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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MdNDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1902. MITCAELLS PREALTO THE PUBL President of Miners' Union Replies to Operators, Says Baer and Hewitt Mis- represent the Actual Conditions. Declares That Strikers Are Striving for a Principle More Weighty Than the Dollars In- volved. ADELPHIA, Sept. 25.—President Il of the United Mine Workers, to- gave out a lengthy statement in o BayS: utterances of Mr. Baer, t) trust, M the coal strike and apt to divert attention from the actual olved. H owever, misleading as are utterances, it is a relief to know that admit that the public has rights rests which cannot be ignored with a much as r of the coal strike it is it shall not be deceived.by oh are at variance with the the purpose of correcting some and misrepresentations con- ements of the gentlemen re- I jesue this letter. Baer states “‘that the wages paid In the regions are, compared with ment, fair and just.” must refer to bituminous coal min- prepared to demonstrate that wages ninous coal flelds are from 20 to higher than those paid for similar work in the anthracite fleids. The &t the minimum wage class of any adult mine workers in the mines is 26% cents per hour, while um Wwage paid to boys is 123 cents in the anthracite coal mines men ning precisely the same labor receive o 20 cents per hour, while boys are as § cents per hour and rarely ex- 8 cents per hour. The bituminous miner meximum of eight hours per day, two hours K then men in the e field are required to work; more- anthracite mine worker labors under sadvantage of being more liable or injured, the casualties being 50 r in the anthracite than in the nous mines. MINTMUM OF WAGES. There are other statements of Mr. Baer y incorrect; among these is the miners work only four e per day and his further assertion lowest scale of wages was 85 cents If Mr. Baer desires, I ¢ slate pickers, each less than S5 cents per g to have the re- fers to Baer's assertion that mysterious reason” the miners utput of the mines, and the other hand there n the year 1901 from the the Reading Company a total increase from e mines of nine million gives the report of the te Bureau of Mines to e this statement per capita outout te Burezu of Mines Baer's assertion om four to six assertion that per capita complained of, ut for of labor-saving roportion of men day and gives ta out- %1, and of the nes is int UNION IS MALIGNED. he very incep- the , ob- ed Mine Work- been wilifully dis- my of critics. He gned and our iously impugned ortunity to r t ot xeek 1o interfere he coal proper‘ies o working f tha e twenty weeks the wholé power of the n exerted to preserve peace, & voluntarily idle population of rte f a million, more and “that to charge any one of sther organizations, or with being an_unlaw- e of its adherents as it s to charge the s of America with being e law. 1 denies ‘_hl“ truth of Mr. Baer’s on that the pumpmen, engineers &nd men were called out so that “the mines would be destroyed, and, with their destruction, 40,00 men with their | wives and children dependent upon their wbors wo d be deprived of work for a * and says: e truth is that the strike of the pump- engineers and firemen was called. n r own interest absolutely and by their ade in & public utterance by Mr. which that gentleman reveals his igs toward organized labor. I do is expression that I shall become n control of votes enough to Presidential election, or to this contest fighting the battle of in- net the aggressions of the be self. OF OPERATORS. !al director of one of the Hewitt is undoubtedly aware are fighting to compel o employment under to the coal trust and employed upon among their employes, H, & position it managers and that e uctions were issued from the grn«-:ild(;q(? of the coal companies notifying some of workmen that they must® elepa their connection with the union - g i mion or sur- this strike it has been claimeq by ene he union, and belipved by Mr Tremue ecknowledging himself a recognized tra olng to work through fear of bodily and it was consequently predicted that e moment the militia came that the mtrile resolve itself vinto & stampede. The fiitia has been in Shenandoah for more they eight weeks and i1l, for lack of mine ‘work- ors, not & pound of coal has been Produced 1 that vicinity. The militia is now stationed in the Panther Creck Valley, in Wilkesbarre and in Scranton, and yet its presence has not been followed by the desertion of 2 single miner who laid down his tools on the 12th of May. @ On the contrary many men brought here to take the places of the strikers have Joined the renks of the strikers since the arrival of the m ia and therc is not the vemotest possibil- ity of the mines being successfully Spersnd vntil an honorable and equitable - settlement of the striko has been made. We have entered and are condu the struggie Without malice and without bitters the public must | regeived by | him with the names and | and, continu- _ ucceseful in allay- | the coal and fron police | le regrets the occaslonal | fon because some of its | sccusations against the mine work- | the allied | rs in order that the in- | { men's individual rights | nder which they seek to | y to_know that | n our organization was frowned | e organizations, that men were | JENATOR HILL FOR GOVERNOR New York Democrats May Select Him to Head Ticket. Delegates to the Convention Consider Him an Avail- able Candidate. BARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 38—Few of the delegates to the Democratic conven- tion which is to meet on Tuesday have arrived, and those here know little as to nominees or platform. Talk in this direc- tion is halting until the arrival of Senator ‘Hfll to-morrow. It is generally under- stood that with the arrival of the Sena- tor the situation will be materially cleared up and, while the fight over the Governor- | ship may go into the convention, the rest | of the ticket will be named without con- ‘cened opposition. At least three selec- | | | i tions have, it is said, been tentatively made. Randolph Guggenheimer will go on the ticket for Lieutenant. Governor, John Cunnen of Erie for Attorney Gener- | 21, and Edwin S. Atwater of Duchess for Controller. These are in addition to Judge John Clinton Gray, who has no op- position for the Court of Appeals judge- ship. Of course, Guggenheimer’'s nomina- tion depends upon the selection of an up- State man for Governor, and it is stated that if the gubernatorial nominee is from New York, Charles V. Bulger of Oswego will be the candidate for Lieutenant Gov- ernor. It is also sald that James H. Man- | ning of Albany, who is a candidate for the nomination of Controller, will be made State Treasurer for the purpose of getting on the ticket a name prominent in national as well as State politics. Never in advance of any convention in years has there been such a list of names to select from. Here is only a partial list of candidates, and if the leaders are to be believed, all have an even chance to fight it out in the convention or before it | meets: Governor—Bird 8. Coler, Edward M. Shep- ard, Edward M. Grout of Kings, Jacob A. Can- tor of New York, Frederick Cook of Monroe, Elliott Danforth, Nicholas Muller of Richmond, Alton B. Parker of Ulster, David B. Hill of Albany, Cornelius A. Pugsley of Westchester, | John B. Stanchfield of Chemung, John G. Mil- burn of Erie and Judge E. M. Cullen of Kin; Lieutenant Governor—Randolph Guggen- heimer, Charles V. Bulger, Mayor E. A. Fiske of Westchester. Secretary of State—Frank H. Mott of Chau- tauqua, Daniel J. Cooney of Aibany. Comptroller—James H. Manning, E. S. At- water of Duchess, Joseph E. Gavin of Erie. Attorney General—Charles H. Bulger, R. M. Moore of Franklin, John Cunnen, Martin Lit- tleton of Kings and John McMahon of Oneida. Judge of the Court of Appeals—John Clinton Gray. Of those In the list Judge Parker at least can be eliminated. From a close | personal friends it is learned to-night that he made the following statement: If the convention should nominate me by ac- | clamation 1 should even then decline to run. have no desire to I the judicial work I have toyush into politics. Delegates who are here to-night believe that Judge Parker's wishes will be re- spected and his name will not be present- ed to the convention, but, curiously enough, those who admit this are not talking of Coler or Cantor, but of Senator Hill. Several times at plazza conferences during the day the convention has turned on Hill as a candidate, and the proposi- tion seems to have found favor. It will be remembered that the convention of 1884 was stampeded for him against his wishes and that the Tammany delegation to the last national convention also at- tempted that which was almost a suc- cessful stampede for Senator Hill for Vice President. ANTI-TRUST DEMOCRACY. New Political Party Enters the Field | in Montana. BUTT:! nt Sept. 28.—F. Augustus Heinze last night organized his new polit- ical party, to be known as the Anti-Trust Democracy. At least Heinze made the snnouncement that an organization had been effected. The primarles are called ‘or Monday, September 29, and the con- ntion for the following day. Ex-Gov- >r Robert B. Smith, who recently de- serted the Populists, acted as the spokes- man of the meeting. F. Augustus Heinze made an address to the meeting in which hLe arraigned tk Amalgamated Copper Company, the Standard Oil Company and Senator Clark | of the regular Democracy. | Hetnze's organization of an independent party follows his turndown at the State Convention, where the whole of the State delegations overwhelmingly voted against allowing the Heinze party seats in the convention. LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCE. Prominent Democrats Visit Senator Hill and Discuss the Situation. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Senator Pat- rick H. McCarren, Congressman William | Sulzer, Professor William D. Lee of Cor- | nell University and John B. Stanchfield of Elmyra were among the Democrats who arrived to-day and visited Senator Hill. Frank W. Campbell, chairman of the State Committee, says the question of | iwho is to be the candidate for Governor | is still an open one and will not be set- | tled until the convention agrees on the man. i Congressman Sulzer speaks very glow- ingly of the chances for Democratic suc- | cess and says if his party wants him for | Governor he will take the nomination. @ il @ | ness. We believe that our antagonists are act- ing upon misrepresentation everywhere. We | regard them not as enemies, but as opponents, and we strike in patience until they shall ac. cede to our demands or submit to impartial | arbitration the differences between ug. We | are striking not to show our strength, but the | justice of our cause and we desire only the | privilege_of presenting our case to & falr tri- | bunal. We ask not for favors, but for justice | and we appeal our case to the solemn judg- | ment of the American people. | “Involved in this fight are questions weightier | than any question of dollars and cents, The present miner has had his day. He has been | oppressed and ground down, but there 1s an- other generation coming up, a generation of | little children prematurely dcomed to the whis of the mill and the noise and blackness of thae breaker. It 15 for these little children we are fighting, We have not underestimated the strength of Our opponments; we have mot over: estimated our OWn Power of resistance. - Ao | customed alway8 to live upon little, a litile joas | is mo unendurable hardship. It ‘was with & | quaking of hearts that we asked for our last pay envelopes; but in the grimy and bruiseq | hana of the miner was the little White hang | of @ child, a child like the children of the Fioh and in the heart of the miner was the geter: mination to starve to the last crust of bread and fight out the long, dreary battle to wia | & ife for the child and secure for it o place in the world In keeping with the advancing civilization. APPEAL FOR TROOPS FORGED. Sheriff Knorrs Says He Did Not Sign the Telegram. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28.—Governor Stone to-day ordered the Sheridan Troop of Tyrone to report to General Gobin for duty in the anthracite strike territory. The troop left Tyrone to-night by special train under orders to reinforce the Thir- teenth Regiment at Oliphant. The Gov- e regular Democracy, de- | claring that an alliance existed with the | BLOODLESS WAR WILL BEGIN ON THE KANSAS PRAIRIE TO-DAY Troops at Camp Root Are in Readiness for the Call to Arms and PENGION ROLLS GROW LONGER Will Go Into the Mimic Conflict Ignorant of General Bates’|Net Gain of Nearly Six Plans for the Maneuvers s ORT RILEY, Kans. Sept. 28.—Ab- solute quiet, as far as the army maneuvers were concerned, pre- vailed in Camp Root to-day. The troops were not called upon to perform any work, beyond that of the or- dinary camp routine, but at 6 o’clock to- morrow morning will open a strenuous week for all arms of the service. t The maneuver for Monday is vaguely \ described by General Bates as a ‘prob- | breaks. lem of contact of opposing forces of all arms,” which iIncludes a possibility of anything between a baseball game and a general massacre. The exact nature of the problem to be solved is known only to the military umpires and to General Bates, and will not be divulged until the troops have marched out in the morning. The commanders will then be informed of the nature of the task ahead of them. The Browns, however, will be in the m nority, as usual, and the Blues will hav the preponderating force in the field. This is by actual count. Reinforced by the imagination, the Browns will be of an | equal strength. The weather is now beautiful and the ernor's troop of Harrisburg and the Sec- ond Philadelphia Troop will remain on duty at Shenandoah. The cavalry was asked for by Colonel ‘Watres, who is in command of the troops stationed In Lackawanna County. The colonel says the ordering out of the troops is not due to reporfs of any fresh out- He says the collieries at which trouble has been taking place are far apart and that the cavalrymen can get over the ground more readily than infan- try. Sheriff Knorrs of Columbia County says ke did not sign or authorize his name to be signed to the telegram which was sent to Governor Stone asking that troops be sent to Centralla. The following tele- gram was sent to Governor Stone from Shenandoah: Shelft Knorrs says call for troops for Colim- bla County Is @ forgery. General Gobin says he will send troops to Centraila to make ar- rests. Action certain to cause complications and injustice. We guarantee peaceful surren- der of all accused persons to civil authorities. Telegrams to Sheriff and the general will show ¢ these statements. v TERRENCE GINLEY, Executive Board United Mine Workers. e JOHN J. O'DONNEL, President of the Central Local Union. HOMAS J. QUIGLEY, Secretary. Govenor Stone called up General Gobin by telephone and advised him of the re- port from Shenandoah that the call for troops to Columbia County was a forgery. General Gobin replied that the Sherif’s call was authentic. LS MAY TRY TO RESUME WORK. Rumor That Several Collieries Will ‘Be Reopened To-Day. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 28.—Some of the local coal operators, after being shown a copy of the statement issued by President Mntchell of the United Mine Workers to-day, sald It probably would be the last he would give to the public before the ending of the strike. They as- sert his appeal is made up of generalities and that he endeavors to win public sym- pathy by making a plea for child labor. One operator said the condition of child labor in the coal region was much better than it is in the manufacturing districts of the country. The military authorities, Sherift Jacobs and some of the superintendents in this vicinity held a meeting in the officesof one of the coal companies last evening and Involving Attack and Defense * S TS LTS D by reads, which last week were trails of mud, are dry and in good shape for marching. There are now but few men in the Lospital. Nearly all of those whose ill- ness was due to rain-soaked clothing and bedding have recovercd. The officers of the National Guard are coming in rapid- 1y. and it Is estimated that by Tuesday morning, when the Tansas militia will have arrived, fuily 100 off esides these of the Kansas Guard, be on the ground. So far there is but one captain among the National Guard officers, the others being colonéls or generals. The hopeless- ly outranked captain comes from New York City, while the colonels and generals belong everywhere from California to Rhode Jsland and from Wisconsin to Texas. General Funston arrived in camp this afternoon, coming as the guest of talked over a plan by which the troops can be moved promptly to scenes of dis- turbance. It is not the purpose of the military to do police duty, but if any of the companies can get men to go to work the soldiers will give them protection. It is reported again that attempts will be made to-morrow to resume work at sev- eral collieries in this region which have been idle since the strike began. At strike headquarters it was asserted that there would be no change in the sit- uation the coming week; that the strik- ers were as firm as ever and that there would be no desertions from the ranks. The Ninth Regiment went into camp at Westside Park this afternoon in the midst of a drenching rainstorm. e aie L sy S§HOTS ARE EXCHANGED. Attempts Made to Burn Bridges in Hudson Valley. SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Violent demonstrations against the Hudson Val- ley Raiflway Company have caused shots to be exchanged. Trouble broke out late last night when attempts were made to burn the bridges between this place and Balston. Obstacles were placed on the tracks, and the depredators, who num- bered about a dozen, sought to ground the trolley wires. A force of detectives hurried to the point and shots were ex- changed. Two men alleged to have been cngaged in the depredations were ar- rested. it el B AFZEAL T2 PRESIDENT. Catholic Societies Working to End the Anthracite Strike. NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Petitions are being circulated throughout the country by the members of the various organiza- tions comprising the American Federa- jon of Catholic Socleties, asking Presi- dent Roosevelt to use his good offices to end the coal strike. The members of the socleties making up the federation num- ber at least one-half million persons. Bishop McFaul of Trenton, N. J., and Bighop Messmer of Green Bay, Wis., are the spiritual advisors of the federation and are interested in the circulation of the petition. The petition is in part as follows: ‘We do not ask you to use any officlal power in the matter, for you have none to use; we only ask you as the first citizen of the nation to mediate between those parties. You can OFFICER WHO WILL DIRECT AND ANOTHER WHO WILL VIEW WAR GAME. * 3 General Hates. He is here in an unoffi- clal capacity and will remain for a few days to witness the maneuvers. T o i e e T speak as no one else can speak for the plain { people of the country. Every workingman knows that you are his friend: no capitalist of common-sense can imagine that you are his enemy. The petition already has been signed by eight presfients and other officers of Catholic societies of this city and Brooklyn. AR iy | ADVISE MARTIAL LAW. 1 P MERIDAN, Conn., Sept. 25.—A ¢ mass meeting under the auspices of the Econo- mic League was held here to-day at which of Pennsylvania were adopted. After re- citing that. as a result of the miners' strike, the price of coal 1s daily increas- ing and the supply diminisning, which, if the situation remains uncnanged, will re- exposure to cold and its effects, the res- olutions continue: We petition you, therefore, to start the mines through -a recelver, if that be possible; if not, then by martial law, the military taking pos- session in the name of the State. — DEPUTY SHOOTS MINERS. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 28.—James Sweeney, a deputy employed at the Bliss mine, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company at West Nanticoke, on his way home this morning had an al- tercation with some miners and shot, seriously wounding, Joseph Gilles, and fatally wounded one Slav. He says the strikers threatened his life and he shot in self-defens —_— Conference of Strike Leaders. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.—Thomas B. Nicholls, Thomas Duffy and John Fahey, presidents of the three anthracite ais- tricts of the United Mine Workers, ar- rived here about midnight. The objegt of their visit Is not known, but as Presi- dent Mitchell and National Secretary Treasurer Wilson left Pittsburg last night for this city, the inference is that a con- ference of the strike leaders will be held here probably go-day. Wilson and Mitch - len will reach here in the morning. ‘Excursion to Pacific Grove. On Sunday, October 5, the Southern Pa- cific will run an excursion to Pacific Grove. Train leaves Third and Townsend- street depot at T:15 returning, leaves Pacific Grove at 4:15 p. m. Fare for_the round trip $2.00. Full rticulars at Information Bureau, 613 Market street. X sult in the death of many persons from | \ | 5 cents ver pound. | 433; resolutions addressed to Governor Stone | ¢/ RENtS Thousand Pensions ~in Four Years, Many Olaims Are Rejected by Commissioner Ware After Investigation. —— WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—The annual report of Commissioner of Pensions Eu- gene F. Ware, made public to-day, shows that the numbeér of names on the pension rolls still is under the million mark, de- spite a net ghin of 5732 pensioners since 18%8. The total enrollment July 1 last was 99,446, against 997,735 last year. The total comprises 738,800 soldiers and 260,637 widows and dependents. The aggregate Includes 4695 pensioners outside the United States. The number of death notices of old sol- diers, not now in the service, received by the Bureau during the year was 50,128, but only 27.043 of them were pensioners. The report says that the death rate among the pensioners for the coming year will be about 40,000 and the losses to the rolls from other causes will be about | 6000. The total amount pald for pensions during the fiscal year was $137,504,268 and the yearly cost of operating and main- talning the bureau and the agencies out- side of the payment of pensions proper aggregates $3,500,529. The pension system, says the report, since the beginning of the Government has cost $2,992,509,019, exclusive of the es- tablishment of the soldiers’ homes. The pension disbursements by the United States from July 1, 1790, to June 30, 1865, were $96,445,444. The following amounts have been paid to soldiers, their widows, minor children and dependent relatives on account of military and naval service during the wars in which the United States has been engaged: . Revolutionary war (estimated), $70,000,- 000; war of 1812 (on account of service, without regard to disability), $45,025,297; In- | dGian wars, 1832-1842 (on account of service without regard to disability), $5,815,287; war with Mexico (on account of service, without regard to disability), $31,861,338; war of the rebellion, $2,228,878,286; war with Spain, $3,275,184; actual total dis- bursement in persions, 32,900,854,302. The amounts paid as pensions on ac- count of disabilities and deaths as results of military and naval service during the wars of 1812 and with Mexico and in time of peace to the beginning of the war with Spain are included in the puayments on account of the war of the rebellion. (It is estimated that $16,000,000 were paid in pen- | sions for disabilities and deaths due to military and naval service in the wars of 1812, and with Mexico. The average value of each pension is | now a little over $132. The number of ap- | plications for pensions filed was 186,628, | rejected 115,464, and granted 117,288. Dur- ing 1902 the bureau handled 47,106 more pension applications than it received, showing progress In catching up with the accumulated work. The | number of cases now undergoing examlnation in the Bureau and in the process of adjudication known as | the “pending files,” follows: Under the | general laws, 137,101; under the act of June 27, 1890, 142,679; war with Spain, 34,- | army nurses, 69; service prior to | March 4, 1861, 2323; accrued, 22,812; total, | 139,436, The report shows that on July 1 last there were pending 15,604 appeals from the | decisions of the Commissioner. The sum- mary of rejected cases shows that 23,073 | of the rejections were on legal grounds and 9,351 on medical grounds. ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES . THE PRICES FOR RAISINS What California Growers Will Re- | ceive for the Cured Product of Their Vineyards. FRESNO, Sept. 28.—The directors of the | California Raisin Growers’ Association | yesterday made public the following prices | on standard brands of raisins, f. o. b. com- | mon shipping points: No. 2 crown locse Muscatels, 50 pound boxes, | No. & crown loose Muscatels, 50 pound boxes, | 51 cents per pound. No. 4 crown loose Muscatels, 50 pound boxes, | 6 gents per pound. Seedlesa loose uscatels, 3 cents per pound. Seedless Sultanas, 5 cents per pound | Eeedless Thompsons, 54 cents per pound. No. 2 crown London layers, 20 pound boxes, per_box. No. 3 crows $1 40 per box. No. 4 crown fancy clusters, 20 pound boxes, | $2 per box. No. 5 crown per_box. No, 6 crown Imperials, 20 pound boxes, $3 per box, These prices are subject to change with- out notice. They will net the growers 4 cents in the sweatbox. London Jayers, 20 pound boxes, Dehesas, 20 pound boxes, $2 50 | SOLDIERS MAKE LIVELY STREETS OF MONTEREY Private in Fifteenth Infantry Shot in the Neck and Wound Is Serious. MONTEREY, Sept. 28.—There were dis- turbances and a shooting affray among the soldiers of the Ninth and Fifteenth | last night. Yesterday was | pay day and the soldiers made matters | lively in the streets here. Finally a pa- | trol guard was sent out to gather in the troublesome men and in one of the scuf- | fles between the guard and one of the | celebrators Private Fora of Company K, | Fifteenth Regiment, was shot in the neck by one of the patfolmen, whose name has not been given out. The Sheriff tried to investigate to-day, | ut was not furnished any information. | ord’s wound is said to be serious. One | report stated that he is not expected to | live. | (28 ST A 2 Director Defunct Company Arrestad. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Sept. 28. —In a dispatch from Manheim the Frank- furter Zeitung announces the arrest of | Herr Henninger, a director of the Rhein- an-Manheim Chemical Company, and says that other arrests in connection with the company’s failure are imminent. The company, which is a joint stock concern, | flled a declaration in bankruptey Satur- | day. An examination of the books | showed that it had worked at a loss for | many years, and that the deficlency had | been concealed by false entries. The cap- | | ital of $625,000 was practically lost. Surveys for New Railroad. SAN LEANDRO, Sept. 28.—Thomas B. Russell of San Leandro has taken charge of the surveying party that is in the field for the San Francisco Terminal and Ferry Company, which has applied for a steam railroad franchise through Oakland to the water front. Surveys already made provide that the road after leaving Haywards shall enter San Leandro through the Pedro place, on Sybil avenue, thence through the Thurs- ton, Deasy, Miller and Cleland places to Huff avenue, crossing the creek through the Calhoun, Davis and Dowling farms to Elmhurst, thence to Oakland. The loca- tion of the depot at San Leandro has not | been settled. | Residence, 821 California ‘Residence Telephone CABLEEAANS T0 ISLANDS B 4 Commercial Company Official Makes Promise, San Francisco-Manila Line ‘Will Be Hurried to Completion. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Cable communi= cation with the Philippines will be estab- lished so that the President of the United States can send his compliments to the Governor of the American possessions in the Far East on the Fourth of July, 1003, That promise was made to-day by George G. Ward, vice president of the Commer- cial Cable Company, which has under- taken to lay the cable across the Pacific. Mr. Ward returned to New York on the Celtic of the White Star Line. He will 1emain here several weeks and will then 80 to San Francisco to take direct charge of the work of establishing the first cable station on the Paciflc Coast. “It may be said that the great work is now under way,” sald Mr. Ward to The Call correspondent. “The cable is being manufactured in England at the rate of 300 miles a week and three cable ships are now sailing for the Pacific. The Silverton will round Cape Horn and will begin drop- ping wire from the harbor of San Fran- cisco. The other two—the Colonia and the Anglia—will go through the Sues canal and will begin work on the other side of the Pacific. “I see that the rumor bas been revived that there is to be a merger of the West- ern Union and Postal telegraph compa- ries. There is nothing in it. I suppose that some persons believed that because of the death of John W. Makay we would be weakened and the deal could be ar- ranged. Mr. Mackay’'s genius lives after him. His plans will be carried out and there will be no consolidation of the two companies.” Traveling with Mr. Ward on the Celtic was Thomas Skinner, one of the directors of the Canadian Pacific Raflroad. Mr. Skinner was asked about the possible for- mation of a steamship corporation to rival the one recently formed by J. Pler- ront Morgan. He replied that it would remain for Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier cf Canada, to settle that question. OLD GRUDGE IS ENDED JY A PISTOL BULLETT RED BLUFF, Sept. 8.—David Bucklew was shot and fatally wounded at 10 o'clock this morning near Hunter School House, twenty-five miles west of Red Bluff, by his neighbor, Willlam Ham, who says he fired in self-defense. Buck- lew was shot as he was riding in a wagon, The feam ran 200 yards with him and struck a tree near Ross Gossett’s house. The pistol bullet entered his forehead and he lived two hours, not regaining consciousness. His pistol and hat were found near where the shooting occurred. Ham came to town and two hours later was arrested by Sheriff Bogard. After a conference with his attorney he ad- mitted firing the fatal shot. There was an old grudge between the men and Buck- lew always carried a pistol. Ham was armed when they met this morning and it is supposed that when Bucklew drew his pistol, Ham was too quick for him. Ham has made no statement of the detafls. Emperor of Korea Is Alive. BERLIN, Sept. 28.—An official gelegram to the Korean Legation here says the Emperor of Korea is alive and in the best of health. ———— Contests at Sutro Baths. The results of the aquatic sports at Sutro Baths yesterday follows: 50-yard race—J. Erasmy, first; A. Hines, second. Trick diving—J. Dickson, first; R. Fitzgerald, second. 10-yard race—T. Ralling, first; J. Jones, second. Tub race— R. Ray, first; J. Erasmy, second; J. Div- on, third. Springboard diving—T. John- son, first; R. Reilly, second. High diving | —W. Conroy, first; A. Hines, second. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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