The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1901, Page 1

— i (s u’y/q B /,Y b VOLUME XCL-NO 7. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WRECKERS HORL TRAIN | FROM RAILS Cause Disaster on the } Oregon Line Near the Dalles. Engineer Is Killed and Fire- man Ipjured, but Passen- gers Escape. RBailroad Company Offers One Thou- sand Dollars for Arrest and Conviction of the Criminals. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6.—Eastbound passenger train No. 2 on the Oregon Rail- way and Navigation line, which left this city o'clock this evening, was wrecked twelve miles west of The Dalles this aft- ernoon. The engine turned completely over and the car left the track, but ally over. The composite sleeper and r were derailed, but re- mained uprigh The other cars, including mel R. C. the and a private jce Cavanaugh was bad- 1y jured. He re to-night. Fire- s seriously injured. were hurt. aster was undoubtedly the work kers, an examination -eighths-inch square laced on the outside rail of Another nut was rail about 100 feet The company has for the arrest and arrest in The ving been con- g of the train. A in The Dalles on knowledge of the peard the tramps, who to-day, make threats he wrecki: tained survived by COURT-MARTIAL VERDICT ACQUITS COLONEL MEADE Department Announces That . Marine Officer’s Conduct Was Not Scandalous. N ON, 6.—~It was Navy Department that which tried Colonel f the marine corps at ; Yard on charges of and “‘scandalous | the destruction of quitted that officer, | >stored to duty at the 3 pending the formal | the proceedings of the court | | | { Dec. to ew y Judge Advocate General Lemly and‘ Secretary Long’s approval of the find- | ings that the court makes no | ver in its ing of the er Colonel Demny or | eimer with the case. It istance of these two officers sourt of inquiry which preceded was ordered. It is the als that this cas de is concerned, formal proceeding change the ver- 2 fPER el PRAISES THE PRESIDENT. Spectator Declares Roosevelt Has the Moral Vigor of Cromwell. LONDON, Dec. 6.—An article on Presi R considerable e in to-morrow’s issue of the Spec- His message to ( ess is highly “Here, at s the Spectator, what he me: the world shall Spectator will approve of sevelt's attitude both in re- the trusts and the foreign policy, admit that European | never accept Monroeism in in practice as long as will pow thec the n navy is strong enough to | support it. The Spectator is especially glad that President Roosevelt is inclined to face the possibility * of the need to amend the con tion, which American tesmen always regard as too sacred be touched The so contain a highly rticle on President Roosevelt y, “The Citizen and the Public Man will say that in this es an with the inflexible mor ctator will 2 one sees | 1 vigor of that President | Roosevelt is going to play a great part | nd a good part if he continues his work | spirit which inspires this remark- sermon. He will prove the most sweetening influence in the whole lump life in America that has been many years.” re convinced wn for ¥ AVORABLE REPORT ON KNOX. | Senate Will Confirm Appointment of the Attorney General. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6—The Senate tte on Judicia authorized a fa. | Je report upon the nomination of the P. Knox to be Attorney Generzal. tion to confirmation is made by the st League, which has filed a pe- with the committee in which com- e that Knox fafled to bring | n sul against organizations said be trusts which he was urged by the to institute. The committee con- this document at some length, but conciuded that the President should be allowed to choose his own advisers, be being responsible for them, o | have pra | ticula iAnarchists Will Get Short Shrift. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. Reports of the anarchists' meet- ing in Chicago last night, at which Abraham Isaak is said to ed Czolgosz, and the name of the assassin wa: by public men to-day in disgust. Senators and Representatives are par- | incensed, and some are urging | ‘ the meeting and violent language used as | 2" Such fellows as this Chicago man ought | violent language. | deport dangerous anarchists to some lone- | to deal with these men for the use of lan- | prevent the use of violent language. | Mare Island Navy Yard will not suffer | assured me,” | Coast in my new position.” only further evidence of the necessity of immediate action on some one of the anti- | anarchist bills now before Congress. In speaking this afternoon on the Chi- cago meeting, Senator Cullom said: “Such a thing is outrageous, and espe- cially so in view of the awful tragedy in Buffalo. I am in favor of sweeping il those fellows off into the sea or sending them somewhere far away from decent people.” Ought to Be Snuffed Out. Senator Foraker said: “If this man is no better than-Ozolgosz, as he said, he can’t be executed too quick- ly. My opinions on this question of vio- lent anarchists are already well known. to be stamped out of ceremony.” Senator Hoar said: “I do not feel called on to express an opinion every time one of these men uses 1 think the suggestion which I made yesterday in the Senate to existence without v islan@ where they can govern them- selves a good one for this man from Chi- cago.” Representative Crumpacker said: “It is difficult and sometimes dangerous guage alone, but the case is becoming ag- gravated and something should be done to put a stop to such occurrences.” Representative Landis said: “An island should be dedicated to anar- chists, where these fellows can talk and cut and slash and shoot to their hearts’ content, under their own laws.” Necessity of Legislation. Representative Ball of Texas said: “Such occurrences only go to emphasize the necessity of enacting legislation to I realize that it is a delicate question, but it seems to me that something can be done.” Representative Hamilton said: “These men ought to be executed in a lawful manner. If it cannot be done ac- cording to the constitution, let us have the constitution amended so it can.” BERLIN, Dec. 6.—The long reports of the proceedings in the United States Sen- ate concerning anarchy which have been printed here are attracting much atten- tion. Newspapers here express the hope that the anarchistic breeding grounds in the United States will be closed to Euro- pean fuglitives, thus materially aiding the efforts of the Continental police. I S R COAST INTERESTS WATCHED. Metcalf Says Perkins Will Look After Mare Island. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Representa- tive Metcalf says the interests of the by his transfer from the Naval Commit- “Members of the Naval Committee have he says, “that these inter- ests will not be affected by my going off the committee. Besides, Senator Perkins is the ranking member of the Senate Naval Committee, and will see that Mare Island is well taken care of. I believe I can do valuable work for the Pacific Senator Perkins is to be a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which has charge of the river and harbor and shipping legislation. He urged the ap- pointment of Senator Bard, but the Sen- ate managers insisted upon Perkins tak- ing the place or it would be given to Sen- ator Mitchell of Oregon, a candidate for it. Perkins will resign the place on the Committee on Education and Labor to take the new position. —— To Tax Stock and Earnings. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Representa- tive Crumpacker of Indiana introduced a bill in the House to-day providing for an amendment to the constitution permitting cheered, have been read | | | | | | | Congress to tax the capital stock and earnings of corporations. l ~5 CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMEN ARE ACTIVE IN SHAPING NEEDED LEGISLATION * Coast Congressmen Hard to Exclude Chinese Labor. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.— The Chinese exclusion bill intro- duced in the House to-day by Representative Kahn and to be offered in the Senate next Monday by Senator Perkins was prepared by Chi- nese Inspector Dunn of San Francisco and Commissioner of Immigration Pow- derly. This and all other similar meas- ures introduced in both branches of Con- gress will bg considered by a committee of Senators and Representatives from the Pacific Coast States which was appointed for that purpose at the conference of del- egations of California, Oregon, Washing- ton, Nevada and Idaho held to-day. This committee expects to submit to the next conference, on December 16, a meas- ure providing for Chinese exclusion which shall meet the approval of the delegation and which shall contain the important provisions of all bills introduced relating to this question. The measure as finally agreed upon will be offered in both branches and action urged upon it as em- bodying the legislation desired by the Pacific Coast. Representative Loud, who presided at the conference, appointed the following committee to take the matter under con~ sideration and report its findings at the next meeting: Senators Foster of Wash- ington, Mitchell of Oregon, Heitfeld of Idaho, Representatives Metcalf, Loud and Coombs. of California and Newlands of Nevada. Representative Loud favors the Lodge Chinese exclusion bill repealing the lim- itation clause of the present act. This bill, he says, has stood the test of the courts, while the constitutionality and legality of a new bill would probably be questioned, with perhaps adverse decision on the material points. At the conference to-day Loud was chosen chairman and Senator Dubois sec- retary. There was a large attendance of members of both political parties and the expression of opinion in favor of vigor- ous and effective work was quite general. Senators Mitchell and Heitfeld and Rep- resentative Loud were especially earnest in urging action. They took a position in favor of making the Geary law immedi- ately effective, declaring that the Chinese multitude should be kept out of the coun- try for all time. Chinese Inspector Dunn, who is sta- tioned at San Francisco, also made an address, in which he detailed his experi- ences in this work, pointing out many evils which he contended are included in the promiscuous admission of Chinese. SPEAKER NAMES COMMITTEES. Changes Are Made in Some Impor- tant Assignments. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—In the House to-day, after the reading and approval of the journal, Gaines of Tennessee, who has just returned from the Philippines, ap- peared at the bar, where the oath of office was administered to him, Speaker Henderson then announced the appointment of the following committees: ‘Ways and Means: Republicans—Payne, New York; Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Hop- kins, Illinois; Grosvenor, Ohio; Russell, Connecticut; Steele, Indiana; Tawney, Minnesota; McCall, Massachusetts; Long, Kansas; Babcock, Wisconsin; Metcalf, California. Democrats—Richardson, Ten- nessee; Robertson, Loulsiana; Swanson, Virginia; McClellan, New York; New- lands, Nevada; Cooper, Texas. Appropriations: ~ Republicans—Cannon, Illinofs; Bingham, Pennsylvania; Hemen- way, Indiana; Barney, Wisconsin; Moody, Massachusetts; Van Voorhis, Ohio;. Mc- Cleary, Minnesota; Littauer, New Yor! Brownlow, Tennessee; Gardner, Michigan; Burkett, Nebraska. Democrats—Living- ston, Georgia; McRae, Arkansas; Bell, Colorado; Plerce, Tennessee; Benton, Mis- souri: Taylor, Alabama. Enrolled Bills: Republicans—Wachter, Maryland; Ball, Delaware; Burke, Penn- sylvania; Currier, New Hampshire. Dem- ocrats—Lloyd, Missouri; Edwards, Mon- tana. In each of the committees announced to- day the majority representation was in- creased one and the minority representa- tion reduced to that extent. This policy is to be followed in the appointment of the other committees. Metcalf of Cali- fornia is the new Republican member on the Ways and Means Committee, and Brownlow of Tennessee, Gardner of Mich- igan and Burkett of Nebraska the new Republican members on the Appropria- tions Committee. Wood of Alabama was the Democrat dropped from the Ways and Means Committee. The retirement of Allen of Mississippi made it unnecessary to drop a Democrat from the Appropria- tions Committee. ‘Wachter of Maryland succeeds Baker of the same State as chairman of the Committee on Enrolled Bills. Baker was not re-elected. —_— CONTEMPLATES WESTERN TOUR President Roosevelt May Visit Cali- fornia Next Spring. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The Call's corre- spondent is informed by an intimate friend of President Roosevelt that he con- templates a Western tour next spring or early summer, such as McKinley made several months ago. The President said to some California callers that he “hoped to be able to visit Californta next spring.” This was thought to be a mere pleasantry, but he afterward told some friends that he would go provided public business would permit. Pension for Mrs. McKinley. WASHINGTON, Dec . 6.—Representa- tive Taylor of Ohio to-day introduced a bill to pension Mrs. McKinley at the rate of $5000 a year, beginning September 14, 1901, the date of the death of the late President, Jrs T LiISYP Are Working Jissourl S PLACED ON THE HOUSE WAYS OTHER CONGRESSMEN ASSIGN: REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOLDEN STATE WHO HAS BEEN # ENNON TLLINoIs AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND ED BY SPEAKER HENDERSON. e of the Syecial Dispat: - ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. | W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Rep- resentative Victor Metcalf has been highly honored by Speaker Henderson, who to-day appointed him a member of the Ways and Means Committee, which is the most important committee in the House of Representa- tives, just as the Finance Committee is in the Senate. This is an honor that seldom, falls to a member in his second term, and Metcalf is receiving the congratulations of friends. California has not been represented on the Ways and Means Committee since Mec- Kenna was a member. McKinley was chairman and his every-day contact con- vinced him of McKenna's ability, and on becoming President he made him Attor- ney General and then elevated him to the United States Supreme Court bench, to succeed Justice Fields. Metcalf, on this Committee of Ways and Means, will be in a position to do much for California, should there be an attempt to revise the tariff. It is questionable, however, whether there will be any at- tempt at revision on the part of the Re- publicans, though, of course, the Demo- crats will urge it. Members will, however, proceed immediately to frame a Philippine tarift bill. No Tariff Revisions. The selection of Metcalf, it is believed, indicates the purpose of the House lead- ers not to make tariff revisions or revenue reductions during the present session. Republican members of the committee held a session to-day behind closed doors to arrange a programme for the early work of the session. After the meeting, which lasted an hour, one of the members said no action was taken except to dis- cuss the Philippine tariff matter. He said it was the intention of the majority to prepare a bill for immediate introduction to meet the situation created by the de- cision of the Supreme Court. He thought the bill would be ready next week and would re-establish the old rates. In connection with the Philippine tariff a clash has come between the Senate and A the House. Members of the Ways and — Metcalf’s Appointment May Mean There Will Be No Revision Tariffs. ch to The Call. Means Committee resent the introduction of the Lodge bill in the Senate and insist that it robs the House of its constitutional prerogative of initlating all legislation for raising revenue for the Government. Will Not Accept Lodge Bill. Chairman Payne was asked by The Call correspondent to-night if he would accept the Lodge bill and introduce it in the House. “I shall not,” he replied. “We shall have a bill of our own.” There is a precedent for returning Sen- ate bills for raising revenue without ac- tion by the House, and should the Lodge bill be sent over this will be done. A leading member of the House sald the probable outcome would be that the House bill would go over to the Senate, where the Lodge bill would be allowed to quietly drop out of existence. . Import merchants in Manila are prepar- ing a petition, which will be presented to Congress, asking that Manila be made an American port, free of duty. BALL AND THE TRUSTS. Texas Member Seeks to Create a Select Committee. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Representa- tive Ball of Texas to-day introduced a resolution providing for a special com- mittee on trusts. In explaining the meas- ure this afternoon Ball said: “My object is to eliminate politics from consideration of the trusts. During the last session the same trust bills were re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee, which, by rule adopted for the purpose, prevent- ed Democrats from even offering amend- ments or substitutes. The methods of getting at the trusts by national legisla- tion are already difficult enough wtihout involving the matter still more by the referrence of bills to different commit- tees. I have put in three bills attacking the trusts, and they have all gone to sep- arate committees. If the Roberts matter can have a special committee it seems to me that the trusts are entitled to it, for they are of vastly more importance to the American people.” | DEATH LURKS IN WATER OF L0BOS CREEK Spring Valley Company Must Stop Supply- ing It to City. Supervisors’ Health Commit=~ tee Hears Testimony of Experts. —— Recommends Passage of Resolution by the Board Finding That Source Is Contaminated and Shall Be Abandoned. s Y The Health Hospital Committee of the Board of Supervisors met yesterday . and recommended the passage of a resolution ordering the Spring Valley Water Com- pany to immediately discontinue supply- ing its consumers with water from Point Lobos Creek. This Bhction was taken after three expert city officlals, each pur- suing an independent investigation, had reported that the water is contaminated and a menace to the health and lives of those who drink it. There is hardly a doubt that the board will adopt the resolution and In that event the corporation will have to draw on its other sources at the rate of 2,000,000 gallons daily to supply the inhab- itants of the Richmond district, a large portion of the Western Addition and part of North Beach, who are at present using the water of Lobos Creek. The first-report presented to the com= mittee which had ordered the taking of expert evidence on the exact condition of Lobos Creek and its watershed was that of City Engineer Grunsky, who pro= nounced the supply unsuitable for hu= man consumption. His report says: Lobos Creek Is Polluted. As heretofore stated in my progress report om the Investigation of water supply for 1900-01, Lobos Creek is not to be considered a desirable source of supply and I do not belleve that it would have again been brought into use had it not been for the fact that water is low in the penifsula reservoirs of the Spring Valley system. No assurance can be given that Lobos Creek water can be kept unpolluted. Owing to the density of population in its watershed the | possibility of pollution must be recognized and | the danger of such pollution will continue to increase with the increase of population. Lo= bos Creek should not be- considered a suitable source of water supply for domestic use. The drainage basin of the creek extends as far south as Twin Peaks, including the entire Almshouse Tract, and has no visible outlet, All the run-off from the upper portions thereof, including a limited quantity of sewage, is ab- sorbed by the sands south of the park. City Chemist Green stated that he would not care to condemn the water from the limited investigation he had made. “On accougg of the presence of nitrites,” said Dr. Green, “the water is suspicious for drinking purposes, but the bacteriological examinations are neces- sary to determine if it is polluted. The water of the deep water wells close to | the sea hold large solutions of sodium chiloride, the presence of which, however, is not always due to surrounding sew- age.” Water Full of Bacilli. City Bacteriologist Kellogs testified that he had examined samples of the wa- ter and found that the bacilli ran about | 3300 to the cubic centimeter and in some | cases 720. Some of these were the “colon | bacillus” shqwing intestinal formation. Kellogg stated that should typhoid ba= cillus get into the water the danger to health would be alarmingly increased. % Dr. H. L. Ryfkogel also made bacterio- logical examinations and corroborated { the findings of Dr. Kellogg in every es- sential detail. He said that to render | Lobos Creek water potable from a bae- | teriological point of view it should be subjected to such filtration as will re- duce the .bacteria to less 109 per cubic centimeter. Attorney Kellogg of the Spring Valley Company requested that the hearing be postponed in order that further examina- tion of the water could be made and that Chiet Engineer Schussler might be heard. Kellogg would not answer a question as to the reason why the Lobos Creek water was utilized when, according to Schuss- ler's last report, the company had a never-failing supply of pure water. Chairman D’Ancona ruled that the bur« den of proof was on the company to prove that the water, which was admittedly contaminated, had been subjected to per- fect filtration extending over a period of one year. Dr. D’Ancona had pursued an independent investigation and put the fol- lowing question to the Spring Valley Com- pany’s representatives, who were unable to answer them in the affirmative: Efficiency of Filtration. 1 Has a systematic investigation through a rainy season ever been made to determine if in fact such filtration does occur, or if on the contrary' much of the water Is surf: water reaching Lobos Creek without filtration 2. Has a series of analysis extending out an entire year been made to det it the efficiency of the flitration is maintained under different conditions of rainfall throughout the year? than ] 3. Has a systematic series of chemical and bacteriological examinations been made throughout an entire year to determine the actual efficiency of the filtration? 4. Has a systematic chemical apalysis been made showing positively the absence of pred- ucts and derivatives of animal digestion, putre- faction? etc. Drs. Kellogg, Ryfkogel and Green and City Engineer Grunsky agreed with Dr. D’Ancona that the questions contained the specific requirements to make the wa- ter potable. Representatives of the Rich- mond District Improvement Club urged fmmediate action on account of the immi- nent danger to the health of those who drank the water which was draineéd through cemeteries and inhabited dis- tricts. They deprecated Attorney Kellogz's remark that the Point Lobos Improve- ment Club, was satisfied with the water and that they were not influenced by good motives.