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VOLUME LXXXII.-NO. 120.
COMPLAINS
OF BITTER
HOSTILITY
St. James Gazette Declares
Americans Are Always
Too Aggressive*
DECIDED DISLIKE FOR JOHN BULL'S
► GOVERNMENT.
The Bering Sea Dispute Cited as Good Rea
son for the British to Clear Their Minds
and Prepare for Serious Practical
Action.
LONDON, ENG., Sept 27.— The St. James Gazette this afternoon says: "It
Is quite clear that no concession that we can make and no display, however sincere,
of our wish to be friendly has availed one jot to disarm the bitter hostility of those
Americans who are always ready for aggressive action. Neither is there a shred of
evidence to show that the cold, passive dislike which so many Americans, who are
friendly enough to the individual Englishman, feel for the British Government has
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been warmed in the slightest degree.'
Recalling ex-Secretary Olney's dictum that all connection between a European
and an American state is in itself unnatural, the St. James Gazette adds: "That
some such doctrine is working in America is evidenced by many signs of which
the persistent nursing of the Bering Sea dispute is not the least. This is in itself a
fact of which we and other governments interested in America must take note
of, not as an excuse for losing our heads and rushing to meet an evil half way, but
as a good reason for clearing our minds and preparing for serious practical action."
ENGLAND WILL WITHDRAW.
If Japan and Russia Are R-p-e
--sented Great Britain Will Not
Participate In the Conference.
OTTAWA. Ontario. Sent. 27.— The J
Dominion Government has not yet been !
advised tbat Great Britain has withdrawn i
j from the conference with the United States !
..- .*■* W.-: i. 'acton next mouth .ivt the seal ;
question. Bui if the United States insists
upon Japan and Russia being represented
at the conference there is no doubt in of
ficial circlts here that Great Britain will :
withdraw.
LONDON, Eno. , Sept. 27.— ■ An announce
ment was made this afternoon confirming
thedispatches of the Associated Press of
Saturday last. The Marquis ol Salisbury
has not withdrawn from the Bering Sea
conference, but has simply objected to the
presence of Russia and Japan. Negotia
tions on the sdbject are proceeding. j
Great Britain is willing to take part in the
conference and is endeavoring to secure
the acquiescence of Canada.
The United States Embassador, Colonel
John Hay, and the British Embassador to
the United State*-, Sir Ju.ian Pauncefote,
visited the Foreign Office tbis afternoon.
The whole trouble seems to be due to '
the failure of the Marquis of Salisbury
to respond to Colonel Hay's note of agree
ment to a meeting of experts, in which
Colonel Hay stated that the President !
notified him tbat Japanese and Russian I
representatives would be present. Noci- |
ception being taken, Colonel Hay sup
posed the matter was settled until the ac
tion taken last Wednesday, when it was j
announced that the Marquis of Salisbury
never contemplated taking part in a con
ference in which Russia and Japan were
represented, having always contended, as
shown in his dispatch of May 9, that they j
have no locus standi.
It is also pointed out that the Marquis '
of Salisbury's letter of July 29 distinctly |
says that Great Britain had agreed to a
meeting of British, Canadian and Ameri- i
can experts.
The Japanese Minister here said to a re- ■
. porter of the Associated Press: "While I
* no formal communications have passed !
I between Japan and England, I have dis- ;
* cussed the arrangements for a conierence
"with the Foreign Office officials."
It is a curious fact that Colonel Hay's
dispatch of July 24 is omitted from the
Bering Sea Blue Book just issued.
VOICE OF THE THUNDERER.
The Times Says the Action of This
Country Can Only Delay Seal
ing Operations.
LONDON, Ear©.. Sep:. 28.-The Times
this morning says: "The insistence of the
American Government upon ether an in
ternational conference or the admission
of representatives of Russia and Japan at
the meeting of experts can only tend to
delay an agreement upon the basis of as
certained fact', and to render it improb
able that the new regulations will be ready
to be enforced in the summer of 1898.
"It is obvious tbat a conference between
tbe United States. Russia and Japan,
without England, could not in the small
est degree affect the binding character of
the Paris award. A revision of the award
should be determined by the common
agreement of the Governments of the
United States and Great Britain. No other
powers have any right to a controlling
voice therein.
"It may be added that as the American
claim was founded originally on the con
tention that the United States is the suc
cessor in title to all the rights of Russia
in the Bering Sea, it seems a strange pro
ceeding to contend that Russian interests
in that quarter justify a demand for the
separate representation of a power not
in-plicated in the award.
"When Great Britain has settled with
the United Slates whether the regulations
are to be revised and in what way there
will be nothing to prevent the Govern
ments from negotiating their extension to
the we. tern coasts of the Pacific Ocean',
The San Francisco Call
' where the sen line-grounds are under the
; anthoriy of Russia and Japan."
The Daily Chronicle siys: "Tbe gen
era! relations between the United States
and Great Britain need not be affected in
! tne least, whether the British Govern
i ment agrees to the conference or not. The
j conference would hardly be expected to
go beyond he collection of information.
Ii would bin. nobody and .could have no
mandatory effect. No new situation will
arise if we refute the invitation."
The Morning Post says: .-'lt is the clear
oH**ctofihe party in Congress of which
Mr. Dingley is spokesman not to pursue a
dispassionate inquiry into the natural
history of the seal, but to secure a verdict
against the occupation of Canadian fisher
; man outside the zone of the Pribyloff
Islands. Ti.e sealing controversy is pur
; sued because it supplies a continual
opportunity of girding at. Great
| Britain and enables them to worry a cer
! tain number of their Canadian neighbors.
. Illustrations ot this kind will gradually
: teach our p.=op:e that the best rule in
! dealing with American demands is to re
: fuse them bluntly without crcumlocution.
They do not originae in le_'itimate griev
ances, but in the desire of the nation to
! injure and humiliate u-.V
. •
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
Under the Nrw Tariff Law British-
American Colonies Anxious
for a Readjustment.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 27.-Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British Emt>as«a
dor, is expected to return here from his
London trip about October 15, notwith
standing reports that he would not be
back for the Bering Sea conference. The
staff of ihe British embassy, now at
Manchester-by-ihe-Sea, will return next
week, and according to present plans the
enure British representation will be here
when the seal conference is held.
"With the return of Sir Julian it is be
lieved that steps will be taken by the
British authorities to negotiate reciproc
ity treaties under the new tariff laws
between the United States and the
British-American colonies. Word reacbes
here that Sir Augustus Hemming, Gov
ernor-General of British Guiana.has urged
the authorities at London to effect
reciprocity arrangements with the United
States.
ION PACIFIC TO BE SOLD.
It Is Reported that McKenna Will
Nat f-.ppeal From the Decision
of the Courts.
NEW YORK, N. V., Sept. 27. -A special
to the Pre*-s Irom Washington says: Tt
can safely be announced that the Presi
dent and Attorney-General McKenna,
now in Massachusetts together, have
agreed to accept without fnrther delay
the Union Pacific Reorganization Com
mittee's offer to buy the road under fore
closure. The Attorney-General will tike
no appeal from the recent decision of the
courts. The road will be sold, the Gov
ernment's .-mortgage satisfied and the
Union Pacific reorganized soon alter the
President's return to Washington. The
official proceedings will begin with the
President's order to the Secretary of the
Treasury.
o ' *
Ec fusing Foreign Gold.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 27. -The
Treasury Department to-day again re
fused to receive $2,000,000 gold imports
from Australia in the Sub-Treasury at
San Francisco, and pay currency for it out
of the New York Sub-Treasury. The offer
was relused last week, but the bankers
to whom this gold was sent renewed the
offer to-day, at the same time making
an offer for payln_ the expense* of ship
ment of the gold to New York. The
offer was not sufficient
Treasury officials are indifferent to re
ceiving more gold, and at least will not
oo so if there is any cost attached. The
Government can move gold from San
Francisco to the East at less cost than a
ban-ring firm. The usual cost to bankers
is about |2 25 per $1000. -
SAX FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, ; SEPTEMBER 28, 1897.
FORT MAUDE, A STRONGHOLD AT THE PESHAWUR MOUTH OF KHYBER PASS.
This fort stands on an eminence to the left or south of the entrance, about three miles southeast of Fort Jamrud
and a mile and a half from the "Wolf's Throat," the actual embouchure into the pass, near Fort AH Musjid. The
picket to the left is watching. the road up the pass toward Aii Musjid. From the mouth of the pass to the right of
the fort the main military road between Cabul 'and the Punjab is seen, passing first Fort Jamrud on the left and
entering Peshawur in the distance. To the right of ': the city is seen Fort Bara, commanding the crossing of the
road to Kohat Pass.
WARSHIPS
TO PROCEED
TO CUBA
Spain at Once to Send
Her Most Powerful
Squadron.
SAIL UNDER A FALSE
PRETEXT.
Due to the Dispatch of the
American Flotilla to Flor
ida Waters.
WOODFORD VISITS THE
PREMIER.
During Diplomatic Courtesies All
Sorts of Stories Are Being
Freely Circulated.
BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 27.—
A dispatch to the Frankfurter Zei
tung from Madrid asserts : that a
powerful Spanish squadron will im
mediately proceed to Cuba on the
pretext of attending the installation
of the new floating dock at Havana,
but really as an answer to the dis
patch of the American flotilla to
Florida waters.
MADRlD, Spain, Sept. 27— United States
Minister Woodford paid a visit of courtesy
this morning to the Spanish Premier, Gen
eral Azzacaraga.
General Woodford told the Premier that
he had not visited him yesterday because
it was Sunday. He expressed it is firm de
termination to work unceasingly to pro
mole good relations between the .United
States and Spain.
General Azzacaraga uttered similar sen
timents in reply.
Before leaving General Woodford said
ho bad been preaily touched by the. sym
pathetic welcome Riven him by the Queen
Regent. Then, accompanied by his secre
tary, be paid a formal visit to the Marquis
de Amposta, Under Secretary of State. '
Several newspapers of this city allege
that General Woodford has said in inter
views with their representatives that the
negotiations between the United States
and Spain on the subject of Cuba have not
begun, and that it was only a preliminary
chat he had with the Spanish Minister for
Foreign Affairs. The general is quoted
as having adde I that he found the Duke
of Tetuan the most amiable and able man,
and no ultimatum to Spain was delivered,
as Spain would not put up with it, and be
cause the intention of the United states
was only to offer its good offices in the
most lriendly terms.
Secretary Sherman still, according •to
the interviews In the Spanish newspapers,
desires a solution of the Cuban question'
•by November at the latest as he fears the
"jingoes" will make themselves heard on
the reassembling of Congress.
_ Finally, it is alleged that General Wood
ford has said that in the event of complete
accord being established between ' Spain*
and the United States the latter will take
measures to suppress fiiibustsring.
aicKlsXEl's Mi'/.-.V/ZT,
Confident That Maori for* Will Work
Willi Discretion.
CHICAGO. 111., Sept. 27.— The Inter
Ocean's Washington correspondent tele
graph*: While the forei-'n press
is st i.l excited over Uncle Sam's
'"ultimatum to , Stain the Presi
dent and his advisers are serene
and confident that General Woodford will
handle the Cuban questio.i with discre-
on and that there will be no war unless
Spain realizes that only by declaring war
again-, tlie United States ci***. »*ie find an
opportunity *o let go or. 'Gut/., and explain*
it satisfactorily to her own people.
'. Fresident McKinley does not want war
with any nation and he is not going to
invite war; but be does propose to redeem
the pledges of his party and see that
Spain removes the cause for irritation
which she has so long kept within sight
of the American coast.
The Pre=i lent has indicated this much
to the members of Congress ami Senators
who have vi<ited the Capitol since his re
turn from 0 io. * - •
While he was there last week and th c
week before he bad many callers who
were more anxious about the policy of
the administration on various questons
than they were about patronage.
To a Congre from the West he
said: "As I said to you last summer, the
rirxt demand upon us nil is to restore pros
perity, not only temporarily, but iv a way
to make it lasting. We must De careful
whatever we do not to check this era of re
turning confidence.
"A war might undo all the good, work
we have so .far accomplished, and we
should strive to accomplish tbe end we
seek regarding other outside questions
without going to war.
"But I believe the American people will
be satisfied with the action of the admin
istration regarding Cuba when it is taken
a:id made public. I nave not asked tnem
to trust their President without the hope
and expectation of fully justifying that
confidence. '*
The President lias talked in the same
way to other Congressmen and Senators,
ami now that the Cuban question Has been
taken up the people may rest assured
that the administration will do all in
its power to settle thai question in a wav
to redeem its pledges ."and at the same
time guard a -ainst any check on the re
turning prosperity that is bringing peace
to our own people.
MAHMCUNDS ARE PUNISHED.
Driven From Their Positions by Gen-
eral Westcott and Their Villages
Hazed.
SIMLA, India, Sept. General West
cott'attacked the Kudakhel triDes, who
had refused to submit. After driving
them out of all their positions he raz.-d
their villages and thus forced them to
withdraw. The British having now suffi
cimtly punished the i pner Mahmouuds
the expedition Will begin the retirement
from their country to-marrow.
JOSEPH R CHARD WILLS.
Now Comes a Third Left by the Mil
lionaire Which May Increase the
Litigation.
• NEW YORK, N. V., Sept. -Great
surprise was caused to-day by the produc
tion of the third will of rich and eccentric
Joseph Richardson. Mr. chardson died
June last in the famous "Spile house," at
1216 Lexington avenue, leaving a fortune
estimated at $30,000,000. Within a short
time alter his death two wills were filed
for probate. , The first, bearing date April
.'l, 1887, divided, his fortune equally be
tween the wilow, Mrs. Emma Jane Rich
ardson; his daughter, Delariffa, and his
son, George Richardson. There were
minor bequests. The second? will, dated
October 29. 1894, divided ibe estate equally
between the testator's two children and
ignored the widow. In the latter bene
ficiaries were . lade executors, and in the
will of 1897 the widow and son, George,
were named executors. George and his
sister at once announced they would con
test the will of 1897. filed by the widow. Mrs.
Richardson interposed _ -ctions , to the
instrument presented by tue children.
Tbe third will was made in 1886, and
divides the estate equally between the
widow and children, but makes bequests
of about $50,000. 'The fight over the wills
continues in the Surrogate Court and will
probably last a long time, ■; j
GUARDING
THE GREELY
RELICS
Visitors to the Hope Not
Permitted to View
the Articles.
LIPS OF THE CREW
SEALED.
Scientists Would Like to Talk,
but They Are Pledged
Not to Do So.
BONES IN THE HOLD OF
THE BARK
Mystery Increases the Desire to
See the A loped Evidences of
Cannibalism at Cape Sabine.
i
BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 27.— A desire to
see the relics of Greely's last camp at
Cape Sabine sent large crowds to Lieuten
ant Peary's steamer to-day, but not a
glimpse of the mysterious things was to
be had for love or money. Not even the
boxes in which they are packed were to
be seen, they being stowed away under
locks and guards in the hold of the Hope,
thero to remain until Peary decides what
be will do with tnem. Of the hundreds
who visited the vessel, paying 25 cents for
the privilege, there were few who did not
ask about the relics, but tbe answers of
the crew and Peary's associates were that'
they cou d not be seen. and that Peary was
not yet ready to talk about them.
Early this morning the * crew of the
S Hope were reminded that their contracts
( called for abso'ute obedience of Lieuten
[ ant Peary's orders; that Peary wished
j nothing said to reporters about Greely's
■ camp, and that failure to obey his wishes
would lead to trouble. This had the effect
I of sealing tighter than ever the lips of the
i sailors. The scientists of the party are in
ja . peculiar position — gentlemen every
j one of them, they will not violate
{ their promise not to talk, much as some
jof them evidently desire to. However,
I tbey will not state that Peary's statement:
| as to what was found covers the case, and
I say that tbe finds were not ot the pleas
antest kind. . '
Peary is much disturbed by the partial
penetration of the mystery in which he
has wrapped the Greely souvenirs, and
he is even less willing to talk about the
matter now than he was before he went to
Washington. There he consulted with
high officials of the army and navy, and,
it 'is* said, met General Greely. The re
ported meetiug of the explorers is said to
have been spent almost wholly in dis
cussing the visit to the camp of the for
mer, the topic* most likely !to appeal to
both men, and it is understood among
members of Peary's party now here that
bis desfre to keep secret the whole story
of the relics is the result of the conference.
The last days at Cape Sabin have never
been a favorite -topic of discussion with
Greely. Peary to-day decided to leave
Boston * to-morrow . night, twenty-four
hours earlier than originally planned.'
_ Captain Bartlet of the Hope was asked
to-day if it was true that there were hu
man bones in the cargo brought back. He
said he thought there were.
"Whose are they?" was the next ques
tion.
''Well. I think Dr. Stein of the United
States Geographical . Survey brought back
some ancient Eskimo remains from near
Wilcox Point, where he opened a lot ot
graves."
"Are these the only bones on board ?"
"Yon must excuse me. I cannot dis
cuss Lieutenant Peary's affairs."
Thus the matter re-ts.
DEM Kit lit ii It BELT.
| Fhr General Declare* the Story of Can
nibalism J* Untrue.
WASHINGTON, D. C.' Sep. 27.— "Have
j you seen the report, that Lieutenant,
J Peary had found bones and other grue
| some relics of cannibalism in the camp
\ you formerly occupied?", was asked Gen
; eral Greely to-day. * *
': "Yes," replied General Greely, "and I
have also seen Lieutenant Peary's state
ment that he made no such rind. In fact,
I was convinced that he ha 1 not ; made
such a statement and tbattbe whole t. in.™
\ was a fake, because the newspaper report
! said he had found a medicine chest among
j other things. We had no medicine cheat.
! This is ah I care to saw"
FIRST .(■*'_i..V(/„ UF HAWAII.
In- the Erent of --> nnrxntion Ex-C'an
ejressman Aldrich May He Appointed.
CHICAGO, 111, Sent. 27.— The Journal',
Washington correspondent telegraphs ■
that ex-Congressman ; Aldricb of Chicago ;
stands a chance of being the first Governor >
of the Territory of Hawaii. According to I
the correspondent's authority the Presi- :
dent is proceeding with his plan ot gov- ■
erning Hawaii just as if annexation were j
an accomplished fact, and that while not !
fully determined to offer Aldrich the
place he is very strongly inclined to do so. j
.Ex- Secret ary Itobesotx Heart.
TRENTON. N. J., Sept. 27.—Ex-Secre
tary of tiie Navy G. M. Robeson died to
day at bis home in thi** city. Mr. Robeson
was 69 years of age and has been in failng
health for several months. In June, 1569,
he was made Secretary of the Navy. Ha
served in this office until the end of Presi
dent Grant's second term, March, 1877.
GENERAL A. W. GREELY.
Relics of Greely's disastrous expedition in search of the North
Pole 'arrived* in ; Boston Sunday on the bark Hope. Although
denied by Lieutenant Peary," it is asserted that discoveries were
made at Camp Sabine indicating that cannibalism was practiced
by members |of Greely's expedition. General Greely also
denies that the relic's are of a 'srewsome nature.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
JACKSON
FEELS THE
COLOR LINE
The Colored Pugilist Has
a Grievance Against
the Baldwin Hotel.
TRANSFERRED TO
THE ANNEX.
His Name Erased From the
Register and His Room
Given to Another. •
SHARKEY ALSO GROWS
HAUGHTY.
Refuses to Meet Peter or Any Other
Colored Man in the Ring
Under Any Consideration.
Peter Jackson haa — or thinks he has —
grievance, for since his return to San
Francisco, where once he was the idol of
the sport-loving populace, he has suffered
the humiliation of having the color line
drawn upon him, and to make the matter
worse, drawn by a hotel-keeper, with no
appreciation of the aforesaid Peter's
prominence in the pugilistic world. Since
his departure from this city and
his long residence in the British
metropolis Jackson has dined with
Earls, hobnobbed with Dukes and snaken
bands with royalty, yet upon his return
to tbe scene of his earlier triumphs the
big-chested, bi^-hsted and big-hearted
heavy-weight has his name erased from
| the register of the Baldwin Hotel, his
room assigned to some unknown indi
vidual from Spokane and his baggage
moved over into the annex without his
knowledge or consent.
Such is Jackson's charge, and he is ex
ceedingly wrotn thereat.
The managers of the Baldwin vehe
mently deny the impeachment, and affirm
that when the dusky pugilist first ar
rived he was assigned a room in the an
nex, and hot being a g_i*?st' of the hotel
proper, his name was not entitled to a
place on the register and was, therefore,
removed.
To a Call reporter Jackson unburdened
himself yesterday as follows:
. "I have bad the color line drawn on
me by the management of the Baldwin
Hotel, and it is the tirst lime in my life
such a thing has happened. When I ar
rived last Tuesday night 1 went direct to
the Baldwin, where I registered and was
assigned to what I thought was a room in
tbe hotel proper. I bad never heard of
the annex, although I frequently stopped
at the Baldwin during my former visits to
San Francisco. ' I did not go to my room
at once, but left the hotel to look up some
of my old friends. It was quite late when
I returned, and upon looting over the
register to get the number of my room
I found that my name had been scratched
out and. another name writ. en in ita
place.
"I asked the clerk for an explanation,
and he replied that the other party had
been a-siirned* to tbe room I bad engaged
and that I bad been given a room in the
annex and wouid rind my baggage there.
That was th" first I had ever heard of ths
annex. I protested against tbe change,
but was unable to secure rooms in the
hotel proper, and as it wis then too late
to look for accommodations at another