The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 20, 1902, Page 17

i i | 2 | i ) P, Pages 17 10 2 FEHOHO X ST OAOXSHEH & X SO XOROA SR OH- VOLUME XCII-NO. 50. 0 ‘0’0“0&0“0“ SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1902—THIRTY-SIX PAGE bRy Paoes 17 10 20 Pl ik PRICE FIVE CENTS. JUDGE ADVOCATE OF PHILIPPINES IS GRATIFIED AT RESULT an impulsive remark u wrougnt hile hi. s choice of words ttered in the heat of feeling in a p up over the cold-blooded assassination of their countrymen. RAL SMITH’S position is unfortunate. He is a splendid officer and an earnest, energetic officer. He is inclined to be impulsive, however, and what has been noised over the world as the ate conversation with Major Waller. Waller and Smith were together in Balangiga. They had discussed all the horrible details. ‘kill, burn IF NOT, INDEED, SUPPORTER OF SMITH'S POLICY IN SAMAE and destroy order’ was simply | They were standing on the scene of that cruel massacre, and both men were greatly General Smith felt that upon him rested the responsibility of admimstering a lesson which would prevent its repeti- was unfortunate he would not have been human had he not felt like exacting retribution.”—Colonel S. W. Groesbeck in an interview. STEALS JEWELS OF YOHE)| Captain Strong Robs | and Deserts the : Actress. ’ | | | 1 Flees Before the Date Fixed for Their Marriage. | | | { [ Sends Back a Note in || Which He Hints at Suicide. to The Call. NEW YORK, July 18.—Putnam Bradlee trong, without the formality of a good- | has Yohe, the former wife | to weep for him | age at Hastings-On- | to her grief is | monds said to be y about not being * and says that | e to take his life. | how far will go, he had at least The same mail ement to Miss er inclosing pawn e widow of the quest that his s which Miss that on September 26, | the decree of absolute | tained against his wife by Lord e was to become operative, Yohe were to Miss Yohe, anticipat- to the de- he *had and was came e and that often t her at all. He has of amusement recent- and there were ru- A young woman who re- el at West Forty-fourth oned as having cap- voung soldier. received on Wednesday last Strong in which he said that ng away to kill himself, and ad hypothecated certain of her ongings and could not remain to “face This is the version of the e @8 given by Emanuel M. for the grieving actress. that in the books of a company the box in which e jewels b 4 been kept was registered | the name of Strong. This was 2 sur- | rise to Miss Yohe. Lawyer Friend | aused the receptacle to be opened, and ¥ ore than half of its contents ed. FAWNS THE DIAMONDS. The le pawned was for a sum $900 ticket bore date of the y of g’s disappearance. The ar- le is said is said to have been a dia- brooch ss Yohe was overwhelmed. last She had | g H 8 5 @ 5 g L K H g 3 F § b & £ L] - o 8 B H g 5 eet. It was a shock to her to her aged mother had advanced 16 money for conducting their modest ome. Detectives have been employed to find trace of him has been | ppines and living as a as the life of a military | for which he had always made his preparations | departure with some thoroughness, nd two trunke had been taken from the ouse without the knowledge of Miss Lawyer Friend sald to-day that Miss ohe was bitter in her denunciation of trong. She would never forgive him. ‘I think that the .chances are against Strong having committed suicide. A man who is in such desperate plight as th=t does mot find it necessary to raise $I00 n the day before,” she said. When reporters to-day asked Miss Yohe ether she felt badly over the disap- carance of Strong, she wept and sald: 2ll this talk to eat out the heart woman? Would not you fesl badly ur wife disappeuared and vou heard ese stories?” Yohe and Steeng had been making 1utions for 2 trip to Japun. where ded to spend their “oaeymoon merrizge in September. =he soke of “taking the kid” with them. This to 2 report that a baby hal bheen to the pair, but an- invesiigation wed ter s this to be an orror. In »eoking of “'the kid” she means; the little parese girl they broaght with them o this coutry DUAT < TIATLBORODGH j‘ SOLDIERS START ON WARPATH Murder by Negro In- cites Riot in Leav- enworth. Special Dispatch to The Call. LEAVENWORTH, Xans., July 19.— About one thousand soldiers surrounded a resort on Main street to-night and de. molished the doors, windows and furni- ture. This was done in revenge for the fatal stabbing of Eli Loucks, a member of Company F, Sixth Infantry, this morn- ing by 2 negro in the resort. Nothing but rf \V WICKED LONDON AMAZES Slums Scene Awes a New York Police £ Captain. b Speeial Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyright, 1902, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. LONDON, July 19.—“If we had such things as this in New York, the papers would hammer the life out of the Police Department.” This was the opinion expressed by Cap- tain of New York Police Schmittberger as he went through London’s tenderloin. DISTINGUISHED BRITONS WHO FIGURE IN CURRENT POLITICAL GOSSIP AND TWO BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN WOMEN WHOSE POP- ULARITY HAS MUCH TO DO WITH THEIR HUSBANDS' ADVANCEMENT, Lord George Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord_ GOSSIP IN GREAT BRITAIN'S CAPITAL FORECASTS - | FURTHER CHANGES IN PREMIER BALFOUR’S CABINET Appointment of the Young Duke of Mar. -s borough to Be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Is Now Considered Likely in London | Curzon Secretary Hamilton May Become | of State for India OFFICIAL SLAYER MAY BE LYNCHED Anaconda Smelter Of- ficial Is Wantonly Murdered. Special Dispatch to The Call. ANACONDA, Mont., July 18.—John Mas- Geary, residing at 716 East Fourth street in this city, this morning shot and fatally wounged Willlam J. Evans, consulting engineer and superintendent of machinery for the immense smelters of the Amalga- mateé Copper Company located here. Evans died at 10:10 o’clock. As a reason for his crime McGeary, who 'was formerly employed in the concentra- tor building, said that he had invented a patent rack for use in that department of the smelters, but that Mr. BEvans would not allow him to put it in to place for trial. The murderer is now confined.| in the County Jail under a heavy guard to prevent a lynching. He is believed to be fusare. The shooting took place at 10 o’clock this morning, shortly after Evans, in company with Chief Engineer Repath, Continued on Page Eighteen. ' Continued on Page Eighteen. Continued on Page E;ghuun. 2 CANNON THUNDER Gunboats in Battle Off the Coast of Colombia. Epecial Dispatck to The Call. peic PANAMA, Colombia, July 19.—The in- surgent gunboats Padilla and Darien ap- peared last night between Flemenco and Ottique islands. Governor Salazar there- upon ordered the Government gunboats Chuchuito and Clapet to put to sea and meet them. Heavy cannonading ensued soon afterward. Great alarm prevails in this city. The entrenchments are full of soldiers. Thé cannonading between the Govern- ment and the revolutionary vessels con- tinued until 4 ¢’cleck this afternoon. It was heaviest at 10 ¢’clock this morning. At 2 o'¢lock thé Darien was seen in tow of the Padilla, and it is believed she had been hit. The Government was handicap- ped by the absence of the gunbéat Boy- aca. the Keél of which was being repaired and it is thought probable that this fact was known by the insurgent, General Continued on Page Eighteen. “!in the appointments of Judges has caused AT SEA ? | il ' | - Special cable to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyright, 1902, by the Herald Publishing Company. ONDON, July 19.—The vacancy | made in the India Office by | Lord George Hamilton's trans- | lation to.the Exchequer, as now rumored, may be filled by Lord Curzon. It has _been stated that he is contemplating a return ‘to England trom India. It is admitted by all parties that he has proved himself 1 strong Viceroy, yet it is known in inside circles that he is anxious to return to the | House of Commons, because, it must be -remembered, he accepted the only Irish peerage which would not debar him from seeking election to the Commons. In addition to Lord George Hamilton, the Right Hon. James W. Lowther, | formerly Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is mentioned as a candi- | date for the Exchequer. It is now consigered probable that Earl | Halsbury will be succeeded as Lord Chan- | cellor by Sir R. B. Finlay, at present At- | torney-General. The manner in which | Lora Halsbury exercised his prerogative | considerable dissatisfaction. It Is asserted that many of the appointees do not reach | the high standard previously maintained in the English courts. Earl Cadogan, the Lord Lieutenant of [ Ireland, probably will be succeeded by the Duke of Marlborough. If the Duke of | Mariborough is appointedit will bedue to his wife’s popularity as much as to tme | Duke's merits. The Duke's name Is aiso mentioned as_the possible successor of the Earl of Hopetoun as Govermor Gen- eral of Australia. Should Mr. Ritchie resign the Home Secretaryship George Wyndham, uow Chiet Secretary for Ireland, is considered a promising candidate. Lord Ashbourne’s position as Lord Chancellor of Ireland is acceptably filled. The Right Hon. Sir Edward Carson, the Solicitor General, and the Duke of Bed- ford are strongly urged to succeed Lord James of Hereford in the anomalous Cab- inet position of Chancellor of the Ducly of Lancaster. Lord Hopetoun is a sec- ondary possibility. » J. Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of Joseph Chamberiain and financial secre- tary to the treasury, doubtless will be- come a Cabinet Minister in some second- ary position. The Right Hon. Gerald Balfour, presi- dent of the Board of Trade and brother of the Premier, cannot be said to bLe popular with his party, but he is not ex- pected to retire from the Cabinet. The retention of Lord Lansdowne as Foreign Sceretary and the Duke of Dev- onshire as President of the Council is considered foreordained,.and it is not be- Heved that the changes will go beyond those mentioned. Points Ato the Cruelty of Massacre. Good Words for Water Cure. RATIFICATION at least at the result, if not indeed moral support of the policy pur- sued by Genmeral Jacob H. Smith in the pacification of Samar. disguised though it may be in the selection of words, is ex- Pressed in an interview given by S. W. Groesbeck, late judge advocate of the De- partment of the Philippines, who arrived from Manila yesterday on the army trans- port Sheridan. Colonel Groesbeck, though in the strict duty of his official position wrote the findings in the Waller and Gen- €1al Smith cases, upon which the forced retirement of General Smith was based, does not, his statements make plain, wholly condemn the campaign that has | stirred the country to its limits. Colonel | Groesbeck, as an officer of the court whose findings have dimmed the other- wise brilliant career of one of the na- tion’s soldiers, refused to express an opin- ion on the forced retirement of General Smith, but, commenting on the case, he said: “General Smith’s position s unfortu- rate. He is a splendid fellow and an earnest, energetic officer. He is inclined to be impulsive, however, and what has been noised over the world as the “Kill, burn and destroy’ order was simply an impulsive remark uttered in the heat of feeling In a private conversation with Major Yaller. “Waller and Smith were together in Balangiga. They were standing on the scene of the cruel massacre and both men were wrought up over the cold-blooded assassination of their countrymen. RESPONSIBILITY ON HIM. “They had discussed all the horrible de- tafls. General Smith felt that upon him rested the responsibility of administering @ lesson which would prevent its repeti. tion, and while his cheice of words was unfortunate he would not have beer hu- man had he not felt like exacting retri- bution.” Colonel Groesbeck is glad to be home again, but i3 full of enthusiasm over Un- cle Sam’s territorial acquisitions in the | Orient. Speaking of the cholera situation, Colonel Groesbeck said that while so far ac the army was concerned thers was Jit- tle danger of the disease working much havoe, the outlook for the natives was decidedly gloomy when the Sheridan sailed. “Immunity from cholera,” he sald, “is simply a matter of careful eating. I have been through two epidemics and not only escaped the disease but never at any time had the slightest apprehension of my health. “Our soldiers,” he continued, ‘“were never in better health. The medical corps has taught the men how to live, regula- tions governtng sanitation and the prepa- ration of focd are rigidly enforced and where deaths have occurred among our people the cause has been careless disre- gard of simple precautions. BLAMES NATIVE PRIESTS. “With the natives it is different. We have tried to teach them as we have taught our troops, and would, I believe, have succeeded in wiping out the cholera but for the native priests. The responsi- bility for this fresh outbreak must rest on their heads.. The people belleve in them, and ever since the American au- thorities started urging the natives to boil their drinking water, do their cook- ing on hygienic principles and observe the ordinary laws of sanitation the priests have been active in beilttling every effort of the army medical corps, advising the natives to disregard the health talk of the Americanos and leave the wiping out of the cholera to the church.” Colonel Groesbeck thinks that the water cure is a grossly maligned institution. “Ig Is absolutely harmless,” he declared yes- terday, “and works like a charm. It is severe in a way, but not half so cruel as some of the sweating methods resorted to by the police authorities in the United States. It was of great service to us in the Philippines. As a combination of simplicity and effectiveness it is an in- stitution which some day will be appreci- ated at its full value.” Colonel Groesbeck speaks in glowing terms of the value of the Philippines and considers the climate the finest in all the tropics. CLIMATE IS HEALTHFUL. “Life in the Philippines,” he sald, “is not half so trying as in some of our own Southern States. I went to Manila two years ago a sick man. I picked up from the day I landed. and although my brain feels gbmewhat tired T was never in bet- ter health than T am now. Our seldiers thrive in the climate, and the commercial possibilities of the Philippines have net begun to be realized.” Colonel Groesbeck goes from here to Chicago, to which port he has been as- signed for duty. Lieutenant Colonel H. S. Turrill, Medi- e¢al Department U. S. A., also arrived on the Sheridan and is at the Occidental. He Continued on Page