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MINISTER
COOPER IS
NOW SILENT
Refuses to Talk in
Reference to the
French Cable.
The Visit of the Warship
Caused the Scheme to
Be Public Gossip.
Hawaii Receives a Reply From
the Japanese Govern
ment.
ARBITRATION IS ACCEPTED
But There Is a Hitch as to the Num
ber of Arbitrators to Settle
the Dispute.
Special Correspondence of The Call.
HONOLULU. Feb. 15. — Minister
Cooper refuses to say anything in ref
erence to the French cable scheme, but
the matter is now common gossip here.
The Government has at length re
ceived a rei>ly from the Japanese Gov
ernment through Minister Shimamura.
The contents of it, as obtained from
the two diplomats, may be briefly con
densed. The principle of arbitration
is accepted, but the details are matters
of controversy still, and are likely to
be for some months to come. Both
Ministers claim that there is cordiality
and rapprochement in the dispatch, but
there is one point upon which, appar
ently, neither Government is willing
to recede at present, and that is
supposed to be the character of the
Court of Arbitration. Japan probably
wants one arbitrator and Hawaii
three.
The two Ministers agreed on one
point, and that was that it was inex
pedient to make public the details un
der consideration. The whole of the
correspondence between the two Gov
ernments up to December 31, 1597, will
be published by the Minister of Foreign
Affairß and presented to the Legislature
cm the 16th.
Minister Cooper states that the Gov
ernment has considered no plans for
the future conduct of the Government
in the event of annexation being de
feated, and if we are annexed the sug
gestions will naturally proceed from
Washington. It is understood, howev
er, that should annexation be defeated
during the session of the Legislature, \
propositions will be brought before that
body to broaden the eonstitutiu-n and j
enlarge the power of the people.
The following statement published in \
the Independent is supported by relia- i
ble evidence:
The Mormon church In Utah and the
representatives of that State were puz
zled some months ago. A petition trom
the large colony ot Hawaiians in the
State ot Mormons favoring the annexa
tion of Hawaii was presented to the Sen
ators and Representatives of the State.
Shortly after another petition, signed by
every decent member of the Mormon
church in the Hawaiian islands, in which
the petitioners in forcible and touching
language opposed the annexation scheme,
was received by the Senators and repre
sentatives of L tah and by the head of
the church which claims 9CWO adherents in
Hawaii. Upon investigation it was
learned that the leading Hawaiians at
Salt Lake City were blinded by promises
of lands and privileges } n Hawaii by
emissaries from this Government if they
could get up an annexation petition
among the Hawaiian Mormons. The men
were tempted, forgot their honor and
their fealty to their native land and
their Hawaiian brethren, only to learn
later on that the promises of their un
scrupulous tempters were idle and value
less, and that they are now being laughed
at for being duped and led into a dishon
orable bargain. A Mormon elder has
been sent here, evidently by the same
syndicate, and the Hawaiians who belong
to that church will be asked to change
around and join the fold of the annexa
tionists. The elder will find that his
smooth words, his promises and his cre
dentials will not help him in his unholy
mission. In Laic. where he now is, he
will get the Klondike heart. Not one Ha
waiian could he find here to follow him
on his annexation expedition.
At a brief meeting of the Cabinet
some correspondence relating to the
establishment of a French line of
steamers was read.
The steamers are to be put on very
shortly now, and will run from New
Caledonia, Tahiti and other French
possessions in the South Pacific to
Honolulu. Honolulu will be the ter
minal point of the new line. It is sur
mised that Honolulu will be made the
supply point for all the French Islands.
Mails, freights and other goods for the
people residing on these possessions
will be brought to Honolulu from Can
ada and the United States to this port.
Here they will be picked up and carried
to the different islands.
The government would only give out
the most meager information concern
ing the enterprise. From whom the
correspondence was received could not
be learned, but it is probable that the
French government is interested in the
new line.
The news of the establishment of the
new line of steamers is hailed with de
light by the merchants and residents
in Honolulu. A line of steamers such
as the one proposed means many thou
sand dollars of revenue in each year.
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MURDERER BUNKOED
FOR A CONFESSION
The Examiner Offered Frank Belew
Two Thousand Dollars to Own His
Guilt and Has Not Paid the Bill.
Fairfield, February 12th.
Frank Belew, now confined in the County Jail, being duly
sworn, states that he was visited in jail on February 4th by John
F. Conners , representing the San Francisco Examiner. He further
states that said Conners, for and on behalf of the said Daily Exam
iner, made him several offers of money if he would confess that he
poisoned his sister and brother; that an of f er of the sum of $500
was refused, whereupon divers offers were made, finally culminat
ing in a specific promise to pay said Belew the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars if he would make said confession. Believing that the sum
offered would be paid as promised and being in sore need of friends
and money, the said Belew, hoping thus to be rewarded by The Exam
iner, and believing in the representations and promises of its said
agent , John F . Conners , did on the day following make certain state
ments relative to the crime, and did consent to acquiesce in such
reports thereof as the said Conners might write for his paper.
Said Belew further testifies that he has not received a cent of
the promised reward from Conners or The Examiner.
Signed
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of February,
1898.
(Seal)
The integrity of Belew's affidavit will
not be questioned by anybody familiar
with the circumstances. From the mo
ment the man was arrested he was
aware that his guilt was known. He
had admitted It in advance, and had
been betrayed. In conversation with a
representative of The Call he again
admitted his guilt, but did so inadvert
ently. He then virtually made a prom
ise that he would tell all about it. No
inducement was held out to him. He
was simply asked if he did not think
that such a course would ease his mind
and possibly create a little sympathy
for him. In this mood he was left.
Shortly afterward an Examiner
man, accompanied by a deputy named
Fitzpatrick, visited the prisoner and
remained for some time. Fitzpatrick
JUST FOR THE
"FUN OF IT"
Daughter of Millionaire
Northam Going on
the Stage.
The Young Lady Has Grown
Weary of Her Act in
Society.
As She Is Under the Wing of Mme.
Modjeska a Bright Future
Awaits Her.
Special Dispatch to Tho Call.
NEW TORK, Feb. 12.— Another "mil
lionaire's daughter" has quit society
and taken to the stage, and this time
not because of dear papa's financial re
verses, but simply for the "fun of the
thing," for love of the footlights and
of the boards immediately behind them.
The young woman is pretty, and her
rather irate father is a multi-million
aire of the Pacific Coast, R. J. Nort
ham. The young lady is his daughter
Maud, who will play Therese in "Mac
beth" on Monday at the Fifth-avenue
Theater.
Mr. Northam is one of the very
wealthy men of California, and has
enormous ranches near Los Angeles,
where he and his family spend much
of their time. One of these adjoins
that of Mme. Modjeska, and an inti
macy sprung up between the actress
and the Northams.
The young girl broached the subject.
] of her desire to go on the stage, and
it was discussed between Mme. Mod
jeska and Miss Northam's family. Miss
Xortham frankly avowed to-day with
reprehensible slanginess that she
! "grew deadly tired of the society act
and wanted to do some work. Not hard
I word, of course — I loathe that — but
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1898.
is of the type best described by the
word "bulldozer." He is understood to
have killed his man, and he it was who
had held a pistol on Belew when the
handcuffs were being put in place on
the lonely ranch at the time of the ar
rest. Belew hated him, but was afraid
of him. He had also expressed a sense
of disregard for the Examiner man,
but the pressure was too strong. Be
tween the bullying and the cajoling, he
yielded the old story that The Call
had had in type days before. He was
anxious to unburden his mind. The
only reason the Examiner had so much
trouble in getting him to do so was
that he distrusted it. To almost any
body else he would have talked freely
then.
But the Examiner's representative
just nice easy play work, wearing love
ly gowns in impossibly hideous draw
ing rooms (stage drawing rooms al
ways are hideous) and reciting lines
when I can get them. I've got some
of them and hope to get more. I mean
to work and do as well as I can.
"If it was not that my parents know
Mme. Modjeska so well they never
would let me have my way, but T travel
in her private car, put up at the same
hotels and altogether am to be quite
under her wing. I've 'tried it on' upon
the stage, and like it immensely. My
father was opposed to it, and wants me
to give it up. He won't write to me
and says he won't send me any money.
But he gets over that by giving my
mother plenty— which, of course, she
sends to me. Perhaps he will relent
when I do something on the stage
worthy of good newspaper notices. As
I have a pretty good voice, I'll have
notices set to music, so I can sing them
to managers when I go looking for a
■place.' That will be a new idea, won't
it?"
Miss Northam is treated by Mme.
Modjeska and her husband almost as
an adopted child, for she tours and
travels with them more as one of their
own immediate party than any mem
ber of the company.
SHORTAGE IN
THE ACCOUNTS
Special Dispatch to The Call.
SALINAS, Feb. 12.— The Grand Jury
of Monterey County, which .has been
in session in this city for the past week,
made a partial report to Judge N. A.
Dorn to-day. The Judge, not having
appointed other grand Jurors to take
the places of the members of this one,
they were only temporarily dismissed.
Four indictments were found. Ex-
County Tax Collector Charles L. West
lake was found short $7030 54 In his
accounts for the years 1895 and 1896,
and the District Attorney was instruct
ed to take proper proceeding to collect
that amount.
This makes the sixth indictment
brought against Westlake. At the last
sitting of the Jury in January It found
the ex-Tax Collector short over $8000.
He was then under four indictments for
shortages aggregating about $950 for
county licenses, had been tried and ac
quitted on one charge and was about to
stand trial for another. The trial was
for a shortage of about $200, and after
a long deliberation the jury was dis
charged, nine favoring for acquittal.
He will be tried on March 7 on the
same charge.
County Assessor W. A. Anderson was
found to be short in his accounts. The
Assessor's accounts for the year 1896
show a deficit of $819 85.
This amount was, however, allowed to
be paid by Mr. Anderson. A search
ing examination failed to show any in
tention on the part of the Assessor to
defraud the county, and the Grand
Jury exonerated him of criminal in
tent. This is the second shortage that
has been found in the Assessor's office.
The last report of the Grand Jury
showed a deficit of over $1000 in An
derson's accounts, but he was allowed
to make this good.
It was thought by some that further
charges would be brought against
County Auditor George S. Miller, for
at the last meeting of the jurors they
charged him with willful neglect of of
fice, and papers were filed against him.
The matter is now under advisement by
Judge Dorn.
The Grand Jury authorized the ex
perting of some officers' accounts for
the Dears 1894 and 1895.
had to hold out golden promises which
he had not the slightest idea of keep
ing. He made futile pledges which
wrung from the despairing wretch a
familiar story, even at that time, com
mon property. Whether Fltzpatrick
lent himself to the scheme, or was pur
chased, is not exactly known, but if a
price was named for his useless ser
vices he is in a more advantageous po
sition to collect than the poor dupe
who was swindled out of the story of
crime. It is the consensus of legal
opinion that a confession extorted by
fraud and threat is without value, and
as the facts were already well known,
the only thing accomplished by the
Examiner beyond making a display of
itself was to cloud the situation and
throw obstacles in the path of justice.
ANNEXATIONISTS
ABANDON HOPE
Cannot Get the Votes
Necessary to Pass
the Treaty.
After All the Speeches Are Fin
ished the Measure Will
Be Withdrawn.
It Is Now Evident That Hawaii and
Cuba Will Have to Be Con
sidered Jointly.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, Feb. 12.
The friends of the annexation of
Hawaii, In the Senate, have abandoned
hope of ratifying the treaty. They lack
four votes of the necessary sixty, and
they see no way at present in which
these can be secured. Had they been
able to decide upon the course to be
pursued in the event of the defeat of
the treaty they would force a vote at
once or else withdraw It. But they
have let the discussion run on in the
hope that the sky might clear.
There are still several speeches to be
delivered in executive session, and
there is no present Intention of at
tempting to cut these off, but nothing
further will be done toward putting the
treaty through.
It is believed that when the qtiestion
comes up in open session it will give
rise to as much debate as has already
taken place. The opponents of annex
ation are confident that their case im
proves with argument and that the dis
cussion would have an effect on pub
lic opinion favorable to them. Never
theless, the members of the Foreign
Relations Committee will bring the
question up as soon as they can de
vise how it can be brought up.
Senator Chandler and Senator Mor
gan are of the opinion that the Cuban
and Hawaiian question ought to be
joined when it comes to positive leg
islation, and Senator Mason served no
tice in his speech this week that he
was for Cuba first.
This is r problem that the friends of
annexation will have to mcct — ho.w to
get a joint resolution through without
having it ineumbered with a Cuban
resolution. It is thought that Speaker
Reed cannot prevent the House from
adopting a double resolution on Cuba
and Hawaii, and that the President
would give his approval.
TO BE EXTENDED NORTH
TO SAN FRANCISCO.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.— United States
Minister Wilson at Santiago, Chile, has
notified the State Department that a
consolidation is probable of the two pow
erful steamship companies on the South
ern Pacific coast, the Compania Sud
Americana de Vapores, under the Chilean
flag, and the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company. The combined lines, aided by
a Government subsidy from Chile, are to
extend their service northward to San
Francisco.
Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
or without remoVal. J. Noonan. 1017-1023 Mission.
STRUCK DOWN
BY ASSASSINS
Charles Collins' Corpse
Found Near Santa
Monica.
Suspicion Falls Upon a Neigh
bor, Who Is Placed
Under Arrest.
Evidence Indicating That the Victim
Was Murdered for His Paltry-
Savings.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
SANTA MONICA, Feb. 12.— The body
of Charles Collins, a well-known car
penter of this place, was found 'to-day
in the sandhills south of the town. The
top and back of the skull had been
crushed in, evidently with an ax,
hatchet or heavy timber. Collins was
building a house for himself and occu
pied a tent on his lot not far from the
spot where his body was found. His
nearest neighbors were Peter Garcia
and family. They had lived on a part
of Collins' land, but their house had
recently been moved off to make room
for his improvements.
Mrs. Garcia, a not very prepossessing :
woman, seemed not at all surprised i
when told of the murder. It might
have been an everyday occurrence, for
all of the interest she manifested. She
immediately* declared, however, that
Collins was building the new house for
her, and claimed she had loaned him i
$50, part of which he had repaid. She
said he had told her last night that he
was going to Los Angeles, and would
not be home until Monday. His effects
seem to disprove this assertion, as his
valise was open and his effects strewed !
about, and his carpenter tools lay
about just where he had used them.
The body was discovered by two
women, and Marshal Dexter was noti- j
fled. It' lay face down, with the right
arm underneath. There was no evi
dence of a struggle. One theory is that
he was murdered in his tent and the
body carried to this place, yet the con
ditions indicate that ho fell there.
Tracks of two persons led to the place,
and the tracks were deep In the sand,
as though the pair might have carried
a heavy load. On each side of the body
was a depression, as though some one
had knelt in the sand. Collins' watch
chain was broken and the watch gone.
He had no money upon him, although ]
when he paid a lumber bill two days
ago, he was seen to have a number of
$20 gold pieces.
Suspicion fell at once on Garcia. It
is reported that he pawned a saw be
longing to Collins last night, and this
morning redeemed it. He was then
seen to have a $20 gold piece in his
possession. It was discovered that he
had paid a small bill or two.
He could not be found until this even
ing, when the officers took him into
custody. It is thought he had been in
Los Angeles. He was wearing new
shoes and a new pair of overalls and
had $2 30 in his possession. As 30 cents
would be more than he ordinarily had,
and, especially, as he had been drink
ing, appearances were against him.
He did not ask what was wanted of
him. When he was taken to the
morgue Constable Myers struck a
match. Although the corpse was seem
ingly unrecognizable, the arm over the
blood-stained face, when they asked
him if he knew the man he immediate
ly answered:
"Yes, that is my neighbor."
It is hardly possible that he could
have heard of the murder. His house
is guarded and will be thoroughly
searched for more incriminating evi
dence. It is not known whether Col
lins has a family or not, as he has al
ways been alone here. Mrs. Garcia
says that he has a daughter, but she
does not know where.
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simmons.
Field Stewards Detect Ona Case of
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Act
Fifteen hundred people went out to In
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They saw lots of it and of all sorts. The
Eastern dogs of Dr. yon Hummel tired
them in the start. The talent looked upon
Prince of Fashion as a "pipe" over Yon
Hummel' s Van Neda and played the
Prince at 2to 1. Even the doctor him
self had little faith in Van Neda and
played her for but a few dollars. She
won from the PrFnce with ease. The
latter seemed averse to killing and threw
away at least two opportunities.
Then Yon Hummel's crack Yon Brulle
came out against the so-called scrub, Nel
ly Daly. Nelly may be a scrub, but if
she is, scrubs are valuable. She turned
down the Eastern flyer and was back in
her kennels without wetting her coat.
The Duke of Oakgrove was another
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"sure thing" over Nelly B. The latter
outworked him from slips to kill. Nelly
B was, in fact, in much better form than
she has shown for several weeks.
The course between Fleetwood and
Grasshopper developed something of a
sensation. Grasshopper is admittedly
fast cind clever, but Fleetwood should
have done the trick handily and the
talent made him a 3 to 1 favorite. lie
was never In it after the lead up and
when Grasshopper won Judge Grace
promptly called the attention of the Held
stewards to the fact that from appear
ances Fleetwood had either been brought
on the field overfed or with an overdose
of water. The field stewards took the
matter in hand instantly and inside of ten
minutes Fleetwood. his owner and all
other dogs owned in the same name were
ruled off for life. The owner of Fleet
wood had trusted him solely to his train
ers and there was where the job was put
up.
The running was as follows: Dr.
yon Hummel's Van Neda beat Low &
Thompson's Prince of Fashion; S. E. For
tal's At Last beat D. Kane's Spray; Kay
& Tranfs Diana beat G. Pinto's Hercules;
P. Carney's Nelly Daly beat Dr. yon
Hummel's Yon Brulle; Scott Glassen's
Magic beat J. J. Warren's Sweet Lips;
McComb & Bryan's Glenwood beat Scott
& Glassen's Sylvanus; J. Quane's Fire
man beat D. Chilla's St. Nicholas; H.
Spring's Pat Molloy beat J. Peri
go's Wayfarer; J. Byrne's Nellie
B beat J. McCormick's Duke of
Oakgrove; W. Ryan's Swtnnerton
beat M. Roger's Sly Boy; Deckelman
& Panario's Old Glory beat J. McCor
mick's Rapid; J. Dean's Connemara beat
P. Carney's Annie Daly; H. R. Baldwin's
Grasshopper beat C. \V. Dewlaney's
Fleetwood; E. Scott's Lord Byron beat S.
Desimone's Logan; S. E. Portal's Galla
gher ran a bye r Rosewood being like Fleet
wood, ruled off); Low & Thompson's High
Born Lady beat Kay & Train's Comedy;
S. E. Portal's Laurelwood beat D. Len
non's Bendalong; E. J. Henoy's Hark
away beat T. Burkes Damsel; M. Mur
phy's Tod Sloane beat J. Byrne's Silk
wood; J. Murnam's Flashlight beat Lar
key & Rock's Myrtle; T. Butler's Susie
beat J. Dean's Mialma; P. Riley's Ranger
beat Gibson & Sater's Molly Buwn.
The ties will be run off to-day, com
mencing at 11 a. m. The best liked at the
outset are At Last, Diana, Glenwood. Pat
Molloy, Swinnerton, Connemara, Grass
hopper, Gallagher. Laurelwood, Tod
Sloane, Susie, find Ranger a bye.
WILL PROBABLY RECOVER.
George B. Sperry Resting Easily at
the French Hospital After a
Successful Operation.
Present indications point favorably to
the ultimate recovery of George B.
Sperry frojn the wounds inflicted by an
accidental explosion of a shotgun while
on a hunting expedition in Martn County.
The sufferer, who is at present lodged
in one of the wards at the French Hospi
tal in this city, is resting easy and there
are no immediate indications of blood
poisoning or erysipelas setting in, which
means a speedy mending of the shattered
leg.
Upon the patient's arrival in the city
yesterday afternoon from Olema, where
the accident took place, he was imme
diately taken to the hospital and placed
in the hands and under the care of Dr.
Putnam, the resident physician.
He was instantly placed on the operat
ing table upon his conveyance here and
an anesthetic administered. The shat
tered knee cap was hastily examined and
the wound, which had been dressed by a
country physician soon after the ac
cident occurred, reopened and thoroughly
cleansed. The wound was then restitched
and the entire leg placed in a plaster-of
paris cas_t, after which the patient was
consigned to one of the large rooms ad
joining the main ward.
Dr. Putnam, speaking of the accident
last evening, said that every effort was
being made to save the injured leg, and
unless Sperry's present condition takes
an immediate change for the worse he
has sanguine hopes of a favorable re
sult of the operation and the ultimate re
covery of his patient. Owing to the ex
tremely vital nature of the wound, how
ever, no definite prophecy can be made as
to whether the leg will be saved or it will
be considered necessary to amputate.
CARMAN'S VERSION.
One of the Alaska Trading Commit-
tee to Chicago Gives His
Explanation.
The dispatch in yesterday's Call from
Chicago, in whicn the Alaska Trading
Committee was severely criticized,
brought forth the following explanation
from D. M. Carman, one of those whose
names were mentioned in that dispatch.
This explanation was made to those hav
ing charge of the Alaska Trading Com
mitteee's management in this city. It is
as follows:
"Referring to the article that appeared
in this morning's Call, D. M. Carman of
the Alaska Trade Committee said that,
while it was true that during the two
days that his troubles in Chicago necessi
tated his absence from the Chicago of
fice, some of the employes got on a spree
and, doubtless, did some very question
able things, however, not one dollar of
the committee's money was expended by
them in that way.
"Every dollar of the committee's money
was properly expended, and there is a
voucher for It.
"Of the $1120 received by him on account
of the Eastern trip, $214 50 was paid for
salaries, and the balance was expended
in payment for hall rent, posting the large
posters of the jubilee committee and dis
tributing literature in the towns and the
expenses incidental to the work at hand,
and all is properly accounted for, the bills
having been audited."
OBJECT TO THE ORDER.
Merchants' Association Addresses
the Supervisors on the Side
walk Stairway Matter.
The Merchants' Association has ad
dressed a communication to the Board of
Supervisors In reference to the proposed
license ordinance affecting the space be
neath the sidewalks and protesting
against the passage of the same In its
present form.
It is claimed that the order, unless
largely amended, would work a great in
justice on merchants, and the special
committee that was appointed by the as
sociation to report on the ordinance ad
vances the objection that the existing
areas under sidewalks and the stairways
leading thereto were excavated and con
structed at the expense of the merchants
and with the consent of the city, and
that It would be a manifest injustice to
impose a license fee under the circum
stances.
It is claimed also that the order dis
criminates against Market street, that
thoroughfare being the only one in the
city 100 feet in width.
Fell Dead.
An unknown man fell dead at 5:rW
o'clock yesterday morning while going
into a saloon at 1144 Market street. The
body was taken to the Morgue.
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