The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1903, Page 1

Tall, VOLUME XCHI=-NO. 52. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1903. UNITED STATES ASKS THE BERLIN GOVERNMENT TO EXPLAIN Maraca tho, Venezuela. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—There are strong reasons to believe that the State Department has made representations to the German Government as a result of the bombardment of Fort The administration is said to regard this act as indefensible. Official advices show no good cause for the act. for a peaceable settlement of the Venezuelan embroglio. The United States is thus forced to the idea that Germany is not sincere in her | CAUSELESS BOMBARDMENT OF VENEZUELAN FORTIFICA TIOIY§ TIWELVE BEN WIEET DEATH N COLLISION el s Train Crashes Into a Snowplow in Washington. Many Laborers Are Injured in the Wrecked Cars. ccident Occurs at a Time w Workmen Are Asleep in Bunks. acn OF LABOR ACTIVE CAMPAIGN the Passage of Laws by s Prohibit Child Labor s REBEL GENERALS START REVOLUTION IN_ SALVADOR Begalario‘Lesves the Capi- With a Strong Force to Engage Them. 20.—Passengers who ar- American ports serals Luisa Varino have organized a force { Guatemala and have Ivador. The Senor Regalado, with a strong force President in ) engage AMENDMENT TO ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL Senator Perkins Introduces Measure Authorizing War Secretary to Lease Transports. WASHINGTON Jan. 2 an amendment to il authorizing lease to the army transports be- ermaster’s depart- of the be done by the lessees on con- ers the portation Eisctat Old Indian Fighter Commits Suicide. MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. 2.—G. E. Vanp Buren, known to everybody in this sec. n, committed suicide on the Rattle- | snake ay. Van Buren was an did | I fighter and was with Wiia | Bill, Custer, and Buffalo Bill in many of | helr campaigns against the Indians in | this section in the early days. Senator Per- | TELLER WITHIN ONE = LIEVTENANYT BOUVERYOR HAGGOTT = g LEADER OF WOLCOTT, R ECUTIVE WHO REFUSES TO C4 DISTURBANCES 1> PUBLICANS IN COLORADO AND THE EX- ALL OUT THE MILITIA TO QUELL THE LEGISLATURE. | Far From Jan 2. — Both of the General As- balioted for United Senator at mnoon to- y. and Henry M. Teller received fifty votes, only one is needed to elect. Senator e, a Democrat, refrained from voting, but he subsequentiy sald that he would vote for Teller if it should ap- 1d be elected. Only two Repub ators were in the Senate chamber when the vote for Senator was taken, and they did not respond when their names were called. Soon afterward the nine regular Re- publican Serators, the two who were expelled by the Democratic majority and the eight contestants who had been | sworn in on the steps of the Capitol last night, assembled in the Lieutenant Gov- ernor's room and formed a separate or- | ganization. Senator M. Z. Farwell was elected president pro tem., C. E. Hogan | seer. and Thomas McMahon ser- the Senate officers pre- being ordered removed then taken for Senator, lows: Edward O. Wol- | y | A bailot ’res'xmng as fol n was | eott, 9; Frank C. Goudy, 4; Irving How- | bert, 2: John W. Springer, 1; Jesse | Northcott, 1; N. W. Dixon, 2. TWO REPUBLICANS RETIRE. A resolution was adopted notifying the Governor that the Senate had reorgan- ized and was ready for business, Subsequently two of the regularly elected Republican Senators, Drake of Larimer County and Cornforth of EIl Paso, left the Haggott Senate and re- | turned to the Senate chamber, where they announced that they would act with the ‘“regular Senate,” and would no longer participate in ““a farce.” Under the constitution Lieutenant Governor Haggott is the presiding offi- cer of the joint session which is to meet at noon to-morrow to vote for Senator. He will insist that the body over which he presided to-day was the regular Senate, and its vote for Senator should be accepted. The Speaker of the House will then be Gilled upon to decide which | Senate shall be recognized as regular. ,TCofiloradow’—s Legislatiw War Is| Settlement. of the journals will show that no one has been clected Senator, It | will then be necessary for the joint ses- slon $o proceed with the balloting until a Senator is chosen. SENATOR TELLER MAY WIN. | If the Democratic Senate s recognized | Comparison membership, as seems likely, Senator | Teller may be re-elected. On the con- | trary, if the Republican Senate is recog- nized, there 1s likely to be no election, and the balloting will continue indefi- nitely. * Edward O. Wolcott, the leading Re- publican candidate for Senator, and his followers are urging the Governor to call | out the militla to place Haggott and the Republicans in control of the Sen- ate. Governor Peabody said to-day that he would not iInterfere. His friends are advising him to keep hands off, and they point out thaj if he recognizes the Hag- gott Senate no legislation can be enact- ed at this session, and the State govern- ment must go without funds for two years, as appropriation bills cannot be legally enacted. The Republican leaders in the House refused to-day to carry out the Wolcott programme and unseat the eleven Arap- ahoe Democrats. The Senate remains in continuous session, but will not remove more Republicans, pending further ag- gression by the House. MILITIA IS NOT NEEDED. Responding to an appeal that he order order, Governor Peabody said to-day: “I am the Governor of the whole peo- ple, and not subservient to any cHque of any political party, and I will be guided by the law and constitution in deciding which =ide of the Senate should be recognized. I shall be A ad- vised on that point by attorneys, 'and will be guided absolutely by the law. I do not contemplate calling out the militia. I think the Colorado Guard too dignified a body to do police duty, and that is all that is required. I think the Continued on Page 2, Column 2, ELECTION 3 | | LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20.—N. _} repal and the House remain with its present | militia to the State Capitol to preserye | FEUD ENDS WITH FIGHT ~ FORAGON Deputfi’ostmaster - Kills Railroad 7 Operator. ;Tragedy in a Field . at the Southern ' Town of Acton. | | | | | Desperate Battle Over | the Weapon. Spectal Dispatch to The Call | g M. Mel- rose, Deputy Postmaster at Acton, shot dnd killed W. H. Broome, night operator | for the Southern Pacific Company at Ra- | venna, at 5 o'clock this afterncon at Ac- | ton, There had been a feud of long standing between the men and théy carried their differences into the courts on various oc- casions. - Melrose was charged with ex- posing some of Broome's oil land schemes and there have been other differences that caused bad blood Only meager advices of the affair could be nlvl::mpjln-high( by telephone. One story is that Br he vicin ity of Al nd *$lelrose loadea [ tools it a wheelbarrow at the close of his work and started home. Broome saw him | crossing a field, it is sald, and started to meet him. Pointing his shotgun at Melrose, it is alieged that Broome called the deputy postmaster vile names ana expressed a desire to kill him. Broome then laid his gun on the ground and offered to fight Melrose, who refused to engage in an encounter. Melrose then attempted to | push his wheelbarrow between Broome and the gun, but Broomé anticipated the strategy and made a 1sh for the weapon. Both men grasped the gun at the same | time and it was discharged without- ef- | | fect, the muzzle pointing over Melrose's | stculder. Melrose then pulled a revol- it is said, and shot Broome in the | head, the operator dying within ten min- | utes. Melrose drove in a buggy with his wife | to Lancaster, fourteen miles distant, ar- | riving there at 10:30 o'clock and giving | himself up to the Justice of the Peacs. | The foregoing is the story told by Mel- | rose. Mrs. Broome fis in Los Angeles | with friends. Coroner Trout and Sheriff | White will leave early to-morrow morn- | ing for the scene of the shooting. | iSPBEADS ALARMING CANARD. False Circular Said to Have Ema- nated From German Sources. CARACAS, Jan. 2.—The local commit- tee of the Matos revolutionists caused to be placed last night under the doors of all the leading merchants and citizens of Caracas coples of a circular in which it | was set forth that the committee had in- | formation from Washington to the effect | that Mr. Bowen, United States Minister to Venezuela, had been recalled by Presi- | dent Roosevelt, that as a result of this step no peaceful arrangement of the pres- cnt troubles was in view and that the present blockade could not be raised. The object of the distribution of this circular was to stop merchants and others from | subscribing to the Government forced | loan, | 1t was reported here to-day that this | circular was printed on board a German | warship which is at present oft La | Gualra. ver, — | OPENS WAY TO PEACE. | Proposal Which Bowen Will Make for Venezuela Finds Favor. LONDON, Jan. 20.—The statement that Minister Bowen has been authorized by | President Castro to offer the Venezuelan customs as a guarantee for the fulfillment of his country’s obligations is confirmed. | The offer has not yet been accepted, but | it is thought here that it may afford the | opportunity for a withdrawal of the | blockade. 7 | A aispatch to Reuter's Telegram Com- | pany from Port of Spain, Trinidad, says | nearly one hundred blockade runners | have been captured since the blockade of the Venezuelan coast began. BATTLE LASTS TEN HOURS. PARIS, Jan. 21.—The Caracas corre- spondent of the Matin says in a dispatch that the Government forees in Coro were attacked on Monday by revolutionists un- { der General Riera. The engagement last- ed ten hours and the casualties -were heavy. The revolutionists finally retired, . The correspondent says also that the streets of Caracas at present are without light, Men Quarrel and Have a yme had been engaged | | | | all day iR shooting“pf | & S —~ ERLIN, Jan. 20.—Germany purposes (o cqntinue a violent course toward Venezuela de- spite the negotiations for peace and the arrival of Min- ister Bowen in Washington. On receipt of the news of the repulse of the Panther at Maracalbo an imperial order was transmitted by the Marine De- partment instructing the German flag- sLip, the cruiser Vineta, to sail for Mara- caibo to aid the Panther. 1 am informed that German business houses having interests in Venezuela are protesting to the home - government against a continuance of giolent methods, which are calculated to defeat the pacific plans being discussed in ‘Washington, as it is annihilating their business. The fact is, Germany is suspicious of Minister Bowen, who s regarded as a friend of President Castro. The chargc was freely made in the press to-day that Minister Bowen was acting in the inter- ests of President Castro against Ger- many. The Berliner Tageblatt publishesa state- ment that the United States wants to ne- gotiate a reciprocity treaty with Venezu- ela so as to supersede Germany In Vene- zuelan trade. The repulse of the Panther is taken sorely to heart by Emperor William. BERLIN EXPRESSES SURPRISE. Sees No Cause for Comment in Bom- bardment of Fort. BERLIN_ Jan. 20.—The surprise express- ed at Washington that the German cruiser Panther should try to enter Mara- caibo harbor is mot understood here, where the operation is regarded as a sim- ple act of force consequent upon the maintenance of an effective blockade. Un- der the agreement the allied comman- ders, including the Italian and British, must have been consulted beforehand, it is peinted odt, and jointly ordered the operation, which' was left to a German vessel to carry out because that part of the coast was assigned to the Germans. Therefore the British and Italian com- marders share the responsibility equally Germany Sends Cruiser Vineta to the Aid of ‘ the Defeated Gunboat Panther. (RUESIESEFIPLRESS b Special Dispatch to The Call. with the German commander. Besldes this, the view continues to bé held that the blockade must be strictly enforced until the protocol is signed, as in no other way can President Castro be kept up to + DIPLOMATS WHO FIGURE IN VENEZUELA NEWS AND WAR- SHIP ORDERED TO MARICAIBO. - | Bowen Loses No Time | in Starting Peace I Movement. ASHINGTON, Jan. 20— Minister Bowen and Mrs. i Bowen reached here a realization of the fact that the allles | mean, business. It is considered that if the blockade is allowed to languish the negotiations in Washington will be length- ened. The reason for the Panther's action suggested here is that it was to prevent trade with Colombia through the river port of Villanusar and by the Cataumbo and Zulla rivers, which enter into Lake Maracalbo, which has enabled Venezuela to partially defeat the blockade. Commodore Scheder's report of the bombardment of Fort San Carlos has not yet been received here because it was cabled from Port of Spain, Trinidad, in- volving considerable delay. Chancellor von Buelow, discussing the Venezuelan situation in the Reichstag to- day, sald: “President Castro has recognized in principle the justice of Germany's, Great Britain’s and Ttaly's demands and has | agreed to the preliminary conditions for transferring _the controversy to The Hague Arbitration . Court. Diplomatic | | conferences are about to begin at Wash- | ington. The American Government has kindly undertaken to conduct the nego- tiations. Our alm is to bring around the speediest possible termination. The block- ade will be raised as soon as the nego- tiations have reached a satisfactory set- tlement. When circumstances permit of it' I shall give the Reichstag further in- formation. Full agreement has prevailed between Great Britain and Germany, as well as Italy, through the entire matter.” The Chancellor added: “It is a striking fact that part of the English press often judges without objectivity, often with un- aisgulsed malevolence, in matters where Germany is concerned. A poet of great talent indulged in verbal injuries against us. These phenomena can be explained through. a certain embitterment of the English people over the violent attacks 1 | i | | in his task. shortly after noon, their train being five hours late. They were met at the station by their nephew, Hamilton Holt of New York, and drove at once to the Arlington Hotel. Immediately after luncheon Minister Bowen called at the State Depagtment, where he had a long conference with Assistant Secretary Hill. He then went to the home of Secretary Hay to report his arrival. “Until I have reported to the officials here,” sald Bowen_ “it will be impossible for me to discuss my mission. I have not seen a paper in five days, and there- fore am not posted on any. developments since I left Caracas, so for the present I cannot say just when my conference with the representatives of the powers will be- gin." Bowen received a hearty welcome from the officials in the State Department, to whom his tactful conduct of affairs in Caracas has given the greatest satisfac- tion. It is expected that the representa- tatives of the powers, who, so far as known, are sincerely desirous of terminat- ing the unfortunate situation on the Ven- ezuelan coast. will lend him every aid Bowen is anxious to gecure the removal of the blockade, which is the heaviest charge laid upon him by Presi- dent Castro. He called on the represen- tatives of the allies to-day and urgently requested them to name an early moment for the beginning of the negotiations. The results of the requests have not been di- vuiged, but it Is hoped that Bowen will receive answers in the course of a day or two. @ i O | of the Continental press during the South African war. Such excitement interferes with the work of diplomatists, but the re- lations of the monarchs and Cabinets of London and Berlin have remained undis- turbed, and public optmion will be qiieted in time.” T During the discussion Herr Vollmar said the Socialists wanted te know why the Venezuelan ships had been sunk and why the Venezuelan forts had been bombard- ed, adding: ~ ““‘We want full information on all phases of the intermediation measures since President Roosevgit's refusal to arbitrate, We hope the Government will not repeat Napoleon's Mexican adventure,”