The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 6, 1901, Page 1

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VOLUME XO—NO. 97 BAN FRANOCISCO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OIL PRODUCERS ENTER HUGE COMBINATION INVASION OF PANAMA 5 FEARED Threatened by Forces| From Ecuador and | Nicaragua. ‘ These Two Nations May Join | Venezuela and Fight Colombia. An Appeal Will Be Made to the United States for the Preserve- | ion of Sovereignty Over the Isthmus. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. | « , Sept. 5.—Panama 1s | ¢ Bcuadoran and | Colombia will ap- tes to take steps n of her sovereignty This is the important the situation In Official infor- ched Washington and will unicated to the State| that the situation | r graver than is gen- dor and Nicaragua | ret treaty with Venezu- »ossible that the projected is to be accompa- A movement on the eastern boun- Venezuela. One of America. ernal conditions exist in The Government o preserve the traf- hmus. Colombian offi- al of expeditions an- ragua and Ecuador.” Assistance Is Asked. is partly explained by an- ch comes from Call, f Cauce, and reads: from Ecuador with vessels prompt action on The Governor of t so serious that e Government to send to which are at Cauca seems nama is the object of nough it may attack 8. not permit Pan- | 2’ scene of hostilities. Un- | ¥ Secretary Cass | r to the | 1 he present | Affaires of the Colombian lega- tes positively guaran- | thmus and | he C ommander reported the | t on the Panama side. is expected to reach | -morrow or Saturday. Sam Ready to Act. ve a force | port any probik gua, Ecuador embark troops | | Uncle es will thu is a aisposition | Govern- ir reported pointed out that the | za, President of Ecua- | present office -on strongly favored h Colombia.~ It is| the organizers of vasion 4 53 ° 4 a 5 3 ® 3 o administration have longer in Ecuador | mselves to arrest and the; mmediately carried out | z Colombja. Confl- ed that if an invasion is the State of Cauca have no difficulty re. Colombia Accepts Mediation. Colombian Charge @'Af- the Colombian way before making prop- | to the State Depart- | Is of the department admit- | ey have received a per- jon from Minister Silva accepting in the name of his nt the mediation of the United pears that before this Gov- | e its tender of good offices | jearned of the reports that it taking such action, and jlva stating that it would uthorize the friendly inter- e United States. Colombia t 40,000 men in the present | she sees no cause for per- | her losses of life, though she | in of conflict, of her Jity to defeat her opponents. ne official reply of the Bogota Govern- not vet been received, but there 1s ubt that it will be in line with the acquiescence of Dr. Silva. The question cfore the United States, besides the para- ' unt one of preventing a violation of trality of the isthmus, is to induce | the Castro administration to change its - Herran case ceived in a responsible | | NATIVE SONS IN MOST BRILLIANT REGALIA WILL MARCH IN THE CITY OF GARDENS Notable Festivity to Make Most Glorious the Autumn Fetes Rare Programme Is Selected for Outing of the Organization i} ! 1 AN JOSE, Sept. 5.—The big parade of Native Sons on Admission da will be composed of fifteen divi- slons, and the committee estimates that there will not be less than 5000 Natives in line. yet told the number of men they will bring, but no less than thirty parlors are looked for as bodies, and many others will be represented by delegations. Vendome and San Jose parl; of this city will be in the parade, and there are several other parlors of Daugh- ters that are expected to march. A platoon of police will head the first atvision, escorting Grand Marshal Taaffe, Chief of Stafft W. H. McComas and Chief Alds G. Y. Bollinger and H. I. Mulcreavy. This division will consist of the compa- nies of the First and Fifth regiments of | the National Guard. The second division will ,consist of the Ploneers, who will pre- sent representations of ploneer days. In the third division will be the Natlve Daughters, preceding the grand officers of the Native Sons of the Golden West and California Parlor of Sen Francisco. The other divisions will be made up of the various parlors of Native Sons. They will be arranged in the order of their in- stitution, parlors of the lowest number coming first. Parlors with music will have places of honor at the head of divi- sions. South San Francisco Parlor, the parlor of Grand Marshal Taaffe, will be given the place of honor at the head of the fifteenth division, which will escort the three San Jose pariors. They will ex- All the parlors have not | of Native Daughters | | will head the division. La Vespera Parlor | of San Francisco will have a handsome float in line, as will some of the other | parlors. The midnight parade, with its jollity and revelry, wlil be a fitting introduction to the fez & and sports of Sunday. The bullshead breakfast at Agricultural Park | will attract several thousand. This will | be an old-fashioned Ploneer affair, with all the spirit of old occasions and all the comforts that the advanced service of to- day can afford. This banquet will be held under the pines at Agricultural Park, where tables for 1200 at a sitting will be provided. The breakfast will be served | from 9:30 a. m. until 12 m. The committee | expects to serve about 3600 people. Noth- ing but California products will be used. A concert band will be in attendance. Contracts have been closed with local butchers for twelve bulls’ heads, ten whole beeves from young steers, 2400 loaves of bread and beans in great quantity. A special service of fifty walters has been provided o that the barbecued meat can be served hot in small quantities at a time. Special refrigerators have been ar- | ranged at the' grounds. so that the fine | quality of California’s vintage can be ap- | preciated to full advantage. | The old Mexicans who have cooked the meats at previous celebrations at San | Jose, in 1894 and 1898, have been specially brought back to San Jose, so that the | |local Natives' reputation may be fully | sustained. Bear and American flags, with stream- | | | } { | A anpoon 5 MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES OF THE NATIVE SONS IN BAN JOSE. £3 the city a gala appearance. Over all the business streets these colors flutter. Other decorations are being put up. These will form a fitting canopy for the thousands of gayly dressed Native Sons and Daugh- ters to march under. The festive spirit of the- occasion is spreading, and the peo- ple of the Garden City are preparing a joyous welcome for the visitors. Aside from this outward display, in the varjous halls and headquarters the local parlors and the visitors will dispense hos- pitality and cheer. Open house will be kept, and there will be music and danc- ing. At no less than twenty places will receptions be almost continuously held. There will be no dull spell, and everybody will be made to feel at home. Grand Marshal Taaffe of San Francisco arrived this afternoon. He went over the line of march and conferred with the com- %5 ——t Flags Are Making a Brilliant Showing in the Thoroughfares gl Immense Barbecue Is to Be Prepared for the Host of Guests <+ ception committee composed of the fol- lowing members from the different par- lors” has been appointed: J. Willtams, Charles Navlet and I. L Kop- pel; San Jose Parlor No. 22, N. 8. G. W.—0O. T. O’Connell, M. Welch, L. H. Kent, A. Pede- mente, J. W. Borchers; Palo Alto No. 82, N 8. G. W.—J. A. Day, Henry Humburg, Her. bert Kelley, D. M. Burnett, Ed Younger; Ob- servatory Parlor No. 177—James, M. Shilu, F. Schumacher, K. S. Fisher, Joseph A. Delmas, T. F. Thwaits; ‘San Jose Parlor No. §1,'N. D. G. W.—Mrs. E. P. Anderson, Miss:Ethel Pyle, Mre. L. Lawrence, Mrs. M. King, Miss Matilda Camplglia; Vendome Parlor No. 100, N. D. G. W.—Miss Tillle Brohaska, Miss Nora Mabury, Miss Eva Prindle, Mrs. Virginia Gruell, Miss Frankle Stockton. Ed Younger has been chosen as chairman of the Native Sons’ reception committee and Miss Tillle Brohaska as chairman of the Daughters’ reception committee. The following is the official programme issued to-day: Sunday—Native Sons will form in a body at 9:30 at the corner of First and Santa Clara streets and with a band will march to the | Agricultural Park on the Alameda, where a bull's’ head breakfast will be had, the hours of the breakfast being from 9:30 to 12 m. Sunday morning at Native Sons' Hall at 9 o'clock the Native Daughters will assemble and will be escorted to Santa Clara street, where at 9:30 they will take a chartered train to Alum Rock. At Alum Rock a light lunch will be served them. They return at 12:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon—At 2 p. ni. Sunday after- noon a baseball game will be plaved at the - cisco and a picked nine from San Jose parlors. Sunday afternoon, between the hours of 2 and 4, the Fifth Regiment Band will give a sacred concert at St. James Park. Sunday afternoon and evening a concert and dance will be given at Schuetzen Park at the southern terminal of the First-street raliroad. Sunday evening a sacred concert will be given on the Hotel Vendome grounds, lasting from 8 to 10. Sunday night the Past Presidents’ Assocla- tion will be in session at Native Sons' Hall. On this occasion they will have initiation and after the adjournment refreshments will be served. Monday—At 10:30 o'clock, grand parade. Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock thers will be literary exerclses at St. James Park, parti- cipated in by the grand officers. Monday afternoon, from 2 to 4 o'clock, the San Jose parlors, Native Sons and Daughters, will hold thelr reception at Tura Verein Hall. Monday afternoon there will be receptions various headquarters of will be held the | and dances at the visiting parlors. The Ploneers will entertain their visiting ploneers and friends at 0dd Fellows' Hall. Monday afternoon, beginning at 230, bicycle races will be held at Cyclers' Track, on the | Alameda, under the auspices of the Merchants’ | Athletic Club. The local parlors, Native Sons and Daugh- | ters, will give a grand ball at Turn Verein Hall In the evening, and on the same evening | there will ‘be dancing at headquarters of the | otner pariors. Oakland Parlor will give a ball | at Hotel Vendome. Tuesday—An excursion to Mount Hamilton, where an opportunity will be afforded to have a peep through the big glass. Excursion re- i % = bleyele track . on the Alameda between a | turns at evening. Stage company has made tend the courtesy of their band, which lors of colored bunting, have already given | mittee regarding the celebration. A re-| picked nine from Marshall Parlor of San Fran- | speclal rates for this occasion. L e o e S B B B i i ol attitude. The answer of President Castro to Secretary Hay's tender of the Presi- dent’s good offices was practically an an- nouncement that the dispute was between herself and Colombia, and that the latter ghould make proper explanations. Castro Prefers Foreign War. The United States does not propose that a war shall occur with possible attend- ant Buropean complications if it can help it, and there is reason to belleve that Minister Bowen at Caracas will be in- structed to make representations to Cas- tro’s Government, 8o as to induce him to agree to a peaceful settlement. In diplo- matic quarters it is believed that Castro has no intention of taking any action which will preserve peace. His Govern- ment is endangered by a revolution, and he prefers a foreign war so as to solidify his people, and once this is done, he hopes to keep himself in power. Representa- tions are being made to the authorities that it would be advisable for the United States to address a strong remonstrance to Venezuela, but the President is not yet prepared to take this step. Action of this kind will only occur in case of an at- tempt to disturb the peace of the isth- mus, and then, of course, the Cass-Herran treaty will compel American interference. COAL MINE COMPANIES PREPARE FOR TROUBLE Stockades Are Being Built About tac Plants and Guards Being Posted. PITTSBURG, Kan., Sept. 5.—~The min- ers' strike situation looks more serious to-night. The miners' national board has authorized the distriot board to use ex- treme measures if necessary to force the Big Four operators to the terms. President Richardson of the Miners’ Union sald to-night: ‘‘We will order a strike to-morrow if we can find no other way of securing a settlement. Ninety per cent of the men will walk out.” State Labor Commissioner Johnson is here and has offered his services as arbi- trator. The district board decided, how- ever; that arbitration is not wanted for ihe present. All the companies are preparing for trouble. Stockades are being built about the mines and guards are being posted. There is a bad feeling between union and non-union men, and serious trouble may ensue. Ice Floes Blockade Coast. ST. JOHN, N. F., Sept. 5.—Advices from Northern Labrador show that Arectic floes continue to blockade the coast. Such a state of things was never known before within the memory: of the colony. The fishery is very backward—indeed it is the ‘worst on record in the more northern parts. Numbers of bergs are floating southward past the Straff of Belle Isle, forming a serious menace to ocean navi- gation. o g Association of Incendiaries. PARIS, Sept. 6.—The Rome correspond- ent of the Rappel savs that the Italian pojice have discovered there the head- quarters of an international association of incendiaries. AND PREPARE TO END RUINOUS COMPETITION MAJORITY OF DWNERS SI6N NEREEMENT Outlook for Industry of Great Importance Brightens. e Capital Involved in the Deal Amounts to Many Millions. Promoter Porter Tells of Progress of Gigantic Movement in Which Thousands of Californians Are Concerned. e Success is about to crown the efforts of the ofl producers of California to form a great corporation, with capital stock of $75,000,000 to $100,000,000, for the purpose of protecting and promoting their interests. Eighty per: cent of the oil producers of the Kern River and MecKittrick districts have, according to W. 8. Porter, already signed the preliminary agreement. Not one producing ofl company in the Kern River and McKittrick districts has failed to make available the information needed as the starting point for organization. There is only one factor that can inter- fere with success as the matter now stands, which is the refusal of companies to accept the valuations placed on their respective properties by the experts, whose rating will go far toward deter- mining the basis of standing in the hiige combine. Two considerations cause the ofl producers to belleve that success i3 near. One is the general friendly attitude of the scores of oil companies in that re- gard; the other is the general recognition on all sides that without organization the oil industry of the State is helpless to raise itself from the slough of low prices and unprofitable production into which it has fallen as the result of too sharp com~ petition in marketing. Porter Leads Movement. 'W. 8. Porter is the promoter of the com- bination now in formation. His residence is in Los Angeles, but he has come to San Francisco to be in close touch with the owners of oil properties in the Kern County fields, a majority of whom are engaged In busimess here and have the headquarters of their oil companies in this city. Various propositions have been entertained by the producers of oil to fur- nish a betterment of conditions. A meet- ing was held at the Palace Hotel some time ago, where a plan for marketing through a committee was partly perfect- ed, but nothing definite resulted. Siace then the market has become even more unsatisfactory than when, necessity prompted the first conference of the owaw ers of ol properties. Many wells in the Kern County d ts have shut down. Development bas fallen off, and there would have a more marked decline in that direction if there were not many lessees, who are compelled by the terms of their contracts to complete a certain number of wells in a fixed time. Vigorous measures have become neces- sary. W. S. Porter, who has been enm- gaged in the business of producing oil in this State and who has also been con- nected with the sale of supplies for ihe ofl flelds, Is the man upon whom the pro- ducers have pin; their hopes. Four-Fifths Agree. With the assured co-operation of four- fifths of the actual producers and the fa- vorable attitude of the remainder, the prospects yesterday secemed very bright. The names of the companies that have slgned the agreement were not made pub- lic by Mr. Porter. There are influences that naturally are hostile the move that the oil producers are making in their own behalf. Mr. Porter declines to speak of these, but the facts are well known. Positively Mr. Porter declares that the combination forming and so far pro- gressed toward perfection among the pro- ducers of oil has no relation to the Stan- dard Oil Company. “It is for the pro- ducers’ benefit and for them only. That is the exact fact.” Plan Includes Purchase. The present plan of combination has been under consideration for some time. Partial reports of the details have been made from time to time. Modifications of the provisions submitted to the oil com- pantes’ directors have been made and amendments have been inserted to meet wise suggestions on the part of those di- rectly concerned as owners of producing properties. There are several provisions that are of more than ordinary interest in the plan as it now stands with a long list of signatures attached. These are summarized for general information. The announced purpose of the enter- prise is to purchase oil properties, oft stocks, pipe lines, tanks, pumping plants, oil contracts and other property necessary for carrying on an extensive oil business. The signers of the agreement have pledged themselves to use their best en- deavors to trdnsfer to the new corpora- tion to be formed, with capital stock of not less than $75,000,000 nor more than $100,- 000,000, the properties and stocks of the oil companies and individuals represented by them, and to seek to induce other com- pantes to take like action. The new cor- poration will have the right for seven months to purchase all the properties un- der an agreement of sale or option or been been to Continued on Page Seven.

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