The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 28, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1902. GENERAL MENDOZA’S ARMY ROUTS THE REINFORCEMENTS FOR — e CASTRO Government Force Under the Leadership of Leopoldo Baptista Is Defeated by the Revolutionists in Venezuela, While in Hayti a Decisive Battle Will $on Decide the Presidential Problem PREsStoESET CASTRO OF VENEZUREL, —r - 3 ture of their ammunition. The forces of Baptista were driven back to Carache, state of Los Andes. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, July 21.— Three thousand men commanded by Gen- eral Saint Foix-Colin, mlilitary com- mander in this district, started to-day to oppose General Jean Jumeau who sup- ports the candidacy of M. Firmin. It was expected that a decisive action would take place to-day. PARIS, July 27.—A dispatch from Cape Haytien announces that the troops from the Department of Artibonite who support M. Firmin for the Presidency of the re- public have entered Limbo and are march- ing to Cape Haytien. St. Raphael is sur- rounded and Grande Riviere is threatened. The troops from Port au Prince, this di: atch says, have been beaten at Arch: aie. WASHINGTON, July 27.—It is learned here that renewed efforts are making for an understanding between the Colombian Government and the revolutionary junta in New York that will result in a termina- tion of the hostilities which have been in progress for such a long time in_ the re- public. Former attempts in this direction failed because the Government regarded the demands of the junta as preposterous Vargas Santos, one of the leaders of the * e VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT, HIS RIVAL AND AN ASPIRANT TO HAYTIEN PRESIDENCY. 1 | 4 SENERAI MATOS LEADER OF REVoLUTIONS ORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trini- dad, B. W. L, July 2.—The Venezuelan revolutionary gen- eral, Luciano Mendoza, learning that President Castro was re- reinforcements from Trujillo, celving CHINK'S TRETY WITH ENELAND Draft of the Commercial Agreement Condition- ally Accepted. EHANGHALI, July 2.—The draft of the treaty between Great Brit- na has been conditionally ac- ed by the Chinese Government, but use §, dealing with the abolition of the still awaits the approval of the h Government. This clause pro- s that in return for a sur-tax velent to one and one-half times the y leviable under the protocol of 1801 shall abolish all likin dues, sta- nd barriers and ¢very form of in- nal taxation on British goods, guar- teeing them against exactions and de- s lays. Other articles @eal with the registra- | of trade marks, the navigation of | yangtse and Canton rivers, bonded | es, the equalization of duties on end steamers, facilities for draw- w ‘regulations for the naviga- land waters, the opening of | as a treaty port on the West River, and the appointment of joint com- | missions to settle disputes. In article 12 Great Britain agrees to re- linquith her extriterritorial rights, when the reform of the “hinese judicial system | end the establishment of an effective ad- | ministration shall warrant so doing. By article 13 Great Britain agrees here- sfier to participate in a joint commissio if such be formed, representing China an eaty powers, with the object of in- stigating the mi jonary question and secure peaceful rela- ristians and _non-con- Article 8 shall become effective in ) 1904, subject to the other powers | ng sl agreements, and China s on the same e to open four new | Chang Sha, Nganking, Wan | Chou. China retains unim- to tax the sale of native Third Body in the Wreckage. T. PAUL, July 27.—Another body, that 10 be W. E. Farrell of | s found to-day in the | P wrecked The of a_man about 30 years of | ders’ Union card was found | name of W. E. Farrell, Butte, | a pocketbook bearing lhe} M. Farrdl, Butte. Mont, | young lady with “Migs Mattie Elliott, 602 George | Mont.,”” were found in the | et. This makes the third | from the wreck. [ PORT COSTA, July 27.—A sallor named Pe- gEus tell from the side of the steamer eals a, anchored off Martinez, yesterday end was drowned. At noon to-day the body bad not been recovered. | to be sold into slavery. | but of much I E { state of Los Andes, awalted near Alto de | la Palma a body of these reinforcements 1000 strong, under command of Leopoldo Paptista. An engagement ensued, re- sulting in_the defeat of the relnforce- s by Mendoza's troops and the cap- CHINESE CRLS PREFER DEATH Threats of Slavery Cause an Epidemic of Suicides. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Wash., July 27.—Orfental ad- vices describe an appalling epidemic of suicides of young women in Southern China. The usual method is for six or eight girls to tie themselves together and deliberately walk into the deep river. Six hundred girls have committed suicide in this manner. The wholesale suicides have caused much alarm and the authorities are ex- erting strict measures to prevent them. They are most numerous in Kwan; Tung, around Canton, and on_ the islan of Hainan. In Kwang Tung there was a dearth of rain for months despite daily rayers. Many girls believed the gods ad forsaken them and therefore ended their existence. The famine in Hainan has caused girls Many sought described /rather death in the manner than become slaves. USE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Board of Officers to Be Appointed to Investigate the Whole Subject. WASHINGTON, July 21.—The Navy Department having decided to equip the fighting system of the American navy with a system of wireless telegraphy, within a few days a board consisting probably of five members will be appoint- ed to investigate the whole subject, to de- cide upon the system to be installed and to work out plans for the education and training_of men to operate it aboard the hips. Lieutenant udgins, who was sent abroad several months ago to ex- amine the various wireless systems in use in Europe and to bring back with him apparatus for working them, is ex- pected to return shortly, and will give the board the benefit of his experiments. The department has taken uFe by the forelock and a number of enlisted men | with a knowledge of electricity have been selected for future detail in connectlion with the operation of this system of com- munication. Rainstorm Routs the Campers. SAN RAFAEL, July 27.—Several places in Marin County were visited by a ram- storm to-day. At Sausalito the preeipi- tation was quite heavy, while in Ross Valley the downpour was not so great ger duration. It is the first time in many years that rain has fallen anywhere in this county during the latter part of July. The damage amounts to nothing but many campers ave been inconvenienced e revolution, is now in New York. The scene of hostilities in Colombia 1s said to be confined now to the Isthmus of Panama, where the Government has about 7000 trained soldiers and the revolutionists about 4000 men. They are all veterans in service, and a battle between the two armies, it is said, would be sure to result in a severe loss of men. Emperor William Heeds Warnings. BERLIN, July 2.—Various Berlin newspapers assert that the warnings to Emperor Willlam against going to Posen, Prussian Poland, for the army maneu- very to be held in September have had the effect of causing an order to be is- sued that the festivities be confined to a strictly military character, and that all windows be closed along the line of march of the procession at Posen. B e e e e e e e e ) 0CKS PEOPLE OF OVSTER BAY Postmaster’s Desire to Please the President Causes Furor. OYSTER BAY, July 27.—President Roosevelt passed a quiet Sunday at Saga- more Hill. In the morning, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Emlin Roosevelt, Lieutenant Ferguson, formerly a member of the Rough Riders, and four of the younger children, he attended services in Christ Episcopal Church. He passed the | afternoon with Secretary Moody, who will be his guest until to-morrow. No visitors of an official character were recelved. The postoffice at Oyster Bay was opened for an hour to-day, for the first time on Sunday in the history of the village. Phe President did not avail himself of the op- fii_rtunlty of having his mail taken to m. The opening of the office created a com- motion among some of the people of the village, and Rev. Alexander G. Russell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, sharply critisized those who started the movenient which resulted in the Sunday opening. Senator Thomas C. Platt will arrive at Oyster Bay next Wednesday evening, on board the yacht Mayflower, which will be sent to New York for him. The Senator will be accompanied by Colonel George W. Dunn, chairman of the Republican State Committee of New York. BIG FIOOD IN TEXAS IS THOUGHT TO BE OVER Brazos River Falls More Than Five Feet and Is Now Within Its Banks. DALLAS, Texas, July 2.—Flood condi- tions in Texas are improving. At Waco the Brazos River began falling at 11 o'clock last night, and the observation to- night showed a decline of five feet. This was sufficient to bing the river back within its banks. IfVthe river continues to fall, as is expected, the repairs to rail- roads will be sufficiently progressed to al- low trains to run on time to-morrow. Toby JJohnson, a negro boy, was drowned in Waco Creek to-day. Meager reports from Big Springs, where the flood is most serious, say that the water is re- this morning.” The weather Is clearing in that section, and the outlook is more hopeful. Traffic is still at a standstill, however. v S Death of Carl F. Klotz. INDIANAPOLIS, July 27.—Carl F. Klotz, to whom letters patent for an air- ship were recently granted, died here to- night, aged 57 years. He had made a study of airships for years, and had in- vented a controllable ship which he was to enter in the trial at St. Louls during the exposition. MEN THRASH THE FAKING Receives Terrible Beating. Unconscious to a Hospital nish Some Information Aliout the Fugitive Murderer When He Recovers His Faculties. | Special Dispatch to The Call. Wash., July SEATTLE, | city prison, bruised and battered to | count himself one of the luckiest of men. a miracle. | [ wor | convict murderer. | uty sheriffs. | self made a | for whose tered. the Alhambra Music Hall conducted by Joe Willlams. | performe entered. nger said, eat. | “Do | Tracy,” the { after taking his | | suffer the consequences.’” | THREATENS THE WOMAN. So seriously | the co | law. woman | ishing_ the left the hall. visit Nixon tell what she knew. | ing Williams her sole confidant. | | the future. | cidental. He the strange story to the officer. plan for the capture. no Tracy appeared. clews in the matter. Thursday night. s | seat by the woman. | catch Willlams’ eye. on every side. Tracy's pursuers. EAGER FOR A FIGHT. “I would like to find that She] good place,” he said. “I just want | chance at him. This man Williams, | runs this place, is the brother of the there. Joe would be glad to get a chan | foolish view of this matter. just as fast as he can.” rection of the table. her head slowly. This was ranged signal. Williams, the doorway to the street. immediate vicinity. encourtered Policeman Flanagan. lieved to be Tracy. under his coat. dcor. | revolver into the man’s ribs. THE CROWD PILES ON. die!” chair. | ing, he brought head. A fight followed. several hours. made with a photograph of Tracy. was quickly seen that the des; character had been assumed. blows infiicted. plan of the convict. regains control of his faculties. COSTLY PLANING MILL Burns at Midnight From Unknown Cause. cause at midnight. policeman. No person 1s known to have beeg abou mated between $00,000 and about one-third insurance. P. J. ald is president of the company. Sl Death of L. W. Walker. Walker of ““The Olives,” near Mason and 78 years old. some time ago to_benefit his health. was a native of Vermont. will be brought here for interment, - DESPEIL Impersonator of Tracy | Supposed Ex-Convict Goes Police in Seattle Think He May Fur- 2.—William | Nixon, lying in the recelving tank at the a and refused to accede to them. General{Point of almost absolute insensibility, can That he is not in the coroner’s charge in- | stead of with the chief of police is almost | 4 Nixon impersonated Tracy. What was l , he fell into the hands of Joe Wil- liams, brother of the deputy Sheriff who | | was seriously wounded by the notorious | cutlaw, and Policeman Flanagan, whose hearts’ desire is an encounter with the For five days Nixon | has been hunted through the disorderly | i j district by policemen, detectives and dep- Even Sheriff Cudihee him- trip below yesterday to search for a trace of the man who so | brazenly declared himself to be the man | head a small fortune is of- Last Monday night Nixon first made his appearance in the guise of the convict at The place is He was im- mediately noticed by one of the women 1 She was near him when he be surprised when I tell you I'm shortly “I know you don't | believe me, but don't you dare make a | move that'll give me away or you will was the declaration made | and so menacing the attitude of the man | that the woman immediately jumped at | | nclusion that he was the real out- | ! She was helpless to call on some ! one to overpower him because of the con- | tinual threats he made. J%nally admon- | never to tell of his The woman | decided the best thing to do would be to This she did, mak- Knowing it was futile to begin a search at that time he began to lay plans for ‘Willlams called Policeman | Chipman, who patrols the beat along Oc- got the woman to relate Chipman immediately joined with Williams in the For several nights Detectives followed The woman reported seeing her admirer disappearing in an alleyway in“company | with two other men Wednesday night. | They were cvidently trying to keep out Very late Saturday night the stranger | slipped into the hall quietly 2nd took a She immediately. be- | gan talking, all the time watching . to Nixon had his hat pulled down far over his eyes and watched He began to speak of 1t in & I shot in the fight near Bothell, isn’t_he? Well, I am awful sorry I had to shoot Jack, but it wad a close fight and I had | to make an awful big play to get out-qf at me, wouldn't he? He's taking a very If he wants | to get at me, though, I guess I can shoot ‘Williams happened to glance in the di- He saw the woman looking at him. She winked and nodded the prear- surprised, grabbed his revolver and looked at the man. He could not see his face very g)r\lnly though, because of the lowered | at brim. ‘With apparent unconcern he strolled out He looked for Chipman, but could not find him in the Luckily, however, he The latter was willing to go after the man be- ‘Williams returned to the hall and took a position in front of the man, holding his cocked revolver ready to shoot, concealed Flanagan advanced from the rear, having entered through a back The pair talked on, the man not suspecting that two men were prepared | at the least move to blow his brains out. | Flanagan moved quietly up to his back. With a lunge he pushed the muzzle of the “Hands unp—make a bad move and you Without the least excitement the covered man languidly arose from his Flanagan was not sure of_his man | and naturally was averse to taking the | life of an innoceyt man. Instead of shoot- bwn his fist on the man's Bruises from fists, a policeman’s club and a beer mug may be seen on all parts of Nixon's body. He was taken to police headquarters en- tirely unconscious and remained so for There a comparison of his features was It erado’s illiams and Flanagan breathed sighs of relief be- cause they had refrained from shooting. Because of the scare that had been given them though, they felt no regret for the Only a very light sen= tence can be imposed on Nixon for his foolhardy deed, as no specific charge cov- ering his case can be made. However, the police think it possible that he may Know something about Tracy and that his ven- ture was made as part of some kind of a They will endeavor to find out what the man knows when he DESTROYED BY FIRE Large Establishment in Los Angeles L.OS ANGELES, July 27.—The plant of the Los Angeles Planing Mill Company, at Fifth and San Pedro streets, one of the lgrgest in the city, was totally destroyed fv fire which started from an unknown The fire originated in the engine ®oom and was discovered by a the place and there was no fire}in the boiler room. The place was stocked full of dressed lumber and fine scroll work for making stairways, and the entire stock ceding slowly, although heavy rain fell p was destroyed. The loss is vaflrsluusly esti- ,000, with SANTA ROSA, July 21.—A dispatch was recelved here announcing the death this morning, at Nevada, Mo., of L. W, Santd Rosa. He was a promiment pioneer and He went East H The rema.{ng JUDGE VAN R. PATERSON PASSES AWAY SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY / P + I g — AN R. PATERSON, the well known attorney who served on the {{ocumlgnc vt two iyelibaniony: whofiataon Supreme bench of this State and across the street. Sheriff Cudihee waite " around the theater for several hours who for several years was one of the firm of Rodgers, Paterson & Black, died yesterday at his resi- RUSSIAN PRESS VTTHCKS TRLSTS Says They Prevent Trade Development on a Sound Basis. ST. PETERSBURG, July 27.—The dif- ferent organs of the Ministry of Finance publish an identical article on the note of M. de Witte, the Minister of Finance, re- gurding the Brussels sugar convention. The article declares that the application of increased duties to refined sugar ex- ported from Russia must be regarded as an infringement of existing treatles, and that such infringement would serve as a precedent for a whole serles of similar acts. i Reterring to Russia’s answer to “Amer- jca's arbitrary increase of the sugar duty,” the article contends that Russia is justified in taking similar action in anal- ses. uglgl‘g:g:slng the trust question generally, the article declares that the trusts have paralyzed all treaties and prevented trade development on a sound basis. SHERIFF OF OREGON CAPTURES A MURDERER WINNEMUCCA, Nev, July 2.—Bert Heaton, alias Bert Ray, an Oregon mur- derer, was captured at Wells and has been returned to Junction City, Ore., the scene of his crime. Heaton was seated in a barber shop when Sheriff W. W. Withers of Lane County, Ore., entered &nd, placing a revolver at the murderer’s head, gave an order for surrender. .Be- ing unarmed, Heaton made no resistance anG was at once taken to Reno to await requisition papers from Governor Sadler. ‘Heaton, who is a gambler, had been In Junction City two weeks previous to the murder. He frequented a certain gam- bling resort and soon became familiar with the methods of handling money the house. Thers were several i conducted in the place, and it was the habit of the keepers to sack the coin and give it to the bartender for safe keeping during the night. The latter usually fook the money to the hotel he lived. wg;rethe 19th of last May the barkeeper, B, Tracy, was about "to_close up at mid- night. He was In the back of the place Closing the doors when he was startled by a noise and returned to the bar- room. Heaton was behind the bar, and from that position raiséd a revolver and shot Tracy. Heaton then gathered up $300 in coin and rushed out the door. The injured bartender followed his assailant into the street and fired five shots at him, none of which took effect. He then re- turned to the saloon and expired in a few ts. mzm:r‘l‘fl Withers had tracked the man for the past month. The officer ascer- tained that Heaton had made his way to Redding, Cal., and had left there with a woman. The pair went to Reno and later to this place, closely followed by the Sheriff. When Withers arrived here he found that his man had gone to Carlin, thence to Wells, where the arrest was made. t —_— Boy Drowned in the Laguna. SANTA ROSA, July 27.—Péter Ravalll, 19 years old, was drowned in the Laguna ten miles from this city, last night. His body was recovered to-day. Young Ra- vall{ with two other boys about his age, went out in a boat to fish in the Laguna about 9 xdock last night. The boat cap- sizing, the three boys were thrown into the water. Their cries for help attracted a number of pesimats the scene. Young Ravalll sank ore help could reach him, but his companions were rescued. R e ] o FORMER JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT WHO DIED YESTERDAY AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS. % dence, ;m Octavia street. Death result- ed from liver complaint, from which the deceased had been suffering for the last six months. Orly Attorney Paterson's intimate friends knew of his {llness and his death has come as a shock to the members of the local bench and bar. ' For several days past he had been gradually sinking and he answered death’'s sum- mons peacefully, while surrounded by his family. Van R. Paterson was 53 years of age. He was born in New York in 184. He graduated from the Albany Normal Col- B g BIG WINDSTORM DESTROYS CROPS Great Damage Wrought Throughout United Kingdom. / LONDON, July 27.—The gale which pre- vailed in England Saturday caused great destruction to crops throughout the United Kingdom. Incoming steamers report ter- rific weather on the Atlantic. The rough weather continued around the British coasts Sunday evening and has been gen- eral, throughout Europe. A¥®rnado occurred in the Liege district of Belgium Saturday. Liege and Maestricht canal was stopped by fallen trees and the greater portion of the crops were destroyed or hopelessly damaged. Enormous injury was dome in the town of Liege. Many persons were Injured in Afx-la- Chapelle and Stolberg, Prussia, by falling tiles and chimneys. ‘ glads ¥ 2 MUCH DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. - Detroit and Adjoining Towns Are Visited by High Wind. DETROIT, July 21.—A severe wind storm did much/damage here to-day. The large Brown hoist, used-to lift and carry heavy plates used in shipbuilding, lies on the'deck of the Michigan Central car ferry transport at the Wyandotte ship yard, a total wreck, while the upper works of the car ferry arefor the most part smashed to kindling wood. The Brown holst is an im- :mense,plece of machinery, which runs on a track forty feet high and about 500 feet long. Just before the' storm broke the hoist was safely anchored about 400 feet up the track with two chains. The Mich- igan Central car ferry transport lay at the ock directly in front of the Brown hoist track. When the storm broke the chains snapped. The immense hoist ran to the end of the track and jumped thirty feet to the car ferry transport. The damage is estimated at $50,000. Other towns within fifty miles of Detroit report much damage to property, but no lives lost. Navigation on the Former Justice of Supreme Court Succumbs to Disease He Had Battled Against for Six Months-—-Through Celebrated Contests: He Gained Reputation as One of the State’s Great Lawyers - lege In 1872 and subsequently took the de- gree of LL.B. in Union College. Al~ though educated in the East, he first com~ menced the practice of his chosen profes- sion at Stockton in this State. As a law- yer he was exceedingly successful. After opening his office at Stockton he quickly rose to prominence and was recognized by the bar throughout tkhe State as a brilliant lawyer. He was elected City Attorney of Stock- ton In 1578 and 1379. He resigned from that office to accept the nomination for Superior Judge, to which office he was elected. He was re-elected in 1884 In 1356 he was elected to the Supreme Court of the State for a twelve-year term, but he resigned in 1894 to resume the practice of law. He opened his office in this city and became associated with Attorney Arthur Rodgers, who recently passed away. The remaining member of the firm, Judge Slack, became connected with Paterson and Rodgers in 1898. Judge Paterson played a prominent part in the legal history of the State. He was connected with many of the most cele- brated lawsuits tried in the local courts. In the Fair will contest he was appointed by the court as the representative of the | minor heirs, and he was also the attorney | for Clara Kluge Sutro in the contest | which was made over the estate left by | Adolph Sutro. In many other famous will | contests he bore a prominent part. He | was not a gifted orator, but he cut with the keen knife of logic, and was indispensable to his associates because of his extensive knowledge of law and its in- tricacies. His practice in this city was very ex- tensive and he had clients in all parts of the State. In 1899 he was prominently mentioned for United States Senator. He | was always a stanch member of the Re- publican party and always interested him- self in its welfare. While Judge Paterson was practicing law In Stockton he married Miss Amy Kelsey. She and three children—Kelsey, the oldest daughter, Majorie, and Ogden Paterson, a little son—survive him. BAYREUTH FESTIVAL IS WELL PATRONIZED “The Flying Dutchman” Is the Most Finished Performance Ever Seen There. BERLIN, July 27.—The Bayreuth festi- val maintained its International char- acter. The visitors’ lists show that about 200 Americans were there yester- day fer the “Nibelungen Ring,” but the English outnumber the Americans. Next follow the Dutch, French, Scandinavians and Russians and a few Austrians and Itallans. The foreign seat-takers form 40 per cent of the total. A good many who did not secure seats three months in ad- vance were fortunately able to get tick- ets when they returned from London owing to the postponement of the coro- nation of King Edward. Old_ Bayreuth- ers pronounce “The Flying Dutchman'® to be the most finished performance ever seen there. PANTHER LO0GE IN BRONX PARK Escaped Beast Puts to Flight Sabbath Pic- nic Parties. , Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, July 27.—After gnawing his way out of a wooden box in the zoo- logical gardens at Bronx Park, a young panther, just arrived from Mexico, walked up to a picnic party of women and chil- dren this morning, and, astonished by their panic, jumped aver their heads into a tree. Then, during the rest of the day, he led keepers and other hunters a weary chase through the Bronx Park-jungle. The panther broke up all Sunday picnie parties. He is still at large, the hunt for him having been given up after dark. He has injured no one. The panther wandered up to a table cloth with a luncheon spread on it, which some terrified party had left behind om hearing of the animal's break for liberty. The creature sniffed the luncheon, proved to be ravenously hungry, and fell to. He made a meal in a few seconds of what was to have been a luncheon for eighj healthy youngsters and women. Hz downed sandwiches at a gulp and finished off a ham in a half dozen bites. He was testing a pie, which appeared strange to him, as he did not eat it readily, when a shout warned him and he ran down the road toward a party of children, leaping over the head of a 10-year-old girl, teok to the woods. Attacks Congressman Loud. WASHINGTON July 21.—J. C. Keller, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, has prepared for pub- lcation in the Postal Record, a letter in which he arral; in caustic language Representative ud of California, chair- man of the House Committee on Post- offices and Postroads, for opposing the bill reclnsslfy‘lnf the letter carriers. Kel- ler brands as false Loud's declaration that the carriers were using money to lobby their bill through Congress. “KEEP % | §a § § ‘Will KEEP PROVISION LONGER and USE LESS ICE Than Any Other Refrigerator on the Market. W. W.MONTAGUE & CO. 2 SAN FRANCISCO. O OO0 RO KBOROR O DR HCROROAC ORCAACRORONC ROACACAORN RO KOOL.” S THE, Alaska Relrigeratnrsg 3 %