Venezuela, and no official of our Government has ever been connected with the movements of Venezuelan insurgents.” linister Silva sald that Colombia had suffered much from the actions of Vene- zuela. The closing of traffic on the Seulia River had practically killed the great cof- fee industry of Colombia, wkich centers Cucuta, in thep rovince of Santan- TUncle Sam’s Good Offices. It 1s ascertained that on August 24, dur- Ing Secretary Hay’s recent visit to Wash- ington, 2 telegraphic message was sent to the Ministers at Caracas and Bogota, &1- | recting them to inform the foreign secre- taries of Venezuela and Colombia of the | distress with which the President had | heard of the likelihood of a disturbance | of the relations between these two repub- | lics. Adverting to the possibility of the ce of the United States being ex- 4 to compromise the pending ques- | inisters were directed to say | ns of this Govern- with both nations are equally inti- | and friendly and every opportuaity is taken to show the good-will we bear | them, an offer of the President’s kindly offices to arrange any differences which e between Colombia and Venez- | 2 would be ineffective without the ac- | quiescence of bot evertheless, inspired | by the sentiments which are common to | il the governments of the American re- publics, the United States would sincere- 1y deplore & breach of the amicable rela- tions that at this time happily exist be- tween the sister nations of the Western World, and would especlally regret any ection by either of them which might menace the security of transit across the isthmus or the meutrality of its territory, and thereby constrain the Government of the United States to consider its respon- sibilitles and functions under existing treaty engagements with Colombia. Friendly Responses Received. The text of Hay’'s telegram has not been made public. It is understood that en acknowledgment of its receipt has | been made by the Venezuelan Govern- ment, but its purport has not been made public, although it is said to be friendly | in tone, and while charging invasion by Colombian forces on the Venezuelan bor- der and referring to the temporary sus- pension of diplomatic intercourse which has occurred, the way appears to be open for explanations. Venezuela has not de- clared war against Colombla. Colombia also, it is sald to-night, has made response to the note of Secretary Hay. While its contents are not obtain- able, the statement is made that it is con- ciliatory in character and expresses an earnest wish that war with Venezuela | may be avoided. Such a result, it is stated, would be a cause of genuine re- gret to the people of Colombia. Colombia, it is said, stands to avert war, and re- poses full confidence in the latter country. All Tnvasions Repelled. Senor Pulido, the Venezuelan Charge | @' Aftaires, to-day received a budget of of- ficial mafl from Caracas up to about Au- gust 22 A letter of that date says that the Government has repelled all the inva- slons which have threatened the border, and has 10,000 troops situated at points on the border, with large equipment of ar- tHlery and stores. Except for these pre- cautionary measures of defense, the 2y colintry is described as being in a state SEEKS BALM FOR BLIGHTED AFFEGTIONS Dry Goods Clerk Sues Mrs. “Bob” Northam for Damages. Demands 850,000 for Failure to Keep Alleged Promise to Wed Him. Young Bride Protests That She Had No Intention of Taking a Hus- band With an Income of But Sixty a Month. el sy Rl Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3.—There came a sensational sequel to-day to the recent marriage of Colonel Robert J. Northam to Miss Leotia Stoney. Stanley D. Gil- key, a clerk in a dry goods store, com- menced suit against Mrs. Northam for 850,000 damages for alleged breach of promise. Colonel Northam, who is a ‘wealthy man, is made a part defendant. The Northams were married in San Jose on July 23. He is 52 and she is 20 years of age. The bride, e tall, handsome blonde, first met Northam about two months before their marriage. The col- onel's first wife died on April 8 of the present year. Gilkey is 22 years old. He first met Miss Stoney last November, when she was filling a position as sten- ographer, The complaint alleges that Mrs. Northam on or about April 1 of this year promised to marry the plaintiff and that the wedding had actually been arranged for August 15. The plaintiff says that, confiding in this promise, he has contin- ued unmarried and has been and. fs now ready to marry the defendant. He says that Miss Stoney’s failure to marry him bas caused him great mental suffering ard humiliation. Gilkey declared to-night that his en- gagement to Miss Stoney had never been broken; that he had many letters from her expressing her devotion to him, writ- ten at different times during their ac- quaintance. He first learned of her mar- riage to Colonel Northam through the newspaper accounts of the ceremony. Mrs. Northam, when seen to-night, said: “Mr. Gilkey and I may have imagined we were in love, but I for my part know now that I was mistaken. I am positive that I npever really loved any one till I met Colonel Northam. “Mr. Gilkey paid me some attention last winter and I liked him. He has the man- ners of a gentleman and good habits, but | when my mother began to see that a seri- ous engagement might result from our acquaintance she showed me plainly that a marriage to a young man in Mr. Gil- key's financial position would not be wise. His income was then $60 a month. T liked him as a friend, but as a husband he would never do. When I was ill Colonel Northam, whom I had then known but a short time, was much kinder and more attentive to me than was Mr. Gilkey. “The engagement of Mr. Gilkey and vself was broken off by mutual consent. ‘We had never set a definite time for the marriage.” HERRESHOFF MAY LOSE ON THE CONSTITUTION Designer of the New Yacht in Danger of Being Out Considerable Money. NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—A special to the Telegraph from Newport says: In view of the lamentably poor showing of the Constitution in the preliminary races a very interesting question has arisen. When the cup yacht syndicate entered into arrangements with Designer Herre- shoff for 2 new boat there was a stipula- tion that she should be at least ten min- utes faster than the Columbia. “While it is not known what the exact terms of the contract were it is believed a very large sum of money depended on the boat pos- sessing additional speed. As the Constitution has not shown her- self to be ten minutes faster than the Columbla, but, on the contrary, consid- erably slower, there is much speculation as to the basis on which a financial set- tlement will be made. It has been ru- mored that if the syndicate desired it could decline to accept the boat and leave it on the designer’s hands. — Union of Electric Concerns. PHILADELPHIA, Sepnt. 3.—The North American to-morrow will print a story to the effect that a union of all the electric railway and electric light companies owned by Philadelphia capltalists is now under way with excellent prospects that the project will be carried to a successful conclusion. ‘This combination will involve over $100,000,000. L e o e e e ) of complete peace. CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 3.—The Re- publica, semi-official organ of the Govern- ment, published to-day an inspired arti- cle ending as follows: ““The hour for notes has passed and the time for action has arrived. Diplomacy has lald before the world the just rea- sons which it has had and has for ask. ing compensation for the grievances it has suffered. It has exhausted all the means at its disposal for settling threatening questions between nation and nation. We have walited long enough. Now is the time for reprisals.” ST i Adverse = Testimony Regarding the Sup- ply of Coal Carried —_— Extreme Range of the Bombardmentof the Forts at Santiago AT ALL BUREATU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.— Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who commanded the battleship Iowa during the war with Spain, and Lieutenant Victor Blue, who located = PHoves By CLwvENST WASH-D.C. 1) [ b 2 cAPT | FA. coor |\l 5 {\ the positions of the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santlago de Cuba, were exam- ined by Judge Advocate General Lemly to-day with respect to the evidence they will submit before the court of inquiry. Lieutenant Harlow, executive officer of the Vixen, was examined by Captain Lemly last week In regard to notes he took while the battle was in progress and the reasons which induced him to make changes. It is understood that during the talk Captain Lemly had with Rear Ad- miral Evans to-day reference was made to these notes. There is no doubt as to the character of the evidence which will be submitted by Rear Admiral Evans. His testimony will be particularly damaging to Rear Admiral Schley when the coal supply of the ships of the flying squadron is in dis- cussion. He will say that there was no lack of coal on board the Iowa and that he could almost have steamed to Europe with the fuel in her bunkers. Will Not Aid Schley. Evans' testimony regarding the extreme range at which Schley’s bombardment of Santlago occurred, the distance from that point to which the squadron retired at night before Rear Admiral Sampson’s ar- LONDON, Sept. 3.—A dispatch to the Daily Mall from Cape Town says General Dewet has issued a proclamation declar- ing that he will shoot all British troops found !n Orange River Colony after Sep- tember 15. A Cape Town speclal says: It is re- ported that Commandant Myburg has 1s- sued an order directing that all armed colonials captured after September 15 are to be shot. Captain Wellls, with a patrol of twenty- five men from Oudstschorn, was taken in ambush near Meiringspoort. He and two men escaped, three others were killed and four wounded, and the rest, who sur- rendered and took the oath of neutrality, were released. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated Pretoria to-day says: “Since August 26 the columns report nineteen Boers killed, three wounded, £12 made prisoners and 127 surrendered, and that 104 rifies, 27,560 rounds of ammuni. e Special Dispatch to The Call. — rival, it is sald, will strengthen the anti- Schley case. Rear Admiral Schley’s counsel are well informed as to the character of the evi- dence Rear Admiral Evans will give and they are preparing to meet it. It was said at the Navy Department to- day on the authority of an intimate friend of Rear Admiral Saempson, who has seen that officer recently, that he is deter- mined to appear before the court of in- quiry; that he is now resting with a view to building up his strength before the court meets, and that he will appear and give his testimony even though it may result in breaking down his health. Schley to Personally Challenge. Rear Admiral Schley: and his counsel, Jeremiah M. Wilson and Isador Raynor, had another long conference to-day in preparation for their appearance before the court of inquiry. They will have daily meetings until the court meets, Sep- tember 12. One of the interesting out- comes of the conference was the discov- ery that in accordance with naval regula- tions it will be necessary for Admiral Schley personally, instead of through counsel, to challenge the eligibility of Rear Admiral Howison as a member of BRITISH TROOPS WILL BE SHOT Daring. and Elusive Boer Commander Warns the Enemy Against Being.in Orange River Colony After 15th Inst. tion, 1700 horses and 7500 head of cattle have been captured.’” A well-mounted force of Boers has looted Larrydale, in the Swellendam dis- trict (14) miles from Cape Town). Schee- per's Boer commando passed close to Montague yesterday and had a light brush with the local scouts. They had spare horses and were apparently well equipped. A colymn of troops has gone in pursuit. The Colonial Office published to-day a dispatch from the Governor of Cape Col- ony, Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, re- celved September 1, announcing that the Rocrs on August 27 captured two unarmed British scouts near Haarekloof and shot them in cold blood. ————— Secretary Wilson Ends a Tour. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has returned from a trlp through the West and was at his desk to-day. * DISTINGUISHED NAVAL OFFI- CERS WHO WILL GIVE IMPOR- TANT TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SCHLEY COURT OF_INQUIRY. the court. There is no doubt this will be done it Admiral Howison takes his place with Admiral Remey and Rear Admiral Benham in the courtroom. Should Secretary Long return to Wash- ington before the court assembles and re- lleve Acting Secretary Hackett from re- sponsibility as the head of the Navy De- ¢ SCHLEY Counsel Preparing to Meet Some Recent Points in the Case R Sampson Is Now Very Determined to Ap- pear Before Court — officer of the battleship Massachusetts, which was not in the fight. When the conversation turned to Guam and the conditions there Commander Schroeder was found to be much more communicative. He said that owing to the exertions of the medical officers the sanitation of the place had greatly im- proved and this fact, coupled with the order making it necessary for midwives to be properly licensed before being al- lowed to practice their profession, had greatly reduced the mortality in the lttle Territory. The recent hurricane, he sald, had so damaged the cocoanut trees that it will probably be three or four years before a good crop will be had, but bread fruit and corn were amply providing the inhabi- tants with their principal food supply. In speaking of the climate and its ef- fects on Europeans, Commander Schroe- - MECALLA. = | + * = partment Schley’s counsel will appeal to him to revoke the detail of Admiral How- ison. Civilian Witnesses Are Wanted. Schley and his counsel have determined to call some civilian witnesses. but are not prepared to say who these will be. ‘What 1t s expected to show by them is not stated. Although the Navy Depart- ment has made repeated efforts to get Congress to nass a law compelling the attendance of civillan witnesses before naval courts, no such law has been pass- ed. Schley’s counsel can do no more than summon the clvillans desired. leaving it to their determination whether to appear or not. The Navy Department may call some civillan witnesses also. Acting Secretary Hackett has granted permission to Lieutenant Wells, flag sec- retary to Admiral Schley, to examine the official records of the Navy Department bearing upon the issues in the West In- dian campaign and make coples of such papers as he desires for use at the com- ing court of inquiry. SHROEDER IS VERY RETICENT. Naval Governor of Guam on the Way to Testify in Schley Inquiry. ! Commander 8. Schroeder, U. 8. N., the FRANCE WOULD HUMBLE PORTE Turkish Embassador Is Still Hopeful of a Speedy Settlement. Cm Y B CONSTANTINOPLy, Sept. 3.—Munir Bey, Turkish Embassacdor to France, wired the Porte he had strcng hopes that a settlement of the Franco-Turkish diffi- culty would be reached which would pre- serve the dignity of both Governments. M. Delcasse, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the contrary, wired M. Bavst, counselor of the French embassy, cate- gorical instructicns to take no steps to show that the relations between the two countries were modified. Lord Hope to Sue for Divorce. ‘LONDON, Sept. 3.—Lord Francis Hope, husband of May Yohe, the actress, now in the Orient with Putnam Bradlee Strong, has instructed his attorneys to take im- mediate proceedings to obtain a divorce. This information was made public to-day .through a letter to the Express from Messrs. Madison, solicitors to Lord Fran- cis Hope. Naval Governor of Guam, is at the Palace Hotel, where he arrived Monday evening, being one of the passengers of the China. Commander Schroeder when seen yester- day would neither discuss the charges that have been made against him by his late seéretary, William B. Smith of Oak- land, nor the object of his present visit to the United States, which is to appear as a witness before the Schley court of inquiry, soon to convene in Washington. In replying to questions concerning the difficulty between himself and Smith, Commander Schroeder said that the pub- lished reports must have resulted from misunderstood statements, as there was | no such discontent in the little island of Guam as far as he knew. He sald that, as far as he was aware, the relations be- tween himself and Smith were of the pleasantest character, but that the sec- retary might have been a little bit dis- satisfled with conditions in the island, as they were no doubt vastly different from what had been anticipated. Concerning his connection with the Schley controversy Commander Schroeder ‘would say absolutely nothing beyond ad- mitting that he had been ordered to ap- pear as a witness and that at the time of the great naval battle he was executive der takes issue with some of the .other authorities who have preceded him. The general opinion has been that the climatic conditions were such as to make a resi- dence at Guam exceedingly trying to any but a native of the place, and two years was generally given as the extreme limit to which a native of a colder clime could be subjected. Commander Schroeder says | he knows nothing about the medical as- pect of this statement. but he does know that he has resided there for that length of time and finds himself to-day In as good health as he ever was. The Government will soon take a census of Guam., and then the number of its population will be definitely determined. As nearly as can be ascertalned the pres- ent population is between nine and ‘ten thousand, this including the whites as well as the natives. The old official residence of the Spanish commander has been renovated, cleaned, improved and fitted with the comforts and conveniences of a mcdern house and is now the executive home. The barracks of the men are also supplied with every possible comfort. and life in Guam is made as pleasant and comfortdble as pos- sible for those who look after Uncle Sam's interests there. ® e e i e e e e 2 ° GENERAL DEWET PROCLAIMS ALL EVADES CONTEMPT OF COURT BY PAYING AT LAST TINUTE Eccentric Paymaster Rodney Prefers Giving Alimony to His Wife to Going to Jail at Washington. Special Dispatch t{o The Call. ‘CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET. N. W., WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—A few min- utes before the hour named by Justice Bernard for the arrest of Paymaster Rob- ert Burton Rodney. United States Navy, retired, for contempt of’ court in not pay- ing his wife alimony ordered. the eccen- tric paymaster, prompted by the fear o” being confined in the district jail, com- plied with the court’s order and pald Mrs. Rodney’s attorneys the sum of $17. This amount was necessary to complete the $i5 alimony ordered for the month of August. Through his attorney Paymaster Rodney asked the court to reduce the amount of alimony, and presented an affidavit drawn in his own peculiar style in support of his contention. In it the petitioner says: “After the misery and wreck which the alimony has caused in his home and life by unhinging the mind of his thoughtless, foolish young foreign wife, he implores the court to be specially tonsiderate to- ward him. Madame Recamier defining marriage as promotion, his erratic wife imagines alimony the next premotion after marriage. And he suggests the risk of turning the institution ot alimony itself into travesty and ridicule to bestow it in such an instance as this.’ No Fault of Train Crew. KALISPELL. Mont.. Sept. 3.—The Cor- omer's jury found that the accident of Friday night at Nyack. In which thirty- five men lost their lives, was caused through no fault of the train crew and that the freight train escaped from the Essex station through some unknown cause. —-— Banker Is Sent to Prison. HUNTINGTON, Ind., Sept. 3—James J. Keys, president of the Commercial Na- tional Bank of Andrews, who pleaded guilty to a number of forgeries, was to- day séntenced by Judge Branyon to four- teen vears In the State penitentiary at Michigan City.