The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1902, Page 17

| Pages VOLUME XCII-NO. SUARONORINS z 020 PRHOXORPRGRS 29. % GUPAGHONSX 1 Pages | | 020 PRPHERONS | % | SAN ' FRANCISCO, - SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1902—-THIRTY-SIX PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. KING IS MOVED FR MORGAN’'S CANAL RESOLUTION MEETS VIGOROUS OPPOSITION| REPOSES Alabama Senator Desires to Know Whether the Lobby That Has Been Hanging About Congress Is to Receive Part of Forty Mil-| Wound Is Occasion- lions to Be Paid the French Company for Panama Property ————— ASHINGTON, June 28.—In the Senate to-day the reso- lution offered yesterday by Morgan, providing for an Investigation by the Com- mittee on Interoceanic Cenals to ascertain whether any claims exist in favor of citizens of the United Btates against the old or the new Panama Canal Company and authorizing the com- mittee to ascertain whether unlawful or corrupt methods have been used to ob- tain any part of the sum that may be ap- plied to the purchase of the property of the new Panama Canal Company or to Costa R! or Nicaragua by the United States, was taken up and argued After Morgan had explained the resolu- tion, Bpooner of Wisconsin vigorously op- posed its adoption, declaring that it was without precedent, entirely mischievous and obstructive of the action of Congress The U States was in no position, he thought, s agent for hondholders or shareholders of the Panama Canal Company. Those people would have to look to the French courts for their rights. It was not the business of the United States 10 constitute itself a guardian of » court and of the people who had claims against the Panama Canal Com- pany. SEWARME OF LOBBYISTS. Morgan insisted upon his resolution. He wanted to know—and would know— whether or not the lobby that had been hunging about Congress so thick that it might be cut with a knife had been re- celving or was to recelve a part of the $40,000,000 to be paid for the Panama canal property. Things of that kind, he said, had occurred in diplomacy since the first treaty wes made. Large stipends and bribes were paid to-day to men who con- ducted great negotiations. He desired to be assured ‘that the United States had not been scandalized In any respect. Spooner explained that the legislation enacted would enable the President to act in the premises.. However, he (Spooner) was not prepared to assent to the Sen- ate's assuming that the American credit- ors of the Panama Canal Company could attack the decree of the French court in this country, so that ground might be made for an’ indefinite obstruction of the will of Congress In regard to an isthmian canal. Mitchell of Oregon said he could not see his way clear to support the pending resolution because it would be regarded by the people as a means of delaying the canal. He had been in favor of the con- struction of the canal by the Nicaragua route and he felt that Congress had made & mistake In consldering the Panama route, but he was so much in favor of an fsthmian .enal and had so much confl- dence in the wisdom of the President, to whom' the subject had been referred, that he could not bring himself to support the resolution. OPPOSED BY HANNA. Hanna opposed the resolution, saying that the people had accepted the verdict of Congress upon the canal and were sat- isfied. Ho resented the intimation that a lobby was here to advocate the Panama route and to induce Congressmen to vote against their convictions and inclina- tions. He protested against such an in- sinuation and declared that he never had known of such a lobby, and he challenged Morgan to produce proof of his charge. He was ‘opposed to the word and spirit of the proposed resolution, and in addi- tion to the cloud which Morgan already had thrown upon the title to the Panama Canal Company’'s prpperty the endeavor now was made to 1ay upon Congress the charge of calumny and corruption. Thero was no truth in the insinuation, and Mor- gan must have known there was none. He was unalterably opposed to the reso- lution. Morgan disclaimed any effort to reflect on the Senate or Congress as & whole. 3 e THREE STATESMEN WHO ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LATEST CANAL CONTROVERSY. e —~ He Insisted there had been a lobby here in support of the Panama route, but he had not charged that the lobby had cor- rupted Congress. He belleved the carry- ing out of his resolution would clear the atmosphere of all floating charges. The resolution went to the calendar without action. CHAFFEE'S RULE ENDS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY at the War Department this afternoon that the entire Philippine archipelago will be placed under control of the clvil authorities as represented by the civil Governor and the Philippine Commission on the Fourth of July, and that General Chaffee's functions as military governor of the provinces now under military con- trol will terminate on that date. General Chaffee, however, will remain in com. mand of the military department of the Philippines and will assist the clvil au- thorities in the preservation of peace and gcod order whenever called on to do so, The effect of this policy will be the complete establishment of civil govern- ment throughout the entire Philippine archipelago on America’s independence day. The military will be everywhero subordinated to the eivil authorities, just as it is in the United States. As one of the officials put it, “General Chaffee's functions in command of the troops of the Philippines will be just the same as the functions of General Brooke, com- manding the Department of the Kast in the United States; that is to eay, the troops will be employed to enforce the mandates of the civil government only when the constabulary and the other elyi] forces are unable to cope with tbe situa- tion.” 4 It was further stated that the Moros would be allowed to continue their tribal relations for the time being, and will be governed under practically the same con- ditions as the American Indians until it is demonstrated that civil gogernment may be advantageously established Shroughout the province of Mindanao, OM PATIENT ON COUCH ally the Cause of Discomfort. British People Ready to Celebrate a Recovery. Newcastle and Some Smaller Towns Light Up. LONDON, June 28.—The following bul- letin regarding the King's condition was issued from Buckingham palace at 11 o'clock to-night: “The King has passed a comfortable day and his strength has been well main- tained. The wound occaslonally causes discomtort. “TREVES, “BARLOW, “LAKING.” 8o accustomed has the public become to favorable news of King Edward's condl- tion that to-night's latest bulletin, while read with eagerness, was accepted as a maitter of course. The word “discomfort” used in connec- tion with the wound in the 11 o’clock bul- letin is not regarded as having special significance, and it is announced that the transfer of his Majesty from the bed to a wheel couch caused the royal patient no nain. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and oth- ers of the royal family dined at Bucking- ham palace this evening. Upward of 100 warships are still an- chored at Portsmouth, but there has not das yet been any announcement as to whether or not they will be reviewed. Thousahds of persons meanwhile are go- ing down to Portsmouth to view. the as- and in addition, they will be lighted up whén' the expected announcement of the recovery.of King. Edward i{s made.’ In ather respects London is assuming nor- mal.aspects.. Neweastle and some of the smaller towns were illuminated in honor of his Majesty’s progress toward recovery. . The' group of members of the royal family which gathered at Victoria station this morning were happy and cheerful. The Prince of Wales went there to bid farewell to his cousin, Prince Henry of Prussia, and to the Crown Prince Louls Philippe of Portugal and others who were leaving * London, including the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frede- rick Francis, and the Egyptian and Moor- ish envoys. The chief of staff of the last- named said to'a réporter: “I am smitten to the earth with sorrow for King Ed- ward. England is a great country, but T am glad to be goir '}back to civilization.” FESTIVITISS TO OCCUR. A week which has witnessed emotions of such conflicting and intense character as to be without parallel in the nation's history’is ending as it began—in rejoicing. In the brief space of five days the coun- try has gone through the most acute stages of jubilation, fear, doubt and hope. Now, with to-day's bulletin, they are all talking of the festivities, many of which will occur as planned. The Crystal Pal- ace, July 2, will be the scene of the bril- Iant hospital ball, in which so many ‘Americans are taking part. On July 4 the Indian Office will be transformed with Oriental decorations, plants and flowers, tor the Asiatic reception, when the Prince of Wales Is expected to welcome the vis. itors, and London's poor are eagerly looking forward to their free coronation dinner. WOULD PARADE KITCHENER. Among «he disappointed standowners and other sections of the public there s a strong desire to have a war parade with Lord Kitchener as the central figure, Such an arrangement would doubtless attract many thousands to London. The metropolis and the country are quite ready to go wild over Kitchener, but he is likely to endeavor to dodge any public shows. Falling Kitchener, the stand pro- prietors have to rely on the King's first public reappearance, which is lkely to be a drive through the streets to the na- tlonal thanksgiving service. That, how- ever, must be some time hence, as a man in his sixty-first year, in spite of his wonderfully quick recovery from the ef- fects of the operation, would probably have to'submit to a rather lengthy con- valescence. Tt has been decided that the Prince of Wales will review the colonial contin- gent of troops July 1 on the Horse Guards parade. The troops will be under the command of the Duke of Connaught. GORGEOUS GEMS AND ATTIRE, Had the coronation occurred American women would have constituted one of the most brilllant features. The Duchess of Marlborough had a new, coronet even more magnificent than the big pearl tip- ped tlara sue has hitherto worn at court, Her unworn acquisition rivaled that of the Duchess of Portland, in which the great Portland diamond itself, worth £12,. 000, has been reset. Mrs. Arthur Paget, who would have had a seat in the King's box at Westminster Abbey, would have worn a costly emerald and dlamond tiara, . Continued on Page Eighteen. HIS BED OF PAIN NOME GIVES UP ALL HOPE - FOR THE MISSING PORTLAND Steamship Kimball Brings Word From the North That Neither the Alaskan Liner Nor the Jeanie Has Been Sighted and the Ice- packs Holding Them Have Been Carried Far Into the Arctic EATTLE, June 28.—The steam- ship John $. Kimball, arriving ‘to-day’ from Nome; brought no news of the missing steamers +Portland and Jeante, beyond further speculation as to. their Tate. - day from Captain J. W. Griffin of Nome, the ‘conditions in the Bering Sea are dis- cussed and the chances for the escape of the Portland’'s passengers considered. The letter is premised with the statement that there is not believed to be one chance in fifty for the Portland to be saved. Noms considers the vessel doomed. The straits on the American side east of Diomedes Island are about twenty-six miles wide and the spring tide, when the ice is running through, makes it a verit- able millrace, the current being from eight to ten miles an hour. The Portland once carried in there, say those who spec- ulate upon her fate, would be all right as long as the ice held intact, but when the pack were crushed in the raging flood, and come into contact with more solid ice nearer the shore, the stanchest craft would be rent asunder. The passengers might escape, reach the solid ice and get ashore on the continent side, provided they did not wait too long before leaving the ship. A few miles from the lower end of Djo- medes the channel breaks hard toward the eastern shore of the straits, - and there are shallows below Cape Prince of ‘Wales which would be favorable for mak- ing an escape and reaching land through the ice grounding. If the shore were reached, the passen- gers could find settlememts of natives north of and at Prince of Wales, where there is also a Jesuit mission. There are frequent settlements of Esklmos all the way east from Wales, especially at York Bay and York Cape, less than fifty miles from Wales. In a letter received to- - MISSING STEAMSHIP PORTLAND, DAYS. THREE YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS CAUGHT IN THE ICE UN- DER CIRCUMSTANCES SIMILAR TO THOSE NOW FEARS FOR HER SAFETY. SHE -— % @ ! PP it T i s ™ i z L FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN OCCASIONING REMAINED A PRISONER TWELVE D T — Speculation as to the Jeanle, since she has not even been seen, is on the theory that she went farther west than any of the vessels on the way up, and if she has gone into the straits at all it must have been by the west or Stberian channel— that Is,.the west side of Diomedes. The chances for the escape of those aboard the Jeanie would be still less than for the Portland’s passengers. The crew of the Roanoke, arriving yes- terday, saw but two ice hummocks in al} the trip through Bering Sea, up and back. That hundreds of miles of ice could havs heen cleared out in so short a time seems almost Incredible and . indicates the mighty current that has'swept into the Arctic through the straits. @ i e cfefefefefefefeiefolefele il et @ TRIPLE PACT IS-RENEWED BY SECRET. TREATY Germany, Austriaand Italy Maintain Alliance. BERLIN, June 28—The treaty provid- ing for the prolongation of the alllance Dbetween Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (the Drelbund) was signed in Berlin this morning by the Imperial Chancellor, Count von Bulow; the Austrian Embassa- dor, I von Bzogyeny-Marich, and the Itallan Embassador, Count Lanza di Busca. Upon the request of the Imperial Chan- cellor the text of the new Dreibund treaty will be kept secret for the prennt,i and it is not certain whether its publica- tion will occur later. The announcement of the signing of the Dreibund did not cause surprise, the renewal of the Drel- bund having been taken as a foregone conclusion since Count von Bulow's con- ference with the TItallan and Austrian Minristers during thie Easter holldays. German officials have never evinced the slightest concern at the many reports emanating from Paris and other diplo~ matic centers representing the prospects HAYTI STAYS THE HAND OF ITS ADMIRAL Government Repudi- ates the Proposed | Bombardment. | CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, ) W.. WASHINGTON, June 28.—From Min- ister Powell, at Port-au-Prince, the State Department to-day recelved two tele- grams bearing on ‘the revolution there. The first stated that Minister Powell had learned that it was the Intentlon of the Haytian' admiral to ' bombard Cape! Haitlen this afternoon at 2 o'clock. A | minute after this another dispatch came {saying that the Haytlan Government had | repudiated ‘the action of the Haytlan ad- | miral. CAPE HAYTI Haytl, Jun Great excitement has prevalled here sinee yesterday. Admiral Killick, commander | of the Haytlen fleet, disembarked roops to support General Firman, former Hay- | tien Minister at Paris, and one of the candidates for the Presidency of the re- public, and after refusing to recognize the constituted authorities, threatened to bombard Cape Haytien. The consular | corps to-day protested against such nc-' tion being taken. The Blshop and a del- | egation of the foreign Consuls endeav- ored to bring about harmony between | 28~ | for the renewal of the Drelbund to be | the contending factions, but their efforts gloomy, and they knew all along that|failed of success. Since 5 o’clock thl-[ Italy's flirtatlon with France was not in- tended to be disloyalty to her Teutonic allles % afternoon fighting has been in prorreu‘ in the streets and the firing stil contin- | ues. The situation is exceedingly grave and everything is to be feared. STORM RAGES IN VICINITY OF CHICAGO A Heavy Gale From Lake Causes Much Damage. CHICAGO, June 38.—For twenty-four hours Chicago has been in the grasp of one of the heaviest storms of the year. The rain has fallen unceasingly and the wind has blown a gale off Lake Michigan, the force of the blow rising at times to forty miles an hour. Much damage has been done to truck farms near the city, | and the continued wet weather has caused heavy loss to florists, many of whom will be compelled to plant their flowers over | again. The flower beds in the majority of the parks have been ruined. It is éxpect- ed, according to the Weather Bureau, that severe weather will continue for at least thirty hours more. Alves Proclaimed President. BUENOS AYRES, June 28.—The Bra- zillan Senate and Deputies met to-day, | says The Call's correspondent In Rio Ja- neiro, and proclaimed Francisco Rodri~ gues Alved President of the republic and Silviano Brandao Vice President. The ncw administration will assume power in No- vember. i Paying Teller Is Missing: SALT LAKE, June 38.—A. A. Robert- son, paying teller of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Bank in this city, is missing. It i al- leged that he is short In his accounts, bus bow much is yet unknown. .