The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1902, Page 1

A\ VOLUME XCII-NO. 128. SAN FRANCI§SO, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENT SUNDAY CABINET CONFERENCE PLANS NEW MEANS OF ENDING THE STRIKE —— [OLA'S FOES ARE REBUKED AT HI3 BIER Orator at Funeral Bloodthirsty Belle Recalls Dreyfus Affair. Pays Tribute to the Novelist’s Struggle for Justice. Thousands of Workingmen Follow Body to Its Last Resting-Place. o SN s PARIS, Oct. 5—The body of Emile a was laid at rest to-day with simple | ut impressive ceremonies. It was such funeral as Zola himself would have v —without pomp, but with the ser- i ranks of thou of workingmen, accompanied by their wives, sor- ing behind his coffin. Mu- rds, mounted and on foot, lined but, except for a company of 3 red military honors as it was carried from the hey and e ceremony. aptain Dreyfus marchel in the rtege, according to the author- ¥ of the Prefect of Police, but he p: y m e hearse, order not as partici- reral ¢ sed pletely unnoticed by the crowds. A ce behind him came Mme. t companied by her - father. aced beside the coffin. Temps to-day says Dreyfus went to use yesterday evening aed e the corpse with the fam- Zola to give him to attend the fu- he walked in the procession to- e ztched bes! etween La Lance, a former Deputy rom Alsace i n Reichstag, k of the Insti- GREAT THRONG GATHERS. fore 1 o’clock this afternoon, the for the start of the cortege residence in the Rue de began leadi of Montmartre Cemeters was completely ex- The immediate vi- was surrounded by a h which only re mmense concourse the short route ¥y, eom- ed by The ers were t er the military officer of the I of the Zola residence ery, ® and fringes and Zs. A hand- le plumes on the heads of er with stood before were beneath offerings the hearse masses from Zola's s of the worid, includ words, “From the | rancisco. Mme. Zola wished to follow her hus- d's body to the grave, but the doctors bsolutely forbade her to do so. She, therefore, bade farewell to the remains n the mortuary chambver, Her grief was poignant when oved to the entrance hall of the house, where it rested a few minutes, START OF THE COLTEGE. The bier was then borne through the door. mounted officer of infantry saluted it with his sword and the two lines of soldiers presented arms. The crowd of mourners in front of the house uncovered, and, amid silence broken only by the rolling of uffied drums, the coffin was laid in the earse. Beautiful wreaths of violets were arranged about it, and the pallbearers, MM. Chaumie and Herman, representing the Soclety of Dramatists; Ludovic Ha- ¥, Octave Mirbau, the deceased’s pub- rs; Charpentier and Fasquelle and M. Briat, in behalf of the miners, took their places beside the coffin, with tassel cords heir hands, and the procession started r the cemetery. mong the masses of spectators that ned the route there were probably many who were not admirers of M. Zola, but the cep respect for the dead which is inher- t in Frenchmen prevented a discordant e, and everybody uncovered as the hearse passed. 4 cortege entered the deserted ceme- v and followed the avenue through the tombs to the crossroads, where a small »rm had been erected for the funeral rs. This platform faced the cata- falque, upon which the coffin was depos- ited. Here it rested beneath the over- hanging boughs of lime trees, from which, Continued on Page 2, Column 4. WAR CHIEF OF BOXERS S A WOMAN Leads Cruel Forces. ‘Murderous Thousands | Gather Under Her Standard. were there as | t a handsome wreath, which | which was | the | the two horses | doors. | three other | of | th of glant chrysan- | the coffin was re- | As it emerged to the street the! Alarming Prospect of a Renewal of Outrages in the Orient. VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 5.—The Boxer re- bellions which have again broken' out iu China are growing apace, according to ad- vices received here from the Orient. Even the conservative North China Daily Xews in commenting on a letter received from a Peking Chinese regarding the recrudesc- ence of Boxerism says: “The north is fer from settied, and the | first murmurings of a coming storm are being heard in the near distance. That Boxerism is far from being a thing of the | past in Chili is evident. Boxerism will | | again be a popular movement, more ex- pensive and formidable than that of 1900, and in spite of a feeble desire to oppose the popular outburst the chances will be | that the Empress Dowager and Manchus | at court wiil be carried along in the gen- | eral rush to avenge the Insults'and con- | | tumely that the nation believes itself m! have suffered at the hands of the ‘bar- barians of the West. $ BEAUTY AND-COURAGE. In Szechuan the Boxer movement is ied ‘ by a Chinese woman, Liao, who has-been | called “Kuan Yin" (goddess of mercy) by her followers. This woman, whom the Chinese papers say is “most handsome, with beauty, grace, courage and daring,” is one of three sisters who were arrested by the powers at Tientsin, it being alleged | | by the Chinese that they were “the god- desses” of the Boxers. In their house, when searched, were found letters from Prince Tuan and other notorious Boxer | leaders, asking their advice. | This woman attracted over 10,000 Boxers | and brigands to her standard in a short | time in Szechuan, and after having mas- sacred numbers of native Chkristians about 1500 having been slain at all points— these Boxers marched on Chengtu, the capital of the province. They succeeded in entering the Chinese city and there was some bloody fighting in the streets before the Boxers—alarmed by reports that a large force of imperial troops were coming | —fled from the city and camped at Shin- | pantau, where as a result of the fata mistake of flirting at once with no le than six of the brigand chiefs of her | armies, Liao Kuan Yin lost the greater | part of her forces. | JEALOUSY IN CAMP. In a moment of jealousy some of tha chiefs killed her favorite and then fought among themselves, their followers doing likewise, until, when the dissensions in the rebel ranks were at an end, less than | 4000 fighting men remained. The seced- ing rebels had stolen the greater part of | the ammunition and rumors of a coming force of soldiers threw the Boxer ranks into a panic, and Chengtu was saved for | the time being. Lioa and one of the | chiefs, with a following of about 4000 Box- ers, took to the hill, where the ranks, de- pleted by the dissensions of the rebel leaders, were again being filled up. The North China Herald says: “The beauty of Liao Kuan Yin has lured | many to her standard, and she has been | careful not to cause further friction among her leaders, with the result that | her present forces are the most numer- | ous of all the Boxer bands in Szechuan | and she is at present the most powerful chief in the province.” | COWBOY ELOPES WITH i DAUGHTER OF EMPLOYER | Althgugh Shot by Angry Father, He Escapes With Girl and Mar- ries Her. HYANNIS, Neb., Oct. 5.—William E. Clark, a cowboy, eloped yesterday with Myrtle Shawberg, his employer's daugh- ter, who lives near here. Shawberg saw | them as they started and emptied his re- | volver at Clark, one bullet taking effect in the latter’s hip. The couple got away, | and reaching Hyannis, sent for a doctor | and a preacher. While one probed for the bullet the other married them. Clark | swooned from pain at one point in the | ceremony. The father arrived just as it | was concluded, and was sent away at the | point of a gun jn the hands of the min- ister. The girl/was pledged to a man of her father’s choice, but fell in love with Clark when the latter saved her life in @ runaway. | — i L Chains Car to the Track. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Oct. 5.—Sher- iff Henry Robertson levied on & Pullman car for taxes amounting to $663 which the Pullman Company has neglected to pay, |of the Navy Moody, Attorney ‘5 “ N IASHINGTON, Oet. 5.—John Brisb:n Walker of the Cosmopolitan to-day, at Omaha, filed a telegram to President Roosevelt containing a propo- sition for a settlement of the coal strike which meets the approval of both J. Pierpont Morgan and John Mitchell and is the result of many days spent by Walker investigating ecnditions and eonsulting with beth cperators and miners. The proposition is that the miners place their ease in the hands of Morgan, himself, who agrees to bring about a satisfactory cdjustment. After going into the details of meetings with Mitchell, Mor- gan, Perkins and others, the dispatch tells of a meeting with Morgan in which he agreed, while diselaiming authority over the railways coneerned, to undertake personally to bring about a satisfactory adjustment if the matter were placed in his hands—to endeavor to find such terms that both miners and operators would be likely to preserve friendly relations. In an interview Mitgholl expressed himselt as having absolute confldence in Morgan’s good faith and as being willing, if hifs action alone were regarded, to commit the entire matter without a moment’s hesitation. —_— TRESIDENT THIODORE™ | ROOSEVELT Y] \ i > SO X o‘o,’@ URXORK 4 ol u'nfl\\\ AR XX XN\ :{:,3:9\\’:\:.9}“ g Y X QNS 0 o+ President De- cides on His Course. ASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—In an earnest effort to expe- dite the adjustment of the coal strike problem an- other conference over the Situation was held in the White House to-day, and adjourned after three hours’ deliberation. No statement was given out as to the conclusions reacheq, and every participant absolutely refused to discuss what had taken place | during the meeting. The conference was called for to-day, although it was Sunday, in" view of the extraordinary impor.ance to the American S R RS 19 people of a speedy solution of the ques. tion. Besides the President there werc present Secretary of War Root, Secretary : General | Knox, Postmaster General Payne and |« NATION'S CHIEF MAGISTRATE, FOUR MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXPERT ON LABOR PROBLEMS, WHO SAT IN EARNEST CONFERENCE ON THE SABBATH TO CONSIDER THE LATEST PHASES'IN THE ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE SITUATION. — Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright. | The last named was summoned to attend the conference because of his expert knowledge of the situation in the anthra- cite coal fields and because of ‘the per- sonal investigation of the conditions there which he had made some months ago at the instance of the President. It was notable that only four of the members of the Cabinet were present. This, however, was owing to the fact that three of these four were lawyers and that the issue involved was one which should be for the deliberation of trained legal minds. The fourth Cabinet officer, Post- master General Payne, has taken a prom- fnent part in the preliminary conference over the coal situation, which led up to the conference with the railroad presi- dents and miners’ representatives on Fri- day, and, besides, has had a lifelong iden- tification with corporate interests which are involved in the present question. The fact that Payne also has been one of the closest advisers for many years in the national councils of his party likewise is important in connection with the person- nel of the conference. The conference began shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, the time fixed by OSTON, Oct. 5.—New England owners of the mines leased and operated by the Philadel- ph{a and - Reading Railroad Company, on a royalty, will begin a suit for the legal can- cellation of their agreement with Presi- dent Baer and his associates unless the la- bor troubles existing in the coal regious are settled forthwith. For some time the shareholders have been content to let Baer and his associate presidents conduct their side of the argu- ment as they saw fit, but to-night C. Me- Vey Holman of Washington, who is just returning from his summer vacation at Rockland, Me., telegraphed to the Presi- dent that the interests of the actual own- ers of the land thus far has been utterly disregarded in the conferences held with a view to settling the strike. Holman will and in order to prevent the removal of the car he has chained it to the track. confer on Monday with other holders of Continued on Page 3, c?lum 3. large portions. of the stock in the affécted |New England Shareholders in Coal Mines Will Take Legal Action Against Lessees to Compel Strike Settlement. Special Dispatch to The Call. mines, preparatory to making demands which cannot be disregarded. Holman ex- pects to be called to Washington to pre- sent the shareholders’ side of the case | and to take summary action. LEASE TERMS VIOLATED. “It is estimated that the property in which I am interested contains about 7,- 000,000 tons of coal,” said Holman to The Call correspondent to-night. *‘Our prop- erties are under lease to the Philadelphia and . Reading Railroad, and under the terms of the lease they pay us 32 cents for every ton of coal taken out of the mine. Therefore it will be seen that our lawful income ceases' the moment that mining is dbandoned. When mine operations are suspended, in the abandoned - sense, the terms of the leases are violated, and, therefore, the lease is made invalid. “ “It seems to me that the statement that there are only three parties interested in the strike, namely, the operators, the min- — ers and the general public, is entirely wrong. We, the actual owners, as we be- lieve, consider that we have a paramount | interest in the speedy settlement of the | difficulties and the resumption of opera- tions. SEEK A JUDICIAL RULING. “It has been held.in, the State of Penn- sylvania that the lease of coal lands to the railroad companies In this way was in effect a sale. Our present desire is an actual ruling from the court on the sub- Ject. If the Government should decide to take the coal lands by the right of emi- nent domain it would have to reckon with us; the actual owners. A great many of the owners aré in sympathy to a cer- tain extent with the demands of the strik- ers, and it is possible that I personally may this week apply for an injunction compelling the operators to accede to them and resume operations once more. | 'Our income is shut off.” 572474 007, gocRENRY Lo g StrikeRiotsin New York Towns. —_—— LENS FALLS, N. Y., Oct. 5.— s a result of renewed activ- ity by the striking motormen of the Hudson Valley Elec- tric. Railway Company sol- diers of the National Guard are again guarding the peace of this town, and though to-day has seen no riot- ing ar uneasy feeling prevails. The mi- litla company of this place, which had been dismissed to its armory om Thurs- day, was called out again last night and is now protecting the power house and other property of the rallway company n Glens Falls. A squad is also guarding | a bridge at Sandy Hill, having been sent there following a report that ome of the canal bridges was to be blown up. The riotous mob which held possession of Glens Falls for four hours last night was composed of sympathizers with the strikers and the police force was power- less against it. A mass meeting called by the labor organizations to express sym- pathy for the strikers was the origin of the disturbance. It was planned to have the meeting in Bank Square and when permigsion was refused {ll feeling re- sulted. Headed by a band, the strikers and la- bor leaders formed in a parade through the principal streets, the ranks of the paraders being augmented by sympathiz- ers and boys, who, at the first opportu- nity, created disturbances. The last car from the nor.h, which came into town at about 11 o'elock, car- ried mail sacks, which were removed to the rallway offices. About this time Com- pany K, National Guard, under Captain Mott, made its appearance, and, march- ing to the jail, took the motormen and conductors under protection. Under a heavy guard of soldiers the seven stalled cars were run down toward the power house, followed by a mob. In the ottskirts of the city riotous demon- strations were made and stone throwing was indulged in, to which the soldiers re- sronded with volleys of bullets, shooting irto the air. Further on a pole had been rawed In two, and, falling upon a car, delayed further progress. Chief of Police Patterson fired at two persons who at- tempted to prevent him closing a window in the jail and who threatened him with revolvers. o