The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 12, 1900, Page 1

Tall, This Paper not to be taken from the Library,+++¢ BOERS LOSE TWO OF THEIR NOTED CHIEFS IN BELFAST BATTLE General Fourie and Commandant Prinzloo Numbered Among the Slain—Burghers Decide Upon a New Plan of Cam- paign to Harass Their British Foes. = RS Special Dispatch to The Call APE TOWN, Nov. 1l.—Among ss Roberts, the daughter of General the Boe who were killed in Roberts, who is enteric the recernt fighting ne ! ing norma re G F eral £ Prince Queen, who died 3 tock place on Novem- iring at 10 Yeomar- | ing the A with a of the men of | Rep- | s were pres- of colonial artil- service nt Prinzl n of th e fever ry generals of Teck, ni um\\» the cautiful wreath ribed ]"‘nm his mother " fed here by the to fulfill The scene at the The Prince is of many of the AMERICA CAN,DUPLICATE FRANCE'S NEW FIELD GUN| ton Officials in Possession of Closely Guarded | Secrets of the Paris War Office. —— s Special Dispatch to The Call. DQUART WASHING & Office bee WELLING- ON. Nov. 1L— Several elvill vernments ary and naval attac al the capitals of other powers for the cx press purpsse of learning all that is pos sible about the armament of the countries | g to which they are accredited. secret in the French military history been so closely guarded as that of e new fleld gun. The first knowledge :at such a gun had been perfected came when the details of the Dreyfus trial | e made public and it was learned that the principal charge against the leuten- d gum a gun for admitted- | ant was that he had offered to sell the other gov- | plans of the *120 court,” the technical have been name for the weapon. It was a genuine surprise even in France three years ago when the Min- ister of War announced that the army had been practically rearmed and fits field artillery was superior to that of any country in the world. | It is probable that the guns have been so made that no one workman knows the whole secret. Whenever the weapons have been taken out in maneuvers they | have been carefully covered. Every pre- caution, in fact, supposedly had been taken to prevent any country from learn- ing this most precious secret of the War Office. General Andre will probably be called in the French Chamber of Deputies to tell what he knows of the plans having been obtained by Americans. DR. PARKHURST PLANNING | TO START A NEWSPAPER e Board of n the War enough in- to :-na} e it t gun as that used course the-French Government adopt in the matter no one here'! Has the Backing of a Syndicate of Rich Men Wh» Propose to Also Open an ldeal Theater. —_— Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—Rev. Dr. Park- that a plan was on foot to c:tablish an hurst says a syndicate of wealthy men |ideal theater, devoted exclusively to le- proposes starting in New York & news- | gitimate drama and eliminating all that paper that will tell the truth; a newspa- is objectionable from the plays and the per that will print all the news; a news- paper that cannot be swayed by adver- tisers or business; a mewspaper of limit- less enterprise and without fear; a news- paper that will lead public opinion; a newspaper that people will bellevi newspaper beyond the reach of patronage —in short, an ideal journal that no party buy end no interest intimidate, print- ing all the great news of the world and te riends or foes, business office or Wall street, without pandering or padding. In a frank discussion of the subject, Dr. Parkhurst said to The Call correspondent that such a newspaper must be up-to-date i in every respect, with the best machinery and newsgathering organization and as much money behind it as any of the great dallies of America. He said the subject was 8o important that men of wealth were seriously discussing the establishment of & paper that would tell the truth. He also made the remarkable statement ng the absolute truth, regardless of | stage. In other words, only lofty and no- ble form of dramatic entertainment would be presented to the public, now weary and disgusted with repulsive plays. Mr. Parkhurst was at his best. His summer in Switzerland had evidently made & new man of him. The ozone of the Alps seemed dancing in his veins. He was the picture of health and animation. ‘With the fire of old in his eye and his fighting blood up, he told of the abuses of the yellow portion of the press—the cheap morning paper that manufactures sensa- tions, instead of giving {its readers straight, honest news. He rose to his feet and paced the floor, with his head thrown back, as he told of his own experiences, of how he had repeatedly seen fabricated interviews with him printed in such pa- pers. “And,” he added, “my name was signed to interviews in full, not one word of which was true. I had given no such in- terview and every line was false and my name was used without permission.” SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1900. TWO SHIPS THAT BATTLED WITH THE SEA AND CAME HOME TO TELL THE TALES For Two Days the Flintshire Fought a Hurrieane, While the Waves Swept Over Her and Her Masts Went by the Board—Severe Storms Detain the Anglesey and She Loses One Seaman, Who Falls From the Jibboom HE Flintshire and the Anglesey passed in through the Goiden | Gate yesterd the one dismast- | ed, like a bird with fts wings | broken, the other battered and storm-beaten und months overdue, with sparg and gear intact but with flag at half-mast and one man less to answer at “all hands.” They brought two tales of the sea, told in the simple language of the log, but throwing a flood of light on the furies of the ocean and the brave fight a good ship well handled can make for its life. As a vessel lies at the wharves it is hard to believe how the water can rush in over its sides and it still can fc way on- but in the caze of the Flintshire | not only did the water roll in over the bul-! ward, J /j.,..\ 13 Could not keep ahead of ehip No chance to discharge pilot. Dec all of water when crossing the bar. . main topmast, skysail and mizzen topsail eplit. Ship got a heavy list to port. September 24—7 per topsails and hauled in for the land to en- deavor to land pilot. 7 p. m. sighted San Luis Oblspo light. Shortened down to lower topsails and tauled off the land. At 2 a. m a steamer hove in sight. Signaled her and put the pilot on board. 3 a. m. took boat in and made all sail and proceeded on the voyage. Wind northwest to north northwest. Had northwest to north winds to 26 degrees north, after which got east winds to October §, 15 north, 1.24 west. The weather then became unsettled, the barometer falling. On the night of the th the sky became overcast with dark 3ellow clouds and’ dark red patches in let go bawser. Kept ship a a. m., moderating. Set up- THE FLINTSHIRE, st sl SHE E HER AND ON f DEVICES. warks, but it lapped over the main hatch and tore the tarred canvas from it. It reached up to the davits and rent the | boats from their fastenings and whirled {hem away into the smother of spray and foam, and it rushed into cabins and lock- ers and storerooms and dragged out salis and clothing and furniture and every- thing it could clutch with its clammy hands. For three days the Flintshire | fought the wind and sea. Her topmasts | were cut away to ease her and the fierce hurricane tore away her salls, but she kept afloat, and when it was over new | canvas was bent upon the stumps that | once stood so tall, and she limped home to make ready for another start for Eng- land. The Anglesey had nearly as bad a time | after rounding the Horn on her way here. Storms whistled around her, and the cold | blasts coming up from the south froze the men until one of them nearly lost both his hands. An able seaman fell from the up- per foretopsail yard to the deck, dislo- cating his hip and his kneecap, and then another, less lucky, fell from the plunging jibboom while he was loosening the jib and the waves swallowed him. He was seen struggling in the water as the ship slipped past and two life buoys were thrown to him. A boat was lowered, too, but when it got to where the man had‘ fallen he was gone. His epitaph is in the log—"Name Edward Mooney, native of Ireland, aged 59 years.” This is the log of the Flintshire: September 22—Sailed from San Francisco in tow of the tug Reliance. Captain Scott, pilot in charge. Wind moderate from the north- west and increasing. *Oft Point Bonita blow- ing a whole gale, with heavy short sea. Decks full of water; cabin flooded. At 2 p. m. tug | water and ship laboring heavily. | Wash=a away lee boats, | locker and filled cabin and sail pots, a heavy, confused sea running. Baro- meter still falllng. Shortened sail to lower topsalls. Blowing a heavy gale. Decks full of Hauled ship to the wind on the port tack. Sea and wind increasing rapidly. At 1 a. m. pn the 6th the lower topsalls biew away, ship laying down with main hatch In water. Tarpaulins washed off. Got them secured with great difficulty. life boat and pinnace. half-deck lamp locker, and Gutted starboard forecastle, | everything portable about the deck was washed | away. At 4 a. m. blowing a hurricane. with ter- rific sea. Cut away mizzen topmast. Tried to get ship before the wind. Would not move. Cut away main and fore masts and payed part of bawser out on port bow. Used ofl to keep sea down. All kands cutting away wreck. Now moderating. Bent a mainsail. Hauled In haw- ser and kept away to the north to put back. On the Sth bent foresall and set crossfack, and lashed pleces of spars for jury fore and main topmasts. Made yards and set a top crab sail on each. Had light northeast and east winds to 35 north. After two days light airs and calms. Got morthwest to southwest winds fresh to 3§ north, 127 west, then got light eouth to southeast winds to Farallones. Encountered the hurricane in latitude 18 north, longitude 125 west. Barometer registered 28.60 in hurricane. ANGLESEY IN TROUBLE. Overdue Brifisher Had a Hard Time of It. When almost given up as lost and with 20 per cent reinsurance being pald on her by the underwriters the British ship Anglesey made port early yestetday morning. Captain Lewis says that the lorg voyage was due to adverse winds. On July 20 last she was struck by a heavy squall, which carried away the foretop- mast. Continuing his account of the trip | tng. « THE FLINTSHIRE AS SUE LOOKED COMING IN ¥ESTERDAY AFTER LOSING HER MASTS IN A ETORM "OUNTERED rsxll‘g;:\(‘,gw LATITUDES LAST SEPTEMBER. THE. CAPTAIN WHO HANDLED OF HIS INGENIOU! e Captain Lewis say: On the following day we had another squail of the same character. Neither of the squalls lasted over ten minutes, nor was there any Indications of the approach given till the ship was struck. August 4, 47 south, 63 west, blow- ing a stiff gale. While stowing the upper fore topsall an able seaman lost his hold of the yafd and fell to the deck, dislocating his left hip and kneecap and recelving a severe shaking up. The hip was soon replaced, but the knee- cap was not so easlly managed. August 7—Passed Staten Island. The land was very thickly covered with snow—thicker than I have ever observed before. When clear of the land met the west gales blowing with terrific force at times. Lost one of our men overboard. He was employed loosening the 3ib, missed his hold and fell into the water. Name Edward Mooney, native of Ireland, agea | 59 years. Life buoys were thrown to him and a boat lowered, with considerable resistance to boat en account of the high seas, though the wind had gone down. Ofl was used when lowering the boat, which seemed to have con- siderable effect, keeping the waves from break- After a prolonged search for the unfor- tunate man the boat returned. having foune the two life buoys which had been thrown to- ward him as the ship passed. One of the buoys was not more than six feet from him. He tried to reach the buoys, but R was soon seen that he could not swim: in fact, he was seen to go down a few moments after he feil Into the water. Every rossible effort was made to save him. Another of our men had the misfortune of having three fingers of hoth hands frostbitten Fortunately he recovered the use of his hand when we got Into fine weather, and is now all right and is open to an engagement in the way of taming llons. This is the longest time I have ever made to San Francisco. My last voyage was 116 days from Swansea., The Flintshire and Anglesey are both in the stream awaliting a chance to dock. SEA CASTS UP BODIES OF TWENTY-FIVE VICTIMS OF THE MONTICELLO DISASTER Nova Scotian Shore Strewn With Wreckage of the Steamship and Grief-Stricken People Scarech for Relatives Among the Dead. ARMOUTH, N. 8, Nov. 11— The shore of this country for ten miles east and west Is strewn with the wreckage of the hull and cargo of' the steamer City of Monticello, which fourd- ered on Saturday morning, and twenty- five bodies of victims of the disaster have been recovered from the sea, which is still raging with terrific fury. Many people have assembled at Rock- ville, near where the first body came ashore, and numerous relatives of mem- bers of the crew, who nearly all belong to points on this coast, have arrived to identify the dead. The bodles were ar- ranged in a room in the public hall and the Coroner, who held an inquest, gave an opinion of accidental drowning. All the bodies are terribly battered. The first was found at daylight, when the zinc lifeboat which was supposed by the survivors of the first boat to have been swamped, was discovered on the shore. A few yards distant were the bodles of Mr. Eldridge, a passenger; Sec- ond Engineer Poole, Mr. Fripp, a trav- eler, of St. John, N. B., and that of a seaman. All four had lifebelts around them. At short intervals along the beach eleven more bodies were found. They had all evidently come ashore In the lifeboat and were killed on striking the beach, not one escaping. The re- mains so far identified, in addition to the four enumerated above, are ~— JOHNSON, deckhand —— VAN RENENBERG, deckhand. AUSTIN WICKENS, deckhand. JAMES COLT, deckhand. JOHN E. WHITEMORE, deckhand. WINSLOW RINGER, deckhand. DAVID BENHAM, deckhand. CAPTAIN T. M. HARDING the com- mander. N. W. MURPHY of Yarmouth, second officer. N.C mrmu chief steward. CHARLES GERIG, chiet enginser. HERBERT POOLE, second engineer. SWEN JOHNSON, quartermaster. STANLEY RINGER, oller. ROBERT NICKERSON, deckhand. LEVI NICKERSON, walter. WYNNE VANENBERG, cook. FRED VANENBERG. cook. WALTER CUNNINGHAM, waiter. AUSTIN WICKENS, waiter. DAVID BENHAM, deckhand. HAROLD COPELAND, deckhand. ELSIE McDONALD, passenger. THOMAS C. JOHNSON, passenger. J. C. FRIPP, passenger. 0. W. COLEMAN, passenger. JOHN RICHMOND, passenger. RUPERT OLIVE, steward. A. E. SELDRIDGE;, rassenger. ISAAC H. WILSON, baggage master. One man, unidentifled. The watches in the pockets of two of the men stopped at 12:46 and 12:25 o'clock The body of Captain Harding of the ~ Continued on Second Page. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THREE MONTHS OF | ALL HEADQUARTERS, WELL- INGTON HOTEL, WASHI | TON, Nov. 1L.—The | sion of the Fift which will begin on December | and continue until March 4, will have a number of very important bi 1 | constderation and the uncomp! short probably will pel the President to call an extra .session of the Fi venth Congress early next vear. sibly on March 15. Appropriation bills will have the right of way at the short session and as these must be passed before the close of the session or Congress fail to provide for government. Chairman Cannon in the House and Chalrman Allison in the Sen- ate will take no chances by allowing gen- eral legislation to endanger bills pre- pared by the committees on appropria- tions. These bills will monopolize a hod part of the three months of the session. There are two bills which must be con- sidered out of appropriation bt | These must pr ide for a basis e ap- | portionment the new census, and | for the reorganization of the army. Ap- | portionment v tHe new e is | obligatory. The constitution requires | that the apportionment of Represent- | atives accordirs to population must be | made within ten vears from the date of the last appo onment The Fifty-fi Congress made the last apportionment at | the short sessicn in February, 1891 This makes it necessary that the Fifty- sixth Congress should make a new appor- tionment. The census returns are ready, and Congressman Hopkins of Illinois, as | chatrman of the Census Committee, will have a bill prepared to apportion the Rep- resentatives so as not to Increase the membership of the House. The present apportionment is one Representative for every 173,901 perso The inerease in pop- the population for each Repre- sentative. It will be increased to about | 209,000, as that will keep the membership 10! the House about as it now is in num- bers. | The Nicaragua bill, which passed the | House last May, is before the Senate and | by spectal order 1t will be taken up in | clation will make necessary an Increase in | HARD WORK BEFORE SENATE AND HOUSE Reapportionment Under the New Census and Isthmian Canal Legislation Two of the Most Important Questions to Come Up During the Short Winter Season. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. that body at 2 o'clack, December 10. Sen- ator Morgan secured imous consent closingvday of be on hand unax December 10 to Insi=t on the Senate tak- ing up fhe canal b will not be passed wi In fact, it will not be Senate has canal bill ignores the Clayton-Bulwer t - 1t can become a law tha y must be modl- fied as in t f The formal ab tion admt tion will press the Hay-Pau treaty for rs as the best and the old treaty, which constr Government an interoceania The State De- aged n negotia- 3 canal acros: s partment ha tions with Nicaragua i and will report to Congre catic n has yet been give for the reorganiza- of the ne- 4 n. The present ar men will be reduced to ter June 3 un- some prov ade for continuing the volv ases un ar organization ese incr . 1901, an be reduced to t The report of General MacArthur shows that a cons » force must be kept In ablishment of 7.~ the Philippines for some time to come. To provide for that force there must be legislation between now and June 30, as on July 1 next the larger part of the army in the Philippines will have to be dis- rged and se ome. If such legisla- | tion is.mot emacted by the Fifty-sixth Congress before March 4, the Fifty-sev- enth Congress must be called in extraor- dinary sessio on after that date to pass the army re: ization bill. Wiil Recommend That the i i i the following from Washington: Presi- dent McKinley is busily engaged in the preparation of his message to Congress. The President will tell Congress this Gov- ernment was confronted by a very serious problem in China, but that all danger of embarrassing complications has passed. Attention will be called to the fact that harmony has been maintained between the United States and. the other powers there is every indicatiofi that the differ- ences between China and the powers are with honor to this country. The President will call the attention of Congress to to the rellef of the American legation in Peking, with recommendations for suit- able rewards. Congress will be asked to provide an army equal to the present force so long as the Philippine war continues, and to legis- late for a material reduction as soon as the conflict {s over. The question of warship construction has not been fully determined upon by the Navy Department. Experts have pre- pared an elaborate programme for naval increase, but Secretary Long is expected to recommend to the Rresident the build- ing ot some gunboats only, which recom mendation the President will adopt in his message. An Increase in tne enlisted trength of the navy and marine corps 31" be recommended to meet the require- ments of ships now being built. References to Porto Rico ané Cuba in the message are largely of an historic na- NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—The World has, in dealing with the problem, and that | in a fair way to satisfactory adjustment, | many acts of bravery and gallantry dis- | played by sallors and solders Incidental | 'PRESIDENT AT WORK ON MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Army Be Maintained at lts Present Strength During Philippine War. . G DA RS Special Dispatch to The Call ture. Congress will be advised of the es- | tablishment of a civil government in the | former island, and of the election of a | constitutional convention in the 'atter fox | the purpose of laying the groundwork for | a scheme of government. When the con-~ | stitutional convention in Cuba shall have concluded its labors a message will be sent to Congress by the President dealing with that subject. The President in the forthcoming mes. sage will recommend legislation for the ‘? building up of American shipping, bdug will not commit himseif to a specific plan. He will point with pride to the conditiom | of the treasury and recommend that Con= | gress relleve the burden of war taxes if it be found advisable to amend exist- ing laws. On the subject of trusts the President will renew his recommendation to Come gress to give the subject careful consider- ation. It is belleved the President will renew his recommendations for an Isthmiam waterway without committing himself ta any particular route, and will call at- tention to the need of cable communfca~ | tion between this Government and its pos= sessions in the Pacific. The President will put befor» Congress the modus vivend! with Great Britain as to the Alaskan boundary and will inti- mate that this agreement should settle the contention for a number of years at least. There will be the usual reference to the friendly relations existing between this Government and the powers of the world and Information relative to the status of claims by this Government against for- eign governments. BRYAN ASPIRES TO BE BEATEN A THIRD TIME Will Oppose Any Reorganization of the Democracy That Would Leave Him Out in the Cold. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. It has been gossip among Bryan's as- sociates that he Intended #o start on the warpath for the third battla soon after” the election In case he failed to make the Presidency. It was said that he had him- self expressed the opinion that he could not take the Senatorship during the com- ing four years, because he would be a *“very busy man.” ‘This programme for a third race for the nomination has not apparently been changed by the size of the adverse ma- jority and the virtual deeision of the Eastern Democrats to rear up and get machinery. LINCOLN, Nebr., Nov. 11.—Mr. Bryan has his mind made up, With the return of good humor has céme renewed confl- dence. Any plan of reorganization of the Democratic party that does not include Bryan is certain to enlist his tremendous energles in opposition. He said to-day that he would remain in Lincoln and de- vote his time to magazine and special writing and to lecturing. He sald he had not the least idea of retiring from politics, and whether as a leader or a private he proposed to continue his labors on behalf of Democracy.. control of the party