The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1897, Page 1

) From— e P, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORN NG, NOVEMBER 1897—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AROUSING THE GOVERNMENT "TO SEND IMMEDIATE AID TO of his vessel the morning of the day on which he started on his retreat. SHUT IN BY THE ICE-BOUND WHALERS fight for liberty took us through 150 miles of new ice, and I tell you we were glad to reach open water again.” ‘ in on me on all sides. While the Jeanette was fighting her way out I looked back, and the: :ltili!%&lil-i“ R e e e S e E S S S S S sideratiol the Cabinet at all. P S T e e e R Carr OFrIcE, Ries House. | W asHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6§ Pursuant to instructions I saw Hon. John D. Long, Secretarv of the United States Navy, at the department to-day, #nd on behalf of THE CALL urged the necessity and imporiance of some re- lief being afforded to the icebound whalers in the Arctic seas, Through the courtesy of Attorney-General McKenna your cor- respondent was presented to the Secretary \lhe Navy, with a recommendation that matier be given immediate attention. McKenna left for New York to-aay, but assured THE CaLL's representative that he would ve here in time for tke Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, whea the matter of a relief expedition will be con- sidered. It will be called before the attention of the Cabmet by GSecretary Long. The Recretary showed a disposition to do everything possible to relieve the unfortu- nate crews, but was in doubt as to what steps to take. “Mr. Secratary,” I said to him, “acting under instructions from the San Fran- cisco CarL I have come to lay before you & telegram received from the paper this morning telling of the pitiable condition of the crews of the whaling vessels that are now icebound in the®Arctic seas and to urge that something be done for their relief.” Becretary Long replied: My under- standing is that there are now provisions at a station on that part of the Alaskan Coast, but that the whaling vessels are at sea'and cannot reach the relief station.” “No," sir; if you will pardon me, I think that is a mistake. The relief sta- tion at Point Barrow has been abandoned and the supplies sold to private parties. Tn fact. this information was given me a few.days since by Cnief Shoemaker of the revenue cutier strvice of the Treasury Department, who said the relief station had beén abandoned as useless and the provisions sold to a trading company, with the understanding that the trading post would be continved; but advices from the Pacific Coast say that the pro- ions have been removed from there. 1ief Shoemaker said to me, furthermore, ' he had no veisel in his service which could send to the Arctic. There is nothing but starvation and death in store for. these men wunless the Government takes prompt action.” “But we have no vessel in the Navy De- partment that we could use for such a ’[urpnse.” said the Secretary. “The only one that I can think of is the Thetis, and she would have to undergo repairs in the sam of avout $40,000. Your dispatch from TuE CALL asks for s -vessel with provis- jons. Even if we had a vessel for such an expedition we could not furnish provis- A fleet of American whalers is ice-bound in the Arctic Ocean, and unless relief is speedily forthcoming the fate of the brave sailors will be appalling. upon the Government the need of immediate relief for the fleet, and has received from Secre- tary Long the statement that itis doubtful if the Government would be able to provision such a ship, as Congress only has authority to appropriate money for such a purpose. To await the meeting of Congress under such circumstances is to abandon the enterprise and leave the sailors to the fate that threatens tbem. to provision the relief ship as soon as the Government gets it ready. There will be a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday at which the expedition will be under con- . It will then be made known to the President and hisadvisers that THE CALL stands prepared 1o furnish supplies required for the ship. That part of The voice of humanity demands that earnest efforts be made to save these sailors imprisoned in the frozen ocean, and THE CALL will promptly co-operate with the Govern- ment in sending the help that will bring them safe to their homes and their loved ones. XA R IR R KRR A A AR ARk Rk ok sk e s ok de ok s ek i de e e ek e ok de kot ions without specific authority from Con- | gress. But my understanding is that the | president of the Portland (Oregon) Cham- | ber of Commerce, Mr. Mason, hus wired | to Secretary Alger that the provisions will | be furnishea by the Portland people if the | Government will furnish the vessel.” | “Tne expedition you refer to,”’ Mr. Sec- retary,*is altogether a differentone. That expedition is one intended by the Port- land people for the relief of the Klondike miners, and it is intended to transport provisions to the interior of Alaska by | the Yukon River route. Of course, 1 | cannot say positively whether the San | Francisco people will furnish provisions | for the relief of the whalers and cer- tainly are not authorized to make any | such promise, but if the Navy Depart- | ment will furnish the vessel I think that the San Franciscu people will be glad to provision it.”’ Eecretary Long, after thinking for a moment or two, said: ‘L am sincerely sorry for these unfortunate peovle, and you may rest assured that if we can help them we will do so. We will have a Cabi- net meeting on. Tuesday, and if you will write me a letter in behalf of the 8an Francisco CALy, giving such particulars asyou have been ab'e io get from tele- graphic dispaiches and from files of the San Francisco papers, I will lay the mat- ter before the Cabinet at our next meet- ing.” Accordingly the following letter was addres-ed to Secretary Long to-night: OFFICE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, RIGGS H0USE, WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. To the Honorable Secretary of the Navy: Since my interview with you this morning dis- patches have been sent to the President ask- ing relief for the crews of whaling vessels imprisoned in the ice of the Arctic. But complying with your request that I fur- | nish such fuformatfon as-I have at hand, I in- close newspaper clippings from THE CALL. These will convey to ¥you an adequate idea of the sufferings of these men and the awful fate that awaits them unless assistance is rendere: immediately ' It appears that Lieutenant Stoney of the United States navy has a plan by which pro- vislons may be sent,'and this plan is out- lined in THE CALL'S dispatch, which I inclose. Very respectlully, C. C. CARLTON. It is regarded as doubtful whether the Government can furnish a vessel, for S c- retary Alger has been investicating the matter of the relief of the Klondike miners and wired to President Mason of the Port- land Chamber of Commerce that the War Department could not actin the absence of Congressional autbority. It is possi- ble, however, that ihe efforts of Mr Mec- Kenns, re-enforced by other telegrams to the President, may influence the Cabinet 10 take some action, The only naval vessels that could be used for such an expedition are the Thetis THE CALL has been swift to urge This being so THE CALL will undertake the problem need not concern Fekk kA AARK KAAR AR AR AR AR AR 2. and the Mohican. The former is’ a vessel of twelve hundred tons and the latter of nineteen hundred. Both are at Mare Island. Ii the San Francisco people make a de- termined effort the Treasury Department mignt be induced to send the revenue cutter Bear, notwithstanding the objec- tion of Chief Shoemaker, who says that she cannot possibly go until next spring. Of all vessels the Bear is belleved :o be most admirably adapted for such an ex- vedition. ©. C. CarLTON. |SAN FRANCISCO PEOFLE THORCUGHLY AROUSED Men Shut In by Ice in the Arctic Must Be Saved. Public sympathy for the crews of the eight whalers that have been caught in the ice off Point Barrow, in the Arctic Ocean, has been aroused to the highest pitch, and there is a unanimous demand among all classes for the Government to act upon THE CALL’S suggestion and dis- patch a relief expedition at the earliest possible moment. The interview with Lieutenant George M. Stoney, U. 8. N., published in yester- day’s CALL, in which thatofficer expressad the opinion that such an expedition is en- tirely feasible, has had the effect of caus- ing a general demand that the attempt be made, United Btates Senator Perkins heartily indorses the movement and yesterday promised to aid it in every way possible, To-morrow the Chamber of Commerce will petition President McKinley to dis- patch an expedition without delay, and some of the leading citizens will seek the co-operation of all the commercial bodies. On the floor of the Merchants’ Exchange yesterday the plan was discussed by mer- chants, ship-owners and masters in all its details, and all were of the opinion that the Government should at least make an effort to save the men, who must sure| perish before spring unless succor reaches them. One of those present put 1t this way: “If we can afford to send reiief to the starving natives of India and aid the straggling Cubans in their fight for lib- erty, we can surely afford to dispatch an expedition to the relief of 300 of our own people. Tue expense must not be consid-" ered for a moment, for no price can be piaced upon a single one of the lives that are now in peril. “The Government should act even if it were a certainty that there was no.chance B S i S I Continued on Second Page MILES OF SOLID ICE. The steam whalers Orca, Belvedere and Jessie H. Freeman ard the schooner Rosario in the pack off Point Barrow. description furnished by Captain Newth of the Jeanette, who arrived in port on Friday last. Itisa visw of the fleet as seen by Captain Newth from the masthead E E i | “What I saw,’’ said the captain, “made me get under way in a hurry. NEWS OF THE DAY. cisco: brisk westerly winds. The picture is made by Coulter from a The ice was closing bout ten miles away, was the imprisoned fleet still at anchor. Our ‘Weather forecast for San Fran- Generally fair Sunday; FIRST PAGE. 5 Help for the Whalers. Mies Maud Gonne on Ireland. SECOND PAGE. Races on Eastern Tracks. Many to Hang at 8an Quentin. THIRD PAGE. Starvation in Cuba. Walker Spent the Money. A Fight With Cannivals. Wife Murder at Sacramento. Wreck on Lake Erie. FOURTH PAGE. Hanna Wins in Conrt. Government Pay« Fare on U. P. A Cyclone in El Dorado. Tell the Troth About Ione. Frost Buried His Gold. FIFTH PAGE. The Kaiser Goes Hunting. British Supremacy Weakened, SIXTH PAGE. Editorial. In the Name of Humanity. Quarreling With Itself. Our New-Era Editor, A Blind Teacher. A New sove in Canada. V.visection for Amus-ment. A Deadlock in Austria. The Ghost of the Murderer. Rumors in the 8tock Market. SBEVENTH PAGE. Micklejohn on a Tour. Drawing for Merced Coursing. EIGHTH PAGE. Banta Fe Train Robbed. Bhipwrecked Sailors Return. Hawaii Yet Admits Japanese. Racing at Ingleside. NINTH PAGE. Choynski Would Fight Jackson Hospital Supplies Reduced. Compressed Air for Streetcars Eastern Ball Teams Arrive. TENTH PAGE. Church News. Football Here and Elsewhere. ELEVENTH PAGE. Medals for Caspar Heroes. Cornelius 0’Connor Is Dead. Fighting Slave Traffic. **La Boheme’’ Produced. FIFTEENTH PAGE. Oakland News. Admiral Worden’s Niece Here. SIXTEENTH PAGE. Proposed Mineral Monument. Political Gossip. New Homeopathic Hospital. TWENTY-THIRD PAGE. Book Reviews. TWENTY-FOURTH PAGE. Bociety News. TWENTY-SEVENTH PAGE, Theatrical News. TWENTY-EIGHTH PAGE. State Personals. THIRTIETH PAGE. ‘Woodland’s Hrogress. . THIRTY-FIRST PAGE. Comercial News. THIRTY-B8ECOND PAGE. " Opinions on Civil Service. Trouble over Hall of Justice. Edgar Raises a Big Question. 22202225 MISS MAUD GONNE, THE IRISH HEROINE, ON IRELAND'S WOES MAUDE GONNE, THE NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—“I mean,” said¢ Miss Maude Gonne, the Irish Joan of Are, *to lecture in San Francisco in the cause of the great national celebration. Next year will bs the centenary of the rising of '98 and patriotic Irishmen from Europe, Asia, Africa and America will all meet together in the old land. This band of patriots from all quarters of the world will make pilgrimages to our battle-fieids and will celebrate the courage of our heroes who fought against fearful odds. “This is a souvenir of the battle of Castlebar; so is this,’’ and Miss Gonne touched the throat of her dinner dress, where what looked 'like a worn silver dol- lar suspended from a huge. black pearl nestled among the soft lace. £ “A doliar? No,” she said, smiling. “It is a crown of Louis XV found in the pocket of one of the French officers. He was killed in heiping the Irish to defeat the English at Castlebar, and this is not a pearl at all, but a bullet that was picked up by a child on the battle-field years after the engagement of Castlebar. I wear them as seuvenirs of the battle where 1000 Irish put 5000 English to flight.”” From the soft modulated tones of Miss Gonne’s well-bred voice she might have been taiking of the latest nove! or the newest opera star rather than of a san- guinary batcle. In fact from the crown of her curly head to the sole of her dainty French kid shoe there was nothing to suggest the unbappy maid of Domremy, who lea the French troops to victory and waa finally burned at the stake because she could not resist the temptation of putting on a clanking suit of armor that the wily English regent had placed in her cell. In spite of Lamartine's glowing descriptions, history shows that the French Joan of Arc was homely in appearance and mas- culine 1n manner. Miss Maud Gonne, the Irish Joan of Arc, bears a startling re- semblance to Du Maurier’s picture of Trilby, and she nas all the grace that the novel ascribes to the beautiiul model. There is not the least wee bit of the brozue on Miss Gonne's tongue. 8he says that shespeaks French better than she does Enzlisb, and her English is that of the cosmopolitan, without an accent or intonation to tell what shores she hails ifrom. This is no doubt accounted for by the fact that she was born in Iieland, educated at St. Petersburg, where her father was an attache to tlie British em- bassy, and that for the last six years Parls has been her home, - On her return & ¥ to Europe she is engaged to make a lec- turing tour of the French universities, where_her topic is to be “The Historical Relations between France and Ireland.”” "It was the Parisians who named Miss Gonne “The ‘Irish Joan of Arc.” The beautiful p-triot is a distinctly modern product. She believes firmly in the axiom, “The pen 1s mightier than the sword,” and it is to the pressand the lecture-platiorm that she looks for the liberation of Ireland rather than to deeds of physicsl prowess. Although Miss Gonne has to bear none 'of ‘“‘the roughing it” undergone by the fifteenth century Joan of Arc, her life just at present is far from being a bed of roses. From 8o’clock in the morning till late in the evening, her pretty rooms at the Savoy: Hotel are besieged by ad- mirers, sympathizers, - cranks, reporters and a motley crowd of sightseers, all anxious to meet and talk with the. irish Joan of Arc. Miss Gonne has barely time to snatch a hasty'meal, occasionally, ana 80 far has had absolutely no leisure to do any writing for her paper, for in Paris she publishes a newspaper, Irlande Libre, which bas done much to make the free- dom of Ireland a burning question in Franca. i When asked to state for THE CALL the object of her mission to this country, it was 9 o’clock in the evening, the tide of visitors was still running high and Miss Gonne had not dined. With Srartan for- titude she said that dinner wasa minor consideraticn. ‘A committee has been formed in Dub- lin for the management of the great '98 celebration,”” she said. ‘John O’Leary is president and most of the Irish national- ists are interested. The Mayors of most of the leading towns in Ireland are also on the committee. This great patriotic gathering of Irisnmen from all quarters oi the globe will certainly go far to show that Ireland still has life and vitality as a nation. Iam on the financial committee, and my object in coming to the United States is twolold—I1 desire to raise funds for the celebration and alsu to arouse in- terest in the pilgrimage to Ireland’s battle-fields of a century ago.” It was seeing the famous McGrath eviction, on Lord Bantry’s estate, when she was a mere schooigirl that made an ardent nationalist of Miss Gonne. The McGraths were turned adrift on the world because they were unable to pay an advance in the. rent: ot their tiny farm, IRISH JOAN OF ARC. made on account of the improvements that they themselves had put in. They foug t to defend their little home NEW TO-DAY. FAGE HUMOR Pimples, blowhas{ ‘blackheads, red, rough, oily, mothy skin, itching, scaly scal; S e e e, acd baby miomishgs prevented by (CURA SOAP, the most effective skin purifying and beauti soap in the world, as well as purest an sweetest for toilet, bath, and nursery. (Uticura Soar_is sold world. Porrsz Dave AXD CHEM. COR) Prtw&, Boston, U. 8. 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