The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1903, Page 1

VOLU \(}: XCOIII—=NO. 69. &RICE FIVE CENTS. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION MARK RECORD OF PILOT COMMISSION MOBILIZIN THE LEGIONS OF TURKEY Porte Prepares to Crush Revolt in Macedonia. Quarter of a Million Soldiers to Take the Field. e Line's Steamers Be Utilized as Transports. REBUKES DELEGATION OF BOERS Address Presented by as He Regarded It as Insulting. em NEVADA MINER }'AL]’_S FOUR HUNDRED FEET Btrikes Several Obstructions in His Descent and His Body Is Fright- nd placed in a hospital to-day arvelous escape from death in a da, Nev. Karlsen fell down his descent struc but the doctors say IS EXPECTED AT THE MACKAY.HOME HEIR Spend the Summer at ry Residence on Long I land. Feb. 6.—Mrs. Clar- ordered her house n, in Mackays did aute of an which is ex- middle of will epend the sum- 1 country to be E winter bec home. KRUGER FAST FAILING AND DEATH IS NEAR Transvaal's Former President Grows Weaker and There Is No Hope of Recovery. TERDAM, ¥eb. 6.—Friends here of s er, former Preside of the e rec d a dispateh from which states that his health js ered and that the end is not ve last six months r that his reco : He requently received soiritual ministrat d by @ menb The the investigators. ugurated. The manner which Pilot Jordan sa lal promises listribution of /uhmrm\u by a muulur u/ the Board of Pilot Cominissioners v of the Board of Pilot Commissioncrs. for an appointment as pilot, but later /rrukv off negotiations, clf from dis may be called upon to carry the int ‘.\‘lgu[.un to a conclusion. PRESIDENT RESENTS SLIGHT UPON MINISTER BOWEN atement after the Rio de Janeiro disaster startling d(’ “u[nuuz. s, and as to the truth of the most flagrant case AND DE CLINLS [\I[] ATION TO ACT AS.ARBITRATOR) i Kl MOTHER'S LOVE ENDS ROMANCE il o 5. ik Louise Giron for Sake of Her Children. GENEVA, Feb. 6.—The legal adviser of the former Crown Princess of Saxony has made the following announcement: “M sels Giron. will leave Geneva for Brus- where he will join his family.: M. Giron has broken off all relations with the Princess in order not to impede the reunion of the Princess with her chil- dren.” The sudden end of the roval romance is said to be due to the refusal of the Saxon court, influenced by Emperor Francis Jo- seph, to consent to a divorce. It is re- ported that the Princess sought her father’s pardon in order to get permission to see her children, but was refused everything unless she left M. Giron. Her lawyer visited Dresden, but failed to get any concession beyond tbe offer of a smail vearly allowance and the promise, if the | Crown Princess e up Giron and re- turned home, that mo legal proceedings would be taken against her. The Princess, reallzing at last her equivocal position . ently was willing, if approached fn. a proper manner, to agree to any terms, On the return of her lawy den to-day a prolonged int the eloners took place, in the course of which the Princess, in a torrent of tears, rom Dres- I'must sce my poor children again.” Her pariing with M. Giren is said to ! bave been very aflecting. of Saxony Leaves | | qui | of 1904. the following from W ington: day. *“I consider that settled, quite sure that T will be the convention. “What {all 1 can learn, things in general, | man from my own State, | will be my opponent.” PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Threatened With a Mild of Tonsilitis. NGTON, WASHI Feb. PARKER 10 BE HIS OPPONENT Roosevelt Makes Prediction:‘ as to the Election I am worrying about now { whom the Democrats will nominate. From and from the trend of it scems to me that a Judge Parker, NEW YORK,, Feh. 6.—The World has | . “I have | quit worrying about my own nomination,”. President Roosevelt gaid to a friend to- | and I am the choice of | % ‘Allies” Attention-Is Called to Act of Discourtesy. | IS SLIGHTLY. INDISPOSED Cold Settles in His Throat and He Is Case 6. — President | Roosevelt is suffering from the prevailing influenza in Washington 1o take his usual outdoor air to- ccld has settled in 'his throat and was unable | y. His and to- night he was threatened with a mild case His this. to-night, of " tonsilitis. hepe to avert hoarse physiclans, but Mewever, The President was with careful treatment iz expected to be out again to- werrow or the day following. is i | | | HEAD OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION WHO SIDE WITH MINISTER BOWEN IN HIS DIFFERENCES WITH ! THE BRITISH EMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON. i AND TWO DIPLOMATS ASHINGTON, Feb. 6.— President Roosevelt has declined the invitation of the allied powers to ar- bitrate the question as to whether they shall re- celve preferential treatment in the settle- mént. of their claims against Venezuela over the other creditor nations. He reach- ed this décision shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon and instructed Secretary | Hay to dispatch a note to the British cmba: at once, advising the British mbassador to that effect. The dispute, therefore, will be reférred fo The Hague, This ‘will resuit in“the immediate raising of the blockade. The administration, it is sald in official | | quarters, was unwilling to { effort of the British Government. to elim |inate Minister Bowen from the negotla- | ticns, and, moreover, the President could | not have accepted the invitation of the allies, -even if he had been so disposed, without the consent of the other negoti oy, Minister Bowen. 'This the allies aid not obtain or request in \hclr note to the ARRIVAL OF PROTOCOLS. Immediately on receipt of Hay's annourcing the President's the British Embassador addressed a' com- munication to Bowen, stating that he was suffering from an attack of the grip and would be obliged if Bowen would call note I { | he i1 Lateér approve the | declination, | - > 3 Go fo _T/w Hague. The Venezuelan representa- British embassy, where sador explained that to call fc several the arrival of his him went to British Emba had begs too il | days and ‘announced i protocol, which e w. { mit to Bowen' for signature. the German Minister, Baron | Sternbérg, called on Bowen and annouric- | ea the' arrival of his protocol. | To-morrow's programme will include préltminary preparations for ‘the signing of the protocols. ’ | It developed to-night that two protocols ! arc to.be signed by Bowen with the Ital- upon | tive the the | tan Embas: or, Signor des | Planches; two with the British Embassa- dor, and two with the German Minister, Baron Speck von Sternberg. The first | protocol in each case will provide for the | reference of the allies” contention for preferentlal treatment to The Hague and the raising of the blockade simultaneous- 1y with the =igning of this convention. CONDITIONS MAY DIFFER. It is ‘doubtful whether the initial pro- tocols between Minister and the | three allies ‘wiil contain. the same condi- | tions, though all the negotiators are work- ing to this end. In those the | conditions precedent fo the raising of the | blockade will be clearly stated—namely, | that 30 per the customs receipt of the ports of La Guaira and Puerto Ca bello are to he set aside by Venezuela for Bowen protoco cent of the question as to whether the allied | powers ‘shall racelve preferential treat ment, or, as Great Britain terms it, “sep- | arate’” treatment in the settlement, shali | | be referred to The Hague. These proto- | | eols aleo will provide that Venezueia shail pay down tp each of the three allied pow- ers £5500 @S an initial cash payment. The d:fferences - between - these protocols, it | is said, wifl concern certain details, the Contmud on l’age 3, Column 4. prepared to sub- 1 the satisfaction of her ereditors and that | for this [‘ml is hovering over the (,up:tal. Governor Pardee has inaugurated an investigation mtf) charges that posi- In this connectionThe Call is prepared to prove that Pilot Comimissioner Charles H.S. Pratt agreed to accept a {mbr of $ and one Tyson was appointed to the position, the secret of whose preference at the hands of Commissioner Pratt should t well as the manner in which Pilot Von Helms and_others obtained the uption and bribery, The Call is prepared to frni:u‘r irrefutable p 3000 from Captain ap- oof s before Posmons Are Sold for Gold. Qi sty UGovernor to Determine Facts. Pratr X;rrees fto Accept Money. The Call Has Positive Proof. V2 25l GOVERNMENTAL scandal involv ng the rames of many high the political affairs of the State is hovering over the Capitol and threatens to throw its dark shadow over the clean pages that have thus far corded the proceedings of e higher house of the Legislature now mjsession at Sacramento Governor Pardee is the custo dian of evidence tending to prove that bribery and corrdption have lent a full measure of influe the appointment of pilots for the e port of San Francisco and he has inaugurated investigation that promises startling developments. PILOT IS SUMMONED. At the instance of Governor Pardee summons has been issuer to one of the most widely know: pilots of this port, directing” him to appear <before the Governor next Tuesday he knows of the charge that gold bought him his appointment. l\czarnlnw this pilot who has been called upon to tell his story of alleged bribery and corruption, it is charged that the position that he now holds cost him $8000 and is proving, for him, vestment. Of it is al leged, $5500 went to fatten the purse of the pilot who retired in his favor and the balance—$2500 —to heal the hurt of honor suf fered by the promoters of the job that won for him his position at the wheel. WILL PROVE BRIBERY. Further than this, The Call prepared to produce witnesses to prove that bribery is not a strang- | er among the influences affecting the disposition of patronagle at the hands of the Pilot Commission. The Call is prepared to prove that negotiations for the sale of a posi- tion as pilot were carried on di- rectly with Pilot Commissioner Charles H. S. Pratt and that a threat of exposure prevented the appointment of Pratt to the posi- tion of Harbor Commissioner by Governor Gage. In this case application for the position of pilot was made to the Pilot Captain | Charles Hall, master of the South Portland, but after negotiations | had proceeded a short time h f was informed by . Commission | Pratt that appointment to t position would cost him $3000. Captain Hall made a promirent liquor »f this city, whom / and tell what a paying in this sum, is Commission” by This fact known to | ‘mcnhml « e l Continusd on Page 2, Column 3