Newspaper Page Text
BELOVED PROFESSOR JOSEPH LE CONTE
IS LAID TO REST AFTER SIMPLE SERVICE
IN HEARST HALL AT THE UNIVERSITY
PITTSBURG, July 11.— The labor con
ference at the Hotel Lincoln to-day failed
to come to any agreement. Another con
ference will be held to-morrow. The ob
ject of th« conference was the settlement
of the strike ordered by the Amalgamated!
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin "Work
ers in the mills of the American Sheet
Steel Company and In those of the Amer
ican Steel Hoop Company. The confer
ence also had another purpose in view*— >
the prevention of a general strike in all
the mills controlled by the United States
Steel Corporation, the two companies In
whose mills the strike had been ordered
being constituent companies of the great
steel combine.
Two sessions of the conference were
held to-day. The first convened shortly
after 10 o'clock in the morning. At noon
the meeting adjourned for dinner. At 2
o'clock in the afternoon the second ses
sion was convened, and was continued
until 3 o'clock. As a settlement within a
reasonable time was seen to be out of the
question, the conference adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Trust Managers Present.
The steel interests at the conference
weje represented by John "Warner of New
York, chief of the operating department
of the Sheet Steel Company; I. W. Jenk3
of Pittsburg, manager of the American
Steel Hoop Company; Hoyt Preston of
New York, late president of the American
Steel Hoop Company; Warner Arm3 and,
W. M. Leeds of New York, vice presi*
dents of the American Tin Plate Com
pany, and Charles XV. Bray of Pittsburg.
chief engineer of the'same company. Tbo
United States Steel Corporation Is said ta
have been indirectly represented by,
Messrs. "Warner and Preston.
At the afternoon session President Shaf
fer, in behalf of the Amalgamated Asso
ciation, formally presented the case foe
the organized workers and the strikers.
He laid stress upon the fact that until
this year the union had made no effort di
rectly to force a union in all the plants ofi
the combine for the reason that It 13
thought best to have that movement orig
inate and be carried on. among the work
men in the mills. . ,
Confronted by a Hew Condition.
Since last year, however, a new condN
tion confronted the union men. The offi
cials of the various companies had plainly
indicated, he said, that they are working!
on a policy for operating their non-union
plants in preference to the union mills and
only working the latter when It Is abso
lutely necessary. This plan, he declared,
is forcing the union men to desert the or
ganization in order to get work. The idlo
mills being union and the union men belnjj
rendered poverty-stricken as the price, for
being members of the organization, means
either that the Amalgamated Association
Is going to be disbanded soon or all tho
non-union mills will have to be mada
union, so that equal justice will be given
to all.
Matter of Life and Dsath.
It was a matter 'of life and death for the
Amalgamated Association that the non
union mills be done away with, Shaffer
said. The alleged methods adopted by tho
American Sheet Steel Company in prac
tically starving the employes of the Ofd
Meadow mills, in Scottdale. Into a non
union agreement was elaborated upon,
and the demand made by the company
that the mill be left out of the scale en
tirely in the future was taken as an Indi
cation of what .the general plan of the
company is in dealing with the Amalga
mated Association. It meant, he salfl.
slow starvation or else complete surrender
to the company, and the giving up of all
rights to organized union in their plants.
Denied by the Officers.
In reply to the statements of President
Shaffer the 'officers of the various compa
nies present gave an outline of their po
sition. They denied any intention of
working an injustice toward union work
men in their mills. The feeling for the
Amalgamated ; men had always been
friendly, they said, and they had no de
sire to force any trouble among them.
President Shaffer of the Amalga*
mated Association Says tha
lien Are Making Life / f .
and Death Fight. . ¦¦' ,<\
Managers of Mills Meet the
Representatives of the
Strikers.
The Billion Dollar Steel
Combine Is Still
Worried.
CONFERENCE
FAILS TO END
THE STRIKE
SOME OF. THE PROFESSORS. • REGENTS AND STUDENTS', OF-. THE VrjI?IVERSITY;-.OF . CALIFORNIA- WHO ,
MARCHED IN PROCESSION TESTERDAY'AT THE FUNERAL' IN 'BERKELEY OF PROFESSOR JOSEPH ?
LE CONTE. FROM SNAPSHOTS TAKENJBY A. CALL 'PHOTOGRAPHER. . ¦ " ." ', , ' " \
NEWPORT NEWS
STRIKE COMES
TO AN ENDING
. NEWPORT NEWS, Va.,
July 11.— -Tha strike of the
Newport News Shipbuilding
Company's machinists came
suddenly to an end to-night,
when by unanimous consent
the men decided to return to
•work Monday at the old scale.
The fact that ths machinists
could not obtain funds ¦with,
which to support the idle- men
and that the shipyard man
agement had demonstrated its
ability to fill the vacant
places are responsible for. the
defeat of the strikers.
Continued on ' Page l?Iv«.
At the close of this service the procesj
slon formed - and j led the": way to Hearst
Hall. It was headed by Professor String
ham and Professor Slate,' two of the deans
of the faculty, and the members of 'the
faculty followed, wearing their robes and
mortar-boards. President Wheeler walked
in their midst and the Regents followed":
After the Regents came a large number
of alumni, many prominent men being In
the ranks, and a delegation of undergrad
uates—men ; and- women,*, both • In cap "and
go wn— completed the collegiate " portion of
the . procession. ' The Rev. Mr. : Swan pre
ceded Bishop Nichols, who was followed
by the hearse. . _ - • ¦ • •
The. pallbearers were as follows: - j_
"William,. R.- Davis: and" Charles Wheeler for
the alumni ; Charles /W. Slack and - J. . B.l Rein- „
Btein ' for. the regents :'; Professors'. A." C. , Lawson.;
and ,W. E. RItter. of -Professor I*e Conte's de-/
partment ; '.- Professor ; Martin ; Kellogg - - E. js 4 W. *
Hllgard.- George ;. Davidson ;. and. Frederick (C.1
Hesse I for - the ' faculty •,¦> Charles \ E. Fryer and .
John 'M.'.Eshleman; for the student . body." » - .*•
Carl iiages.v" followed .""- the'.- hearse."!; The",
procession^ "rijoyed / slowly.' along.; Bancroft ,
way to 'Hearst 'Hall, prfilchl was crowded j
with alumni." and students and'.towns'peo'-
pie... Among ; the * hundreds ¦;' present, were
many who '.had come lorig distances to' pay;,
a final tribute to the memory of P. rcf essbiv
''Joe.''-" ¦-:.¦» .->--^ v • C'.i.l "¦-¦—'..",¦¦..'.-•,'¦; ¦; ';/"':¦
The' 1 Rev.. Mr. ; Swan led "the' procession'-
up the , center aisle - of the hall. Bishop
Nichols preceded !the casket, reading from
the .-Episcopalian.. service for -the df:ad.
The "casket";- was : carried by .six ' colored
men/Faculty and Regents and students
followed,', and as" the casket' was placed
upon "the dai3 prepared for It in front of
the platform, at the., uprer end^of trie- hall
the -faculty^, and Regent3 and pallbearers
took seatS'Upon the platform behind Pres
ident - Wheeler, Bishop Nichols 'and the
Rev." Mr.' Swan. ... > ' J . , -
Mrs. Le Gonte entered the hail upon the
arm of her- nepliew," Julian lie Gontc, and
the daughter,- Mrs;; R. 11^ Davis, .was ac
companied by Professor Cory. /They, were
seated directly In front of the casket, and
the alumni and students were given seats
in front on either side of them. The hall
was filled to tne doors and a crowd ex
tended down tlic: steps into the clubroom,
and many remained outside the building
entirely.
Around the casket . were banked the
floral offerings and potted plants, while
palms and other greenery decorated the
angles of the hall. Among the floral of
ferings .was a preat hasket of white roses
sent by the academic' council. A French
wreath of palm branches, sea lavender
and lilies of tbe valley, a most artistic
piece, made by Mrs. F. E. Woodworth,
was sent by.Mrs.iPhebe Hearst. The stu
dent body's offering was a great spray of
red and white carnations. - ¦
~i The services began with the chanting of
a. psalm by the California Quartet. Bishop
Nichols read the fifteenth -chapter of
First Corinthians.- The, quartet sang
"Abide "With Me," and the Rev. Mr. Swan
read the prayer" of the Episcopalian ser
vice.\ -A-. •¦-¦ X ¦ . -.
Memorial Service. Announced.
President "Wheeler stepped forward at a
sign from Bishop Nichols and said:
' At the .besinnins: of the academic semester
a memoriar service will be held in honor of
our, colleague; who'has passed from our view.
He stated then that, all who "desired
could : come . forward and look- upon the
face of Professor Le Conte for the last
time.
The procession left the hall in the order
and took a laat affectionate look at the
gentle face in the casket. Many of them
followed the body to Mountain View Cem
etery, where it was placed in the family
vault to await possible removal and burial
beneath the oaks of the Berkeley cam
pus or within the shadow of the towering
walls of his beloved Yose'mite.
The scholastic dignity of the ceremony
was in perfect harmony with its touching
simplicity. Clergymen In vestments, gray
haired professors and fresher faced youth
ful Instructors In faculty robes and mor
tar-boards, regents,' alumni and under
graduates In collegiate cap and gown
marched in procession from the residence
to Hearst Hail, and again, after the serv
ice, led the way from the. hall and along
the shady avenues of the college town.
No outbursts of sorrow disturbed the
serenity that nature gave the day. Keen
regret for the parting and sorrow that no
more would the great . teacher's kindly
smile be seen or his cheery volce.be heard
filled every heart. But grief that shakes
the body with sobs or that dries up the.
tears that would give relief was notice
ably absent. Death had come in Its least
repulsive form and had left those who
loved the venerable man composed In their
sorrow and reconciled to their loss. '
Service for Family at House.
A service at which only members of the
family were present was held at the resi
dence, 2737 Bancroft way, at 2 o'clock. It
was conducted by Bishop , William F.
Nichols and the Rev. G. E. Swan, rector
of St. Mark's Episcopal Church' of Berke
ley. ; i- : Q. ; - t
FCUH T-^W WAESHIPS
ON NAVAL PROGBAIOIE
Secretary I/ong Confines Eecommec
dr.tion to Two Battleships and
Two Armored Cruisers.
CALL BUREAU. 1406 G STREET. N.
TV.. TTASHINGTOX. July ll.-Two battle
ships and two armored cruisers will con
{=titt:te the programme which Secretary
Long will ask Congress to authorize dur
ir.g the coming session. In limiting his
recommendation to this number and class
of ships, the Secretary Is influenced by
the evident purpose of Congress to grant
thi? Increase of material. The last naval
appropriation law contained a provision
directing the Secretary of the Navy to
prepare designs for two battleships and
two armored cruisers. In accordance with
this direction the Board of Construction,
under the Secretary's order, is considering
the characteristics of the projected ships.
Because Congress neglected to authorize
any armorclads at Its last session the
feeling among navy officials is that there
ehculd be a large enough increase at the
comlrg session to make up for this fail
ure. Attention is. however, called to the
large number of warships under construc
tion and the delay in their completion.
In order to minimize the opposition on
this latter score to n«»w ships. Secretary
Long sent to-day a letter-to armor manu
facturers formally asking them to in
crease their deliveries. As the armor
companies have anounced their purpose
to meet the viewB of the Government the
department expects that the deliveries
will aggregate 1000 tons per month here
after Instead of 600 tons.
BOERS SEEN TO SHOOT
THE WOUNDED BEITISH
An Official Corroboration of Charges
Is Now Promised by the Eng
lish Government.
LOICDOX. July 11.— Official corrobora
tlon of the charges that the Boers mur
dered the British wounded at Vlakfon
telti promises soon to be forthcoming. In
the House of Commons to-day, replying
to questions of Henry Norman, Liberal,
War Secretary Brodrick read the tele
graphic correspondence with Lord Kitch
ener on the subject. The latter had at
first declared that the reports were un
founded, but he subsequently telegraphed
the statement of a wounded yeomanry of
ficer, corroborating the reports, and final
ly. June 9, informed Broderick that he
had the testimony of seven men to the
effect that they saw Boers shoot the
wounded. Lord Kitchener added that
sworn testimony was being forwarded.
PICKPOCKETS TRAVELING
WIT3 THE LEAGTJESS
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 1L— The
police of this city and Manitou were to-
<!ay notified of losses by pickpockets ag
gregating J1300. There have been no less
than eighteen or twenty cases reported.
It is believed that an organized gang of
pickpockets Is traveling with the Epworth
Leaguers. In nearly all cases nothing but
money is retained by the robbers, purses
end railroad tickets being left promiscu
ously about the streets. No arrests have
been made here as yet.
— _. '. .
7. .. ¦ ¦- -.¦•.¦.-' .%¦--, .. ¦: . ¦ T^ •
SIMPLE as his own gentle, unosten
tatious life 'had "been was "the":
funeral of Professor Joseph Le ,- |
Conte at Berkeley yesterday* aft- i
ernoon. There were no. eulogies .'
and no funeral sermon, and not even the
pomp of an extended funeral cortege was
invoked as a mark of honor to the mem
ory of the beloved teacher. ¦'
Hundreds cf well known men and.
women who had been associated with the
distinguished scientist or who had sat
in the lecture" room~and Imbibed Inspifa-""'
tion from the poetry and enthusiasm and
wisdom of Professor "Joe" gathered in -
Hearst Hall, listened reverentially to a
shortened Episcopal service "for "the'dead "
Special Dispatch to The Call.
MAXTLA, July XL — A report reaches
fcere from unofficial sources that the Fili
pino crew of the steamship Belgika muti
nied recently. They killed the captain and
engineer and then abandoned the vessel,
¦which was picked up by a gunboat and
towed to Zamboanga. During the admin
istration of General Otis the Belgika was
seized and her owners heavily fined for
illegal trading.
Advices from Iloilo state that eleven
murderers broke out of the fortress there
recently. The guards killed two of them,
but the others crossed the channel in a
blinding storm and reached the island of
Guioaras.
Trial of Two Officers.
The trial of Lieutenant Brown of the
Second Infantry, charged with murder
ing, rear Binar.gonan, Infanta province,
a r.ative who was suspected of responsi
bility in the death of a soldier, began to
day. The soldier referred to was drowned
while a detachment of the Second Infan
iry was swimming a river under fire. The
lieutenant at the time of the occurrence
tnestfoncd the native and the latter bolt
fa, whereupon Brown shot him dead.
Captain Francis B. Fremont, also of the
Second Infantry, is being: tried for strik
ing a soldier. The court has requested
that Captain Wright, now in Washington,
be ordered here to testify.
Governor and Secretary Fight.
As en outgrowth of the ill feeling exist
ing in seme quarters, it developed recently
that H. P. Phelps Whitmarsh, the Gov
ernor ef lienguet (.who has been ordered
here to have charges against him investi
{rated). had a physical encounter with Sec
retary Otto Schorer of that province, -who
d^Earproves of -the Governor's administra-
Ifoft; The United States Commissioner
Fch^rc-r is true to the interests of the na
tive*.
Spren Desperate Prisoners Break
Jail at Iloilo and Two Are Shot
and Killed by the
Guards.
Vessel Is Then Abandoned,
"but Is Picked Up by
a Gunboat.
Engineer.
Crew of Steamer Kill
the Captain and
FILIPINOS
MUTINY AND
DO MURDER
SAJT FKANCISCpi; FRimY^JVTULY 13*; 1901.
VOLUME XC— NO. 42»
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Faculty, Regents, Students and i'Muii(^^0^i\; Alumnl\GsLiher in the
of the Great Teacher and; Scientist.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.
