The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 4, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME XCIII—-NO. 66. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 4, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALLIES TO ACCEPT BOWEN’S PLAN. WARSHIPS ORDERED TO HONDURAS LFGISLATORS STRIKE AT BANK BOARD A Y Senate Passes Bill to Abolish Com- mission. Lively Debate in Upper House of the Leg- islature. Breezy Speeches Are En- livened With Abundant Personalities. " ORATORY BY SHORT abolish the RIDGE. m! end of the I am against 1 re is something back becaus BELSHAW ON KEVANE. tor Belshaw spoke next. He sald: am sorry that any one’s | been injected into this s to me the bill should 2 its merits, whether on to abolish the and that is the t to have been has o8 Sriend ta Clara has nject @ persc y into this | the cor is that it ¥ 1 aa- e w up for his mire the Sen- standing up Im st admit v nd of mine, but el arge er b a bet s wisk e this bank ssion abolished than to get even Dan Kevane on this floor - the Legisla- . t to get even great many g has dome in the way of low- politics. It is true he served hat is all right. But why erv his master 3ecause his Jc t control the* actions™of lature in anything he desired ore his hammer was out for any dual » opposed him. The mah sk out that | get out his ax for | I have been trying for | a member of the Legislature to | way must I joesn’t year | every other bill WILL ADMIT THE JEalITs 10 GERMANY Berlin Government Reaches This | Decision. | foehT Promises to Repeal the Present Exclus- ion Law. Soldiers of Loyola May Once| More Teach and Preach | in Prussian Empire, N, Feb. 3.—The German Govern- as decided to readmit the Jesuits, the al of the > permit indi- d gn Jesuits to re- h the ved the conf: accept 1n, whi r belie sld not rated gov- ement among the m not unexpected, négotiations with over thé passage o It was reported early in mber last that the Government had 3 leaders of the Center party would mo longer oppose the read- mission of the Jesuits provided the party ported the Government's tarift bill. Spahn, one of the Center party after the Chancellor had made ement thanked him in behalf of caused Vollmar, Socialist, said the sts dls ated themselves from hanks, t they believed the Je pealed. Professor Hasse, ould be re- entirely National { essed regret at the he Jesuit exclt | ; of the hstag undoubt- ort the readmission of the the Bundesrath submits the eral, ex- nment's yield- najori 111 sug ssary bill PINIONED IN WRECKAGE AND SLOWLY ROASTED Horrible Death of Conductor as Re- | sult of a Railroad Collision, AKRON, Ohio, Feb. A work-train ng forty mil n hour on the Balti- and Ohio road e i with a caboose and some that had broken away fr n. The cabo was demol! nductor Wi um Miles of New- kill and Brakeman of the same place fatally injured joned in the wreckage and asted to death in the fire that | out immediately after the accident. mor Easton) 1 cars > was broke PO S | KANSAS MESSENGER BOYS | MUST GO IN AGED CLASS| x , — 2 | New Child Labor Law Prohibits Young Ones From Working | Day and Night. TOPEKA, Kans.,, Feb, 3.—A stringent child labor law has passed the Kansae It forblds the employment of children ugder 14 years of age at any | steady labdr and provides that no per- son under 16 years of age may work at| ght. The bill will necessitate the em- | ment of men as messengers by the telegraph companies. @ il @ abolish useless commissions. I believe the | bank commission is a useless commission and therefore am in favor of this bill and for the abolishing of | Senate. every other commission.” VOTE OF THE SENATE. : Senator Emmons followed and said he was in favor of the bill abolishing the | commission, but gave notice that he would | also be opposed to any other bill estab- | lishing & new commission. Devlin argued | long and loud against the bill. He saw | ger in doing away with the bank com- | mission. _ Curtin followed and wound up | f nice things about his friend sayin Kevs Caldwell, in closing the debate, said he was sorry that the discussion had gone % 1l of the present board. troduced his amendment, which | ickly defeated, and the Senate vot- | 1 the act creating a board of | The bill will now | he Assembly. Hahn's bill is a sub- | measure and when it lively debate is anticipated. of the measure are it, as they have 28 votes ir Dev pe oners. comes up | The certain of olid adopting for it. It is understood that Guy Barham and | Juck Wright, preseat members of the board. will be reappointed if the new law is passed. 1 | gaining ‘a Pacific Coast outlet. | on the trolley wires, has caused the street GREAT BAL | SYSTEMS N N ALLIANGE Rock Island-Union! Pacific Deal Is qlosed. f Eastern Road Gains an Outlet to This Coast. New Combination Interferes | With the Plans of the Goulds. ‘ e h to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—Imp e Rock Island R ic and its allied lines, been under consideration for the purpose of which is to rtant nego- tiations between t {lroad and the Union F ch have some days, give the Rock Island an outlet to the Pa- | | cific Ocean, have completed. The | completion of the another step | toward establishing a harmony of inter- been deal ests.between the great railroad syste: reaching the Pacific Coast. It was ad-| | mitted by representatives of both the on Pacific and the Rock Island to-day | after several conferences in which | Rock Island party, consisting of \\:'E ds, M. G. Reld and W. H. Moore, and the Union ic . committee took | part, the deal was concluded. As to the | details of the scheme and its scope, all in- terested were exceedingly reticent. It was- learned, however, that it Involves more than a traffic alliance and it was | binted that there had been an actual pur- chase of a part of the Union Pacific by the Rock Island, through which an outlet | to the Pacific Coast was to be obtalned. | BENEFITS OF ALLIANCE. A glance at the raflroad map of the Central West and Pacific Coast territory shows the obvious advantages of close arrangements between the Rock Island system and the Union Pacific sys- such arrangement the Rock Isl- and would gain an outlet to the Pacific Coast that it has long desired. The Rock nd the north maxes a junctio: with the Union Pacific at Denver and its traffic by this route could reach Portland or San Francisco, while on the south the Rock Island the Southern Pacific at El Paso and could thereby reach Los Angeles in Lower California. Such a deal will open up the Pacific sys tem, which extends on the north to St. Paul and Minneapolis; on the east to Chi- | Louis and Memph on the| Iveston, and on the west to E! Paso. agreement involving the Rock Isl- ve Union Pacific and the Southern 1d represent a total trackage | %0 miles. The Rock Island | ny on November 1, 1902, owned and on ), St. to Denver An ar ed 7033 miles of road and had under construction an additional 1024 miles. The total lines owned, controlled and leased the Union P: Company on June 30, 12, aggrega 930 miles, while the Southern Pacific Company on the same date had controlled, leased and affiliated lines aggregating a total of 9621 miles. HARMONY OF INTERESTS. It was pointed out to-night that the agreement between the Rock Island, on the one side, and the TUnion Paclfic- Southern Pacific on the other, would be particularly significant as indicating a harmonizing of important Western rail- | road interests. It would affect, to some extent, the recent schemes of the Goulds, which also have been directed toward It would give up additional connections with St. Paul and Chicago. The Rock Island Company for some time has had an arrangement with the Southern Pacific, with which it runs the Golden State Limited daily to Chicago, over its own tracks to El Paso and thence over the Southfrn Pacific to the Pacific Coast. MIDDLE WEST'S BLIZZARD. Cities in Western Iowa and Nebraska in Storm’s Grip. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 3.—For twenty hours a storm of wind and snow has raged over Nebraska and Western Iowa, forming the worst blizzard that has visit- ed the State for years. Street car traffic in Lincoln, Omaha, Council Bluffs and other cities within the range of the storm, which is central over this State, is almost at a standstill, and the rallroads are con- fining their efforts to moving passenger trains. CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—One of the worst | storms of recent years has been raging | in this city since early this morning and has caused, much damage to telephone and telegraph wires, The storm com- menced with a fall of rain, which later changed to snow and to-night has hanged back to rain. The rain, freezing car companies much trouble. Several persons have been badly injured by falls, the pavements being simply a sheet of ice. £ flf flwfi/ ZM5/::/7/./// " PEMER~ - ... | Republic of Honduras in the Throes of Revolution. ANAMA, Feb. 3.—A cablegram received this morning from Honduras announced, that civil war has broken out in that country. According to the dispatch General Sierra, the retiring President, having refused to give up the Prestdential post to the Pres- | ident-elect, Senor Bonilla, the latter has started a civil war. The date of the revo- lutionary outbreak is not known. WASHINGTON, Feh. 3.—Secretary Hay requested the Navy Department to-day to send a warship to Amapala, on the west coast of Honduras, In order to protect American interests in that country, where | a revolution is in progress as a result of the elections held to choose a successor of the President of Honduras. Orders were promptly issued at the Navy Department by Acting Secretary Darling for the entire Pacific squadron, consisting of the New York, the Boston, the Marblehead and the Ranger, under command of Rear Admiral Glass, who will soon relieve Rear Admiral Casey as comfander in chief of the Pacific station, to proceed at once to Amapala and to maneuver there. The strength of the fleet is far more than is necessary for the importance of the revolution, but it is de- sired that all ships of the Pacific station remain together. These orders were transmitted to the commander in chief of the Pacific station: “Confirming the department’s telegram of this date, you will please proceed with the vessels of your squadron to Amapala, Honduras. The department is informed that a revolution has broKen out in Hon- duras, You will confer with the United States Minister' to Honduras and the United States Consul in Amapala in ref- Qentinued on Page 2, Column 2. Kaiser Warned That Britain Wearies of Alliance. : ERLIN, Feb. 3.—The German Embassador - at London, Count Wolff-Metternich, in a dispatch to his Government referring to British public opinfon on the Venezuelan situation and the British Cab- inet's = attitude in consequence thereof, says the Government is consclous of lack of popular support in its assoclation with Germany, especially of the disapproval of the middle classes, -Premier Balfour and Forelgn Minister Lansdowne have the support of the other members of the Cabinet {n their steadfast determination to carry out the agreement with Ger- many, but the Embassador ventures the opinfon that Lord Lansdowne's position is weakened through loss of public sup- port and that the Cabinet is in a mood to accept almost any way out of the Venezuelan entanglement that promises the ultimate payment of the claims. Embassador Wolff-Metternich also says a very general dislike exists in Great Britain to the Government's partnership with Germany and in counseling that the negotiations at Washington be hastened he intimates that if the situation be- comes ‘more confused it is conceivable that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, on his return’ from South Africa, may be- come the interpreter of the popular view for the Cabinet and advise the other Ministers accordingly. A dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from { The Hague to-day announces that Herr von Prollius, Secretary of the German Legation there, had been appointed Minis- ter of Germany to Venezuela. SRR Revolutionists Surrender. PARIS, Feb. 3.—A dispatch from Ca- racas to the Matin says it is reported from Maracaibo that the Oquendist fac- tion of the rebels has surrendered. | | | Bowen is eminently fair. . T MAY ATTACK FORTS AGAIN {RACAS, Feb. 3—A note was sent early to-day to the civil authoritics at La Guaira by representatives of the allies stating that the presence of Venezuelan in that city and that if their again .‘115: o1t troops was objected to, [‘7'5.((”[:' forts woulc reported = Bt T B TR R R e = ‘ —_— | { | ! | | — HEAD OF BRITISH MINISTRY, WHOSE POLICY IS UNPOPULAR; CABI- i NET MEMBER WHOSE AD EMBASSADOR, "WHO HAS Victory in Sight for Venezuela’s Rep- resentative. ASHINGTON, Feb. 3.— There are as yet no ad- vices from the allled governments respecting the nature of the next proposal they will sub- mit to Bowen, Venezuela's representative, for a settlement of their claims, but there is good authority to-night for the state- | ment that the note of Bowen, addressed to the British Embassador last night, will result in an adjustment of the trouble. At the British embassy to-day the mqst important conference that the represen- tatives of the allles have held among themselves took place. As a result of this conference the Foreign Offices in London, Berlin and Rome are in posseession of suggestions which, if adopted, will mean the success of the Washington negotia- tions and the raising of the blockade. The allled powers have been -again requested by their representatives to consent to pri- ority of payment of their claims for a limited period only and equality of all claimant nations thereafter. Béwen has id that he is willing that the allies re- ceive preferential treatment for one month, if at the end of that time all the clalmant nations be placed on an equal basis as_to the time and proportionate payments. It is the conviction of one of these ne- gotiators at least that this proposition of It involves a compromise of the powers’ original re- quest for six years' preferential treat- ment, but will enable them to retain a part at least of their prestige. The feeling is growing that a persist- ence in their present position can result only in loss of prestige for the allles and bad feeling against them not only in Venezuela, but elsewhere throughout the Americas. As a result of these consid- erations it was agreed at the conference at the British' embassy that a note should be addressed to the three governments of Great Britain, Germany and Italy, set- ting forth the exact attitude of the United States with reference to the pow- ers’ preferential demand and the state of public feeling here regarding it and urg- ing a prompt acceptance of preferential payments for a period of from one to six months. An answer is hoped for from one if not all of the allies within the next twenty-four hours. The British Embassador in a call on Bowen during the forenoon asked him regarding his proposition to refer the matter to The Hague, and it developed that Bowen was no less the allies’ representatives that the whole controversy be settled here and now. Citizens of Mexico also have claims against Venezuela, and that Government has asked to be put on an equal footing with the other nations when the time comes for settling. Buhamara Not Yet Vanquished. LONDO! ing . publishes a dispatch from Tangier, according to which the Sultan's victory over the pretender has been exaggerated. Only thirty heads of reb’ls and elghty-five prisoners have reached Fez. The corre- spondent of the Morning Leader at Tan- gler telegraphs that the pretender has taken up a fresh position near Fez and another battle is imminent, MAT YEN THE KAISER SOME ADVICE. [ anxious than | , Feb. 4.—The Times this morn- | BE-- ASKED, AND GERMAN | e ! West Point Graduate Wins Battle for ! i Castro. ARACAS, Feb. 3—The Gov- ernment troops under Gen- eral Alcantara, a graduate of | West Point, have defeated a force of rebels numbering %0 under the revolutionary Gen- eral Ducharme on the Cama- | tagua River, sou t Caracas The rebeis were routed and their am- munition and $0 prisoners t On th, t of the were cap- news of the | victory pri Stock Exchange | here jumped 4 s Since the General Matos and | his army of 10,000 men by President Cas- tro near La Victoria on October 18, the remnants of the rebel forces have been | dispersed in all directions. These scat tered bodies of rebels, believing that arms and ammunition had been landed. lately reunited, and to the number of about 1200 under Generals Rolando and Ducharme assembled at Altagracia at the entrance to the Gulf of Maracalbo, and at Orituco, a village sixty miles Castro sent a f 100 troops against him under General Alcantara, who took the rebels by surp 1 routed them after ven hours ing. Alcantara captured thirty officers and 590 soldiers, 40,000 rounds of ammunition and all the mals. The balance of Ducharme’'s arm fled In the direction of O KAISER'S OBJECT LESSON. Draws Diagram to Show Germany's Neetl of More Warships. | BERLIN, Feb. 3.—The Vice President of the Reichstag, Count von Stolbers- | Wernigerode, in calling that bedy!' to | order to-day, sald the Emperor had pres | sented the House with a diagram in his own hand contrasting the British and German navies. The drawing, which yrobably will be hung in the lobby of the Reichstag as an object lesson to mem | bers, shows that Great Britain has 42 | battleships and Germany has that | Great Britain has 14 armored cruisers and Germany 2; that Great Britain has | 105 protected cruisers and Germany 17: that Great Britain is buillding 12 battle ships and Germany §; that Great Britain is building 20 armofed cruisers and | Germany 3, and that Great Britain is { building 8 protected cruisers and Ger- many 6. | KING EDWARD’S RETAINER IS GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE | Alleged Member of “His Majesty’s Horse” Goes Wrong in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.—A man who styled himself “Lieutenant Colonel the Honor- able F. Seymour Barrington of his Majes ty's Horse,” and said he was of a noble family and had great wealth, was to-daj found guilty in the Police Court of dis turbing tke peace and fined $600, in default | of which he will be compelled to serve one | year in the workhouse. Barrington's ar- | rest resulted from an encounter with James F. Cochrane of Kansas City, whose sister, the latter declared, had been duped 'into marrying the Englishman.