The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1903, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1903. - ‘ LAW 15 CHANGED BY WO0D'S ORDER Cuba’s Former Governor Himself the Court of Last Appeal Sets Aside Island “Statutes to Encompass Rath- bone’s Downfall. | — WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The Senate | - Military Affairs to-day s hearing in connection with 1 against General Leonard sition to his confirmati r general. The first wit- Melville E. Stons, general f the Associated Press. was questioned concerning the Wood had sought ires as the repre- m General se the Associated Press in ‘ He submitted r writ- . Major Runcle t ' S. Diehl ing the who was flitary patter was then REPLIES AID WOOD. tannard Baker, the r pan whe He hanged t ex-parte evi REVERTS TO SPANISH LAWS. the principles of which was 1 30, 1900. The effect of id the witness, was to re- under the regime thirt force Years before imony of Dr. Desverneni made by Gen- eral Wood were issued to the judge of structions, whom General Wood eould ove at his pleasure. The witness declared that the order was in violation f the penal statutes and the rights of pa es interested in the postal cases. As an {llustration of the powers of Gen- Wood under the military govern- said that General ood in one case removed a judge of stance in one of the high courts nd aiso three of the associate judges of one section of the court. As a cause of removal it was said the judge had not complied with the law as modified General Wood The removal, said the witness, was made over the protest of the Bar Asso- clation, a corporation having specific official powers. The assoclation declared the removals unwarranted and in con- «olation, or to appease its anger, Gen- eral Wood appointed the deposed judges to positions on the board of trustees of the Bar Assoclation. GOVERNOR’S GRIP ON COURTS. Dr. Desvernenie declared that under the law in force at the time General Wood became Governor General ex-| parte evidence was not admissible in| frials, but declared that General Wood had made the amendment which abro- gated statutes and enacted a new law, | and said this opened the door to ex- parte evidence. | Another charge made by Dr. Desver- | neénie was that some of the judges who tried the postal cases were not named eral ment the witness REICH3TAG OPENG WITH USUAL POMP Chancellor Von Bulow Outlines Policy of Government. Socialist Members Act in Accord Having Settled Internal Fight. ——— BERLIN, Dec. 8.—Chancellor von | Bulow, as the Emperor's representa- tive, to-day opéned the Reichstag in the White Hall of the palace. The members of the Reichstag, in even-| g dress, court costume, military uni- forms or clerical coats, stood close to- front of the Emperor's gether in throne. The assemblage was smaller than on the last occasion, twenty-five of the loyalists having been turned | out by the Socialists, none of whom | ever tends the opening of the| Reichstag, which is essentially a court function, all the members pres- ent wearing a ro| order. the Chancellor appeared, | When > Cabinet Ministers, all present | id has directed me to ex- | press here thanks to all those wh- have sympathized with his suffering and \y that their sympathy and s for his recovery have greatly re- bowed. “His PROMISES MANY REFORMS. | The Chancellor then passed to the of the country, which, ffered somewhat from | -wide depression, which was vorably affecting the lmperlal‘: “mphasizing the ever-in- | for regulating the ation of the empire with rate states, the Chancellor re- | that, although a radical set-| of the question was not now e Government would pro- introducing the most continued the propose retaining | footing to April 25, is desired to increase the | because of the growing cost | The Government further | to continue the development ion in the interest of rnment would army C The Government | nded prolonging the present ored ations” with Great tain. | congratulating the members of ichstag on the very friendly re- of Germany with other coun- | the Chancellor said the imperial sent had contributed its share | avoldance of serious complica- | < the Balkans. | CHEERS FOR THE EMPEROR. | Chancellor von Bulow then nodded | Dr. Victor Rintelin, the oldest mem- | sent, who, stepping forward, | three chéers for the Em- | which the few spectators | age was favorably com- upon, emphasis being placed | t that the Government had any unusual demands upon axpayers. Satisfaction was also | d at the fact that the Govern- lid not propose to introduce con- ersial legislation, so that the com- | can be freely and | luncheon the members reas- | led in the Reichstag for the pre-| iminaries of organization. All the So- | were then present the | election of President of g and the officers will take »-morrow. The Socialists, to sishment of the other parties, d Herr Singer for First Vice This question was the sub- furious controversy all last and nearly split the party. r Bebel, who said a man who re- ted himself could never accept the presidency because he would have to go to court on occasion and call for eers f the Emperor, won a com- o victory at the party convention Dresdo The revisionists, under adership of Herren Bernstein von Vollmar, proposed that the vy should seek a vice presidency as nition of its strength, and were y driven out of the party organi- even expected that might join the Barth was istein utocratic disposition. The Con- atives and members of the Center party e . rejoicing, believing that the ectiveness of the Socialist op- position would be lessened by an in- tense internal fight during the pres- Reichstag. They were amazed. to-day to find the Socialists acting in accord on the one question in | dispute. | w ent therefore, SALT LAKE RESIDENT CAPTURES A BURGLAR ‘Without Waiting to Dress He Rushes Into Street and Overhauls a Midnight Prowler. SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 3.—Stark naked and with the temperature below freezing point, Albert Meler, who owns a small vehicle establiShment on State street, captured a burglar early this morning who was trying to break into his shop at the point of a rifie, marched him up that business thoroughfare for a-block. Then a policeman appeared, took charge of Meier's prisoner and the latter ran for shelter and clothing. Twice the burglar tried to wrest Mefer's rifle from him, and in the second strug- gle Meler swung the heavy barrel of the rifle on him, breaking one of his assailant’s ribs. @ it il @ by General Brooke in the order crea- ting the courts, but that they owed their appointments to General Wood; that Rathbone’s counsel never under: stood that ex-parte evidence was to be admitted in the trials and that General Wood's comstruction, even of his amended law, was in contravention of existing statutes. The witness declared that General Wood's orders to the Jjudge of first instance had the effect of controlling judicial powers and made General Wood the court of last appeal unto himself. The witness also assert- ed that the bond exacted in the Rath- bone case was excessive and unwar- ranted by law. The committee adjourned to .meet again next Monday. | be charged with the task of forming | { Gives Evidence Tending to Support consequence of Herr Be- | GPANISH CABINET olVES UP DFFIGE Resignation of Ministry Presented to King Alfonso. Members Tire of Obstruction Policy Pursued on the Budget. n et MADRID, Dec. 3.—At the close of to-day’s Ministerial Council the Mar- quis Villaverde, the Premier, proceed- ed to the palace and tendered the res- ignation of the Cabinet to King Al-| fonso. The resignation of the Ministry was the: outcome of difficulty encountered in getting the budget voted in the face | of the Republican policy of obstruc- | tion. It is expected that riaga, President General Acar- of the Senate, will a new Cabinet. The sudden decision of the Cabinet is believed to be due to the gact that King Alfonso will'start for Lisbon De- cember 12 and that Premier Villa- verde was anxious to get matters set- tled before his Majesty's departure. The Republicans secured the as- sistance of the Carlists and Democrat- ic Liberals in opposing the Govern- ment's proposal to pass a bill to en- | force the budget provisionally after January 1, in the event of the cham- ber iling fo adopt the budget, and the Cabinet, seemingly having become hopeless of getting the bill adopted, decided to resign. bl e FARMER TOPIN TESTIFIES IN THE FAIR WILL CASE the Theory That Wife Survived Her Husband. PARIS, Dec. 3.—Farmer Topin was the only witness at to-day’s hearing in the Fair will case before Commissioner Eislin of New York. The witness testi- fied that he arrived on the scene after| the accident and carried the bodies of | Mr. and Mrs. Fair to the porter's lodge. The body of Mr, Fair was cold, he added, and that of Mrs. Fair was still warm. The heirs of Mrs. Fair believe the medical experts who are soon to testify will use Topin’s evidence to support the | view that Mrs. Fair died after her hus- | band. ST B L SIS L Wife Murderer Is Hanged. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 3.—Joseph Kanovisky, who beat his wife to death at their home in Minersville, Pa., on January 7 last, was hanged to-day in| the jail yard. | | when the British locate the rebellious THIBESMEN EVADE | BRYAN RECENES |HAY RECENES | GERMAN TROOPS Cross Into British Terri- tory After Defeat at Sandfontein. Escapes Will Be Driven Back Over Border Into Hands of Pursuers. FATER T BERLIN, Dec. 3.—The Bondelzwaerts tribesmen of German Southwest Africa, after their defeat November 21 by th'e German expeditionary column, retreat- ed into British territory and occupied some islands in the Orange River Col- ony. The battle, which was fought at Sandfontein, began November 20. The firing was kept up almost continuously for two days, both sides observing cau- tious tactics. The tribesmen lost heav- ily, according to the official advices, and the German losses were slight, but are not enumerated. The British column sent by the au- thorities of Cape Colony to prevent the Bondelzwaerts from entering British territory was not in touch with the German expedition. It is presumed that natives the latter will be driven over| the border into the hands of the Ger- mans. ————e——— BRITISH PURE FOOD COMMISSION REPORTS | Recommends the Prohibition of the Sale of Beer or Other Liquids Containing Arsenic. LONDON, Dec. 3.—The Royal Com- mission on Arsenical Poisoning from Food and Drink recommends the pro- hibition of the sale of besr and other liquid food or of any liquid entering into the composition of food which con- tains one-hundredth of a grain or more of arsenic per gallon, and the prohibi- tion of the sale of solid food econtain- ing one hundredth of a grain per pound, “no matter whether habitually consumed in large or small quantities or whether consumed alone (like golden syrup) or mixed with water or other substances (like chicory, etc.).” The commissioners find there are se- | rious defects in the present machinery available to safeguard the public, and urge that more: extended powers be given to the authorities to condemn un- | wholesome food, the establishment of officlal “standards” and the creation of a “board of reference,” to which could be referred specific points and whose decisions should be carried out by the department concerned, the latter's ac- tion being subject to the control of Par- liament. KIND REGEPTION T. P. O'Connor Gives Dinner in His Honor in London. Distinguished Visitor Is En- tertained in National Liberal Club. ———— LONDON, Dec. 3.—T. P. O'Connor gave a dinner at the National Liberal Club to-night in honor of William J. Bryan, at which a number of Irish and Liberal members of the House of Com- mons and several representatives of the English - and American press were guests. There were no set speeches, but Bryan in a purely informal but eloquent talk referred to his experiences in England; told how he had profited by his visit and how he had been im- | pressed by the way in which the people | here devoted themselves to the welfare of their country. Bryan said the ambition and pride of the people of a country should not be in saying that “our army and navy are the best in the world,” but in hav- ing the best government in the world and in being able to say that ‘‘our | government stands for justice and hu- manity and is so recognized in all parts of the world,” To that end Bryan said he would de- vote his life and hoped to bequeath to his children a legacy greater than any accumulation of wealth. e — COUNTESS RUSSELL SUES TO BE FREED OF HUSBAND | Aljeges Cruelty on Part of Man Who Masqueraded as Prince in Wooing Her. LONDON, Dec. 3.—Countess Russell has instituted divorce procecdings, al- leging cruelty and infidelity on the part of her husband. After the Countess procured a di- | vorce from the Earl some time ago, as| a sequel to his alleged bigamous mar- riage in the United States to Mollie Somerville, she married William | Brown, a footman who masqueraded as Prince Archibald de Modena. —— Alleged Boodler Pleads Not Guilty. KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec., 3.—State Senator Jesse L. Jewell, charged with soliciting a bribe in connection with baking powder legislatioa at Jefferson City, voluntarily appeared in the Coun- ty Court here to-day. He was ar- raigned, pleaded not guilty and his| bond was fixed at $1000. The bond was furnished by Samuel F. Scott, ex-post- master of Kansas City, and Senator Jewell was released. His case was set for hearing on February 9 next. | President to-day about GENERAL REYES Colombian Envoy Finds That His Mission Is Futile. President Will Insist Thas Panama Pay Part of Bogota's Debt. b Special Dispatch to The Call | CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET | N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Gen- eral Reyes,’ Colombia’s warrior diplo- mat, accompanied by Dr. Thomas Herran, the Colombian Charge here, took luncheon to-day with Secretary Hay at his home. There was an en- | tirely informal conference, but, never- theless, General Reyes, with his usual keen insight, saw that there was only one ground on which he could conduct any negotiations regarding the Pana- ma crisis with the State Department, and that was to accept the United States’ proffer of good offices to peace- ably settle the differences between Panama and Colombia. The luncheon developed the fact that General Reyes carried in his inside poc credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on a special mission. | General Reyes will be presented in this capacity to President Roosevelt within a few days. The President intends that adminis- trative influence shall be used in such a way as to induce Panama to assume part of Colombia’s debt. This subject has not been broached to Bunau-Va- rilla, the Minister of Panama, but soon will be, as President Roosevelt intends to send the canal treaty to the Senate on December 7. Whether this will give it right of way over the Cuban treaty remains to be seen. Secretary Hay had a talk with the developments on the isthmus and Secretary Moody | dropped in while the subject was un- der consideration and joined in the conference. As a result it is possible that one of the United States warships now at Colon will be used to bring the | Panama canal treaty, ratified yester- day at Panama, to the United States. B — Dunsmuir Case Begins Anew. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 3.—The ac- tion brought by Edna Wallace Hop- | per, the actress, against James Duns- muir, the millionaire colliery owner | of Vancouver Island, seeking to break the will of the late Alexander Duns- muir, his brother, on the ground of incompetency and wundue influence, was recommenced here to-da The time was takengup by the reading of | evidence taken by commissions. | | States is working START MOVEMENT FOR ARBITRATION Distinguished Citizens Hold an Important Conferenca. SRR TR Hope to Develop a National Demand for a Treaty With Britain —_— WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The awak- ening throughout the United States of a popular sentiment which it is hoped | will develop into a national demand for an arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain was the object of a gathering to-day at the residence of General John W. Foster, formerly Secretary of State. It is un- derstood the movemen: has the hearty approval of the President Among those present to-da were Admiral Dewey, General Miles, Wayne Mace Veagh, Thomas Nelson Page, Gifford Pinchot, John R. Proctor, General H. V. Boynton and D. C ilman. It is learned that Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the new British Embassador, who has just arrived in Washington, is an earnest advocate of international arbitration. While he is not associated with the movement in this country, it can be stated that Sir Mortimer may be relied on to bring about in Great Britain the result which the national arbitration committee in the United T. SRR o SRR Hawaiian Shipping May Be Menaced. HONOLULU, Dec. 3.—Owing to the general expectation that the Federal Government would take over all light- houses in Hawaii, the last Legislature made no provision for their mainte- nance beyond this year. A petition has been sent to Congress stating that the Territory would relinquish all lights on January 1 and asking that they be maintained by the United States Gov- ernment after that date. There are many dangerous points in the Territory and shipping would be greatly menaced ° should the lights be discontinued. —_—— Pyrography Outfits and things to burn in wood and leather. We are agents for Winsor & Newton, makers of the best artist materials in the world. Sanborn, Vail & Co.. 741 Market street . —————— Louisiana Makes Bid for Convention. NEW ORLEANS, Deec. 3.—Frank R Williams, a noted sugar planter and chairman of the Republican State Cen- tral Committee of Louisiana, an nounced last night that the Louisiana Republicans offered $300,000 for the next national Republican convention nd wanted it held here. He offéved 000 himself, promising to raige the balance from eleven Louisianians, each giving a similar amount. ADVERTISEMENTS. i NEFRE g Rapids Furniture Company. Warehouse é.‘;\‘