The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 20, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME XCIV—NO. 142. SWIFT BOAT TEARS HOLE \CANADIANS REFUSE 70 SIGN ALASKAN BOUNDARY DECISION ks | | Frishie in Collision | . | With the St. || Helena. SRSt Disabled Napa Vessel Run on Mud Flats | . | Off Vallejo. | ‘] | Excited Passengers Are Transferred and No | Person Is Injured. ; [ | Spectel Dispetch to The Call | VALLEJO, Oct. 15—While speeding| | toward dock at this city at about ' 1080 o'clock to-night the sharp-nosed | | passenger steamer General Frisble, which left San Francisco last evening, smashed into the side of the steamer St Helena &s the latter was proceeding on her run from Napa to the metropolis. | The collision occurred in the channel opposite e A hole was torn e Bt B er poured in id. The few i f whom had | | as were also TR W FOSTER General Fris- ntically on the = % < . wpeibgpondly o i L AGENT FOR THE UNITED STATES were & med by the Siioss’ of the IN THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY h, ™ sured tham that ‘they ARBITRATION. = mediate P person | | o i s possible after the collis- | | | | reason to accept with satisfaction the bie ba away from the | | commission’s finding, which grants the hen moved alongside. It | | validity of the most important of their ppare St. Helena would claims and removes a difficult question - - to remain at the| | which so long blocked the way to a set- f the F || | | tiement of the entire series of disputes € € i between the two countries. the disabled vessel | “It is practically certain that nothing w to the Frisbie, remains to be decided which involves the s put under full . +i+ | slightest danger to the good relationship ught up on the - - between Canada and the United States or . meimsmiiod ONDON, Oct. 18.—A dratt of *8°|Great Pritain and the United Btates. { EEI Every lover of pcace, law and free in- Frieble proceeded to her dary commissioners was slgned| o tione st view this outlook with pler & he passengers of both vessels by a majority of the commission- | cooin aeion A SN on, S es or the hotels ers this evening. Aylesworth and | “Naturally, the British war office is The cause of the accident was not| jett, the Canadian commissioners, re-| happy that the decision has been reached, a te made known t ight The |7, because it feels that nothing else could he General Frisbie is Captain Wheeler ——— INDICTMENT IS FOUND AGAINST A COLLECTOR Federal Grand Jury at San Juan Takes Action Against Cruzen. Rico rt Oct. 19.—The d an indict- ‘ustoms Cruzen ul emoluments has indicted N., com- rmer contractor in for smuggling. Great efforts ie before the Grand Jury to in- . er charges, but they Pettingill im- indictment against owing indorsement: States Attorney, not having ¢ this indictment and being ed the testimony pro- , upon which was false, instigated for re the ricated and iders that justice | issal of the in- with a record and a statement e methods employed to mislead the nd Ju The District Attorney, fully the innocence of the defend- e prosse is therefore entered.” ARMY IN PHILIPPINES RECEIVES FRESH MEATS Many of the Difficulties Heretofore Encountered in Supplying Food- stuffs Are Overcome. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Colonel W. L. Alexander, acting commissary general, in annual report to the 3Jecretary of e that many of the difficulties have heretofore been encountered ying the army in the Philippines overcome and that the troops now regularly supplied with ts and vegetables. Through an nt with the Navy Department continues to come from Aus- his ncisco supplied the largest por- e articles of the nation and s of stores. of the salt meats and meat e A MAY ENLARGE SCOPE OF DUBLIN UNIVERSITY Arrangements Are Being Made to Form It Into a National Edu- cational Institution. LONDON, Oct. 20.—The Daily News authority for the statement that, the Government has not yet con- sented to the establishment of a Catholic university nd, an arrangement has consummated with the ap- proval of the Catholic hierarchy to form the Dublin University into a national uni- with three constituent college: claime while already be name Trinity College, Dublin; Queens College, Belfast, and University College, St. Stephens Green, Dublin, each to be suitably endowed. It is Intimated that this arrangement will insure the Gévern- ment the support of the Irish party dur- ing the coming session of Parliament, Chicago furnished | fused to sign. The decision grants all the American contentions with the exception of the one relating to the Portland Canal. The signatories are Lord Chief Justice Alver- stone and Senator Lodge, Senator Turner and Becretary Root, the American com- missioners. They. constituted an assured finallty. Avlesworth and Jett carried their outspoken disapproval of the deci- sion to the point of refusing to sign even that section of the decision giving 'the Portland Canal to Canada and they em- phasized their attitude by of the Cabinet room in the Foreign Of- fice before the signatures of the others had been affixed to the historic docu- ment, which has already been printed and is ready for the session to be held to-morrow. The only thing remaining to be done at this session is that the major- ity of the tribunal complete and sign the map which accompanies the decision and | which minutely determines the course of the boundary in accordance with the American contentions in question No. 5. An engrossed copy of the decision also will be signed on Tuesday. The refusal of Messrs. Aylesworth and Jett to coincide in Lord Alverstone's view was known to only a few persons here to-night, but at the Foreign Office and in high Government circles it has created a painful impression.. Thete. is no hope expressed that the Canadian commissioners will reconsider their atti- | tude and sign the engrossed copy of the decision, which will stand as the interna- | tional record of the tribunal's finding. The boundary commissioners drove to Buckingham Palace this morning, where they were recelved by King Edward. | Embassador Choate = accompanied the United States commissioners and intro- duced them to the King, who had pre- viously been informed of the terms of the agreement reached by the tribunal. | The King's reception of the commission | was a very simple affair. He congratula- ted them on the completion of their la- bors, was especially cordial to the Cana- dians and to the Americans he said nice things. | ———— | MEANS LONG ERA OF PBACE. | - John W. Foster Talks of the Alaskan Settlement. LONDON, Oct. 10.—“Profoundly impor- | tant, not only from the standpoint of the English-speaking race, but also from the standpoint of the world’s peace.” This is the comment of John W. Foster, agent for the United States, in an inter- view to-day on the success of the Alaska Boundary Commission in adjusting the principal dispute between Canada and the United States. “When the Canadians receive the full text of the decision,” said Foster, “they will find themselves in a better position than is indicated by the press forecast. They already possessed an outlet to the seat at Port Simpson, but that impor- tant point—the wesern terminus of their projected transeontinental railway—is in- adequately defended. The decision of the commission g the Canpadians the whole body of water in front of Port Simpson, as well as the adjacent islands and channels on both sides, means a de- cisive strategical advance for our neigh- bors. It means that Port Simpson will become practically impregnable. l walking out | “However, the Americans have every | tion. so weaken British diplomacy or engender the vital interests of the empire as a quarrel with the United States. On the other hand, Americans must rejoice that an ugly cloud has gone from thelr hori- zon and that a long period of fair weather is promised between them and their kins- men in the north.” French and Japanese, as well as Brit- ish officials are pleased at the prospect of a disappearance of every danger to the friendship of the two great Anglo-Saxon nations. They believe that it reduces the chances that the Czar will force war in the Far East and thereby compel France to choose between offending Russia or England and aiso compel Japan to lavish life and wealth ip a battle for expansion, — . JOINT SURVEY TO BE MADE. Actual Location of Boundary Will Be Established. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—An apparent conflict in the information from London and the announcement made by a State Department officlal on Saturday respect- ing the agreement reached by the Alaskan Boundary Commissioners is ex- plained here to-day by the statement that the London advices touching the victory of the American case on all points except as to the Portland canal are per- fectly correct,” but that the commission’s decision was not technically final because of the omission to locate the “mountain range,” which was referred to in the orig- inal Russian treaty of cession as a con- ditional lmit to the American claim. It is sald, however, at the State Department that this is not, after all, material, in view of the commission’s decision that every inch of the shore line north of the Portland canal is American territory, for whether the strip be only a mile wide or ten miles, or forty, the Canadlians cannot reach the sea without crossing American territory. It is sald that, in all probability, a period of one year will be required to complete the work of delimitation on the boundary line provided in the treaty. The commissioners could only lay down gen- eral principles for the fixation of the line, but they could not, in the nature of the case, undertake to make a practical sur. vey. This work will be done by experts named by both the United States anad Great Britain, and steps to this end will be taken at onc —————— TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO REINSTATE WATCHMEN ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—The Civil Ser- vice Commission has requested the Treasury Department to reinstate Charles Miller, Adam Ritchie, Thomas Devine and Howard, Cole, ‘watchmen, and Francis P. Rodden, roller in the United States Mint at Puiiadelphia, whose re- movals the commission has found to have been for political reasons, six unclassi- fied laborers, all Republicans, having been detailed to perform the duties of the four Democratic watchmen who were removed. The President has taken great interest in the case and has insisted that the con- dition of the affairs at the Mint be thor- oughly remedied, regarding them as fla- grant violations of the law. The Secre- tary of the Treasury takes the same posi- - TWO TRUST OMPANIES COLLASE Unexpected Fail- ures Startle Bal- timore. May Cause “Run” Upon Other Financial Concerns, Disasters Due to Bad In- vestments in Railroad Securities, —_— BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.—This has been a day of marked excitement and subdued anxiety in the financial and business circles of Baltimore. Luckily a dozen reports well calculated to provoke a wholesale run on banks did not reach the great army of depositors throughout the city, thus giving ample time for conser- vative leaders of business to allay popu- lar apprehension before it reached dan- gerous proportions. The day began with the announcement of the fallure of the Maryland Trust Com- pany, and, except to a few, the news came as a bolt out of a clear sky, spread- |ing consternation in all directions. To | these few it was known that the trust company had long been struggling with | “undigested securities”; that it had sus- | tained heavy withdrawals of deposits, |and that, finally, on Saturday last, it had ! falled in its efforts to negotiate a two million dollar loan in London. | The suspension of the Union Trust | Company, which occurred at a late hour !in the day, gave impetus to many base- | less rumors as to other financial institu- | tions, which might well have created a | panic had they been current earlier in the | aay. TRYING TO AVERT PANIC. It was agreed among the leaders, and | so given out for publication, that there | was nothing alarming in the general | financtal situation in tvis city and that | the mere fact that temporary difficulties | overtook one or two concerns was no rea- | son why other perfectly solvent Institu- | tions should be regarded with suspicion. | One of:the most prominent bankers in Baltimore sald: | “It all depends upon how the people of Baltimore act. If they do not lose their heads the trouble will blow over in time | | and nobody will be hurt; but if they be- | come panic-stricken the consequences will | be serious. This is the time to use calm E Jjudgment.” Allan McLane, third vice president of | the Maryland Trust Company, | pointed to take charge of the affairs of that company. Miles White Jr., first vice president of the Union Trust Company, was appointed receiver of that institu. tion. McLane gave a bond in the sum of $2,000,000 and White gave a bond in the sum of §1,000,000. | The last statement of the Maryland | Trust Company, issued on June 30, 1903, showed capital stock of $2,125,000, surplus | of $2,437,500 and undivided profits of $377,- $98. The comgpany has demand and time deposits amounting to $5,773,817. The Union Trust Company, at the close | of business on March 31, 1903, had capital stock of $1,000,000, surplus of $250,000 and undivided profits of $159, Trust Company had deposits amounting to nearly $2,000,000. : CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. The filing of the first applications for receivers for the embarrassed companies was followed by petitions for co-recelvers for both companies. The total labilities of the two companies exceed $10,000,000. The cause of the Maryland Trust Com- pany’s failure, as set forth in the state- ment of Receiver McLane, was the in- vestment of the assets in Mexican rail- way securities, which could not be marketed. The Union Trust Company failed because of a run on its banking department, about $150,000 having been withdrawn by depositors to-day, but the real trouble of the company had its origin in the organization of the South and ‘Western Rallway in Virginia, in which a capitalization of about $11,000,000 was contemplated. The Union Trust Company was the fiscal agent for the Virginia en- terprise, just as the Maryland company was the fiscal agent for the Mexican company. Though these two failures followed so closely, it can be sald on unquestioned authority that there was no connection whatever between the two. The Mary- land Trust Company and the Union Trust Company were not jointly interested in any enterprise. Neither company man- aged trust estates. OTHER FINANCIAL TROUBLES. There have been other financial troubles In Baltimore recently, involving first the City Trust and Banking Com- pany and the Hamond Ice Company and ‘William J. Middendorf & Co., but it is be. lieved they were not in any manner fore- runners of to-day’s suspensions. J, W. Middendorf, speaking for his firm and J. L. Willlams & Sons of Richmond, said to-day: “The difficulties of the Maryland Trust Company have no relationship to ours. Neither our firm nor Mr. Williams owes a dollar to the Maryland Trust Company, nor does that company owe us anything. Among the alarming rumors afloat was one to the effect that the municipality of Baltimore had milions of its treasure, realized from the Western Maryland Railroad, involved in to-day's failures. Investigation proved, however, and the Continued on Page 2, Column 1, ) was ap- | SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1903. RUSSIAN DICEROY IN FAR EAST ASKS FOR MORE TROOPS . PETERSBURG, Oct. 19.—A story is current in military and diplo- matic circles here that, in answer to a telegram in which the Czar instructed Admiral Alexieff, Rus- sian Viceroy in the Far East, that Rus- slan interests must be maintained by force of arms, if necessary, the Viceroy at once demanded 50,000 additional troops. YOKOHAMA, Oct: 19.—The negotiations between Russia and Japan have come to another standstill. It is thought doubt- ful that Marquis Ito’s view of the mill- tary occupation of Manchuria is fndorsed by the whole country, but it is believed that it is strong enough to carry his point, owing to the paramount stand taken for the integrity of Korea and the open door in Manchuria for all na- tions. PEKING, Oct. 19.—Like other cities in the Far East, Peking is perplexed by the reports from ous points of events portending a Rusko-Japanese war. Most of these reports, on investigation, prove to be unfounded. The opinion prevails here that Russia purposes to hold all she has gained in Manchuria and refrain from further advances into Korea. It is also believed that Russia is convinced that no nation except Japan thinks of contest- ing her position and, having assembled a fleet and army which she considers strong enough to repel any Japanese at- tack, she is awaliting developments in Ja- pan’s policy, % A majority of the Russian ships have left Port Arthur since the maneu\'lm's for ation, and it is sup- A ot Soma of them are crulsing on the shores of Korea. The Japanese ships whose presence at Masampho caused the report that Japan had occupied that port, have sailed, prob- ably in the direction of Saseho, Japan. LONDON, Oct. 20.—The Daily Mail this morning says that since October 17 eight steamships have been chartered in the United Kingdom to carry steam coal to Japan, and that two other consignments are reported. AMERICA WILL NOT LOSE. Has Nothing to Fear in the Far Eastern Situation. ADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 19.— ng(;).bg::ace N. Allen, United States Min- ister to Korea, who has béen in that coun- try for elghteen years and who is en route to the Orfent, spent the day in Colorado Springs. He left Seoul last spring, crossed Russia by the Trans-Si- perian Railway and spent the summer in ‘Burope and the United States. Regarding the politiclal situation in the Far East, Allen sald: «go far as the negotiations that are now being carried on by Russia, China and Japan are concerned, 1, of course, do not care to be quoted. Our position is that of a neutral friend to each, and they all feel very friendly toward the United States. However the problem may bé de- cided, it seems that it will not be to the disadvantage of America. Many of the telegrams we see in the newspapers here show unmistakable signs of inaccuracy and sensationalism in dealing with the present Oriental situation and it is a good plan to await confirmation before forming conclusions upon them. “Korea is regarded as the storm center ot Asta. It has been under the alternate domination of China, Russia and Japan. Since Japan waged a successful war with China to secure thg absolute independence of Korea, China has been left out of the count and the strife for supremacy has been between Russla and Japan. «During the, year past Russia has be- gun to operate a timber concession, said to embrace most of the morthern frontier of Korea. In the operation of this conces- sfon the Russian concessionaries are run- ning counter to the interests of certain Japanese, who held similar agreements with local magistrates. It is thought that this condition may lead to serious conse- ql:.e:::e:o the port of Masampho, on the south coast of Korea, near Japan, which has been a bone of contention between Russia and Japan for some time, it is rue that Russia has obtained from K e allotment of ground for a special Russian settlement and coaling station, but this was offset and pratically nullified jater by a similar allotment granted to Japan. Any attempt of either power to occupy these settlements in a military way would doubtless lead to serious dif- ticulty. % have been impressed with the fact * * JAPANESE STATESMAN WHO 18 STRIVING TO PRESERVE KOREA’S INTEGRITY. S that, by the expenditure of $300,000,000 in the construction of the Siberian Railway ‘and citles and the suppression of the Manchurian bandits. who had formerly 5 ket their produce, Russia had brought or- der into this immense agricultural region of Manchuria and has thereby made pos- sible an extensive, growing trade, 75 per cent of which now comes from the United States. This shows that Manchuria is a splendid and growing fleld for American commerce. “While at Port Arthur, although that is not a commercial port, steamers unloading, one a cargo of Amer- fcan beer, and the other a cargo of Amer- ican flour. My observations led me to the conclusion that the imports of were largely composed of vodka, the na- | tive drink. Russia is not a manufactur- Ing country and the Russlans therefore receive their manufactured products very largely from other nations. The Russians with whom I talked expressed themselves as very favorable to American commer- cial enterprises.” BITTER TOWARD AMERICA. Russians at Port Arthur Say Port of Moukden Will Never Be Opened. Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. _Copyright, 1903, by the N Hérald Publishing Company. St CHEFU, Oct. 19.—The Russians are in- dignant “at the United States Govern- ment for concluding a treaty with China for the opening of Moukden to the com- merce of the world. They say the St. Petersburg Government will protest, and they malntain that the opening of this new treaty port will never take place. The Port Arthur Russlan newspaper, Novoe Kral, published a violent article on this subject yesterday. ‘article published to-day it declared that the Moukden treaty was proof of the ag- gressive nature of the policy of the Uni- ted States. This policy infringed the rights of Russia, founded on her restora- tion of order in Manchuria and the ces- sion by China to Russia of the sole com. merclal exploitation of Manchuria. The Russian fleet has returned from Dalny. The garrison thers and 20,000 Chinese laborers are at work building barracks for more than 10,000 men. Admiral Alexiefi declared, in a conver- sation, that Russia would not evacuate Manchuria. The Chinese, he pointed out, did not press them to leave. What right, then, had Japan to do so? —_—— STICKS OF DYNAMITE FOUND ON THE TRACKS Discovery Is Made Just Before an East Bound Northern Pacific Train Arrives. MISSOULA, Mont., Oct. 19.—~Two sticks of dynamite were found by section men near the mouth of Hell Gate Canyon on the Northern Pacific tracks east of this city Sunday night just before the time of the eastbound passenger train. Armed guardg are now patrolling the Northern Pacific tracks through Hell Gate Canyon, a distance of nearly ten miles. —_——— Hooley’s Assets and Liabilities. NEW YORK, Oct. 19—The schedules of the Stock Exchange firm of Edwin s Hooley & Co., which failed on July 27, ‘will be filed to-morrow and will show that $2,079,800 is due secured creditors for prin- cipal and interest and $649,872 is due un- secured creditors. The assets are placed at $9,642,057 nominal value and $2,417,178 actual value at this market. These assets are a to both secured and unse- made it impossible for the people to mar- | I saw two | Russia | In another | PRICE FIVE CENTS. | DESPEMADEES ULE A TOMN FOR AOBBERY Newberg Or., Bank Is Wrecked by Dynamite. Citizens Meet Rifles of Bandit Guards on Streets, |Steel Safe Containing Ten Thousand Dollars Re- sists Explosives. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEWBERG, Or., Oct. 19.—For two | hours this morning, while everything was | shrouded in darkness, this town was prae- tically under the control of a gang of | bandits who were attempting to blow up the bank of Newberg and loot the vault of the $10,000 it contained. Charge after charge of dynamite was exploded against the safe by the robbers, while those e! zens who attempted to investigate the | cause of the tumult were Leld at bay and | even forced to lie down in the streets | by other desperadoes armed with rifles. Though the brick building of the bank was badly wrecked, the steel safe with- stood the attack, and the bandits finally | save up the attempt and escaped on | horseback. Persons in the immediate vicinity of the | bank had been watching the proceedings | since shortly after midnight, but, cov- | ered by two men with rifles, they darea | not give the alarm. Occupants of the | bank building were compelled to remain In their quarters while the walls threat- ened to Ro down wisth every explosion and they did not dare venture a eall for help. as such u« move might have meant instant death. Belated residents returning to their homes were warned to remain silent on { the penalty of death and, cowed into sub- | mission, they obeyed the orders of the | bandits, | SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS. At 3 o'clock ‘the citizens of the town | generally were awakened by a series of | muffled explosions, a vigorous ringing of | the town fire bell and occasionally rifle | reports. Almost to a man they turned out to see what was the cause of the disturbance, fearing that their homes were in danger of fire. It was soon learned that robbers had taken posses- sion of the bank and the populace turned | its attention in that direction. By the | time the people™Feached the scene, how- | ever, the bandits had succeeded in get- | ting ‘away. | Arthur Austin was the first to give the general alarm. Having heard the shoot- ing, he started out and soon learned the | facts. With gun in hand, he made his | way to the City Hall to ring the fire bell, | but found that the robbers had taken a | precaution here, too, by cutting away the | bell rope. Austin c!imbed up into the tower and clanged the bell and shot by turns until | he had the town thoroughly aroused. | Nothing was heard at the bank after the first bell tap. In fact, it is believed that | the burglars gave up in despair of foreing the safe open and left some fifteen min- utes before the bell rang. | City Marshal J. J. Woods tracked the | men out porth of town, across the rail- | road, and found where their horses had been hitched a short distance beyond. RESULT OF BOMBARDMENT. | Cashier J. C. Colcord was soon on the ground and entered the bank building at | the side door, wnen the working plan of | the safe wreckers was disclosed. They | had laboriously cut an opening through | the brick wall by which they gained ac- | cess to the safe. Evidences of a terrific bombardment were at hand. Great pleces bof steel had been wrenched loose and | hurled against the vault door, bursting | it open. But the safe, a steel chest, re- sisted all the attempts of the burglars and the funds of the bank were untouched. Nine charges were exploded, all in the | course of a ha't hour. While the bombardment of the chest was in progress two men-stood guard on | the outside, one on the northeast corner and one on the south. The guards effect- | ually intimidated those living in the im- | mediate vicinity of the bank, who feared | to give the alarm. | Isaac Vinson, a young man who stays at the Newberg Hotel, was somewhat be- ! jJated in getting in and came along the street at the time the work was going on. Onme of the burglars on guard rough- ly hailed him, “Get out of this, you —, or I'll blow your head off,” and fired in his direction. Vinson got out and notifled the people at the hotel. PROFESSOR WAS CAUTIOUS. Professor R. W. Kirk, principal of the publie school, lives across the street from the bank and took in the situation from the time of the first of the explosions. He could tell the location of the guards, put did not know how many more there were stationed about and did not risk in- terference. He says that after preparing for each explosion the burglar who had it in charge came out and carefully closed the door behind him. After the last at- tempt he heard one speak to another, saying: ‘““Come om, Bob.” Then they dis- appeared around the rear of the build- m’:he bank building is a two-story struc- ture amd it appears that in the second story three students of the Pacifie Col- lege have their sleeping apartments, From the story of these students it is evident that the burglars must have been Continued on Page 2, Columa 7, |