The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1902, Page 1

i i VOLUME XCHI-NO. 16. - SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STA1ES INDICATES TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1902. GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY PRICE " FIVE -GENTS. ITS DESIRE FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT WITH VENEZUELA AND WARNS AGAINST INTERFERENCE Wi TH AMERICAN SHIPPING P ) A ‘[ HE United States Government has indicated to Great Britain and Germany its warm.support of the Venezuelan appeal for arbitvation. This is tantamount to a declaration that this nation would prefer a settlement of the controversy l { through channels other than those followed by the powers. Simultancously Secretary Hay has addressed notes o Berlin and London indicaiing the aititude of this Government with reference to the blockade of the Venezuelan coast. } 1t is understood that America will not tolerate interference with United States shipping. Great Britain and Germany have taken Italy into full parinership, and Italian warships will be assigned to a portion of the coast to be patrolled. | In the Italian Chamber of Deputies vesterday, followwing the enunciation of the Government’s policy, a Deputy made a speecl declaring that the Anglo-German programme had. “‘knocked the Monroe doctrine sky high.” An tmportant meeting [ of the Cabinet will be leld to-day in Washington to consider the Venezielan situation, which is now regarded as onc that wienaces the peace of this country. ; "4 ey 4 Bl RANSPORT DISPUTE 15 IT 0 END Secretary Root De-. cides Against Change. Thus Informs sentatives Seattle. Ludington Says the Present System Is the Cheapest and Best. Repre- of WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— | General I L. ILaudington, quartermaster general of the army, before the House Com- mittee on Military Affairs to- day, advocated continuing the | transport service under the J“ | control of the War Depart- ment. He said the cost of the service as now conducted was about $3000 less than any of the estimates submitted by private concerns, and that, in | his opinion, it would bs in the | | intevest of the soldier and the rvice for the War Depart- 1ent to operate its own line. | General Ludington, spesking. | | of the matter of carrying pri- vate persons on the Govern- | ment transports, szid the | number was insignificant, and atever abuses had occurred in that direction already had been corrected. BUREAT, T, N.~¥ Dec over ti 14 of Quarter- n bef the trans- than Representative mmittee of citizens of tha t peared before Secretary Root at the War tment in supi of the moveme have the Government transport business with the Philippines conducted by of Seattle or some other port in Pu ound. They advocated of the bid of the Steamship Company | After having heard the Washington representatives Secretary Root said that | be would take their wishes into ¢ der- ation before final action, but it w mated to them plainly that the tran business would be conducted as at y ROUNDHOUSE COLLAPSES, BURYING MANY WORKMEN Fire Breaks Out in the Ruins but Fortunately the Injured Are All Saved. PHILADELPHLs, Dec. 15.—The roof and supports of the roundhouse of the Pennsylvania Rafiroad in the West Phila- | delphia yards collapsed to-day, burying a score or more of workmer and thirty-one locomotives. A fire broke out in the ruins, | but the flames were quickly extinguished. | Several of the Injured sustained broken | limbs, but none was seriously hurt, The roof of the structure, which was erected many years ago, was of wood, covered with slate, supported by iron up- | rights, It is belleved the weight of the snow and ice that had lain on the roof since Saturday weakened the building. | Seven locomotives were badly damaged. GRAVES’ RANCH HAND DIES FROM WOUNDS SALINAS, Dec. 15.—Charles Hill Al- bright, the hired man who was so ter- ured last Monday night by an un- n tramp at the Graves home, died the County Hospital shortly after 2 lock this afternoon. He was delirious for several hours last night, but before death came was unconscious. He was 4 vears old and a native of Burkhart, Tex. | San ¥eliz, the first suspect, is still held | and will be again taken before Graves | Some of them have removed their be- and his wifc for identification. . INERS AR N TERROR SIIgES. Indians in Alaska | Start on the Warpath. Attempt to Massacre May Be Made in the North. Police Prepare to Prevent; Attacks by Dancing Redskins. [ Special Dispatch to The Call. DAWSON, Keen excitement , Dce. 15 (via Seattle).— and apprehension pre- at White Horse and various points | along the trail over line of the new Government the report that a band of Hiuako Indians has taken the warpath in thg region between the Littte Salmon and prep: at mass A store is reported to have been looted | and burned, the storeleeper killed and | The miners-are arming and to prevent a possible attempt cre. another man badly wounded. The Little | | Salmon_Indians. are said te -be’panie~ stricken over the outhreak of the hosiile tribe and to be sending their sqeaws’'and | | children to ‘the police detachment at Tan- talus, near the Yukon crossging, for pro- tection. Major Cuthbert has been fully apprised of the reports by wire. He has issued ar order mobilizing the men at his command, and in case a confirmation of the news of | the outbreak is received he will leave | here for Selkirk immediately. It is stated | that from 200 to 20 Indians are in the hostile party, héaded by two well-known chiefs. At last accounts they were h@id- | a war dance and working themselves | o a murderous frenzy. REVENGE THE MOTIVE. Trouble with the Indians in the region | between the Little Salmon and Pelley has ted for a long tfme. Many of known to be of a treacherous, ful nature. A motive for the out- furnished by the hanging of three of their number in 159 for the mur- der of a prospector on the Little Salmo The exeeution took place in Dawson at | | them ar is e Major Cuthbert is reticent as re- the details of the trouble, it is| known that the first news of the reported | uprising and murder reached here yvester- | morning from White Horse. A wire | received from Capt . stating that word had been 7eceived there | of the outbreak of savages in the Pelley { country. | It was ascertained that a woodchopper | met an Indian, whote name is withheld | by the officer commanding for good rea- | sons, somewhere near Mackeys, and fmmj him heard the story which has caused so much alarm. So far as can be learned | the Indien reported having met others| who told him of having encountered hos- tile bands, two or three hundred strong. They claimed to have been taken prison- ers and tortured but to have made their escape. They said that a store had been looted and burned, the storekeeper mur- dered and another man badly injured. The latter was said to have eluded his pursuers in the forest but to be.so badly wounded that his death probably. fol- lowed. The Indians responsible for the deed were represented to have whisky in plenty and to be engaged in war dances. FEAR AMONG INDIANS. The Little Salmon Indlans are reported | as placing so much credence in the state- ments received from the Selkirk Indians that they are preparing to move. If the murderous band: makes an appearance they will head for the police post at Tan- talus with their gquaws and children. longings close to the police in anticipa- tion of a general massacrf. | The looting of the store and the murder are supposed to have occurred on Novem- ber 20 or December 1, and the first re- port of the outbreak did not reach the woodchopper near Mackeys until last Fri- day. From all that can be learned the Indian from whom he received the story is regarded as honest and reliable. Eighty men will be sent from Dawson, commanded by Major Cuthbert, and fifty from White Horse, commanded by Major Snyder, both South African heroes. If the trouble is serfous, Major Wood, act- ing Governor, will take the field himself. The officers are in doubt, but are not pre- payed to deny the story. The Dawson pa- pers are running extras on the report. Un o8 | RS Appeal for Special Dispatch to The Call. ONDON, Dec. 15. he United States has called a halt in the Venezuelan affair. It has drawn attention to the pro- posals for arhitration, submit- ted by Minister Bowen on be- half of President’ Castro, and has notified Creat Britain' that it strongly indorse the appeal for arbitration. Furthermore, the have intimated that the powers were go- ing too far in their coercion of Venezuels and to have given Great Britain to under stand that it would .protest against any stoppage of American ships during the blcckade of the Vefiezuelan coast. There is reason to' believe that orde will be or have been sent to the Britis commander in Venezhelan waters to tal no further e action at presen pending a decision on the appeal for bitration. This came in’ the m of a | proposal through the United States Gov- ernment to submit the claims of British and German subjects to arbitration, and Lerd Lansowne announced later in the day,” in the House of Lords, that it was “now under consideration by the British Government. Lord Lansdowne added: “We are greatly indebted to the good offices of the United States Minister at Caracas in obtaining the release of Brit- ish and German subjects.' Continuing, the Foreign Secretary said that since the Parliamentary paper giv- ing the Venezuelan correspondence had‘ been issued the Government had received from Minister Haggard a cable summary of what purported to be Veneazueia's re- ply to the British ultimatum. Therein Venezuela complained that no reparation was offered by Great Britain for the landing of marines or for the conduct of the Bfiggeh authorities of Trinidad. This dispfltch closed with eaying that Venezuela represented thgt, as her treasury was éxhausted, it was impossible for the Government to meet its debt for the moment, but directly peace was declared it would not be neces- sary to remind the Verezuelan Govern- ment of its obligations. Lord Lansdowne's statement was drawn out by Earl Spencer, who referred to the manner in which the Foreign Sec- retary recently ‘‘criticized and made sar- castic and jocular remarks regarding that small country, Venezuela.” The Earl said he considered it to be miost unfortunate that the Forelgn Sec- retary should have adopted such a tone toward a country with which negotiations were pending. In Embassador Choate’s absence, Charge d'Affaires White is making every effort to arrange some pacific method of settling the dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela. He is in constant communi- catior with the State Department in ‘Washington. - - Nothing finite has yet been arranged, but there 1§ some hope of further hostilities being averted. The negotiations are handicapped by the ited States Supports the American Government is believed to | Arbitration. e | absence from- London of scver: £ the Cabinet Ministers; before an answer can f | be’glven the Cabinet probably will have || B | Tore meet. No final decision 1$ expected be- Wednesda | B EXCITEMENT IN COMMONS. | Policy of the British Government Is | Warmly Assailed. | LONDON, Dee. .—The ih/use of Com- mons was crowded to-night when | the | e up for debate. | shywann, after having expressed sur- | that the Government was anxious another war after South Africa, coms d of th queity c iformation cor ng the Ve 1 situation which | s been given to Pa ment. Ife said he oped arbitration would be accepted be- e, although President Rousevelt is | anxious ‘to act cotrectly, the situation is full of danger and the President's hands might be forced by politiclans. Lord Cramborne ‘spoke after = Mr. | Schwann. -He reproached the member with a desire to discredit the Government and explained that the papers in the Venezuelan matter were very voluminous and that those issued to-day were only a summary. - He said that Great Britain had to perform police duty dwong the nations and had to prevent Venezuela breaking the law of nations. The United States took the sensible view that Great Britain’s insistence that Venezuela should | meet her engagements was not an infrac- tion of the Monroe doctrine. X0 country has been more anxious than Great Britain,”’ said Lord Cranbcrne, “to ass!st the American Government in main- taining that doctrine.” This remark was greeted with gheers. Continuing, the Under Foreisn Secretary said the British Government had dis- played great forbearance and that it was only after Venezuela had been thrice sum- moned to do right that the Government had ‘been driven. to strong measures to secure the safety, liberty and property of British subjects in Venczuela and that in the execution of these measures the Gov- ernment desired to pursue the same course of moderation. Lord Cranborne said al=o that ‘the blockade would be caf- ried out with every regard for the in- terests of neutrals. 3 The Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman, then voiced his strong dis- satisfaction 'with Lord Cranborne's speech. He complained of the lack of in- formation about the German and British claims which, he declared, seemed to be on different footings. The speaker said he was an advocate of the best possible feeling between the two countries, but that in this matter Great Britain seemed to be bound hand and foot to Germany. “We could do nothing with regard to our claims,” continued the Liberal leader, “unless the Gérmans are perfectly, satis- Venczuelan matter c: Continued on Page 4, Column 2. S U Gt 050 mam 4 S SECEETARY OF TH= AIIERICATL B =AY oF MARACALIEO SEHO= BRASIL Balaziiaest EMINMISTER AMERICAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN LONDON, WHO IS ENDEAVORING TO BRING ABOUT PEACE BE- TWEEN THE POWERS AND VENEZUELA; SOUTH AMERICAN DIPLOMAT WHOSE SYMPATHIES ARE WITH CASTRO, AND A SCENE ON THE BLOCKADED SOUTHERN COAST. Cabinet Conference To-Day May Result in Acfion to Compel Arbitration. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—To-morrow’s Cabinet meet- ing gives:promise of. proving to.be one of the most impor- tant held in recent years. It is believed that as a result of the confer- ence steps will be taken at once to pre- vent war between the powers and Vene- zuela. This could be done by this Gov- crnment taking a strong stand in faver of arbitrating the differences between Great Britain, Germany and Italy and Venezuela. Secretary- Hay had a long conference with the President to-day, and it is understood that the President is in favor of prompt and decisive action to terminate a situation that threatens to embroil this country by endangering the Monroe doctrine. ' The situatfon in Venezuela is causing much comment’ -among . Senators, and there are indications that a resolution of Special Dispatch to The Call irquiry may be introduced at an_ early day. This proceeding in all probability would have been instituted tg-day but for the fact that assurances were re- celved from the State Department that its information was quite meager. If the subject comes up it probably will be dealll with In executive session. The South and Centruz: American diplo- matic representatives here are in a state of anxiety that finds expression in fre- dquent calls at the State Department for information. No less than six Ministers were among Secretary Hay's visitors to- day, although this was not diplomatic re- ception day. Secretary Hay was in con~ ference at the White House for a short time with the President regarding Vene- zuelan affajrs. Senator Culldm and Rep- resentative Hitt, the heads of the two Committees on Foreign' Affairs of Con- gress, also saw, the President, but it was alleged that little attention was given to Venezuela. B Among the Senators and Representa< tives who have discussed the Venesuelan question with President Rooseveit the sit- uation is regarded as serious, but it is not generally believed that the United States will become. involved in the con- troversy. The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela- tions made a declaration of the Monroe doctrine when the agitation over the Schomburgk line in Venezuela was im= tense. On January 20, 159, the late Senfy tor Davis reported the declaratory resolée tion from that committee. Senator Gray, now chairman of the Anthracite Strike Commission, announced that the report was ot the unanimous action of the com- mittee. The Senate never took any action on the report. Senator Davis said that the action of the committee was a notice to foreign na~ tions, and was sufficiently effective with= £ - Continued on Page 11, Column 4