The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1899, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO JALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 1899. the undersigned, from phone companies operating in thirteen States, at 160,000 stations, s Bell telephone system. I ¥ phone Company. & CHARLES W. :.' Erie Telephone System., & LRERBNRYT ened to five miles an hour. Sandy Hook, 2 p. m.—The wind has changed to southeast and has brisked up. 2:25 p. m.—Boats are on home run. Columbia one mile ahead. 2:45 p. m.—Yachts have covered twenty miles. Columbia has a good lead : 2:50 p. m.—Shamrock rapidiy overhauling Columbia. Only a few lengths apart. 3 p. m.—Columbia leads by one length only. Highlands, 3 p. m.—Fog has lifted a little. One oi the boats appears to lead by quarter of a mile. Impos- sible to tell which. 3 p. m.—Yachts must flnish at 4:30 New York time or race will be Breeze now fourteen . m.—The stern yacht, which CALL’S TRIUMPHS BY WIRELESS It TELEGRAPHY ler the | r lessc it to them. no faked but did not fool | the @ it of | sham. > (L receivi had little op- portunity having become early evi- dent to the gathe g crowds th The “Call's b ns were more reliab «and mo alistic th faked. In consequence, only the ‘could not get near enough to read The | Call bulletins wasted any of thefr time | &V on the Examiner or Chronicle delayed offering It ignal triumph for | h legraphy, but it | by ‘that of . It would be worse than use- ¢ to attempt to describe the hundreds | 1 hundreds that gathered in front of | flice of this paper, long be- set for the start, or to try | growth of the crowd, its excitement as the bulle- and the race was pic- | painted canvas over the street {8 wide, but that it : rely’ due to the herole efforts of the squad of patrolmen detailed by n Spillane. They were adepts at handling a crowd and kept the way clear for without so mu And ghe bull T s rging | im- | once was do- >nding to land on the ectricity the running | nk e :s W | n Tele- | e i over to the Western Unio Company and flashed 3000 mi) the continent to The Call and . ting crowds In front of its bulle- | in ds, In some > instances less than two min- taken from the time Marconi d his message until it was being post- | in this city. It was marvelous, Nothing like it had been belleved possible untii The Call for the second time demon- | ed it last Tuesday. There had been | 4 doubting Thomases, the , by their unpreparedness, | owing that they were the chief of se. They discovered their mistake too | A curtain of haze had been drawn | all-wise Creator In front of their | iced vision and all their efforts to | erce it came to nil. | The Associated Press, until the advent | of wireless telegraphy, the greatest sin- | gle news agency on earth, tried for a | Mme to battle against the inevitable. | The futility of its endeavor was plain to | o cared to step in front of the | Chronicle bulletin board. It admitted the curtain of haze and indulged in pos- sibilities all the time Marconi was send- ; and The Call posting the running Ar story of the great yacht race and while the desperate Examiner was fretting and Aaking till further orders, All the excitement over the achieve- ment of wireless telegraphy was mnot telegraphy. ng | § BNRURR BRGNNNONNEES HAMBURG, Germany, 5.—The Herald ¥ and Call again win the admiration of the peo- & pie for their enterprise in first bringing into :: use the Iatest triumph of electrical™ g Congratulations representing the tele- over one=fourth of the JOHN SABIN, President Pacific Coast Tele- GLIDDEN, President of the appears to be the Shamrock, has caught favorable wind and is rapidly overhauling lead. The race is very close. 3:18 p. m.—The two racers are about six miles from the finish. Shamrock seems to have gained a little. 8:17 p. m.—In last five minutes | Shamrock has pulled up on leader. Appears to be close behind. Very exciting finish probably. 3:20 p. m.—Shamrock and Colum- bia are sailing along almost side by side. 3:24 p. m.—The white hull of Co- lumbia can be seen plainly. She is running very fast. Shamrock hanging after her. Sandy Hook, 3:25 p. m.—Several yachts passing here inward bound said, “No race.” 8:40 p. m.—Shamrock ahead. reported tered in front of The Cal Excha teme bulletins eived, and RO 1 bullet han ten irted there iminer Was 4 move N was as apg e same telegraphy The Cal ausing t mov was umine; the face 18 knowl, and fits i an bo Ex posted and_left r. He did wiser 2 g M 1 results of v phy, as shown on The ( rd, were the topics of conversation at » ixchange all day, and, as at the up- n board, that in the Exh all afternoon, the peopie ntly impressed with the lesson that had for its text Marconi and wireless telegraphy. | At the Western Union telegraph offices city an entirely different kind of tement had been stirred v aration had been made i ' as The Call's vacht race n dubbed by the way had been cleared f ) Tec r = office_force was early on the for the first tick that sf an- its arrival. The mai ors of of telegraphy were agog workings of the wireless ched to the old fellow and nt of the new phenomenon iumph in el 1 transmis 10 say that its powers wi Consequently every ear W ked to detect the least halt in its step eve wide to note the least totter in ond and ut a brea t all other business in the 1ded while manager, operators, mes- - boys and other aftaches gathered t ‘the sounde coast to The Call office. nce did it wobble and this was ption that proved the rule of its One of the bulletins read: k's mainsail to starboard. Co- intelligible word.” The story from Marconi had lost & word in the haze betw the yachts and Navesink. That nothing when you come to consider that the yellow Joilrnals had lost their heads. Marconi” sounder in the West. offices an operator was to catch the bulletins i hem, on The letin State. The wonder of wire- telegraphy was too good to be mo- lized in San Francisco and large crowds In the vartous centers of Cali- fornia were given opportunity to testify their apprectation of this end of the cen- tury feat. And when the race was over everybody, ven the vellow journalists when the talked in private, admitted the greatness of the achlevement. Great, they said, was the discovery of Marconl. And if The Call would refrain from saying any- thing about it they would admit that great was The Call that had made wire- | 1ess telegraphy the handmalden of modern Journalism. 'SECOND CUP RACE RESULTS IN A FAILURE Continued from First Page. o'clock, and the Shamrock three minutes later, the latter had increased her wind- ward advantage by a few lengths. Both went about again at 3:12 on the port tack, and again to the starboard in ten min- utes, the wind from the southward hav- ing increased a trifle. The Columbia seemed to be walking out from under the Shamrock’s lee. Thelr positions at 3:39, when the Columbia tacked to port, wer The Columbia about an eighth of a mile | on the Shamrock’s lee bow, both heading about east-southeast, the wind having canted to about south-southeast. This last tack of the Columbia’'s was about the most interesting feature of the race out- side of the start. The question was whether she could cross the Shamrock’s bow or not, the latter being on the star- board tack having the right of way. It took just sixty seconds to decide which boat was ahead. The Columbia was forced about by the Shamrock at 3:41:30. She tacked close under the Shamrock’s lee bow, and two minutes later, the signal be- ing received from the committee boat de- | claring the race off, both yachts wore around, hauled down' their staysails and headed for home, the great excursion fleet preceding them. Thus ended another unsatisfactory at- tempt to finish the thirty-mile race within the limit. Nothing more was proven to- day regarding the merits of the yachts than on Tuesday. It is simply known that both boats are good drifters, with the balance a trifle in favor of the Columbia. The Columbia and the Shamrock, both | | lightning | chorage at Sandy | at that time promising a fair wind. wore on and it became certain | L T e e e o o 3 : : tow ed in and anchored In Sandy < 6:30 p. m. OVERNMENT BOATS KEEP THE COURSE CLEAR NEW YORK, Oct. 5.—The efforts of ptain emont to Keep the course clear with Government cutters and torpedo boats wert in successful to-day. The same stem which proved so effective on Tues- 1y was force to-day, and the results quite as satisfactory. The cour: ¢ signaled by the committee immediately cleared, and each boat had a clear 1d down the line and s for maneuvering. rt the two patrol , the cutters on the do boats on the right, s Kept in place. ¢ goud-natured obedience to E i no captain, needed a When sig: e fleet at once uadron could have G Cs er aga aled to move obeyed, and made a obliged, however, to 1¢ about 2 o’clock on line when f the patrol service to- s out of the ordinary run. It vell established fact ‘that this n keep a fair course o excursion boat, to put her nose The system ng yachisme: the highes | siges. The idea of iment recognizing the additional importance to a very pleasing feature n t 1 is ra e to all yachtsmen. LIPTON AND G.UESTS WERE VERY HOPEFUL Oct. 5.—Sir Thomas Lip- ests on board the steam ht Erin were very hopeful when the nchors were lifted and she left her an- Hook, the Indications A the day that it would again be a case of no race, o the inevitabie | the deck they resigned them: i formed little about and in the cabir 2 they dis the respective merits of the yacht: deplored the fact t there was no ance for a fair test of their sailing uities. Richard Croker hung over the rafl, ex- changing views with first one and thenthe other of the distinguished fordigners, while Thomas A. Edison chatted with others Sir Thomas announced that in his opin- the day's work proved nothin here was no chan " sald b “to ain_any further knowledge as to the | apabill of either the Columbia or the is still anybody’s race and We Shamrock. wa o all wind. must wait for a day. | WILLIAM'S SKIPPERS ON THE SHAMROCK W YORK, Oct. 5.—Captain Ben Par- cer and his brother William of Emperor Willlam’s fast yacht Meteor were on board the amrock in both Tuesd 3 and to-da es. Dr. Mackie, speaking | s Lipton, said the two men be- Mackie this rker is here 1, but othing and man- ains Ho- com- iller at all report that Shamrock e is absurd. Either steered throughout mand times Captain_P: during Tue Hogarth o Iselin declined to discuss to- lisappointed at not DEBATE WON BY ANTI-EXPANSIONISTS Interesting Session of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union at Sacramento. SBACRAMENTO, Oct. 6.—At to-night's session of the State Conventlon of the ‘Women’s Christlan Temperance Union there was a debate on the question: “Re- solved, That territorial expansion by force of arms is contrary to the principles of righteous government.” he speakers for the affirmative pre- sented the argument that in acquiring the Philippines the United States was merely following out its natural purpose of crowth and development and that Chris- tianity would be the galner by the con- quest. It remained for Miss Sarah Sever- ance, however, to explode these argu- ments. When she had finished a vote was taken and while scores stood up In answer to the call for a vote on the negative there was not a single delegate to arise in defense of the war in the Philippines. g ESMERALDA GOLD MINE MAY CHANGE HANDS Statement That an English Syndicate Has Been Formed to Purchase the Rich Property. TOLUCA, Mex., Oct. 5.—Tt is announced here that another English syndicate with a capital of §5,000,000 gold has been formed for the purpose of purchasing the fam- ous Esmeralda gold mine In the El Org district near here, and that an option of $500,000 has been given on the property. A few months ago an English syndicate secured a $400,000 option on this mine, the roposed purchase price being $3,000,000. here was a hitch in the deal and the option was forfeited. il Strength of the Yaquis. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 5—The War Department has just recelved an official report from General Luis Torres, who has command of the troops sent against the Yaqui Indians, in the State of Sonora. General Torres estimated that the total number of Yaquis now under arms is over 4000 men. —————— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure, = 1 E. W, Grove's signature 1s on each box. 25c. i | ANOTHER INJUSTICE IN FREIGHT RATE TARIFF SOUTHERN PACIFIC INCREASES THE TAX ON WINE. ans and Lieutenant Command- | The Price Raised From Sixty.to Sev- enty-five Cents per Hundred Pounds on Shipments in Wood. The increased Southern Pacific freight| | rates on twenty-two articles, published in Theré | | goods to Eastern markets. The Call a few days ago, went into ef- fect to-day, and there is another and important article which is marked out for increased taxation on the 10th of this month. Shippers of wine, one of the principal products of this State, are to be forced to pay an extra tribute in order to get their Formerly the rate on wine in wood was 60 cents ‘wr 100 pounds, a rate which was considered high but now that figure has been incres cents, and on thiy charge there is per cent addition for all wine shipped in puncheons. This 20 per cent increase on the puncheons is claimed as a differ- ential which has always been charged by the company, and the raise is sgaid to be merely based on the larger volume of wine shipped in wood in order that the | differential shall not be lost. | went at the The merehants say this is a subterfuge; that the Southern Pacific never before charged any.such differential; that form- erly wine in wood and wine in puncheons me figure, and that there- fore the 20 cent is an increase that is unwarranted by any precedent. However this may be, the raise has gone into effect, and the men doing business in this State with Chicago and all other Eastern distributing points must stand it, whether they like it or nat. At v y morning the track in the vicinity of Cisco was cleared of the wreckage occasioned by the big snowshed fires, and trains were running through as usual. rived the night befor pe got in at about 6 o'clock last evenin The regular over- land w: bout two hours late. Manager J. A. Fillmore naturally feels rather proud )£ his work in opening the road. e WOMAN MURDERED BY A NEGRO FIEND Being Arrested, the Jail Is Attacked by a Mob, but Held at Bay hy Armed Guards. MAYSVILL Ky., Oct. 6.—Mrs. Mary hbrook, the wife of a well-to-do farmer and a men r of one of the old- est families in this county, was out- *d and murdered yesterday at her home at Clarks Station, six miles from here. While alone at home she went to an outhouse, and while there it is sup- posed that one or more tramps who have been in the neighborhood for several day & After the outrage her a club and beat out th ns. Last night the officers Richard Coleman, a young 1as confessed to having mur- Lashbrook. They were able to get him into t ail through a mob of 500 people b 7 the crowd they were not sure “oleman’s guilt. It is doubt- ful whe l]h' they will be able to save the sgro’s life. At 2 o'clock this (Friday) morning the mob broke down the jail. The first man to enter was thrown out by the guards inside, who then stood off the crowd with drawn guns. - INVOICES FALSIFIED. Trouble Between Shippers and the Canadian Government. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 5.—A rumor was current to-day that trouble is brewing be- tween certain shippers of goods from this city to Dawson and the Canadlan Cus- toms Department, and that an investi- gation of the r has been directed from Ottaw is 1o the effect that th sxtensive falsifying of invoices in hipped in bond and (}mt there has been general undervalua- tion. 5 Details of the matter are lacking, and there are few people at this point who would have any intimation of it until developments are made. There are about five different ways of bonding goods through to foreign countries, and mani- fests for all or any one would be filed at the port of entry. On the Skaguay route manifests would be filed with the Cana- dian customs officers stationed at the boundary line, where they would make their valuations and where crookedness ‘would be discovered, if there were any. e WARRANT FOR WHITESIDE. Former Senator of Montana Charged With Attempted Bribery. BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 5.—A speclal to the Miner from Kalispel, Mont., says a war- rant has been issued by Justice M. J. Sullivan of that city charging Fred Whiteslde with the crime of attempted bribery. Whiteside is the plaintiff in the $100,000 1tbel suit against the Miner Pub- lishing Company and {s the ex-Senator from Flathead County, who made the sensational play at the last session of the Legislative Assembly by depositing $30,- 000 with the clerk with the statement that he had recelved it for the purpose of purchasing votes in the Senatorial fight, The complaining witness in the present case 13 B. 8. W. Folk, who was Deputy Clerk of Flathead County last fall. He charges Whiteside with having approach- ed him on November 13, 1898, and offering him the sum of $1000 to let him get at the poll books, tally sheets, oaths of elec- tion officers and ballots cast at the elec- d on November 8, 1898. PR, Fires at Ben Lomond. SAN JOSE, Oct. 5.Forest fires in the Santa Cruz Mountains have filled San Jose and the vicinity with smoke all day. In Los Gatos the smoke was so dense as tc be very uncomfortable. The fires are raging about Ben Lomond and in the vi- cinity of Wrights and along the line of the narrow-gauge road. The{mare mainly confined to underbrush and Los Gatos is not believed to be in any danger, though mai;ly of the mountain fruit ranches will suffer. tion which was hel SO S Furniture Factory Burned. SOUTH ASHBURNHAM, Mass., Oct. 6. The large furniture factory of the Al- len-Thompson-Whitney Company of Bos- ton at South Ashburnham was .destroyed by fire to-day, at a loss of from $50,000 to $75.000, which 'is fully covered by insur- ance. About 130 men are thrown out of employment. The overland that should bave ar- | =900 00000006000+ 0 ¢ @ ¢ 1 . : : : 2 b4 1 e * 3 ® + + 3 : 1 ? 'S @ ! ? . . & i ¢ COLUMBIA AND SHAMROCK BEING TOWED. % [ S e S e i o can g B o e CR SO SRR e o B e o o o e e ] ST. FRANCIS BEGINS ITS DAY OF JUBILEE FATHER FILBERT DELIVERS A STIRRING SERMON. Fiftieth Birthday of the Church to Be Celebrated During the Rest of the Week. Father Filbert, one of the most ad- vanced prelates of the church in this city, Wednesday opened the week of Jubilee which is to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of St. Francis Church with one of the most eloquent sermons ever delivered from a pulpit in this city. Although bis theme, the life of the patron saint of the church, was inspiring enough in itself, the steadfast attention of the crowd that fllled the handsome e fice at Vallejo street and Montgomer: avenue was even more so, and for th half hour he spoke there was not a mo- ment in which his words lacked Interest. The decorations were rich and beautiful. The chancel and altar were banked with ferns and white flowers, and the gallery and choir loft were draped with yellow | and white hangings. | "The programme rendered by the choir | was one of exceptional merit, and some of | the most prominent artists of the city | participated Among them were Pro- | fessors . J. Stewart, Harrison, Arlllaga, and H. S. Stedman, Messrs | Benyl, Mrs. Eva_Tenny, Mi Miss 'Ella’ McClosky, ' M} | Black, Miss A. Devlin, Mis: Mrs. C, Parent. Van Brunt Maud Fay, Katherine . Devlin and The jubilee services will be continued | throuy the week, beginning each night at 7:30 o’clock. Father Carrol, who con- | ducted the services last night, will con- | tinue to do so through the ‘we will be assisted by different prelates this city, who will speak each evening | upon some special topic. | —_—————————— | CHINESE TO CELEBRATE. | Chee Kung Tong Will Commence a Series of Unique Festivities. The annual festivities of the Chee Kung Tong will commence in Spofford alley about 11 o’clock to-night. They will be of a character surpassing anything that has been on the tapis in the Chinese quarter for some time. The anclent deity of the tong will be the object of special worship and praise, and hi: protection over his followers will be implored. The ceremo- nies will be prefaced by & grand parade, after which there will be an abundance of music and of prayer. Over Spofford alley a large cano; been hung to protect the celebrants. Myriads of electric lights have been | strung into position, and the decorations | will be of the richest handiwork of the Chinese. Behind the grand stand, which has been erected, is a wall of silken nia- terial on which is worked grotesque fig- ures of men, beasts and flowers. cost of this silken decoration figures in | the thousands of dollars. —_— ee————— OLD PIONEER GONE. | e | John Malone, an 01;1 .’l‘mder, Dies at Crescent City. John Malone, a well-known resident of Del Norte and a Pacific Coast pioneer, gy has | dled at Crescent City yesterd Deceas- ed came to California in 1551 and foliowed | mining in the interior counties of the State for two He then chartered | @ freight steamer and conducted a trade | between this city and Crescent City for & number of years. He has had extensive business relations in San Francisco and was well known in commercial circles. He accumulated considerable money and retired from active business a few years ago. He was 52 years of age and two sons and a_daughter survive him. He was an uncle of Mrs. Alonzo.Mason of this eity. WESTWARD JOURNEY OF THE PRESIDENT At Every Station the Party Is Greeted | With Large Crowds of Enthu- siastic People. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. b—As the Presidential train went westward through the State of Ohio and into Indiana the crowds at the stations grew very large. At everfy station the crowd clamored loudly for a_ speech, but the President skillfully evaded these requests by bring- ing forward and introducing successively the members of the Cabinet, each of whom was invariably greeted with much applause. The President shook hands with as many as could reach him at sev- eral stations. So the first day of the trip has been passed, contrary to expectations, without an address or speech of any kind. The crowds were invariably enthusfastic and hearty in their (freetm‘. At almost all of the stops bands were stationed to play “Hail to the Chief” as the train pulled in. Tllinols will be crossed during the night, and at o'clock to-morrow morning the party will arrive in Quingy, ' where the President will speak at the Soldiers’ Home. Pl oo DRINK RUINED HIM. F. BE. Hulbert of Redlands Ends His Life After a Spree. REDLANDS, Oct. 5.—F. E. Hulbert of this city committed suicide this morning. Hulbert has been drinking heavil; for the past two weeks. He became abusive to his wife and they separated last Fri- day, he securing rooms in another part of the city. His wife told him when he quit drinking he could return. ‘At 7 o'clock this morning, when Lyman Russell, Hulbert’s father-in-law, went to the barn_to attend to the horses he dis- covered Hulbert's body in the buggy shed. A bottle containing twenty grains of strychnine lay by his side. Hulbert left a letter to his wife in which he stated it would be the last he would ever write. He expressed his love for her and asked her to teach their son Harry to avoid in- toxicating liquors. Deceased was 29 years of age and leaves a widow and one son. il New Coal Fields. PACHUCA, Mexico, Oct. 5.—Extensive coal fields have been discovered in the Tlaxcala district near here. The coal is of good quality and the flelds are to be developed on a large scale. The discov- ery is of great importance to the railway and industrial interests of Mexico, g S Shot a Burglar. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.—Mrs. Bonnell, who lives on East Adams street, shot a burglar last night while he was trying to effect an entrance into her house, qrhe man escaped, but left a trail of blood, and the police hope to secure him. The | | leading. A LESS TELEGRAPHY THE WONDER OF THE CENTURY MARCONI DUPLICATES HIS SUCCESSFUL WORK OF LAST TUESDAY EW YORK, Oct. 5.—Owing to weather conditions New York was entirely dependent upon Signor | Marconi and his wireless system of telegraphy for authentic news | of to-day's race between the Co. lumbia and Shamrock for the America cup. Signor Marconi in reporting the event for The Call and Herald not only did not disappoint the publie, but he fur- | nished every detail of the race quite as | promptly as during the first contest on Tuesday, when the yachts kept well | toward shore. Over most of the course | followed by the ‘yachts to-day a heavy fog prevailed, and this made it impos- sible for observers in signal stations along the New Jersey and Long Island shores to distinguish the two yachts for more than an hour after 12 o'clock. The other reports indicated that the Sham- rock was In the lead, but Signor Mar- | cont, in-his special messages, not only told | that the Columbia had the lead, but fur- | nished many details of the maneuvers aboard the contesting yachts. Two feats were accomplished by Signor | Marconi which attracted the especial at- tention of the crowds that gathered in front of the Herald building to get the latest news of the race. The first was the receipt in the Herald's office of a dis- patch at twenty-three minutes past 12 o'clock in which Signor Marconi told that | the yachts were going between five and six knots an hour; that the Columbia | was an eighth of a mile in the lead and that the course was remarkably clear. | When that dispatch was received all New | York was in doubt about the race. The other newsgathering agencles had been qualifying their dispatches for an hour, admitting that the hazy weather condi- tions made it impossible to ob accu- rate information about the yachts by the usual methods. In several subsequent dispatches Signor | Marconi reported that the Columbia was | still in the lead, although the only other reports insisted that the Shamrock was el telegraph | ‘clock, when from the same The accuracy of the w! reports were proved at 1 a dispatch was received authority which had reported the Sham- rock as the lead This dispatch, based upon news brought by a dispatch boat which left the scene of the race at 12:20 o'clock, completely verified Signor Mar- coni’s message which announced that the | Columbia at that time was leading by an eighth of. a mile. Signor Marconi thus | beat the next best system for reporting races by one hour and 2 minutes. The rext most notable feature, and cer- | tainly the most remarkable and impor- tant, was Signor Marconi's reply to a message from the Herald asking if a ru- mor that the Grand Republic, an excur- sion steamship, had been sunk, was true. This rumor, which gained circulation early in the afternoon, caused great anx- jety among relatives and friends of those aboard the Grand Republic. The vessel, which is a large one, carried hundreds of persons out to witness the races, and it was impossible for more than an hour to learn positively whether the report of a terrible catastrophe was true or false. A | message was sent from the Herald to the steamship Ponce, from which Signor Mar- | coni was operating the wireless system, | asking if the Grand Republic actually had gone down. In an incredibly short time[ the fears of all were set at rest b)\'ithg re- cel bf an answer from Signor Marconi. "i‘::lllll); ;éudl? rand Repufiuc all right. | Following General Slocum in.” | While the entire country was_in doubt | as to whether the Columbia or Shamrock was leading, later in the afternoon, Signor Marconi gave another demonstration of the value of the wireless telegraph sys- tem. It was reported by various after- noon newspapers that the racing yachts | had rounded the stakeboat soon after 2 o'clock, and the public was kept in doubt as to whether the boats were on the first or second leg of the course. Signor Mar- coni’s dispatches indicated that the stake- boat had not been rounded, and there | was much speculation as to who was right. This, like every other important | point of the day's contest, was later in the day settled by the wireless telegraph. | Signor Marco: reports were the only ones giving any accurate news of the sit- uation during the t hour of the contest. | He sent at 3 o'clock news that the Shamrock had drawn up ulnnf ide the | Columbia and had passed he Five utes later he sent another dispatch tell- ing that the Shamrock still retained her position. By another agency it was an- nounced at 3:15 o’clock that while it was impossible to see the yachts distinctly the Coiumbia seemed to be half a mile in the lead. At the same instant Signor Marconl made it known that the Shamrock was lengths ahead. When the race was d oft Signor Marconi at 3:45 o’clock e that at the hamrock was in bétter position. acla; ing at the finish. Repr: 3 newspapers continue to show their appre- clation of the value of the wireless tel graph system. As fast as Signor Mar- conr's dispatches were posted on the bul- letin board in front of the Herald build- ing th men would copy the messages and hurry away to inform their news- paper offices. One amusing illustration of the result e to light. veral other metropolitan newapapers h: branch of- fices in the vicini of Herald Square, and on a board in ront of one of these branches a bulletin was posted at twenty- seven minutes after 12 o'clock announcing that owing to th 1 her of the racing yachts could be While this builetir fog seen. | was being posted the latest dispateh from Signor Marconi, announcing that the Co- lumbja_was an eighth of a mile ahead, was being posted i front of the Hera building. ~ Three minutes atter the riv newspaper had reported that nothi could be seen of the yachts it posted other bulletin announcing that the lumbia was an eighth of a mile Those in the crowd who observed quick transformation made merry over it. ifteen hundred s _on_ the steamer Grande Duc! the Plant Line pier at Canal street to-day at half past § o’'clock, jubilant with the certainty they felt tha g ) see a mag- nificent rac e's ap) for sendi Marconi s cted great attention on the Grande Duchesse. Passengers gathered about the whee and watched the sending of bulletins Messages were sent to the Highlarn to the Mackay-Bennett cable sh covering the movements of the yach when Signor Marconi was not using ae telegraph from the Ponce. B letins sent by Marconi were received and pleces of the tape on which they were away printed automatically were carrie souvenirs. &_message written by ge L. Norton was : loyal citizens of Ne gratulate the Herald on the suc oni system of wire raphy on board the Grande Duchess In double-column measure the Evening Journal continued (in red type) its dis- crepancies as follows: At ie yachts were made out about twelv to the southward. Through haze they appeared to have turned the were splitting tacks, the umbia having a lead of over a mile. 20 p. m.—Columbia’s lead has been reduced b hamrock. The wind is fresh- ening where the yachts are. They may finish within the time limit. “Two-thirds of the course was covered 2 and the Columbia then led by less 300 yards. Both were on port tack, with a fair breeze filling their sails. “3 p. m.—The boats are now in port tack headed toward the Jersey coast on the way home.” No doubt the Evening Journal did its best, but that was not much compared with_Its more enterprising contemporary, the Evening Telegram. he latter, fully informed to the moment by Signor Mar- coni’'s tem, instead of announcing that two-thirds of the distance had been cov- ered at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock, told its readers that the first stakeboat was still miles away. The Associated Press bulletined to the entire country that the yachts turned the first stakeboat at 2:25, whereas when the race was finally called off the Shamgock leading, was still about three miles from the turn. Away out in San Francisco the reliabil- ity of the Marconi system was quickly realized. Two of the papers, the Chroni- cle and the Examiner, failed to give due credit to the work of Signor Marconi, The Call used greater wisdom, hence the fol- lowin, dispatch from its editor to Lhe }lerfllé: “Accept congratulations on to-day’'s success. Chronicle and Examiner report- ed yachts turned stakeboat at 2:25. Later on had them six miles from home, running very fast. EDITOR CALL.” On board the Ponce all was enthusiasm in spite of the dismal failure of the at- tempt to raise sufficient wind to make a race. The haze, which shut out the Jer- sey shore, made it certain that a fair test would be given to the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy, and that was what was wanted. From the Ponce the bul- letins were sent to an expert operator, who telegraphed them over a direct wire lead ing into the Herald office. Thus the ser- vice was made practically instantaneous. 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