The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1895, Page 5

-THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1895. 5 PALER TALKS OF ESUTICAL QUCKSMD Says Its Defenders Sink Deeper in the Mire. QUITZOW ON THE ISSUE. He Speaks of “Glittering and Unmeaning Words and Sentences.” BOWMAN'S “LAY ON, MACDUFF.” Much: Enthusiasm Was Displayed at the Good Citizenship Meeting Yesterday. The Good Citizenship meeting at Metro- itan Temple yesterday afrernoon was acterized by its usual enthusiasm and bquence on the part of the speakers, and on the part or the audience, expressed by lond, frequent and prolonged applause. Rev. Donald M. Ross, by his absence ! schools and then called them godless. But the public schools are not godless. Sectarianism has no part in the enlighten- ment of lization. The Jesuits denounce the school as ungodly, yet will swallow the saloon, horn, hoof, rotten carcass and all. 2 | The Roman Catholic hierarchy believes not | in the education of the mu Sos0on as you ed equality with the ci hierarchy will be broke < “God bless those of the Cathoiic laity who in defiance to the mandates of their church stand up for the public 15 The speaker here from several Catholic authorities, srofessors and periodicals to illustrate | They have put the Bible out of the public masses to an the the power of that the fact, ashe said, that the Roman Catholic chureh is mY of the public school. | “The 3 aid he, are the enemies of our Govermnent i they do as they sa For the Roman Catholic_ fmrnrchy has had our Government by the tail and the people have done nothing but squeal. i I say the Catholics. intericre with politics and I can prove it. Toke the majo are not in favor of i be, 50 long as they are {rue Catholics, The Catholic wing their members into one party and t keep them there, too. g ts are the enemies of free cedom of man. sing which can be regarded in the Roman Catholic ehurch it is 10 think for himself. e 1n using force to make men be- think. 1t _has the Pope of Rome,living away in benighted Italy, what Tight has he to require of you to forsake certain glorious secret orders of this free country? of the Catholics and they 1is Union and never could man Catholic hierarchy instead ce, has since the of Galileo, beep the enemy of human ogress. PIPhe Jesutts are tricky fellows and shrewd, and they have controlled in politics where you and [ liitle dreamed of. DR. RAY PALMER AS HE APPEAR THE GOOD-CITIZENSHIP MEETI RED NG YESTERDAY AT METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. [Sketched by a “Call” artist. } from the meetings, keeps good the promise he made a Sunday or so ago to thé effect that he” would preserve the ammunition he has in reserve for the final battle be-| tween himself and Father Yorke next mouth in public controversy Eloquent addresses were made by Ray Palmer, D.D., and the Rev. H. W. Bow- man, and a patriotic prayer was offered by the Rev. C. A. Rabing. Chairman Quitzow opened the meeting with the following words: Experience is the source of sage council and | experience has taught us tha the Roman hierarchy have w foundation of the Romish political mac made use of glittering, unmeaning words and sentences to give the semblance of argument as of defense, and by saying nothing. Actions speak louder than words. The pa- triotic American citizen is only concerned in what the Romish Church asa political organ- jzation is doing or striving to do, as they are concerned in not allowing that power to gain supremacy in this land. All the designs of this alien power can be thwarted by the American | patriots doing their duty. Mr. Bowman in the prelusive address spoke, in part, as follows 1 notice that the battle still wages unabated and that the enemy continue to hurl their missives at our heads. Alll can say is, “Lay on, Macduff!” Now as to the custom of calling priests by the name of “father,” I insist that if & man is not good enough to get married and to claim his own children, he is not worthy to be called a father. All you need is a few facts and you'll knock Yorke out of time every time. Priest Yorke stated tbat when Rome was most Catholic she was most civilized, but I want to add that when Rome was Catholic she was most intolerant. Priest Yorke has dubbed the American Pro- tective Association the “little-read patriots.” I would rather be a read patriot in the sense of being read up on the quirks of the Roman re- ligion than to be in ignorance of its condition | and of whi y is. When Priest Yorke comes before the Ameri- ublic and says that priests are not inte ested in political manipulation I say that it time for the priests to understand that when they arise and strive to deny the facts of his- tory that have been written with an iron hand | they must understand that the American_peo- ple ere not tobe hoodwinked by such Jesuitical jugglery. The main address, delivered by the Rev. Ray Palmer, was on the subject: “The Clarion Call of Our Country.” He said: If T am ngt & patriot I should be, for my grandfather, Major Noes-Palmer, fought in the war of 1812, and great-grandfather, my Coicnel Sanford Palmer, fought in the Revolu- | tion. We are not here to-day to persecute anybody, even the Catholics. ] 1 believe that many priests are honest mem and that many Catholics pay honestly their | debts, and if a Catholic should: come to my door in need I would giveé unto him as quickly and as freely as 1 would untoa Pretestant in distress. g I want to say that members of the American Protective Association have not come upon the stand to persecate the Catholice for sins com- mitteed by their ancestors long years ago. 1admit that the argument of the priests for | religious liberty are sound; Tiie hierdrchy is the implacable country. 3 The Jesuits are in reality a great military or- ganization and have been a great curse to very country where they have dwelt. I be- lieve they were created simply to annoy both God and man. S, slmFiy sound. 0e of our They bave been banished forty times from | Europe. They can be seen any hour of the day 1n the | rooms of the Senate and House of Representa- tives. They are there to manipulate the affairs of state. : They are the unseen powers behind the Roman Catholic throne, and they are the in- Ccefatigable foes of liberty—religious and civil. Like the pups owned by the man who said they were conservative pups when they were born and A.P. A. pups when their eyes were open, the A. P. A. has got its eyes open to the tricks of the Jesuits. Iwant to tell you that when the Jesuits come over to the shores of America and squat there they squat for suckers. Even as Eve was deceived in the garden by the serpent, so has the world been deceived by this dragon Jesuitism. ; The Jesuits are the enemies of the public schools. Let them say what they will in the present.tense. The palladium of American liberty is the schoolhouse. This Government could mo more stand with- out the public school than the earth could stand wil?mut gravitation. The Jesuits have made unremitfing warfare epon the public school from its inciplency. The speaker denounced in strong terms : the recent message of Grover Cleveland. He stigmatized it as being un-American. I am here to say that this is out of harmony h eyerything Grover Cleveland has ever w d 1 & here to say that he has been the enemy of this country, the. friend of the rich men and the enemy of the poor. L have politically absolutely no confidence in m. gland is America’s right hand, and Eng- land snd America are the twin brothers of civilization, walking hand in hand. It was & mighty stroke of policy and nothing It was done to please the public ana the Ro- i man Catholic Jesuits, and if Grover Cleveland { should run for a third term he would surely ° | get the Catholic vote to & man. If there is any country thatthe Catholics | hate it is England, and next is America. eveland will never be elected again dent of this country, in spite of the devil and the Roman Catholic hierarchy. They have allied themselves with the saloon power, and whather you be a prohibitionist or & saloon man, the open saloon of this country is the right hand of the Jesuits, and in order | to break the Roman power we must break the power of the open saioon. 1 say destroy the open saloon. I want to ask Rome this day: Why is it that the walls around your institutions are so thick? Why has every nation thundered against the intrigues of Rome? And if the charges of the A. P. A. are not true, why do not you open e your doors so that all may see what therein is ‘con- tained Why is it that there is so much agitation about these thiugs 1if they are not true? I tell you, my friends, that when there is so much smoke there must be a good deal of fire, even if the fire is the fire of hell. I ask, Is there no foundation for the almost universal belief that the Romau Catholic church is the foe of freedom? Ten thousand among the brightest statesmen and church- men of the world have denounced the Chatho- lic church as liberty’s foe. I say it is too late to overturn this movement by calumny and slander. Our object1s to set this country forever free; to allow nomoney in the treasury to be used in asectarian-sense, and to stay the immigration of the Old World. We want men in this country who know the difference between & unitarian and an octo- genarian. Around this greatorder has crys- tallized the best thought of this century. | God’seve is upon the Jesuit and our eye is | on the Jesuit. And wherever the Jesuit shall go from thenceforth and forever the eye of God will be upon him ‘and upon him will be the eye of every good patriot. | Some heave said that this organization is | made up of foreigners; that it was trans- planted irom & foreign soil. Our order is not & foreign institution. 1t is purely American and nivety-nine out of every hundred of the mem- bers of our organization were born on this American soil and love this country better than their own lives. The Catholics began this hing and now we propose to kecp it th malice toward none, until we find s contealed. I am in for the conver- sion of the- Catholics. I want no evil to come to them and I. believe there are.none others who desire any harm to come-to them. The Jesuits have struck the A.P. A, They have struck the wrong man. If they think they can put usdown by highly colored asser- tions they have struck the wrong: man. . I say to you the power of Rome is breaking. It is being broken all over this wide, wide world. A man who is in the quicksands—the more he endeavors to save-himself the further down he goes, and when tlie Jesuit begins to stand up for and defend his religion the deeper he gets in the mire. The time has come when every man must do his duty by his God and by his fellow-men. I would rather have the friendship of my country and mg Gad than the friendship of the Jesuits on.vhe one hand and the political | tricksters on- tte other. - The battle of the centuries is near this hour. THE ‘HANDBALL COURTS. Nealon. and ' Bonnet Win' the Coast ' Championship From Linchan and’ Feeney.' oy Interest in handball circles yesterday centered in the match for the‘coast cham- pionship between the veteran James C. Nealon andT. F. Bonnet of the Occidental court and R, Lineban and John Feeney of the Urion court. The match was played in the Occidental court, which was crowded to the. doors. Many were turned.away, while others, reckless of life and limb, perched themselves on the rafters and se- cured a birdseye view of the game. Nealon and Bonnet.wrested the honors of cham- pionship from Linehan and Feeney in a somewhat onesided but keenly. contested .game. Lineban in the first game fell aad WHEN ADDRESSING | bruised his right hip and arm, which placed him at a disadvantage, and Feeney did not seem to get on to the lay of the alley, which wascomparatively strange to him. They are dissatisfied with the resuit and are anxious for a return match to be p}llt\llyei in the Union court as soon as pos- sible. There were two interesting and exciting games at the San Francisco court. The first was between G. Hutchinson ana Al Pennoyer and J. Lawless and J. Me- Evelley, which was won by the two former. Then Pennoyer and McEvelley played Lawless and Hutchinson and ~defeated them. The event of the day at the Union court was a match between "Al Pennoyer and C. Jobnson and M. Dillon and Terry Mec- Manus, which was" won by the lZn‘mel' team after a hard struggle. A rattling single-hand game was played between Dr. F. X. Emerson and Dr. F. H. Hughes, and the final was won by the former by one ace. The first annual ball of the Occidental Club will be held in the ball court on Saturday evening, and, from the number of tickets disposed of and the names of the invited guests, it promises to be an event long tn be remembered in handball circles. The officers of the club are doing every- thing possible to make the banquet a suc- cess. Following were the games played in the different courts yesterday : San Francisco court—J, 0'Neil and M. Skelly defeated W.MeNamara and F. Kane, 21—12, 10—21, 2 Ryan and J. Rodgers pl M. . McDonald, and eac side W. McCarthy and J. Sullivan de- feated C.0O’Donneil and F. Mitchell, 21—15, 9—11,21—14. M. Edwards and R. Murphy de- feated J. Brown and W. Darius, 2 2113, J. n v defeated E. Barrett and W. Simmons, 21—16,7—21,21—14. J. Rodgers and G, McDonald defeated F. ton and M. McNeil, 21—12, 16—21, 21—15. G. Hutchinson and Al Pennoger defeated J. Law- less and J. McEvelley, 21—18, 1221, 21—14, 218, Then Al Pennoyer and J. McEvelley defeated J. Lawless and G. Hutchinson, 21—12, 4-21,21-16, Occidental Coust—Joe Baxter and Captain P. Dunne -defeated S. E. Condon and §. Leahy, 21-13, 18-21, 21—19." Al Collins and J. Shaw defeated L. Kenney and T. Clements, 9114, 1—6, 19-21, 18—21, 21—17. Nate Jacobsand J. Shannon de- feated Dr. E. Short and H. Haga 21—-1 . H. Green and C. Kane defeated {ill and C. H. Colfield, 21—17, 21—20. . 'H. Goessel and A. C. Bauer, the German champions, defeated Nate Hewson and O. Westeield, 21—17, 12—21, 21—14. W. Cronan and P. F.'McCormick defeated M. McCormick and D. M. Stanley, 2117, 18—21,21—16. John Purcell and E. Maloney defeated Al C. Hamp- ton and John Nallon, 21—18, 17—21, 21—20. In the game for the coast championship J. C. Nealod and I _F. Bonnet defeated R. Linehan and J. Feeue; 1—16, 21—12, 21—18. Union court—C, Johnson and Ed Parkinson defeated Heniry and Professor Lynch, 21, 20. T. McManus and_ A. defeated J. Roger and William Kel 1921, 21— m Jordan and W C. Nelson and A. Mc- Dr.F merson de- 21—19, 19—21, 21—20. cKinney defeated A. Bran- nigan and J. J. Reilly, 2117, 21—20. Thomas 0’ Hara and Willis Lawrence’ défeated V. Jackman and Owen Thorne, 2117, 1921, Al_Pennover and C. Johnson de: Dilion and T. McManus, 21—19, A MAD GIRL IN THE PARK | A Damsel of Fourteen Becomes Insane While Out Walking and Runs Away. eough defeate , 21—19. 5 Praying and Singing in the Office of the Captain of the Park Police. There was unusual excitement in Golden Gate Park yesterday afternoon, and those who saw and understood the cause of it were saddened. Shortly after 5 o’clock Officers Kenny and Dobbin were approached by two women, who were considerably excited. One of them informed the officers that her sister, who was subject to fits, had run off into the brush south of the Alvora lakelet. The officers went in the direction pointed out and in a few moments saw the girl, whose description they had, running across the park at breakneck pace, yelling at tne top of her voice that some one wantea to steal her papa. The officers followed, but | it was not until Betsy B avenue, near the | main drive, that Officer Kenny overtook her. When he laid hands to detain her, her face became livid, her eyes started from | their sockets, her lips were covered with foam, and it became apparent that the offi- cer had a mad girl to deal with, “Lu, what is the matter with you?” asked the sister. The question did not bring a response | from the unfortunate girl. She glared at every one, shrieked for her papa, then threw herself on the grass plot, and with her gloved hand commenced to tear up grass and throw it in all directions, shriek- ing all the while.. When an attempt was made to raise her to her ieet, she tore a Tam O’Shanter cap from her head and a wealth of black ringlets fell down her back and oun her shoulders. She became so violent that it required several men to hold her. At last a stalwart member of the mounted police rode up, and, seizing the girl from Eehind. pinioned her arms and carried her bodily, despite her violent struggles and cries, to the main drive, where he halted a buggy that was passing, placed the girl in it and was driven to the station, where she was turned over to | Captain Thomson. 'llhe girl stamped about the station and two or three times made movements that indicated that she wanted to jump through a window, but the captain, divining her purpose, watched her to prevent any such act. She talked incoherently, and at times was as wild as ever an insane person was, and her somewhat pretty features at times became almost demoniacal. The captain, knowing that people with unbalanced minds sometimes act curi- ously, told her she could not write, at the -same time handing her a pad of paper and a_pencil. She took this and wrote on it, “Lu Carty.” Then he asked her if she ever went to church. At this question her face lighted up with a gleam of intelli- gence, and folding her bands in attitude of prayer stood before the captain and re- peated the Lord’s prayer, not omitting one ord, adding with a great deal of fervency, 0, good Lord, save my papa and do not let him die, for Ilove my papa. Make me a good girl.”” The last word had hardly passed her lips when she sprang away and ran around .the room singing “Daisy Bell” at the top of her voice. ¥ When her sister and lady friend came into the station the poor girl did not rec- ognize either. The sister agreed to take the unfortunate creature home, and wasal- lowed to do so, an officer in plain clothes accompanying them. 7 It appears that the girl, who is but 14 years of age, the daughter of respectable parents, bas been affected in her mind for some time, and was kept under surveil- lance and treatment. She seemed to im- prove, and as she had been very quiet her sister thought she would take her to the park. Suddenly she became wild again, ran away and acted in the manner de- scribed. John Bull’s Pills. Between 6,000,000 and 7,000,000 pills of one kind or another are estimated to be daily consumed in the United Kingdom. Estimates are based on the actual daily sales by druggists of ordinary pills, pre- scription pills, and patent medicine pills. The average of these estimates, which came in from all Earu of the country, showed that the daily consumption was considerably over 5,500,000, which would give one pill F" week to every man, woman and child of the population. Tak- ingz the average pill to weizh three grains, the year’s supply for the United Kingdom wou{u weigh not less than 178 tons, or enough to fill thirty-six ordinary wagons, and making a trainload which would re- uire two powerful engines to puli.—Lon- on Standard, ATROCITIES OF THE TURK Rev. J. Cumming Smith Reviews the Armenian Ques- tion. EXTERMINATION OF THE RACE. That Is the Policy of the Sultan in Massacring the Helpless Christians. Rev. J. Cumming Smith, pastor Trinity Presbyterian Church, preached on the wholesale massacre of Armenians last night. He said: The press, through its vigilant army, is put- ting our world on its guard and tyrants will soon pine for other spheres to ply their arts. Two reporters, under laudable disguise, pene: trated the provinces of Armenia and disclosed tortures which for sheer fiendishness excel the racks of the Dark Ages. People express sur- prise that at the close of this century any coun- try should resort to such brutalities. The sur- l)rlsa is itselt a surprise. Our world to-day, ooking down through the graded series of races to the lowest, is'the same in fact aslook- ing back to the earliest centuries of barbarism. The miracle is only that civilization should tolerate the darkly, unutterable Turk in his despotisms. Allowing a large margin for possible exag- geration, the reports, when pared down, are harrowing enough to send a_thrill of horror through a Christian world. Three million Ar- menians, with a record of centuries of loyalty to their Government—quiet, prosperous, skilled in agriculture and mercantile effort—claim the simple right to “live and let live.” Their wealth has excited the gold lust of the Kurds, and toeir heresy has maddened the Turk. Turkey is Mohammedan in its teachings and policy, and Mohammed magnifies God and minimizes man. The deliberate policy of Turkey is extermi- nation of the Armenian race. The Kurds are a wild mountain race, ra- pacious as vultures for plunder, and the sight of these goodly villages tempts their greed. The Armenians resisted their attacks, and they easily deceived the Turk into the belief that the Armenians were the aggressive party. The warhounds of the hills, re-enforced by regular_soldiery, were authorized to swoop upon the villages. Plunder, torture, crimes nameless and sickening were perpetrated in the name of God and the Government. Women sought asylum in churches only to be pursued and slaughtered till the blood ran in streams from the church doors. Teachers in high schools are flayed alive and burned, merchants are overtaxed and tne col- lectors impose further taxes and they get re- ceipts which prove to be fraudulent, and when they refuse to pay the bill twice thelr houses are set fire to and their children are impaled on_bayouets. Sixty villages are in_ashgs, 16,000 people have been massacred and the luckless refugees are dying inch by inch with cold and hunger in the mountains. If Russia is an absolute monarchy of Europe, Turkey is the absolute monstrosity. The tribe of Druses near Lebanon, engaged in the manu- facture of silk and believers in the incarnate God, have been bitterly hated by the Turk for n0 other reason than their creed. Twelve hun- dred have been_slaughtered, women captured by bestial soldiers and the children torn to ieces, y These facts send an agony through the world, but distance clouds imugination and -dulls sympathy. Two continents yibrated with in- tereston the Venezuela dispute, which pales into insignificance compared to the demonism of Turkey and the sayageries of the Kurds. The hour has come for Christendom to cham- pion the demands of humanity against all other considerations. The balance of power in Europe is the main fact that foils effort. One power watches the game of aggrandizement lest any other power make & move and checkmate it. But is the mere statecraft that guards the equipoise of empires to supersede the claims of millions bounded to death because they ¢laim the most ordinary freedom ? When' Greece was stimulating herself fifty years ago with the dreams of her best days and made a strike for freedom, she found a [ionin this land to voice her claim. Will another Webster play & similar part for Armenia? Let the powers order their warships up the Di danelles! Let the Sultan be told under frown. ing cannon to grant the races under his sway the simple rights of men. Let him dare delay or shift for excuses! It he does, warn the foreigners to clear the city and tura theartilleries on the palaces. Better & whole world thrown into war to shield the weak than the stigma of Christendom brook- ing with infamous inaction the death cries of Armenian heroes. PREPARNG FOR PREES Ladies Who Fire Rifles to Have a Chance for the Medals at Schuetzen. The California Club Marksmen Expect To Lose Their Laurels Next Sunday. The men who shoot at Schuetzen are in trouble. They have been masters of the target-hitting science for years and have cut large swaths in the gold-medal busi- ness, but a new and startling conaition of things confronted them yesterday. Cap- tain Fred Sci:uemann who runs the ranges near San Rafael is the cause of itall. He has announced a notable meeting of rifle shots at the park next Sunday, and what isknown as “rest shooting” isto be the principal feature of the programine. The men who shoot at Schuetzen are not masters of this sort of thing, but the ladies who shoot there are. Ever since the wives anda daughters of the members of the California Club formed an auxiliary rifle-firing organization they have been nipping the black disks with resting rifles. The men, being masters of the science, have variously scorned to use the wooden blocks for the rifle barrels. They have done their firing off and, and, notwith- standing their proficiency, when they stand in the stalls, thev are not very crack shots when it comes to the feminine style. The big matches on next Sunday are open to all comers, and the ladies are expected to eome abundantly and gather in the best of the valuable prizes. This is what trou- | bles the men who shoot at Schuetzen. When Jacoby heard of it yesterday he explained himself with expressions gener- ally imparting a personal willingness to be hanged. “Say, young man,” he said, “just you wait until Sunday comes. The ladies will carry off the prizes, and the matches will be the greatest things in the history of tue California Schuetzen Club.” There were a goedly number of marks- men at the park yesterday, and all of their shooting was done from resting-blocks. Tire popularity of offhand iinnfi had sud- denly and strangely waned. Philo Jacoby practiced up & considerable bit with his barrel tip lying snugly in a chopped block of redwood. Even Captain Schuemann tried the stationary rifle, for some myste- rious purpose. Babin, Archer, Reubold and Burmeister were also there, and every one of them forsook the offhand style and broke the canvas from the rests. The scores were geuerally fair, but the ladies promise to make thiugs interesting unless the men do some remurkable firing. Among the best scores recorded yester- day was a total of 117.points out of 150 on “he German target by Burmeister. Cap- tain Schuemann registered 115 and car- ried off the second prize. Reubold and Jacoby were close contestants. Both men shot well and scored 111 each. Jacoby’s cartridges were old and unreliable and fre- quently dropped before reaching the tar- get. Archer made hits aggregating 110 and Babin’s score was 103, The shoot rext Sunday will include a series of matches for §125 in cash prizes. In the rest-shootin% the first prize will be $20. Premiums will be offered for bulls- eyes. The first will be $7, the second $4 and the third $3. petitor scoring the seven best strings dur- ing the year to be declared the winner, These matches will be held on the fourth Sunday of each month. Two gold medals will be given for the best scores with the pistol. Besides these, numerous sother prizes and premiums will be given. A SAILOR'S PRANKS. He Deserts From the - Philadelphia, Steals a Bicycle and Dons Soldier Clothes. The men on shore leave from the United States steamer Philadelphia were all look- ing for C. W. Saunders yesterday. Their anxiety as to that young man’s where- abouts was occasioned by the fact thata reward of $10 had been offered at noon to the man who could capture Saunders and bring him aboard ship. Saunders shipped at Tacoma. He is short and stout and about 22 years of age. He left the ship on Tuesday, December 24, on shore leave, and has not returned, though he has been heard from frequently. His first step was to rent a bicycle from alocal dealer. 1t is thought he then went to Oakland and sold the wheel for $60. The wheel was located by its owner, who re- vorted the matter aboard the Philadelphia on Saturday. The name given when he $o0ld the wheel was not Saunders, but as the young man wore a Philadelphia cap and a sailor suit and his description tallied with that of the missing seaman, the officers decided that the culprit was the runaway. Saunders was seen by some of his ship- mates Saturday night. He then wore a soldier’s uniform and was intoxicated. He cannot be considered a deserter for four days yet. BN COTTON FOR PHN Shipments Made From This City Instead of by the Suez Canal. Southern Pacific Officials Say Ex- portations Have Not Largely Increased. General Traffic Manager Stubbs of the Southern Pacitic says there is no cause for alarm concerning the quantity of raw cot- ton uow being shipped from this port to Japan. It wasthought that this increased shipment presaged an equal increase in the manufactured output of Japan. This, of course, would mean the placing on the market of products manufactured by such cheap labor that American made. goods could not hope to compete with them. Mr. Stubbs says, however, that the ship- ments are but increasing in locality and not in quantity. Heretofore most of the cotton shipments to Japan have gone by way of the Suez canal.. The fact that a larger share of these shipments are now being made from San Francisco, if Mr. Stubbs’ view of the situation be correct, is rather a cause for congratulation to this coast than otherwise. In aninterview last evening Mr. Stubbs said: While it is quite true that the exportation of cotton to Japan from this port has increased very recently, and the Southern Pacific Com- pany has handled & larger amount of it than beiore, it is also true that Janan is not re- celving any more cotton than the ordinary de- velopment of manufacturing industries in that country requires. Japan has imported cotton in cousiderable quantities for years, Nearly all of it was sent from the gulf ports to London, and thence to Japan by way of the Suez canal. This method of importation was expensive, and for one reason — becaue the material was ordinarily secured through English brokers. Within the last half year the Japanese have evidently awakened to” the fact that there are cheaper channels of importation and they are now beginning to put their theory into prae- tice. The increase in importations from the Pacific ports merely indicates a change in the method of supplving the Japanese mills. I am quite certain thatthe demand for increased facilities means nothing more than that. As far as the reports about inadequate facili- ties are concerned, chate is & very satlsfactory exrlununan, Recently there has been a not- able increase in flour exportations, and the steamship lines have had all they could do to meet the demands for eargo room. Moreover, the steamers have not taxed their carrying capacity to any large extent, and when the cotton hegan coming this way in large quantities there was nothing to do but handle it slowly until additional facilities could be had. Now that there is reason to ex- pect considerable quantities of raw cotton for exportation, arrangements will be made as early as possible to meet all requirements. All of the raw cotton shipped from the Pacific side has gone from this port. It is a fact that the cotton sent by the Canadian steamers. was not the raw material. It was received from the New England mills, and while the term “pale” might be supposed to mean raw cotton, it was invariably in the fabric condition. You may be assured that the cotton we handle now is a large part of the zotton for- merly handled by London brokers or agents and sent to Japan through the canal. We have tried to secure the business and we have been fairly successful. There need be no alarm about the danger of Japanese in control of the cotton goods manufacture. The whole thing simply means a desirable extension of busi- ness. and it cannot but conduce to the general well'being of the Western country. T MOONS THIS MONTH Fair Luna Pays a Second Visit and the City Saves on Gas Bills. The Very Unusual Occurrence of Full Moons at the First and Last of December. The present month of December is marked by the coming of two full moons within its thirty-one days—an event that rarely occupies extra space on calendars. Possibly it may be that the cares and joys of Christmastide have distracted the atten- tion of mortals from Luna, the queen of the night, that has been so kindly asto make two trips all around the earth within the time ordinarily occupied in one jour- ney. Anyhow, the moon is here on her second visit, and billed on the calendars to appear in fuil dress late to-morrow night, but just in time to get here before the bells shall have rung ou the old year. The moon’s first appearance this month in full was at 10 A. M. on the 1: the sec- ond will be on the 3lst—the iunar month of twenty-nine and a half days interven- ing. It will be a long time before the moon will again have the opportunity of describing two circles in the calendar month. éhe last double bill was played in October, 1893, and by keeping right at it since then Luna has been gaining steadily at the rate of a balf day or a day and a half each calendar month until a full month has been rolled up—an occuration which keeps her majesty constantly on the spin through the ages. This second visit will fall as manra to the unsuspecting Board of Supervisors, who may imagine it a special dispensation in the sotution of problems of City finance. With 2 municipal tax of 2.25 per centum these eminent financicrs have had a fear- ful struggle to support a dim glow at nights over the City streets, and the full moon has for years been a welcome substi- tute for the gaslights and electric lamps, Usually the substitute sould be utilized but once a month, but for December the street lamps may not be lighted for the stated time at full moon, not once only, but twice, to the great relief of the Super- visors’ Light Committee. The coming of the moon twice in a month having no astronomical signifi- cance astronomers give it no thought. So One $50 medal and another costing $25 | for the nonce they had nothing wonderful will be offered for rest-shooting, the com: to relate about the orbs beyond the welkin. COURSING AT TWO PARKS, Reopening at the Newark Resort Under a New Manage- ment, GOOD SPORT AT OCEAN VIEW. Both Stakes Will Be Finished on New Year's—Result of the Different Slips. The reopening of the Newark coursing grounds under the management of Tim Cronin brought a good crowd of leashmen to that resort yesterday, and those who attended were well repaid for the long journey. Though the recent high winds had dried the grounds up to such an ex- tent as to make it rather bard on the feet of the hounds, the running was of a high order, and a majority of the dogs who were made favorites by the fancy of the speculators got the flag. Forty-two well-known- hounds were en- tered, and in consequence the poolbox did a good business. The hares, not being fa- miliar with the escapes, gave the field offi- cers considerable trouble during the early part of the day, and on several occasions two hares were coursed before the dogs could be cau htup. Following is the re- sult of the run-down: J. H. Perigo’s Wee Lassie beat D. Dillon’s Lady Fitzgerald, W. C. Peyton’s Charming May beat W. Sicotte’s Stamboul Queen, West Side kennel’s West Side beat Garden City kennel's Advertiser, Alameda kennel’'s Emin Pasha beat J. McCormack’s Rapid, J. Grace’s Roll Along beat M. Culligan’s Left Bower, T. C: nin’s Reliance beat T. Hall’s Holy Terror, Perigo’s Sante Beila beatJ. Cooney’s Grannaile, J. R. Dickson’s Rosa B beat J. Sullivan’s Kil- kehny Girl, P. J. Reilly’s Fleetfoot beat J. F. Grace's Nellie Conroy, D. Tweedie’s Doublin Stout beat F. Nore’s Daisy Blue, T. McDonald’s Lissik beat P. Trienan's Long Jo Cronin’s Dottie Dlm‘»lu beat J. J Valley Queen, T. Cox v Banker, T. Cox’s Tip, P. Tiernan’s Tom Hayes beat J. Eagar Trilby, T. McDonald’s Three Cheers beat Johnson's Auything, J. Sullivan’s Little Tom beat Alameda kennel’s Waytares, J. Edmond’s Vida Shaw beat T. J. Cronin’s Best Trump, West Side kennel’s Ruby beat M. Traynor’s Valley Maid, J. Eagan’s Sly Boy beat T. Neenan’s Yreka. First_ties—Stampoul Queen beat Wee Lassie, West Side beat Emin Pasha, Roll Along beat Leit Bower, Santa Bella beat Reliance, Rosa B beat Fleetfoot, Lissak beat Doublin Stout, Sam beat Dottie Dimple, Tom Hayes beat Tipperary, Three Cheers beat Little Tom, Ruby beat Vida Shaw, Sly Boy a bye. Judge, John Grace; slipper, James Grace. As train-time had arrived the manage- ment decided at this juncture to postpone the remainder of the stake until New Year's day, when, in addition, an open stake at $2 50 entrance will be run. The quality of the coursing that was seen at Ocean View Park yesterday may be judged from the fact that, though | twenty-four rattling courses were run, but seven hares were killed by the dogs, the rest escaping after leading the hounds a | merry dance about the field. | The usual willing , hard-betting crowd | was in attendance and the noolbox was | kept going at a lively rate until darkness closed the day’s sport at the end of the | first ties and sent the spectators home in | good humor. The quality of the hares gave the slower but closer working dogsa | chance, and those who kept in the short | end were rewarded by catching some *‘good things.”’ | This was particularly the case in the ru between Monitor and Trix in the first ties, | when the former won, selling on the short end at6to 1. | Following is the result of the run-down: | Villa kennel’s Maud G beat T. Ford’s Pride of | the West, J. Tracy's Forest Queen beat M. 0’Connor’s Foxhall, ¥alcon &ennel’s White Rose beat S. Riordan’s Chicopee, J. McBride’s Flashlight beat F. Brown’s Kitly Pease, F. C. Randolph’s Trix beat M. O’Connor’s Mar- guerite, F. Moore’s Monitor beat T. Gibson’s Corte Madera, J. Kerrigan’s Dashaway beat P. Olmo’s Blacktborn, T. Fox’s Maggie beat T. O'Brien’s Lamplighter, J. Kerrigan's White | Cloud beat P. McKeon’s Flambo, C. Evans’ NEW TO-DAY. | V ERY Pretty Dishes VERY Cheap Prices Pretty China Cups, Saucers and Plates 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 cts. each Dainty China Cream Pitchers 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 cts. each Fancy China Salads, Ice Creams and Pre- serve Dishes 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 cts. each TEA SETS Pieces complete for 6 Persons Brown, Blue and Rich Gold Spray Decora- Prices per Set— lrmm' lss, 2.25, 2.75, 3.0, DINNER SETS 60 Fiecas complete for 6 Parsons Pure White, Blue, Brown and Rich Gold Spray Decorations. 3 Prices per set— ‘3‘50. 4.00, 4.25, 525 B.is DINNER SETS Piecas complete for 12 Persons Pure White, Blue, Brown and Rich Gold Spray Decorations. 100 Prices per set— B.so. B.50, T.25, 875 9s0 Bisque and China Ornaments, 10, 12, 20, 25, 35, 50 cts each Faney China Mugs, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 cts. each (hina Vuspidores, handsomely decorated, 40, 50, 65 cts. each Jardinieres, newest shapes and colors, 35¢, 50c, 65c, 75 cts. each Great American Tporting Tea Co. New Smm 1344 Market st., Bet. 7th and 8th 140 Sixth st. 965 Market st. 333 Hayes st. 1419 Polk st. 521 Montg’y ave. 2008 Fillmore st. 3006 Sixteenth st. 2510 Mission st. 218 Third st. (ity Stores. 3259 Mission st. 1053 Washington 917 Broadway. 131 San Pabloav. 616 E. Twelfth st Oakland. Alameda A lucdaave. | Headquarters—52 Market St., S, F. A& We Operate 100 Stores and Agencies. Write for Price List. .. = > K s g 2 & Mission® Star & bye, Sunrise kennel's Jen- nie Lind beat Auderson’s Lillie W, C. Anderson’s Nigger beat T. Flynn's Empire, Bay Farm kennel’s Regent beat W. Kelter's Freestone, Sunrise kennel's Buicher Boy a bye, D. Tweedie’s White Rustic beat Potrero kennel’s Georgie Dixon, J. Tracy’sJ O C beat Falcon kennel’s Red Rose. First ties—Maud (; beat_Forest King, Flash- light beat White Rose, Monitor beat Trix, Dashaway beat Maggie, White Cloud beat Mission Star, Jennie Lind beat Nigeer, Butcher Boy beat Regent, White Rose beat J O C. The concluding ties of this stake will be run on New Year’s day in addition to an- other at $1entrance, the drawing for which will take place to-night at 915 Market street. Roger Bacon's love of philosophy proved his bane, for all his life he was suspected of familiar intercourse with the devil. NEW TO-DAY. Special For New Year’s Choice Goods At TheRight Prices Ladies’ Neckyvear ENTIRELY NEW STYLES JUST OPENED. The Choicest and Daintiest Articles for Neckwear we have ever shown, comprising : CHIFFON COLLARETTES, CHIFFON FRONYFS, CHIFFON JABOTS, LACE CAPES, LACE COLLARS, EMBROIDERED FRONTS. "BATISTE SEE OUR REAL DUCHESSE, RUSSIAN and RENAISSANCE LACE COLLARS. FEATHER BOAS lengths—18, 27, 36 and 45 . Prices the lowest in town. S' WHITE ESSED CREAM, ) QUETAIRE YELLOW, GLOVES:. PEARL, IN LILAC 12, ( VIE X ROSE, 16, AMETHYST, 20, RED, 24 LIGHT BLUE, BUTTON NILE GREEN, LENGTH, TAN, IN MODES and BLACK. Al our Gloves are Fitted to the Hand. We issue Glove Order Cards for Holiday Glits for as many pajr of Gioves s you wish to present. EXIRA SPECIAL. Ladies’ Dressed Kid Gloves, with 4 large pearl buttons and broad stitohed ba in “ail colors. e See our displ HANDEERCHI SESHELL GOODS, RU DECORATIVE FAN Store Open Until 10 P. M. Tuesday. NEWMAN & LEVINSON, 125, 127, 129, 131 Kearny Street BRANCH STORE—742 and 744 Market Street. CLOSING OUT Auction! Cloaks, Suits. We have been instructed by MRS. JULIA FRATINGER, executrix of the estate of A. M. FRATINGER, deceased, to sell at pablic auce tion on MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DEC. 30 AND 81, At 10 o'clock sharp each day, at 105 Kearny Street. THE ENTIRE STOCK OF CLOAKS, SUITS, CAPES, FURS, CHILDREN'S CLOAKS, ETC. ....ALSO.... Counters, Shelving, Tables, Showcases, Stools, Office Furniture, Wire Forms, Carpets, Racks, Shades, Safe, Etc. Fireproof NoTE—The attention of ladits and the public gener lly is called to the above sale, as the goods are very fine and must be sold. EDWARD §. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers, 8 31 and 33 Sutter st. - RIGGS HOUSE, Washington, ID. C. The Hotel ‘- Par Excellence’” Ofthe National Capital. First class in ail apoine: ments. G. DEWITT. ‘Creas. American plan, $3 per day and upward. Baj.a Califor'nia Damiana Bitters Ts a powerful aphrodisiac and specific tonic for the sexual and urinary organs of both sexes, and & great remedy for diseases of the kidneys and blad- der. A great Restorative, Invigoratorand Nervine. Sells on its own Merits—no long-winded testi ‘monials necessary. NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents, 323 Mar! St., 8. F.—(send for Circular,)