The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 5, 1902, Page 1

- \ g VOLUME XCHI-NO 5. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS, ' SHIPS OF RIVAL SQUADRONS. BEGIN EXCITING MANEUVERS IN WATERS OF CARIBBEAN Greatest Fleet of War Vessels Ever Assembled by the United States in Time of Peace or War Will Participate in the Present White and Blue Search Problem in the West Indies FRANCIS Az — £necial Disvatch to' The Call.; ALL BUREAU, STREET, N. W., WASHING- Dec. 4—Beginning to- ¢ the greatest fleet of ever assembled by the United States in time of or war will simulate as closely as le the conditions which would pre- were a hostile squadron préparing ke a blow at Porto Rico, the United strongest possession In the West As soon as the Navy Department ormed tedday that Rear Admira which will represent war game or “search to sea from the Gulf of the bureau of naviga- explanation of the 1406 G peace s vail war game “The of the com ner and ( includes the vessels nds of Rear Admirals Sum- d, combined under the former fleet includes the vessels under miral Higginson. In the afterr f December 5, the blue ficet Jearns that one of its scouts sighted the white fleet December 2 in latitude 15 north long 4 west. The po- sition is about %0 miles to the eastward of Barbadoes. ricet represents &n advanced 4 of ‘an enemy whose object is to se Porto Rican waters 1 « luding Mayaguez on the west bor of Culebra on also ‘to mine the maln ship ch 1 of a port seiged before 6 p. m., December 10, at which time the problem ends. If it enters the port selected and has worked lay- ing mines before the blue great hars east; force 5 per cent greater than its own Rico- or - Culebra. - The ‘ships' passed and is limited in regard to time, WOUNDED MAN WANDERS FOR A WEEK IN A JUNGLE Constabulary Inspector Who Was Reported Killed “in Samar Is Found Alive. MANILA, Dec, 4—Captain Pershing has Jocated what is left of a fleet of small gunboats which the Spaniards sank in Leke Lanso, island of Mindanao, in 18%. ‘While returning from to & point where some portions of the | wrecks were visible. An effort will prob- 8bly be made to raise the vessels. Constabulary Inspector Hanazy, who was reported to have been killed in Sa- mar, has been found alive, though badly wounded. After the fight with the la- érones, November 25, the inspector wan- dered through the jungle for nearly a week and his wounds became gangrened, but he is expected to recover. B e S RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES CLOSE A BIG SEMINARY OQutbreak Occurs Among Students at Odessa and Fifty of Them Are » Arrested., ODESSA, Russia, Dec. 4—A serious out- break has occurred among students of the ecclesiastical semingry Were, resulting in the arrest of fifty students and the rustication of 300 others. As an outcome f the trouble the president of the synod has ordered the institution to be closed. Buch a revolutionary movement among religious students is without precedent :‘1: has caused the authorities great anx- Tiigan to Camp | Wicars friendly Moros guided the captain | = G4 T i S v S o through Boca Grande, going slowty. There is no satisfactory indication as to the course the squadron will pursue. All the warships had a low freeboard, which is evidence that they are filled with coal and ammunition. A collier carrying 2500 tons of coal discharged its entire cargo into the various vessef§, which also received provisions and ammunition from a supply ship. The ‘“enemy” is prepared to make a dasi to seize a base and hold it, and confidence as to the final success of the movement prevails on board the ships. HARDERTHAN CERVERA’S TASK Complications That Will Confront the Squadrons of Rear Admirals. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Dec. 3.—Rear Admiral Sumner has issued an order with respect to the neutrality of Trinidad. With the departure of the gunboat Eagle this morning communica- tion with the shore ceased, and from now the movement of the ‘“enemy’s” squadron will be cloaked in mystery. ‘While Admiral Sumner has not indicated when he proposed to sail, the understand- ing among the officers of the vessels un. der his command is that the squadron will leave the Gulf of Paria at 5 o'clock to- morrow morning. There Is a lighthouse at Boca Grande, the exit from the gulf, and apprehension is felt that the keeper may communicate with the United States Consul, who will telegraph to Rear Ad- miral Higginson, commanding the defend- + + TWO DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS WHO ARE ‘IN COMMAND OF THE RIVAL SQUADRONS. OF WARSHIPS' WHOSE MANEUVERS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA HAVE JUST BEEN COMMENCED. - the white wins. If it enters a port and completes the mine work before the ar- rival of a blue force double: its own the white wins. The white floses if inter- cepted by a superior blue force at sea or in less than one hour after it enters port. “The blue force to win must with a superior force meet the white fleet at gea or within one hour after it has an- chored in the port selected. If the white force has been at anchor more than one hour, but not long enough to plant all its mines, the’ blue force must be 5 per cent greater than-the white.” / “ENEMY’S” SQUADRON SAILS. United States Consul Receives In- formation From Agents. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Dec. 4—The TUnited States' Consul has been ~authoritatively informed through agents of the eparture this morning of the “enemy’s” squadron. Its destination is uncertain, but it is believed to be Porto PRINCESS LOUISE STILL | HELD IN INSANE ASYLUM { Former Lieutenant With Whom She | Elopéd Some Years Ago Tries | to Rescue Her. | VIENNA, Dec. 4—The papers here al- | lege that the former lieutenant of Hus- | sars named Massacrisich, who eloped with | Princess Loulse of Coburg several years ago, and who was sentenced to four years’ | fmprisonment fgr forging the signature of Princess Stephanie, Princess Louise’s sis- | ter, recently made an ineffectual attempt to Tescue Princess Louise from the in- sane asylum near Dresden, where she has been confined since the elopement. | The lleutenant maintains that she is sane. | The authorities are said to have forcibly prevented her from joining him. Accord- | Ing to other facts, however, the Princess | Louise refused to accompany him. R L POLICE BELIEVE PULGAR IS FEIGNING INSANITY Anarchist Who Says He Intended to 1 Kill King Alfonso Is in Close Confinement. MADRID, Dec. 4—Perez Pulgar, the anarchist arrested recently at Orenz, and who sald he intended to kiil King Al- fonso, is held in close confinement. It s learned that in spite of his claim to be- ing a citizen of Argentina, he is a Span- fard, 22 years of age. The police are searching for his accomplices and it is thought the investigation will result in unearthing an_.important -plot.. The offi- cials believe that Pulgar is feigning m-J sanity. 2 ing squadron, the course and speed of the “enemy.” Consequently Admiral Sumner proposes when out of sight of land to change his course ana speed and then proceed to the spot chosen for the scene of the attack. It is often -the case that the course of warships is followed by boxes and other refuse thrown overboard. Therefore, Ad- miral Sumner has declaed that such de- bris must be put in condition to sink im- mediately ‘when thrown into the sea, or that it be burned. New code signals for use day and night have been arranged in order to prevent their being read by Ad- miral Higginson’s scouts, - Though his squadron is stronger than the one commanded by Admiral Cervera, Admiral Sumngr declares that the prob- lem before him is more difficult than that of the Spaniards, as the latter were able to choose ports in Cuba as well as in Por- to Rico and Culebra. Moreover, the Span- iards moved from the Cape Verde Islands, while Admiral Sumner’'s command is close REBELS IN THE ZENMOUR TERRITORY ARE DEFEATED Sultan of Morocco Narrowly Escapes Capture and His Forces Sus- tain Big Losses. MADRID, ‘Dec. 4—Advices from Tan- gler to-day say ‘the forces of the Sultan of Morocco have, after heavy fighting, finally defeated the rebels in the Zenmour territory. The Sultan narrowly escaped capture and his troops sustained heavy losses. . The pretender to the throne re- mains at Tazza. g aiite Al US SNOWSLIDE ENDS LIVES OF MINERS Disaster at Cornucopia, in Oregon, Causes Great Amount of Damage. BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 4—A meager report has just reached this city of an immense snowslide which occurred at Cornucopia, last night.” No detalls are ob- tainable, save that two miners were kill- ed -and an ‘immense amount of damage done. 2 ——— YOUNG GIRL ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY HER LIFE Fifteen-Year-Old Bakersfield Lass Drinks a Powerful Poison ‘While Angry. BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 4—Mary Bi- anche, a 15-year-old girl, attempted sui- cide this afternoon in Kern City by tak- ing bichloride of mercury. . Medical as- sistance was summoned in time to save her. The act was the result of anger at her aunt lmnflng her wash the dishes. MAKES PLEA FOR SERVICE T THIS PORT Perkins and Root Confer on Trans- ports. ' San Francisco Mer- chants May Yet Put ip a Bid. PIEESES & (R War Department Officials| . Inclined to Accept the Seattle Offer. R —e Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL_ BUREAU, 140§ G STREET, ~ w., WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—The ques- tion of the transportation of army pas- sengers and freight between San Fran- cisco and other Pacific ports and the Philippines will be settled by the War De- partment next week. Senator Perkins had a conference to-day with Secretary Root and Quartermaster General Ludington re- garding the matter, and secured as- surances that no decision would be given until Senator Perkins should again have an opportunity of urging the retention of the army transportation business at San Francisco. Secretary Root, who returned here from New York for the day, left again for that | city this afternoon, but will be back next Tuesday or Wednesday, when the whole matter will be decided. Root, In his talk with Senator Perkins, expressed surprise that the commercial organizations and shipping concerns of San Francisco had apparently not been regardful of that city’s interests in offering no response to the War Department’s invitation for bids for army transportation.on the Pacific. In reply to Senator Perkins' sugges- tion that bids be readvertised. and the department yvet consider a bid from San Francisco commerctal lines (ifone were to be submitted.) Root indicated that if such bids were received withinm the next few days he might possibly.take it under consideration. Root's tone, however, was not-encouraging, and with-asler-War-De- partment offictals he is inclined to accept the .bid of the Boston Steamship Comi- | | pany of Seattle, unless some other prop- osition more’ advantageous should be re- cetved. ‘It is the general belief at the War De- partment that with the abandonment of the Government transport service and the attractive bid of the Seattle Company for doing the work, San Francisco is like- ly to lose the business unless extra- ordinary efforts are put forth to save it. Secretary ‘Root made it knowh to-day that the transports now owned by the Department would not be sold, but would be kept. in repair and stationed at San Francisco ready for use in emergencies. RAILROADS ARE EXERCISED. Lines Using the Omaha Gateway ‘Will Bid for Trade. OMAHA, Dec. 4—Railroads using the Omaha gateway to the Pacific Coast are much exercised over what is said to be an effort to divert all the Government business for the Phillppines by way of the St. Paul gateway and over the Great Northern to_Seattle. Should the Govern- ment abandon its transport service and railroads are called on for a steamship rate, in addition to the haul by railroads using the Omaha route, the Union.and Central Pacific roads. promise to make a strong bid for their share of Philippine business, which will result in a further reduction of rates and consequent ad- vantages to the Government. WELL ENOWN EDUCATOR STRUCK BY STREET CAR Professor J. C. Pelton Receives In- juries Which May Result in His Death. 1.0S ANGELES, Dec. 4.—Professor J. C. Peiton, the well-known Jleducator, was struck by an electric car on Spring strect, between Third and Fourth, this afternoon and received injuries which will probably result in his death. He was crossing the reet and in running to get out of the way of an approaching buggy stepped in front of the car. He was picked up on the fender and carried fifty yards before the car could be stopped. No bones were broken, but he sustained severe internal injuries which because of his advanced age are considered very serious, Pelton is 72 years of age and was the first superintendent of the Los Angeles city schools. He claims to be the origi- nator of the California public school sys- tem, particularly that portion of it which refers to grammar schools. He is well known all along the coast by persons in- terested in educational matters, For many years he was a teachef here, but for the past five years has been supporting himself by the sale of a history of Cali- fornia schools, of which he is the author | His entiye life has been devdted to the cause of education. a2 e Actur‘ Johnstone Is glowly Dying. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. £—Barry John- stone, the actor who shot and killed Kate Hassett of Keith's Bijou stock company and then turned the weapon upon him- self, is gradually dying at the hospital. During the day he revived slightly, but the physiclans say his recovery is im- possible. The murdered woman's bod was to-gay forwarded to the home of her parents at Autora. el British Cruisers Arriving. - ' CARACAS, Dec. &—The British ¢ 2 Indefatigable arrived to-day at La Gi ra. Three more British warships are ex- pected. i L B TO HONOR LOVED SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF CRUISER FORM THE CREW AT BARGE’'S OARS Admiral Rodgérs, Late Commander of Asiatic Squadron, Says Good-By to the New York, His Flagship, and Shipmates Pay Rare Tribute to Retiring Chief by Rowing Him Ashore o+ 7 XEE ADITIRAL'S JARCGE AND Ir.S - porD ZACED CREW, ACEOSS ITHE QUARTER DECIH TR THETLAST TIIE = EAR ADMIRAL FREDERICK JRODGERS - hauled . down.. his flag_on the cruiser New. York yesterday, afternoon and amtd the noise ' and. smoke - of _the parting salute was rowed ashore by as glittering'and galiant an ar- ray of saflormen as ever bent backs over stout ash oars. The crew of the admiral's barge was seclected- from the New York's . officers, who took up the enlisted man’s burden on this occasion as a speclal mark of af- fection and respect ‘for ' their retiring chief. Captain M. R. ‘S. Mackenzie, ‘the commander of ‘the crulser, actéd- as cockswain, ‘and ‘every ' mess and . grade ot officer was represented at the oars. Executive Officer’ Liéuténant E.! E. Capehart, who'has been attached to the oar and the oar' corresponding on the port slde was handled’ by Medical In- gpector Daniel“ L. Bertolette, ‘who 'has been fecling naval pulses for nearly. thirty years. The other members of the crew were: Lieutenant A. H. McCarthy, Mid- shipman J. + G..- Fremont, Boatswain Phillip Mullen,- Liéutenant W. L. Jolley, U. 8. M. C, and in command of the New SUGGESTS 'SOME CHANGES IN -OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM New York Chamber of Commerce Will Present a Report to the President. NEW YORK, Dec. 4—The finance and currency committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce made a report to- day on a ‘feasible measure” to provide against tightness in the money market. The report says in part: ‘We must come right down to the proposition that the only thing which can be done to make our financial system safe and sound and golid is to get down to one legal tender, and that is gold, and then to bank upon a cur- rency circulation enlarged beyond the present authorized issues of natlonal banks and based upon the credit of. the legitimate trade of the country ana rigidly safcguarded under the law. “ The report suggeésts that banks be per- mitted to retire their circulation at will; recommends that the coinage of 1,500,000 silver dollars per month cease and that the silver bullion and sflver dollars in the Treasury be coined into subsidiary silver coins, and that the Secretary of the Treasury be permitted to deposit cus- tom¢ receipts as well as internal reve- nue receipts in national banks. The re- port was adopted and the committee was directed by resolution to repori:the mat- ter in person to the President. " 3 N e S 'BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 4—A snow- it has_been raging in this section for _‘t'_hlrtr!!x Rours and the ground is cov- ‘éred to the depth'of one foot. Al traffic is delayed. This‘is the heaviest snowfall recorded for this season in years. New York for six years, pulled the stroke ' York’s’ marine guard; - Chief Carpenter Jeseph | Fletcher,, Warrant . Machinist , J. Dexter, Lieutenant Walter Gherardi, Lieutenant C. D. Sterns, Lieutenant Pow- ers Symington and Ensign Alfred John- san. UISER SHINES LIKE YACHT. The time set for the admiral’s depart- ure was ‘2 ‘o'clock p. m., ‘and it was promptly ‘at’ that hour that the retiring chief stepped out on the quarterdeck, where were drawn up the cruiser’s jack- 1es, the marine guard, the band and those officers for whom there was mno oar in the admiral's barge. Everybody, was in full dress and Execu- tive Officer ;Capehart had the ecruiser shining like a‘ well-found yacht on re- gatta day. Alongside the starboard gansg- way was the admiral's barge, the crew, wearing the cocked hats and epaulettes ot “full dréss, in their places and’ holding upright the. oars few of ~them' have Ekandled since they left the naval academy. ; The marine guard was paraded, the ad- miral was accorded the two ruffles to which his rank entitled him, the blue- jackets stood at salute, and.to the strains of_a lively march Rear ‘Admiral Rodgers crossed ;thedeck-of’ his’ flagship for the last time: and walked . between -the six SOUTHERN' LEGISLATORS ! DISCUSS . THEIR PLANS Senators and Assemblymen Meet in . Los Angeles and Prepare a.Programme. - LOS ANGELRS, Dec: 4.—Fifteen of the twenty-five ' members of -the Legislature from the south of®Tehachapi asscmbled at the Chaniber of Commerce this morn- ing “and” spent ‘most of the day in the informal. discussion of proposed legisla- tion, particularly. with reference to mat- ters in : which Southern. California is specially . interestéd. = Assemblyman Phil A. Stanton was selected chairman- and Assemblyman F.. W. Houser secretary. Those in attendance included: Senators— C. Z. Hubbell of Ontario, Ben Hahn of Pasadena,. A. A. Caldwell of Riverside, M. L. Watd of San Diego.. Assemblymen —Phil A. Stanton, H: 8. G." McCarthy, J. P. Transul, “F. W. Houser, Henry E. Carter, of Los Angeles; F. C. Prescott of Redlands, F. D. Lewis of Riverside, John A. Goodrich and-W. H. Kelso of: Los An- geles County, C.-P. Parm of Santa Paula, E.. R. Amorige of Fullerton. The sessions were devoted to the dis- cussion ‘of*such subjects as a“proposed constitutional amendment providing for direct legislation,” apropos of the Califor- nia exhibit at the St.. Louls Expositon; a compulsory truant law, State ald for the protection of forests from fire and ample appropriations for State Institu- tions. The legislators accepted an invi- tation from' Superinterident Campbell to visit the State’ Asylum-at Highlands, and left fqr that place this evening. They will' go\to Whittier to-morrow to inspect _the Reform School and:to San Diego Sat- urday to inspect the State Normal School. — | — SCENES INCIDENT TO DEPAR- TURE OF REAR ADMIRAL RODG- ERS FROM THE NEW YORKJ BRI LR sideboys stationed at the gangway and down the companion ladder to his barge “With “its gold-laced crew. . As he took his seat in the barge at the side of Cockswain Captain Mackenzie the band dropped the march, and to the strains of “Homre, Sweet Home,” the for- mer commander-in-chief of the Asialic squadron was rowed gently away from his old ship. A few strokes and the crew rested on their oars, while the man be- hind the gun did his part in this Im- pressive good-by ceremony. ADMIRAL’S SALUTE. Four guns on the starboard side boomed out in unison with a roar that rattled the windows on Telegraph Hill. Then four guns on the port side followed suit and port and starboard sides alternating and four guns at a time, the rear admiral's salute of thirteen guns was fired. As the echoes of the last quartet of guns dled away the admiral's two-starred pennant was hauled down and the band played “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, " the last bars of which were drowned in the three lusty cheers which burst spon- taneously from 600 sun-burned throats. Admiral Rodgers will leave to-day for Brooklyn navy-yard, to the command of which he has been appointed. The honor of being rowed ashore by a crew of his fellow officers is a distinction that has$ been accorded to few admirals. The latg Admiral Sampson was the only other officer of recent years whose personal worth was so recognized by his ship- mates, and Admiral Rodgers’ eyes wers dim yesterday when he bade good-by to his last crew at the Clay-street boat landing. Deputy Surveyor of the Port Chauncey M. St. John had luncheon with Admiral Rodgers yesterday on boal the New York, and apart from a few immediate relatives of the admiral was the onmly civillan invited on board to witness the good-by ceremony. JAPANESE OFFICERS ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT Representatives of Navy and Army : of the Mikado Going to ‘Washington. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 4—Lieutenant- Commander Takeshita of the Japanese Navy and Lieutenant Inouye of the army arrived here to-day on the Japanese liner Kaga Maru and left for Washington, D. c. & While in this city they were the guests of the Japanese Consul. They sald thelf mission to the United States was an offi- cial one and they would have nothing tq say for publication until they havd reached Washington. They denied hav- ing any: connection with the Japanese naval contractor who Is now in the United States, though they know him well ‘While the visit is on official business, It has no political significance, so they say. GEIRA YL Y THREE MASKED ROBBERS MAKE A DARING RAID BUTTE, Mont. Dec. 4—A special to the Miner from Pocatello, Idaho, says one of the boldest and most daring hold-ups i the history of Idaho was committed at 11 o'clock to-night, when three unmasked men entered the Eagle Club rooms and Tobbed the house of about $1000. Two of the men advanced with drawn revolvers into the rpom, in which there were nog less than thirty-five men. The third mag then marched around to the games and gathered up the money. The two hold- ups who had the guns fired a volley inta the ceiling as they departed. Officers are hot on the trail.