The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1902, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1902. GOURT DEGIDES NGAINST GARTER Refuses Writ of Habeas Corpus for Impris- oned Captain. Greene and the Gaynors Must Go to Georgia to Be Tried as Accomplices. Jan. —The upreme Court to-day affirmed the ted States Court for f New York in the he Se thern Dis case of Benjsmin Greene, John F. Gaynor, Williem T. Gaynor and Edward H. Gay- | Green: and the Gaynors were h being In complicity with M. Carter, now serving a term tei States prison at Leaveen- worth, Kans., on the charge of defrauding the’ Government of a large sum of money ntending public works ut Sa- Greene and the Gaynors & bave sought by habeas corpus proceed- ings in New York to avoid being sent to Georgia for trial. The New York court refused to the writ, and the opin- ion rendere ay confirms that verdict The opinion was delivered by Justice Peckham. Commenting on the action of the New York court {2 ordering the removal of the Gefendants Georgla for. trial Justice Peckham sa We think taa rpretation of the anguage used by the District Judge in grant- the applization for the warrant of re- moval shows beyond question that from the evidence taken by the Commissioner, the Judge wa f on t there existéd he defendants therc- robable fore sh for trial before the e indictment was found. The did not express any opinion the merits of the case. He was It was sufficient ce being taken into account, such probable cause for believ- ants ¥ as to warrant their trigl the offense charged Supreme Court also refused to in- the case of C in Oberlin M. The islon was dered in the >ceedings ted by Captain Carter or the-purpose of securing a writ of ha- as corpus that would release him from son at Leavenworth, Kans. The chse ginated in the United States Cireuit urt for the district of Kansas, by which & writ was denied. To-day's opinion was_delivered by Chief Justice F uiler and aflirmed the opinion of the Cir- cuit Court OoF !NTE_[;EST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST | Chicago Firm Is Lowest Bidder for Mosaic Work in Postoffice Building. WASHINGTON Jan. Poundstone was commissioned postmaster at Gaston, Nevada County, Cal free delivery Klikitat County, Depart ient for the glass and marble k for the postoffice building isco. 1 lowest bidder was n Bros. Marble Company of ns were granted: I—William H. Kish- Joha L. Brown, Jncrease—Willlam D orders—The leave of Second Lieutenant Wil- on, Thirteenth Infantry, one month. Pay Director etached from duty in v pay office at ed to duty at Portsmouth (N. the spector J. R. Stanton is as>| morning. y in the navy pay office, San | 2 H.) al Constructor J. E. Mec- from Mare Island ths' sick leave. Many Women Drowned. NNA., Sp Jan. 6—A bark has uth of the River Le- e people, mostly n drowned he COR United | | property 6.—Laurence | will be established | Vash. } | | | Wednesday | | | in- fayvor of Nicaragua. PANAMA ROUTE 15 NOT FAVORED Offer of the French Com- pany Will Not Be Accepted. Majority of the House and Senate Will Vote for a Nicaraguan Canal. Special Disvatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—M. Eduard Lampre, secretary general of the Panama Canal Company, arrived in Washington this evening to take charge of the nego- tiations looking to the sale of the canal to the United States. He will consult~ with Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commis- sion, -to-morrow, and about the time of this meeting the House of Representa- tives will begin the debate on the Hep- burn Nicaragua canal bill, which wul probably be passed ‘on Avednesday or ‘Thursaay. There 18 no ground yet for the statement that the offer of tne French company will make any great change in the canal situation in Congress. ing In tavor of the Nicaragua route 1s very strong in both houses. Kealizing this, the frienas of the Pan- ama project are trying to bring about a change in the prugrainme, unaer waich a bili will be passeu by both houses pro- viding for tne construction of an isthmi an canal ana making Lhe greliminary ap- piication theretor, but leaving the sele tion of a route to the President or a com- mission to be named by nim. ‘tHis pro- gramme wil not be approved by the Presidgent and ‘his Cabinet. Rooseveit feels that it 1s not his quty to select a canal -route. Congress must make the decision. The siatement was made to-day by Hepburn, chairman of the House Com- mittee on Interstate Commierce, that the Panama company by the very fact that it offered to sell to the United States has lost its charter and that now there is nothing the company can sell. This is not_the view taken by canal experts gen- erally, because the concession under whicn the Panama company is acting merely provides that it shall not sell or mortgage -its ‘property - to - any foreign country. Furthermore, Colombia spe- cifically granted to the Panama company authority to negotiate with the United | States. A majority of the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals can be safely counted on by friends of the Nicaragua route. All of the Democratic members favor Nicaragua. They are Morgan, Cul- berson, Harris and _Turner. Senators Hawley and Platt of New York are also It is presumed | that Senators Hanna, Mitchell, Kittridge, ned to-day at the Treas- | Millard and Pritchard will be with the majority when the issue comes The developments of to-day have not been such as to give M. Lampre much en- couragement. Representative Hepburn said: ““Those memebers of the Senate ard the House who have a thorough understand- ing of just what the ranama offer means will not be affected in the least. Mem- bers who have not taken time to thor- study the significance of the offer be slightly influenced at the start in s favor, but before the discussion of the bill is closed T think tney will have ufficient information to warrant them in sticking to the Nicaragua route, for the House has already expressed a decided preference. 1 firmly believe that when the Panama proposition is thoroughly an- alyzed and its results known there will be no trouble between the Senate and the House in agreeing on a bill which pro- vides for the Nicaragua route. Hepburn will ask the consent of the House that the debate be limited to ten Hepburn hopes for a vote afternoon hours. late or Thursday Decision Against a Deserter. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6.—Justice Brown of the Supreme Court to-day de- livered the-opinion in that court in the case of Leo Alexandroff, the Russian sub- | ject who is under apprehension in Phila- delphia on the charge of being a deserter | from the Russian cruiser Variag, holding that hat Alexandroff should be the restored Russian Government. to this offer—bright, smart, fresh shopworn pieces: O Brisk buying in our carpet store since the first of the new r. Proves that the significance of our unusual offer is keenly appreciated. This is what we had hoped for. cultivate your confidence by giving REAL VALUES—that when you read our special announcements you will come to our store with the assurance that the bargain is GENUINE, Any one who knows anything about floor coverings will rezdily be convinced of our sincerity when they have seen the excellent line of Roxbury Tapestry Carpets we are now offer- ing at 75 cents the yard, sewed, lined and laid upon your floor. Our entire line of this particular grade of carpets is included in e looking patterns—not a few Quality is guaranteed in every instance. one who comes in the And bear in mind we show every goods and every pattern in the line—the price is 75 cents the vard to everybody, without exception. Come in and look over our Roxbury line. vo1 choose—courteous treatment in either case. (Successors lo California Furniture Co.) We propose to Buy or not, as —_— 957 1o 977 MarKet Strezt, Opo. Golden Gals Avenuz l CHINESE BILL 15 PERFETED Does Not Limit the Term of Exclusion as Did the Geary Act. Asiatics in Our Island Pos- sessions Also Denied Admission. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The . Senators many | | members are in favor of giving the Pan- ama ofter tull consigeration, but the feei- | and Representatives of the Pacific Coast, who have been considering a bill for Chi- nese exclusion, have perfected a measure which will be introduced in both houSes in a few days. It is much more compre- hensive than any of the bills that have been presented heretofore on this subject, most of which simpiy provided for exclud- ing Chinese or re-enacting the Geary law. "The bill under consideration contains for- ty-five pages. 1t does not limit itself to any term of years, as did the Geary act, but if passed in its present form would be perpetua: uness repeated, The bill declares that all Chinese other , than citizens of the United States, or those who are secured in coming to and residing in the United States under the present treaty with China, shall be re- | fused admission and returned to the coun- try whence they came at the expense of the transportation company bringing thém. Transportation companies bringing Chinese to the United States ghall detain | them until their right of admission shall be ascertained. Penalties are provided for not complying with the provisions of ine act, $16:0 tine ard one year’s imprisonment being the minimum, with a liability to | forfeiture of vessels violating any of the provisions of the law. The only Cuinese persons permitted to enter the United ‘S(a(es under the act are those who have become citizens by birth and naturaliza- tion, officials of the Chinese Government, | teachers, students, merchants, travelers for pleasure or curlosity, returning labor- | ers (Who must have certificate) or domi- ciled merchants. Chinese coming as above | enumerated must have certificates with a | photograph attached. The Secretary o | the Treasury is to ask the Chinese Gov- | ernment for the list of names of all of- | ficials other than diplomatic and consular officers who desire to visit the United | States. Several sections are devoted to provid- ing how Chinese laborers shall be regis- | tered and provided with certificates when returning to this country. Certificates for any Chinese laborer are not good after | such laborer has been absent for two | years. Domiciled merchants are com- | pelled to file annually a full and com- | plete report of the nfture and character | of their business in order to better iden- | tify them. No Chinese except diplomatic | or “consular_officers are allowed to enter pthe United States at any other ports than San Francisco, Port Townsend, Wash.; Portland, Or.; Boston, New York, New | Orleans, Honolulu, San Juan and Manila, | or such’ other ports as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate. Parts may | be designated on the Canadian or Mexi- | can_boundary after contracts have been j made with the transportation lines to | comply with the act. | Provision is made for the inspection of | Chinese and enforcement of the provi- | siéns of the act under the direction of the | Commissioner of Immigration: also for | the deportation of Chinese who come to | this country. Appeals from the Commis- | stoner or his officers to the United States | courts are provided for, and the method by which cases may be brought to the Su- preme Court is defined. Following are the provisions relative to Chinese in the islands: That no Chinese person being lawfully in Hawail or Porto Rico or the Philippines or any other insular possession of the United | States shall by reason thereof be cntitled to enter or remain in the United States or any territory of the United States other than that | in which he was in the first instance permitted | to enter cr rematn. | The words “United States” wherever used in this act it is provided -shall be deemed to mean ‘“the lands and waters included ia the United States and its Ter- | ritorles, the District of Columbia, Hawail, Porto Rico, the Philippines and any and | all other territory or possession now | owned or hereafter acquired by the United States.” Provision is made for the registration of all Chinese now in the United States, to be completed within six months after the passage of the act. Each registered Chi- nese shall have a certificate, with a pho- tograph attached, and those without cer- tificates at the end of six months shall be deported. @ il el PHELAN DISTRIBUTES LAST FAVORS e i .Continued From Page One. pointed to succed the late John A. Rus- sell as clerk of the board. The pro- gramme was to elect Charles W. Fay to the position at yesterday's meeting, but Mr. Russell's death caused a postpone- ment, as some of the Supervisors would | not listen to the selection of a successor to a man whose funeral was about to oceur. Since Phelan’s scheme to displace Rus- sell while he lay on his deathbed was exfi)osed in these columns another formid- able candidate for the position has ap- peared in the person of John A. Behan, who has been assistant clerk of the board for the last two vears, and who was ap- pointed acting. clerk during Mr. Russell's illness. While it is reported that Fay has the promise of eleven votes, it is certain that the remaining seven are in favor of Behan. Two or three of Fay's votes are considered lukewarm, and when the time for action comes they may transfer their support to Behan. he newly elected Board of Supervisors met in caucus yesterday and agreed on the following committees: Artificlal Light—Wilson, Dwyer, Charitles and Corrections—Lyneh, Ssademian: Eggers. 5 Charter Brandenstein, D’ Ancona. Civil Service—Alpers, D'Ancona, Education—Payot, D' Ancona. Aipere " Equalization of AssessmentsWynn, Curtis, Connor, 5 Finance—Brandensteln, Wilson, Dwyer. Fire—Dwyer, Wilson, Lynch, Hospitals and Health—D'Ancona, Payot, Al- pei Amendments—Bent, rs. Judiciary—Comte, ‘Brandenstein, Booth, derson. Outside Lands—Eggers, Payot, McClellan, Police—Boxton, Eggers, Curtls, Printing and Salaries—Booth, Wynn, Bent. 8 Bol;ttx‘l‘)llc Buildings—Sanderson, = Braunhart, Public_Utllities—Braunhart, Boxton, Connor, Dwyer, Wynn, Curtis, D'Ancona, vt Streets, Sewers and Parks—Curtls, Connor, Braunhart. 2 Waterways—Connor, Comte, Boxton, Wharves and Water Froni—Payot, Alpers, McClellan. It is almost if not quite settled that Wil- liam Wilkinson will be appointed to the responsible position of chief deputy under Auditor Baehr. Something may happen between this time and to-morrow nooa to change the programme, but the indica- tions are that Mr. Wilkinson will go in when Mr. Baehr enters. h JFrank French, who lost his district in the last election and has but little chance of succeeding Rudolph Herold ‘on the r Harbor Board, will go into the County Clerk’s office as chief deputy. William J. Herrin, who retires from the Sheriff’s attorneyship to give place 'to George D. Squires, is in no way connected with William F. Herrin of the Southern Pacific and late of the Market-street sys- tem. Cccasionally an impatient disciple of the railroad Herrin gets the other Her- rin on the 'phone and begins to relate his | political troubles, but a word of admoni- | tion from the gentleman receiving ‘the !mgssage causes the politiclan to ‘hang District Attorney Byington has an- novnced that Warrant and Bond Clerk Peery will be removed and his place given to Tim Fitzpatrick, the present assistant | warrant and bond clerk. In regard to the | rumor that Porter Ashe would succeed Eugene Deuprey as Assistant District At- torney Byington is non-committal, The present Police Court Clerks expect to be retained, but it is rumored that there may be one or perhaps two changes. Rice and Conway are said to be all right, but Fenton and Casey may get the ax. Police Judges Conlan and Fritz, who | were re-elected, adjourned court for a few | minutes ‘at noon yesterday and resumed | business again under the new administra- tion, so that no question could be raised a¢ to the time they should begin the new refgn. They will ‘do the same thing at noon to-morrow. t A Licence and Orders—McClellan, Bent, San- | LONG REPLIES 10 GRITIGISMS Says That the Attacks on the Navy Depart- ment Are Unjust. Explains the Law Governing the Distribution of Prize ° Money. ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Secretary Long has addressed to Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota a long letter defending the Navy Department against what is de- clared to be unfriendly criticism in con- nection with the distribution of prize money and bounty. The letter is called forth by one from the Senator asking for information on this point for the use of a ‘Western newspaper. The Secretary .declares that the criti- cism that the department has discrimi- nated in favor of Admiral Sampson and against Admiral Schley in the distribu- tion of prize money and bounty fs unjust, because the department has no control over the matter, the money being distrib- wuted from the treasury, and all questions :5 law and fact relative to prize and unty having been determined by the courts. The Secretary calls attention to the laws touching prize and bounty as they existed at the beginning of the Spanish war, and says that, though ad- vised by the Attorney General that 1t might make a distribution, the Navy De- artment preferred to place the matter n the Court of Claims, and so far from displaying favoritism adopted the most effective means in its power to secure Just determination by courts of law o the rights of all concerned. Touching the claim of Admiral Samp- son for bounty at Santiago, the Secre tary says that the distribution was made under a decree of the Court of Claims, which he cites, and from which no ap- peal was taken. He further points out that, under the prize laws, the comman- der-in-chief of the fleet is entitled to *‘one twentieth” of the bounty by virtue of his gosltlcn as commander-in-chief, whether e is personally present during the en- gagement or not. Says the Secretary: As_commander-in-chief Admiral Sampson would, therefore, under the law, have been en- titled to his share of the bounty for the de- struction of the Spanish ships at Santiago if he had been on the north shore of Cuba at the time. This was the law, for which the Navy Department is in nowise responsible. On this point the Secretary says the de- partment itself was the first to realize the inequalities of this law and to make the recommendation which led to its re- peal, so that “a rather amusing feature of the attacks made upon the Navy De- gartment is that the administration is lamed more than two years after it had cured the evil.” The Secretary conclues his letter with an extract from the report of the Audi- tor of the Treasury for the Navy Depart- ment, showing the status of the prize money and bounty cases yet unsettied, owing to delays in the courts, and pre- dicting a settlement- within the year. SUPREME COURT DECIDES THE LAND GRANT APPEALS Reverses the Judgment in the United States and Southern Pacific Cases. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—In an opinion handed down by Justice Brewer of the United States Supreme Court to-day the cross appeals of the Southern- Pacific Company agalnst the United States and the United States agalnst the Southern Pacific Company, involving the validity of certain portions: of the land grants to the railroad company, were de- cided. The cases involved a portion of the Southern Pacific grant which con- flicted with the Atlantic and Pacific grant. The judgment of the Court of ‘Appeals for the Ninth Circult was reversed in -both cases and the case remanded with the fol- lowing instructions: To enter a decree quitting the title of the United States to an equal, undivided molety in all alternate sections within the place or grant- ed limits of the Atlantic & Pacific in Califor- nia, so far as those limits conflict with the like limits of the Southern Pacific, excepting there- from those lands.in respect to which there has been some prior adjudication, and to dismiss the bill as to other lands without prejudice to any future sult or action. MANY CHANGES TO BE MADE IN TREASURY DEPARTMENT President Has Not Yet Selected Suc- cessors for the Officers to Be® Removed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Governor Shaw of Iowa started west to-night to wind up his affairs so as to take charge of the Treasury Department as Secretary Janu- ary 25. As a result of Shaw's visit it can be sald that no change has been made In the President’s programme for revolution- ary changes in the department. A shake- up is coming under Governor Shaw, just as it was to have come had some one else been named for Secretary. The Call's list of contemplated remov- als includes the names of Assistant Sec- retaries Spaulding, Taylor and Eale Treasurer Ellis B. Roberts and Commis- sioner of Immigration Thomas 8. Fitchia. It is said that the President has not yet selected the successor of any of these officers and will not do so until after Gov. ernor Shaw takes office. No politicians will be selected. ———————————————————— ADVERTISEMENTS. o No Time to Lose You cannot afford to disregard the warnings of a weak and diseased heart and put off tak- ing the prescription of the world’s greatest authority on heart and nervous disorders— vt Heart Cure. 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PEKING, Jan. 6.—The Chinese officials have requested the Ministers of the pow- ers to keep the legation guards within their quarters to-morrow in order to pre- vent the possibility of a collision between the Chinese and foreign troops on the oc- casion of the court's return to Peking. The Ministers will comply. The families of the foreign diplomats will occupy the, buildings which the Chi- nese Government has tendered them for the purpose of viewing the parade. There is much- criticism of this course among the foreigners, who are not satisfled with the fact that the Ministers alone are to remain in the legation. They believe that the event should be completg)y ignored. They say that the presence of any mem- bers of the legations will be construed as being a sort of homage to the court and wiil be thus proclaimed among the people. The foreigners are divided into two fac- tions concerning the future relations of the diplomats with the .court, one hold- ing that the relations should be limited to the fulfillment of the most formal ob- ligatory ceremonies and the other holding that ‘in official and social relations the Ministers should endeavor to be mo:s in- timate with the court than formerly and should meet all Chinese advances in the most friendly spirit. Many foreign soldiers and a few officers to-day violated the Government’s request to keep off the streets, which have been cleaned and decorated for the royal pro- cession. ‘nis is likely to create resent- ment. Rafiroad traffic between Peking and Pao Ting Fu, except on the court’s busi- ness, has been congested since the arrival of the court at Pao Ting Fu. Special trains for two days past have been bring- ing the court’s baggage here. Official business monopolizes the telegraph lines and tkhe postal service to Pao Ting Fu. B e e e e e ] ND PROTEGTION MOREY, 3AY3 LOW New York’s Mayor In- tends to Break Up Blackmail. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Mayor Low sent ' his first message to the Board of Alder- men to-day. It was briéf and the only subject treated thereof was blackmall in the clvil administration, in the stamping out of which he sald he desired the co- operation of the people of the city. The message says: i "It during the next two years any citizen or any employe Of the city pays money illegiti- mately either to avold injury or inconvenience, or to secure his rights, he will do it because he wants to and not because he must. No one, from the largest corporation to the poor- est bootblack, need pay one dime for protec- tion from harm or to secure just treatment at the hands of the city government. No laborer or other employe neéd part with one cent of his salary to any one, elther in or out of the city government. Any one asked to make mproper payment for any purpose has only to report the fact to the Mayor to be sure of protection and redress. With the co-operation of the citizens and of the city employes, the whole foul sys- tem can be broken up, In charging the January Grand Jury to- | day Judge Foster took notice of the state- ment put forth by officers of the city government last week that attempts had | been made to bribe fusion members of the Board of Aldérmen to vote with the Democratic members in the organization of the board. He said: I do not know whether these charges pub- licly made are founded on truth, history or fic- tion. The public are entitied to know. If. after investigation, you find them true, the gullty one ought to be indicted and to receive severe punishment and the merited disgrace Which our law provides for such crimes. 1f, on the other hand, you, after investigation, shall find them wholly unsupported in fact, then those who gave currency to such baseless vet serlous charges sh held up to the com- munity as alarmi: and worthy of rebuke. Such statements, if unfounded, serve only to - | bring our government and our institutions and | our public officers into groundless suspicion | and disfavor. The Board of Aldermen, after organiz- ing by electing Mclnnes, fuslonist, vice chairman of the board. adopted H accla- mation a resolution asking the Mayor to furnish to the board whatever information he may have re¥ardln( the alleged at- tempt at bribery in order that, if such an attempt had been made. prosecution of | the offenders may be Instituted. COAL LADEN STEAMERS ; COLLIDE IN THE DARKNESS Both Vessels Sink and Nineteen Members of the Crews Are Drowned. LISBON, Jan. 6.—The British steamer Alfonso, from Newport November 15 for Gibraltar, and the Spanish steamer Vilel- | va, both loaded with coal, coliided duriug the night of January 4 off Aveiro, Portu- gal. Both vessels sank. KEighteen men of the Alfonso and one man belonging to the Vilelva were drowned. Twenty-four ‘members of the Vilelva's crew and the | captain of the Alfonso were picked up. MORE TESTIMONY AGAINGT NEELY Stamp Clerks in Cuban Postoffice Tell of - Gross Frauds. HAVANA, Jan. 3.—At the continuation of the trials of the cases arising from the Cuban postoffice frauds in the Audencia Court to-day Senors La Nuza and Desver- nine reappeared as counsel for Estes G. Rathbone. Moya and Mascara, the two Cuban stamp clerks, testified that they had re- celved surcharged stamps from Charles F, Neely without making record there- of, that they had sold them and had given the money recelved therefor to Neely. The two stamp clerks recalled about elghteen instances of such payments of about $100 each. Moya said that Neely made no secret of these transactions, and that Neely's clerk received this money when Neely was not present. W. H. Reeves, one of the . defendants, was.on the stand for three hours. The flscal examined Reeves with regard ‘o the paying of four duplicate warrants on the Postoffice Department. from the pay of the embployes in July, 1899, when Reeves was Deputy Auditor of Cuba, and involving about $8000. One set of war- rants had been drawn about the middle of the month and another later, and the names on them had been forged. Reeves said-that both sets of warrants had been paid; He testified that Neely told him that’he had cashed these warrants. The fiscal asked Reeves if in a previous state- ment to the court of first instance he had not sald that he himself had forged the BANK GAHIER BETRAYS TRUST Uses Money of Deposit~ ors to Speculate in Cotton Futures. TAUNTOD Mass., Jan. = 6.—Harry Townsend, cashier of the Bristol County National Bank, it is reported, is $35,000 short in his accounts, the defieit having been found to-night by Bank Examiner Ewer. The deficit is said to have been due to speculation in cotton futures. Townsend is under the eye of a United States officer until the bank’s affairs are further investigated. The bank has a capitalization of $500,00, and. accerding to its December statement, thé surpius was §150,000 and the undivided profits $53.000. One of the directors said to-night that $35,000 is the outside figure of the defalca- tion and that the bank's surplus will amply protect all interests. 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