The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1903, Page 2

2 N, FRANCISCU CALL, SATUKDAY, THE S/ DECEMBER 1z 1YUS. CRAND JURY DROPS CASE | Charges Against Publie Ad-; ministrator by Hassell Com-| pany of Auditors Ignored | FE R LAWS DECLARED AT FAULT Inquisitors Now Propose to] Investigate Work and Cost| to City of the Book Experts er hearing the | Audit Cempany slightest reflection t of the work pro to do into the methods of the and find out tion has done the $8900 it afternoon witness called Douglas Young of the sus it- d he was be- than two report, Pub- owed the e the m of 51.!.‘ 50 of adm e ow typev for more to the Fay am did not call y of the charg Audit Company’s adjourned further was told that no to his office, but ached the ha system and the laws were to b: m made the following state- the nd Jury had ad- that these Audit e final e.that date e v brought to w jurors the ex- i Hassell Audit and questioned Dpuglas that cornoration as to the hich the books of the erk had been audited and the 'q jle employed on the rt of the Has- nd Juror Kelly :ent, that he pro- further information ris associates. who gav r that the Hassell has received close to It ‘has also chargec exnenses and 1 want to krow the company free will meet again next ng and resume its inves- o thy ffairs of the County —————— Wonmn Struck by a Car, P Wright, an aged woman who resides with her sister, Mrs. Ma- bel Church, at 826 Fifteenth street, | Oakland, truck by a Valencia- ferry buiiding last ver She was standing betweeh the tracks and w confused by cars » ng from opposite diredtions. He ries, which were pril'.(‘lpal]:-' sbrasions of the. head. were’ treated | at the Harbor Hosyit B —— Pyrograph and things to burn i or at the artist material orn, Vail & Co. * outfits a r v Hll] “TPIE‘ IMPtHILEfl. Cortinued From Page 1, Column 2. | " lent in re- rd sdom of , it is g"'mf\mg to note to Congress the! message clares “this reciproci by itself’ and ‘the rea- outweigh those for granting with any other nation,’ for ! consideration which legislation is exceptional, that in no other probable case will | condi recur. 1 would be! rry if this legislation could ever be | n as a precedent interpreting the | ican policy of reciprocity, and 1| »e content if my remarks serve no ! other purpose than to call attention to | the fact that my colleagues agree with | the ~President’ that this revlprocnyv treaty ‘stands entirely alon: ADVERTISEMENTS. ’s that me justifies the d € il | claims. NATIONAL COMMITTEE N SESMION Republican Party Leaders Hold Brief Meeting, After Which They Call on Roose- velt and Are Photographed Bak Bt el | PRESIDENT EXTENDS CORDIAL GREETINGS Chicago and St. Louis Making | Hard Fight for Next National Convention and Their Claims Will Be Heard To - Day ol WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Repub- lican National Committee to-day, at the Arlington Hotel, began it# initial meet- ing, preparatory to the Presidential campaign of 1904. The committee, which by was called to order Hanna, represented State and Territory, elther by the regular member proxy, except Hawaii. The principal business to be transact- ed is the selection of the time and place | for holding the next Republicain Na- tional Convention. Neither of these questions was discussed at the meeting. | Perry S. Heath, the secretary, read a call of the meeting, stating its pur- pose. A number of communications | were then presented, -including one from the National Republican League, asking for an opportunity on the ques ration between the’league and the na- tional committee. In the last campaign the league was supplied with funds and literature and this plan is. favored again. When Chairman Hanna called’ the | meeting to order he was greeted with | a round of applause. He expressed briefly his thanks to the committee for the work in the campaign of 1900, say-{ ing I desire to improve this opportunity to thank the members of this commit- tee for their hearty and loyal co-ope- ratiop in the campaign, for which ser- eve: or vice they were chosen by the conven- tion held in that year. From a per- sonal standpoint it is a preasure to me | to make this acknewledgment of unani- mous support on the part of this com- mittee iu this campaign. Those of you| who may be unfortunate enough to be | chosen again will have that experience. “All of interest to the Republican party that centers in this meeting can be told in one word—that is, ‘Success.” And all that is necessary to bring about that result is to stand pat upon | that | principles and policies of the party This statement = was - greeted - with hearty applause. Chairman Hanna ex- platned the meetings of the com- i be public, except at the 11w, when balleting for ! the next conveution a e |1|-[ 1 of Milwaukee, - committee. 'noon the gommittee pro- 1o the White House. After wait v winutes in the green p: sident entered and was hes oted by the commit'ee. Chai~i Hanna said as he took Mr. Roose hard: “Mr. President, 1 -have the honor to present en masse the members of the| Republican National Committee. In my experience with this body of men ¥ have founa them all true, loyal Republicans, rczdy. to support the prlncmles of the Pepuhln an party at all times.” President Roosevelt replied: “Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: It is a peculiar pleasure to me to greet here the men to whom not merely the party | but the country has owed so much in| the immediate past, and the men to| whom-both party and country.will jowe, so much in the immediate future.’ This sentiment was applauded. “¥ou would better pass around the| President, and shake hands | remarked Senator | room, Mr. with each Hanna. “All right,” responded the President. “1 was just wondering which was the best way to get at them.” *“You will have no:trouble in getting one, at these fellows,” responded Senator Hanna. “They are all anxious to sce | you.” As the laugh subsided the President remarked, bowing to Senator Hanna: “I havk sat at the feet of Gemaliel.” He then passed around the room and shnnk hands with each member, after | which a photograph of the cumml!lee‘ was taken on the portico of the White | House, with the President and Senator Hanna in the center. Secretary Heath | did not accomvany the committee to| the White House. To-morrow the session WHI begin nt 10 o'clock, when time will be given to the committees representing cities de- siring the convention'to present their St. Louis and Chicggo, which seem to be the chief rival cities for the con- vention, are maintaining headquarters at the Arlington and will be given an | opportunity to present their claims. STM[SMM STRIKES HARD. i Continued Frmn Pnge 1, Column 7. man army_with a new rifle, the War | Minister said. He knew nothing about it. Baron von XKaradorff warned the Government against “making commer- ¢ial treaties with European states be- | fore denouncing trade treaties with states over the sea.” The Baron then discussed the enormous increase in the Soclalist vote. He said he would not assert that the army had grown un- worthy, but he declared that its ks were filled with Socialists. “My opinion,” said he, “is that we are on an express train which is roll- ing with wind velocity into the social- ized state of the future.” At any rate, something niust be done to prevent the | growth of the Social democracy, and tion of his investigation. - the most effective means to this end woumbetomundnwmnmnt five years from Socialists mhmflmumflla&”’ Chairman | to be heard | n of some plan of co-ope- | 1aid to the late Goorge | sergeani-at- | ® | General Wood's critics say they will TORPEDO-BOATS ARE ORDERED TO SPEED FROM NATION'S NAVY YARD AT MARE ISLAND TO PANAMA COAST AND WATCH COLOMBIA SAN DOMINGO IS OBDURATE Provisional Government Is Not Inclined to Aeccept Settle- ment of the American Claims POWELL MAKES DEMANDS | Minister States That TUnless | Terms Are Complied With Recognition Will Be Denied - SAN DOMINGO, . Dec. 11.—United States Minister Powell has been official- ly informed that the provisional gov- ernment is not disposed to accept as {final the séttlements of American | claims made with the late government |of President Wos y Gil. Minister Powell has replied that the Government { of the United States considers the cases of the San Domingo capital, the rights { of the Clyde Steamship Company un- | der its concessions and the claims of J. Sala & Co. as having been finally set- {tled, and that discussion of these | claims will not be reopened. The Min- ister has also informed the provisional | government” that his Government ex- | pects a full compliance with all 'the | | agreements entered into by the United States Government with the former governments of General Wos y Gil and | General Velasquez, and that his Gov- mrnmvm will not recognize the provi- | sional government until it acknowl- edges all the' agreements made with ‘ preceding administrations. The British, French, German and Belgian Ministers have refused to recognize the provi- | sional government and will not give it formal recognition until similar ac- tion is taken by the United States. The candidates for the Presidency are General Jiminez and General Mo- rales, and for the Vice ' Presidency Ceneral Caceres and General Pichardo. | Quiet prevails here, though the finan- cial condition of the provisional gov- ernment is a desperate one. g MAKE CALL oF | HANNA WILL FOR APPEARANCE ‘(.onoml in the Philippines May Have ] to Return and Testify Before the | Senate Committee. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.—Senator Hanna will make a demand on the nate Committee on Military Affairs that General Leonard Wood be sum- | moned from the Philippines to answer the charges filed against him.. Mem- {'bers of the committee favoring Gen- eral Wood's confirmation as major: general wiil oppose the issuance of a! | subpena, but it is said that Senators | Hanna and Teller have evidence to in- | troduce which will make it necessary for General Wood'to appear. General Wood's opponents -have scored an advdntage In obtaining an order for printing of all the exhibits, in addition to the testimony. If the | records of the hearings are made pub- lic, and it is thought they will be WOOD make the greatest sensation ever known in the history of Senate hear- ings on nominations. — e “HOLY ROLLERS” DISTURB { SERVICES IN:A CHURCH | Their Boisterous and”Vociferous Hal- lelujahs Compel Worshivers to Abandon Prayer Meeting. | EUGENE, Or.,, Dec. 11.—The Holy. l(ol)(’r( have broken out here and this | town seems to be doomed to endure a sensation similar to that inflicted .upon the people of Corvallis re(ently by the “knf“rd dévotées of a Teligious faith | which calle upon its followers for the mest ridiculous performances. Most unexpectedly did three of the self-styled “Chosen of God"” make their | appearance last night, much to the | annoyance of the good people of the | Methodist Episcopal Church, during ( the hour of the prayer meeting service. The usual exercises were progressing | when suddenly the worshipers were surprised and startled by the breaking out of three strangers, whose vocifer- hallelujahs were | ous and hoisterous i most annoying. They went on with their frantic performances, disregard- ‘lnz the wishes of the people of the church, and the prayer meeting was i broken up for the evening. S N S A “(;l\BOAT'S COURSE PERPLEXES WASHINGTON Vessel That Was Ordered to Wait for Consul Skinner Mysteriously Sails for Unknown Ports. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—A cable- gram received at the Navy Department to-day anncunced that the gunboat Machias left Jibutl,'French Somaliland, to-day for the Red Sea. This move- ment is not clearly understood at the Navy Department, for the reason. that | the Machias was under orders to re- main at Jibutl for the purpose of tak- ing United States Consul General Skin- ner and his party back to Marseilles, and so far as known here the Skinner expedition io Abyssinia has not yet re- turned to the coast from its expedition to the capital of King Menelik. ————— TURKISH MINISTER BLAMES THE CONSUL .{at the mouth of the Atrato River, in ** | Continued - From Page 1, Column 3. Hitt said there was nothing hasty or unique in the recognition of the new republic, as it occurred five days after the promulgation of the independence of the republic. He made a vigorous defense of the administration in con- nection with the ipdependence of Pan- ama. The President, said- Hitt, had not ‘been precipitate, but had waited a reasonable time. “But,” he added, “he did not waste time; he never does.” “Ordinarily,” Hitt went on, “when a ship is in peril and a disturbance oc- curs we land troops to protect Ameri- cans from being killed or robbed. We have done that in France and we would do it anywhere. “In the case of Panama Qur situa- tion was different 'from that of any nation on earth. We had a solemn and binding ~engagement .which has been impressed upen us by all these vears. Often we were called upon by the Colombian Government, oftener by events, to force the obligation to keep that path open from sea to sea; not to aid nor to suppress rebellion, but to keep the path open; and when we landed troops at Colon their duty un- der the treaty was plain to - let-no armed men disturb or cause the open free course of commerce or of move- ment in the pathway across the ishth- m Now it so happened.in the course of human events, which we:do not guide, but which ‘it ‘is believed by many an All-Wise ‘Providence watches and di- rects, that in this case our duty in good faith under the treaty to keep that highway open fell in with and brought cut a consequetice which was grave to Colombia. Shé“had invoked that inter- ference before, but it so happened that always heretofore it was to her benefit. In this case what'we have done we did for a motive of the highest obligation of national faith. “It was dong sedulously and care- fully, but it did not result in making it vary difficult for troops to come from Bogota. Our Government will not per- mit anybody on the line of that railway or the crossing of the isthmus that would disturb free transit, and it is be- cause the two things coincided that men who do not look on the matter calmly will say that we did what we did to injure Bogota, when in fact we did it to keep good faith, though it has injured Bogota.” After reviewing the history of the act of Congress and the negotiations with *Colombia and the sending of a treaty to Bogota, Mr. Hitt said the people of Colombia thought the United States were 80 bent on having a canal on the isthmus that the game wagpeasy. They had $10,000,000, but $20,000,000 would be better, and Colombian papers had urged those charged with the power to hold out for great sums of Yankee money. Mr. Williams, the minority leader, following, charged that ‘this was the first time that this Government had in- terfered in the domestic affairs of a South American gountry. He said that the minority side could not be made to make the mistake which the majority desired it to make.: The Democrats want a canal, he said. They wanted the Nicaraguan canal, but if they could not get the canal where they thought it ought to be they would take it where they could get it, and take it as they might get it. He thought possibly the Nicaraguan route was regarded as too great ‘a competitor of the transconti- nental railways. After some further remarks on the same line Mr. Williams closed as fol- lows: “If the President refuses to obey the plain words. of the Spooner act, ap- proved by him, perhaps suggested by him; if he is going to override the law; if, after having waited a reasonable time to enter into a treaty with Colom- bia, he now refuses to obey the lan- guage of that law and proceed to try and negotiate a treaty with Costa Rica and Nicaragua, then in God's name hurry up your canal.” S e A WILL URGE ARBITRATION. Reyes Proposes That Treaty Question Be Referred to The Hague. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.—General Rafael Reyes has retained Wayne Mac- Veagh, former Attorney General of the United States, to gdvise him in his ne- gotiations with the State Department. MacVeagh began to-day the prepara- tion of a note which will be delivered to the State Department next week, and while its import is not divulged, it is beljeved it will suggest that the United States and Colombia agree to submit to The Hague the question of the ex- tent of the treaty of 1846 between New Granada and the United States, which the President has cited as full ground for his policy on the isthmus. It is be- lieved it will also be suggested that the question of the Uhited States prevent- ing Colombian troops from retaking the isthmus should also be Submitted to arbitration. ‘It is apparently the Co- Jombjan' policy to put thé United States in the pesition of refusing to submit these questions to The Hague, which President Roosevelt has fre- quently strongly upheld. About the only question the United States is will- ing to refer to The Hague is the amount of Colombian national indebt- edness ‘which Panama should -assume. Herbert W. Bowen, United States Minister at Caracas, has apparently been an influence in to-day’s develop- ments of the Panama situation. It was PORTUGAL MAY FACE CRISIS King’s Return Md.y Be Signal for an Outbreak of Troubles Between Minister and Cabinet —_—— CARLOS IS STILL ACTIVE An Effort May Be Made to Form New Body of Elements That Will Be Untrammeled LISBON, Dec. 11.—The Ministerial crisis which has been litent for some months. past may be expected to mani- fest iggelf openly on (vfie King’s return from Villa Vicosa at the end of the month. It is an open secret that grave dissension exists in the Cabinet, and Prime Minister Senhor Hintze Ribeiro has had extreme difficulty in keeping the Ministry together, notwihstanding numerous reconstructions with King Carlos, who plays to perfection the part of &' constitutional monarch, has freely granted him. On the other hand, the state of health of Senhor. Luciano de Castro, chief of the Progressists, or Liberal party, and his advanced age make it impossible- for him to enter- tain the idea of putting himself again at the head of the Ministry, a task which will therefore, in all probability, fall to Senhor Beirao, or his infinitely more popular although considerably ju- nior colleague, Senhor Jose Maria d’Al- poim, a most able statesman. Reference has also been made to the possibility of a Cabinet composed of elements drawn from neither of the two parties and therefore untrammeled by party ties which constitute the base of Portuguese politics. In this connection the name of the Marquis de Soveral has frequently been put forward, but it is not likely that the distinguished dip- lomat will relinquish even temporarily his post in London. @ ittt e el ture of which he would not disclose. ‘When asked regarding the reported at. tempt to create a division among the members of the Panama Canal Com- pany and its probable effect on the rat- ification of the treaty by the United States Senate, M. Bunau-Varilla said that while the matter is completed so far as Panama is concerned, it is ad- visable to move quickly, because delays tend to affect the imagination, and that so long as a thing is unsettled compli- cations are likely to arise. He declined to enter into a discussion regarding any action which the Panama Canal Company may take. Some of the Colombian contingent in Washington are of the opinion that the agitation in Paris of this question is simply an opening of the bitter contro- versy that raged for some time be- tween the conflicting interests in the original Panama Canal Company and the reorganized company. The offi- cials here, however, do not ‘see how any regular and orderly proceedings in France can materially affect the rela- tions between the canal company and the United States Government, for they feel that the agreement between the two to sell the canal is in the nature of a contract, which cannot be broken by either party so long as the ather insists on regarding it as in force. SUSPECTED DYNANITER 1S 1Y JALL Los Angeles Sheriff Takes Colorado Fugitive, Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11.—John E. the dynamiters who blew up a miue in Colorado during the present labor troubles there, was arrested to-pigat by Sheriff White on East Ninth street as a fugitive from justice and will be Leld until an officer can come from Colorado The arrest was made on a telegram, which the Sheriff received from Sheriff Sanborg of Idaho Springs, Clear Creck County, Colo., requesting that Chandler be arrested, and stating that it was positively known that he was in Los Angeles. How «t-cng a case the Colorado au- thorities have against the prisoner is not known here, but that he is badly wanted is indicated by the fact that to-night Sheriff White received by wire a certified telegram containing the text of the warrant which is held there for Chandler’s arrest. The warrant does not recite the allegations of the com- plaint,; but is simply an order directed to any peace officer of Colorado to place the man under arrest on a felony charge of arson. His capture in Los Angeles was the result of the discov- ery that he has relatives in this city. ‘When he fled from Colorado he left word with other relatives where they should address their mail to him, and by watching the mail the man’ was ap- prehended. The crime for which Chandler is wanted is not that of participating in the explosion which wrecked the Vin- dicator mine in the Cripple Creek dis- trict, killed several men and precipita- ted the state of affairs which caused Governor Peabody to declare that por- tion of the State under martial law. Instead it was one of the serious crimes | which was committed almost at the in- ception of the present labor troubles in Colorado. Idaho Springs is far re- moved from the Cripple Creek district and there, several weeks ago, as a re-. sult of ‘the actions of certain leaders of the striking miners, the citizens fcrmed a vigilance committee, took a number of the officers of the Miners Union into custody and drove them out of the country. Prior to this acticn, and largely one of the comtributing causes of 'it, occurred a series of dyna- mite outrages, which in more than one instance resulted in loss of life. It is alleged that Chandler was a leading spirit among the miners there and that when others suspected of par- ticipation in the outrages were arres‘ed he fled the country. Since then the | Colorado authorities have been making | a search for him, but it was not until to-day that they discovered his exact address: A letter mailed to him in Ida- | ho Springs to a certain address on East Ninth street was seen, and that ad- dress telegraphed to Sheriff White of i this city. The Sheriff went there and foupd his man. Chandler refuses to make any state- ment and declares that he will fight eny effort to take him back to Colo- rado for trial. He will neither affirm nor deny that he is the man wanted. Chandler, who is alleged to be one of | ic take him back for trial. | BULLET KILLS STATION AGENT Southern Pacifie Employe at Lovelocks Aeceidentally Shot by a Friend From Salt Lake I e p— MAKES DYING STATEMEY AR Pistol Is Diseharged While Owner Is Explaining and Exhibiting the Mechanism S L Special Dispatch to The Call. LOVELOCKS, Nev. Dec. 11.—A de- plorable but seemingly unavoidable ac- cidental shooting took place at the Southern Pacific depot early this morn- ing, in which Agent J. W. Walters re- ceived a bullet wound that caused his death nine hours later. H. P. Cook of Salt Lake, a friend, and Walters were comparing their revolvers. The re- volver Cook carried was a Colt’s auto- matic, and he was explaining the mech- anism to Walters. The weapon had been taken apart and the cartridges removed from the magazine, but there was a load in the barrel which had escaped notice. In ‘explaining the use of the revolver it was accidentally discharged and the bullet entered Walters’ ab- domen, inflicting a wound that proved fatal. The bullet took a downward course, punctured the intestines in sev- eral places and finally lodged in the liver. Local medical aid was sam- moned and Dr. W. H. Hood of Reno, Nevada, was telegraphed for. Upon his arrival and after a short conmsultation with the other physicians it was found that an operation should be performed. The wounded man was placed under an anesthetic and remained on the oper- ating table six hours. The efforts of the surgeons were of no avail, for Walters died about 6 o'clock this evening. Agent Walters was one of the most popular employes on the Salt Lake di- vision of the Southern Pacific. He has been stationed at Lovelocks for the past six years, being transferred from Red Bluff, Cal. The body was shipped to-night to Red Bluff, Cal, for interment. The de- ceased was 39 years of age and leaves a wife, mother, two sisters and three brothers. He made a dying statement exonerating Cook from all blame. —_——— SAYS NANCE O'NEILL IS IN RANKIN'S SPELL Manager Cleveland Declares in Police Court That the Actress Is Under Hyonotic Influence. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—The troubles of | Nance O'Neill, McKee Rankin and W. | 8. Cleveland, the theatrical who has attached all the pr the two actors, were aired in a J ccurt here to-day. Cleveland in timony declared that Miss O'D hypnotized by Rankin. “It is a second case of Trilby and Svengall,” he said. “From the stage of my theater I have seen McKee Rankin exert his influence over Miss O'Neill ‘When he looked at her she forgot her lines, and when he snapped his finger at her she would act. He has an undue influence over her and has kept her segregated from other aetors or man- ager: ‘When Miss O’'Neill was put on the stand she denied the allegation of «| Cleveland that Rankin had any hyp- notic power over her. @ ieimiinlmieinininin il @ that the prisoner be held at all hazards and stating that an officer had already Late to-night Sheriff White received a telegram from Idaho Springs asking been started for this city to take nim back. announced to-night that the Venezue- lan and Colombian Governments, long cool toward each other, would soon consider a resumption of relations. . United States Consul General Gudger ‘| at Panama cabled the State Depart- ment that he has learned that the ex- pedition, in which 1100 Colombian troops .were reported as having landed the Guif. of Darien, had been aban- WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Chekib Bey, the Turkish Minister here, to-day. files with the State Department an explana- tion from the Minister of Foreign Af- fairs of Turkey of the Alexandretta af- fair, stating in effect that United States Consul Davis sought to procure the il- legal ‘emigration of a Turkish subject; and failing in this attacked and beat [ | the Turkish Dolice and then took the steamer. The State Department has had neitial advices from Minister Leishman and is awaiting’ the cmple- [ gwmm m doned. Navy Department to-day that thére was a well defined rumgpr on the isth- mus that Colombian troops were mov- ing toward the.isthmus. None of fhese reperts are confirmed. The warships | continue .to scout both sides of me isthmus. 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