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12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896 RAY PALMER'S DISCOURSE The Preacher Deals With the Subject of the Pope’s Tem- poral Power. TRUE PATRIOTISM DEFINED. Parents Urged to Send Their Children to the Public Schools for Education. 2 Shortly after 2 o’clock yesterday those desirous of listening to Rev. Dr. Ray Palmer’s address at the good citizenship meeting began to arrive at Metropolitan Hall, and long before the opening exer- cises standing room was at a premium in both the auditorium and the gallery. Many ladies were in the audience. The speaker’s stand was completely ob- scured by decorations of American flags; other than this theie was a complete ab- sence of embellishment. Professor E. Werner’s organ voluntary was followed by Chairman H, W. Quitzow’s brief opening address, in the course of which the chairman said: *“The Roman hierarchy claim that they are not in poli- tics, but every day we have some new evi- dence of their nefarious deeds. You shall ce them by their deeds.” The rendition of **America’ by the audi- ence was followed by prayer by Rev. Dr. C. A. Rabing, who asked a blessing on the d on the teachers therein brother who is to speak May he fear neither man nor the blic schools and “for the de iou Ll Chen the Temple Choral Society and the nce joined in the singing of the ed Banner.” . W. Allen made a short address, in the course of which he sai at all present will be more than | with me to-day in our exulta- | which we have from | ed were our opponents. most successful, for we the assertions of our proof 1 oppone 0 Amer hat the Catholics ar try as we are. If we 1 nvite them into our re not truly loyal, we want | on to go on. 0 this American Govern- | 1 to every part and par- | our opponents are as truly hey cannot cast any slur upon iberty—the public schools. nit a question to our op- | is work ¢ If a man nt he m lar of tic oval as we are esting address last evening in Scottish | Hall. " The attendance was large. Dr. York’s subject was ‘“Religious Instinct in Man.” He took the ground that there is a wide difference between religious in- stinct and moral instinct. In the course of his remarks he spoke of the present | religious controversy and said: This so-called religious instinct in man is nothing more or less than superstitious belief about the unseen ana unknown agencies. This superstitious tendency in the minds of honest and sincere people in all the past history of the church has led to endless disputes and controversy to prove the foundation of their faith and belief. % Have they proved up the foundation of their faith? Have they proved the truth of a single dogma of the Christian creed? We have been watching with interest the discussion going on in THE CALL from day to day, and now why is it that believers in re- ligion are not ablé to settle these questions of faith once for all and give the world a rest? And why can’t Father Yorke and these Prot- estant Christians prové up aud settle any- thing? The fact is religious debate never did settle anything. They are, no doubt, tairly honest and sincere, and each side has a dose of the religious instinct. 3 Both sides belleve that the Bible is God’s word aud that the Christian religion is the true religion. The more they debate the more. obscure the truth becomes. The more they discuss the madder they get, and end with re- flections on each othere’ characters. As we haye seen in THE CALL during the past week, the Catholic interprets the Bible in one light'and the Protestant Christian in another light; and the Unitarian Christian uses all his | wits fo disagree with both Catholic and Pro- ;msum. And yet they are all Christians and talk piously about God and his book. N Why can’t they agree as to the teaching of the book? If God inspired the book it should not be ambiguous, but clear to all, if our sal- vation depends upon it. Jow can abook capa- ble of such a wide diversity of interpretation be God’s book, and how cen we poor sinuers expect to get 1o heaven when Christians can’t agree about it? 4 j _Now, admitting the divinity of the book, to what purpose is it as a foundation of religious faith unless the God who inspired the divine message to mankind also sent us an inspired rophet, or an inspired perpetual teacher or F'apu, to interpret this word and will of God? This may be said in truth of the Catholic church: Whatever her faults, she is con. with herself. She claims to have an in Pope to explain God’s will, to_pr sion and promote cohesion in How else, if Christianity be true, can it be pre- served from innovation and heresy? Protestant Christianity is based upon_the right of every man to interpret the book for himself, and the result is that from 1520— Luther’s reformation—an endless_number and wide variety of creedal faiths—al claiming to be Christians—are at the front without a uni- formity of belief. Protestant Christianity can be but little better than a rope of sand, crumbling to pieces in the light of reason and common-sense. Of course as liberals aud free- thinkers we do not believe in the divinity of the book or the church built upon it. We deny the claims of both mother and dapghter chureh as untenable in their claims and want- ing in the elements of adaptation and uni- versality which would characterize it as a 3 salvation. ief is not_subject to the will, but to evidence, and as the evidences of the truth of Christianity are insuflicient to con- vince all—its claims to divinity make it a su- serstitious despotism—doing business in the ivery of Heaven. We repudiate the cultivation of any religious and superstitious instinct at variance with reason and find no use for church-craft and priests who know nothing of God or another world. The enfranchisement of mankind has been one long and painful struggle against ignor- laim to be as loyal as the | gance, superstition and fear within, and Bible P. A ppose the Pope | and priests of theGods without,who have barred fssucs a decree conflicting with some of the | the “progress of mental growth and natural laws of this country. Which will youobey— | science in the world. Thus the religions in- th e of the Pope or the law of our coun- e in the audience | was greeted with | [A shout from some o 6w _you've got the long applause.] 1 u will say the laws of the | country, take my hand. 1 welcome you. | “Hail Columbia” wassung by the Choral Society and the audience, and then Rev. | Dr. Ray Palmer, the speaker of the after- | noon, appeared. He announced that he had changed the subject of his lecture, and inst of speaking on ‘‘Practical Lines | and Solid Facts” he spoke of *‘Political | Rome’s Judgment Day at the Bar of Hu- man Liberty” as follows: To-day Liberty sits upon her throne and be- fore her gather men of all nations and all religions. Behold the Papacy. also to be tried | for {ts misdeeds and intrigues. Thou art | weighed in the balance and found wenting. Romanism may boast of its loyalty, but it will do her no good. She has her past behind her. The speaker then quoted from various writers—Gladstone, Manning and others— to illustrate his poiat that the Pope has always claimed and still claims supreme temporal power. He then continued: stinet in man is revealed in the light of history as slavery to God and cruelty to man in every period of human history. SUFFERING FROM DAY ROT Rev. Dr. Case on the Needs of the Pacific Coast Churches. The Methodist Preacher Talks About the Value of Discussing Re- ligious Beliefs. Rev. Dr. W. W. Case preached as fol- With these statements befote us shall we be- | lows at the Howard-street Methodist lieve that political Rome is the harmless thing | Church : she is cl d 1o be? i The p al conscience of Catholics is not contend for the faith leit to the individual, but God and canomical o laws of the church of Rome. very Catholic | is controlled by the church of Rome. Arg® we 10 be de d by them any longer? 1f we are, we wou more to blame than they for their tyranny and oppression. He then gave a graphic and detailed description of various events in his- | y which he designated as horrible | ssacres committed for the benefit of the Roman church and with its approval, and | he quotea authorities to show that accord- | ing to Catholic doctrine ‘the secls are | simply 1 h fragments of Luther's re. | bellion only fit for burning.” He | added: | They claim, in fact, that whenever they be- | come the state religion all must be subject to Rome. What they want is the union of »tate and religion. The Pope has shown 3 1 Kreat antagonism to | the fraternal orders. Why are these orders | unfit for gooa Catholics to belong to? We | should not be surprised to wake up some morning and find that the Pope had issued his anathema against the G. A. R. He might just as consistently do 5o as to 1he fraternal organizations, for most, of the G. A. bodies. Father Yorke has been asked to defend the | cause of Rome in this City, but he has made a most bungling job of the whole business. Rome to-day” would give the world if she could blot out her history for a little. But all the holy water in existence, the waters of the Mississippi and the tides of the ocean, will not cleanse her record of turpitude and tyranny. 1 want to discuss this question devoid of pas- sion and hatred. I want to recognize all the good of the Catholic religion. Our fight is not | sue it against many, if not R. are members of these | against the Roman faith as a church per se. For the vast good it has done I want to say, | “God bless 1t1” 1 believe that many of their priests are good men. I know that some sre, v have left it to become good Americans, hundreds of the younger priests who are growing tired of the intolerance of the Roman church and who are growing more in harmony with the true principles of American liberty. * More and more will we find the younger priests breaking their shackles. We welcome them. We are not fighting men, but their abominable system. Keep your children in the public schools of the country until they graduate. So long as y are educated therein, so long will Amer- ican liberty be safeand ' the country be pro- tected against the inundation of the corrupt waters of the Roman church. I have no doubt many of you have suffered ecuniary loss for thé stand you have taken, ut you must at this stage show & strong spirit of self-denial. We must run some risk in every- thing that is done, and we had better risk the | loss ot something than the loss of aill—and that all true American liberty. | Dr. Palmer then related the story of the lad who determined to kiss his plavmate, despite the warning he had read against the danger of disease from kissing. He added : “You must kiss the Goddess of Liberty, disease or no disease.” In conclusion he said: We have the power to force Rome to terms on these shores and can destroy her defenses by Weapons more powerful than bullets—we can penetrate them most effectually with ballots, Ye want to put the right kind of men in office all over this country. We want nothing but Americans on guard —— DR. J. L. YORK’'S VIEWS. He Declares That R;llzlous Discus- slons Never Settle Any Questlion. Dr. J. L. York, the well-known free- thinker and liberalist, delivered an inter- s “ontrasts between Romanism and Protestantism.” 1 have no desire to encourage bitter contro- versy that would engender bad feelings or stir up bad blood, but I am in favor of controversy that leads to the quickening of thought and that mekes it possivle for the common people to ascertain the truth and to know the reasons of their belief. The knowledge of the truth concerning God and His church is of more importance to the peopie of San Franeisco than knowledge of all other subjects put together. If the multitudes in San Francisco will not g0 to church to get religious truth, let them be reached if possible by the newspapers.. The fact is there are two great systems of re- ligious faith in this country known as the Catholic and the Protestant If the Catholic faith is right the Protestant belief is fazally wrong. If the Protestant has the truth the Catholicis in fatal error. It isa matter of the most vital importance that every means be used to ascertain whichisright. If the Catholic religion is true then I want to stop preaching Protestant error. If the Protestant faith is the truth then Catholic priests should desire to stop preaching Catholic error and to set about preaching the truth. The Protestant churches on this coast are suffering, I will not say dying, from a kind of dry rot. Protestantism does not seem to stand for anvthing worth contending for. The Bible tells us 1o “‘contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints,” but modern Chris- tians, or at least some of them, protest against contention for any religious principle what- ever. Everything that looks like boycott o persecution should be condemned and thrust aside, but fair and honest and candid discus- sion cannot fail to do good. Truth requires 1t, the welfare of mankind demands it. God said in ancient times, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”” think he authorizes me to say the same thing to-day— God’s people are being destroyed for lack of knowledge. Ido not come to-night to make an attack upon the Roman Catholic church. It ismy piirpose 10 show that there is a vital and radi- ifference between the two systems of relig- ion, and that one or the other should be aban- doned as untrue and dangerous to the best 1nterests of society. Both cannot be true. One of the gentlemen interviewed by a press re- porter a few days ago sai We should avoid debating religious questions, and especially with the Catholics, because we Protestants and Catholics agree in far more things than we differ.” T take exception to this statement, and shall show that we are as widely separated as the poles in our belief and principles of re- ligion. In what I have to say to-night Ishall not argue for Protestantism or against Catholi- cism, except as the statement of the two creeds shall carry conviction to the minds of those who hear me. Dr. Buckley, editor of the New York Chris- tian Advocate, says: ““The issue between Ro- man Catholics and all Christians outside of their communior: is radical, is capable of no accommodation whatever.” The Methodist Church has twenty-five ar- ticles of religion, and at least thirteen of them are direct protests against what is held to be Catholic errors. Catholics and Protestants differ radically. First—As to the rule of faith. Protestants say, ‘‘The Bible, and the Bible alone, our rule of faith.' The Roman Cathlic rule contains 135 large folio volumes superadded to the Bible and the apochrypha. These are composed of apostol- ical haen thirty-five folios, eight volumes of Bulls of Popes, thirty-one volumes of canons and decrees of councils, fifty-one volumes of the acta sanc- torum (actsof the sajats), amounting in all Certainly in this respect Decretals, ten volumes of to 131 volumes folio. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S, Gov’t Report Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY. PURE there wide difference between the two forms of religion. Again, secondly, we differ as to the right of private interpretation of the Bible. The Ro- man Catholic Church opposes the reading of the Bible, or perhaps more correctly, it con- demns the exercising of the reader's mind on the Bible which he reads. -He may read for himselt if he will only let the church think for him. Before he pretends to understand those passages which he reads he must inguire how the church has always interpreted them, and what the Popes and General Councils have thought about them, and how all the fathers, from Barnabas to Bernard, notone excepted, have understood them. The Catholic esks, “Does Peter condemn _private interpretation? and they point us to his second epistle, i, 20, <Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture "is of any private Interpretation.” Protestants call lt(enlfon 1o the fact that Cath- olics cling with wonderful tenacity to such pas- sages of gcnpture as have any appearance of favoring their views. Protestants hold that this pessage does not make for the Catholic cause: First—Because 1f the right of private judg- ment and private interpretation is taken away by it, as they affirm, it is taken away only with réspect to & small part of the Bible, viz., the prophetic part. It does notsay thatany other part, the historical, the didactic or the horta- 1ory, is not of private interpretation, but only the prophetic, that part in which something is foretold. He does not say no Scripture, but 1o prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. Granting, then, te the Catholic all which he contends for, the Protestant claims to have left him by far the larger part of the Bible open to private interpretation. Peter restricts us only in the matter of prophecy. But, sec- ondly, Protestants do not believe that the text referred to means what the Catholic under- stands it to mean. This is evident from what follows it. Examine the passage and you will perceive that Peter, having said that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private inter- pretation, proceeds to assign the reason of that assertion, or goesinto g further and fuller explanation of what he said. ‘Fhe Cathotic argument from this passage may be stated thus: The Bible 1s an inspired book; therefore, too obscure and ambiguous to THE BALTIMORE ARRIVES, After Her Gallant Struggle With the Cyclone, the Big Cruiser Reaches Port. HOW TWO OFFICERS WERE LOST. Furious Seas That Swept the Decks. An Epic From the Ship’s Laureate. The United States cruiser Baltimore, Captain B. F. Day, U.S.N., arrived yes- terday, eight days from Honolulu. The big white war vessel came grandly into harbor, her great ““homeward-bound’’ pen- nant flying far out into the air. She hasa aecided list to port, owing to less coal in her starboard bunkers; however, she is built so high out of the water she rolls easily. Even the crew congrerating on one rail will send that side some inches down in the water. Though she has had several weeks at the islands to recover from her *little blow” off the Japanese coast, the effect of the battering seas may yet be seen around the BOATSWAINSMATE JESSEN AND CAR FROM THE BALT! WATER OF THE SHIP. Sketched by a PENTER GOOPER, WHO WERE LOST ORE IN A RECENT GALE —THE BATTERED BREAK. “Call”’ artist.] be of private interpretation! Inspired, there- fore unintelligible! If it be so hard to under- stand what God says, how was the divine Savior able to make himself understood by the | common people, who heard him gladly? The sermon on the Mount seems to have | been understood by those who heard it. Now, who will have & lingering doubt that there 'Is the widest difference between the Catholic use of the Bible and that of the Protestan Thirdly—The Roman Catholies hold to the infallibility of one of their priests, whom they call Pope. The following is the text of the Declaration of Infallibility by the Catholic Council: ‘‘Faitbfully following out the . tradition which goes back to the boFixminz of our Chri: tian faith, for the glory of God our Savior, the | exaltation of the Catholic religion and the sal vation of the nations of Christendom, we teach and define ‘Sacro approbante concilio’ (with the approval of the sacred council), that the following dogma has been divinely revealed: ‘‘That the Roman Pontiff, when speaking ‘ex cathedra’—that is to say when in his offic of pastor and teacher of all Christians and virtue of his supreme apostolic authority he declares that » doctrine on faith or morals ought to be held by the universal church—is in full possession by the divine assistance which has {;uen promised him as the successor of the blessed Peter, of that infallibility which the Divine Redeemer willed, should dwell in his church whenever it declares its doctrine of faith or of morals; and consequently that such declarations by the Roman Pontiff are, in themselves and not by virtue of the consent of the church, incapabié of any emendation. And if any one—which God forbid—should venture to contravene this, our declaration, let him e anathema.” The following of the dogma of many Bishops: “Most blessed father: In the general con- gregation held here on the 13th day of this | month we gave our votes on the schemata of the first dogmatic constitution concerning the church of Christ. It is well known to your Holiness that there were eighty-eight tathers, Who, being moved by their own consciences and 'love of holy church, gave their votes in the words ‘non placet’ (N0); sixty-two others, vho voted ‘placet, juxta modum’ (Yes, but th necessary amendments), and about seventy more who were absent from the con- gregation and abstsined from voting at all, To these may be added others who had re. turned to their dioceses in consequence of their infirmities or other weighty rea- sons. * * From this strong protest on the part of a large number of the members of the council it is evident that the adoption of the infallibility dogma was far from being unanimous, thoug itis well known that afterward, as always in such cases, the minority were compelled to succumb and accept as true what they believed to be false, and which by their vote they had pronounced untrue. Fourth—Protestantism and Catholicism hold opposite views concerning the priesthood. fth—The Catholic church holds to the doc- trine of transubstantiation; that in the admin- istration of the sacrament the bread and wine are actually changed and converted into the real body and blood of Christ. This Protestants deny, and array against it the physical impos. sibility, the unscripturalness of thedogma, and 1ts unreasonableness. The difference between Catholicism and Protestantism at this point is as wide as tne world. Sixth—The Catholic church holds to the do?ml of oracular confession. Protestants hold that this dogma is unreasonable, unscrip- tural and wicked. Seventh—The Catholic church holds toseven sacraments. The Protestant church believes there are but two sacraments, Eighth—Catholics hold to the dogma of pur- gatory. Protesgtants deny it. Ninth—The Catholics believe in prayers for the dend. Protestants believe that such-pray- ers are unavailing. enth—Catholics believe the civil authority should be subjéct to the ecclesiastical. Prot- estants believe the reverse of this, Eleventii—The Catholics give the sacrament to the people of one kind only. They witnhold the cup from the laity. Protestants administer the bread and wine to the whole church. Twelfth — Catholics give adoration to the Virgin Mary. Protestants call this idolatry. Thirteenth—The Catholics worship images. Protestants strongly condemn tnis practice. Fourteenth—Catholics vest all their property in the priesthood. The Protestant practice is the reverse of this, Fifteenth—The Catholics hold to the celibacy of the clergy. Protestants believe that the clergy may and ought to marry. . Sixieenth—Catholics beueve{ tion of saints. Protestants do not so believe. Seventeenth—The Catholics offer prayer to saints. Protestants regard this practice as idolatrous. Many other points of difference might be resented had we time to consider them, show- ng that the difference between Roman Cathol- icism and Protestantism is heaven wide. o e O Jrotest against the adoption infallibility was sent in by BANK stock paper saves the eyes. The My sell-Rollins Co., 22 Clay, manufacturers, * 1 main deck. Up on the topgallant fore- castle there isa breakwater—a wall of steel, running thwartships, five-eighths of an inch thick and about three feet high. Situ- | ated low down on the deck and strongly braced, it does not present much surface to an incoming sea. yet a wave hurled across the bows drove that plate of metal in as though it had been a piece of tin. It was on the topgallant forecastle that Boatswain’s Mate Gustavus Jessen was standing when a huge sea carried him overboard. He and several others were securing the storm staysail, which had been hauled down, when the eruiser plowed into & big wave and a torrent of water was rushing aft along the main deck. A searchlight standing well forward and an instrument for finding distances in eun- fire were swept clean from their supports and hurled into the sea. The broken rail- ing of the forward bridge, situated high above the deck, still shows the mighty force of that wave. Jessen was lifted bodily over the. long barrel of an 8-inch rifle on the port side of the deck and into the foaming waters. He was seen as he floated astern, close to the ship, freeing himself from his oilskins and rubber boots, proving that he was un- injured. Tt was about 2 o'clock in the morning and two life-buoys, provided with port fires, were instantly let go, as well as sev- eral life-belts, but the luckless man un- doubtedly failed to reach them. The buoys were lost also, as no boat—not even the ship—could have lived to maneuver in that furious sea. Another wave came over the side amid- ships, smashed the securing-chocksand timber under the boats, and lunging aft wrecked the hand-steering wheel on the main deck. Carpenter Isaac Cooper, who died in the hospital at Honolulu, was thrown on deck and his skull fractured. “Two days out from Yokohama,” said Captain Day in an_interview, ‘‘we noticed the barometer falling gradually, but as December is not a cyclone month in the Asiatic waters we thought it was only a stiff blow. But we were soon given to know that we were in for some interesting weather. A wicked, heavy .sea was pres- ently plunging all araung us. The gale was blowing against the strong Japanese current, which made the waves all the more ugly, We held on our course for over twenty hours, when the ship began to take water freely over the side and was hove to under storm staysails. Beiore we left Yokohama we sent down our yards and lowered the topmasts, and also” took the machine guns out of the fighting-tops. “We did not take the guns out of the turrets, as the Honolulu papers reported, as we have no turrets and no big gun cowid have been moved with the ship jumping in those terrible seas. ‘The ship rolled heavily, often as much as thirty-nine degrees in sudden lurches to leeward, but she would come splendidlv back. Her buoyancy is perfect, and I con- sider that those two gales were an excellent tesi as to the seaworthiness of the ship. If she had more open free-ports so the water could run quicflly from the deck it would be better. Three feet of water washing along the upper deck, and rush- ing from side to side with the heave of the hull, making her all the more cranky, is not convenient in a furious gale of wind. “Everything around the decks was dashed fiere and there in the flood that was every few minutes increased by the seas that came over the hammock nettings. The hatches were tightly closed for ten days and lfe-lines were stretched along the decks for safety. We lay-to under a slow bell simply waiting for the gale to blow by. ““Ican report that ibe Baltimore never once failed us, and all through the storms she behaved herself like a good staunch ship as she is.’ After the storm, Coxswain O’Callahan, the laureate of the ship, grasped his sea- eagle plume and indited an ?ic to the occ-ul?n, entitled “In Latitude Thirty- three,” beginning “Come all you jolly sailor lads, I'll sing to you a song.” The third verse has quite a geographical senti- ment, and was as follows: We were in castern longitude One hundred and forty-nine; Our Iatitude was thirty-three, To the northward of the line OF the Japanese coast, my boys, Four hundred miles vr more, ‘We struck this blow, as you may know, In the cruiser Baltimore. The other stanzas were descriptive of the gale, the plunge of the ship, the utter de- moralization of the berth-deck cooks and the mess menu: The seas ran high as on we steamed Through the thickest 0 the gale; Thirty-nine we rolled that night, For we could carry no steadying sail. The barometer was falling fas The seas were running higher, When a gr en one over the fo'castle came, Puiting out our galley fire. Our grub was very salty— Especially the stew: The berth-deck cooks had all gone mad, For they were hungry, 100. There were pots, pans and corned-beet cans All bundled up together Like a Chinese band, it seemed so grand, In the clemency of the weather. Following is the list of officers of the Baltimore: Captain, B. F. Day; lieuten- ants, H. O. Rittenhouse, W. A. Marshall, F. H. Holmes, A. E. Cuiver, A. L. Hall; ensigns, C. M. Fahs, G. N. Hayward, W. H. Buck and L. H. Everbart; surgecn, J. A. Hawks; assistant surgeon, A. Faren- holt; chief engineer, J. A. Scot; assistant engineers, G.W. McElroy, A. Moritz, A. E. Hartrath; paymaster, D. A. Smith; clerk, C. H. Broome; lieutenant marines, Z. C. Prince; chaplain, W. H. Reans; gunner, C. 8. Magruder. ° TO CELEBRATE. How Washington’s Birthday Will Be Honored by Knights of St. Patrick and the Y. M, I. The Knights of St. Patrick of this City, following their usual custom, will cele- brate Washington’s birth * y on Saturday evening, February 22, at Metropolitan Temple, Fifth and Jessie streets. D. M. Delmas will deliver the oration on this occasion, and his great fame as an eloquent speaker makes it certain that full justice will be done to the character of Washington, who was “First in war, first in peace, and 1irst in the hearts of his countrymen.”’ The entertainments given by this society are always complimentary. Admission, however, is only by ticket, which can only be procured from the members. Washington’s birthday has been selected by the Young Men’s Institute for celebra- tion throughout the Pacific Coast as a Y. M. L day. In this City a committee of representatives from each council has been organized to take charge of the arrance- ments for the local celebration. Robert Tobin of Pioneer Council No. 1 has been elected chairman, Samuel Haskins of Columbia Council No. 55, vice-chairman, and John F. Callaghan of Washington Council No. 4, secretary-treasurer. It has been decided to hold literary ex- ercises at Metropolitan Hall on Fifth street in the afternoon, at which an address will be delivered by a Catholic clergyman. A prominent member of the laity will be selected as orator. IS SHE AN ACTRESS? Point Raised in the Case of an Atlanta Exposition Chinese Girl, Chinese Inspector J. D. Putnam of Los Angeles is in the City looking up evidence in the cases of two Chinese women, Goot Sam and Karn Joy, whom he and Police- man L. R. Harris arrested there last Thursday for being illegally in the coun- try. He says that he found the womenin a den and that one of them, Karn Joy, for whom 2 highbinder paid $2200 and who is only 18 years of age, is one of the Atlanta Fair giris and that she says she was in San Francisco as early as October. Mr. Putnam has a hope that he may be able to make a test case of Karn Joy. His reason for this isthat he thinks he can rove to the courts that she has changed Eer status by being found in a life of im- morality, and that she will not be able to claim the xérivileue of sojourn here under the act of Congress because of this change of status. Accordiag to Mr. Putnam the law can only be made to apply to the so- called actresses so long as they remain actresses. On the other hand, the Chinese who are interested in the case claim that they will be able to satisfy the court that she is still an actress and a member of the company, and that the scope of the privilege afforded by the act must include her. SEALERS NOT SATISFIED. They Waut Complete Regulations From the Treasury Department Signed by Secretary Carlisle. The sealers of this City are not satisfied with the shape in which the regulations for 1896 have come to the Custom-house from the Treasury Department. Broker W. H. Thornley, who attends to the entire sealing business of the City, explained why yesterday afternoon. Hesaid: 1f vou remember the shape in which the reg- ulations have come is simply this: On one side of the printed sheet is a blank special licenee and on the other e regulations. Now, the sealers want something upon which they can safely rely. How do we know that no soomer than some of our vessels have started out the Treas- ury Department will change the regulations in some way or another? What we want is regulations signed by the Secretary of the Treasury as a guarantee that they are complete and trustworthy. I have been tryln%lo urge Deputy Coilector of Cus- toms N. 8. Farley to write to the department for such, and we think it ought to be dgne. This sealing business is a pretty responsible one, and when a man is under $15,000 or $20,- 001? bonds he likes to be sure of every step he takes. Our vessels are all tied up here yet, with the exception of three, awaiting satisfactory regu- lations. The Washington authorities ought to consider the senling interests of this port.as worthy of timely and proper attention. The three sealing schooners which have already put to sea—which sailed, for that matter, before the regulations came—are ?e Eppinger, the Alton and the Kate ana nua. THE HORSEFLY MINES. Steel Pipe From This City to Be Hauled 170 Miles on Sleds. The Horsefly Gold Mining Company held its annual meeting of stockholders last Tuesday at its office, 610 Clay sireet and elected the following board of direct. ors: Edward P. Flint, Columbus Water- house, Fred H. Beaver, Harry N. Morse, Charles Roberts, M. E. Babb and M. W. Harlow. R. G. Ward was elected general agent for the company. This company shipped by this morning’s steamer to Vie- toria 112 tons of tlzir:giuch steel pipe for tue mine at Cariboo, B. C., having shipped over 100 tons on last Wednesday's steamer and over 100 tons on previous steamers irom the pipe works of Francis Smith & Co. of this City. The company has an extensive land gqn.t of rich auriferous gravel from the ritish Columbia Government, and has expended over $100,000. The officers state that they are now putting in one of the largest improved hydraulic mining plants that has ever been set up on this coast. This large amount of pipe, after being car- ried by steamer to Victoria, thence by steamer to Vancouver and by railroad to Ashcroft, a station on the Canadian Pacitic Railroad 200 miles inland, is to be placed on sleds and hauled on snow a distance of 170 miles north to the company’s mines at a cost for freighting alone of over $15,000. ———— All Agree. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO, Sells Crockery, Chinaware, Glassware and Tinwa; CHEAPEST OF ALL. TRY THEM. Very Pretty Dishes. Very Cheap Prices. 52 Market street, S. F., Headquarters. BRANCH 'STORES EVERYWHERE, NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. e A A N CURTAINS! PORTIERES! BLANKETS! ATRAORDINARY VALUES! At $1.00 per Pair. 750 pairs NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, in both white and ecru, bound edges, 15 different designs. At $1.50 per Pair. 1000 pairs NOTTINGHAM GUIPURE LACE CUR- TAINS, in both white and ecru, 3C different de- signs. At $2.50 per Pair. 200 pairs CHENILLE PORTIERES, with fringed ends and handsome dadoes, all new colors. At $3.00 per Pair. 400 pairs FINE CHENILLE PORTIERES, latest color= ings and all pretty designs, fringed both ends, with handsome dadoes. At $4.00 per Pair. 4 cases WHITE MISSION BLANKETS, assorted bor- ders, size 62x76. At $5.50 per Pair. 6 cases FINE WHITE MISSION BLANKETS, extra heavy, size 72x82. The above goods are direct from the manufacturer to the consumer. CCrmss DRPORA: o &y i892. GQGQOQQQG“GQ—DQQQG‘M@O%QOQOQQQOM LEA & PERRINS' SIGNATURE is now printed in BLUE, diagonally across the OUTSIDE wrapper of every bottle of LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE : The Original and Genuine WORCESTERSHIRE, ) tection against all imitations. } Axents for the United States, JOHN DUNCAN’S SONS, N. Y. ¢ %NQMQO%Q%QM%—OQQ\»N%Q%O%e@e%ew e as a further pro- VOV OEDVIVOVOVOVOVIDVOTVOTOVOEVOD “THRIFT IS A COOD REVENUE.” GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM CLEAN- LINESS AND SAPOLIO ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF Kings Conaty Bonds STHEVERY BEST ONE TO EXAMINE YOUR | o7es and it them to Speciacles or Eyeglasses ith instruments of his own inveution, whoss superiority has Tot beon equal success Been due to the merits of my work. s \ OTICETSHEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED Oftice Hours—12 (0 4 P. M. | &Y proposals will be received by the undersigned up to 12 o'ciock M. of the 7th day of February, 1896, for the purchase of thirty-two (32) Kings ounty Courthiouse Bonds, numbered consecutively {rom one (1) to thirty-two (32), both inclusive, of the denomi. ation of one thousand ($1000) doliars each, and payable on the first day of January, 1906, or ai any time before that date, at the pleasure of said county, in gold coin of the United States, with interest tioreon a; the rate of four (4) Der cent per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first day of January and on the first day of July of each year. Bonds and interest puyable at theoffice of the County Treasurer of said Kings County. ald bonds having been issued in conformity with Orders and Resolutions ot the Board of uper Visors o Kings County dated Dacember 3, 1895, and January 6, 1896, and under authority con- ferred upon said board by°the provisions of and in accordance with an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled “An Act to Establish & Uniform System of County and Township Govern- ment,” approved Maich o4, 1898. None of said bonds will be sold for less than facs Yalue and accrued interest., nor shall any sale thercof be final or valid until approved by sald ll;onrd Of Supervisors, and the right ressly RIGGS HOUSE, Washinsgton, ID. C. The Hotel ‘ Par Excell i Ofthe National Capital. ' Firs: oisas i aif a polak | ments. G. DEWITT. Treas. American plan, $3 per day and upward. P HEALTH RESORTS. ST HELENA SNITARIUM (Formerly Rural Health Retreat) Is under strictly regular management; a quiet, homelike place, where trained nurses, rest cure, massage, electrical treatments, Swedish move. ments, dieting, baths. physical training, and all that is included in modern rational medical treat. ment, with good hote] conveniences, pure water, is hereby ex- Teserved to reject any and all proposals. envelope, “Proposals for the purchase of Courthouse Bonds. By order of the Board of Supervisors of said Kings County. W. H. SLAVIN, HAY-EEVER even temperature and restful scenery may be obtalned. Terms: Room, with board and regular treat- ment, $12 to $20 per week. BIAIN D CATARRH County Treéasurer. Send for circular: St. Helena Sanitarium, st.| QP PRESSION, Helena, Napa County, Cal, s NEURALCIAL Blo., CURED BY Trains leave San Francisco, foot of Market st., 847 A. 3. and 4 ». x,, via Vallejo Junction, reach- 1ing St. Helena at 10:45 A, 3t and T:08 2. x, ESPIC’S EIEABETI‘ES. OR POWDER. Paris, J, ESPIC: New York, E. FOUGERA & CO, Sold by all Drussista,