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SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1903.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOLUME XCIV— NO. 53.
MORTAL REMAINS OF LEO XIII REST IN STATE
IN THE MAGNIFICENT BASILICA OF ST. PETER'S
Funeral Procession Descending the Grand Staircase of thef Vatican.
Continued on Page 2, Column 4.
HARTFORD. Conn., July 22.— By means
of his wireless telephone A. Frederick
Collins to-day successfully transmitted
speech between this city and East Hart
.forcS, with' the Connecticut River. Inter
vening.; Previous experiments by tho in
ventor had been made from one Hudson
River ferry-boat .to another, and they
were fairly successful. The Instruments
which were employed to-day were used In
transmitting messages In the experiments
made at Rockland Lake, where articulate
speech was communicated a distance of a
mile., The wireless telephone partakes of
the nature of both the wireless' telegraph
and the- ordinary ¦* telephone, although
there are several differences in ;• detail.
.The . principle ',_ rests on ' the compromising
of: the low frequency alternations of the
telephone £ and "' : , the highest . frequency
oscillations, of the -.wireless telegraph.
.The -distance over, which -the wireless
ready means- of- controlling the Ingress
and ejrress of the' throngs.'. »
CLAD IN POMPOUS ROBES.
• At 8 o'clock -this evening all was. in
readiness to I take the body of . the Pope
from the Vatican. to the basilica of St..
Peter's." The mournful procession gath
ered around the. bier, which was'gently.
lifted by the sediari, who in ¦ the life of
Leo had carried him In the sedia'gesta
toria. The dead; Pontiff was now clad: In
all ' the pomp of his holy office. % About
him- had' been. placed the sacerdotal robes;
used only "when he celebrated a' grand
mass. The' vestments were those which
he wore for the ; last time in life in " the
hall of the consistory, when he confirmed
the appointments of Archbishops Farley
of New York and Qulgley of Chicago on
June 25 iast. . The golden miter, 1 the gilded
steel, the ¦white' cope, the red chasuble,
the pontifical pallium and the papal tunic
all were there. . Nothing: that was em
blematic of the power wielded by the dead
man for more than a quarter of a cen
tury, and for centuries by his predeces
sors, had been. omitted. :., . '
I [ Leading the procession as it passed out
of the throne* room i came the grooms car
rying lighted torches. Behind them, walk
ing with measured', tread, were the aged
mace bearers and other ' domestics * of ' the
papal; household, ijj The '. picket' of the No
ble Guard arid "all the clergy" of theWatl
cari, wearing, their surplices, followed. ,
-Immediately "in front* ofr the' bier the
pontifical silver, cross was hekT aloft. Be
hind/.the^bjerfcame;three nephews of the
late" Pope— Counts 'Ricardo .arid : Ca'millo
Peccl ' and "Count Canarliu. ' The. United
y^OME, July 22.— To-night the body
-• #JP of Leo XIII lies in state in the
JT^ basilica of St. Peter's. Bcgin
• nlng.. to-morrow . at .sunrise, the
residents. of Rome and the people
of all nations -now in the Eternal City
will be admitted to pay their last fare
well. Opportunity for this solemn tribute
will end on Saturday.
Until' 5 o'clock this afternoon the re
mains of the dead Pope lay In the throne
room of tha Vatican,, where the leaders
of the diplomatic, clerical and civil world
were allowed to pass the bier. The cere
monial to^nleht. when the body was con
veyed from the throne room' to St. Pe
ter's, was one of the most striking of all
the obsequies.
During the day the congregation of Car
dinals met and decided to hold the con
clave under the identical j regulations
which obtained at the conclave which
elected Leo. • ,
Dr. Lapponi. In the course of the day,
presented to Cardinal Oreglia a report ?<
the autopsy which was held, 'which nhow
ed that there was no sign of cancer in
the Pope's bodv.
• Some hours before eundown St. Peter's
w-as e'eared J of idle crowds. The mas
sive doors were closed and 'the throng of
sightseer* was pushed back <to the foot
of 'the great flight of circular stone steps. 1
A half hundred carpenters hastily con
structed, a -stout- fence • five ; feet high to
resist. the encroachments , of the crowds
which are expected during to-morrow and
the following days. The fence '. extends
directly ¦ across the colonnade and in it
are two narrow entrances which will give
Special Dispatch to Th« Call.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 22.— Mrs. Rena
Bradford of this city,- her sister, Mrs.
Ella Smith, and the tatter's two children,
aged 10 and 12 years respectively, were
drowned near the home of Mrs. Smith
at Homma Homma, on Hoods Canal, yes
terday afternoon, according to a telephone
message received here this morning.
The message does not go - into details
regarding the accident further than to
state that the two girls, who' were in
bathing, .waded out beyond their depth
and their mother attempted to rescue
them. The mother was overcome in the
deep water and Mrs. Bradford also Went
to the rescue and all, four sank to their
death. The bodies were recovered-
Third Beading of Education Bill
ZXttTDON. July 22.-The House of Com
mons to-day, by 25 to ITS votes, passed
the third reading of the London educa-
U;n bill.
Four Lives Lost in
Hoods Canal
Waters.
Transmits Speech
a Considerable
Distance.
At ; the Hall of . Palf ranlere the cortege
came to a standstill. -There . the -Car
dinals, who had been waiting, in the hall
of the; consistory, took their places,im
mediately : ,behlnd - the \ nephews. Their
scarlet .had been put aside • for • violet
robes, which are worn only when princes
of the church are in mourning.
v Once more the procession, with the bier
now flanked by Swiss guards, moved oh.
After the Cardinals came the whole dip
lomatic body; accredited .to - the Vatican
and the representatives of the Knights of
Malta. The .latter, were followed by the
marshal \ of the conclave, Prince Chigi;
the master of ' the "holy" hospice. Prince
Ruspoli and the commander of the Noble
Guards, Prince Rosplgliosl, all in magnifi
cent uniforms/Then came , the prelates
of the chamber and Knights of - the -~Cape
and r Sword in their . medieval ¦ Spanish
robes. The ,- Noble - and Swiss - ; Palatine
guards brought up the. rear.
No monarch was' ever followed to the
tomb by; a ;. more . imposing : array, * led : by
the ¦ Cardinals ..and prelates and .clergy, re
citing prayers . and - psalms for the dead'
As they. slowly. entered, the Sistine Chapel,'
PRAY AS THEY MARCH.
t ; The * air j was heavy . with incense . from
the censor swinging constantly beside. the
body. The Franciscan penitentiaries still
kept up the .unceasing refrain of interces
sion. :¦'•¦_ ¦'¦,".
States was represented in the procession
by Mgr. 'Thomas Kennedy, rector of the
American. College. - ¦ : : - . . .
WOMEN DIE
IN EFFORT
AT A RESCUE
WIRELESS
TELEPHONE
A SUCCESS
Impdsing]C6rtege-'Escorts' : the>PQntiffisiBpdy
From Throne=Room of the Vatican.
LONDON. July 23.— The delicate, not to
cay critical, situation In the Far East,
arising from the rivalry between Russia
and Japan and involving the Question of
peace or war between those powers, is
causing rjo little anxiety to the British
Government. The Foreign Office received
two or three days ago from the British
legation in Peking dispatches represent
ing the situation as one of considerable
danger. The question was the subject of
<5ellbe.rat.fon by the Cabinet yesterday and
late last night very urgent news dis
patches were tent to the British Charge
<3'ACair<es in Peking.
Investigations in well informed Quarters
In London confirm the statements that
'Japan Is firmly determined to oppose to
jthe utmost of her ability what she re
gards as Russia's aggression in Korea,
for It Is thrre rather than in Manchuria
that Japan's sensibilities are touched.
'Buesia's operations in the timber forests
¦ct the Yalu Valley, though they are os
tensibly commercial, are viewed in a very
different light in Tokio, where they are
rcgard«;d as definite military occupation.
Rath/er than acquiesce in such a situa
tion. Jji'pan is prepared to go to war. She
Is not disposed to carry on diplomatic
correspondence for an unlimited time,
end. feeling herself ready to put the mat
ter to a final test of arms, she does not
ehrinlc from meeting the ordeal. The
contempt of Kuropatkin. the Russian
Minister of War, and other high Russian
officials, for Japan's military organization
endangers the Fituation, especially as
«ach country considers that further de-
Jay in settling the question tends to bene
fit Its rival.
Certain incidents that can be observed
here 5»dica.te that the British Government
realizes that the situation holds a serious
posEfbtlity. In this connection it is re
marked that the admiralty recently has
be«n unusually silent regarding the move
ments of the British squadron on the
China, station, while it is known that
enormous stocks of coal have been going
to the Far East depots for weeks past,
concurrently with the issuing of orders
lo k*ep the stocks renewed to the fullest
capacity.
In view of these developments it may
be relevant to remark that the reasons
alkjjed for the abandonment of Earl Rob
erts' visit to the United States appear to
be curiously insufficient. A section of the
British press lately called attention to the
fact that Sir Ernest Satow. the British
Minister to China, who was returning to
Peking from his leave of absence, which
he spent in England, stopped in India and
raade a Journey to Simla to confer with
the 'Viceroy and the Indian Government,
arwl it was inferred that he went to dis
cuss possible contingencies in the Fir
E*«. Whether the incident bears «uch
an interpretation can be ior the present
only conjecture, nor can any confirmation
be obtained of a rumor current here to
the effect that in the event of certain cir
cumstances arising in the Far East the
United Stales squadron now at Lifbon
-will go to Chinese waters b: way of the
Su£* Canal. .' (
Be in Conflict.
BRITAIN EXPECTS WAE
Eelieves Sussia and Japan Will Soqn
t PEKING, July 23.— Prince Ching. the
president cf the Foreign Office, has writ
ten to United States Minister Conger, re
fusing to open towns in Manchuria, la
Q".la letter lie dwells upon the impossibility
te>? China -opening to foreigners towns
."which are net in her possession, but
which are held by Russian troops, and
points out the complications which ¦would
i>e likely to fellow.
¦ It If b«'!:eved here, however, that a
•compromise may be reached by including
one town— Tatur.gkao— in the new com
mercial ticaty.
WASHINGTON*. July as
the Chinese Government very recently has
expressed its willingness to yield to the
desires of the United States for open
ports la y^nchuria the cSlcials here are
fit a loss to understand the communica
tion sent by Prince Ching to Minister
Cor.ger, refusing this concession. They
have received no advices en the subject.
bSQXKSSed by the heretofore expressed
willingness of China to cp«n Manchurian
ports, reinforced by the assurances given
to this Government by Russia alcr.g the
came lints, the officials continue firm in
their belief that the situation ultimately
will be clarified and the effoits cf the
United Sta:es be rewarded. In some quar
ters the objections urged to the opening
cf ports in Prince Chings communication
tre regarded as a mere diplomatic quib
ble cesiET-.od. perhaps, to placate Russia.
China, which is here retarded as the
Movfreign power in placet uria, made a
pledge to open Manchuria and tfce United
States Government fully intends that it
shall be tee^t to the letter.
"Altogether the improvements which
the company proposes will cost In the
neighborhood of $1,000,000. all of which
amount will be expended in and around
Alameda. If the attitude of the City
Trustees in delaying our franchise Is re
ceiving, the support of the public of Ala
meda we want to know it. If the people
of that place do not want us. we shall be
obliged to withdraw. We do not want to
da this, but the attitude of the Trustee*
13 forcing us to shape our plans to that
end.
"A franchise for any less term than
fifty ' years will not be accepted by the
Southern Pacific Company, as the outlay
for Its proposed improvements Is too large
to justify going ahead without a guaran
tee- of a long term In which we shall have
the privilege of operating. "We are, loth
to abandon the present terminus, but
there seems to be no other alternative.
"In case it shall appear that we can
not secure the franchise we have asked
for we shall withdraw from Alameda al
together. This will not work any partic
ular hardship On the company, but It will
be a severe blow to Alameda. Our with
drawal will mean a heavy depreciation
of property values throughout the sec
tion we traverse and will cause the re
moval from that place of many thou
sands of people who now make their
homes there on account of the methods
of transportation we furnish.
"All that Is necessary for us to do 13
to construct a branch from West San
Leandro to the main line and make our
terminus at Oakland pier. This plan has
many advantages from a railroad stand
point. The cost of constructing and op
erating the line will be very much less
than the price of completing the improve
ments at the Alameda mole and at the
same time It would tend to center the
business of the company at Oakland, by
which operating expenses would be great
ly reduced.
"As I said, we have no desire to with
draw from Alameda. but If the people do
not want ua, there, we are prepared to
find, another outlet for our business. It
rests entirely with them and we hope that
for their own Interests they will recog
nize the necessity of retaining the road
and force the Trustees to grant us the
only franchise under which we would feel
justified In continuing our work there."
telephone will work at present Is limited,
but the Inventor is confident that in time
this difficulty will be overcome. The ap
paratus operates m the open air. but not
to any appreciable distance. The most
successful experiments have been mads
on the water.
This new system is said to be especially
useful for ferry-boajs and other harbor
craft, as by means of It messages may
be readily sent from one to another.
As energy from the wireless telephone is
radiated In every direction, this feature Is
not objectionable, as In a harbor the
various vessels should be aware of the
presence of one another. It is the con
tention of "the Inventor that there has
been no real improvement in the mean*
of signaling craft since the Introduction
of the steam wfcistla.
"It Is true we contemplate stopping all
work on the proposed new depot at th«
Alameda mole. The Southern Pacific
Company- does not feel Justified in going
ahead with Us plans on the narrow-gauga
road and incurring the great expense en
tailed in their completion unless it is as
sured of a fifty-year franchise. So far
the City Trustees of Alameda have not
acted on our petition for a franchise and
until they do nothing further will be
done toward the completion of the depot
and the standardizing of the track to
Santa Clara.
It is officially announced that th« work
of reconstructing the pier and depot at
the Alameda mole will be discontinued by
the Southern Pacific Company until such
time aa definite action has been taken by
the City Trustees upon the two applica
tions for fifty-year franchises for its lo
cal roads filed by the corporation.
Some of the workmen employed at the
pier and depot site were laid off indefinite
ly yesterday morning without being given
any reason for their discharge. There Is
much to be done before- a pier and depot
to replace those destroyed by fire nearly
a year ago are ready for use. Thus far
only the preliminary work of clearing
away the debris, pulling up damaged piles
and framing some of the lumber to ba
utilized in the structure has been done.
Since the citizens of Alameda have by
a petition placed themselves on record as
being in favor of granting the Southern
Pacific franchises for five years, instead
of the fifty-year privileges the company
seeks, the management is somewhat
perturbed over the situation and ha3 de
cided to move slowly in negotiations and
proposed improvements in that city.
B. A. Worthington, division superin
tendent of the road, when seen last night
at his home in thi3 city, said In relation
to the matter:
Will Abandon Line in En
cinal City and Find Out
let in Oakland.
-'Washington Government
Will Hold Empire to
Its Agreement.
Purposes to Stop All
Work on Alameda
Depot.
Would Break Pledge
Made to United
States.
Refuses to Open
Maneiiuria to
Trade.
Southern Pacific Is
Firm in Its
Demand.
CHINA ONCE
MORE DEFIES
THIS NATION
WILL REFUSE
SHOUT TIME
FRANCHISE
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