The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCII-N 140. SAN FRANCISCO, SA__ VENEZUELANS CONTINUE THE DESP RDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1902. RATE BATTLE AT VICTORIA pe———" B \ PRICE FIVE CENTS. AND LEADER OF HAYTIrS REVOLUTION FLEES THAT REPUBLIC o+ DESPERATE DEFAULTER DEALS DEATH W. C. Turner Kilis Partners and Himself. Sensational Tragedy Is the Sequel to a Shortage. Robert Hamilton and W. J. Mallard Murdered While Beeking Settlement. Special Dispa NEW YORK, Oct. 17 magazine pistol, Willlam C. Tur- mer president and treasurer of the ng Company, to- shot . J. Mallard, secretary and of the company, and Robert its president, and then killed h the same weapon. A second loaded in every chamber, was lurner’s pocket, and it is be- anned to take more lives than shooting caused by a ween the three men over an age in Turner's accounts for threatened with criminal to The Call. eged sho ich he was prosecution, tragedy occurred in the law offices Adams & Mclntyre, in the of the Wall street district, during =y moon hour. Turner, who was 4 years of age and lived at Mount Vernon, suburb of this city, was a cousin 11 of this State. The head law firm in whose offices the shoot- occurred is President Cantor of the h of Manhatian. out in the office building u rumor was started that the borough had been killed. PRINCIPALS IN TRAGEDY. 1 of the principals in the tragedy were Mallard was 36 years of age, e of Atlanta, Ga., business and wild president where he was well social circles. He resident of the Young Men's Dem- c Club there. He had been in this city about four years and lived with his wife two children in an uptown flat. in Pittsburg, where he tof the J. T. & A. Hamilton He was about 60 years of New York yesterday telegram from Turner, ourg, which said: ““Meet n New York Friday and I will settle e three me met in the law offices by low Turner to make a and he was asked for a said room. and then he closed An instant later began firing. Mai- ugn the heart, and few moments. A rsons who were in- the members of ‘the firm, g Hamilton and himself in the head. ring no more d ventured back the three bodies. SHOBTAGE IN ACCOUNTS. Turner retired as president of the Cli- max Botting Company last April, when he wag bought out by Hamilton. After the sale it was discovered in examining the books of the concern that there was a shortage of %5190 in Turner's accounts, The Climax Company engaged John F. Mcintyre, former Assistant District At. torney, and M. Goodman, both of the firm in whose offices the shooting occurred to- day, to effect a settlement with Turner, and he engaged Edgar Leventritt to rep- resent his interests. Some difficulty had been met with in the negotiations which foliowed between the lawyers, but it was finally agreed to accept 32700 and give Turner a release in full. Last night it was agreed that the settlement shouia take place in the offices of Cantor, Adams & McIntyre to-8ay at 11 o’clock. Before he left the conference Turner anxiously asked that McIntyre be pres- ent at to-day's meeting and McIntyre has said since the shooting that he did not like Turner's manner yesterday, as the latter seemed, in his opinion, to bear him- | self recklessly and with the demeanor of a man who might do almost any desperate act. At the appointed hour to-day Turner, with his lawyer, entered the law office. Goodman ushered Turner and his lawyer into the private office of Adams. Leven- tritt, it is said, told Turner to remain out- side. Turner refused, saying that he wanted to close the matter at once. Tur- ner immediately after entering asked for Mclntyre and showed anger when told he would not be at the conference. BULLETS IN PAYMENT. Negotiations for a scttlement began at once, Hamiiton, Mallard, Goodman and Adams being present, besides Turner and his attorney. The conference at first was In the frm's general offices, but later Mallard asked to see Adams and Hamilton in Adams’ private office, Turner having refused certaia propositions. While the conference in the private office was going on Turner walked in. His lawyer asked him for his check to be ueed in the settl t and Turner said: “Yes, I'll let you e it.” Then Turner Using a new au- | Soon after the | natves. | cut of the office. General Firmin Flees With a Band of Followers. Revolution i Hayti Comes to Sudden Ending. -~ Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 406G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. —Advices to the Navy Depart- ment state that General Fir- min, the Hayuan revolutionist whose star began to set when the German gunboat Panther sunk the in- surgent boat Crete-a-Plerrot’ in reprisal for the unwarranted seizure of a German merchantman, has been driven from Hay- ti, and the provisional Government there appears to be safer than at any time for six months. It appears that on October 14 the Gov- ernment forces occupied the town of Ste Marie, and on Ocfober 15 General Firmin evacuated Gonaives and fled on the Ham- burg-American packet for the Bahama Islands with 250 of his followers, leaving affairs in a chaotic state, with no gov- ernment whatever. Commander Mason landed a force from the Cincinnati for the protection of Ameri- can interests. The German gunboat also landed a force. The Government forces are expected to take possession of the| town on Saturday. This, according to Commander Mason, marks the end of the revolution. Mason's report is as follows: “NICHOLAS MOLE, Hayti, Oct. 17.—St. Marie surrendered on October 14; national forces occupied town peaceably. nati arrived at Gonaives Wednesday noon (October 15). Firmin evacuated Gonaives October 15 and has left by Hamburg- American Steam Packet Company's steamer for Mathewton, Bahama Island, with about 250 adherents, leaving no gov- ernment at the place. Have landed force for the protection of American consulate and to preserve order. The German gun- boat landed force also. National forces are near at hand and it is expected they will occupy Saturday or Sunday. All quiet there. It is considered practically the end of the revolution. I am returning to Gonaives lmmedla(ely, 1 shall embaryk No. attempt has been niade to blockade ports mentioned-in my last, patch (Gonaives and St. Marie). French cruiser D'Assas arrived October 16, 8 p. m, “MASON.” i REFUGEES ARE FILLING CONSULATES IN HAYTI Foreign Forces Put on Guard to Pro- tect the Fugitives From Harm. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Oct. 17.— The foreign Consuls at Gonaives, the headquarters of the revolutionists, after negotiating with General Nord, command- er of the Government forces, have brought about the capitulation of that town. Government troops will enter Goraives to-morrow, and it is hoped there will be no clash with the revolu- tionists. Detachments of marines from the Cincinnati, D'Assas and Falk are at present guarding the foreign consulates there. The consulates are filled with refugees. Firmin, the revolutionary leader, left October 15 for Mathewton, in Agua Isl- and, Bahama, on board the steamer Adir- cndack of the Hamburg-American line. He was accompanied by 250 of his follow- ers. ciosed the door of the office. He was fac- ing Mallard, who-had asked him for the check. An instant after he had closed the door he drew a revolver and, pointing it at Mallard, said: “I will kill you, you — —" Then he fired two shots at Mallard. Instantly there was a wild scramble on the part of the others in the room. . All except Hamilton dashed for the-door, but Hamilton, when Turner fired, sprang at him to grapple. Turner was too quick for him, however, and dropping his weapon to a level with his victim's breast, fired. There is no witness to what Zollowed. Leventritt, at the first appear- ance of the revolver, rushed out of the rcom, leaving his hat behind him. Good- man followed Leventritt and Adams| jumped to his feet as soon as Mallard vas shot, brushed past Turner and got | As they left the room raore shots were heard, followed by two heavy falls. ‘There was consternation in the office. Clerks, boys and several women employes were for a few minutes too frightened to do anything. HAD CERTIFIED CHECK. ‘When persons connected with the law offices ventured back into the room they icund the three bodies lying close to- gether. On Turneris body was found an unsigned telegram, reading: “Telephone message received. Will ac- cept $2700 either from Hamilton or Mal- lard.” On Turner's corpse the Coroner also found a certified check for $2700. The lat- ter is regarded as throwing a peculiar light on the case, for it is thought to in- dicate that Turner went to the offices with the probable intention of paying the sum of money, which was to have settled the difficulty. If he did intend to pay, it is argued, he changed his mind suddenly and decided to kil " —— DEFENDED BY LEVENTRITT. Attorney Declares That Turner Was a Defaulter. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—Edgar N. Leven- tritt, who was Turner’s counsel/in the af- fairs producing the tragedy and who was present in the room at the time the Cinein- | ColombiaPlaces Hope in New Military Commander. General Perdomo Is Expected to Quell Revolution. Special Dispatch to The Call. ANAM\ Oct. 17.—General Nicholas Perdomo has ad- dressed a circular note to the consular corps announcing that in his character of Min- ister of State of the Nationai Government and by virtue of the high civil and military authority with which ho has been Invested he has assumed ‘and Matos G STREETN. W., WASHING- TON, Oct. 17.—Washington is looking eagerly for the term- ination of the battle now be- ing. waged at La Victoria, Venezuela, between the Government troops led by President Castro and the revolutionists headed. by General Matos, the aspirant for the presidency. It is felt here that this battle will surely terminate the revolution, either by landing General Matos in the palace of the President at Caracas, or by Cabtro’s crushing the rev- olution through the defeat of the insur- gents. The present battle, the greatest. that Venezuela has ever had, is still raging, according to a cablegram received at the State Department to:day .from United States Minister Bowen &t Caracas. The dispatch is dated yestérday and reads: “Fighting continues at Victoria. No communication is to be had with Valen- cia.” It has been decided at the’ Nayy De- partment that one United States. vessel | now at La Gualra, the port of Caracas, is sufficient for the present needs. "The Marietta, which is the vessel referred to, might in case of need, quickly send a guard of marines and bluejackets to the United States legation at Caracas if Min- ister Bowen desired their presence, and even this small guard, it is not doubteq, shooting began, made a statement " to- | night in which -he defended = Turner | against the charge thet he was a‘de- faulter. : “Mr. Turner,” he said, “was not a’ de- faulter. He did not criminally misappro- priate the funds of -the “Climex. Boltle Company.” ‘ According to Leventritt, Turner - had ! originally put up $5000 in cash. His over- drafts amounted to $2800, ‘leaving '$2200. practically which remained as the value {of his holdings. Hamilton offered $2000 | for Turner's share, which' the latter ac- | | cepted, and the deal was closed. Turner believed that this transaction relieved: him of all connection with the firm and closed all accounts. Asked why Turner | had been prevailed upon to agree to'giy-, ing up a check for $2100 to settle with | Hamflton and Mallard, Leventritt said: | “Turner was influenced by.the fact asi) | T am informeq, that he was expecting . political appointment, which would be made impossible if the least hint of ir- regularity, however unfounded, should be made again€t him.” The body of Turner to-might was taken to his late home at Mount Vernon. “BOBS” WILL COME OVER TO VISIT AMERICANS British Commander Accepts an Invi- tation to Inspect Uncle “am at Close Range. LONDON, Oect. “17.—The - Associated Press learns that Generals Corbin, Young and Wood have tendered Earl Roberts a cordial invitation # visit the United States, and that the British commander in chief replied at a late hour this even- ing that he had practically decided to ac- cept the invitation in December of 1903, and that there was a_ possibility of his. crossing in time to witnés the interna-' tional races. It is Earl Roberts' desirz’| that Generals French and Kelly-! Kenny shall accompany him. The American generals have been par- icularly anxious that Earl Roberts should visit America in order that they may have an opportunity of repaying the many courtesies he has l!low‘-them dur- ing their stay In England, A ) Venezuela’s Greatest Battle Which Will Decide the Fates of President Castro Sp‘nd-l'mwhh!htflfll- Con tinues. & mw e Wwill be lflmclent for all purposes. The Navy Department, while it ‘18 watching the situatién svith a view fo having [ American interests carefully guarded in the event of disorder, believes the Mariétta is capable of coping with the situation as it now exists. s MINISTER POWELL’S MISSION. Goes to San Domingo to Place Claim for Indemnity. WASHINGTON,, Oct. 17.—United States Minister Powell has gone from Port au’ Prince, Hayti, to San Domingo in order to lay before the Government of the lat-: ter place the claim for indemnity of the San Domingan Improvement Company,! ar American corporation, which "claims that it has 'been unjustly deprived of certain valuable; franchises conferred’ upon it by the Dominican Government. GOES TO SANTO DOMINGO. Minister ‘Powell Investigating the' Revolution in That Republic. SAN DOMINGO, Santo Domingo, Oct.! 17.—United States Minister Powell has ar- rived here frem Port au Prince, Haytl. on a sped{l mission for his Government. It was announced from Cape Haytlen, October 13, that General Deschamps, B B ] W-X—H*‘-H‘H B Bt e S B 1 e o e a a ] INSURRECTION SPREADS THROUGHOUT MACEDONIA Telsgraph Wires Are Cut and More Turkish Reserves Are Or- dered Out. LONDON, ' Oct. 1S.—Advices recelved here, from Salonica, European Turkey, dated Monday, October 13, report the in- surrection in) Northern Macedonia to be! spreading. The telegraph wires have been cut in several places between Melnik and Djumabala. Many Turkish second re- serves at Salonica have already been sent into the interior and large numbers of re- inforcements have been ordered from Con- stantinople to Salonica. A telegram from Volo, Greece, dated October 17, announces that the latest class of Salonica reserves | has been called out. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 17. —The offi- cial communication issued by the Porte! to-day.does not say that the Macedonian revolution is ended. It describes the fight- ing with Bulgarian brigands in the vicin- ity of Baslog and Djumabala and declares that the object of these brigands is to stir up revolution. The com: ication con- tinues: “Imperial troops have succeeded in routing and dispersing the brigands, and the villagers, in consequence, are be- ginning to submit and return peaceably to their - homes. .The disturbances, indeed, cannot last; tranquillity has already be- gun to assert itsel ZIEGLER HAS ENDED BUSINESS WITH BALDWIN Man Who Furnished Polar Expsdi- tion Funds Will Outfit a New Party. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—As the result of the mvesu;auun made and the confer- ences had by William. H. Zlgfl . who supplied the .funds for the Ziegl Bd,d- ‘win:polar expedition, with various mem- bers of the expedition since their return, Ziegler announced to-day that the’ busi- ness relations between Evelyn B. Baldwin and mm-eu’n‘ns been severed. Ziegler docufle(t tn‘flve any details, “but’ said he intended to continue his efforts to reach the .north pole and would. send ‘another, expedition to make the attempt. | | Domingo, had taken up arms against ths | {'mingo and that uprisings had occurred | ~ | | = — e THE UPPER POBTBAIT THAT OF GENERAL FIRMIN, THE HAY- TIAN REVOLUTIO‘N!ST AND THE OTHER PICTURE IS THAT OF GENERAL MATOS, THE' VENEZUELAN REBEL LEADER. Diplomats Await the) " Quicome of the Struggle. i former. Governor, of Porto Platta, Santo Provisional Government of Santo Do-| at Monte Christi, Jabon, Savanette and | Guayabin. The same day a dispatch fram Santo Domingo. safd an ex-Governor named Na- varro had reyolted and, taken possession of Monte Christi, which is situated on the north coast iof -Santo’ Domlngu near the Haytian ‘border. DETECTIVES AND LAWYER % ACCUSED OF BLACKMAIL Chicago Politician Also Ts Involved in ‘a Scandal in the Lake . City. CHICAGO, Oct. 17.—Two city detectives, a lawyer and a’ First Ward 'politician are under arrest charged Wwith con- spiring to levy blackmail upon the fam-' fly of a young man whom they had caught in the meshes of the law ‘on a charge of burglary. The denouement came in the courtroom ot Judge Neeley to-day when the alleged victim of the plot, William" Neely of New York, was arraigned for trial. Police In- spector Lavin, who has been Investigat- ing the charges for a week, completed his inquiry, placed the accused men un- der arrest and stripped the detectives of stars and weapons. The prisoners are: | Frank ' Cantwell, First Ward politician; David de Denhaver, formerly a practic- ing lawyer, but recently debarred after being convicted. of perjury in the United States court; Willlam Davis, city detec- tive and formerly a patrol sergeant at the Cottage Grove avenue station; Joshua Tedford, city detective and partner of Davis at .the Cottage Grove avenue sta- tion. DR. -LORENZ PERFORMS m FREE OPERATIONS World-Famous Medical Man Will I-kc a Journey to the Pacific * Coast. CHICAGO, Oct. 17.—Dr. Adolf Lonanzv will leave Chicago for Salt Lake City and San Francisco next week. His achieve- . ments in this.city have brought mim a great number of requests from aii parts of the United States and he has ncccpted one case in Salt Lake City. x Dr. Lorenz performed twenty nperluom to-day, all of them being pronounced suc- cessful. All were performed free of charge as far as the- physielan was-concerned,. the parents of the children paying a smail. stm to the hospital where the operation | marines plal “ was performed. command of all the Government forces on the isthmus. General Perdomo has all the powers on the isthmus that would be possessed by a President of the republic. Dr. Facunda Mutis Duran has been appointed Secre- tary General by President Marroquin, to act under General Perdomo. The Colom- bian- Government expects these changes to bring about much needed reforms ard a favorable turn in the present situation ia Panama, making it probable perhaps at an early date for the American forces o retire. The Government hopes that Generai Perdomo may be able to adjust all inter- national complications and difficulties in this department. General Perdomo séems to have the best intentiors and appears friendly to- ward. the Americans. Both he and Dr. Mutis Duran, who was lateiy special canal commissioner at Washington, en- joy President Marroquin's confidence. REPORTS BAD CONDITIONS. Commander Wilson Says the Pros- pects Are Very Gloomy. ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—The Navy De- partment to-day received the following cablegram ‘from Commander Wilson of the Panther, now at Colon: “Montgomery arrived. Condition at Santa Marta bad. Insurgents in small force, distance about eight miles. Bridges ‘burned, railway trains stopped. Two hun- dred undisciplined - troops protect the town; fifty-eight foreigners; large inter- ests. To open port one alde or other must | win Replying to an inquiry from the Colom- ian legation here, Governor Salazar of Panama says the report that General Fernandez has declared himself dictator of Colombia at Bogota is without founda- tion in fact. General Perdomo, who has just arrived at Panama and assumed command of the entire force of Colom- bian trcops on the isthmus, says in a dispatch to the legation that the Interior of the country is entirely pacified. —_— PRAISES m Axmcua PANAMA, Oct. 17 —General Perdomo in an intcrview said: “With the exception of the Department of Panama, where General Herrera has his forces and a few guerrilla bands in the departments of Magdalena and Bolivar,- the republic is pacified. Traders travel through the country ana are protected by the country. The revolutionary leaders, Marin and San Martin. who have given much _trouble, have been compelled to surrender. I received not many days ago advices announcing the defeat of rehei leader Roblcs. In the partment - of Bolivar there remains to-day not more than 100 organized revolutjonists. “I have been very agreeably impressed ‘with the American forces on the isthmus. At Colon the American Consul visited me and was very kind and amiable. The commandi _officer of the American n‘e&nmdo‘—hmmth train which brought me over and this NAVAL WAR NOW' RAGES AT GAPITAL Chiefs of Bureaus Differ on New Cruisers. Admirals Bowles and Melville Take Up Cudgels. Specificaiions for the Wash- ington and Tennessee Cause Hot Disputes. Spectal Dispatch to The Cally CALL BUREAU, 4066 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTQN, Oct. 17.—One of the hottest bureau fights-ever waged in the Navy Department is now on in the board of construction. Rear Admiral Melville, chief of the bureau of steam engineering; and Rear Admiral Bowles, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, are directly and bitterly opposed In a contro- versy over specifications for the cruisers Tennessee and Washington. Half a dozen Stormy sessions of the board on construe- tion have been held, but’ the question is not yet settled. The vigor of the dispute recalls to navy officers the old-time fights between the bureaus of steam emgineer- ing and construction and repair. Congress provided for “two first-class armored cruisers of not more than 14,500 tons ' trial displacement, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful arma- ment for vessels of their class, and to have the highest practicable speed.” WOULD REDUCE WEIGHT. Rear Admiral Bowles several weeks ago stated to other members of the board on construction that he thought a protective deck similar to that of the cruiser Mary- lard, with four inches of armor on the slope, should be substituted for the pro- tective deck provided for in the new cruisers, which was one and one-haif inches both on the slope and on the flat, Rear Admiral Bowles stated this would mean an increase of 200 tons imr weight, He stated that experiments in the model basin with the model of the cruiser Ten- nessee had shown that its shape was such that it could be propelled at 4 speed o twenty-two knqts with the samé hagse- - pcwer—23,000—as the Maryland, although the Tennessee is of $20 tons greater diss piacement than the Maryland. Therefore he suggested that 200 tons be saved in the machinery by reducing the 25,000 horse- power planned by Rear Admiral Melville to 23,000. The board on construction voted to adopt the heavier protective deck, bil# has reached no decision in regard to the reduction of the horsepower and machifi~ ery. MELVILLE OPPOSES CHANGE. Rear Admiral Melville at once took up the cudgels and wielded them in charag- teristic fashion for the maintenance of the machinery as he had planned it. He declared that to properly attain and hold a speed of twenty-two knots an heur 25,000 horsepower was required, and that a redyetion to 23,000 would also reduce the speed of the ship to such a degree that she would be able to nfake not more than 217 knots.- These figures were reached by calculations made in the bu- reau of steam engineering. Rear Ad- miral Melville bases his opposition to reduction on the language of the act of Congress, which says that the crulsers shall have “the highest practicable speed.” @il @ guard was put under my orders. Acting Superintendent Prescott of the railroad offered his private car for the trip. I must say that 1 felt quite safe while coming over from Colon. “As a result of my conversation with the American Consul I have. absolutely no fear that any difficulty will arise be- tween Colombia and the American forces herg or the railroad company. I think the landing of United States marines has been effective in maintaining free transit over the isthmus. “I expect soon to have a powerful army here and will then clear the raiiroad line of .guerrilla bands, whose only object is to create complications between Colombia and the United States. I will then be able to relieve the American forees do- ing shore duty on the isthmus, who, from what some of their officers told me, must be anxious to return to their homes. “l am a great friend of the United States and I admire that country. I, and all Colombians, favor the construction of a canal by the Americans and my sole object in pacifying the isthmus is to make possible the meeting of the Colombian Congress to consider the canal bill. On the arrival here of our newly acquired cruiser, the Bogota, from San Francisco— and she is expected shortly—I will con- centrate my forces in this department and begin my campaign immediately. The Co- lombian Government can send 50,000 men here, but 10,000 men is all that I require.* iy S Kitchener Secretly Leaves England. LONDON, - Oct. 17.—Lord Kitchensr started to-day for India to assume com- mand of the British forces there. Hi goes by way of Paris and will visit Khars toum. Absolute secrecy was maintained rmni@( all the arrangements for his departure, so he got away unnoticed,