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VOLUME XC— NO. 154.
WARLIKE PLANS OF FRANCE IN ORDERING CAILLARD'S SQUADRON TO TURKEY
APPEAR TO BE MODIFIED BY SUDDEN RETURN OF THE VESSELS TO TOULON
PARIS, Oct. 31. — Late to-night the following dispatch was received from Toulon: "The complete Mediterranean squadron returned to Toulon this evening and anchored in the roadstead." This would include Admiral
Caillard's division, whose departure has thus either been countermanded or postponed. If the dispatch be correct, it would imply that the Government has received news from Constantinople since morning, which has not
yet been divulged, and which has induced a change of plan. \
It is reported that Admiral Caillard has been ordered to cruise within reach of a dispatch boat to-day for further instructions, and it is significant that the torpedo-boat Hallebardo left Toulon at full speed
during the afternoon to rejoin the squadron.
A dispatch from Toulon to the Figaro confirms the report of the return of the entire squadron, arit] adds that Admiral Caiilard's division is still held in readiness to sail at a moment's notice. Editorially the
Figaro and other morning papers express surprise at this perplexing and unexplained move after the dispatch of Admiral Caillard to the Levant has been officially announced. The Marseilles correspondent of the Matin says
the return was due to the fact that the squadron was supplied with only two days' rations.
FULL RANSOM
OR NOTHING,
SAY BRIGANDS
'Captors of Miss Stone
Decline to Reduce
the Demand.
Sublime Porte Protests That
It Ie Not Respon
sible.
Missionary* Companion and a Child
Are Again Heported to Have
Died in Their Mountain
Prison-
Special Dispatch to The Call.
CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N.
XV., WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.— Despite
the efforts of the American officials and ;
missionaries to convince the brigands
holding Miss Stone captive that it is im
possible to raise a ransom of 5110,000, the
latter have thus far declined to reduce
their demand by a single dollar.
While this is a discouraging feature of
• he Stone case, the fact that negotiations
ire.ftlll in P/o»ress.glves.hope > , that, the i
s.bductors will "'finally agreV to'**«le*is«S
the woman upon the payment of the $65,
00 on hand. Secretary Eddy of the Amer- j
Jean legation at Constantinople has been
advised that there is no likelihood of any
considerable addition being made to the
simount collected. Through missionaries
•irho are in communication with the brig
ands this information has been conveyed
to them. It was stated by a high official
to-day that the Turkish Government has
Ijiven assurances that until Miss Stone is
liberated no military movement will be
made against the brigands.
Turkey Now Explaining.
In connection with the explanation of
¦:he Sublime Porte cabled to-day from
Constantinople that it is not responsible
for the abduction of Miss Stone the au
thorities say that the question of the
responsibility of either Turkey or Bul
garia has not been fully determined and
they reiterate that the collection of evi
dence to support a claim for reparation
will not be prosecuted until Miss Stone
has secured her freedom. ¦
At this moment the view of the officials
Is that while Miss Stone was seized on
Turkish territory the brigands who ef
fected her capture are Bulgarians, and a
• suspicion is entertained that behind the
brigands were the Macedonian committfe
and Bulgaria. It is this suspicion that
is responsible for the belief at one time
prevailing that Miss Stone's release would
be secured without the payment of a ran
eom, the political motive — of stirring
up trouble between the United States and
Turkey — been productive of no re-
BUlt.
Companion Reported Dead.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 31— is
again rumored that Mme. Tsilk, the com
panion of Miss Stone, and her child Cborn
since her capture by the brigands) are
dead.
The Turkish Government is preparing
to resist the anticipated demand of the
United States for the repayment of the
ransom necessary to secure the release
of Miss Ellen M. Stone. The Porte re
pudiates all responsibility for the kidnap
ing of Miss Stone, and maintains that the
United States has no claim against Tur
key, and that, therefore, the latter is
Justified in refusing to recoup the United
States for the money expended in her
rescue.
Claims Will Be Resisted.
A high Turkish official said this morning
•that the Turkish resistance of any claims
•would be based upon the contentions, first,
that Miss Stone, although warned of the
dangers of the road, persisted In travel
ling; second, that she did not notify the
authorities of her intention, in order to
obtain an escort, which precaution even
•he foreign Consuls always take when
•traveling in such outlying, insecure dis
tricts of the empire, and third, that the
'brigands who kidnaped Miss Stone and
:tier companion were Bulgarians; that the
coup ¦was planned in Bulgaria and that
sanctuary was found In Bulgarian ter
ritory. - •"?•• - - • ¦ . •'¦ fi*A 1 -*'-~.
No Freedom for a Week.
LONDON. Nov. "Miss Stone's re
ease Is not likely to be effected within a
¦ireek." says a despatch from Sofia to the
Dally Telegraph. "Mr. Dickinson, in the
name of the United States Government,
has given assurance that neither the re
, celver* of the ransom ' nor Miss Stone's
v gulden will be prosecuted. He asserts
that Turkey agreed a fortnight ago to
reimburse the ransom." '
The San Francisco Call.
WARSHIPS ARE UNDER SEALED INSTRUCTIONS TO BOMBARD
IF THE SULTAN RESISTS COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
PARIS, Oct. 31.— The officials of the
Foreign Office confirm the report
that a squadron of the French
Mediterranean fleet, composed of
three battleships and two cruisers,
under the command of Admiral Caillard,
has proceeded from Toulon to the Levant
to make a naval demonstration against
Turkey.
A Foreign Office official, in communicat
ing the foregoing, said:
"The squadron sailed with sealed or
ders and proceeds first to a Greek port,
the island of Syria, I think, where the
admiral will receive definite instructions
as to carrying out his sealed orders. I
am not at liberty to say what the sealed
orders avii btit the seizure of customs at
Smyrna would be a very effective way of
convincing- the Sultan that France's pa
tience is exhausted and that we have de
cided to enforce an immediate settlement
of the Turkish Government's engage
ments. We, however, are very hopeful
that the Sultan will not compel us to go
to that extreme.
Would Have to Bombard.
"Our squadron will not reach the Greek
port before Sunday. The Turkish Gov
ernment has thus still three days' grace
and we trust in the meantime to receive
complete satisfaction. We have act^d
very considerately toward Turkey, hoping
up to the last moment that she would
carry out her engagements, and It Is only
now, when we find that there is no serious
inaication of her doing so, that we have
reluctantly resolved to put stronger pres
sure to bear in the shape of a naval dem
onstration. It is now two months since
the French Embassador, M. Constans, left
Constantinople. His departure failed to
produce the desired effect. On the con
trary, even the Tubini question, which
was settled by the Sultan's irade, remains
unadjusted.
"The internal situation in the Turkish
empire deterred us for some time from
taking drastic measures to enforce our
demands; but the dignity of France could
not permit the present state of affairs to
be prolonged indefinitely. We sincerely
hope the Sultan will fully appreciate the
fact that we cannot any longer be trifled
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1901.
with and relieve us from taking further
steps to safeguard our interests."
The official was asked what would hap
pen in the event of the French squadron
being ordered to seize the customs and if
the Turkish authorities resisted, and he
replied:
"That is a very unlikely contingency,
but if it occurs I suppose we shall have
to. bombard that port. We do not want
bloodshed, -and I do not believe there will
be any occasion for it."
France Upheld by Russia.
The decision to make a naval demon
stration against Turkish ports was taken
at a meeting of the Cabinet Tuesday at
which M. Delcasse, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, explained the Sultan's
procrastination regarding the French de
mands.
Admiral Gaillard's squadron consists of
the armcred cruisers Admiral Pothuaw,
Chanzy and La Touche-Treville, the sec
ond-class cruisers Dv Chayla and Cassard
and the third-class cruiser Gallilee. The
crews aggregate 2286 men, but the vessels
will also carry landing parties.
The newspapers approve the Govern
ment's •decision. The Journal dcs Debats
says:
"Every one at Constantinople and the
other capitals must be aware that France
and Russia are completely in accord in
this matter. Under these circumstances it
is difficult to believe that the Ottoman
Government will not come to its senses
and, recognizing Its error before it is too
late, relieve us of the necessity of using
other means than those of diplomacy and
courteous discussion."
La Liberte remarks that the fact that
Admiral Galllard has embarked 2000
marines is a warning to the Porte that
France will not stop before a slight show
of resistance, but will go to the end, even
though war should ensue.
Germany Strictly Neutral.
BERLIN, Oct. SI.— A diplomatist said
to-day in regard to France's naval demon
stration In the East:
"Germany will observe a 6trictly neu
tral attitude, but would prefer that the
Sultan should give way if a naval demon
stration takes place. In view of the pow
CHIEFS OF TWO NATIONS AT
OUTS AND COMMANDER OF
HOSTILE FLEET.
der magazine In the East one never knows
what dimensions an Incident may as
sume."
The press Is still very reserved In its
opinion. The Berliner Tagreblatt expresses
doubts as to whether the opening up of
the Eastern question will be .agreeable to
Russia at the present moment. The
Lokal Anziger expresses the opinion that
the establishment of a French naval sta
tion at Mityleno would be a standing men
ace to England's position on the Sues
r canal
Precedent for His Action.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 81.— M. Margerie,
the charge d'affaires of the French em
bassy here, had a short interview with
Secretary Hay this afternoon, after which
the Secretary left at once for the White
House. Mr. Margerie may be considered
an expert in matters pertaining to the
Levant, having spent several years at
Constantinople recently as an attache of
the French embassy. He feels confident
that there is not the slightest danger of
a dissolution of the concordat owing to
the action of the French Government in
sending warships to make a naval dem
PAINTING OF SCENERY
CONCEALS CONQUESTS
Chinese Officials at Peking Big Up
Dummy Towers to Please the
Emperor's Eyes.
PEKING, Oct. 31.— The repairs to th
walls, towers and palace have been r
most completed. A temporary structur
of wood and cloth has been erected in
place of the destroyed Chien Nen tower,
under which Emperor Kwang Su will pass
when entering the Forbidden City. It is
painted to resemble the old stone tower,
with cannon in the windows, and looks
like a piece of theatrical scenery. Every
effort is being made to conceal from the
court the evidence of the conquest. The
British loopholed the wall at the station
outside the Chien Nen gate and the Chi
nese are now building another wall out
side this to screen It frtom the view of the
court.
Russia Approves Plan to
Compel Sublime Porte
to Pay Al: Demands
Landing Force on Ships
Shows the French Will
Wage War if Necessary
onstration in Turkish waters and to seize
a customs port.' The other nations parties
to the concordat understand the situation
perfectly, and in fact most of them have
grievances and claims themselves like the
French complaints, so they may look with
complacency upon the effort to make the
Porte meet its obligations. There also is
precedent for this action, for a few years
ago a French vessel seized a Turkish port
in the Guif of Alexandria and held it un
til her claims were paid, yet the incident
did not cause protest by the other powers
or even attract much attention.
TWO MEN ARE KILLED
IN RAILROAD COLLISION
Freight Engines in Indiana Crash
H?.ad-On and Train Hands
Suffer.
LOGANS PORT. Ind.. Oct. 31.-Two men
were instantly killed and two probably
fatally injured in a head-on collision be
tween two freight trains on the Michigan
division of the Vandalia at Judson, Ind..
fifty miles south of this city to-night. The
dead are:
RICHARD STITH, fireman; Logans
port.
JOHN ELLABARGER. brakeman; Terre
Hauie.
The injured are: Frank E. Gross, engi
neer, Logansport; John Lawler, conduc
tor, Terre Haute.
Lives More Than a Century.
LONDON, Oct. 31.— Mrs. Elizabeth Han
bury, who was born June 9. 1733, is dead.
Mrs. Hanbury was notable half a cen
tury ago in anti-slavery, prison reform
PRICE FIVE CENia
LAW'S HAND
REACHES FOR
AN ANARCHIST
Arrival of Jaffei Awaited
by Immigration
Officials.
Alleged Accessory to Hum
bert's Assassination
Coming Here.
United States Embassy in Borne Ad
vises Secretary of State to
Beware of the Friend
of Bresci.
CALL BUREAU. 1106 G STREET. N.
TV.. WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.— Whether ,
because of a desire to seek refuge in the
United States or in order to carry out a
plot formed in Europe, a notorious an
archist named Jaffei, charged by Italy
with being an accessory to the murder of
King Humbert, is now on his way to this
country-
Official information in regard to the
plans of this man was received by the
State Department, and Commissioner Gen
1 eral of Immigration Powderly, In com
! pllanee with a request of Secretary Hay,
! Jpmafl instructions this afternoon to all -
immigration officers to detain Jaffei
should he appear at any of the ports at
which they are stationed. Jaffei would
be excluded if he applies for admission
i and the steamer bringing him here will
¦ be compelled to return him to the port
from which he sailed.
Will Exclude Jaffei.
Secretary Hay's request contemplating
the exclusion of Jaffei is based upon an
official report sent him by the American
'. embassy in Rome. This report states
i that "Italian anarchist Jaffei started for
! Antwerp September 7 from Milan and
' will probably go to the United States."
'¦ This description of Jaffei accompanied the
message: ¦•*"
"Jaffei, who was a member of. the
Guardie Flnanze in Rome, a body of men
corresponding to customs guards, deserted
the service and went to Switzerland. He
is said to be a violent anarchist. The
Italian Government found among the ef
fects of Brescl a letter from Jaffei and
demanded his extradition for complicity in
the murder of King Humbert. Switzerland
surrendered Jaffei on the understanding
that he should not be tried on a charge of
desertion, but only on a charge of com
plicity in the assassination of the King.
His trial occurred, but he was not con
victed and the Italian Government di
rected that hebe sent out of the country."
Instructions to Officers.
The facts contained in the report of the
embassy as given above were telegraphed
by Powderly to all immigration officials
with instructions "to keep a careful look
out for the said Jaffei in order that any
possible* violation of law may be pre
vented by his exclusion."
Gale Sweeps the Channel.
DOVER, Oct 31.— A fierce easterly gale
blew to-day over the whole channel, seri
ously interfering with all shipping. Tht»
channel steamers were obliged to aban
don attempts to enter the port of Folke
stone, which wns not approachable owing
to the tremendous seas which were run
ning. A number of minor wrecks have
been reported, and several vessels have
sunk at their moorings. The wind gauge
registered sixty miles an hour. The tide
is rising and vessels of all kinds ar?
seeking shelter from the storm. Greet
numbers of caicasses of animals aro
washed ashore ir the vicinity of Deal, in
dicating that a shipping disaster has oc
curred near there.
Twelve Lives Are Involved.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Oct. 31.-Thre«
schooners were driven ashore on the Lab
iador coast la -a week during a gale, but
all en board were rescued. Two other
vessels, one carrying a Catholic priest,
who had been leaking v sacerdotal visita
tion, were driven seaward and have been
missing for ten days. The steamer Glen
coe went In search of them, but without
result. Twelve lives are Involved and it
is feared that all have perished.
Grau Company in "LohengTin."
NEW ORLEANS. Oct 31— The Grau
opera company appeared for the first
tme In New Orleans to-night at the
French opera-house, which was crowded
The opera was "Lohengrin," with Meg
dames Emma Eames and Schuman-
HeinK and Messrs. Ernest Van Dyck,
Blspham and Edouard fie Resake in th«
cast.
and other philanthropic matters. She
could see to read and writ© up to h«r lat
est years.