Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1880 — The Renent san Francisco Tragedy. [ARTICLE]

The Renent san Francisco Tragedy.

[Special to the Chicago Tribune.] San Francisco, April to The feod between the De Youngs and the Kafloehs, which so nearly resulted in the death erf one of the adversaries on the 23d of last August—of Kalloch, senior, by two bullets fired by Charles De Young, and of De Young frimaelf at the hands of an infuriated mob of the adherents of the wounded man—this evening culminated in a real tragedy, Charles De Young being shot and killed in the Chronicle office by L M. Kalloch, son of the Mayor of San Francisco. The shooting took place at half-past seven o’clock to-night, De Young being almost instantly killed. It was just seven months ago to-day that the bitter campaign in San Francisco culminated in an attempted murder, a tragedy which was the sensation of the hour in 'Frisco and created excitement and intense interest all over the country. As the present affair was so intimately connected with the shooting of last summer a brief recapitulation will be of servioe to refresh the metaory and assist in a proper understanding of the merits of the case. The political campaign in the summer of 1879 was conducted with unusual virulence. The Workingmen’s candidate was the Rev. I. S. Kalloch, who had had a somewhat mottled and checkered career in Boston and Kansas. Heading the opposition was Charles De Young, one of the two brothers who edit and own the San Francisco Chronicle. After Kalloch’s nomination for Mayor by the Workingmen, Charle's De Yonng, in a speech at the State Convention of “ Honorable Bilks,” announced that he would compel Kalloch's withdrawal from the contest. Subsequently he notified Kalloch that unless he withdrew he would rake up his record ha the columns of the Chronicle. Kalloch sent back word defying him, and intimating that he could tell worse things about thpDe Youngs than they could about

Accordingly the De Youngs took up the gauntlet, and in the issue of Wednesday, August 20, the Chronicle opened fire with a long article reviewing Kalloch's career in Boston and Kansas. This article charged him with having been engaged in numerous scandalous scrapes since he was twelve years old. He was charged with drinking while in the pulpit, and being connected with innumerable swindles and scandals, both in tbe East and in Kansas, whither he afterward removed. The article created great excitement, and was followed the two succeeding days by still more virulent and personal attacks. Friday night, August 22, Kalloch had advertised a mass-meeting at the Metropolitan Temple, at which it was given out that he would read an article published five years an obscure rir called the Sun, written by one F. Napthaly. This article was a personal attack on the De Youngs and on the reputation of their mother, which had provoked a vain attempt to kill Napthaly by the De Yonngs at the time. De Young sent word to Kalloch that, if he read tne article, he would be shot on sight. The meeting came off as advertised, except that Kalloch did not read the article, but contented himself with a merciless attack on the family record of the De Youngs. He said that he had the article in his pocket, and that it would be published and commented on within a few days. De Young evidently considered the proceedings of the evening as equal provocation to the reading of the article, and acted accordingly. The following day Charles De Young drove in a coupe to the side entrance of Metropolitan Temple, and sent a messenger to tell Kalloch that some one wishea to see him. As Kalloch came toward the coupe De Young fired twice, and Kalloch fell, shot in the breast and in the thigh. A crowd immediately seized De Young’s carriage and upset it He was kicked and bruised, and would undoubtedly have been stamped to death on the spot had not a large body of police come suddenly to the rescue and hurried him to jail. The result was, of course, intense excitement on the part of the workingmen and the calling out of the police adS military. The mob was preparing to sack the Chronicle office and lynch the De Youngs, when it was pacified by the announcement that Kalloch was improving and in no immediate danger. At that time Kalloch’s son was prominent as one of the leaders of tbe mob. He made a speech at the Sand-Lots, where he was received with tumultuous cheers. He assailed De Young in terms no less outspoken than those used by his father, and appealed to the crowd, in case De Young should not be legally executed, to kill De Young and help the speaker avenge his father. The mob was finallv appeased by Kearney and awed by the Gatling guns and military preparations. As Kallocn grew better, the excitement subsided, and when Kalloch was elected and De Young) released, the whole affa'r had almost been forgotten. Charles De Young, the murdered man, was a notable character on the Pacific Coatt. He was about forty {ears of age and of Jewish extraction. >ess than twenty years ago he was setting type on the Sacramento Union. With but little capital other than that of his hands and brains, he left for San Francisco, where, in company* with his brother Mike, he started a theatrical advertising sheet known as the Dramatic Chronicle. Despite its small size it made itself felt from its stinging personalities and bright, witty articles. Its editors secured the services of good writers, Mark Twain among the number, and from the outset it was an assured success. Through its growth from a small sheet (o a large and successful newspaper, life scent of the roses has clung to it •till, and Charles De Young has a made the Chronicle noted for its personalities end sensations. Many a man has gone gunning for Charley DeYoung, but has always found him a man who would shoot on the slightest provocation. He has had numerous shooting affrays, bnt generally he “ had the drop” on his man and came but unhurt.

—A bright educator in Illinois says >hst a very valuable preparation for ,leaching in graded schools is some experience in ungraded schools. The policy of some large cities of discriminating in the employment of teachers in favor of the graduates of their own schools, to the almost total exclusion of those from the country, is like what stock-raisers call breeding in and in, a pinn which, to be successful, must be in the hands of a very judicious stockrsiser. A little young blood from the •ouutry would not hurt the city school*, and it is a question whether too educational stock of the Nation would not be Improved by a judicious crossing of the breeds between the gradod ami the ung»tidod system— Prairie Fanner.