The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 16, 1903, Page 21

VOLUM Tall, Pages 21 —$ to 32 SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1903—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CZARS WARSHIPS IWILL COERCE SUBLIME PORTE INTO PROMPT REPARATION FOR ASSASSIN'S ACT 196 COUmT 10 SET ISOE THE DEGREE Schafer Begins a. Fight for His Children. Oakland Man Alleges Perjury in Divorce Suit. Charges Herbert Beck With the Destruction of His Home. k her with him, but d home by secured that of e for | He k f the children. ANTS P - THE CHILDREN. rpose to Gain Legal Pos- of Them. | .Schater lays | his domestic tro | Mrs. Schafer d r ce, but dismissed the ection and went Ex The abandon in Sacramen Novembe: s of planning abd e. His scheme falled, and Mrs assistant p returned to Sacramento and etely exoneraled Assistant Postmas® ““That divorce was ob- thout my knowledge efore void, because there was | gal reason why the proper have been served upon fer was divorced by ed this man Herbert Beck children his name going to have this de- n I shall make an- y children. Every e in this matter has bovebeard, I.am the ag- party ax purpose to settle this B children.” 1 ———————— California Plans Approved. OUIS, Aug The sketch plans ng at the World's California is to ta Barbara mission las ng the suit she e been apy s o — arrested to-day on | embezzling 340000 of the L made ONDON, Aug. 15—The Evening Post states that the Macedonion Committee is about to isstie a manifesto proclaiming the independence of Macedonia - and the establishment of a provisiong} government. The dispatch asserts that the Macedonians now have 30,000 men in the field and that the additions constantly being wwill increase this number to 80,000 within the month. MISFORTUNE LAND FRAUD DIMG THEIR INTELLEGTS Asylum Doors Close on Mother and Daughter. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.—As a result of trouble, the exact nature of which is | not known to their relatives and friends, Mrs. Eliza J. Denver, the widow of the late Captain Denver of Washington, who was a brother of St. Clair Denver, after hom Colorado’s chief city was named, her daughter have become hopelessly at Coronado Beach and it has been cessary to send them to a private asy- m. The two women have resided in this rt of the State about four years and | about a year ago they made Los eles their home. They went to Cor- onado and rented a cottage mot far from the hotel. They made many friends among the people residing there, but of late have been acting strangely, refusing to see their closest friends, and giving everybody to understand that they wished to be left alone. After numerous fruitless attempts fo communicate with Mrs. Denver and daughter, people gradually began leaving them alone. Within the past two weeks, however, their actions have caused some alarm, fears have been entertained of a double tragedy being enacted within the little cottage An effort was finally made to enter the house, but the windows { and doors were found barred and all in- | quirers were denied admission. The couple even refused to receive their matl, and the grocer and other tradespeople were sent away without reason. Consid- erable money was spent in an effort to locate friends and relatives of the unfor- tunate women, and finally a determined effort was decided upon to solve the mys- | tery. Admittance to the house was gained by force, and the invaders. were reccived most unwillingly by the terrified women. JGANDAL T 8 PROBED terior Qrders Inquiry. ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Becretary of the Interior Hitchcock has .ordered a sweeping Investigation of scandals in the Interior Department, in which officials of the Dawes Commission and of the De- partment of Justice are alleged to be involved. Hitchcock had a long talk with President Roosevglt to-day at Oyster Bay concerning frauds in Indian Territory. In view of the unexpected publicity given these frauds, it was decided that unless an investigation were openly ordered at once by the Secretary of the Interior, Con- gress, when it convene in October, might order an Investigation of its own. It is desired to avoid this, if possible, and the announcement of a searching inquiry by officlals of the Interior Department was made public to-day. Secretary Hitchcock to-day sent word to J. George Wright, the Indian Inspector in absolute charge in Indian Territory and ore of the Government officials in- volved in the alleged scandal, that he would either have to resign his office as stockholder in the Muskogee Title and Trust Company, which is operating in In- dian Territory, or leave the Government service. No word has yet been received from Wright. The Investigation will embrace other al- leged land frauds throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast States. L e e e e e R ) They have since been adjudged ncompe- tent and removed to a sanatorium, It is thought that property losses and financial troubles have caused their sad condition, although they still own a val- uable lemon orchard in San Diego County. The mother is about 60 and the daughter 40 years of age. During their Iife fin ‘Washington Miss Denver whs an ac- knowlédged social favorite, Secretary of In-| TWO SOVEREIGNS WHO ARE CENTRAL FIGURES IN THE MOST SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BQLKANS SITUATION; TYPES OF MACEDONIAN WOMEN, WHO ARE SAID PO BE AIDING FIGHTING THE TURK, AND A WAR SCENE ON THE BULGARIAN BOUNDARY. IN Russia’s Disciplining‘; of the Turk Has the Support of All European Governments. T. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15—A squadron of the Russian Black Sea fleet has been ordered to sail for Turkish ~waters. Notification of this move has been telegraphed from Sebastopol to the Russian Embas- sador in Constantinople. ; The dispatch of the squadron is:intend- ed to emphasize Russia’s intention to exact complete compliance’ with- her de- mands as to satisfaction for the murder by a Turkish geéndarine of her’ Consul at Monastir. VIENNA, Aug. 15.—The publication here of the announcement that Russia intends to send a fleet to the Black Sea has caused general surprise. This being a holiday it 1s impogsiole 16 procure an-of- ficial statement, but. among minor, of- ficials and the public generally the opin- fon is expressed. that unless it develops that Austria was cegnizant: of Russla's proposed action-the Austro-Russian Bal- | kan agreement may be vitally affected, as the news would seem to indicate that Russia intends-to pursue a more inde- pendgnt course than heretofore. ,LONDON, Aug. 15.—There s reason to belleve (that the powers—certainly Great Britain—will raise no. objection to the de- mands’of Russia upon Turkey, or to the stay of her squadron in Turkish waters until her demands shall have been fully rcomplled'wlth. Count Lamsdorff’s repre- sentations to Bulgaria are due to the wish of the Russian Government to localize the trouble, as desired by Great Britain and Austria. It was announced 'at the Ad- miralty “to-day that no instructions had been- sent to the Mediterranean fleet to proceed ‘to the Eastern. Mediterranean. Two' British guardships are statloned at PSRN . BERLIN, Aug. 15.—The forelgn: officials here do not belleve that the Russian Black' Sea” squadron will appear; befors' Constantinople and a cruiser is at Salon- — i | | | | 11 | I rl | 1 | 11 | 11 11 | el Constantinople, which might give encour- agement to the revolutionary elements in Macedonia, ‘as Count Lamsdorff's note, published to-day, shows that Russia is keeping the question of satisfaction for the murder of the Consul in Monastir dis- tinct from the general Macedonian ques- | tion. “ PARIS, Aug. 15.—Although Foreign Min- ister Delcasse and most of the responsible officials are absent, assurances were given that .official. opinion is' strongly in sup- port of Russia’s action, as the French policy . throughout has favored en ener- getic course. o, S AL RUSSIA’S STERN DEMANDS. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15.—The fol- lowing summary of telegrams exchanged between the Forelgn Office and Russian | traveling tacognito. | tion of Dr. Jean T. | altenist, DUKE SEEKS THE HAND OF MAY GOELET 'Roxburgh Travels With Heiress’ Party. Rumor Says His Suit Has Met Some En- couragement. American Girl With Twenty Millions Back From European Triumphs. —— ~ Special Dispatch to The Call —Miss American heiress triumph® ay Goee to NEW YORK. Ausg. let, the beautiful $20,000,000, abroad have attracted international terest, returned Campania. The who, report says, Miss Goelet's feet and met with some whose social the home to-day Duke Roxburgh, has laid his title at of encouragement, was also a passenger, He was a member of Miss Goelet's party. Miss Goelet was foremost in social diversions on the voyage, and the Duke entered into the merry-making with spirit. Lady Brassey seemed to have the role of chaperon. The Duke watched the meeting mothar and daughter with interest, when intyoduced to Mrs. Goulet by Mrs. Vanderbilt he immediately entered Into conversation with her. He seemed anxious to make a good impression. and the manner in which he was received was cordial in the extreme. The whole party went to Sherry’s for luncheon, afterward going to Newport. The Duke will spend some time in Newport, where he will be able to meet Miss Goelet at many receptions and dinners. He will probably meet for the first time some strong competitors for the favor of the American heiress, there are many who' have been waiting her return with eagerness. The Duke is now in his twenty-seventh year. i SR iy widu KILLING OF SAILOR DELAYS EXPEDITION Dr. Jean T. Charcot Ready to Sail on Antarctic Voyage of Dis- covery. PARIS, Aug. 15.—The Antarctic expedi- Charcot, son of the was to have sailed from Havre at 2 o'clock this morning on the steamer Francais, but the accidental llling of & sailor soon after the departure of the ves- sel led to the return of the expedition, which will now not leave until to-morrow. When about a mile out the hawser of the steam tug which was towing the ves- as sel parted, an end striking a sailor, kill- ing him Instantl Dr. Charcot was greatly depressed by the accident. Be- fore leaving he had given out a farewell letter, saying that P}ls crew, vessel and equipment were distinctly French and that he hoped to bring credit upon the French flag. —_—————— ODESSA FLEET TO BEGIN SERVICE TO AMERICA Russian Auxiliary Cruisers to Ply Between the Black Sea and United States Ports. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15 — The Novoe Vremya announces that the Volun- teer Fleet Association in Odessa will in- augurate a regular service between the black Sea and the United States in the coming autumn, and that the steamer Smolensk will make the first trip. The Volunteer Fleet Association has nineteen ships, ten of which have a speed of over nineteen knots. “hey are all auxiliary cruisers of the Russlan navy. The Smolensk is 450 feet long, with a dis- placement of 12,000 tons, indicated horse- power 16,500 and a speed of twenty knots. ———————— DISTRESSED BATTLESHIP RIDES WATER LIGHTLY BAR HARBOR, Me., Aug. 15.—The bat- tleship Massachusetts, which stove sev- eral holes In her bottom when she scraped Egg Rock Wednesday, floats on the water more lightly to-night than before, having been relleved of immense quantities of naval supplies. It is not anticipated that there will be much difficulty in taking the Massachusetts to a navy yard after tem- porary repairs have been comvleted. It is expected that she will proceed under her own steam early next week. —_————— TAFT ACCEPTS PORTFOLIO OF SECRETARY OF WAR NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—A Washington special to the Dally News says: “A high official of the Government is authority for the unequivocal statement that the portfolio of Secretary of War has been accepted by W. H. Taft, eivil governor of the Philippine Islanda”