The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1895. BUCKLEY'S ENROLLMENT, It Began Last Night and Unex- pectedly Large Results Were Reported. BUCKELEYITES ARE JUBILANT. The Junta Decides to Keep Up Its Canvass for Names the Rest of the Month. The Buckley wing of the local Demo- cratic ty began its last night in the various districts. i lock everybody at headquar- jubilant as members of the can- sand others flocked in e districts and reported. The en- | large and larger than that of the first night of its enroll- aw ago last Thursday. The reported enrollment last night was h District, 143; Thirtieth, irty-second, 91; Thi 96: I ond, | ves an average of 141 fo tricts and a total of 19 The unre- | districts are strongly Democratic was claimed last night that they make the to 0. A similar | rollment for six ni would al_of 14 ial report | nt of the h District, 12 th Distric Forty-fifth Dis- | ity of their general com- ceand thei rding and work | ally is a v ng, the Buckley | committee of twenty-five is tak- | oxtreme care that ever: 1 be | aws As the regul: and public ¥ ar they have | at the Occidental Club v not be too clearly iden- k,and it is probably to faction as far as possible from e of his name that he s stayed nt Ravenswood. He is ex- n & day or two. y the p committee ed headquarters for the week at 20 where ers will be given and there the leaders | as they did last | v the B { 1 upa bige imate | an the other faction, without slivs for names, and they pate an enroliment of anywhere from | 00 to 10,000 by Saturday night, when the | avoxded n hat Buek isyet making no move beyond ! ing up its canvass for names with lists | It was decided last week not to | iis enrollment on Saturday, as an- . but to quietly keep 1t up until | f the year. No definise figures ven out since the first night, | imed that about 6000 names | have been secured. leyites claim that many sup- | orters of the Junta have deserted to them, and more are ready to do to. They got five members of the Junta’s general | committee from the Thirty-second District | on Saturdav. They were: | n, Frank Helmer, William nd and Frank Connors, | ned. Larkin wasa mem- | ber of the Deupre; mittee. He sent | the followi: | the New Demo- | Sir: Aiter due | ition of the | ocratic party in this City, I have arrived at hat to be any longer identified of which you &re cheirman ivan, Cha; Committe b Iy be wearing a pol 8 e athies rest ion over which Jos s.now that I have off v work as imposed on m rmanof the last municiy of this City, which I am very sorry | caused a disruption instead of a re- Hoping that you will please nation, I remain, WiLLiax H. LARKIN. BACON'S CREDITORS. They Will Pay the Operatives and Sell Out the Establishment. When the late Joseph Bacon, proprietor of a large printing establishment at the corner of Clay and Sansome streets, died it was discovered that he had creditors who held claims against his estate amount- ing to about $16,000, which he had been tin- able to meet. His establishment, fitted up at a cost of $40,000, has in it a great deal of | machinery used in the business that is old and out of date, consequently not of much value, and some new presses that are val- | uable, but there was material of sufficient | value to meet all claims. The creditors, at a meeting held some time ago, decided to | allow the business to go on for a time, and appointed C. L. Bonestell, I. Zeller- bach and James Moffitt 2 committee to | look after their interests. Matters did not work to the satisfaction of the creditors, for at a meeting held yes- | terday, nearly all the creditors being represented, it was decided to wind up the business. *“It was decided,” ‘said Mr. Bonestell who presided at the meeting, *‘to close up all contracts on hand and then sell out the establishment, either by auction, or at pri- vate sale, as a whole or piece by piece and to the best advantage for the benefit of the creditors. The existence of the committee was continued and Mrs. Bacon gave a bill of sale to Mr. Zellerbach. As soon as the work on hand istfinished every one in the establishment will be dis- charged and the property will be sold as soon as possible. There is one thing that will be done by the creditors and that is they will pay in full the claims of all op- eratives and apprentices before anything else is paid.” Mr. Bonestell was of the opinion that the establishment as it stands is worth more than the amount of the debts to any one who would continue it, but if broken it ;vill probably not realize more than what is due. HOLY CROSS SODALITY. It Celebrates the First Anniversary of Its Organization—Lecture on the Holy Land. The Gentlemen’s Sodality of the Church of the Holy Cross celebrated the anni- versary of its organization by an enter- tainment given last evening in the old chapel on Broderick street, opposite Ellis, now used as a Sunday-school. The sodality of the parish of St. Charles and that of the parish of St. Peter, also organized within a year, responded to an invitation to take part in the celebration, and the chapel wascrowded to its capacity. The entertainment opened with an over- ture by Dr. McHurds, after which John Spottiswood, president of the Holy Cross Sodality, delivered a shert address, in which he spoke of the gcod results of the organization. The three sodalities were all traveling by different paths to attain the same emi- nence, but that as the paths were narrow 1t was the duty of each to avoid dangerous | itants are very poor. | and as he closed iiev. | ditions that relate to that superior thing | totality of function, you ma: attending to church duties, holding that a man could not be a_conscientious Chris- tian if he neglected his duty 10 God. He expressed himself as pleased with what had been done by the members of the sodality in the past year, and expressed the hope that the members would be as attentive in the future as in the past. The Rev. Father Cummings of St. Charles’ Church delivered a very instruct- ive and entertaining lecture on notes through Rome and Palestine. This was illustrated with many stereopticon views. He gave a brief sketch of each picture as it was thrown on the canvas, and in present- ing views of Rome and of St. Peter’s ex- terior and interior he said that Rome of to-day is not what it was, and it has not been improved in appearance by the intro- duction of modern French flats. The views of the Holy Land were shown, and about each the lecturer spoke of their biblical history. When Jerusalem was shown Mrs. George Sutton rendered “The Holy City” in an effective manner which won for her much applause, and when “Christ in_the Man- ger’” was'thrown on the canvas Dr. Hodg- head sang “Noel.” In describing his pilgtimage through Palestine the reverend lecturer dwelt upon the condition of the country at this time and said tnat in many places the mhab- In those portions where there are Catholic communities the inhabitants are very industrious, The | priests are poor, but one remarkable fact | that he could not overlook was that the | American and the English Protestant mis- | sionaries oconpy the best houses in the land. | The lecturer was frequently spplauded, }-‘mher McGinty of Holy Cross Church tendered his thanks to the lecturer and to the choir. The entertainment was brought to a cloge by *Good Night,” sung by the Holy | Cross choir, composed of Miss L. Crawford and Miss Frost, sopranos; Mrs. Gilson and Mrs. George McComb, altos; Dr. Hodg- head, tenor, and Joseph Fogarty, basso; Mme. Dagneau, organist. THEORY OF IMBIORTALITY, J. J. Morse Argues That Its Basis Is to Be Found in Man. Second of His Series of Lectures Before the California Psychical Society. The California Psychical Society held its meeting last evening in Odd Fellows’ Hall, its former meeting placa having proved inadequate to accommodate the | U crowds which attend the lectures. Though the hall selected was much larger, it was well filled. After a short programme, consisting of a reading by J. J. Morse, a vocal solo by Frank Mitchel! and an instrumental solo by Mrs. R. H. Kimmings, Mr. Morse de- livered the second of his series of lectures Basis in Man.” *‘Of all the problems in the universe,” he said, *‘the greatest problem is man. “The answer to that old query, ‘If a man dies will he live azain?’ is too impor- tant to be left to chance, to doctrine or to fancy. “There may be other reasons for man dying save the disease that stops this vital machinery. But this animal body is not the creator of some of the phenomena gen- erally associated with it. This human orgzanization possesses certain other con- that is controlling it. v call it the N call it the soul, you may call it the spirit, but what we are contending for is the fact. Here we You may have something superior to the organism, | for that which controls and dominates the | brain must be supericr to it, and here we | that an ele ipon ““The Doctrine of Immortality, Its| NATIONAL GUARD MATTERS Spirited Election for Colonel of the First Regimeat Expected. CROCKER-SMITH COMBINATION. Macdonald of the Sebond Enters the Fight—The Consolidated Companies. A former officer of the National Guard, who still takes a lively interest in its af- fairs, on being interviewed said: Matters are hot in National Guard circles over the coming election for colouel of the First Regiment, and the discussions relative thereto are becoming acrimonious, personal | and vindictive, and the_tendency is to enlarge the ill-feeling known to have existed for many tween the three regiments of this City. feeling is accentuated by the wording | of the call for the election, which prescribes | lonel shall be held, regiment should only or the other field oflicers, d by the brigade com: thus intimating that be subject to the ap- while Xy officers claim that ote for all the field offi- cers, and in case this is denied to them, will confest any appointment made. While it is claimed on the one hand that the Governor has the Tight to appoint the officers of consoli- dated organizations, under the provisions of h 381 o ms and there- v permit the ress a pref- )n the other han s the the be appointed, as the Governor has directed an election for colonel to be held | he is not sure of his position under th that the elec- | . out as a sort | an_intimation having | rters as to how the election | would result with certain combinations. Then again, in certain quarters, it is held that the | entire election will be illegal and it is known | that there are several officers who are quietly sawing wood and saying nothing, waiting until after the result is made known, when they will be heard from. ce the combination was made on Monday night alleged to be for Crocker and Smith as colovel and lieutenaut-colonel, Macdonald of | the Sccond has entered the fight. His friends claim that he has the wnanimous support of the officers of the Second and that the proceed- ings at the alleged caucus were not bindin upon the officers of the First and Third, severa. | of whom were absent and many of those present | simply considering that they were only calied ss a preference in cese of certain i r's friends, on the other ere unqualified pledges | . the officers of the Third agreeing to vote rocker provided the officers of the First 1 would vote for Smith, and so personal have | the terms of endearment become between the | rival factions that the terms “pledge-breakers” and “railroad influence” are freely bandied and that dire punishment wiil be visited upon | recatcitrant officers in case they fall down. In the meantime many of the officers of the guard interest at heart have become thor- ly disgusted over the faction fight, which | appears to have resolved itself down into one of personal ambition and interest, and are quietly looking around for a combination which will upset ail the others. There are many former officers of the guard | who would make competent and valuable | field officers who bhave been approached to | enter into some combination to that effect, but | they have declined, recognizing the futility of any effort being made under the present condi- tion of affairs, the ill-feeling ana dissatisfac- tion, Jatent and openly expressed, and the great labor attendant upon anything being done to bring homogenity to the disorganized and_incongrous mass now called into being, the merits of which are not even united. That the real condition of the several com- panies could not have been taken into consid- eration and that there were ulterior motives { when it was decided to issue order No. 17 musi be apparent. In the First Regiment Company D was consolidated with Company B, whereas a knowledge of the condition of | the regiment would have consolidated Com- pany F with Company B and Company D left | such 1 | mAc fo have a foundation for immortaiity in man. Man not only has the power to control himself but he has the power of compre- hending the conditions thatsurround him. Not only can he understand them, but in many respects he is controlling them. It there is a possibility of his becoming their master, must we not insist that he is greater and not_entirely derived from the conditions in which Le finds himself? “Man’s existence can only be justified by the end for which he was created. If there is no end then his existence is scarcely justifiable. After the birth of a | | | | wure. 1ts education, its surroundings, its impressions all but call out the latent pos- sibilities of its being. He becomes a man and unfolds the powers and possibilities of aman. He dies'and goes—where? If he has within himself the vpossibilities to be- come what he has, what is to become of them? If he haa all these latent powers it would seem indeed a pitiful ending if atl this were to be ended by the dark curtain | of the grave. *‘Death is not the end of life. The great hosts of men are marching on into a world more fair, a humanity more divine, where man shall goupward and onward foreyer and ever.” HE USED A RAZOR. Remelia Florentina, a Gardener, tempts to Commit Suicide. Remelia Florentina, a gardener with Louis Desroches, Silver avenue, was found ‘about half-past 6 o’clock yesterday morn- ing leaning against a fence off Silver avenue with blood flowing from a gash in his throat. He was moaning with pain, ana on being asked if any one had assaulted him he shook his head. The patrol-wagon was summoned from the Seventeenth- street station and Florentina was taken to the City and County Hospital, where it ;\'asllound that the wound would not prove atal. The police were notified and Detective Crockett was detailed on the case. On go- ing to the room occupied by Florentina in his employer’s house Crockett found a razor covered with blood. He ascertained from Desroches and E. Rossi, 25 Fourth street, Florentina’s cousin. that Florentina had been in a melancholy mood for some time and had tbreatened to commit sui- cide, which he had evidently aitempted with the razor and had wandered out of the house to where he was discovered leaning against the fence. ————— HISTRIONIC OLYMPIANS. Over Sixty of the Clubmen to Appear at the Columbia Theater. Over sixty members of the Olympic Club will take part in a big ‘vaudeville show to be given at the Columbia Theater on Janu- ary 25 for the benefit of the club. Some of the cleverer athletes will give exhibitions upon the bar and the flying trapeze. W. J. Kennedy, the club superintendent, will take the part of interlocutor and middle-man in the minstrel feature, and six “bones” and six *‘tambourines’ will roll their eyes and show their teeth in the security of their artificial color. ‘The performance will begin with a spec- tacular extravaganza, in which the whole cast will take part. Already five of the boxes have been en- gaged and over 200 tickets sold. —————— He Declined the Honor. “You thought it insulting to be called ‘monkey face?' " asked a lawyer who was defending a man charged with usinj offen- sive language to a constable. 74 “I did,” replied the complainant. ““And yet, you know, we are descended from monkeys.” To which the constable made answer: “You might be—I am not.” ———————— If a honeysuckle be entirely cut down it will make® enormous growth in conse- quence, but the flowering wood will be ab- At- vlaces. He also spoke of the necessity ot sent, and there will be not near the quan- tity of flowers that there would have been. child not a single thing is put into its na- | intact. In the Second Regiment Company D was consolidated with Company F, the latter company being the we: r and its captain the junior, and in the consolidation of G and H nearly the same state of affairs exist. In the Third Regiment Company B was con- solidated with Company F. Company B was | | considered one of the best companies in the | | regiment, captain was the senior, while | Compauy F was in the throes of an election, | which was intended to depose its captain d elect a former member of the company, result- ction of the captain by a bare | ing in the mejority. Then, again, Company C, who | refused to oce quarters in the | Third_ Regiment Armory, - remaining in | | the rst Regiment Armory, from which | regiment it had been transferred to the Third, not half a dozen dnills having been Leld by | the compeny since last July and on the “emer- | gency call” only showing wp with thirteen ! men_ was retainéd in the service intact, while | superior and more effective organizations were | consolidated out of cxisten | Two of the consolidated companies have held meetings, &nd the men have declined to be thus transferred without toeir consent, Con | pany D of the First and Company H of the Sec- | ond” having formed social organizations and | asked for their discharge. The same state of affairs exists among the | few companies consolidated interior, | notabiy Company S Vi the muni- | cipality and residents holding meectings and ndignation. That this entire has a demoralizing and bad effect upon *d is mnquestioned, affecting enfist. | | ments end re-enlistments and the obtuining of | | competent officers either line or staff on ac- ainty attending the tenure countof the un | of existence or off During the session of the last Legislature et- | forts were made by the friends of the guard to | obtain legislative nction tending to make the | force more efcetive, and the bill finaily passed | and which is at present a_portion of the code met with the approval of Governor Budd, who was consulted with as to its provisions, one of whichis that the number of companies pro- vided for is sixty foot companies, five naval re- serve and four 1o such arms of the service as the Governor might designate. | While it is true that the provisionsof the bill were not perfect it was well understood at the time that it was in the nature of a compromise, the result of some ten or twelve biils intro- duced during the session, and was the only means available to ward off the covert attacks of those inimical to the guard. The bill originally introduced was the result of »_conference of officers representing every portion of the guard throughout the State and a committee appointed to formulate amend- ments in consonance with such views. This hiad been dome for many years past, and had been the means of obtaining many good provisions for the regnlation of the guard. As soon as the bill was introduced & number of others were brought forward, and upon the refercnce of all to a_joint committee from both houses of the Legislature the present amend- ments were evolved and so reported. The present board 6f location, consisting of Gov- ernor Budd, Generals Dimond and Barrett, were well aware of all its provisions, one of h was the maintenance of the force at -nine companies (a reduction of five) to “‘be located throughout the State with reference to the military wants thereof, means of concen- tration and other militery requirements.” (Sec- tion 1912, Political Code.) The history of this legislation thus showed the intent of the Legislature that there should only be & redue- tion of five companies. While it is tzue that the appropriation made at the same session was inadequate to pay the full allow- ances vprovided for by sections 2094 and 2099, Political Code, it was unde stood that this cause and action was predi- cated upon the appropriation made earlier in the session for the pay and subsistence of the troops during the strike, aggregating some $180,000. Thatit was not the intentof the Legislature toreduce the forece by more than five companiesis patent by their action on the several bills brought before them, rejecting ail providing for any less number than sixty-nine companics. « Barely bad the Legislature adjourned than a myriad of propositions appeered, touching what was termed reorzanization, or what was facetiously termed by meny “disorganization and demoralization,”” many of which were based upon an ebsoliite ignorance of the geog- raphv of the State, strategic considerations or its requirements in a military sense, means of concentration or the recoPnized policy of the National Government of late years in concen- trating its forces near large cities. That it was necessary to muster out five companies before June 30 lest was well known, end it was presumed from statements made that such action would be based upon the results of the then pending inspections; that such was not the fact is now equally as well known. Statements were then meade that on account of the inadequate appropriation the board of location would proceed to muster out about fourteen aaditional companies, and the inti- mation or inference by “grapevine telegraph” was that the mujority of such would be taken from this City. The result was a general feel- | been military. | mental to the service. | itary | thought that it would be a good idea to in- | next carnival what | Tove are brothers; the one gives ing of distrust and dissatisfaction and the in- vocation of personal and political influences Ilu'ou§nou! the State, at all times detrimental to military bodies. Notwithstanding the insufficiency of the ap- propriation and the statement that this redue- ton of the force was predicated upon the in- sufficiency of the allowance, 1wo new troops of cavalry were mustered in, with a&n allowance of $400 & month—equal to that of fonr foot com- panies—one of which wus at Salinas, a town containing out o few thousand inhabitants, and that there was no military necessity for this must be apparent to the merest tyroin military matters, and its effective maintenance doubtfal. About this time there was issued an order that after January 1, 1396, the several com- panies would be réquired to have not less than fifty men at each weekly drili; they im- mediately commenced to obfain recruits and were meeting with a measurable degree of success, presuming there would be no more attempts at “rv.‘orgnulzntim:”@‘ It has been the aim of the National Govern- ment to concentrate its troops at large cities for several years past, and it is the opinion of prominent officers of the army that the strength of the State troops should also be concen- trated in large cities; that recruits can be mere readily obtained there, and in case of neces- sity the large number of ex-members available for duty and who readily respond has been frequently demonstrated, while in many of the interior towns, after the novelty of the *‘new company’’ has worn off, the difficulty of main- taining the strength of the organization and obtaining new material to replace those who become ““tired” or whose terns expire is well known to military men without vroceeding to particularize localities. The transfer of the Oroville company of the Eighth Regiment, which had been Steadily sinking for the past year, finally closed ifs career, the order reading that its headquarters were transferred to Chico, a distance of over fifteen mi! when, aside from the absurdity of the order “‘transferring” the “‘headquarters” of a eompany, one company was aiready loca- ted in the Intter town the population of which consists of kess than 3000. The muster out of the Oroville company for the ressons stated in the order would have The muster in of & new com- pany at Chico, if the town could have main- tained an additional company. wouldalso heve been mllitery, provided that there was any re- quirement fof it, ransfer of the “‘head- quarters” of a company such s distance from the presumed residence of its members is a farce if nothing worse. The law provides how acompany can be organized, but it certainly cannot be revived by transferring its “head- quarters from one town o another. Thet the scheme of making one twelve- company regiment in this City ana leaving the other regimental organizations in the interior almost as heretofore is no. one of “military necessity or requirement” is casily It means the reduction of seventeen companies 10 twelve. If this would retain the members of the five companies in the service there might be a shadow of reason, but it means the loss of nearly 300 men without any re- sultant benefit. This was demonstrated during the summer, when upon muster out of the three companies, ont of membership of nearly 200 not forty enlisted in any of the remaining companies; and at the present time itis e: tremely doubtful as to the number of th whose companies have been consoiidated will report for duty. 5 As to the formation of the new regiment from the three battalions, by reason of the com- position and history of the three battalions there would be three separate and distinct bodies, each striving to outreach the other in their efforts at rehabilitat t each election and in a short time the riva s and jealousies which would be engendered would be detri- But ae this course has been deemed advisable as one of true mil- requirement and necessity, then by anology many of the battalion organizations throughout the State should have been re- tained as such ana not a®in some instances formed into regiments, with the re headquarters located at a great distan n some of its companies. A notable instance is that of the Fifth Regiment having four com- panies in Sonona and Nava Counties within | two hours of cach other and three com- anies in Alameda County and o%e in San Jose with the regimental headquarters at Petaluma. True military requirements and concentration would have formed the Sonoma and Napa county compenies intoa separate battelion; the Alameda County companies and San Jose company into another separate battalion, and not made a regimental organi- zation ont of these two battalions; and the same condltion of affairs applies to the new Second and Seventh Regiments, FRENCHMEN ON DEATH. Divergent Opinions in Regard to This Important Subject. Death, that one subject of supreme in- terest to human beings, has been occupy- ing the thoughts of several eminent Frenctimen recently. Le Journal of Paris terview the intellectual leaders of France on the subject, and as a result some strik- ing expressions of opinion have been pub- lished in that paper. In an English dress, and somewnat condensed, they read as follows: “I maintain that we should think often of death if we desire to have st all times a fairly correct conception of the things of life. . “A. DUMAs, Fils.”” “If death is an evil it is an indispensable evil, and as a matter of simple justice ought not’ humanity to be subject to the same lot which it metes out to the inferior orders of creation? We must one day disabpear and pass into Paradise, hell, Nirvana or noth- ingness. But asfor thatlet each one believe ashe will. You don't expect me to speak about the beyond, do you? VILLIAM BOUGUEREAU. “‘Member of the Institute.”” “‘Death is the quarter of an hour after life’s bvanquet which Labelais speaks of. I sincerely hope that you will ask me on the day of the 1 think of life. “JULES CLARETIE."” “I believe that the creative spirit of the worlds and of the infinite can neither be con- ceived nor judged by human thought. The creative spirit does uot desire that before we die the secret of life should be revealed to u: “RosA BONHEUR." “‘According to the ancient myth, deatn and fe and the other takesitaway. Ina word, death is the necessary end of every act and every form of being. Without it the world would be in- sensible, immobile and, according to our con- ceptions of thiugs, a mere vold. “‘BERTHELOT, “Secretary of the Academy of Sciences.” “‘Death is the door of a more subtle life. In the flower it sets free the perfume, in the chrysalis the butterfly and in man the soul. “JULIETTE ADAM.” “Ii there were no old age death would be an abominable thing, but as there is old age— “H. MEILHAC.” “Death is only the end of life. It is good, be- cause it frees us from the imbeciles and the canaille with whom we are forced to come into contract. « J. L. C. JERONE.” indly excuse me. I think so badly of death thatT could not in a grave matter of this kind express a properly impartial oninion. © ADL STRAUSS.” “There are no theories which will enable one to bear with resignation the death of others, of those whom one loves, or, ar any rate, such theories cannot be set forth in a newspaper in- terview. “‘MARCEL PREVOST.” “Here is my reply to your question: “What h?"- Chut! do you think of deat! E *ALPHOMSE DAUDET.” “Death is not a gate which closes; it is & gate which opens. The present life.is made c m] by the future life. "Death is less somber than exile, because the tomb is only an open gate to another world where each one finds again his fatherland. We salute the dead man who passes by us, considering him as a traveler who goes ahead of us. ARSENE HOUSSAYE.” . “‘Death does not exist. What we call death is nothing but the passage of a completed past into a futtire which is beginning. : A. MERCIE.” “I consides death as something very disa- greeable and inevitable, and that we should endeavor to obtain as much as possible out of it for our benefit. We should then always en- deavor to live as though we were destined to die on the morrow., HENRI GREVILLE."” “If death is quick and violent there is no time in which to become afrald of it; if it comes through old age or illuess, nature takes care to steal away our physival and moral sirength little by little, and we eross the threshold as easily as one glides out of.a dream in slumber. The important thing for us is to live as honestly and asusgfolly as pos- sible, and then, when our hour has come, to go forth without any fuss. “‘ANDRE THEURIET.” ————— How the Soldier Got His Discharge. In a regiment in India & private wanted to get home and saw no other way than shamming deainess. He reported himself sick and was sent to the hospital. The doctors tried all sorts of ways to find him out, but be was too sharp for them. One day the doctor determined to try him by firing @ pistol off just bebind him but he got to hear of the experiment an of course was prepared for it. As he and his chum were sitting on their cots opposite to each other smoking, the doctor stole into the room, unawares as he thought, and firea the pistol close to his ear, He, however, took no notice whatever of the report, but on seeing the smoke he | tun;)ed to his chum and said: bt :‘Put your pipe out, you fool, the doctor will be found directly.” 2 His ruse worked. CITY RAILWAYS COMBINE, The Lines of the State Join for Mutual Advan- tage. WILL CUT EXPENSES FINE. May Take a Hand in Making Laws. General Manager Vining on Its Objects. The street-railway business in California is in future to be cut to a finer basis, so that the uttermost profit may be gained from it. Yesterdav a meeting of officials of leading street railways of the State was held at the Occidental, and a general organization perfected for this and other purposes. The association is patterned on the lines of the association in New York, which takes in all the lines. Not all the roads of California were represented at yesterday’s meeting, but since the big ones are in it there is no doubt that the others will be. General Manager Vining of the Market- street Railway system said so last night. He atténded the meeting and is heart ana | soul in favor of it. There were about twenty of the street railway men present in all. S. P. McLen- nigan of the San Mateo road, who has been agitating the formation of the association | for a long time, was made temporary chairman. There were present, besides him and Mr. Vining, J. E. Morris of the High- land Park road, F. W. Wood of the Los Angeles Consolidated, Mr. Wheeler of the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards road, A. K. Grimm of the QOakland Con- solidated, A. W. Baron (division super- intendent of the Market-street cable sys- tem), and also M. D. Stein. Assurances were given also that the various streetcar lines of Sacramento. San Jose and other California -cities might be counted on to act in connection with the general association. Mr. McLennigan submitted a constitu- tion, drafted partly from that of the New ork Association, and involving new and desirable clauses for the advantage of the association. It was adopted. Colonel Charles ¥. Crocker was then elected president, S. P. McLennigan vice- president and J. E. Morris secretary and treazurer. An executive committee con- sisting of E. P. Vining, F. W. Wood and Mr. Wheeler <0 elected. Messrs. D. Stein and A. W. Baron were also name as a commiltee to formulate suitable by- laws and re;mrt at the next meeting. General Manager Vining of the ':ilarket— street system said last night that the asso- ciqzlion had many objects in view. He said: For one thing, we want to compare notes and get the management of the streetear lines in the different cities down to as profitable a basis as possible. By a social interest we can i prove the service, and there is no doubt that vy having this association and mecting as olten as experience may find nccessary, many new points of value will be brought out. 1f any official in any city bas discovered a good thing in any way, so thatan improve- ment can be made, he will give the benefit of it to other officials at the next meeting, and it will be adopted. In this way we can materially aid each other and insure” a beiter service to the people. No, we do not intend to increase the number of men employed. At present no chapges have been thoughtof in that way. They will prob- ably remain as they are. Wherever an im- provement can be made, however, it will be done. No one will doubt that one great object of the fermation of the association is to reduce expenses wherever possible. This is tacitly admitted. It will be no surprise, therefore, if, by the combination, wages are gradually reduced. Wherever a nickel can be saved it wiil be done. Faving a united organization, also, it is not improbable that there may be a system of blacklisting, so that a grip- man or conductor discharged in one city may find it impossible to get employment in another. All the methods by which keen business men manage to cut expenses may un- doubtedly be counted on to be used. Being an association which takes in all the sys- tems of the various cities of California it will evidently be powerful, as there will be no appesl from it. Notimprobably, too. it will interest itself in passing all kinds of laws to uphold and sustain it. GOVERNOR MORTON'S TRAP. A Handsome Vehicle for Hunting, With Icebox Attachment to Carry Luncheon. New York Herald. Next to his high-bred cattle Governor Morton takes great pleasure in equipping his stables at Rhinebeck with stylish and serviceable carriages. He studies all the latest and most important designs in car- riages and traps and possesses practical ideas of his own on what constitutes a bigh-class, easy-running vehicle, whether it be for rocky roads or for the open. The Governor's stables are models in their way, and no expense is spared to keep them thoroughly up to date. Whenever an improvement is made in a carriage the tuilders all have Governor Morton on their lists as a likely ourchaser. It must not be inferred, though, that the Governor buys every new-fangled wagon or trap that is put on the market. On thecontrary, he goes about his purchases in a thor- ougly businesslike manner. If he takes a lanc{; to the innovation he gives an order for the improved vehicle after suggesting other improvements and perfecting the csrnaf;e still further. Such wus the case in a novel and inter- esting hunting-trap built speciaily for Governor Morton by a Massachusetts car- riage firm and delivered at his stables in Rhinecliffe only a few days ago. All the carriage-makers of the country have had their eye on this chic hunting-trap since its completion, and it 1s sure to be exten- sively copied for the stables of men of millions. The Morton hunting-trap was built to order for use in hunting trips, as the name signites. It is so arranged, though, that it can readily be transformed for general use, and will then seat a party of six. One of the novel features of this vehicle is a large refrigerator, skillfullv fitted into the body of the trap and of sufficient size to receive food and drink in abundance for a party of four or more huntsmen. All the luxuries of the season can be care- fully put on ice, and no matter how long the ride or rough the road the choice morsefs and liquid refreshments are always at hand and delightfully fresh and refreshing. There can be no unpleas- antness from stale food and flat wines, as experienced by most huntsmen, who have to store the good things away in boxes or baskets, to be spoiled by tge hot sun or nicely mixed with the contents of broken bottles. The Morton hunting trap abol- ishes all discomfort in hunting and pro- vides all the luxuries of the searon, even in the heart of a forest and many miles from the nearest habitation. That there is danger in a jolted wine battle if the *‘fizz” is of the right sort none can deny, and when it can be truth- fully said that the new hunting trap can carry champagne bottles over the roughest roads without disturbing the contents little else need be said for this easy-riding vehicle. The springs have been so tem- pered and tested that riding in the Gov- ernor’s new trap is said to be the perfec- tion of easy motion. It is to be generally used with two horses, but whenever two people are in the hunting party one horse will suffice 1f the refrigerator is not too heavily laden with good things and ice. Governor Morton shows excellent taste in the decorations of his carriages and M. | traps. There are no gaudy colors nor loud trimmings. The colors are all either dark or modestly light, with silver trimmings. In his new hunting trap the seats are upholstered in whipcord, welded with pigskin. The prevailing color of the body of the vehicie is soft, and yet rich to the eye. The finish is the natural wood, which is quartered oak. The body rests.on four elliptic springs, ana is of the full platform front style. The refrigerator and lunch- box, zine lined, is set in the center of the body, and can be removed at will, thus providing seating-room for two more per- trips. The wheels are built so as to with- stand any kind of usage, although quite light in appearanca. At one end of the refrigerator are racks for the food, just above the ice-tank, and at the opposite end are the racks for bot- tles and glasses, so arranged that there can be no breakage. 1 according to the builders, is the costliest, most stylish and serviceable vehicle for the purposes intended ever manufactured. —_——————— A Royal Wedding. The engagement of Prince Charles of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales has met with the cordial approval of all their relatives, and the Princess of Wales is particularly gratified, this being a mar- riage for which she has long been anxio Prince Charkes, who is a universal favor- ite, is amiable, unassuming and intelli- gent, and ne has a great charm of man- ner. He will be very rich, for he is to inherit a considerable portion of his mother’s fortune, which is estimated at four millions sterling. The young couple | are to reside principally in Denmark, and it is probable that the chateau of Sorgenfri, which is famous for its fine gardens, will be assigned to them as a country house. Prince Charles is to zo on a cruise to the West Indies in the Danish frigate Fyen, and return to Europe about April next. | The marriage is to take place next July, in London, and it is possible that the ceremony will be in Westminster Abbey. NEW TO-DAY. Open evenings until Christmas. Furniture is beautiful un- der electric lights ; welcome. Rattan reception chair. | Suitable Christmas gift for |your wife, mother, sister, sweetheart (any woman). Enameled white (or any |color) with bits of gold in |places where it looks best. Silk cushions, cords, tassels. We are getting new ones every day. Also comfort rockers and arm chairs in rattan. $6.50 for this ladies’ writ- ing desk (oak or mahogany finish). Looks well—you’d never imagine it cost so little from the looks. Large drawer below, with no end of pig- eon-holes and the like, when open. Good thing to remember about Christmas time. — Of course the little girl will get a doll for Christmas —give her a rocking chair to sit in and rock it. The rocker will last long after dolly is grne. Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COMPAN (N. P. Cole & Co.) 117-123 Geary Street. VI 7] B3 OPEN EVENINGS &y FOR THE HOLIDAYS! OPERA-GLASSES, LORGNETTES, GOLD SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES, Targest and Best Selected Stock in the City. L. A BERTELING, 427 Keamy Strest. sons when the trap is not used on hunting | This hunting trap, | either at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, or | WHY WOMEN WEEP. It Is Too Bad There Is So Much Suffer- ing When There Need Not Be. ery i the world than all other misfortunes put ! together. Most women overtax thelr strength, most of them suffer from the streins of house- | hold ana other cares, and it is no wonder that | so many of them break down under the debili- | tating effects of high-pressure living. To every woman who values health and strength the experience of one who has passed through a time of suffering and discovered the way to recovery cennot fail to prove of the _highest interest. The story is briefly told in the words of Mrs. L. filler of 524 N. 23d st. Philadelphia, who recently said: “For many months I was a continual sufferer and felt com- pletely worn out. At last I fortunately de- cided to try Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey, which had been recommended to me. Since then I have improved wonderfully and feel decidedly better, sleep well, and at the same timeIam free to acknowledge I do not experience that tired, weary, languid feeling—in fact, no_one thing appears to be a burden to menow. Many ! of my friends are well pleased and fally con- | vineed that there is no other stimulant that excels Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. My prayer and wish is that it may reach the home of the aflicted everywhere.” | | | These words are convincing because they are | the resnlt of experience. They prove beyonda doubt that what every woman needs is a pure, healthful stimulant,” Something is required ‘ 10 impart fresh vitality to the system and give renewed vigor. In such cases Duffy’s Pure | Malt Whiskey has always worked wonders. | By means of its strength-giving_powers many | a pale, thin, westy woman has become & | living picture of robust health. PHUIDELRHA SHE CO MPED ON A SHOE !SV.IrEAA.\'l; SDTANDARD OF MERIT. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Are you thinking of buying a pair of shoes for yourself, or do you contempiate making some iriend or relative a Christmas Present? If you do be sure and call on us and examine our stock and prices. We are making special prices, and it will e money saved if you trade with us. We mean what We say when we assert that we are selling lower than our competitors. We realize that that high Spreckels fence 1s more or less of an obstruc- tion, and we are therefore offering special induce- ments to our customers. We have a complete lina | of Holiday Goods tor Men. Women or Children, | comprising Fancy Embroidercd and Leather lined Nullifiers, with fur trimming, which we seH for %1.50. These Nullifiers are good fitters, easy on the feet, 100k neat and are m and comfori- | able. They are sold elsewbere for $2. HOLIDAY SLIPPERS. Our line of Hollday Slippers for Gentlemen can- not be excelled in t. ty. Welhave a Fine Em- broidered Siipper, with patent-leather trimming, which we will sell for 75¢. We also carry them for 81 and upward to the finest quality. Our lines of Men's Leacher Slippers comprise Russia Leather, Goatskin, Dongola and Alligator Skin, and range in price from 81.25 to $2.00. 1 OBSTRUCTION PRICES. We are seling THE BEST SHOES FOR THF LEAST MONEY IN THIS CITY. We know it, our customers know it, and we_want you | toknow it. This week we are offering a bargain in Ladies’ Shoes. We have 500 pairs of Ladies’ Extra Fine Dongola Kid Button Shoes, with_elther Cloth or K1d ‘Tops, straight foxed vamps; medium, square or pointed toes and V-shaped Patent-leather Tips, which we will sell for PL7 5. This 18 & genuine bargain, s these shoes are well worth at least $2 50, but we recognize the fact that we must offer extra inducements, and so we have placed this extra fine line on sale at such a low price. Widths C, D, E and E MEN'S GENUINE ALASKA SEAL, LACE OR CONGRESS SHOES reduced to.....83.00 LADIES' STORM RUBBERS reduced to.. 406 WE HAVE NOT MOVED. A@-Country orders soliclted. -Send for New Iilustrated Catalogas. ddress B. KATCHINSKI, 10 Third Street, San Franclsco. PHILADELPHIA SHOE_CO. THE AMICK TREATMENT Fllfl_‘ =CONSUMPTION= Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh And All Diseases of the Air Passages. Testimonials from hundreds of doc- tors and patients. Descriptive Pamph- lets and tests on application. STRINHAUSER & C0., 460 TWELFIH ST, GAKLAND, CAL. | SOLE DISPENSERS FOR PA- QIEIC COAST. - .. +« DON'T PAY & $30 or $40 for an Electric Helt when we will sell » far better one at from u $3 to $20. Buy no beit antll yon examine DR, PIKRCE'S. ilas current regulator and all latest im- provements. Pamphlet oo, Callor address DR. PIERCE & 30N, 704 Sacramentd atrest, $an Francisco. ¢ NOTARY PUBLIC. A’ ARLXS R, PUHILLIPS, ATTORNE SR D Phove. ‘ » % BEFORE ano AFTER :m‘“‘ %:Tl'lunln fl-}m\houbi\s s 1002 0%, 8% For §0%, my Tall. § Address DAVOL MEDICINE U4, s3d ‘&wuqulo:l“y’:uu nn‘ a.uhn.p ia. such aa Lost e Bk Saiinal nisstone: Nervous Decge:- 37 th&\hllhl Drains, Varlcocele ai o “&h ¥ day oF night. ' Provents quick- ey : troubled with o nt SRR S A I‘flmml& i . Ajasket $ieel, San Fravolsoo, Cal. For Salo b BROOKS' FHAKMACY, 119 Fowell street 10 RE&BRED&EE%&?EJS& 26 yasabiy Woman’s troubles probably cause more mis- Slippers, Ladies' Fine B ack Cloth-quilted, Fleece-