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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
THEY MAY BE
THE VICTIMS
OF SPANIARDS
Dewey Has Several Theo-
rieS as to the Fate OF
GiIInOre'S Men.
Special Herald Copyrighted 169e by
James Gordon

n TANILA, April 2o.-Admra Dewey in an interview
MI to-day said expedition OF the gunboat Yorktown
to Baer was purely rescue Spanish soldiers and
priests who are being beseged in the church there The sol
ders refused to when ordered to lay down their
bv General Rios at end OF the Paris Peace Conference
Admiral Dewey said he did know what had become of
Lieutenant Gilmore the fourteen the launch They
had been sent sound the mouth OF the beyond
bend out sight OF the Yorktown His supposon they
were captured killed by the Spaniads by the 400 nsur
gents who besieging the Spanish garrison.
Admiral Dewey declined say what steps he would take
toward punitive expedition
General Rios the Spanish commander when interviewed
said he did think the garrison Baler knew the be-
the United States and Spain had ended He had
officer January tell the garrison surrender The garr
refused either believing the officer fearing they
would be trapped by the insurgents Since then General Rios
has had communication with the garrison and this is the
information he has had that the Spanish flag still flying
Baler.
He thought the Americans shot at by the insurgents
Spanards themselves beseged and have way of
getting the General Rios said he had not been
suited in sending the expedition to the relief OF Baer
read letter containing General Rios last appeal to
Agunado which he said the release of the Spanish prisoners
would bond OF sympathy between the Fipnos and
Spain
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officers that, there being ample evil
dence of the guilt of the Germans.
they must stand by the action of Cap
tain Sturdee.
Both ships got under way, and af
ter they had taken up positions on
either side of the German ship, orders
main at her moorings under peril of
immediate annihilation by the war
ships on either side. The senior Of
ffcer of the Fake was informed at
the same time by the joint command
ers of the British and American ships
that they were prepared to back up
their action.
The German officer sent letters pro-
testing against the action of Captain
Sturdee and Admiral Kautz, but made
no move.
With the issuance of the orders to
''lie still' to the Fake, communication
with the German ship was to all in
tents and purposes cut off. and no one
was allowed to leave or go aboard the
Fake without permission written and
signed of either Admiral KautZ or Cap
tain Sturdee.
The position Is, the Upolu's passen-
gers said in their reports to the Suva
papers, greatly strained. The Ameri-
cans and British have come to a tacit
agreement that the fragrant acts of the
Germans in encouraging and aiding the
rebel chief Mataafa had gone far
enough, and when news was brought
to them that the Fakes commander
intended to put more arms ashore. the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
DISCREDIT THE STORY

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The state
ment that the commander of the Ger
man cruiser Fake had been arrested
at Apia by the British naval COM
mander was at once secuted by the Of
ficials to whom it was referred here.
Both Secretary Alger and Secretary
Long expressed their disbelief in the
accuracy of the report. Attention was
directed to the fact that the Navy De-
partment heard from Admiral Kautz
by cable from Auckland at later date
than that upon which the steamer just
arrived at Victoria must have sailed
from Suva Admiral Kautz' dis
patches were dated April and were
forwarded from the nearest cable sta
ton, Auckland, April II.
1t is pointed out in official German
quarters that the arrest of the COM
mander of one warship by the COM
mander of another is an absurdity, and
moreover, cable advices have reached
the Embassy much later than those
which a steamer had brought to Vic
toria. No such action was disclosed.
The British Embassy also is without
any information of such an occurrence.
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IN FEAR OF
TOM REED
Believes the Maine Man Is
Looking Toward the
White House.
Special Dispatch to The can.

NEW YORK, April 20.-Thomas B.
Reeds change of residence from Maine
TO this city has created uneasiness
among the friends of President McKin-
ley. They suspect that instead of
abandoning his Presidential ambition
Reed has merely shifted his ground to
be in a better position to attack the
convention next year.
Governor Roosevelt's admirers also
are not overjoyed at having a Repub-
lican of Reeds Importance invade the
State. They fear he may stand in the
way of their favorite when the time
comes for New York to select candi-
dates.
Senator Platt's friendship for the
former Speaker is looked upon as an
element of danger in the situation.
While ostensibly supporting Governor
Morton for the nomination in 1896, it
was no secret that he was really for
Reed. Though he has made his peace
with President Mckinley and is now
on an intimate footing in the White
House. the Presidents friends have not
forgotten the bitter assaults which he
made upon President Mckinley before
the St. Louis convention.
They are disinclined to credit the
financial reason given by Reeds friends
for his removal to this city. They say
he was receiving a comfortable in
come. and that he would not have
withdrawn from his position Of power
and influence in Washington merely for
the sake of increasing it. They sus-
pect that a secret understanding ex-
lists between him and Senator Platt
whereby the fight which was lost in
1896 will be renewed next year.
With the seventy-two delegates of
New York at his back Reed would be
a much more formidable candidate for
the Presidency than he was as the can
didate of the twelve delegates from
Maine. Moreover. his strength in New
England would probably be at his dis
posal even should he become the can
didate of New York.
Should there be a change of senti-
ment in regard TO the results of the
war with Spain it is even feared by
President McKinlsy's friends that
Reeds anti-expansion views and his
freedom from responsibility for the new
policy would make him strong in the
convention
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21

FIRE VISITS
SAN JOSE
Special Dispatch to The call.

SAN JOSE. April 20-A disastrous
fire broke out in the cooper shop of
Zlcovich's winery on West San Carlos
street, near the narrcw-gauge track,
about 1870 this morning, and before the
flames We're checked over 100000 worth
Of property was destroyed.
The confagration is the worst that
has visited this city for some time. and
owing TO it being outside the city limits
and an inadequate water supply little
could be done 10 save anything.
A. Zicovich's winery and the ware
house Of Castle Bros, fruit shippers
with their contents were totally de-
stroyed as was the residence of E o.
Brown adjoining. Across the railroad
track. not a block away, are the build
ings Of the Great Western Can Com
pany and the San Jose Fruit Company,
and for a time it looked as though these
buildings might take fire, but bucket
brigade did effective work. Had these
buildings burned the fruit industry
would have been materially affected, as
much Of the valleys product is handled
by the fruit packing company.
The fire was discovered in the coop
er shop by Patrolmen Marcen and
Black. The West San Jose Hose Com
pany did good work, but they had not
sufficient apparatus to handle it, 1t
spread to the winery and then to Cas-
tie Brothers warehouse on the east.
Just how the fire started is mystery,
for no work had been done in the cooper
shop for nearly a year. 1t looks, how
ever, as incendiary.
Tho ytrfrayy- b7r4l5iuo 0oc+ COX 000 W6pn
built ten years ago by A. Zicovich. In
il were nearly 100000 gallons Of wine.
There were machinery, betting, etc,
and some 100000 gallons Of cooperage,
valued at about $15, 900 A conservative
estimate on the winery and contents
IS placed al $75 000 Some Of the wine
was the property Of II. H. hOoseV. On
the building and contents were about
$4,000 insurance on the 10th of this
month J. W. Rea e. Co. wrote a policy
on IL for S50,175 in the Home Insurance
Company for Zicovich. J. A Clayton &
Co. held 900 insurance, Wooster &
Whitton $4,000, and Crossman & Orvis
$l0500 on wine and contents
Castle Brothers loss is estimated at
from $4,000 10 $4,000. The warehouse
was owned by l. G. Knowles. who
places his loss at $4,000, with no in
surance. Castle Brothers are protected
by insurance. They lost their packing
outfit and from 100 to $50 tons of dried
fruit. K. O. Browns loss on his resi-
dence and furniture is about $500.
For some time Zicovich has been
financially EN- EMBARRASSED and foreclosure
suits have piled up against him About
a year ago another mysterious fire oc-
Cured in close proximity to that Of
this morning when some half a dozen
cottages belonging to Zicovich were de-
stroyed. At that time his loss was from
Sl5.O 600 10 $4,000, with ample insurance
There were two mortgages on the
winery property. Julian Refs had one
Of 500, 900 and Mrs. Rhefeldt another
Of $25, 000 Besides there was a chat
tel mortgage Of $4,000 on the machin-
cry in the place Zicovich stated this
evening that he was satisfied the fire
was the work Of an incendiary. He
had been in San Francisco negotiating
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Ill RAPEL)I
SLAYER OF
LEONC TUNC
A Sensational Development
in the Highbinders' War
at Fresno.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRESNO, April 2O.-Hi Rapelji, the
deputy sheriff who acquired fame
throughout the State a few years ago
by his capture of Sontag and Evans,
created a sensation tonight by con-
Tossing to District Attorney Everts
that he had shot and killed Leong Tung,
one of the victims of the highbinder
riot in Chinatown last night.
Rapelji is now employed as watch
man in the Chinese quarter and was
the first white man to reach the scene
of the excitement after the shooting
commenced. During the melee he
caught a Chinaman named Wong Duck
and turned him over to Deputy Sheriff
Walden. At the time he claimed that
he had seen Wong Duck shoot and kill
Leong Tung.
At the inquest held over the remains
of the dead Chinaman to-dav Rapelji
denied that he had seen Duck kill Tung,
but claimed that he simply caught him
running in the alley during the shoot
ing Rapelji's testimony was regarded
as rather peculiar and was a surprise
TO every one.
Tonight District Attorney Everts Wis
tied Chinatown in company with At
torney w. D. Crichton and together
they proceeded to cross examine the
watchman- The latter told number
of conflicting stories. but was finally
cornered by the attorneys and admit
ted that he himself had fired the bull
let which killed Leong Tung.
When he entered the alley after the
commencement of the shooting Rapelji
saw a Chinaman lying PROSTATE on the
ground and being held down by another
Monaghan. third man stood few
feet away and was discharging his pls-
tol at the body on the ground The
man who was holding the victim down
was Wong Duck. the victim was Leong
Gee. who is now IN the Morgue, and the
shooter was Leong Tung. Rapelji
rushed up and struck Tung, who
turned to run into an adjacent door
way. He was ordered to halt and upon
his refusal to do so Rapelji fired, kill
ing him instantly.
The watchman then turned around
and saw Wong Duck in the act of run
ming away from the body of the dead
Chinaman He caught the Celestial by
the queue and held him until the ar
rival of the Deputy Sheriff After the
shooting Rapelji declared that the man
who had been lying on the ground
Jumped up and bolted. His dead body
on a slab at the Morgue is a mute con-
tradiction of this story.
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cry No 6, Marysville Commandery No.
Z, four companies.
The third battalion was in charge of
Sir J. w. Guthrie and was formed of
Stockton Commandery No s. Los An
geles COmmandery No. 9, Chico Com
mandery No. 10. Lassen Commandery
No. 13, Red Bluff Commandery No. II,
Woodland Commandery No. 81. Colusa
Commandery No. "a, Visalia Command
cry No. 26, Fresno Commandery No. 29,
Mount Shasta Commandery No. 80, four
companies.
The parade proceeded through the
principal streets, over more than two
miles of smooth bitumen pavement, and
was watched by thousands Along
Capitol Park the review by the grand
commander took place and the sight
was an impressive one when the
knights marched along in the shadow
Of the palms that sentinel the outer
edge of Capitol Park. Even upon the
balconies of the Capitol itself people
had stationed themselves to catch an
advantageous view of the procession.
The forty-frst annual session of the
Grand Commandery of the Knights
Templar of California opened this
morning in the Masonic Temple, which
had been rendered a thing of beauty
by the handiwork of the decorator and
florist. The commandery was called to
order by the grand commander Robert
Morris Powers of San Diego, who pro-
ceeded to read his annual address. Re
ferring to the recent war with Spain,
following the blowing up of the Maine,
the grand commander said:
These events are matters of recent his
tory and familiar to you all, and l men
ton them only to show that in this rec
ord-making epoch our fraters, whether or
land or sea, nobly performed their part,
adding greater luster and greater mean
ing to the term American
We had gallant Sir knight Macarthur
at Manila, Sir Knights Goblin and Moul-
ton in Cuba, and at the front on the fight
ing line at San Juan Hill and El Caney
could be found the modern Occur de
Lion, our honored frater, Fighting Joe"
Wheeler.
But as knights Templar and as citizens
of this great republic we recognize one
grand, central figure, who had previously
proven himself a patriotic soldier and
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made any attempt to move she would
he blown out of the water.
The Fakes commander, according TO
a copra trader Of Levuka, who reached
S11va on his way home from Apla by
the ITpolu. had gone into small
wooded cove about two miles below
Anio in one of the Fakes launches,
and had, by preconcerted arrangement
met a number of Mataatians, to Whom
he was doing out stacks of rifles and
boxes of cartridges when squad OF
British bluejackets suddenly sprang out
from the plantation near by ana sur
prised them. There was no nghtlng.
The natives fed and the Germans sur
rendered without resistance. They We're
placed in the launch with the rifles
they had intended to land, and hur-
riedly conveyed to the British warship
Pornoise. which lay out in the stream
some few miles from Apia proper.
The German commandant vigorously
protested against his arrest but when
the JJpolu left he was still held on the
Porpoise. His seamen were allowed to
return to their ship but the launch and
the arms and ammunition were con-
fiscated.
Realizing the gravity of the situa
ton, Captain Sturdee hastily sum
moned Admiral KautZ from the Amer
lean ship Philadelphia. The American
admiral at once went abroad the Por
poise and the situation was discussed
between the two officers at great
length. The result of the conference
was a decision on the part Of the two
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21

x ACRAMENTO, April 20.-The en-
" campment of the Grand Com
mandery and department con
~ clave of the Knights Templar of
California opened in this city this
morning with a short session devoted
to the presentation of reports followed
by the annual parade and review. The
city never looked more attractive than
it did to-day. garbed in the Templar
colors of white and black, relieved by
the Stars and Stripes On all sides the
decorations were in evidence, and in
many instances they represented the
expenditure of much labor and money,
the business men of the city appearing
to disregard all other considerations in
the endeavor to make the visitors feel
that they were heartily welcome.
The main feature of the day was the
parade this afternoon of the command
cries. For such an occasion theweather
was simply perfection. the sky being
free from a single cloud and a soft
breeze cooling the air. Thousands of
women. dressed in summer attire. i'm
parted to the crowded sidewalks along
the line of march the charm of fresh
ness anu COlOI, anu II Is uOupl1uI Il
the knights ever marched through a
city which beamed such a CHEEKY hos
pitality or invited more irresistibly to
enthusiasm.
The spirit of the day caught the musi-
clans, the plumed Knights and the
populace all at once, and there is no.
body among the hundreds of visitors
who is not glad of the chance of having
seen Sacramento under such favorable
conditions.
The procession was headed by Chief
Dwyer and platoon of police in uni
form. Then followed, in order, the
right eminent grand commander; grand
commanders staff; grand captain gen
eral and his chief of staff; bugler and
orderly; Second Infantry band. Then
followed the first battalion, Sir I. 3.
Reed battalion commander, compris-
ing Sacramento Commandery No 2,
four companies. The second battalion,
in command of Sir Thomas b. Hall, was
made up of Pacific Commandery No. 3,
Ell Dorado Commandery No. 4, Oroville
Commandery No 8, Nevada Command
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stainless statesman, and who, whether in
the field or in the forum. on the bench or
at the bar has always manifested that
unselfish devotion to duty which touches
the heart and rouses the enthusiasm of
the American people.
He stands before us to-day a magnif-
cent personality, high up on the great
pedestal of popular approval, a typical
American of heroic mind our hOnOred and
esteemed frater Sir Knight William Nc
Kinley, President of the United States.
The address of the grand commander
WIS followed by an address of welcome
to Sacramento by e. W. Hale eminent
commander Of Sacramento Command
cry.
Tonight the Grand Commandery
held it's annual banquet at Turner Hall.
Edmund c. Atkinson of Sacramento
Commandery acting as toastmaster. A
number of addresses We're made relat-
ing to the work of the order and ex-
pressive of the amenities of the oc-
casion. Among the persons chosen by
Mr.. Atkinson to deliver the toasts were
Reuben H. Lloyd, DIR. Robert NJ. Pow
ers, John F. Merrill, E. NJ. Preston,
James A. Foshay and J. c. Campbell.
Masonic Hall is again Illuminated to-
night with its 2O0O cOlOred electric lights
and the city looks as if it were in the
height of a spring festival.
The following is list of the officers
of the Golden Gate COmmandery and
the members of the drill corps who are
participating in the events here:
c. l. Patton, commander; J. C.
Campbell, generalissimo; Robert Nc
MILAN, captain general; H. D. Love-
land, senior warden; r. B. Moore.
junior warden.
Drill corps-William Edwards, COM
mandant; r. B. Moore, senior warden:
Robert Mcmillan, junior warden: c. S.
Benedict, paymaster; G. r. Armstrong.
commissary; ]. G.. Spauldins, adiutant;
Sirs r. Ash, r. B. Hale. A. S. t. de
Guerre. ]. NJ Wilkins, w. S. Miller. c.
Toohey, L. E. Spear, r. n. Carson. E.
B. Cutter, G. NJ. Franks, w c. Wise.
]. r. Aitkin, William r. Phillips, A. F.
Waterson, S. j. Hendy, L. c. Hunter,
r. V. Harris, G.. L. Darling. w. S.
Gage, H. r. Emery, H. p. Umbsen. c.
h Murphy, II. d. Loveland, II. Nj. Fir
man, T. Frolich, c. V. Manner, DR.. a.
w. Mckenzie, DR.. T. j. Frazer. NJ. Par
rish, w. H. Smith, c. L. Haskell.
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The story, as told to the Suva and
Honolulu papers by the late arrivals
from Apia. is that the captain of the
Fake is charged with having supplied
the rebels under Mataafa with arms
and ammunition, having, the Upolu's
passengers say in interviews given to
the Fiji Times, been caught while en-
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gagged, like a common filibuster, in
landing rifles and cartridges.
The Upolu's passengers say the Fake
was, when they left. moored between
the American cruiser Philadelphia and
the British ship Porpoise, and was
likely to remain there, for it is said
orders were sent aboard her that If she
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WOULD MEAN WAR, ONLY IT
IS NOT TRUE.
Story of the Imprisonment Of the Com
mander Of the Fake Carries It's
Own RefutatiOn.


-HE story of the arrest at Apia
of the captain of the German
Il cruiser Fake by party of Brit
ish bIuejackets, brought to Vic
toria by the Australian liner Ao-angi
to-day, carries it's own refutation.
The Aorangi does not stop at
Samoa on her trip from Wellington,
N, o.. to British Columbia, but does
call at Suva, Fiji. The distance from
Samoa to Fiji is only about 500
miles.
Giving the interisland steamer two
days to make the run of 500 miles
from Apia to Suva and the mail
boat IA days to make the run from
Fiji to British Columbia, that would
make the news from Samoa bear date
of April 1, or, giving an extra "a
hours for the doubt, say March 81.
Thus the Upolo, leaving Apia on
the afternoon of April l, should reach
Suva on the morning of the sd, and
the Aorangi Ga 13-knot ship, pick
ing up the news on the afternoon of
April 6, on her arrival there, should
reach Victoria on the Goth.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Alameda, which carried to
Auckland the cablegram in which
The Call beat the newspaper world,
giving the story of the ambush of
Lieutenant Lansdale and party, left
Apia on April 6, the same day on
which the Aorangi left Suva. The
Alameda also carried to Auckland
Rear Admiral Kautz's official account
of the ambuscade. It is more than
incredible, it is impossible, that both
The Calls correspondent and the ad-
miraI would have failed to mention
so important a matter as the arrest
of the captain of the Fake.
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Y VICTORIA, B. c., April 20.-A
queer yarn comes from Apia, via
" Suva, by the steamer Aorangi.
u The story was brought to the
Fijian capital on April by the
interisland steamer, Upolu, which runs
between the Samoan and Fiji groups.
1t was said that the commander of the
German man-of-war Fake is now in
a position where he will make no more
trouble at Apia-at least for some time
to come. He has, the tale goes, been
made prisoner by the British, and
despite the protest of his compatriots,
both on the Fake and ashore, is held
captive on the British warshiD Por-
poise.
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for the sale of his wine. He placed
his loss at S150,0O0, but this is undoubt-
edly too high.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-08
Shelled Friendly Village.

Manila Aug. 5. via Hong KMg.-
The eunboat Rapidan last week com
uitted an unfortunate act in shelinu
friendly native inhabitants of post Oh
!hc lake near Santa Cruise.
rho town was full of people encour-
3gcd to return to their after Lawtons
pxp"diion, and assured that they would
not be moles,ed if peacably attending to
lheir business.
Lieut.. Copp, commanding the Rapi-
,;an, heard that the insurgents has re,
occupied the town, and standing close
in, no opened fire with six Founders
without any waning. The people fled
10 the hills. One child was killed and
many buildings damaged.
In the Calamba fight Gen. Lantou
ordered Capt. Otis of The WASHINGTON
regiment relieved of his command
He was arrested on account of the
slowness of his men in obeying the
command to disembark. The passage
through the marshes was made under
fire, the men say that the majority were
sick and unfit TO, duty, and were given
to understand that they were not ex-
pect'd 10 do an. fighting.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-08
Dreyfus Court Martial Going
on Behind Closed Doors
Examining the Dossier
The Prisoter Appeared Wor.
ried and Harassed and
Uncertain of His
Acqlittal.

Rennes, Aug. 8.-The Dreyfus court
martial met at o'clock this morning
behind closed doors for the purpose OF
examining in secret the dossier. This
collection of documents fills large
clothes basket and weighs over 500
pounds. Two men brought the load
into court The session ended at noon
Four hundred were waiting outside the
lysee to see Dreyfus, but the troops
cleared these away. The prisoner np-
peared to be " orried and harassed and
uncertain of acquittal. The court was
constituted the same as yesterday.
No soldiers were present in the court
room and the public and correspondents
were absent 1t is stated that Gen.
Mercer bases his conviction of the guilt
of Dreyfus on an unpublished letter
from foreign diplomat containing the
full name Of Dreyfus.