The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1902, Page 17

Bh44444444444444430 4000000 - - - X + - . + - + - * 9 e + Bii444444430004404040444440 - + *> + + - L] FFIFFFFP3E355444004 0000000 Pages R R R e e et h 028 + + + + + - L VOLUME XCII—NO. 1 13. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1502—FORTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GREATER GUARD ON RAILWAY 600 Additional Ma- rines Ordered to Isthmus. United States Is Not Taking Chances in Colembia. Traffic Across Pana-| ma Kept Open at All Hazards. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Orders for | 600 marines to be assembled at Norfolk, | Prepared to sail on the Prairie for the| Isthmus of Panama should conditions | there become more serious, is the latest | development of the United States’ ef-| forts to guard the raflway Secretary Moody to-day sent orders to the Boston Navy Yard that repairs to the Prairie be expedited and that she proceed to Norfolk. Orders were issued to Colonel George B. Reid, acting commandant of | the United States Marine Corps, to have | 600 marines at Norfolk ready to sail by the time the Prairie reaches there, which will probably be Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Thus far the make-up of | the marine contingent has not been de- | cided, but it will doubtless include one or two companies from New York, while the remainder will be taken from Washing- | ton, Norfolk, Annapolis, Boston or Phila- | Gelphia and possibly from stations of the | South "Atlantic coast { Secretary Moody said to-day that, yhile | there was no news from the isthmus that | more troops were needed now, thé Navy | | | 1 Department regarded the disturbance as formidable and that it was feit best to| have the United States represented by | forces efficient to repel any attack which | might be made on the rallroad. Further- | more, the climate on the isthmus is such that it is desirable to change the guard frequently. Prior to issuing orders for the marines to be prepared to go to the isthmus, Sec- retary Moody had a conference with act- ing /Secretary of State Adee and as 2 re- sulf this dispatch was sent to Commander McLean of the Cincinnati, now at Colon, setting forth the United States Govern- ment's interpretation of its obligations and those of the United States of Colom- bia in the treaty of New Grenada: “WASHINGTON, Bept 20.—Cincinnati, Colon: United States guarahtees perfect neutrality of isthmus and that a free| transit from sea to sea be not interrupted or embarragsed. The United States of Co- lombia guarantees right of way for tran- sit across the isthmus free to Govern- | ment and citizens of the United States | and their property. Any transportation of | troops which might contravene these pro- visions of the treaty should not be sanc- | tioned by you nor should use of road be | permitted which might convert the line of | transit into theater of hostilitles. Any transportation of troops not in violation of tregty and which would not endanger | transit or provoke hostilities will not be objectionable. The department must rely on your judgment to decide such gues- | tions, as conditions may change from day to day. Consult department freely when | in doubt.” In addition to the orders to the marines, the Navy Department sent-orders to Nor- | folk for the San FranciSco to proceed at | once to San Juan. The San Francisco | was in need of repairs, obut these will be postponed for the present, as Fecre- | tary Moody thinks mo-e ships should be | in the Caribbean majeuve:rs during the present period of unrasz. The San Fran- | cisco after her arrival at San Juan will | be ordered to Colon, should the necessity | arise. | —— COLOMBIANS ARE CONVOYED. An Armored Train Runs From Colon to Panama. COLON, Colombia, Sept. 20.—A special | armored train left here to-day for Pana- | ma. It was headed by an American | guard and convoyed 70 Colombian sol- diers. A conference is being held at Pa- nama between Governor Salazar and the foreign Consuls and General Buendia, the representative of General Herrera, the rebel commander. The marines expected on the Panther will be stationed on the section of Gorgoma village on the-isth- mus, twenty miles northwest of Panama. A British warship has just arrived. The communication sent by Commander MeLean of the cruiser Cincinnati to Gen- eral Herrera, the revelutionary comman- der, was delivered to the latter’s agent, a lleutenant at Matchin, by an officer of the Cincinnati, who traveled with a body guard of marines. It was especially stated therein that no fighting will be allowed on any part of the rallroad line. Her- rera’s lleutenant promised to bring an enswer from Herrera, probably to-day. OIL FROM CALIFORNIA WINSE A WAY IN EUROPE British Railroad Men Greatly Inter- ested in the Use of Liquid Fuel. LONDON, Sept. 20.—An official of the California Ofl Producers’ Association, who has been in Europe throughout the summer, has been actively pushing Cali- fornia ofl in England and on the Continent. Arrangements are afoot in London for furnishing Pacific Coast producers with an outlet here whenever it shall be con sidered desirable. In the meantime the increasing use of liguid fuel is absorbing the attention of miralty. | President Roosevelt | aminations necessary. BECOMES |BIG CRUISER DES MOINES BEGINS CAREER BY GLIDING INTO MASSACHUSETTS BAY Miss Elsie Macomber of the lowa Capital, After Which the Néw Warship Is Named, Breaks the Traditional Bottle of Cham- pagne and Cheers of Multitude Echo Along Shores of the Fore A CITY OF MORGUES Bodies of Victims Are Scattered at Bir=- mingham. Undertakers Unable to Handle the 110 Dead. Sends Message of Sympathy. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 20.—The ne- gro population of Birmingham is in mourning, and a gloom has been cast over the entire State as the people begin to realize the immehsity of last night's | appalling disaster at Shiloh Baptist Church. Up to 10 o'clock to-night the num- ber of dead had reached 110, and ninety of these have been identified. A large majority of the victims of the ftampede were residents of Birmingham, and as fast as the undertakers can prepare their bodies for inspection they are being iden- tified. The injured negroes are being cared for ir the various hospitals and in private residences. All will probably recover. The urdertaking establishments of the city which prepare the bodies of negroes for burial have been unable to handle the victims, and many of the bodies are still scattered over the floors of these places. Two of the undertakers, being unable to care for the remains in their establish- ments, have laid them out in rooms on the floor of their stables. Crowds of ne- groes throng the alleys leading to the va- rious morgues, and in that portion of the city the wailing of women could be heard all day. As fast as the bodies can be dressed and placed in coffins they arc moved to the homes of their relatives, and at least fifty funerals are expected to be held to-morrow. Theodore Price of New Orleans, whose name appears in the list of the dead, was the most worshipful grand master of the Grand Lodge of Negro Masons ‘of Lculs- iana, and was well known throughout tie United States. Sarah Peyton of New Orleans, whose name also appears in the list of dead, was well known as an active missionary worker. < J. H. Ballou of Baltimors, the lawyer who is saifl to have precipitated the panic by cngaging in aa altereation with Hicks, the choir leader has been arrestsd, and is in jail, charged with disturbing pub- lic worship. Hicks has not been located. Booker T. Washington has received the following telegram from President Roose- velt in regard to the disaster: “I ain shocked and horrified by the dis- aster at Birmingham and desire to express my great grief at the sad loss of life.” SPECIALIST EXAMINES EDWARD’S SORE THROAT Sir Felix Semon Makes Visit to Bal- moral, and Rumors Are Abroad. LONDON, Sept. 20.—The most distin- guished of throat specialists, Sir Felix Semon, has been at Balmoral this week examining the King, who has a bad throat, in consequence of unwise ex- posure at deer stalking. _ Bir Felix is said to have told the King that not one of his subjects would have dared take such risks after so grave an fllness as he has done. This visit has. caused the usual crop of rumors. Anyhow it is about time for | Sir Felix to visit the King because the family cancer taint renders periodical ex- Sir Felix remain- ed at Balmoral for two days. On return- ing to London he declared his Majesty to be in excellent health. POLICE ARREST A MAN WHO MIGHT SHOOT SHAW Precaution Taken in Chicago to Pre- vent Attack on Secretary of Treasury. CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Fearing that he might attack Secretary of the Treasury Shaw when the latter visited_Chicago, Central station detectives have arrested H. J. McGrain, who is said to be laboring under the delusion that the Treasury De- partment owes him thousands of dollars. Chief Wilkie of the secret service Secretary and President Roosevelt. McGrain will be examined by the city physician, and if found to be insane will be confined at the Detention Hospital. In 2 letter which McGrain sent to Secretary Shaw he referred to a fund “left for my support by Jonathan Clark in 1812,” and | inclosed a draft for $10,000 signed “James Avgustus of the world. LR Senator Fairbanks Speaks. ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 20.—The Re- publican campaign opened in this city to- night with Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as the speaker of the occasion. The Sena- | tor was greeted by an enthusiastic gath- | ering and his speech was frequently inter- | rupted by applause. The Senator also | opened the campaign at Newcastle this | afternoon, speaking to a large and en- thusiastic assemblage. Mother Shoots Daughter’s Companion DES MOINES, Ia., Sept. 20.—Mrs. Maud Smith, accompanied by her seventeen- yvear-old daughter, entered the State Fair grounds this morning and, approaching Harry Clark, the eighteen-year-old son of | a restaurant keeper, shut at him five times. inflicting mortal wounds. Clark that he bad ruined her daughter, — | SO SR ) KON < YOUNG LADY OF DES MOINES, IOWA, WHO SAID, UINCY, Mass., Sept. 20.—The cruiser Des Moines was launched from the shipyards of the Fore River Ship and Engine Company shortly af- ter noon to-day. Hundreds of people saw the ship plunge into the wa- ter and for some time after their cheers echoed along the river banks. Miss Elsle Macomber of Des Moines, with Governor Cummins of Towa and Mayor Brenton of Des Moines standing by her side, smashed the again: traditional bottle of champagne st the steel prow of the cruiser. y) Tiss ELS1E« ——5, MAcComBEW® in- structed Captain Porter to arrest the man and hold him until after the visit of the The Des Moines is the largest vessel ever launched in the water of Massachu- setts Bay, and is the first of the Govern- ment ships under construction by the ENOX WILL NOT TELL Attorney General OF CANAL CONFERENCE Returns From France, but Maintains Silence as to Panama Title. NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Attorney. Gen- eral P. C. three with Knox, who went to France weeks ago to attend a confercnce officlals concerning the sale of the Panama Canal to the United States, ar- rived on the steamship St. Paul to-day. He would say nothing of what passed at the conference, nor would he admit that the title of the canal had been found all right. Judge Charles Russell, while abroad, also arrived on the St. Paul. his assistant Russell said that the title of thé current concession of the Colombian Government, which extends from the year 1898 to 1904, was all right, but the concession to be substituted after 1904 had not yet been af- firmed. The Attorney General will go to Waspingion to-morrow. “I CHRISTEN THEE DES MOINES,” AND BROKE THE TRADITIONAL BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE AS THE VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY WAS SLIDING FROM THE WAYS YESTERDAY AT QUINCY, MASS. — Fore River Company. Although the weath- er was threatening, the day was prac- tically for Quincy a hollday and the at- tendance of a large company of distin- guished guests, including a delegation from Iowa, many Government officers, na- tional, State and city dignitaries and for- eign naval attaches, made the occasion a_notable one. Owing to the {llness of Governor Crane, Massachusetts was represented by Lieu- tenant Governor Bates and several of the Governor’s staff. For an hour or two before the party reached the’ launching stage the work- men were engaged in knocking away many of the shores and braces, until at last one single block held the great ship. VENEZUELA NOW INVITES ° TROUBLE WITH BRITAIN Government Makes Protest Against Raising of English Flag Over Palos Island. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—The State Department has received a cablegram from United States Minister Bowen, dated Caracas to-day, reporting that the Pres- ident of Venezuela, with his army, is in Valencla. He adds that the Venezuelan Government has protested agalnst - the British flag belng raised on the island™of Palos, over which the Venezuelan Gov- ernment has claimed its sovereignty. This island, which is uninhabited, is of great strategic importance. The British Government has claimed the island for many years as one of the number of small islands adjacent to the island of Trinidad. Emmons for State Senator. Two of the bullets took effect, ‘When arrested British rallrogds gnd of the Pritish ad- | Mrs. Smith suve}l a reason for shooting VISALIA, Sept. 2.—Ex-Assemblyman E. J. Emmons of Bakersfield was nom- irated for State Senator at the convention of the Thirty-second District by the Dem- ocrats to-day. Attempt to Wreck a Bridge. MAHANOY CITY, Pa., 20.—An attempt was made to wreck with dyna- mite the bridge on the North Mahanoy siding. The report of the explosfon awoke the whole town, but the attempt was not a success. The damage to the bridge can be repaired easily. Sept. - % At a given signal Miss Clara N. Carleton of Havehill, Mass.,, cut the rope which held this piece of timber with a hatchet made from the iron and mahogany used in the construction of the ship. Scarcely had the rope been cut when Miss Ma- comber dashed the bottle of champagne against the steel bow with the words, “I christen thee Des Moines.” The big vessel proudly started down the ways. The plunge into the river was made gracefully and was hailed by a deafening roar of cheers gfrom those in boats and on shore. A number of tugs were ready to tow the vessel back to the pier. At the conclusion of the launching a lunch was served to the invited guests. * e e e e B e e ] LEOPOLD ON THE WAY 2 TO BIER OF MARIE Funeral of the Dead Queen of the Belgians Will Be Very Simple. BRUSSELS, Sept. 20.—King Leopold will reach Spa to-morrow and the remains of Queen Marie Henriette will bé removed to Brussels the same evening. Flags everywhere are half-masted and the city has the appearance of deep mourning. It is understood that the funeral of the Queen will be quite simple, as foreign Governments are not under the necessity of sending missions. The remains of the Queen will be placed MINERS VOTE TO STRIKE Will Tie Up All Kern County Gold Pro- ducers. Unions in Randsburg District Decide to Walk Out. Trouble Results From Refusal to Raise Wages. Special Dispatch to The Call. RANDSBURG, Sept. 20.—All of the min- ers belonging to the unions of Kern County are to be affected by strikes on October 1. This is what the unions of Randsburg and Mojave have decided up- on. In all about 1000 miners, a population of 10,000, and an aggregate capital of $10.- 000,000 will be drawn into the struggle. The friction between the miners and mine owners of Kern County is of long standing, It was recently greatly in- creased by the action of the management of the Yellow Aster Company of Rands- burg in refusing to grant the carmen an increase of wages from $250 to $3 a day. The miners of Randsburg demand that carmen and shovelers shall receive the same wages as miners, in order that the companies shall employ more skilled men underground. The first symptoms of a strike were shown at Mojave last Wednesday, when the miners of the Echo mine were dis- charged. What reasons the Echo Com- pany had fer its action are not exactly known. . It is claimed by the miners that the main purpose of the Echo Company is to displace union miners with non- union men. The company itself declares that the men were laid off en masse be- cause of a lack of water to operate its mill. There has been a serious difficulty be- tween the Echo Mining Company and its employes on the question of wages. The foreman of the Echo mine discharged one union miner because of remarks which the ‘latter made concerning the food sup- plied to the miners. The foreman furthermore informed the miners at the time that they should con- sider it as compulsory for them to board ati- the company's boarding-House, and gave them to understand that they were to be discharged individually or collec- tively if they should in any manner criti- size the fare. Then the Miners’ Union of Mojave ap- pointed ‘a’ committee to wait upon the foreman and “invite” him to leave tha ccmmunity. The committee took the fore- man in person to the boundaries of the Echo Mining Company’s property. Through the intervention of the super- Intendent the foreman was “allowed” to resume his duties at the mine, and he subsequently retracted the obnoxious stditements made by him to the miners, ‘which the superintendent branded as un- authorized. One result was that the Echo Company recognized the union’s conten- tion that the wages around the mines at Mojave are $3 a day, and not $2 and board, as suggested by ‘the foreman. The Exposed Treasure Company was af- terward called upon by the committee of the Mojave Miners’ Union and prevailed upon to formally recognize the same rate of wages. Now it appears to the union that the Echo Company- has reconsidered its action by the discharge of the miners. BANKERS OF GERMANY GATHER IN CONGRESS Early Amendment of the Boerse Law Desired for the Nation’s Welfare. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Sept. 20.—The general congress of bankers has held its first plenary meeting here. Rep- resentatives of the imperial and pro- vincial authorities were In attendance. The President, Councillor of Justice Ries- ser of Berlin, in his opening address, ex- pressed the hope that the Government would vigorously press the Reichstag bill amending the boerse law. The prosperous development of German agriculture, he pointed out was nécessary to the well be- ing of the economic position of the coun- try generally. Privy Councillor Hauss in behalf of the Imperial Home Office assured the meeting that the result of its deliberations will be of far-reaching importance for the whole industrial life of Germany and would meet with the most sympathetic consideration in official quarters. KILLS CHILD AND HIMSELF TO BAFFLE PURSUERS Father -Abducts Two-Year-Old Boy and Commits Murder and - Suicide. SPRINGFIELD, IiL, Sept. 30.—Harry O. ‘Williams, agent for a life insurance com- pany, to-day abducted his two-year-old sorr from its mother at Auburn, Ill., and then was pursued by officers, got out of his buggy and placed the child in the road and blew out its brains and then blew out his own. et Few “Middies” for Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 20.—Of the 117 in the royal vault at the Castle of Lacken. The court will go into mourning for three months. There will be no public lying in state here. The funeral is expected to take place September 27. e e & Goes to Attack Rebels. ‘WILLEMSTAD, Isldnd of Curacao, Sept. 20.—President Castro of Venezuela left Valencia yesterday for Tecuyito at the head of a well-equipped force of 6000 men with twelve guns to attack the revo- lutionary forces commanded by Luciano Mendoza. candidates examined by the Civil Service Commission for admission to the Naval Academy only thirty-two passed mentally. Among those who have successfully passed are: V. M. Metcalf, California; L. M. Atkins, Montana; P. H. Field, Colo- rado; C. S. Graves, Washington. —_— Laying of the Pacific Cable. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 20.—The cable steamer Colonia during the first twenty- four hours out from Bamfleld Creek laid 164 miles of cable. Hereafter all reports of )lm progress of the work will be made to’London only—that is, until the work has been completed. AGAINST REDUCING TARIFFS Roosevelt Injects New Points in Trust Problems. Again Urges Better Laws to Regulate Combinations. Panic Among a Vast Audience Neatly | Averted. CINCINNATI, Sept. 20.—“Roosevelt | day” at the Cincinnati Fall Festival broke all records of attendance at these | annual carnivals. The weather was threatening when the President arrived | and during the indoor” reception of the morning, but exceptionally pieasant for the afternoon and evening demonstra- tion. The city never had more visitors in one day, and never had a more enthusias- tic holiday. President Roosevelt was the attraction as well as the guest of honvr, znd he served his hosts with untiring | willingness continuously from 10 a. m. un- til 10 p. m. without consulting his own convenience or comfort. The directors of the Fall Festival had arranged an elab- orate programme for every hour of the day and night, and the President was al- ways ready, so that none of the events was behind time. The President arrived tc the minute on time and was on time at all his engzgements. HEven the after- ncon parade started on time to the mine ute from his hotel and arrived at the ex- position grounds on time, and the same precision characterized ths evening dem- onstrations. The President was kept on his feet and busy for over twelve hours, with the exception of the time at the noon iuncheon and the evening banquet, and even then he was engaged in discussing matters of public interest with the guests of honor at his table. SEES THE SIDE SHOWS. Among the indulgences of the day was an hour or mcre in the afternoéom In sight-seeing at the Fali Festival. includ- ing a varlety of “side shows.” After this experience he was escorted into the audi- torium of Music Hall, which is on the ex- position grounds, and delivered an ad- dress to an immense audience, with over 1000 business men and manufacturers seated on the stage with him. At 6:20 p. r2. 'a dinner was tendered the President t the St. Nicholas by the Cincinnati Fall Festival Association. ‘The banquet hall was elaborately deco- rated and the music was by a large or= chestra. Over 400 plates were turned for the entire Presiderntial party and_leading citizens of Cincinnati. Among those pres- ent were Senator J. P. Foraker, Governor Nash and staff, Congressmen Shattuck and Bromwell and Mayor Fleishmann. At the conclusion, at 8:15 p. m., the line of march was again taken up for Musie Hall. Tke crowds in° the bulldings and grounds of the festival to-night were like those of the afternoon. The President was greeted with loud cheering as his carriage approached the entrance and when he was escorted into the Audi- torium the demonstrations continued for some time. He was again the recipient cf flowers. After being welcomed offi- clally by Mayor Fleishmann and intro- duced, he was greeted with such a dem- onstration that the bands broke in and secured order. GETS LIBERAL APPLAUSE. After thanking Mayor Fleishmann and the officers of the festival for their cour- tesies and the audience for its hearty greeting the President especially re- quested attention, as he proposed, as the chief executive of all the people, with~ out regard to party, to make an argu- ment on a serious question. Silence them prevailed until the first mention of the trusts when the applause broke out and continued at frequent intervals. When he was speaking about holding corpora-~ tions to the same responsibility as indi- viduals he was interrupted by a demon- stration of approval. There was another marked demonstration when he advo- cated such a constitutional amendment as would give national control of such corporations as had outgrown the juris- diction of States. President Roosevelt's address lasted an hour. He frequently stopped to make local comments and applications of points {4n his manuseript, which he held in his hand. At the conclusion of his address he was compelled to remain on the plat- form some time in response to dem- onstrations and@the band plaved several pleces after he had concluded his address, the audience meantime waving handker- chiefs and hats and cheering vocifer- ously. After the meeting the Presidential party was driven to the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton station direct, and their spe- cial train left at midnight for Detroit. The party will be joined in Chicago by Secretary Shaw, Secretary Wilson and others for the northwestern tour. PANIC IS AVERTED. The unusually successful contribution of the day came very near being marred by a panic that would have caused countless loss of life. It is estimated that over 8000 people were packed into the Auditorium when the President began speaking. At the same time the adjoin- ing exposition halls were crowded with pecple viewing the exhibits, as they were unable to gain admittance to Music Hall. After the President had been speaking about fifteen minutes there was a great commotion In Mechanical Hall, adjacent to Music Hall on the north. The sparks from an electsic light wire had set a cur- Continued on Page 18, Column 1.