The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MO NDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1902. LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL MONTHLY TAKES A PLUNGE INTO POLITICS Youthful Editor Puts an-Article in Type That Causes Directors to Tear Their Hair and Decide on Censorship. NEW phase of the problem of keeping the schools out of politics has been precipitated upon the Board of Education by an aspiring spellbinder of the Lowell High School, who has made use of the school monthly, “The Lowell,” to infuse brimstone into the political campaign. Soaring above the delights of baseball and mneglecting the joys of the Wild West show and other things that usually please the youthful minc{, this callow but ambitious youth undertook to sidetrack the whole campaign and make a new issue for the voters. With a license of language acquired probably by “cussing” the umpire of the school baseball games, he turned loose his wrath upon both Dr. Pardee and Mr. Lane, de- nouncing them in good round style and mocking at the men who nominated them. The denunciation was done with a disregard of rules that no school can tolerate, and accordingly the result will be the establishment of a censorship over “The Lowell” hereafter. The members of the School Board and the principal of the school have of course been sadly disturbed by the incident. Superintendent Webster and Mr. Roncovieri are out of town, but there is no doubt they will sustain the position taken by the other authoritices of the school, and the youth who sought to fire the city will find in the end that he has burned his own fingers in the effort. The following interviews show what the School Directors think of the attack upon Dr. Pardee and Mr. Lane, and what they will do about it: HIS is what the members of the Board of Education and the school principal say of the matter: Director Denman—The editorial criticising the gubernatorial can- didates, coming from the boys as it does, is positively absurd. It is certainly some- thing that will not be tolerated by this board. While I am not prepared to say that the offense is sufficlent to warrant the punishment of the offenders or the abolishment of the paper, it certainly merits & searching investigation. The boys must be made to understand that they must confine themuh";s to thelr own school topics and that they are not &t liberty to discuss offhand subjects of & political character, or those that are en- tirely foreign to their own affairs. I for one would be in favor of dealing severely with the pupil who has seen fit to vilely abuse the two gentlemen who are candi- dates for the Governorship and the parties who have placed them in nomination. If nothing else is done, the pupil must real- ize that he must not offend again in the same way. Politics and religion must cer- tainly be eschewed in a publication which is allowed to exist on sufferance and any violation of what the board may regard @s the rules which should govern the pa- per must be dealt with summarily. Such utterances, even though they may be made by boys, must not igaunheede as there is no telling where y might end. REPREHENSIBELE IN EXTREME. Director Woodward—I consider the ac- tion of the puplls managing ‘““The Lowell” in printing the scurrilous attack on Lane end Pardee as reprehensible in the e: treme, and I will heartily join in an in- vestigation with & view to preventing a recurrence of any such objectionable ar- ticles. It certainly is clear that the pa- per should be under the censorship of the cipal, which in this case appears to been lacking. A continuance of the | tion of editorials of a similar na- | could have but one effect, and that demoralization of other puplls. The | cle demonstrates that under no cir- | cumstances will 2 similar offense be tol- erated. 1 belleve in taking a decided stand in the matter so that no more com- plaints of the kind may be called to our notice, The fact that the boys who wrote the editorial knew nothing of what they were writing and also that the journal has a very limited circulation does not palliate the offense, which certainly will nt be overlooked by the board of which I am a member. There does not seem to me to be any excuse for the writing of such rot. I can only ascribe it to the assurance of some lad who had an in- sane idea that he fully understands the political situation, while in point of fact he is absolutely ignorant of it. I am sure that our investigation will prevent any repetition of the offense and it seems to me that something more than a repri- mand should be coming to the ones who are guilty. REQUIRES AN INQUIRY. Director Mark—*The Lowell” is in no sense the officlal organ of the High School. It does not represent the teach- ers or their views in the least, but is prepared by the pupils for a pastime more than anything else. It has been custo- mary to give permission to the pupils of some of the schools to conduct a journal for the purpose of discussing their little affairs, which could be of no interest to any but themselves. The editorial to which my attention has been called shows that there has been a transgression com- mitted which requires inquiry. I believe that there should be one of the faculty of the echool on “The Lowell’s” staff to read over the proofs of articles intended for publication. This would have pre- vented the article In- question seeing the light of day, for older heads would have recognized its iniquity where younger minds could not see so far. This would be necessary because you cannot depend on boys. This thing won't do and the Board of Education which has jurisdic- tion in the case will certainly take it up. I constitute the committee on High Schools and I will call the attention of the board to the dereliction as soon as we have a session, which will be Wednesday or possibly before. We will rectify it, you can rest assured. We will not permit any such publication. ~The pupils have no right to bring politics or religion into the columns of their paper. I am opposed to permitting such a condi- tion and I do not believe in allowing boys to go outside their latitude. This thing .of having a journal run by boys has been considered a good thing, as it helped them in their composition and gave them in a crude way an idea of how to conduct a journal. But if they go to extremes in expressing thelr views and take up mat- ters with which they have no concern they must be notified that they canmot do so with impunity. WHAT PRINCIPAL SAYS. Frank Morton, Principal of the Lowell High School—This is the first trouble of that sort that we have ever had, and I deeply regret its occurrence. Everything that appears in “The Lowell” is supposed to pass under my eyes before publication, but I must confess that the editorial in question was_not submitted to me. ‘Whether the offense was committed inten- tionally or not, only an investigation, which T propose to make, will show. I consider the editorial highly improper, and I propose to suppress artciles of a similar tenor in future. Of course the fact that the editorial f‘)t into print will result in compelling all articles intended for “The Lowell” to be brought to me. Anything that I deem objectionable or regarding af- fairs that boys have no interest in will be prohibited. I know that the editorial on the gubernatorial candidates does not meet with the approval of the pupils themselves. Several have expressed themselves already to me as opposed to the sentiments contained therein. I intend to deal with the member.of the editorial staff who perpetrated the attack and I as- sure you that nothing of the kind will ever be allowed again. It is a matter of re- gret that the editorial crept into the pages of the paper, but what is done cannot be undone. I can only take precautions to prevent future offenses in that line on the part of some youngster who thinks he knows what he is writing about. We cer- tainly desire to keep the paper under our control and will take measures with that object in view. blVES FINANGIAL D TO STRIKERS Governor Bliss of Michi- gan Displays His Sympathy. —— DETROIT, Sept.21.—To-morrow a check! for $1000 will be sent to the striking min- | in Pennsylvania as the result of a | -meeting held in the Light Guard | or Maybury pre- | ss closed a speech | for the miners by laying $7 | e as his subscription. President had been asked to attend the ing, but declined. Rev. John a Presbyterian minister of De- hose father is a miner and who visited the strike region, laid the bility for the continuance of the pon the head of J. P. Morgan. ACTORS AID STRIKERS. Tender a Benefit to the Anthracite Coal Miners. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—President Mitch- ell of the United Mine Workers’" Union local labor leaders here | the evening =attended a for the miners. It was ces of the relief commit- Rooseve! National Protective Union for the performance of nd the management de- r to the cause. Mitchell th enthusiastic cheers as € one word Mitchel ices of members of the union when- ever he wanted to give a benefit for the miners in any city in the union. i > — >-— | Trainmen Discuss Situation. ! WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. The | Brotherhood of Trainmen employed on all raflroads centering in Wilkesbarre held a | secret meeting at Kingston to-day. The ect was to take some action on the question of brotherhood men hauling coal from the mines where non-union men are employ A resolution was adopted re- guesting the secretary of each local divi- sion to write a letter to Grand Master Morrissey, asking him to come here at once. Morrissey was in the strike region some time ago and looked over the situa- tion. He is said to have come to the con- clusion then tnat the time was not oppor- tune for the railroad men to do anything. it Flour Mill Men May Strike. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21.—Unless an| eight-hour work day is granted in the| flour mills of this section a strike will 20 into effect on September 2. The mills of Minneapolis produce 16,000,000 barrels of flour, or n fifths of the total out- of yearly. The local re thelr action has the support not only of the National Federa- tion of Labor, but the act:ve co-operation of the other flour mi employes’ unions of the country. They say that if a strike is declared here the action will be followed elsewhere by a sympathetic movément. 1f the strike is declared 3000 men will walk out. Fix New Schedule of Wages. - CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—The International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge- men at a meeting here to-day adopted a new scale of wages, which it is proposed to establish for all the work on the Great Laks and the Atlantic and Pacific The schedule, which is intended to go into effect October 1. follows: For engineers, 50 cents an hour; second en- gineers, 40 cents an hour; cranemen, 35 cents an hour. twe p union offici: Traction Car Kills a Boy. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2L—William Schielman, a l4-year-old boy, wds run over and almost instantly killed by an east bound Los Angeles traction car at the corner of Carondelet and Seventh streets, late last night. The lad was on his way to his home on a Westlake car of the Los Angeles Railroad Company. He was standing near the footboard, ready to get off, when a sudden lurch threw him on the other track just as a traction car was ylfln;. 3 l DERTH COMES UNEAPECTEDLY Bullet Wounds Thought to Be Trivial Prove Fatal, SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. 21.—Harry Strong, who was shot in a salcon brawl last Sunday by Miles Romney, his former partner, died in a hospital to-day. Strong was shot twice, once in the neck and once in the back, but the wounds were not supposed to be ious. This ing he was selzed with a choking spell and died within five minutes. Strong was the adopted son of Dr. E. Treat Payne, an eminent physician of New York. Dr. Payne intended that the boy should become a physician and he was given a splendid education. He dis- appointed his benefactor, however, and the two became estranged. Strong came out West and engaged as a cowboy. He came to Sait Lake about a year ago and ade his headquarters with the Salvation Ar Later he went into the saloon Lusiness with Romney and the partner- ship existed until about two weeks ago, when a quarrel ensued that had its ending in_the tragedy of last Sunday Romney is the black sheep of a promi- nent Mormon famil His uncle is Bishop Remney, ‘who stands high in church cir- cles. The young man was educated in the Mormoy schools and was ordained for the ministry. About five years ag) he was sent to England, where he labored for several months as a missionary. Re- turning to Salt Lake he became addicted to the liquor habit and drifted away from the church of his family. murder will be preferred against him to- niorrow. L e e e e e e e e ] TREADGOLD CASE aT1R3 A RUMPU3 Politicians Worry Over the Klondike Min- ing Affair. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. ZL.—Dawson ad- vices say it has developed there that a modification of the Treadgold concession, as effected last May, is not satisfactory. It was supposed that the modification did not give Treadgold the exclusive right to water from the Klondike River, but Gold Commissioner Senkler has arrived at the opinion that Treadgold has that right still. The case involved is that of A. D. Will- jams, who has a hydraulic concession on Hunker Creek, and who cannot operate under Senkler’s ruling for want of water. The result will be a tremendous political upheaval. The Liberal party has set to work to thwart Treadgold by the bold stroke of declaring in its platform against him, which is the same as declaring against the past acts of the Ottawa Gov- ernment. This must force the Government to further modify its concession, as Gover- nor Ross is nominated for Parliament and his influence is so great that refusal is not within the possibilities. Senkler's rulng is not yet known to the Dawson papers and therefore the menace of Treadgold in its new form has not reached the opposition. Ross has wired his acceptance of the nomination on this platform. He is certain of an overwhelm- ing majority as matters now stand. —_—— Tourists Fall Over a Precipice. GENEVA, Sept. 21.—Two French tour- ists, two guides and three porters, who were making an ascent of Mont Blanc, have fallen over a precipice and it is feared they were all killed. —_———— Reduced Rates East. October 7th and 8th the Rock Island System will sell Round Trip Tickets, good sixty days, et Half rates to points Fast. For full partic- vlars ca!l or address Rock Isiand Ticket Office, €23 Market San Francisco, . { A charge of | BELIEVE YOUNG DIED A SUICIDE Detectives Expect Find Alleged Mur- derer Dead. to NEW YORK, Sept. 2L.—The search for William Hooper Young, the man wanted for the murder of Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, whose mutilated body was found floating sey City on Thursday evening, had, up to a late hour to-day, been unavailing. The police forces of this and the surrounding boroughs have been bending all energies and running down all clews which come to them to Iocate Young. The chief de- | velopment of the day came from Brook- lyn, and it leads the police to believe that the ‘tugni\je has escaped to the vicinity of Canarsie, L. I Captain Titus is in clined to believe that Young, finding all avenues of final escape shut off, has fled to this spot on the Long Island coast to commit s ide. The captain has ordered a special force of detectives to Canarsie to conduct a thorough search of the neighborhood. The story of this clew is that late Sat- l&lvrda)' night a man supposed to have been oung was seen in a lodging h Brooklyn. When he ap 511 f‘or ‘;_us:)n‘mn he was forced to be sati Soon afterward he became delirious and arocse to his feet, and others in the room arose simultaneously. Then the stranger dashed down the back stairs of the hotel, with some of the lodgers after him. Vaulting the back fence, the fugitive fled up the street. The pursuers gaining upon him, the stranger halted, drew a revolver and brought the lodgers to a stand. Turn- ing again, he caught sight of a Nostrand avenue car bound for Fulton street and raced for it. Before the lodgers came up the car, with the fugitive on board, was blocks away. This story was told to Captain Titus early to-day and this evening he received a corroboration of it. This was, that at 8:30 o’clock in the morning a man resem- bling Young had been seen in Canarsie. The informant told him that the man seemed worn ofit and almost exhausted. The captain added that Police Captain Short of Canarsie and all his force were searching the country thereabouts for the man. Captain Titus said, -however, that he feared that if the man were Young they would find only his dead body, as he is of the impression that Young would com- mit suicide. !ép to a late hour to-night the search at Canarsie had been fruitless, Suspect Arrested in Derby. DERBY, Conn., Sept. 21.—The police have in custody here a man who answers | the description of Willlam Hooper Young of New York, who is wanted in that city for the murder of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer. The man vigorously resisted arrest, and when brought to headquarters refused to give his name or account for his presence in this vicinity. — NO ALARMING CHANGE IN BARD’S CONDITION United States Senator Is Reported to Be Resting Fairly Well. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21. — Senator Bard's condition to-night remalns the same. He has a severe pain in the stom- ach and is still very weak. At 9 o'clock this evening Dr. Taggart sald that barring a slight attack of intes- t'nal indigestion, Senator Bard had been deing as well as could be expected all day. The indigestion is rather puzzling for the reason that Senator Bard has taken no nourishment outside of malted milk and small quantities of champagne for days. He has taken no medicine for three or four days. The pulse and tem- perature to-day were about normal, = Laas e Sails on Mysterious Mission. HONOLULU, Sept. 14—The little schooner Herman sailed to-day on her mysterious mission to the Bouth Seas. Captain Brown and his party still main- tain their reticence about the purpose of the vessel’'s trip. She has cleared for Sydney and she may go to Fanning Isl- and, but, so far as giving any intimation of where they purpose going to search | for that treasure, the crowd wags silent. — in the abandoned Morris canal near Jer- | ed with a chair. | MODDY PLINS GRENT CHMGE N THE WY General Reorganization of the System of Mobilization, Two Fleets of Battleships to Guard the North Atlantic, — Proposed Squadron on the Pacific Sta- tion Will Be Made Up of the Best of the Cruisers. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET, N. ‘W., WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Secretary Moody has decided upon a new system of mobilization of the warships of the United States navy. It consists of nothing less than the formation of two formidable fleets of battieships to guard the North American coast and to protect the vital interests of this Government in Asiatic waters, while the European, Pacific and South Atlantic stations will be filled with highly efiiclent cruiser squadrons. Extensive shifting of stations will be made at the conclusion of the winter maneuvers in the Carribbean, in which all ships of the BEuropean and the North and South Atlantic stations will be assembled as a single fleet under. the command of Admiral Dewey. The change is most sig- nificant of the United States development as a world power. The recent ‘‘search problem” and the joint maneuvers in Narragansett Bay and at the entrance to Long Island Sound demonstrated that the fieet which guards the North Atlantic coast, patrols the strategically important West lndies, pre- serves American influence in Central America’ and which will do so over the Isthmian Canal, when it is finally con- structed, must necessarily be much larger than now. Hence the fleet that will be organized at the conclusion of the Car- ribbean maneuvers will be the stronger of the two battle fleets contemplated. It will, as now planned, consist of the battleships Kearsarge, Alabama, Massachusetts, In- diana, Texas and Maine, comprising a battle unit, augmented by the crulsers Baltimore, Raleigh, possibly the Newark, Olympia, Cincinnati, the gunboats Ma- chias and Marietta and the cruiser Mont- gomery. DIVISION FOR SPECIAL DUTY. Disturbances in_the West Indies, as in Hayti and Santo Domingo; revolutions in Panama, where the United States is | obliged by treaty to keep transit on the | Panama railroad open, and the nearly | continuous civic strife in Venezuela, have | resplted in the determination of the de- partment to create a division of the North American squadron for special duty, which undoubtedly will be continuous in the Carribbean. It is planned to place Rear Admiral Coughlan in command of this division. It will consist of the Olym- pia, which will be used as his flagship, and probably the Cincinnati, Montgomery and Marietta. The make-up of the Asiatic, or Philip- pine squadron, as it may be called, prob- ably will be the battleships Kentucky and Oregon, the latter of which is about to sail for the Orient from San Francisco. Later the Iowa and Wisconusin may be assigned to the Asiatic station. The cruiser New York is at present the flagship of the Asiatic station, with the possibility of being transferred to be the tlagship of the Pacific squadron station. USE FOR THE MONITORS. The other ships on the Asiatic station will be cruisers and the small gunboats captured from the Spanish, which, though | not especiaily formidable, are valuable for | use in Chinese rivers and in the Philip- pine archipelago. The other ships are the Monadnock and Monterey, both monitors | in good condition; the Yorktown, New Or- | leans, Glacier, Helena, Don Juan de Aus- | tria, Isla de Luzon and Isla de Cuba, the Annapolis, Princeton, Wheeling, Justine, | Pompeil and Squiros. | . On the European station will be the Il- linois, Albany, Nashville, San Francisco and Chicago. To the make-up of the South Atlantic station, now consisting of only the Atlanta and the Jowa, not much attention has been given. There is talk of the Newark becoming the flagship and of there being four cruisers assigned to the station. . ——————— Day of Funerals in Alabama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 21.—This | was a day of funerals in Birmingham, the remains of thirty-eight of the victims of | the panic in Shiloh Church being interred |{in the various cemeteries for negroes around the city. The death list is now known to number 105, and 100 of these have been identifled. The police assert that In addition at least five bodies were taken to private houses. This would swell the number to 110. In nearly all of the churches for whites sums were raised to- day to assist the negroes who are unable to give their dead proper burial, and a }‘undfl amounting to $500 has been accumu- ated. @ imivivivieiieieielenl el @ MUST HELP PAY THE WAR GOSTS i New South African Colo- nies to Be Heavily Taxed. NEW YORK, Sept: 22.—The Daily Mail this morning says the Government has de- cided that the new South African colonies are to be required to pay $500,000,000 to- ward the cost of the South African war. The colonies are, however, to be allowed ample time in which to make this pay- ment. It will not be collected until the extension of trade and expansion of reve- nue permit. Consequently the loan will not be floated for two or three years. Mining profits will probably be taxed 10 per cent more than they were before the war, and money will also be obtained by granting all kinds of concessions and mineral rights. —e e Preparing for the Merger. OMAHA, Sept. 21.—What are presumed to be preparations for the merging of packing-house interests will begin at the South Omaha packing houses to-morrow in the way of taking inventories of stock and other properties. One of the largest companies paid its men in advance last week and has sent out a circular instruct- ing agents to settle claims and take new inventories during the coming week. The same work is under way in one of the other large houses, while it was complet- ed in a third during the past week. A party of men said-to be representatives of the proposed combine were in the city several days last week, making an in- spection of the packing plants and stock- yards. &b N Burglars Kill a Night Watchman. GOLDFIELD, Colo., Sept. 21.—Gus Kate, night ‘marshal here, was shot and killed by burglars in Stowe’s drug store at an early hour this morning. Kate saw two men enter the rear of the store and fol- lowed them in. They opened fire on him, shooting him through the heart. CLARENCE H. MACKAY WILL PREPARE WAY FOR CABLE You ng [lillionaire Comes to Coast to Assist in Carrying Out His Father’s Plans. & f— LATE MILLIONAIRE'S SON, WHO WILL CARRY OUT FATHER'S PLANS FOR PACIFIC CABLE. o | o LARENCE H. MACKAY, son and heir of the late John W. Mackay, who dled recently in London, ar- rived in this city yesterday af- ternoon for a short visit. The young millionaire is not accompanied by his wife or child, who remained in New York. The object of his visit to this city is to familiarize himself with the affairs of the immense estate which he was called upon so suddenly to take charge of. Clarence H. Mackay can hardly be said to be of the same hardy, democratic tem- perament as his late father. The young man, however, has a fine personal ap- pearance and is somewhat English in his dress and manner. When not direct- ing the management of his immense es- tate, Mr. Mackay likes a good time. Last night in company of two friends who ac- companied him from New York, he vis- ited various attractions in this city and met a few of his father’s old friends and assoclates. While in this city Mr. Mackay will as- EXs GALLS COMAAD THE MURDERER Negro Implicated in the Sacramento Tragedy Is Arrested. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Sept. 21.—James Jackson, a negro, wanted in Sacramento for com- plicity in the murder of Trujilla, a Mexi- can vaquero, last Wednesday night, was arrested here shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. He admits being implicated in the crime, but says Carl Norman, whose confession led to his arrest, struck the blow that killed their victim. At first Jackson denied all knowledge of the murder, but under severe Cross- examination he broke down. He said that last Wednesday evening he was sitting in King's saloon, when George Norman, in company with Trujilla, came to the sa- loon. Norman _told Jackson to follow them and he did so. The prisoner states Norman led his man down L street and into an alley. Jackson says he remained at thé corner of the alley. Norman picked up a piece of planking and struck the Mexican over the head. Norman then robbed the man’s body of $1 60 and a sil- ver watch. Jackson says their object was simply robbery and he did not know the Mexican was dead until informed here. He de- clares' Norman planned and executed the crime. Jackson left the next morning for Francfsco. SHSnACRAMEN’l‘O. Sept. 21.—Chief of Po- lice Sullivan of this city learned to-day that after Jim or Ira Jackson, the negro guspected of murder, escaped from Po- liceman Jay in San Francisco last night, he succeeded in boarding a train for San Jose. Chief Sullivan had sent out an ac- curate description of the man and he was promptly arrested on his arrival at San Jose. The Chief this afternoon dis- patched Detective Max P. Fisher after ackson. Jm. an_early hfiurlThursday last thg d body of a Mexican vaquero name: g‘er:l]fllo was discovered lying in B.a;grk alley. On examination it was found that the man’s skull had been fractured by a blow and that his pockets had been emp- {ied and turned inside out. 1t was ascer- tained that he had been in the company of two negroes, who had subsequently Gisappeared. Ome of them, Carl Norman, was arrested on a description at Benicia, and when brought back confessed to his complicity in the murder, but said the fatal blow was struck by Jim Jackson, the other.negro man. Norman claimed he received only sixty cents as his share of the plunder, and that the intention was merely to stun the Mexican. He de- tailed all the circumstances leading up to the assault and the flight of the mur- derers. _‘Trujillo, the victim, had been employed for some time on the Merkeley ranch, down the river. ackson escaped from Officer Joy on ngrgay night at the corner of Mont- gomery and Kearny streets. Although a Blose watch was kept on the ferries the Jotectives neglected to keep a lookout at the depot at Third and Townsend streets, and the mnegro boarded a train there without molestation. Infor- mation to this effect was given to two detectives in time to allow a message to be sent to San Jose before the arrival of the train, and the officers there had no dificulty in recognizing and arresting Jackson. He will be sent to Sacramento to-day, where his partner, Norman, is now in custody and has confessed to the murder, implicating Jackson. Cheap Rates to Washington, D. C. Round trip via Barstow, returning via Ogden, or the reverse, $85.40. 8old only on September 29 and 3. Ask the Santa Fe. 641 Market street. + sist in the arrangements which are under way for the establishment of the Pacific cable. Shortly after the dccease of John W. Mackay it was announced by the directors of the Pustal Telegraph-Cable Company that his death would have no eoffect on the laying of the cable.* It was John W. Mackay’s most_ardent wish during the latter years of his life to bridge the Pa- cific Ocean with a cable that would bring the Orient and the Occident into closer communication with each other. He believed that the future development of this State, which he always claimed for bis home and whose interests were alw: uppermost in his mind, depended to a great extent on the market to the Orient. The Pacific cable was to be his contribution to the n:aple of this State and the Pacific Coast toward enabling them to get their share of Oriental trade. When Mr. Mackay went to Europe on the trip that terminated in his death, he went for the purpose of securing conces- sions for the landing of the cable at Hongkong. Since his death, the prelim- inary work attached to the laying of the cable has gone steadily on. The Super- visors have granted a franchise to the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company to lay the cable through the streets of the city from the Ocean Boulevard to the com- pany’s office on Market street. f M 2 e e e e e e S Y ) SINKING CRAFT THEIR PRISON Passengers on a River Steamer Narrowly Escape. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 21L—The river steamer Lurline, owned by the Vancouver Transportation Company, struck a rock and sunk early this morning while on her way from Portland to Astoria. The dis- aster occurred at Waterford, Wash., a small town, thirty-six miles east of this city. Whether or not the steamer will be a total loss cannot be stated until to- morrow. All her passengers were saved. Fog settled over the entire river before daybreak and at 6 o’clock, when the Lur- line met with her trouble, it was so dense that navigation was well-nigh impossible. | Soon after passing Waterfora the steamer struck the rock. A big hole was torn in her starboard bow, and a hasty examina- | tion showed that she was badly damaged. Captain Larkins decided to run her aground if possible and she was success- fully backed away from the rock. ‘When the steamer struck the hog chains parted and this caused the cabin to par- tially collapse, with the result that the doors of all the staterooms were jammed tightly. gers on the steamer and all were in bed. The shock awakened them, but when they started to rush to the deck they found themselves imprisoned. Their predicament was immediately discovered by the offi- cers of the Lurline, who put men at work breaking in the doors. By the time the steamer had been run aground the passengers had been released from their rooms, and all got ashore in safety. There was much excitement for a time, but the coolness of the officers prevented any loss of life. Two passen- gers, both men, jumped overboard and swam ashore, fearful that the steamer would sink and drown them. The Lurline had on board a full supply of school books for the Astoria schools, which were to open to-morrow. The ac- cident will make a delay necessary until another supply can be secured. The steamer is valued at about $45,000. The steamer Despatch, bound for San Francisco, also met with an accident dur- ing the fog. She started out at § o'clock this morning, but had proceeded only a short distance from the city, when she ran out of the channel and piled up on a sand spit. She remained there until high tide to-nignt, when she was floated. —_— —_— General Miles on Way Here. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 2l.—General Nelson A. Miles reached this city to-day after a trip of inspection to the fortifica- tions at the mouth of the Columbia River and Vancouver Barracks. The general was the guest here of ex-United States Senator H. W. Corbett. He left on the Southern Pacific evening train for San Francisco, where he will embark for the Philippine Islands. e P A Ship Almost Strikes Shore. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 21.—The ships Glenesslin and _Linlithgowshire arrived to-day from Melbourne, and the former had a narrow escape from going ashore in the fog. She brought up 200 yards the rocks off Vlctor!f v = - Duchess of Rochefoucauld Is Better. PARIS, Sept. 2L.—The Duchess of Roch- efoucauld, who is. a daughter of United States Senator John M. Mitchell of Ore- gon, was successfully ngrated on yester- day for l&"endlcnu. er condition to- day is satisfactory.. , X There were about fifty passen- | KING DRIVES Hl3 DAUGHTER FROM PALAGE Leopold Displays Anger in the Presence of Death. Forces Princess BStephanie From the Bier of Her Mother. P PP OEE Belgian Sovereign Then Enters the Chamber and Kneels in Prayer Before the Casket. BRUSSELS, Sept. 21.—A dispatch to the Patriote from Spa says that when King Leopold arrived there he refused to speak to the Princess Stephanie and compelled her to leave the royal palace. The Princess consequently left Spa suddenly. She rode to the station in a hi car- riage, amid demonstrations of sympathy from the people, where she took a train for Brussels. There are various versions of the quars rel at Spa between King Leopold and Princess Stephanie, his daughter, the most reliable of which is to the effect that the Princess was in the death chamber when his Majesty arrived at the Palace. He refused to enter until she had left th room. Princess Clementine, the King’ third daughter, came and took Princess Stephanie away. King Leopold then en- tered the death chamber and prayed be- fore the coffin for twenty-five minutes. The news of the quarrel betweem. the King and the Princess spread rapidly. By Queen Marle Henrlette's own desire her remains will not be embalmed, and an amulet, a gift of her dead son, which she always wore, will not be removed. Princess Stephanie is the second daugh- ter of the late Queen Marie Henrlette and King Leopold. 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