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VOLUME LXXXII.-NO. 135.
TRAINMEN
BREAK FOR
THE WOODS
Four Bandits Rob an
Express in Broad
Day.
THEY FAIL TO OPEN
THE SAFE.
hoot the Conductor and Turn
Their Attention to the
Passengers.
CO THROUGH THE CARS
FOR LCOT.
The Nesrro Sleeping-Car Porter, on
the Run. Empties His Revolver
at the Robbers.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.
AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. li\— This afternoon
at 5:30 o'clock, in broad, open daylight,
and within twelve miles of the corporate
limits of the city, the southbound can
nonball train on the International and
Great Northern Railway was held up by
four men and robbed.
The conductor oi the train, Tom Healy,
was shot by the robbers while resisting
tbem, but fortunately not seriously
wounded.
One of the passengers had his shirt col
lar carried away by a pi-tol ball that was
aimed at his necic, and another received a
bullet wound in the hand.
The passengers were robbed of some
$200 in money. The bandit? attempted to
r.fie the safe in the express-car, but were
unsuccessful.
When the train reached McNeill, a
small station fourteen miles above this
city, two men heavily armed boarded the
train and took up their staud on the rear
platform. After the conductor had
, checked up the train he reached tne plat
/form only to find a pistol at either aide of
bis head. Tie men demanded that he
stop the tra*n. He declined to do so and i
began to run through the trair, with the
two robbers in c'.osb pursuit. He had not
gone half the length of the first car when
the foremost robber shot at him, bnneing
him to the floor with a pistol wound in ■
the right arm.
At this iuncture the other robbers pulled
the bellcord and the train was brought to
™ a standstill. It was evidently at the ap
pointed place, for the train had hardly
stopped before two other men, whose
faces were covered with ma«ks, stepped
out from the tree 3 and began shooting
into the cars.
Instantly all was confusion. The two
men on the train were immediately joined
by tnose from the woods and bezan their
work. As the train porter sprang from
the rear coach and ran forshelter a robber
began shooting at him and the negro
emptied a revolver in return without ef
fect.
The express messenger looked out, and.
taking in the situation, left his car and
ran through the woods and was soon lost
to sight.
The robbers in the meantime, leaving
two men to guard the three coaches,
which were packed witn passengers, pro
ceeded to the express-car and demanded
Obntinued on Second Page.
MAJOR-GENERAL HUNTER AND STAFF ENTERING BERBER.
SIMLA, INDIA, at. 12.— A dispatch from Mamund announces that the Jirga tribesmen have surrendered their Martini
breech-loading rifles and have solemnly sworn to maintain peace and drive out Umra Khan's followers. The troops forming the
Mamund punit.ve expedition have destroyed twenty-six fortified villages and have killed many of the insurgent natives
The San Francisco Call
FORWARD
DURRANT'S
APPEAL
Attorney-General Fitz
gerald Wants to Ex
pedite the Case.
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HEARD IN THE SU
PREME COURT.
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Habeas Corpus as a Block to
the Execution of the
Law.
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STATUTES OF CALIFORNIA
NUGATORY.
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A Speedy Determination of the
Matter tn the Interest of
Law and Order.
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Special Dispntch to The Cam.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 12.— 1n the
United States Supreme Court to-day At
! torney-General Fitzgerald of California
i moved to advance the hearing of the case
j of W. H. T. Darrant, under sentence of
; death in California. The case is before
the Supreme Court in the snaps of an ap
peal from the decision of the United States
Circuit Court refusing to grant Durrant' s
, motion for a writ of habeas corpus.
After stating the facts of Durrant's
: crime, of his sentence and confinement in
| prison and his appeal to the Federal
courts tho motion Presents the following
reasons fora speedy hearing of ihe case:
"The special and peculiar circumstances
! existing as reasons for the advancement
i of this case on the docket of this court are
as follows:
"1. That this is a case involving the
prompt and orderly administration of
the criminal laws of the State of Califor
nix.
"2. That the appellant has been con
v:cted of murder in trie first degree in one ;
> of the Superior Courts of the State of Cal
| ifornia, the judgment of conviction has
been passed upon and affirmed by the j
highest judicial tribunal of mat State, and ;
i this proceeding delays and thwarts the
punishment of appellant in accordance
with the judgment pronounced against
i him by the courts of said State. «
"3. That by virtue of the provisions of
section 766 of the Revised Statutes of the j
United Slates the appeal in this ca«e pre- j
vents the prompt and orderly administra- j
tion of the criminal laws of the State of
I California.
"4. That by reason of this proceeding !
; and others of a like character now pend- j
I ing in this court the enforcement of the I
criminal laws of the State of California is j
' hampered and thwarted, and the laws of '■
I that State for the administration of justice
and the punishment of crime are rendered
largely nugatory and are brought into
derision and contempt.
"5. That, therefore, a speedy determina- !
tion of this cesa by this court is in the in- '
terests of justice, law and order, and is a \
matter of the utmost importance to the
people of the S:ate of California."
The court took the motion under ad
visement.
After making his motion to advance !
; Durrant's case in the Supreme Court to- :
j dny Attorney-General Fitzgerald said to
j The Call corres* ondent that ne was!
j assured the court -could render a decision
J on n. Xt Mond'/-
SAX FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1897.
FLAGSHIP
BALTIMORE
IN SERVICE
Commissioned in Haste |
and With but Scant
Ceremony.
URGENTORDER FROM
WASHINGTON.
\ Officers Have Scarcely Time
to Don Their Naval
Uniforms.
BUT FIVE OF THE SEAMEN
PRESENT.
|
; The Cruiser Receiving Stores and
Getting Up Steam for a
Voyaare.
Special Dispatch to 1 he Call.
VALLEJO, Cal., Oct. 12.— The crniser
Baltimore was put into commission at
i 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. No ship was
; ever commissioned with less ceremony.
; At 2 o'clock Admiral Kirklana received a
J telegraphic message from the Navy I)e
--j partrnent ordering him to put the Balli
! more into commission. Captain Glass
was given the necessary instruciions and,
going down to the big white cruiser lying
at the whar!, called to Commander Block
linger to put on his uniform coat and get
' as many officers together as he could find.
Lieutenant Uraunersreuther hurried
j home for his dress coat. Paymaster Bei
; low?, who already had on his regulation
coat; Pay Clerk Corwin. the boatswain
, and bailmaker John Roddy standing on
the bridge, were all the officers in sight.
Five bluejackets in their working tuits
constituted the entire iorce of seamen, ex
cept for an old salt at the halyards, who, as
soon as Captain Glass had read the orders,
turned the shipover to Commander Bloclt-
Jinger. Before any of the workingmen en
board realized what was going on the
American flai; and pennant were flying
and the Baltimore was in commission.
It was pronounced tiie most unusual
method of placing a ship in service on
record.
It is now i-iven out that the Baltimore
will go to San Francisco and the crew
lrom the Philadelphia will be transferred !
to her on the Utier's arrival. Thi-, how
ever, is bardly po-sible, as there >>
nothing to be gained by that procedure.
Stores aie being rushed on board as la->t
as possible. All day long package after
package was passed aboard and stowed
away. The men who came from BrooKlyn
N 'ivy-yard to sail on the crui«er Jive
aboard the Independence. They took no
part in the c* remony of putting the
cruiser under the flag.
The officers here are now unaer sea pay.
Steam will be got up in the boilers to
night, but for what purpose no one .seems !
to know.
On Friday, the Ist inst., Rear Admiral \
Kirkland telegraphed the Navy Depart- !
ment that the Baltimore was ready to go I
in.o commission. He had received iru- '■
perativ..' orders to h^ve the ship ready for j
service by that da:e, and according to In- '
structiotis reported her in readiness to re- i
ceive her crew. As a matter of fact the
Baltimore was still in the hands of several
Continue! on Second Page.
A THREAT
OF COOLY
INVASION
j Miriam Michelson Talks
to Two Congressmen
on Annexation.
CHINESE CANNOT BE
KEPT OUT.
! Free to Come and Go Under
i
. the Law of • the
Land.
... . . ... .
THOSE IN HAWAII MENACE
AMERICAN LAEOR.
Maeulre Touches the Spot of the
Real Danger of Taking In the
Islands.
One thing that influences
me largely is the number ot
Chinese now in Hawaii —
one-fourth as many as there
are in the United States.
They could not ha kept out
of the United States any
more than they can be kept
from traveling from one
State or Territory to an
other. They will come here
for the simple reason that
they can get better wages
here, and new importations
of contract labor in Hawaii
will take their places.
These, in turn, will follow
their predecessors to our
shores, and our laboring
men will have the old prob
lem of cooly labor to con
tend with. — James G. Ma
guire.
1 interviewed two Congressmen yester
' day on the question of the annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands.
There isn't an untidier spot in the world
than Congressman Maguire's table. That
is. of course, if his chairs be excepted.
And this only, if one forgets to notice the
wastebasket overflowing on to the floor.
The desfc is so covered with books, legal
and otherwise, pamphlets, important
looking legal documents bearing seals,
letter*, inkstands, pens and pencils, that
there isn't an inch of room left shoull
Judge Magufe have occasion to writa a
j line. The chairs upon which he and I sat
were the oniy pieces of unincumbered
! furniture in the office— before we were
seated. I suppose one of them serves as a
' desk when Judge Maguire isn't submitting
| to the operation of an interview.
But the Judge's submi-slon is vory
graceful. I tried to excuse my intrusion
! uDon a very busy man's time by saying
■ omethmg about interviews bein<» one of
: the penalties oi greatness. He laughed at
j this.
"I don't know about the greatness, but
PREMIER SAGASTA
DECIDES TO DEFY
THE UNITED STATES
PREMIER SAGASTA OF SPAIN.
it's what one has to expect when one gets
mixed up in politics."
Judge Mneuire speaks as one would ex
pect a man of his reputation to speak. His
voice is decided, determined. He talks un
hesitatingly, finishing his sentences care
fully, as if be knew how they were going to
look nert day 'a the paper U« sits erect M
lie speaks, gestures little, and looks his in
terlocutor squarely in tha eye while ne
gives expression to bis opinions.
"I have aiways bean opposed to the
project of annexation," he said, "for I be
lieve that its disadvantages far outweigh
the pood we might get out of it. The
only benefit to the United Slates is a com
mercial one, and that we have now, and
rnoit probably shall continue to have. As
to the military side of the argument, I
consider it absurd to fortify an island
away out in the Pacific which couid be
taken by the enemy before we couid know
that it was menaced. Even if there were
a cable we couldn't send re.ief to .Hawaii
in less than six days, and by that time it
would be useless.
"1 do believe, thoueh, that the United
States should resist any other country's
taking possession of the islands."
"What country is fikeiy to?"
"Japan. It was stated that 2000 soldiers
had been landed there, you know, in the
cuise ol laborers, a::d that there would be
an uprising of the Japanese on the arrival
of Japanese warships."
"And do you believe that?" I asked.
"No-o." The Judge smiled. "But if
Japan should attempt to seize the islands,
the United States should interfere. There
is one thing mat would change my mind
on this matt r. Tiie administration may
have some knowledge of Japan's inten
tions or plans, which would make annexa
tion of the islands the only means of our
retaining our influence over them, but as
I feel now, I am opposed to tatting them
in.
'One thing that influences me "largely is
the number of Chinese now in Hawaii —
one-fourth as many as there are in the
United States. They could not be kept
out of the United States any more than
they can be kept from traveling from one
State or Territory to another. They will
come here for the simple reason that they
can get better wages here and new impor
tations of contract labor in Hawaii will take
their places. These in turn witl follow
their predecessors to our shores, and our
laboring men will have the old problem
of cooly labor to contend with."
'•Do you think that the Senate will an
nex the islands?"
"I don't think the Senate has the power
without the House to make treaties with
an independent state. That question was
broueht up when Texas was admitted,
you remember."
I didn't clearly remember the a*.mis
sion of Texas, but I didn't tell Judge
Mac ire so.
"No; the Hou*e will have something to
say about this matter," he went on.
"For this reason i think you'll finl Con
cressmen more careful in giving expres
sion to their opinion. One talks very dif
ferently when he thinics he is merely
giving an off-hana opinion of a matter
about which ne is 10 have no responsi
bility."
It was with the memory of Judge Ma
guire's positive voice ringing in my ear
that I began my interview with Congress
man Loud. And Mr. Loud, who's as reti
cent ars Ju Ice Maguire is outspoken, very
kindly and piomplly f,ave me a lesson in
interviewin .
"Nev*r a<k a direct question," he said,
crossing his legs and dosing his smiling
eyes.
So I began over again.
"Tell me what, in your opinion, the
United States witl gain by annexing the
Hawaiian Islands."
"The gain will lie only a commercial one.
I discard without discussing it thp ques
tion of patting up fortifications 2100 nii.'es
ay. ay. If we are woing to lortny #ur
country the coasts of ihe Atlantic and tlie
Pacific are the proper Doinis to be careii
for. Hut the important question, to my
mind, is the form of government we could
give ihu islands. And if the danger of
givinp the suffrase to the kind of people
there are in the Hawaiian Islands be
comes manifest, it should outweigh the
five or sir million dollar's worth of annual
commercial benefit ye would get irom
annexation."
"Do you think ttat the islands will be
annexed?" lasted.
"I have no more means of knowing
that," responded Congressman Load de
murely, "than you. Congress is an ex
ceedingly busy bedy of men, and until a
question comes up before the House no
one can pretend to a knowledge of th©
sentiment that will decide that question.
Besides, there in a tendency to put into
effect that excellent proverb: 'Never do
to-day what can be put off till to
morrow.' "
"A sort of Manann. policy," I suggested.
"l r es. You know the question may
never come up. To-morrow may never
come. Or one might be dead when it did
come."
"Mr. Loud, if you could be assured that
no other nation would annex the island?,
that they would remain neutral, and that
the United States would retain iis present
commercial and social influence over
tiiem, wouM you be opposed to annexa
tion. Ther?," I concluded triumphantly,
"isn't that an innocuous question?"
"Yes," he admitted ?!owly, "it is. Now,
if you can get that question in precisely
that same form in your interview," said
the cautious Congressman, "I have no
hesitation in saying that 1 would be
opposed to annexation, and every man in
San Francisco — except the few who are
forever waving the stars and stripes —
would answer 'yes' to it, too."
When I rose to go Mr. Loud askad me
in his easy voice — there might have been
just a shade of aarcasm in it — whether 1
had enough.
"You'll never find a man more willing
to talk," he said genially. 'The Wash
ington correspondents will tell you that.
They say I'll always talk, but that I don't
always say something."
Miriam Michelsox.
REVOLUTIONISTS
IN FULL FLIGHT.
Morales and Fuentes Flee Into
Mcxco and Their Fol owers
Scatter Before Barrios.
TaPACHULA, State or Chiapas, Mex
ico Ot. 12.— Fuenies and Morale?, two
leaders of the revolution in Guatemala,
hare reached here by traveling day and
night, having abandoned their country on
learning that Barrios had sent a large
force against them.
Many others, filled with panic and
dreading the vengeance of Barrios, have
left all their property behind them.
There are at ijii- moment in this depart
ment more than 1000 refugees, among
them many private persons ami revolu
tionists. Nobody expected such a result
when the revolution b«>gan under such
brilliant auspices. and the revoiu
tioni>ts were in posses-ion of so many
strong places and hud the general support
of the people. Refugees know their prop
erty will be confiscated, as the Govern
ment has issued a decree to that effect.
Some people took the precaution to de
posit their valuables with the British Con
sul at Quezaltenango.
MiiS. CHJS.\JEI'», SCHOOL.
An Intrrenliiiij In*(ittit* for JUttaie, Phy
-ic il and Oetmral t.ttlture.
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. r l2. — Tne Mrs.
John Vance Caeney school for music,
physical and general culture opens its
doors to-morrow lor the first time. The
; scliool is the outgrowth or Mrs. Oheney's
music courses of last winter. The Idea of
such a school presented iiself to Mrc. Che
ney last spring, but it was not until' re
cently thai she wns able to secure the
services of persons with rpnliricatiorM
nece?»a-v to »ssisi iier in her undertaking.
A little ma/jjtztne calle-1 tite Spray, wh eh
will serve as an organ for announcements
and for theories advanced by the institu
tion, is lo be published by Mrs. Cheney.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ho nm
LIT TO
THE WAR
Spain's Reply to Be
Polite but Very
Firm.
WILL TOLERATE NO
INTERFERENCE.
Cuba Is Her Affair and She
Will Settle With the
Island
TO MAKE NO ROW AEOUT
CISNEROS.
More Than a Suspicion the Madrid
Government Is Glad to Be Rid
of the Yountr Woman.
NEW YORK, N. V., Uct. 12.— The
World's correspondent at London cables:
The Madrid Government has been so
favorably impressed by the welcome pub
lic opinion and the press are said to have
given the new policy, that it has been de
cided to reply to the note of Woodford in
a polite but firm tone, absolutely ignoring
I the possibility of mediation, declining to
i fix a date for the closing of the war and
! expressing the belief that the condition of
i the insurrection and the activity and ef
forts of the Spanish forces, coupled with
the contemplated reforms, are quite suffici
ent to justify the hope of an early pacifi
cation, which would have been more
rapid if the rebels had not found support
under the colors of the American flag.
Blanco cannot reach Cuba before the
first of November, still the Government
will ' >gin its reforms of the economic ad
ministration before January, simultane
ously with vigorous military operations
and active negotiations behind the scenes
through the assistance of leading autonom
ists.
CISNEROS IN A CONVENT.
Taking Re'ujjra From Her Con
science, for It Is Said Spain Is
Glad to Lose Her.
NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. 12.— A special
from Washington says: A report is in
circulation here to-day that Senorita Cis
neio*, the young Cuban who was rescued
from prison at Havana last week, is at a
Georgetown convent in West Washington.
The sisters at the convent will not say
anything about the matter, and for that
reason many people are inclined to think
there is something in the rumor.
It is alleged tuat diaries Duval, who
effected the escape of Miss Cisneros, is
Charles D.tval Decker, cr Kar! Decker as
hn is generally known. He is co:ine<:ted
with the Washington ofticr- o; the news
paper that sent him to Cuba, and was
formerly the Washington reporter of ihe
staff of the Baltimore American. He was
in Cuba iast winter, and returned there
about one month ago under contract to
effect the girl's release.
Decker is a married man, and had a
writ eu agreement providtng for Mr».
Decker's support or remuneration in case
Decker should be killed or put in prison.
If the rescuers are arrested in this coun
try on the demand of Dupuy Delome they
will be brought before a United States
Commissioner, who will be obliged to re
lease them on account of the refusal of
the United States to recognize the author
ity of the State Department to surrender
an American citizen to a foreign Govern
ment for trial.
It is believed at the State Department
tbat the Spanish authorities are heartily
giad to be rid of the girl, and will not
press the case closely.
A demand for the punishment of the
rescuers may be made and a claim against
the Uni;eJ States lor damages on account
of the rescue roav be presented.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 12 —It is
stated lieie on t tie best authority that
Evangeiina Cisneros, the young eirl who
recently escaped from Havana, will arrive
in New York to-morrow morning on the
steamer Seneca.
It it known that messages have been
passing between 'he auth irities here and
persons in New York regarding her land
inp, and it is said that the Government
will permit of no interference, but will
allow her to land.
This is done, it is said, because of rumors
tbat Spain h;is taKen step- to prevent the
landing of the escaped prisoner.
The friends of the young woman were
prompt to act in her behalf and have
paved the way for h<r safety, and assured
themselves that no interference cm po-si
bly t:ike place on tne part of either in
d'viduais or Government.
Il is expected ihat a royal wnlrome will
be Riven her. It is said the Seneca «mn
Miss Cisneros aboard will arrive here at 8
o'clock to-morrow morning.