The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 22, 1902, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1902. PRICE FIVE C PRINCIPALS IN THE GREAT STREET RAILWAY STRIKE ARE RESTING ON THEIR OARS AND AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS s ——— - \ ! HE strike situation at midnight remained unchanged. Many rumors were current during the day that violence was threatened, but on investigation these were found to be untrue. The United Railroads Company renewed its plea for police protection, but Chicf of Police Wittman, acting under instructions from Mayor Schmitz, declined to detail any policemen for special service until the necessity therefar arose. The officers of the United Railroads appear to cvade the peace conference suggested by the Mayor, and their actions indicate that the struggle will be protracted. Neither side shows signs of weakening, and hints are already made by the railroad people that men will be importedfrom Chicago and other Eastern | cities to replace the strikers. The strikers are meeting daily, and all their instruciions are headed with the injunction to preserve the peace at all hazards. Ninety-cight per cent of the strect railway employes are now members of the union. | % | - B . —-- - “WATER CURE” OF FILIPINOS TREATY. | 1 IS FOLLOWED BY COURT-MARTIAL | UPHOLDS | | | FOR GENERAL JACOB H. SMITH THE LAW 0 : i — - - -+ | z ANILA, Aprll 2L—A court-| SupremeCourt Makes martial has been ordered | | i for the frial of General Ja- | ! Strong Exclusion cob H. Smith, who was in | | g command of the United | RUIlng- troops on the island | mar Generals Lioyd Wheaton, | | p % ner, James M. Bell and Wil- | Decides That Chinese ce and Colonels Chambers . . liam A. Rafferty, William | | ; Must Still FUI'HISh | ¥, Alfred C. Markley and | - Lee compose the court. The | | Certificates. ocate is Major Harvey C. Car- slonel Charles A. Woodruff will . ; e e e s Conferees Are Likely X ainst General Smith is con- | juticial 1o good order and || to Accept Senate pline The trial will begin Thursday. H as WITNESS OF “WATER CURE.”| Measure. ASHINGTON, April 2L—The Senate | | , on the Philippines to-day re- WASHINGTON, April 2.—The United | ination of witnesses In | States Supreme Court to-day rendered a | of affairs in the Phil- | decision in the case of the United States € | | vs. Lee Yen Tia, coming from the Court mbridge, Mass., who | | fo Appeals for the Second Circuit, submit- nant in the Thirty- | ting the question as to whether the unteer Infantry, testified that { | twelfth section of the Congressional act | ! . M e had been a witness | of 1882, requiring certificates from China- | wa e,” as administered to men about to enter the United States, ) € abebe scouts, and that | had been abrogatéd by the treaty of 1894 | | ’! “” t information as to the | between the United States and China. Al il s heir guns. The guns | | The question was answered in the nega- ered following day some | tive, the law being thus held to be still | | | £ own regiment applied the curz, | in effect. | cir act was without the authority | The Chinaman in this instance entered | | enling ollotn’ INCIAS: the State of New York from Canada in es at the time referred to were not October, 1900, and was immediately ap- e command of a commissioned prehended. o a sergeant of the United LAW IS NOT DISPLACED. & Flint had been, he sald, a Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of t twenty cases of wa- the court, saying: *“A statute enacted | u d never seen any one die by Congress expresses the will of | cure, but had seen a the people of the United States n working on a native in the most sblemn form. If not re- R 1 rendered unconscious. It | pugnant to the constitution it is made by | s represented to him that | | that instrument a part of the supreme law : ied from the effects.of the | - | of the land and, SHovwl Kévor be held fo bt pe i displaced by a tréaty subsequently con- | 1 cluded unless it is impossible for both to tH ; . o witness then SeScriill the Sosthod | ] stand together and be enforced. So far ! prtos g gl g from there being any inconsistency be- | WG A g g e r T | tween statute and treaty herein ques- | gL st |1 GENERAR i 4 S H tioned, the twelfth section of the act of ot g cacie A e N JACOB 19§ 1882, as amended in 1884, and continued in | | to a question by Sen- | | = > 5 i o e ny, force for ten years from and after the | ol e’ e s | passage of the act of 1892, is in absolute ! D OOCMPIAE U0 B T e em e ] ] harmony with the treaty and can be en- He did not recommend to the e et d forced without affecting or impairing any ] b Egr e ieciae | right secured by the treaty. i K 2 Erti | ADVANCES ALL PURPOSES. * = 'f‘ & & ‘Guicstion by Seaator Par-] | | “On the contrary, the enforcement of OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED RAIL- be witnsss Sectared that i aiect | | | that section as amended will serve to | ROADS IN CONFERENCE. SCENES t ? the cure was immediate, the victim | } advance the purposes of the two coun- | OF ATTEMPT TO RUN CARS. | ning over his gun or bolo | tries in respect of Chinese laborers as| ; 4 ! 2 11 H - L 4 g information as to the where. others, He said it was impos- dge whether the victims were soldiers or peasants, but they to be peaceable villagers. Some were thrown down by force; timid would adily, while those who resisted were held the more tightly. The treatment, h: seld, never got to a point of great bru who were ta MAJOR DID NOT INTERFERE. Replying to 2 quesfion by Senator Lodge, the witness said he had been re. fused a commission in the regular army s colonel had accused him of toxicating liquors to excess. The ed the raising of this ques- or Beveridge said it had bearing on the case. that on any of the occa- sions when he had witnessed the water re he was under the influence of liquor. denies to state that he was not drunk, 2d been a careless drinker. Witness he said, released several men who not appear to him to be insurgents or Earl of his regiment was always but had not interfered in the ad- ministration of the cure, simply assign. g & commanding officer to see that the did not go too far. derable questioning the wit- admitted that he approved f the water cure, and responding to a uery by Senator Beveridge said that it American invention, but wa “chronicles of Newgate." regarding Filipinos in guardhouses, they were treated exacily the me as Americah prisoners. LIKE WEYLER'S TACTICS. described the burning of villages, the idea, he said, being to e the women to the woods or to the towns and concentrate them. M rear was not an as the Aske 2id th he said The witness 'hom @id the army borrow that “I knew it in Cuba,” answered the wit. pess, “under the authority of General Weyler. The committee then went into executive 1. The committee, in executive ses- sion, refused to call Edward Atkinson of Boston as a witness, but directed that a sena issue for a number of sergeants privates who were witnesses of the ater cure. sessl w3 Senator Lodge laid before the commit- tee a report by A. Lester Hagzelett, was sent to the Philippines by the W. C. T of Columbus, Wis., to investigate the moral conditions existing in the Phil. ippines, and also alleged violation of the anti-canteen law. The report shows thay the moral condition in the Philippines is better than ever before since American oceupation, and that there were no viola- tions of the anti-canteen law. sisted that in justice to himself he | whe | OF SAMAR WHO WILL e AMERICAN OFFICER IN COMMAND OF TROOPS ON BE TRIED BY CHARGE OF CONDUCTING A CAMPAIGN OF EXTERMINATION. | i THE ISLAND COURT-MARTIAL ON A | The matter of calling Sixto Lopez, Ma- bini and Aguinaldo was left for future de- termination. The committee then ad-. | journed until Tuesday, April 29, on which | day General MacArthur will again be | heara. b A O RECONCILING THE MEASURES. ‘House Democratic Caucus on Philip- pine Government Bills. | WASHINGTON, April 21.—The Demo- crats of the House held a_caucus to con- |sider the Philippine government bill | agreed upon by the Democratic members |of the Insular Committee. The caucus | 1asted until shortly before midnight, when |a resolution by Representative Jones of | Virginia was adopted unanimously approv- ing the minority bill and requesting the Democratic members on the Insular Com- mittee to confer with Democratic Sen- | ators in order to reconcile any differences | existing as to the detalls of a Philippine | measure, with a view to reaching an | agreement upon one bill to be heard in both branches of Congress. Before the adoption of this resolution the Democratic members of the Insular | Committee explained the terms of the first separate Pnilippine measures now | proposed. The Republican bill in the | Senate provides a temporary form of civil | government, in effect continuing the pres- |ent system. The Republican House_ bill | proposes a complete form of civil gov- | ernment with a Philippine Legislature. The Democratic bills, both in the Senate and in the House, look to uitimate inde- pendence of the islands, but the House | measure goes more into detall on the | period preceding independence, = fixing {July 4, 1911, as the date for a complete | insular independence. It is with a view to reconciling the details of the two Dem- | ocratic measures that the resolutions were adopted ' to-night. Speeches were {made in support of the resolutions by | Jones of Virginia, Williams of Mississippi and Gaines of Tennessee. | - TO RESCUE THE EDITORS. Teller Introduces Resolution to Abol- ish Sedition Laws. WASHINGTON. April 21.—Senator Tel- | ler to-day introduced a resolution declar- | ing it to be the sense of the Senate that | the sedition laws in force in the Philip- pines should be repealed. The resolution !lu preceded by a’preamble citing the ar- - rest of the newspaper editors of the Free- dom and the Volcano, published in the archipelago, and asserting that they are to be tried under these laws by Judges who owe their appointments and tenure | of office to the Government commission for the criticism of which the men are to be tried. The last paragraph of the preamble and the resolution are as follows: ““Whereas, by the enactment of such laws and the denfal of trial by jury of | those accused under them, the adminis- tration of such laws by Judges appointed by the officlals against whom the offenses are alleged to have been committed, and who have reserved to themselves the right to remove such Judges at pleasure, every vestige of civil liberty is destroyed, personal liberty and property are without the security of law and the Filipino peo- ple are being taught to hate the United States, even as much as they hated Spain; therefore, be it “Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate of the United States that the se- dition laws should be immediately re- pealed and prosecutions under them im- mediately ceased, and that no person shall hereafter be punished by death, im- prisonment or fine in the provinces of the Philippines in which armed resistance to the authority of the United States has ceased unless the accused on demand has been tried before a jury of his peers and officially pronounced gullty; and, further, that thereafter in the courts of said arch- ipelago when the offense charged consists of words spoken or written against any citizen or officlal or department of sald Government the truth of said words spoken or written may be given in evi- dence and shall constitute a full and per- fect defense.” —_— SUGGESTS ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT CASTRO CARACAS, Venezuela, April 21.—The Government has intercepted a letter written by an officer of the British cruis- er Indefatigable, belonging to the British North American and West Indlan squad- ron, to an English friend. in which, speaking of the Venczuelan revolution, the officer asked: “Why does not some one assassinate President Castro and thus save further bloodshed?"” Officlal papers. liere have as a resuit made bitter attacks on the British army and on the officlals of the legation in Car- acas. . avowed in the treaty of 18%4. Despite the ingenious argument to the contrary, we do mot perceive any difficulty whatever in reaching this conclusion after care- fully scrutinizing the treaty and statute. A different conclusion would be hostile to the objects which, as avowed in the treaty, both the United States and China desire to accomplish. This is so clearly manifest that argument cannot make it more so0.” CONSIDER SENATE BILL. The conferees on the Chinese exclusion bill held their first conference to-day and without reaching a conclusion adjourned to meet to-morrow. The meeting to-day was devoted to a general exchange of opinions on the merits of the two bills. The representatives of the Senate pressed very hard for the acceptance of the Sen- ate substitute, and while the House mem- bers indicated no definite purpose to yield, the indications now are that the Senate measure, with a few possible additions, will be accepted by the conferees. It is expected by the members of the confer- ence that a conclusion will be reached at to-morrow's meeting. QUEEN WILHELMINA’S CONDITION NOT CHANGED People of Grief-Stricken Holland Are in State of Terrible Suspense. THE HAGUE, April 21.—The condition of Queen Wilhelmina is unchanged. Her physiclans say it is impossible to pre- dict the date of the crisis in her illness. An extraordinary cabinet council was held_to-day. The meeting engendered numerous rumors concerning a decision fit the matter of the regency, but it is said upon good authority that this matter was not discussed at the council. / It is repprted that one of the maids of Queen Wilhelmina's household has been attacked by typhoid fever. The Qucen's mother burst into tears when she was first told her daughter had typhoid fever. She seldom leaves the sick chamber. LONDON, April 21.—In a dispatch from Caetle Loo the correspondent of the Daily Mail declares the information vouchsafed the public minimizes the gravity of Queen Wilhelmina's condition and magnifies her chances for recovery. The grief-stricken nation, which loves the Queen to the peint of idolatry, is in a state of terrible suspense, while the peliticians are aghast at the possibilities of a fatal termina- tion of her illness. — General Mercier Is Assaulted. PARIS, April 2L.—As General Mercier. formerly Minister of War, was leaving a political meeting at La Ferte-Bernard, in the department of Sarthe, at which ke had presided, he was stoned and sus tained a wound in the head. 2 I i | B Controversy Are Not Bright. ‘ HERE were few changes in the carmen’'s strike situation yes- terday. Both sides are watch- ing - each other* and quietly awaiting developments. The prospect for an immediate ad- justment of the trouble do not appear td be very bright. Reports of violence here and there were of frequent occurrence last night, but when these were run down they were found to be canards. There were state- ments made that armed men contemplat- ¢d making raids on carhouses, and that serious trouble was to be feared. The strikers declare that these reports are spread for the sole purpose of discredit- ing their cause in the minds of the public, and they add that they are not only | averse to violence, but are willing to do all in their power to protect the properiy of the company. A rumor having gained currency that an attempt would be made to do damage to some of the company’s property, the executive committee of the ‘Amalgamated Association of Railway Employes ap- pointed nearly 100 men as a peace com- mittee, with instructions to watch every carhouse of the system and prevent van- dalism. These men were on duty last night, and at 1 o'clock this morning ro reports of disturbances had been received at police headquarters. NO PERMITS GRANTED. Mayor Schmitz was informed during the day that a detective agency was arm- ing a number of men in behalf of the United Railroads and that their purpose was to assist in taking out cars. The | Mayor immedlately appeared bhefore the Police Commissioners and requested that in the interests of the public peace no permits to carry - concealed weapons should be granted to:any one. The com- mission declined, in consequence, to.con- sider applications for carrying concealed weapons, although several were on file. Scarcely a wheel was turned upon the | system yesterday. The officlals of the| company made no attempt to send out| any cars for business purposes, but a car | was sent over the main line for prudential reasons. The question as to the franchise rights. of the company lapsing should they miss sending out at least ome car | daily prompts the corporation to taks this precaution. Although the smkers" | are present when these cars are taken from the carhouses, the men in charge | have not been molested in any way. | The failure of the officials of the United Rallroads to take advantage of the offer | of Mavyor Schmitz to act as medlator in | the settlement of the strike is occasioning considerable gossip in business circles. It | is regarded as very strange that none or! the company.seems to be vested with sufficient authority to take the initiative | in the matter and to treat with the men ! for a_settlement. These officlals are | constant communication with the Balti- | more syndicate, but the result of their | inquiries or the instructions they receive | are Kkept a close secret. VINING IS BLAMED. The responsibility for the strike and the | countless inconveniences it imposes upon | the public is fixed upon General Manager | Vining and 'W. F. Herrin. Business men | say that these gentlemen, whose connec- | tion with the system is practically at an end, are disinterested partles in the ' premises and that no matter what the | outcome may be they have mothing to| gain -or lose. This, it is said, accounts ! for their apathy at a time when all the | residents of San Francisco are demanding | the immediate adjustment of the trouble and the resumption of traffic on the Mar- | ket-street system. i Railway Officials Say Men May Be Brought From the East. ROM early yesterday morning until late in the evening the directors of the United Rafl- roads, their attdrneys and General Manager Vining were In consultation at the offices of the syndicate in the Wells-Fargo build- ing. The usually quiet corridors of the building were crowded by a long stream of persons who were interested in the | strike situation: Prospects for the Early Settlement of the In the afterncon H. E. Huntington, who was president of the old Market Street Railway Company for many years, called at the offices of the syndicate and spent several hours in consultation, evidently advising the officers of the company as to what course to pursue. About 5:30 o'clock the directors, one by one, leftathe building. They refused to be interviewed, but to all questions replied that there ‘was no change in the situa- tion. It is known, however, that all yes- terday the directors were communicating with the members of the Baltimore syndi- cate in the East and that they will not act upon their own responsibility, but will take orders from the heads of the road in Baltimore. The railroad people, from the few state- ments they made. seem to feel confident that those who struck last Saturday even- ing will have to come back to work at the old terms or have their places filled by local men, refnforced by some expertenced motormen, gripmen and conductors from the East. APPLICANTS FOR PLACES. The railroad company claims that yes- terday morning 300 men applied for posi- tions. In the afternoon there were fully 100 applicants. Of these few would hava been accepted, however, as they appeared to be young men from the small towns |in the country, unused to city life and attracted to San Francisco by the pros- pects of going to work as gonductors. At the offices of the railway company thers are signs hung conspicuously on the walls, drawing the attention of applicants to the | rules for those who wish to enter the ser« vice of the road. The first step taken is to :ill out an application blank. A medi- cal examination must be undergone and if passed by the company’s doctor the ap- plicant must deposit $25 as a guarantee of ‘he faithful performance of his dutfes. | The sum of 325 is also dcmanded for the purchase of a uniform and to pay a pre- mium to the National Surety Company. Continued on Page Two. Continued on Page Twe.