The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1904, Page 1

Forecast made cisco for thirty San Prancisco et THE WEATHER. midnight, September 23: Cloudy; probably light showers Thursday; fresh southwest wind. G. HE. WILLSON, Local Forecaster, Temporarily in charge. at San Pran- hours, ending and vicinity— side.” Majestic—“The ship.” Al:lur-—"leuban ay. California—“Tess of the D'Ur- Dervilles.” Central—"Fallen by the Way- Chutes—Vaudeville. Columbia—"“Wizard of Oz." Pischer's— Miss Mazuma. Grand—“Princess Fan Tan.” Matinee to-day. Orpheum—Vaundeville. Tivoli—“The Serenade.” THEE THREATERS. Matinee to- Altar of Friend- Matinee. ANCI SCO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1904, PRICE FIVE CENTS. LOYAL CALIFORNIANS AT BANQUET RECOGNIZE HONOR BESTOWED ON STATE BY APPOINTMENT OF VICTOR H. METCALF TO CABINET MOCRATY MME WEAK CANDIDAT Lose Their Chance for Vietory in New York. U Nomination of Herrick for Governor Pleasing to Republicans. Independent Voters Not Attracted by Alh any Jurist 1 Judge ¥ 11 1 can say at there appears to the action only countenanced zed 1t a which fa hief char- > ation pro- ad gubernaz HILL PRESENTS HERRICK. Yeaders of the Rival Factions Make Seconding Speeches. SA N Sept. 21.—Out of Y times seemed and Burveyor— r of Rome he Court of Appeals of Kings (Demo- dge of that he Republican nominee. udge of the Court of Ap- E. Werner of Monroe now of that ch, by y Governor Odell, and the 3§ hé name of Supreme Court Justice Herrick of Albany. Judge Her- was nd ed with cordlal representatives s whose attitude ant factor in the which had formed the nference. Incidentally a reception which an ovation. of the convention e of all open evi- warfare between T zation, headed Patrick McCarren, 1, under the leader- Murphy ed includes a di- upon Governor iciation of the an indorse ational tick- speeches of of three had beer mport m the L Adams Heads the Ticket. Sept. 21.—Alva A. Governor to-night by ocratic convention. The ed confirms allegiance al platform adopted at to the nominees of that the St. Lou convention —_— Democratic Nominees Indorsed. HELENA, Mont., Sept. 21L—The injudi- | » was for a third time | Splendid Gathering of Commercial Men Cheers President for | His Good Selection. Strong Showing Made in Speeches Concerning Growing Local Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of the, Department of Commerce and Labor, was the guest of the business men of California last evening at a -dinner given in his honor at the Hotel St Francis Speeches of greeting were made by representatives of the State of Califor- nia, the city of San Francisco and her commercial orga R to toasts were made in which Cc zati e and labor were theé themes e honor that has been conferred te in the appointment of one of its eminent citizens to a Cabinet po- sition Representative men in all lines of ac- were included in a The presidents of. ercial organizations of this city sat table. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association was repre- by Andrea Sbarboro; the San cisco Board of Trade Watkins; the by Chamber of ancisco by George 1 addition to this group f organizatior a large members of each of the that have been named were in mento Valley Development organization i an that stands for the deve ties from tide water to takes in the foothill fringe the great valley, was represent- ed by its president, W. S. Green Vallejo Chamber of Commerce sent delegation to the banquet to reprsesent including President Frank R. De Vice-President 1. Dannenbaum, Secretary W. D. Pennycook and 8. M Levee and J. J. Luchsinger. From Oakland’s Merchants' Exchange came President A. Jonas, Vice-President A. H. Schlueter, Ex-Presidents George W. Arper and Theodore Gler and Treas- urer W. H. Weilbye. The Oakland Board of Trade delegated President H. C. Capwell, Vice-President C. J. Heese- man and Secretary Edwin Stearns. The representatives from the commercial organizations outside of San Francisco and the presidents of the San Francis- co bodies, apart from two who occupied positions at the speakers’ table, were gathered around an oval table with | other guests of honor. MANY SEND REGRETS. The number of guests was limited to 240. Every seat was filled. Several prominent men who were invited to be present sent dispatches expressing re- gret at inability to attend. Among these were Senator C. W. Fulton of Oregon, Congressman Francis W. { Cushman of Washington, W. W. Mor- row, United States Circuit Court Judge, and United States Senator Thomas R. Bard. The telegram from Senator Bard was as follows: 1 regret that 1 am prevented from accept- Shasta counties lin, ing an invitation to attend the banquet ten. | dered to the Honorable Victor H. Meicalf by ! the_commercial organizations of San Francisco on Wednesday evening. 1 desire to join in the uniyersal expression by Californfans of their gratification that such an able and representa- tive Californian has been appointed to the important office of Secretary of Commerce and successful carcer as a se of Representatives is the Government his services will be equally useful 2nd reflect honor upon his State | Judge W. W. Morrow telegraphed | from Portland, Ore., as follows: Regretting my inability to attend the banquet in honor of Becretary Metcalf, I desire to cor- dially unite with our people in expressing pleas- ure in having so able and efficient a repre. sentative in the President’s Cabinet. Secretary Metcalf, the speakers of | the evening and the toastmaster were | at a table on a slightly raised platform, |an arrangement that worked ad- { mirably, making it easier to see and ’ hear those who took the leading part in | voicing the formal welcome to the Cab- Labor and Populist conventions ad- |inet officer and enabling Secretary Met- journed this afternoon after having | calf to survey at a glance an assem- indorsed the nominees on the Demo- cratic State ticket, blage that was responsive to the words, of the apeskerl._ eatness of Central California and | Throughout the evening the | tone was one of appreciation | assurance that in the executive branch of The formal greetings Trade and Commerce. A S were equaled in warmth by the mani- festations from those who sat at the tables below the platform A more heart) nd genuine demonstration of good will, mingled with appreciation, | could not well be imagined. The ap- plause when Secretary Metcalf rose, after the formal greetings had been The | {the Department of Commerce spoken, was prolonged and hearty. Men of business and of affairs taxed their lungs to shout approval. At the table were George A. Newhall, president of the Chamber METCALF GIVES PRAISE. el o I thank you for this welcome, this more than cordial reception, | and especially do I thank you for the opportunity thus afforded me of saying something to you con- cerning the resources of our State, its growth and dzvelop- ment and the bright prospects that are in store for it in the fu- ture. The development of Cali- fornia in the past has been most i remarkable, perhaps more so than the development of any | other State in the Union. Our | commonwealth, which was the | thrty - first of the forty - five | sion to the Union, now stands twenty-first in population, four- teenth in value of agricultural products and twelfth in value of manufactures, and there is no State in the Union with 2 papu- lation approximately equal that approaches us in the value of the products of farm and factory combined. o of Commerce of San Francisco, who of- ficiated as toast master; Secretary Met. calf, Governor George C. Pardee, Mayor E. E. Schmitz, President Frank J. Symmes of the Merchants’ Assocla- tion, United States Senator George C. Perkins, Congressman J. C. Needham and Fairfax H. Wheelan. The feature of the banquet was the address of Secretary Victor H. Met- calf. In his capacity as Secretary of and Labor his duty lies largely on the lines in which California and the entire Pa- cific Coast are principally interested. In a comprehensive massing of sig- nificant figures and facts he mani- " g | fested great familiarity with the ma- terial conditions in this State. He called attention at the outset to the fact that the development of California has been remarkable. “There is no State in the Union,” he said, “with a population approximately equal that approaches us in the value of the products of farm and factory.” He reviewed the progress of mining and showed that California has pro- duced more than one-half of the total gold output of the United States to date, He quoted the astonishing fact that to-day the value of the agricultural and manufactured products of Cali- fornia is more than fifteen times the value of the mineral products of the State. There were great figures to be dealt with in the details of the story of the agriculture and horticylture of California, and these were grouped | States in the order of admis- | | | v f | | | | | | some dining hall, with its ample di- | | | | | | | { Il M | i I | i | B | | > AT THE BANQU } N HON : TOR H +> i effectively. “We are the first wine State in the Union,” declared the Secretary, “the greatest grape-growing State in the Union, and we have taken the first renk among the States of the Union in the great modern industry of fruit | and vegetable canning and over $15,- | 000,000 worth these fruits go into cans eve a The raisin ustry, the grain pro- duction, the citrus fruit output and | the large figures attaching to the | growing of deciduous fruits were | brought into evidence in | the picture | or California’s greatness. “But,” declared Secretary “striking and. gratifying : cultural dewelonment Metcalf, this agr we have | is, achieved even greater things in manu- factures. -The manufacturing develop- ment of the United States is the most remarkable chapter in the world's industrial history, and we citizens of California have a right to think, that the most remarkable page in this re-~ markable chapter is that which records the industrial history of our own State.” Throughout Secretary Metcalf spoke as a Californian, proud of his own :‘ne. and repeated applause rewarded m. Purely from an artistic point of view the surroundings of the great dinner were successful. The hand- mensions and well conceived propor- tions, was a fit setting for thpe assem- blage. The tables extended the entire length of the room at right angles with the speakers’ table. In front of the speakers was a bank of choice | flowers. Above the head of Secretary. Metcalf was a great cluster of Ameri- can Beauty roses. Along' the entire length of each of the tables on the main floor were vines, dahlias and bunches of white chrysanthemums. The effect was pleasing and not over- done in any respect. The menu was excellent, being as follows: MEN.U Alhambra Mineral Water. St. Francls Sauterne Tortue Verte, - Amontiliado. Hors d'Oeuvres Varies. Alguillettes de Bass, Joinville, Francis Burgundy. Filet de Boeuf, Financlere, Haricots Panaches. Pommes Parisienne, Moet & Chandon White 2 Sorbet au_Champagne, Piegonneaux Rotis au Cresson. Tomates Farcies en Surprise. Glaces Fantaisies, Petits Fours. It was about 9 o’clock when Toast- master George A. Newhall rose to! open the exercises. He spoke but | briefly. His remarks took well and set the audience in good humor at once. He introduced Governor George C. Pardee, who at first supposed that he would be unable to be present at the banquet, but, as Mr. Newhall ex- plained, set aside another engagemient that he had to come. In part Gov- ernor Pardee said: In honoring- our -distinguished fellow citizen, Hultres, st. : - SECRETARY IS HOPEFUL. | oL The open door policy has come to China, the empire of Japan has developed into 2 world power, the | | Hawaiian Islands have been an- nexed, giving us control of the most impertant coaling station in the Pacific, and the Philippine Islands, rich beyond imagination in their natural resources and trade possibilities, have dropped | | into our possession as by a dis- | | rensation of providence. Aund - | now another change is pending, | pregnant with still greater pos- sibilities for the future develop- | | ment of our State. For thePan- | | ama canal is now an assured fact, and it will not be many years be- fore this-great project, the dream | | of the most eminent statesmen of the world for a century or more, will be an assured fact. What the cutting of the Panama canal will ultimately mean to the Pa- cific Coast and the harbor of San Franciscoand Oakland we cannot measure even in imagination. —— — the President of the United States hak -con- | forred a signal honor on the Stafe of Califor- | nfa. T am here to congratulate the President | on the choice that he has made and to ‘say | that he has chosen wisély and well and to cdngratulate our distinguished neighbor on. the honor that hag been conferred on him. That honor that™ he &0 modestly wears will be shared by all the people of the State of Cali- fornia. The Secretary of Commerce. #nd Labor lives in my own town of Oakland. So we are proud again that the man who is selected to occupy the proud position of secretary is found | in Oakland. (A volce proposed three cheers for Oakland, which were lustily given.) He is sent to us to represent the man who has borne the crown of victory. (Prolonged cheers.) Lieutenant Governor Anderson was then called upon to respond for the State. At his first mention of the | name of -Secretary Metcalf the ban- queters cheered repeatedly. He said: RIGHT OF CALIFORNIA. Lieutenant Governor Alden Ander- son, greeting Secretary Metcalf in be- half of the State of California, spoke | in part as follows: It is fitting and proper that the represent- | ative organizations of San Francisco and of the State of California should tender to Hon. Vietor H, Metcalt a complimentary bangquet in recognitfon and in celebration of the fact of his having been selected a member of the Cabinet—otherwise, the ~President’s official family in Washington. It is fitting that this should be done—first, because of the confidence and esteem in. which we hold Mr. Metcalf as a man and as @ representative citizen of this State; second, because we believe it is right and r that California should be repre- sented in the Cabinet at Washington. This because of many reasons. Our very territorial greatness, as a 1imits our representative capacity in Congress. and because of this fact and because of the | no. man who ha® not resided here can —p [ [ | | A A B R i W extent: and ‘multiplicity of our own and the | nation's interests . that it should now | come. an established custom to have at lewst | abinet Minister selected from California. | What we have. accomplished and the posi- | itlan’ we'have attained” has in reality been ac- complfhedyand aftained: fn a remarkably short space of tfme.> Nowadays we attract national meetings, conferences, mventions, -canclaves and. encampments, and .those who atterid thisik it_no- hardship to make the journey. We have one such with us now. PRESENT SIGNIFICANCE. Circumsta: not’ determined hers or by | us have agsisted at this time in making us mére significant and important, because of location, to the nation at I The building of the Panama canal developments in the | hurt by fiving glass and splinters | following dead have been jreceived a compound fracture n the Orlent; Philippines- fare of thi the thre: natipn as a whole, and. ald of. the v per capita population t place in’ the world, of affairs and conditions as t xist, and in doing so. must be alive to the advantages of close political association and influence with those who have the directing of the policies and the affairs of the natlor WEile we appr d are thankful for the recognition 1 woul & as T said before, established an unw that the Pacific Coast have represe the President's Cabinet, a political party w dent, or what hi at least have on. not mean_ by T do patriotic _and representatix this that just as just as able mep. could not be selected from elsewhere as frofa here, but I do mean to say that many questions have arisen n the past and will constantly arise in the future which are peculiarly and particularly our own, ai the .immediate, the intuitive and you might say instinctive knowledge of matters like one who has resided here and bas been in con- stant daily touch with' us and- the conditions as they exist. STRENGTH IN HARMONY. | Tt has often been that one potential reason why California hasiot secured in times past more recognition in similar -capacities was because of the fact' that whenever any individual, no matter what his worth or abil- ity, was for any position, a chorus of | captious - objections or protests on the. part. | maybe of personal enemies or of those who | aspired to the position themselves, would be | raised and the result was that the selection that might have been secured hers would go to_a more harmonious community, This lack of unanimity and of concord has no doubt in the past injured us, and so it is with mingled feelings of pleasure and of satis- faction that we note the selection of Mr. Met- calf to the position he now occuples without one single protest or objection being raised on the part of any person or organization in the | State_of California. It is a healthy as well as a gratifying sign of the times and now that he is there, I know that, with his ability, his.energy and his loyalty, he will rise equai to any emergency at any time and will so conduct himself and perform the duties of his | office that they will be a credit to the nation and that ke, will justify the honor and pride that the people of the State of California feel | m,srmn and in his appointment to his exalted | position. For the city of San Francisco Mayor | Schmitz spoke. He was ffequently in- terrupted by applause. Some extracts | from his remarks follow: | In this deserved testimonial with the greatest pleasure, as the official head | of a city which above all others In our broad | land looks for encouragement and legitimate | advantage to the department\of government | now under his control | The action of the President In selecting him | was wise, and every section of the country may well be proud of the ability, integrity and splendid equipment of our new Secretary, | but nowhere should there be more rejoicing than here in this far city on the Western coast, whose sun-kissed hills at set of sun ‘but reflect the future glory of a commerce that may from its center encompass the world. It is good to have a good man in such an office, but it is a great advantage indeed to a city. situated like ours to have not only a good official, but one intimately acquainted with our needs, cognizant of our. past and imbued with an exuiting hope and a fixed con- fidence In our future—a. man the lines of whose .. Continued on Page 2, Colummn 1. to a distin- | guished and honored Californian I participate | STREETCAR \ S BLO 10 PIECES Hits Box of Dyna- mite Dropped on Track. Ground for Many Yards IS Strewn With Bits of Human Remains. Six Passengers Killed, Several Fatally Hurt and Fifteen Injured in Explosion. —_— MELROSE, Mass., Sept. 21.—An out- ward bound electric car containing thirty-two persons was blown to pieces in this city to-night by striking a fifty | pound box of dynamite that had fa off an express wagon. Six per 3 were killed outright, three more died of their injuries within an hour and nineteen others were taken to the hos- | pitals suffering from severe injuries. At least a score of persons in the diate vicinity of the explosion The d denti DR. MALCOLM McLENNAN, Mel- rose Heights. E. B. HAYNES, Melrose. WINFIELD ROWE, Saugus, Mass.; motorman. E. A. STOWE, South Boston. FRED D. MARSHALL, Boston. The unidentified dead are three wom- en and a 3-year-old girl. Edward A. Waterhouse of Meirose suffered amputation of a foot and was otherwise badly Injured. Dr. Perry of Wakefield, both legs broken; Mrs John Conway of Melrose, both legs broken; George H. Andrews of Melrose, the left leg and his foot also was amputat- ed. All of these are likely to die. So great was the force of the explo- sion that all but ten feet of the rear portion of the car was blown into small pieces, while windows within a radius of a quarter of a mile were shattered. The immediate vicinity of the accide presented a horrible spectacle those In the neighborhood reached t scene. The ground was strewn legs, arms and other portions of the bodies of those who had been killed and shrieks and groans came from the writhing forms of the injured. The police arrested Roy Fenton, driver of an express wagon. Fenton, it was learned, was carrying two fifty- pound boxes of dynamite on his wagon of and did not know unti express office that ¢ boxes had dropped hurried ba . the hope of pick b tric car had reach —_— OVERLAND LIMITED TRAINS TO HAVE NEWS SERVICE Union Pacific Company Will Bulletin Record of Each Day's World Happenings in Buffet Cars. OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 2lL.—Beginning next week the Union Pacific Railroad will start issuing a news service for the benefit of its passengers on the Over land Limited train. This news ice, which is the first innovation of kind ever attempted by a railroad, w be sent out at noon and at 4:30 in the afternoon and posted in typewritten form in buffet cars. Later, it is stated, the service will be extended to other through passenger trains on the sys- tem. All the news of importance will | be transmitted by the company over its own wires, and will be delivered at scheduled points. The bulletin service will be under the direction of the ad- vertising department. The starting of the service by the road is for the benefit of passengers who have necessarily to spend several days in travel without being able to secure newspapers. On westbound train No. 1 the bulletins will be se: at Central City, Neb., and Evanston, Wyo., which cities are twenty-four hours apart. The eastbound trains will be served with the news at North Platte, Neb., and Wells, Nev. No attempt will be made to serve the news otherwise than in the form of typewritten bulletins. AUGUSTINIAN FRIARS REPUDIATE AGREEMENT ! Want Money for Philippine Lands Paid in London Instead of Manila, as Arranged With Taft. MANILA, Sept. 21.—The Augustin- fan friars have repudiated the agree- ment made in Rome between the late Pope Leo, the late Archbishop Guidi, apostolic delegate in the Philippine Islands, and former Governor Taft that the money paid by the United States in the purchase of the friars’ lands should remain in the islands and have requested that the payments to them be made in drafts on London. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—It is said at the War Department that the de- partment is not a party to any con- troversy respecting the method of pay- ing for the frairs’ lands in the Philip- pines, and the issue presented as to the place of payment, whether in Ma- nila or in Europe, lies between the authorities of the Vatican and the friars’ orders, the latter being the titular owners of the land. Of course, the officials would like to see the money remain in the islands, but it is prépared to accept a decision either way on that polnt