The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 87. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1896. PRICE FIVE CENTS. UNITED AT WPOAT, Gertrude Vanderbilt Is the Bride of Harry Payne Whitney. WEALTH, ROMANCE AND LOVE FIGURE, The marriage is not only & matter of great moment to that part of the people called society, but of unusual interest to the general public, for this union will bring into close relations two of the rich- est families on the American continent. mportance to the world of wealth and ashion is thus easily accounted for, but the great public is attracted by another and a better consideration, the fact that the ceremony will be the fitting finale of | an ardent, old-fashioned courtship—that | is to say, people recoznize this asa love match and they are pleased with it. | Tne story of Harry Whitney’s fair, but | untiring and finally victorious, rivalry | with young Moses Taylor, 2 year or so | 280, is known and the worid continues to love a lover. Comparisons are also doubt- | less made between the course of true love as discovered by young Whitney’s pros- | pective brother-in-law, Cornelius Vander- | bilt Jr., and the not too arduous path which is now leading the ex-Secretary’'s | son to the altar. The sympathy which | went out to Cornelius Jr. and to Miss Wil- | son was not unmixed with deprecation of Union of Two Rich Families That Means the Merging of Many Millions. PARENTS PLEASED WITH THE HAPPY MARRIAGE, Quiet Ceremony at the Breakers, the Noted Seaside Resort for New York Swelldom. NEWPORT, R. L, Aug. 25.—The long- anticipated snd widely heraided wedding of Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, eldest daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Harry Payne Whitney, eldest son of Hon. William C. Whitney, ex-Secretary of the Navy, took place at noon to-day at “The Breakers,” the famous summer house of | the New York millionaire. Owing to the recent iliness of Mr. Van- derbilt the wedding was a family affair | and not a social function, Half a bundred comprised the party which witnessed the tying of the nuptial knot by Rev. Bishop H. C. Potter of New York, assisted by Rev. G. T. Magill of | Trinity Church. The bride came downstairs on the arm of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, escorted to the ¢ d” room, where the knot was tied. Cornelius Vanderbilt bad been previously wheeled into the room and up to the altar, where'he took his daughter’s hand and gave her away. She was attired in a Worth costume of white satin, irimmed with lace, and wore her mother’s wedding veil caught up with orange blossoms. The maids wore mous- selaine de soie over silk, with rose-tinted belts. 5 Miss Gladys ‘ Vanderbilt and Miss and was | [ the unfilial attitude which his persistency | assumed. | But no shadows of parental antagonism | mar the brightness of the present event. | There is complacency and approval in the | minds of the eldersof each household, and | all goes mernly. The world at large ap- | plauds because in this alliance at least there is no taint of the bargam and sale infection which has found its way into many of the recent matrimonial transac- tions of the rich. Harry Whitney and Gertie Vanderbilt have known each other from childhood, Their love grew up as they did, before they knew. The palatial Vanderbilt man- sion on Fifty-seventh street, New Yorh, is only across the way from the noble resid- ence of the Whitneys. The association of tve children of these families has always been intimate. At Yale College Harry Whitney was the faithful friend ard chum of Willie Vanderbilt, the brother of the | bride, whe died a few years ago. The close friendship of these schoolmates made young Whitney a constant visitor at the Vanderbilt house, where he and his | favorite girl friend, Gertrude, saw much | of each other. The romance of the story comes in when young Taylor commenced his devotional | exercises, with Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt | as his shrine. Taylor had aleo been a | great chum of Willie Vanderbilt and came to know his sister very well. The better acquainted he became with her the more he liked her. Soon after the rich voung heiress had made her debut in society it | came to the ears of young Whitney that Miss Vanderbilt and Moses Taylor were engaged to be married. He made no | moan, and there is nothing to warrant the suspicion that the news caused him to centemplate suicide. Youne Whitney is, like his father,a man of purpose and of action. Assuming at once that there was no truth ‘in the rumor, he mentally ‘vowed that there never should be, an% so he finished tying his tie and went to Newport. The Morning Room at “The Bre. akers,” Where Gertrude Vanderbilt Became the Bride of Harry Payne Whitney. Dorothy Whitney, sisters of the bride and groom, attired in organdie muslin with Valenciennes lace trimmings, were maids of bonor. The bridesmaids, representing great wealth, were Miss Minnie Taylor, Miss Gerry, Miss Edith Shepard, Miss Emily Bloane, Miss Lelia Sloane—the last three being Miss Vanderbilt’s cousins. The groom was attended by bis brother, Pavne Whitney, as best man, who came from Europe for the purpose. The usher: were: Alfred G. Vanderbilt, brother of the bride; C. C. Baldwin, R. L. Connel, P. H. MeMillan and F. L. Poik. The wedding breakfast was served in the palatial dining-room. | When he arrived he at once sought Miss | Vanderbilt. She was at the sumptuous | summer home of the Vanderbilts, The Breakers, and was glad to see him. There | were no more of those unoleasant rumors, and gossips who whispered that these young people spent a great deal of their time together began to talk of another en- gagement, and this time their guess was corrzet. But howsoever the younger and more entiment1l-minded may speculate con- cerning the ephemeral matter of their | prospective happiness matter-oi-fact peo- A | The Vanderbilt “Cottage” at Newport, 130K 057 7OR) THE LOGNOTN HENTHE 10N TAKES Bryan and the Gang: THE MOVEMENT FOR PROTECTION. 7 'fi//' S __ H 7 Ny X the case. 2nd, indeed, there is something stupendous in the thought that to these young people there is 10-be intrusted the ownership and care of $50,000,000. This is & rough estimate, but bardly an exaggeration, for the wealth of Cornelius Vanderbilt can not be less than $100,000,- 000, and as his daughter Gertrude is his favorite, it is not improbable that her share will be less than $25,000,000, and young Whitney’s inheritance will be little less than that sum. Desirable from all points as this pros- pective alliance seems, it should afford particular satisfaction to the father of the bride to ve.. Vanderbiit marriages of late years have not all been unqualified suc- cesses. Besides the recent heart-wringing disobedience of his son, his namesake, he has experienced much mortification and displeasure by reason of the marital ma- neuvering of others of his kith and kin. The matrimonial record of William K. Vanderbilt has not been a source of pride to his staid and scrupulous brother, nor have the law preceedings and weddings of the once Mrs. Willie K. added to the com- fort which he formerly found in contem- plating the immaculate respectability of the family name. But Gertrude has been dutiful and wise. He will dower her well, DOOLIN PROVES AN ALIBI Was Killed Many Miles From the Sceme of the Stage Robbery. GUTHRIE, O. T., Aug. 25.—The stage- coach between Grande and Arapahoe, in Day County, was held ap by four high- waymen yesterday morning and the four occupants ordered to stand and deliver. Mrs. Amy Childs of Philadelphia refused to alight ana was shot dead. The robbers secured over $300 in booty from the three other passengers and escaped. The driver reported that the man who fired the fatal shot ‘was Bill Doolin, the notea outiaw who’escaped from jail bere six weeks ago. This morning, however, news was received that shows that Doolin was guiltiess of the crime. He was xilled in a fight last night with deputy marshals ander the command of Heck Thomas hear Ingalls, fifty miles northeast of here. A marshal was also wounded. The posse is en route to this city with Doolin’s body in a covered wagon. It will be officially identified and then turned over to his wife for burial. The fight took place close to Doolin’s old home, the marshals waylay- ing him as he was leaving from a visit to his wife and baby. The place where Doolin was killed was fally 300 miles from the scene of the stage robbery. - SRRl P Riddle Succeeds Anthony. TOPEKA, Kans, Aug. 25.—Governor Morrill this afternoon appointed A. P. Rid- dle Insurance Commissioner to succeed the late George T. Anthony. Riddle was the candidate of the fraternal life-insur- ance societies, il AR Stricken With Paralysis. DETROIT, MicH., Aug. 25. — Charles Leonard, father of Lillian Russell, was stricken with paralysis at the Russell vle insist on entertaining themselves by | house this morning. Physicians say that consideration of the financial aspects of | he will probably recover. FOR THE CREDIT OF THE NATION, President McAlpin Pleads for a Most United DANGEROUS AGITATION. All True Republicans Warned of the Grave Import of the Campaign. L] PROSPERITY AND INTEGRITY. These Can Only Be Secured, Say the League Leaders, by the Election of McKin'ey. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Aug 25.—The ninth annual convention of the National League of Republican Clubs assembled in Exposition Hall to-day with an attend- ance of delegates and spectators which dia not equal expectations. This was due in a large measure to the inability of the managers to secure the presence of speak- ers of National reputation, owing to the exigenciesof the campaign and demands of Jocal conventions in various States. The two sessions were devoted to the preliminaries of the convention, and in the afternoon notable addresses were made by Congressman McCleary of Minnesota and A. B. Cummings of lowa, who bore to the convention the greeting and good- will from the National Committee. To-morrow’s sessions will be devoted to the cousideration of committee reports, with a mass-meeting at night. The elec- tion of officers will probably occur Thurs- day. It was 11:15 o’clock when President Mec- Alpin called the convention to order. ' His appearance evoked loud applause from the New York delegation. Heintroduced Rev. W. A. Hunsberger, pastor of Grand- avenue M. E. Cnurch, who opened the proceedings with prayer. Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor W. O. Rauschenberger, Irving M. Bean, chairman of the local executive committee in charge of the convention arrangements, and Samuel A. Harper, president of thHe Wisconsin State League. His statement that Wisconsin was in favor of a protective tariff evoked greater applause than any other sentiment. Re- sponse was made to these addresses on behalf of the National organization by D. D. Woodmansee of Ohio. His allusion to the title given to Bryan, “the boy orator of the Platte,” as being peculiarly appro- priate, “the river being 2500 miles long and six incbes deep,” was received with shouts of laughter. President McAlpin read his annual ad- dress. In the course of it he said: It 1 understand the political conditions aright and interpret correctly, the actions of the various conventions that followed the Re- publican convention, we appeal to our fellow- citizens above and beyond our belief in our own party, along lines broader and higher than that as & matter of patriotism, there shall be & united front opposed to those who are trifling with the Nation’s credit, disturb- ing her business interests or appealing to hu- man prejudices as a means of arraying section against section or class against class in the hope of gaining political preferment. Have sacrificed lives and treasure ceased to teach their lesson? Grave indeed is the re- sponsibility upon any man who would try, as he stands within the shadow of the rebellion, todeliberately divide the country into sec- tions, her people into clas: rraying them against each other either for personal advan. tage or to subserve poll ends. Such a l course although begun merely in public dis- cussions will, if persisted in, threaten the per- manency of our institutions. That such an effort will not be successful, I firmly believe. As the blood courses through the buman body and by its various functions sustain life, 80 does an honest currency passing’ through the channels of trade sustain the prosperity of our citizens and establish the Nation’s integ- rity. We are contending, therefore, with other objects, for honesty in Government, the in- violability of contract rights and the assurance to every onein return for his labor or in exchange for commodities of a full and honest dollar. 4 We are all creditors and we are all debtors. We cannot cheat others without cheating ourselves. Our present money standards are neither the result of Chamce nor comspiracy, but are rather the outgrowth of experiment and the result of centuries of progress. The Government can neither make value or give it without & consideration. To ask, ‘therefore, that it shall create a dollar of intrinsically nalf itsnormal value and force ‘its acceptance at its face value, isto ask the Government to actually take property from our citizens and commit legalized robbery. That money must necessarily be the best money whose intrinsi- cal value is nearest to its declared value wherever it may be presented for use. We are told by our political opponents, re- cently assembled at Chicago, that the Govern- ment shall coin the silver of the world into dollars actuaily worth 53 cents in merchan- dise vaiue and declare them worth 100 cents. The Government must, therefore, present from its own fundof credit 47 cents of value, or by statutory enactment rob its citizens of that amount of property which they have al- ready accumulated. For myself I protest against'the inconsist- ency which denounces the existence of trusts and at the same time seeks to compel the Gov- ernment to take the entire product of one field of industry ata specific price, measured by an absolute standard and to disburse it at a ficti- tious one. Such a course is opposed to the spirit of our institutions and contrary to the functions of government. The Nation’s integ- rity resis not alone vpon the surplus in its vaults, but in the reserve power of labor in its citizens and their capacity and opportunity for employment. To continually draw upon the one will as surely dissipate it as will free “Never hit us! "Tisn’t an issue.” values and abnormal standards destroy the other. Upon the tariff General McAlpin said: We believe that the doctrine of protection ‘wisely incorporated into our statutes would not only yield sufficient revenue for our Na- tional needs, but would furnish and assure to our citizens sufficient opportunities for labor to furnish just returns therefor, reviving our industries and establishing prosperity among those who are willing and ready to work. Ihave full faith in the honesty of the Ameri- can people. I do not believe that they can be deceived into doing what is for their own per- sonal disadvantage dny more than they can be led to turn their backs upon & line of policy ‘which hasmade it possible for them to gather and preserve what they have. Iwill esteem it my greatest honor to have presided over our deliberations, if theresults of this convention shall tend to rewaken our patriotism, stimu- late our love of country and raise again to the gaze of the people of the earth the banner of our Nation’s honor and integrity. This can best be accomplished by the election of MecKinley and Hobart and a Congress that will take care of the interests of the whole people for the greatest good to the greatest number. On motion of Raymond of Illinois 1t was ordered thatall resolutions be referred without debate to the committee on resolu- tions. A motion by Higgins of Indiana was agreed to directing the secretary to send a greeting to Messrs. McKinley and Hobart and pledging the support of the league clubs to the ticket nominated at St. Louis. Secretary Dowling read the following telegrams: % CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 24. I am sorry to disappoint you, but I am con- strained to adhere 10 my declination of your invitation to atiend the meeting of the Re- publican clubs. WiLLIAM MCKINLEY. PATERSON, N. J., Aug. 24. I cannot possibly leave the New York head- quarters. - My presence there is imperative. GARRET A. HOBART. Telegrams and letters of regret were ré- [Continued on Third Page.) TOM Rt ON GUARD Defines Republican Doctrine at the Rally in Maine. CAUSE OF PROSPERITY OUTLINED. It is the Confidence of the Peo= ple in Conditions of the Future. DEFICIENCIES SPEAK LOUDER THAN BRYAN. In a Protection Pplicy Only, Says the Maine Statesman, Can the Peopie Prosper. OLD ORCHARD, Me., Aug. 25.—Hon. Thomas B. Reed was the central figure at the great Republican mass-meeting this afternoon.: The speaker was in_ fine form and his points were received with great applause. He said: What seemed the great primeval curse, that in the sweatof his face snould man eat bread, has been found in the wider view of the great cycles of the Almighty to be the foundation of all sound hope, all progress and all permanent power. Man no longer shuns labor as his deadliest foe, but welcomes it as his dearest friend. Nations no longer dream of riches as the spoils of war, but as the fruits of human energy directed by wise laws and encouraged by peace and good will. Battlements and forts and castles, armies and navies are, day by day, less and less the engine of slaughter and more | and more the guarantee of peace and honor. . What the worll longs for now is not the pageantry and devastation of war for the ag- | grandizement of the few, but the full utiliza- tion of human energy for the benefit of all mankind. To the 75,000,000 people whick make up the Great Republic, the opportunity tolabor means more than to all the world besides. It means the development of resources greatly beyond-the comprehension of any mortal and diffusion among all of riches to which the glories of the Arabian Nights are but the glitter of the pawnshop, and to which the sheen of all the jewels of ihis carth are but the glimmer of the glow- worm in the pallor of the dawn. But each individuel man is weak and powerless. Only by combination, each with the other, can good results be had. No more striking proof of this can anywhere be fcund than in thet complex union of men which makes up the modern nations and modern enterprises. The nature of man craves also liberty and inai- viduelity. Modern union and ths complex, wonderfully complex, condition of modern so- ciety has drawbacks and sorrows which are completely its own. The sachems of New Eng- land had no, financial troubles, no strikes. The currency question was a simple string of wampum. In Central Africa to-day banks never break, checks are never dishonored, for neither banks nor checks are needed tor their kind of prosperity. Before the factory system rendered combinations of workmen needful there was less discontent, but also no progress, and there was no sharing by the toiler of the profits and the pleasures. What are the causes of prosperity and what are the causes of panic? Are they mysterious things beyond the human ken? If you analyze you will find that whatever the re- mote causes, and they are different every time, the immediate cause of prosperity is the confidence of all the people in each otherand in the situation in the future. When the peo- ple all work together, when they all have faith in each other, then prosperity reigns. After prosperity reigns for some time, longer or shorter, men think that hard times are per- manently done away with and get wild, and over - prosperity sets in. Then some wise men—earlier than others to see that the world cannot absorb all that is made, cannot permanently support all the enterprises which the over-confidence of men has set in action— begin to doubt, to refuse discounts, to hoard money and call a halt to speculation. Then the .distrust spreads and hard times follow. ‘Then we set to work to climb out of our trou- bles, and the process is slow. While we are climbing out we suffer. In 1820 England had one of those paroxysms like the one we are passing through now, Everything there had been prosperous for s long time. The hum of industry was heard all over the land. Men’s eyes looked into each other with trust and faith in all mankind. Capital was sccumulated in legitimate busi- ness, which 1s the supplying of each other’s wants. Then accumulated capital, eager for employment, burst the restraints of society and speculation set in. Companies were formed to do everything under the sun and lend everybody money, from the Czar of Russia to the King of the Mosquito shore. Pretty soon, after & slight drain of gold, it occurred tosome one to figure up all of these contracts, und the astonished nation found that England had agreed to lend more money than there was in the world twice over. Then the bubble burst, merchants failed, banks broke, universal distrust poured over the land. For one day trade absolutely ceased in London. Nobody would take any- body’s notes or buy anybody’s securities. ‘Where was the difference between England S YOUTH, GENIUS, LOVE AND MONEY. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, Eldest Daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Harry Payne Whitney, Eldest Son of Ex-Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney, Whose Marriage Brings Into Close Relations Two of the Richest Families on the American Continent.