The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 4, 1904, Page 1

LUME XCVI—NO. 65. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904. MERCHANT MARINE COMMISSION OF CONGRESS REACHES CITY AND PREPARES TO STUBY CONDITION OF PACIFIC CONTRACTS ARE ISSUED - AT PAl —_—— Washington Reports| Say Commission Will Act. Government Has Only Small Minority in Railway Directory. Abrogation of Pacific Mail Steamship Confract Is Now Matter of Leading Importance, three Government directors een directors of ough the stock of the Panama Rall- is announced in a by The Call from its at Washington Railway directors it e matter of the renewal with . the Pacific Mail r special the canal canal com- will nd the Pacific makes it ntal rail- nove by the of the transcon- this con- possible. 1y be e to pre- e Panama i rr AVOIDING . PUBLICITY. his pews from Wash- a nticated re- ys and recently ticle that was in @ San the Pan- e of con- connected erests. Dis- otly from the this city ask- om discussing nd its contract 1ip Com- the news- 2 secret conference ake piace in this city - nmittee of the y rers’ and Job- n, representing com- ts of the Pacific Coast, Sproule ny and Mail The parties came sco and were s possible when creating A made regarding y “situation on the hmus oves of the representa n, no response s hing has been said by parties concerning the >anama board's representati lway director: rteen. The trs ay people e no rea- that significant fact on of the public. pening of the Pana- rriers by sea is the 1ation on freights in and port of San Francisco. This T hended b the trans- avs that devised the system to tie up com- d to secure for them- aul” indefinitely. has b s no exact knowledge resent ownership of oi.e- the directors selected tes Panama Canal resent the interests t people of t United States, the voting v { that one-seventieth of the outstanding stock to the transcon- ental people is an interesting eir- stance. These few facte. when v are understood by the people gen- ] , may cause the lime light of publicity tq be turned strongly upon all Panama incidents until the question of contracts between the Panama Ralil- way and other lines in restraint of commerce and trade is finally settled. WANTS OPEN ROAD. Concerning the communication that President Roosevelt sent to the Pana- _—m Oontinued on Page 2, Column 2, AMA | | | | —— ! | ENATOR J. H. GALLIN GER of New Hampshire and Representatives E. S. Minor of Wisconsin, Thomas Spight of Mississippi and W. E. Humphrey of ! Washington, members of the Merchant Marine Commission of Congress, arrived in this city yesterday morning. As guests of the San Francisco Chamber of ‘ Commerce and the Ship-owners’ Association of the Pacific C oast they were taken on a tour of the bay on the army transport tug Slocum, and through personal | | | observation learned of the needs of the harbor. This morning at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce the committee will begin its work of gathering information { | that will aid it in its effort to suggest legislation that will result in the expansion of the American merchant marine. e -y | | | | | | [ | |1 | | RoF PR S PRI VES W, B HUrarrR e F .S 1oz e il | LEADING MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE MERCHANT MARINE, NOW INVESTIGATING PACIFIC COAST CONDITIONS. 2 i e S W s { . i id . T TR APPED As Guests of Local Organizations Distin- PENE]‘R ATES ! o o o . guished Disitors Make Tour of the Bay. BY RAILWAY DETECTIVES Long Quest of Mon-. fana Train Rob- | ber Ends. ST. PAUL, Aug. 3 —Northern Pacific Secret Service officers to-day arrested John Cristie, at Hope, N. D., implicated with George Hammogd In the Bear Mouth, Montana, train robbery. Cris- tie, according to officers of the North- ern Pacific, confessed to his part in the hold-up and when captured had $700 or $800 and .some of the diamonds taken from the express messenger's safe. Cristie, according to the officers, was tracked from place io place over the mountain ranges to Wallace, Idaho, and then to Spokane and finally reached Hope, North Dakota, with se- cret service men twenty-four hours be- hind him. Hope is the home of his wife's family and one of the officers re- mained on watch, expecting him to re- turn. He did return, and when called upon to surrender gave up without offering resistance. ficers say they know- all the men concerned in the Bear Mouth robbery, including Cristie, captured td-day and George Hammond, who was arrested in Montana. | ———— THIRTY-TWO PERSONS ARE REPORTED KILLED Unconfirmed Dispatch Says Explosion in Brussels Destroyed Yives and Much Property. | LONDON, Aug. 3.—A dispatch to |the Daily Express from Brussels, | which, however, is not confirmed frem any source, reports that thirty-two explosion, which caused the destruc- tion of several miles of corn fields. SPANISH PRESS INSISTS MARRIAGE IS ARRANGED Newspapers Claim, Despite Official Denlals, That King's Sister Is to ‘Wed Bavarian Prince. MADRID, Aug. 3.—Despite official the newspapers insist that a has been arranged between St R e 2 'onso, nce d of Bavaria. { persons were killed near Arion by an | Committee he de of the United States trans tug Slocum at noon yesterday and looked out through the Golden Gate— the por of highway to the | Orient. It w ion to them, said, and br to them full ¢ the growing import of the West and the great part n had played in equipping it for for world wide recogn fore it. These distinguished the harbor with the e looked up at the big gu the heights of the Presidio and then at those crowning the hills r arin, mounted higher than the | guardians of Gibraltar. That the k impregnable from without, commissioners said they were sure and | a safer haven within they had never | seen. Words, they said, could not ex- | press their admiration for this, the | great port of the Western sea. Senator J. H. Gallinger | Hampshire, president; Representatives E. S. Minor of Wisconsin, Thomas | Spight of Mississippi and W. E. Hum- | phrey of Washington, members; Win- throp L. Marvin, secretary, and Ed- ward V. Murphy, stenographer of the ‘rummtsslon, were the guests of honor | on the Slocum, with the ladies of their ; party, Mrs. Minor, Mrs. Spight and two daughters, and Mrs. Humphrey. The arrival here from Portland, Or., | yesterday morning of the members of | the commission marked an era in the commercial history of California and their stay | expansion of the American merchant | marine is sure to prove of great ad- vantage to the State. While here they will learn of needs of the State other than those of commerce and the cor- diality of their welcome cannot but | place them in the ranks of California’s friends in the halls of Congress. COMMISSION ARRIVES. Upon the arrival of the Oregon ex- press at the Oakland mole yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock, the members of the commission were met by R. P. Jennings and H. D. Loveland, repre- senting the San Frandisco Chamber of Commerce. At the unfon depot on this side the visitors were met by other members of the chamber and kindred organizations and escorted to the St. Francis Hotel. Breakfast over, the guests were taken in automobiles to the transport dock and were soon aboard the Slocum. At the dock they were greeted by Senator George C. Perkins and Con- men E. J. Livernash and W. J. Wynn. In addition to those mentioned there were in t\e party the following named: Attorney E. F. Preston; Captain H. Z. Howard, superintendent of the Oceanic Steamship Company; E. W. Newhall of H. M. Newhall & Co.; Cap- tain W. H. Marston of Weich & Co.; R. 8. Clarke, secretary of the Shipown- ers’ Assoclation; James Jr. president, and H. E. Pennell, vice president cf the Four members of the Merchant Ma- | of Congress stood on | ort | | me l here to receive suggestions | as to measures that will lead to the| Shipowners' Association; R. chwerin, vice president of the Pacific i Steamship Company; Frank L. of the Pacific Steel Brown, Company; Captain Eschen of Eschen & manager rt Dollar, president of the Dollar Steamship Company; George U. Hind of Hind, Rolph & Co. B L ter of Guatemala; A. M. Garland, jal agent of the Pacific Mail De Steamship Company; Captain Meyer of the Shipowners’ Association; Carrigan of the Hayden Company; T. C. Friedlander, secretary of the Merchants' Exchang: E. Scott, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; J. Kentfield, R. G. Cople, Hubert de Montaigu, lieutenant cond Cuir: C. D. Bunker, Washington tative of the Chamber of Com- Captain A. F. Pillsbury, sur- veyor for the Board of Marine Under- writers; General N. P. Chipman, presi- dent of the State Board of Trade, and, representing the interests of Alameda County, Senator J. R. Knowland and J. P. Taylor, Hugh Hogan, Edson F. Adams, E. P. Vandercook, R. White- head and Edwin Stearns of the harbor and water front committee of the Oak- land Board of Trade, and Wilber Walk- er, secretary of the Merchants’' Ex- change of Oakland. TOUR OF THE BAY. The commission’s tour about the bay was conducted by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and the Ship- owners’ Association of the Facific Coast. Major C. A. Devol, superinten- dent of the army transport service, was in command of the Slocum and with that fidelity to detail that has made his administration of army marine affairs successful, saw that the boat was com- fortably outfitted and lavishly provi- sioned. Not a moment was wasted by Major Devol when it was announced that all were on board and the Slocum rwung quickly out into the stream and at noon was plowing the waters of the Gold- en Gate. Here the vessel emerged from the gray gloom that spread over the city and a true California day was at hand, the warm sun raising the spirits of all. Off the shore of gausalito glasses began to clink and when Belve- dere was reached *-- cuests were all called to the stern of the vessel, under the spreading canopy of canvas, to en- joy luncheon. While dining the guests were given a view of Angel Island and the shores of Berkeley. Goat lsland was next viewed and then the Slocum was turned toward the Oakland estu- ary. The screeching of the whistles of factories and ships at the docks was appreciated by the commission. Its members spoke of the loyalty to coun- try and general enthusiasm they had seen displayed here. Every ship on both sides of the bay had been decorat- ed in honor of the commission’s visit, and no boat master was afraid of wast- ing steam in sounding a welcome from the brazen throats of”sirens. Though the ships on the Alameda side were in the minority, they did their best to re- Andrew represe peat the din that marked the departure amuel I | ster Combs of Kantueky, | Dunham-Carrigan- | | | | iers of Maubourg, | P. | of the Slocum from the transport dock ! on this side, and they succeeded fairly well. OAKLAND’S WANTS PRESENTED. When the estuary was reached, the Oakland people, headed by Senator Perkins, began to do politics. pointed out to the commission the ad- visability of cutting a channel 500 feet wide and twenty-five feet deep through the entire length of the estuary and asked that the members of the com- mission stand for the improvement when Congressional atd was asked. The members of the committee were supplied with statistics showing the number of vessels charged wharfage during the year at only one wharf, the total tonnage reaching 107,400. When the Slocum began to churn up the mud from the bottom of the estuary the committee frankly admitted that for those that preferred perfumes to dif- ferent odors the deepening of the har- bor would be a decided improvement and they promised to remember the situation. Senator Perkins and the other Oaklanders were gratified at the business-like manger in which the commission grasped the situation, but if much comes of the trip the Slocum must be given full credit for the part she played as official demonstrator of the shallowness of the estuary and the unpleagant constituency of the mud that lines its bottom. Upon leavtrg the estuary the Slocum was headed for the Hunters Point-dry- docks, where the giant Algoa is under- going repairs, and then the run was made to the Union Iron Works, where the first stop was made. This gave Congressmen Livernash and Wynn a chance to show what San Francisco is doing, just to offset all that Senator Perkins had pointed out of Oakland’s wants. The best of good feeling and spirit of cc-operation existed among the California members of the national legislature, however, and it was point- ed out that whatever Oakland wants, San Francisco is with her, and if San Francisco wants something, Oakland will aid her to get it. This was the spirit expressed by both Livernash and Wynn for San Francisco and Senator Perkins for his home section. SLOCUM RETURNS. Upon leaving the Union Iron Works the Slocum steamed straight for the transport dock, and at 4 o’clock the passengers were landed. After thank- ing Major: Devol: for the pleasant man- ner in which the company had been entertained, the guests departed for their various hotels. The members of the Congressional committee were greatly pleased with conditions as they found them here, and hope to gather many facts that will aid them in their deliberations. In the north they were given history, not facts. Here they want facts. They know that Balboa won his reputation in these waters and that it was he . that christened it the ‘sea. This information is well, for - Continued on Page 4, Column 5, They | | FAR TOWARD | SIUTH POLE Success of British; Antarctic Fx- pedition. PSS SO B Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright. 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing 'Company. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aus. 3.—| News has been received of the British | Antarctic expedition under Captain| Scott, on the Discovery, which is now | at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. The Discovery sailed in August, 1901, | and arrived at South Victorialand in | January, 1902. There a great ice barrier was “met, which impeded further ad- | vance, and the vessel remained dur-| ing the winter of 1902, icebound. A | party composed of Captain Scott, Lieu- | tenant Shakelton and Dr. Wilson pene- trated in December to a point at the | 82d degree, the most southernly point ever reached. The Discovery remained {cebound during the winter of 1903, but left at| the beginning of spring and went to| New Zealand and thence to Falkland. —_———— ARRESTS ENTIRE COMPANY FOR SMUGGLING Bm’ Soldiers at Fort Sheridan in Custody for Bringing Intoxicant Into | Barracks. N CHICAGO, Aug. 8. — Chug* with taking beer into the barracks at Fort Sheridan, a practice they admit but | hold justifiable in view of the example set by commissioned officers, all the‘ members of Company D, Twenty- seventh Infantry, numberifig thirty- five privates and six non-commissioned | officers, were arrested to-day by order | of Colonel Whitehall, commanding the post. The prisoners will be court- martlaled -for disobedience. —————— SENATOR HOAR'S DAUGHTER SUMMONED TO BEDSIDE Aged Solon’s Iliness Takes a Bad Turn and His Condition Is Critical. ‘WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 3.—Sen- ator Hoar, who has been slightly ill at his home in this city for two weeks, had a bad turn this aftermoon and at midnight his condition was eritical. poet, but | His daughter was hastily summoned. The Senator is monla. | the most coi | twenty male members of the sect. M COMMERCE ANTERON FOLK SCORE THE BISHOP Flood of Protests Pours in Upon Potter, Churchman Denounced for Aiding in Dedication - of Tavern. — | Meanwhile the New York Subway Re- sort Is Enjoying a Tremendous Boom. : —_—— Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—By his partict- pation in the public dedication of the Subway Tavern, a saloon at Mulberry and Bleecker streets, the announced object of which is to lesens the evils intemperanc Potter has tempest of pre tions and ecriticisnis and prohibit: Robert Graham, nperance worker and four »-day vi d that in his opi id him in helping to York's already of saloons. clergymen to severe another to 2 aan’! aiso objected to Bishop Potter’s statement that the ef- ~ fort to abolish the saloon was “one of nic and tragic failures in history.” Scores of letters and telegrams reached the Bishop from men and women eminent Iin the temperancé cause, pleading with him to recensider his course in helping to advertise the saloon. At the Subway Tavern, however, the denunciations by clergymen and tem- perance advocates had the effect of | causing a golden harvest to flll the cash registers. Thirsty and curious throngs began to crowd the place during the . early morning hours and the rush con- the tinued until closed for th Taking a this esta occupied a | tavern doors were ent,for the time being: nent place in the pub- of the tavern d beside the front following legend: placed a entrance o in chalk dedicated by ome.” Passi cted by. the: notice an cements dis- played in formed into inter and sic soda brand « of grinning | men who s schooner bers of the ance Union s their di approval ¢ Bishop’s course. ————— REVIVALISTS HOLD SERVICES IN COURT Try to Convert Judge and Policemen in Order to Free Two Prisoners. CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—An incident not in the daily routine of Justice Calla- han’'s South Chicago Police Court 3 a revival service conducted by mem- bers of the Church of the Children of Christ this morning. It was for the purpose of securing the release of two of their number, who had been locked up in the police station as suspicious characters. ‘When the case was brought to the at- tention of Justice Callahan to-day Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Emma Booth ap- peared in court, accompanied by about Hammond declared the evil one pomsession of the Judge. Justice Calla- han said he didn't know it. “If you believe in the Lord you will let us have a Bible reading right here and we can find out,” she answered. ® The Justice offered no objection and the service was commenced, the reviv- alists each taking a policeman by the hand and attempting to convert him. Mrs. Hammond declared it the purposs of the sect to convert all policemen in South Chicago. After the service had continued more than an hour, Justice Callahan objected to further demonstrations and the two men were released. —_————— GERMAN FORCES MEET AND REPULSE HEREROS Natives Attack Company at Okateitet and Suffer a Loss of Fifty. BERLIN, Aug. 3.—Lieutenant Gen- eral Trotha, commander in chief of tha forces in German Southwest Africa, wires that the Second Company of the Second Field Regiment was attacked at 8§ o'clock on the morning of August 2 at Okateitel by 150 Hereros. The He- reros were repulsed, leaving 50 dead. The Germans lost three wounded, be- killed and one