The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1902, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNBSDAY, MARCH 5, 1902. . PRICE FIVE CENTS. | | | | | | ONGKONG, March 4.—The rebellion in Kwang Si prov- ince is spreading rapidly. Signs of unrest are already apparent at Kwelin and Nanking, the newly opened river treaty ports. The Canton Viceroy has dispatched troops to the scene of the { disturbances. The rebels are believed to be former soldiers of Marshal Su, who were disbanded on his premotion. Their propaganda includes the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty, the founding of a -Chinese dynasty, and the helping of oppressed and fieedy Chinese. The French are said to be secretly supporting the rebels. PEKING, -March 4—The Government has ordered Marshal Su to REBELILION OF EX-SOLDIERS IN CHINA IS SECRETLY SUPPORTED BY FRENC resume command of the rebellious soldiers in Kwang -Si province. doubtful if he will be able to control them, as it is necessary first to pay them their overdue wages. The French legation here received a telegram saying that the rebels have killed quin border, a French officer - It is near the Ton- CAPITAL IS FORTY MILLIONS Articles of Incorpora- tion Filed by East- ern Syndicate. Sutter Street and Su- tro Lines to Be First Taken Over. United : Iéail;oads of | San Francisco New Name of System. The Market Street Rallway Company soon be a thing of the past. The Bal- ore syndicate yesterday filed its arti- os of corporation with the County Clerk of this city and county., It filed e docu: ts early in the morning—then hdrew them, and deposited them with o ng ten minutes before fhe e new stroet car system will be ynown as the 1 A Rallroads of Ban Yran It will operate 180 miles of street ks in this city ané county and San teo County, or in other words, stem of San Fran- of the Geary, n street lines will be ed by the Balt xeeption re more syndicate. will make its first ying the Sutter-street ese roads, including the dicate chase by T cable and ele lines, embrace twenty- k it i« rumored in At the price to be pad t ? tre and ol AmRolEl clrclos T s $2 wr ¢ from to-day in the roads for several weeks stated that wi the proper actual change the syndicate re w ne nge in the opera- of t »d until the new owners had red possession of the entire system are buying. was seen yesterday after- 1 reporter the Nevada be had a lengthy W. Hellman. He would street and Su- the hands of the in I eld e He would only say morrow evening he would have | give out to the From f al sources, however, it € t the deal would be made TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. The & ate filed wtih its incorpo ' s i known as a dummy ry ctors. It is com- endent De Attorney 1 K. ¥e PP, 1 in Attor General ck of the syndicate is §40,000 90,000 res at $100 per ahiabe Tt pre tock is $20,- ly in each shall be paid in priority and preference to any dividend on olution preterred be entitled to re- value thereof out of the funds and sssets o Lefore anything shall be paid therefrom to the Lolders of the stock MONEY WILL BE READY. the papers that were filed yesterday rge E. Starr, as treasurer, has sub- bed $179600 and the other four direc- . the corporat s $100 each, making a total of §180,000, or 3100 per mile s prescribed by the laws f the State of California. present temporary board will be by a permancnt one on March final deal will go through ccelved from New York last Brown Bros. & Co. of that head of the underwriting syndicate, ment letters, calling per cent of the whole 6 New York also gave Call's representative 000,000 to complete the sited at the Sub-Treasury met the withdrawal of an om the Sub-Treasury in York banking houses also wdmit that before the Baltimore syndicate takes full possession fully $40,000,000 will be transferred from New York to San ¥rancisco Word evening t equal amc this city New —_— The Oscar and Hattie Safe. VICTORIA, B. C., March 4.—The sailing #chooner Oscar and Hattle, for which fears were expressed because of a dere- Jict schooner having been seen in the straits on Sunday, arrived here last night. Although the syn- | | of ‘the same the incorporation exceeding 4 per | the | n then remaining | 'SEEKS VAST SUM . TO CARRY ON WAR 1 | IN SOUTH AFRICA [ SEMNER AL CHEISTIAMN DE WeET e D ——— THE DE OF THE PUF . IN ING BRITISH TROOP: UCCEEDED THROUGH IN MANY THE LINES |Secretary B rodrick Introduces the Army Estimates Which Amount to ONDON, March 4—A dispatch | from Harrismith, Orange River ! Colony, says that Boer prison- ers report that General Dewet was shot in the arm during tre recent attempt to break through the blockhouse line held by the New Zea- landers In the vicinity of Harrismith and Van Reenan. In introducing the army estimates, £69,210,000, in the House of Commons to- day, War Secretary Brodrick entered into a long defense of the War Office, which he contended had done its work well, con- sidering that a war had never before been waged on such a scale as the South Afri- can war. WORK OF WAR OFFICE. The War Office to-day was feeding 000 men and 243,000 horses in South Africa and that score, The experiences of. the past year there were no complaints on had confirmed the necessity for changes in the army administration, in decentral- ization, etc., a8 outlined by the Gover: ment last year. Military officers and clerks were being rapidly substituted in the War Office for civillan officers and clerks. In regard to recruiting, Brodrick b | Heved the limit had been reached. No re: | duction in the strength of the army could be expected, and probably the Indian | garrison must be increased. The country | had already had enough experience of al- | lowing the colonial garrisons to sink be- low their proper limits. With the view of giving a fillip to recruiting, the Govern- ment proposed to allow enlistment for three years, with nine years in the re- £69,310,000. el =yt serve, and with the object of inducing men to enlist for India aud elsewhere abroad it was proposed to give every one a clear shilling per day. If, after two years, the soldier decided to serve eight years with the colors and four years in the reserve, he would be pald an extra 6 pence daily. Brodrick said this would | result in enlisting a better class of men. FOR MILITIA RESERVE. In regard to the much-discussed ques- tion of volunteers, Brodrick declared that if the volunteers were to be a bar to con- scription they must make themselves ef- | ficlent. It was proposed to establish a volunteer reserve of men over 40 years of age, who were unable to comply with | the ordinary regulations, and to establish during the nt year a militia reserve of 50,000 men. The education of all offi= cers would be vigorously prosecuted and the expenses of young officers would be lightened. e G L DELAREY PLANS CAPTURE, Details of the Success of Bold Boers | at Klerksdorp. LONDON, March 4.—Telegrams recelved | here from Kierve2-rp describing the at- tack upon and capture by the Boers, Feb- | ruary 24, at a point southwest of Klerks- | dorp of 467 British soldiers, who were act- ing as a convoy to an empty wagon train, show that General Delarey lald his plans with consummate care and precise knowl- edge of the ground. The third Boer attack upon the convoy was delivered from various points and was most determined. By sheer reckless- ness they sought to ride down and over- | | | ager, the missionaries were warned to ex- | Tuan, who is living in a fort at Ninghsia, | were living in a mission at Hafaytiz. | after | their captors confined them in a cabin till | CHINESE IMAJOR ESTERHAZY, 4 'CRUISER SLAYVING | THE FRENCH EXILE, | GOES TO RIESTS i o, News of Atrocities| From Kwang Su’s | Empire. | Belgian M issionaries | Tortured and Killed | in Kansu, Murder of a French Cleric in Chi-hing District. ———e Bpecial Dispateh to The Call, VICTORIA, B. C., March 4 —~News was brought to-day by the Pacific liner Em- press of India of & massacre of Befglan misstonaries in Kansu, Western China, Rev, Father Bermein, who belongs to the Belgian mission, has arrived at Peking, and reports that on the deposition of Prince Tuan's son by the Empress Dow- pect an attack in retallation by Prince not far from the neighborhood. The resi- dent maglistrate is friendly to forelgners and guards were sent to most of the mis- sfon stations. I'athers Van MerhaogHe and Bougaerts One day thirty men, mostly Mohammedans, some of whom were soldlers, made their way quietly at dusk into the misglon com- pound... Suddenly.. #hey pushed into the mission house and attacked the two for- elgners, Father Van Merhaoghe was killed at once, his gkull being cloven by a sword blow from one of the soldiers. Father Bougaerts was wounded by the swords in the hands of the Chinese, but as not killed. Suffering great agony, he was carried off to a near-by village, where, although ' wounded in fifteen places, he lingered for five days. Accord- ing to some reports he was tortured by his captors. From Kiangsi news was received of the murder of a French priest, Father Julien, on the night of January 15. The murder took place in a house rented by the mis- slonary in the market of Matsenhao, sub- prefecture of Chi-Hing. The first wlow | must have been given while he slept. Father Collas, who found the murdered man, telegraphed to M. Morel that Father Julien had three horrible wounds, and a telegram from the viceroy adds that his hands were cut off. A servant of the mis- slonary was found dead, his-body cov- ered by wounds. Another body was found outside. Fathers Collet and Margue have gone to the scene and the viceroy has given orders | to have a search made for the guilty na- | tives. The Empress of Indla reports that Hm: river boat Yuen Chun, while lying. be- | calmed near Hsiasih, on West River, was boarded by armed pirates and captured ggle. The crew were rn?llln! taken to Taichow, where | A prisoners and anuary 20 They were rescued on that | date by a robber chief named Chin Chi Mang, who made raid the place. Chin Chih Mang captured two of the pi- rates and buried them alive on a hill overlocking the town. a on King Abandons Visit. LONDON, March 4—1It is expected that the projected visit to Ireland of King Ed- ward has been abandoned because, it is said, of the aggressive action of the United Irish League. S S 22 2 o ) whelm the British defense. The British guns shelled the charging Boers, but nothing stopped their onslaught, which was delivered with unusual impetus. The convoy of mules was subjected to a heavy fire, and, deserted by the native drivers, the mules stampeded, putting many of the | defenders temporarily out of action and causing the wildest confusion. For two hours the British held out. They then divided and were overwhelmed. A few minutes of cautlous fighting and all was over, The Boers galloped along the line, firing at every man who showed the slightest tendency to resist, until they reached and captured the guns. In the excitement the Northumberland Fusileers, who had been cut off, succeeded in fight- ing their way out for some distance, When their ammunition became exhaust- ed they charged with bayonets, but were speedily overpowered. By 7 o'clock in the morning all resist- ance was at an end. The dead and wound- ed were ecattered all over the field. ‘Broken wagons and panic-stricken horses and mules made a scene of indescribable confusion. Not until General Delarey came in person was anything like order restored. He stopped the Boers engaged in stripping the British wounded by the free use of the sjambok, but they contin- ued the work of despolling directly his back was turned. 1 features were extremely thin. | should be constructed. SEEN IN NE EA L Officer Who Forged the Dreyfus Border- eau an Quicast. EW YORK. March 4—Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, who confessed he forged the Dreyfus bordereau, has been seen in this city. ‘He is said to have spent two hours in a Broadway restaurant in animated con- versation with a young man and woman. Esterhazy was shabbily dressed and his Count Pen- sterhaz persons gaert of Belgium, who knew in Paris. and two waiters are the claiming, to have recognized the man who became notorious in the Dreyfus case. L e FRAUD IS DISCOVERED IN A RUSSIAN PROJECT Siberian Newspaper Makes Serious Charges in a Matter of Port Establishment. ST. PETERSBURG, March 4—The Petorsburgskaja Gaseta reprints a story of an amazing 'scandal in connection with the projected Russian Pacific port at Dalni (Tallenwan). & The story is taken from the local Si- berian newspaper. It Is alleged that the Under Sccretary of Finance, M. Kokowtz- off, has discovered the huge piers specified in the contract are represented merely by masts In the sea showing where they It has also been found that the docks intended to hold the lgrgest ocean-going ships are too small to accommodate even ordinary coasting ves- gels. The bulldings intended to serve as warehouses and magazines are so badly put together that many of the ceilings fell in before the structures were completed. The Government has ordered all credit for the works to be stopped and has recalled Saiharoff, the chief constructor, to St Petersburg. & FRESIDENT OF FRANCE MAY VISIT THE CZAR T.oubet Recives an Invitation From Nicholas and Cabinet will Con- sider It. PARIS, March b.—In its issue of this morning the Figaro says that President Loubet received yesterday an autograph letter from the Czar inviting him to visit St. Petersburg and requesting him to fix the date when he would do so. This letter will be submitted to the Cabinet at its next meeting. The end of May will probably be decided upon as the time of the visit and Loubet will stay in Russia four days 1 | | sef, a barber. o9 i NCH OFFICER WHO CON- FESSED THE FORGERY OF | DREYFUS BORDEREAU. o After his flight from Paris lived in obscurity in England. £ 20 2 2 e 2 e 2 2 o STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS HOLD NORFOLK STREETS Although Guarded by Police and Mil- itia, Cars Are Frequently Derailed. NORFOLK, Va.,, March 4—A mob of 500 strike sympathizers to-day held the streets of Norfolk on which the main line | of the Norfolk Railway and Light Com- pany's cars run and the police were un- able to cope with it from noon until after dark, when the cars, which were guarded by detachments of militia and had run with dificulty all day, were housed in the barns. Cars ware repeatedly derailed, wagon loads of stoneés were plled on the tracks and free fights between the military guards and the crowd occurred at fre- quent intervals. In one difficulty a sergeant ran & bayonet into the arm of H. H. Harman- Mrs. Harmansef, who was standing by her husband at the time, knocked the sergeant to the ground with both fists and discolored t1® face of Lieus tenant Galt, who' was near. diers were gtruck by missiles thrown through the windows of cars. A number of arrests have been made, both by the police and military. Eight companies of militla are on guard. The police force of 100 men has been on duty for forty-eight hours and Is unable to meet the emer- gency. It is possible that the additional companies of the Seventy-first Regiment and a battery of artillery will be called for in the morning to take charge of the city. A Her Life Spanned a Century. SAN JOSE, March #&—Mrs. Matilda Brothers, who had resided in Santa Clara for ninety years, died there to-day at the age of 100 years. She was a member of the Guerrero family, prominent in early California history. Several sol- | W YORK ECUADOR | Investigation Is to Be | Made of Serious Charges. Flagrant Treatment of Americans Is | Accused of Levying Blackmail. | Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, 46 G STREET, N. | W., WASHINGTON, March 4.—Carrying out instructions cabled by Secretary | Long, the Philadelphia left Panama to- day for Guayaquil to investigate the al- leged outrageous treatment of American cuadorian officials. While absent from Panama quadron, four battle- citizens by the the Philadelphia s the North Atlantic ships strong, will be in Colomblan wate Rear Admiral Higginson, commander | | chief, cabled the Navy Department to-day | that he had salled from Clenfuegos for Colon with the Kearsarge, Alabama, In- | dians and Massachusetts. American in- | terests on the fsthmus of Panama will constantly be well protect | Consul General de Leon at Guayaquil has camplained to the State Department icuadorian officials have been levy- ckmail Amerfcan officlals, ould they kefuse to pay have or | dered them to jall. It is alleged that De Leon in protecting them has overstepped his authority. Captain W. W, Reinsinger, | commanding the Philadelphia, will make | an inquiry into the trouble, and | port will probably determine whether De Leon remains at his post. When the Phfladelphia returns to Pan- | ama North Atlantic squadron wili leave Colombian waters. From Colon it will proceed to Cartagena and from the | latter point will steam to Trinidad. It is ted that it will not leave the Car- upon his re- on growing in naval ecircles that Germany is delaying her demonstr: tion in Venezuelan waters until the time the squadron will start north, though in diplomatic circles it stated that Ger- is is many is simply observing the wishes of the Unrited State — WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA. Formidable Character of the Revolu~ tion in Colombia. WASHINGTO? the of March 4. —Advices from war in South America are meager. Nothing has been heard of the | reported insurgent naval operations on the coast of Venezuela. Reports from Co- show that the Government is thor. awakened to the formidable char- ster of the revolutionary outbreak near the capital and that large body of troops has been hastily ordered from the north to assist in the defense of the capi- tal. A report came from United States Minis- ter Hart at Bogota stating that 5000 of the best soldiers in Colombia had rein- forced the Government troops near Bo- gota. Fighting had continued for some days, but reliable detalls had not been re- cetved. PANAMA, March 4—General Salazar, | the recently appointed Governor of the isthmus, arrived here to-day. He was given a notable and enthusiastic recep- tion. General Salazar will at once begin an active campaign against the revolu= tionists. LORD FRANCIS HOPE BUYS AN ANNUITY Spendthrift Briton Turns Over His Assets and Will Receive £2000 a Year for Life. LONDON, March 4.—Lord Francis Hope, who has managed to spend £600,000 since coming of age, has just assured himself of a certaln Income for the rest of his lite by turning over all his property and expectations to a life Insurance company, which guarantees him an income of £2000 a year for life. His principal asset is | Deepdene, a beautiful estate, now leased | to Lily, Duchess of Mariborough, widow of Lord Willlam Berestord. Deepdene, although heavily mortgaged, | 12 very valuable and with careful manage- | ment can be made to pay off by degrees | the indebtedness. It Is understood that Lord Francis' share of the money real- | ized by the sale of the tamous Hope blus diamond has also been turned over to | the Insurance company. Lord Franeis is now at Brighton, whe: ! he is recovering from the amputation of his foot, performed some t¥ne ago. Ha is to be fitted with an artificial foot next month. It-1s sald that his sult for di- vorce, which will be undefended, comes uo in America very shortly a