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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
KILLED A MONSTER.
Delegate Palma Tells How Cuba
VIII Benefit by the Anar-
ChISt'S Act

NEW YORK. n. Y, Aug. 9-The news
of the assassina tion of Canovas caused
the Cubans in this city TO gather to-day
in great number at places where they
usually meet. Delegate Palma said:
while deprecate the act of the Italian
anarchist as one which deprives him of
the sympathy OF all honest persons, l
recognize that the cause of Cuba will
greatly benefit by the death of the man
who represented extreme resistance and
was'in a position to brave public opinion
as no other Spaniard would attempt to o.
No impartial Judge can have words OF
praise for Canovas. lie was responsible
for every act of cruelty and barbarity COM
mtted by Weyler. l think l am justified
in saying that Canovas was more culpable
than Weyer, and that in Canovas' name
Weyler murdered defenseless women and
children. Therefore, the assassin only
killed monster. If Sagasta should
come into power, it is pro opable be would
Immediately grant autonomy after the old
genuine Spanish fashion, as he said two
or three weeks ago. But | must say again
the Cubans are not fight ting for autonomy
but absolute freedom, and so the war will
continue as long as Spain does not recog-
nize the inde pendence of the island"
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LOVE TURNS 10 HATRED.
A Cherokee Indian Maiden Surrenders
Her CowardIy Lover to the
Authorities.

WICHITA, KANs Aug. 9.-Chippon
Kitto, the only Creek Indian ever known
to have run away from death sentence,
has been recaptured by the United States
Deputy Marshals anu the date of his exc
cution will be set within short time.
Kitto was convicted of murder and was to
have been shot at Koweta Courthouse, in
the Greek nation, on the 10th OF last June.
Creek Indians convicted OF capital
offeases are sci iom confined, as they have
a high sense of honor and great respect
for the DEGREES of their courts. and the
da of execution finds them ready to die.
They calmly seat themselves on their
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WORDS OF ANARCHISTS,
They Rejoice That Their Greatest
Prosecutor Has at Last Met
Death.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Aug. 9-The anar-
chists in New York are jubilant to-day
over the assassination of Canovas. Herr
Most said:
THE despot has got what he deserved.
Canovas was the greatest prosecutor the
anarchists have ever known in Spain. He
hunted them like rats. The wonder is
that the hellhound didn't get killed long
ago. He was a man OF Nero's stamp-the
most hellish fend that ever lived. Every
libery-loving man should rejoice"
Exc litor Zimmerman of Die Brand
fackel (the frebrand) said: 1.-The assass-
ination was the best and most correct an
swer to the Barcelona affair, where hun
dreds of anarchists were crippled, i'm
prisoned and tortured. Canovos deserved
it."
August Lott, member of the Anarchist
Singing Socie'y OF Freedom, said: II am
sorry that death came so quickly and
painlessly. He should have been caught
and tortured for days and weeks, just as
be caused anarchists to be tortured. He
should have been boiled in oil and fayed
q We -
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sion should have zone abroad that the
hand of Cuban slew the Spanish Pre-
mier. Those who are familiar with the
spirit of humanity in which the Cubans
have acted on all occasions will scout such
an idea as preposterous. True sympa-
thizers with Cuba cannot fail to be glad at
the news; but, to a man, they would
rather have seen him die on the battle
tie Id with his face to the men he has SO
long opposed.
There arc those, however, who will be
glad beyond expression that the oppressor
of the Cubans has gone where he cannot
longer wieid his cart ly power. l refer
to the widows and orphans who owe their
mournful state to the power OF Canovas
and the cruelty of Weyler, who murdered
them in cold blood or sent them to die by
inches in the dungeons of Ceuta While
there may not have been any political OBJ
ject intended by tue man who did the
killing, The effect will be more far-reach-
ing than any other event that could have
happened. 1t means that the power of
the party that has kept Spain at war with
Cuba, when the best interests of the
country demanded that the struggle
SnOulQ cease, lS III al elu, dno tIdI CeuOT
Sagasta, who is believed to be opposed to
the continuance Of the war, will become
Premier.
"He Will speedily bring the war to a
close, even though it means the imme-
diate loss OF Cuba TO Spain, for he knows,
as well IS every weIl-informed Spaniard
does, that the war can only end in one
way-the defeat of the Spanish arms. The
recall OF Weyler will be the first move and
the rest will come in short time.
THE resolutions that are being pre-
pared by Secretary Mascherinl will de-
plore the manner of Canovas' taking off,
but will glory in the light that has begun
to shine on the fate of war-scarred Cuba.
They will be telegraphed 10 the Cuban
Junta in New York that has begun to look
to California when decided action is
wanted. We recently received letter
from the headquarters IN New York
thanking US anu The CALL for the aid and
sympathy extended during the darkest
Gays of the war and calling California the
banner State outside Of New York, which,
of course, has done more for Cuba, being
the central point of the Am erican move
mentn
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TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
One Event In Btsstssippi, the Other II,
dTUbnnn.

One Event In Dt'stssippt, the Other In
ATdbnnn.
VICKSBURG, Mss, Aug. 9. - John
Gordon, alias Lewis Nelson, the negro
who murdered William Allen at Bruns-
wick on July 15 by clubbing him with q
gun-barrel and who was captured in
Louisiana yesterday, was hanged by
lynchers last night.
Gordon killed Allen, much respected
white citizen, in very treacherous man.
ner He was captured by three negroes
while engaged in game of craps after a
de perate struggle. He was brought to
Brunswick last evening, and when the
steamer Annie Laurie passed there at 8
o'clock his body was seen dangling from a
tree.
BRIDGEPORT, ALE, Aug. 8. Will
TODD, negro. was taken from the Jail
here this morning by mob OF 600 TO the
outskirts of the city, where he was hanged
and shot. Todd Is one of two men who
attempted to assault Mrs. George Rogers
yesterday.
He wa, big, powerful negro, and had
a bad reputation. The peop of the COM
muniry are very much pleased to be rid
of him,
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REGRET AND DELIGHT.
Local Sympathizers With Cuba to
Meet and Pass Resolutions
on CanoVaS' Death


The news of the death of Premier Cano.
vas OF Spain at the hands OF an assassin
brought to the Cuban sympathzers of
this City mingled feeling of delight
and regret Delight that one of the strong
est Opponents of free Cuba had
been removed, and regret that be should
have fallen at the hands of an assassin.
President Jones OF the local branch of the
Cuban League said last evening that a
meeting would at once be called to give
expression to the feelings of the Cuban
sympathizers of this City on the subject.
I'VE shall not gloat over the death of
Canovas," he said. Though we cannot
but feel elated that so strong and ener-
getic an opponent of free Cuba has been
taken odt OF the path the patriots who
are struggling for freedom.
I'VE know that by the death of Canova s
the mainstay of Butcher Weyler is re.
moved, and that the war that has deyas-
tated so many homes ana made so MANY
widows and orphans cannot much longer
continue.
1T was Canovas who said that he would
rather give the patriots guns and bullets
than reforms, and it is Weyler that has
carried out this inhuman policy.
ut is source of great regret to the
sympathizers with Cuba that any impress
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SAN SEBASTIAN the Summer Residence of the Spanish
Senior Canovas Preceded Thursday Last Santa
Apueda to His Death at the Hand of the Assassin.

the Bay Bc
Baonne
on
readily
to Spanish
the heght the population of the
pennsular campaign 1918 the Duke WELLINGTON after battle
French left
in
hill Monte
Of
carried assault
hundreds of English officers
and
splendid palace
of construction The the
The
Spana as
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progress OF the war. The country has
paid s., 900, 100000 so far in pensions.
Twenty years ago the annual payment
for pensions amounted to something less
than $4,000 000-about a ninth of the
revenues OF the country. In 1879 the PEN
sion appropriation began to increase rap
idly, until in 1898 it had reached nearly
$3.50, ,000 Since that time it has de-
creased somewhat, and last year was a
little less than $40, 600 900.
But while the reuslon appropriation has
increased the revenues have remain ed
about the same, so that The pension ap-
preparation last year was only about two
and half times larger than the money
appropriated for pensions.
Twenty years ago after paying pensions
there remained of the revenue for other
purposes about $240, 600, 0O0 Last year
after paying pensions there remained for
other purposes about $175, 100000.
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coffins and their best friends are usually
detailed to shoot them.
When kitto made his escape his friends
were as anxious for his capture as his
enemies. large reward, partly made
up from the donations of Kitto's friends,
was offered, and the whole country
secured. Even then Kitto might not have
been captured but for his love for an
Indian maiden, which impelled him TO
return to the Creek country. He ap-
peared at her tepee the other night, and
while the Indian girl beguiled him into q
sense of fancied security she secretly dis
patched a messenger to notify the officers
OF his presence and he fell INTO their
hands. Her love had been turned to
hatred by her lovers cowardice.
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! SHERMAN INTERVIEWED.
\ Authentic 1T May Cause a Rup-
Ature In d iplomatic Negotiations
With Spain.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 9-secre.
taryA Sherman, in the opinion OF dipIo-
mathis, has given offenso to Spain and
laid the basis for termination by that
county OF diplomatic relations. The al
legged Interview with the Secretary on the
Canova, assassination carried in the press
dispatches last night is the cause of all the
trouble. \
Secretay Sherman was quoted freely
on the Helpless financial condition of
Spain and her determination to hold Cuba
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MAP OF PART OF NORTHERN SPAIN, Showing Situation
of the Baths of Santa Agueda Where Senor Castillo del
Canovas Spanish Premier, Met His Death Sunday.

situated edge of the little
from Sebastian to Voa about
effcacu
and neur
pIendidl
marble and darrang ements for hea
by 20
wi m o IL
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at all hazards. The American Secretary
OF State added doubt as to Spain's bility
to hold the island. These free comments,
it is already apparent, will be resented,
and it is not improbable a disavowal o.
the interview will be request ed -, Spain
ell her from Secretary ShermaA ksome
dent.
The suggestion that it may lead to a
break in the diplomatic relations of the
two countries is credited in diplomatic
circles. Since Secretary Sherman as
sumed the portfolio OF State variety of
interviews have appeared in the newsp pa
pers, some of which caused shudder 10
creep over the President. Usually these
alleged interviews were the work of special
correspondents, and Secretary Sherman
has been given The benefit of the denial
thata followed. The latest utterance is
published Oh the authority of the Asso-
ciated Press and the complications that
may grow out of it will be noted with in
tereSt here.
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Unlike the Tyrants.

KEY WEST, FLA, Aug. The Cuban
revolutionary clubs a. Key. West have
adopted resolutions advising mem bers not
to make any demonstrations over the
killing OF Canovas. The resolutions say :
although Canovas was a bitter enemy
of the liberty OF Cuba, those who are sup
porting the noble cause of the freedom of
their country ought not to put themselves
on the same moral level with tyrants who
ba-barously spread public feasts all over
Spain when they received news of the
death of Marti and Maceo."
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Spain's Precautions.

MADRID, SPAIN. Aug. 9.-Despite the
truce established by the leaders of the
Parliamentary groups the Government Is
perturbed by the silent activity of repub-
licans, who appear to believe their oppor-
tunlty has arrived and are taking
measures accordingly. The Government
is consequently increasing the military
and police precaution taken immediately
after the assassination became known.
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Uncle Sans Sympathy.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 9-The
following message has been sent to
United States Minister Taylor at Madrid:
"Your action approved. Renew in the
name OF the President the expression OF
deep sorrow and sym pathv for the loss
borne by Spain in the death of Canovas,
the Prime Minister, who was one of the
most eminent states men of his time. Ex.
tend coincidence 10 his family.
"SHFRMAN ~
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PENSION STATISTICS.
Great Abuses Alleg d 20 Have Crept Into
the Systen.

Great Abuses Alleg 20 Have Crept Into
the System.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug 9.-The Sun
to-day prints a sensational article on
the subject of pensions, giving figures to
show the great abuses that have crept
into the system. According to these fig
ures the pensions now paid by the United
States consume fully nine-tenths of the
revenues of all the custom houses in the
country.
The number of pensions now paid
more than thirty years after the war has
closed-exceeds by quarter of a million
the total number of soldiers engaged in
the service at any one time during the
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Wofching 6narchtsts Ia Paris.

PARIS FRANCE, Aug. 9.-The Figaro
says the Paris police are keeping watch
upon French and foreign anarchists in the
city. Three foreign anarchists were ar
rested, and it is expected others will be
taken into custody later.
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A TENT FLEA-TRAP.
Unique Inpemtion Bhtch Is Enpected to
PrOd,lce q Fortune.

WICHITA, kANs., Aug. 9.-R. Rhodes
living at Purcell, L. T., has recently Sc
cured patent on a somewhat novel and
unique invention. which he believes will
make him fortune. This invention is a
flea-trap, which is said 10 attract and
catch every one of this slippery species of
insect within a radius of twenty feet of
the trap. The trap or cage is made of
very fine netting, and is cut up into sew
eral small apartments. The heas are at
tracted by strongly scented bait, whose
composition is secret OF the inventor,
and which it is said this peculiar insect
cannot resist.
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Consul General Lee was among the first
to express regret and sympathy. When it
became known that Azcarrago had be-
come Premier confidence was to a large
extent restored.
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Excitement at Havana.

HAVANA, CUBA. Aug. News of the
assassination caused great conste rna ation
here. The tidings soon spread, and this
morning there was wild excitement at
the Stock Exchange and throughout the
city. StocKs and shares fell conside bly,.
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BERLIN, GERMANY, Aug. 9.-Dhe
Tageblatt says that Golli. who assas-
sinated Canovas, was appointed by lot by
the London Cen tral Anarchist Committee
to XIII Senior Canovas.
ROME, ITALY, Aug. 9.-The police of
this city, Naples and Foggla are not &C
quainted with Coli. They declare that
nobody by that name has been expelled
or convicted in Italy. Coli claimed he
was native of Foggia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
NA1IVE UpRIslAG IN INDIA.
British Troops ia Temperate Confic,
Nth 1ribes1ueu,

sIMLA, INDIA. Aug. 9-Iribesmen in
the Poshawur Valley have become in
fected with the unrest that prevails am ong
the natives of Chitral. They recently at
tacked Shaokadre fort and burned the
village OF Shankergar, after which they
retired. The British force which was dis
patched al er the tribesmen overlook and
attacked them but was tenn porarily re-
pulsed. The British made another attack
and were ultimately victorious, but they
lost twelve killed and forty-eight
wounded. The fighting was desperate.
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allegiance until nine days after the funeral
OF Canovas.
Acting under the advice of the Minis
ters, the Queen will remain at San Sebas-
tian for the present.
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Methodist Ministers Indorse 1t.

t..
Earnest pleas in favor of the petition
were made at the Methodist ministers
weekly meeting yesterday morning, and
The CALL was warmly praised for it's ac-
tion in agitating the abolition OF slavery.
Miss Lake of the Methodist Episcopal
Chinese Mission presented the petition,
and 10 strengthen her plea she cited a
number of cases similar to those already
published in THE CALL
Rev. DR.. Masters, superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal Chinese Mission.
said: The whole church of San Fran
cisco is under obligations to The CALL for
throwing open its columns to the discus
sion of this subject and for its success in
arousing public opinion on the question
of slavery in the United States"
The doctor, who lived in China for
years and speaks the language fuently,
gave some account OF Chinatown slavery.
He said: There are two classes of slaves.
The Muey Tsays are little girls held in
bondage in domestic slavery. These chill
dren are kept until they are of marriage
able age, when they are sold as wives.
Some of them are very badly abused; in
fact in the matter of beating and other ill
treatment of like nature they are worse
off than the other class of slaves.
THE second class of slave girls held in
bondage in Chinatown are young women
who have been bought or kidnapped in
China. They are brought over here for
the vilest purposes and are engineered into
this country by rings of Cinnamon having
white men in their employ. These men
have agents in Hongkong to procure the
women and to coach them up on board
ship, in order that they may appear
well informed respecting the streets and
customs OF San Francisco and may swear
themselves into the country as native
daughters of the Golden West When
there is any difficulty about :he landing
of one of these Urls it is always possible
to procure half dozen unscrupulous
people ready to swear that they were pres
ent when she was born.
THE members of this second class of
slaves are generally decoyed here under
the preteXt that they are going TO marry
rich men. Nine out of every ten of the
girls do not know what lies before them.
They are well clothed, loaded down with
bracelets and fine clothes and are taken to
the theater in order to induce them to
stay"
DR.. Masters concluded his address by
urging the ministers present to sign the
petition, and by declaring that a great
debt was due THE CALL for its action.
discussion fol owed, in which all the
speakers expressed a strong desire TO see
slavery abolished entirely i'll this country.
After the meeting the following names
were added to the petition: ev. G. 2.
Stanley, Rev. ]. II. Beard, Rev F. J.
Masters, Rev E. r. Ollie, Rev. P. G. Bu-
chanan, Rev. c. J. Larsen. Rev. D. H.
Gillon, Rev. F. f. Jewell. Rev. G. D.
Ham ond, Rev. }. R. Wolfe, Rev. c. G.
Mines, Rev. S. ]. Carroll, Rev. J. s.
Wahlberr, Rev. D. R. Chilsen, Rev. J.
Stephens, Rev. 0. E. Hattie, Rev. 6. ].
Schmitz, Rev. DR.. Pierce, Rev. w. S.
Urmy Rev. E. A. Anderson, Rev. J. II.
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ALL SIGN
THE Bic
PEqITIOu
Local Methodist Ministers
Take Strong, Hearty
Action.
A NEW PLACARD is CIRCULATED.
More Threats of Death Made
Against the Educational
Society.
CHIEF LEES CALLED UPON TO ACT
The Menaced Men Take Steps to
Bring the Wrong-Doers to
Justice.
CHIEF LEES CALLED UPON TO ACT
The Menaced Men Take Steps to
Bring the Wrong-Doers to
Justice.

Rarely has there been movement in
augurated in this City that has met with
the spontaneous and hearty reception
that is being given to the petition to
President Mckinley ask ng him to call the
attenti OF Congress to the condition of
slavery that now exists in California aud
| proposing that a special committee be
sent here to investigate it and devise a
remedy therefor.
At the office of the Chinese Bureau Of
the United States Treasury Department
DR.. Gardner was especially delighted with
1t and said that it was just what was
! needed to help the department work
along. He was fully aroused to the neces-
sity of having something done since il
seemed impossible under present arrange
ments to get at the fountain head of the
crimes. He said that the petition would
do world of good, and the Congress
sent a committee to investigate there
would be mass OF testimony to present
TO it that would give them the inside of
many dark secrets of Chinatown.
While the other officials were well
pleased with the idea OF presenting the
petition to the President they felt hat it
would be unwise to give public utterance
to their ideas in the matter, as it mic ht
possibly interfere with their work One
prominent official, who requested that his
name be withheld, said he had told the
ministers OF the City some time ago that
this petition was the only way he could
see to put stop to the slave question and
to stop the illegal landing of slaves.
The m nisters OF the City, regardless of
sect, heartily indorse the movement, and
many of them have taken it upon them
selves TO get copies of the petition for the
purpose of having it circulated among the
mem bers OF their churches. 1t is now
hoped that there will not be less than
20 600 names on the petition before the
| time for sending it to Washington, and
some OF the more enthusiastic advocates
| think they will be able to increase that
number to 80, 900.
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL"

BUSINESS oFFICEo of the San Francisco CALI
Corner of Market and Third streets, open until u
o'clock every night in the year.
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street.
corner Clay; open until $3.50 O'clock
S39 Hayes street. open until $3.50 o'clock
6l5 arkin street: open until 9: 80 O'Clock.
SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open
uDtil O'Clock.
l49 Ninth street; open until O'CLOCK.
2b1S Mission street; open until O'Clock.
1905 Polk street; open until 9 80 o'clock.
NV. corner Twenty-seconi and Kentucky
streets; open till 9 O'Clock
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FOOTPADS IN COURT.
Frank FOss Discharged and John Don
ovan and j. L. Hesketh Gets
Continuance.

Frank Foss. boilermaker, arrested Sun
day on the charge OF participating in the
robbery of Carl Bettner at Ninth and
Brannan streets on Saturday night, ap-
peared before Judge Joachimsen yesterday
morning.
Bettner was called 10 the witness-stand
and testified that il was Foss' companion
who Knocked him down and roboed him
and Foss had nothing to do with it. On
that showing the Judge dismissed the
case. TIE police have not yet succeeded
in arrestiug the real robber and it is be-
lieve he has LETT the city.
J. E. Hesketh and John Donovan, ac-
cused of robblng Daniel fleming, team
ster, at Filth and Perry streets, early Sun
day morning, appeared before Judge
Campbell, but at their request the case
was continued Till Thursday.