The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1896, Page 19

DECORATIONS, OT a few of the citizens of San Francisco have been honored. y our own Government or {y foreign rulers with medals or emblems that are valued for their historical associations as well as for the fact that they render especially memo- rable the occasion of the presentation, and are elogquent proof of appreciation of ser- | vices rendered. These decorations are, as a rule, a matter of intense pride with their | possessors. They tell of distinguished consideration from exalted powers; of the grateful recognition of valorous con- duct or of services of acknowledgment in the civic branches of government, The stories connected with some of these dec- orations are exceedingly interesting, and on the whole they make reading thatis neither uninstructive nor unprofitable. One of the very ancient decorations of Eurovean royalty is that of the order of Christ, which was established by King Diniz of Portugal in August, 1318. The order was created shortly following the Crusades, and was intended as a perpetu- ation of the order of Templars. Persons distinguished for their deeds and worksare decorated with this order by the Portu- guese ruler. It is a red-enameled cross | with a golden border, and depends from a scarlet ribbon, like the Legion of Honor | medal. Théonly possessor of this historic medal in San Francisco is Dr. Bourgoug- non de Marville, who, by the way,isa Frenchman. General W. H. L. Barnes enjoys the dis- | tinction of being the only man not of | Scandinavian birth who is entitled to wear the decoration of the order of St. Olaf. The story of how the honor came to him The Order of St. Olaf. | fare. i, M\%I HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, .1896 Il il i i ! “i \", Ll means, “True and faithful.” The medal isfurther adorned with emeralds, diamonds and pearls. The order dates back a thou- sand years. There is an amusing side to this story as well. It appears that a council was held at Stockholm with reference to the advisa- bility of conferring the St. Olaf decoration on a foreigner. The opposition was very strong, and, despite the fact that the President of the council declared that it was the King’s wish that General Barnes should be so honored, the council threat- ened to vote down the proposition. The question was at a critical stage, but the president of the council rose to the im- portance of the occasion. He was some- what of a politician himself. “Why, gentlemen,”” exclaimed the presi- dent, ““do you know who the man ison whom the King desires to confer his royal favor? Do you know that his fame extends to the remotest bounds of civilization? Do youknow that he ranks to-day as the great- estlawyerinall America? You are all mili- tary men, my brothers, and need I tell you more than that General Barnes stands second only in rank to that.unapproach- able commander, General Grant? Not only that, but he is one of the foremost cf living statesmen, and it is conceded that he will be the next President of the United States. Can we not afford to honor such a man when he has so nobly.and honorably and. successtully defended the subjects of, Sweden when they appealed to him, poor and wronged strangers in a strange land on the other side of the world ?” These arguments were invincible, The opposition fadéd away like fog clouds be- fore the powerful rays of thesun. The president was compelled to suppress an involuntary cheer just before the vote was taken. By the time the roll was calied the fog was nowhere; the sun everywhere. General Barnes received the unanimous sanction of the council for the honor of the order of S8t. Olaf. The only other Scandinavian decoration in the City is that held by the Swedish Consul, Henry Lund, who bas received the medal of the order of Wasa, which is awarded for valuable civic and military services to Norway and Sweden. Colonel George Washington Grannis is the possessor of a beautiful gold medal, which is illustrated on this page, and which calls to mind the story of an event unparalleled in the history of naval war- ciety of 1812 to Mr. Grannis, as the eldest son of a survivor of the famous crew of the American private armed brig General Armstrong. Mr. Grannis’ father, who be- came Captain Alva Grannis, shipped un- der Captain Samuel C. Keid on the Gen- The medal was presented by the So- | further attempt would be made to violate the neutrality laws. ‘ Soon after midnight twelve or fourteen boats, supposed to contain 400 men, with small cannon, swivels, blunderbuses and other arms, made a violent attack on the brig, when a conflict of unequaled severity ensued, lasting forty minutes, and ter- minating in the total defeat and partial destrietion of thie boats and immense slaughter of the assailants. Every man in the brig was a host in himself. In this brilliant defense the Americans sustained aloss of but two killed and seven wounded, while the British loss was be- tween two and three hundred killed. At daybreak on the morning of the 27th the British ships began a heavy cannon- ade on the Armstrong, and’ her captain, deeming further resistance unavailing, abandoned her, and she was soon after- ward set on fire by the Bri ish. The survivors of that conflict are all in their graves, but the medal of honor in each case will go down through the gener- Knight of Dannebrog. mander) complimented Major Coey with the additional command, although the latter was one of the youngest officers of the brigade, bogh in years and rank. His brilliant service was noted, ana when General Morrow fell he was ordered to take command, but was prevented by a serious wound. “*Captain Coey”' is mentioned repeatedly for heroic conduct 1n the earlier war re- ports from his division. He was wounded many times, and at Hatchers Run, after being borne from the field unconscious and apparently - lifeless, - returning to consciousness, he rode back on the horse of an ambulance sergeant and accom- panied the final charge that won the day. Although Major Coey’s life was then'de- spaired of he wes on the skirmish line The Famous Privateersman’s Medal. wheén the flag of truce appeared on April 9, 1865, when the war was ended. On that day he was appointed brevet- colonel. . A Three of the leading Italian residents of San Francisco have been honored by King Humbert with the order of Chevalier of the Crown of Italy. The distinguished three are Joseph Calegaris, Dr. P. de Vecchi and E. Moro. A pious tradition says that the crown of Italy was made out of the nails which were used in the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ; that these nails were found in the year 395 on Mount Calvary by Helena, the mother of Con- sfantine the Great, and that she had a diadem made out of them and presented it to.her son, the Emperor. Subsequently the diadem 'came into the possession of Pope Gregory I, who made a vresent of it to Queen Teolinda, wio, wish- ing that the precious relic should be held sacred, donated it to the cathedral at Morza, with the injunction that future Kings of Italy should wear it. It wasthen called “The Iron Sacred Crown of Italy.” The crown remained almost undisturbed in the church of Morza till in 1859, before the Italian war of independence, and in that year the Austrian Government—then in possession of the whole of Lombardy—or- dered it removed to Vienna. After the war of independence the dia- dem was returned to the Italian Govern- ment. Victor Emmanuel created the order of Chevaliers of the Crown of Italy in 1868 to celebrate the event of the occupation of Venice and the annexed territories, as well as the fact that by Such annexation the invested with the order of the Ritterkreuz by the German Emperor and with the order of the Chevalier's Cross by Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria. The only member of the Danish order of Dannebrog in the State of California is John Simpson, Consul of Denmark in this City. King Waldemar II, called the Vic- torious, who reigned in Denmark from the year 1202 to 1241, went, at the request of the Pope, to ‘Estland, on the bay of Fin- land, in the year 1219 with a fleet of 1400 ships and landed an army in order to sub- due the Estlanders, who were heathen, and to convert them to Christianity., A desperate battle (called Volmer Slaget) was fought at Reval. At firstthe Estland- ers were victorious. . The monks who accompanied. the Danish army had gone to a hill in view of the battle-field and were praying fervently for the success of the Danes. The tradi- tion runs that suddenlya red banner, with a white cross, the emblem of Cbristianity, descended from heaven, and the monks bore it down to the plain. The sight of the banner so inspired the Danes that they turned defeat into victory, and since that memorable day this banner has been the national ensign of Denmark and is called Dannebrog. In commemora- tion of the event just described the King founded this order in the same year, 1219, The members are called Knights of the ovder of Dannebrog. _ A second degree of the order was founded by King Frederick IV in 1671 and a third by Christian VIIin 1808. The order is be- stowed for valorous and meritorious con- duct in the service of the Government or in science and literature. The inscription on the cross should be read in the following order: Gud og Kongen, meaning, God and the King, LEO THE EDITOR. They Pope a Careful Reviser, With the Head of a Healthy Journalist. According to the rumors from Rome the Pope is now finishing a new pontifical doc- ument, addressed to the dissenting churches, and claiming the supreme au- thority of the Holy See from the time of St. Peter. And just here it may be interesting to note how the Pope gets out his encyecli- cals., Leo XIII at first studies his sub- ject. When he forms the outlines of it in his head he sends for one of the cardinals or prelates who are in his confideuce, explains his general plan to him and re- quests _him to develop it. This Cardinal o: prelate whom the Pope selects for his collaborator is always a most eminent Legion of Honor. will bear repetition, as it is full of human interest.and not devoid of beauty. 'n 1878 there came to the port of San Francisco the American ship Sunrise with a crew that was taken aboard in the northern part of Norway, at Trondhjem. This is about the latitude of Iceland. The natives there are & hardy race, and this crew wasa pick of bardy men, all first-class sailors, but not one of them able to speak English. The captain and mate of the vessel beat those men almost out of God’s image. The captain’s name was Clark; the mate’s, Harris, Arriving here the mem- bers of the crew told their countrymen of this City the story of brutal treatment. The Scandinavian societies asked General Barnes to bring action against the captain and mate. Clark and Harris were in- dicted on seventy-one counts. General Barnes assisted United States District At- torney (now Judge) W. W. Morrow in the prosecution of the cases. The defendants were ably rep nted, but were convicted on every count, fined $5000 each and sen- tenced each to a term of five years in prison. The Scandinavian societies then brought to General Barnes a sack of coin contain- ing about $750 in halves aud quarters col- lected from their countrymen. The gen- eral declined the proffered money, telling the committee to .go and give it to the wounded sailors, and that he would con- Chevalier of the Crown of Italy. sider his services as so much done for American decency. Time passed, and one day the Consul for Sweden and Norway asked General Barnes to make an appointment with him. This was done, and when the appointed day arrived the Consul marched into the general’s office at the head of a crowd of people and handed him an autograph let- ter from King Oscar. His Majesty addressed the general as his friend and said: I have learned throughmy Consul of your advocacy of the cause of some of my subjects and of the results which followed. These things give me great satisfaction,and I can truly sey to you, in the name of Him who is infinitely greater than all kings of earth, “Whatsoever thou hast done unto the least of these, that thou hast done unto me.” I.send you the order of St.Olaf, with appropriate decorations, which T hope you will accept as a memento from your friend, OSCAR. This decoration is an eight-pointed Greek cross with sapphire center, upon which is embossed in gold on one side the yampant lion of Sweden and on the other .be motto of Bt. Olaf, which, translated, United States Medal of Homnor, 1861-65. ations. Colouel Grannis says that he oftén questioned his father about the fight at Fayal, but it was a subject that the sire avoided. The very mention of Fayal acted like ashock to his nerves. The midnight scene of flame and death was so deeply impressed on his mind that the breath- ing of that name seemed to bring again that hour of slaughter. At such times he would cover his eyes with his hands and silence would be the only answer. The colonel prizes the medal more highly than he would any decoration that royalty could confer. General James Coey, ex-Postmaster of Ban Francisco, is a' member of the Medal of Honor Legion of the United States. It is composed of those officers and enlisted men of the regular army and navy- and volunteer .forces of the United States to whom medals have been presented by the President in the name of Congress, as having most distinguished themselves by their gallantry in action and other soldier-like qualities %uring the war for the preservation of the Union and the constitution, 1861-65; and also all soldiers, seamen and marines to whom, for distin- guished services in any war of the United States, the Secretary of the Navy has awarded medals of honor pursuant to act or resolution of Congress. In accordance with an act of Congress, approved March 3, 1863, General Coey was eral Armstrong; which carried seven guns and a crew of ninety men. The privateer played havoc with British commerce, frequently sailing into the British Channel, sinking’ a merchantman and invariably escaping after hot pursuit from English cruisers. Shewas one of the terrors of the sea to the craft that flew the Union Jack, and her destruction was no doubt prayed for in strong language by many & British captain. The Armstrong left the port of New York on the 9th of September, 1814, and on the 26th of the same month arrived and cast anchorin the neutral vort of Fayal for the purpose of obtaining a supply of fresh water. The crew was employed that afternoon in tak- ing the water aboard. About sunset of that day the British brig-of-war Carnation eppeared suddenly in sight, followed by the British ship Rota, of 38 guns, ana a 74-gun ship, the Plantagenet. The squadron was commanded by Cap- tain Robert Lloyd. The fleet anchored in the harbor of Fayal about 7 ». M. and some suspicious movements among these vessels indicating an intention to violate the neutrality law of the port induced Captain Reid to order his brig to be warped in shore close under the guns of the castle. This prudential step was taken by Captain Reid to avoid collision with the over- whelming force in his presence and to pre- serve, if possible, the neutrality of the port from violation. While he was thus en- deavoring to place his brig as near as possible under the guns of the castle, four boats approached his vessel filled with armed men from the fleet. Captain Reid hailed them and re- peatedly warned them to keep off. They did not heed him. Knowing that the ob- ject of the crews in the boats was the cap- ture of the brig, and finding his admoni- tion unavailing be ordered his men to fire, and they did. The fire was returned by the boats, killing one and wounding an-- other on the brig. Several of the assail- ants were killed and ‘wounded, and the boats retreated to the fleet and prepared for a more formidable attack. Meantinie the Armstrong was placed closer to the shore and to the castle, hoping that no The Franz Josef Medal. presented by the Secretary of War with a medal of honor for distinguished bravery at the battle of Hatcher’s Run, Va., Feb- ruary 6, 1865, The particular incidents of this action, relative to General Coey, are recounted in the records of the ‘War Department at Washington. He was major of the One Hundred and Yorty-seventh New York Volunteers attached. to General 8. W. Crawford’s division. At Hatcher's Run, when the commanding officer on the right of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh had fallen, General Marrow (brigade com- theologian. He works out and amplifies the rough draft which the Pope confides to him. When this is done he brings it to his Holiness, who gives it the first re- vision, adding to it, correcting it or mak- ing excisions, as his judgment dictates. ‘When the Pope is satisfied with this first study he turns the matter over to his ‘“‘Secretary of the Latin Letters,’”” whose function it is to translate the Pontifical documents into Latin. This prelate isa distinguished Latinist.. When he receives the first text of the encyclical, which is always in Italian, he stretches it outin long and elegant Latin perieds. Thisdone the document is printed in the printing establishment of the Vatican. The Pope then gets the proof of it and immediately begins to revise and correct it. ILeo XIII is hard to please in this matter. He is very particular and often passes sleepless nights meditating over the cadence of a period. It is not the perfection of style alone that he aims at; he takes the greatest care to pre- sent his thoughts in all their shades and shapes, fearing to let a single word go be- yond his idea and thereby leave room for alse interpretations. Sometimes the Pope sends the encyclical to Cardinals and other high ecclesiastics with the request for their opinions. These learned men read care- 19 THAT GARBAGE CONTRACT, The Merchants’ Association Wants to Be Heard on the Subject. FIFTY YEARS IS T00 LONG. Mr. Dohrmann Says It Would Be a Direct and an Indirect Tax on the People. The Merchants’ ' Association is very much displeased with the manifest haste of the Board of Supervisors in disposing of the garbage question by awarding a contract for.the destruction ot the City’s refuse for ‘as long a term as fifty years. The association maintains that such a con- tract will give the successful bidders a monopoly of a business for half a century and that the public would be more heavily taxed thereby than it is at present. An effort was recently made to get the Supervisors to defer definite action in the matter until the association could present figures and facts for the enlightenment of the board. This was not done and the as- sociation yesterday sent the following letter: Gentlemen : This association requested yonr honorable board at its last meeting to post- pone action relative to.the garbage franchise until further data and information could be submitred upon this subject. In appearing before your Healtn and Police Committee we were informed that it was too late forany argu- ment upon this question, and now learn that this committee will recommend the award of this franchise for a period of fifty years for the small sum of $5500. Under these circumstances we reluctantly address you again upon this subject, and it is only on account of the great importance of this question to San Francisco that induces us o request you to give this communication your special consideration. We fully realize that the present method of garbage disposal is obsolete and dangerous to the health of the community. A decided im- ]’)rov(‘ment in this direction is certainly abso- utely necessary. Were a franchise for ‘a lim- ited number of years now under considera- tion, or & provision included by which, in case of necessiiy, the City would itself undertake the disposal of garbage upon fair terms, this association woulgglldl}' see the change con- summated without the least objection or de- lay. The award of this franchise, however, tor the long period of fifty years in consideration of the trifling sum 01%5300. is a step that as- surealy should not be taken without the most serious investigation and study. We regret our inability heretofore to throw light upon this subject, but will be able to pre- sent a detailed and complete report within ten days. Therefore, unless the law compels the award of this franchise at once, a short delay is surely -a_reasonable request to make, especially as it can be granted without injus- tice to any one interested. There is, moreover, & grave uncertainty as to which bid is really the highest, and upon this uestion it would also be_advisable to collect the necessary data before final action is taken. We would, therefore, respectiully request that atime be set by your honorable board, when facts and figures upon this question may be submitted, and when other parties who wish to do so may appear before you for this purpose. In conclusion, permit us to correct a state- ment erroneously reported, that this associa- tion desires to bid upon the franchise for gar- bage disposal. This is not so; this association neither could nor would be interested in any such undertaking. On the contrary, we be- lieve that if possibie the City itself should un- dertake this important work: or letit upon such terms and conditions that will enable the City todo 5o later, if impractical at present. We certainly have 1o personal preferences as 10 the suceessful bidder for this franchise, We are deeply interested in this subject as citizens and taxpayers, just as you gentlemen are, so that the best possible terms are secured for the benefit and welfare of the City and all its tax- payers and residents. President Dohrmann of the association had a few remarks to make upon the sub- ject. He said that -this is by far too im- portant to be rushed througi without due consideration, and ali the association wants is one week to present facts to show the importance of the subject. In the first lace, the officers of the association do not believe that the fifty-year contract is in the interests of the City and the people. The experience of officials of other cities shows that garbage can be handled by the mu- nicipality at a great profit and to the great relief of ‘the people. New York, Baffalo, Columbus and other large Eastern cities, to say nothing of the Europgan cities, have their own crematories and take garbage away from the housenolder gratis. . The reports of Colonel Warring, Super- int ndent of Streets in New York, show that the city derives a big revenue from the sale of scrap iron, benes, brass, paper, sacks, raes, and a dozen other things that find. their way to the dumps. These arti- cles at least pay for the free cartage of the garbage from the houses. The product of the orematory is converted into fertilizing substance, also a sourceof profit. Insome cities the heavier product is converted into brick® for cheap buildings. These crematories, said Mr.” Dohrmann, are con- ducted upon a very small direct tax upon the people, and they are rated as the most profitable of the cities’ sources of revenue. In speaking of the proposition of the Supervisors. to_let the contract for a term of fifty years Mr. Dohrmann said thata great injustice will be done to the public. The same system of carting away the garbage will be employed. The zarbage- gatherers will be obliged to charge higuer Tates for their services, because they will Fhave to pay the contractors a fee of so much per ton for disposing of the waste. Thus it will be a direct and an indirect tax upon the public, and it would be an out- rage to saddle such obligations upon the people for half a century. With the march of progress new methods will be devised for disposing of garbage, yet for the small sum of $5500 the City will be prevented from keeping up with the times. This will be burdensome from the start, but it will be obnoxious before the contract expires, What the association_desires is that if the contract be let it shall be upon the agreement that the time shall not be greater. than five or ten vears, If it is let for a longer term the contract should con~ tain a stipulation that the City could pur- chase the plant soas to dispose of garbage on 1ts own account. Mr. Dohrmann 1s satisfied that but few understand the importance of the ques- tion or the great profits in handling the City’s zarbage. 1-fe says that he is sure that, if understood, there would be many who would bid for the contract and give better terms. Even as it is it is a matter of doubt whether the bid dn which the con- tract was awarded was the best for the City. At any rate the associdtionswants the final settlement delayed for u few days, so these matters may be determined. THE MONTEREY'S COTMTHANDER. Captain Theodore Kane Restored to Health aud on Duty Again. Captain Theodore Kane, U. 8. N., has so far recovered from an attack of malarial fever as to be able to resume command of the United States coast defense ship Mon- terey. About three weeks ago he became ill and was conveyed to the residence of his sister, Mrs. Gibbs, of-this City. Last evening Pay Inspector Bellows was seen at_the California Hotel, and in reply to inquiries concerning the captain, said : “Captain Kane was in my office day before yesterday., He has recovered from his re- cent sickness and is now in command of the Monterey.” The Only Way. At the Association Auditoritim, Meson and Ellis streets, to-day at 8 o'clock Rev. J. A. Cru- zan will tell- young men of the royal highway ess and fame. Free to all young men. es admitted. The Knickerbocker quar- tet will sing several selections. kEW TO-DAY. Doctor’s Advice Is Free to Every Patient Wearing This Famous Electric Belt. fully'the Latin text and return it to the Pope with their observations. The Pope’s proof, loaded with notes, additions' and excisions, is finally’ sent to the Vatican printers, who return it to his Holiness in its final form. At last the Pope has his encyclical in proper shape; but it fre- quently happens that Leo XIII keeps unification of Italy was almost complete. The order is conferred upon those who, whether’ Italians or foreigners, have con- tributed to the welfare of Italy. The King is the grand master of the order. The medal of the Legion of Honor of France adorns the breast of Gustave De- longrave, the French Consul. The order of the Legion of Honor was instituted by Napoleon in 1802, the order that had been celebrated under the old monarchy having been abolished by the French Revolution. Al soldiers upon whom sgbers of honor had been conferred and all citizens of suf- ficient merit were declared eligible. The decoration of the Legion of Honor is a white-enameled, five-rayed star, on ribbon of watered scarlet silk. Under the first empire the star bore a portrait of Napo- leon, and a wreath of oak and laurel; with the words, “Napoleon, Em- peror of France.” On the reverse side was the French eagle grasping a thunderbolt, and the legend, “Honneur et Patrie.”” At present, however, the obverse side of the star bears the effigy of the republic and the words “Republique Francaise.”” The reverse side contains two tricoler flags with the original legend. Baron von Schroeder takes pride in a military decoration received from the royal grandfather of the present ruler of Germany. The Baron held the rank of captain of cavalry in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, and so distinguished himself as to obtain the award of the order of the Iron Cross. This militaty order was created in 1813 by Frederick William IIX to reward meritorious conduct of soldiers in the war that was then being waged against the first Napoleon. The iron eross is black with a white border. It is very highly prized by those who are entitled to wear it. The German Consul-General Adolph Rosenthal wears the order of the Red Eagle, founded by Frederick I of Prussia, and also the Commander’s Cross of Franz Josef of Austria. 3 0. Loban, tne German Vice-Consul, has two bronze medals, earned by him in the Franco-Prussian war, in which he held the | rank of first lieutenant. He has also been Iron Cross of Prussia. it locked wup for giving it publicity. He watches the current of public opinion, and waits for a favorable chance to bring out the carefully prepared document, because an encfclical presented at an unfavorable moment creates little or no impression. That is just what bappened to the first en- cyclical of Leo XIIL upon the union of churches, addressed ““To Princes and Peo- les.”” Itcame out on the very day that E’mident Carnot was assassinated, and the newspapers were hardly able to give it more than a couple of lines. 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