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— e VOLUME XCIL—XNO. 83, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1902 CENTS. FIERCE BATTLE IS FOUGHT BETWEEN TROOPS ' f Ba: celona. .v.44¢-—v~7 Spain, especraily.in the province of Calalonia, is on the verge of a revolution. Martial law has been proclaimed at Barcelona, Manresa and Saragosa. Conflicts between smkers and troops led up to a prtched battle yesterday at Sano, a suburb of The number of persons killed and w.unded on both sides 1s estimated at 500. of the strike extend.ng to Seville and Verona, in which event a Minister:al crisis 1s not unlikely. There X, S St 1s a prospect AND STRIKERS NEAR THE GITY OF BARGELDNA SECREYAR) HAY S 'PROTEST. IS PROOF OF UNCLE SAM'S SUPPORT OF NEW TREATY lll Pow ers tOJ Respect Our || Rughts. i |+ 1406 G STREET. VASHINGTON, Feb, cretary China i= ex-| circles that ot be injured by hose countries. finitely ascertain but it 1s appar- on which has oe- | ace Regret at upon the discus - - - - + PROMINENT STATESMEN OF THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, RMANY AND JAPAN WHO ARE OSTENSIBLY STRIVING TO PRE- NT RUSSIAN ENCROACHMENT IN THE FLOWERY KINGDOM. + Russia Friendly, but Expresses the Stand of America. d in. St tween the Petersburg and Peking be- | American representatives and | tious jealousy of Russla on the part of the C svernm which they are ac- | England and Japan. credited Washington has invariably maintained Tower, Embassador to Russia, reported | the most friendly relations with Russia, t some regret was expressed in official | continues the Times, yet Secretary Hay « = there at the action of the United | formulates in the plainest and most Siates in protesting against the Russo- | trenchant terms the very objections (o Chinese bank arrz~gement, but Russia is | the Russian projects in Manchurfa which decidedly ndly .» this country, and|have been entertained and urged here. position to know say that she is to conform as far as possible to of this Government € sent by Secretary Hay to Rus declares that any agree China gives any corpora- y the exclusive right or g , establishing any other way industrially « can but be viewed Secretary Hay's dispatch shows how well founded was the expectation of Lord Cranborne, the Under Secretary of For- | eign Affaire, that the - Anglo-Japanese agreement would command the full ap- proval of the Washington Government. This declaration of the policy and views of the United States Government ought to ielp clear away much of the nonsense which has been talked about the’Angio- The Times editorial highly complimenting Lord as the originator of a far-seeing nd the understanding with Japan “It was Lord Rosebery who min ncern by the Govern- | Japanese agreement. concludes by Roseber; States. He 4 is a of th and monopoly which 1 of the stipulations = concluded between China the Dowers,” _ il sk ihe seed of which Lord Lans- thereby affects the rights of | downe has gathered the harvest for the American ¢ empire.” i PROOF OF GOOD WILL. ! —~in CHINA’S EMPEROR SNEERS. PEKING, Feb. 20.—The Dowager Em- press and the Emperor granted a new year's audience to the diplomatic corps to-day. The Dowager Empress was seat- ed on the throne, with the Emperor oc- cupying a chair at her left, a step lower down. Baron Czikann von Wahiborn, the Austrian Minister to China, addressed a an editorial on | relations the Times rotest which Secretary to the Russian and Chinese Governme: is proof, if proof were needed, that the considerations which have given rise to the Anglo-Japanese &greement are not an outcome of cap- —_— congratulatory speech to the Emperor, and Prince Ching, head of the Forelgn Ofice, read the Emperor's reply. The | Dowager Empress and Baron Czikann von Wahiborn exchanged impromptu re- marks. This second audlence, like the first, was undignified, because of the lack of order. The diplomats, on entering the hall, rushed toward the throneyscrambling for a sight of the imperial party. The officials said the Emperor sneered noticeably several times. of the first audience, their Majesties were subjected to the operation of cameras, which the Chinese consider undignified. LONDON, Feb. 20.—In the House ot Commons to-day the Under Secretary for the Foreign Office, Lord Cranborne, sald In réply to a question by Henry Norman (Liberal) that his Majesty’s Government did not doubt the good faith of Russia's promise to restore the administration of the customs at Niuchwang to the Chinese, S0 soon as circumstances permitted this to be done, Lord Cranborne declined to be drawn into an announcement of the steps thé Government might take un- der the Anglo-Japanese treaty, to effect such restoration. —_——— Death of Famous Scout. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 20.—Captain Ed- ward Chambreau, one of the best known scouts in the Indian wars in the North- west, died to-day, aged 81 years, As in the case, THIATY DAYS bLOE DEAL Market-Street Railway Directors Grant Ex- tension. | Impossible to Complete the | Transac.ion Within Speci- fled Period. Money Is Ready, but Selection of | | the Local Members of Board Cannot Be Made in Haste. | The Market-street Ralilway Company | extended the option of the Baltimore syn- | dicate on the purchase of its stodk thirty | cays yesterday. The option only ran until | the 28th inst. The syndicate has the money—$14,000,000 | —ready to make the purchase, so it is not |1ack of capital that caused the request | for the extension. me i8 needed in which to select the local members of the | board of directors and arrange other | matters of importance. Had there been any question about extending the option | ’the Baltimore people would have paid the | tolal amount at once. | J. M. Duwane of the firm of Brown Bros. of New York is the man who will | select the new board of directors, which will be composed of public spirited men | of this city. It was supposed by the syn- | dicate that Mr. Duwane ' could, complete: this work before therlast of this month He found, however, that he would not | be able to do =o and made a report to | that effect to the New York financiers. A dispatch was at once sent out to the | directors of the Market Street Railway | asking for an extension of thirty days, which was granted. A Jlocal representative of the syndicate said last evening that the prospective buy- | ers in the East were ready at any mo- | | ment to put up every dollar of the pur- | | chase price, but that the extension of | thirty days was asked simply to arrange | | for the selection of.the new board of di. rectors. He explained that during the | next thirty days Mr. Duwane would cal | upon some of the influential capitalists ot | this city and ask them to serve on the | board of directors of the Market Street | Railway under the new administration. | The moment that the list of directors is | complete the final step toward turning | the road over to the new owners will be | taken. | | NEPHEW OF MORGAN |+ A SUICIDE IN MEXICO After Spending Thousands in Dissi- pation the Financier’s Relative | Ends His Life. | EL PASO, Tex.. Feb. 20.—"Jack” Mor- | gan, nephew of J. Plerpont Morgan of New York, blew his brains out at Chihua- hua to-day after exvending all his ready funds in dissipation. Young Morgan, whose home was at San | Andreas, Cal., but whose parents formerly lived at San Francisco, struck El Paso twelve days ago on his way to Mexico. | He had drafts aggregating $10,000 on his | person. These he cashed and expended | full $5000 in riotous living in the tender- loin district. “He left here one week ago for Chihuahua, Mexico, and 're-| morse seems to have seized upon him there, for advices to-day state that he blew out his brains this morning. Morgan was about 35 years old and a Mason. CALIFORNIA DELEGATION OPFPOSES MODIFICATION Members Dsclde to Disregard the Resolutions Adopted by the Chamber of Commerce. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The members of the California delegation in Congress, after conferences held to-day, unani- mously decided to disregard the resolu- tions recently adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco favoring the admission of Chinese merchants, sales- men, bookkeepers and others of the mer- chant class. The delegation took the view | thaf this modification of the pending Mit- chell-Kahn ~exclusion bill would give a | 10ophole of which the Chinese immigrants | would quickly avail themselves. Later in the day the California delegation was as- sured by Senator Penrose that an exclu- sion bill would soon be reported from his committee. | | | | SR el VENEZUELAN TROOPS DEFEAT REVOLUTIONISTS WILLEMSTAD, Curacao; Feb. 20.—The Venezuelan Government has recefved ro- ports that the partisans of General Matos, the leader of the present revolution MORE TIME T0 against President Castro, who, under the command of Generals Riera and Pena. loza, lately landed on the Venezuelan coast near Velade Coro, were defeated by the Government troops Febtua.ry p (% I SENOR \S&QMTJ\ - TREMIE Extra Forces Sent to Scenes of Strife and Martial Law Extended. ONDON, Feb. 20—A message to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Barcelona, via Perpignan, France, says a fierce battle has been fought between the troops and the riot- ers in the suburb of Barcelona known as Sano. Before the engagement the cavalry and infantry had been posted in the most dangerous points and a field battery had becn located on the plaza, from which vantag® point the guns could sweep the surrounding streets. When the final clash with the troops occurred the artillery was brought into action and raked street after street. The rioters engaged the batteries at. close range, but were finally driven off. It is reported that 500 persons were killed and wounded on both sides. The entire neighborhood was .twrecked by the shells. The ruins caught fire and this completed the destruction. Further fighting is reported at Mataro, fifteen miles from Barcelona, where a quan- tity of arms has been discovered. Fighting is also reported at Tor- tosa and Tarragona, respectively 100 and 50 miles southwest of Barcelona. M night from Barcelona, the street fighting there continues. The heavy rain which fell during the day helped to disperse the rioters, and the autherities are taking severe measures. 'A proclamation has been issued order- ing all private individuals to surrender ary weapons they may possess, under pain of severe penalties. . The sale of arms has also been prohibited. Forty workmen’s assoclations have been dissolved and the members of their com- mittees arrested. The dwellings of the strike leaders and of anarchists are being registered and put under guard. The battleship Pelayo has been ordered to Barcelona. The military engineers have assumed contr#l of the street car service, and a few cars, half filled with - soldiers, are running. Even the funeral coaches have ADRID, Feb. 20.—According to telegrams received here late to- to be protected by the soldiers. No let- ters have been delivered in Barcelona in three days, and in some distant parts of th> town business is completely paralyzed. A pitched battle occurred in the out- skirts of the city between the strikers and the military escort attached to sev- eral wagons that were bringing in provi- sions. The contents of the wagons were dragged out and barricades were built 2cross the road. tcrn up to prevent trains from entering the city. The strike movement has begun to spread seriously. At Castellon de la Plana, taking advantage of the night and the absence of the police, the strikers set fre to two factories with the aid of petroleum. FACTORIES ARE BURNED. The factories were burned. At a woman's meeting held at Castellon de la The rails have been | ToRATRTAL SIrmIsTINGA QUEEN REGENT. MOTHER OF THE KING OF SPAIN AND TWO OFFICIALS SEEKING TO CHECK fF/ve f/um/red mn . Killed and - Wounded. Plana a general strike was voted. | At Saragossa most of the factories have | already closed on the demands of the | workmen and the strikers are bringing pressure to bear to compel the factories | still remaining open to close their doors, s he captain general of Saragossa has wired for reinforcement A strike commenced at Valencia, but, | owing tb the refusal of the dock lahor ers to participate it did not become gen- eral. The police at Valencia, assisted by the troops, have up to the present time been able to maintain order there. It is learned late to-night that martial law has been proclaimed at Nanresa (about thirty miles northwest of Barce- lona), and at Saragossa. At the latter place the troops have occupled a strat- egic position in order to check the turbances. dis- Official telegrams received here describe a slight improvement in the situation at | Barcelona, and /officials to-night seem | more hoeful. Owing to the strict censorship over news from Barcelona it is difficult to as- certain the real state of affairs there. It is quite certain, however, that all the efforts of the authorities to persuade the labor leaders into a conciliatory attitude have so far failed, and the extension of the strike movement is more likely than its restriction. In addition to the labor movement the ever-present Catalan home rule agitation is likely to prove a se- | rious factor in the situation. WEYLER IN SYMPATHY. Ore hopeful sign is the faet that al- most alone among the Ministers and gov- erning authorities General Weyler is in sympathy with the Catalonian demands and is inclined to study their grievances He has held military commands in Cata- lonia, speaks the Catalan language and thoroughly understands the situation. The Government deciines to publish figures of the casudities in the riots of Tuesday and Wednesday. It is inferrea from private information received here that forty perscns were killed and 20 wounded during the encounter of those days, and that 500 arrests made, All persons who were slightly | wounded were concealed by their fricnds | in order to avoia prosecttion. | Women took a prominent share in the | riots and were more violent than the men. Among the incidents related of the disorders at Barcelona is the case of a «_ Continued on Page Two, have been