Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-04-25
THE TRAGEDY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

The killing of Charles De Young, proprietor
of the Chronicle, is the most exciting tragedy
that has been witnessed in San Francisco since
the shooting of James King of William by
Casey De Young built himself up from moth
of the leading daily newspaper of the Pacific
Coast. His success, however, Was the result
Of combining all the contemplate practices
which make journalism disgracefal He pam
pered the lowest tastes Of the community, and
dragged the slums aud cesspoos of San Fran
cisco to make his paper sensational. The NE,
lodions of the city were his first supporters,
and the Dramatic Chronicle was the recognizs d
organ of Dupont street Having gained a
footing by this means, he began the publica
ton of the Daily Chronicle. the paper soon
became terror to the community and the
class who supported its advertising columns
were men of wealth, position and commercial
standing who had some dark spot in their lives
that they feared the Chronicle would expose
The reporters of the paper considered nothing
sacred from their pens, and the sahctity of the
family circle was in yadel every day. Finally
an outraged public begau to rebel and De
Young was sued, thrashed, shot at and paid
In his own coin with interest Tais taught
him a valuable lesson aud resulted in an i'm
provement of his paper. When the Chronicle
ceased to inspire any terror in the community
there was but one thing left for De Young to
do. Hehad to make the Chronicles, complete
as a new spaper as to compel the public to take
it, O. send it to the wall. He was equal to
tho emergency. He hired the best writers in
the city, and filled his office with experienced
hands in all departments. The result must
have been gratifying one to him. for in a
few months he was floating along on the full
tide Of popular favor. During the last few
years the Chronicle has been power in Cali
f,rnia which has had no rival. AS a newspaper
it stood without peer, and distanced its sleepy
competitors daily. Its fight for the New Con-
stitution against magnificent odds was con.
yiAcing test of its powers even to its worst
enemies The Chronicle of late has become
respectable family journal without losing any
of its enterprise and sprightlinsss, Ten years
age the death of De Young would have created
less sympathy than at present, yet now the
feeling in his favor will be confined to limited
circle. For the past week we have been cut
off from all nail mmunication with San
Francisco, and the Geographic dispatches have
been very meagre. The dispatch to the AP
PEAL was the fullest receiy ed by any Nevada
newspaper. 1t appears that the shooting was
caused by the fact that De Young had lately
returned from Kansas with some very damag
ing evidence regarding kalloch, to be used
against him in the forthcoming trial, in which
DE Young was to have been arraigned fer the
attempted killing of Kalloch. The assassin
alton of De Young by Kalloch was a virtual
a mission on the part of the Kaloch family
that the evidence in De Young's possession
was more than Mayor Kalloch could stand.
1t is useless to say that De Young was to blame
for what he published regarding KalIech; he
substantiated every statement. Kalloch, on
the other hand in public speech in Metro
polit4n Temple, made state asnts regarding
the aged mother of De Young which he failed
to substantiate and must have known were
false at the time. The only regret concerning
De Young's death is that he was cut down at
a time when he had begun to be respectable, |
and that before he died he did net have spare
moment in which to kill his assailant. When
the mail blockade is raised and the San Fran
cisco papers come to hand, the real merits of
the case can be more intelligently discussed.