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SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, \ ATTGIXST 1903J
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOLUME XCIV— ISO. SO.
DETACHMENT FROM THE REGULAR v ARMY PASSING UNDER THE TRIUMPHAL, ARCH; DURING, THE
PROGRESS OF THE. MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE YESTERDAY IN HONOR OF ' THE ; ARM Y
VETERANS, AND SCENE AT THE ¦ REVIEWING STAND, ' ' ' ; - i
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BAKERSFIELD. Aug. 18.-Enrlque Ro
bles, a Spanish bullflghter.Vho has given
exhibitions ; in several California cities,
was shot and severely wounded early this
morning by William Atkinson,, alias San
Jose Bill. Robles entered, a cafe while
drinking heavily arid became Involved In
an altercation with * two waiters. Atkin
son ordered him to desist and the shoot
ing-followed. Robles was wounded in the
leg just below. the hip. The wound Is con
sidered auita serious. .
Spanish Bullfighter Is Shot.
Nations Flag
floats in the
L/i • . . ' ? ' ' ¦
Black, the probable successor, of General
Stewart as commander - of ".the great or
ganization : _Major_ General William \ R.
ShafterT Governor- George C. Pardee,
-Mayor. Eugene. E.iSchmitz and other dis
tinguished ' citizens." '
5* As the- various \ commands passed the
'reviewing stand; the! ba^Js -which accom
panied, them, stepped :out-and; played-stir
ring airs while the soldlars and civilians
passed ' in review.''- The , old . Veterans
threw -back • their shoulders, forgot fa
tiegue,.and stepped past in true military
style.-- ¦
,. START OF PROCESSION.
: It l was • twenty : minutes ' after 10 : o'clock
when \ the, parade £ started."; < The long . line
/was ; led by. Chief , of Police Wlttman and
200 1 men detailed for the occasion. Lleu
tenant .James Kelly rode behind his su
perior. ¦ officer ¦*¦ as . aide . de camp. Then
came; Sergeant Helms j antl twenty-eight
mounted * officers from the - Park squad.
Following . on . foot . were : 150 men j from the
various companies of the department In
charge ' of ; Lieutenant Gleason. ! Lieuten
antGleason marched at the head of Com
pany-A. - Company B was commanded by
Sergeant. Coogan; 'Company C by Ser
geant Blank and Company E by Sergeant
Campbell.- ¦_
: The police made a, splendid showing and
theMsltors commented. favorably on their
"military 'appearance. *, The .alignment of
the 'Companies ', was perfect throughout
the* procession.
Colonel, JaB.* Fuller was grand marshal,
'Colonel" William Edwards was his chief of
staff I and j Colonel J J. F. • Burgin was his
chief aid. '- The j special aids *to the ' grand
marshal .were:
Lieutenant . Colonel S T. G. Hanson, Major E.
; L.. , Napt haly, : Major P.". J. Perkins. , Major H.
E. « Curzon. - Major J. . H. Hendy, Major : D. , S.
Dorn, - Major > D. H. . Wlthern. . Captain T. . S.
Bush,, Captain R. V E. Warneld, R. B.'Hale, Dr.
-W.*F. Kibbler, 'A. B.-Wood.' George K.. Porter.
F.'^P. Bull. "Dr. ; R: .E. : Hartley, J. .W. Hoyt.
Captain . R. B. ' . Hurlbut,' Colonel v Otto ' F.
Schiller, Colonel Varneyf W.'. Oasklll; .Colonel
J.'TB.* Lauck, ~ Captain A.VWoodslde, George E.
Crothers, ' F. > D. Monckton. M." Slminoft. Judge
J. .1 R. \ Aitkin, Robert Ash, : Dr. - E. R. Bryant,
Major ;N. J. Brlttan; Walter S. Hale, • Colonel
J.-S. ; Young-,:. J.'M.' Long,', James . Cremlns, P.
The opening session of the encampment
of the Grand Army begins to-morrow
morning at the Grand Opera-house.
Though the pavilion attracted thou
sands there were thousands more who
spent the evening at the various State
headauarters.
The illuminations of the streets and
triumphal arches drew a vast throng to
Market street . and up to midnight the
streets were jammed.
The programme for to-day Includes the
big parade by the veterans of the Civil
War, a . monster concert at the pavilion
and many "campflres" and reunions.
Many of the branches of the Grand
Army held business sessions and elected
officers for the ensuing year, in order
that they might be able to attend the
convention of the main organization,
which opens to-morrow morning.
In the evening Commander in Chief
General Stewart was accorded a monster
ovation at the Mechanics' Pavilion,
where he was tendered a reception by the
Grand 'Army of the Republic, the Wom
an's Relief Corps and the Ladles of the
G. A. R. «
From early morn . until late at night
Market street was congested with traf
fic. . The thousands of visitors in the city
promenaded after the parade and visited
the various hotels where the headquarters
of the Grand Army and its kindred or
ganizations are located.
Open house was kept at all the head
quarters and the "reunion" of those who
figured in the stirring days of the early
'60's was of an impressive nature.
Not only the men . who fought for the
Union, but also the noble women who
went to the battlefields as nurses or who
ministered to the 'comforts of the sick
who returned from' the front met once
again yesterday and renewed old associa
tions.
The- big military ; parade in the morn
ing was witnessed by the largest crowd
ever seen In the streets of San Francisco.
The perfect weather added to the enjoy
ment of the brilliant . pageant and young
and old alike were profuse In their ex
pressions of pleasure at the spectacle af
forded.
& ay < HE second day of the Annual
* M Encampment of the _ Grand
Bj Army of the Republic was filled
m with interesting events and the
JBl. programme was carried through
without a single change.
Busy Day for
the Encamp*
ment.
"There have been reports that this
would be done if the trearty were rejected.
A bill may be introduced giving the termj
of a canal treaty with the United States
which would be satisfactory to Colombia
and also empowering the President to rat
ify personally a treaty drawn according
"The Colombian Senate has, according
to our best advices, rejected the canal by
unanimous vote. There are two ways In
which that treaty can be again considered
in the Senate. That body can vote to re
consider its action on Ux* treaty, or any
member of the Senate may propose
amendments to the treaty. Whether this
will be done is" a mere matter of specula?
tion until we hear more of the details of
the vote of August 12."
"What of the report that the Bogota
Government will endeavor to have Con
gress pass a bill along the lines of the
Spooner law; and what would be the
object of such action." was asked.
COLOMBIA WOULD DICTATE.
It is believed here that the President
may again ask for an expression of opin
ion from Congress before finally turning
to Nicaragua. In this connection it is
pointed out that an expression of opinion
could be quickly obtained from the Sen
ate if the President should have ready
for the extra session treaties with Nica
ragua and Costa Rica.
The .money has already been appropri
ated for a canal and no one contends that,
under the terms of the law, it cannot be
applied to one route if negotiations fail
in respect to another.
AWAIT NEWS FROM BOGOTA.
Apparently reflecting the still hopeful
feeling at Oyster Bay that the treaty may
be saved, officials at the State Depart
ment are talking about the steps the Bo
gota Government may take to reopen the
canal debate In the Colombian Senate.
Dr. Thomas Herran, Colombian Charge
d' Affaires, when asked to-night by what
method of procedure the Hay-Herran
treaty could again be brought to the at
tention of Colombian Congress, said:
"Precisely the same as at Washington
is the method of procedure in Bogota in
this matter. All treaties musf first be
submitted to the Senate, and, when rati
fied by that body, they are then sent to
the. House for consideration. If the Sen
ate rejects a treaty, it is obviously im
possible for it to come before the House.
Furthermore, it Is believed to be be
yond the intention of the Spooner law
for this Government to express to Co
lombia any desire that the Colombian
Senate's action be reconsidered. The
President is expected to wait the neces
sary time for the Colombian Congress to
adjourn finally without ratifying the
treaty before actually beginning negotia
tions- with Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Any proposition to throw the whole mat
ter again into Congress at the coming 1
extra session was discouraged by the ca«
nal advocates in view of the fact that It
has been fought out completely and ttie
will of Congress explicitly expressed.
It is held also that the administration
has no authority to use what appears to
be coercive or threatening or dilatory
measures to complete the negotiations for
the Panama route.
Senators Morgan, Mitchell and Harris
of the Canal Committee of the Senate and
Representative Hepburn, who has for
years been the canal leader in- the House,
foresaw; the present situation and, both in
public and private, predicted exactly
what has occurred. All of these men now
take the ground that the President must
turn -to Nicaragua and apply the appro
priation carried in the bill to that route.
COLOMBIA FORFEITS CHANCE.
CALL. BUREAU. 1406 G STREET, N.
W.* t ¦WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.— That the
administration has gone to the extreme
limit in its negotiations with the republic
of Colombia looking to the construction
of a Panama canal appears to be the unit
ed opinion in Washington. In addition to
this, insinuations that this Government
would negotiate with the department of
Panama, should It become Independent,
are severely criticized. The. general opin
ion is that the United States Congress
•would never have passed the Spooner act
did it not contain the alternative proposi
tion to turn to Nicaragua in case of a fail
ure to deal satisfactorily with Colombia,
section 4 of the law making ampl£ pro
vision for just such an emergency as now
presents itself.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Spooner Law Opens Way for
Prompt Action in New
Direction.
Oppose Further Nego
tiations With That
Government.
Canal Advocates
Turn Against
Colombia.
NICARAGUA
NOW HOLDS
ATTENTION
Old Soldiers
Witness
Parade.
Bx=Prisoners
of War Get
Ovation.
THOUSANDS of spectators lined
the -streets yesterday morning
to witness the monster military
and civic ' parade given in hon
or of the veterans of the Grand
Army of the Republic*
Every arm of the United States army
anvl navy was represented . in j line ; and
while volleys of cheers were given to Un
cle Sam's fighting boys of to-day the
crowds went wild over the aged 'veterans
of the Mexican and Civil wars who ap
peared in the procession.
The old soldiers' hearts were gladdened
by the hearty cheers they received on
every side. The residents of this city
INSURGENTS
WIN BATTLE
WITH TURKS
Regulars Suffer a
Heavy Loss in m
Monastir.
Leave More Than Two
Hundred Dead or
Wounded.
Uskub Mussulmans Plan a
Massacre of Christian
Population.
60FIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 18.— A fierce bat
tle is reported to have occurred In the
neighborhood of Monastir. Three Turkish
Vattalior.s attacked 1000 Insurgents and
after the fight had raged for Eix hours
the Turks were repulsed with the loss of
"10 men killed and wounded. The insur
gent lo?s is not given.
According to a report from Uskub,
HSchatilovski. the Bulg-axlan leader, was
killed m the fighting at Krushevo, and
Iioris Saraloff, the noted insurgent chief,
has been surrounded at Prassbalkan, in
the southern part of the Monastlr vilayet.
The night train service between Salonica
and the Servian frontier has been sus
pended. Forty-three battalions of Turk
ish reserves in Europe have been called
A reign of terror is reported to prevail
at Uskub. where the Christian inhabitants
are afraid to leave their houses. The Vail
issued the strictest orders to the Mussul
man population to remain quiet and not
r:u!'*t their <runsitia»» n^ghtr.-n,' v»»t t2xe
Mussulmans, meeting the mosques, have
resolved at a given signal to massacre,
the entire Christian population as soon
as the first insurgent band appears near
Uskub, or on any other pretext.
The Christians are terrorized. The Turk
ish troops, who are their only protection,
do not show the slightest disposition to
aid them. The attitude of the Turkish
troops was recently plainly manifested,
when a tralnload of soldiers, shortly after
ltavlrg Uskub, fired on the Bulgarian
workmen, who were repairing the track.
Three workmen were- killed and their
bodies were left lying on the line.
Telegraphic communication between So
f.a and Constantinople is interrupted, the
wires having been cut between Adriaa
eple and Constantinople. No telegrams
irotn Constantinople have been received
since 6 o'clock last evening. The Turkish
©facials at Adrianople refuse to state
where the break occurred.
Fears are expressed here regarding the
safety cf the railroad between Adrian
ople and Constantinople.
The Evening Post states that a band
cf Basbl Bazouks has crossed the Bulga
rian frontier in the district of Etheldere,
killed three frontier guards at Yatagans
end wounded two others. It also set fire
to several houses. This raid has created
great excitement in the district. The
tows is not confirmed officially.
The revolutionary organ, Autonyme,
cays the insurgents, after two unsuccess
ful attempts, have succeeded in destroy
ing with dynamite the bridge at Exscheie,
thereby stopping communication between
Salonica and Monastlr.
Reports received here from Constanti
nople and believed to be authentic con
firm the previous Etatements to the ef
fect that when the Turks recaptured
Krushcvo they slaughtered the entire
Christian pbpulation, without exception,
end it Is pointed out that among those
killed were the employes of the Govern
ment tobacco establishments, which were
under European control, as the proceeds
from the establishments were assigned to
the service cf the Turkish debt.
Russian Squadron Now in Position to
Enforce Demands.
MENACES TURKEY'S COAST.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 18.— The
Russian squadron of warships, which left
Bebastopcl yesterday, was expected to
have arrlvr-d off the Turkish coast this
afternoon to sunport the demands made
upon Tuikey by Russia in connection
with the assassination on August 7 of
M. Rostkovski, the Russian Consul in
Monastlr. The fact that Russia is about
to make a naval demonstration in Tur
wiFh waters has been kept a profound
secret here, the public being entirely igno
rant of the Russian movement.
The notification received of the sailing
of the sauadron was an unwelcome sur
prise to the Turkish Government, which
had pretended to believe that the Rost
kov&ki incident had been closed with the
punishment of the guilty persons.
The most recent advices received here
from Monastir were forwarded on Sun
day night and announced that the fight
ing between the insurgents and Turkish
troops in the vicinity of Krushovo con
tinued, and that many refugees from
neighboring villages had congregated at
Monastir. Several villages inhabited by
Greeks, it was added, had been set 9a
fire bv the insurgents.
According to advices received at one
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proved themselves to be loyal to the men
who fought for the flag. They, watched
with tear-dimmed eyes the passing of the
Civil War heroes. They cheered "the
Spanish War Veterans, who will be hold
ing reunions • when the Grand Army of
the Republic will be but a memory.
Flags and handkerchiefs were waved
and flowers were showered on the march-
Ing heroes. ! The parade ' was a lesson '•: in
patriotism and the rising generation prof
ited by 1 it. .It taught them that the de
fenders of the flag are not forgotten'and
the sacrifices they made in the nation's
defense can never be | effaced ; from the
memory of a grateful people. •
Parades have been held in this city in
abundance, , but none can , compare with
the brilliant, procession which passed In
.review yesterday. Between ten and fif
teen ' thousand men were in line.. The
arrangements. were perfect and the pro
cession, moved, over the lines of march in
good order. It took two hours. for the pa
rade to ' pass j a given ; potnt. ¦'; There
nine divisions and each division, was .'full
of features. Fromthe time the"; Chief : of
Police passed, on -.his black/. steed fruntn
the. last company-f the . Roosevelt ", Boys*
Club— passed, f there - was J not ; an jurimter
«6ting minute and . the 1 crowds stood 1 for
two hours and a half: without a. murmur.
The- spectacle that greeted their- eyes
repaid 'them for. their 'long wait. %The
police arrangements j.. were _ perfect. !The
crowds were" kept j on; the ¦* sidewalks by
long cables stretched' from 'posts "planted
close to the curbing/ '-; . ;;.,-;¦ .' , V,
The line" of % march ; was ; from Geary "and
Stockton streets ;' to vKeaniy.rout^Kearny
toV Montgomery,- ayenuej -down 5 Montgom
ery street ,to '.Market, out»Market : to .Van
Ness and out - that '} thoroughfare I past \ the
reviewing stand. ,'„,;':>>¦.;'' '. .' ' ' ..':.'
T; .The ! reviewing ; stand > was I by
General GeorgeJStonV," .chairman! of *;the
Grand ' Army^ of , the i Republic j executive
"committee ; :' Lieutenant I General [ Miles I in
civilian clothes ; • General Thomas ' J.' j Stew
art, r commander v in .chief of ; the -Grand
Army of the Republic; " General John* C.
BRILLIANT MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVIC PAGEANT IS CHEERED
AS IT WENDS ITS WAY THROUGH DENSELY CROWDED STREETS
TO RENDER HOMAGE TO HEROES OF GRAND ARMY OF REPUBLIC
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