The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1902, Page 31

{ e e e o S DS DY . Call, @ - r SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1902 Pag Q+000 00000000000 000090 “W es 31 to 44 ALLEES ASK ROOSEVELT TO ARBITRATE VENEZUELAN AFFARR C RSerRe BLOCKADE OF THE SOUTHERN RE REPRODUCES HUMAN MO0D3 IN GOLORS Scientist Invents “Won-s der Jar” to Test Men- | tal Phenomena. } Professor Gates, “Wizard of Chevy .Chase,” Claims New Triumph. | A I —p—e Bays Every Thought Can Be Read by Its Peculiar Reaction Upon Liquid in Jar of His Apparatus. Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The Ilatest, &nd if all said about it is true, most won- €erful addition to scientific knowledge in many years, is the discovery of Professor Timer W. Gates, “the Wizard of Chevy Chese,” that every mood and every thought of the human brain has a rela- tively corresponding color in the chro- matic scale, and his invention of ap- | paratus which reproduces in living and | varying colors changing thoughts con- ceived within the mind. If practical in its | operation end certain in its results use of | the apparatus will undoubtedly have the | ereatest influence upon treatment of men- 1al diseases and will prove of great value to_criminologists as well. Professor Gates has been working upon e problem for several years and only tely perfected apparatus which is fo make the theory capable of demonstra- It hes been learned that the ap- paratus, which is simple in the extreme, &0 far as its mechanical attributes are | concerned, has been tested time and again of late and has invariably given success- ful resuits. The apparatus consists of a tall glass 3ar, haif filled with 2 colorless solution end to which are attached two glass | , which pass through an opening in | top. One of the tubes has an ap- | Sts paratus which fits over its mouth and the | runs to a glass receptacle contain- purified air. When the apparatus is over the mouth of a person and his passes through the liquid and e to the glass receptacle, varying its within his mind are reflected in nging colors of the: liquid in the action being due in brief to the of wvariable chemical properties of eath upon the solution. | xperiments have merely deter- | t colors reflect certain moods, happiness or melancholia, but as rogresses and considerable more compiled . it i expected that of “brain ecolors” will grow ndingly. It is realized that if a presses the presence of a varying shades of that in the liquid, must be the | varying intensity or dif-| cwled corres reprod ferent ph. of the same mood. For in- stance, it is hoped that when complete | knowledge and control of the workings of the “wonder bottle” have been obtained, it will be possible to differentiate the “suicide shadow” from the general color | which is known to indicate melancholia. | This test, applied in the case of a person =uffering from acute melancholia and with suicidal tendencies, would reveal the state of the diseased mind, which now can only be Getermined very indefinitely | ir most cases, and would result in mak- ing possible an accurate course of treat- ment and in precautions to prevent the consummation of the idea dominant in the | Sffected brain. The value of the discovery in criminal | cases can be as easily seen. It is con-| tended that sincerity is as much a brain mood as those which are most commonly | included in that category. Hence, when | further experiments have determined | more in regard to the shading and blend- | irg of different colors, reproduced by the | epparatus, knowledge of “truth color” | will make unnecessary the application of the “thirty-third degree” system, through which suspects are mow put, @s the test by the “wonder bottle” will determine at once whether the sccused is telling the truth or not. L o e TERM OF THE BLOCEADE. | ‘Will Be Continued Until Final Set- tlement Is Arranged. { TLONDON, Dec. 20.—The Foreign Office soys the blockade of the Venezuelan | coast will not be relaxed until the Pow- ers agree on a method for the arbitration of their respective cases and Venezuela shows a disposition txfct sincerely. Stress is laid on thejdifficulty, in view of the diversity of the claims, in deciding | 1 \ { on a method of presentation and on the prolixity of the negotiations, which will be involved before a settlement fs in sight. It is not definitely aecided whether separate cases can, be embodied in one document should the projected arbitra- | tion take definite shape. Praises American Attitude. | ROME, Dec. 2¢—In the course of his | reply to-day to Embassador Meyer’s com- | munication on the subject of Venezuelan arbitration, Foreign Minister Prinett{ em- phasized Italy's appreciation of the efforts of the United States to secure a peaceful solution and said the efforts of the Itallan Government and tWe King of Italy were directed to the same end. e Crew for Captured Cruiser. HAMBURG, Dec. #.—The German]| steamer Siberia will sail for Venezuela on | December 23, taking a complete crew for the captured Venezuelan crulser Restau- rador, besides large supplies of ammuni- tion and coal and a2 number of new offi- cers for the German cruiser squadron now in Venezuelan waters. | day that the allies, according to advic | to Berlin and London stating | the | that the acceptance by Allies Shrewdly Seck to Saddle Upon America the Obligation of ment of Compelling Pay- Awards. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREE' N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.— President Roosevelt has asked the powers to arbitrate the V n- | .| elgn residents of Venezuela from forced | 1oans and’ persecut. tions. The powers bring against The Hague ion in time of revolu- . 2 . | Droposition the argument that Presideat ezuelan question through The! Cusiro would feel lightly bound by any Hag’ tribunal. Germany and|decision by that tribunal, but would be Great Britain Mn reply have the | certain to heed a judgment rendered by President to be the arbitrator. wagTPresident Roosevelt. B Grrikiie.. aitient. Tiniohel ol id at the State Department that South American difficulty on' the very |? Matter how these two propositions are from Caracas, have begun their blockade of the Venezuelan coast. The suggestion from the Berlin and London governments that President Recosevelt act as arbitrator came surprise to the administration. Among officials here it was regarded as a ver shrewd move and one requiring great care in handling. Secretary Hay saw the President about it early this morning. A reply was sent that the President thanked them for the mark of cenfidence shown by the suggestion, and renewing the advice that the whole dis- pute be settled at The Hague. EFFECT OF AN ACCEPTANCE. In considgring the President as a possi- ble arbitra¥or the effect upon America’s responsibility is an important point. Ger- many is insistent that there shall be some guarantee that the amounts awarded by the arbitrator shall be paid. Great Brit- ain is willing to arbitrate and will not in- sist on the guarantee. Italy is willing to be bound by anything that Great Britain and Germany agree upon. The question naturally arose’ to-day: “Would Roose- velt's acceptance as arbitrator place upon United States an obligation to see. that the debts were pald?” In some quarters the view was expressed the President would place a moral obligation upon the United States. It was sald that this was what the London and Berlin governments were after. It is understood that the President is very reluctant to act as arbitrator, espe- cially since the United States also has claims against Venezaela and is thus an interested party. Still, rather than see the dispute’pro- ceed to extremes it is probable the Presi- dent would assume the dutles, even though the decision rendered by him vould be sure to bring the enmity of one or the other of the parties to the contro- rsy. To prevent bloodshed, the de- struction of property and interference with commercial interests it is believed the President would assume the charge, | providing his own view cannot prevail. ARBITRATION PROCEDURE. If an agreement is reached on arbitra- tion the procedure would be for Mr. Bow- en, representing Venezuela as a plenipo- tentiary, to sign with the representatives of the allies a protocol stating that the case is to be submitted to arbitration, that Venezyela admits the right of diplomatic intervBntion in behalf of a claimant and that the details of the arbitration shall be arranged in a formal treaty which she pledges herself to sign. This treaty will provide in the greatest detail for the se- curity of forelgn interests against vexa- tious ln&extortlona(e interference on the part of The Venezuelan Government here- after, and will insure the administration of exact justice in the settlement of claims, and especially will it relieve for- disposed of, there will be no backward step and that an agreement of some kind which will bring about a peaceable settle- | ment of the Venezuclan troubles will re- sult from the present negotiaions. Of | course, 1f President Roosevelt should ac- | cept the charge, which he would do only as a last resort, it is understood that the | actual burdsns of arbitrating the claims would not be undertaken by him person- 1ly, but probably would be, as is custo- mary in such cases, confided to one of the efficient and trained secretaries of the de- partment. | RUMORS NETTLE GERMANY. | At the German embassy to-night denial jemphatic and authoritative was given to the various reports in circulation that | Germany is anxious to acquire Margarita Island and will work to this end in any settlement that may be agreed upon. Ger- many, it was said, had never for an in- stant had designs on Margarita Island or any other Venezuelan territory. Her ef- fort had been merely to obtain satisfac- tion of the claims pending against the Caracas Government and for indignities ccmmitted against German citizens. This position was made plain to the-State De- partment by the German bassador, Von Holleben, last year, and the Wash- ington authorities accepted then and ac- cept now in good faith the assurance made by the Berlin Government that no encroachment on the Monroe doctrine was intended and threatened by the Ger- man Government’s scheme for collecting her claims from Venezuela. It developed to-day that the position of the French Government in claiming prior- Ity of settlement for her claims against Venezuela prior to 1899, because of a set- tlement that had been agreed upon be- tween the two countries, has not only appealed to the Washington authorities, but that it may find support from -the Berlin Government. No information has been received at the State Department to event of President Roosevelt consenting to arbitrate the dispute he will be called upon to settle this question between the European powers. It is thought that Great Britain and Italy are rather in- clined to dispute the right of France fcr prion settlement of claims arising pricn to 1§%. SRt Cruiser Albany at La Guaira. LA GUAIRA, Dec. 20.—The United States cruiser Albany, the French cruiser Troudel and the British cruiser Retribu- tion have arrived here. The Troudel will jeave again to-night for Willemstad, Curacao, by order of the French legation, go that the presence of the cruiser in Venezuelan waters might not be inter- preted as a demonstration against Ven- ezuela. —_— Believes President Will Decline. LONDON, Dec 20.—The Foreign Office here says it has the strongest reasons for believing that Presicent Roosevelt will decline to act as arbitrator. this effect, nor is it thought that in the | | comreoezs Sertod)] fe GERMAN AND BRITISH OFFI- CERS IN CHARGE OF THE i BLOCKADE. First Prize Captured Carties a German Cargo. ARACAS, Dec. 20.—The British cruiser Indefatigable has made the first prize under the block- ade, capturing the Venezuelan schooner Julla, which was going to Higuerol, a seaport in the province of Miranda. The Julla’s cargo, by the irony of fate, belongs to the Ger- man firm of Blohm, which has Jodged a protest at the United States consulate. A notification that the blockade of Ven- ezuelan ports by the allles would be made effective to-day was transmitted to the Venezuelan Government this morn- ing by the British Consul at La Guaira. The announcement was not expected and caused a commercial panic. The rate of exchange jumped five points, The people here are still ignorant of the answer of the allied governments to the proposal to arbitrate the Venezuelan differences. The Government has knowl- edge of the answer through ‘the United States legation. but it is puzzled by the | ‘wording, and moreover cannot understand why, it Germany and Great Britain have | accepted the arbitration provosal, the blockade should be made effective the same day that their acceptance is an- nounced. The French Charge d’Affaires, M. Quiv- ereux, this morning delivered to the Ven- ezuelan GoVernment a request that in the event of a settlement of the claims of other powers being made France be ac- corded favorable treatment. Mme. von Pilgrim-Baltazzi, the wife of the German Charge d'Affaires, left for La Guaira to-day to rejoin her husband. She is still an invalid and had to be transported on a bed from the Geérman legation to the raflroad station. United States Minister Bowen and the staff of the legation escorted her to’the train, The Government officials have shown Mme. von Pilgrim-Baltazzi great cour- testes. PUBLICS COAST I ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The request of the allied powers that the President of the United States arbitrate the Venezuelan differences, which. was conveyed to-day from the i several European capitals, is regarded as a splendid tribute to the fairness of the United States Government in its dealings with the nations. It is probable that the' President will decline, at least until the powers shall - ! have replied to a second recommendation from him that the dispute be submitted to The Hague tribunal. However, as a last resort, in the interest of peace, he might be induced to accept. X S BEGUN | I | g7 KEAR~ TN\ D1/ RA A ArRCH8ALD +| Special Dispatch to the Call. | ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. 'Powers’ Agreement to Arbitrate Comes Just When Relations With America Are | Becoming Strained. ! or by selzure of cattle Without payment or by | pillage of German houses and -estates. For | these acts of violence no redress whatever was It is stated here that the United | cbtainable from the Venezuelan Government, | States and the European powers that are coercing Venezuela were, a few days ago, very near the point where relations are diplomat- } bloc! ically described as “strained.” The United States has no obiection to the' powers taking coercive ' measures against Venezuela because it is admitted that her conduct has beea exdsperating. But the United States thought theypowers should be somewhat explicit in aiving it information as to the extent of the pres- sure to be applied. This information ws s not forthtoming. The United States was treated\as a State | having no right to incuire. While waiting for information on this point the request of Castro for arbitration was transmitted to Washington and thence tb Great Britain and Germany. It was to be expected that if these na- tions recognizgd that the United States had. any. rights in the matter of keeping goodorder in the western hemisphere some attention would be paid to this com- murication, Inasmuch as this Govern- ment sald in forwarding the offer that it would be glad to use its good offices. Several days passed, but there was dead silence in London and’ Berlin. It was as if the nations had said: “There is no answer.” The State Department started the cables working again, when ' the - British and German governments gave a statement to the press that no such offer had been received. Still there was silence. Meantime t allies' were going ahead with a strong hand In Venezuela, sinking ships and bombarding forts, and public opinion in the United States was taking on a positive complexion. The silence was becoming exasperating. Finally President Castro yielded uncon- ditionally and clothed Minister Bowen with full power to arrange any terms for Venezuela he could. This offer was sent to London and Berlin and also to Rome, as Italy had by this time become In- volved. Again there was no effort to notice our representations. The silence had continued almost to the breaking point when suddenly on Wednes- day afternoon London changed its atti- tude and made it known ghat she would consider arbitration. If this message had not come when it did it is mot unlikely that the next step of the United States would have been to direct a note to the powers. expressing the utmost dissatis- faction with the silence of the ailies and intimating that it could not be regarded as otherwise than inimical to the inter- ests of the United States. Z Rl Srian. STATES GERMANY’S POSITION. Von Bulow Tells of Causes Leading to the Blockade. BERLIN, Dec. 20.—Chancellor von ,Bu- 1ow said to-day concerning the idea preva- lent in the United States that Germany was engaged in the collection of business debts: - Among the German claims against Venezuela we_gave precedence to those arising from the Iast Venezuelan war. These claims have not the character of mere business debts contracted Dby the republic, but they. have grown out of acts of violence committed against German the latter flatly refusing to sattle the question by diplomatic dealings. Consequently the im- perial Government was, to its utmost regret, | forced to take the matter into its own hands. { is blockade will bave the character-of a | kade of war and we shall therefore make no distinctlon as to the nationality of neu- trals. We do note Intend to issue a formal declgration of war, Germany and England hav: | ing agreed for the present cnly to blockade | the coast and not to take any further measures | of a hostile charafter against Venezuela ex- | cept in the case of an unexpected emergency. | We are thankful to the United States Gov- ernment for the trouble that it takes to bring about a’ settlement by arbitration. We think | that a fair arrangement might be reached in that way. BLOCKADE NOT RECOGNIZED. State Department Awaits Official Notice as to Date. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The State De- partment to-day received notice from Charge d’Affaires White at London that the biockade of the Venezuelan ports would begin on December 25. Shortly after the receipt of thi# notice a message was reccived from United States Consul Smith at Port of Spain. Trinidad, con- taining the following: ‘‘Venezuela block- aded.” S | This was understood to mean that the blockdde had been already established and completely mystified the State De- partment officfals, as it showed a conflict in dates with the blockade notice received from London—namely, December 2. However, the department has resolved to regard the date given in the London dis- patch as officlal until further advised, and in consequence the blockade {3 not recognized at present. ASSISTANT FOR BOWEN. Admiral Dewey Sends Lieutenant | Johnson to Caracas. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The following cablegram has been received at the Navy Department from Admiral Dewey, dated San Juan, December 19: “Torpedo boat destroyer not available | for the duty assigned. Lieutenant John- | son has sailed on the Albany.” This action is in accordance with in- structions sent by the department sev- eral days ago on ghe request of the State Department that a naval officer be dis- | patched to the relief of Minister Bowen a: Caracas. Lieutenant Johnson was ap- | pointed to the Naval Academy from Geor- gia in 1878. ° PRESIDENT SEEKS QUIET. Goes With His Family to Spend Sab- bath With Virginia Friends. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. — President. Roosevelt accompanied by Mrs. Roose- | velt and” four of their children, left | Washington to-day for Rapidan, Va., to pass Sunday Wwith Joseph 'Wilmier and family. Not an inkling of the President's intentions had ‘been permitted to become public. Indeed, the trip was not deter. mined upon until late last night, at such an hour as rendered it impossible to com- plete arrangements for st until to-day. That something unusual was in contem- plation was noted by the newspaper men, as-all callers upon either the President or Secretary Cortelyou were met with ex- citizens in Venezuela, either by forced loans ! cuses for not being seen. President | perted lost three miles west of Hugo. STORM RAGES N COLORALD N0 WYOMING Railroads Blockaded and Business Is at a Standstill. ——— Western Part of Kansas and Nebraska. Stock on Ranches Bnflerhig in One of Lhe,)lorst Snowstorms That Has Been Know in Years. DENVER, Dec. 20.—While Denver was enjoying a caln#} ‘mild, winter day, there was raging within a few miles of the city the worst snow and windstorm since the great storm of 1895. The blizzard was general to-day throughout Eastern Colo- rado and Wyoming and Western Nebras- ka and Kansas. The average snowfail was eleven inches, and a forty-five mile wind blowing across the prairies piled the, snow in huge drifts. In Cheyenne business is at a standstill and the snow is heaped in drifts from three to six. feet.. Sterling and many other small towns between Denver and Cheyenne are completely cut off from communication with tne outside world. Cattle are suffering much from lack of shelter, and trains on all roads are de- layed many hours, if not abandoned. Last night the Colorado and Southern train south from Cheyente stuck in a nine-foot snowdrift on Buckhorn Hill and was soon completely covered with drifting snow. One ‘hundred miners from Sunrise dug it out. Another traim stalled on the Colo- rado and Southern between Horse Creek and Hartville Junctioh. CATTLE LOST ON PRAIRIE. HUGO, Colo., Dec. 20.~The worst bliz- zard in ten years has been raging Here for the last thirty hours, and, although the sky is clearing, the wind is still blowing a gale. Passenger train No. 5, due in Den- ver at 7 o’clock this morning. Is blockaded at Lake Siding, fourteen miles west of here, and one or two trains are reported | off the track at Limon. The snowplow | has not vet reached here from Cheyenne | Wells, only seventy miles east of here. The storm is a particularly bad one for stock on the range, as cattle are in poor condition and it s feared that losses will bé heavy. One band of 2000 sheep is re- A Kansas City commission firm had 1700 head of cattle on the way from the south- ern part of .the country to ship from Hugo to-morrow, and the men in charge of this herd were compelled to turn the cattle 16ose on the prairfe. This will oe- casion heavy loss and it will take many weeks to regather the herd and many of the cattle. wil no doubt perish in the storm. The snowdrifts are already eight to ten feet high here in town and the snow is still drifting in the strong wind. No loss of life has been reported. HUGE DRIFTS STALL TRAINS. COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 20.—The blizzard of yesterday in Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas has blockaded the Rock Island road. In the vicinity of Li- mon the tracks are buried under snow- drifts varying in depth from three to fif- teen feet. -Division Superintendent Ab- bott saws the storm is one of the worst he has ever experienced. Every snow plow the company owns in Western Kan- sas and Colorado is at work to-day trying to burrow through the smow. CHEYENNE, Wyos, Dec. 20.—After rag- ing with relentless fury for thirty-six hours the blizzard subsided early to-day. The wind continues to blow, however, and the snow is being piled in huge banks. The Union Pacific is snowbound be- tween Cheyenne and Sidney, where a number of passenger and mail trains are tled ‘up. The storm centered between Hilisdale and Pine Bluff and there the company’s rotary and wedge plows are battling with the big banks of snow. From Cheyenne west the road is open and tralns are running far behind sched- ule time. It is necessary to run rotary plows ahead of each train. The Denver train, which shodid. have left here yesterday afternoon, did not get out untll 10 o'clock this morning, and was preceded by a rotary plow. Reports from Laramie at noon state that nothing has been heard from the Centennial stage that started out from Laramie yesterday morning. The driver is an experienced plainsman, and it is be- Heved that he has stopped at some ranch. The stage from Centennial came in last night, having taken six hours making a three hours’ trip. Conservative stockmen say this is one of the worst storms for the stock interests that has prevailed in this section in many years. There have been no losses of stock or lives reported, but it is too early yet to receive reports from the outlying dis- tricts. @i e Roosevelt attended the funeral of Mrs. Grant -and hurried directly from the church to the White House. A few min- utes later Secretary Hay called to discuss with the President some or the latest de- velopments in the Venezuelan situation. Through. the.private passageway the Sec- retary was admitted to the White House for a brief talk with the President before the latter left for the railroad station. President Roosevelt was aceompanied to the staticn by Secretary Cortelyou, but the latter did not go to Rapidan. The President and his fapily were accompa- nied, however, by -Assistant Secretary Loeb, who will keep in close telegraphic touch -with the White House during the absence of the party. It is the intention’ of the President to Continued on Page 34, Column 3. ¥