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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
NEW YORK SUN
STRIKE SERIOUS
Paper May Not Appear
To-Day.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The compositors
and stereotypers of the New York Sun.
120 in number who went on strike last
night, were still out tonight The press
and composing rooms were in darkness,
but he editorial room presented the usual
appearance The Sun appeared this
morning with only four pages in its news
section.
In an editorial the Sun of this morning
saws 1t may be impossible for the paper
to be published tomorrow.
The strike, which was ordered and sane
toned by Typographical Union NO b, was
ratified to-day in Teutonia Hall at one
of the largest meetings ever held by the
union. The meeting unanimously passed
a resolution offering the entire funds or
the union, amounting to $4,000, for the
use of it's striking brethren in case of
necessity A telegram was received from
Samuel B. Donnelly of Indianapolis, pres
ident of the international Typographical
Union Offering to place the available
funds of the parent association at the
disposal of the local organization. me
president of the local union said tonight
he had assumed the duties and RESPONSE
bilities of the office with a full knowledge
of the task imposed on him.
There is nothing new to be said Of the
strike" he said, except that the battle
side will win. All we can do is to watch
events. / am making no promises put l
will do my best"
At the headquarters of the union to-
night the rooms were crowded with strik-
ers and their sympathiZers. The talk was
mainly over the expected arrival of nom
union printers, said to be en- route from
Philadelphia by steamer 1t was SAID
that the steamer passed Long Branch this
afternoon Pickets were sent out by the
strikers and instructed to watch all the
possible landing places.
officers of the Typographical Union re-
ceived word early this morning that the
steamer Endeavor, from Philadelphia,
was anchored off Sixty-fifth street,
Brooklyn with about 100 printers, who
would be landed to-day. According to the
union officials half the men on board
were union printers, fully equipped to
persuade the others not to go to work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
MORE TROOPS FOR
PACIFIC COAST
England Will Guard Ca
madam Boundary.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Aug. "a special to the
Record from Victoria, B. c., says: Inc
Imperial Government and the Dominion
authorities have decided to increase both
the regular military and militia forces on
this station, the Pacific Coast depot of
the British army and navy. Coming at
this time when the relations between
Canada and the United States are ac-
knowledged by Premier Laurier to be
rather strained over the Alaskan bound
ary question, it looks as if Great Britain
and Canada were determined to assert
their claim to the portion of Alaska de-
manded by Canada, by force of arms II
necessary.
Be this as it may, the garrison is to be
at once greatly increased. The barracks
on Macauley Point, where the big forts
are situated which. with their long
reaching disapnearing guns. command the
entrance to the Straits of San Juan de
Fuca will soon be the home of more than
treble the number of engineers, marine
artillery, sappers and other united serY-
Some of the additional garrison has al
ready left Englan,., and others will come
out in big squaoS within the next Few
months via Halifax and the Canadian IA
cific Railway. The hrSt squad OF troops 10
come will number 800 officers and men,
and the present accommodations being
too small to house them, much larger bar
racks will be at once erected.
The cost of the new military post, half
Government and half by the British au-
thorities will be G25 900, or about Sl25 900,
Ii is also said the naval forces VIII be
Increased by the addition of a depot ship,
the Temeraire, which will be sent out
from Chatham in September: The war
ship with the new admiral is due from
England two weeks hence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
STREET RAILWAY MEN
LIKELY 70 WALK OUT
Tacit Agreement Reached by the
Employees of the Stockton
system.

STOCKTON, Aug. "a tacit agreement
is said to have been arrived a by the
street railway employees to refuse to pay
for bonds in surety company, and if the
company posts IL formal order for them
to do so they Will strike The men pro-
pose to conduct their contest in an or
derby fashion and on lines which will en-
list the sympathy of the people. They
claim they are uEderpaid now and cannot
afford to pay for espionage on themselves.
Under the bond arrangement the surety
company would provide spies saving the
streetcar company the expense at present
falling to it.
The men do not demand anything; they
simply refuse to bear the expense imposed
by the company. They DO not intend to
injure any company property. Each man
will take his car 10 the barn, and will
not go near any company property or in
terfere with any arrangements the COM
pany may make in an effort to operate
the lines The men will. however, procure
carryals and buses and operate their
own vehicles on streets where, the car
and turn over to officers any man who
violates in any way the rights of the COM
pany to the peaceful possession and oper-
alton of its property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
Pension Examiner Smell
Kills a Thirteen ear
Old Girl.
WILL NOT EXPLAIN
The Child Was Formerly Servant
in His House but Was Taken
Away by Her Parents.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Aug. GA horrible
murder was committed to-day in the
northeastern part of the city. The
murderer was Benjamin j. Smell, a
special examiner in the Pension Office,
q man about As years old. His victim
was Liza Weissenberger, girl IS
years of age, who had been employed
in his household until a few months
ago, when she was taken home by her
parents, who became suspicious of
SHELLS conduct toward her. Smell
seemed to be infatuated with the child
and paid her a great deal of attention,
which. however, she resented.
This morning Smell went to his vic
TINS house, and entering at the front
door passed on through the middle
room, where the girl was sleeping. to
the dining room door. The mother
ordered him from the house, and Smell
started to go, passing again through
the room where the child was. He
bent over the sleeping child and drew
her from the bed. Awakened sud
denly, she screamed in terror. Twist
ing one hand in the girls hair and
throwing back her head, Smell drew
razor from his pocket and swept it
across her throat. Twice he slashed
her throat and once he missed. cutting
a great piece OF HeSH from Hei CHeth-
The head was almost severed from the
body, and both the murderer and his
victim were drenched with blood.
Attracted by the child's screams the
mother ran to the rescue. In a frenzy
she grappled with the murderer. and
was badly slashed on the arm with the
razor. The murderer attempted to
escape. but was soon captured by the
police and locked up in the Ninth Pre-
Cinct Station. He refuses to give any
explanation of his act. and says he re-
members nothing about the murder.
The murderer is a native of Vermont
and was at one time employed in
bank at Montgomery, Ala. He has "a
wife and two children.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
BRING A MILLION
IN YUK ON GOLD
kIOndikerS Arrive on the
ROSalie.
speelal plspateh 70 rhe can.

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Aug. 1.-THE
steamship Rosalie arrived tonight from
Skaguay with $50 passengers, most of
whom were from Dawson, and over
81 900 900 in gold dust and drafts aboard.
In the purser's office there was $4,000
in dust, but most of the wealth that came
down was in drafts.
DOC" CIV. CO Yates of San Francisco,
who has been in the Klondike for fifteen
years. was the richest man on board. The
value of his drafts was variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to $750000, the
purser giving the latter amount as the
more nearly correct Captain ]. O. Ellis
of Seattle had something like 5000 600; 0.
w. Ashby and c. E. Ashby had 500 900
between them, and Mr.. Regis of Seattle
had in the vicinity of $4,000. w. j. King
the list of principal owners Is completed
by Mrs. A. Houghton of Atlin. who has
about $50 600. With ]. Brownlee she
bought the Discovery claim in Atlin re-
Gently for s25, 600 cash.
Most of the passengers came out from
Dawson by the steamers Bonanza King
and Columbian. While on the way up the
was drowned. All that is known of his
name is that he was called Pete. With
two of the crew he went ahead in a row.
boat at one of the stopping places and
on the way back the boat capsiZed. The
other two men were rescued after they
had chung to the bottom of the canoe for
half an hour.
Colonel Steele of the mounted police in
Dawson announced on July "a that the
royalty collected amounted to over $780,
O00 and in his opinion the output was be-
tween SIT ,000, 900 and SIS 900 600.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
ANOTHER TEST OF
MARCON|'S SYSTEM
Communication From a
Balloon.
Special Dispatch 10 The Call.

LONDON. Aug. 6.-There has been gen
eral and widespread interest in naval
circles on account of the free use of Mar
conis system of wireless telegraphy.
Naval maneuvers have shown the value
of wireless telegraphy in war. The Rev.
j. M Tacon and Messrs. j. n. and n.
MaskeIyne recently carried out a series of
interesting experiments in wireless
biography with a balloon, which is likely
to prove even more valuable to peaceful
mariners.
AS is well known, the safety Of the
navigator and his vessel frequently de-
ponds upon warnings conveyed from time
to time by sound. All kinds of abnormal
deviations in the apparent direction from
which the sound emanates are noticed.
In short the mariner is brought face to
face with all the pecuiarities of atmos
pheric acoustics. The Tacon and Maske-
lyme experiments were devised with the
object of ascertaining precisely what is
the nature of these peculiarities. and what
are the conditions under which they are
observed. When these results have been
secured scientists will be in a position to
provide a remedy for the errors men
toned.
The balloon ascent was made from New
bury at o'clock in the evening on July
81. The balloon rose rapidly. drifted away
in the direction of Reading and was
quickly lost to sight in the clouds, from
which it did not emerge for some minutes,
when 1t finally appeared as a speck In the
distance.
In the meantime Mr.. n. Maskelyne
transmitted several messages to the oc-
cupants of the balloon, who gave signals
that they were being received,
Heavy gun-cotton cartridges, suspended
below the car of the balloon, were fired
from the electric station on the ground
when the balloon was some miles distant,
and there were similar discharges from
the electric station, which shook the
ground.
Another experiment was the firing of a
powder magazine electrically from a dis
tant point without contact, the firing
point being the transmitting station be-
tween which balloon communication
was maintained when the ascent took
place.
The object of this experiment was to
give a practical demonstrate of the pos
sibility of utilizing the principle of
aetheric communication in time of war to
explode mines and similar destructive con-
trivances, the only connection necessary
being through the medium of the all-per-
vading ether.
The advantages of this system are that
there will be no connecting wires to be
cut by the enemy, nothing which could
fall into their hands while nothing could
prevent communication from being estab-
Hshed at the right moment.
The initial experiment proved a perfect
Z
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
STEAMER SPRINGS A
LEAK IN MIDLAKE
Lives of Two Hundred Passengers on
The Grand Rapids Endan-

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Aug. 6.-The
passenger steamer City of Grand Rapids
with 200 persons on board, narrowly
escaped laundering in midlake last night.
The steamer was bound for Milwaukee,
and was thirty-fve miles out in the lake
when a large amount of water was dis
covered in her hold. Water was pour
ing in from many leaks and the engineer
was unable to start the pumps.
When the water was within two inches
of the fires the steamer was turned
around and headed for South Haven. The
passengers We're awakened and told to
prepare themselves for what might hap
pen. A wild scramble for life-Saving ap-
ceeded in rigging up one of the pumps,
which held the water in check until port
was reached at o'clock this morning
shut off the supply of steam from the
boilers and the steamer must have sunk
in midlake.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
M'KINLEY BUYS A
HOME IN CANTON
Has Purchased the Cottage in Which
He First Began House
keeping.


CANTON, Aug. 6.-Rresident McKin-
ley has purchased the famous Mckinley
cottage at the corner of North Market
street and Louis avenue. The considera-
ton was $14 800. He will secure possession
of the contract and deed October next.
The property was not in the market. 1t
was endeared to President and Mrs Nc
Kfnley as their first home, where they
began housekeeping and by tender memoir
les of sorrows there. The lot is 400 feet
front on Market street, by 244 on Louis
avenue.
The front veranda shows the most wear
from the historic campaign of 1896, when
the noted home was the political Mecca
for nearly a million people.
Before leaving Canton for the Inaugural
ton President Mckinley tried to buy the
home made doubly dear to him. 1t is not
believed that Mrs. Harter would have
sold the place to any one else. 1t is be-
lieved to be the Presidents intention to
spend a part of each summer in Canton.
Many Cantonians have expressed a fear
that with the breaking of home ties by
deaths, SORROWS and other events, the
President might be induced to accept one
of the many invitations which the papers
have reported as being offered to secure
his residence elsewhere. The news that
the deal is closed whereby he is once more
the owner of the home that has always
been dearest to him will be received with
universal rejoicing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
LEGAL BLOW TO
THE INSURGENTS
Checks the Shipments
of War Munitions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s. Hon. John
Goodnow, Consul General of the United
States at Shanghai, mas rendered a deci-
sion as referee in the Consular Court
which will be of far-reaching Importance
during the continuance of the war in the
Philippines. The case was in relation to
the steamer Abbey, charged with taking
arms from Canton to Luzon. 1t has been
in contention for some Ilme. The owners
of the vessel gave bond that tn ship
should land the arms purchased at Singa-
pore but she did not do so. The bond was
demanded by the Chinese authorities. Mr..
1oodnow holds that it must be paid. The
Importance of the decision is pointed out
by the Shanghai Mercury, which says:
The effect Of the decision of Mr.. 7Goodnow
reaches much beyond the mere fact Of being
judgment for the plaintiff, with the penalty
following and the costs of the suit. Hitherto
the American forces at Manila have had 70
fight against Filipinos well armed with mod
the majority of these arms have been landed
in the Philippines from Chinese ports. When
United States Consular officials have received
information tnat ci1igoes OF weapons were
about to be shipped from China, their urgent
protests to the Chinese have been the means
OF stopping shipments. But when the Cnlted
States officials through want of knowledge,
have been ignorant OF such contrapand runs;
the Chinese officials have likewise been bIlnd
10 these shipments, though no doubt well aware
of such.
scored such an important point. On the
strength of that judgment the officers Of the
imperial maritime customs OF China must nee
essarily do all in their power TO stop ship
ments Of arms to suspicious destinations 1t
has been decided on the motion Of the Gus
toms that China is liable for any shipments OF
arms which get to the Philippines through lack
of diligence or honesty on the part Of the Gus
toms or the Chinese officials. Therefore, the
Judgment in the Drew vs.. Sylvester case Will
be the means of checking the chief source OF
supply of arms and warlike material that the
Filipinos have possessed
The North China Daily News publishes
the decision of Consul Goodnow in full
and comments editorially upon its impor-
lance and says it will be far-reaching in its
effect in stopping the sending of arms to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
BANQUET RENDERED
DEWEY AT NAPLES
Secretary Iddings Toasted King
Humbert, President Mckinley
and the Admiral.

NAPLES, Aug. 6.-Mr. Lewis NJ. Idd-
ings, secretary of the United States En-
bassy, and Mrs. Iddings, who arrived here
yesterday from Rome for the purpose of
welcoming Admiral Dewey, gave ban
uuet this evening in his honor at the
Hotel Royal. The room was richly deco
rated with flowers and hung with Amer
lean and Italian flags.
The eighteen guests included Lieutenant
General c.. Bogliolo of the Twentieth
(Salzorne) Military Division; Vice Ad-
miraI Gonzales. commander in chief Of
the Naples Maritime Department.; the
Project of Police Of Naples; Captain Ben
jamin p. Lamberton and four officers Of
the Olympia; r. c. Parsons, second Sec
rotary of the embassy; H. Decastro,
United States Consul General at Rome; A.
II. Byington, United States Consul at
Naples; Charles NJ. Caughey, United
Mr.. Iddngs toasted King Humbert,
President Mckinley and Admiral Dewey
There were no set speeches.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
WILL DISCUSS THE
FRANCHISE LAW
VOIkSraad Plans a Secret
Session.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PRETORIA. Aug. 6.-The Volksraad
will tomorrow discuss in secret session
the proposal of Joseph Chamberlain, Brit
ish Secretary of State for the Colonies,
that the effect and exact meaning of the
new franchise law be inquired into by
joint commission.
In the meantime President Kruger has
notified the British High Commissioner in
South Africa, Sir Alfred Miner, Governor
of Cape Colony, of the willingness of the
Coy eminent of the South African republic
to accept any friendly suggestions likely
to lead to a settlement. 1t is evident,
judging from the reports arriving from
different parts of the Transvaal, that the
burghers do not desire trouble with Great
Britain, and on this account the situation
wears a more promising aspect.
There is no foundation for the rumor
that General Joubert has resigned COM
mand of the army of the Transvaal ow
ing to differences with the executive.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
DEWEY PLEASED WITH
EUROPEAN RECEPTION
Has Seen No Evidence of Il1-Feeling
Having Grown Out OF the
War

LONDON, Aug 6.--The Naples GORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail telegraphs the
substance of an interview he has had with
Admiral Dewey, who is represented as
having said:
Il was given to understand that the
American victories over Spain had excited
i'll feeling against us in Europe, but so
me could not have been more fiatteIing.
at will give me pleasure to say this
happy to do what ] can to dissipate any
American prejudices against Europe ex-
cited by criticism on American civiliza-
ton"
Admiral Dewey. according to the Daily
Nails correspondent, refused to talk re-
garding the Philippines. but the corre-
spondent asserts that he has the oest rea-
sons to know that Admiral Dewey does
rot share the pessimfstic views of some
Americans about the possibility of sub
jugating the insurgents
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
M. DEL CASSIE THE
GUEST OF THE CAR
Substantial Character of the Franco
Russian Friendship Attested
in Warm Terms.

ST PETERSBURG, Aug 6.-M del
Case. French Minister of Foreign Affairs,
had the honor of lunching to-day at
Peterhoff Palace with Emperor Nicholas
and the Empress.
The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Count Muravieff, and several of the chief
dignitaries of the Russian court were also
guests of their Majesties.
AT the dinner given to NJ. del Case yes
terday by Count Muravieff at the For
eign Office there was a cordial exchange
of toasts, both Ministers affirming in the
Warmest terms the substantial character
OF Franco-Russian friendship.
NJ. del Case to-day received numerous
visits from high Russian officials.
The newspapers and public protest
against the admission Of any other power
into the Franco-Russian alliance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
DETAILS OF BIG COAL
COMBINE ARRANGED
New Concern Will Absorb Mines and
Transportation Companies on
+ha tTonon GA e1a

PITTsBURG, Aug. 6.-Whitney &
Stephenson. who have been fnanciering
the big river coal combine which is to be
known as the Monongahela River Con-
solidated Coal and Coke Company, have
completed the allotment of stock. accord
ing TO the subscriptions received. The
stock was over-subscribed by $3.50, 900.
All properties will be finally transferred
October l. Securities Of the new company
will be so 900, 900 preferred stock, on which
per cent viii be paid; $40 900 900 COM
mon stock and $4,000 900 in ffty-year gold
bonds, bearing per cent interest. The
combine will take in ninety-six of the
102 working coal mines along che Monon-
gahela River, forty-four transportation
companies, practically all of the coal
craft carrying Pittsburg coal between
Brownsville and New Orleans, including
200 steamers, 1000 coal boats and barges.
All coal elevators and yards where
Pittsburg district coal is handled are alb
sorbed. These elevator are located at
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg,
Memphis, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
TO MINE IN CHINA.
Rich Concessions Obtained by Pari-
sian Capitalists.

TACOMA, Aug. &c. Landauer of
Paris, who arrived here a few days ago
from China, claims to have obtained min
ing concessions in the interior of China
worth at least 800 900. 900. He has been in
China four years working in the inter-
ests Of Partisan capitalists. including the
Rothschilds banking house. He declares
China is immensely rich in mineral
wealth, which has never been developed
because the Chinese Government has al
ways discouraged mining operations. His
syndicate will commence mining quicksil-
yer, copper and coal at once.
Landauer says that Szechuen province
has been found to be rich in petroleum
fields, capable of supplying Asia with
kerosene. He thinks both France and
England seek foothold in this province,
one desiring to build railroad in from
Tonquin and the other one from Burmah.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
PROSPECTIVE BRIDE AND
BEST MAN EL0PE
Illinois Woman Decides at the Last
Moment That She Has Chosen
the Wrong Man.

NASHVILLE. Ill. Aug. 6.-NIiss Anna
Spitz and Eugene Esselman two popular
young people of the little village of Bald
win, were engaged TO be married yes
terday afternoon. The wedding, however,
will never take place, for just two hours
before the ceremony Miss SpitZ eloped to
Louisville, KY. with Frank Diechman.
who was the prospective best man at the
wedding and the affianced of Miss Lena
Spitz, Annals sister.
The two girls were bellies of the little
village. and first met their lovers in St.
Louis While visiting, and in both instances
it seemed to be a case of true love. The
clippers made a hasty departure, and the
bride left a note to her intended husband
stating that, as he knew what love was,
he could all the more easily forgive her,
as all her love was for Mr.. Diechman.