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PROTEST OF REYES AND REPLY OF HAY ARE MADE PUBLIC CITY OK " MEXICO. Jan. : 18.— Jose Esteva of^ Jalapa, in the'state of ;Vera Cruz,** the ' f last surviving v member • 'of Emperor,' Maximilian's Cabinet, Is dead,;aged"J80 ; y£arsr /:. ""V\ -V- Maximilian Cohort Dies. Ttvo Deaths Occur ; During an ; Af ter- noon at a Home Inj the County > of Shasta. - REDDING. Jan.; 18.— Mrs.7 William Burke 1 and ; her"; ¦ 1 JP-y ear-old : daughter, Maud, died to-dayj within 'five* minutes of each " other at the Burke. • home,, one rollefroOT the. town fof;sHasta4. The attending : physician diagnosed the dis ease as- tonsilitis.'-* ;_ I / '1 3IOTHER AND DAUGHTER t ; PASS AWAY SUDDENLY i With, this appropriation It is -pro posed to j procure thirteen automatic machine guns for use in sea coast forts and 160 "one-pounder automatic pom pom guns";- also 200 guns of a caliber large enough to fire effective shrapnel; 700 "high velocity six-pounder guns." -*' It is also proposedto procure 95,000 rounds of 'ammunition for the'."pom pom" guns; 2000 rounds for the : field guns and 50,000 rounds; for ¦ th« .«ix» pounders. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.— A supple mental estimate, for an appropriation of $3,445,000 for "armament* for forti fications" was transmitted to . the House to-day by Secretary Root. :>' - - Secretary ' - Submits an Estimate of $3,445,000 to Congress to Pro vide for Armaments. MANY NEW GUNS ! FOR ' THE COAST DEFENSE All Available Ships of the Asiatic licet Will Be Ordered to Olonga po for Maneuvers. • :.TANILA. Jan. is. — Rear Admiral Robley D. Kvan?, in command of the United States Asiatic fleet, arrived here to-day from Honolulu with the batt!r«rl:ip squadron. The speed main tnin«»d during the entire trip averaged over twelve knots an hour. • < n t ar 1 ster »n??. in command of the Philippine squadron, has ar r:vfd from Hongkong on the Rainbow, and Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper, in command of the cruiser squadron is erpectcd to arrive here with his Fitips to-morrow. When the entire fleet in Asiatic waters in assembled «»v*ry available v*-»-*i will be ordered in Okmgapo for maneuvers. Captain Richardson Clover relieved Captain Uriel S*bree of the command of the * Wisconsin. A.MERICAN WAR VESSELS GATHERING AT 3HNTLA Companies Refuse to Accept Risks at Ordinary Premiums and Em ployers Combine. . MOSCOW. Jan. 18.— The law provid ing compulsory compensation for fac tory employes and miners in case of ail accidents, one of the most important measures of the present reign, has be come effective. In the -event of death an annuity j Is payable, not only t» widowsJand legitimate children, but to illegitimate children* and to mothers of such chlMren and also to adopted chil dren, the annuity to equal the wages of iW days- per annum, wnereas the aver age of working days only numbers 220. As reliable statistics are not available the 'insurance companies . refuse to Is sue, accident policies except at enor^ moos premiums, so the employers com bined for mutual insurance. RUSSIA'S INSURANCE LAW IS EFFECTIVE "WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.— The Presi dent to-day sent the following nomi nations to the Senate:; Receiver' of: public ""moneys- — Albert A. Roberts, at La Grande, Or. Postmasters^California— John W. Wood, - Pasadena; E.I T. Ketcham. Santa Maria. V Nominations for Receiver of Moneys and Postmasters Arc Sent to ; the Senate. APPOINT3IENTS ARE , 5IADE BY PRESIDENT Thirty Persons T Are Drowned and Much' Proper! jv Is In | Orange - River : Colony. BLOEMFONTEIN, ~ Orange ' River Colony, Jan. 18.— About thirty persons were drowned and three hotels and 176 houses destrbyedas the result of a , bursting reservoir" here yesterday. Hundreds of have been'ren dered homeless and destitute by the disaster. . ' DEATH AND 'DISASTER BY RESERVOIR BREAK "The Kansas City platform is sound in every plank, and the first act of the convention should be to reaffirm it in its entirety, and its next act should be the addition of new plank3 in har mony with it and covering such new questions as demand consideration. Then the convention should nominate candidates who believe in the plat form." v - LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 18. — A formal welcome to W. J. Bryan on his return from Europe,. in the form of a "dollar dinner,',' was given to-night and was attended by nearly 700 Democrats, principally men in full sympathy and accord with Bryan's political policies. Bryan in a speech declared that the Kansas City platform was sound in every olank and must be reiterated, and that the nomftiee3 of the St. Louis convention' must be in accord with that platform. Said he: "Shall we abandon our advocacy of bimetal lism in order to conciliate those who defeated the party in other cam paigns? Never! .' Reaffirms His Advocacy of Bimetal lism at the "Dollar t Dinner." BRYAN SOUNDS AVAR NOTE. ings of Henry Weinhard and George EX. Williams vs. the Commercial Na tional Bank of Portland, Or., whose stock was sold for failure to pay an assessment of 50 per cent levied by the directors on demand of Comptroller Eckle^ in 1836. Justice Day said the shareholders and not the directors must d<*eide whether a bank shall make the increase demanded or sus pend operations. "In this case," he concluded, "the esppssment was made by the directors without action by the shareholders, and. not b^ing within the statute, was void.** r. •- WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. — The United States Supreme Court rendered an opinion to-day to the effect that the shareholders and not the directors of a bank shall decide whether an assessment on stock shall be made v. hen the Comptroller of the Currency gives notice that the capital stock is impaired. The case grew out of the proceed- Disposal of Shares by Directors on railnre to Pay Assessment of 50 Cents Not Legal. STOCK MUST BE SOLD BY STOCKHOLDERS' VOTE SAN JOSE. Jan. 18. — The organised fruit growers who have been trying to dissolve the Cured Fruit Association scored a victory in Judge Hyland's court this afternoon^ About a year ago C. TV. Childs, W. P. Lyon and E. T. Pettitt were appointed trustees by the growers to bring action to dissolve the defunct organization of the grow ers. Over nine-tenths of the j prune men's ' signatures were obtained to th« petition, but President Wood and the officers of the organization refused to turn over the books to the liquidators. The decision this afternoon Is a com plete victory^for the growers. Judge Hyland in his decision sustains the growers in their action and order* the directors to .turn affairs over to the trustees. Directors of San Jose Association Must Turn Over the Control to ; i the Trustees. ft FRUIT GROWERS SCORE A VICTORY IX COURT WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.— The Navy Department is j informed of the safe arrival at the Canary Islands of the first torpedo-boat flotilla, with its con voy, ,the Buffalo. The fleet consists of the torpedo-boat destroyers Decatur, Chauncey, Dale, Barry and Bain bridge.' The run of about 2800 miles from San Juan • was made in twelve { days. Naval officers are exceedingly gratified at the performance. .- Naval Officers ¦ Are Gratified at the Run of 2800 Miles In Twelve Days. » TORPEDO FLOTILLA REACHES CANARIES "Are the stories true that the New York State Convention is likely not to pass instructions for the President?" he was asked. "Who says we are not going to in struct?" asked Senator Platt. "The story is in general circulation at the capital. It is believed by many members of Congress outside the "Well," replied Senator Platt. "I can not say whether we will instruct or not. If there Is anv necessity for in structions they will be passed. I ex pect that story" is circulated by Demo "Is it not generally understood that a large number of Republicans in New York desire the nomination of Senator Hanna. and is it not a fact that there Is pressure to prevent instructions for the President?" ;.: ' "I will answer that by saying that Hanna Is not a candidate for the Presi dency. I have just had a long talk with him. He will net allow the use of his name. In addition to that he is for the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt. Tliere need be no doubt on that score." "Is it the intenticr -' New York Re publicans, now that the call for the National Convention has been Issued, to call an early State convention In or der to forestall any attempt to organize the State for Hanrta?" "I the State convention will he held after the adjournment of the Legislature." "But will not that make a very late convention in .view of what the Gover nor has said, that .there is need of much legislation and that he is in favor of a long r session?" "I don't think there will be a long session of the Legislature, nor do I think there is much need of legislation, and I do not think the Governor was quoted accurately when he was made to say that he wanted a long session." "Have you seen or communicated with CWvernor Odell lately?" "No, I have not When I went South I cut off my mail and know nothing of what has been going on. I will go to >Cew York in about a week and then probably will see the Governor." "Are you takins any personal inter eft in the snap caucuses called by Lit tauer in Fulton County?" "No, but I presume Knox has as good a pair of snowshces as, Littauer has." When Senator Platt separated from Senator Hanna he went to his commit tee room and there he was asked to discuss the somewhat confusing situa tion in the Republican party in the State of New York. CALL BUREAU, 1405 G STREET, N. W.. WASHINGTON, Jin. IS.—Sen ator Thomas C. Platt returned from Aiken, S. C, appeared in public to-day and talked Presidential politics. He had a conference on the floor of the-Sen ate with Hanna and ! was so earnest and lasted so long that it attracted much attention. Senator Hanna talked with great vigor, making many ges tures, and now and then Senator Platt •would nod in approval or shake his head in disapproval. Special Dispatch to The Call. i a. "United, States :innitairy.i officer. 5 *- lie says.* stopped • theirailway^from Icarry ing!to^Panama^as)itiwas finder ; obll^ gations 1 to fdo,t ill battalion * of f.. troops from" Bogota/ which *" had \ Just "arrived BliAMES MINISTUl BEAUPRE/ ! In speaking of the action of the Co lombian Congress in its efforts to amend the treaty General Reyes says: "I firmly believe that it would have approved the convention with "amend ments-that would probably have been acceptable . to , the.. United. States 1 had not the American Minister to Bogota repeatedly, declared in the most positive manner that his Government would re ject any amendments that might be of fered." . . . ¦¦¦.-¦. ¦_,:-. '¦ ¦_ As to the recognition of the republic of Panama General Reyes says it Is a matter t)f public knowledge that the mother country commands sufficient forces to subdue a revolution. - ; General Reyes continues: . :.--¦; \ "Before the coup de main, which proclaimed the independence of Isthmusftook place lat Panama,^there were in this /very city "agents ; of the authors of that^. coup „ in .conference with high personages clothed vwith of ficial character," as I is ¦ asserted 1 by re-" putable American newspapers. I have received information to, the effect that a bank-in New York • opened a > con-: siderable v credit in their:- favor with a knowledge of the general > tisejfor which it I was intended, * even though unaware ''' that it ; was to i be : "applied, > In part,\ to- the bribery lof 'a' large ; part f of the garrison' at Panamal".- "vV"/ : '*'" ''"''' \: A3IERICAN CRUISERS OX. TI3EE. ! \ Before » tne\ news « was | divulged that a revolution! was ¦ about tb^break i out on i the 5 isthmus. ; General <; Reyes : { says/ ;American t which ; reached their j destination} precisely on ; the» eve oft the i movement, Iwere ~ plowing * the, waters V of ; the "Atlantic and oceans. : ¦ . : '. '..' : J?^u^P^8HPH| WASHINGTON. Jan. IS.— President Roosevelt transmitted to the Senate to day additional correspondence touching the relations of the United States with Colombia and. Panama, covering ' the period from December 23, 1303, to. Jan- f uary 6 last.'. : : ,¦•..- A statement of grievances on the part of Colombia was presented, to the Slate Department by General Reyes on De cember 23. General Reyes said that the course of the United States had worked j deep injury to Colombia and he i cited ( the treaty of 1846 as showing that the j independence and sovereignty of Co- t lombia was to" be '< maintained intact be- { t ween the two Governments. - ; General Reyes said with/referenee to[ the Hay-Herran treaty that the- same course was followed in -Bogota as was pursued in "Washington; : If the, treaty, he said, had been rejected in Washing ton the" disapproval.' would have;;^in volved no grievance for /Colombia and the Colombian' Congress/ in its disap proval of the* treaty; simply exercised a vested right. This '/: action, he main tained/ did not ~ disqualify.; the Colom bian Government. for. the conclusion of another treaty.' j <¦ " ) • on Page 3, Column ; 1. Tone Full Slang's Death Reported. PEKING. Jan. 13. — The command' Rnt " of tjie Russian ". Legation guard here has T>een ordered to join Viceroy Alexieff s «aff. A report of the death of Tung Bah Siang has been brought to Pekingfby a Belgian missionary. tf . ' ¦¦^flnHHMHHIl flRSMoi Secretary Hay answered this note under' date of January 5. He says the Government has carefully considered the grave complaints made, and assures General Reyes of our most .;, friendly sentiments for ' the Government and people of Colombia. The, question sub mitted, he says, can be considered only in the light .; of accomplished facts, of which one Is that j the republic of . Pan ama has become a member of the fam ily of nations. . •' , "The department has. read with sur prise," Hay : comments, j •'your repeti tion of gross imputations upon the con duct and. mrftives of- this Government, whlclr are said •; to , have appeared In reputable American newspapers." Hay reviews in detail, first* the neces sity of a waterway connecting the two oceans, and, secondly, all the legislative and' diplomatic * .procedure which has taken | olace; to secure-that end. - * Secretary Hay says the. United States had faithfully ; borne, during the lofig period since the treaty of 1545 was com pleted.! the . full burden of its responsi bilities. ,.¦> -^ ~ 'rMeanwhile,**. he continues, "the great design of the -treaty of - 1S46 ¦ remained unfulfilled. 1 and in -- the end it ' became apparent, as has heretofore' been shown, that »it could; be only by the .construction! of a; canal by • the Gov ernment of|the iUnited * States. , By, rea son r qf the action 'of? the Government ' at Bogota' In' repudiating; the Hay r Herran convention *and : of the "views -and - in-' tentions >' disclosed ¦ In r connection . . with that ' repudiation.'-; the ; Government was confronted,^ when * : the": revolution at Panama" took place, with * the alterna tive -of either abandoning " the chief benefit .which It - expected i and .- which it. was entitled to derive from the treaty of- 1S46. or" of resorting - to measures the necessity of which it could contemplate only .with' regret. >-'- - - "By ; the ' declaration . of Independence at Colon, "at the very time when Its arrival in that city would have im peded or suppressed any ¦ revolution ary attempt.*' General Reyes says • that Panama has become independent because the Government of thei United States de sired it; because with its incomparably superior force, the United States pre vented the landing of Colombian troops; because even before the sepa ratist movement was known- in Bogota the United States had its war vessels at -the entrance' to Colombian ports, preventing-' the departure of Colom bian battalions; "because, without re gard to the. precedent established by statesmen who have dealt with the matter, the United States has not re spected our ; rights in- that strip of land which Colombia - considers 'as a divine 'bequest- for the Innocent., use of the American family of states, and. finally, -because the Government of the United 'States,' invoking - and • putting into practice the right of might, has taken from us by bloodless conquest, but by, conquest nevertheless, the most important part of the national terri tory." ..i ... - iV-Iil-. 7 ':'«•' .'' ' ¦ REPIiX OF SECRETARY HAY. , "Do you think there will be opposi l.tion to the President from New York I State*' j "The last time there was a gathering of New York Republicans to talk poli tics was when they gave me a dinner here. That was Just after New Year's. Every Representative in,. Congress in our party in the State was there and all agreed that the President was the choice of the party. Now if all such Republicans are for Roosevelt, how can there be opposition to him?" Stories continue' to be circulated that when the New York State convention meets there. will be formidable opposi tion to the passing of resolutions of in structions for President Roosevelt. J\[etv York Senator Declares Roqse* velt Is the Party's Choice. President Gives Out the Correspond* ence Relating to Panama. SENATOR THOMAS C. PLATT OF NEW YORK. WHO ASSERTS EM PHATICALLY THAT SENATOR HANNA WILL NOT BE A CANDI DATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. S SCENE IN COLON BEFORE THE. DEPARTURE OF THE COLOMBIAN TROOPS -AFTER THE REVOLUTION, AND AN 'OFFICER OF THE ARMY OF THE PANAMA REPUBLIC. it DroDer to accept the invitation or net. the Uinperor wishes to pay him thi» compliment. The imperial life ruards will consist of two l *rta::-r.«. The first wiJl be officered exclu sively by American*, preferably former Roufrh JUderm, »nd the second by retired officers and ncn-cossmiwlcsed efflcen of the Seventeenth KarUsh Lancers and the Royal Horse Artil lery- These battalions wilt constitute the Ern peror"s personal bodjxaard. The troopers will 1* co:r.j>csed of Arabs and native Saharans, who are araccg the ftne«t riders in the world. We purpose *>ncouraglnc the emigration of the American negroes to the new empire. Will Ask President Roosevelt to Recommend Officers for the "Imperial Guards." LONDON. Jan. 18.— The development <>£ Jacques Lebaudy's "Empire of Sa hara" is about to take a turn which wiil be of some interest • to the United States. Lebaudy has decided to draw the officers and non-commissioned offi cers for two battalions of "imperial life guards" from Great Britain and the United States, and in pursuance of this idea he will submit to President Roose velt an invitation to name any officers of his former Rough Riders whom he « an positively recommend for commis sions* Colonel George Gouraud. Thomas Edison's representative in England for many years, who as governor general if Sahara is organizing a military es tablishment for M. Lebaudy. said to day: Tb» inviuticn to r*cnairaend officers will t* «ubEs:tt«d to President Roorevelt in a. few <lay». Whether the President will consider ~EMFEROR OF SARAILV* WANTS ROUGH RIDERS SANTA BARBARA, Jan. IS.— After having lingered between life and death for almost two months from a bullet wound, which it is charged was in flicted by Mrs. Jennie Downey, Charles Wilson, a pioneer business man of this city, died to-day. Wilson's death had been expected for seme time. Mrs. Downey has been con f.red in the County Jail since the shoot ir.g av.aiting trial on a charge of as sault with a deadly weapon with Intent to commit murder. The District Attor ney will to-morrow formally charge Mrs. Downey with murder. The differences between Wilson and Mrs. Downey arose over a suit brought by Wilson to recover possession of se curities amounting to several thousand dollar?, which, he alleged. Mrs. Dow ney had stolen from his safe. Mrs. Downey in turn brought suit for the recovery of a large sum of money •w hieh she claimed to ha%-e placed in Wilson's keeping. While the litigation was pending Wilson was shot when at his place of business. There were no witnesses, but Wilson charged Mrs. Pown^)' with the deed, which charge ene'has neither admitted nr>r denied. When the train reached Ogden at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the license was ready and Municipal Judge Howell traa on hand. The final words of the mar riage ceremony were spoken as the train was moving out of the station. The two women had with them only the clothing- they wore, so it was ar ranged that the sister should get oft at Reno, pack the bride's trousseau: and forward it by express. This sh« did. A message was sent on to Daniel Hamer in Ogden to have the County Clerk issue a. license as directed and to have somebody at the railroad station to perform the ceremony. While on the way to Reno the con versation turned to the large number of Californlans who cross the State Una to that city and get married. After joking about being fashionable and do in? likewise the lovers discussed U seriously. Finally they agreed to get married in Reno. Then they recalled the fact that it was Sunday and they could get no license there. A Utah man with whom they had become acquainted suggested that If they would come on to Ogden he would arrange in advance, through friends, to have the license ready and some person on hand qualified to marry them. They decided to avail themselves of his services. v- OGpfcN. Utah, Jan. IS.— Weddlnj? rites on a train this afternoon united C. P. Westrope, a wealthy resident ct Hull, England. <1 Miss Pearl Mora Reynolds of Sat. irancisco. The two boarded the overland limited train at San Francisco little expecting they would be married before the journey's end. They are now speeding eastward, preparing to spend their honeymoon abroad. Westrope became acquainted with Miss Reynolds in San Francisco. He lost his heart to the American girl and ere he *left on a trip to his old homo to look after some affairs In connection with his estate he obtained her con sent to become his bride. The wedding was to have taken place on his return in about six months. Miss Reynolds and her sister went to the train to bid Westrope "Cood-by" at Oakland. Westrope and a friend, a. Butte man, persuaded the two to boanl the train and ride a short distance with them, meeting the tuext train at Sacramento. The lovers were In no hurry to part and' the two women boarded the train. ¦ •->'•*• At Sacramento it wa» learned the west-bound train was four hours late and they decided to go on to Colfax. There again would be a long wait and the two women were induced to go on to Reno. Speda! Dispatch to Th« Call SALT LAKE; Utah, JairL 18.— Friends and former cronies of John .Oldham, the Utah mining -millionaire, received another shock to-day "when it became known that he had turned E over his'en tlre bank account to his bride. Last week Oldham, who is 72 years old/ cre ated a sensation by marrying Miss Jean O'Neill, aged 20, a. chambermaid of a local hotel, whom he had , known ' only ten days. The couple are now supposed to be somewhere in California on their honeymoon tour, which is later to in clude Scotland, .where the parents; of the bride reside. It was known that John Oldham had presented Miss O'Neill with $5000 on the day she promised to become his bride: that h& had given Her an addi tional $10,000 on, the wedding'day; but his friends were scarcely prepared to learn that he had turned over to the Scotch-Irish lassie all the available cash which he had in bank. Yet this is exactly -what he did. — '—-- — r The day before he left here with Miss O'Neill to be married,' a. journey, that is tol be prolonged into a. year's wedding tour, John Oldhaijn sipned checks which made JUs <wif eittie»D«BS**ssoE-*i -hia* eni tire' bank' account.'-yTWs"tact,-lws-l>een confirmed, although -the- exact • amount of the transfer is not known. It is said to be in the neighborhood of $300,000. ¦ Oldham by no means beggared him self by this act of generosity, however. He is possessed of mines and stocks in other enterprises which bring him a magnificent income and which are esti mated in value at several millions. . , Old chums of the man, who was a poor prospector ten years ago, \ decline to believe that Oldham is sane. They declare that he has always manifested an aversion of the fair sex and fre quently declared that he "would not marry the best woman on earth." That he should suddenly wed a girl of 20 whom he had known but ten days and then turn over his money to her, is to his friends of ihe.Comstoek and. Park City almost beyond belief. An old prospecting friend of Oldham voiced the general opinion of the miners by remarking: "The next thing we will hear is that Oldham has throwed his old pipe away and is smoking, cigarets." Special Dispatch to The Call Goes to Bid Lover Good-jby at Oakland Mole and Is PreTailed Dpon to - Join Him in Li fa Journey, m Prisoner Refuses to Make a Statement Afcont the Tragic Incident in Southern California. Eccentric Mining Man and His Tweaty- Year-Old Wife Now Enjoying Honeymoon in California. Riches lor Former Chamber maid Whom He Married, in Salt Lake. Pioneer Passes Away Alter Suffering From a Bul let Wound. Miss Pearl More Reynolds Heroine ol a Romantic Marriage. Shooting Causes a Death in Santa Barbara. AgedMillibnaireJolin \ OWham Wearies of His Gold; Wealthy Englishman Wins a Fair San : . Franciscan. : MAN DIES AND WOMAN IS ACCUSED CALIFORNIA GIRL WEDS 0 N A TRAIN TRANSFERS FORTUNE TO HIS BRIDE PL ATT SAYS HANNA WILL NOT TRY FOR THE WOMINATIOM PRICE FIVE CEXTS. THE WEATKSE. Tcrecait nu.de et Su rran citco for 30 hours endlar mid slffht January 19, 1994: San Francisco and ricinity — Clond j Tuesday, probably ¦low ers: fretli «cntJierty wind. - O. JC WILLSOIf. I»ccsl forecaster. - ¦ THE THEATERS. AIca=ar — "Mrs. J*cX." Calif oraU — "Th« Fatal Wee ding-." Central — "A Bowery CHrt." - rtscHer'c — "The Beauty Shop." Graad — "One Kix&t In Jane." Orphenm — Y«ad«7llle. Cnntea — Vand evil! o. TItoU — "Wacn Johnny Ooan Marchfrnr losu." - Columbia — H 2Srs. r>etruur'» Dl- Tore*.™ - . . _ Lyric Hall— Barton Holmes. SAN FRANQSGO,; TUESDAY; jJANUARY 19, 1904. VOLUME XCV— XO. 50. The San Francisco Call.