The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 5, 1901, Page 5

—— e THE SAN FRANCISOO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1901. ~ ADMIRAL CAILLARD’'S WARSHIPS SEIZE THE SMYRNA CUSTOM-HOUSE London Correspondent in Paris Sends a Report That France Has Lost No Time in the Forcible Collec- tion of Claims Against the < = ' { - -+ ERLIN, Nov. 4.—Tt § ce has informed th- r contemplated naval action in Tur- 00 T hluts ouira it SiLE f M. Delcasse to that of Napoleon 157. Like the Sultan, King Will- f Pruesia had already yielded when uncirg n of the Me«d ived at Sr Folding bed, $22.50. % This mantel folding bed is one of the famous Welch beds d was designed especially for the John Breuner Co. We will for the sake of those who do not know that the manufac- of these beds are the largest exclusive manufacturers of { high grade folding beds in the world, which is evidence of their great superiority. N The above pictured bed is made of golden elm with quar- tered oak panel front and measures 6 feet by 4 feet when in use. uipped with a good, serviceable woven wire and a French plate oval mirror in top, 12 by 18 inches. Price, $22.50. We also have this bed in imitation mahogany at $22.50. ot B (Successors lo California Furniture Co.) 957 to 977 MarKet Street, Opp. Golden Gale Avenue. Turkish Government critically embittered the situation. —_— DEL CASSE’S POLICY UPHELD. French Deputies Vote to Sustain the Government’s Stand. PARIS, Nov. 4—In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Sembat, Radical-So- clalist, interpellated the Government on the Franco-Turkish dispute, criticizing the action taken as being for a material end and contending that France ought to have intervened at the time of the Ar- menian massacres. The Foreign Minister, M. Delcasse, re- plied that France's patience was exhaust- ed by the Porte's breaking its own prom- ises. France, in the present difficulty, pursued no fresh advaptage, but every- body would agree that this present action on the part of France ought to be justified by the unjust treatment of which French workers in the Orient, scholastic and in- dustrial enterprise, had been the subject. He added: “Unless Parliament arrests our action the Government wishes to show that France, after exemplary patience, has other things to oppose to the long and persistent refusals to do justice than simple observations. The Government in- tervened in the quays question in order to get Turkey to fulfill her engagements. 1f the Government had not done so there would have been an end to the numerous enterprises which France had created in tated here that | triple alliance | ~efe FRENCH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WHOSE POLICY 18 UP- HELD BY DEPUTIES. Turkey. in the shape of rallroads, roads, lighthouses and banks. Sultan Always Slippery. ““The Porte has also persisted in its refu- sal fo reimburse MM. Tubini and Lorando in spite of the decrees of the tribunals in | their favor. The Government will only | present to the Porte demands which are {in conformity with its conscience and | which can be sustained In perfect tran- | auillity of mind before the whole world. | The debt has been reduced by a large per- centage and the Porte in August agreed to give satisfaction, but on the morrow | these arrangements were forgotten and others were proposed. Our Minister then ceased official relations with the Porte. There was no ultimatum, but the cessa- tion of relations Indicated that the Gov- ernment took the Porte's words serfously and that it intended that the engagements entered Into should be respected, but re- served to fitself fixing the moment for thelr execution. | "Our rights are certain and nobody will | dispute them. Our action {s legitimate and nobody can take umbrage at it, and as our patlence has been long so our ac- | tion must be more resolute.” | As to Armenia, M. Delcasse sald that ;during the past three years he had not { overlooked the question and while defend- ing France's material Interests, he haa | displayed equal solicitude for her moral Interests and for her traditions. Protection of Christians. | M. Delcasse said also that the appear- | ance of French cruisers oft the Turkish coast had several times proved France had not forgotten the | she owed to Christlans and the derstood this. that rotection atter un- It was true that the re- forms promised the Armenians had not been executed; that the Armenians had | too often been’ the victims of unpunished outrages and that oppression also reigned in Macedonia and in old Servia. The French Government had put forth every effort to restore peace, but France was | not alone bound by the treaty of Berlin. | The Chamber could rest assured that the | Government would never forget its dut. | to_humanity. But it must first of afl | remember its dutv to France. | The Foreign Minister's statement was | 8reeted with applause. | "M. Sembat was not satisfled with M. Delcasse’s statement and moved that the Chamber, convinced that France would fail in her duty if she did not protect the | Armenians in an effectual manner, resolve | that the Government facilitate this pro- | tection by an agreement between the | powers. Government Is Sustained. The President, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, | then rose and sald that M. Delcasse's | declarations showed that the Govern- | ment's task was heavy and complicated. As the Government desired respect for the | Intersts of its fellow citizens, so it in- | tended to defend the patrimony of moral | Interests devolving upon F(-l.nce. It | needed the confidence of the Chamber in order to accomplish i(s task. M. Sembat’'s motion was rejected by 294 to 64 votes. M. Castinet then moved that he Chamber, confident that the Govern- ment would enforce respect for the inter- | ests and honor of France, pass to the or- der of the day. The Chamber then, by 306 to 77, voted sustaining the Government's action toward Turkey and expressed confidence in the | Government. IAPPEAL! TO GREAT BRITAIN. Turkey Asks That Terms of Old Treaty Be Carried Out. PARIS, Nov. 'The Porte has asked | Great Britain,” says the Constantinople | correspondent of the Echo de Paris, ‘‘to fulfill the terms of the convention of 1878, whereby In exchange for the island of Cyprus, Great Britain guaranteed the in- tegrity of the Sultan’'s Asiatic possessions, ‘““The Porte holds that under this con- vention, _ Great Brital, Aslatic Turkey again Kk J‘EE"" :::I:gt and eals that Great Britain should send a squadron to the Levant for' that purpose. ———— Probably the man whose wife own: pug dog has the sympathy of the dog. % | had already discussed them. LOW LEADING ~— INNEW YORK Fusion Candidate for Mayor the Favorite Among Bettors. Tammany Leaders Claim Vic- tory, and Election May Be Very Olose. NEW YORK, Nov. 4—At midnight to- night—six hours before the opening of the polls—both sides in the municipal contest were clalming the victory. The most strenuous talk came from the fusion lead- ers, who were more in evidence at their headquarters than were the Democrats at theirs, the latter, after the distribution of campaign funds in the afternoon, having hurried to their several election precincts to give their last orders to their followers. Johns A. Mason of the Shepard head- quarters sald he felt confident of the re- sult and placed the Democratic candi- Gate's majority at 40,000, - During the late afternoon Seth Low, the fusion candidate, at his own headquarters Said: ink things ar uld not look more Y, his has beer a most interesting campaign. The fight is over and, no matter who 1s elected, 1 am sure | tne city will profit by the agitation of the questions which have been the main iscues of the campaign.” Robert C. Morris, chalrman of the Re- publican campaign committee, stuck to |- his_estimate of 70,000 for Low. Kdward M. Shepard sald this evening that he had no particular statement to paign beyond what he had already sald, ana no issues to discuss further than he 1f the betting upon the result is any | indication as to what the count of ballots will show, the fusion candidates seem to have the better of it by a shade. Late to-night wagers were lald at 10 to 7 on| Low and the rest of the city ticket. There is not the same confidence upon the fu- sion side as to the county ticket, and'l predictions are made that all the candi- dates upon the Democratic county ticket in New York County will be elected, with tne possible exception of Robert A. Van Wyck for Justice of the Supreme Court, who has had to bear the prunt of the attack, and Henry W. Unger, for District Attorney. Possibly on account of the whirlwind campaign he has made, Wil- | liam Travers Jerome, fusion candidate for District Attorney, was getting the benefit | of predictions that he would run ahead | of his ticket, but the betting odds favored | Ul A i Croker Is Confident. Richard Croker and John F. Carroll late | to-night were positive of the electlon of the entire Democratic city and county tickets. Mr. Croker also deciared that Kings County would go Democratic, while Lieutenant Governor Woodruft and Otto Kemptner talked of 10,000 and 2,000 re- spectively for the fusion candidates in tnat county. Those esumms- upon the | Brooklyn vote were the one discouraging feature in the fusion camp. The biggest estimates made by the fusionists aro based on a 250,000 majority for the fusion ticket in Brooklyn. None of the fusion leaders agree upon the majority that the ticket wiil have in Manhattan and the Bronx. At the Democratic Club to-night Brook- lyn was claimed for Shepard and the Democratic ticket by ~ 3000 majority, Queens County was clalmed by 150 ma- jority and Richmond by 1000, making the total majority claimed by the Democrats at_the Democratic Club of 49,733. Notwithstanding the claims of the Democrats and those of the fusionists, the election will likely be a very close one. Both sides are counting upon the independent, voters.. _ . Superintendent¥of ?oeflan McCullagh addressed another letter to-day to Police Commisstoner Murphy, in which he furn- ished a long list of eiection precincts in which he asserted frauds would be at- tempted. McCullagh told Murphy when the State deputies made arrests to-mor- row the persons arrested would be turned | over to the policemen at the polls and | Murphy was requested in the letter to is- | sue orders to the police to at once take such prisoners to the nearest magistrate. ‘There was a feeling of fear to-night that before election day was over there would be frequent clashes between the State deputies and the police. President Roosevelt Will Vote. President and Mrs. Roosevelt and party arrived in New York at 6:20 o’clock to- night. The party remained in New York | over night and to-morrow will be taken to Oyster Bay, Long Island, where the Presi- dent will ‘cast his vote. He will remain over an hour in Oyster Bay, returning 'n time to take an afternoon train out of Jersey City for Washington. : The President will take a ferry early to-morrow morning for Long Island City, where a special train for Oyster Bay will be in walting. Secretary Cortelyou will leave the others at Mineola and drive over to' Hempstead to vote, while the | President and his assistant secretary, Mr. Loeb, will cast thelr ballots at Oyster Bay. Only ten States will vote: for State offi- cers to-morrow. Elections will_occur in the following Towa, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, New Jersey and Mississippl. HARRY FORBES GIVEN DECISION OVER ATTELL California Boy Weakens Under Heavy Punishment Toward Close of the Fight. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 4—Harry Forbes of Chicago recelved the decision to-night over Abe Attell of Ban Francisco at the end of the fifteenth round of fast milling at the West End Club. The bout was one of the very best seen here in a number of years. The fortunes of war shifted from one principal to another throughout, and it was only Forbes' superior strength that finally brought him victory in the closing stages. Attell had Forbes all but out in the second round, forcing the Chicago boy to take the count. e Californian weakened under heavy punishment toward the close of the fight, the bell saving him on two or three occasions. The boys fought at 116 pounds. False Story of Smallpox Epidemic MAHA, Nov. 4—The report that ma- lignant smallpox is epidemic and score of deaths among the India; Winnebago Reservation appears to W um.te’. Deputy Unnzge sm'e-b'm'i’;- shal Allen, who returned from the Win- nebago Reservation last Saturday, says that the deaths to that date resulting from smallpox numbered twenty. It has been ten days since an Indlan has dled, and it is the opinion of the reservation doctor that the disease is under control. —_— 1 If you vote for Schmits you will vote prosperity out of San Fran- cisco and money out of your own pocket. At this juncture the elec- f a Mayows representi ity to indastry and every indi- ——— Shoots at Prefect of Police. LONDON, Nov. 4—A dlspatch to a agency here from St. Petersbug ny? :r-; unknown man obtained an interview with Lieutenant Kriga, the Prefect of Police, under the pretext of presenting a petition, and shot at him twice before he was over~ powered. The Prefect was not injured. — Secretary :: an Embassy. WASHINGTON; Nov. 4—The P Aopointad John W. Riddle of sajoont sota to be secretary of the United Btates Embassy at St. Petersburg. Riddle was gocmarly seersieyof, 2, Usiod duatss I = L iohed: diplomatist and lnguist Dr. C. C. O'Donnell is still in the fight and will surely win this time, as the Natne with & lead penchi at the hand ot fus biank column. . mezke and nothing to say of the cam- || SCHLEY MAKES HIS CASE CLEAR TO THE NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY Hero of the Great Sea Battle Off Santiago Takes Witness- Stand to Correct and Explain Certain Discrepancies in His Former Testimony -—- Argument Commences ASHINGTON, - Nov. 4.—The Schley court of inquiry reach- ed the argument stage at the beginning of the afternoon ses- sion to-day, ting was devoted to listening to Admiral Schley and Captain Sigsbee in making corrections of thelr testimony, which had been given previously, and the introduc- tion by Judge Advocate Lemly of numer- ous documents bearing upon different phases of the inquiry. Admiral Schley did not make any material additions to his previous statements, but devoted himself largely to the clearing up' of ambiguous points in his evidence. An effort was made to Introduce two new witnesses, who were expected to give testimony in — The' morning sit-! * Admiral Schley’s behalf concerning the controversy as to what Captain Sigsbee communicated to Admiral Schley when he arrived off Santiago in May, 1898. One of these witnesses was Frank B. Richards and the other George Lynch, both of New York, and both newspaper correspondents who were on duty in Cuba and in Cuban waters during the war with Spain. Lynch was on the press boat Somers N. Smith and Richards on the Premier. They were to have testified concerning the meeting of these vessels with the St. Paul, of whith Captain Sigsbee was in com- mand. The court decided, however, not to hear them. The opening speech of the argument In the case was made on behalf of the Gov- ernment by E. P. Hanna, assistant to the judge advocate. He began his presenta- tion of the case a few minutes after the court convened at 2 o'clock and when the court adjourned, two hours later, he had not covered more than haif of the ground covered In the controversy. Documentary Evidence. Qaptain Lemly submitted for the con- sideration of the court a large mass of documentary evidence, including Captain Goodrich's report concerning cable cutting made on April 29, 1898; the reports made by Capttain Phillp of the Texas, Captain Higginson of the Massachusetts, Captain McCalla of the Marblehead and Captain Cotton of the Harvard, Commodore Schley's report of May 30, Captain Wise's report of the operations of the Yale off Santiago, the log of the Spanish ship Cris- tobal Colon, Admiral Sampson's order to Captain Folger of the Scorpion, all the re- ports of the commanding officers of the battle of July 3, Commodore Schley's let- ter to the Senate, one of Captain Sigs- bee's lotters and also the letter of the Sec- retary of the Navy to the Senate. The first witness to take the stand to- day was Captain Sigsbee, who was re- called for the pnrpgvl;“fl i'co"eCdnl t:u r_testimony. e he was on the 57:':?5 Raynor asked him if he had mega- phoned or otherwise communicated to the press boat Premlier, while off Santlago, the fact that the Spanish fleet was not in Santiagd. The witness replied that he had not done so, although he would have been justified in saying so if he had thought it roper under the circumstances of war. hen Captain Sigsbee was excused Cap- tain uml’y -nnouncfli that he had no h boat Prem the Santi: g:::pum and that the boat was halled Captain Sigsbee on the night of May or ghv 28. Lemly’s Objection Sustained. his point Captain Lemly objected to lh?lt }ln- g‘!’ evidence on the ground that Commodore Schley was not present dur- ing the conversation, also that it was not material to the lasue. Raynor claimed that this alleged con- versation with Captain Sigsbee was one of the vital points of the case. That it bears directly upon one of tne most important specifications of the precept. Raynor sald he did not desire to impeach the credibil- ity. of Captain Blvhoc. but would en- deavor to impeach his recollection. After & short argument by Hanna in o G5 consider The Potnt. ralseds Ir Rt ibsent but a short time. When it returned Admiral Dewey an- nounced that “as the testimony of this witnesa is not considered material to the case, the objection was sustained in ac- cordance with the court’s previous rul- lnfi'l'lflll‘ this ruling neither Richards nor Lynch eould testify and Admiral Schley stand for purpose of corrects % e ony. Most nt‘:‘l?:u"grmtni.}e“ 3 ns typographical errors or the R changing of words to make sentences read more smoothly. In referring to his testimony regarding the arrival of the Hartford on May 2 with a dispatch from the Secretary of the Navy informing him that “all of the depart- ment's information indicated the presence of the Spanish squadron at Santiago,™ which dispatth, he had declared, had never reached him and therefore he had never seen it or heard of it until recently. Admiral Schley corrected this portion of his testimony by stating that neither his flag lieutenant nor his secretary had ever seen the dispatch nor remembered it. Hi had previously included his first lieuten- ant in this statement. Schley Changes Statement. Referring to his testimony rggardin; the Teconnolssance of May 31 the admiral changed his statement that “fifty if not more shells passed over the fleet” to read that a “number of shells passed over the fleet.” He also changed his evidence con- cerning suspicious movements in Santiago harbor on July 2 to read that “before dark I noticed in the harbor a good deal of smoke coming up. The official rec- ord, he sald, made him say that he saw the smoke after dark. Coming to his answer to a question In reference to an order sent below during the early part of the battle “to stand by to ram,” Admiral Schley emphasized his former testlmonr by stating that “‘there was a_distinct intention to ram on the part of the Maria Teresa, Admiral Cer- Vvera's flagship, and the Viscaya. He also reiterated confidence in the Brooklyn's -recd by stating ‘“‘with one engine and all the boller power” she could h‘;nAm;ltm up all tp:.‘:&}.t was need- ed. As to the passage fiying squad ron by the Eagle on May 19 and the lat- ter conveying the information that “there was no news,”™ Admiral Schley corrected his testimony wherein he said he was not mistaken a: this by stating that he might have been mistaken. Admiral Schley also corrected his state- ment regarding his visit to the New York, when he had made his pre- liminary report of the battle of July 3 to Admi; Sampson. The record. said. did not make the matter “The admiral sald to me that ted a very important detall, which was to state that the New York was present.” The witness corrected but one of the an- swers. This question was to the effect that as he was ordered to go to Clenfue- go8 to establish a blockade. was it not his duty to communicate and by signal or otherwise with the senior offi- cers of the vessels returning from Clen- fuegos and obtain from them full infor- mation regarding the situation at or near that port? The answer as corrected read: “The communication which he made to me through the le indicated that Captain McCalla knew I was bound for L. of course, took it enfuegos, and for nted if he had had anything im gort nt he would have notified me of the act without any inquiry.” No More Corrections. At this point Admiral Schliey announced that he had no _more corrections to make, when Captain Parker called his attention to the evidence of Captain Sigsbee, in which he had sald that when he went on board the Brooklyn the whole question, so far as he could remember, was coal, and nothing but coal, and that Commo- dore Schley had al made up his mind to go to Key We: That was not the first question Sigs- bée ed me at all replied Admiral Bchlcz “I did not say to Captain bee ‘n i hea was twlking o on (hflubfiwt .of coal, an gnec he men- tlons it, I recall the fact it. his_state- ment was that he was commanding a vessel that was one-tenth of a mile long and that she could not turn her engines SRS o1 . o mrnd est 7" as a matter of fact, at that time to n?o‘}:; +* SAMPSON'S ATTORNEY, WHO 1S ‘ SAID TO HAVE AIDED LEMLY IN PREPARING QUESTIONS. the talk I had with the admiral in rela- tion to his instructions about not bom- bard| fortifications, that I recall were Honturia or Krupp guns. He = ‘Probably both,’ and that recalls the cir- cumstances to me. And, again, in rela- tion to the testimony of Lieutenant Roys Judge advocate—I do not think the pur- pose of calling the witness to revise his testimony is to enable him to contradict witnesses who have been on the stand. Counsel Become Riled. Raynor—He can contradict any witness iIf we want him to do it. This is a re- markable statement, have a not a right to answer them. Mr. Roys was an enunky new witness. advocate—I think as Lieuten- ant Roys Is the only witness who remain- ed illv:onlndlc(ed I have no objection to make. Raynor—I think that is a great mistake. that he is the only witness uncontradiet- ed. T think there are fifty witnesses un- contradicted, according to my recoilec- tion. That is a highly improper remark for the judge advocate to make. The judge advocate—If the court please, I am to corrected by the court only and not by counsel, who has frequen attempted it. Raynor—I . may it gleug the ST, e S S it ol nal for the J ocate to say that this is the only witness that Is uncontradicted. It is objectionable because it is not & fact. That remark means to that Commodore Schiey has con witress on the stand. It is highly im- proper, highly objectionable. A Dewey—’ court has no ob- jection to the admiral’'s reference to Lieu- tenant Rog. Admiral Schley—I merely wanted to say 1 am quite sure that Lieutenant Roys ‘was mistaken. AL i il z i i i;i