The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1897, Page 1

— al VOLUME LXXXIL—NO. ‘93. SAN FRANCISCO, W EbNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NTERS 1S A PRIVATE Without Military Display or Pomp, McKinley Goss to Washington. MANY GREET THE MAJOR UPON ARRIVAL. Wias A"l Hearts Upon Leaving | the Train by Giving the Eaginzer a Bouquet | HAPPY INCIDENTS PRECEDE | THZ INAUGURAL. Demonstrations of the People That} Sh'w the Popularity of the | President-Eect. WASHING] McKintey etly cit N, D. C., March 2. -Wil- entered Washingtou to- and u liam atiously as st of the Presi- ry or other tances. be. requ ect there was no d through tion and, en- cafriage awai him, was | civen tq the Ebbitt House, the hotel at which be made his liome in Washington Tess. was the entire programme attend- | his appearance in the capital city as ure Presiaent of the United States. ust 11 &'clock when the MeKin- rolled: into the Pennsylvania y-on time.. Qutside the sta- uilding -an immense -crowd had | iéred, densest around the ‘ladies’ en- e a mamber of carriages indi- ated - ti:at the President-elect’ and his party would appear there. All those who 1d not sat plain that their | be there were | It'wa éx ess req The. big irou gates guarding the tracks from i ooms were closed to all wparatively few who were | personal reception of the | those accompanying ‘ angements were ad- | arly at the station. J. Bell, éhairman; Cc Jarrett, ex:Mayor of Washing- Myron M. Parker, Na- nan for the District of f. Norris and-J. C. ; C. C. Glove tio Comm a; Jam Accompanying these gentlemen | J.'Addison Porter, the coming secre- v of President:MeKinley, : t béfore the arrival of the McKinley 1in Governor Bushnell of Ohio with his f arrived at the station and was per- ted to pass through the gates leading the. platform. The staff off weré in 4ti the brilliancy of dress form and pretented 8n imposing appea ance as they lined up to salure the Pre: derit-elect when he stepped from tbe train. Mecnwhile the-crowd outside the sta- ad increased. - It blotked up Sixth et fora few yards of that thorough- between the station snd Pennsyi- avenue. f the station At the end of e \he train entered was another good- od gathering, held in check by high nd a squad of police. ~“train came tp a standstill tiie members of thé .reception committee took posttions s platform of the rear car, the we. “No. ? in which the Presig ney. When the re of | Major McKinles anpesred on the piat- form'the people who. peered through the higu board fence set up a cheer that re- verberated through the big trainshed. | Major -McKinléy dofied his silk hat in | | with dignity. | larze bunch of white carnations. v BT THE DINING-ROOM IN THE WHITE HOUSE ‘in Which Major and Mrs, McKinley Were Entertained by Presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland at Dinner Last Evening. response and then stepped to the platform to receive the greetings of the reception committee. Haelf-a-dozen policemen marched ahead | and on the flanks of the President-elect’s arge party as it proceeded down the plat- form toward the ladies’ entrance. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley were immediately preceded by Barrett and Bell of the com- mittee. Mrs. McKinley leaned on the arm of the President-elect. Colonel Bartlett escorted Mrs, Nancy A. McKinley, the President-elect’s mother. The procession proceeded very slowly and Mejor McKinley had one hand thrust into the bosom of his long frock coat, while in the other he carried a Mrs. McKinley, looking somewhat tired and carewcrn, also carried carnations. Doff- ing his sitk hat pleasantly to everybody who saluted him, Major McKinley walked along toward the crowd ourside the gates eazerly awaiting him. He bowed to the train crew, the dining-car servants, the porters and the ot ers who were on the pistform and at the windows of the . alii. | When the engine was reached ihs pro- cession haited a moment while the Presi- a elect handed the engineer the carna- tions he had been carrying. This made everybody in the vicinity look happy, but none looked 50 happy as the begrimed throttle-handler, who fairly blushed through the soot on his face. Another cheer from within told the crowd outside that their patience was to | be rewardea at last. - They, too, yelled when the well-known face of the Presi- dent-elect appeared at the door of the ladies’ waiting-room. Tha task of getting the President-elect’s carriage started away from the station was the work of but a moment, and be- fora the crowd knew it he was rapidly dis- appearing up Pennsylvania avenue, With Major and Mrs. McKinley in their car- iage were Chairman Beil and Secretary Porter, while in the following vehicle sat Mother’’ McKinley, Colonel Britton, Mrs. J. Adaizon Porter and Mrs. C. C. ver of this city. The other members of the largs party that accompanied Major McKinley to Washington took other car- riages. The ride up Pennsylvania avenue past the reviewing stands and many other evi- dences of the approaching inauguration was an interesting feature. No mounted escort was there to tell that the President- elect had arrived, but the crowds along the sidewalk recognized Major McKinley as his carriage proceeded unattended at a leisurely pace, and several times knots of spectators set up a cheer. At Fourteenth street, where the carriage turned from Pennsylvania avenue toward the Ebbitt House, a large crowd shouted enthusias- tically when the carriage appeared. Along the block on Fourteenth street, between Pennsylvania avenue and the & 7 / AR AN i, ¥ 01 ) Wy i 74 GENERAL HORACE PORTER, Who Is to Act as Grand Marshal of the Inaugural Parade. Ebbitt, is the sitaation known as “News- paper row.” A large number of news- paver correspondents were gathered in front of their offices. Major McKinley recognized a number of them whom he bad known during his Congressional resi- dence here and saluted them pleasantly. The gathering about the Ebbitt was larger than that at the station. The streets were thronged with the greatest assemblage about the ladies’ door on Fourteenth street, where a squad of policemen gave the impression that the President-elect’s entrance would be there, but the esrriage containing Majorand |° Mrs. McKinley drove around the corner to the main door on F street. Cheer after cheer went up from the crowd from the time the President-eiect was sighted until he disappeared inside the hotel. Mr. Hanna was there waiting for him. The greetings of the National Chairman were brief but hearty. He hurried Mr, and Mrs. McKinley through the lobby to an clevator, and quicker than one can tell the new President and his wife had disap- peated from pablic view. Soon afier the arrival at the Ebbitt House Majorsnd Mrs. McKinley were, figuratively speak- ing, snowed under by bits of white paste- board, but they received a few intimate friends only. General Russell A. Alger was among the callers.. Mrs. McKinley was very much fa- tigued and retired to her room for a rest | in preparation for the dinner at the White | House at night. Major McKinley, who had been some- what depressed yesterday over the pros- pects for good weather inauguration day, on account of the disagreeable condition of affairs in Canton, became very cheerful under tbe influence of the bright sunshine and balmy atmosphere which greeted his arrival here. This has been the most per- fect day Washington has had since winter began. Veritable spring weather prevails and there is every reason to hope that the 4th will be fitted in every respect fora suc- cessful ceremonial, LRt N T DINES WITH CLEVELAND. President- Elect Entertained in Hand- some Style by President. WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2.—The | President recovered from his rheumatic attack this evening sufficiently to assist Mrs. Cleveland in entertaining the Presi- dent-elect at dinner. This was purely an informal domestic affair to which no others were bidden, and at 7:30 o’clock the three persons sat down to a beautiful repast in the small private dining-room of the executive mansion. The charming hospi- tality for which the Clevelands have been noted was exemplified. The two men re- sumed an acquaintance terminated eight vears ago, when President Cleveland com- pleted his first term of office. Their conversation over the cigars in all probability drifted over the wide range of grave state affairs which one will not un- willingly relinquish to the other two days hence. Mrs. McKinley was feeling too fatigued to attend. Sl ol ok ARRIVAL UF HOBART. The Fice- Prevident- Elect Met by the Dis- trict Iteception Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—The special train bearing Vice-President-elect Hobart and party arrived at the Baltimore and Ohio station about 3:25 o’clock this afternoon. There was no special demon- stration attending Mr. Hobart’s reception. They were met by the district reception committee. P CLEVELANI»S HARD WORK. Overcome by Rheumatism After Laboring Eighteen Hours a Day. WASHINGTON, March 2—President Cleveland is contined to his bcd with an acute attack of pedal rhenmatism, under orders from his physician not to arise un- til he is notably improved, as otherwise he will not be able to participate in the inaugural ceremonies of his successor. The last regular Cabinet meeting was con- sequently held to-day without %ts chief, and all visitors, however important, failed tp reach him. Notwithstanding the exceeding painfulness of the attack, the prescription of absolute rest for a day ortwo is confidently relied upon to put the President upon his feet by Thursday. The development of his old enemy just at this time is attributed by his physician solely to his close, exhausting confine- ment in order to dispose of the executive business which has accumulated during the past week. The President has not been exposed to the bad weather for over'a week, but on the contrary has been constantly at his desk an average of elgzhteen bours a day. Three o’ciock every night has invariably found him studying legislation heaped upon him in the final rush of Congress, much bitternéss, and say it is a disgrace to Spain, and the Spaniards ough not to | tolerate it. General Weyler is going to return to Havana very soon. The report that he | has been recalled by the Spanish Govern- ment has been confirmed, but the fact has not yet been officially announced. The reason of his recall is not a disagree- ment between the Captain-General and the centfal Government concerning the treat- ment of American citizens and the release of Sangailly, but the total military failure { of Weyler in the Santa Clara province and the recent victories of Gomez over Colonel | Argona and Generals Gasco, Segura and | Ruiz. | The report of the disazreement between | Weyler and the Madrid Government above referred to is only an excuse for conceal- ing the real facts of Weyler’s disaster in Santa Clara. Weyler is greatly embittered against the Americans and General Lee. It is certain that, while remaining in office until his successor arrives, it will be only under pressure from Madrid that he will try to protect the American Consul from the consequences of Svanish ani- mosity. : president - of the Royal Society; A. G. Landeman of the Bank of England; Lords Lindley, Smith, Rigby, Chitty; Sir F. Jenney, judge advccate-general; the Duke qf Fife; the Duke of Marlborough; | Earl of Dunb gh; the members of the American Embassy; Henry M. Stanley; Sir Clements Markham; the Aldermen of the city'of London; Harold Frederic of the New York Times; Lewis P. Moore of the United Associated Presses; Consul- General Collins, and Mr. Lathrop, United States Consul at Bristol, and others. There were scores of ladies in the gal- lery, the guests of the Lady Mayoress. Mr. Bayard made a lengtby speech, the only point of which was statement that he upbeld Lord Salisbury’s Cretan policy. After loving cups had been passed around, toasts to the royal family and the President of the United States were re- sponded to, the Lord Mayor then toasted Embassador Bayard, whom he greeted not only as the distinguished representative from the greatest Reputlic the world had ever seen, but asa brother in blood who had shown a lofty appreciation of Engiish institutions. He recognized in him an eminent jurist, a polished diplomat, a INTERIOR VIEW OF THE PENSION BU]LDING,»Wfid Is Now in the Hands of the Decorators Being Prepared for the Inaugural Ball. and évery morning he has returned to the task by an artificial light. Under the circumstances, those around him feel keenly the injustice of the story published this morning that he Lad snubbed Gov- ernor Bushnell of Ohio by excasing him- self from receiving the Governor and his staff. Secretary Thurber said: *‘Yesterday an aid came to me and said the Governor and his staff would like to pay their re- spects. Ireplied that the President would be very glad to receive the Governor and his staff as well. But would not he please tell the Governor in confidence, that the President was suffering from a terrible attack of rheumatism, that he could not stand or see any one, and was, with diffi- culty, watching public business. 1 bezged him earnestly to convey the President’s regre(s and say that his illness precluded his seeing any one. That this was strictly true is shown by the President’s inability to see his own Cabinet officers to-day."” R E READY FOK THE INAUGURAL. Great' Crowdas Invade the Capital to See the Festivities. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—The President-elect and Vice-President-elect sleep in the National capital ‘to-night, Their temporary headquarters at the Eb- bitt and Arlington hotels respectively see with hopeful anticipations thousands of perspiring patriots. The streets resemble the eve of a nominating convention. All trains are bringing in crowds of peo- ple to attend the inauguration. No one can tell whether the arriving train is the limited express of yesterday or the day before. The streets are already thronged with strangers. All theaters are crowded, but the greatest show of all, the Capitol, with both houses of Congress in night ses- sion and no charge for admission, was the chief attraction. The public galleries were packed and the pub'ic corridors were rendered almost impassable by people ing their turn to take in the sights. The weather bas® turned unexpectedly warm, with a suspicion of rain in the air, though nothing ore serious than a few skowers is at present apprehended. SbiE e Lt Brice Dines Hanna. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—Sen- ator Brice of Ohio gave a dinner to-night in honor of Senator-elect Mark Hanna. AMERICANS IN HAVANA EXCITED. Fear an Attack by Spaniards on General Lee and the Legation—Weyler's Recall Confirmed. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 3.—A dis- patch to the Sun from Havana says: The American residents in Havana are greatly excited by the reports concerning the bit- ter feeling of the Spanish volunteers against General Lee and the United States. There is a fear that an attack will be made upon the legation, which is at pres. ent not protected against aggression from the Spanish mob. Consul-Goneral Lee preserves a dignified attitude, and quietly attends to his office business.. He has no means of repelling an attack and knows perfectly well that the ill- feeling of the Spanish masses against him grows more and more threatening daily. The release of Sanguilly and his safe ar- rival at Key West has caused great indig- nation among the Spaniards. They comment upon the uffair with EMBASSADOR BAYARD HONORED. Given a Banquet by the Lord Mayor of London—Many Distinguished Men Present. LONDON, Exc., March 2—The farewell banquet given by the Right Hon. George Faudet-Phillips, Lord Mayor of London, in honor of Embassador Bayard, took place to-night in the Egyptian Hall, the principal part of the Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. The occasion was the last but one of the public appearance of Mr. ‘Bayard in England. Altogether over 350 guests were assem- bled. The Lord Mayor sat at the head of the table with Mr. Bayard on bis right. Letters of regret were read from Baron Russe!l of Killoween, Lord Chief Justice of England; from Dr. Nanen, the Arctic explorer, and the Spanish Embassador. Among the more prominent guests were: Prime Minister Salisbury; Viscount Cross, Lord Privy Seal; the Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War; Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India: Lord Balfour, Secretary for Scotland; Lord Ashebourne; Right Hon. George N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secre- tary of the Foreign Office; Sir Richard Webster, Attorney - General; General Herschell; Sir William Vernon Harcoury; Lord Kimberly; Sir H. Campbell Banner- man; Earl Spencer; Sir E. Pointer, presi- dent of the Royal Academy: Lord Listsr, charming scholar and an accomplished orator. ‘When Mr. Bayard rose to reply he was -vigorously cheered. He spoke with evi- dent emotion. He dwelt upon the repre- | sentative unpartisan nature of the assem- bly and said he did not receive the tribute they offered him asa personal one. The importance of the gathering lay in the fact that hosts and guests alike stood for the vast bodies of the penple, each inter- ested in the other, He was unable to voice what he felt. He believed he was chosen four years ago by a patriotic exec- utive to portray what ought to be the proper relations between the United States and Great Britain. His best energies had been put forth in the fulfillment of his course. Mr. Bayard dweit upon the kindred peoples of Great Britain and the United States as tne pioneers of human advancement. Hezlluded to the vanished glories of the Mediterranean nations, which were formerly the countries of the world's civilization, but which now pre- sented the ghosts thereof. This object-lesson was never plainer than at the present moment, when the peace of Burope wasin' jeopardy through lack of those vitalities of force and pur- poses forming the living grandeur of his country and that of his listeners. [Cheers.] He spoke of the presence of the illustri- ous statesman who had proven his power and sense of proportion in his humane ac- tion in affairs. This reference to Lord Salisbury was loudly cheered. C. J. BELL, Who Is Chairman of the Committee Having Charge i of the Inaugural Celebration. SAN PEDRD. 15 AWARD THE HARBOR Huntington’s Santa Monica Scheme Justly- Put to . Sleep. REASONS GIVEN FOR TEE DECISION. . Five Important Points . That Mean Much to Los Angeles ° Commierce. CONVENIENCE CF AFPROACH. A TELLING FACT. Residents of the Scuthern Cn]ifp_rnl_a Metropo'is Promptly Celsbiate the Good News. WASHINGTON, D, C., March 2.—The Deep-water Harbor Commission, Admiral John G. Walker chairman, appoined to locate a deep-water harbor in Southern «| California, has submitted its-report to the Secretary of War. The board reported in favor of San Pedro as the location for a deep-water barbor to be used for commerce and for refuge. The othef place men- tioned, over which there has been -a long- drawn-out contest, was Port Los Angeles in Santa Monica Bay. i The. commission reported in favor of San Pedro for the following five reasons: Convenience of construction of accesscry works, convenience of approach from the sea, convenience of approach from the Jand, availability as a harbor of refuge, capacity of extension and enlargement. The commission recommends the .imme- diate construction of a harbor breakwater of 8500 feet, to cost over $2,900,000. The decision of the commission was, ac- cording to the act establishing it, {0 be final, and when the report was presented it became the duty of the Secretary of War to start improvements to cost not more than $2,900,000. 2 : 3 In making the selection the report says the physical advantages of the San -Pedro location naturally led to its selection, and the advisability of that choice 1s materially sirengthened by the considera- tion of the extensive improvement of its interior harbor, already made, cofidition- ally provided for or contemplated, as the object of future appropriations. If the choice of the deep-water harbor site were to fail to Port Los Angeles the present statute would then authorize rmprove- ments at the San Pedro location to fhe amount of $392,000, and the same statute unqualifiedly directs the Secretary of War, at his discretion, to cause a survey and estimates to be made for further improve- ments at this location, so’ as to secure'a depth of twenty-five feet at low water in the channel and interior harbor. There- fore it must be assumed that the improve- ment of the channel and interior harbor at San Pedro would be continned. . 1f the expenditure of public money isto ~ ~ be devoted to harbor purposés in that sec- tion, its division between the two points considered will fail to secure that efficiency in results which would be attained by the same total expenditure atone of the two locatious. 1t is the judgment that the best policy in the_interests of the country to' maintain a deep-water harbor, for’ com, merce and for refuge, demands that the concentration of expenditure at one point with the corresponding cumulative excels - lence of results, rather than the disposi- tion and weakening of results by divided expenditure at the two locations. This conclusion gains considerable ferce through the fact that a section of the San Pedro harbor will involve materially less ultimate appropriations. The board intimates the cost of the breakwater at San Pedro harbor at §2,+ 901,787. The commission appointed consisted of John G. Walker, Rear-Admiral, U. 8. N.; Augustus F. Rodgers, assistant U. 8 Coast Survey; Wiiliam H. Burr, Richard - P. Morgan and George S. Morrison. Ad- miral Walker was made cbairman of the board. The board crossed the continent to ine spect the two proposed harbors, and con- ducted a long and. thorough investigation at Los Angeles, examining engineers, ma- riners and all who could throw light on the subject. William Hood, gineer of the- Southern Pacific, manazed thé case for Santa Monica, and John F.’ Francis acted in a stmilar capacity on the other side. 2The deep interest taken by the Southern Pacific was due to the fact that that com- pany owned the appreaches to Santa Monica and most of the land there avail- able for terminal purposes. The principal witness for the Southern Pacific, E.. Lu. 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