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VOLUME XC-NO. 39.
LEADER OF THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION, THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION AND CELEBRATED
FINANCIER WHO BROUGHT ABOUT BILLION-DOLLAR COMBINE.
NEW YORK, July 8.— Howard B. Rog
ers, a nephew of the late Jacob S. Rogers
of Paterson, N. J. r has been served with
notice from the relatives of the deceased
millionaire that the latter's will; be
queathing the bulk of his estate ' to the
Metropolitan Museum of Arts, will be con
tested,. '¦':: • -:-J
' ¦ •¦;.-
Contest Over Dead Man's Millions.
ing house in Paris with a capital of £10,
000,000."
Terrible , Loss of Life by Recent
Floods in the Province
of Kiangsi.
LONDON, July 9.— According ',, to tha
Shanghai 'correspondent of the Standard,
j more than'4000 persons have been drowned
| by ' recent ¦ ' floods " in ' the province * of
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE
. ABE DBOWNED IN CHINA
The police at first were under the im
pression that the dead man committed
suicide. A general alarm has been given
for the arrest of two men who are sus
pected of being members of the Mafia,
They are believed to have followed Sala
mando from Manhattan and shot him
Meanwhile Salamando, who had been a
member of .the Red Cross Society, re
signed from it as a further means of con
cealing his Identity,.: He, told his friends
that he had received information from a
member ; of the Mafia that he was a
marked man, and that his death would be
the result.
seme money in order that he might leave
the city to evade the Mafia's revenge,
Salamando was married twice, and until
two years ago resided in Philadelphia,
where he lived with his first wife. While
in Philadelphia he had a great deal of
trouble. He was arrested for practicing
medicine without a license, but managed
to vindicate himself. Next he had trouble
with a jewelry firm, and to escape arrest
fled to this city, leaving his wife behind,
He assumed the name of Dominico "de
Lucca, under which he married again
about a year ago.
NEW YORK, July 8.— Dominico An
tonio Salarrando, 22 years old and a drug
gist of 1271 Prospect place, Brooklyn,
was discovered dead with a bullet wound
li! his head in Prospect place, near Troy
cvcriue, early this morning. It is believed
that he was a victim of the Italian Mafia
Society, lie had feared assassination be
cause he had several years ago caused
the death of a mt-mber of the society in
Italy.
Frcnj the dead man's wife it was
learned that he had been visiting his
brother-in-law in the hope of obtaining
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES
WILL OPEN A BANK IN PABIS
Rockefeller and Morgan Will Be the
Promoters of a Large Finan
cial Institution.
LONDON", July 9.— "It is reported here."
cays the Paris correspondent of the Dally
Mail, "that John D. Rockefeller and j. P.
Herman have decided to establish a bank-
Dom in ico Antonio Salamando, a Harked flan, Found
Dead From a Bullet Wound.
worth Leaguers are planning entertain
ment for the visitors. They will be given
a carriage ride around the cliff and other
wise amused.
THOUSANDS ON ONE TRAIN.
Largest Tourist Excursion That Eve?
New York.
Crossed Continent Leaves
r NEW YORK, July 8.— Probably the larg
est railroad tourist excursion that ever
crossed the continent started this morn-
Ing from the Jersey City terminal of tho
Pennsylvania railroad. The excursionists
consisted of men and women bound for
San Francisco to attend the annual con
vention of the Epworth League, which
Is to be held in that city. So large was
the crowd that It was necessary to run
the train in four sections. '
The sections of the train were made up
of eight cars each, Including vestibuled
sleeping cars, dining cars and observation
cars. The.four trains had comfortable ac
commodation for 4CO passengers and the
number of passengers booked showed that
there would be no vacant places in either
section by the time the western boundary
of Pennsylvania was reached.
Each train was under the charge of a
tourist agent who will personally direct
its movements and look after the comfort
of the passengers, and of a chaperon, who
will devote her time to the women of the
party. Meals will be served regularly on
the trams and stcss will be made alons
the route at the various points of e cento
or historical Interest. The return trip
will be made through the wild mountain
scenery of the Canadian Northwest,
services and. addresses, mornings, after
noons and evenings, in the Pavilion, Met
ropolitan Temple, the Alhambra Theater
and some of the largest churches.
With the possible exception of finances,
everything is progressing smoothly.' The
immense organ loaned by Mrs. Stanford
for use during the convention has been
erected in the Pavilion~ A. great canopy
of bunting in the colors of the Epworth
League, designed to cover the entire seat
ing room 'of the building, is well on to
ward completion. Registration , com
menced Sunday and 6300 young people of
San. Francisco are now wearing the offi
cial badse. .
The plans of the music committee are
"practically completed. Mr. Husband an
nounces that rehearsals for the grand
concert will be held on Thursday and Fri
day. On Monday the chorus of 2000 voices,
selected from all parts of the State, will
have its preparatory practice. Professor
W ( F,° Sheele of Los Angeles will play the
great organ, Mr, Sheele has spent months
of study on the instrument and his com
mand of It is said to be admirable, W,
B, King of Oakland will play accompanl-.
ments to the chorus, The famous Juanita
Club of Chicago and the Park Sisters of
New York City will also assist at the con
cert. " . '
Subscriptions Coining In Slowly\
W. de L, Kingsbury, who has charge of
the collection. of funds to defray the ex
penses of the convention, says that sub
scriptions are not ' coming in- as rapidly
as would seem necessary in view of tho
fact: that nearly half of the desired
amount must be , forthcoming within a
week, The Epworth League officials feel
that the people of the city should respond
to the call more readily-, for there proba
bly" will be fully 60,000 strangers in San
Francisco who will spend here hundreds
of thousands of dollars. , . !
* The amount received up to to-day is $13,
300, of which the following was subscribed
yesterday: ' ..- V-y'-A
Examiner, $300; Chronicle, $200; .Wybro, Hen
dry Co., $100; Roos Bros., $50; M. J. .Branden
stein, $CCj Pacific Transfer Company, $50; Red
lnston.& Co., $3C; W. W. Montague, $50 ; F.
Belated, $23; Griffin & Skclly Co., $2*; N. Mey
erfeld. $25; Sherman, Clay & Co., $25; Com
mercial Hotel. $25; Kins, Ward & Co., $25;
Yokohama Specie Bank, $25; Golden "West
Hotel, $23; J. J. Gottlob, $25; total, $975.
Leaguers to Visit Santa Cruz.
-. SANTA CRUZ, July 8.— During the In
ternational .Epworth League Convention
an excursion is. to be run to Santa Cruz.
The local Christian Endeavorers and Ej>-
DENVER GIBL ASSAILED
BY AN INSANE KAN
Jessie Kinport Dragged From Her
Boom and Hex Body
S Mutilated,
DENVER, July 8-— Jessie Kinport, a girt
14 years of age, was dragged from her
room at her home on West Ninth avenue
to-night and taken to a vacant lot near
by. When found her body was horribly
mutilated and she was in a serai-con
sclous condition. The police did not learn
of the affair until late, and details are not
known at this time. However, Chris Jan
son was arrested by Officer Lambert and
is held at the station pending; an investi
gation. His arrest occuxed In a peculiar
.way* Officer Lambert was returning to
headquarters with some stray stock wh,en
he noticed a man standing: on a corner on
South Fifteenth street. His strange
actions attracted the officer, who ap
proached him. As he did so, Jan3on
whipped out a knife and declared- he
would not be taken. Lambert disarmed
him and brought him to the station. The
knife that ! was taken from Janson was
covered with blood. All the way to the
station he kept speaking; of trouble ho
had had with a woman which necessitated
him cutting her up pretty badly. Jan
son's actions are those of an insane man
and .the police believe that he is the per
son who assaulted and cruelly butchered
the girl. At a late hour to-night the girl
was in a dangerous condition, but nay
recover.
QAYLY decked with banners of red
and white and gold, a score of
special trains, bearing the Van
guard of Epwbrth League dele-
, gates to the' international' con
vention, are speeding westward to the
land of fruit and flowe.rs. Thousands of
,mtrry leaguers started on- their pilgrim
age to the Golden Gate yesterday. Thou
sands more will begin the journey to-day.
The end of the week will see the line of
march complete.
Behind them the friends who cannot
cofne wave farewells and wish them joy
on their way. Before them Is a land
whose praises they have heard sung since
childhood and whose beauties they' long
to see. Their eyes are expectantly turned
toward the 'cities beyond the ¦ Rockies
which are eagerly, waiting- to -give them
a glorious welcome,' and San Francisco
more than all is planning for them an
ovation, the equal of which they have
never before beheld, . . . , . • ;
The visitora are coming : from - every
State in the Union, from Canada, from
Mexico, from- Honolulu and" from across
the Atlantic, The intent of most of them
is to make a tour of the principal points
of interest m the West, with California
as the climax of their sight-seeing .pil
grimage. Then will come the' conven
tion, which is to be one of the greatest
affairs of its kind ever held. ,
Here they, will meet together in 'honor
of their great religious organization." They
will listen to the words of many men
whose fame is . universal, .They. will seo
a land unequaled, , California intends that
they, shall ¦ depart with hearts full of joy
and thankfulness, The delegates will be-'
gin to arrive in- numbers the latter part
of this week', but the railroad officials
say that the greater part of them will not
be here until next Tuesday. !"
Elaborate Receptions Arranged, .
Committees have .been at work arrang
ing for their j reception - for many months.
When first the visitors cross; the borders
of the State theywill be greeted by en
thusiastic young people^ who' will load
them with gifts of the choicest products
of California. Guides in gay uniforms will
meet them at; the stations and- conduct,
them to points to; which they, may wish
to go. Accommodations. to meet;their de
sires have J>een secured : for. them. : Every
sort of entertainment for their benefit has
been arranged. ,
..• ,The • convention . will open with a grand
concert in '¦ Mechanics', Pavilion on the
evening of July jj 16. Jjj For the' four . days
following" there will be lectures, religious
"President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Association requested a conference with
representatives of the sheet and hoop iron
interests and our answer was a favorable
one. That conference was held to-day at
Pittsburg. The . statement that there
would be a meeting. here to-day with j.
Pierpont Morgan In attendance Is errone
ous. There was no meeting/and as far as
I know Mr. Morgan has taken no part
in the matter. We here in New York are
watching the situation, but we .have
taken no part in the alleged. differences.
I know ' nothing of any future meetings
hero and don't believe there will be any "
NEW YORK, July S.— The directors of
the United- States Steel Corporation and
the companies forming it who are in New-
York are watching the strike situation
closely, but have taken no direct part in
the dispute. One of the directors of the
general corporation made this statement
to-day: • .
funeral he came to Pittsburg and the con
ference was held shortly after his arrival.
Under the present arrangement the
Wellsville men will remain at ¦work pend
ing a settlement of disagreement on
Thursday. None of the combine repre
sentatives who could be seen would talk
on the strike troubles. It is known,' how-'
ever, that Vice President Arms of the
American Sheet Steel Company received
President Shaffer's telegram containing
his ultimatum at Toungstown, where he
was attending the funeral of his mother
in-law, and that Immediately after the
"I did announce that I would not treat
with the employers until matters were
adjusted at Wellsville. and that I would
declare a general strike on Thursday If
matters were not fixed, but I later
changed my mind. I am not at liberty
to state what brought this about, but it
will come out in good time."
President Shaffer said to-night:
General Strike Not Ordered.
would be.< This being the case, the con
ference was quickly arranged.
WASHINGTON, July 8.— The resigna
tion of James G, Stowe, United States
Consul. to; Cape Town,; has* been received
at the State Department.
The resignation was based on the utter
inadequacy. of the salary of the post. ;Tho'
cost of living in South Africa under nor
mal conditions is exceedingly high and in
time 'of (war, such as: has. prevailed, for
the; past .two years,", the' 13000 ;¦ salary al
lowed by Congress for the: United States
Consul General would not defray the cost
of maintaining a family. in modest condi
tion at Capetown." ; ; ; . ,, . \
The United States Consul General, is the
worst salaried j consular officer at the
Cape. Stowe was appointed from Kansas
City. The vacancy has not yet been filled
Democrats Will Name; Xilbourne.:
: COLUMBUS, O. , July 8.— The ¦ outlook
to-night j is . that the ; Democratic ticket ; in
Ohio will be headed by. Colonel' James 'B.'
Kllbourne,*, for,' Governor/ and' Anthony
Howells J| for ;• Lieutenant Governor. , ,The
platform;; will be conservative. None of
the predicted dramatic scenes in the con
vention; will come off. -
CONSUL STOWE'S SALARY
ENTIRELY TOO SMALL
confirms the statement that Emilio Agui
naldo's agents tried to corrupt him dur
ing the last Presidential campaign. Bryan
said to-day that some time before the
emissaries of Aguinaldo called at the
Hoffman" House In New York last fall
he received a letter telling him that Agul
naldo's representatives would call,* an!
that they would make a proposition to
Bryan that the Filipino leader would give
$100,000 to the Democratic campaign fund.
In addition they would promise that Agui
naldo would surrender in the event that
the Nebraskan was elected and that the
surrender would be Immediate and uncon
ditional,
"In return'the Filipino agents would ex
act a promlBe that a reasonable form of
government, founded on the principles of
the.Government in the United States, be
given to the Filipinos, • . - •
When the Filipino agents appeared at
the Hoffman House Bryan refused to see
them,
"I was prempted," said Bryan, "to re
fuse to meet them so that my opponents
could not have an opportunity to miscon
strue or misrepresent the objects of such
a conference. I would not consider the
proposition which they were anxious to
make in person, for the reason that I con
sidered it my duty to act as I did."
Says That Agents of Aguinaldo Tried
• to Corrupt Him During Presi-'
dential Campaign.
SALEM, 111., July 8.-WillIam J. Bryan
BR^AN CONFIRMS STORY
OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE WHO
ARE PREPARING A WELCOME
FOR DELEGATES.
BROOKLYN DRUGGIST A VICTIM
OF THE DREADED MAFIA SOCIETY
PITTSBURG, July S.— "That -which
I believe will prove the most im
portant conference in the history
of capital and labor will open in
the Hotel Lincoln, Pittsburg, next
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, when the
highest officials of the Amalgamated As-
Fociation, gathering from all parts of the
country, will meet with high officers In
tlie iron and steel industries to settle
jrrave questions. Every vice president of
the Amalgamated Association from "Ala
bama north is hurrying toward Pittsburg
to-night or. my telegraphic order. I have
considered it best that they be called to
confer at this time instead of the regular
conferees who usually meet with us to ad
just differences. As yet I am in Ignorance
as to who will constitute the committee
representing the steel people— the employ
ers. I have been informed that President
Charles M. Schwab of the United States
Steel Corporation will be present in per
son, but do not kr.ow this to be a fact.
The laboring man is at present confronted
with some peculiar conditions, which I
hope will be aJju?ted at the coming con
ference.
"I believe the strike will be speedily set
tled. THEODORE J. SHAFFER."
The foregoing is the statement made by
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Association late this evening as he
emerged from the Carnegie building with
a puly of Amalgamated Association of
ficers and officers of the American Sheet
Steel Company.
Eventful Day for Labor.
It was at the end of one of the most
eventful days 1n the history of organized
labor, made so by the decided etaiid taken
by President Shaffer in the Wellsville
case.
The conference to-day 'asted for almost
tvro hours, but what was sa!d or done
was not given out save through the state
ment made by President Shaffer. It was j
evidently decided that the best interests j
of both sides demanded that the wage i
conference be held at as early a date as
possible, in spite of the trouble at Wells
ville. It is understood that on hearing the
statement of Vice President Chapell re
garding the Ohio trouble assurances were
given that.it could easily be adjusted, and
Coming Conference at Pittsburg Declared to Be the
Most I m portan t i n the H istory of Capital
and Labor.
The police at Stsveston hurriedly swore
in sixty special constables with the Idea
of restraining the union men, but this
effort was vain. The Japanese started out
early this evening. The patrol boats fol
lowed toward midnight, and before mom
ing there Is likely to be shooting on the
river. Each side in determined. Some of
the union men are mad with whisky and
the Japanese are frantic over the attack
this afternoon. • .
After this combat the Japanese gath
ered "this afternoon in. an open 'space In
the Steveston J forest, 6000 strong. -Angry
and incendiar>, speeches , were . madeVand
it was agreed that 1 to-night 1500 > boats,
each holding three Japanese, should go
out fishing, and that each one of these
1500 Japanese should carry a loaded j re
volver. There are only 400 union" patrol
boats, but they are larger than those of
the Japanese, each holding five white fish
ermen. The whites are all armed.
When the Japanese started out to fish
to-day, the white men put after them in
boats. Every. brown man was ordered off
the river and was told that If he con
tinued fishing lit would be at his own
peril. About 75 per cent of the Japanese
quietly drew in their nets and retreated,
but the others showed fight. Finally
there was a regular battle at the mouth
of the river. Kach member of the oppos
ing forces was in a small boat, the -whole
forming a considerable flotilla, and the
fleets attacked one another, savagely.
Oars and clubs were the weapons used
and there are siXjJapanese in the Steves
ton Receiving Hospital with fractured
skulls to-night, while another has an arm
broken, another a shoulder dislocated and
three white are so badly bruised that they
will fight no more for a week.
VANCOUVER,^. C, July 8.-That
broad British Columbia stream, the
Fraser River, Is to be' the scene of a
strange conflict before many hours elapse
—a fight between Oriental and Caucasian
for possession of-the stream. For a gen
eration the whites have caught salmon
on the river and sold the fish to such good
advantage that' it is not unusual for a
fisherman to clear. 1800 for two months'
work every summer. Of late years the
Japanese have gradually obtained a foot
hold on the river, selling to canners at
lower rates than : the whites. Following
the recent strike; the canners engaged
Japanese to work* for the wages the white
men had spurned., " .
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Thousands Atnn After the Defeat and
.Victors .Again Go Forth to
Renew Assault.
Asiatics Are Worsted in a
Combat at the River's .
Mouth.
Union Fishermen on the
Fraser Attack the
Japanese.
WHITE MEN
AND BROWN
IN BATTLE
TH REATENED GENERAL STRIKE
AMONG STEEL TRUST EMPLOYES
RAPIDLY NEARING A CLIMAX
THOUSANDS OF GAY LEAGUERS
SPEED MERRILY WESTWARD TO
LAND OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS
With Trains Decked in Loyal Colors and Hearts Throb
bing in Happy Anticipation the Delegates
Are on the Way.
SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JULY 9, :1901.\
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

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