The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED (ESDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1903. TOKIO GOVERNMENT PLACES JAPAN ON WAR FOOTING; DUKE T0 WEAR CAPTAIN'S STAR e AET S Police Commissioners Appoint Highest Man on the Eligible List to Succeed Birdsall. e s STRONGLY FAVOR BURNETT —— Conflict With the Civil Ser- viee Examiners Regarding Candidates for the Position EPEROR SEIZED BY PARALYSIS | Aged Franeis Joseph of Aus- tria Suffers a Severe Attack and His Grave Condition Is the Cause of Much Alarm i —l FALLS HEAVILY AND The Police Commissioners last night | LAYS UNCONSCIOUS eppointed Lieutenant Duke to the cap- taincy va it by ‘he death of Cap-| . £ t2in Birdsall Previous to the appoint- Patient Is Removed to Vienna, of Duke last oighi the Tollos | Perfect. Quiet” In, JOnlietel ssion had a t with the Civil Several days ago sent to the Civil requisition for highest men sination for ain. ion a three he « C sion re- fus mply with the nds of the Police Com n and sent it but T e, thet Lieutenant Duke, b i the highest in the examina- ion wanted to ap- h Burnett to the Civil Service d the right ¥ to it the name of it Howell of the Police ion =aid that he did not think | ce Commission was bounds of its juris- rred to the recent de- Civ i When Police Commission had n for three names in- resident Howell said rted the three in case under | | and the Audiences Announced | for New Year’s Are Postponed ——— Special Dispatch to The Call. | VIENNA, Dec. 29.—All Austria was | startled to-day by a report that aged | Emperor Francis Joseph had been at- | tacked by paralysis. It was almost as | much a surprise to the court to learn | that the news had got abroad as it was to the capital to receive it. Every ef- fort was made immediately on the part of the palace officials to minimize the gravity of the Emperor's condition, but as the day wore on it became more and more apparent that much alarm | was felt by the courtiers. It has been learned that the Emper- or's fall, accompanying the seizure, was a severe one. forward and struck with such violence t mentarily stunned. rise a and ca He pitched heavily on his forehead he was mo- He was unable to i was lifted by his attendants ried to a bed. The court doc- | tors were summoned and by them it was determined that the Emperor d be moved to Vienna as soon as 1 vish to choose from them He was brought here this t position of captain. | one name, he ect rest was orderea aad the ave the ap-|augiences that had been announced T g for New Year's eve have been indefi- s nitely postponed. the Beard of Health. He said that d the a equisition for tcome of Chief have Lieutenant the vacancy. be- as a police officer the force. board as a whole did the members of the smmission in regard to » refuse to certify to three n requested n enter a legal squab- The whole move was in of Chief Witt- captain of the lies in a district force a n making a which is thoroughly familiar. tion of Captain station, will crea Dunlevy which will another va- | incy to Lieu- | e ing a ca nett. It may be that Chiel| 5pyinations, appointments, promotions b ‘;:"5‘4‘;;"'] :":“"x‘:‘r; {and rem and in accordance with s it Is unti]l Burnett is appointed 85 0 Pro%h may from time to time g owt e s il 4 | e changes in the existing rules. All e D he had mat as wet | Fules and all changes therein shall be . e oord o with Duwe. | forthwith printed for distribution by but said that he would the matt e s, s adaito » mow ang| Section 9 of article 13 (which is the ‘ e ks appointment | CI¥il ervice article)—The head of the | et ) et el department or office in which a position — £+ and put | classified under this article is to be! - hich right | filled shali notify the Commissioners = of the fact and the Comm: ‘ssioners shall , Uof the | then certify to t.e appointing officer rese upheld the the name and address of one or more| = ng to cer. | candidates, not exceeding three, stand- o demande st upon .he reister for the| - He clainmed | class or grade to which the position ' new charter the Civil | belona: e mission had the right The new rule made by tLe Civil Sery- . ® for the government of | ice Commission is as follows: and giving out of e which the ar to the one st three months with ADVERTISEMENTS. Pleasant to Shave With. Easy to Buy. £2.00 Razor is made of excellent ma- Hes the fnest stee the blade. special one of Stiletto, Jordane and _of ¥, including Pocket fety Razors and Scissors. if you're out of town. Wosten- high ar Sa vy Mail Knives Crder THAT MAN PITTS F. W, PITTS) THE STATIONER 1008 MARKET ST., Above Powell SAN FRANCISCO. iest way to be sur Do doing as you'd be done-b; intrade is the Schilling’s Best moeyback way a2t your gro- cer’s 1t. appointed | ommission had been en- | City Attc Lane had rendered a decision which recognized the right of the Commission to certify to but one me if it sn saw fit. He also said that Attorney Lane had straddled the ques- ey tion by giving another decision against | the Civil Service Comimission analagous case. Despite the C ttorney’s decisions r or against the legality of the com- mission’s action in the matter of certi- ¥ing to names on the eligible lists of | applicants for positions before the Civil Service Commission, Rogers says that the commission has the right under the charter to refuse to certify, to more than ¢ name at a time. The charter provisions which refer to this matter are as follow: “Article 13, section 3—The Commis- sioners shall make rules to carry out the purposes of this article and for ex- in an 19—In answer to each requisi- certificates from an eligible the hizghest name on such el- ble list shall be certified.” Regarding this rule, Mr. Rogers said: “Secing the possibility of favoritism | being shown sheld we certify to three |names, as we have done on re- {quest up to June 1, 1902, wg on that | date changed the rules governing the | office, as the charter gives us the right to do. Instead of being compelled to give three names on requisition, we now give but one—the highest. This rule was made solely for the purpose of preyventing favoritism being shown in the appointments to positions that come under the Civil Service Commis- sion.” B AR e KELLY LOSES HIS POSITION. | Police Commissioners ienew Tem- | porary Appointments. | Action taken by the Police Com- | missioners Jast night deprives George F. Kelly, for many vears official police photographer in charge of the gallery connected with the identification bu- |reav, of his position. The matter {came up on a motion to renew all | temporary appointments in the de- | partment &or thirty days with the ex- ception of Kelly's. It is the intention {of Chief Wittman to detail a regular | policeman to take charge of the pho- | tographing of criminals. Kelly was appointed during the Phelan regime. Miss Eleanor Leary, one of the teie- phone onerators in the Police Depart- ment exchange, tendered her resigna- tion, which was accepted, and Mrs. Rose Sidener was appointed to fill the vacancy During the hearing of the case against Dever & Morgan, saloon-keep- ers at 133 Third street, charged with STEAMSHIP NIPPON MARU IN SURES AGAINST CAPTURE CARNEGIES FOES RULE BIG TRUST The Rockefeller and Frick In- terests Are Now in Complete Control of the Great Unit- ed States Steel Corporation EPG MORGAN AND SCHWAB TO BE ELIMINATED o e —e—— — Every Evidence of Their Man- agement Will Be Removed and Retrenchment Is to Be Watchword of New Regime G Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. United States Steel Corporation, greatest industrial concern in the world, is now completely and absolute- ly vested in the Rockefeller group of capitalists and Henry Clay Frick, the enemy of Andrew Carnegie. . Formal announcement of this fact | may not be made in set words, but the effect of the change from the control of J. Pierpont Morgan will soon be made evident. John D. Rockefeller and Frick have fully worked out their plans. These provide for the complete elimina- tion of Morgan-Perkins-Schwab-Carne- gie interests from the active leadership in the affairs of the steel corporation. Standard Oil methods are hereafter to be employed from top to bottom in the management of the steel trust. The first to feel this will be the mgn who are drawing salaries of from $12,000 to $25,000 a year. Many of these men are | friends of those who dominate its man- 9.—Contrpl of the agement. These employes, under the | new regime, must either stand for a | reduction in salaries or get out. The new plan is to run the corpora- | tion for its owners, the stockholders, | and not for personal friends of the con- trolling interests. No employe will get more than the actual value of his ser- | vices. | Like all movements by the Rockefel- | lers, control of the steel corporation | was accomplished secretly. Tt has been in progress for more than six months. It was not known even by anybody | familiar with what was going on that | Frick was associated with Rockefeller. The alliance is said to he of recent ori- gin. | The ultimate purpoee is to put the | steel corporation in the same class of conservative management as the Standard Oil Company, and to attain | that end none of the necessary surgical |'operations in finance will be spared. { The work is to be taken up in a spirit | that is absolutely hostile to everything | done in the past by Morgan, Perkins | and Schwab. | Whether the change in control will | also bring about a change in the presi- dency of the corporation is not known. PUrRNS CARNEGIE INSTITUTION MAKES ANNUAL i | REPORT Mount Wilson, a Few Miles East of Los Angeles, Is Suggested for | Proposed Solar Observatory. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The year book of the Carnegie Institution shows that the institution has total assets of $10,101,500 and a balance on hand in the treasury on November 1 last of $4 72. Mount Wilson, a few miles east of Los Angeles, is sug- | gested as the main station for the proposed solar observatory. It has i.-m altitude of 6000 feet. ENATE AWAITS SHOOT'S REPLY j(,‘lmil'mfln of Committee Hear- ing Charges Says Much De- pends on Nature of Answer ¥ —— WASHI TON, Dec. 29.—Senator Burrows, who is chairman of the Sen- ate Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions, which is conducting the investi- gation of the charges against Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, said to-day that the committee probably would meet on Saturday, January 9, for the continua- tion of the inquiry. While Senator Bur- rows has received no notification from Senator Smoot, he thinks it probable that the reply of the latter to the charges against him will b2 ready by the time mentioned. If Smoot’'s denial is such as to chal- lenge the authenticity of the informa- tion upon which the accusations are based it is the opinion of some of the members of the committee that the authors of the charges will be given an opportunity to prove them and in that event there will be quite a general in- vestigation into the present day prac- tices of the Mormon church, with reference both to marriage and poli- tics. The committc however, has reached no conclusich looking to such a course, and Chair » «m Burrows de- clined to express any opinion as to its probability. If Sena r Smoot should admit the charges ag a whole, which is not considered profble, there would permitting poker playing in their es- | Pe nothing left for t§ committee but tablishment, Patrolman Cameron tes- tified that Dever had told him that |#nd decide whether Kiniry, the murderer of Patrolman |€Ven if true, disquali Smith in Oakland, had been hiding |0 the Senate. in the lodging-house over the saloon for three days, but he kept the facts from the police at the time. Dever denied this portion of the testimony, and the case went over for one week in for investigation. to consider the legal $pect of the case e facts alleged, him for a seat ‘The present indica question will be befoi< for some time. 7 ons are that the the committee —————t . Pyrography outfits 'l things to burn wood and leather. firt matel le- partment. Sanborn, Veil & Co. g f the | the > LS e I OKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 30.—The Government is completing the final preliminaries for placing the country on a war foot- / ing. Imperial ordinances which have been issued authorize the Government to make an unlimited issue of treasury honds to provide war funds, create a special council of war and fix the imperial headquarters in the event of war. If a special issue of war bonds is made it is understood that the bonds can-be floated in England, whence assurances are said to have come that money would be forthcoming. The Ministers and executive chiefs discusged the situation three hours yesterday (Tuesday), but nothing regarding their deliberation was made public. The new ondinances are believed to provide completely for all emergencies. T & Underwriters Place al War Risk on Cargo of a Liner. e Something of the seriousness with which the commercial world views the situation in the Far East was indicated yesterday by a cable dispatch received from London quoting a rate of 1 per cent war risk on the cargo of the Jap- anese liner, Nippon Maru, which sails to-day for the Orient. Under the cir- cumstances and especially in view of the fact that Japan possesses a mag- nificent navy in the Pacific, this rate Is considered high. The Nippon will carry from here about 4000 tons of valuable merchan- dise. anese Government and was built with the view of being used as an auxiliary cruiser in case of emergency. The Nip- pon and her sisters, the America Maru and the Hongkong Maru, which make up the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's fleet in the service between here and the Orient, are particularly fine steamships, speedy and in splendid condition. It is only a few months since the three lin- ers passed their annual Government trial, and all proved better than requirements of the act under which they receive a liberal subsidy. Any of the boats would prove tempt- ing to a prize-hunting enemy, and no- body realizes this better than the mer- chants who have intrusted their wares to the Japanese line. LINER CARRIES P:&SSEA\'GERS. The ordinary marine insurance policy does not cover loss by capture, seizure | or detention at the hands of an un- friendiy power, and most of the Nip- pon's big cargo will be covered by this wanrisk, the rate of*which was quoted yesterday at 1 per cent. The Nippon Maru will take from here ixty-five cabin passengers, most of them United States Government em- ployes bound for Manila, where the liner calls on this trip. The report that forty intending passengers, alarmed at the situation in the Orient, had can- celed their bookings on the Nippon Maru, was denied yesterday by-the lo- cal representatives of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha and by Passenger Agent A. G. D. Kerrell. At the office of the Toyo Kisen Kai- sha the prospect for early trouble is considered lightly. W. H. Avery, the company’s agent here, is at present in the East. B. A. Harnett, who is acting in his place, said yesterday that if there was_the least danger of war be- fore the Nippon Maru is scheduled to reach Japan he would have been noti- fied. He said: “The directorate of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha is very close to the Japanese Government. If war was imminent they would know it, and the first use they would make of their knowledge would be to lsok out for the ships. In the event of war the Government would certainly take the three ships and would want them without delay. When trouble really threatens we will be r&ifled in plenty of time to make a proper disposition of oure freight and passenger contracts and turn over the | ships to the Government in time for them to have them where they want them when hostilities begin. If there was any chance of the Nippon Maru's running into trouble neither passen- gers nor shippers would be asked to share it. No bookings have been can- celed and for the immediate present we are not expecting war.” SAN I'RANCISCO'S CHANCE. That this city would derive material profit from actual war between Russia and Japan has been practically demon- strated by the contract secured by Getz Bros. & Co. It calls for the Ge- livery of 3,000,000 pounds of cured beef to the Russian base of supplies in the Orient, and every pound of the meat will be shipped from San Francisco, which means work and wages for San Francisco residents. “We obtained the order through our | branch house at Shanghai,” said Louis Getz yesterday, ““and if we had not had a branch house there the order probably would have gone to a European agency. If the meat could be nrocured on this coast we could buy it here, but as it is, we ‘have been obliged to send east for it. The first special r now en route from Kansas City, and will arrive in time for shipment on the Coptie, due to sail on January 15. The consignment consists of 2093 bar- rels, each barrel containing 350 pounds, and it will be in as good condition when it reaches its destination as when it left the packing house.” Getz declined to disclose where the meat would be landed, but it is pretty generally understood that Port Arthur is its destination. “The remainder of the order will be shipped just as rapidly as we can find marine transportation for it,” said he. “I have no doubt that other San Fran- cisco firms will, directly or indirectly, reap some benefit from the warlike situation in the Orient, for San Fran- cisco is the logical shipping point for all kinds of provisions.” NATURAL BASE OF SUPPLIES. Secretary L. R. Tuttle then took up the theme. i “The main point of this whole thing,” he said, “is San Fréincisco's unequaled opportunity. to take com- mercial advantage of any sudden or unusual demand for foodstuffs in the Orient. If little Javan and big Russia come to actual fighting, they must ob- tain their commissary supplies from the nearest available point. That point is San Francisco. We beat the Suez route forty days between Europe and Yokohama, and we beat New York via the\ same route t y-five days. ‘What that saving of time amounts to in | the transportation of perishable freight hardly needs explanation. But it may not be superfluous to state that, on ac- count of the heat encountered at all times of year on the Suez route, it ‘would be impossible to ship such prod- ucts as preserved meats, fruits or vege- She is under subsidy to the,Jap- | the | | ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 29.—Only I by words caught now and again can |an inkling be obtained of Russia's in- 4lenucn. From such straits I am firm- ly impressed by the strong current of | irritation prevailing here, under cover | 0f ‘an outward air of calmness. This {irritation is centered largely against the English and American people on account of their undoubted sympatiies {for Japan. To understand this, fully you must realize that in the highest circles dominating politics here the jconviction is irrevocably imbedded | that, without the support and encour- | agement of those_two countries, Japan i would =ever declare war upon Russia. For the next ten days or so there will he a calm, which cannot but be looked upcn as ominous. It is an open | secret that Japan would not accept Russia’s last proposition and it was re- turned for reconsideration as unaccept- able. Those who hurried to_assure the world that no ultimatum had been sent were technically correct. Ultimatums, | like formal declarations of war, are out | of date. Statesmen have other meth- | ods of vrocedure to-day. From what I can glean of the tone here, Russia will not recede an inch. She cannot. The policy of this country American and British Sympathy for Japan Causes Irritation in St. Petersburg. Special Cablesram to Tte Call and New York Herald. Herald Publishing Company. | Copyrizht, 1003, by the New York has been laid down on hard, unbend- ing lines. Russian tradition, inherited from Peter the Great, is to not draw back from a position she has once tak- en. The present Emperor, while an apostle of peace, is strictly Russian. An amiably worded reply will surely be given to Japan, and probably also a kindly paternal lecture upon the folly of trying to match herself against Rus- | sia. That may or may not be consid- ered an ultimatum, but 1t will be Rus- | sia's final word—not Russia’'s declara- tion of war. i Russia, as was officially assured me ! at the Foreign Office to-day, wants no | W At the same time she cannot bow | to Javan. | Russia will declare no war. Japan' may do so. Russia will readily accept | the necessity forced upon her of fight- | ing. A Vladivostck telegram to the Novoe | Vremya says that all hopes of peace | are not yet lost, but travelers who have just arrived from there heard only of | the possibilities of war, preparations | for the same being feverishly hurried. All depends upon Japan. Russia has | planted her flag, according to the statesman's opinion given me yester- | day, and Japan cannot afferd not to fight. ES land them in good condition at any Japanese or Chinese port. OR the other hand, such products can be shipped from this port to Yokohama in | fifteen days and landéd in prime shape. |So you can see that San Francisco is | the preferred shioping point, and if | San Francisco's exporters fail to take advantage of their opportunity San Francisco is not to be sympathized with. “But this is no new idea. Our war experience in the Philippines showed the world that San Francisco cannot be beaten as a shipping point for army | and naval supplies. During the Boxer trouble in China 70 per cent of all the stores used by the combined armies and navies were shipped from San Francisco, and even in times of “peace an average of 60 per'cent of the food products shipped from this port to the Orient are consumed by foreign war- ships.” NO ORGANIZED ACTIVITY. Secretary Scott of the Chamber of | Commerce said that | movement was being made by | body to take advantage of the able conflict between and | Japan. 5 , that prob- Russia tables from Europe or New York and jsaves the freight on flour from Minne- 1 | I apolis to"this coast, no small item, in | buying her flour here.” | There was a report to-day that sev- | eral agents are buying horses and beef | cattle in this valley. The local stock | market has strengthened considerably. | It is said that the horses are belngi hought for Japan and the cattle for | the Russian Government. | - CHINA THREATENS RUSSIA. [ LONDON, Dec. 30.—The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail reports | that Russia is more inclined to make a concession to China with regard to| Manchuria, and says that he learns | that unless Russia pays conslderation | to the Chinese demands China will join'| with Japan. The correspondent also | says that Yuan Shi Kai, who has been! intrusted with the task of negotiating | with Russia, has a decided predilection | for an alliance with Japan and that the Empress Dowager also favors one. The Mirror asserts that Japan’s note | to Russia demands a material guaran- | no, organized | tee of honest intentions with regard to | Korea by a reduction of the Russian fleet in Far Eastern waters to half its present strength. It was said at the Japanese legation | thorization | generals and admirals. “Whatever is being done in that di- | pere to-night that no sale had been ef- rection,” Scott explained, “is individual | fected of the Argentine warships | effort through the representatives in | Moreno and Rivadavia, now building at | the Orient of California firms. Just| | now the Chamber is directing its ef- | Japan is negotiating. Russia has made | forts toward prevailing upon the State | a counter-bid, and the negotiations are | Department at Washingion to lnaln-‘cgminum; 1 tain and extend American trade im the | | Orient as against the mercantile cru- | sade in which almost every European | | nation is participating. Our market | MOSCOW, Dec. 29.—Twelve bat- | in Manchuria is seriously threatened by | téries of the four grenadier brigades | European rivals, and we hope to have of Field Artillery, stationed in and our Government apply needed protect- around Moscow. have been selected for ive measures.” | service in the Far East and have re- Several large grain dealing firms of | ccived new guns, which, the Russian this city have received telegraphic ad- | artillerists claim, are superior to the | vices from Seattle to the effect that:premh field pieces. The early de- | agents of the Russian Government in ' parture of three of these batteries is| that place are offering to purchase con- | expected, which will place 108 field siderable quantities of hay, barley and | guns, with the latest equipment, at the | oats. It is well undersiood that sup- | disposal of Viceroy Alexieff. plies of this kind must come from| 1t jssaid here that all the volunteers | | California, although the shipments|jiving at their homes, who, as grad- | may be made from Seattle to :he’uales of high schools, are privileged | Orient. | to serve only a year with the colors, | The expected clash of Russia and|paye heen ordened into barracks. No | Japan is the main topic of talk in|extensive movements of troops east- | Genoa, Italy, for the purchase of which — RUSSIA SENDS ARTILLERY. 1 trainload is | army, ! navy of Japan will make a splendid | record for quick handling and effect- !ive fighting in the event of a mix-up. The notion prevails that the Japanese | ships are up to date in point of speed and armament and that the men be- hind the guns are fairly well up in marksmanship. It is fancied that Japan may get the advantage on land at the outset, but the Japanese in the end may be forced to yield to the poyer- ful strength of the Russian army. S EEAPR STORES FLOUR. Pacific Coast Mills Have Been Supply- ing Cargoes Since August. STOCKTON, Dec. 29.—J. M. Welsh, president of the Stockton Milling Com- pany, is authority for the statement |that the Japanese Government has ! been buying flour in immense quanti- | ties from the Stockton and other Pa- cific Coast mills since last August. Mr. | Welsh states further that Japan has i now sufficient flour on hand to supply the needs of her army and navy for a war of at least one year's duration. | For almost five months past shipload |after shipload of flour has been shipped from the milis on this coast to Japan, but it was supposed by the general public that it was consigned to private dealers and for the general trade. It appears, however, that the | JAPAN I!Iom' quietly, but direct. Discussing the matter, Mr. Welsh said: “Japan has now a full stock of flour, probably sufficient for her needs for a year at least, which she has purchased from Pacific Coast mills since last Au- gust. Furthermore, if she desired to increase this stock she would order from the Pacific Coast mills, as we can lay flour down in Japan at least 50 cents per ton cheaper than Minne- apolis can. Milling wheat is now .worth exactly the same in Minneapolis as it is here. We can make it into flour for exactly the same cost as Minneapolis can. Consequently Japan Japanese Government has bought thg | navy and mercantile circles. | warq huve been reported here up to | There are many predictions that the | ihe present. | | i SSEL AT Buying Beef in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Negotiations by cable are in progress between the Russian Government and the Schwarz- child & Sulzberger Company of this city for about 1,000,000 pounds of mess meat for immediate shinment to Port Arthur. An official of the firm said to- day that the contract was practically closed and that it called for delivery of the meat at San Francisco Jan- uary 22. S e Comments on American Activity. ROME,, Dec. 29.—The Tribuna, in commenting on the active military preparations in the United States, con- nects\them with the situation in the Far East and says it is the wish of the United States to insure her trade in Japan and that Japan has always counted upon such an attitude. e i Squadron Sails From Honolulu. HONOLULU. Dec. 29.—The vessels | of the United States Asiatic squadron, under command of Rear Admiral Robley T. Evans, which have been in this port for several days, sailed to- day for Manila, via the island of Guam. / —————— Father O'Neill Injured. Rev. Father O'Neill of the Dominican Monastery was thrown from a Jones street car, near the corner of Sutter street, yesterday afternoon and suf- fered a severe fracture of his ankle. He was removed to the monastery and last night it was reported that he was rest- ing easily. : —_— e * Late Shipping Intelligence. SAILED. _ Tuesday, December 29. ~Stmr Del Norte, Green, Crescent City. FOREIGN FORT. VICTORIA, B 29—Br stmr Empress. of Indis, for Yokohama: Jap stmr Aokl Maru, for China and Jjavan. OCEAN STEAMERS. ° NEW YORM—Sailed Dec “0—Stmr Georgic, for Livervool: stmr Maine, for Bremeu. L The Mikado’s Cabinet Provides for Big " War Fund. iy TOKIO, Dec. 29.—Another Cabinet council was held to-day, lasting four hours. The ordinances passed yester- day by the Cabinet council »utheorizing a guarantee of the principal and in- terest of an issue of 10,000,000 yen de- bentures for the purpose of expediting work on the Seoul-Fusan Railway and which provided for all possible military expenses for the protection of the rail- way and other interests, also author- ized the Government to utilize 50,000,000 ven, the proceeds of the Chinese war indemnity, which hitherto has been de- voted to educational and other pur- poses, as a war fund. In addition au- is given to Issue treasury notes payable in five years and to raise loans payable in two years to an un- limited extent. The Seoul-Fusan Railway, by this action, becomes virtually a Government enterprise. The Government guaran- tees the capital of 10,000,000 yen and 6 per cent interest and will nominate the directors. The new military council will be composed of Ministers of War and Marine and the chiefs of the military, naval and general staffs and leading Thus, under the emergency arrangements, the naval and military staffs are placed on the same footing. It is stated that at yesterday’s lunch- eon the Emperor unreservedly invited the senior” statesmen and the council- ors to give their advice on the existing | erisis. The promulgation of the ordinances has had great effect in calming public interference. — DEATH CLAIMS SUPERIOR OF THE PAULISTS NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Very Rever- end George Deshon, superior general of the Paulist Fathers of the United States, died here shortly before mid- night, from heart failure. The de- ceased was $1 years of age and was a prominent figure in religious ecireles and also among army men. He was born in New Londom, Conn!, and was a graduate of West Point, being a member of the class of 1843 and a class- mate of General U. S. Grant. He served in the ordnance department of the United States army for ten years and | after being converted to the Roman | Catholic faith resigned from the army and studied for the priesthood. | Rev. Father Deshon was ordained as | a priest in 1856 and held a number of important pastorates. He was one of the founders of the Order of the Paul~ ist Fathers and visited California in 1875 with five missionary priests. In 1867 he was appointed superior gen- eral of the Paulist Fathers. He was held in high esteem by his associates and all with whom he came in contact. — Well Known Actor Dies of Pneumonia. CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Jerome Sykes, the well-known actor, who had been playing the leading part in “The Bil- lionaire,” died of pneumonia to-night at the Stratford Hotel after four days’ illness. Sykes contracted pneumonia while thinly .elad during an amateur theat- rical performance at a dinner which he gave to the membegrs of “The Bil- lionaire” company on Christmas eve. The body vprcbably will be taken to Sykes’ New York home for burial. . Death of Jeremiah M. Allen. HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 29.— Jeremiah M. Allen, widely known in insurance circles and a member of various scientific and historical socie- ties, died to-day, aged 70 year® s Millionaire Dies of Apoplexy. DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dee. 29.—Thom= as Connolly, the millionaire carriage manufacturer, died to-day of apo= plexy, aged 87 years. S Death Simmons Noted Professor. BOSTON, Dec. 29.—Professor Fran- cis E. White, who was well known in medical circles, died to-day at Ja- maica Plains. —_—— e QUARTERMASTER GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE OUTRAGE The mystery as to how the casket of the late Sergeant William Fogarty came into the possession of a local un- dertaker, who sought to use it at the burial of Mrs. Catherine Keefe a few days ago, will be looked into by the quartermaster general, acting under in- structions from President Roosevelt. Several days ago W. C. Clayton and John J. Eagan, acting for Camp Rein- hold Richter, Spanish-American War Veterans, telegraphed the President re- garding the case. Yesterday the fol- lowing answer was received: “Washington, Dec. 2% “W. C. Clayton and John J. Eagan, Committee Camp Reinhold Richter, Spanish-American War Veterans. “The President has referred to this office your telegram of 26th inst, re- garding use of Sergeant William Fo- garty’'s casket by undertaker for civil- ian. Matter will be promptly and thor- oughly investigated and your commit- tee advised of result. Direction quar- termaster general. “BELLINGER, Q. M."” —t——— : French Minister of Finance to Resign. . PARIS, Dec. 29.—Gi! Blas ancounces M. Bouver will soon resign the olio of the Ministry of Fmance and resume the presidency of the Bank of Commerce and Industry,