The San Francisco call., 1903-01-25

Special Gable to The ,oSs Gan :, and New York
Herald Publishing Company.
RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 4.-Ohcials OF the
War Ofice are ordering the concentration
of military forces in the Amazonas dis
trict and two divisions of troops will be
sent north at once. Fourteen steamers of
the National Navigation Company have
been chartered for the expedition.
The Tribune, the organ of the Govern
ment, says Brazil has aimed TO obtain
from Bolivia pledge that she will re-
frain from occupying the Acre territory,
but efforts have so far been without re-
suit This, the paper says. is probably
because most of the prominent Bolivian
officials are financially interested I'm that
territory. Brazil, therefore, Is compelled
to adopt measures to protect the lives
and interests Of its citizens IN Acre.
The rumors that Bolivia has decided to
shoot the rebels captured in Acre are de-
MED in the Bolivian legation. On the
contrary, it is declared, Bolivia is dis
posed to grant full amnesty to all rebels
who surrender their arms
The Argentine press unanimously backs
up Bolivia in the Acre dispute The pa
pers declare that Brazil has no right TO
interfere in a territory which has been
awarded to Bolivia by arbitration.
Word comes from the Argentine lega-
ton in La Paz that 400 men have started
for Acre An official dispatch from La
| Paz confirms the report that President
/ Pando was to leave La Paz for Acre to-
day in command of the second expedition
airy force, and added that he had impris-
Oned the First Vice President, Colonel
Velasco, who opposed the Acre conces-
sions made TO the American syndicate
and delegated the duties of the Presidency
to the Second Vice President, Dr. Cap
riles.
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mont Sanitarium. The petition further
alleged that she is the mother of three
children, the oldest not over years, and
that she was detained in the institution
without her consent and against her will.
Attorneys James H. Greeley and H. B.
NJ Miller appeared for the petitioner and
John FlOurnOy for the respondents. The
return to the writ denied all of the al
legations of the petition and stated that
Mrs. Grannis was in the institution Of her
own vOlitiOn- An argument ensUed over
the production of Mrs. Grannis in court
which was ended by Judge Buck deelar-
ing that he considered it advisable, owing
to her extreme nervous condition and
that If agreeable to counsel her exami-
nation could be held in the Judges cham
bers.
H. F. Butts, who testified relative to a
statement made by Mrs. Grannis at the
sanitarium in which she stated that she
had been brought there by her husband
and that it was her desire to be allowed
to return TO her children. She had fur
ther stated, Butts declared. that when
the husband had placed her there he had
remarked: ''Tll put you where you won't
bother me-"
An adjournment was then taken to the
judges chambers and Mrs Grannis ex-
amined. She stated that she knew her
husband was acting for the best in put
ting her in the sanitarium and that their
relations had always been amicabIe. \
desire to see her children was her great
wish and she intimated that II her broth
er-in-law and his wife, who, she claimed
were responsible for her nervous condi-
ton, were to leave the house everything
would be well. When asked II the re-
mark attributed to her husband were
true, she replied in the negative ana
asked that the matter be dropped. She
further stated that she had gone to the
sanitarium Of her own free will.
After the noon adjournment DR.. B. r.
Alden Of San Francisco, who had treated
Mrs. Grannis for over a year, was called
and testified that it was upon his advice
that she was taken to DR.. Gardner owing
to the need OF specialist for her trouble.
He said that the woman was suffering
from extreme nervousness.
When the case was submitted Judge
Buck stated there was no doubt that
legally the writ would have TO be grant
ed. but he considered II advisable to al
low Mrs. Grannis to remain at the sani-
tarium until February so as % enable
her husband to change the home life and
secure a competent nurse. He then stat
ed that as 1t was his prerogative to take
the case under advisement. he would do
so and withhold his decision until further
notice.