The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1903, Page 1

4 (i | TR 1R 2 YOLUME XCIII-NO. 39, SAN Fl;ANCISCO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMID CHEERS OF THRONG, PARDEE TAKES THE REINS OF GOVERN ME F— — ] sy PING 210N n Perish in sylvania [ e 1S ommo- residence cond y w ansk!, shou! oski ; Mike Chon- wreck was the mmodation train from =hurg. It was on time and had a re signals dis- Cochran it ran treight swi [ hed e officlals ter to the rake train hour er of the pas- ack upon the £E =moki pa rear end rieer Continued on Page 3, Column 2, 'KILLS THREE STRIKERS WHO ATTACKED HII 1embers The itcome ot e declared against the 1pany - sev weeks ago owing to the v s of the miners bein, from $3 50 to day men claimed Traylor was responsible for.the wage reduction, and it aid that threats were made nst his life. Traylor re- ed information that he would have to leave town if he | wanted to avoid being roughly hat b the threat' did not cause him any uneasiness, about his business and | nced that if any assault c m he would de- ag ce He wer seated in the ff at Keystone ing wher a dozen of kers entered with the of running One of them e throat to (ing an outcry, al others caught him nd . struggled desper- ately to free himself, and after breaking away from his captors slipped and fell on the floor, While prostrate he drew his revolver and opened fire on the grabbed him by prevent him ma while ses from bel raylor men who had assaulted him He fired six shots, and each one of them told. The d men ran out of the office er the shooting, l=aving three unin- | | dead and three wounded com- panions on the flocr. Traylor’s home i in Den- ver, Colo. He was employed by the copper company at Du- rango, Mexico, previous to ;:1ll\mg charge of the mine near o —— M You do solemnly swear you wil | | — Forming Combine to Obtain Absolute Control. CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—The American Book Company, for years known as the “book trust,’ is reported to have opened negotiations with Ginn & Co. of Bos- ton, one of its most formidable rivals, to form a gigantic combination, powerful enough to control the entire school and college text book field in the United States. If these negotiations are success- ful there will be only three big publish- ing houses left outside of the trust. The publishing firm of Butler, Shel- don & Co. of New York was the most recent acquisition of the Amer! Company. For some time it has been suspected that this house, like the Sil- ver-Burdette Company and the Werner Book Company, was in close business re- lations with the trust. This was denfed emphatically by representatives of the companies concerned. To-day, however, brought forth differ- ent repli It is admitted that Butler, Sheldon & Co. had been bought outright by the trust on January 2. It was ad- mitted also at the offices of the Ameri- can Book Company that the relations be- tween the Silver-Burdette Company and the Werner School Book Company on the one hand and the American Book Com- pany on the other were “friendly.” “Do you expect to effect a consolidation with Ginm & Co?” L. M. Dillon was asked, Dillon is a director of the American Book Company. “That would be managed from the New York end, not here in Chicago,” he re- plied. “I haven’t beeen notified that Ginn & Co. had been bought yet, so, of course, there isn't anything definite for me to say. I have heard the rumors.” Should Gidn & Co. be absorbed by the trust there still would be left D. C. Heath & Co. of Boston, Rand, McNally & Co. of Chicago and Allyn & Bacon of Boston. D. Appleton & Co. are again entering the text book fleld, and this firm will add its weight in the fight against the trust. an Book | | v |SIXTY-EIGHT VOTES GIVEN TO PERKINS | Republican Caucus Results in Overwhelm- ing Victory for Present Senator. B e s —— 8 I HE Republican Senatorial caucus last night resulted in complete &7 o9 | victory for United States Senator Perkins. The members of . 1 the opposition lost in the first clash at arms and walked out of A & the caucus. All who had signed the caucus call and four in ad- | || dition voted for Perkins, giving him 68 votes, a majority of the PR L LS 2 R L 5 | Legislature in joint session, and to spare. One member of the minor- T = N 5 FRRE | | | ity returned to vote for Scott. Four Republicans were absent by CHIEF JUSTICE BEATTY ADMINISTERING OATH OF OFFICE TO ‘ | choice, two were ill and nineteen walked out. It is expected that a GOVERNOR PARDEE, AND SNAPSHOTS OF INAUGURAL PARADE [ majority of those who did not participate in the caucus vote will vote SBCENES, PHOTOGRAPHED BY MEMBER OF THE CALL ART STAFF. | for Perkins in joint session next week. - | ohe — - Military Pomp, While Burst of Sun- shine Gives Good Omen. - ALL HEADQUARTE RAMENTO, Jan. 7. — “The King is dead; long live King!" George C. Pardee was sworn in as Governor of the State of California to-day to an sccompanimentfof | booming guns and flaring trumpets, which helped to make the inaugural ceremonies imposing to the last degree. Another fea- ture wieh appealed most forcibly to the | superstitions of the vast multitude as- sembled was the fact that the sum, which had veiled its brazen face behind a murky shield of dun-colored, impenetrable cloud for the past three weeks, bored a big round hole in the misty envelope just in time to flood the crowded Assembly cham- ber with golden radiance as the new ruler was 1aking the oath of office. The yellow glory pursued the vagrant | shadows into every nook and corner and lingered like a benediction over all the scene until the last impressive word was spoken. Some say it was a good omen for the Incoming administration, borne out by the Inaugural address of the new Governor, which was vigorous and fear- less in its denunciation of past errors and its promises of future improvements, . IMPOSING PARADE FORMS. The ceremonies proper began with the assembling of several battalions of the Nagional Guard, Veterans and Naval Re. serve in front of Governor Gage's head-. quarters at the Capital Hotel on K street, under the command of the-grand mar- | €na), Colonel H. L. Seymour, N. & C. By 38, SAC- | high noon the military escort had formed into a regimental front on the north side tha | of the street, with the band of the Second s playing inspiriting martial airs and every inch of available space crowd- ed with an eager, jostling multitude of plain citizens. A platoon of local police had all it could do to keep this crowd within bounds, but good nature prevailed everywhere and no serious difficuities arose. This genlality was manifested in many a jJibe and jest at the gorgeously arrayed staff of the retiring Governor, whose members presented a unique spectacle of contrast. Some were slender and frail, while others were rotund examples of high living, yet all were belted and epau- letted and plumed with a liberality that would have shamed the fabled glories of Solomon. They were proud, too, these soldiers of executive compliment, and striitted before the marshaled ranks of the militia with the pompous elegance born of glittering finery. The real sol- diers, however, did not mind and smiled with generous indulgence. TROOPS PRESENT ARMS. At precisely 12:13 by the clock a landau | drawn by four spirited white horses ‘dashed up to the hotel entrance and two minutes later Governor Gage, accompa- nied by Governor-elect Pardee, Chief Jus- tice Beatty of the Supreme Court and _’Adluunl General Stone, came out from the hotel and took seats in the carriage, Continued on Page 3, Column 3, | Booming Guns and Flaring Trumpets Lendl | | ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC-| RAMENTO, Jan eorge C. Perkins was to-night made the Republican caucus nomines for United States Senator, and wili | be elected at the joint session next week This result was not accomplished with out many hours of discussion and a walk out of twenty members and a return to the fold of one who remained In caucus and voted for Scott. The final result that made Georgé C. Perkins the caucus nominee was this vote: Perkins, 65; Scott, 1; sick, 2; ab- sent by choice, 4; walked out, 1. With these figures in his favor George C. Per- kins will be made the next United States Senator from California, for with sixty- elght votes in caucus he has more than a majority of the Legislature. be sald in fairness to those who have walked out that a large number, pro a majority, will vote for Per when it comtes to a final roll call. But the caucus to-night was productive of many orations and many hours of “talk,” though it all resulted in one thing —Perkins for Senator. There were sev- eral long and earnest discussions which produced a flow of oratory that will hard- Iy be equaled during the’session. LEAVITT FOR PERKINS.® Senator Leavitt of Alameda took the floor in favor of Perkins, and though he did not sign the caucus call until he ar- rived in Sacramento he was the most | earnest advocate of the present Senator that spoke to-night ‘Then there was a tilt between Senators Caldwell and Hahn, in which Caldwell | asserted that he had never been presented with the caucus call, while Hahn speci- fled time and place where the presenta- tion took place. This looked for a time to | be a serious conflict. but Caldwell walked | It can cers wiil | 1tvely enough to eatist: out of the caucus and Hahn remained and there was no chance for recrimina- tions. It was a much more exciting session than was anticipated in view of the fact rally known that Perkins a complete majority of the two houses, while the session to-night developed the fact that there had been a little caucus of >erkina forces this afternoon and tha afterncon’s did not hold very well aucus opened with in <on and Lux, bo San Franclsco, v sick. while Se John R. Tyrreil and A blymen J. M. Hj, cramento, H. R. McMartin of San Francisco and € P. Pann of San ara were absent The rest of the R an continge of ent CAUCUS DECLARED PERMANENT Senator Lukens of Alameda called the session to order and Senator R. T. De ¥n was chosen for chalrman. Philip M Walsh, Assemblyman from Alameda, was made the s and as the was declared t n before it fina adjourped these offi- remain charge of the publican forces during the entire sessior It did not take very long to get caucus in full nd that action wa the most exac that there was to the Perk rge Hatton pace of the Capitol That anxlety ne of the caucus cut from hour to hour. But showed not only the both houses were y in Re- action ing. It became evident to be some i forces and M up and dow ition s old hal building in some anxiety was increased a< the t was drawn the Perkins men Continu;ci on Page 6, Column &