VOLUME LXXXV- _N r O. 132.
THE REBELS
DRIVEN FROM
SANTA CRUZ
Fatal Blow Struck at Insur
gent Supremacy on
Laguna de Bai.
LAWTON'S MEN WIN
They Are Booked to Follow the
Flying Natives Around
to Cavite.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
MANILA, April 10.— The
town of Santa Cruz, the
modern capital of. La
guna province and the most im
portant place on Laguna de Bai,
is now in the hands of the Amer
icans, who. captured the town
this morninc;.
The expedition under command of
Brigadier Lawton, which
started from San Pedro -facate Satur
day evening to attack the rebels at the
southern end of Laguna de Bai and to
capture Santa Cruz, a hotbed of insur
gents, did not "each Laguna de Bai un
til midnight. The expedition, which
consisted of eight companies of the
Fourteenth Infantry, three companies
of the Fourth Cavalry, four companies
each of the First North Dakota and the
First Idaho Volunteers, two mountain
guns and 200 sharpshooters selected
from the Fourteenth Infantry and the
North Dakota and "Washington Volun
teers, was conveyed in fifteen native
lighters, which were towed by seven
tues. The lighters were heavily laden,
and considerable difficulty was experi
enced in navigating the Pasig River,
th* boats frequently running aground.
After the edition reached the head
of the river, which has its source in the
Lacuna de Pal. it was decided to wait
until daylight on Sunday before pro
ceeding across the lake.
As soon as the sun rose another start
was made, trie string of tugs and eas
cos moving off with the army gun
boats Laguna de Bai, Napldan and
Oeete in the lead.
a Tieax-y rain storm set In soon after
the start and the boats became some
what scattered and at 7 o'clock a halt
was made for half an hour to allow
them to get together again. While the
flotilla was waiting General Lawton
boarded the Laguna de Bai and held a
conference with the officers aboard of
her. The rain was accompanied by
very little wind, which was a fortunate
circumstance, as had the lake been
rough it would have been extremely
dangerous for the heavily laden cas
cos.
The boats were soon collected and the
expedition continued its voyage south
ward. At 9 o'clock a dense fog set in.
shutting out all view of the land. This
compelled another halt until the fog
lifted sufficiently to allow the pilots to
distinguish the shore marks.
Finally the expedition got within five
miles of Santa Cruz, where another
stop was made and the battalion com
manders were signaled to go aboard
the Laguna de Bai to receive final in
structions. While- these, instructions
were being given an insurgent steamer
was discovered two miles south of the
place where the expedition was lying,
but was not molested.
At 1 o'clock a roeonnoissanee of the
Ir.pu: nt positions was made by the
gunboats, the Napidan examining the
■ or Santa Cruz, while the La
guna de Bai reconnoitred to the nor^h
of the town and the Oeste to the south.
At half-past 1 the Napidan, which had
worked to the southward, opened fire
on the rebels, who were holding a posi
tion four miles south of the town. The
fire had continued but a very short
time, when hundreds of rebels could
be seen rushing in the direction of
Santa Cruz. They made no attempt to
reply to the American fire, but seemed
only intent upon getting out of range
of our guns. Many of them took to the
hills with such eagerness as io excite
derision among our troops.
The sharpshooters accompanying the
expedition were particularly anxious to
ashore, and when the order was
.. given for them to land cheered lustily.
They went ashore under the protection
of the guns of the Napidan, which
thoroughly shelled the woods in the
vicinity of the place selected for the
landing. The sharpshooters were fol
lowed by two battalions of the.Four
teenth 1 Infantry, under Captain Has-
brouck, and together attacked the
scattering enemy. The sharpshooters
proved themselves worthy of their
reputation. They picked off the Fili
pinos with precision and dispatch
whenever opportunity offered. And the
rebels were not long In discovering they
were affording targets for marksmen
•whose shots meant death, and took ad
vantage of every natural shield to pro
tect themselves in their retreat. ■
A battalion, of the North Dakota
I Regiment, under Major Fraim.and a
battalion of the Idaho Regiment,
commanded by Captain Linck, were
ordered to land after the other detach
ments had gone ashore. They were
at once deployed as skirmishers on the
left flank of the troops who were
marching toward Santa Cruz from the
south. The only opposition met with
was from small bodies of insurgents
who were in ambush at different places
along the route.
Meanwhile the Laguna de Bal was
attacking the rebels at the entrance of
the river. Darkness was approaching,
and the Americans were still two miles
■ Continued on Second
The San Francisco Call.
HOBART'S
CONDITION
IS SERIOUS
VICE PRESIDENT GARRET A. HOBART. ?
6
NEW YORK. April 10. — Albert F. Wilcox, law partner and business
associate of Garret A. Hobart. has just returned from Washington,
and to-day made an authoritative statement as to the health of the
Vice President. A few days ago a report was current that Mr. Ho
bart's illness was of no moment, and that he was attending to business
at his Washington home. Mr. "Wilcox, at his office in Patexson, gave dif
ferent information
"Aside from the doctors and nurses and Mrs. Hobart," Mr. Wilcox
said, "I was the first person to be allowed to see Mr. Hobart. As it was,
I was only allowed to see him on condition that I would not remain in
his room, more than five minutes and would not mention business. Even
President McKinley is not allowed to see the Vice President. The great
trouble is that when Mr. Hobart talks even a little, a violent paroxysm
of coughing follows, continuing until he is completely exhausted, and
sleep becomes impossible. Until this sickness, Mr. Hobart, no matter
what the excitement of the day may have been, never knew what it was
not to be able to sleep. No mail matter is allowed to reach him and his
wife and physicians are devotedly working to protect him from his
friends."
PRESIDENT
TO PROCLAIM
PEACE TO-DAY
Ratifications of the Paris
Treaty Will Be Exchanged
at the White House.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK. April 10.— A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Peace
will prevail between the United States
and Spain after 3 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. At that hour the formal ex
change of ratifications of the treaty of
Paris will occur at the White House.
In anticipation of such exchange, the
State Department is preparing a formal
proclamation, which will be issued im
mediately after the ceremony, an- 1
nouncing to the world that peace once
more exists between the Madrid and
Washington Governments. Telegraphic
dispatches announcing the fact will be
sent to the American diplomatic repre
sentatives abroad, but no formal state
ment will be communicated to the dip
lomatic corps here, the members of
which will receive their Information
from the proclamation of the President.
Unlike many ceremonies of a similar
nature which have taken place abroad,
the proceedings to-morrow will be de
void of ostentation. None of the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps, except
Embassador Cambon, First Secretary
Thiebaut and Chancellor Boeufve. com
prising the French Embassy, will be
present, and the President will ba sur
rounded by Secretary Hay and other
officials of the State Department, sev
eral members of his Cabinet and the
Executive Mansion staff. ■-:_ — ,'>;
In anticipation of the return of peace
consideration Is being given by the
President and Secretary Hay to the ap
pointment of a Minister to Spain and
reappointment of Consuls in that coun
try. It is the understanding. of the of
ficials that Spain will designate the
Due d'Arcos as Minister to this coun
try and the best information obtain
able shows that the President will
probably direct the transfer of Law
rence Townsend, now Minister to Por
tugal, to Madrid.
Called to a New Pastorate.
SANTA CRUZ, April 10.— Rev. Thomas
Fllben, for two years pastor of the Meth
odist church, has resigned, to take effect
May L Dr. Fllben is to succeed the late
Dr. Jewell at Pacific Grove. j He will bo
succeeded here by, Rev. ftL D. Buck, •■
SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1899.
FUNERAL OF
FIELD TO DE
VERY SIMPLE
After the Church Services
Thursday Remains to Be
Placed in a Vault.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Headquarters. Wellington Hotel,
Washington, April 10.
The funeral of Stephen J. Field will
occur Thursday morning at 10:30
o'clock. The remains will be placed in
a vault in Oak Hill Cemetery until Mrs.
Field decides whether to have the body
interred in California or in Massachu- j
setts. Her disposition at this time is
to have the remains taken to Cali
fornia, but Mr. Field's brother Is de
sirous that the ex-Justice be laid be
side his father and brothers at Stock
bridge. Mass. ■ . i
Rev. Henry M. Field, the brother, ar
rived in this city late last night and
went immediately to the Field resi
dence. He is the only surviving mem
ber of the famous Field family, and un
til lately was editor of the New York
Evangelist.
Telegrams and messages of respect
have been received all day at the late
home of Justice Field. Early this
morning a handsome floral piece was
received from the White House bear
ing the cards of President and Mrs.
McKinley, with kindly sympathetic
messages of regrets. A number of
other floral tributes have also been re
ceived from members of the bar in this
city and from out of town.
Among the telegrams- received by
Mrs. Field was one from Embassador
Choate in London. The members of
the Supreme Court called at the Field
residence in a body to-day. •
The services here on Thursday will
be held in Epiphany Church and will
be private.
It was the intention to give the emi
nent jurist a public funeral in the Su
preme Court chamber, but in accord
ance with the wishes of the family this
plan has been abandoned and the serv
ices will be as simple and as private in
their character as the ritual of the
Episcopal church will permit.
The funeral will be attended by rep
resentatives of the District bar, and
the honorary pall bearers will be
members of the United States Supreme
Court, j " " \ :-%~f — : —
_______ "_
THE KAISER
WILL SUPPORT
CONSUL ROSE
Formal Objection to the In
stallation of Malietoa
Tanu as King.
THIS LOOKS SERIOUS
Great Britain and America Asked
by Germany to Restore the
Status Quo in Samoa.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
NEW YOR-C April io.—
The Washington correspondent
of the Herald telegraphs: For
mal objection to the installation
of Malietoa Tanu as King of Sa
moa by the American and Brit
ish officials at Apia was regis
tered to-day at the State De
partment by Embassador yon
Holleben.
Similar action is understood
to have been taken by the Ger
man Embassador in London.
The German Government
feels that in the enthronement of
Malietoa Tanu the United States
and Great Britain have violated
I the terms of the treaty of Berlin,
| which enjoins the installation of
1 either Mataafa or Malietoa
Tanu as King. The Washing
ton and London Governments
I should have waited for the re
port and findings of the commis
| sion which is to be appointed to
investigate the entire Samoan
question.
Malietoa Tanu having been
installed, Germany thinks that
in justice to herself the two Gov-
I ernments should return the situ
i ation in Samoa to that which ex-
isted prior to his installation. It
is not believed that the officials
propose to take any such action.
Germany has been informed,
however, that the United States
is quite willing- that the commis
sion shall consider the Kingship
question, and this is the farthest
this Government will probably
go-
The German Government has
also objected to the course of
Rear Admiral Kautz in the mat
ter of the dissolution of the pro
visional government and the
shelling of Mataafa's forces, and
is inclined to support Herr Rose.
JONES OF
ARKANSAS
VERY ILL
Must Resign as Chairman of
the Democratic National
Committee.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
NEW YORK, April 10.— A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Sena
tor James K. Jones of Arkansas, chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee, who has been ill at his resi
dence in Washington for the last two
months, Is in such a serious condition
that it is impossible that he will be
able to take any active part in the
work of the committee again.
His heart is affected in such a way
that the least excitement is dangerous
for him, and his physician insists that
he shall be kept as' quiet as possible.
It is therefore probable that he will re
sign before any of the active prelimin
ary work of the campaign is under
taken.
If he does so his successor to serve
until the convention of the party in
1000 will be selected by the present Na
tional Committee-
SEVENTEEN SUICIDES
AT PARIS SUNDAY
Unfortunate People Who Could Not
Pay Bent Inhaled Charcoal
Fumes.
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by : James Gor
don Bennett. -. . ■■;..: :-- ; -\. :■:■}■->,.
PARIS, April 10.— Seventeen suicides
were reported to the police yesterday,
nearly all due to poverty. Saturday be
ing quarterday, many of the victims were
unable to meet the demands of landlords,
and in desperation resorted to asphyxia
tion by charcoal fumes. >
CARDINAL GIBBONS
TALKS OF THE PAPACY
CARDINAL JAMES GIBBONS OF BALTIMORE.
FATAL RIOTS
IN THE STREETS
AND AT MINES
Pana, 111., Again the Scene
of Deadly Conflict With
Negro Coal Diggers.
Special Pisratch to The Call.
PANA. 111.. April 10.— A deadly riot,
the most serious disturbance that has
occurred here since the union miners
instigated the strike in April. 1898, was
enacted to-day, resulting in seven per
sons being shot to : death and nine
wounded as follows:
THE DEAD.
FRANK COBURN, citizen.
XAVIER LECOCQ, Frenchman, union
miner. __'„.'
FOUR NEGRO MEN.
ONE NEGRO WOMAN.
THE WOUNDED.
Frank La mis worth, shot in head; Mrs.
Henriot, shot in the left arm; Will
Kuhn, laundryman, shot in legs and
hand; Cyrus Stickler, shot in back: Al
bert Vickers, shot in hand; George
Kimball, shot in right .arm; Henry
Stevens, negro, shot six times; Cass
Proffltt, shot in foot; Carrie Felix, shot
in breast.
The situation quieted down at night
fall snd no more trouble was looked
for. SPff
Adjutant General Recce. Colonel A.
E. Culver and three companies of in
fantry arrived at 6 o'clock this evening
on special trains, and perfect order was
maintained throughout the town from
that t.me on. 'C- : : " :^V- :lU"; s
The troops now here are Company H
from Decatur, under Captain Castle;'
Company C. .from Springfield, under
First Lieutenant Bauman, and Com
pany B from Taylorville, .under Captain
B F_rish. The soldiers immediately
began patrolling the streets throughout
the entire town. Miners stood about in
groups talking, but there was no out
ward manifestation of excitement, al
though it was evident that great in
dignation existed, especially among. the
townspeople, over the shooting of the
citizens and women. V : ' ; -'"
Henry Stevens, a negro miner, who has
long been considered a leader among his
associates, is declared to have been the
direct cause of the riot. It is said he
was also the leader of the riot that oc
curred last September. -
Stevens has long cherished hatred for
Sheriff Downey and has openly made
threats that he would kill him on sight.
Yesterday he was on the streets with a
revolver, saying he was looking for Sher
iff Downey. He continued this to-day and
Sheriff Downey came upon him in Lo
cust street. The Sheriff commanded Ste
vens to deliver the revolver and told him
he was under arrest for carrying con
cealed weapons. Stevens without a word
Instantly leveled his weapon and fired at
the Sheriff, but the bullet went wild. The
Sheriff Immediately opened fire on the
negro. Deputy Sheriff Cheney, hearing
the shooting, rushed to join Sheriff Dow-
ney. v_ fltß_ft-flß_—
Stevens succeeded in gaining Penwell's
general store in Locust street, the prin
cipal thoroughfare, two blocks distant,
and took his stand in the entrance. He
hesitated there an Instant and then
stepped to the pavement, leveled his re
volver down the street toward his ap
proaching pursuer and fired. The bullet
missed the deputy and struck Xavier Le
cocq, a Frenchman who was standing in
the entrance of a nearby saloon,- square
ly in the forehead, killing him instantly.
Stevens then turned and ran into \ the
Penwell store and sought refuge behind a
counter. By this time the streets were
rapidly filling with men, all of whom bore
weapons. Downey dashed Into the store,
followed by Deputy Joe Mullen and sev
eral citizens. A fusi..ade of bullets was
poured into the store and Stevens emptied
Continued on Fourth Page.
MYSTERY IN
DREYFUS CASE
IS INCREASED
Private Secretary of Colonel
Henry Follows His Master
to a Suicide's Grave.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
PARIS. April. 11.— Louillier,
who was private secretary to
the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry, who committed suicide
at Mont Valerien Fortress last
August after confessing to hav
ing forged a letter largely in
strumental In delaying the
Dreyfus revision,' killed '■ himself
last evening. Louillier was a re
tired sergeant-major of . artillery
and had been in ill health. After
Henry's suicide he lived at Saint
Quern in in Isna, where he com
mitted suicide on receipt of a
telegram summoning him to
Paris.
PARIS, April 11.— The Figaro this
morning publishes the evidence given
before the Court of Cassation in the
Dreyfus, case by General Gallifet, ex-
President Casimir-Perier;- General La
Roche, under whom Freystaetter serv
ed in Madagascar; Professor Ocagne of
the Polytechnic School; Lonquety, the
witness referred to by General Roget
as having seen Dreyfus in Brussels;
Professor Painlove and M. Hadamard,
Dreyfus' cousin. General Gallifet said
he knew nothing about the confession
said to have been made by Dreyfus.
Only Darras, who was the commander
on the occasion of Dreyfus' degrada
tion, went to General Gallifet that aft
ernoon to express his pain over the in
cident. He said that Dreyfus had never
ceased to protest his innocence. Gen
eral Gallifet did not know of the drum
rolling incident. Asked his opinion re
specting Colonel Picquart, General Gal
lifet replied: "He served five years
under me and earned the profoundest
esteem of Generals Brault, Darras,
Bailloud and Millet. He was loved and
respected. It was with the greatest
pleasure that I gave evidence in behalf
of Colonel Picquart."
General Zurlinden sent a message to
General Gallifet to say that his evi
dence had produced the best effect.
General Zurlinden promised to ask for
the lightest disciplinary punishment in
consideration of Picquart's preliminary
punishment at Mont Valerien. Hence
the witness was astonished when Gen
eral Zurlinden a month later inflicted
the heaviest punishment. General Gal
lifet was asked to intercede in Pic
quart's behalf, but formally refused to
do so, though, he added, he had never
withdrawn his affection for him. Gen
eral Gallifet declared that when it be
came known that he was to give evi
dence he was solicited by the generals
not , to. appear. They were persuaded
that Esterhazy was innocent and Pic
quart guilty.
Marquis de Gallifet testified that the re
lations of Comte Esterhazy with the for
Continued on Second Page.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BALTIMORE, Md., April 10.— In
anticipation of the probable early
demise of the Pontiff, who, while
reported to be in no immediate
• danger, is nevertheless not likely
to live many days by reason of his ad
vanced age and feebleness, The Call's
correspondent came here to have an
audience with his Eminence, Cardinal
Gibbons.
Though having attained the eminence
of a Cardinal he, like the Pope, cele
brates mass regularly and is, as well, a
father confessor. He was in the con
fessional of the cathedral when The
Call's 'representative was received at
the residence.
Cardinal James Gibbons received his
red cap at Rome in 1886. He is sixty
five years of age, but appears much
younger. His figure is slight; he Is
something below the average height.
His- features are clear-cut, and keen
gray eyes brighten with a most kindly
expression while he talks.
"Your Eminence, the San Francisco
Call has asked me to visit you and ask
you to tell its readers something about
the condition of the Pope, his possible
successor in case of his demise and the
manner of electing a Pope in the Sacred
College."
Cardinal Gibbons replied:
"I thank you for your visit and thank
the San Francisco Call for its interest.
There is not much that I can tell you
concerning the physical condition of
his Holiness. The press dispatches
keep me better advised than private re
ports from Rome. While we all hope
and pray that he may live yet for many
days he is a very old man.
"As to the selection of his successor,
we shall not discuss that to-day. As
to the manner of his election by the
Sacred College it is well known that
the Cardinals perform this duty in the
Vatican at Rome. I understand that
the Rev. Peter A. Bart, a most able
man and formerly resident' of Balti
more, is the author of a little volume
giving an account of this most interest
ing and impressive ceremony, and I
could not do better than recommend
that you examine it."
The Call representative suggested
that his Eminence had been mentioned,
especially in Paris, as a most worthy
successor to Pope Leo XIII.
Cardinal Gibbons smiled in depreca
tion of this suggestion, and shook his
head sadly.
"No, I would rather stay at home,"
said he.
An article recently published, giving
an account of a ceremony attendant
upon the death of a Pope, was called
to his notice.
' "Yes," said he, "at -the death of the
Pontiff it has been the custom for near
ly two thousand years to attest his dis
solution by tapping the forehead with
a silver mallet, after which the fact of
his demise is formally promulgated.
There is, from time to time, a deviation
from these ceremonies, but I believe
the one you mention has been changed
little, if any."
Pope Sixtus V fixed the number of
Cardinals at seventy, but at the present
time there are only fifty-seven. Fol
lowing are their names:
Cardinal bishops.
Louis Oreglia di Santa Stefano, born at
Bene Vagienna July 9, 1828: created and
proclaimed December 22. 1873.
Lucido Mary Parochi, born at Mantua
August 13. 1533; created and proclaimed
June 22. 1877.
Serafino Vannutelli, born at Genazzano
November 26, 1834: created and proclaimed
March 14, 1887.
Mario Mocenni, born at Montefiascone
January 22, 1823; created- and proclaimed
January 16. 1873.
Isidore Verga. born at Bassano April 27,
1832: created and proclaimed November 6,
1881
Camlllus Mazetta. S. J., born at Vitu
lano, February 10, 1533; created and pro
claimed Cardinal Deacon June 7, 1886; Car
dinal Priest June 22. 1896. '
CARDINAL PRIESTS.
Niccislas Sedrchowski, born at Gorki
October 29, 1822; created and proclaimed
March 15. 1875.
Louis di Canossa, born at Verona April
20, 1809; created and proclaimed March 12,
1877.
Americo Ferreira dos Santos Silva. born
at Oporto January 16. 1829; created and
proclaimed May 12. 1879.
Joseph Sebastian Netto. O. F. M., born
at Lagio February 8. -Ml; created and
proclaimed March 24, 1884.
Peter Jeremiah Michael Angelo Celesla,
O. S. 8., born at Palermo January 13, 1S14 ;
created and proclaimed November 10, ISS4.
Alphonsus Capecelatro, born at Nar
siglia February 5, 1824; created and pro
claimed July 27. 1885. '-fgEpa
Patrick Francis Moran. born at Leigh
linbridge, Ireland. September 17, 1-30;
created July 27," 1885.
Benedict Mary Langenleux, born at
Villefranche October 15, 1834; created
June 7,' 1886. _ ,
James Gibbons, born at Baltimore July
23. 1834; created June 7, 1886.
Cajetan Aloisi-Masella. born at Ponte
corva September 30, 1826; created March
14. 1887.
Mariana Rampolla del Tindaro. born at
Polizzi ■ August 17, 1843; created March 14,
1887.
Augustine Bausa, O. P., born at Firenze
February 23, 1821; created February 14,
1889. - .
Francis Maray Benjamin Richard, born
at Nantes March 9, 1819; created May 24.
18891 .
Peter Lambert Groosens, born at Perk
July IS. 1827; created May 24. 1889.
Francis de Paula Mary Charles yon
Schonborn. born at Prague January 24,
1844; created May 24, 1889.
Vincent Vannutelli, born at Genazzano
December 5, 1836; created June 23, IS9O.
Sebastian Galeati,- born at Imola Febru
ary 8. 1822; created June 23, 1890.
Anthony Joseph Gruscha, born at Vien
na November 3, 1820; created June 1, 1891.
Angelo de Pietro, born at Vivaro May
26, 1525; created January 16, 1893.
Philipp Krementz. born at Coblenz De
cember 1, 1819; created January 16. 1893.
Michael Logue. born at Raphoe October
1, 1840; created January 16, 1593.
Claudius Vaszary, O. S. 8., born at
Kerszthel February 12, 1832; created Jan-
U Herbert Vaughan. born at Gloucester
April 15, 1832; created January 16, 1893.
George Kopp. born at Duderstadt July
27. 1837; created January 15, 1893.
Adolph Louis Albert Perrand. born at
Lyons, France, February 7. 182S; created
January 16, 1893, and proclaimed Novem
ber 29, 1895.
Victor Lucian Sulplce I_ecot, born at