The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1896, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1896. b A HUBBELL TO FATHER YORKE The A. P. A. Editor Writes About the Qaths of Bishops. CLAIMS OF THE CHURCH. Declarations Purporting to Have Been Made by a Bishop of Iltinois. CHINIQUY'S CASE SET FORTH. Rights of an Ex.Communicant of the Catholic Church as Interpreted by Mr. Hubbell. ng communication has been | 1 Cann from G. A. Hubbell The followir received by T oif the American Patr; | San Franciseo Cali—DEAR SIR: The | the Jesuits in the a States is | vpon the Roman Catholic Bishop. 1 person_every three or ten | { ttot e Holy Sce. 1 to get rid of the ishop's oath, taken by I v saying they To cite Dowling was & waste of system b e to produ 2 Latin and e—the e the Bishop's el ish froma | Pontificale Ro- e other only | ains the Latin people), the prayers, to be observed in various hich & Pontiff (Bishop) sed by the order of the b hac hora in obediens ero B. Petro apostolo, ana ecclesi®, et domino nos: sque successoribus 1 ero In consilio, aut vitam perdant, aut | quovis qusmsito | d mihi credicuri | s, sen liter- | ne sciente, | manum at | ero | iendum, salvo meo | Legatum, | ndo honori. us ad juvabo. . et auctoritatem v, domini nostri pape , conservare, de- | curabo. Neque ero | actatu in quib 1 nostrum, vel eandem | am ccclesiam aliqua sinistra vel pra- honoris, status et | ur. ue tractari vel pro- | hoc pro posse, et | m domino | i m possit ad ipsius no- Regulus sanctorum Patrum, eu dispositiones, reser- et mendata apostolica et faciam ab aliis ob- cos, et rebelles oribus pree- | et impug- | | nation veniam, nisi epiti- niis visitabo, et-domino | fatis rationem red- officio ac de rebus | um, ed cle diligentissime impedimento as un; cesanum mpino per ca | rem vel | is et religionis de | ene instructum. De | dimento doc | ad sancte proponétem in con es vero ad nsam | ovo infeudabo vel | nabo, etiam cum consensu sulto Romano Pon- nem devenero, constitutione Sic.me Deus i, Dei evang. SLATIO: be faithful and obedient to St Apostie, and to the holy Roman h, and 1o our the lord N, Pope N.,and caliy coming in. 1wil msent nor do envthing that nay lose life or member, or that their per- sons may be seized, or hands in anyw laid upon them, of any injuries offerec to them un- der any pretense whatsoever. The council which they shall entrust me withal by them- selves, their messengers or letters, I will not knowingly reveal to any to their prejudice, 1 wiil help them to defend and keep the Roman Papacy and the royalties of St. Peter sav- ing my order against all men. The legate of the Apostolic See, going and coming, I will honorably treat and help in his necessities. The rights, honors, privileges and authority of the holy Roman church of our lord. the Pope, and his aforesaia snccessors, I will en- denvor to preserve, defend, increase and ad- vance. I will not be in any council, action or treaty in which shall be plotted against our said lord and the said Roman church, any- thing to the hurt or prejudice of their per- sons. rights, honor, state or power; and if I shall ‘know any such thing to be treated or agitated by any whatsoever, { will hinder it to my power, and as soon as I can will signify it to our said lord, or to some other, by whom it may come to his knowleage. ' The Tules of the holy iathers, the apostolic decrees, ordinances posals, reservations, provisions and man- dates I will' observe with all my might ana cause to be observed by others. Heretics, schismatics and rebels 1o our said lord or his foresaid successors, I will to my power perse- cute and oppose. 1 will come to & council when I am called nn- ss 1 be hindercd by a canonical impediment. 1l by myself in person visit the threshold of the &postolic every three years, and give an account to our iord and his foresaid succes: ors of all my pastoral office and ot the things otherwise pertaining to the state of my church, to the discipline of my clergy and people, and lastly to the salvation of souls committed to my trust; and will in like manner bumbly re- ceive and diligently execute the apostolic com. mands.and i ] am aetained by a lawful {m. pediment, T will perform all the things afore. sald by a certain messenger hereto especially empowered a member of my chapter, or somy other ecelesiastical dignity, or else having a personage, o in defaultof these a priest of the diocese, or in_defaultof ove of the cleray (of the diocese) by some secular or regular priest of approved integrity aud religion, fully jn. structed in all things above mentioned. “Angd such impediment I will make out by lawfyl Proofs to be transmitted by the aforesaid mes. senger 1o the cardinel proponent of the holy Romen church in the congregation of the sa. cred council. The possessions belonging tg ny table I will neitber sell nor give away, nor mortgage, NOT grant &new in fée, nor in ‘any- wise alienate, 1o, N0t even with the consent of the chapter of my ehurch, withcut consulting the Roman Pontift. And if I shall make any wlienation 1 will thereby incur the penaltios contained in a certain constitution put forth about this matter. 8o help me God and these boly gospels of God. The above is a true copy. G. A. HUBBELL., HUBBELL TO YORKE. The A. P. A. Man Quotes Exten- sively From the Columns of the American Patriot, The following communication is self- s|g explanatory: To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—DEAR Eir: 1 hereby submit to you, on account of its great importance, an article from the American Patriot. It lays Peter C. Yorke on the shelf: PETER YORKE KNOCKED OUT. THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF HIS CHALLENGE AL- READY SETTLED BY AN AMERICAN CoURT. And Sworn to as Correct by a Roman Catholic Bishop. Editor American Patriot—DEAR Sir: While so much dust is being stirred up by the fellow whom_Christ told to */get thee behind me Satan,” it may not be out of place to pugllsh the following for the benefit of your readers. I'sce no #ood 1o be accomplished in the Re Mr. Ross taking up the gauntiet thrown dow by Peter C. with & pull-back string attached to if. The subject matters therein mentioned in the challenge have already been proven to be correct in statement before a legal court and sworn to by mo less a _person than a Roman Catholic Bishop 1n authority, and are now a matter of court record and there preserved oreve: ol eaz a copy of the Kankakee Times, pub- lished at Kankakee, 11linois, came to San Fran- cisco, which contsined a_communication oyver the signature of Vox Popull. On learning the name of the author of the communi- cation, & correspondence was opened with him, and it’ was learned that he was an eminent lawyer of that place, the Hon. Stephen R. Moore, who also was Notary Public. In his letters in reply, bearing date of May 15 and June 3, 1883, he said: You ask, ‘AWhat Judge was upon tbe bench at the time the suit was brought (you mean trial) when Bisliop Foley was reguired {0, translate from the works of St. Thomas Aquinas ahd St. Liguori? Who were Chiniquy’s dtLorneys, etc. Y ou ask me 10 give you the facis in regard to the examination of Bishob Foley when we made him muke the translations. We knew that he was the head of authority of the Church of Illinols. We knew that he would not dare deny the authority of the books as bind- ing on the chiurch. 1 Mr. Chiniquy would swear he books being authority, it would be denied by, 1 Catholics, when they could not deny it when the proof came from the Bishop. We wanted (o show. also, that it was authority in the church to-day, as well as at the time were published. This could -only be done b 10 | iug the Bishop (o L@ witness. We knew he would £0 away from the jurisdiction of the court,so he could not be served with process, If ne knew what we wanted. Qur statute 810ws any person whether officer or not, to serve a subpena. fore the trial, and 1 took the evening train for Chicago, I found a friend in Chicago Lo go with me. Iknew thatif I sent up my nume he would refuse to see me. My friend sent up his card, with | request to see the’ Bishop. This was about 9 oclock at night. After a long delay, he came to the library. He was much astonished when he saw me, and iooked at his card to assure himself that no mistake had oc- curred. 1 introdnced my friend, who politely read the process, commanding him t0 appear upon the next da; Kankakee and testify in the case, at the same time tendering him bis witness fees, be- samileand $1 for the day’s services. gnantly refused the money and declared he would not atténd. e thovght the courts hzd no power over him. He recognized no authority but the authority of the church. I assured him that he must do a3 he thought best; but he must take the consequenc 1t would be a contest between him and the court, and I had never seen the court fail to enforce the orders of the court, He sent for the attorney for his diocese, Hon. B. G. Caultield, and after the interview he had no | difficulty in concluding to obey the process of the court. Judge Charles J. Wood was on the bench, Judge William Osgood (formerly associate counsel with | Lincoln and Paddock) and myselt. When Bishop Foles we wanted Judge 0sgood to handle bim, buthe de- clined. I had my subject well in hand and was quite familiar with the original, and_after he made & few Altempts to evade me he came down 10 the work and ma He never forgave me for it, however. ¢ felt that h's high position liad been lowered. that any lawyer had done such & thing. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, EPHEN R. MOORE. The following is his_communication referred to, published in the Kankakee Times, THE CHUECH OF ROME AND LIBERTY SCIENC In one of your past issues yon told your readers that the Rev. Mr, quy had gained the long and formidable lawsni: instituted by the Roman Catholic Bishop to dispossess him and his people ir church property, But you have not yet any particulars about the siartling revela- s the Bishop had to make before the court in reference 10 the still-existing laws of the Church of against those whom they cail heretics,” know precisely what those laws are. As I was present when the Koman Catholie Bishop Foley of Chicago was ordered to read in Latin and translate into English those laws I have kept a correct copy of them and 1 send it to you with the request to publish it. The Rev. Mr. Chiniquy presented the works of Saint Thomas and Saint Liguori to the Bishop, re- questing him to say, under oath, if those works were Or were notamong the highest theologlcul authorlties in the churcn of Rome all over the world. After along and serfous opposition on the part of the Bishop t0 answer, the court having said be (the Bishop) was bound to answer, the Bishop ntessed that these theological works were looked upon s among the highest authorities, and_that they were taught and learned in ail the coileges &nd universities of Rome as standard works. Then the Bishop was requested to readin Latin and transiate into English the following I fundamental principles of action against t ics as explained by Saints Thomas and Liguori: e omit the Latin and give the translation by the communicated man is deprived of all civil munication with the faithful 1n sach a way if ne is not lolerated they can have uo com- lcation with him, as it is in the following verse: “It is forbidden to kiss him, pray with him, salute him, to or do any business with him. ee Lizuori, vo'. IX, page 162.) ough heretics must not be tolerated because they deserve it, we must bear them till, by & sec- ond admonition, they may be brought back to the faith of the church. But those who, aiter a second admonition, remain obstinate in théir ercors, must notbuly be excommunicated but they must be de- livered 1o the secular power to be exterminated. “Though the heretics who repent must always be accepied to penance as often as they have fallen, We got the | | process. and n my possession on the evening be- ¥ went on the witness-stand | | tois It was the first time | oF cox- | ni for every one thanto | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Some Matters of Interest Dis- cussed at Its Annual Meeting. THE FUNDING BILL SCORED. Gist of Resolutions Passed—Addresses of the Retiring and Incoming Presidents. Many of the City’s merchant princes at- tended the annual meeting of the Cham- ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. Among those present were: R. G. Sneath, William L. Merry, A. Gerberding, George Davidson, Louis Sloss Jr., L. H. Clement, Hugh Craig, John L. Howard, Louis B. Parrott, F. Chapman, Charles M. Yates, A. B. Field, Arthur E. Towne, George A. Newhall, Charles Nelson, F. W. Van Sick- len, 11. T. Scott, A. J. Ralston and others. Owjing to the absence of President W. H. Dimond in Southern California the meeting was called to order by Mr. Craig, proceedings commencing with the reports of the secretary and treasurer. Secretary Clement reported that during the past year -three members of the chamber had died, thirty had resigned and two had been dropped from the roil. During the. year 111 new members had been secured, the total being now 384, as against 308 on the 1st of January, 1895, These reports being approved, the ad- dress of the retiring president, W. H. Di- mond, was read by the secretary. It was in part as follows: Gentlemen of the Chamber of Commerce of Sen Francisco: Alfter two years of service as presiding officer of your body and many years’ service as a_trustee, in this, my final report to you as president, I may be pardoned for im- pressing upon you at ihis time my views re- garding seyeral important measures s yet not consummated, but for which the Chamber df Commierce of this City has long and strenu- ously labored. Recent developments at home and abroad have brought to the front the importance of the isthmian canal under American control. The pamphlet on the subject recently distrib- uted by this chamber, the exact knowledgeand unquestioned cloguence of our members who have advoeated the building of this canal, leave practically nothing to add to the litera~ ture on the subject. One of our hor red members an& Senators from this State has already introduced a bill in the Senate, and is using his best endeavors to have a measure adopted by Congress that will speedily bring about the construction of most important waterway, considered either from a commercial or military stand- point. The measure, also urged by & member of the House irom this State, mav become a statute by legislation; although such erave spbjects are now before Congress this vital measure for the Pacific Coast is liable for the time being to be laid aside, Should that unfortunately be a fact this chamber should Tedouble its efforts to bring it before the mext Congress, never wearying of the good work, but persisting until all obsta- c efforts. Pacific—the Nicaragua Canal,” written by an eminent English engineer, calls attention to the fact that Great Britain will lose and the | United States gain by its construction. is an extract: “Through the Suez canal England has at present the advantage of the United States as gards China, Japan and Australia by about 700 miles. The Nicaragua canal made, the Atlantic cities of the United States will be only | | 1000 miles farther from Hongkong and Centra; | State—a system t they st not, in consequence of that, always be | permitied (0 enjoy the penefiis of this life. * * = When they fall in they are admitted to repent, but the sentence of aeath must not be removed. [St. Thomas, vol. iv; pade 91.] When a m: i8 excommunicated for his apostasy it follows from that very fact that il those who are his subjects are released from the oath of aliegiance by which they were bound to obey nim.” " (5t. Thomas, vol. iv: page 04.) The next document of the chufch of Rome brought before the court was the act of the Councit of Lateran, A.D. 1215. ‘“We excommunicate and anathematize every heresy that exalts itself against the holy, orthodox faith, condemning all heretics by hatever name they may be known—for though their faces differ, they are tied together by their tails. Such as are condemned are 10 be delivered over 1o the secular powers, o receive due punish- ment. 1t layien, their goods must be confiscatea, 1f priests, they shall be first degraded from their res sective orders and their property applied to the useof the church in wbich they nave officiated, Secular powers of ali ranks and degrees are to be warned, induced, a: if necessary, compelled by ecclesiastical censures 1o sweat that they will exert themselves {0 the Wtmost in the defense of the church who shall be found in their territories. And when any person shall assume government, whether it be spiritual or temporal, be shall be bound to abide by this decree. “ 1t any temporal lord, after having been ad- monished to clear his territory of heretical depray- ity, the metropolitan and "the bishops of the province shall ubite In excommunicating him. Should be remain contumacious # whole year, the fact shali be signified 10 the Supreme Poutift, who will declare his vassals released from that time and will bestow his territory on Catholics, to be occupied by them on the condition of exterminat- ing the heretics and preserving the said territory in the faith. “-Catholics who shall assume the' Cross for the ex- termination of heretics shall enjoy the same indul- gences and be protecied by the sume privileges ay are granted to those who 20 to the help of the Holy Land. do_dec further, that ail who may have dealings with heretics, and especially such a3 receive, defend or encourage them, shull be ex- communicaced. He shall not be eligible to an; public office. He shall not be admitted as a wii- ness. He shall neither have the power to he- queath his property by will nor succeed to any in- heritance. Heshall not bring any action againse any person, bul any onme can bring an_action against him. Should he be & judge, his decision shial have 1o force, nor shall any cause be brought before him. Should he be an advocate. he shall not be allowed 1o plead. Should he be & lawyer, no in- struments made by him shall be held valid, but shall be condemned with their author." The Roman Catholic Bishop swore that these laws had never been repealed, and that they were suill the laws of his church. He had to swear th every yesr, he was bound under pain of eternal damnatjon, 10 say, in the presence of God, and to read in his Brevarlum (bis prayer book) that God Dhimself had inspired” what St.“Thomas had writ- ten about the manner that heretics should be treated by the Roman Catholics. & 1 will abstain from making any remarks upon these stardling revelations of that Roman Catholle high authority. ButI think it is the duty of every citizen 10 know what the Koman Catholic Bishops and priests understand by liberiy of conscience. “The Roman Catholics are as interested as the Protesiania to kiow precisely wha the-teachings of their church are on the sublect of liberty and conscience, and hear the exact truth as coming from such a high authority that there is no room lett for any doubt. Vox PoruLL As already stated, the Hon. Stephen R. Moore of Kankakee, 111, the attorney for Rey. Charles Chiniquy, was the author of the article signed “Vox Poypuli,” and it was the record of the conrt as above given on December 30, 1850 ana will be found on pages 676, 677 and 678 of Rev. C. Chiniquy’s “Fifty Years in the Church of Rome.” This occurred only fifteen years ago, and is fresh in the minds of the pe?)a at that place. Thatrecord at least is secured beyond all dan- *1f you believe in an uncontrovertible man- ner that you.are commanded to lie, then lie 2—7%1?:“‘11, Jesuit, in Juicio Theologice, page This will readily be seen is the authority and text most closely followed by Peter C, ¥orke in his fulminations, and the proceedings of the court at Kankakee, I11., with Bishop Foley’s evidence and translations, prove Peter's men- dacity. VERITAS, Yours, proved, G. A. HUBBELL, | China’ generally than Britain; 1200 to 1900 miles nearer the northern ports o Chins, Kores and Japan; 2700 miles nearer the average of the western ports of South America; 1300 mi nearer New Zesland. The canal will bring New Orleans 1000 miles and the gulf p from 700 to 1000 miles nearer again than New York. The canal will place the States in touch with 500,000,000 people with whom at present they have comparative the people of China, Japan, Kores, Australia, Malaysia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile. means, of course, that the supremacy, ol, etc,, we (the British) at present posses: trade of Eastern Asin and Australasia strongly attacked by the!United States Atlother important subject, to my mind, the development of interior water transporta- tion. On the 4th of November last the people of the State of New York voted to expend £9,000,000 to improve the canal system of the at for at least five months of every year is locked in the icy grasp of the ictic frosts. The millions expended by the State have not only returned an immense profit in building up its manufactures, its cities and towns—giving cheap transportation and making its farms valuable—but returned in actuai cash, over and above first cost, inter- est and cost of maintenance, $16,000,000 net profit since DeWitt Clinton declared the Erie | canal open to traffic. Is there not a possibility of combining State and private enterprise with the well-expended but all too meager fund from the National Government to put our interior waterways in a condition that will approximate the grand system of rivers and canels in the Empire State? There seems to be much food for thought in this important subject, of interest slike to the city merehants and the country producer. This fact mey be emphasized by quoting the statement made public & few months gince, that in spite of Pittsburg’s mag- nificent reilroad facilities, 5,000,000 bushel; or about 186,175 tons, of coal were shipped by river Iate in the fall, requiring 57 towbouts, 323 barges.and 70 flatboats to carry it. The chamber during the past year hasin- creased its usual expenditures by issuing the Nicaragua pamphlet and by sending to the Trans-Mississippi Congress able representatives of California commercial worth. That the money was well expended results prove, and the enterprise skown by thischamber in the | past in such direction should not be allowed to the faith, and extirpate all heretics denounced by | flag. %hc direction of the affairs of this body passes into able hands, and in taking up the labor the new board finds the organization finan- clally in a prosperous condijion with an in- creased membership, unaniniity and enthu- siasm among its members. True, death has removed from our membership able and earnest men. William Norris, William Steinhart and Robert F. Bunker, all have gone where busi ness cares cease to trouble. Butour ranks hav been recrnited with young and enthusiastic San Franciscans, and the loss from our coun- cils of skilled and tried labor for the advance- ment of our City, Stateand coast must be made good from. the loyel efforts of our younger members, added to those who have been tried and not found wanting, who for years have been working for our mutual advancement, I cannot close without thanking my fellow- trustees for the earnest support given me, and again calling attention to the unflagging, dis- interested labors of Senator Perkins at Wash- ington in behalf of California; in fact not he alone, but the whole California delegation de- serve the warm thanks of this chamber for their gallant efforts to promote in Congress the welfare of our State. To our secretary is due the thanks of the trustees and the cham- ber for his eflicient work, particularly his suc. cessfu, cfforts to increasé the membership of this body, which after deducting deaths and resignations shows a net gain of seventy-six members for the year, a result largely due to his personal efforts. To the whole chamber, for the honor conferred in selecting me to pre- side over your deliberation the past year, I ex- tend my heartfelt thanks. 'W. H. DInMOND, President. The following memorial to Congress was next read: To the Honorable Senate and House of. Represen- tatives in Congress Assembled : Your memorial- ist, the Chamber of Commerce of San Fran- cisco, respsctfnll¥ end urgently reiterates its prayer 1o preceding sessions of your august organization for the speedy construction of the. Nicaraguan canal under control of the United States Government, with such wise and con- servative provisions as shall secure low tolls l?ld l;eedom from diserimination to American shipping. e American u‘pls have no special inter- estin the technical deteils of construction. These should be agreed upon by the civil engi- neers, experts in .the matter, who have given E““ of study and careful examination of the est methods to be adopted in overcoming the obstacles which nature has placed before them. It is enough for us to know that we are fully warranted in the assertion that, above all canal routes between the great oceans, that through Nicaragua offers the greatest induce- ments for construction and the least obstacles to successful canalization. Neither is the costa qlue-tlon to be ‘consid- ered by our people, provided it be limited 10 an amount on which & moderate revenue will be remunerative, & point on which no honest doubt is entertained. The necessity for the Nicaragua canal is imperafive to our country, commercially, politically, and for the National are overcome and success crowns our | Tt may perhaps have escapéd vour | notice that & hook entitled “The Key to the | Here | little intercourse— | defense. It is a peaceable and effective asser- tion of the Monroe doctrine if built under the control of the Government of the United States and Nicaragua, _Itis an abandonment of the Monroe doctrine if permitted to be constructed and controlled by any European power. Werea *referendum’’ to the American people a possibility we are confident ahe demand for “an American canal under American control,” for the security of American influence, prestige and prosperity, would be practically unanimous. The greatest statesmen of our country, irre- spective of party,are on record for the bene- ficent work which will be the crown of Ameri- &l patriotism. The development of our com- merce, our industries, our international influ- ence, our political and military safety, all de- mand the prompt construction of the Nicar- agun canal under the control of the United States Government, Confident that our Government will no longer delay action on this great enterprise, without which the Pacific Coast languishes in an_arrested- deyelopment, we subscribe our- selves with high respect, your fellow-citizens, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SAN FRANCISCO. A brief resolution was also read and ap- vroved favoring the laying of a submarine cable under American auspices to the Sandwich Islands. The following resolutions weye passed amid much applause Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, impressed with the advantages of peace and comity between all nations, is none the less conyinced that a conservative and honorable assertion of the National policy of self-protection isan absolute necessity to the welfare of the republic and & duty to its citi- zens. _Resolved, That, having these principles ‘in view, this chamber cordially approves the position of the President of the United States on the Monroe doctrine, and congratulates the (GGovernment upon the unanimous approval ot the American people of a National policy so Jiecessary 10 our peace and National prosper- y. Resolved, That attested copies of these resolu- tions be sent to the President of the United States and to the California_delegation for presentation to the Fifty-fourth Congress, now in session; also, that copies be furnished the p‘ubhe press, with request for their publica- tion. In the matter of the proposed resurvey of San Francisco Bay and its tributaries, witha view to improved coast and harbor defenses, the following resolutions were introduced : Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco respectfuily urges upon the honorable Fifty-fourth Congress of the United States the prompt enactment of Senate bill 834, introduced by Senstor Squire, providing for the immediate increase ot coust and harbor defenses. Resolved, That this chamber cordially ap- proves and urges prompt action upon the vari- ous suggestions made by members of Congress for increased naval construetion as a necessity | for the National defense. The money raised | by the taxation of our people and exvended both in incrensed coast desenses and the naval forces of the republic returns at once to_the | | avenues of labor and industry. and s not for a | moment (o be considered in comparison with | the hionor, prestige and safety of our country, Resolved, Toat attested copics of these reso- lutions be forwarded to the President of the United States and to the California_delegation | for presentation to both houses of the Fifty- | fourth Congrees. After resofutions had been adopted regu- | lating the lay-days of vessels laden with | coal from foreign”and domestic " ports, the { members of the chamber expressed them- selves as follows in relation to the funding | bitl: Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of San Franciseo, having under consideration all the conditions involved, and having reference to the message of the President of the United States to the Fiftieth Congress, recommending | the Government to secure itself by legal pro- against financial loss in its relations with subsidized overland railroads, urgently protests against the refunding of the indebted- ness of these railroads by legal enactments. Resolved, That, while the ques 1on of the management of railways by the Government admits of a fair discussion, the obligation of a corporation to pay its debts is as binding as | that of an individual debtor, and when unable | to do this the ordinary process of laws should prevail, otherwise our people have a right to | complain that while citizens generally are | | made to obey the law, rich corporations and | | millionaires are exempt. | Resolved, That the people dependent upon the line of the subsidized defaulting raiiroads, in the case of their debt being funded, must endure the burden of excessive cost of trans- portation for the many years of the extension demanded, an _obvious injustice, which will retard the development of the dependent ter- ritory; whereas a change of management, either directly by the Goveroment or by lease, under proper restrictions, will develop the ter- ritory and increase the value of the railway itself. For these valid reasons, this Chamber of Commerce favors foreclosure by the Govern- | ment as the result of default in the payment of the debt owing it. | Resolned, That attested copiesof these reso- | lutions be sent to the President of the United | States, the Pacific Coast delegation in Congress | sumptive. | and to the committee in the Senate and House of Representatives having the measure under | | consiGeration; also, that copies be furnished ! | the public press requesting its support, | | Hugh Craig, the incoming president, | then read his inaugural address. - After re- | ferring to the prosperity which he said had | characterized the past year as contrasted | | with the preceding year, Mr. Craig said | regarding the Venezuelan question: The threatenings of war which for the last | month have excited the newspapers and Wash- | ington politicians, thanks o the common- | | sense of the ordinary people of the Anglo- | Saxon race, are being relegated to the past, and | | the sneer of those who have pointed to the two | great sections of the Englisn-speaking people | with the remark, “See how_they love one an- other,” will certainly be disappoluted, for it would be the crime of the century should | “Brother John” and ‘‘Brother Jonathan” be | unable to settle by arbitration the wretched | question of some Venezuela boundary. We | must not, however, allow this to be used as a | | feint, or as a “red herring to be drawn aoross | our scent,” and forget that our “Kanuck | cousins” are charged with being a “little too previous” in establishing custom-house offices | on what they claim is our Alaskan boundary. | A member of our chamber has within the last thirty days informed me that his shipments of manufactured clothing to the upper mines of the Yukon have entirely ceased because of the obstructions by Canadian customs authorities, who permit Dominion manufac- | tures to enter free and impose duties upon us. | Our countrymen in the republic of the isles | have been blessed with an abundant sugar | harvest—more than we can refine or consume— | and have already drawn upon our port for 10,000 tons of shipping, and will probably re- uire 10,000 tons more, thence to New York. We may fairly hope that during the coming year an empowering act may passed at Washington hcili{lfin? a protectorate for that youngest of republics, if not annexation to our ©own country. Going further afield, our kith and kin in Australia are recoyering from the wreckage of their financial institutions in 1893. Increased | prices for their staples give them more pur- | chesing power, which will increase trade be- tween our coast and theircolonies. They have been unfortunate, however, in a short harvest, | which has become our opportunity, for our overflowing granaries have been alread: drewn upon for some 25,000 tons of bread. stuffs, which may be increased to something like 100,000 tons before their next harvest. Indeed, late reports advise a shortage there of over 200,000 tons. The cessation of war between Japan and China must lead to increase of the commerce of our port. Ah’emfl{ 500,000 bales of cotton have been arranged for by Japan and are now in course of transhipment to this City by rail, and thence to its ‘poru and destination by steam. The possibilities in the womb of the future for trade with the 400,000,000 of China and the 40,000,000 of Japan cannot be pre- dicted, but certainly m inure to the ad- vantage of our port. The energies of the Japanese population when applied to manufacturing for export are likely to make themselves felt in the marts of the world, and they may become the **Yankees” of the Orient. Alaske has poured her tribute of $1,750,000 from her mines and 800,000 cases of salmon from Ler fisheries into our treasuries and ware- | houses. Her possibilities for expansion are limited only by the enterprise of our mer- chants. - Returning for a moment to our immediate commercial requirements, it will be the duty of each and every member of the Chamber of Commerce to second our efforts to obtain an &ppropriation for the removal of dangers to navigation at the ulpg)‘rolch to and within our own spacious bay of San Francisco. 1 am lnlormes by Professor Davidson, who has made a speciaity of the subject, that upon one small indent of our harbor, where a cor- poration’s influence has been made to do its worlaat Washington, appropriations have been secuted amouniing to $L750,000, . 2d to our neighbor across the bay, the rising city of Oak- land, we may say “well done.” Butwould you believe it, during all that period the appropri- atlons for San Francisco harbor have not ex- ceeded $100,000? The newlg elected officers of the cham- ber to soon be installed are: Hngh Craig, president; Jobn L. Howard, first vice- president; Lonis B. Parrott, second vice- resident; William L. Merry secretary; . H. Dimond, J, F. Chapman, A. J. Ral ston, Louis Sloss Jr., H. T. Scott, F. W. van Sicklen, William L. Merry, Charles Nelson, George A, Newhall, Arthur G. Towne, A. B. Field and Charles M. Yates, directors. | treatment and practically every day since | HOPE FOR CONSUMPTIVES, Four Patients Declare They Are Getting Strong and Well on Lymph. DR. HIRSCHFELDER'S METHOD. A Sufferer in the City and County Hospital Pitches Hay After a Short Treatment. There are three patients afflicted with consumption in the City and County Hos- pital who declare that the lymph treat- ment of Dr. J. O. Hirschfelder has produced extraordinary results for the bettef, and these sufferers are now hopeful that they may recover.: One of them, William John Davis, denies everything that Willie, a fellow-patient, stated regarding the new method of treating consumption. Willie's account of his alleged experiences in the City and County Hospital, in effect that Dr. Hirschfelder’s injections for consump- tion were cruel and not efficacious, were declared by Davis yesterday to be incor- rect. One poor fellow, who on entering the hospital little more than two months ago could barely breathe, and for that reason waspositively unable to undergo the slight- est exertion, could not be found in the consumption ward yesterday. After a hunt about the institution he was found. ‘‘Where were you?” the doctor in charge of the ward asked. “Out in the hayloft, helping a man pitch hay,’” was the reply. This man was James (’}nrd, 41 years of age, laborer by occupation, who' entered the hospital November 25, and began to undergo the lymph treatment December 23, e looked sickly, of course, but had little of that hue characteristic of the con- “I'm feeling pretty strong now,” he said in reply to a question as to his condi- tion. “I've been working up in the hay- loft. I took the treatment first December 25. I was pretty bad then, for up to that time I had not picked up much, fiu: I've gained twenty-four or twenty-five pounds since.’’ “Fifteen pounds, isn’t it?"” the doctor. *No; twenty-five pounds. You did not | weigh me since January 7,and I've gained ten pounds since. I weighed 134 pounds Saturday when I weighed myself.”” Regarding his present condition Card spoke like a man in the full enjoyment of health. ‘‘At the present time I feel better than for the last year,”” he said. *‘I've been im- proving fast ever since taking the lymph treatment, been gaining in weight and strength; and my wind is a great deal bet- ter, I coughed very bad when I came in here, but don’t cough hardly at all now— at night time very seldom, and for the last four or five nifhts none at all. My appe- tite isas good as can be, and I feelg’m getting well fast.” “What do you thinlk of the treatment?’” “Aslong as I've improved under it, T give it credit for the good it has done. I feel that if I'd been on the outside with- out this treatment I would not have im- proved that way. Before December T could hardly get up or down stairs, my breath was so short, but that doesn’t bother me much now. I'm beginning to feel like work again.” ‘William Carr, another patient under Dr. | Hirschfelder's treatment of injections be- tween the shoulders, said he had improved steadily under it. He is 26 years of age, a laborer, and was admitted to the hos- pital December 16. While the ravages of | the disease had progressed far in his case he was by no means a promising subject, vresenting as he did to the doctor a con- stitution wrecked from the excessive use of alcoholic liquor; and besides consump- tion had taken a firm hold of him. De- cember 31 he was placed nnder the lymph interrupted then he has been given an injection. The | story he told of his case is as follows: “The first two injections made me a little sick, but after that I did not notice any bad effect from it. At first 1 did not feel much improvement, but my cough on began to go away and that made me feel easier. “I gained two and a half pounds in eight days and began to feel better and to have a better appetite. My color has im- proved since I took the injections, and I feel now that the treatment gives me cause to hope that I will get well. I slee; soundly on account of not coughing, as used to do, and after so much sleep all night I feel good and rested in the morn- ing, and that is different from how I felt before taking the treatment.’” Willlam John Davis, 62 years of age, who entered the hospital October 21, 1895, in a very bad condition, began to take the Jymph treatment November 4, and now he }s wildly enthusiastic over its effect upon him. “When I came in here on October 22, said he, ‘it was to die; not tolive. I bade my friends good-by forever. Two weeks after I commenced to take the lymph treatment and in two weeks more found the benefit of it. Iam fast getting better. My cough has disappeared and 1 sleep well at night. I did not weigh 100 pounds before taking it. My weight went up to 10714, to 1114, and now my steady wel‘;ht is 110 pounds, & gain of ten pounds, *‘The injection is so good 1 could not help but compliment Dr.” Hirschfelder for the good it has done me.” A iprivaw patient of the physician who has introduced the treatment has been re« ceiving injections of the lymph for nearly two months, and says he feels new blood in his veins already. He is J. D. Maddox of Santa Rosa. A few months ago Mr. Maddox learned that he was stricken with phthisis. A member of his family, who is a physician, advised him to try the lymph treatment, and he came_to San Francisco and took rooms at 619 Hyde street, where he was seen yesterday. Mr. Maddox, like the two young suffer- ers in the hospital, had much” of the color of health without the hectic glow. His eye, too, as with the others, was almost normal, and his manmner and spirits be- trayed a mind full of something more than hope—a belief that he would eventuall return to health and happiness thmug{ the medium of this as yet practically un- known remedy. “Had I any friend afflicted with con- sumption,”” he said, “I should must cer- tainly recommend this treatment. As for myself, I would not give it up now for any consideration on earth, it has peen such a wonderful success in my case. My brother, a graduate of Cooper Medical College, told me I ought to try the treatment which Dr. Hirschfelder was introducing, and I took his adyice. I came to town and bave visited the doctor's office daily to be treated, and I am beginning to feel myself improve day by day.” THE VETERAN FIREMEN. Installation and Banquet of Those ‘Who Ran With the Old Ma- chine. The annual installation of officers, re- union and banquet of the Veteran Volun- teer Firemen’s Association were held last evening in Pioneer Hall ou Fourth street. Financial Sacretary Pohlmann reported that he had received from all sources dur- ing the year $2769, and that thirty-three new membership accounts had been opened. The financial condition is better now than it ever has beer. During the year there were six deaths of members. The membership-roll shows at present 296 names. The trustees’ report showed a balance in bank December 31, | of the institution, the idea being to pat- 1894, of $193257; dividend No. 11, $46 35; received from treasurer, $300; dividend No. 12, $45 28; balance in bank December 31, 1895, $2324 20, The retiring president, J. H. Mahoney, who has held the position for the past two or three terms, congratulated the members upon the healthy condition of the associa- tion and thanked them for thei‘r'gelp and support during his occupancy of the presi- degm chair, Then he installed the fol- lowing newly elected officers: President, J. S. Marshall; first vice-president, 8. Bunner; second vice-president, George Car- lisle; third vice-president, William H. Miller; financial secretary, G.Pohlmann; recording secretary, William’ A. Scollay; treasurer, W. Fahrenkrug; directors—W. Kaubinger, John Foley, Thomas Cornell, F. Terramorse and Ala Harris; trustees—R. Harold, Fred A. Will and Colonel H. J. Burns. At the conclusion of the installation the members and their families retired to the banquet hall, where a splendid repast of everything that could tempt the appetite was spread. Over 200 people sat down to the table. A string band was in attend- ance. Speeches and toasts were made and responaed to by many of the banqueters. At the conclusion Gus Pohlmann sang that ever popular fireman’s song, “We Ran With the Old Machine,” and the en- tire assemblage joined in the chorus. —_———————— Murder in the Second Degree. The trial of William Sierp was concluded in Judge Bahr’s court last evening, and the case was given to the jury. Sierp was charged with er for having killed Emanuel Marino during & saloon row on October 12 last. The row took place in the saloon which is in Hinck- ley alley, and the killing was dene out in the street. The jury last night brought in & ver- dict of murder ‘in the second degree with & recommendation to mercy. He will be sen- tenced on Saturday. BNAI B'RITH HALL T0 60, It Is to Be Disposed of to Pro- vide for a More Suitable Structure. A Building to Cost Not Less Than $150,000 to Be Constructed on Van Ness Avenue. At the session of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of B’nai B’rith, Dis- trict No. 4, which begins on Sunday next, two of the most important measures that bave ever come up for consideration before that body will be decided. One of these is the proposition for the construction of a magnificent new build- ing on the lot at the corner of Fell street and Van Ness avenue, owned by the B'nai B'rith Endowment Association, and the sale of the present site and building owned by the B'nai B'rith Hall Association. The lot of the Endowment Fund Asso- ciation has a frontage of 120 feet on Van Ness avenue and 100 feet on Fell street, and is valued at about $100,000. On this it is proposed to erect a structure to cost not less than $150,000. It is proposed to make this building the home of the order and to equip it with every modern appur- tenance that will make it attractive for the older and the younger members, as well as for the children of the members. Among other features it is understood that Grand President Abraham Jonas will recommend that a lecture-room, a reading- ing-room and a gymnasium be made part tern it as much like the poYular building of the Y. M. C. A. as possible. The prospective changes outlined have been the subject of discussion in every subordinate lodge connected with the Dis- trict Grand Lodge for some time past, and the sentiment among the individual mem- bers is practically unanimous in favor of the new enterprise. The delegates to the Grand Lodge, who are all past presidents of the subordinate lodges, have not been specially instructed to vote in favor of the new building, but, as expressed by Grand Secretary Levison, “They are all men of intelligence. and they will vote for what- ever they think best.” B’nai B'rith Hall and its present site is owned by a stock company known as the | B'nai B'rith Hall Association, the share- | holders of which are members of the vari- | ous subordinate lodges, the subordinate | lodges and the Grand Lodge. It isthe purpose of the Grand Lodge to buy up all the shares of the individual members and the subordinate lodges and then to sell the site and structure and use the pro- ceeds in the construction of the proposed new building. There is a standing offer of $125,000 for the Eddy-street properiy as it exists to-day, but it is believed that by waiting a short time they will be able to get probably some- thing in the neighborhood of $140,000. And the only opposition to the general scheme is on this point. Some of the members are opposed to beginning opera- tions on the new structure before the old one is disposed of, as they are opposed to becoming seriously involved in debt. The new structure will stand in the name of the B'nai B'rith Endowment Fund As- sociation and will be devoted entirely to the needs of the order. Another proposition that is to receive attention 1s that relating to monthly dues or assessments. Under the present rules every married man who becomes a mem- ber of the order is compelled to join the endowment branch, which gives his widow or heirs §2000 on his death and provides a weekly benefit of from $8 to $10 a week during theillness of the member. For these privilegesand benefitsthemonthly dues are now $2 50 for all members alike, regardless of ege at the time of afliliation. This amount has been found inadequate to meet the needs of the order, and a new feature 1s to be placed before the Grand Lodge for its consideration, in which it is proposed to fix the assessments of mem- bers according to their age on a graduated scale, the older applicants paying the higher assessments. The election of officers will take place on Tuesday next. NEW TO-DAY. PUT IT IN THE “CALL” That a vast amount of the pain prevalent may be prevented, and ALL of it much relieved, by the use of the WONDERFUL NEW REMEDY HEKKRAKEARK L2 FARAKARE KK H R KANRARAR it in il A z‘:izm** x5 MITCHELL’S ™*%%%x X i T, 4 l; ety it LOTION ,oiivis HH X !..fi :::'m¥§: AL et usee RN XN HHNRE -4 ORRORR YR vasear FROONNK SR WA AR CLEAN AND EASY TO USE. CAN'T HURT A CHILD: Sore Throats, Burns and Neuralgia, QUICKLY RELIEVED AND CURED. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, at 25¢, 50c and $1.00 Be Sure and Read the Directions. Fill a small teacup with Lotion; when balf evaporated cover and keep for EXTERNAL USE. When dry add Lotion to cover the sediment and use for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, all pains, and Seciatic or Asthmatic troubles. PREPARING A MEMORIAL, The Sub-Committee Is Almost Ready to Render a Final Report. FUNDING OPPONENTS HOPEFUL, Important Information Regarding the Fight in Washington Arriv- ing Daily. From the number of letters received by Mayor Sutro during the past two days re- lating to the fight which the Committee of Fifty is making against the funding bill it is evident that the big anti-funding con- vention held at Metropolitan Temple on Saturday last nas had a strong effect on the community and the State at large. A majority of the communications are commendatory of the efforts of the com- mittee, while others offer suggestions for points that can be urged against the bill when it comes up before Congress for de- bate. 2 Mayor Sutro is still possessed by a fear that the railroad lobbyists will manage to secure’ votes that would otherwise be recorded against the bill, but feels that the chances of defeating it were never stronger than at the presenttime, when the people appear to be taking a general interest in the matter. Not a day passes that the Senators and Representatives are not bombarded with broadsides of Colton letters, hints on how National lawmakers are bribed or appeals for the welfare of California. At the same time the news bureaun in the Montgomery block is keep- ing the committee’s agents in Washington apprised of every move of the railroad magnates that comes to light on this coast, nnd! reports from the capital are received daily. Tge nature of these reports is as a general thing kept secret, the committee not desiring to_allow the advocates of the bill to -know just how much information they are possessed of. Some startlin facts have been learned, however, regard- ing the work of the railroad lobbyists, and this information will be put to good use when the debate is opened, if not before. Some Congressmen will be surprised to know how much their movements have been watched. The memorial whicb is to be forwarded to Congress as the expression of the people of California regarding the funding bill is taking shape and will be made public within a day or two. The sub-committee on memorial, which consists of Messrs. Sutro, Davie, Doyle, Highton, Gibson, Caminetti and Estee, has held several meetings, exchanged ideas, and is now working on the docu- ment daily. The plan pursued is to have each memiber draft a memorial according to his own ideas, and the dociiment which is to go on to Washington wiil be made up from the best points of all these. The members of the original committee are much pleased over the action of the Chamber of Commerce in passing the reso- lutions that were adopted by that body yesterday. The assistance of an organiza- tion representing such a large element of the commercial world as the chamber does is expected to have a decided effect on Congre: The resolutions will be sent on to Washington in full. For Government Ownership. A mass-meeting of those in favor of Govern- ment ownership of railroads has been called {or to-morrow evening at Metropolitan Temple. ————————————————————————— NEW TO-DAY. (ITYarPAR Winter Clearance Sale BEFORE STOCK-TAKING. GLOVES! -:- GLOVES! Grand Special Sale. GREAT BARGAINS GLACE AND SUEDE! All Sizes. All Colors. All Styles. All Lengths. 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