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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
CCBANS NOW
PLAN TO PLY
THE TORCH
Plot to Fire the Island if
independence Is Not
Granted.
TO WAIT TWO YEARS
Then if the United States Does
Not Turn Over the Government
lncendiariSm Will Follow.
Special Dispatch to The Call

NEW YORK, June SIN private
letter received by the Herald TODAY
from distinguished Cuban. now rosi
dent Of the United States. is a most
sensational statement about the nlane
OF the irreconcilabIe Cuban leaders
The writer is conservative. and is in
a position to know what is going on 1t
present in Cuba. The information is
as follows:
The latest story from Cuba. which
l have every reason to believe. having
been told me by a prominent Cuban
whose intimacy with the leaders in Ha-
vana lends authority to the statement
is that the former revolutionary ele-
ment has decided to make a virtue of
necessity and gracefully, to outward
appearances, accept American inter
vention.
At the end of two years, however.
if Cuban independence is not acknow1-
edged and the government transferred
to the Cubans, the torch is to he an
piled from one end of the island to the
other, by which means all foreign in
vestments will be destroyed.
When 1t is considered that the
wealth of Cuba is dependent on its
agricultural development, chiefly cane
and tobacco, and that firebrand
maliciously applied in a dry cane field
would cause the destruction of thou
sands of dollars of value in a single
night, the enormity of the plot becomes
apparent"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
SHOT BY A BURGLAR
WHOM He CAPTURED
Special Police Officer Carroll of Sac
ramento Receives Serious
Wound

SACRAMENTO, June 8.-W. A. Carroll,
a special police officer, who patrols a beat
in the southeastern part of the city, was
shot by "a burglar about o'clock this
morning and seriously wounded. The bull
let entered the officers neck. Carroll had
seen a man enter the yard of l.. Mebius,
who resides at Eleventh and N streets,
and at once followed him in, finding the
fellow industrously at work trying to
open a window. AS soon as he saw the
officer he ran, with Carroll in hot pur-
suit. The burglar was caught before he
had gone a block and the officer escorted
him to a grocery at Twelfth and .
streets, where he went in to telephone to
the police station for the patrol wagon
The officer had searched the man. but
could not find a weapon upon him. While
Carroll was telephoning the burglar
slipped a pistol out of his boot and shot
him. After the officer had fallen tho
burglar snapped his revolver at him sew
eral times, but the cartridges would not
explode. The officer managed to get 10
his feet and gave chase to the would-be
assassin, firing at him as he ran. But the
officer was then so weak from the loss Of
blood that he could not get the man. The
officers have a good description of the
burglar and expect to capture him soon.
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made under the instructions of B. A.
Matthews, as were all changes in price
or terms.
The witness testified that at Newark
the company bought a building from
over leaser's head, who was doing a
competitive business, and Clark, with
other men, went into the building in
the absence of the competitor, loaded
the building on carts and carried il
away. For this he Clark was COM
plimented and was to have been re-
warded with a two weeks vacation,
while the competitor was 50 frightened
that he went out of the business. This
was not accomplished, however, until
all his customers had been located by
a boy hired to follow his wagon on a
bicycle. At Newark a customer wanted
oil from Cleveland. He was satisfied
by supplying him out of a barrel
painted red and marked as if from
Cleveland. He received the same oil,
however, that other people got
The witness said laborers for the
Standard Company were generally paid
20 cents day and that they worked on
an average of twelve hours a day.
There was, he said, often difference
of cents a gallon in the price of oil
in places where there was competition
and places where there was none
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FIGHTING TO CONTINUE
DURING THE WET SEASON

NEW YORK, June S-The Herald's
Washington correspondent sends the
following: Secretary Hay has received
from civilian members Of the PhiIip-
pine Commission their individual views
regarding the war situation In the
main these are encouraging. showing
according to an official with whom I
talked. that the insUrgent force is re-
auced to 10000 men; that Aguinaldo is
hesitating as to what his future line of
conduct will be, and that most of the
natives owning property in the archi-
nelago favor the enforcement bv the
United States of sovereignty over the
Islands. The commissioners are united
On the following propositions. instruc-
lions in accordance with which were
sent 10 General Otis and President
schurman several days ago.
First@That the natives appreciate
The military superiority of the Ameri-
ran troops, and that it is desirable to
continue TO use it in such manner dur
ing the rainy season as TO keep alive
he fear which the operations of Otis
command have created.
Second-That it is desired in the in
terest of the early establishment Of
oeace that no opportunity should be
ost 10 educate the natives, as the com
mission has done in the past, in order
that they may understand the benefi-
,ent intentions Of this Government
While the commission is to continue
its negotiations with the insurgents,
recent advices show that it will not be
very active in this direction for some
time.
General Otis will continue his opera
lions. and continued success on the part
# the American troops during the
rainy season will, the officials believe,
have the effect of making the insur-
gents too tired and apprehenslVe to
withstand the vigorous assaults which
will be made when the dry season be-
gins
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KRUGER MAY
NOW GET AN
ULTIMATGM
Utter Failure of the Recent
Conference Between Mil
ner and Dom Paul.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, June 8.-The advices re-
cetved here to-day from South Africa,
emahating from British sources. show,
more completely the utter failure of the
recent conference at BIoemfontein be-
tween President Kruger and the Brit
ish High Commissioner, Sir Alfred Mil
ner.
A dispatch from Matjesfonten says
Sir Alfred Miners proposals included
granting the Uitlanders additional
seats in the Rand district, and that
President Kruger, under pressure,
finally offered three additional seats.
The British High Commissioner there
upon pointed out the inadeQuacy of the
Presidents proposal. adding that he
had come to the conference in the hope
of being able to inform her Majesty's
Government that the President of the
Transvaal Government was able to af-
ford such liberal measures of reform
as would enable the Uitlanders to help
themselves and relieve the Government
of the obligations to intervene in order
to redress particular grievances.
Throughout, it is added, President
Kruger sought to use the franchise pro-
posals as the means of obtaining
promise to settle the differences under
the convention by arbitration, but the
British Commissioner refused to treat
the two subjects as interdependent,
taking the ground that international
reform in the Transvaal was necessary
in any case in order to preserve the in
dependence of the republic and as re-
CARDS arbitration there We're certain
questions upon which it could not be
admitted, while on other questions ar
bitration was possibly admissible pro-
vided suitable tribunal was suggested
not involving the introduction of a for
eign power, which the governments
would never allow.
The morning papers are beginning to
talk seriously of the possibility of war
in South Africa. Mr.. Chamberlain, Sec
retary of State for the Colonies, in his
speech in the House of Commons yes
terday, announced that his reply to the
petition of Uitlanders, which had been
held back pending the result of the con-
ference at Bloemfontein. would now be
presented to the Transvaal.
This reply is semi officially described
as explicit but conciliatory," but it is
believed to be in the nature of a prac-
ticaI ultimatum. The resources of di-
plornacy are regarded as exhausted
with the failure of the conference.
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every woodchOpper in the camp. Sheriff
Taylor and District Attorney McIsaac
have offered a reward of $50'for the re-
covery of the body.
On returning from Carson Canyon
this evening Detective Gibson and
Sheriff. Taylor closeted themselves with
DER in his cell for over two hours. He
still protested his innocence. but when
Gibson cross questioned him he made
several contradictory statements When
told of the important evidence. which
they had amassed Dier almost broke
down. He was extremely nervous and
shifted from one end of his cot to the
other His replies We're spasmodic, and
when pressed for an answer which
might incriminate him DER reminded
his inQuisitors that he was not COM
PEELED to make any statement before
his preliminary examination. He in
quired particularly as to the attitude
of the public toward him. and when
told that the entire country was in
tenseIy excited over Lorraine's disap-
pearance he said:
"Well | guess the whole world is
against me now" When Gibson and
Taylor left the prisoner he was on the
verge of collapse. The following signed
statement of Sheriff Taylor is self
explanatory:
l am convinced that if Lorraine has
been murdered we have the right man.
The evidence against him is pretty strong
and his demeanor is that of one who re-
alizes his position to be pretty bad. De-
tective Gibson is of the same opinion. The
most absurd thing in connection. with the
whole affair is the slush printed about
Miss Bertha Stedman, in which she is
represented as female Gaboriau or
Sherlock Holmes To the best of my
knowledge the girl never was in Carson
Canyon until to-day. She did not no
tify me of the circumstances at all, and
her letter was sent, to the Marin journal
three days after John Enos told me of
Iorraines disappearance.
w P. TAYLOR,
Sheriff Marin County.
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Eight Grades Taken From
Two Tanks, the Faucet
Being Neatly Juggled.
COMPETITION KILLED
All Kinds of Prices Charged and
Mean Practices to Force Out
It's Rivals.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON. June S.-The Indus
trial Commission resumed its investi-
cation Of trusts, the Standard OIL Com
pary receiving especial attention. w
II. Clark of Ohio, who until last Febru-
ary was employed by the Standard Oil
Company in various towns in that
State, but was then suspended. tesuhed
that while employed at Marietta the
Standard had ousted other companies
from the business by competition and
then put up the price of oil.
Clark said that eight nominal grades
Of oil were sold out of only two tanks
the faucet being turned in different dl-
rections for different grades This was
done. he said, under instructions from
the managers of the Standard Com
pany Messrs. Matthews and Hollings-
worth. Clark also said that the com
pany bought and sold turpentine, but
before selling it would put six or seven
gallons of gasoline in each barrel OF
turpentine.
AT Columbus Clark was the cashier OF
the Standard Oil Company At that
point ne said much oil was adulterated
For instance. miners oil was made by
mixing in a little cottonseed oil. Here
the Standard Company started with
what is called the Shoemaker Oil Com
pany. This was a purely Standard es-
tablishment he testified, it's men being
paid by the Standard Company, but il
was made to appear to be an indepen-
dent concern and was used as a blind
At Springfield Clark said he was a
wagon salesman. and the instructions
there were to get trade regardless OF
the price Some refined oil was sold as
low as cents. and here also as many
as four nominal grades Of oil were
taken from one tank. Rebates were
made when necessary. When he had
spoken to the management of the dis
honesty of these practices he had been
told that it was not for him to say
about such matters, but to do what he
was told.
At Urbana, he said, he was manager
for the Standard Company Here a
competitor was driven out by threat
to force the price down to / cent gal
lon. The competitor afterWard went &c
the Poorhouse. Witness for time was
manager in Newark. Here the work
was very hard because of the great
range of prices There were twenty
five different figures used there. One
man would get oil for cents, while
his next-door neighbor would pay 9lz
cents. Rebates also were given to es-
pecially favored patrons. These were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09

n ARIS, June S.-SHght riots oc-
~ CURED this evening between the
revisionists and anti-revisionists
L after a meeting addressed by NJ.
Francois de Pressenze of the
Temps. in the Clichy district Of Paris.
There We're several fights between riot
ers and police, who charged the popu
lace Finally the revisionists made a
move toward the residence of NJ ZOla
With the object of demonstrating, but
the police interfered. Several revolver
shots were fired during the disturbance,
and twenty persons were placed under
arrest.
In the lobbies of the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day there was much talk of the
possibility of the overthrow of the Du-
puy Cabinet next week Gossip says
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NJ. Duruy presided at the Cabinet
council to-day when the measures to be
taken were considered.
1t is announced that the Government
has decided not to allow any of the
generals who are mixed up in the Drey-
fus affair to take part in the review at
Longchamps on July IA.
The refusal of the Government to al
low NJ. Joseph Lasces, anti Semitic and
anti-revisionist Deputy for Gers, to in
terpellate on the Dreyfus affair, led to
a renewal of violent scenes in the
Chamber to-day. His motion was final
iy shelved by an overwhelming major
ity.
There are increasing indications that
there VIII be violent scenes at Auteuil
on Sunday, as various parties are ex-.
pressing discrimination TO demon
strate.
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| oNDoN, June 8.-A special dis
l. patch from Manila to-day says 1t
is reported to-day that Aguinaldo has
dissolved the Filipino Congress and
has proclaimed himself dictator.
WASHINGTON, June s.. Officials
here are in doubt as to whether Aguin-
aldo in declaring his dictatorship is
animated by a desire to rid himself of
his refractory generals. Pillar and Luna,
or whether he aims to consolidate in his
own hands the power to make terms OF
peace. 1t is known from the reports
Of President Schurman Of the American
Philippine Commission that these two
generals owe only faint allegiance to
Aguinaldo, and their attitude toward
the peace negotiations has made these
negotiations Intellectual, the civilian
members of the Filipino side of the
joint commission being completely
overawed and dominated by the
military element controlled by these
generals. It is believed here if Aguin-
aldo can bend these men TO his will and
assume supreme control ne will at
once make terms for peace. being able
to secure better terms for himself than
he would otherwise.
MANILA. June S, 7:45 p. m.-Generai
Lawton's troops are in readiness TO de-
part within half an hour in any direc-
ton.
The Second Oregon Infantry is pre-
pairing to sail for home, but departure
VIII probably be delayed until Tuesday.
The rumor that AguinaldO has estab-
lished dictatorship and is placing un-
der arrest those who are known 10 be
in favor Of an autonomous form Of
government is credited by leading Fill
pinos here.
Members Of the family of Senor Bu-
encamino, one Of the Filipino commits
sioners who were recently captured by
General Luna while on their way to
Malolos to join other native commits
sioners and detained by that leader
have been interviewed at Sulipan. They
say that Major Buencamino. son of the
captured commissioner, has challenged
Luna to fight a duel on account Of the
insult to his father, whom Luna is al
legged TO have struck
The United States cruiser Boston.
Captain Whiting, has sailed for San
Francisco by way Of Nagasaki, Japan.
Uith long service officers and men from
the various American warships
The battleship Oregon viii soon be
stationed off Dagupan, in the Gulf of
Lingayen. on blockade duty. A United
States gunboat commanded by Ensign
". H. Standley has captured three sail
Ing vessels and one steamer off the
island Of Negros.
Favorable reports are still being re-
ceived from the party Of fifteen Amen
cans belonging to the gunboat York
town, headed by Lieutenant J. G. Gill
more Of that vessel. captured on April
II by the Filipinos not far from Baler
The prisoners are all well and are re-
ceiving fair treatment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
AFTER STREET CONTRACTORS.
Laborers at Los Angeles Claim to Be
Uniustly Treated

LOS ANGELES, June S.-The Labor
Union Council will in all probability seek
to enforce against street sprinkling con-
tractors by legal proceedings the eight
hour day and the 81 wage statute. At a
meeting of the council evidence was sub
mitted that demonstrated employees in
that department received 66 cents In cash
per day and paid 80 cents a day for board
to bosses for the poorest class of food.
The Labor Council asserts that the con-
tractors have given a bond and signed
contracts that call for monthly wages and
no dockaGe. Employees assert that when
needing money they had earned they are
shaved 10 per cent on advances before
paNdaN.
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NEW EVIDENCE
AGAINST der
IS UNEARTHED
Chain of Circumstances
Tighten About Suspected
Slayer Of Lorraine.
THEY HAD QUARRELS
Marin County Officials Believe That
the Missing Woodchoppars Body
Will Soon Be Found
THEY HAD QUARRELS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

The authorities of Marin coun-
y unrovehng the mystery of the
disappearance of Peter Lorraine,
have made visible progress m that
they have discovered a motive for
the possible killing of Lorraine by
DIer the suspect now m jail 1t
IS true the motive IS pperIe. A
quarrel nevertheless, over the most
trivial matter has more than once
led to homicide.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
OTIS CABLES WHEN THE
VOLUNTEERS WILL LEAVE

WASHINGTON. June S.-General
Otis cables as follows regarding the re-
turn of volunteers:
MANILA, June S-Adiutant General
Washington: Oregon request to defer
time of departure until l2th will leave
for Portland in transports Ohio and New
port. Sixth Infantry upon arrival will re-
lieve Californians at Negros Hancock
sails in few days with Nebraska and
other troops.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
HURRYING ENLISTMENT
FOR THE PHILIPPINES

CHICAGO, June S.-A Washington
special to the Tribune says: An urgent
order was sent to all recruiting officers
to hurry enlistments for the Philip
pine service. Otis needs men badly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
ACUlNALDO
DECLARES A
DICTATORSHIP
If He Gains Supreme Power
1t Is Thought He Will
Make Peace Terms.
LAWTON'S MEN READY
Troops Prepared to Depart at Short
Notice in Any Direction
Desired.
WTON'S MEN READY
Special Dispatch to The Call.

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LONDON. June S.-The Lon
don Filipino junta asserts the
Pope has forwarded to Wash
, ington the protest against the
excesses of Americans in the
, Philippines, which his Holiness
, received from the religious or
, ders in Manila
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09

that President Loubet is not too we'll
pleased at the failure of the Govern
ment to take greater precautions to
prevent the Auteuil demonstration and
would not be averse to a change of
Ministers in any event. Probable lists
of members Of a new Cabinet are pass
ing from hand to hand. Much depends
upon the outcome of the treatened dem
enstrati9ns at the Grand Prix
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09

correspondent of the Daily Mail (
says: THE Duke of Orleans. who (
left Palermo yesterday. is now on (
board his yacht. the Maroussia, (
at Genoa. and expresses his inten- I
ton to go to Paris soon.
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| oNDoN, June 8.-A special dis
patch from Manila to-day says 1t
is reported to-day that Aguinaldo has
dissolved the Filipino Congress and
has proclaimed himself dictator.
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w. 2. TAYLOR.
Sheriff Marin County.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09

San Francisco. Jan. 9.-Fathcr DlaE
leader OF the ten Spanish priests from
Manila. who are IN this city on their
way to Panama. says; '''rho FlliplnDH
are not naturally wariike and would
not be now opposing tho United States
were II not for tho leaders who arr
squirting them on. These leaders are
IN the work solely for personal gain and
would prove hard masters for the
weaker portion of the natives should
they gain the power. ~ tloiio. where
was stationed. there would have been
little fighting N II had not been for
these maicontcntr. who forced the ma
tivcn TO take up arms. Most of the
men who are nt the head OF the In
HurRcnt movement are mefiizon. or half
breeds. As 60 Aguinaldo himself he II
a crafty fellow and has following
among those people who hope o. climb
by his advancement. I do not consid-
or Aguineldo personally responsible for
all the brutality shown our frinrH. yet
he could have prevented goodly por.
tlon of II II he had seen ne 10 do so"
Father Fernandez, another of the
party. states that he considers the ma
tives OF the Islands civilized people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09
TRAIN nonnrny STATISTICS.
In Nine Year. Their. Have ii'cn aio Trail
fsobb.rir. In the United states.

Cincinnati. o., Jan. p.-Thc Express
Gazette has collected data nncnt the
operations of train robbers during the
past year.
The cncct ot Federal jurisdiction up.
On train robbcrloa " evidenced IN
Mexico. During the past year thcrc
WIS not oven an attempt at train rob-
berry IN the sister republic. The crime
II punishable there With inntnnt death.
Following ~ the record ~ train rob-
berries IN the United states!
In 1880. ~. 1891. 10. 1899, 10; 1893. al;
1891. 80. 1895. %. 1896. -: 1876. 30. isss,
a.
Total number of trains held mp In
ninc years. 2iG. total number ~ people
Killed -. total number OF people In
iurrd. shot -,
Tho record Tor 1925 II; Number 90
train hoid.upH -; number ~ stage
robbcricp = number ~ passengers and
trninmcn shot. 4. number of robbers
KILLED. Q. number % robbers shot 9,
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New York. Jan. IA dispatch TO the
Herald from Havana says!
The cubann are greatly inccnacd over
the action OF the United States Tov-
crnmcnt In making the Bank Of Spain
the fiscal agent OF the United states In
tho collection of taxes. ns under Span
iHh rule. No greater ononBc could have
been given To the tuhnnH than thih.
The Bank ~ spain was the instrument
uncd for years to wrcst unjust tnNca
from them. II II the most unpopular
institution on the Island. and the adj
minlstrutlon could have hardly done
anything else that would have gone no
FAR % convince the Cubans of It's In
ninccrity a. tho choice OF this bank as
Its financial agent.
Twcnty-onc postal clerks have mr..
rived. reporting to Postmaster General
or cuba lSnthbonc. Ten will remain
here 10 clear up affairs IN the Havana
office. The others WIN be scattered
throughout the island. and the prcdic-
ton " made that another fortnight
viii see the postal affairs here In a.
good condition az In the Fuitcd
States.