The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 30, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCII-NO. 30. NE 30, 1902. KILLY’'S WARSHIPS BEGIN BOMBARDMENT OF CAPE HAYTIEN WITHOUT PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION TO THE FOREIGN CONSULS C UBA GETS IN TO HER FIRST N TERNA TI ONAL CONTROVERSY WASHI Miicial Wash- interested in public’s first in- lication. The the n had scarcely before there has arisen a wi Mexico, th d have been expected that the affair amicably, and it may teaching the Cubans to treatment of the Governments. their report on the arrest of i Isabelle Lacavalirie, on board a Ward line » Havana harbor, probably ; or two, and the State hen decide what action ny -action by this is necessary. While the red ay Raves by the rita Lacavalirie was one of the young lovers declare arrest was brought upon ly because they ran away from The fair senorita's e of thy citizen of the City of for some time Raves has d to the Mexican Consul in use the arrest of the elopers. om the Ward liner de- ptain, who ap- to interfere. ative declined to and Senor Zal- nat there is as yet no ex- with the Mexican Gov- e by e FINDS A RARE TENGR VOICE IN A LABORER/ 1 Dispatch to The Call. June 23.—Philip Abresi, 1 parents in San Francisco ; years ago, is en route to Europe. him is Herr Frederick Raff, a German, who intends to place man one of the best Euro- ols of music and then tour the worid with h Two weeks ago Abrest was 2 common laborer, working where he could find employment, his last work be- ing on & rallroad construction gang. He spent his Sundays in this city with other aliane, and 2 week ago Herr Raff, who walking through the portion of tha v known as Sonora Town, heard a par- of Italians singing. Above thelir voices foated that of a full, clear tenor, and the wealthy German seeking out the pos- sessor of this voice found Abresi. Reff was making 2 tour of the world. himself an expert musician, and he at the young Italian’s voice & thousand—that its range, 4 sweetness were wonderful. So ressed was he with it that he offered to pay the expenses of a trip to Eu- rope and schooling as is necessary to preperly Abresi’s voice. His phil- enthropy has actical side to it, how- ver, for he exacted a contract from the e would permit no oth- er person to act as his manager after he bad finished his course in some European school. The pair departed for New York yesterday, Raff having purchased a com- plete new wardrobe for his protege and given him more money than he ever had before Blames Sea Captain for the Cholera. ET. PETERSBURG, June 20.—In a dis- pateh from Port Arthur, the correspond- voe Vremya blames the 8ap- tain of the British vessel Hinan for the recent epidemic of cholera at that port, which has caused the death of over 400 persons, nearly 300 of whom were Euro- eans. overthrow of the Castro Government belleved to be likely at any moment. et T | Arrest of an Eloping Couple in Harbor of . Havana Stirs Four Governments Republic May Have to Answer to France and America for Assisting Mexico 45 ZAZDO & ('Al?fi ‘5/; T ARY. ar STATE i | cusa’s sEC WHO FIGURE IN THE FIRST INVOLVT E3 — RETARY AND UNITED STATES MINISTER AT HAVANA INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATION THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NEW-BORN REPUBLIC. i ernment, decided that the couple could be arrested and held. The United States will be drawn into the controversy through a protest that will’be filed in Washington by the caplain of the | CLEVELAND’S AID PLEDGED TO HIS PARTY Special Dispatch to The Call. NBEW YORK, June 20.—The staff corre- | spondent of the World wires from Al- bany: Ex-President Grover Cleveland, who made his reappearance in politics at the Tiiden Club in New York the other night after ten years of inactivity, prob- ably will consent to be one of the star speakers of the coming Democratic cam- paign in New York State. After the Til- den Club meeting, Mr. Cleveland, in con- versation with ex-Senator _iill and other Democratic leaders, expressed his will- ingness to assist his party in any way to reclaim the State of which he was once Governor. He did not wish the fact gen- erally known, but to a number of his friends he has expressed the belief that, with proper management of the campalgn, the State can be carried by the Demo- crats. If Mr. Cleveland remains of the same mind after the State convention he will be asked to make a number of speeches, not only in New York, but in other locali- ties. The campaign managers say _there is every reason to belleve that he will con- sent to do so. Other distinguished men, representing the factions which have disturbed the unity of the party since 139, will be in- vited to make speeches during the cam~ palgn. VENEZUELAN INSURGENTS ARE NEAB-ING CARACAS Two American and One German War- ships Are Now Anchored at La Guaira. COLON, Colombia, June 29.—The French steamer La France, which has arrived here from La Guaira and Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, brings reports of much unrest at those ports, The Venezuelan insurgents are said to be in the vicinity of Caracas, and the is i liner; France by reason of the fact that Raves is a citizen of that country, and will appeal to Paris for redress, while Mexico and Cuba are, of course, the principals in the queer inlernnllonal entanglement. e R R e McLEAN’S SON IS IN DANGER OF KIDNAPING Special Dispatch to The Call. i NEW YORK, June 2).—The World has the following from Washington: Unus- ual precautions taken by the police force to guard the country home of John R. McLean have led to a report that they are for the purpose of protecting from (kidnapers Mrs. McLean’s 18-year-old son, Edward. The McLean country residence, Friend- ship, is about five miles from this city. It is one of the handsomest places in or around Washington. About a year ago, a blg, strong man namea Ash was en- gaged to look after young McLean. He occupies the ostensible position of valet, but is charged more with the safety of the young man than anything else. He accompanies his charge wherever he goes and is generally spoken of by acquaint- ances of the family as a bodyguard. Threats were made about a year ago by a discharged employe elther to kid- nap the boy or do him bodily harm. The police learned of this and drove the man away from Washington by threatening to place him under arrest. For several weeks Policeman Giles has been detailed to McLean’s place. He is always dressed In citizen’s clothies.and walks about the grounds, seldom, if ever, leaving them. —_— , France Is Not Disturbed. PARIS, June 20.—The French hail the renewal of the triple alllance between Germany, Austria and Italy, which was effected by the signing of a ireaty in Ber- lin yesterday morning by the Imperial Chancellor of Germany and ‘the Austrian and Italian Embassadors, with equanimi- ty and express the belief that the strength of the alliance has been much enfecbled by dissensions in regard to the tariff questions. The press considers, more- over, that the existence of a Franco- Russian alliance deprives the triple all. There are three foreign warships at La Guaira, two American and one German. ance of its originally aggressive charac- ter. FOES PUT JUDGE ON THE RACK New Mexico Supreme Court Jurist Is Accused. Daniel H. McMillan Must Defend His Character. His Removal for Al- leged Immorality Is Asked. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, June 29.—Judge Daniel H. McMillan of the Supreme Court of New Mexico will this week make an- swer to charges which have been filed against him in the Department of Justice. He came all the way from New Mexico to disprove the charges, hasbeen in Wash- ington for a week and left this afternoon for Buffalo to attend the ‘reddlng of his son, Ress McMillan. Not even his closest friends in this city and those who have been associated with him in New York politics are ‘aware of the fact that his political opponents in New Mexico are endeavoring by means in their power to impugn his character so that from office will result and they will be able to secure the §3000 posi- tion which Judge McMillan now holds. . WOMAN IN THE CASE. The charges are of a serious nature and directed at Judge McMillan’s morality. They have been filed, together with nu- merous affidavits, within the last few weeks by persons whom Judge McMillan says he does not know. One of the alle- gutions is that Judge McMillan in follow- ing the judicial circuit to which he is as- signed was accompanied by & woman not his wife, He lives with his Wife and fam- 1y at Socorro, N. M. Judge McMillan heard several weeks 3go -that charges were to be preferred against him by certain persons in New Mexico, and he at once started for Wash- ington. Since arriving here he has ascer- tained the nature of the charges. He has as yet made no formal answer, but prob- ably will do so this week. It is under- stood that Judge McMillan explains one of the points at issue by stating that the way the charges arose concerning his traveling in company”with a woman over his circuit was that a certain woman vis- ited him when he was holding court at Lincoln, N. M., for the purpose of learn- ing whether or not he could assist her in getting transportation for her children to come to New Mexico. This, Judge Mc- Millan sald, was the only time he saw the woman while on his- circuit. The persons who have filed the charges, he says, are relatives of men whom he dis- charged from a jury for incompetence and unreliability. JURIST OF ABILITY. Judge McMillan went to New Mexico more than three years ago for the benefit of his health. Prior to that time he had served in the New York Senate and had been an attorney for the New York Cen- tral Rallroad. He had been in New Mex- co about a year when he became a candi- date for appointment to the Supreme bench. There was considerable opposition to him on the ground that he was a ‘“car- petbagger,” but he was appointed by President McKinley. He is a man of pro- nounced legal ability and has conducted his court in a manner satisfactory to most of the people in New Mexice. every his removal BODY OF JESSE JAMES IS REMOVED TO CEMETERY Only Close Friends and Relatives of the Family Attend the Ceremony. KANSAS CITY, June 29.—Jesse James’ body, which has been buried for twenty years in the dooryard of the old James homestead, near Excelsior Springs, Mo., was disinterred to-day and buried in the cemetery at Kearney, Mo., beside the bodies of his father and wife. Mrs. Zer- ada Samuels, mother of Jesse James; Frank James, his brother, and Jesse James and Mary, his son and daughter, attended the ceremony. A funeral ser- vice was held and the pallbearers were comrades of Jesse James when all were members of Quantrell’s band. When the skeleton of his father was dug up, Jesse James Jr. picked up the skull and pointed out the hole made by the bullet from Bob Ford's pistol. Besides relatives and close friends of the James family, only a small crowd attended the exercises. UNION PACIFIC STRIKE WILL COMMENCE TO-DAY EBailroad Officials and the Union Committee Are Making Con- flicting Claims. SHELLS ARE RAINED UPON ISLAND CITY Northern Revolutionists Dislodge General Firmin’s Followers, Despite the Resist- ance of Forces Landed From the Fleet - APE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June 29.—There has been much fighting here to-day and great excitement prevails. Admiral Killy, commander of the Hay- tien fleet, disembarked a fur- ther detachment of troops and a large quantity of ammunition at 4 o'ciock this morning for the better protection of Gen- eral Firmin, one of the candidates for the Presidency of the republic. Since 6 o'clock this morning there have been several live- 1y éngagements between the men from the fleet and the revolutionists from the north. Several machine xuns were set up in a commanding position by General Firmin's force and an attempt was made to drive the men from the north from their posi- tions. Notwithstanding the fire from the machine guns, detachments of the north- ern revolutionists made several attacks on General Firmin's followers, and the latter were eventually dislodged. In the meantime the vessels under the command of Admiral Killy were bom- barding Cape Haytien. This action was taken without previous notification to the forelgn Consuls here. There has been a lively rain of shot down the streets of Cape ‘Haytien all day long. The firing was particularly heavy between noon and 2 o'clock and between 4 and 5 o’ciock this afternoon. At the moment of filing this dispatch the foreign Consuls, under the protection of their various flags, are with General Firmin and are about to embark on the Government gunboat Plerot. They are under a rather heavy fire and in much danger. The foreign residents of this port are at present exposed to the law- lessness and savagery of the combatants. — HON Towrmrs 3 e * LEADER OF HAYTIEN FORCES AND THE AMERICAN MINIS- TER TO HAYTL S Deep regret is expressed that no war- ships of a forelgn power are in the har- bor to afford protection to foreign resi- dents. Great excitement prevails here this aft- ernoon, and as this dispatch is being sent the firing in the streets continues. PORT AU PRINCE, June 2.—The elec- tions for Deputies have commenced here. The city is calm and the electors are voting freely. In the other cities of the republic, however, military supervision of the elections has been imposed and the people are very much excited. - @ it e e e @ ADMITS CRIME TO EASE PAIN - OF CONSCIENCE Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, June 29.—With a desire to ease his conscience of the crime of cold- blooded murder, William F, McAllister, a Philippine veteran, walked into the police station to-day and surrendered himself to Chief of Police Kidward. The case is a peculiar one. McAllister, who.is 30 years of age, comes from Wheatland, Ill. He enlisted in the army during the Spanish-American war and was sent to the Philippines in Company X, Thirtieth United States Infantry. The man claims to have seen much hard serv- ice and finally became hardened and pos- sessed of an insane desirs to kill a Fill- pino single-handed. This preyed upon his mind and he watched every chance to satiate his wish for murder. In May, 1900, McAllister says he stole away from camp and met three inoffen- ¢ive Filipinos. He raised his'gun to his shoulder and shot one of them dead. On April 3, 1901, McAllister was mustered out of the service and he produced his dis- charge papers to show he is a Philippine veteran. For about & month he has been in San Jose and engaged in picking cherrfes on the Keesling ranch in the Willows. Of late his consclence has been rebelling over the killing of the Filipino and he has been unable to rest. Finally this condi- tion became unbearable and McAllister says he decided to give himself up, stand trial and take such punishment as will OMAHA, June 29.—There has been no be meted out to him. change in the situation of the Union Pa- cific machinists® strike to-day. Each side is waiting until Monday, when the effect of the strike can be noted. The company officials declare the strike will not affect the smaller shops of the road and that only men at Omaha, Cheyenne and Arm. strong, Kans., will obey the strike order. The executive committee of the strikers declare that every machinist on the road wm refuse to work to-morrow morning, | informed. . Chief Kidward does not know what to do with McAllister, as the case is an un- usual one. He will hold the man until a thorcugh investigation can be made. No trial can be had here, as the crime was committed in the Philippines, and being Guring a war period the only punishment could be by court-martial, and probably not at all, as McAllister’s term has al- ready expired. The army vflchh will be HANNA URGES EARLY ACTION ON THE CANAL Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU. 1406 G 'STREET, N, ‘W., WASHINGTON, June 29.—Senator Hanna held the final session of his “Sum- mer Bachelor Club” at the old Don Cam- eron House, fronting Arlington square, this morning. Since the departure of Mrs. Hanna and her daughters, Senator Hanna has been seeking diversions in the enter- tainment of fellow statesmen whose wives are out of town. He has had stag din- ner parties every night for a week and de- cided to-day that his festivities for the brightening of a very dull wind-up of Congress should end in a gale of hilarity at the usual corned-beef-hash Sunday morning breakfast. He had as his guests President Roosevelt, secretary Root, Postmaster General Payne, Attorney Gen- eral Knox and Senator O. H. Platt of Connecticut. ““There is one tople, Senator Hanna, that I would like to bar so far as you are concerned,” said the President, as he took his seat at the table. “What is that?” asked Hanna. “The appointment of a collector for Cleveland.” “‘All right,” laughed the Ohio Senator. “I will not mention it to-day, but I am coming to see you to-morrow about it.” This sally of the President caused a hearty laugh at the expense of Senator Hanna,k who has been giving considerable attention to the charges which have been preferred against Professor Leach. Senator Hanna is reported to have sald to the President: “I want you to take hold of the canal matter now and get the canal under way before the next national campaign. I want you to get the credit for it and I stand ready to do everything I can to strengthen your hands.” The canal bill was signed by the Presi. dent lut nllht. SEEKS DEATH BY FIRE Tragic Act of De= mented Mother in . Italian Quarter. Appears to Her Fam- ily a Living Cross of Flame. Drenches Her Gar- ments With Oil and Applies Match. Wrapped in flames from blazing kero- sene and with her arms outstretched, Mrs. Ignacio Gerardi, an aged woman, mother of twelve children, appeared be- fore members of her family and friends late yesterday afternoon. She emerged from a small closet and paused on the threshold of a door leading into the din- ing-room. where husband, sons, daughters and friends were assembled. Her expla- nation of her tragic plight was simple and given before the startled spectators could make a move to her rellef. “The flames! The flames!” she shrieked. “Now they have me. I have given my- self to them. They have been calling me for three months.” The fire, writhing upward, then stifled her. She stumbled forward and sank to the floor. Rescuers came quickly. Fivst among them was Officer James O’Connor. He smothered the blaze, then tore the smoldering clothing from the unfortunate woman's body and sent her to the hos- pital. Respite from horrible agony cams soon in death, and the blackened corpse was removed to the Morgue. HER SONS SAIL NORTH. The shocking story' of Mrs. Gerardl's suicide was soon told throughout the Italian colony. She had become demented from worry over the absence of three sons, who are in Alaska. Recently her dementia brought strange hallucinations. cy of fire. She told her fancles to her neighbors, and her threats to burn her- self to death have been frequemt. But those to whom she confided them never dreamed of their awful consummation. Yesterday she quietly left a table at which her family had assembled and en- tered a closet. She drenched her gar- ments with kerosene and applled a match. Then she appeared to them for the last time In life, wrapped in flames, her arms outstretched, a lving cross of fire. Mrs. Gerardi was 0 years of age and resided with her husband, a crab fisher- man, at 104 Vandewater street, where the tragedy occurred. Her eldest daughter, Mrs. Maria Gillottl, is about 21 years of age. There are eleven other children, ranging in age from 2 to 19 years. Early in the spring three of her eldest sons went to Alaska in company with- their brother-in-law, Gillotti. Since ne word has been received from them. Neighbors told the mother of the perils of the frosen north and caused what had only been suspense to grow to an all-consuming fear. Day after day she waited for word, but none came. Then she began to act strangely, and no one could pacify her. As time passed she talked of her boys, and then of fire. She said she had seen flames and that they beckoned her on- ward. Visions of flames became more frequent. Finally she said they haunted her and that she must go. MAKES MANY THREATS. On occasions when she became morose and said she would burn herself to death her auditors tried to soothe her fears, but never guessed the Import of her words. Even her daughter and her hus- band failed to heed her threats. Yesterday afternoon the dinner table had been cleared of a simple repast and her husband and seven of her children, including Mrs. Gillott!, assembled for a game of cards. Some other occupants of the house came in and before long the party numbered nearly thirty. There were present little children, mothers with babes in their arms, men and youths. The merriment began, and no one saw the de- mented mother slip from the room, intent on her awtul purpose. Soon she emerged in flames. Efforts to extinguish the flames were futile untll the arrival of Policeman O’Connor. Mrs. Gillott! fought desperate- ly to save her mother, and her hands were so badly burned that she also went to the hospital. O’Connor after smother. ing the fire carried the woman to the sidewalk. There he tore her garments from her and covered her body, which was frightfully burned from head to foot, with oll, and wrapping her in a blanket sent her to the Harbor Hospital. Dr. Armistead treated her, but she died in & short time. ABSENCE OF JUNE RAINS CAUSES ANXIETY IN INDIA LONDON, June 30.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Bombay says there is great anxiety in Western India because of the continued absence of a monsocon—the heavy rain which usually comes early in June. The non-appearauce of the mon- soon is traceable to the eruption ot Mont Pelee, on the island of The condition of the provinece of Gnhnt eau-ea intense anxiety. If the rains fail e distress will ensue there. )(etenrolo‘hu declare, says the corre- spondent, that the eruption of Mont Pe- lee deflected the monsoon a thousand miles to the westward.