SAX FBANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1903.
KRUGER FAST FAILING
AND DEATH IS NEAR
Transraal's Former President Grows i
Weaker and There Is No Hope
of Recovery.
AMSTERDAM, Kcb. 6.-K r so n ds here of
Mr. KrngcT, former President of the
Transvaal, -lave received a dispatch from
Montoncj which slates that his health la
rntircly tihattrrcd and that the cad is not
lar ofT. i:\onts «f the laM six months
l!civ«» *o Bffected l-Lrugrr that lus recovery
Ik hopeless. He has frequently received j
*nirilual a:lJ)L-traticj:s. • j
quarters, was unwilling to approve the
effort of the British Government, to elim
inate Minister Bowen from , the negotla-'
tiens. and, moreover, ' the President could
not have accepted the Invitation of the'
allies, -even- if he had been so'disposed.
without the consent of the other, negotia-'
trnv, Minister Bowen. 'This the allies did
net obtain or request in their, note ,to" the
President. . ~ ¦: . '
ARRIVAL.. OF - r PROTOCOLS.
Immediately on receipt of ITay's note
announcing the' President's declination,
the British Embassador addressed ' a* com
munication^ to Bowen. stating that he
was suffering from an attack of the grip
and would be obliged If Bowen would call
-m^^jT M7-ASHINGTON, , Feb. fi.—
' ¦ M /§-'/ -President u Roosevelt, has
§'/,§'/< declined/ the invitation of.
,,; M/_ .§/, •' t he -allied powers to ar-^
*¥•••*¦ • 'bitrate the question as to'
' • : i . •- ¦ * : ¦*'¦' -whether Miey shall;. re-[
ceive preferential treatment in the settle
ment j of - their claims : against Venezuela
o\ v er: -the.otner creditor nations.- He reach
ed" this:' de*cision /shortly before 4 o'clock
this afternoon "and instructed Secretary
Hay. to dispatch a. note to the British
embassy • at 7onc.e,.. advising the British
Embassador to that effect. ITic dispute,
therefore,' -.will be ""referred" to" The Hague.
This 'will result' in^the^ Immediate raising
of the blockade. ¦
.the ., administration, it i 3 said in offlcial
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ,
.IS SLIGHTLY. INDISPOSED
Cold Settles in His Throat and He Is
Threatened With a Mild Case j
of Tonsilitis.
WASHINGTON. Feb. G. — President
Roosevelt is suffering from the prevailing'
influenza in 'Washington and whs unable,
to take his usual outdoor. air to-day.. His
cold has settled in his throat and to
night ho was threatened with a mild case
of, torisilitls.v 'His physicians, ft«3£e.ver,
hope to avcrf'this. The President waa
quite hoarse to-night, but with .careful
treatment is> expected to be outagain to
nittrrow.'or tue day following.- ]«};
WW^ff^i^^nMj^fftl^ to
HEIR IS EXPECTED
AT THE MACKAY. HOME
Family Will Spend the Summer at
the Country Residence on Long-
Island.
HKMPSTEAD. L. I.. Feb. €.-Mrs. Clar
fnce H. Mackay has ordered her house
nn Harbor Mill, near Roslyn to be in
readiness on March 1. The Mackays did
not go abroad this winter because of an
rvent of family importance which Is ex- j
pected to ocrur about the middle of
March. The Mackay. will spend the sum
3icr at their Ixm S I Maud country home. ;
HEAD: OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION AND TWO DIPLOMATS
WHO' SIDE WITH MINISTER BOWEN IN HIS DIFFERENCES WITH
THE BRITISH EMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON. \
NEW YORK., Feb. 6.-The World has
the following from Washington: "I have
quit worrying about my own nomination,".
President. Roosevelt paid to a friend to
day. "I consider that settled, and I am
quite sure that I will be the choice of
the convention.
"What I- am worrying about now [is,
whom the Democrats will nominate. From
all" I can learn, and from the trend of
things in general, It seems to me that a
man from my own State, Judge Parker,
will be my opponent."
GENEVA, Feb. 6.-The legal adviser of
the former Crown Princess of Saxony has
made the following announcement:
"SI. Giron. will leave Geneva for Brus
sels, where he will join his family. • M.
Giron has broken off all relations with
the Princess in order not to impede the
reunion of the Princess with her chil
dren." >¦
The sudden end of the royal romance is
paid to be due to the refusal of the Saxon
court, influenced, by Emperor Francis Jo
seph, to consent to a divorce. It is re
ported that the Princess sought her
father's pardon in order to get permission
to sec her children, but was refused
everything unless she left M. Giron. Her
lawyer visited Dresden, but failed to get
any concession beyond tbe offer of a small
yearly allowance and the promise, if the
Crown Princess gave up . Giron and re
turned home, that no legal proceedings
would be taken against her. ¦ -
The Princess, realizing at last* her
equivocal position, became 111 and appar
ently was willing, if approached, in a
proper manner, to agree to any term?.
On <hc return of her lawyer from Dres
den to-day a prolonged interview between
the cloixrs took place, in the courpoof
which tho Princess, in :i torrent of tears,
cried:.. • ¦ . . . i •
"I -must nr.fi ¦_ my pour children again."
Her parting wl«h M. <Jircn is said to
have becu' very affecting. ; -
Roosevelt Makes Prediction
.as to the Election
of 1904.^ r4
Louise of Saxony Leaves
Giron for Sake of Her
Children.
MOTHER'S LOVE
ENDS ROMANCE
PARKER TO BE
HIS OPPONENT
upon. him. ' The -Venezuelan representa
tive .went to the British embassy, where
the- 'British Embassador explained that
he had be.enrtoo ill to call for several
days and/announced the arrival of his
protocol,' which he was prepared to sub
mit-to Bowen' for signature.
Later the German Minister. Baron
StCrnbA-g,". called >on Bowen and announc
ed t fee. arrival of his protocol.
To-"morro*w*s •' programme will Include
preliminary preparations • for "the signing
of the protocols." ¦'•;'
'It developed to-night that two protocols
aro~to~,be signed by Bowen with the Ital
ian " Eriibassador, SIgnor Mayor des
Planch<>3; two with the British Embassa-
dor, and two with ¦ the German Minister,
Baron '¦' Speck ' von Sternberg. The first
Frotoc'ol In each case will provide for the
reference of the. allies' contention for
preferential treatment to The Hague and
the ralslnK of the blockade simultaneous
ly with the signing of this convention.
CONDITIONS MAY DIFFER.
•It -is doubtful whether the initial pro
tocols . between Minister Bowen and the
.three. allies will contain, the came condi
tions^, though all the. negotiators are work
ing .'to this end. In those protocols the
conditions precedent to the raiding of the
blockade will be clearly .stated — namely,
that* SO" per.. cent of fhe customs receipts
of"' the ports of I,a Gualra and Puerto Ca
bcllo are to he set aside by Venezuela for
the" satisfaction of her creditors and that
the question a-T to whether the allied
powers • shall Twelve preferential trcat
ment.or."a3 Groat Britain terms it, "sep
arate" treatment in- the settlement. s<hal»
be referred' to The Hague These proto
cols al?o/wiH'provide that Venezuela shall
pay, down.to each of the three allied pow
ers. JC550O, as. an initial cash payment. The
differences. .-between these protocols, it
Is s<aid. wth concern' certain details, the
NEVADA MINER FALLS
FOUR HUNDRED FEET
Strikes Several Obstructions in His
Descent and His Body Is Fright
* fully Mangled.
FALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 6.-Charles
fCarlsen, a miner who was brought Jo
Mils city and placed In a hospital to-day,
had a marvelous escape from death in a
mine at Golconda, Nev. Karlsen fell down
a 400-foot shaft and in his descent struck
icvcral obstructions, to which he un-
Joubtcdly owes his life, ty-cjanded on his
Tcet and with such force** the leg
nonrs were driven up Into his bodj\ He
*¦. frightfully Injured, but the doctors say
bis case is not hopeless.
Alt Questions
: Ljo to 1 he
league.:
5HA2IBEHLAIN REBUKES
A DELEGATION OF BOERS
Eejects aa Address Presented by
Them, as He Regarded It as
BLCEMFONTEIN, Feb. 6.-Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain to-day had a two
hours 1 conference with a deputation of
about forty Boers of the extreme party.
including Christian Dewet. Th, ; deputa
tion presented an address, which, it is
understood. Chamberlain rejected, at the
fame time rebuking the delegates for pre
*rming the address, which he regarded as
insulting, inasmuch as it impugned the
g-ood fa-ith of himself and the Government.
Christian D«?xvct, who referred— to Piet
Prwct and Chris Botha as scoundrels, ac
cused the <Joyernmrnt of contravening the
tTms of the Vereening agreement,
dally as regards the amnesty, and h*
requested that the terms of peace should
»c incorporated In a law.
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A GOVERXM ENTAt
y^| scandal involving the
y |^ names of many high in
the political affairs of
the State is hovering over the
Capitol and threatens to throw
its dark shadow over the
clean pages that have thus far re
corded the proceedings of the
higher house of the legislature
now in^session at Sacramento.
Governor Pardee is the custo
dian of evidence tending to prove
that bribery and corruption have
lent a full measure of influence in
the appointment of pilots for the
port of San Francisco and he has
inaugurated an investigation that
promises startling developments.
PILOT IS SUMMONED.
At the instance of Governor
Pardee summons has been issued
to one of the most widely known
pilots of this port, directing' him
to appear 'before the Governor
next Tuesday and tell what he
knows of the charge that gold
bought him his appointment.
Regarding this pilot who has
been called upon to tell his storj
of alleged bribery and corruption,
it is charged that the position that
he now holds cost him $8000 and
is proving, for him, a paying in
vestment. Of this sum, it is al
leged, $5500 went to fatten the
purse of the pilot who retired in
his favor and the balance — $2500
— to heal the hurt of honor suf
fered, by the promoters of the job
that won for him his position at
the wheel. — *. . — -^
WILL PROVE BRIBERY.
¦; Further than this, The Call is
prepared to produce witnesses to
prove that bribery is not a strang
er among the influences affecting:
the disposition of patronagfe at the
hands of the Pilot Commission.
The Call is prepared to prove that
negotiations for the sale of a posi
tion as pilot were carried on di
rectly with Pilot Commissioner
Charles ,H. S. Pratt and that a
threat of exposure prevented the
appointment of Pratt to the posi
tion of Harbor Commissioner by
Governor Gage.
In this case application for the
position of pilot was made to the
Pilot. Commission by Captain
Chajles Hall, master of the South
Portland, but after negotiations
had proceeded a short time he
was informed by . Commissioner
Pratt that appointment to the
position would cost him $3000.
This fact Captain Hall made
known to a prominpit liquor
merchant of this city/ whom he
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Ep*«-Ul Cable, to The Call and N>w Tork
HtsM. Copyright, 1903, by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
PARIS. Feb. «.-The Figaro's corre
,. . . - - --
spendent, in a dispatch from Constanti
¦ • ¦¦%¦ -•' ¦•-¦ « . ...
n-iplo, dated yesterday, says that the BUI
'S?' :.'-;¦: •.¦-.¦-¦ ¦ -..,. ' -«¦¦ ¦:¦¦¦¦¦• ¦ - «.¦:
tan has just ordered a great military dem
onstration in Macedonia. An army of
149,000 men is to be immediately mobilized.
• •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .-. ,¦¦•
All vessels of the Turkish Massousse
Sfavisaiins: Company have been requisi
tioned for transports. This decision Is
Iike!y to bring about serious compHca
uona^a^X'vCilTxVrtiiSniy slop the progress
cf negotiations for a unification of the
<3ebt.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. «. - The
Turkish Government has notified the
Jdirci Mafcsousse Steamship Company to
*-cr.d in a return of the number of'steam
ers available for use as transports In
view of the possible dispatch of eor.sid
rralilc, bodies of troops from Anatolia.
.\*:*tie Turkey, to the European provinces
of Turkey in connection with the 3Ja*ce
donlan revolutionary movement.
Massousse Line's Steamers
Will Be Utilized as
Transports.
The Call Has
\ Positive
Quarter of a Million
Soldiers to Take
the Field.
Pratt Agrees
to Accept §
Money.
Porte Prepares to
Crush Revolt in
Macedonia.
Governor to
Determine
Facts.
MOBILIZING
THE LEGIONS
OF TURKEY
PRESIDENT RESENTS SLIGHT UPON MINISTER BOWEN
AND DECLINES INVITATION TO ACT AS ARBITRATOR
Positions Are
Sold for
Gold.
>4 SCANDAL involving the corrupt distribution of patronage by a member of the Board of Pilot Commissioners for this port is hovering over the. Capitol. Governor Pardee has. inaugurated an itrscstigation into charges that post
/~\ thus as pilots acre bartered for gold by a member of the Board of Pilot Commissioners. In this conncctionThc Call is prepared to prove that Pilot Commissioner Charles HiS. Pratt agreed to accept a bribe of %$ooo from Captain
Charles Hall of the South Portland in return for an appointment as pilot, but later broke pff negotiations, and one Tyson was .appointed to the position, thc.secrctof.zvhosc preference fit the hands of Commissioner Pratt should
be disclosed at the investigation already inaugurated. The manner in zvhich Pilot Jordan saved himself from disratement after the Rio de Janeiro disaster as ivcll as the manner in zvhich Pilot Von Helms and^ others obtained their ap
pointments will be a fruitful subject for the investigators. The scandal promises startling developments, and as to the truth of the most flagrant case 'of corruption and bribery, The Call is prepared to produce irrefutable proofs before
any official legislative body or committee that may be called upon to carry the investigation to a conclusion. Wx , ' .. ,'. ,;& ; ? ; % :^ ?L
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION MARK
RECORD OF PILOT COMMISSION
The San Francisco Call.
kRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOLUME XCIII— NO. G9.