VOLUME XC-SO. 173.
FENIAN LEADERS INSTIGATE THE PLOT
FOR YUKON'S REVOLT AGAINST CANADA
DETAILS of a conspiracy to overthrow the authority of the Dominion of Canada in the gold fields of Northwestern British Columbia and establish a Yukon republic were published exclusively in Skagway
correspondence to The Call on Sunday, November 17. It was shown that the revolutionary project had its orig-in in Dawson and its headquarters in Skagway; that arms and ammunition had been shipped in, and
that 5000 miners had pledged their support to the movement. Officers of the Northwest Mounted Police, learning the plot, had called upon United States officials in Alaska for the support of the American
Government in checking the conspirators, and United States Marshal Shoup had hastened to Seattle to telegraph the facts to Washington. From Victoria comes news fully confirming the statements contained in The Call's
Skagway correspondence. The Times of that city corroborates the details given and declares that the conspiracy originated in the Fenian centers in New York and Chicago. It says the Skagway leaders in the plot have long
been under the surveillance of the Dominion authorities.
UNCLE SAM
WILL NEVER
BE A BULLY
Secretary Hay Speaks of
Diplomacy of the
Present.
f Says America Is Not in the
Business of Driving Hard
Bargains.
Outline* the Friendship of Southern
Republics and Shows the Neces
sity of an Isthmian Canal
and Pacific Cable.
NEW TORE, Nov. 19.— The one hundred
and thirty-third annual banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce was held at Del
monico's this evening. Covers for 450
were laid In the win .in banquet-room,
which was decorated principally with
American flags.
At the table of honor, presided over by
President Morris K. Jessup, were Embas
tador Joseph HL Choa-te, John Hay (Sec
retary of State), Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina, Whltelaw Reid, Governor
tlect Cummins of lowa, Senator C. M. De
pew, Rev. Dr. Donald Sage Mackay. An
-ew Carnegie, Mayor-elect Seth Low,
¥ Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, J.
• oat Morgan, William E. Dodgre, Mar
Central John R. Brooke, Carl Bchun,
Alexander E. Orr, Governor Odell and
Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker. The pro
¦nal and business circles of the city
•were well represented in the list of the
ether guests.
The speech-making was opened, by Pres
ident Jessup in a very few words. He
proposed a toast to the memory of
WUUmm McKinley. It was drunk with
¦anding and in silence. President
Roosevelt's health was then toasted, while
the orchestra played, and at the next
tr>ast, that of King Edward of England,
the British national anthem was played.
Toast to "Our Diplomacy.
In introducing Secretary Hay President
Jespup proposed a toast to "Our Diplom-
The Secretary was warmly wel
61 by the guests and his speech at
various points met with great enthusiasm,
ially when he mentioned the name
of President McKinley. The speech ob
•d rapt attention and the applause
deafening when in his peroration he
wantonness of strength will ever
• induce us to drive a hard bargain with
;<n<.pther nation because it is weak, nor
will any fear of ignoble criticism tempt
¦ft or defy a great power be
- • : or.g, or even because it is
¦ 'ily."
eloquent tribute to the mem
• ' Kinley Secretary Hay
"I dare to come to you because you
¦-i ire, and he would have wished
r he held that our personal feelings
d never be consid<r<-d -when they
icted with a public duty. And if I
fall immeasurably below the standard to
Mhich he has accustomed you, the very
: nripons you draw will be a tribute to
r.fmory.
"I am asked to say something about our
tnaey. You want from me nothing
he truth, and yet,' if I confine myself
c truth I cannot help feeling that I
Fhail do my profession a # wrong in the
minds of those who have been in the
habit of considering diplomacy an occult
s mysterious as aJchemy and
to morals as municipal poli-
It must be admitted that this con
n of the diplomatic function is not
without a certain historical foundation.
>• Not , Science of Intrigue.
"There was a time when diplomacy was
/*¦(¦ of intrigue and falsehood, of
- and mines and counter-mines. It
may be another instance of that credulity
with which I have often been charged by
European critics when I say that I reaily
• * the world has moved onward in
diplomacy as in many other matters. In
my experience of diplomatic life, which
rs more years than I like to look
upon, as in the far greater record
•tk riean diplomacy which I have read
end studied, I can say without hesitation
that we have generally told squarely what
we wanted, announced early in negotia
- what we were willing to give, and
allowed the other side to accept or reject
During the time in which i
have been prominently concerned in our
;--n relations, I can say that we have
met by {he representatives of other
n by the same spirit of frankness
and sincerity.
"As to the measure of success which
r recent diplomacy has met with, it is
Continued on Page Two.
The San Francisco Call.
PRESIDENT'S ORDER
FIXES THE STATUS
OF MANY OFFICIALS
Sixteen Hundred of the Civilian Positions
Are Restored to the Classified Gov
ernment Service*
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
WHOSE NAMES ARE NOW TO THE FORE FOR THE IMPORTANT
CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
CALL BUREAU. 1406 G STREET,
N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—
President Roosevelt to-day issued
an order restoring to the classified
service about 1600 civilian positions
; of the quartermaster, medical, ordnance
and engineering departments of the army.
| It is alleged that these positions were
handed over to spoilsmen a few years
! ago and have been withdrawn from their
control upon the recommendation of Sec
retary Root. Numerous appointments
have been made to these positions since
May 29, 1899, when they were exempted
from the civil service, and as a result of
President Roosevelt's action the ap
pointees will be incorporated in the civil
service without even the formality of un
dergoing examination.
In an official memorandum to the Presi
dent, upon which the latter based his ac
tion, Secretary Root says:
Causes of the Complication.
In Hay, 1896, the civil sen-Ice rules, were
amended, and the rules as thus amended re
malned In force until May 29, IS9S. The amended
rules of 189fi provide for trades and other non
educational examinations In different depart
ments and the Indian service. The working of
these rule* was In the main satisfactory to the
departments concerned.
On May 29, 1899, by an executive order,
SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1901.
certain civilian positions in the quartermaster,
medical, ordnance and engineering departments
were taken out from the operation of the exist
ing regulations and it was provided that ap
pointments to these designated positions should
hereafter be made on registration tests of fit
ness prescribed in regulation* to be Issued by
the Secretary of War and approved by the
President. No regulations have been Issued by
the Secretary of War in relation to these posi
tions. The result is that the legal status of all
the appointees to these designated positions is
somewhat In doubt, owing to the fact that,
as no new regulations hare been prescribed,
and as the appointments are not governed by
the provisions of previous regulations, there are
no rules or regulations governing their selec
tion. If regulations were formulated by the
Secretary of War it would result in two sys
tems' running Bide by side in the same depart
ment. Such a dual system of appointment In
the bureaus would be open to serious objection.
It is learned to-night that had Presi
dent McKinley lived he would have issued
such an order as was signed to-day by
President Roosevelt. He ordered the ex
emption of the places upon the recom
mendation of General Alger, but Secre
tary Root convinced him of the desirabil-
Continued on Page Two.
WILL LAY
CABLE TO
HONOLULU
Contract for First
Link in Line
Is Let.
Realization of a Long-
Cherished Hope Is
Promised,
Without Delay k Wire Will
Be Extended Under Pacific
to the Philippines,
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.— The Commercial
Pacific Cable Company, recently organ
ized for the purpose of constructing and
maintaining a cable across the Pacific
Ocean, and of which John W. Mackay is
president, to-day awarded the contract
for the manufacture and laying of the
first section of the great submarine strand I
to the Silvertown Cable Manufacturing
Company of Silvertown, near London.
The cost of making and laying this sec
tion Is estimated at about $3,000,000. The
section will reach from San Francisco to
some central point in the Hawaiian Isl
ands, probably at Honolulu, and it is ex
pected will be completed about the first
of January, 1903.
The Silvertown. Company will commence
the work of construction immediately and
will have the work finished about the
first of next July. The cable will tnen
be loaded on board ship and it will be 1
three months more before It reaches San
Francisco, the starting point of its jour
ney across the Pacific.
The actual work of laying the cable will
consume about seventeen days and with
the additional time for establishing the
stations and allowing for possible mis
haps, it will be ready for service in two
months after its arrival here.
George G. Ward, first vice president of
the Commercial Cable Company, said to
day:
"The company has assured us they will
complete the cable and have it here In
seven months. Just as soon as this sec
tion Is complete and out of the way we
shall commence work on another section
that will connect the Hawaiian Islands
with the Philippines. Our station tnere
will probably be on the island of Luzon,
near Manila. We have not decided on that
point yet, nor have we fixed our schedule
of rates, but we shall reduce them to a
reasonable figure. We expect to have
the work completed In about two or
three years. The estimated cost of the
undertaking is about $15,000,000, but we
have capitalized our company at only
$3,000,000 because we prefer to increase
our^ capitalization as we proceed."
Ward said it was expected that the
new cable would allow the transmission
of messages in nearly four hours less time
than required at the present.
JOHN W. MACKAY ARRIVES.
I? Unaware That Big Cable Contract
Has Been Awarded.
John W. Mackay, millionaire and presi
dent of the Commercial Pacific Cable
Company, which yesterday awarded the
contract for the^manufacture and laying
of the first section of the cable to be laid
from San Francisco to the Philippines,
arrived on the overland from New York
last night. Mr. Maokay took his old
Continued on Page Two.
DOMINION GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE WATCHING
SKAGWAY CONSPIRATORS
Victoria Newspaper Says the Plans of the Goldfields
Revolutionists Are Directed From New-
York and Chicago*
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 19. — According to persons who have recently arrived in this city
from the north, says the Times of this city, the story of a conspiracy being hatched
at Skagway for the overthrow of Canadian rule in the Yukon territory has every sub
stance of foundation. The news was given first in the Sunday Call, being sent from Skag
way under date of November 6. According/ to reliable information that to-day reached the Times,
Inspector Corrigan did arrive at Skagway from White Horse on the evening of the sth and held
a consultation with the United States officers in Skagway. It is generally accepted asa fact that
some mischief was brewing; and it is attributed to the machinations of a Fenian center, with its
local headquarters in Skagway, but in direct affiliation with the head centers of New York and
Chicago.
The leaders of this local center are very well known to the authorities, and have been
watched for some time in connection with their workings among the local populace and their
communication with the head centers. The Times says in this regard:
"The exceedingly mean and hostile spirit which prevails in Skagway toward everything
Canadian and British is said to be largely due to the plotting of this local center. Recent instilts
to the British flag, culminating, in the actual tearing it down by the mob on one occasion, as
well as certain well carried out plots to bring Canadian officials into disgrace", are all traceable to
the same gang."
The informant of the Times avers positively that the report is thoroughly reliable, and that
Canada now and always stands in need of great alertness and preparation. The Times continues:
"In the event of any move being made by these Skagway Fenians against Dawson, or
Canadian rule in the north, a force of more than 4000 men could be landed on the scene within a
few days. In such an emergency the vessels of the fleet on this station, which carry more than
1000 men, could be immediately dispatched. These are heavily armed and could carry a plen
tiful supply of artillery with them.
"In addition to the men of the ships, there are 500 men of the royal garrison artil
lery, royal engineers, army ordnance corps and army medical corps stationed at Work Point bar
racks in this city. These could be moved at almost a moment's notice. The Fifth Regiment
C. A. (militia) of this city and the Sixth Battalion (rifles) of Vancouver, each numbering about
300 men, could be dispatched in a few days' time, swelling the expeditionary force, including the
Rocky Mountain Rangers of Nelson, Kamloops, Rossland and Revelstoke, up to nearly 40CO men,
all arrrjed with the latest and most modern rifles and armament.
"The force could be thrown into White Horse in a few days, and the march from that
point, while exacting enough, would present no insurmountable difficulties. In fact it would be
very similar to the rebellion of 1885, the last outbreak under Louis Riel in the Northwest Ter
ritory.
"The Northwest Mounted Police in the territories could also be brought over in a few days
to the coast to assist in the work.''
BLANCHE BATES MAY
WED FRANK WORTHING
Reports From Detroit Declare That
the Actress Is to Become a
Bride.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.— A telegraph spe
cial from Detroit, Mich., says: The act
ress, Blanche Bate?, is rapidly convalesc
ing at Grace Hospital. She is happier
now than she has been at any time since
she was taken sick at the Detroit Opera
house while presenting "Under Two
Flags," and there's a man at the bottom
of It.
Frank Worthing, who plays the leading
male role In Amelia Bingham's company,
is now here presenting "The Climbers." In
the greenrooms It Is said that Miss Bates
and Worthing are engaged and it is Just
possible that this week may find a happy
little marriage In one of the private rooms
at the Graces Hospital. In any event, when
"The Climbers" company reached Detroit
Sunday night, Worthing sent his baggage
on to the hospital, while he entered a car
riage with a bound and to the jehu called
out sharply "To Grace Hospital."
In a few minutes he was at the bedside
of Miss Bates, where there were affection
ate greetings and the two talked just as
long as Miss Bates' physician would per
mit. Monday morning Worthing was there
again, and again in the afternoon and
twice every day since. Worthing was*
asked to-day the reason for his tender so
licitude and he blushed guiltily.
DREAD PLAGTJE INVADES
SOUTH AFRICA HOMES
Eight Hundred Cases of the Disease
Reported to Save Recently
Existed.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 19.— The British
steamer Monmouth, Captain Troop, which
arrived here direct from Cape Town,
South Africa, reports the existence of
over 800 cases of Irubonlc plague in the
vicinity of Cape Town when she left that
port. Up to the time she sailed some 3SO
deaths from the plague had occurred.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
TROOPS MAY SEEK
TO FREE MISS STONE
.Diplomatic Agent Dickinson Said to
Have Asked for Bulgaria's
Assistance.
SOFIA, Nov. 19.— 1t is reported that
Dickinson, the United States diplomatic
agent here, has informed the Government
of Bulgaria that the abductors of Miss
Ellen M. Stone and Mme. Tsilka, with
their captives, are concealed In a defile
of the Belleritza Mountains, near Smotch,
district of Dubnitza, and has requested
that troops be sent to surround the place
and liberate the captltves. Both Dickin
son and the Bulgarian Foreign Office de
cline to confirm or deny this report.
Nevertheless, it Is believed that Dickin
son, persuaded of the Impossibility of
coming to terms with the brigands and
relying upon his belief that they will not
harm their captives if troops are employ
ed against them, has, after consulting
with Washington, decided upon this move.
Only eight bandits now guard Miss
Stone, and some of these are known to
sympathize with her. About a fortnight
ago Dickinson approached the Foreign
Office and proposed this same* plan, but
its carrying out was abandoned because
of the uncertainty of the location . of the
bandits.
< Arguments in Considine Case.
SEATTLE. Nov. ID.— The Considine
murder case will not go to the jury before
Thursday afternoon, unless counsel yet to
be heard tn argument occupy much less
time than those by whom the argument
was to-day begun. The whole of the fore
noon session and the larger part of the
afternoon was taken by John B. Hart in
presenting the opening argument for the
State. During the latter part of the after
noon Will H. Morris, for the defense, was
heard. Following: him to-morrow will
come James F. McElroy for the defense.
The closing address for the State, to be
made by Prosecuting Attorney Fulton,
and Judge Emory's charge to the jury
will probably go over to Thursday.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BRITISH OFFICIALS
SUSPECT A VESSEL
Steamer Thought to Have Supplies
for the Boers Is Detained at
London.
LONDON, Nov. 19.— The Government
has caused the detention of a British
steamer which Is fitting out, ostensibly
for a pleasure cruise, at Victoria docks,
on the ground that the vessel was laden
with contraband of war destined
for the Boers. A searchlight fixed
to the steamer's mast brought her
under suspicion, and it is said a
subsequent search disclosed four
field guns and quantities of raw material
for the manufacture of powder and that
the vessel was fitted inside to accommo
date five or six hundred men. The cap
tain of the vessel says the lnstEUCtions
from his employers directed him to call at
Hamburg after leaving the Thames.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Is th«
subject of much severe comment to-day
for having declared in a speech last night
at Plymouth that he despaired of over
coming the peril now facing the country
In South Africa so long as Chamberlain
and Lord Milner retained their present
offices.
Great Payment for Timber.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. 19.— This morn
ing C. B. Stunenberg. chief clerk of the
Idaho State Land Board, received $101,
652 as final payment for BUM acres of
whits pine timber in the Pot!ach district
sold several months ago by the State of
Idaho to Henry Turrish ami associates
of West Superior, Wis. The body of
timber sold exceeds 100.000.000 feet.
Madrid Students Bun Amuck.
MADRID, Nor. ».— Students' riots have
begun in Madrid. To-day the tramways
¦were attacked and attempts were made
to set the cars on fire. Several persona
were wounded.
Girls Perish in a Fire.
ROME. Nov. 19.— Fire to-day destroyed
the Sampier-Darena sugar refinery at
Genoa, the largest in Italy. Two girt*
lost their lives.