The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 23, 1903, Page 1

WOOD DENIES THE CHARGES F FATHBONE VOLUME XCII-NO. 113, Defends His Course as Governor y of Cuba. Says the Military Was Above Laws of the Island. W 4 War Departmeni May Ask for an Inquiry Into Accusations Y Ma jor . - " othe Trf: .«’] ept pres- or any other s Jai A~ y made on 2 N Ratk ne's third free a s of t personal ‘ tary disregard g w ations when- ) w w the Secretary with M ’ s e view of ay order te them ght to ask wh d relieve the r mbarrass- £ s expected that k he War Depart- eclined t © make charges e P ppines, on s is K mean at he . to ask for a ¢ of in- sa friendship between B President Roosevelt Ke t dismissal & f St. Louls | s case becomes all | 1A SOUFRIERE PRESENTS AWE-INSPIRING SPECTACLE ' ent, March 22— ) riere, which be- increased in until it became at 7 ¢ lock this morn beiching forth de se heavenward, a baring and flashe the entire island se es, eading pall of smoke, in L] Electr discharges occurred als durin e night, while at k the sunlight ‘playing on the clouds produced e 1 effects the scientific opinion th: gh A ng rk population to advices sand i reports heard and this morning. fro; >jetre were DERELICT SCHOONER SIGHTED BY DAUNTLESS | BERD) . W March Smith v: ¥he sch eports that on March cgrees § minutes north 12 minutes west, longitude 1 rees he sighted Dauntless st00d by and the capta the fir be the sealing schooner George W from Victoria, B. C., fitted wi d evidently started a fire befo: x- at covered with heavy etely obscure' the sun, | shows m falling that there | the composer. —~Cap-| oner T)aun(-‘ in latitude | 25 | al in st mate aboard, and it proved " th asts and bowsprit were gone. The re ng the ship, but it had died out. The vessel continued to drift morthward. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1903, STRIFE IN RANKS OF THE RED CROSS Miss Clara Barton Refuses to Relinquish the Presidency and Congress Will Be Called Upon to Make an Investigation — HEAD OF THE RED CROSS ASSOCIATION, WHO IS OPPOSING THE EF- FORT TO RETIRE HER FOR THE REASON THAT SHE IS SAID TO BE LACKING IN BUSIN METHODS. ! ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET N. W., WASHINGTON, March —In refusing , to surrender her positien' as president of the _ National American Red Cross, Miss Clara Barton has de- feated the plans of those who were anx- fous to restorc harmony-in the assocla- tion. There is mow no hope of a settie- ment of the differences until Congress sball have investigated . the charges of those who declare they are anxious only for, a practical business management of the Red Cross. Miss Barton has filed with the Commit- tee on Foreign Affairs of the House, which has the matter in hand, a volum- irous reply to the charges that, through frregularity, she has so amended the con- itution as to give her absolute power over the association. Congress probat will be asked at the nul the charter or amend it. Friends of Miss Barton who have stood by her loyally for years and who are still xt session t a admirers of her noble work are anxious for her to give up active management of the asséciation. While there are many ho criticize the management of the af- re of the Red Cross, none cast the slightest aspersion upon Miss Barton. It is some of those associated with her that criticisms are directed, especially for their faliure to account for funds ex- pended. 'J. W. Flather, treasurer of the Red Cross, resigned because money was P s, TREASURE FROM PEN OF FIELD Widow of Late Poet Finds an Opera Manuscript. e COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 22. —The arrival in this city of Eugene Fleld Jr. and Fred Comstock Field, sons of the dead poet, caused the announcement to be made that a comic opera from the pen of Eugéne Field will be given a produc- tion in New York next fall. The produc- tion of “The Buccaneers, or the Begum of Piura,” in three acts, has been arranged for and the music is being written by a well-known composer of light operas. The manuscript, which has ben forgot- ten, lay burled among a file of old papers pertaining to Field's connection with the Denver Tribune until it was accidentally stumbled upon by the poet's widow re- cently. It is said that the widow was offered $3500 for the manuscript, which covered sixty-five pages of closely written mat- ter, but refused it, and for some time the manuscript has been In the hands of RELATIVES OF MRS. FAIR HAVE NOTHING TO SAY NEWMARKET, N. J., March 22.—Abe Nelson and Willlam Smith, the half and full brothers of the late Mrs, Charles Faif, refused to-day to discuss a report that the claims of the relatives of Mrs. Fair had been settled for $250,000. A friend of the family, who is in a position to speak, said he doubted that such a settiement had been effected. If the re- port said the settlement was on the basis of $250,000 to each of the relatives of Mrs. | ®air, he would place some rellance in it. From his manner of talking it could be inferred that negotiations to settle on that basis are in progress, It is stated that a representative of Mrs. Oelrichs recently made several trips to this place and to Plainfield, S 4 expended without his knowledge or with- | out an accounting. One of the most prominent members of 155 GASTRO T0 CONTINUE AT THE HELM ‘Congress of Vene- . zuela Declines | Resignation. 'Dictator Insists Upon Being Relieved of Opice. iAgrees to Show Lawmakers f a Way Out of the , Dilemma. BRITISH SHIP | AGAIN SEIZES | THE GUNBOAT Special Cable to The Call and th i New York Herald. (Topyrl‘hle, 1902, by the Herald Publishing Company. ORT OF SPAIN, Trini- dad, March 22. — The British cruiser Pallas has seized the Venezuelan , war- | ship Restaurador on the ground ! that she is a pirate. The case { against the Restaurador cites that soon after she was hand- ed over to the Venezuelan au- thorities by the German com- modore she began again acts of piracy and robbery on the high seas. It is charged that she seized the cargoes of ves- ! sels and then dismantled and | abandoned the craft. A Port of Spain newspaper says editorially of the Restau- rador’s course: | “Such piratical acts prove | the unwisdom of the generos- ity of the allied powers.” The paper expresses the the assoclation consented to talk with | The Call correspondent, with the under- standing that his name should not be | # used. He said he had the highest per-| | ::::“ R A regard for Miss Barton, and he | 3 would not be a party to any movement | The Restaurador was for- which would reflect upon her honer or her | merly the yacht Atalanta. She | was built for Jay Gould. integrity. | he said, “of | ¥ = hope that retributive justice will be swifter and more ef- sonal “Without any intention, reflecting upon Miss Barton's honor in | = i any ‘way, many of her best friends in and out of the association realize that while she is a good and nobleswoman she lacks the business capacity to be at the head of an association which grew to such enor- mous proportions during the Spanish- American” war. Miss Barton has now reached a ripe old age. During the Span- ish war generous contributions flowed into the treasury from all parts of the country. Many of the most liberal con- tributors were citizens of New York. Miss Barton lacked the business capa- city to keep a complete set of accounts, as many of the praetical members of the association thought should be done. Miss Barton’s principal aim has always seem- | 4 10 be to aid and help the suffering. She has paid' ifttl~ attentlon to the details of keeping accounts, furnishing vouchers 2nd making reports. Without any inten- tion to impeach her administration many leading members belleve "a systematic business admisistration is necessary.” URUGUAY’S WAR ENDS SUDDENLY Rebels Agree to the President’s Terms ’of Peace. MONTEVIDEO, March 22—Peace was signed to-day between the Uruguayan Gov- ernment-and the rebels. There is general rejoicing here. The peace arrangement leaves the position of the G&vernment and presidential parties Virtually the same as before the outbreak. WASHINGTON, March 22.—Confirma- tion of the termination of the revolu- tion in Uruguay has begen recelved by Mr. Herrera, the Uruguayan Charge d’Affaires in Washington. The dispatch announcing that fact contained no partic- ulars, The trouble in Uruguay arose from the failure of the new President to recog- nize an agreement made six years ago with the “whites,” by which representa- tives from that party were to be appoint- ed to six of the Governorships. The term- ination of the revolution leads Mr. Her- rera to assume that the President has acceded to the demands of the “‘whites.” — . Mrs, William A. Duer Dies. NEW YORK, March 22.—Mrs. William A. Duer, mother of Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay and of Miss Caroline Duer, to- day died in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel of a stroke of paralysis. The body was removed to Mrs. Mackay's home on Madi- son avenue. The funeral arrangements have not n completed, but the funeral will take $lace Tuesday or Wednesday. Mrs. Duer was Miss Liza Travers, a daughter of the late Willlam R. Travers, and granddaughter of Rev. Dr. Johnson. | CARACAS, March 22.—The Venezuelan Congress by a unanimous vote declined to accept President Castro's fesignation and sed a resolution requesting him to reconsider his decision. The delegation appointed by Congress called at noon to-day at the President's residence, Miraflores Palace, and trans- mitted to President Castro_ the resolution requesting him to reconsider his decision. President Castro in reply declined to change his mind, but after being urged by his personal friends he offered to present | another message to Congress, which he will meet on Thursday to suggest a solu- | tion of the situation. The French warship Troude has left La | Guaira. Her departure is taken as indi- | cating that there is ne reason to fear in- ternational complications as a result of President Castro's resignation. VALEDICTORY OF CASTRO. The Congressional hall was crowded yesterday and all the members of the diplomatic corps were present when Pres- ident Castro read his message to Con- gress. . President Castro first passed in review the terrible conditions which pre. vailed in the country and denounced the errors of Ais countrymen. “But,” he continued, “if it is painful to consider how much blood has been shed and how many tears, it is a consolation to think that their bitter stream, by the law of compensation, will fecundate something that. should correspond to present-day aspirations, since every struggle begets an idea and every victo- rious idea justifies the supposition that an onward step has been taken on the road to human perfection. Our victory, citizen legislators, over the great adversi- ties which have just oppressed us must terminate the tumults of our life; other- wise we shall reach a shameful dissoly- tion."” Touching then on the question of the recent foreign intervention, President Castro sald it has been brought about by a league of people who, unable to submit their claims to the impartiality of the tribunals, had employed force, and that because he refused to submit to the An- glo-German exactions they, acting in col- | lusion with the revolutionary General Matos, endeavored to get rid of him. In confirmation of this statement President Castro cited a letter written by the com- mander of the German warship Stosch. OPENS WAY TO PEACE. President Castro pointed out that the sovereignty of the nation had been safe- guarded, and said: “I now deliver my abdication in order that you may proceed legally to call on him who should take my place, so that there may remain to no Venezuelan the slightest pretext for any hostility to his country or for connivance with the for- eigners, who without any grounds that have force fell upon unfortunate Vene- zuela, trampling under foot reason ani Justice, to the detriment of civilization and right. With head uplifted and with a tranquil conscience I return to the ef- forts of toil which honor and dignify. All the energies and possibilities of my life are at your service should it become necessary to arise and defend our coun- _ Continued on Page 3, Column 1, Leave King George’s Realm, Denies Re- 1 | 5 PRICE FIVE CENTS. BANISHED AMERICAN DENTIST TALKS OF THE SAXON SCANDAL Dr. O’Brien, Compelled to ports Connecting His Name With That of Princess Louise and Excuses Her Conduct on the Ground of Mental Trouble e office for treatment were misunderstood. He denied that he went bicycling with her, but admitted she had sent for him to come to the palace and play tennis. “Now,” sald the doctor, “I want te say that my sympathies are all with the Princess. I do not know anything of the stories that her husband was cruel to her and I don’t want to exonerate her for running away with this man Giron. But my wife will bear me out when I say that the Princess is one of the most charming and delightful of women, with a much higher intelligence than you would expect from her class. She has a knowl- edge of medicine and chemistry and com- poses music and writes songs.” “Yes,” interjected Mrs. O'Brien, “but you say she is not right mentally.” “She Is erratic at times” her husband went on, “but she is loved, and If she went back the people of Saxony would welcome her with open arms. Now, as for those letters she wrote to me. Why, there are twenty-two other men in Saxony who are in the same position as I am and letters to them written by her were found - | | ONE-TIME MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF SAXONY, WHO ELOPED WITH M. GIRON, AND 'THE AMER PELLED TO LEAVE THE KINGDOM BECAUSE OF SCANDAL. ICAN DENTIST WHO WAS COM- EW YORK, March 22.—Ju- bilant as a boy freed from school, as light-hearted as if he had not been forced to leave the country he had made his home for more than a decade, because his name was linked too freely with that of the Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, Dr. Lewls A. O’Brien reached this country to-day. 2 DIRE WOE FOR HIM WHO SINS Bishop Huntington Says Torment Awaits. Special Dispatch to The Call. SYRACUSE, N. Y., March 22.—Bishop F. D. Huntington of the Episcopal diocese of Central New York expressed views to- day concerning punishment after death, and hell which have caused much dis- cussion. He affirmed his bellef in a hell, and bitterly criticized the minister who figures out an easy time after death for sinners. SECOND DAUGHTER AT THE MACKAY HOME Young Millionaire and His Wife Give Welcome to a Tiny Visitor. NEW YORK, March 22.—At Harbor Hill, Roslyn, L. I, to-night a second daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, Late to-night it was said that both mother and infant were doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Mackay's first child was born on February 5, 1900, and christened Katherine Duer Mackay, ‘after her moth- er. Her nurseries, both at Harber Hill and Mr. Mackay’s town house, %9 Madi- son avenue are entire suites of rooms and are sald to be like a fairy realm in luxurious appointments. The elder little Miss Mackay's. christening robe of lace ‘was valued at $1500. - “We must begin life anew,” his wife said, hopefully, and her bright brown eyes gazed up at her husband, who is six feet tall. At first glance, taken when the observer is standing before him, Dr. O'Brien some- what reminds. one of James J. Corbett, perhaps due to the fact that his long hair is brushed from his forehead in pompa- dour fashion. And in the hair may be noticed glints of silver, for the dentist is 42 years bld. When his profile is seen there comes the suggestion of Willam J. Bryan. His features are mobile and there is a peculiar charm about his countenance when he converses. Dr. O'Brien entered into a long explana- tion of how the Princess’ visits to his MURDERER OF WOMEN —_— ““Jack the Ripper” Awaits Death in IS CAUGHT| ! in heryeffects and have been used in the divorce suit which was instituted by the Government."” Aftér O'Brien had gone to look after his luggage Mrs. O'Brien. sald: “No Princess can take my ‘king’ from me. There s no happler couple on God's faotstool than we are. He has no vices, belongs to no clubs, is not out at pights as most men are. Yet, here he g:, 2 vears old, having to give up a practice which was worth from $10,000 to $13.000 a year and forced to begin life anew. I suppose I ought to hate the ground the Crown Princess walks on, but I have no right to be down on her. I think she is a good woman, but my husband says he thinks she i$ not right at times.” efeiofelmffeiniminiinieieieipii @ GAS ENDS THE LIVES OF THREE Babe Is Murdered and Parents Commit London. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, March 22.—A story is printed here, stating that the police have discov- | ered a quantity of circumstantial evidence tending to prove that George Chapman, who was convicted of murder last Thurs- day and sentenced to death, is really a| Poleyw! the name of Klosowski, and that | he is identical with “Jack the Rippe: the mysterious, untraceable perpetrator of | revolting murders in the Whitechapel | district in 1888 : Part of the evidence comprised the dis- | covery that Klosowski, soon after the | Whitechapel atrocittes ceased, went to | Jersey City and opened a barber shop. | his residence there being contemporaneous with the “Ripper’” murders in that city. It is said that Klosowski's real wife in- formed the police, since her husban trial, that he, after a quarrel, tried to murder her in a bedroom back of the barber shop In Jersey City. Actress Dies Suddenly. NEW YORK, Magch 2—Mrs. Cora ‘Wilber, an actress, thé wife of Arthur R. ‘Wilber, manager of Hoyt's “A Texas Steer’” Company, and until three years ago a star In that production under the i Suicide. CINCINNATI, March 22.—There was a mysterious triple tragedy here last night at the home of A. M. Betty, local man- | ager of the Washburn Grosby Mills of Minneapolls, but it was not known until to-night, when the bodles of A. M. Betty, his wife, Lulu, and their boy, Harry figed 2 months, were found by neighbors.” A note written by Betty was found fn which he accused his wife of having killed the babe and the police believe the woman killed the little one and herseif on account of domestic troubles. It is said that di- vorce proceedings had been instituted two years ago and were withdrawn before the birth of their boy. Betty, it is belleved, found his wife and child dead on his re- turn home last night and then took his own life. The body of the babe was found in a basin, with no marks on it whatever. It it belleved that Betty took it from its crib and tried to revive it by turning on the water. -When he found it was dead he lay down beside his wife's bedy to die from asphyxiation and in that position their bodjes were found. The odor of the gas led to the search this evening that stage name of Alice Roseland, died sud- denly at her home in thig city to-night. She was 29 years of age. In the room where the woman died the police found 2 bottle nearly full of ‘wood alcohol. The A body was nm_ovod to the Morgue. disclosed the tragedy. There is pothing to indicate how any of the family came to'fheir death except the line left by Betty and the fact that the &as was turned om. ‘