The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1904, Page 1

midnight, March San Prancisco — THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Pran- cisco for thirty hours ending Cloudy Saturday; possibly show- ers by night; light north wind, changing to southerly. A. G. McCADIE, District Forecaster. 26: ’ and vieinity— | ! \ i Grand—“Mary Music. | Riders’ Matinees Chutes—Vaudeville. Fischer's—'“The Rounders.” | Tyric Hall—Lecture on | (Batin | Orpheum—Vaudevill 1 Ciub — Morse Show. | 7 (Matinee Orly.) | Ziven—w3tr. Bickwiok.” at All Theaters To-Day. of Magdala.” Wagner Only.) e o XCV—NO. 117. SAN FRANCISCO, SAT JRDAY, MARCH 26, 1904. OF TMMENSE |, FIELDS 1Y Big Find Is Made on Yucatan Coast in Mexico. S TR Owners Secure a Valuable Concession From the Government. Capitalists Become Interested and Will Build a Large Fleet of Barges the Product. - to Market SAYS TANANA DISTRICT IS RICH IN PLACER GOLD Returned Miner Declares People Are Just B ring to Realize Value f the Find sions were es high exorbi- beef are e in from ———————— SUGAR OUTPUT CONTINUES BEET TO GROW California Stands at the Head of the List as to the Amount Produced. h 25 eived Complete from the f the TUnited f 1903-4. The ction of the amounted to th 195,463 ton S of s from hough Michigan ber of beet sugar g twenty, whose ,064 tons. Army Officer Has About Recovered Mental Faculties and Will Be Released From Asylum, CINCINNATI, March —Word was > to-da Lieutenant Mo covered. Physicians of the Government Asylum, where he has been confined give assurance of his complete recov- ery. Lieutenant McCue married Miss Wescott here several years ago and when he received orders to go to the Philippines . his wife remained. His mental malady developed on board ship while returning to San Francisco, where he met a2 young San Francisco woman and married her. X e, United States army, , figured in a highly sensational in San Francisco and Chicago | r his return from the Philippines, re he had been several years in e duty, has almost entirely re- ACCUSED -~ SENATOR ~ TESTIFIES Explains Connection - With the Rialto - Company. ‘Denies Having Illegally Ac- | cepted Fees From the Concern. {Burton Says He Was Told That His Serviczs Would Not Be Needed in Washington in Any Capacity. ST. LOUIS, March 25.—Previous to United States Senator Burton of Kan- sas took the stand in his own behalf, in connection with the charge of having illegally accepted fees from the Rialto Grain and Securities Company of St. Louis. When he had concluded he was ed from the stand without cross- ination by the Government. ) act as its general counsel be- avily in a financial and needed the $500 a month for ich his contract called. “I was assured by the company,” he said, “that my services would not be needed in Washington in any capacity. It was explained that Major Bennis, esident of the Rialto company, had volved in the trouble grow- out of the operations of the Brooks okerage Company and that part of my duties were to defend him in any criminal action that would be brought against him. “The Rialto company come vices were to Rialto company, which at that time was projected. I expected to familiar- ize myself with the condition of the corporation’s offering the securities for and become acquainted with the of the trust companies who a specialty of ndling securi- ties of that character.” sale NANCE O°NEILL IN' LITIGATION Row With Members of Her Company and Former Man- ager Ends in a Lawsuit YRR That the path of gedienne is not always own by the row a succe strewn with r has be O'Neill and members of her company and her new manager, John B. Schoeffel, in the third corner in a suit instituted to-day for an injunction her. The trouble came to a ad to-day when Charles P. Salisbury petitioned the Equity Court to enjoin J Schoeffel, with whom Miss O’Neill has just. signed a three years' contract, from paying over any of the profits accruing from her produc- tions. of the Columbia when Miss O'Neill began her successful engagement here, and he claims that he threw up his position to enter a partnership with McKee Rankin, Edward J. Ratcliff and Miss O'Neill for a better exploitation of the star. Ratcliff and his wife, Blanche Stoddard, were discharged from the company Thursday and were not al- lowed to enter the theater for to-day's which Nance nst a L B. matinee. Miss O’Neill says that the other women of the company were afraid of Ratclif and wouldn’t con- tinue playing with him. Ratcliff will enter suit for his share of the profits, RS ay e R i, MORALES EXECUTES ARIAS, THE INSURGENT Man Who Caused Death of American Machinist Johnson Pays_Death . Penalty. WASHINGTON, March 25.—United States Minister Powell cables the State Department from Santo under yesterday's date that President Morales has captured and caused to be promptly executed General Arias, the insurgent leader who was tried by drumhedd court-martial and convicted of killing Machinist Johnson | {in the steam launch of the United States ship Yankee a few weeks ago. —_——— Hospital Fire Causes Panic. ESCANABA, Mich., March 25.—4A fire in the county hospital caused a | panic among the sixty patients, many of whom were forced to leave the | building by means of ladders and fire | escapes. Some who were thought to be at the point of death were com- pelled to stand outside in deep snow | for half an hour before shelter was | found. Many of the patients may | never recover from the effects of the \axposure, Financial loss is small, the defense resting its case late to-day | Burton testified that he had accepted the offer of the Rialto com- | was also to | have the use of my name and my ser- | be used im-comeéction - 1 the securities department of the | ed up between | Salisbury was acting manager | Domingo | Nicholas | UON ROSEN INCURS THE IRE " OF THE CZAR FOR FAILURE TO WARN RUSSIA OF PERIL I | | 7y i ZRUSSIAN CAVAZ CROSSING & — -~ | | S . | MOUNTED TROOPS OF THE CZAR'S ARMY ON THE MARCH IN THE WAR-STRICKEN ORIENT. | | - -+ ' Embassador Cassini f Imputed to General Kuropatkin Are a 1 Tissue of Fabrications. | Minister at Tokio, will get a cold reception on his return to St. Petersburg, both from the Czar and from the Government. It is considered that he failed in his duty in not reporting to his Government If he was ignorant of them it is thought a sign of his incapacity. Considerable curiosity is felt as to the fashion in which his Excellency will justify himself. WASHINGTON, March 235.—Count Cassini, the Russian Embassador, to-day officially de- nied the authenticity of dispatches cabled from the London Times purporting to be statements from | General Kuropatkin, the new Russian commander in the Far East. The Embassador strongly con- demned such dispatches as false and designed to brew trouble. the alleged statement of General Kuropatkin that Russia would not cease fighting until a peace treaty The Embassador said: the warlike intentions of Japan. was signed. “This alleged statement in -which General Kuropatkin is quoted as giving the Russian plan of campaign is absolutely false.© Undoubtedly it was put forward for the purpose of giving the world a bad impression of Russia’s intention, especially as it was preceded by another alleged also false, in which General Kuropatkin is made to say that Russia proposed to take Korea. This un- founded news is from the same source which always tried with great tenacity to spread reports of a character tending to adversely excite American public feeling against Russia. I feel that the Ameri- can public is too discriminating to credit such obviously groundless statements or not to understand the evil motive which prompts them.” 3 ' ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.—A special commission of the Foreign Of- | fice under the presidency of Professor | de Martens,' professor of international law at the University of St. Peters- burg, is drawing up regulations for the | treatment of prisoners of war. The commission is doing its utmost to ren- | der the regulations as humane as pos- | sible. They will be based substantial- |1y on those in force at the time of the | Russo-Turkish war. They cover four { main points: 1—The conditions under which pris- oners will be held within the zone of | operations. _ 2—The methods of the transfer of | prisoners to points of concentration and for dispatch to European Russia. 3—Provisions for quartering prison- | ers. 4—The feeding of prisoners. They | will receive the same rations as Rus- | sian troops. Officers given their pa- | role will be allowed to live in private | quarters. Valuables found on prison- ers will be registered and kept for them. A list of prisoners captured will be posted by the general staff, and the names of the dead will be communi- cated to the Foreign Office for the in- formation of the relatives. The names of foreigners captured while serving | BERLIN, March 235.—Rumors are current here that Baron von Rosen, until lately Russian with the Japanese, will also be com- municated to the Foreign Office. GERMAN INTRIGUE, SAY AUTHORITIES IN FRENCH CAPITAL PARIS, March 25. — Concerning re- ports from Berlin to the effect that France and Russia are exchanging views relative to firm action against the Chinese troops in Manchuria, it can be asserted positively that . no exchanges of this character are going on. The authorities consider that the Berlin reports are part of the German intrigue seeking to embroil France in war complications. Information. reaching here bears out the reports that the Japanese desire to rétire the French and other foreign functionaries serving in Korea. The change is not likely to bring out a pro- test during the period of the war, since it is considered a natural result of Japan’'s domination of the Korean court. NEWCHWANG HEARS BOMBARDMENT NEWS FROM A REFUGEE flsseri‘s That the JStatements Especially was his denial directed at statement, clal Russian reports of the bombard- ment of Port Arthur by the Japanese fleet last Tuesday are substantially con- firmed by a refugee from Port Arthur, whb reports that the Russian gunners profited by the Japanese initiative and returned their fire over the Liatoshin promontory. The refugee further states that most stringent restrictions on the merchants of Port Arthur are now ex- ercised, rendering entrance to and exit from the city almost impossible. Mili- tary and civil passes are no longer ac- cepted. NATIVES AT ANJU DFPART IN TERROR BEFORE RUSSIANS' SEOUL, March 25, 8 p. m.—Two de- tachments of Russian troops, ohe esti- mated to number 500 and the other 200 men, are reported to be pillaging the country around Anju. The natives, in fear, are fleeing south. Anju is fos miles north of Pingyang and abou sixty miles south of the Yalu River. In ordér to provide the requirements | of the army of occupation, the Japanese authorities have decided to extend the fishery concessions in the Korean prov- inces of Kwanghai, Chyungchyong and Pingyahg. L ey NEWCHWANG, March 25.—The offi- | - 'War News Continued on Page 2. WARSHIES 10 60 10 LA GUAYRA Venezuelan Port to Be Blockaded by Germany. Cruiser SM Is Ready to Enforce Payment of Indemnity. Information Concerning Confemplated Xove of Emperor Is Reczived by Washington Officials. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, March 25.—Informa- tion has been received lheresthat three German warships will appear at La Guayra April 1, to back up with a blockade if necessary the demand that Venezuela make immediate payment of the installment of indemnity fixed after the blockade by the allies in 1903. A German cruiser squadron consisting of the Vinela, Falke and Panther are now lingering at Curacao, distant only a few hours’ run from the Venezuelan coast. Inquiry based on these advices elicited from the German here a strong denial that such a policy was in contemplation or would be adopted. Nevertheless, a more tense situation exists in Caracas than at any time since the troublous period just before Great Britain, Germany anc Italy, despairing of . gaining rights, entered upcn a campaign of blockades and bombardments. In the peace negotiations Mr. Bowen recommended to the State Department that Venezuela be called upon to guar- | antee that at least $1,080,000 be set aside | annually from the customs revenues of Puerto Cabello or La Guayra for the payment. of foreign. claims. Fuuu:: this he recommended that the United States insist that tjp officlals of the Belgium Government take over the ad- | ministration of the customs revenues from the Venezuelan authorities. In the peace protocols it was provided that the Belgium officials should do this if the creditor nations were not satisfied with Venezuela's effort at payment. A cablegram received at the State De- partment to-day says: “Payments of 30 per cent of the reve- nues of Puerto Cabello and La Guayra for the first year amount to 5,084,577.5 bolivars, which is 315,422.5 bolivars less than was estimated. The estimated amount was 5,400,000 bolivars, or $1,080,000, which Mr. Bowen has recommended now be insisted upon as the minimum paid each year. The reason for such prompt action on the part of the United States is the neces- sity for remedying the situation and preventing the allies from taking more forcible means to do so. REPORT FAVORS PRESIDIO BILL Senate Recommends Appro- . priation for Improvements at the California Post RS Rt Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, March 25.—The Per- kins bill making an appropriation of fitty thousand dollars for improve- ments at the Presidio was favorably recommended to-day. If the bill should fail in the House, Perkins will have an appropriation inserted . in the sundry civil bill, he being a member of the | committee, and hopes to have it go through in that way. The Senate committee favorably re- ported the House bill providing for four militla railway camps and maneuver grounds, one of which is on J. H. Henry's ranch in California. The bill wae sent to committee only two days ago and was promptly reported, show- ing the strong influence at work in its behalf, the four camp grounds entail- ing a large appropriation. Two men have been discussed by the military committee of the House to fill the vacancy on the board of man- agers of the Soldiers’ Homes in the United States to be created by retire- ment at end of the term of Major Bon- sall of California., The latter has sig- nified his declination of the honor, leav- ing General Shafter without a competi- tor. Shafter's name Wwill Qe presented by a joint resolution which will pass, it is said, without opposition. The of- fice is entirely honorary, the duty of the board being to visit and inspect homes. Their traveling expenses are paid, but no salary is attached. Daniels to-day introduced another bill for the diversion of the water of the Colorado River for irrigation pur- poses, making the third bill this ses- sion. This bill gives the Secretary of the Interior the right to acquire the irrigation ditches and property of any company building a plant when the settlers shall so petition. The bill was introduced by request. of settlers, who signed a petition in considerable numbers. The House Committee on Embassy | their | RECOMMEND CTIAT I B NPEACHED ‘Congressmen Report Against Federal JUrist. ety Find That He Has Lost the Respect and Confidence of Bar. Judge Swayne of Florida Is Severely Arraigned by Members of House Committee on Judiciary. PR, Y WASHINGTON, March 25.—“Re- solved, That Charles Swayne, Judge of | the District Court of the United States in and for the Northern District of Florida, be impeached of high misde- meanor.” This is the recommendation of the House Committee on Judiciary to the House in the report of the committee | filed to-day by Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania, chairman of the sub- committee which investigated the case against Judge Swayne. After discuss- ing the charges In detail against Judge | Swayne and giving the findings in the specific cases, on which the opinion of | its conclusion is based, the report con- | cludes as follows: “Upon the whole case it is plain that | Judge Swayne has forfeited the re- | spect and confldence of the bar of his | ourt and of the people of his district, | who do business here. He has so con- | ducted himself as to earn the reputa- tion of being susceptible to the malign influence of a man of notoriously bad character. He has shown himself to be harsh, tyrannical and oppressive, un- mindful of the common rule of a just and upright judge. He has continu- ougly and persistently violated the plain words of a statute of the United States and subjected himself to pun- ishment for the commission of a high misdemeanor. The honor of the judi- | clary, the orderly and decent admin- istration of public justice and the wel- fare of the people of the United States demand his impeachment and removal from the high place which his conduct has degraded.” —————— DISPUTE QVER DRINKS RESULTS IN MURDER Firebaugh Saloon-Keeper Brutally Slays a Sheep-Shearer Over a Trivial Matter. FRESNO, March 25.—Frank Jackson, a sheep-shearer, was shot and killed at Firebaugh this morning by A. Lan- ducci, a saloon-keeper and hotel man, because Jacksom could not pay for 40 cents’ worth of drinks. Shortly after 1 o'clock Jackson, who had been hanging around Firebaugh gambling for the past two weeks, went into Landucei's | saloon in company with J. W. Caldwell and J. B. King. They shook dice to who would pay for the drinks, La | ducei joining. Jackson lost and then stated that he had no money Cald- | well offered to pay, giving Landucct 10 cents and his watch, which he said he would call for the next day. ] There appeared to be no anger what- ever among the men. Landucci poured | the drinks, but before they were drunk he seized a beer mallet and attempted to hit Jackson over head with it Jackson backed away and rain out the door. Landucci grabbed his revol and followed and a moment later t The saloon ke | shots were heard. | returned to the saloon a moment later, | laboring under great excitement. The | men drank their liquor and Caldwell |and King went out to find Jackson | They heard him groan and discovered | him with a bullet wound in his fore- | head. He died within a few minutes. | Landucei had his buggy hitched up shortly afterward and struck off to- ward the Coast range mountains. Ile appears to have made good his escape | The Sheriffs of Fresno, Merced and Madera counties are hunting for him. ) e e Slavonian Miner Drowned CHINESE CAMP, March 2 To- | day the employes of the Eagle Shaw- mut Mining Company found the body of a man below the mill in Woods Creek. He was recognized as a Sla- vonian miner named Jurovich. In- quiry developed that yesterddy he started for town during a heavy storm and was drowned in attempting to cross ome of the rapidly swelling streams. He has no known relatives in this country. ———r—e Sailor Is Stabbed to Death, VALLEJO, March 2%5.—G. C. War- rer, a sailor on board the United States | steamship Independence, was stabbed | to death in the tenderloin district late | to-night. In company with about 200 | other sailers, who had been paid off | to-day, Warner visited the .resorts in | the lower part of town and had been drinking heavily. In a row that started | among the sailors Warner was stabbed !in the right side and lived but a few E minutes. |+ — ! Irrigation had before it to-day Dan- iels’ second bill and A. H. Hebes and Daniels prosecuted its claims, while W. C. Smythe, an irrigation expert, de- claimed against it, declaring that it created a water monopoly. The hear ing continues to-morrow,