The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME XCIII-NO. 108. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JAN FRANCISCO MAY HAUE A NATIONAL CONUENTION RAILWAY CRISIS 18 NEARING Anxiety Thrills the Kastern Magnates. SRR Workings of Famous Pool of James R. Keene, (eSS Su or Failure Rests on Action to Enjoin Union Pacific. —_— RK, N The New York > s pool mgree- & ar sixt kerage h submit absolutely ames R. Keene 1 se sales of Souther € PLAN OF THE POOL. of holders ificates sub- the pool he so other reason, his stead the dat nt to act sign the pool is limited to the | ;GRAND SECRETARY . OF CHINA AWAITS CALL OF DEATH NOBLEMAN WHO WILL TARY A8 H GOVERNORS OF TH GRAND OF THE AD OF THE GOVERNME! R SUCCEED THE DYING FIRST T, AND ONE + | ! EBELLIOUS PROVINC .; + | Prince Ching of the Foreign Office May 1 Soon Succeed Yung Lu as Head of the Government. ¥ ne is to report EKING, March 1 s the number of certifi- season of stress a cost thereof pire, when rebellion is brea in the contest oc- ing out in all directions, ” day, but Wall street regarded Yung Lu, the First. Grand sh s an armed truce, in which Becretary, is dying of dropsy. contestants were preparing them- | His life, it is reported, cannot be pro- es for ve hostilities next week. | longed for many days and his death will e members of the Keene pool admitted | undoubtedlly have a far-reaching effect e pivotal point on which their suc4| on the serfous conditions that now exist ss or fail wi ng was the Proposed | Prince Ching, president of the Forelgn to enjoin the Union Pacific from voting $90,000,000 of Southern Pacific stock. e Harriman party believes the next edure will be & legal action in which nern Pacific pool will attempt to n an injuncon against the dirsctors Union Pacific from voting this - e stock. They do not know whether il will t rought New Jersey, New York, } ucky or California. Their attorneys wherever 1t may be brought. MORE CIROULARS OUT. the attorneys for the aring a bill of com- guments which were circular was sent to-day to house in the city, y trust com- woped to work r of the attempt to n forces daw es to be one of the 2 the history of the stated, the whole lends to stockhold- y assert that they that dividends This is denied Harriman belfey fhat ¢ . * work of building up . to begin impgoving the physical condition of his property —_— Masked Robber Holds Up a Saloon. LOS ANGELES, March 12.—A lone high- wayman with a black bandkerchief over his face forced four men to stand before the bar in Gossard’s saloon at Eighth ana Olive streets early this morning, while e losted the cash drawer of $40. The proprietor of the place, a barkeeper and two of the patrons were kept covered by the highwayman until he completed the job. Then he backed out of the saloon aud disappesred, however, preparing to fight any ao | r circular to stock- | began to take sidee | 1 that deception | 1 | view with satisfaction the nomination of | Office, will likely succeed head of the Government. The queries received at the foreign lega- | tions here from their respective govern- very him as Special Dispatch to The Call. s indicate that great d importance !s at abroad to-the disturbances in China. Observers here seem confident of the ability and disposition of Yuan 8hi Kal, the Governor of Chili province, to suppress the occasional Boxer demon- strations in Chill. Of the other revolts the Canton move- ment fs now alone considered serlous. The remainder are regarded as having little significance. While the hatred of forelgners and the discontent with the Manchu rule has increased since 1900, co- operation between the discontented ele- ments is eald to be lacking. L o o o e e ) ARCHBISHOP IRELAND MAY YET BE CARDINAL His Appointment May Follow Satis- factory Solution of the Philip- pine Problem. ROME, March 12.—The situation with regard to the appointment of Archbishop | Ireland as Cardinal is unchanged. Per- | | sonages of high authority at the Vatican | say that his nomination is likely in two contingencies—as a reward when the Phil- | ippine question i= satisfactorily solved, or |in the event of his nomination being ask- | ed for directly or indirectly by the su- preme authority of the United States. Regarding the views of the apostolic | delegate at Washington as to the wis- dom of such an appointment, the Vatican | has always instructed the apostolic dele- | gates to keep in touch with the trend of | public opinion ever since Cardinal Batolli | was at Washington, when the Vatican | understood that President Cleveland would | Archbishop Ireland. —_—— PHYSICIAN GIVES LAST THOUGHT TO SCIENCE Steamer Surgeon Injects Atropine by Mistake and Calmly Awaits His Death. PARIS, March 12.—A telegram . from Marseilles says that Dr. Michaud, surgeon on the steamer Laos of the Massageries Maritimes, has just met a terrible death on board that vessel. He was in the habit of injecting morphia and on the last voyage of the vessel he made a mistake and injected atropine. He soon discov- lered his error, but kept-perfectly calm HEAVY SLIDE OF SNOW BURIES DITCH TENDERS Two Employes of the Grange Mining Company in Trinity County Are Killed. REDDING, March 12.—Sam McLaugh- lin, a ditch tender in the employ of the Grange Mining Company of Trinity Coun- ty, was killed last night by a snowslide. With Joe Brown, another ditch tender, McLaughlin occupled a cabin near their sections of the ditch. About midnight the men separated to inspect their respective sections of the canal. Brown returned to the cabin later and ‘waited the com- ing of McLaughlin. The latter’'s fallure to appear alarmed Brown, who sought the assistance of Henry Gentry, another em- ploye, and together they started to patrol McLaughlin's section of the ditch, On arriving at what is known as Snow- slide Guich they discovered that there had been an Immense slide of snow. While they were searching the slide for some trace of McLaughlin a second large body of snow slipped down the mountain side, The men started to run, but Gentry could not escape and was carried into the gulch by the snow and buried. There is no zfi:m that both McLaughlin and Gentry dead. The Coroner at Weaverville was notified, and upon learning that sey- eral smaller slides had occurred instruct- ed the searchers that they must proceed no further In their efforts to locate the missing men. L e o and Aescribed his experiences to some military doctors on board until the mo- ment of his death, which occurred in one hour. & | | | | { San Francisco. = | ."[l‘lES\'h MWas cons: | Stanley Quay, who is fairly well | cisco. | opposed to holding the - Roosevelt Wants His Party to Meet Here. Curious Outcome .of JStatehood Contests. President Smiles|| Upon Activity . of Quay. | Special r?isnililo The Call. ASHINGTON, March 12.—Stranger things have happened than| | the holding of the next Republi-| | can National Convention at San| | Francisco. The President would | not object to this plan as a candi- | date from New York. He wants | enthusiasm, Matthew Western known on the Republican Na- tional Committee, says he is for It all came about through the | Quay was fight- | statehood figh ing Hanna and Beveridge and Lodge and nearly all the Senate and when there was a chance to make a deal with leacters on that, i Senator Perkins to trade National | Fran-| cisco fore votes statehood he jumped at it. First, | Committee votes for San orial Send for | however, he consulted the Presi- | dent, who assured - him that it| approval. - The dered for some time by the two, when Mr. Quay | would meet his joined Mr. Perkins in the propo- | | sition. R The coast strongly for Roosevelt, and the - desire mi carry the convention away from | is the East, where opposition might | appear, contributed to reaching an understanding that set Sena- tor Quay to work for San Fran- Mr. Roosevelt is especially conven- | el RUSSIA’S RULER PROCLAIMS THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION , THROUGH ALL HIS EMPIRE tion at St. Louis, which is re- | garded as the heart of Mr. Han- na's territory. PRESIDENT WILL MAKE ‘ BUT ONE TRIP WESTWARD Three Weeks Will Be Spent in Yel- lowstone Park for Rest and Recreation. WASHINGTON, March 12.—President Roosevelt's contemplated Western trip was a subject of discussion at the White | | House to-day. Senators Long of Kansas and Hopkins of Illinois and Fourth As- sistant Postmaster General Bristow, also of Kansas, talked with the President about his tour. The Kansas people are urging the President to make some stops in their State after the dedication of the exposi- tion grounds on April 30. Only one step thus far has been arranged. The Presi- dent has accepted an invitation to attend a meeting of the railway branch of the Y. M. C. A. to be held at Topeka, May 1. Few other details of the itinerary have beean worked out. It has been decided with practical definiteness that only one trip will be made. After leaving Washington the President will not return to the capital until some time In June. It is likely that the first two or three weeks of the trip will be passed principally in the Yellowstona National Park. There the President will scek rest and recreation, but it is under- stood that he will do little hunting. o HORSEMAN WINS BRIDE WITH A SNUG DOWRY éeurge E. Palmer Marries a ‘Wealthy Chicago Girl at Pasadena. DENVER, Colo., March 12'—George E. Palmer, the well-known horse show ex- hibitor, arrived In Denver this morning on his wedding journey. The fact that he had been quietly married in Pasadena, California, on February 16, was an- nounced for the first time here. His bride was formerly Miss Blanche Smith, daugh- ter of Mrs. Alice, Van Netta Smith and granddaughter of the late J. Van Netta, one of Chicago's earliest settlers. The THE CZAR'S UKASE N Ascending the throne of our ancestors by the providence of God we made a solemn vow before the Almighty and our conselence to sacredly guard the centuries-old pillars of Russian power and to dedicate our li‘e to the service of our beloved fatherland in indefatigable sollcitude for our mubjects. We chose, in order to assure the well-being of ple, the way indieated by the memorable deeds of our sors, especially our never-to-be-forgotten father. God pl interrupt the deeds of our father by his early death and th on us the sacred duty of completing the consolidation of order and truth begun by him in conformity with the exigencies of national 1ife. The troubles ngitating our country, which to our deep regret have partly been sown by designs hostile ‘o the state and partly engendered by doctrines foreign to Russian life. hinder the gen- eral work of ameliorating the well-being of o people. These troubles confuse the public mind, remove the people from produc- tive labor and often ruin families dear to our heart and young energies among high and low, necessary to the internal develop- ment of the country. In demanding the fulfillment of this, our will, while remaining strongly opposed to any violation of the normal course of national life and having confidence that all will loyally discHiirge their local duties, we are irrevocably declded to sat- infy the needs for which the state has become ripe and have deemed it expedient to strengthen and decree the undeviating ob- servance of the principles of tolerance laid down by the funda- mental Inws of the Russian Empire, and, recognizing the orthodox church as the ruling one, to grant to all of our subjects of other religion and to all forelgn persuasions freedom of creed and wor- ship in accordance with other rites, and we are further resolved to continue the active carrying out of measures for the improve- ment of the material position of the orthodox rule clergy, enabling them to take a larger share in intellectual and Ife. In accordance with impending measures for the consolidation of the national economy the efforts of the state credit institutions ecially the nobles’ and peasants’ banks should be directed to strengthening and developinz the welfare and fundamental pillars of Russian village life and that of the local nobility and peasantrr. These principles marked out by us for the revision of the inws of the rygral populat are, when formulated, to b referred to the Provincial Government Councils, so that with 's confidence be further devel dividual localities. t the inviolability of communal property is to maintained, while at the same time means are to be found to render it easier for the individual to sever connections with the community to which he belongs, if he so desires. Without delay measures must be taken to release the peasants from the present burdensome lMability of free labor. Thorough reform is to be effected in the provineial governments and district administrations by the local representa- tives, while attention will be devoted to securing closer co-oper- ation between the com! 1 authorities aud parochial trustees of the orthodox churche: Calling w the moral fou which alone th. public life, under the confidence of to us thelir views regarding the execution of our intentions. CZAR NICHOLAS, WHO PRO- | CLAIMS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | IN RUSSIA. ! e family is very wealthy and Palmer's bride will bring him a snug sum as a dowry. &he courtship was comparatively short, Palmer met his bride at Hot Springs, Ark., last fall. She went with her mother and sister to California, where Palmer followed a short time ago. Palmer cays that he intends to live in Denver here- after and he is looking for a house in this city. He leaves to-morrow night for Kan- sas City, where he will pick up his string of horses and then go to Het Springs. Court Orders Witnesses Searched. REDDING, March 12.—The trial of the divorce suit of Juda A. Dales against George B. Dales was commenced to-day Thieves Rob Ten Heavy Sleepers. SAN. BERNARDINO, March 12.—Bold thieves entered a car In the yards of the Santa Fe Company last night and behind closed’ doors. “The parties to the | without disturbing the dreams of ten men action were on order of the court searched for firearms before the trial commenced. The bitterest of feeling exists between the wife and the two grown soms on the one side and the husband on the other. The couple separated several years ago. Sev- eral stormy meetings have taken place bel tween the sons and father. - who were sleeping in the coach packed off, ‘everything portable. awoke this morning they found their clothing and valuables gone. Charles Jakes was the heaviest loser, the thieves relieving him of a gold watch and $50. | The victims of the darjng robbery believe :::;.\. chlbroform ‘was administered to When the men | {A Notable Document Is Issued at St Petersburg. Plans Reform of Rural Laws. | T. PETERSBURG, March 12— | The Czar has issued a decree | | i { Muscovite Sovereign providing for freedom of relig- fon throughout his dominions H and being to some degree local self-government, and making other concessions to the village commu ties. | After referring to the efforts of his pred- ecesso particularly his father, to add to the welfare of the Russian people, the Czar announces his decision to grant free dom of religion to all his subjects who profess non-orthodox creeds, and to im- prove the conditions of village life and those of the local nobility and peasantry. Among the measures outlined by the Czar for the attainment of these ends is reform of the rural laws, which is to be effected with the advice of persons who possess the confidence of the people. The system of administration in the various governments and districts is to be exam- ined by representatives of the different lo- calities concerned with the view of effect- ing the necessary amendments. Measures | are also to be taken to relieve the peas- antry of the burdens of forced labor. The decree, which was issued In com- memoration of the anniversary of the birthday of Alexander III, is considersd to be the most significant act of state since the emancipation of the serfs. The public halls it as the proclamation of a new era, opening up bright prospects of the early improvement of Russfan Internal adminis- tration. Although the Jewish faith is not spe- cifically mentioned in the Czar’'s decree, it is belleved that the liberty granted to “all creeds” s intended to include the Jews. The extension of self-government to the smaller communities, corresponding with the township organizations of the United States, Is regarded as a great victory for the district and provincial assembiies, | while the retention of the communal sys- tem, with greater freedom of withdrawal therefrom, meets the wishes of the peas- ants and land owners, expressed through thelr local committees on agricultural de- pression. The Czar’s desire for the co-operation of the educated public closely follows the ac- tion of Alexander II at the time of the | emancipation movement. The publication of the Czar's decres produced a universal feeling of joyful e citement and is to-night the chief topia of conversation in every public resort. It Continued on Page 2, Column 1, |