The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME -XCIII-NO. 116 SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S LAND PURCHASE BILL GIVES PROMISE OF RELIEF FOR THE LONG=SUFFERING TENANTRY OF IRELAND BITTER FEUD TERMINATES | N SHOOTINE One Man Is Kllled and Two Others Wounded | Butte County Farmer| Wipes Out Grudge With Rifie. PENETRATES FAR TOWARD S0UTH POLE Antarctic Expedl- tion Breaks All Records. Exploring Scientists Reach Land in Lat- itude 80.17. | { | | | | | | — Special Dis h to The Call. AT N.Z.. March %.—The Brit- | hw amer Morning, which sailed m to relieve the Ant- r Discovery, which Eng) 01, arrived at Lyttleton S T she found the the e \|n'n]1(.v n had ob- The lowest degrees be- quarters ed was 62 all d | 0 over the }Mmrr with the mer- | zero. Captain tenant Shackl miles sout ins oothills r Admiralty Range were dis- rough sembling t k of the expedition i lection of marine faun: being new { | | HE Irish land bill, which was given its first reading in the ‘British House of Commons yes- terday, seems certain of final passage. Itgrovides for loans by the Government to Irish ten- ants for the purchase of estates from landlords. Interest is to be charged at the rate of 3% per cent. A free grant of $60,000,000 is made for the purposes of the measure. Measure Quickly Passes Its First Reading in the House of Commons. ONDON, March 'retary, Mr. troduced the long- anticipated. Irish land bill | in the House of:Commons this afternoon. It proposes a free rant of $60,000,000 for the purposes of the bill. Tenants are to pay 3% per cent in- | terest on loans from the Government. Wyndham said he thought the scheme —The Irish ndham, in- | W would mnot involve $500,000,000, but that $730,000,000 could safely be advanced on Irish land. The advances to tenants are | limited to $2500 in the congested districts nd to $000 elsewhere. The bill also pro les that untenanted farms and grazing 1l be sold to ncighboring ten-| that three commissioners, | v lands st and Government's | | GREAT POOL OF EASTERN RAILADADS But One Large Sys- tem Out of the Combine. \Far-Reaching Effect of the New York Cen- tral Deal. 1 | | | beginning POSTOFFIGE DEPARTMENT IN TURMOIL \General Shake-Up in Store for Officials. Resignation of Beavers | Reveals Strong Po- litical Ring. | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, March was stated with emphasis at the Postoffice | Department to-day that the resignation Beavers, chief of the sal- | aries and allowance division, after twen- t: ee years spent in the service, entirely voluntary. However that may be, resignation is evidently the -up In the depart- %It of George W. was Beavers’ of a ment. An investigation is now under way which will result either in t al of officials who have b r fire for some time or of those who have beer t active in pressing charges against | them. It is well known that factory situation e: Department and been mad inst Be a most sts in the Po: effect on the 3ist inst., and A. W. | chen, superintendent of the free de | division, another official who has under fire. POWER OF BUREAU CHIEFS. as estates commissioners, shall | = i er, by running upervise the sales. The names of the | e coniigss Sut <t ) Sterg !\: seism R e e e R g | | sttuation grew are the developments of ‘Q:IF\(’.:vulr‘ “.l'“;\ e Seé %07 the fGoeAmiet ""1‘ i i 13pavrs. and f’rom time to -time rges . X < E s ez, o3 2 [Poyey - peneraliand Btataan i { | bave been madé that things were not as ror won Binfs A i minie | roderich Widnel' nit oabd | they should be in the bureaus of Machen cxcellent photographs were obtained | ket i 4 4 | -and Beavers. The salary and allowanc me gical observations made. | commiastoniers, snd: Wil 1| i . € . S s s | liam F. Bailey, one of the assistant com- | | and the free delivery divisions are o i artz and grit accumulati | HOE Bt e | | ot the most important in the Po . . ortsontally embedded th i Kie 8 2 ! | Department. The superintendent of v d " Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. | X5 ST g T T ¢ |first-named branch has practically ke Ival OF the Norning MY "o it will becod l,':i(m_e PR | £ | | NEW YORK, March 2.—Positive con- | control over the allowances for all p 2 I!‘.~("r‘\"! "\xx"';ll‘*“" oxe | ver 12. | 1 | | ‘firmdtlon has been received of the retire- | offices, the granting of additional . privagion, owin, 0 par | f | | ment of the Vanderbilt family from the | facilities to any town and the disburse- - e < s decomposing. This ac- GREAT THRONG GATHERS. { | | control of the New York Central and its | ment of more than $0,000,000 a year. Su- dpa death of all of the dogs. | The keen interest felt in this new legis-| | t | | affiliated lines. The definite announce- | perintendent Machen has absolute juris- o . | was revictualed from the | 1ation, which it .is hoped will promote | | | ment is accompanied by the explanation | giction over the rural free delivery and e and the explovers ave pow Il o’ ong contentment in” Breinnd vas | | | that the retirement of W. K. Vanderbilt, | his decision is final as regards the loca- on to spend & gisafortable Winter. | pown by the crowded hotinet' Whe bk’ ] | | | nead of the great railroad family, is to | tion or establishment of routes, the ex- ed but — e gallery and the distinguished strangers’ | | be on his own motion and in accordance | tension of the service andall matters pers e “greres KEENE TO BE WITNESS gallery were filled, and there has been | | with plans long since formed. | taining to this branch. gon, which st ards distant, | IN THE VREELAND CASE|no such gathering of members of Parlia- | ,fTha dl!flvnearanc: of/tthe“and‘e‘rb“‘ It is alleged that Superintendents Beav- r PRy ‘amily from the sphere of active rallway & = S Rebuttal of Evidence Given Secretary Henry White, an interested ; srand plans of the trunk lne transpor- |y 2%/ CC PEAReSs MR TO8 Eiven . by Plaintiff, spectator, while aimost every Irish peer l tation trust of America and unitos under | .0, thom to copduct {he business of o NEW YORK, March %.—The hearing on | jistened to Wyndham's exposition of the | | one control four-Afths of the rallway mile- | ,\ o\ yyrequs tn thetr own way snd prac- Feoa the application of William N. Amory for | pjil From an early hour this morning | — | age of the United States east of the | i ally without regard. for the destres of - - . a summons requiring President Vreeland | tne stone bench from the House of Com- Misstssippl River. It is the culmimation | ., .. '+ i ediate superior officer, the First of the Metropolitan Street Ratlway to 8p- | mons entrance to the doors of the lobby | | CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND, WHO PRESENTED THE LAND of the stupendous scheme upon which | < IR TIPSO OB borle pleaded that his | Par and show cause why he should not | was packed by impatient Irishmen, among | BILL. AND LEADERS FOREMOST IN THE LONG STRUGGLE FOR master minds in the world of finance have | ; sem g aver was finally | D¢ Prosecuted for criminal libel was con- (afhom were many priests. Most of thess | THE RELIEF OF THE IRISH PEOPLE. been steadily working Curing the last| DEAL WITH CONGRESSMEN. tinued to-day before Magistrate Barlow | yent away without seeing even the inside | seven years. It is charged that they transact busi- .05 e it T | Tombs Police Court. of the legislative chamber, the galleris | - —F | The interests which now dominate this | ness and arrange matters directly with " e ambrelt | At the request of counsei for Vreeland, | of wiich mere crowden o iy i ONDON, March 2%.—The Irish| tail as to the method of purchase, titles, | Vast area is described as the “Rockefel- | Congressmen, instead of acting through g left by | James R. Keene will be called as a Wit- | the case for many a day. land bill, from the outline giv- | ete. As soon as the estate is vesied in | ler-Morgan-Pennsylvania” combination. | their superior officers, and this is dome to ced §t to a | P55 3 5 Michael Davitt, the father of the land en by Mr. Wyndham in the| the tenants or the Commissioners the in- | The only important east and west rail- | their own advantage and gain, politica, 5 the spot | AmOrY testified that he told Keene his | jeague, celebrated his fifty-seventh birch. House of Commons this after-| terest on the purchase money is to be | W&y System east of the Mississippi River | and otherwise, to the destruction of dis- v dead | YI®WS Of the Metropolitan management | gay by re-entering the House for the first noon, may be summarized as | paid Yo the vendor at the rate of 3% per | Which is nov included in the mighty con- | cipline and to the detriment of the postal saved his | 204 that Keene said he would have noth- | tjme since he ceased to be a member in follows: A new department of | cent until a day called “closing day,” [ Solidation of interests is the Wabash, | service. and Kim- | 78 10 40 With it. The witness sald he | order to hear the Chief Secretary for Ire-| the Irish Land Commission is establish- | after which day Interest at the rate of | Which is controlled by Messrs. Gould and | The report of the Postmaster General be will lose | 8Ot about 32000 from Talbot J. Taylor and | 1ang unfold his plans. ed called “the Estates Commissioners,” John D. Rockefeller. The latter is enor- | last fall asked that the salaries of the and perhaps his shed, Sowell re- ched his horse, | him, started to himself up. He who, with MANY TOWNS DECLARE IN FAVOR OF BONILLA %.—Advices from that after a victory ned by the forces of President-elect la of Honduras over the retiring Sierra, who prevented Presi- s installment in office, the % towns of Villaneuve, Petrilios, Santa Crua La Piementa have pronounted in fa- vor of Bonilla. General Nueilla has sur- rendered with his forces at San Pedro 8 All the Atlantic seaboard is now & e bands of Bonilla | ing were buried to-day. P. J. Drayton paid him $4400. Amory said he thought Taylor had paid out alto- gether In the ipvestigation $7500. The case was adjourned until to-morrow. P ASK FOR THE EEKOVAL OF TRINIDAD'S GOVERNOR Chamber of Commerce of Port of Spain Declares That Confi- dence Is Lost. PORT OF SPAIN, March 2.—The Chamber of Commerce has adopted a resolution providing that a cable dispatch be sent to Colonial Secretary Chamber- lain urging the immediate removal of the Governor of this island, Sir Cornelius Mo- lony, and the principal officials, “in whom the public has entirely lost confidence,” and asking for the appointment of a royal commission of inquiry. The populace is quieter. The bodies of twelve of the men killed during the riot- For the most part the Liberal members sat glum, the applause coming from the Irish benches. REDMOND SUPPORTS BILL. A hush of expectation fell upon the assembly as John Redmond, the Irish leader, arose to speak. If he refused to| countenance the bill its death and per- haps even the Government's downfall was decreed. When the galleries of the house found him sympathetic and non-com- mittal a feellng of relief pervaded all sides. What Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- nerman, the Liberal leader, and the oth- ers said had little effect. Even T. W. Russell, who, with others, criticized the details and various omissions in Wyna- ham’s plan, wound up with a guttural and reluctant admission that ‘it is a great bill” The passage of the first reading of the Continued on Page 2, Column 1. 4 who are under the control of the Lord Lieutenant for Ireland. They will decide what constitutes estates and they may refuse their sanction to the sale of poor and non-economic holdings, unless ade- quate facilities are given therewith. Sep- | arate bargains for the purpose of pur- chase of single holdings may continue un- der the existing law.. Where estates are sold the agreements are to be sanctioned by the Commissioners under a fixed scale based on a judicial rent. This is outside the congested area where' the scale limits do not apply. Estates may be purchased by bargaining between landlords and tenants, subject to the ap- proval of the Commissioners. It is also provided that sales may be made to oth- ers who are not tenants now, but who within the past twenty-five years have been tenants in Ireland. The Commis- sioners may Ives purchase estates and improve sell them again.” The bill goes generally. into close de- % per. cent will be paid until the claims are proved and the money distributed. If there is apy inexcusable delay on the part of the vendor the interest may be withheld. The vendors will be pald in cash, in order to raise which new stock -will be issued bearing dividends of 3% per cent, If any ‘expense is incurred in issu- ing the stock on account of discount ex- tra stock will be issued and repaid by the new grant made to Ireland as an equivalent to the grant made under the English education aect. If the stock is issued at a premium the surplus will be issued to reimburse the new grant, which also will be charged with £50,000 annually for the first four years to meet the ex- se of floating the stock. TERMS OF FREE GRANT. The annual payment by the purchasers ¥ .will be seven-eighths as a terminable an- ‘nuity and one-eighth as a perpetual rent Continued on Page 2, Column 3, mously interested the New York Central and other Eastern of possibility that he will force Gould into the combination. Already talk is heard of a mammoth holding company, but it is not likely this final move will be taken until after the Supreme Court of the United States passes on the validity of the Northern Se- curities organization. Passenger Train Is Derailed. LOS ANGELES, March 2%.—The north- bound coast line limited on the Southern Paclfic was delayed five hours this morn- ing half a mile .east of Newhall, in the northern end of Los Angeles County, by the derailment of the engine. In passing the switch at Elayon, a siding station, the engine left -the track and was [ol- | lowed by the mail and baggage cars. The engine sank into the soft ground and par- tially turned over, but the two cars re- mained upright. No one was hurt, ‘ in the Pennsylvania, | lines and it is entirely within the range | four Assistant Postmasters Geéneral be in- creased from $4000 to $4500 a year, but no Increase was asked for Beavers and Machen. The House Postoffice Commit- tee, however, inserted a provision in e | postoffice appropriation bill increasing the | salaries of Beavers and Machen to 3440 a year, but ignored the request of the Postmaster General that the salaried of the four assistants be increased. Those active in pressing the charges point to this fact as evidence of the strong “puli possessed by these officials, and claim that they flagrantly violated a strict law of the Government service in going over the heads of their superiors. —_— William N. Byers. DENVER, March %.—Willlam N. Byers, a Colorado ploneer and founder of the Rocky Mountain News, the first daily newspaper published in Denver, died this morning from a paralytic stroke, which | attacked him last Friday.