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

P 1 VOLUME XC—NO. 183. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, THREE N 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ATIONS MAY UNITE TO COMPEL AN IMPUDENT REPUBLIC TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF FOREIGNERS CONGRESSMEN N FAVOR OF ANNEAATION Cuba’s Destiny Will Be Decided by Men Who Oppose President. Statesmen Olaim the United States Has Done Enough for the Island. Pelicy of Clubbing or Starving the Natives Into Subjection Will Pre- vent Needed Legislation for Relief. Special Dispatch to The Call 1406 G STREET, N. WASHINGTON, Nov, 20.—Cuba’s will be decided not by the men who agree with the President, Secretary CALL BUREAU, W., Root Governor General Wood that should be charged on nor by those who the beet sugar grow- by members the whole quet There is a s lon sentiment among m ers of both houses of Con- e of self-govern- here de- ff duties and gue that as concessions are made the | come with other demands the advantages ng a sepa- at it is time for the movement for the plan of the repre- movement is"to with- as a lowering of duty ection and making t ens of a dependency whether they want to be such or not. e really starving, these starve. The United 1 way n of of putting it, members of Con- handle the Cuban There are enough make it impossible for the President to carry out the policy of Root and General Wood. is means troubie sooner or later. The ubans are approaching their first elec- d they are pleased at the prospect ng a government of their own. intend to have that government kely that v will have the effect of driving the Cubans farther away and deferring annexztion for years. When asked whether the annexation of terms similar to those under ail was admitted will not up- the economic conditions in this coun- among the farmers, they that is not 2 matter to be consid- They are willing to letgthe Cuba believe that the annexa- nd will hurt the beet sug tobacco farmers or fruit growers most gress is no longer to h gloves. s to set especially reply ered ection of the annexation element fight complicates it and makes question of relief for C o the uba impossi- HALL CAINE INCURS WRATH OF CLUBMEY London Organization Objects to His References to the Roman Cath- olic Church. LONDON, Nov. Daily Mail one of who support an embodied 1 England, has the novelis 0.—According to the the National Club of London, obiiges its members to e Protestantism foul of Hall Caine, for opening a Roman Cath- ic bazaar on the Isle of Man and mak- speech in which he spoke approv- of the Roman Catholic Church and ed to the Pope as his Holiness an y Father. A committee of the club has been sum- moned to consider the matter and = reso- lution hes been passed denouncing Caine’s conduct and demanding an ex- plenation from him. If the explanation be unsatisfactory the rules prescribe resignation or expulsion. - - FAMOUS ASTRONOMER FOR STANFORD FACULTY Miss Klumpke of the Paris Observa- tory Will Assist Professor Isaac Roberts. PARIS, Nov. 20.—Miss Klumpke of San Francisco, who for fifteen years has been t at the Paris Observatory, is o Stanford University as chlef as- t to Professor Isaac Roberts. Her specialty will be astral photography. ing a ingly " 0 Sultan Has a Heavy Heart. LONDON, Nov. 30.—“The Sultan has t friends that he celebrated his with a heavy heart,” cables the Constantinople correspondent of the es, “becavse of the humiliation in- flicted upon Turkey by France™ position that the | e enough for Cuba | They say that this n be- | an effort to force | as | urch of | . COLON IS SURRENDERED BY THE DISHEARTENED LIBERALS OLON, Nov. 2.—Colon has been A surrendered by the insurgents to General Alban, commander- of the Government troops and Governor of the Department of Panama. | The surrender was agreed upon as the result of the conference on board the United States gunboat Marietta yesterday between the commanders of forelgn war- ships and General Alban and General Do- mingo de la Rosa, the representative of | the revolutionists. It was decided that Colon should. first be delivered over to the commanders of the foreign warships this morning, the United States authorities acting as the chief intermediary. The terms of the agreement of surren- der was signed at the close of the con- | ference by Generals Alban and De la | Rosa, and were as follows: Terms of the Surrender. “First—General de la Rosa, leader of the insurgent troops in Colen, will surren- : der the city to General Alban, together | with all of the munitions of war, within } twenty-four hours. “Second—General Alban will guarantee life and liberty to all citizens and insur- gent soldiers in Colon, provided the de- livery of arms and ammunition is effected in good faith. * “Third—The surrender will be made through the commanders of the United States, British and French war vessels, who *will receive the city and hand it over to General Alban and the constitu- tional authorities; but this agreemeént does not include General de la Rosa, nor his brother, and the former has stated that he will surrender in consideration of his lack of defense and the exceptional situa- tion in which Colon is placed regarding international interests as well as those of his country. “In faith of which we sign two copies of this agreement, at place and on date referred to. 4 “CARLOS ALBAN, “DOMINGO DE LA ROSA.” Bluejackets and Marines Present. Bluejackets and marines from the United States battleship Iowa and United States gunboats Machias and Marietta, with the commanders of those war ves- sels and consular officers, were present at the ceremony this morning of handing over the city. Captain Perry of the bat- tleship Iowa, as ranking United States officer, took a prominent part in the cere- mony, which was begun at 11:30 o’cleck. There was. no music at the hauling down of the flag of the Liberals, which for sev- eral minutes refused to be lowered. It clung to the pole owing to the strong wind. While the flag was being lowered many of the Liberal soldiers, whose heads ‘were uncovered, burst into tears. General de la Rosa, in making the for- mal surrender, read an address, at the |'close of which he shouted, ‘“Viva Colom- bia.” The insurgent soldiers around then raised three cheers of ‘“Viva, partido Lib- eral,” and “Viva General de la Rosa.” After the cheering General de la Rosa, with the insurgent soldiers, marched down the street to 'the barracks, where the United States marines and bluejack- ets took possession of the arms and am- munition. General Alban, with 250 Government troops, which had remained at Gatun, a few miles from Colon, came into the city at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Rosa Prefers Imprisonment. The Federal force was escorted by the United States marines and bluejackets to the cuartel, where General Alban re- ceived and kept General de la Rosa's sword. ¥ General de la Rosa, after handing over his sword, sald that according to the agreement the insurgent soldiers in Colon were not to be deprived of their lives and liberty, but as for his brother and him- self he declared that they waived ‘that part of the agreement referring to them. They preferred, he sald, to be impris- oned, as their hearts were with the Lib- eral party. General Alban replied that he needed General de la Rosa in Panama for pacification purposes. In delivering over of the city of Colon to General Alban Captain Perry of the battleship “Iowa made a brief speech. Adfter he had finished the Colomblan war- ship General Pinzon, which was bedecked with flags, blew her siren in celebration of the ‘surrender. The General Pinzon is lying close to the wharf. United States marines are still guard- ing the plers and railroad station. The French cruiser -Suchet has landed mnia- rines on the property of the French Canal Company. Government Loss Is Heavy. The surrender has cast a gloom over the city. The struggle for the last several days to keep Alban’s force from recap- turing Colon was made by about 200 Lib- eral volunteers, who fought against 700 Government soldiers, well equipped with munitions of war. The Government lost in killed and wounded during the fighting more than 300 men, while the loss of the Liberals was about fifty. It is reported that the Liberals is still intact in the department. It is said that TUnited States Consul General Gudger has ascertained that the Government troops broke faith on ‘Wednesday by using a freight train on the Panama Railroad as a cover by firing between the cars at the insurgents. The Liberals say tnat they did not return the fire while the train was passing, in obedi- ence to the regulations of the United States authorities. main force of the interior of ELUEJACKETS WILL WITHDRAW Surrender of Liberals Insures Free Transit Across the Isthmus. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Peace has apparently returned to Colon and Panama and with free transit assured the United States will immediately withdraw its blue- jackets. This satisfactory solution of the isthmian trouble was reached as a result of the defeat of the Liberal forces and the intervention of American naval officers. Consul General Gudger wired the State Department to-day that the insurgents had been defeated and had surrendered at Colon. Captain Thomas Perry, senior naval offi~ cer in command of the forces on the isth- AND PEACE ONCE MORE PREVAILS THROUGHOUT COLOMBIA Arms Are Turned Over in the Presence of Foreigners. Insurgents Are Given Life and Liberty to Yield. o+ ] — e mus, wired Long: “Arrangements for the surrender to-day of Colon by the Liberal forces completed.” No fear is entertained in official circles that any European complications will grow out of the isthmian trouble. Those powers, including Germany, which have ordered ships to Colombia, have been careful to acquaint the United States with their action and the instructions to com- manders of ships were to simply protect the interests of their countrymen. this dispatch to Secretary ! BULLER IS WARNED TO CHECK PARTISANS British Government May Make More Disclosures if Too Much Enthu- ' siasm Prevails. - LONDON, Nov. 30.—The correspondent of the Times in Pretoria, where recent dipatches giving the number of Boer commandoes are supposed to have been allowed to pass through the censorship as a warning that more troops were needed in South Africa, to-day sends a sketch of the positiens of the British col- umns and states explicitly that men are needed to expedite the attrition of the Boers, and that a further partitioning of the country by lines of blockhouses is nec- essary to enable the British columns ta achieve greater results. § Seemingly fearing that an alliance be- tween pro-Bullerites and the pro-Boers auring the demonstration to be held to- ¥ ’ ’ SCENES CONNECTED . WITH THE INSURRECTION IN COLOMBIA, ‘WHICH -ENDED YESTERDAY WHEN THE .LIBERALS SURREN- DERED COLON TO THE GOVERNMENT FORCES. e morrow in Hyde Park in sympathy with General Buller may be the beginning of a serious anti-Government . agitation the Standard this morning semi-officially warns General Buller that unless he checks the extravdgance of his partisans the Government may be compelled to make further disclosures which will cause a revulsion of feeling against the general. The Standard hints that General White at first refused to regard General Bul- ler's heliogram as authentic, and when it was deliberately repeated General ‘White decided to disobey it. 3 R G X . Railroad Rate War Expected. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Nov. 29— What is expected to develop into a de- termined rate war between the railroads running into the Cripple Creek district began to-day, when the announcement was made that the Midland Terminal had made a passenger rate of 50 cents between Cripple Creek district points and Colorado Springs, with corresponding reductions to other points. The Colorado Springs and Cripplé Creek district railway has not yet taken action in regard to the cut. The former rate to Colorado Springs was $2 50. Pope’s Nephew Attends Dinner, ROME, Nov. 20.—A nephew of the Pope has caused gossip by attending a dinner given by the American Embassador. He is the first member of the Pope’s family ever to attend a function given by a represeniative accredited to the King of Italy. —_—— VENEZUELA 15 ON VERGE - OF A CAIS President Castro’s Con- ceit Will Cause Him Trouble. { United States, Germany and Colombia Have Scores to Settle. Unless the Arrogant Chief Executive Changes His Tactics He Will Be Confronted by Foreign ‘Warships. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The con- temptuous disregard by the present Gov- ernment of Venezuela of the rights of foreigners in that coustry and its deflant attitude in diplomatic intercourse with other nations is steadily leading up fo & crisls, which, in the opinion of well-in- formed persons here, cannot be long de- layed. The United States, Germany and Colombia have scores to settle with Gen- eral Castro, President of the republic, who gained his present position by force of arms; and is apparently seeking to re- unite all factions in his country through an appeal to their patriotism to stand firm against alleged foreign aggression. In fefusing at this critical perfod in her affairs to resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela, the Government of Colombia has thrown down a challenge which may precipitate a conflict that will mean either Castro’s overthrow or his assump- tion of greater power than he now holds. Predict an Early Clash. Men here who have been observing the situation carefully with a better knowle edge of what is going on than is possessed by the press and people of the United 1&-::- look for a clash at an early day that will make the turning point in the fortunes of Castro. The difficulties between the United States and Venezuela were practically eo- incident with the assumption of the pres- idency by Castro. His attitude toward this Government in the asphalt controversy was regarded by the United States as de- flant and alniost insulting. The course of the United States in rescinding the order for gunboats to proceed to the port near~ est the Pitch Lake region for the under- stood purpose of preventing the Venezue- lan authorities from dispossessing the New York and Bermudez Company was regarded by Castro as an indication of fear of this Government to engage in hos- tilitles with him. Although the transfer of the asphalt controversy to Venezuelan courts for adjudication was believed to have forestalled any prospect of a clash, friction still exists and new causes have arisen to bring about the resumption of the former uncertain situation. President Castro’s Conceit. Castro’s treatment of Francis B. Loomis, United States Minister to Venezuela, was deeply resented by the Washington admin- istration, whose action in recalling Loomis, however, was regarded by Castro as another tribute to fear of his strength, which he believed he had inspired in the minds of those controlling American at= fairs. That Castro has been encouraging the efforts to overthrow the present Com= servative Government of Colombia is gen~ erally believed here. Colombia’s notice to Venezuela that she will not resume | diplomatic relations has been confirmed at the State Department in a telegram re- ceived to-day from Hart, United States Minister at Bogota, and while this does not mecessarily mean a conflict will fol~ low, it places the two republics in rela- tions even more delicate than heretofors existed. Castro is threatened from still another quarter. This Government has not been unmindful of the tone of the German press on the question of Germany's claims against Venezuela. One newspaper's ut- terance, believed to be inspired, was to the effect that Germany’s only hesitation in sending warshiips to Venezuela to make that country pay its indebtedness to Ger- man concerns came from a fear cf rum- ning afoul of the Monroe doctrine. No Interference With Germeny. There is reason to believe the admin~ istration is aware the Berlin Ministry is even considering the matter with a view to action. While collection by forcible measures of debts due foreign subjects by Latin American republics is' not regarded with favor by the United States there is lit- - tle, if any, danger that this Government will attempt in any-way to interfere with Germany in making a demand on Ven- ezuela backed by a fleet of warships for the fulfillment of governmental obliga-~ tions to German subjects. From some source officials here have obtalned the impression that Castro is de- pending on the application by the United States of the principle enunciated by Pres- jdent Monroe to secure immunitv from German disciplinary measures. That Cas- # tro, if he holds that beliet, is very mueh mistaken is frankly admitted. 4 Hanna Gives Five Thousand. CLEVELAND, O. Nov. 20.—Senator Hanna'to-day gave $5000 as his subserip~ tion to the Cleveland committee of the | National McKinley Memorial Association.