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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
NEW DRAMA WRITTEN
BY FRANCIS POWERS
Story of Mexican Life Cleverly Told
Will Soon Be Produced at
the AlcaZar

Francis Powers has written a new play.
And still better he has written a good
play, too 1t is not so very long ago that
The First Born became one of those
unexpected successes that spread like
disease throughout the country. Those
familiar with literature and the drama
will remember that it was not so much
the book itself which was responsible for
this spontaneous victory, but it was
rather the atmosphere that permeated the
play which occasioned this satisfactory
appreciation. The author was so accurate
in his details, so concise in the descrip-
ton OF Chinese customs and mode OF liV-
Ing that the very realism became a dra-
matte picture of much value. Hence it is
in the strict adherence to general sur
rounding and the creation OF a distinct
atmosphere where Mr.. Powers strength
as playwright may be sought.
While The First Born transmitted to
the auditor the Chinese atmosphere, SO
his new play, entitled Mother Earth,
gives US an idea Of Mexican life. The
story in itself Is quite simple. We have
there two natives who are deadly enc
mics. Both love the same girl. One of
them is successful, the other, although
panied at his misfortune, does not seek
revenge. On the day of the wedding
however, the successful rival challenges
the unsuccessful one to a quarrel, and
although the latter tries to withdraw, his
enemy forces lin finally to draw his
knife and the quarrel ends in the bride
groom being wounded. The wound does
not prove fatal. The bride, who is blind
owing to some accident, is taken away to
Mexico and in the meantime the BRIDE
groom deserts her for another woman.
On the return Of his deserted bride he
is about to marry. The unsuccessful rival
has in the meantime been forgiven by the
blind girl for his haste and told her Of
the unfaithfulness of her lover. Upon
the approach of the bride and groom the
deceived girl and her new lover stand
near the church. The girl demands her
companions knife fearing, as she says,
that he might be tempted TO revenge her.
The bridal couple come nearer The
blind girl, hearing the bridegroom's voice.
releases him from his promise stabs her
self. Her companion thereupon runs after
the bridegroom and wants to prevent the
wedding, but ere he can reach him the
former turns and shoots him.
Here, as in THE First Born" it is not
so much the book as the atmosphere
which will make the deepest impression.
The rural life of the MeXicans, the quaint
customs of the Indians, the deep religious
sentiment prevalent among the Mexican
population and the love for the pictur-
esque are all brought out strikingly
Fandangos, Indian war dances, Indian
camping life, Mexican village life and
Mexican music with which this play is re-
plete form the features that will not fail
to make il as successful as THE First
Born" II is certainly vivid dramatic
picture and will not fail to please the
connoisseur. The Alcazar management
secured the play and is about to rehearse
it. It will be produced within few weeks
and no expense will be spared to mount
Il elaborately
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
KRUGER'S FORCES HESITATE
TO STRIKE THE FIRST Blow
Preparations for War Continue on Both Sid6S but
No Important Movements OF Troops Have
Taken Place.

The lingo press pooh-poohs the idea OF
European interference, but in the same
breath eagerly seiZes upon any incident,
such as the Americas cup races, to insist
on the growing Anglo-American friend
ship
A dispatch from Cape Town says that a
quantity of explosives was found inside
the Cape Town postoffice yesterday and
that an attempt had been made TO murder
the staff at the Colesburg Railway juno
ton.
The Daily Telegraph's dispatch Of this
morning announcing that the Beers had
invaded Natal and seized Latngs Neck
now seems to be without foundation. The
Government has received nothing TO JUS
tify the report, although such move on
the part of the Beers would naturally
cause little surprise,
The British position in Natal was con-
siderably strengthened by the arrival to-
day of Indian transports with reinforce
ments of about $500 infantry, cavalry and
sent TO the front by train and with their
arrival at Glencove and Ladysmith to-
morrow or Saturday the British advanced
camps and lines Of communication will be
practically safeguarded against the risk
Of a successful dash across the frontier
by the Beers
The military authorities apparently no
longer fear the maSSing of the Beers
along the border and, in fact it has been
provided that the Beers shall not make
a sudden invasion in the territory. The
Natal authorities are rather pleased with
this because they argue that the tension
of waiting will tell severely on the Beers
discipline, and. moreover, they will soon
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
THE CUNBOAT
QRDANETA IS
RECOVERED
Expedition Sent Out for the
Purpose Returns to Ca
vite With the Graft.
BRINGS ONE PRISONER
Town of 0rani, Where the Vessel
Was Sunk, Was Bombarded
and Natives Evacuated.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

MANILA, Oct. 5.-The expedition sent
to the Orani River under the command of
Captain Cornwell to recover the sunken
gunboat Urdaneta returned to Cavite yes
terday with the hull of the boat, after
bombarding Orani and landing q force.
Captain Cornwel brought one prisoner.
Lieutenant Brennan of the gunboat
Laguna de Bal headed the expedition.
There were no casualties.
On Monday morning the expedition en-
tered the river and anchored above Orani,
near the Urdaneta, the inhabitants of the
town simultaneously evacuating 1t,
carrying their belongings with them.
The gunboats bombarded Orani, the
beaches and the surrounding country for
half an hour, receiving a Mauser volley
in return.
The Urdaneta was towed off the bar
about 10 o'clock that evening, the opera
tions of the Americans being unmoested.
The following morning the lombard
ment was Teopened to cover landing Of
$50 bluejackets and marines about half
q mile above the town On entering Orani
the Americans experienced slight rife
fire from the Filipinos in the trenches.
They found the town untenanted. and
that the shells had ignited few huts.
The Archbishop of Manila Informed
General Otis that there was a plot on
foot TO burn the residences of the Gov
ernor General and the ArchDlShOp, To-
gether with several Government buildings
and banks but the plot failed to materi-
alize, possibly because OF a display of
force.
The first reports regarding the affair
at Paranaque last night appear to have
been much exaggerated. The facts are
that a small band of insurgents, follow
ing the bay road, poured volley into the
village and later another into Los Plnos,
with the result that two or three houses
were burned. The cracking of the bam-
boo caused it 10 be reported in Manila
that there had been much shooting.
The United States transport Warren,
from San Francisco, with 300 recruits
has arrived. The United States gunboat
Wheeling. from Vancouver. March g. via
Honolulu, while passing st. Vincent in
Northern Luzon. shot down Filipino
flag The Fflipinos fired shot at the
Wheelings men, who were sleeping on
deck, and the Wheeling bombarded the
settlement.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06

LONDON, Oct. 6.-While there is no
diminution in the flood Of dispatches from
South Africa, recording with tiresome
iteration the military preparations and
movements of both sides, with all kinds
of accurate and inaccurate rumors and
speculation, the real situation remains un-
changed. It is evident that strong ef-
forts are still being made to preserve
peace, simultaneously with determined
energy TO be prepared for any emergency
It is expected that 5000 reserves will be
called out tomorrow and that an army
corps will be mobilized on the 18th or 10Th
Of the month. In the meantime 1t is IN
teresting to note that neither side shows
anxiety to precipitate a conflict, but is
rather inclined 10 give opportunity for
the play of peace Influences.
The mysterious visit of Count Muravieff,
the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
TO San Sebastian, where he saw the Queen
Regent and the King of Spain and had
long conference with Senior Silvela, the
Spanish Premier, occupies political minds.
From Spain Count Muravieff will go to
Paris.
Russia's attitude in the Transvaal
matter Is common knowledge. Germany
IS officially neutral, but Emperor VIII
Iiam's famous telegram TO President Kru-
ger is not forgotten, and this, added to
Frances bitterness since the FaShoda af-
fair and Spain's resentment of England's
attitude during the Hispano-American
war, sets the people asking what are the
motives for Count Muravieff's tour.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06

Larrabee was the son of Professor H.
B. Larrabee Of Rapid City, s. D. He was
% years old.
Major Case of the Fortieth Infantry
took charge yesterday Of the battalion of
that regiment being formed at the Pre-
sidio. Major Case was a captain in the
Second Oregon Regiment He was act
ing major when he returned from the ISL
ands, and he brought with him record
for courage and soldierly qualities that
did much toward winning for him the
gold oak leaves he now wears. He has
four captains, four first lieutenants and
a second lieutenant with him so far, but
before long he expects to have the full
complement for his battalion. So far
there have been over $50 men assigned to
his command. The remainder of the regi-
ment is being recruited at Fort Riley,
Kans. 1t will be recruited up before the
battalion here is full and then the Of
flee at Fort Riley will commence sending
men out to Major Case.
Captain Hardin, formerly adjutant of
the recruits at the Preside, left on the
Valencia yesterday with several officers
and over 400 of his former charges. His
place as adjutant has been filed by the
assignment of Captain Frier.
Colonel Charles D. Veile of the Fourth
Cavalry left on the City of Para to join
his regiment in the Philippines.
captain NllQS L. RlchardSOn OF the
Eighth Infantry has been ordered to pro-
ceed to Washington, D. c.. to report to-
the adjutant general.
Miss Sarah L. Stowell, contract nurse,
has been ordered to proceed to her home
at Fort Covington, n. Y, for the annull-
ment of her contract.
Major Ira c.. Brown, surgeon, left on
the Valencia under orders for Manila
Acting Assistant Surgeon Joseph g.
Chmelicek has been relieved from duty at
the general hospital and has been or
dered to relieve Acting Assistant Hymen
NJ. Cohen, attending surgeon at Fort
Winfield Scott, who left yesterday on the
Valencia under orders for duty at Ma
Mia.
A board of officers consisting Of Cap
tain c. A Bennett of the Third Artil-
lery, First Lieutenant William S. McNair
of the Third Artillery and Second Lieu
tenant r. P. Brewer of the Third ArtiI-
lery has been ordered to examine into
and report upon the qualifications of Pri-
vate Viggo J. L. Jorgensen of Battery L.
Third Artillery, for appointment as cleo
trician sergeant.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
SOUTH, DAKOTA
MEN GET COIN
AND FREEDOM
Mustered Outand Paid
Off Yesterday.

The South Dakota men were mustered
out yesterday, and at nightfall there was
not one Of them to be seen at the camp.
They were paid from s120 up, and every
body around the tents was rolling in
wealth. There was much enthusiasm,
and one of the companies, when it had
been paid and the men had safely
pocketed their discharges, lined up in
front of Colonel Frost's tent and gave
three cheers for their regimental COM
mander.
There is some hitch in the arrangements
for the departure of the regiment, and it
is not probable that it will get away be-
fore tomorrow evening, or it may be
longer than that. The trains have been
spoken for from the Northern Pacific and
they have been promised. but they are
not ready and they will not be ready
for at least a day. In the meantime the
men cannot remain at the Presdio, and
they have been compelled to seek quarters
downtown. 1t has been the custom so
far to allow every regiment to remain in
camp through the night after the muster
out, but this has not been done in the
case of the South Dakotas The COM
mand was ordered to make away with
Its straw and litter, and to turn in all
ticks and pillows furnished by the post
Colonel Frost announced to the men that
he would have the time for the departure
of the train published in all the news
papers as soon as he could find out for
certain just when it would be ready The
men have scattered all over the city,
however, and it will be lucky If there is
not large percentage OF them left be-
hind.
The following farewell order, in souve-
mir form. was issued by Colonel Frost A
copy was given to each man In the regi-
ment:
Headquarters First South Dakota Infantry,
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06

ously with the cashing of checks given to
the contractors in New York.
In this connection the Attorney General
says:
1.-The conclusion is forced upon the mind
that Captain Carter, during these years
from 1892 to 1897, enriched himself 10
large degree in some manner not account
ed tor by his own testimony, and the r.
resistible conclusion, therefore, is that the
true explanation of this rapid accession
of wealth is one that he could not safely
make, and that it is TO be accounted for
only by accepting the theory that he par
the contracts under his charge"
The statement connludes as follows;
L am therefore led TO the conclusion
that the court-martial was justified in its
findings of guilty upon the charges and
specifications relating to these contracts
Of September, 1896. and that the finding
and sentence of the court with respect
thereto should be approved"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
ARRANGING TO SEND
SHIPS TO PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The Navy De-
partment was busily engaged to-day in
arranging TO reinforce the fleet in the
Philippines, as suggested yesterday by
Admiral Dewey at his conference with the
President 1t was found that the plan
conceived last evening of sending the
Marietta and the Machias with the Brook
lyn would have to be modlned so as 10
drop the two gunboats.
BY noon the department had completed
it's programme and was in position TO
send orders to the ships chosen TO go.
The New Orleans was the first tele-
graphed to proceed to the New York
Navy Yard TO have some changes made
in the galley apparatus, These can be
made in six days, when the ship will start
on her voyage The Brooklyn Will be
turned back from Hampton Roads and
sent TO New York. whence she sailed this
reach her with orders. She will be ready
to sail by the end OF next week. A cable
gram was sent to the Nashville at San
Domingo to proceed at once to Manila
via the Suez canal and she is expected to
get out within tWenty-four hours. Orders
were also telegraphed to the Badger at
as soon as possible. No orders have as
yet been sent to the Bancroft at Boston.
1t was suggested at the Navy Depart
ment that three of the four vessels now
under orders for Manila pass through the
SueZ canal and so be available to divert
TO South Africa should matters there take
shape requiring the presence OF a United
States naval force.
General Otis has informed the War De-
partment Of the arrival at Manila of the
transport Athenian with detachment Of
the Third Cavalry and horses. There
were no casualties on the voyage.
The Secretary of War has issued an
order disseminating the military depart
ment of the gulf and merging it into the
Department of the East, under command
of Major General Wesley Merritt. with
headquarters at New York.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06

exhaust what little forage there IS near
the border and be compelled to fall back
on their base, because in view Of the de-
fective commissariat they are unwilling
to advance into Natal, leaving behind
them foragelesS velut.
AdviceS from Aldershot convey the in
teresting information that General Sir
Redvers Butler, who is to assume the
chief command of the British forces in
South Africa, is opposed to large num-
ber of war correspondents with his forces
and wishes TO limit the correspondents to
twelve representa- of the leading
British Indian and colonial agencies and
newspapers, increasing the number to
provide for foreign correspondents. A dis
patch from Perth Cape, West Australia,
announces that the Government of the
colony has decided to dispatch a West
General Redvers Butler arrived at Bal
moral Castle tonight as the guest Of
Queen Victoria, to bid her Majesty fare
we'll on his departure for South Africa.
Right Honorable Sir George Trevylan,
speaking at Halifax, Yorkshire, said he
believed Mr.. Chamberlain had made
terrible mistake in rejecting. President
Krugers offer of five years franchise,
but thought war might yet be avoided
if a mediator should be sent to the Cape.
BRUSSELS Oct. 5.-On calling upon DR..
Leyds this afternoon reporter of the
Petit Beu was informed by the Trans
vaal representatives secretary that no
official information had been received
from the Boer Government for the last
five days. A private telegram from Pre-
toria, however, stated that an ulttmatum
had been duly sent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
THE INDIANS LOSE.
TIE Nv O1hNo LOSL.
Supreme Court Shuts Them Out of
Their Old Homes.

The Supreme Court has handed down a
long decision in the case of j. Downey
Harvey, administrator, and the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank of San Francisco
against Alexandra Barker and others. The
defendants and appellants are Pueblo or
Mission Indians, living In San Diego
County, and they claim on a possessory
right extending back unnumbered years
The land is In three parcels of 1907, 26G As
and 120 acres.
The plaintiff, representing the estate Of
John G. Downey, claims title to the prop
erty under a Mexican grant TO Juan Jose
Warner in 1910 and 1874. The Indians con-
tend that this grant specified that their
ancestors and their descendants were not
to be disturbed or interfered with. The
Warner grant was approved by the United
States Government in 1880 and a patent
holds that in Issuing the patent this Gov
ernment by its official Land Commission
ers, did so only after g. thorough investi-
cation as to all claims adverse to the
patentee, and If no such claims were pre-
sented it was to be inferred that none ex-
listed.
The court holds that the decision of the
Land Commissioners of the United States
that the land in question was at the time
1t was granted vacant and subject to alb
solute alienation is conclusive on the de-
PENDANTS and all others. Also that the
grant of the Vale de San Jose was not
subject to any right or interest in the
indians, and that the grant is conclusive
against them. Justices Beatty, McFar-
land and Temple wrote dissenting opin-
ions, taking the position that the grant
to Warner. as Interpreted by them speci-
fed that the christianiZed Mission Indians
and their descendants should not be dis
turbed in their right to live upon at least
some Of the lands. Also that the Indians
titles 10 lands like these in question are
not necessary to be presented in the form
of claims to the Land Commissioners
They are wards of the nation and their
rights should have been preserved by the
officials, as poor Lo is not supposed to
know anything about his rights or the
province Of Commissioners.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
U. S. Volunteers. Presidio of

L. s. Volunteers, Preside of San Fran
cisco. Cal. October 4. 1899.
General Orders No. 20.
Officers and Men of the First South Dakota
Infantry: We are about to sever, our relations
as officers and men. commander and com
uanded and 1 desire to thank you for the
djscipIine and vaior, loyalty and endurance
which won so many victories and Withstood
So many trials.
your country and State which will shine as
long as soldierly qualities appeal to the hearts
of men Your deeds, linked with the names
of heroic dead. can never be forgotten;
You have been tried by the supreme test OF
manhood, and can face the future without
fear Go to your homes, apply the same dis
peace A s. FROST,
Colonel First South Dakota Infantry, U. S.
Volunteers.
The Minnesota Regiment, which was
mustered out Tuesday and was paid off
Wednesday, left for home yesterday
morning at IL o'clock. There were
great many of the old members of the
First California Volunteers at the ferry
depot to see them off, besides large
crowd of their friends. The regiment Will
go East by way of Portland, where 1t Will
stop for twenty-four hours before pro-
ceeding.
The coming Of the Washington troops
is the next event on the volunteer pro-
gramme. Already Governor Rogers has
come down from the north with troop
of friends and relatives, and the water
front whistles are being tuned up 10
concert pitch. The Washington Regl-
ment is on the transport Pennsylvania
She is due here at any hour.
Corporal Wayne Larrabee of Company
NJ of the South Dakota regiment died at
the smallpox hospital at the Preside
Wednesday last. His death was reported
Yesterday morning. There was some dis
cussion over the disposal of the body,
but Colonel Girard, chief surgeon of the
general hospital, settled the question by
ordering that he be buried in the Ma
tonal Cemetery. The grave was dug by
the men employed at the cemetery, and
then they left the place, while the work
was finished by the brave men who are
caring for the sufferers at the isolated
hospital Chaplain Macomber of the Pre-
sidie attended the funeral and repeated
the services for the dead over the lonely
mound. There was no one there but the
nurses and the chaplain. The body was
a menace to health as long as it remained
unburied. so it was hurried to the grave
the evening of the day the man died.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
REVIEW OF THE
CARTER CASE
Opinion of the Attorney
General.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The opinion Of
Attorney General Grggs in the case Of
Captain Oberlin Carter of the army, upon
which the President approved the finding
of the court-martial, was made public to-
day.
The opinion discusses IN great detail
the evidence adduced against Captain
Carter and combats the arguments set up
in behalf of the culprit. Summing up
many OF the specifications, including Cap
tain Carter's intimacy with Green and the
GaynOrs. the method of advertising for
the work and of letting the contracts, the
charter of the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany. the large profits made on the con-
tracts. etc, the Attorney General says
they might justly be decided as failing to
fix upon the accused knowledge and pur-
pose TO defraud the Government If ii We're
shown that he had no corrupt personal
motive, that he had not profted by these
loose methods and irregular and Ques-
tionable proceedings. He then shows that
in 1891 the captains salary was only S252
a month and that from that time forward
his personal expenses increased very rap
idly, being S6047 in 1891 and $29,6l1 in 1886
The fact IS also pointed out that in 1892
Captain Carter began TO make notably
large deposits in the Union Trust Com
pany of New York and also 10 buy Secur-
ties, his investments increasing until 1895,
market value OF 1853, 900. Mr.. Griggs does
not accept Captain Carter's explanation
that he was dealing in the securities with
the funds of his father-in-law, Mr.. Wes-
colt. and was the recipient of large pres
ents from him. ION the face of it, he
says, 1T is an improbable story"
Speaking further on this point, the At
toTney General says:
If Mr.. Wescott, the alleged donor, had
come upon the witness stand and cor
roborated the story it would probably
have been sufficient, but he did not
come"
Continuing the Attorney General en-
phasiZes the fact that all efforts to secure
the testimony Of Mr.. Wescott were nu-
availing. Mr.. Griggs also mentions other
circumstances, which he pronounces sus-
picious, including the fact that many of
the checks paid to the contractors were
collected in cash over the counter at the
sub-Treasury, and the circumstances that
Carter was present in New York on July
g. 1897, when the large checks were de-
livered TO Gaynor on that date, and that
he was on many occasions, from 1892 to
1897, present in New York when payments
were made to contractors. He presents
a statement showing the deposits of cur
rency made by Captain Carter simultane-