The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1901, Page 1

VOLU) E XCOL—-NO 28 3 SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1901. CITIES OF a0l BUIN RIDE Wi o Great ééie Startles the Orange Belt Residents. Dust Whirls in Gigantic Pillars and Sweeps Over Crops. storm veness has part what is lo- and car- desert obscures than a few towns v the wind small aved and say dam- wind aph 1 telephone extent ommuni- Redlands force e ra large se the 4 st of castbound w m in the Center. t en the ve y e disturb and the wind age to fruit blocked the have moved in g. The storm clock in the ibsided after Company has 1 the matter places it has a wheel. The felt the effects, mansaged d has was due to the accompanied o damage ha been reported in the immediate vicinity of this city , the inten: the be- much damage is lieved to have resulted. Owing to the Jack of facilities for communicating with meny g to-night, the full extent of the damage will not be learned until to-morrow — . FRUIT SCATTERED ALL ROUND. Msanta Ana in the Thick of the Big Blast. ANA, Dec. 2.—This the scene of the most disas- d storm experienced in BANTA trous wind and rty years. A high pressure of the at- ,sphere that has been accumulating out salt desert for the past two y resulted in a sand storm that in this ity is unprecedented. A high win ing loads of sand pebbles that as blowing fairly strong since Christmas day culminated to-day in a blinding, cyclonic sand storm, rushed on by a wind that at times reached a ve- ty of eighty miles an hour. Much dam- to property and *o crops is reported, aflroad accidents were narrowiy wind still blows with in- termittent severity. In this city the sand blew in from the desert in pillars reacking up as high as thirty feet and completely blinding and smothering pedestrians and teams on the t For several hou%s traffic was v suspended. Doors and windows were tightly closed to keep out the sti- averted and the tree Continued on Page Two. suffered in Los | To the south of here, how- | storm approached a cyclone in | locality | PRICE FIVE CENTS BATTLE IN WHICH HUNDREDS FALL | IS LOST BY COLOMBIAN INSURGENTS CISTRD STANS BEADYTORRNT | GERMAN MATION | }Venezuela Will Resist the | Seizure of One of | Her Ports. | Government Is Encourarged by Viec- | RN . \\‘f‘\“\ T O tories Over Insurgent Forces i ! in Several Decisive En- | | 11 R ANET ) - | RETIRED PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA, THE ACTING CHIEF E3 1S DIRECTING THE REVOLUTIONARY CAMPAIGN AND SCENES IN THE, STRUGGLE FOR THE OVER- THROW OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT. ECUTIVE, THE COMMANDING GENERAILF WHO ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, | N. W., WASHINGTON, Dee. 7. President Castro seems to have | ‘General | gagements. succeeded in defeating the revo- | lutionists in Venezuela and is | preparing to resist the by Germany of a Venezuelan Offi- | cial advices concerning his victo- | ries have been received by the State Department from Minister Bow- en at Caracas. Early last week it looked as though the revolution would overthrow Castrd’s Government, but he sent troops, which are apparently devoted 10 him, to attack the command of Gen- | eral Medoza, chief of the rebels, and they have inflicted defeats in several contacts Reports were recently published from Berlin announcing that before carrying out her programme Germany would await the result of the revolution. This was contrary to the belief of the administra tion, which expected a demonstration to occur irrespective of internal conditions seizure port. OGOTA, Dec. 21.—The Government troops have galned an important B victory at Honda, which is about fifty-five miles from here, over the revolutionary forces under General Marin. The loss of life was heavy. According to | the latest accounts 490 men were killed. General Marin attacked the garrison at Honda at 6 o'clock in the morning and the fighting lasted until midnight. There were about 500 men in the garrison and the at- ment upon one of the ports of that coun- hours reinforcements reached the garri- scn and the tide of battle, which had been slightly favoring the insurgents, turned. The rebels were repulsed and were pursued about ten miles. Continued fighting has taken place dur- Marin’s Revolutionary Force At- tacks Honda and All-Day Combat Ends in His Defeat. lombia, during an interview to-day de- clared that relations between Venezuela and his Government were very strained. He added that the Colombian Government was maintaining a large army along the Venezuelan frontfer, in Tachira and Gua- ing the last week at Fusagasuga and Cu- | Jira Peninsula and at Rio Hacha, in order macua and many men were killed. Government troops were victorious. Tt is believed that these battles will vir- tually end the revolution in the interior The that Colombia’s interests could be pro- tected against aggressions by President Castro. Acting President Marroquin intends to | i | | prevailing in the republic. In view of the | tacking force consisted of 1200 enldiers. [ of Colombia. remain in power. General Reyes is not .gathering of German warships near Ven- | After the battle had continued ior two| Dr. Marroquin, acting President of Co- | coming to Bogota at present. | ezuela the authorities say that a move- | PS % & i @ b S S e e e collect duties upon all. goods imported into Venezuela and a blockade would have the effect of decreasing importatTons. Embassador von Hollenberg has made it plain to the Becretary that his Govern- ment will occupy a Venezuelan port only so long as is absolutely necessary to col- lect the claims due its subjects. Castro Looks for Sympathy. There appears to be much reliance on the part of Venezuela in the sentiment and sympathy which can be aroused within the United States when a Euro- pean invader is actually operating on American sofl and Venezuela fssues a declaration of war. Venezuela, it is un- derstood, relies largely on the fact that try may be expected at any moment. General Blockade Not Likely. The report that a blockade of all ports will be instituted is considered ridiculous, because Germany has only four warships | in the Caribbean Sea and the most they | could do would be to occupy and hold one | port. Even this occupation probably would be difficult General Castro has made it clear that he proposes to resist foreign invasion of | bis territory, and as he has an army of 15,000 men he wili be able to make it lively for the Germans. Another reason why it is not belleved that Germany contemplates the establish- lin‘ of a blockade is that she proposes to foreign capital is invested in the large Venezuelan ports and would -be the heaviest sufferer from any destruction wrought by the Germans. Money from France, England, Germany and the United States has bullt up La Guayra, Maracaibo-and the other large places and the Little Venezuelan capital, it is said, is at stake. A German ivasion, Venezuelans declare, will prove quite as onerous to American, British and other foreign ship- ping as it will be to the internal interests of Venezuela, and these shipping inter- ests are expected to appeal to thelr /sev- eral governments. There are a few hope- ful signs on both sides that at the last moment a clash may be averted. The German Minister to Venezuela is still at his post, and there is some hope that he may still bring about a settlement. The outlook for a cash settlement, how- ever, 1s rather meager, since Venezuela's treasury is empty and all of the ‘Venezue- lan officials are on half pay.” Another possible means of settlement Is through the diplomatic offices of -a prominent Venezuelan officlal now on foreign ser- vice, who has been summoned by cable to return to Caracas, probably’ for the purpose of going on a speclal mission to Germany. The presence of the North Atlantic squadron and many other American war- ships in West Indlan waters is the ARGENTINA AND GHILE SETTLING THEIR DISPUTE Alteration of the Protccol Causes Only Temporary Hitch. Santiago Foreign Office Promptly Orders a Rectification When Pro- test Is Received From Buenos Ayres. B this evening that the difficulties between Argentina and Chile have been ended. It is true that a word in the protocol was changed before the text of the document was made public at Santiago, but Senor Fortela, the Argen- tine Minister, protested against the alter- ation and the Chilean Foreign Minister promptly ordered rectification to be made. The Nacion says the Argentine-Chilean protocol has been definitely approved by Dr. Alcorta, the Argentine Minister of | Foreign Affaire. It is further asserted that the incident arising from the chang- | ing of a phrase in the protocol by thé Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs. Seno Yanez, has not the importance attached to it by some of the newspapers here. Street demonstrations yvesterday ing, which were promptly suppressed by the police, gave rise to rumors of a reve lutionary movement, which had no foun- dation in fact. Certain streets of Buenos TUENOS AYRES, Dec. 27, via Gal- veston.—It is generally admitted even- | Ayres are occupied to-night by a foree of | police, who will prevent further manify tations. ! Dr. Alcorta said this evening that he | believed the difficulties between Argentina i and Chile would he successfully arranged | to-morrow. source of much speculation in Germany | and Venezuela. The Berlin officials are | assured that the presence of American | ships has nothing to do with Germany's plans agajnst Venezuela, but at Caracas the presence of American ships in the neighborhood is looked upon with satis- | from their foundat TENFEST N THE NOATH DESTROYS PROPEATY WOATH ONE MILLION DOLLAS, THERN GALIFORNIA SUFFER FROM DIhoTROUS WIND AND aND SEAWREKS HONES AND CANNERIES 'Howling Gale Lashes Gulfs Waters Into Fury. —_— |Narrow Escapes of Men and Women From Terrible De_aths. Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. Z.—Disaster | by flood, the most extensive on the lower the Fraser overwashed to-day followed the storm of Wednesday night. The can~ neries and buildings and farms at the mouth of the north arm of the Fraser River are the greatest sufferers and the damage will aggregate nearly $1,000,000. High tides and freshets from heavy rains combined to cause the trouble. Lullu Island .and Sea Island, containing the town of Steveston and the village of Eburne, with 20,000 acres of highly culti- vated farms, were buried to-day under four feet of water. Three canneries were destroyed, many others damaged and miles of dykes were swept out. Out in the muddy waters of the gulf there are thousands of dollars’ worth of salmon cases floating around. tossed idly to and fro by the waves that still keep mainfand since its banks in 1894, | green the memory of the storm of the day befors. At the north arm of the Frase: the river all day yesterday and again this morning was the wildest ever seen by the oldest residents of that vicin- ity. All along there are piles of wreck- age. Big Canneries Are Lost. The Alliance cannery, the North Arm | cannery and the Labrador cannery at or near Terra Nova were wholly destroyed. | The canneries mentioned were wrecked by being battered with trees and by the high tide which aided in moving them s. Portions of the salmon pack were still in the buildings, left over from the fishing season. Some of the canned salmon is piled up over in the fields, where there is from two to four feet of water, while many cases | have floated but to sea and are being the waters of the gulf. The most exciting scenes occurred in the demolishing of Japanese boarding houses standing on piling near the can- perfes. Many of the Japanese would have been caught like rats in a trap had they not been assisted out by the white peo- ple in the neighborhood and by other can- nery employes. One Japanese boarding house containing nine men floated away and for some time it was impossible to reach the occupants, but finally two boats were manned by volunteers, who realized perfectly that they were taking their lives in their hands in endeavoring to rescue these fishermen. The latter were taken off the roof of the floating house and brougkt to shore, or rather to the place where the shore used to be. Logs Storm Buildings. The Labrador cannery was the first to be wrecked. Logs four feet thick which dashed against the building were also carried inside the dyke and leveled the embankment on the way. Nearly all the cannery boats were smashed and put out where dry land will appear when the tide goes out again. The Alllarce and North Arm canneries had not a possible chance to survive the storm and were quickly demolished. At the Vancouver cannery, near by, ninety fishing boats, valued at $100 each, were washed up in a fleld half a mile away from the river and practically battered to pieces. One case of salmon was thrown twenty feet along a dyke, where the next wave caught it and flung it fifty feet higher into a tree, where it still rests. At the Richmond cannery the engine- house and smaller buildings were wrecked. Here, as well as in other can- nerles, the water came in over the can- nery floor and damaged the pack. The town of Steveston was still under water to-day. Along the north arm and ound the island to Steveston, a distance totaling thirty miles, there is not a hun- dred yards of continuous dyke remain-. ing. Farmers moved their families Into the second stories of houses and went to barng in boats. Loss to small stock will be large. Watchman Bravely Escapes. On the Steveéston side the Cleeve Lan- ning Company’s fishing station, with buildings and scows at the sand heads, were carried away and not a single pfle of the wharves is left standing. Some of the smaller buildings of the Albion cannery were also carried away. The watchman thought that the entire can- nery was going out and he holsted sig- nals of distress. These attracted atten- tion from Steveston and the watchman ‘was brought off. The ship Greta was loading salmon washed b; Continued on Page Two. Continued on Page Two.