The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1902, Page 17

D44444444444434540540444400 02 ¢.¢, Py .¢¢ e rasassssd st 22 22 Pages it rers 9 + + - . -+ - L4 ¢ + + + + ] .4 +44 &“&046&#000000#4&0§’ Pages 4444444443200 00 444 028 + > P-4 ® VOLUME XCL—NO- 43. REVOLUTIONARY STEAMSHIP LIBERTADOR.IS REPORTED SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1902—FORTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TO HAVE SUNK THE VENEZUELAN GUNBOAT ZUMBADOR OFFICERS OF THE WALLA WALLA : TELL OF HEROIC WORK TO SAVE PASSENGERS OF ILL-FATED SHIP Inquiry Into the Collision Between the Steamer and the Bark Max Gradually Drawing to a Conclusion---Inspectors Examine a2 Number of New Witnesses. HE investigation of the collision the lost Walla Walla bark Max was luded yesterday. between and the nearly he examined. swain on the Walla t witness examined “I was not on deck,” he sald, “when the boats c As soon as I heard the crash 1 rushed above and lowered eight boats before I left the ship. I-was in charge of boat No. 8. Six of the crew were with me. get into that boat I was the last person to One of the oars was in good tion and the other was | broken off e boat had considerable water in and the provisions put in her were we pulled away we heard cries and tried to locate them, but t was too @ t came on deck?” he was was about 100 feet oX, e ut a few more wit- | the French bark Max | disaster, was called and gave his testi- mony in a matter-of-fact way. He is a young”man and held the position of fourth mate on the Walla Walla, having Joined the steamer on her last trip. Brown Tells His Story. In answer to questions he said: “I was in bed at the time of the colll- sion. My room was on the starboard side on the main deck, close to No. 2 hatch. The moment I was awakened I dressed and rushed up on the saloon deck. I took a look around, saw the Max, but did not notice any lights on her. I &+ \ < WATCH OF 2ne oFFicam LUPP SHoww NG Exacy TIME oF SiNncing Sl ST CER OF WALLA WALLA, o) OFFICERS OF LOST WALLA WAL~ LA WHO TESTIFIED AT THE IN- VESTIGATION YESTERDAY. do—— o “Yes; I saw a green light on her. When I came on deck I also saw a flash of 8 torch.” the witness testified that his agoon eighteen miles following day; that | four minutes after his boat pulled away from ‘he A she sank; that her officers - were still on deck. e said he thought the collision occurred not positive. d assistant engineer He testi- he following state- , formerly third as- of the steamship Walla was sunk in a collision just endocino on the morning of pose and say: Saw Vessel Weas Doomed. the time. The jar I went on deck to see I saw a big hole hatch and a sailing vessel a I then went down room and found no water went up and looked down if it was possible to shilt ver to starboard so as to get side out of the wa- no hope for the ves- t up on deck and helped get I got into a boat e other men and land- Friday morning, June 3, 2 men left.” 1d of leaving the sink- 7 and that it cap- the party were drowned. termaster Wilson was id he saw Wilson ed, the balance iy being in line with e was, nto t here. I tk se allor on the Walla He members of e picked up by the tug » Humboldt. He = cther offi- ers to e she left the gteamer, but the captaip yelled, “La dies firs' Cecil Brown, one of the heroes of tba met Captain Hall in the companionway: He was talking to the chief engineer. I was ordered to go down and see if there was any water in the hold. I sounded the bilges and found one of the pipes broken. Having reported this to the captain, I was ordered to go to my boat, which was No. 4 on the starboard side. “I helped put it in the water. ‘I then rushed over to the port side and helped lift four boats into the water. The first person I met was Mrs. Erricson and her children. I tried to get her into one of the boats, but she refused to leave unless she had her husband. As there were other lives to look after I left her. I continued to help other lady possengers until the boat sank. I left the deck and swam to one of the life rafts, and seeing a lady in the water I helped her'to get on it. I then swam to another raft, but finding it crowded went to another and got on board. I remained on the raft with the first officer, fourth cook, Mr. Erricscn and his son for thirty-six hours.” As the witness was unable to fix the time the collision happened Second Officer Lupp offered his watch as evidence of the hour the steamer sank. The hands had stopped at three minutes after 5 o'clock. Lupp sald the watch of Captain Swan, another survivor, stopped about the same time. - Saw Hole in Walla Walla. Peter Nelson, first officer of the Walla Walla, made the following statement: “I was in bed asleep at the time of the collision. I heard a crash and immedi- ately jumped out on deck to see what was the matter. I saw a big hele in the Walla Walla’s side and saw the water rushing into the ship. I found the crew rushing about on deck and ordered them to their stations at the boats. We start- ed immediately to holst .out and lower the boats and life rafts. As we were low- ering the boats I saw a flare of light astern. H “I at once ordered No. 7 boat, which was all reacy to leave the ‘ship, to pro- ceed to the light, land the passengers and come back to the ship. We were en- deavoring to get out Nos, 9 and 10 boats | when the ship suddenly went down from under us. I went down with the ship, - and when I came up was picked up by a life raft.” The investigation will conclude to-mor- row.. The inspectors will visit the French bark Max, which is lying at the Green- street wharf, and look over the vessel. In the afternoon further testimony will be taken. —_— Baron Not to Study Here. BERLIN, Jan. 11.—The North German Gazette to-day corrects the statement, credited to Baron von Loen, to the effect that Emperor William had decided to send the Baron, who is a large land owner of Silesia, to the' United States to study agriculture and . kindred subjects. =~ The paper says that through the Emperor Baron von Loen obtained a round-trip ticket for a voyage to the West Indles and Mexico, on board the steamer Vic- toria Louise, and that he had no more recelved a commission from the\Emperor to study agriculture in the United States than had any other private person who had been the recipient of a similar favor in the way of transportation. LUERY, Coin for National Opera-House. LONDON, Jan. 11.—The Earl of Dysart has offered £10,000 toward the erection of 2 naticnal opera-house in, London, pro- vided the remainder of the £500,000 which he belleves is needed is raised in six months. 'The Earl has long been interest- ed in this scheme, and has assoélated himself with Professor Stanford and Sir Alexander Mackenzle In an “éndeavor to get the county council to assist and sub- sidize a British home for opera. It is doubtful if the Earl's present effort will stimulate interest in the matter or meet with a satisfactory response. ‘Womsan May Unveil Mystery. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Mrs: Ada. Gil- bert Dennis, who was attacked in her apartments some weeks ago, has suffi- clently improved to talk intelligently. The attending physicians are more hopeful than ever of her recovery and will try to-morrow to secure a statement from her that may throw some light on the case. Dominion Minister Meets Death. OPTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 11,—Sir Wilifrid Laurier, the Premier, received a cable dispatch this afternoon saying that R. R. Dobell, a member of the Dominion Cab- inet without portfolio, had been killed at Folkestone, England. He was thrown from a horse which he was riding. INSORGENTS ARE MAKING SOME GAINS Preparing for an Attack Upon Troops of the Government. President OCastro Is Doing His Utmest to Prevent Overthrow. Wharfare Is Carried to the Capital at Caracas, Where Bombs Are Ex- ploded in Different Parts of the City. Spectal Dispatch to The Call, WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Jan. 11.—It is reported that the Venezuelan revolution- ary steamship Libertador, formerly the Ban Righ, which carried Matos’ expedi- tion to Venezuela, has sunk the Venezue- lan gunboat Zumbador off the coast of this island. The Libertador carries sev- eral modern rifles, Before she left Fort de France, Martinique, armor plates were placed on her to protect her vital parts. It is known that the Libertador has been near the coast of Curacao for several days. She successfully landed Matos’ ex- pedition, together with munitions of war, between Evela and Puerto Cabello, on the Venezuelan coast. Venezuelan Insurgents are gathering and they will soon attack the troops of the Government. There is great indigna- tion against President Castro in the Ger- man colony in Caracas over the fact that before authorizing the renewal of traffic on the German railroad he urged the di- rectors of the company to remove Herr Knoop, the manager. The British squadron is expected to ar- rive at La Guayra to-morrow. The Dutch cruiser Utrecht.is inspecting the coast of Curacao. Bombs Exploded in Caracas. Dispatches recelved here from Caracas, Venezuela, announce that a bomb explod- ed Tuesday last before the house of Senor Tello Mendoza, the Minister of Finance, and that other bombs were exploded in| different parts of Caracas. The political situation in Venezuela Is unchanged. The success of the revolution depends entirely on the results of the landing of the adherents of General Ma- tos. 1t is reported here that British war ves- sels have received instructions to seize the Venezuelan revolutionary steamer Libertador (formerly the Ban Righ) if they meet her flying the British flag and bearing her original name. A steamer said to be the Libertador was cruising off this island last Thursday. She is said to have succeeded in landing arms and am- munition all along the coast of Venezuela. Guerrilla Bands Moving. It is further reported that numbers of guerrilla bands were moving in the Vene- zZuelan States of Falcon and Lara, going toward designated points of concentration and avoiding the Government troops, President Castro's warships—the Res- taurador, Miranda and General Crespo— which were sent in pursuit of the Liber- tador, have been unable to overhaul her. They always arrived at some place on the coast just after the Libertador hai left it. The Venezuelan fleet returned to La Guayra on Tuesday last in order to coal. - Revolution Is Pepular. The Mendoza and Fernandez bands of insurgents in Venezuela were still with- out ‘arms when last heard of and were being pursued by the Government troops. The latter were again surrounding La Victoria. If the Government succeeds in obtaining possession of the arms and ammunition landed by the Libertador the insurrection will be crushed, for during the past fort- night the Government of President Castro has become stronger than ever. Great preparations are being made by Castro to meet the expected general uprising, and the result Is said to be very doubtful, although the revolution is popular in Venezuela. An dutbreak has occurred in the state of Zamora. General Vasquez Arrested. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan, 11.—The Government of Nicaragua has arrested General Vasquez, the foriner President of Honduras, cn board the South American Steamship Company’s steamer Tucapel. The general is charged with attempting to incite a revolution in Central America against President Zclaya of Nicaragua, who drove General Vasquez from the Presidency of Honduras in 1894 for the same offense. Catholic’s Appointment Criticized. BERLIN, Jan. 1L.—The appointment of a Catholic, professor, Dr. Spahn, to the chair of history in the University of Strasburg was somewhat severely critl- cized In the Reichstag to-day by Dr. Sate tler, National Liberal, who characterized it as a step In the direction of further di- viding the Cermans in the matter of re- ligion. Baron von Koeller, the Secretary of State for Alsace-Lorraine, in defending the appointment declared that Dr. Sattier exaggerated the situation. There were only four Catholic professors at Stras- burg, against sixty-one Protestants, in spite of the increased number of Catholic students. RESNO, Jan. 11.—The first step toward a California exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition of 1903 was taken in this city this afternoon by the San Joaquin Valley Com- mercial Association, which re- solved to make a valley exhibit at the big fair. The resolution was introduced by James A. Barr of Stockton and was unan- imously adepted; every member of the committee and of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce expretsing the heartiest ap- proval of the idea. The committee convened shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon, with the follow- ing délegates present: S. C~Smith, Ba- kersfleld; James A. Barr, Stockton; A, E. Miat, Tulare; W. C. Maze, Madera; T. C. hocking, Modesto; A. G. Park, Hanford. The first business was the discussion of the proposed San Joaquin Valley Bureau of Information' in Los Angeles. This bureau was proposed some time ago and A. E. Miat has since been traveling through the State endeavoring to'obtain funds to assist the proposition. So far every :county in the valley, with the ex- .ception of Fresno, had expressed its will- ingness to enter into 'the scheme, but this county had held back, preferring to take up the project alone. There was much discussion to-day, and finally, on motion of W. T. Mattingly of this city, repre- senting the Chamber of Commerce in the absence of John A. Neu, it was decided that the plan be adopted. Resolutions | outlining the work to be done were intro- duced by Mr. Barr of Stockton and were adopted. Mr Barr then brought up- the St.-Louis Expositien question. He read a resolu- tion passed by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, in which the board determined to devote $2000 of the immi- gration “fund to the county’s exhibit and to .evy the 2 per cent tax allowed by law L i e 0 e e ey mwumms' DESIRE MAY BE GRATIFIED Bill Is Intmduced for Establishment of a First-Class Experimental Plant. WASHINGTON, Jan, 11.—At the in- stanee of the Navy Department Senator Hale has introduced in‘the Senate a bill intended to carry out a long-cherished plan of the naval engineers, especially of Engineer in Chief Melville, to provide the navy an experiniental plant of the frst class, somewhat on' the lines of ‘the German naval experimental plant at Charlottenburg, which has been of such benefit to the German navy. The bill provides an appropriation of $400,000 for the construction of a bullding | at thé Naval Academy at Annapolis and its cquipment to deal with engineering problems of value -and interest to the navy. which cannot properly be left to private- enterprise to solve. Much pres- sure bas. been brousht to bear ‘on the Navy Departmznl by the great manufac- turing interests throughout the country and also by the scientific colleges and i S 1 S B e ) shipbuilders to havé the navy undertake e e SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COUNTIES DECIDE TO MAKE FINE EXHIBIT AT THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION Commercial Association Takes Action at Its Fresno Meeting Look- ing to a Thorough Exploitation of the District’s Wealth and Variety of Resources. of a commission to take charge of the exhibit, one commissioner being appointed from each county by the commercial bodies, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors. The idea suggested in the resolutions is that each county \ | — SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CITIZENS WHO ARE LENDING THEIR HEARTY SUPPORT TO THE MOVEMENT FOR A COMBINED EX- HIBIT AT THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. for such purposes in case further money were needed. Mr. Barr thén urged the co-operation of ‘every commercial ‘organ- | ization In_ the valley, finally. introducing 2 resolutien for the. establishment of the exhibit at next year's exposition, The resolution calls for the appointing this important work. Admiral Melville pointed out military reasons that make it desirable that the Government should not be obliged to rely on outside experi- ments for this work. Besides being a benefit to the nayy proper. the proposed plant, it is said, will be of immense serv- ice in solving problems of the greatest impertance to -manufacturing interests and in stimulating, the inventive genius of the navy. e President Confers With Admirals. WASHINGTON, jan. 1l.—Admiral Tay- lor, whe is to succeed ‘Admiral Crowniu- | shield as chief of the bureau of naviga- tlon, and’ Captain Clark, who command- ed the battleship Oregon during the Spap- ish war, had a long conferencs with Presi- dent ~ Roosevelt to-day and afterward lunched with him. The conference took place in the Cabinet rcom, and during its progress the President denied himself to | other callers. Subsequently the two naval offigers, whq it was lezrned had been sent for by the President. declined to make public the subject of the consultation, which it was believed had a bearing on the Schley case. shall have an individual exhibit, but that | all' shall be displayed on contiguous floor | Space and advertised as a San Jaoquin | Vallay exhibit. } J. A. Filcher was indorsed for the posi- tien of horticultural commissioner at the St. Louls Exposition. |CAPE TOWN AMERICAN GIVEN HIS LIBERTY British Government Releases Man ‘Who Had Been Accused of High Treason. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1L.—A cablegram received at the Sthte Department from United States. Consul Genera! Bingham at Cape Town announced the acquittal and release of Dr. Richard S. Anthony, who has been on trial there on a charge of high treason and alding the enemy. Anthony Is an American citizen, but has lived for some time in South Africa, where he married a Boer woman. Mrs. Anthony is at present in Chicago. Her children are in San Francisco.s Russian Police Are Upheld. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 11.—-Owing to recent evidences of a disposition on the part of the popylace to demur at the de- | mands_of the police General Kleigle, the | Prefect, has caused rotices to be posted | imperatively ordering instant obedience to any orders by the police, failing in which the delinquent is punishable by imprisonment for three months or the ~ayment of a fine vt 500 rubles.