The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1896. HUDELSON SAYS YORKE FALSIFIES The State President Im- pugns the Chancellor's Truth. “PROVE OR APOLOGIZE.”| Statements Concerning Ex-Gov-| ercor Sheldon Declared Incorrect. REV. FATHER YORKE'S LETTER. The Issues Joined Concern Five Points Only—Father Wyman Replies to 3 Dr. York. The following communication is seli- | explanatory: 819 Merket s SAN FRANCISCO, € To the Editor of The DEARSIR: The editor of the News L he is not a member of the m ed Father Yorke in a re- finess in dodging.” sue appeared & remerk- pen of the Chancellor, e tion at this time only in order t 2 s may note how stren- uously that gentleman is endeavoring to dis- tract public_attention from the real questions at is He desires 10 discuss individuals rather than principles, and far from standing by his offer to prove every statement made in former letter, he is industriously engaged ining away irom every disputed pro; 1, her made by himself or by another. On casual inspection of the letter, however, 1 notice that t s 10 apologize if ha makes unauthenticated statements. Iam not surprised that he makes the offer, but 1 shall indeed be surpriced if. being found the wrong. he does apologize. And in this con- nection I demand that he apolo for his statement concerning ex-Governor Sheldon or rove the truth of his words. The statement is as follows: Governor Sheldon w naking an A.P. A, h in Los Angeles. He stated that there we; the cathed; nemed Don for 31000 and of d be found, and asked » appointed o search the The ex-Governor refused 10 accept This statement, so far as ex-Governor Shel- s abs v and unqual irposely false. The rea ind in the fact that the s now prominently before dc fied son for m g 1 ex-Governor's name 1 he people as & probable delegate to the next tionai Republican Convent and in the fact that neither Father Yorke nor any Governor Sheldon to ad- sts of the “church.” you who adopted the up,” take a little of T OWDL to irther than usl inspec- on, found nothi orthy of se- 15 consideratic mizht ex plain_why he quotes cd reply to me anti-Catholic literature, whica he “is not pre ared 1o was circulatea by the A. P.A.” However, there may be <o ing of value in the ietter, €ven as & MiCroscopic assay of tail- ings someties reveals traces of metal. So, at the proper time, I shall further consider bis ef- fusion. I prefer, howeyer, to do one thing at s time, and do it well, even 1 letter to me. if the ol 7 et of my and for this reason tion be Fatk or] i ideration of his first all return o the con: In my former lette one. Father Yorke" reply to hether nd es nly dodged the T readers mav at & results have been, I ¥nopsis in which 1 ons by number, and o In order that yc glance realize what th have prepared a bri have referred to my ques have set opnosite each the contained In Father Yorke's ; in- dicated the fact that he has evadcd answering the question, and has thereby dodged an issue, This table, wh efer- ence, I shall ca h for the sake of futu A, 1“Table REPLY o is as follow ZED. 4. P. A" Question Que: Question 3 Ques Ques 88860500 Question § Concern Question 9. Question 10. Question 11 (part). Question 11 (part). Question 12 Question 13 Question 1 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20. .0 Question 21. Question Concerning “A. P. Question Question 2. Question 25 (part). . P4 Puatgor Political Principles.’ Dodged - Dodged Question 25 (part).. No Question 26. Dodged Question 27. .. Yes Question 28] Dod:ed Question 29. ;X Question Question 31. Furthermore, each and every question which 1 asked of Father Yorke was 5o framed as to inquire whether or not he is “opposed to” or has “objections to” or is “an enemy of” the rinciple expressed in the section referred to y Iy question—the section of the “Objects of the A. P. A.” or of “The A. P. A. Platform,” or ©of “The Political Principles of the A. P. A. Therefore, if Father Yorke’s answer to my question was ‘““yes’’ it means that he is “‘op- posed 10" or has “objections to” or is “an en- emy of” the principle expressed in the section referred to, and consequently he disapproves of that principle. And equally, therefore, if Father Yorke’s an- Bwer was “‘no,” then he is ‘“not opposed to' and has “no objections to and is *“not an en- emy of” the principle expressed in the section referred to, and consequently he approves of that principle. And 1n order that your readers may be able at a glance to learn how many of the prinei- plesof the A. P. A. are disapproved of by Father orke, and how many he pproves, and con- cerning how many he neglects or refuses to commit himself one way or another, I have prepared another table, in which I refer to the sections containing the principles and to the Guestions bearing on those sections by their Tespective numbers. Opposite each section 1 have placed Father Yorke's expression of ap- proval or disapproval, as indicated by his answers to the questions. Where the father hes evaded mnswering my query and has dodged an issue, and has thereby declined to either approve or disapprove the principle in- volved, 1 have indicated that fact by a dash, The table, which for the sake of convenience 1 as follow, Concerning *Objects o7 the 4. P, 41 Section 1. (Questionl Approved Question 2 (34 Question 5). Question 6). Question 7). -Approved . Platform. Approved -(part).. Approved ~(par). -(Question {(Question 13 (Question “(Question “(Question --Approved ‘Disapproved -Disapproved “(Question Section 9. ~{Question Approved Rection 10 “(Question Section 11 testion Section 1 Question section 13.. “{Question 22) Concerning “A. P. A. Political Principles.” Section 1......(Quest! % Section 2 Sectior: Bection ~(Question (Question 25)_ (par (Question 25).. (part) evident | Section 4. -(Question 26) Section 5. ~{Question 27) roved Section 6..... (Question 28) Section ~(Question 9) Section 87777 (Question 30) Section 9. -(Questio; SYNOPSIS. el Referring to the foregoing tables, I find tha! my esteemed opponent, Rev. Peter C. Yorke, Approves ELEVEN full sections of the princi- ples of the A. P. A. end portions of two more sections % the issue and refuses to commit him- n TWELVE full sections of those princi- d upon poriions of two more S€CLIONS. poroves FIVE sections of the A. P. A. prin- I FIND ALSO THAT er Yorke entirely approves the ‘. merican Protective Associatior ! "P. A. platiorm” Father Yorke ap- { proves planks and poitions of an- | other, avoids committing himself upon EIGHT { planks and part of another, and disapproves o only TWO planks. 2 Inthe ‘political principles of the A. P. A Father Yorke approves oNE principle and part of another, avoids cqmmniiting himself upon rovr principles and part of another, and ob- jects to THREE principle THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION From the foregoing tables and from the synop- sis which I have made irom them is: 7 First—The objectsof the American Protective | Association are good, whether viewed from the standpoint of its friends or from that of its nemies. % ©etond—That inasmuch ss the objections of Peter C. Yorke to the A. P. A. refer Dot to the obje the order, but have to do wholly with its platiorm and POLITICAL PRI therefore Father Yorke's hostility to the " A. is based upon PoLITICAL differences RELIGIOUS Considerations. —That inasmuch_as Father Yorke has refused to define his position upon twelye full principles of the A. P. A., his object in the present controversy is to gain some petty per- sonal ndvantage rather than to enlighten the peopie upon the truths involved. Tn one of my earlier letters I stated that, in- asmucn es it was necessary to the satisfactory or profitable discussion of'any question to de- termine precisely the points upon which the parties to such discussion differed, 1 proposed t0 ask Pather Yorke certain questions. As & result, we have discovered certain points on whicli we agree, and_others_upon which we differ. Inasmuch as Father Yorke has dodged the issue upon twelve principles, and more, there is still left much ground concerning | which it hes not yet been determined whether ornot we differ. That the Chancellor’s posi- tion may be accurately and fairly determined, I insist upon a reply to my questions concern- ing those principles, which are as follows: ON THE A. P. A. PLATFORM. Question 9—+Ts Mr. Yorke hostile to loyalty to trie Americanism, which knows -either birth- place, race, creed, Hor party as a first requisie for membership in any organization " Question 11 (part)—-Is Mr. Yorke hostile tothe toleration of all creeds?”’ “Is Mr. Yorke hostile to the up- constitution of the United States s of religious liberties to the indi- and its guaran | vidual®” Question 16—Does not Mr. Yorke believe that exemption from taxation is equivalent to a grant | of public funds® And is be hostile 10 the taxa- tion of all properiy, the title to which is not vested in the National or State Government or their sub- divisions?” Questton 17—“Does Mr. Yorke favor the enlist- at in the mil arm of the Government of | actually a citizen of the United |~ Question 18- peal of the act “Would Mr. Yorke object t authorizing the naturaliza there- t speak the language of ove seven years continuous y from the dste of the 1 r. Yorke obiect toa pro- t the laxity with whicl on laws are administered ou 21—+18 Mr. Yorke hostile to the pyublic on of ali hospitals, asylums, reformatories ON A. P. A. POLITICAL PRINCIPLES. estion s Mr. Yorke opposed to such ion of immigration a8 will prevent paupers, nals and anarchists irom ~landing on our shores?” Question 25 (Part)—+Does Mr.Yorke wish the vo ters of the country to be ignorant of the duties and s of citizenship, and the pliant tools of ans?” ion 26—“Does Mr. Yorke oppose s: r pport- rian 1 chool system, suflicieat for the primary education of our chilaren?” Question 28—+Does Mr. Yorke oppose the taxa- tion of all overnment property?” “Does Mr. Yorke support for office recognizes allegiance to any for- iastical potentate as superior 1o our any “ign' or o Governme: In his consideration of these questions Father Yorke reminds me of the nlvice given by an old lawyer to his son who was about to ¥ ice. e saic hen vou heve on sand & good argumen and confine yourself to argument; but when you have on yourside neitner the law nor the facts, and can have no logical argument, abuse the other side and talk all around the question.” | ing any ca: law and the fa to your points sti By my synopsis of Father Yorke's replies T have shown that there are five principles upon which Father Yorke &nd the American Pro- iective Association are at issue. Of these two pertain to the ““platform of the American Pro. tective Association” and three to the “Politi- cal Principles of the A. P. A.” That your readers may learn precisely what are the prin- iples upon which we differ I quote them here- with: A. P. A. PLATFORM, Sec. 5. We consider the non-sectarian free pub- lic school the bulwark of American institutions aud the best place for the education of American children. To keep them such we protest against the employment of subjects of any un-American ecclesiastical power as officers or teachers of the public schools. Sec 6. We condemn the Support out of the pub- lic treasury, by direct appropriation or by con- tract, of any sectarian school, reformatory or other institution not owned and controlied by public authority. POLITICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE A. P. A. Sec. 2. Extension of the time for naturalization, to the end that forelgners may oecome familiar with our free institutions and laws before they take part in our political affairs. Sec. 5. No public funds or public property to be used for sectarian purposes, directly or indi- rectly. Sec. 7. All private schools, convents, nunneries, monasteries. seminaries, hospitals, asviums and other educational or charitable institutions to be open to public inspection and under Governmeént control. For the discussion of these not sufficient time to-night, sider them in proper course. rinciples I have ut I shall con- In his letter of the 13th inst. Father Yorke stated that he was ready 1o prove every asser- tion that he made. In my letters of Saturday and Sunday lastI requested him to furnish his proofs of numerous assertions. He has not done 5o, and now 1 demend that he furnish his proof upon the following propositions: First—"1 know, however, that & secret political society can never bring about pure politics. Second—1 know that they (the Methodist Bish- ops and preachers who are agitating the repeal of the tax on church property) pay more taxes than the whole A. P. A. put togethe Third—+"A foreigner who is not Americanized in five years will never be Americanized.” Fourth—*There are no universal propositions in politics.” Mr. Editoe: When Father Yorke shall have answered thiese questions which thus far he has declined to answer, we shall have reachcd acommon premise from which to condnct a profitable discussion. Should he mnot, how. ever, see fit to make reply and to define his po, sition in respect to those principles, concern. ing which thns far he has evaded such defin_ ition, *I shall continue my discussion of AP m in accordance with the plan of consideration which I laid down in my first letter, having particular reference, however, to the five principles toward. which' the chan. cellor of the archdiocese of San Francisco has admitted his hostility, Very respectfully, B. F. HUDELSOY, President of the A. P. A. of California. et RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES. Rev. Father Wymanr. Replies to Dr. York’s Criticism of His Lecture. Rev. Father Wyman, superior of the Paulist Community in San Francisco, sub- miis the following: SAX FrANCISco, Feb. 17, 1896. To the Editor of The Call—DEAR S 1 was greatly surprised and deeply pained when I read in this morning’s CALL the report of what was said by Dr. J. L. York at Scoitish {iall on Inst Sunday evening in reference to what I stated concerning marriage among non-Cath- otics, in my lecture on ‘*Religious Communi- ties,” at Metropolitan Hall, on Februarv 10. In the first place, iet me say, thathe has not rightly quoted me, as can be proved by refer- ence to THE CALL of February 11, which re- vorted my lecture word for word, exactly es 1 delivered it; and secondly, let me say, that 1 repudiate with horror the sentiments concern- ing the marriages of Protestants which he charges me with holding. What 1 did say, however, about the popular notion of merriage outside the church was that “the idea of its sanctity is lost among the ma- Jority of those who are not of our faith,” mean- ing by these words that the sacramental ides of it as taught in the New Testament, in its holiness as & symbol of Christ’s union with his church, is not_ understood hy the majority of Protestants, Moreover, I cannot see how by any forced construction this statement can possibly be construed as an “ineult” to non- ing from the public funds one general, non-secta. | v boy, in try- | our side the | Catholic women. The doctrine of the sanctity and indissolubility of marriage in the Catholic sense of these words was repudiated by &1l of the Protestant reformers, and arc we to infer on this account thet they have impugned the purity of women? 1 certainly do not interpret them so. Dr. York also arraizns me for saying that marriage outside of the church is entered into ‘“for the most part for pleasure,” and 1 heve only to refer the reader to the report of my lecture published in Ty CALL of February 11 to prove that he has not rightly quoted my words, What I did say, £s the report shows. was tbatit wes entered into *for the most paurt for pleasure or worldly adveniage.” Now, can any one deny that e, naturally speaking, are not worthy mo- tives for marriage, provided the Iaws of nature are observed? As for my remark that “unless children are few they are not considered biessing from God” I appeal to the public to answer if this is not true of the majority of American-born Protestants. The exceptions to it are found, I think, lorgely among Lutherans of German and Standinavian origin. The Jews have also, 1 believe,as & rule, retained the traditionary ides that & large family is & mark of God's fa vor. it is nothing new,” says this quack theo- logian, *“for Catholic priests to assail the purity of the marriage relation among Protestants,” and then he shamelessly ntters one of the foul- est calimuies ever spoken by human lips against our faith. “Itis an open statement of Rowmcnism,” he says, “that the marriage of Protestants is the marriage of adultery and their children the bastards of an accursed union.” tholic church, 1 declare this assertion of York to be false. The marriages of Protestants are considered by the Catholic church just as binding and sacred as those of Catholics performed in the church. Is it not an outrage, aye a burning shame, that any man pretending to address the public on scientific and theological questions should dare to thus calumniate such a vast body of peovle as the Catholics of this community? Yours truly, H. H. WYMaN, C. §, P. FATHER YORKE APPROVED, Commended St. Anthony’s Church in Maintaining German Customs. Fair and Bazaar Opened at Teutonic Hall Will Be Concluded To-Night. Father Yorke was the center of attrac- tion at Teutonia Hall last night, where he spoke briefly in commendation of the purposes of the German con gregation of St. Anthony’s Church in aiming to main- tain the customs, the traditions, and par- ticularly the language of the fatherland. It was the occasion of the opening of a fair and bazaar given by the Altar Society, the Mothers’ Society and the Young Women's Sodality of St. Anthony’s. Father Leo introduced Father Yorke as the well-known champion of the Catholic faith in the present religious controversy. Father Yorke's little speech . of good wishes and encouragement was greeted with the heartiest applause, and was fol- lowed by an expression of thanks from Father Leo on_behalf of the congregation. As Father Yorke left the noisy, happy throngz about 10 o'clock, he was given a rousing tribute of cheering. The fair will be concluded this evening, when St. Peter’s singing section of St. Boniface will be in evidence as one of the features of the entertainment, as were the cadets of the League of the Cross last night among the bootts and in the sup- per-room. ——— HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND HOTEL A Schubert, Palo Alto D Goodwin, Minn S Gallen, Williams G W Merri Mrs Chesnut, Point Reys H Mrs Taylor, s 1 charst, Portland W George, Sacramenio R W Faton, Watsonville Mrs Brenock, Chicago Mrs Long, Los Angeles A Humphrey, Sacramnt M _Brown, National City H MeGregor, Sacramnto J Biac Point Rey R L Dunn, Cal OF W A Heathcote, Cal B F Hayden. Mrs Ogden, N ¥ Mrs Moss & s, Oakland E W Ogden, N Y SO0 Valleio W Mosserop, Brooklyn G L Fish, Oakland Dr Mogi! T Flint & w, He: dsburg H G a3 Juan A Jo: Miss Devendorst, Sn Jose A Cart W Dougluss, Sacramnio S Post, San Jose H Campbell, Chicago € MacBride, San Jose W Worswick, Los Angls L Alexunder, Redding C Hammance, Ls Ancls W Russell, Sauta Ross E Hammon, Davisville Miss Snyder, El Cerrito E H Diers, Pasad C M Weber, Stockton Mrs Kelley. Pasadena Dr Thompson, Onkdale R Bainbridge, Vancouvr W Freeman, Willows A L Hart. Sacramento J Sullivan, Willows C Campbell, Red Bluff RUSS HOUS) W Hand, Albany, Or F H Smythe,Longley Frm H Ghalner.Longley Frm F A Krused&ws, Healdsbrg Storey. Santa Rosa J W Clark, Table Rock W B Webber. Oakland T T Ej HPVanWagener.Seattle A L riund, Kansas City Watsonville na ce, Modesto FWJuckson, WalnutGrve n Jose Dudley, Vallejo 3 Jones, Oakland H A Butler, Australla P H Arnold, Sacramento L G Atkins, A Rubeostein, Fresno D Laughlin, Main Prairie Mrs Redlands & d, Mich Miss V'S Swetnum, L A Mrs J McAlpin, Cal 3 v, Freeport P Fannan, London , Colusa J Foreman, London E J Miller,’S Dakota Mrs T Fowler&d, T Pinos J M Showers, Los Gatos U T Mears, Cal A R ¥ G Hoffman, Ohio Athews, W & fm, 111 L Henry, San Jose . Walling, Nev City W G Mackay, Stockton Mrs T Mario D D A Mciougall, Stocktn A D W Blair, Chicago SD M Nelson & w, San Jose LICK HOUSE, Mrs J M Thompson, Napa. Napa C Cranz Jr, Jose Mauiz, San Jose Ralph Lowe, San Jose W E Rogers, Amalin H Corntorth, Marysville C E Owen & w, Stocktn C J Needham, Modesto W § Porter, Hanford P A Dix. Sait Lake City n B D Moore, Berkele n, T, Gatos Capt H K B L H Appel, Sicramento J3 Spaldsbu L Leonard &w,Jacinto A B Jackson, P! 3 Mott, Sacramento ¥ N Nilon, Nevada City C A Gibbs, N ¥ W H M ddieton & w, Pa. C Tompkins, Tulare C Rogess, Cal Mrs E Fleming. § Jose Miss L Soderer. S Jose Miss I Beckman, S Jose G D Darwin, Fulton W S Heron, Sau Jose F M Farrell, Saratoga W H Hanlon & w, Sacto COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL. Miss MMcDowell,St Cruz F A Rowell, Fresno D L Morrison, St Louis J Forna, Oakland 0 G Rowell, Auckland A Kinaston, Auckland R E Hinton, Auckland J M Cormack, Auckland € Ravnald, Sydney A Joseph, Sydney M Hanion & fmy, Sydny Wm 5toos, 1ilinols A Drendel, Ilinois W H Hartz, Philadelphia M C Johnson & wife, Ala H E McDaniel, Elmira J Wiceland, Victoria M J 0'Connell. Benicia N J Bitten, Benicia R Franclsco, Benicia 3 D Dulridge, San Jose L 7 Case, Castroville Henry Spencer, 10s Ang M M Young, Astoria W G Reed & w, Portiand F ; Smith & son, Seattle L E French, O B Lee, Boston J Black, San Diego Miss I Hicks, Sonoma F B Brown & wi, Sacto 1IN Dogherty, Santa Fe Mrs I E Scott, Victoria 3 PALACE HOTEL. GWMcEIroy,USS Adams L Kander, New York € G Hammond, Silver Ck A Thla Verge, N York C K Jordan, Sta Barbara I M Smith, Los Angeles G W Robbins & w, Chgo J L Clarke & wf, Chicugo H B Brown & w, Los An Mrs E S Churchiill, Napa, Miss Churchill, Napa Jos Gavin & w, Colo FW Leadbetter&w,Portd V D Black & wi, Salinas R Graham, Los Angeles ¥ T Butler, New York A C Bedtord & w, N York N C_Bur sise, Colo Wm H Taylor, Glendale J A Farwell, Chicago J S Robhins & w, Stocktn J J Atkins & w, Pittsfield Crawford&w,Almeda J B Peakes, Stockton Buliock, Chicago H James, James, Mo Shippee, Stockton Mrs Kirkpatrick, Salt Lk 58 Kirkpatrick,Salt Lk Mrs Keller, Butté F W Henshaw, Oakland P 1, Sherman, Chicago ¥ M Gates & York J Hese, Chicago ¥ H Harvey. Galt. ¥ S Churchill, Napa Co BALDWIN HOTEL. H Harsis, New York T Miles, Seatle R J R Aden&wf,Vailejo Miss T Stahl, Vallejo D B Suyder, New York M Moyse, Chino 1L Blake, Vacavil WA Pinkerton, Chicago W A Ryan, Los Angeles A Orfile, Los Augeles W D Woods, Detroit A G MeGregor, Detroit M C Doren, San Jose Mrs C Warndoft, Modesto Miss Hilliker, Modesto J M McPike, Napa L A Legg, San Jose W Hawkins, Michigan i{,%fi'fl’“"’ Eimira o SALcLellward, Chicago rseDuggan & ¢, Chic utchinson & iy, Chgo D B Jente, Bakersield T NV WESTERN HOTEL. H A Perry. Vallejo M Dobly, San Felipe I Gillespie; Angel Isl D J Keohane, Alcatraz J F Gallagher, Mass R C Mitchell, Boston S Hammond, Caleutta G Johnson, New Calcutta, 4 8 Rogers, Portland ¥ B Lichtenberg,Los Ang J Runyan, Grants Pass ¥ R Lauier, St Panl W Owens Jr, St Paul J M Thorp,"San Jose ———— Canada is said to have obtained its name from the Spaniards, who, when they landed in that quarter, repeated the word aca nads, ‘““nothing here,”’ meaning that no gold was to be found, of which the Indians caught the sound. ] G H kht & £, Benicia | Mrs Roselle. Main Prairie | Sacramento | F T McBride & w, Butte | FOR PATRIOTIC CHILDREN Forming a Seciety of Minors Who Are of Revolutionary . Ancestry. YOUNGEST MEMBER ENROLLED. The Object of the Organization Is to Increase Love of Country in the United States. A new organization is to be formed in this City on Saturday nextat the Occi- | | dental Hotel, and it will be the first of the kind on the coast. It is of the patriotic | order and will be called Valentine Hook Chapter of the Children of the Revolution. | a branch of the Nationai society formed in Washington last February by Mrs. Daniel Lathrop, the children’s friend, known in the literary world as Margaret Sidney, au- thor of *Five Little Peppers.” play. It is armed and equipped as a mili- | tary organization and stands ready at all times to assist the State authorities in pre- serving order, yet it derives no assistance whatever from the State treasury. The Veteran Guard has always been sus- tained by the voluntary contributions of its members and admirers in the Grand Army. This week at the Grove-street Theater the guard is listed for a benefit, and to attract spectators special features and urique displays have been provided. The first performance was given last evening to a fawrly good audience, yet not so large as the guard deserves, but when the object of the performances and their character become known and there is a realization that itis for the old soldiers who fought to save the country theattend- ance will increase. It was a patriotic audience that occupied seats in the theater, and when the orches- tra rencered *‘Marching Through Georgia” #s an overture the old soldiers and the yo\:ngsters. too, marked time with their feet. As a curtain-raiser, thirty-five members of the Veteran Guard, under command of Captain Lauck, presented a tabieau that awakened war-time recollections in the breasts of those who faced the enemy more than thirty vears ago. As the curtain rose there was heard the | familiar song, “We Are Tenting on the 0Old Campground,” and there was discov- ered a forest stage-setting with a realistic camp night scene with tents, campfires and black pots suggestive of getting a late supper. Resting on the ground were members of the guard. ~Some were The new society is under the patronage | grouped around the cheerful fires, others were reading letters from home, while Gertrude Holt Lofthouse, a Two-and-a-Half-Year-O1d Patriot. [From a photograph.] of: Mrs. Leland Stanford, Mrs. A. S. Hubbard, Mrs. William Alvord, Mrs. Jes- sie Benton Fremont; the Right Rev. Wil- liam Ford Nichols, D.D.; Hon. George C. Perkins; Professor Martin Kellogg, LL.D., y; Colonel A. 8. Hubbard; H. O. | Collins, Los Angeles; Hon. Daniel Cleve- | land, San Diego; Colonel J. C. Currier and Davia Hewes. The object of the new society is the acquisition of knowledge of American | history, to understand and love the country better, and then any patriotic work that will heip to that end, keeping a constant endeavor to influence all other children and youth to the same purpose; | to help to save the places made sacred by | the American men and women who for- warded American Independence; to find | out and to honor the lives of children and | youth of the colonies and of the American | Revolution; to promote the celebration of all patriotic anniversaries; to place a copy of the Declaration of Independence and other patriotic documents in every place appropriate for them; to hold the Ameri- can flag sacred above every other flag on earth. In short, to follow the injunctions of Washington, who in his youth served his country, till all can peform the duties of good citizens, and to love, uphold and extend the institutions of American liberty | and patriotism, and the principles that | made and saved this country. All children and youth of America of both sexes, from birth to the age of eigh- teen years for the girls and twenty-one vears for the boys, may join this society, provided they descend in direct line from patriotic ancestors who helped to plant or to perpetuate this country in the colonies or in the Revolutionary War, or in any other way. The society will not discriminate against any young peovle who want to be patri- otic, evenif they cannot claim ancestry. It will urge and invite to all public meet- ings ail tbose children who want to go. The promoters of this society will name it Valentine Hook, for the soldier of that name who enlisted in the Continental army at the age of thirteen. The youngest member of the society,’and probably the youngest enrolled in any patriotic organi- zation, will be Gertrude Holt Lofthouse, the two-and-a-half-year-old daughter of Charles P. and Fannie Gertrude Lofthouse of Los Angeles. She is the great-great- great-granddaughter of the patriotic sol- dier, for whom the chapter will be named. _The following is the programme of exer- cises that will be carried out at the meeting on Saturday: Prayer.....Right Rev. William Ford Nichols, D.D. 800, “I Am King O'er Land and Sea’ L History of the formation ‘National sl 3 Mrs. A. S. Hubbard Miss Alice Partridge “The Revolutionary Rising' . Miss Mabel and Holt” was selected Recitation, Why the name “Vaientine for our society........ Helen A. Hallowell Song, “Legend of ihe Chimes' _De Koven - P. Evans, Mrs. George L. Dariing, Miss Alice Partridge, L. A, Larsen. Recitation, “Horseman in the Sky s ..........Miss Daisy Kimbal Presentation of Fiag on behsif of Mrs. Leland Stanford .. : .- ..Colonel J. C. Currier Acceptance of flag. S 2l . Herbert Ross Baker, color-bearer Banner”....Mrs. George L. Darling he Fight of the Armstrong Privateer “Miss Hattie V. Martin “American Shrines” . Rev. Dr. E. R. Dille .. (Dllustrated with stereopticon views). Closing hymn, “My Country, 'Tis ot Thee”. . 5 -(Tune, “America”) e VETERAN GUARD BENEFIT Performances to Be Given at the Grove-street The- - ater. “Star-spangled Recitation, A Realistic and - Beautiful Tableau “In Camp at Night” Presented by the Veterans. The Veteran Guard, G. A. R., is an or- ganization that has performed escort duty on many occasions in San Francisco, and rendered like service in Kastern cities. | The guard always makes a creditable dis- front and rear were sentries pacing back- ward and forward. Then there was the sentinel’s call, “*Post No. 1; 8 o’clock; all’s well,” and this was repeated from post No.1 to No.4, when suddenly a shot was heard, and George H. Robinson, the front sentry, fell. The Iong roll sounded, the men sprang to their arms, and at the word of command from Captain Lauck stood ready - to advance. While they were in this position the cur- tain fell. This beautiful tableau was loudly ap- plauded, and when, in response to an en- core, the curtain rose again, the company stood at present arms. The camp scene will be presented every night this weei with some slight variation. ‘When the long roll sounded many of the gray-haired veterans, whose military ardor seems never to lag, involuntarily rose in the auditorium, but recollecting that they were not on the battle-field resumed their seats. The play of the evening was the musical comed{, “U and I,” given by James F. Post, the celebrated Irish comedian, and a company of players. It was presented in good style and the players won much applause. The same piece will be played to-night and to-morrow night. On Thurs- day and Friday “Two of a Kind’* will be presented, and Saturday matinee and evening and Sunday night the play will be *Fun on the Bristol.” The guard will attend the department encampment at Santa Cruz. SELLING PODLS TO BOS, James Ryan, a Young Gambler, Fined $50 by Judge Joachimsen. John Rice, Clerk for Charles Kingsley, Arrested for Violating the Pool Ordinance. James Ryan, a tall, slim youth 22 years of age, appeared in Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday morning to answer to a charge of violating the pool ordinance. Ryan was arrested on Friday whiledoing a land office business outside the race- track with messenger-boys and newsboys. He took up a position outside the fence and close to a tall tree. A crowd of boys gathered around nhim and invested in 5 and 10 cent pools on the races. As soon as the race was started Ryan, who had a card in his hand giving the colors of the jockeys and other informa- tion, climbed the tree and viewed the event from his Jofty perch. He kept his eager patrons informed of the progress of the race and at the finish was able to tell them the names of the winners. Then he climbed down, paid over the mouney to the lucky ones and immediately sold pools on the next race. Policemen Calnan, Thomas and Stand- ley pounced upon him in the midst of his operations and sert him in the patrol wagon to the City Prison. The Judge, after hearing the evidence, found Ryan guilty and sentenced him to pay a_fine of $50 with an alternative of fifty daysin the County Jail. The Judge severely lectured Ryan upon his conduct in instilling into the minds of the boys the desire to gamble on horseracing. He had been arrested before, and waa warned not to repeat the offense, but the warning had been unheeded, and he must suifer the consequences. A warrant was sworn out in Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday by Police- man Peter A. Gillen for the arrest of John Rice for violating the pool ordinance. On Saturday Gillen went to Charles Kings- ley’s poolrooms on California street, near Sansome, and bought a pool-ticket from Rice on a race at the Inegleside track. He poid no commission and the morey was not sent to the racetrack to be invested. Rice was srrested and was released on $500 bonds. ————————— Boston has thirty-seven square miles of area and 500,000 population. A TUSSLE WITH RAINEY, The Junta Has a White Elephant and a Battle in the " Forty-fourth, TRYING TO KEEP SAM DOWN. Chris Buckley Has a Month’s Sickness and His Followers Want New Headquarters. The open split in the Junta between the leaders in control (Messrs. Sullivan, Pop- ver, Rainey is now the chief topic of interest in Democratic circles where practical cur- rent politics is kept track of. The question is, Can Sam Rainey be kept in the obscurity to which he belongs? It is an 1mportant question to the Junta. When the anti-Buckley revolutionary movement started the influence and the votes in the general committee possessed by Sam Rainey and John Daggett were of vital necessity. These partners were able to control about 125 votes in the old gen- eral committee out of 450, and without them A. A. Watkins could not have been elected chairman in October and the rev- olutionists given a chance to claim a ma- jority. Rainey was then used for a purpose, McNab and others said, but now, on the eve of a primary election for the choosing of a new general committee the leaders at the helm are fearful that Rainey may se- cure afower in the organization too dan- gerously near a controllinz one, and they are engaged in the interesting and im- portant operation of suppressing Rainey. Rainey wants to elect as many delegates to the new general committee as possible and Messrs. Sullivan Popper et al. want to keep his strength down. It is not alone Rainey’s direct power in the anti- Buckley organization ~ that is feared. Rainey is a sort of white elephant to the organization while it is erying political purity because the presence of Rainey among them looks bad while Buckley is being cried down and anti-bossism is be- ing cried up. A clean-cut issueis being fought on these lines in the Forty-fourth Distri fight there is taken to be tyvical of the general fight in the organization between the Rainey and the anti-Rainey elements. The result of the fight there will have its effect on the whole machine. That di trict is one of Rainey’s strongholds. His forces there are led, as they have been for many vears, by George Maxwell, secretary of the Fire Commission. Maxwell controls the district, but opposed to him in the anti-Buckley orzanization are Otto Koe- per, Senator Fay and L. V. Merle and their - followers in that district. The factional fight has been on since the start of the Junta organization. From the Leginning to the present time the Koeper faction has protested against any recogni- tion whatever of the Maxwell faction, as- serting that they would eventually run things in the interest of Buckley. During the time for registration the Koeper people refused to register, declaring biiterly that it was useless, because the Maxwell crowd would win anyhow by the time-honored methods of “Buckley primaries.”” The Maxwell people registered all right, and | now, according to the books, they are about the only people entitled to vote at the primary on the 24th inst. If the regular Democratic principle of the majority ruling were allowed to work at the coming primary, Rainey would elect the whole twenty-five delegates to the gen- eral committee, run the district and in- crease his strength in the general commit- tee. Chairman Sullivan has stepped in, | nowever, and ruled that the Maxwelt fac~ tion may name but twelve of the twenty- five deiegates, and that ruling is an ulti- matum. It isa sort of military necessity if Rainey is to be kept down where he be- longs. So there is fierce war in the Forty-fourth and the battle extends to the whole field to a certainextent. Maxwell has declared that if the majority is not given at least a fair show, according to Democratic prin- ciples, he will jump the traces and that will mean that énm Rainey has declared war. Chairman Sullivan, Max Popper, Samuel Braunhart and their supporters say, ** Well, let them get out if they want to. We will really be better off without anybody who knows Sam Rainey.” But Rainey and the Fire Department people and John Dageett are not hkely to get huffy and get out on short notice, be- cause there 1s no other good vplace for them to go at the present moment. There will be a confererce to-night at Junta headquarters in the Flood building, at which efforts to arrive at a settlement will be made. The result of that confer- ance and the resuit of the primary will clearly indicate Sam Rainey's degree of influence in the anti-Buckley organiza- tion. This is the widest of the schisms in the Junta organization just new. The Buckley organization is not kicking up much political excitement at present Chris Buckley has not been in town_for a month. He has been severelv sick at Ravenswood a good deal of the time, as the result of an internal swelling in his ear. He is out of bed now, and drove to Livermore yesterday. He will be in town before things warm up again and need his sage political “advice.”” ) The Buckley organization, which claims to be the “regular’ local Democratic ma- chine, is going to have a new feature in an executive committee of either seventy-two or ninety members, chosen from the rep- resentatives of the various districts in the general commitfee. This executive com- mittee will be, in fact, the County Com- mittee, and will run things to suit itself, with meetings of the general committee few and far between. This is following the Tammany Hail plan_of organization, which Buckley greatly admires. This will be the most important mea- sure which will be recommended to the general committes by the committee on revision of the constitution which Chair- man Rothschild has just appointed. The committee is as follows: A. T. Spotts, chairman; M. J. Donovan, Richard Barry, Frank J. Fallon, J. C. Nealon, William Humphreys. The presidents of the district clubs of the Buckley faction meet frequently at the Occidental Club to keep track of the good of the party. At the last meeting it was decided to open attractive and ade- quate headquarters on Market street for the campaign and a committee is now searching for satisfactory downtown head- quarters, HEALTHOF THE PINCE Dinner Given by General For: syth in the Bohemian Red Room. The Host Recalled a Famous Ban. quet Tendered by Victor Emmanuel. Last evening General James W. Forsyth, U. 8. A., Department of California, gave a dinner in compliment to Prince Lonis of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzi, and other officers of the ship Cristoforo Colombo of the royal Italian navy. The round table of the Bohemian Club was arranged for nineteen guests. The Brainhart and McNab) and Sam | , and the | restful music or solace of falling water was given by a_fountain banked by ferns and illumined by electric hghts. Lanternsana candelabra gave soft radiance to the scene. The guests of General Forsyt | Prince Louis of Savo Chevalier sandro Bertolini, cusvmm R navy; Chevalier Umberto Cag D. C.; Chevalier F. B. Grimaldo, I Consul-General; Horace G. Platt, James D. Phelan, Charles N. Felton, Louis B. Parrott, Major N. E. Bates, Lieutenant J. F. R. Landis, E. A. Bruguiere, Frank Me- Coppin, Colonel 8. B. M. Young. Horace L. }‘Fill, Major J. L. Rathbone. Chauncey R. Winslow, Thomas C. Van Ness and W. Hopkins. General Forsyth, in proposing a toast in honor of the chief guest of the evening, mentioned that he dined with Victor Emmanuel, the grandfather of the Prince, at Florence, Itaiy, in 1871, In 1870 Gen- eral Sheridan and Genera! Forsyta trav- eled 10,000 miles to vitness the scenes of the Franco-Prussian war. They were n the field with the Emperor of Germany, and after the siege ot Paris went to ltaly. There they met Vicior Emmanuel, and the King advanced the annual dinner to officers five weeks in order to allow the American representatives to attend. General Forsyth referred to that notable banquet in 1871, when eighty officers dined with the Prince of Savoy’s illustrious granafather. The Prince acknowledged the compli- ment in a graceful but brief speech. The dinner was a highly successful function. 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