The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCL—NO. 103. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1902. Call, PRICE FIVE CENTS. GERMAN EMBASSADOR IS ACCUSED SENATORS PLEAD FOR BUILDING UP - A - < } t | i | | | | | i CHAUNCE | | 4 | i DEPE . | { | { | i { | | i | [ | { | | | Vs i | i | | | | | | | H | i i | | | | | k- = : = = 7 WHO MADE A MOST INTEREST- SUPPORT OF BUILDING UP THE AN MERCHANT MARINE BY SHIP SUBSIDIES, ! | Py iy e P T B Depew Favors Subsidies to Enable America to Take the Position Entitled to as a World Power. - HINGTON, March 12.—Again to-day the ship subsid ed practically the entire time of the Senate. North Dakota presented a carefully bill oc- McCumber of prepared argument, in which as a representative of an agricultural State he favored the bil York on the ground of its protective features. Depew of New one of the members of the Committee on Commerce, de- , in which he snalyzed the arguments both for and subsidies to the shipping industry. His peroration, glowing language the results of the operation of the bill, use from the galleries. ate convened Rawlins of Utah - introduced a resolution, £ the Secretary of War to send to the Senate ths I Maus and any other Information he may between the United States and the Philip- g free transportation for individdals. of the Commitize on Foreign Relations, reported favor- ebly & bill authorizing the President to extend to the Government of France an invitation to join the Government and the people of the United States in the @edication of the monument of ( de Rochambeau, to be unveiled in this city on May 24 next® ar of Massachusetts offered an amendment including in the invitation the lvered an ags in which he p the b elicited hea: Soon af pines, espect Cullom, chairman of the Marquis de Lafayette. He paid a tribute to Lafayette and urged i amendment was pecullarly pertinent. The amendment was agreed to &nd amended, the bill was passed. IN SUPPORT OF THE SUBSIDY BILL. At the conclusion of routine business the Senate resumed consideration of the ship subsidy bill, McCumber of North Dakota speaking in support of the measure. He sald he represented an agricultural State, interested only indirectly in the ship industry, but he fav the sage of the bill because he be- lieved the results of its operation would be beneficial not only to his constitu- to the people of the entire country. He maintained that it would be o remove the protective tariff duties from products produced in t would be to refuse to ffer to the shipping industry the pro- this bill. With the subsidy provided by the bill, he thought, of fifteen years the United States would be able to compete with © ship-building indust What the agriculturists of the West end Northwest most desired to-day was an opening to the Pacific—the Oriental— trade 1 McCumber characterized the bill as a right step toward ige on the seas 7 Spooner was adopted, directing the Secretary of the Treasury e the extent to which payments for carrylng ocean mails 1 by law, and also whether the payments are more or less in rates provided by the subsidy bill of 1899. en addressed the Senate in favor of the bill. Senators had criticized the bill, he sald, but none of them had submitted any plan by which we could have a mail service which would be equal to that of Great Britain, Germany or Frar We are, he maintained, contributing millions of dollars annually to increase still further the mall facilities and enlarge the merchant merine of these competing countries, thus placing farther off the 'distance which Lollay by in the the world t In ¢ ost pres Senator Depew tk Continued on Page Two. \PUTS UP ' BARS ON § CHINESE | Kahn’s —E—;cTu;ion Bill| | to Be Favorably Reported. ' g ' Keeps Out All Coolie; Labor From the Country. Severe Penalties Are to Be Imposed for Violations. WASHINGTON, March 12.—The Scnate | Committee on Immigration to-day agreed | to report the Chinese known as the exclusion bill, Mitchell-Kahn measure. It is substantially the same as the modi- | fied Dbill submitted by the Pacific Coast committee, only a few verbal corrections | | baving been made. A point which oc- | casioned much consideration by the com- mittee was whether or not the Chinese | | should ve excluded from the Philippires, | or whether the whole proposition should be left to the Philippine Commissior. The committee agreed to retain the pro- | vision of absolute exclusion, taking the | grownd that the United States wanted to | retain the Philippines for the Filipinos, | and that the latter were as much op- posed to the admission of Chinese as were the Americans. Another section of the bill about which the commitfee de- | bated at length was that excluding Chinese sailors from ships o7 Americ regis This was tained in the bill, but with a the effect that in case of accident, of weather or serious of a ve: may. ship a Chinese crew for | the voyage upon which he may have en- { tered. “The provi regarding the privilege of transit of Chinese across the | United States are changed in phraseology, but remain practically the sdme in cffcet. SEVERE PENALTIES. | There are also verbal changes in the provision concerning the detention of | Chitese who seek entry at American | ports, and the following penalty is pro- vided for failure to observe this vision: “Every person bound under this section | to detain a Chinese person who shall re- | fuse or wilifully neglect promptly to per- | form such duty shall'be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction shall be pun- ished by a fine of not less than $1009 nor more than $5000 or by imprisonment for a | term not less than one year or by both | | such fine and imprisonment.” | The paragraph concerning the return of Chinese is changed so as to read as follows: “The duty of returning said Chi | person is hereby imposed on the master, | ewner, consignee or agent of the vessel, | and on the rallway corporation, its gen- | eral officers and agents and on the own- n nrovision also re- proviso fo stress ness the captain | pro- | | ers or general officers and agents of other transportation lines or modes of | conveyance, collectively and severally, | bringing him to the port at which entry denied him or aiding him thitherto." Every person bound under this segtion | to return a Chinese person who shall re- fuse or wilifully neglect promptiy to per- form such duty is subject to fine and im- | prisonment, and subordinate officers, agents and employes also are subject to penalties. Alding in the escape of Chinese held in detention is made a felony punishable by both fine and imprisonment. A new pro- vision applies the exclusion provision of the bill to Chinese who enter as mer- chants, students and the like and be- come laborers. MINISTER WU’'S WORK. The protest lodged by the Chinese Gov- ernment with Minister Conger at Peking against further restrictive legislation tpon Chinese emigration to the United States and especially the Philippine Islands and Hawlil, is in continuation of the efforts initiated by Minister Wu here. The Minister, soon after he assumed office, -began to file protests with the State Department, and he has since con- ducted so vigorous an.agitation against Chinese exclusion that, although it was recognized that he was simply carrying out the directions of his government, the Minister was made the object of vigorous attacks by the newspapers here, some even demanding his ejectment. Tt is sup- posed that Wu has acquainted his gov- ernment with the situation here and the danger to himself of further activity in this matter, and that the Chinese Foreign Office aceordingly has taken up the work itself, FINDS THAT FATHER'S BODY WAS CREMATED Son of One of the Victims of the Texas Wreck Receives Sad News. EL PASO, Tex., March 12.—C. A. White of St. Louis came here to learn if his father perished in the Sunset wreck. He ascertained that his father, C. W. White, & prominent attorney, was cremated in the dehris. Not even his bones will be recovered. The deceased was an aged man on his way from Mobile, Ala., to ‘Washington. His name did not appear an the casualty list | fested a dispositing fo make all the con- | the Republican memberg of the Senate as AGAINST PANAMA SCHEME Canal Committee to! Report for Nica- ragua, Decideés by 7 to 4 in Favor of Bill by Hepburn. Morgan Carries Point in Selection of the Route. - WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—The | Senate Committee on the Isthmian Canal | decided to-day by a vote of 7 to 4 to re- | port the Hepburn bill providing for the | construction of an isthmian canal via the | Nicaragua route. | The action of the committee was taken | at a called meeting held during the after- noon and came after a brief report by Senator Morgan. chairman of the commit- tee, detailing the resuits of a conference with Secretary Hay as to the status of diplomatic negotiutions with the Central American republics concerning the eanal. He stated that the Secretary had told him that there are no negotiations in progri between the United States and Colombia concerning the Panama route, and the | new Minister from Colombia had not even | presented his credentiais; but that, on the this and | other hand, the representatives of country and those of Nicaragua Costa Rica had Leen in consultation and | ha agreed ypon pras ically all the points to be covered in concession treaties. noth- | ing really being lcft in that connectivn but to put the agreement in writing. MAKING ALL CONCESSIONS. Morgan further szid that the Govern- ments of those two Countries had mani- ce s the United Statcs could ask to aid in the construction of a canal, and | that among th concessions is one | for perpetual right of way. When the recitation of the report had | been completed Senator Hanna suggested that probably the Colombian Minister had been detained by untoward circumstancss and proposed that action by the commit- tee should be delayed until an opportunity | | could be hall to ascertain Colombia’s posi- | tion. This suggestion met with strong | protests from the friends of the Nica- | ragua route, and Senator Mitchell moved | to report the Hepburn bill as it passed | the House. | Senator Kittridge mqved to amend by postponing action until next Monday, but his motion was voted down, 4 to 7. Senator Mitchell's motion was carried by the same vote, reversed. Some of the members of the commitiee were absent, but as their positions were understood their votes were counted. Tha vote for the Hepburn bill stood: Aves—Morgan, Mitchell, Hawley, Platt of New York, Harris, Turner, Foster of Louisiana. Noes—Hanna, Pritchard, Millard, Kit- tridge. | WHAT THE BILL MEANS. | Senator Morgan, after the adjournment of the committee, said that he probakly would report the bill to the Senate to- morrow. While he would use all due d Ii- gence in securing consideration of tha measure he had had no conference with to when the measure should be taken up for consideration. He had not been authorized to present a written report and would not present any beyond submitting the testimony taken during the committee hearings. ) The Hepburn bill authorizes the Presi- dent to acquire territory for right of way for a canal for Costa Rica and Nica- ragua; directs the construction of a canal of sufficlent capacity to accommodate tna largest ships from Greytown on the At- lantic via Lake Nicaragua to Brito on the Pacific, under the supervision of the Secretary of War; authorizes surveys of the harbors at the two ends of the route; guarantees the use of the canal to vessels of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and ap- propriates $10,00,000 for beginning the work. REVOLUTIONISTS RULE IN MANY PROVINCES Confirmation Received of the Capture of Towns Near Panama by the Insurgents. PANAMA, March 12—The fall of Da- vid, the capital of the province of Chiri- qui, and the capture of Agua Dulce by the insurgent forces, have been confirmed. The revolutionists now hold all the inte- rior provinces of the isthmus outside of | Panama and Colon. ’ | The Call's correspondent in Colon says that the North Atlantic squadron of the | United States navy will probably leave Colon for Trinidad some time to-day. Rear ‘Admiral Eigginson and several of his staff visited Panama on Monday. They also Inspected the canal work. The Ecuadorian Government has sent special orders to the local authorities in Guayaquil to make the visit of the United States cruiser Philadelphia as pleasant as possible. A formal protest has been made by the Colombian Minister to Quito against the Ecuadorian expedition on the eastern frontier. The protest is based on the Tri- pnrlz’l:; Convention signed in Lima, Peru, in 'Boers Said to Have| | ment. The opinion is growing that large | | the Eastern Transvaal and Dewet will | | anxious to surrender were dismissed by | KITCHENER | shrewdly circulated by the Boers to the | effect that the burgher military organiza- | BRITAIN EXPECTS DISASTER Renewed Alarm Pos- sesses Residents of London. News Out of South Africa Anxiously Awaited. | Arranged for a Refuge. LONDON, March again become 12.—Suspense the dominant feeling in | Great Britain touching probable develop- | ments in South Africa. | There is apprehension that Botha, De- | larey and Dewet are all more or less like- Iy to strike unforeseen blows at any mo- | has teinforcements ulone will enable Kitch- | cner to operate effectively against the Boers while maintaining the present enor- mous force on guard duty. It is feared | thiat when enough men have been moved | to the Western Transvaal to deal with Delarey, Botha will renew hostilities in launch an unexpected attack northeast of Elcemfentein or attempt another raid in Cape Colony. Renewed rumors Botha's burghers to the effect that are dissatisfied and the War Office as unworthy of notice. Apparently the fact is beginning to dawn | on Pall Mall that the Boers view the #pread of such reports with satisfaction, since they act as a sedative on the Brit- ish, both at home and in South Africa. IS -ADMONISHED. Secretary of War Brodrick is said to ha sharply. reminded Kitchener that severe measures must be taken to keep the British commanders awake and pre. | vent 'ihem from swallowing | | | | | { stories tion is in a state of collapse. i ‘While the British anticipate further | burgher aggressiveness in the immediate | future Boers In London incline to the | contrary view. They say Methuen's over- | throw has put Kitchener and all his offi- | cers on their mettie and therefore | burghers will be hard pressed for a few weells, possibly meeting with some serl- ous “reve However, they it the | admit | the British commander in chief concen- | trates his troops against Delarey and De- | wet to the neglect of British interests in Botha's district that genera the opportunity with vigor. Cabling from Brussels the correspondent of the Standard says he has heard that General Botha last year concluded a treaty with the Queen of Swaziland, un- | der the terms of which the Boer forces | were enabled to enter the Queen's ter- ritery if hard pressed by the British. BOER OFFICERS KILLED. may improve CAPE TOWN. March 12~During a| skirmish near Pearston, Cape Colony, March 19, between some British troops and Cemmandant Fouche's force of Boers, Commandant Ovendaal and Fleld Cornet van der Walt were, killed. | HEILBRON, Orange River Colony, | March 12.—It is reported that General De- wet and Steyn crassed the main river line | during the night of March 9, four miles north of Wolvehoek, going west. : A dispatch from the Pretoria corre- spondent of the London Standard, March 5, said Stevn and General Dewet were reported to be conferring with General Botha In the Utrecht district of the Transvaal colony. Utrecht is about 150 miles from Wolvehoeck. > SOCIETY IS WATCHING THE DE LA WARR CASE Countess Begins a Suit in London for Restitution of Conjugal Rights. LONDON, March 12.—Countess de 1a Warr has commenced sult against Earl de la Warr for a restitution of conjugal rights, and ths outcome of the petition is awaited by soclety with considerable interest. It appears that Earl de la Warr | a couple of months ago left the Countess on the ground of incompatibility of temperament, Earl de la Warr was prominent in city sensgtions of recent ¥ears, notably in the Hooley Company promotlons, in which | the Barl fisured among the titled di-| rectors. The De la Warr family mansion at Buckhurst, Sussex, was formerly rent- ed by Andrew Carnegie. L WOMEN ARE INVOLVED IN DIPLOMATIC SCANDAL Warsaw Is Stirred by a Sensation and Russian Colonel Loses His Life. LONDON, March 13.—Cabling from Vienna, the correspondent of the Daily Mail says a sensation has been caused by a story to the effect that a court-martial | at Warsaw condemned to death a Russian colonel named Grimm for the systematic revelation of military secrets to a for- eign power, and that several aristocratic Polish ladies have been arrested as ac- complices of Colonel Grimm. There is an unconfirmed rumor, con- cludes the correspondent, that Colonel Grimm was shot within two hours of the passifig of sentence. OF CONSPIRING WITH DEMOCRATS DR. VON HOLLEBEN IS ARRAIGNED BY FORMER EMPLOYE 1l A78ass4002 Ml A 7 1 } vory / ) ey 2 e | i e b Vg AARR £ = e GERMANY'S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, AGAINST WHOM A DISCHARGED EMPLOYE OF THE EMBASSY MAKES SEN- SATIONAL CHARGES. ACCUS ATMS IT IS BLACKMAIL. | g % N o - Emperor William’s Washington Represen- tative Is Charged With Bargaining With Bryan for Coaling Stations. ALL BUREAU, 40§ G STREET, N. W.,, ASHINGTON, March 12.— Out of a perfect cloud of rumors regarding Dr. von Holleben, tha German Embassador—that he bad been recalled by his Government; that his recall had been insisted upon by the President; that he had sailed away for Germany without recall or dismissal, and «that whils he had not been recalled his retirement from his post was only a matter of time—a few concrete facts were finally evolved to-day. The Embassa- dor has not been recalled; but stories conrected with his conduct soon after he teok his post as Embassador have come to the, attention of the administration and became public to-day that are likely to cast a cloud over the brilliant re- ception that Prince Henry had in the United States. Charges have been filed with the State Department against the German Em- » bassador and have been investigated by the secret service. The person filing the charge is Emil Witte, a discharged employe of the German Embassy. The German Embassador declared to the authorities at the State Depart- ment, when the charges were shown to him, that an attempt was being made to blackmail him, that he had done nothin¥ improper and that he was prepared to meet any accusation that might be made against him by a reliable person. Embassador von\Holleben s now in Lakewood, N. J., recovering from fatigue incident to his tour with Prince Henry. There was some mystery about his whereabouts to-day, arising from charges, but his whereabouts was learned at the embassy to-night. The complaints that have been made against Dr. von Holleben deal with the second Bryan campaign of 1300. It is uderstood in a general way from these charges that the Embassador, having failed to make any headway with the Me- Kinley administration in accomplishing the desires of his Government regard- ing coaling stations in the Caribbean Sea, decided finally that these coaling sta- tions could best be obtained under Bryan. This is the understanding of the officials as to the ascribed motives which prempted the alleged subsequent ac- tion of the Embassador. ALLEGED COMMUNICATION WITH DEMOCRATS. It is said that the Embassador was in frequent communication with promi- nent Democrats friendly to the Bryan campaign. It is further alleged that these conferences and consultations were held for the purpose of influencing the Ger- man vote in behalf of Bryan. § It is further asserted that the Embassador was in close touch with Repre- sentative John J. Lentz of Ohio. Lentz Is a German-American. He was one of the most picturesque Bryan figures in Congress, and his verbal attacks on Presi- dent McKinley were such that Chairman Hanna in 190 determined at all hazard to retire Lentz to private life, and Lentz was defeated by the narrow margin of about a dozen votes. It is represented to have been the dream of Lentz and the Embassador that they might be able to throw the German-American vote against the administration and put Fryan in the White House. This, of course, if proved, would be a very serious charge against the Em- bassador. The offense of Sir Lionel Sackville-West in 1588 in writing a letter to a former countryman advising him to vote for the Democratic candidate would be trivial compared to the act of the German Embassador, could it be proved to bave actually occurred. The feeling on the part of the Republican campalgn managers that there was enmity toward them at Wasnington was somewhat al- Continued on Page Two. &