The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 4, 1902, Page 1

rs Call, 1902. VOLUME XCII_NO. 4 BRITISH COMMITTEE TO CHAMPION RIGHTS OF THE BRAVE BOERS — PRICE FIVE CENT SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, INDIANS | SCORE OF POLICEMEN AMBUSH AND RIOTERS INJURED - TROOPS IN CHICAGO STREETS Rout Mexican Force - in a Battle Near Hermosillo. | Thirty Government | Soldiers Killed in Combat. General Torres With- | draws to Await Re- inforcements. ; Special Dissateh to The Call. ! ord C ON, Ariz., Junc 3.—Twenty wound- e . 4’ ! ed soldiers from the Twenticth Battalion, | arriving at Hermesillo, bring accounts of | an ambuscade of Mexican troops resuit- | ing in great loss of life on both sides and | | the defeat of pat of the forces under | Terms of Peace Show | Diplomacy of the | Burghers. ; King Is Expected to| Grant UGeneral { Amnesty. ; The Call 3.—Organized pro- enlivene debate Government of m wealth indepenc of Kru, ere ig- ar nce, is he burgher of gment k y Chamber: from the » final agres al Sec- ement of de s of th 5 s ng of farms and imme- te ir Boers in the work of € 1 and economic re TO HASTEN AUTONOMY. Boer diplomats would have liked a more respec the date of of self-government, but > defl that point in pact is much clearer and the phrases previously believe the burghers ubtless took the view that England will ing dc be anxious to hasten autonomy In order to try to nip the separatist agitation in the | bud. A special from Amsterdam says: R. J.| ex-Consul General of the | former republics of the Transvaal and nge Free State, asserts he has infor- | sation to the effect that the Boers agreed the m in the peace terms of | ting to the punishment of olony and Natal rebels on thei written assurance from Kitch- | the King would proelaim gen- at the time of his corona- | A. Snethlage, BOER PRISONERS HAPPY. special from Jamestown, island of St clenz The news of the peace South Africa created the greate enthusiasm in the Boer prison cemps here, and was celebrated with | singing ajority of the Boers on this | comes a special, dated There was great rejoic- entration camps upon | ace had been concluded. assembled in the open | ed psalms, the women ! Arrangements are now H 1d representatives of British in South | the corgnation army rticipate in < London GRAIN TAX TO REMAIN. \' i ng 10 a question in the House of | Coemmons to. War Secretary Brod- | rick said the total number of Boer pris- | cvers South Africa and elsewhere was %E66, of which 78 were under 16, and | 102% were over 60 years of age, | SIR J.GORDOMN SPRIGG NIRRT ! Cape Colony, | | | | | | | | PREMIER OF CAPE COLONY WHO THE BRITISH GOVERNME PED NT DID NOT CONTEMPLATE THE SUS- ON OF THE CONSTITUTION; ISLAND PRISON OF BOERS. ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT Chancellor 1 Hicks-B of h, the E argu chequer, Sir g a questior = 1o House of Commons to-da that nnounced remove the Ki, w not proposed from the budget 3 d a ng service in St. Paul's C: . June & The Lord Mayor, Dimsdale and the members will ration be present in - DISFRANCHISEMENT OF REBELS | Premier Sprigg Says It Will Defeat Enemies in Cape Colony. CAPE TOWN, Junc John of The Premier of sir Gordon Sprigg the at during speech a meeting here nounced that the Colontal Secretary. seph Chamberlain, had informed that the imperial Government did not con- template the suspension of the constit tic course his two to-day, an- Jo- of Cape Colony. the declared that “disfranchisement of hours’ | him | the rebels of Cape Colony will defeat our | enemies in the House as effectually as th been beaten in the field." Discussing the financial situation. Premier said he intended at the Colonial conference, to be held in London time the coronation festi £ hold free trade within the empire. Considerable opposition to the Premier’'s views d loped among the audience, while the crowd outside the hall was so hostile that windows were broken with stones. of _———— SIGNING OF PEACE TERMS. Ceremony in Which Boers Give Up Their Independence. PRETORIA, Monday, June 2. The sign- @ teieieieiniefel ool Bl el e el @ SENATORS WILL TALK OF CUBAN RECIPROCITY | Activity of Factions on the Subject of the Tariff Engenders Feeling. WASHINGTON, June 3.—The committee | of Senators opposed to the general Cuban reciprocity plan, consisting of Senators Elkins, Burrows and Jones of Nevada, ap- pointed at the Elkins conference yester- day, will meet Senators Platt of Connecti- cut, Spooner and the other Senators of the Cuban Committee to-morrow and dis- cuss the situation. Thus far there has feeling manifested be- factions, but the intense activ- played on both sides has begun to good en the a ity engender some feeling. Farmer Accidentally Killed. TIOCH, June 3.—John Mello, Portu- guese farmer living néar Antioch, was ac- cidentally killed to-day by the discharge of a shotgun which he held on his lap while riding around a field onp a mowing achine. Proclaims Quarantine Against Town. SACRAMENTO, June 3.—The Sacra. rd of Health to-night pro- claimed a quarantine against the town of Washington, just across the river. It the | | termination of the war in South Africa. | at the | , to up- | | fact that the news has filled me with con- | | Pope Leo Is Officially Told of the Ter- The Premier further | | mination of War. 3 ing of the peace agreemeént on Saturday night last was carried out with the least possible ceremony. Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner General Dewet and | others enting the Orange Free ite and General Schalkburger and othe of the Transvaal Government quietly met in the dining-room of the resi- dence jed by the burgher delegates, | nd renre ocet adjoining Lord Kitchener's house. The | document lay on a table ready. Amid | profound silence the Boer leaders took a | pen their signatures, thus surrendering the in- | dependence for which they had so gal- | lantly struggled. The document was then | | entrusted . to Colonel Hamilton, Lord tchener’s military, secretary, and Cap- Marker, aid de camp, who left | Pretoria to-night to deliver it to King Ed- waril. an —_—— PLEASES HIS HOLINESS. | —Mgr. Stoner, the Arch- | onde, officially communi- ROME, June bishop of Treb cated to Rome sterday the news of the | His Holiness a “God bl municate tc swered : ed. I pray you to com- British Government the be the | tent.” = Kitchener Visits Boers. PRETORIA, June 3.—Lord Kitchener, accompanied by his brother, General Kitchener, visited the camp at Vereenig- ing last Monday and greeted the Boer del- egates there. He also expressed his hope that Boer and Briton would live in amity. THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST COERCION LAW Bourke Cockran Speaks in Chicago of Regulations in Force in Ireland. CHICAGO, June 3.—The meeting of the Irish-Americans of Chicago at the Audi- torium to-night to protest against tho coercion law in force in nine counties of Ireland probably the largest demon- stration ever held in this city. Bourke Cockran was the principal speaker and when he began his address about 8000 joined in the applause that greeted him. Crowds thronged the ave- nues outside, disappointed at being unable to gain admission. Judges, clergymen, bankers and men prominent in every de- partment of the city’s life occupied places on the platform. ea g INCENDIARIES FIRE BARRACKS AT PEKING PEKING, Junc 3.—Fires occurred yes- terGay at the French barracks here and to-day at the headquarters of the Aus- trian troops. Although the fires were large the resulting damages were small. The fires are said to have been of in- cendiary origin. When the buildings were burned there was much rejoicing among the crowds of Chinese who had congre- was announced that there were fifty cases of smallpox in Washington. gated outside the legation quarter of Peking to enjoy the sight of the flames. | the Indians | was fatally | some seriousl | General Torres and Gieneral Torres. A detachment of 100 mén | from the Twentiéth Battalion was am- bushed at a point between Agnajito and the Mazatan Mountains, and one of the | most desperate battles ever fought in the place. The Indians greatly outnumbered the Mexicans and had the advantage of position. It is esti- mated that there were 00 of the enemy Notwithstanding the odds in favor the Yaquis, the small party of Mexicans made a brave stand. was soon exhauvsted and the soldiers en- gaged in a hand-to-hand encounter with It was at first raported that fifty Mexicans had been killed, but late arrivals give thirty as a conservative esti- 7t is helieved that more than fifty Yaqui country took mate. Yaquis fell in the fight. The surviving Mexicans retreated in great disorder. Only cne officer escaped unharned. OFFICERS FALL IN BATTLE. Captain Celso Gomez, for fdrty years in the service and famed as a Yaqui fighter, wounded and died before he could be taken to Hermosillo. Lieutenant Jose Vallejo was Kkilled on the field and Lieutenant Magana fatally wounded. Fifteen of the survivors were wounded, and for this reason ti hampered in the retrea were greatly of | Their ammunition | They finall the wounded brought “to M Owing to large proporti were unable to collect the bodies of their dead comrades, and the corpses were left on the field of battle. Thirty Mauser rifles were dropped on the field by fallen Mexicans and captured by the Yaquis. These will be of great ser- vice to the Indians, who are said to be well supplied with ammunition. The wounded arriving in Hermosillo were fatigued from the long journey and Hstilo in a sad plight. The population of Her- | mosillo had become calm, but the report of the battle and the Government col- umn's defeat caused great excitement. TORRES WITHDRAWS TROOPS. As soon as he learned of the disaster h had hefallen the detachment Gen- Torres withdrew the remaining wh eral trict and is awalting reinforcements. hundred mounted troopers, way to join his army. Gene has ordered all officers and men in the Yaqui River country to the seat the fighting. On their arrival he will have a formidable army with which to meet the Yaquis. He has sent out native scouts who are loyal to the Government and hopes to be able to take the Indians X surprise. The Mexican soldiers are short of arms, and an appeal was made by telegraph o the authorities in for All available rifles in Tuecson were pu chased and shipped yesterday. Only fifty rifles and 500 rounds of ammunition could be procured. nized in Hermosillo arc awaiting the ar- rival of these arms. Eraesto Camou and several other mer- chants have asked permission of the Gov- ernor of Sonora te organize volunteer companies and commissions have been is- sued to them. General Torres has sent several officers through the country south and west of Hermosillo to recrult troops. FLEEING TO HERMOSILLO. Luis Estrella, Chief of Police at Carbo, arrived at Hermosillo on a train bring- ing a dozen Yaqui prisoners, who were confined there to await the decree of the Governor. A freight train arrived from Poza, bringing all residents of that neigh- borhood. Such was the panic there that the telegraph operator sent his resigna- tion to Superintendent Naugle of the Sonora Railroad, deserted his post and sought refuge for the night at Carbo. Reports from- that direction are anything but assuring, and several other tele- graph stations on the raiiroad have been abandoned, but the company will no doubt send men to protect them. Several of the agents at these points have been so badly frightened that persons going to Hermo- sillo were ticketed to Magdalena, Santa Ana and other points. Large numbers of Yaqul laborers em- ployed at Noria del Verde and the ranch of Pascual Martinez, near Carbo, have deserted and only twenty-five well armed men are now on guard at the ranch. The refugees continue to seek protection in Hermosillo, arriving there on passenger, freight and wagon trains. They “report that everywhere the Yaquis have taken the warpath. Great gloom was cast over the city by they death of Captain Gomez, as he was famed in Northern Mexico as a brave man. He made his reputation as an In- dian fighter and rose from the ranks. Vallejo was a young officer, recently or- dered to Sonora. Reports of cruelties practiced by the Yaquis at the fight near Aguajito have caused a great commo.llun in Hermosillo, of weapons. reached the main body under £ woufided the survivors- ARC = 2 HOP JOHMN IRELAND > go = Bluecoats Use Clubs While Escorting Meat Wagons. n order of precedence and aflixed | forces from the Mazatan Mountain dis- | | i | | | i { | | | | taken to hospitals.. The volunteer forces orga- | tagerolo: i | | men and rioters had HICAGO, June3.—Chicago’s po- lice were given a strenuous life to-day by the striking packing-House teamsters. From daylight this morning until long after dark to-night bluecoats were kept busy dispersing tron- ble-makers, who congregated along the streets and in every conceivable manner placed obstacles in the way of the meat dealers who endeavored to move their supply wagons with nou-union drivers. In spite of the striking teamsters and their frignds thirty-three wagonloads of meat were delivered from the st downtown ‘stations. Before the accomplished, the k was been injured ‘and fully fifty persons had been placed under arrest. Several of the injured were in such a serfous condition that they were Two of the injured ! may die. POLICE USE THEIR CLUBS. When the procession of wagons left the packing-house district they were guarded by a heavy detail of police.. As soon as the wagons emerged at the entrauce of the vards fully 500 enraged strike sympa- thizers made a rush to overturn the con- veyances. The policemen drew their clubs and after a hard struggle scattered the mob. A fresh start was made, but before the wagons reached the downtown district the mob, augmented by hundreds of sympathizers, made another attack. In the fight that followed revalvers were drawn. No person was shot, the police instead using their clubs indiscriminately, and a dozen or more persons were hurt before the march could be resumed. When the central portion of the city was reached clashes between the police and the crowd became numerous. Street car trafic was an impossibility, and it was necessary for several squads of po- lice to charge the crowds with batons be- fore the wagons had reached the various downtown houses. DEPARTMENT DRIVERS OUT. To add to the burdens of the police de- partment 1300 drivers and their helpers employed by the State street general re- tall merchandise department stores went on strike to-day. An attempt was made to deliver department store goods in the 'downtown district this afternoon with non-union drivers under police protection, but so much disorder developed that the attempt proved futile. Before the project was abandoned several rioters were hurt ,and many arrests had been made. An attack made to-night on William Kiser, a non-union teamster employed by Irwin Bros., at Harrison street and Michi- gan avenue, resulted in a small riot, in which several shots were fired and one man was severely wounded. Kiser declares he fired the shots in self- defense. The man injured is Charles Roda, 40 years of age. He received a bul- let in the right leg above the knee and amputation may be necessary. At the time of the shooting Roda was driving past in a buggy. Kiser was arrested. however, a score of police- | SETTLE THE STRIKE OF THE NOTED CATHOLIC PRELATE AND MEMBER OF THE ARBITRATION COMMITTEE OF THE CIVIC FEDERATION, WHO IS ANXIOUS TO ANTHRACITE MI — WORKERS. ILKESBARRE, Pa., June 3.—In the anthracite coal fields to-day the mine workers tried hard to bring out additional en- gineers, ~firemen and pump runners and the companies were equally earnest in their efforts to hold the employes that have been loyal to them. The union succeeded in getting out quite a number of men and one or two collieries ‘were compelled to shut down their pumps because of a lack of men, but in all other cases the operators were able to fill the vacancles by drawing on their reserve forces of office and other employes. The mine owners declare’ that thus far they have employed very few mnon-union men and have plenty of workers to draw on. SOME SHOTS FIRED. The entire coal belt remains compara- tively quiet, although disturbances of a minor nature are becoming more frequent. At miqer.!' mills this morning and this evening men and women gathered on the street corners and hooted the men that | came from the mines to go to their homes. | At Plymouth also this evening there was a small demonstration against those still working at the engines and pumps in the collieries there. About one hundred men, women and children followed the workers | to their homes calling them opprobrious names all along the way. Many of the | workers who go to their homes are ac- { companied by coal and iron policemen. The latter have been ¢autioned not to notice the actions of the crowds unless they attempt to do the men bodily harm. In nearly every. colllery temporary living quarters have been provided for thuse em- | ployes who do not care to leave the place. | Colored cooks are being brought inte the i region to provide for these men. | To-day about 200 men from Neuremburg marched into Oneida, where Coxe Bros. & Co. have a big colllery. There was some promiscuous shooting, but no one was in- jured. A car ecarrying special officers was sent from Drifton to the scene of the dis- — Army of Guards and Coal and Iron Police Is Patrolling the Anthracite Fields. turbance, but when the police reached there the crowd had dispersed. MITCHELL PRAISES STRIKERS. President ‘Mitchell to-night gave out a statement in which he said: Detalled reports from all quarters of the an~ thracite coal flelds indicate that the number of engineers. firemen and pumpmen who ceased work yesterday was considerably increased to- day. There have been no Violations of law on the part of the strikers and. our predictions made last week that the miners would be law= abiding have been more than verified by the events of ‘vesterday and - to-day. The coal strike is remarkable in many respects. _Wera 1t not for the fact that the coal companies have a veritable drmy of private guards and coal and iron police employed, there would be no exterior evidence that a great industrial contest was belng waged. We are sure that the splendid conduct of the men and boys who are engaged in this great, silent and passive strug- gle for at least a small share of our country's prosperity must commend itsclf to all weil dtsposed persons, NEW YORK, June 3.—Archbishop Ire- land, who, as a member of the arbitration committee of the Civic Federation, is anxious to settle the strike of the anthra- cite mine workers, is in the city, and has had a consultation with several other members of the committee. The commit« tee can, however, take no active pait unless something happens to give it am opportunity fo come forward as a peace- maker, N« MARIN COUNTY WOULD BAR THE AUTOMOBILES / SAN RAFAEL, June —~The District Attorney has been instructed by the Board of Supervisors of Marin County to draft an ordinance taxing automobiles $ a day while within the county and providing that while running on county roads au= temobiles shall come ta a full stop when they meet teams and at no time shall their speed exceed ten miles an hour. Vio- lation of the ordinance will be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $250. The ordinance will come up for passage to-morrow.