The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 4, 1895, Page 8

“ «thought, wedded to clear luminous diction. 8 THE SAN FRANC SCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1895, INDORSE EQUAL RIGHTS, Ministers Declare Woman’s Day of Power Is Nigh at Hand. A TALK ON THE CONGRESS, Mrs, Sarah B. Cooper Pays High Tributes to Her Late Colleagues. There were almost as many ladies as pas- tors at the Congregational Monday Club meeting yesterday afternoon to hear Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper speak on “Reminiscences of the Woman’s Congress. Mrs. Cooper he Woman’s Congress of the Pacific Coast for 1895 will never be forgotten. It has be- come & part of the unique history of this West- ern world. Asin the woman’s branch of the World’s Congress, so also here auring the each ‘participant has been moved e to assist in_properly focusing the and best. thought developed, not omis in ard to the home, but also in regard to the us outlying departments of the world’s var work, in which women take a brave and heroie part.’ All have brought their votive offerings 10 assist in building up the fair temple of “The Home.” And it may just as truly be said of this late congress as it was said of the World's Congress, the influence emanating from these at overflowing meetings from day to day the influence for good—can never be es mated, for the words spoken and spread broad- cast through the medium of the press will be felt far and wide; their influence will never die. These words express, not only the actusal con- ditions and potent forces which are working for good to-day, but also the influences that lie Justback of thém, which will make possible a hetter and happier to-morrow. Such meetings reat inspiration to all the women work- ers who have had the privilege of attending them. Hundreds and thousands who have not been privileged to attend will also 1 the influence from those who have caught the spirit that pervaded the meetings, and will, in turn, convey it to those whom they meet on their return to their scveral homes. And I trust and pray that the womanhood of the coast and of the world will indeed arise 10 the greatness of the responsibility and the opportunity which opens before her. This congress was born in the Women’s Press Association of the Pecific Coast. The great World’s Congress gave the hint as to what might be done on & smaller scale. The history of the movement dates back to Augnst, 1893, when the Pacific Const Women’s Press Associa- tion (of which 1 am proud to sayIam a charter member), foreseeing the opportunity for dis- cussion of the great questions of the day. took the initiative steps toward the inauguration of suxiliary congresses. Preliminary meetings were heldat the Hotel Renton in this Cit and were attended by representatives {¥enty-two women’s organizations of Francisco and of adjacent towns. The idea of congresses met with enthusiastic approval, and the result of these meetings was the appointment of a board of congresses to arrange for a Woman's Congress and to sug- gest general congresses. The board of mana- gers of the Woman’s Congress October 17, 1893, and_ha: on the work of the congre Mrs, Cooper read extracts from tne printed address, published before the meeting of the recent congress, and gave a resume of what had happened during the congress: he first day was devoted to “The Home and Educati Beginning with the great divine law of “Hereditary Influence,” it passed on to “Early Home onment” and the *Higher area of San was organized since then carried cation as It Affects the Home.” ne second da: s devoted to “The Home and Esthetic: owing the function of art in the home, the social value of music in the home and showing how to secure its advance- ment. The elementsof good taste were well ht outin a fine discussion of the several s. third day was full the sub; of “The Economics” occupied the day. industries of the past, present and future were compared; the subject of domestic service brought & dozen women to their feet at & time, so eager were they for discussion. “Does 'Home Life Forbid World Service?’ opened up a theme that covered the woman question most satisfactorily. It was shown that the women who were the best home- of interest, Home and The home makers were the most efficient in their work outside of home. The fou th day was devoted to “The Home cs.”” It was the great day of the feast. well was it for the congress that capacious and beautiful auditorium of irst Congregational Church had been graciously tendered the cong n the second dey of the session. To say that the vast audi- torium was thronged—packed, running over— does not cover the ground. It was estimated that between 1200 and 1500 were turned away after filling the entire building, including the aisles and corridors, to their utmost capacity. It was a_wonderful sight, full of suggestive import. What brought them there in such eeger throngs, this great mass of humenity? There they stood, three hours at a time, listening in breathless attention. This means something. God isinit. The two magnificent women, Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw, occu- ied much of the entire day. The people were airly wild to hear them. "The silence was al- most breathless, so intent was that vast audi- ence on catching every word. The closing ad- dress of the evening, “Does Wifehood Preclude Citizenship?” was a perfect masterpicce of logic and oratory. It fairly bristled with facts and statistics; every scitence was trained down to fighting weight, and there was a mas- terly eloguence, born of the union of profound Miss Shaw’s utterances are enlivened and fllumined by flashes of wit and humor—a wit that serves as a buckler to defend by a handsome reply, and never as a sword to ‘wound, no matier how captivatingly facetious she may be. Her vigorous thoughts beget vigorous words, and sparkling humor ripples, brook-like, through all her generalizations. Precision of statement; that skill and nicety in the handling of political terms, which modu- late the very tones of her voice; that readiness which reveals an intellectual train- ing that has become second nature; that easy, self-contained confidence based on the largest preparation; that logical arrangement which gives the assurance that back of every proposi- tion is a solid column to support it, if nlll\‘ged; that strength and symmetry of expression which carry the conviction that behind ut- terance there is a fullnessof expression that floods every sentence with meaning and, that unconscious reserve of power which gives to every word a vital force. The intellectual and the emotional are marvelously blended in this ‘woman. Miss Susan B. Anthony day of the feast, speaking on - the subject, ‘Influence or Power — Which?” This, t00, was a masterpiece of logic, and showed conclusively that in order to secure the highest possible results there mustbe a combination of power and influence. Just as the true government of the home combines vower with influence, so must it be in the gov- ernment of the state; not only must there be woman’s infiuence, but also woman's power, as represented by the ballot. Second-hand in- fluence and second-hand power is not enough. Woman isan individual, and responsible in- dividualism is the basis of republican institu- tions. | Miss Anthony’s strong and convineing logic met with round after round of rapturous ap- plause, and at the close of the masterly argu- ment, the vast audience would not be silenced until this great, heroic apostle of woman's franchisement came to the front of the pla: form. She seized the pppoTtunity for suggest- ing that her soul would be satisfied, if, in 1896, the Legislature of California would adopt the sufl’rl$e amendment by eliminating the word “male” from the constitution. This quick sally was received with deafening applause. It is simple truth to say that Miss An- thony is held in reverent affection and honor by all thoughtful men and women because of her noble, self-sacrificing devotion to the cause of woman. For more than fifty Jears this magnificent woman has consecrated her mighty talents and energies to the uplifting of woman. Through evil re- port and good report she has stood steadfast and immovable, counting not her own life dear unto herself in order to bring on a better day for her own sex. She has lived to sce the fruition of her hopes. Grand and glorious woman! Her life, still rich and strong and vigorous, is the glorious consummation of all the grand years that have preceded. In lislenmim the unanswerable arguments of Miss Anthony, we are remindea that the Nestor of the eks was the wisest of them &ll. In Miss Anthony patriarchal primacy verges toward prophetic' majesty. She is pre- paring the pioneers and marshals for further dispensations and fresh disclosures. Wonder- {ful women called of God to a wonderful leader- Ehip. She is immortal tiil her work is done. The fiith day, on the ‘‘Home and Sanitation,” was carefully provided for, and fine papers from eminent physicians were listened to with fervent interest and were carefully discussed. “The Home, Considered Sociofogxuuy,"w un&ued the sixth day, and was up to the stand- ard of all preceding days. The seventh day (Sundsy) Rev. Anna Shaw closed this great occupied the pulpit of the First Congregalional Church in the morning preaching trom the text, Joshua 1:7, “Only be though strong and very courageous.” The church was filled to its full seating capacity with an intellizent audi- ence, who listened with rapt attention to this inspiring discourse. 2 In the evening Miss Shaw occupied the pul- pit of the Temple anu-El, and hundreds were turned from the doors. She preached an elo- quent sermon from the text, Revelation §ii:11, “Hold that fast which thou hast that no men take thy crown. It should be stated that on the Sabbath pre- ceding the opening of the congress Rev. Mis Shaw prelufled in the First Congregati Church of Oakland in the morning on the text, Acts xxvi:19: “Whereupon, O King Agrippa! was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.” She delivered the same sermon in the First Congregational Church of this City, in the evening, to a crowded house. It was a marvelous discourse, showing that the people who have visions and are obedient to them are God’s agents tn human progress in this world. Two things more I greatly desire to empha- size. One is the gracious action of the pastor and officers of the First Congregational Church in promptly and voluntarily offering that great auditorium for the use of the con- gress. The entire City gratefully appreciates this timely and generous action. “What should we have done but for this thoughtful kindness? The other point I wish to emphasize is the actionof the Congregational clergy last Mon- day in declaring unanimously in favor of the amendment to the constitution. Noth- ing has given these noble women 0 much unfeigned joy as _this _act. It was so utterly ~unexpected _that it filled them with astonishment. I told them it was just_exactly like you to do this—that the Congregational clergy of the Pacific Coast represents the advance line in all reforms that look to the highest Interests of the race. I am #lad to know, also, that the great Episcopal church, in its late diocesan convention in the South, took precisely the same action. With such a noble army of helpers I take up the heavy work devolving upon me as president of the ‘amendment committee with serene and steadfast faith, knowing that I can trust the servants of the living God, and knowing, also, that whatever God has for us to do he will help us to do—yee, he will verily do for us. Thé Congress Association is entirely un- sectarian, having but one single aim, the up- lifting of humanitv by the united etforts of all true men and women. From all over the coast and from the interior towns come hundreds of letters, expressing warm appreciation of the ried by the press of San Fran- & thrill of joy every Every large city is pleading for & v: these noble women. Miss Shaw greatly desires to meet all the clergy of the City on her return, and I sin- cerely hope that some date may be fixed and that this body will end an inyitation to them to hear her speak in the auditorium of this building. This great, all-prevailing interest is not born of any human instrumentality whatevs 1 is born of God. As Dr. Brown wisel; gested in his admirable discourse last night on “Husbands and Clubs,” there is in_this great uprising an__epoch-making force and power, and this late demonstration was the faint flashes of a dawn. that Susen B. Anthony and Rev. Anna H. Shaw were called of God to their work just as really as were Deborah and Hul- dah, the prophetesses of the Old Testament ¥ tue of their inspiration were called “mothers in Israel.” (Judges iv: 6.) Miss Shaw is a Miriam, & Huldah and a Debo- rah, all in one—one of the most magnificent women that ever spoke in the pulpits of any country. I prophesy, here and now, that she has only just begun her God-given work. Again, I'say, brethren, that [ rejoice in the fact that this honored body has accorded such just recognition to these great women. What you have done will go down as & radiant part of the history of the Congregational Club of Cali- fornia, of which all noble men and women will be justly proud. In reviewing the paper Rev. W. Tubbs said: “Twenty-three years ago I sat up all night writing against woman’s suffrage, and now I would sit up all night writing in its favor.” Rev. Foster indorsed Mr. Tubbs’ state- ment. Rev. J. Hood suggested subject for the next congre: Dr. McLean of Oakland 2 I have known Miss Anthony from my boy- hood. She has been the subject of moré vitu- peration than almost any American, and I am glad that she has lived to see her triumph. Professor Lloyd said: The tables are turned with a vengeance now. Thad an_experience of three days keeping house and attending to the children, while the ladies of the family were attending congress, and I think that woman is rapidly becoming the master in everything. Dr. Williams’ opinion was that woman’s suffrage is a political necessity. Chaplain Rowell said he had long been an advocate of woman’s suffrage. Rev.W. C. Pond declared ““That the con- Tess captured the conservative side of my fflmi]_\Amy wife says she is ready to vote now.” Rey. T. H. Henderson said that he had advocated suffrage for years. *“It is right for 2 woman to vote,” said Rey. Philip Coombe, and every one else in the room was of the same opinion except two brethren, who seemed doubtful and therefore kept a discreet silence. Dr. McLean of Oakiand made a motion that all the women in the room should be asked whether they would vote if they could, and the motion being carried twenty-five women held up their hands in token that they desired to wield the ballot, while one signified that she preferred not to vote. INDORSED EQUAL RIGHTS. Several Methodists Advocate Throwing the Conference Open to Women. At the Methodist Preachers’ Club Rev. J. D. Hammond spoke on the work for the next Methodist conference, which meets in Cleveland in May, 1896. He said it was a matter for congratulation that the con- ference would not attempt to make any change in doctrine and that no radical measures would be attempted. The mat- ter of the temporal economy of the church would come up, and it was expected that the hands of Jocal preachers would be strengthened. The important question of the admission of women to the conference and the equal representation of laymen would also be considered. In the review of the paper Rev. 8. J. Carroll said he believed in giving equal rights to the sisters of the church and that it would be admissible for the conferences throughout the country to send petitions to admit women to the general conference. Rev. J. Bryant expressed the hope that he should live to see the day when women should stand side by side with men, not onlly inthe general conference butin the pulpit. Rgv. Mr. Baker introduced a new phase in the woman discussion by stating that some King’s Daughters had danced at a recent church entertainment, and he asked if discipline, with regard to worldly amuse- ments, had become a dead- letter. Mr. Baker also wanted to know if the question of licensing women as preachers would be considered at the next general conference. Dr. Hammond stated his belief that the general rules of the church would not be changed at the next convention. *‘Man” as the It will be gratifying to consumers to note that the quality of the baking powder most generally in use in their kitchens, the Royal, is confirmed by the highest official authorities as altogether the best of any in the market. ————— Infringing on Man’s Rights. A story is going the rounds that Anna Shaw is in favor of suppressing ecertain information. “Don’t let it get into the newspapers,” she said, “or it will be construed into an argument against woman’s advancement. The enemy will say that a husband will not be allowed the right of snoring in his own bed any more.” What excited her apprehensions was the story that one of the leading members of the Woman’s Congress awoke her | ily one night last week by hammering furiously on the head board and shouting, “The meeting will come to order.” ——————— Comfortable Traveling. The most comfortable route to the East sum- mer or winter is the Santa Fe route. The sleep- ing-cars are superior and the meals en route are unequale. . There is less dust and no more heat than on any other line. A populer misbelief is that extreme heat pre- vails on this line in summer, while the fact is that the elevation of the whole line insures as comfortable a temperature as can_be found on even the most northerly line. The northern DPart of Arizona is the summer resort of (he people of that section, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado is visited in the summer months exclusively. e Santa Fe route is first class al) th, through to Chicago. The ticket om‘!&e 15 65 Market street, Chronicle building. The Pull- man sleepers run without change from San Francisco to Chicago via Kansas City, . RICHMOND GROWING FAST, Nearly Two Score of Buildings, Some Quite Artistic, Are Going Up. WATCHFUL OF ITS STREETS. First Avenue Wanted for a Boule- vard —The Point Lobos Franchise. Golden Gate Park and the ocean combine to attract home-seekers to fair Richmond, and, in consequence, this live suburb is be- ing dotted all over with new residences, many of which are more than usually at- tractive. There are almost two score of buildings going up. Some of the frames are just receiving the first poards, and others are being painted, and will soon be ready for occupgnts. = Good taste seems to be the prevmh_nz_ characteristic, and the artistic exteriors in- dicate that a special genius must have in- spired the architects. A partial list of these improvements is here given: Richmond Congregational Church on Sev- enth avenue; to be enlarged. William Matthews, residence, Clement street and Twelfth avenue. J. Duffy, residence, Seventh avenue, be- tween Point Lobos avenue and A street. Mr. Lynch, residence, Seventh avenue, be- tween A"and B streets. H. H. Mahan, store and flats, northeast corner of Point Lobos and Fifth avenues. Jacob Vollmer, residence, Third avenue, be- tween California‘and Clement streets. Joseph Heaney, residence, Tenth avenue, north of California street. R. J. Ufen, residence, northeast corner of enth avenue and Clement street. y, D street, between Fifth and Sixth This will have a large fower witn a corner of Frohman, residence, Second avenue, be- 1 California and Clement streets. rge Coon, residence, Clement street, be- en Fourth and Fifth avenues. Kerwin, residence, Clement street, be- 1 Third and Fourth avenues, Contractor McGrath, three residences, Clem- ent street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. G. R. R. Hinds, store and fiats, northeast cor- ner Point Lobos and Fourth avenues. L. Levy, residence, Fourth avenue, between Clement street and Point Lobos avenue. E. Ginle; residence, Fourth avenue, be- tween Point Lobos avenue and Clement street. George S. Contoy, residence, Third avenue, between Like and California streets. Thomas G. Parker, residence, Eleventh ave- nue, between Clement street ana Point Lobos avenue. Mr. Harrison, residence, Twelfth avenue, be- tween Clement and California streets. Steuar: Menzies, six residences, corner Cali- fornia street and Second avenue. Mr. Shehan, residence, Eighth avenue, be- tween Point Lobos avenue and Clement street. G. Parker, Tesidence, Second avenue, be- tween Lake and California streets. Two flats on Third avenue, between Lake and California street: Store and flats, southwest corner Third ave- nue and Clement street. Mr. Kohn, residence, Second avenue, be- tween Clement and California streets. M. de Cartoni, store and flats, southwest corner of Clement street and Third avenue. A new parochial school is also in pros- pect. The parish of the Star of tie Sea Church has just acquired some property adjoining the church on Eighth avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and Clement street, on which a large school building is to be constructed. Stone & Cahill have secured the contract for the marble work on the exterior of the new crematory in the Odd Fellows’ cemetery. The transfer station of the California steamcar line has been removed from Seventh avenue to Sixth, to connect with the Sacramento-street cable line. Three of the five locations from which the regents of the State University are to select a site for the medical college are in Richmond. The first is on the northwest corner of Geary street and Central avenue, the second ust south of the park and is bounded by ]:Jir\! avenue, Carl and Fred- erick streets, and the third is on the north- west corner of Fourth avenue and Lake street. Richmond residents are determined to have First avenue, from the Presidio to the Golden Gate Park, converted into a boulevard. 1t is 100 feet wide and would need a slight change of grade near the Presidio. [ ident George R. Sanderson of the Presidio Heights Improvement Club is working hard to see the boulevard a thing of fact. The great obstacle in the way has been the Market-street Railway Company. It is loth to give up its franchise, because by using that avenue it can obtain easy access to the carhouse on Point Lobos avenue. It is contended that with the Geary-street cars running on Fifth avenue, the Sacra- reet cars on Sixth and the Cali- reet steamcars on Seventh, the railway company has enough cross streets covered with franchises. The new French Hospital is to be opened formally to the public on the 23d inst. The bronze fountain é)resented by A. Le- gallet has been finished. The Richmond Improvement Club, of which Thomas G. Parker is president, in- tends to have a mass-meeting at Farrell's Hall, corner of Point Lobos ana Ninth avenues, on the night preceding the meet- ing of the Park Commissioners, to protest against any extension of time being granted to the Market-street Railway Com- pany on Lobos avenue. Mr. Parker said yesterday: The company’s time will be up on the last of August, and it is now intendingto ask for two years more in which to eonstruct its line to the Cliff. So long as it has the franchise it ex- cludes all other competitors, and Richmond stands no chance of getting a proper street- railway line. When Mr. Sutro asked for a franchise the Market-street people said they were going right ahead with their line, but they have not done anything, and it does not look as if they in- tend to do anything for a long whije yet to come. This magnificent thoroughfare, running from Central avenue to_the Cliff, is four and & half miles long and 125 feet wide, and there ought to be something done about the Market- street company’s franchise. The company has an old track on it, all buried up, which it'used until it abandoned the bobtail-cars about five years ago. This club will also ask the Park Com- missioners for a line of road to_connect Seventh avenue on the north side with Seventh avenue on the south side. Clement street, from Fifth to Tenth avenues, i3 being sewered. The sewerage work on Thirteenth avenue, from Lake to Clement streets, is entirely finished. The Board of Education has decided to remove the Sutro Primary School, on Nine- teenth avenue, near Point Lobos avenue, to the lot between Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues and Clement and California streets. The Carr takes the following from the Richmond Banner: The remarkable change in the condition of Point Lobos avenue, all along the line, is & source of much gratification. All traces of the many rutsand depressions left by the winter rains” have been ob iterated, and once more this favorite driveway to the beach is made passable. Park Commissioner Joseph Austin took the matter in hand, with the above desirable result. To him alfo be- longs the credit that this avenue is now being kept in order aad the dust relegated to its proper Pplace. He has been ably seconded by ontractor James Winslow, who is carrying on the work of sprinkling and repairing. Matters look promising for tgea eSmg of the Sutro Railroad through Richmond to the ocean beach early in the month of July. The track is laid, the poles are up and half & dozen cars are nearly ready for immediate use. Some thirty or forty more cars are understood to be under construction, several of them being of large size and capable of carrying great numbers, Travel to the park and {o the ocean will in- crease as the seasons roll by, and travel accom- modlzlonn will doubtless be taxed to their full capacity. The Western Addition Expositor is the name of a new paper recently started by James Bowlan, with an office on Central avenue. Itisalive to the interests of its section. Considerable uEace of last week’s number wasdevoted to the ever-interesting subject of the Board of Health, and inci- dentally the candidates for the office of Superintendent of the City Cemetery. The Expositor has started a coupon contest for the nsgirams for the cemetery position. Dr. John F. Morse is its favorite for the Board of Health. A NEW POLIOE STATION. Bluecoats Will Lodge Their Prisoners on California Street. After July 1 the unfortunates who meet with mishaps while tobogganing on the Barbary Coast will be swiftly driven up Kearny street, past the historic old tanks and thrown into cells now being specially provided for them in the basement of the building at 538 California street. They will miss the sewer gas and the mud puddles which made life so little worth the living in the old place, but they will be in the heart of the market disgrict. Everything is out of the old hall now but the newly helmeted detachment of police under Sergeants Conboy and Esola and the workmen are busy fitting up the California-street building preparatory to their departure and the tearing down of the structure that has looked out on the plaza for so many years, The first floor and the basement ‘of 538 Cafifornia street have been leased by the Police Depart- ment for a year from July 1 and the work of fitting the place up for service as a temporary police station begins to-day. The first floor will be used for the office and patrolmen’s rooms and the basement for prisoners. It will not be as roomy, but it will be much more healthy than the miasmatic depths of the present quarters, and though some of the neighbors may be disturbed occasionally by drunken yells they can sympathize” with a changethat wiil make things pleasant for the police and for the drunks. . 10 USE CARRIER-PIGEONS Observations From the Faral- lone Islands to Be Ob- tained Daily. An Innovatlon by Which Accuracy Will Be Increased In the Weather Forecasts. A new factor is to be introduced in the weather forecasts by Mr. Hammon, the chief of the Weather Bureau. Itisin the shape of a flock of carrier pigeons for the station at the Farallone Islands. An anemometer and a wind-gauge have been recently planted there. The instru- ments will show the true state of the at- mosphere and the direction of the winds, since the islands are twenty miles from shore and there are no topographical in- fluences to interfere. “‘The observations are taken at 5 o’clock each evening,” said Weather Forecaster Hammon yesterday evening. “The fore- casts are made up at 7. If the report of the observations at the Farallones were tied to a homing nigeon at 5:10 o’clock we ought io get it long before 6 and in time to make good use of the information. “This will enable us to foretell many rainstorms that we now only know of an hour or so before they reach us. Only the other day the wind here was blowing all day in a direction that indicated only fair weather. At the Farallones, we learned | later, it was blowing in exactly the oppo- site direction, and had we known of it our rain flag would have been up. As it was the storm came unexpectedly. Tnis will now be impossible. “‘The credit for the new idea,” Mr. Ham- mon added, ‘‘belongs to some stranger. He came up bere and asked me if we in- tended to establish a line of communica- tion with the Farallones, I told him I supposed we would have a cable some day. *‘He persisted that he meant now. I answered that I sincerely wished we might be able to insure some means of promptly dispatching information. Then he sug- gested the carrier pigeons and I am going to carry out the idea.”’ MORALS OF SAILORS. Officers at Vallejo Said to Be Apathetic in Regard to Church Services. Rev. J. F. Burnham of Vallejo addressed the Presbyterian Ministerial Union yester- day on “Morals and Religion in the Naval Service of the United States.” The need of more chaplains was dwelt upon by the speaker, who said that according to the statisties last January only six out of the United States’ twenty-two chaplains were afloat, whereas Great Britain has 100 chap- lains, as well as two Catholic priests. Mr. Burnham spoke in the highest terms of the work being done by the local floating so- cieties of Christian Endeavor. In the review of the paper Dr. Scott said : The navy is an institution which belongs to barbarism, and it seems to me the Christian Church would be more in harmony with its mission if it tried to do away with these Na- tional pugilistic arrangements. Rev. Mr. Armstrong thought the navy should be ready to protect the Nation and weaker neighbors. Dr. Mathena said : 1 believe the navyisa !’eliglmu institution, for the Gospel can bé preached in savage coun- tries with a gunboat alongside while the mis- sionary is pieaching better than if the mis- sionary is unprotected. Dr. Ellis raised a laugh by saying: If many more Dr. Shaws come to California there will be nothing left for the men to do. The army and navy are the ‘only professions where women cannot displace men, and I think they should be enlarged for the sake of supporting men. Dr. Mackenzie, Dr. Alexander and Mrs, Mason, a Christian worker in the navy- yard, also spoke on other subjects. Dr. Coyle of Oakland reported for the committee appointed to consider the pres- ent condition of affairs with regard to the Occident, that in view of the fact that the Occident was issued last week under new management, it is likely to be continued, for a time at least. The report was adopted and the committee was continued, in case its services should be again re- quired. e - TuE United States Government Chemist, after an examination for the Indian De- partment, made the emphatic statement that “The Royal Baking Powder is the purest in quality and highest in strength of any haking powder of which I have knowledge.” —————— MANUFAOTURERY' ASSOCIATION. Reported Discovery of a Petroleum De- posit—Major Pearce to Lecture. The fuel committee of the Manufac- turers’ Association met yesterday. It was decided to pay a visit toa piece of land located eleven miles from Oakland, upon which it is reported there exists a petro- leum deposit. An inspection will be made on Thursday next. The following letter was received by the association : SAN FrANCISCO, June 3, 1895. Louis R. Mend Esq., Secretary Manufacturers’ Association, San Francisco, Cal.—DEAR SIR: A cordial invitation is hereby extended to the members of your association to be present at an address to” be delivered at the Chamber of Commerce at 2 P. M. Tuesday, the 4th inst., by Major Pearce of St. Louis upon the recent in- dustrial development in India, China and Japan as witnessed by himself during the last four months. - Major Pearce is in St. Louis & manufacturer of jute and cotton goods, and in a trip around the world has taken in the factories of Dundee, Manchester, Calcutta, Canton, Shanghai and Osaka, Japan,and will point out what the competition of cheap labor of these countries means for the manufacturing industries of the United States, and the wage-earning classes of the Pacifc Coast and our large American cities especially. Eyery manufacturer in San Francisco should be present. Yours faithfully, HUGH CRAIG, First Vice-President of the Chamber of Com- merce of San Francisco. It is thought the lecture by Major Pearce will explain many disputed matters re- garding the labor mrkJ in the Orient. AFTER THE ORCHARDISTS, Investigating the Class of Labor to Which They Give Employment. MEETING AT PLEASANTON. The Commissiorers Propose to Put a Stop to the Hiring of Allens on Contracts. The determination of Labor Commis- sioner Fitzgerald and Immigration Com- missioner Stradley to abolish the contract cooly labor evil is meeting with the ap- provalof a large number of citizens, who have called upon both officials within the past few daysto express the hope that the anti-cheap-labor fight will be kept up to the end. In yesterday’s CALL the fact was published that in this State there are 38,000 Japanese and Chinese laborers, none of whom are idle. There are in this State 15,000 unemployed white men, of whom 10,000 are in this City. Of these at least two-thirds have families numbering from one to seven persons., If the white labor- ers were furnished the employment now given to the coolies at least 20,000 white eople would be relieved from sore distress or the necessaries of life for which they are now suffering. During the day yesterday at least fifty well-to-dopeople called upon Mr. Fit- gerald and asked him if the CALL’s figures were true, for they were too appalling to believe. ‘‘The Carv’s figures are correct, and I am sorry to say.that the situation is even worse than depicted,” was Mr. Fitzgerald’s reply. “If the coolies could be displaced by our idle white men this State would soon experience a boom of prosperity.’’ The encouragement given to the two Commissioners has incited them to even a Teater activity in fighting cheap labor. he number of Japanese who haverecently arrived from Japan, direct and via Vic- toria, has caused a reasonable suspicion that they were contracted for before their arrival by many of the Alameda orchard- ists and farmers. If so, it was in violation of the United States contract labor act of 1885. The principal section provides: That from and after the passage of this act (February 26, 1885) it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership or corpora- tion in any manner whatsoever to prepay the transportation of an alien or in any way to assist or encourage the importation’ or imi- gration of any alien or aliens, any forelgner or oreigners into the United States, its Territories or the Districtof Columbis under contract or agreement, parole or special, express or im- plied, made previous to the importation or immigration. The act further sets forth that all con- tracts made in violation of this act shall be utterly void and of no effect. The statute provides that for the violation of the pro- visions ‘of this act the person or corpora- tion shall pay the sum of $1000, which may be sued for by the Government. Every alien so imported shall constitute a separ- ate offense. Believing that the law has been violated, the two Commissioners will hold an invi tigation to-day in Pleasanton, Alameda County. Yesterdsy their deputies served subpenas upon eighty orchardists, farmers and laborers. The Labor Commissioner has the authority to hold such an inquisi- tion and the United States Immigration Commissioner has the right to compel wit- nesses to answer any an«f all questions he may ask. In a recent interview Governor Budd told Mr. Fitzgerald to probe the matter to the bottom, and yesterday Mr. Stradley re- ceived instructions from the Immigration Department at Washington to go ahead and co-operate with the State Commis- sioner, and if they find that the law is being or has been violated to prosecute the uilty parties at once. Backed by both gtate and Federal Governments the two officers will make a thorough investigation. So far they haye found that nearly all of the harvesting in the eastern part of Ala- meda County 1s done by coolies, who are under the direction of a few bosses. The latter, mostly Japanese, keep them- selves informed as to the acreage in or- chards, grapes and hops, and they so ar- range their business that gangs go from one place to another on the same principle as harvesters work in the grainfields. This, with the credit system, completely shuts out white laborers from competing for work even at starvation wages. In connection with the employment of Japs in Alameda County, a remarkable in- cident occurred not long ago. A batch of about three dozen Japs were landed from a China steamer. The next day about a dozen of the number were seen at work on a farm near Pleasanton in the uniforms they wore during the late war between Japan and China. ’i‘he investigation of Immigration Com- missioner Stradley into the cases of the two dozen Japanese who arrived Saturday on the steamer Belgic has resulted in his learning to his satisfaction that at least twelve are under contract and have no right to land. He has determined to hold them for a few days on board the ship and send them back to Japan as soon as the Alameda County investigation is over. Upon matters of this kind where there is any doubt he will refuse to grant them a landing and let their bosses fight the cases in the United States courts. This gives rise to the belief that the old habeas corpus mill that operated a few years ago in the Chinese cases will be set in operation again by the Japanes Brings comfort and improvement and tends to ;emona} enjoyment when rightly used. 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