The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 5, 1896, Page 26

0. 6 THF SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1896. THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND ENGLAND'S PACIFIC TEMPER, Tn fully pleading for peace bring a wide and | iluminating smile to the grim face of the British lion. If any question of interna- tional policy between that country and the United States could precipitate a war | it would be because Eneland has taken leave of the ancient sanity that has en- abled it to plant its flag on the four cor- ners of the earth. : “Professors” and “students’’ of that in- definite thing called “international law” bave been pestering the public ear with s declarations that the Monroe dac- trine is not t of internationa Jaw, but purely an American policy, and some of us, accepting that silly dictum, are affirming that we can make it interna-| tional law the point of the ba; The essen Monroe doctr old as the of mankind into sep- | arate tribes. s merely clouded at pres- ent under the shadow of a local name. Let us give an illustration of its nece and univer: se that an Engl colony should establish itself in Switz laua. in time differen between the | colonists ar t develop and 1 England might into the | country to ? of its citi- zens. What would The na- | tions would at lize the fact that | Switzerla > conquered because was we England could de art of the Would the naticns | That is the Monroe territor; whose sole aim are conquest and It is the spirit of that makes it g abidin extension ¢ the Mo e doct sible for weak nations to exist. heu President Monroe pro- o-called doctrine there was | t than now. Itseems to on_the presumption that mus of Pan- 1 we in- abit, and on the fear that European oc- cupation of that ter \ight prove a menace to the safety of our Government— that it might render easy an armed inva- sion of our country. Since that tite there has come ng of the ple t the great stern Hemisphere to vism_on the continent. on of a control of trans- that is the only stence upon the after Pres! ratio at we per- to secure control ot oad and attempt the 1. Those ma was constructio: were far more ur ing upon the enf it of t sented in th .. Our National hesitating to foster knowing that this neglect of the Mon- nd would turn over to E pe of our control over isth- portation. The Veunezuelan nto insignificance when com- anal. the countries of America are no more ntries of es them | pared with t Ina and South than The on our sisters is the fact that they are repub- 1 In that are no more our ers than France land. If | the form of government m two countries should be y other powers, it w ourd 10 go to their support as to that of any Central or South American repubiic. | Viewed in thart light, the Monroe doctrine | takes on the aspect of wisdom and the t of a noble cause. | ntained by threatened ust as much elements of the doctrine, we have already ified it by permitting England practi- | caliy to monopolize the commerce of the southern countries. England’s armies in those countries would be no menace to us . Her battle-ships in the Atlantic | and Pacific oceans might be a serious | menace. But her merchant ships, which | take the commerce of the southern coun- tries e the greatest menace of all, ana yet they give us no concern whatever. In | View of our neglect of this aspect of the case, we have less reason than any nation of Europe for insisting on the Monroe doctrine. This does not mean to say that we have | not “the right to_insist upon it, but merely to contend that in such insistence we must be ridiculous it we are not consistent and thorough. The reason for England’s aggressiveness in extending her empire is the necessity of securing control or possession of produc- ing co This is explained on the ntr gentle Americans who are tear- | people. er- | 10 subdue the A A blockade imposed by England on our commerce would have almost as good an eifect. Besides compeiling us to develop our native resources, it would anneal our people by making them patriots, and so would elevate to the| loftiest point the standard of American citizenship. We might then burn our criminal codes and turn our penitentiaries into schools and factories. The very fact that a clamor has arisen on the score of danger to American secur- ties held in England in the event of war presents a deplorable condition of affairs. On railroad securities alone we are paying England an interest of $100,000,000 a year, nd that is only a drop in the big bucket of the English drain on American re- sources. A war between England and the United States would take bread cut of the mouths of millions of Englishmen where it would hurt a score of Americans, Withdraw from England the products of American industry and soil, and Russia and France would know what to do with India, Egypt, the Suez canal and the trafiic of the Orient, and they would know v | how to fill the vacancies created by the withdrawal of English warships detailed rican coast. However beneficial the money of Eng- land has been in assisting to develop the resources of this country, it is none the less responsible for much fictitious de- velopment and its accompanying fraud England is essentially under the domin tion of money-lenders. This explain: ihe features of its policy that make En: land the money-iender for the nation its necessary policy is to advance as much money as possible in the development of | the resources and industries of new coun- tries for the purpose of making the inter- ests thus created and stimulated serve as factorsin determining the national policies of the countries receiving the benefi Knowing so well within its own experi- ence the value and power of money, Eng- land wishes this power to be felt in every country so unwise as to accept its services It is a shame that English money now talking to Americans in this Ven lan controversy. If we admit that this country’s private interests would be in- jured by war with England to the extent at least that the valueof American secur: ties would be depressed and many im- portant American industries ruined, then arons of Eng- ve a hand in the direction of our tional policy. and that their influence is being exerted to fasten upon us the con- ditions under which the hopeless poor of England are groaning. It would be better for this country every railroad built with English capital than have the power of English money interfering with the destiny of our Nation. There will be no war unless we open an eager and a; ive campaign of actual hostilities. An Englishman will fight and 11 to wipe from its map | die like a man if he must do so in defense | the pockets of kis trousers did not disturb | it is very moderate and quite satisfactory to them. Referring to this compensation and the $9000 attorneys’ fees already received, the main aflidavitrecites that the three de- fendants in the original suit owned about five-sixths of the stock, and cannot get any of the §27,500. So it is claimed that the other stockholders will receive as much as if about $70,000 had been collected and all the stockholders had shared, wherefore the compensation already received is said to be extremely reasonable. Chetwocod further declares that his compensation will be the same whether the litigation ends to-morrow or lasts ten years, so he can have no motive to prolong it. The matter will probably be argued some time this month. FOR A DIAMOND PIN. One of the Articles Stolen From a Resi- dence Two Years Ago. Mrs. Bessie Macdonald, 2414 Pacific ave- nue, obtained a search warrant in Judge Low’s court yesterday morning to recover a diamond pin now in a pawnshop on Market street, near Mason. Between January and June, 1894, Mrs. Macdonald’s residence was entered by burglars while the family was absent from the City. About $500 worth of jewelry was stolen. Since then the police have been working on the case without success. A few daysago Mrs. Macdonald alleges she recognized a diamond pin, one of the articles stolen, in Franklin’s pawnshop on Market street, hence the application for the search warrant. HIFLED RIS TROUSERS, Jeremiah McCormack, a Coal- Dealer, Lost His Day's Collections. A Daring Burglar Entered the Room Where McCormack Slept and Made a Big Haul. A daring burglary was reported at police headquarters yesterday morning, and as a good description of the operator has been obtained the detectives expect to have him under arrest soon. Between 5 and 6 o'clock the lodging- house of Mrs. Jennie Handley, mother of | the late Detective Handley The burglar apparently had a objectin view, as he made direct for th room occupied by Jeremiah McCormack coal-dealer at 917 O'Farrell street. Mec- Cormack had collected several large uc- counts the previous day and had the money, about $230, in the pockets of his | tousers, which lay on a chair near his bed. McCormack must be a sound sleeper, as the noise made by the burglar in entering his room and abstracting the money from of his pride, but still he is the sanest mor- | him. that walks the earth. fighting wars on sentimental grounds. He And he hes quit | The burglar effected an entrance by fore- ing open the parlor window, and made his | was entered. | particular | | has progressed too far in civilization for | €Xit by the same way. He was observed | that. He will be perfectly satistied to eat a little humble pie while cailing it an ex cellent article of diet, and declaring that it was just what his consitution and appe- tite required, so long as he knows that our fear of losing his money will send us into a panic, and so long as we are blind to the enormous vower which he exercises over the vital concerns which we innocently imagine we are controlling. CHETWOOD WAKES AERLY Strikes Back at Soap King Thomas and at Bank Agent Stateler. An 0id Resolution of the California National Bank Directors Put on Record. Special Trustee John Chetwood Jr. of the California National Bank has replied | by affidavits to the strictures made upon ground that the soil of England cannot support i That country is constan out for material which | its peoy uiacture and sell to the wo! n why our country icy of thatit is r capable of supporting a population vastly no such j tior zeression h in and acquisi- native resources, greater than th ingly forward 7 it with and tnen b which it has, We obli gland’s purpose by sup- wriicles of our production ying them back from England him in the United States Circuit Court some time ago by Attorney Robert B. Mitchell, on behalf of himself and Thomas K. Statele~. In his answer to Mr. Chetwood’s bill of complaint in the injunction suit against Stateler the latter made statements re- flecting on the integrity of the complain- ant, and charging him with baving practically misappropriated $9000 of the $27,500 judgment obtained fr.m Bank Directors Wilson and Thompson. At- torney Mitchell also informed Judge Mc- Kenna that Mr, Chetwood was insolvent and “an unfit man” to have the business of the bank in charge. One allegation in particular made by [ Agent Stateler in his affidavit and Attor- in 2 manufactured form, thus supplyir fatto E; nd’sribs and ammunition to its guns. Even here in California we are growi pricots and senaing them to | Crosse & Blackwell, paying transportation cha over 12,000 miles and a profit to the manufacturers, Blackwell’s Californ on our table: uets necessary are 1 use Crosse & ia apricot marmalade By making American prod- to English prosperity we : very miich to regain possession | entialiy a manvfacturing ngland is, we are Dot s coutrol of Central and South American commerce. Nevertheless we do manafa ture for foreign mark In certain man- ufactured products, including the very im- vortant one of agricultural implements, we far surpass England in excellence; and as the agricultural countries of the world cuitivation the demand for our agricul- tural implements is heavy and increasing. That is to say, that while the products of | the southern countries are not so vital to | us as to England our foreign market is ex- edinyly imporiant, and would be lost if ngland should be permitted to have its tuil way in the south. That is a sufficient reason for us to uphold what we are pleased | to term the Monroe doctrine. And we can uphold it without any fear of resistance from England. A declara- tion of war would ireland, French assistance of the Ameri- | can cause, the spreading of Russian sway over Turkey and India and the consolida- tion of all the republics of the Western Hemisphere to resist English (and for that matter European) encroachment. We have the most extensive coast lize in the the menaces which exist at home, to over- come the handful of fighting-ships and the popzun forts that *‘protect’’ our coast. We have no frontier to guard except the Canadian, and that would not count in view of our opportunity to seize Canada and its ports. A 2z For that matter it might provea blessed thing for us if the incredible task of sub- duing our coast by any single power should be accomplished. It would drive usinto the interior, where no earthly force could conquer us, and where we wonld have to develop the splendid resources which lie dormant in both our soil and our itally concerned as is England over the | mean the rebellion of | ’ r | voted S ring reasons why England | ney Mitchell was that Chetwood was carry- ing on che litigation for the benefit of bis own personal interests, so as to absorb all the funds in sight, and this they tried to support by a specific charge that he had secured $9000 as attorney’s fees. To meet these statements Mr. Chetwood has filed revly affidavits with Clerk Costi- gan. From these documents it would appear as though Mr. Chetwood had the corporation and bona-fide stockholders with him. He sets forth in one of the documents the following resolution passed by the directors after Soap King Thomas eler in as a_ent: WiEREAS, R. P. Thomas, late president of | this corporation, is indebted to it in the sum of $200,000, or thereabouts, for damages sui- ed by the corporation owing 1o his gross negligence and misconduct in administering its aftairs, and is trying to evade payment of said_indehtedness, and is conducting or in- spiring litigation hostile to the corporation; and, whereas, one T. K. Stateler claims to be agent of the stockholders of the corporation; but, whereas, said Stateler was unduly and illegally elected, and has no valid right to the office of agent, and is aiding said Thomas in | his said litigation ageinst the corporation; | now, therefore, be it : count d | schemes, suits and proceedings of said are rapidly advancing in the art of scil | 4 Lhe | Chetwood. world, and in_ spite of England’s splendid | o fleet it would not be sufficient, considering | Resolved, That this corporation do oppose the homas and Stateler and those connected with them; and in particular, be it Resolved, That the corporation endeavor to oust and remove Stateler, and the president of the corporation is hereby directed to institute such legal measures to carry out the object of this resolution as may be desirable in the premises. In answer to the charge that Chetwood’s motives are selfish, and that he has not taken the stockholders into his contidence and is not indorsed by them, it is alleged that all the steps and purposes of the lit- igation have been explained to them, so far as practicable, and that they have all expressed their hearty sympathy with the litigation and some of them have offered their assistance. The charge of insolvency is utterly denied. Stockholders Holt, Noyes and Nigele have appended affidavits to that of Mr. They state that they are ac- nainted with ‘the various suits against Thomas Stateler, are convinced that therein Chetwood has acted for *‘the best interests of the stockholders, and with an to their eye welfare in every re- spect,” and adl that he deserves “the gratitude and good will of all the _stockholders, especially in the efforts to collect the original judgment against Thomas, in face of the bitter oppo- sition of T. K. Stateler, who claims to be agent of the stockholders,” but whom, affiants say, they ‘‘believe to be faithless to their interests and acting wholly con- trary to their wishes.”” Affiants further aver that they are advised of the compen- sation which Chetwood expects, and that coming stealthily out of the window and across the grass plat in front of the house by a passer-by, who gave chase, shouting as he ran for the police, but the bur, was too good a sprinter and effected his escape. When McCormack awoke in the morn- ing and discovered his loss he hurriedly dressed himself and reported his oss at po- lice headquarsers. the burglur was able to give a good de- scription of him to McCormack and the police were notified of it. was read to the different “watches” yester- day and they were asked to keep 4 sharp lookout for the burglar and arrest him. It is thought that from the fact that no other room was entered the burglar must have known that McCormack had taken the money home in his pocket, e AMONG THE CHURCEMEN Grand Concert by the Grace Church Choir for the Benefit of the Choir Fund, Rev. Father Michael, provincial of the Franciscan crder, is in the City. He wiil visit all the houses of his order in the State. Services of thanksgiving for the graces St. Mary’s Cathedral and~ St. Ignatius and St. Boniface's churches on New Year's eve. ‘The man who chased | The description | | | practice, using soiid shot and | | | Volunteer Militia has recently periormed | 1 i Yesterday’s Monitor gives a description | of tue new church of St. Bridget, to be erected at the corner of Broadway and Van Ness avenue ata cost of 000, It will be one of the finest places of worskip in the City. There will be a grand rally of members of the Young Men’s Institute and their friends at Metropolitan Hall to-morrow evening. This afternoon at 3 o’clock John Currie, the noted Scotch evangelist, will address a mass-meeting for young men only at the Association building, Mason and Ellis Mr. Currie used to be a trainer and general sporting character, and wili give some interesting facts reiative to his ex- perience. He has been in evangelistic work about fourteen years. To-day at 12 o'clock Rev. O. C. Miller will conduct a union Bible study for all Sunday-school workers and Bible teachers at the Association Hall, Mason and Eilis streets. Dr. M. C. Harris, superiniendent of Japanese missions on the coast, is on a tour of inspection of the missions at Port- | land, Tacoma and Seattle. The Pacific Christian Advocate of the | 1st inst. contamns an article on “How Shall We Educate Our Girls?” by David arr Jordan. President Jordan sa, surely not that which has'provea unfit for the young man. She is an individual as vell as he, and her work gains as much as his by relating it to her life. But an insti- tution broad enough to meet the varied needs of varied men can also meet the varied needs of varied women.” C. W. Clough is in the City attending to | Epworth League business in his capacity of State secretary of the league. The fifth monthly festival will be given by the Grace Church choir this evening. The programme is varied and interesting. Mr. Cottin will sing Barntz’s “Soft South- ern Breeze,”” and Homer Henley will sing “Nazareth.” Mrs. J. H. Desmond, who recently joined the choir, will sing “*Bethle- hem,” by Watson. The choruses will be from Gounod’s mass for men’s voices, and Zabrist’s “Star of the Morning.” Mr. Holt will play, by request, the Fantasia, introducing “The Storm.” Grace Church choir will give a grand concert on the 22d inst. at the Young Men’s Christian Association auditorium for the berefit of the choir fund. They will be assisted by Miss Mabel Love, so- prano, and Mrs. Maud Chapelle Henry, contralto. The concert will consist of miale choruses, mixed quartets and vocal solos. W. H. Holt, the organist of Grace Church, will be the conductor. Elder H. 8. Tanner goes to Sacramento thie week to hold a series of meetings, which will extend over four Sabbaths. El- der Shepherd will have charge of the church in this City during his absence. President Tanner will discourse this evening at Pvthian Castle on ‘‘Salvation for Living and Dead.” A conference of Preshyterian elders witl be held at the First Présbyterian Church, Oakland, on Tuesday evening, the 1dth inst. Rev. E. E. Clark, who has supplied the Fruitvale Presbyterian church the past eighteen months, has been installed pas- tor of that church. The Central Church of Los Angeles has secured Rev. John K. Fowler of Cedar i Rapids, Iowa, as stated supply. | troops TO HANDLE LARGE GUNS, How Troops of the National Guard Should Be In- structed. HEAVY ARTILLERY PRACTICE. The Country Needs a Properly Trained Reserve Force of Artil- lerymen. A trained reserve to the regular forces of a country isas necessary to the safety of that country as are the regular forces themselves. This axiom, obtaining as it particularly does in our own country, where it is the boast that the maintenance of a large standing army is not in con- formity with the spirit of American insti- tutions, would seem to indicate the neces- sity of every enerzy being directed to the formation of a trained reserve or, more properly speaking, support to the heavy or seacoast artillery arm of the regular ser- vice. lam free to admit that we are en- d to an infantry, and in a measure cavalry and field artillery reserve, but does it not seem that we are somewhat criminally avoring to accomplish this with regard | 1mmediately followed by the actual open- ing of hostilities, requires that we will have our reserve ready, and not unformed entirely or in course of preparation. The necessity of having such a force should appcal to all having the safety of the country at heart; it would seem that even laymen woula un- derstand the necessity of having a sec- ond line, unless there ‘be still some among us imbued with the ancient and hap- pily now almost exploded idea that be- cause we are Americans and have once licked somebody we are necessarily in- vincible. The Government is placing heavy guns | in position to command the approaches to our harbor, but we have no troops in_our National Guard that could serve and fire them with the possibility of striking a stationary, let alone a movable, target. If, as stated by General Flagler., Ordnance Department, United States army, the pro- ject for the defense of the country involves an expenditure of forty-eizht millions of dollars in the purchase and manufacture of great guns, mortars, torpedoes, etc., is it well to place in_charge of these an un- trained force, which through inexperience would cause more injury to the appliances for defense than would the guns of the enemy ? When war is declared (possibly it may never be, but sometimes it is well to deal with remote contingencies) there will be no time for drill, no time to study even first principles, no time to select the young men of the National Guard who will be the best adapted for this work; and when we shall want our artillery reserve we shall want them like the man from Texas wanted the gun. In California we are not training our troops in the nature of defense that is needed. Do we not know from what is daily occurring in other parts of the world and that has occurred that “a nation un- prepared to defend itself is most exposed to the encroachment? and aguressions o THE NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO HANDLE BIG GUNS. negligent in our inattention to the great necessity that exists of training at least a part of our National Guard in this sea- coast State ina knowledge of coast defense? In some of the S notably in Conuecticut, where the Govern- ment has erectea batteries with ordnance in position for the instruction of the State and where already a fair measure of success has been attained. The troops of Connecticut are not only instructed in and care of artillery material, but also in the use of instruments for sighting and vlatting and vessel-tracking and in target plaster vith light explosive charges. Regiment of Massachusetts sheils filled The First its annual tour of duty at Fort Warren, Boston narbor. nen in camp at ates, line oflicers and the men under canvas. During the tour of ix days one battalion was daily assigned to guard duty, another to infantry drill, and the third to work at the guns. The regular officers at the fort were con- stituted a board to award prizes for excel- | also know or should know that “the sur tes this is being done, | | | | the handling of ordnance and in the use | Out of presumably 1000 | the army embodies” tae followinz with three battalions 736 went into | respect to the reorganization of the 3 Fort Warren, the field and staff | lar artillery and infantry: He : and favors of the past year were held at | living in the casen | ! lence in gunnery, one of which was offered | The best education for a young woman is | 1 h : | the National Guard of acquiring a know His subject will be “The Foot- | by the Governor of the State and one by the tield and staff of the First Regiment. That good results were obtained may be judged trom the following report of the merit of the companies at artillery target practice, the mean absolute deviation fr zet being : 56.05, A | i 7 76.05, B 80.25, M 60, D 1 rds. In others ies are afforded edge of coast defense that may some day be of inestimable importance to such sea- coast States. Here in California we are doing notking in this direction. Our State has an extensive coast line, in many paits vulnerable and all as yet inadequately pro. tected, thou h the approved project for the eighty-two guns, ranging from six to twelve inches in caliber, and 144 twelve- inch mortars, besides submarine mines operated from mining casemates. Now when all these are in position whe is going to man them in case of war? The artil- lery of the army? 1t has been stated by an eminentartiller- ist that if ail of the heavy artillery of the army and the National Guard of the United States were concentrated at New | Yorl City there would still be necessary | 5000 more men to properly man the de- fenses of New York harbor alone. No! though the heavy artillery of the army will doubtless be largely augmented, it is upon the National Guard of the seacoast Siates that the defense of their State and country will devolve when the time comes when we will, fortunately or unfortunately, be engaged in war. It is, therefore, high tinie that we in California were awaken- ing to a realization of the great responsi- bility, that any time may be ours, so that when we are tried we may not be found wanting. Let us therefore hasten to place some ot our troops in a position to receive this very necessary instruction. Let us gather “together some of the young men of our guard—of our City— preferably mechanics, young men who have an acquaintance with machinery, with mathematics, young men whose daily vocations cause them to be familiar with the different forms of machines, and the {)o\\'ers of steam and electricity. These would make an ideal force, and a force that would be proud and willing to serve their State in an arm of the service that would bring into action the intelligence that they possess in a marked degree, and which is so necessary to the efficient artil- leryman. It may have been possible in the past, in the day of the now obsolete smooth- bere with its simple form of carriage, to be able, within a few days, to train State 1roops so that they could man and serve guns; for the day'of the smoothbore was also the day of comparatively slow steam communication, and there might have been time to accomplish the formation of a reserve, but it is different now. Immense strides have been made in ord- nance and the science of gunnery; princi- ples are involved to-day that'were not thought of a few years ago, necessitating that the personnel of the artillery shall be superior in intelligence to what is required of any other branch of the service, with possibly the exception of the engineers. The present time szm steam communi- cation, the declaration of war being almost hostile powers?” I think we do. And we £u ntee of peace is the power of a natior to resist invasion and punish aggression. Let us see what professional opinion this matt the professional soldier, to ti interested in the those who know that the National G is the true standing army of the country In the indorsement of the staff of the ar- tillery schoo! on Major Tidball's *“Manual of Heavy Artillery” it isstated ‘“that it (the manual) is probably invaluable for the instructior. of militia artillery, upon e who are d CONVENTION WILL COME. That of the W. C. T. U. Thought by Miss Frances Willard Assured. RAILWAY OFFICIALS A;B:E SEEN. Much Enthusiasm Among Local White Ribboners Regarding the Fu- ture Assemblage. There is much rejoicing among the mem- bers of the Woman’s Chmnstian Temper- ance Union of this City over the announce- ment made ina recent letter from Miss Frances E. Willard, their honored leader, that the next annual convention of the National organization will be held in Cali- fornia. Miss Willard says: Our next convention is to_be held 1n Califor- nia, and each State and Territory, I am sure, will wish to beat its very best when we go to be the guests of our brave pioneer workers on the Pacific Coast. Continuing, she says in the same com- munication, which 1s a letter to Mrs. B. Sturtevant Peet, president of the Califor- nia Woman’s Christian Temperance Union: The Britimore convention and my enormous correspondence indicate that the pulse of our blessed movement is steadfest and strong as ever. Indeed, itseems to me to have gained in momentum, and I expect this to_be one of the best years, if not the best, in our history thus far. ~ There is zeal for the inerease of our membership, which must always be—next to the indwelling of the Spirit—the basis of the progress we so earnestly desire. The officers of local unions will interview railroad officials soon with a view to se- curing satisfactory rates for visitors to the conveniton, which will be held in the early fall, and in all probability in this City. FIGHTING THE FAIR WILL. The Executors of the Lost Testament Reply to Late Contests. W. 8. Goudfellow, Lovis C. Bresse, James 8. Angus and Thomas G. Crothers have filed motions to dismiss and demurrers to the contests of the stolen Fair will filed recently by Marc Levingston and the Board of Teachers' Retirement Fund Com- missioners. It is alleged in both motions and de- murrers (hat the contests filed do not state fucts suflicient for cause of action, and that neither contestant has the legal capacity to oppose the probate of the will. In Levingstan’s case it is also allezed that heis not a party interested, and against the fund commi-sioners it is claimed they have no legal existence. It is further alleged that the contests were not filed within the statutory time. The motions and demurrers will be heard before Judge Slack on January 10. e THE STOOK MARKET, The Comstocks closed the week at a further ad- vance, the north and middle stocks and Gold Hilt group being equally affected. The advance though general was not large, but trading was brisk after the board. The Bodies were weuke The leading fluctuations of the week were as fol- in | And should we not defer to | National Guard and to | lows: Best & Belcher, ¥4@88c: Choliar, 64@79c; Con. Cal. & Va., $2 45@ Confidence. $1 10@ 1 Gould & Curry, 45@55¢c: Hale & Norcross, $1 0£@1 30: Ophir, $1 40@1 55; Potosi, 58@6Sc; Sierra Nevada, 53@62c: Yellow Jacket, 43@56c. NOTES. The Alaska Packers' Association has declared diyidend 25 of 75c per share, payable on the 13th. The Savage Mining Comy as leviel an as- sessment of 20c per share iquent Kebruary 6. The Overman asscssment of 10c per share will be delinquext in the company’s office Lo-MOITow. The Con. Cal. & Va. has three barsof buliion, valued at 811,020 26, the first on the present run an'mill. Iy report from the Con. Cal. & Va. Is as | 1650 level—Aare repairins and_easing timbers in whom in any war the defense of the coun- | try will largely devolve, and whose atten- tion should undoubtedly heavy artillery instruction in time of peace and not to field artillery merely, as is now the custom.” The report of the general commanding re, strength of infantry, cavalry and field artlllery forces which might be required be directed to | | 25 feet in lei | tracted srom op: in war “with a foreign power does not ad- | mit of a very accurate estimate in advance. Not so in respect to the seacoast artillery War with any considerable maritime na tion would require that all the seacoast defenses of this country be fully manned. The force requisite for this purpose has been very accurately estimated at 83,000 men, while the pcace garrisons estimated as necessary for the care of these defenses | and instruction of the militia reserves is only 4200 men, or not more than one-twen- ieth of the war garrisons. Nineteen- twentieths of the war rarrisons must be drawn from the locai militia. Manifestly | a considerable portion of this artillery re- | | | serve should receive some instruction in time of peace. Hence, attention is again directed to the importanc: of organizing in the seacoast States an artillery reserve, to be instructed annually in connection with the regular seacoast garrisons Measures in_this direction have already been adopted in some of the States, and | defense of San Francisco harbor includes | these should be extended throughout ail tnc”S(azcs bordering on the oceans and the gulf.” Lieutenant Mclver, late inspector of the National Guard of California, recom- mends in his report “‘the maintenance in San Francisco of a four-company bat- talion, to be uniformed and designated as artillery, and which in addition to being drilled as infantry shall receive as far as practicable instruction in the handiing of heavy guns. The value of such a force as an auxiliary to the regular artillery in case of war is well recognized. The con- venient proximity of the forts forming the defenses of the harbor of San Francisco and the excellent material in the City for such a force seem to be favorable condi- tions.” General Guy V. Henery, special | inspector of the National Guard of the State of New York, recommends: “One or more regiments for service with heavy artillery guns_should be a part of the National (guar B 2 Many other officers of the army, among them the officers of the Fifth Artillery, stationed at the Presidio, have from time to time urged the necessity of the forma- tion of a reserve to man our defenses in case the regular garrison be withdrawn and ordered to other duty or to provide for casualties occurring to the regular force. In conclusion I quote from an article that appeared in the Western Soidier of June, 1891, written by an ex-regular army artilleryman, which is apropes. He say. “An artillery soldier’s duty does not sim- ply consist of knowing how to load and fire a big gun. Supposing he is sent to a fort where the guns are lying about in all direc- tions, their carriages upset and broken; he must be capable of taking hold. shifting his guns from broken to serviceable car- riages, dismounting some_and mounting others. All thisis not to be learned in an hour or a day, and the time to prepare for the contingency above hinted at is not when it might occur in time of war, but in time of peace; that is now!” 1f the foregoing somewhat loosely con- nected remarks will in any manner cause authorities to arrange for the early forma- tion of California’s artillery reserve I will be amp(l:y repaid. Joux A. MILLER, aptain Second Artillery, N. G. C. The pyramids have existed for thousands of years and puzzled the ingenuity of the learned to trace their origin. Tie most magnificent are those in the neighborhood of Grand Cairo, the finest is 120 feet higher than 8t. Paul’s Cathedral. | southeast drift on the | Goula & Curry.| south drifi on the ninth floor (first floor above sill floor on this level). From fourteenth floor (sixth tloor al or of this level) continue to work upward 2t south end of opening to On the sixteenth floor open as been enlarged to b, showing ore in top 3 feet in d and 2 feet In width at g 82595 a ton. Have ex- ing, including about 10 tons from north end of stope oii_teath floor, 66 tons of ore, average value of which, per samples taken from cars in mine, was $50 44 a ton 1750 level—From fifth, sixth and seventh floors abovesill floor of thislevel opened out through up- raise No. 2 are extraciing some ore on nor:h along west side of opening, showing width of 3 and 4 feet, assaying $30 to §50 a ton. fie south drift run from the eas: end of the sill tloor of this level has been exiended 15 feet, the face being in quariz width norh at end. S0t nssa, | assaying 83 to $5 per ton; total length of the drift 9 Teet. rom the fifth, sixth and seventh floors from up- raise 2 and from the north end of the siope on the renth, fourteenth and fifteenth floors have ex- ed 180 1ons of ore, the average assay value of 1. per sample (al from cars in the mine, was §45 b1 per ton. he total extraction of ore from the mine for the week amounted to 246 tons, the averaze assay value of which, per sample from cars when raised to surface, was 34 Have reopened and timbered the northwest drift from the main west drift from C. and C. shaft for a distance of 18 feet, or a total distance of 188 feet northwes from the mouth of the west erosscuy that connects with our stopes in i(he west side of the mine. 1000 level—the mnorth drift from the Con. Va. shafc n on thislevel has been edvanced 40 feet, passing through porphyry and clay separa- tions: total length of the driit 325 feet. Have shipped to the Morgan mill 308 tons of ore, assuy- ing, per rairoad-car samples, $41 87 per ton. Average assay value, per batiery samples of al ore worked at the mill (630 tons) was $32 41 per ton. Following Are the Highest Prices Durlng the Past Week. lf 3031 72 77| Con. Cal. & Va.. 2.45! 2.50 Confidence 118 1.20 Crown Point. Hale & Norcross| Miexican j Mono. Oph 55 Overman 21 Occidental 70 Foto: 68 Savage bt Seg. Belcher. 12 62 49 05 54/ 56 BOARD SALLS. Following were the sales in the San Franel Stock Board yesterday: ey REGULARMORNING NTSST0N COMMPNCTYa ATD: 30, 100 Andes.....25/300 C Point...31/200 b 1000 B 7100 G & Cvnnp1 o - oros - 100 Bode.... 41300 < 401200 55200 Utal 05 g;}i‘aou Y Jackei.55 Following were the sales § B TnE s n the Pacific Stock GU AR € 1000 Caleda...081100 Occld. 500 CCav2... 50 300 @ 3 .21 500 Andes. 600 .. o oH 1.251200 SNev. 7151000 Sil Hil) 1.30 600 Union 1411300 . -42/1000 Juifa. -201500 Justice exia IG P GG O X K e G md d e e 36 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. SATURDAY. Jan. 4-12x Bid.Asked | Bid. Avierd. 25 27 Jackson.. — 40 13 15/dula. 0: 03 Andes 21 25liusuce. . 05 0§ Belcher, 34 36 Eentuer. 05 Best & Boicher. 98 1.00 Lady Waah. BentonCon.... — 4 Mexica Eodte, 40 42 Mt. Diablo. Eullion. 20 21 Mono Bulwer. 31 13 Nevadaijucen 09 10 Occidental. 82 34 Ophir 79 #0) OUverman . J Potost Con. Imperiat. 02 Savaz Confidence.....1.15 1.25 Sex. Beicher. ‘on.New York. — 01 Sierra Nevals Crown Pomy... 31 : EastSierraNev — 0 Siiver Hill. Exchequer..... 09 10 Silver King Eureka Con.... 15 ndicate. Gould & Curry. 53 54 Union Gon. Haule & Norc:3.1.26 1.30 Utah. lowa... - 04| Yellow Jacke:. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, Jan. 4-10:30 a. M. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Asked. U S4s coup..10815 — Bid. Asked. 10812 — U Sas reg.. LLANEOUS BON xteeuth fioor. | Cal-stCble: ‘Do, 2d Iss CoiraCW 5s. — 5/P&Ch RY. Dpnt-ste 77 |Pwi-st. R —"11614 snL&P 6510514107 — 105 CH RR63.1061, — — 100 Geary-stR9s. 10455106 |=acioP & 1,..100 1027 LosAngL6s. — 101 /SF&NPRR3S!00 161ig Do,Gnted.6s. — 10115 SPRRATiz6s — 94 MKt-stCble6s120 122~ |SPRECalés.110 — DoRy(on5s..1074510815 SPLK Calds. 90 — NevONgRSs. — 100~ [SPBriCalbs. 96 97% PCRR63108 — 'SVWatergs. 122 - Ry Cal 65.102 " — |SVWaterds... 9512 9914 Ry Cal 5. — 103 [Stkini&EGS — 108 Oak Gus 5s..10413 — |SunstT&T6s. 100 Do. 2d Iss 55.104 4 — tter-stR5s. 100411074 Omulbus 6s.. 115151193 |VisaliaWC6s — =~ 92 PacRollMés. — " — WATE ContraCosta. 45 50 7814 46 Marin Co. 5214/Spring V. GAS STOCKS. 3994 PacificLight. 46 48 |San Francsco 7134, 7214 |Stockton. ... =" 211y ey 9714 98% Capital Central .27 — Oak G LET. 5014 51 PacGas Imp. 8105 82 INSURAN CE STOCKS. FiremansFd.15: 160 |Sun COMMERCIAL BANK STOCKS. 5615 — Amer B&TC. — |LondonP&A.12734130 Anglo-Cal ... 591, London&SE. —* 28 Bankof Cal. 230 233 Merch Ex... 12— CalSD&TCo.. 57 60 N - - FirstNationl.1i 2188 |Sather B Co. — = Grangers. . -_ B SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. GerS&LCo.1450 1600 (Sev&Loan.. — 150 HumbS&L.1000 — — 275 Mutual 38 41150 — 828 SF Sav/ n — 495 | STREET RATILROAD STOCKS. Californta....105 — (Oak,SL&Hay — 100 Geary-st..... 60 70 |Fresiaio . 5 — Market-st.... 447 4514 Sutter-st - - POWDEE STOC 15— (Judson. - 95 115 Vigont.. = = Zael MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Alnska Pkrs, 95 99 |OceanicSSCo BlkDCoalCo. — 10 |PacAuxFA. CalCotMill — |Pac Borax ‘alDrv Doeck. Pac 1&XN Co. |Pac Roll Mill |PartPaintCo. PacTrans Co. HutchSPCo.. JudsonMsgC. Mer Ex Assn100 110 MORNING SKSSTON. Poard—200 Hutchinson S P Co, 1314; 75 Mar- ket-st Railway, 45 SV Water, 98. Stree:—$1600_California-st R R DBonds, 109%: 5000 Geary-st 6% Bonds, 105. THURSDAY, THURSDAY... JANUARY 16, 1896, AT 12 M., BY VON RHEIN & GO, At Salesroom, 513 CALIFORNIA ST., We Will Seil by Order of HON. ADOLPH SUTRO, MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO, That portion of Miss'on block 48 hounded by 15th, 16th, Harrison and Folsom, belonging to the City, froncing about 63 fee: on 16th and 123 feet on Har: rison: depths irregular; dissrams at our office; 10 per ceat of purchese price to be paid to the auc- tionesr: remainder on acceptance of bid by May Sutro, Wwho rescrves tie right o reject any and all bids. UNDER PRIVATE ORDERS. Brannan and Bluxome Sireet Lots. 100x120—S. line of Brannan st., 200 feet W. of 4th: also 50x120—N. line of Bluxome st., 250 W. of 4th. T'o be s0ld as a whole or in lots. Rents $184 ; Folsom, Shotwell and 17th, 245x140—As & whole or in lots—Entire N, front of 17th, bet. Folsom and Shotwell, fronting 140 on Folsom and Shotwell, with trunk factory leased at $140 to September, 1897, and 4 cottages on Fol- som st.. Cor. Stockton and Clay; Rent $187. 59:8x63 cor. Clay and Stockton sts. 55:10x63:9—E. line of Stockton; 81: Clay: the whole covered by Chinese stores and dwellings, paying at greatly reduced rents $187 per month. S. ot Page, near Market ; Rents $76. 27:8x120—117-119 Page and 126-12615 Rose ave., W. of Gough; 114 blocks from Market: mod- ern improvements; rents reduced from $120. Sacramento-St. Cor. Cheap; Rent $16. 30x46—929 Sacramento; SW. cor. of Prospecs place, above Stockton; both streets accepted. Natoma, bet. 3d and New Montgomery. x70—140 Natema; front and rear house: rent $30:; sure Lo increase in value. SE. Cor. California and 21st Ave. 57:6x100—A fine corner; superb marine view: gaually desirable location’ for business or dwell- ngs. 22d, Residence, Near Guerrero. 26x114—741 22d; 7 rooms and bath: the house 1s in need of repairs, buz with a moderate outlay can be made to rent for $30. 17th, near Howard ; Rent $49. 25x100—214 17th, bet. Howard and Capp; rents #49; laundry pays §35 2nd has leas line of Noe. running 25 feet S. of Henry; 1 block from Market, 5—S. line of Henry, S0 feet i trom Market. EDWARD §. SPEAR & €0, Auctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Street. TELEPHONE, MAIN, 51€l. of Noe: 1 Furniture and Efl'pfis of the Grand Southern Hotel at Asetion. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, January 6 and 7, At 10 A. M. each day, we will sell, on the premises, COR. MISSION AND SEVENTH STS., THE ELEGANT FURNITURE AND CARPETS Of above Hotel, contained in 100 rooms. The goods comprise Two Square Planofortes, Fine Solid Oak Chamber Suits, Best Spring and Curled Halr Mattresses, Fine Feather Piliows and Bolsters, Mission Blankets. Mantel Mirrors, Brus- sels Carpets, Wardrobes, 200 Oak Chairs, Fire- Proof Safe, Fine Upho!stered Parlor Furniture, ete Norr.—Be sure and attend the sale, as the goods are very desirable. EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter straet. TO-MORROW WE WILL SELL AT AUCTION TURKISH RUGS AND CARPETS, At salesroom, 16 Post st., at 2 p. u. WILL E. FISHER & CO., Auctioneers.