ish acceptance of the President's terms. Spain knew, and the United States knew, that Cuba could be wrested from the Spanish army only after the severest kind of fighting. The command of sea gained \u25a0 by the United States brought Spain to terms, not the defeat of the Spanish troops in Santiago, though the latter j^ ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, gY* N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.— jgl "There .were many transactions in \u25a0L^V Mr. Alger's administration of the War Department as rotten as beef : pulp' in the can. I don't care to say anything on the subject now. Whether I shall deem it necessary to Special Dispatch, to The Call. Commander of the Army Not Disturbed by Former Secretary's Assault, but Admiral Sampson's Friends Hasten to Make Reply GENERAL MILES' SEVERE COMMENT ON CONDUCT OF ALGER ADMINISTRATION / /eS8eg»g/HE capacity of the auditorium /I' of- the Young Men's Christian • m, \ Association building was test- \ ed to . its utmost , " yesterday \u25a0• afternoon, the occasion - being the appearance of Bishop Pot > . ; . ter of New York, who. deliv ered an address to young men. -It was understood that the address was for men only, but through some misunderstanding the announcement' was published thai the gallery .would be reserved for ladles. Tha result was a crush in that section. "and It was necessary after 3 o'clock to close the doors against the incoming multitude. The song service was in progress when Bishop Potter, was escorted .to the plat form by Secretary H. J. McCoy and- Rolia V. Watt. Accompanying. them were Rev. William Rader, Rev; Dr. Mackenzie, Irv ing M. Scott, H.-E.' Highton, Ex-Judge Sawyer \ and \u25a0 others, j The appearance on the platform of J. Pierpont Morgan "and William H:;Crocker'sodn:after the others attracted attention.!-- \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 ;. Alter a scriDtural . reading 1 - by • the • Rev. "Continued on Page 'Five., DUBLIN, Oct. 6.— The Freeman's Jour nal asserts that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will arrive in Dublin to at tend the next Punchestown races, and will remain a fortnight In Ireland, visiting Lord Londonderry and the Duke of Aber corn, and going to the city of Belfast. Their Majesties, however, will not go into the south of Ireland. Expected to Arrive in Dublin in Time to Attend the Punchestown Races. KING EDWARD WILL SPEND A FORTNIGHT IN IRELAND Dr. White, followed by prayer by the Rev. .Dr. Rader, Mr. •-' Watt introduced Bishop Potter in a brief address. The Bishop be gan his , address with a. reference "to his trip around the world 'two years ago. : : .On his journey he visited - this city and was the guest of William H. Crocker. , He then resumed:' .:' "Coming from the effete East, as I did, I was naturally regarded as a tenderfoot, and was given considerable advice In coh- Senator Platt Dines With President. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.— Senator Platt of New .York was a guest at dinner' with President < and Mrs. Roosevelt , to-night. The Senator remained at the White House until ' after J o'clock, when he returned to his hotel, j Concerning his 'conference with the President he declared he had nothing to say, but perhaps would, have something to give but to-morrow. Heavy ( Gale Rages Over England. . LONDON, Oct. 7.— A furious gale raged yesterday over Great" Britain, the Chan nel, : . the North Sea and. Belgium. Several fatalities on land are reported as the re sult of falling trees. Slight casualties at sea are also" reported. There was a wat erspout'near Calais. Telegraphic and tel ephonic communication was generally In terrupted.,., .,-,. {.'.,.,. '.!':..'.-.. __ Distinguished DiviQe Delivers a Thoughtful flddress to Youog Men. aod Women at Auditorium. BISHOP POTTER EMlPHflSIZES NEED OF CHRISTIAN EXAMPLE BISHOP H. C. POTTER ADDRESSING AN AUDIENCE AT THE Y.M.C. A drove Cervera's fleet out of the harbor." Samrjson's Friends Disturbed. Rear ' Admiral Sampson's friends are more disturbed over General Alger'a re flections than either the President or Gen eral Miles. Rear Admiral Sampson him self could not be seen, but an officer of service, who is familiar with the reasons for the various maneuvers which Samp son executed, said to-night: • "The task. before-. Rear Admiral Sampson was to prevent the escape of the Spanish squadron. v The vessels comprising that squadron were rated as armored cruisers of high speed, and, had they left Santiago, coaled, and provisioned, they could have steamed along. the American. coast, caus ing the wildest alarm,- and. perhaps, some damage. The decision of the admiral that a vessel-should be sunk in the channel of the. harbor at Santiago- was concurred In by the Naval Board and was considered good tactics by the Navy Department and approved by the President. The admiral sent .the collier Sterling, to join Schley. giving. the latter instructions to sink the collier across the channel. " 'The Importance of absolutely prevent ing the escape of the Spanish squadron,' Admiral Sampson said at the time, 'la so paramount that the promptest and most efficient use of every means is demand ed.' " • .- FREDDIE GEBHARDT SUES \u25a0 HIS WIFE FOB DIVORCE It Is Rumored That He Intends Mar rying Ethel Barrymore if He Se cures a Decree. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Oct. 6.-Fredd!e Gebhardt of New York, who took up his residence in Sioux Falls last April, has filed In the Circuit Court here a suit for an absolute divorce on the ground of de sertion.-The defendant before marriage was Miss Louise Morris of Baltimore. It is rumored that' Gebhardt . will marry Ethel Barrymore. Clergyman Shoots in Self-Defense. ; CARBONDALE, 111., Oct. 6.-The Coro ner's jury summoned to Inquire into the killing of John C. Brown on the streets of this city yesterday rendered a verdict late last night, exonerating Rev. Joseph McCamish, who shot him. Brown, Jealous of the preacher, attacked him with a knife on the public square, but McCamish, who had been told that Brown had threat ened to kill him, was armed and shot his assailant. v'.'i •* Protest Against the Persecution. SOFIA, Oct. 6.— The Macedonia Revolu tionary Committee held a meeting yes terday to protest against the persecution of' Bulgarians. Three thousand persona were present. A resolution was intro duced calling on the , Bulgarian represen tative to intercede at Constantinople for the protection of Bulgarians and demand- Ing that the great powers enforce treaty rights ported that 130 deaths from starvation oc curred at Capiz alone during August. Scores died at other towns. Relief is be ing sent from Luzon and other islands. Arrangements are being made for a sys tem of interisland transports whlch v wlll provide communication between Manila and all prominent Islands -monthly. One object is to prevent and relieve disasters of this kind. To prevent the spread of plague Manila has Inaugurated a war against rats, paying two and a half cents per rodent delivered to the Board of Health. - The Emperor of Korea has given a ban quet to 10,000 aristocrats in commemora tion of attaining his fiftieth year. There were demonstrations and illuminations throughout Seoul. Japanese papers state that the Russians and French in Seoul tried unsuccessfully to have the Emper or's mistress raised to the rank of Em press on this occasion. MURDEROUS ATTACKS MADE UPON WOMEN AND GIRLS Several Victims of the Unknown As sailants Are Now at the Point of. Death. PUEBLO, Colo., Oct. 6.— This city Is in great excitement over a series of murder ous assaults upon women and girls. From what can be learned they seem to have been committed by the same person, a negro or a very dark white man with his face blacked. Last night Mrs. James P. Henderson was a victim, being half killed with a club while alone In her home, the' assailant having induced her to admit him by pretending he had a telegram. He stole a revolver when he departed. Later a girl in a family named Hamilton was terribly choked by a man who had forced his way in. He left on the bed where the girl had been -stopping the same revolver stolen at the other place. Mrs. Hickey, who was struck down while riding a bicycle two nights ago, is still at the point of death with a fractured skull and can give no clear account of what happened. Two very young girls had recently been victims of assaults of the most atrocious description. In another case a negro who seized a young lady on the porch of her home was chased two blocks by a young man. but escaped. The police have been unable to get any definite Information. Report comes late to-night of another case, which is now be ing Investigated. PITTSBURG. Pa., Oct. 6.— Fire to-day !n the Pittsburg Clay Pottery Works In Allegheny damaged the plant to the ex tent of $280,000, Injured eix firemen, none fatally, and enforced an idleness of sev eral n.or.ths upon a force of 1G5 workmen. Fire Euins Clay Pottery Works. During the night Conductor Weaver, in charge of the second section of train No. 79. an engine and two cabooses, left Hari ford City for Logansport. In the rear caboose were Galbreath, Brosius and Greeley. who had been working on a gTavel train at Hartford City and were en route to this city. They were all asleep vrhen the train stopped near Onward to get up feteam. The flagman was sent out to watch for the third section from th« cast, and no danger was thought of until the train loomed up too close for any one to escape except Weaver, who jumped end got off uninjured. . The third section, with Engineer Frank Patterson, had at tained high speed, and when it struck the rear caboose the engine reared in the air, turned clear around and came down on Jts side in the ditch, smashing a number of cars into kindling wood and burying in the debris the sleeping trainmen and Hutchinson, the fireman for Patterson. LOGANSPORT. Ind., Oct. 6.— Four Pan handle trainmen met death near Onward, fourteen miles southeast of here, to-day In a rear end collision of freight trains, the bodies of three being taken out badly mutilated and the fourth being almost en tirely consumed by fire before the wreck- Ing crew could subdue the flames suffi ciently to permit work in that portion of the debris. The dead: ELBERT GREELET, conductor. THOMAS H. BROSIUS, flagman. S. A. GALBREATH, brakeman. JOHN HUTCHINSON, fireman. The injured: Frank Patterson, engi neer. It is put Vp in catties weighing one and a. ] third pounds. Famine prevails throughout ShansI, and not less than 2000 people will have died of starvation before the crops can b<» har vested next fall. All rice brought in from adjoining provinces sells at ten times its normal value. In. this extremity the peo ple have commenced ea tins human flesh to preserve life until relief reaches them. Dispatches to Shanghai papers state that the second and third installments of S20.OOO collected and forwarded by the Christian Herald of New York have arrived and have been distributed by the mission aries. The demand for relief Is so great that no attempt can be made to succor the mountain villages. The Empress Dow «ger has commanded that the bartering in human flesh be stopped, but can enforce her decree only about Hsianfu. The island of Panay in the Philippines TRAINMEN MEET DEATH IN EEAB-E1TD COLLISION JiOcomotive Crashes Into a Caboose Standing on a Siding and Kills Four Men. : "The United States was organizing the 'eastern squadron,' " he continued. .'M.was fear of this movement, not alone in Spain, but throughout Europe, that caused Span- TROOPS ARE MASSING , . : . ON COLOMBIAN FRONTIER Government Awaits an Answer to the Venezuelan Note Before Mak ing an Attack. \u25a0 CARACAS, Oct. 6.— An envoy of the Venezuelan Government who - has just arrived at Maracalbo from the Colom bian frontier says -that for two weeks prior to October 3 the Venezuelan troops concentrated between San Cristobal and Cucutai, estimated at 8000 men, had not discharged a single ; shot against the Colombians massed before them under the: command of General Valencia and estimated at 6000. Both sides remained continually at ' "shoulder- arms." The Government,. before attacking, awaits the answer to the Venezuelan note." Three thousand Venezuelans are also massed at Guai jara. " ; General Alger claims that the "round rpbln" t urging the withdrawal of ,the troops,' from Cuba endangered the peace negotiations.: : An official who discussed the question to-night- said- the destruction of \u25a0 the 1 Spanish squadrons at ' Manila and Santiago., left Spain . completely at the mercy of the United States. "• "The 5 statements General Alger makes." said an official who discussed" the matter to-night, "relate to ". occurrences of two years and 'more »ago. Those occurrences have \u25a0 been \u25a0 forgotten! by. the public^ "Why need to rake them up, especially so'soon after, the martyr death of the President -In whose administration they took place," Revives a Forgotten Scandal. ".In these words Lieutenant General Nel son "A./Miles, commanding the army, dis cussed . General 'Alge. "f.'s .' book . and the charges against him which it contained. General Miles' did not' appear to! be espec ially - Interested : in w"hat . General Alger said and his . apathy, apparently extended to officials of the administration who read the Review of the work published this morning." !';/", t-.\'-« ' .*„ . make:a reply, or riot is a question. At pres ent 'I.shall certainly say nothing." Is now visited by a famine owing to the failure of the rice and cocoanut crops. This Island has been afflicted by the plague during the summer, which deci mated the Inhabitants of the Interior vil lages. For this reason the inhabitants gave little attention to securing food be fore the famine became acute. It is re- Special Dispatch, to The CalL ,P \u25a0 *AC0MA. Oct 6 -The steamship || which arrived to-day. i I brought more details about the || selling of human flesh, chiefly A. that of babies and small children. to tha famished people of the Chi nese province of SfcansL The flesh is sold Ja the market placeB at enormous prices. STARVING CHINESE BUY FLESH OF CHILDREN TO STAY PANGS OF HUNGER Oriental Advices Contain More Harrowing Details of the Horrible Methods to Which the Famished People Have Been Forced EPISCOPALIAN BISHOPS IN CITY PULPITS VOLUME XC— NO. 129. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY; OCTOBER 7, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. The San Francisco Call.