The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1896. 11 Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda (Dountyl NEED OF AN EARTHOUAKE Should the City Hall -Be De- stroyed a New One Might Be ' Built. THE EFFECT OF PADEREWSKI Oakland’s Saturday Night Audience Was Completely Won by the Musician. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN #'RANCISCO CALL.) 908 Broadway, Feb. ¢ If such an old rattletrap of a building as he City Hall existed at Milpitas it wonld be at once condemned as ‘unfit to cumber the ground in that thriving community. It bas etood in the center of Oakland for about eighteen years, since a large portion of it was destroyed by fire, and when | Eis of the right kind. Nothing was seen | anywhere but the stars and stripes, and tuey were seen everywhere. No matter | under whose auspices any celebration was | beld, the text was “George Washington, | and there was an evident effort to show | that on that common ground all were in harmony. The same spirit has been no- ticeable in many business enterprises | throughout the city. General Thompson and the famous bat- tle-flag that he carried were a great feature in yesterday’s parade. Paderewski was at the Macdonough last night, and an sudience representing about | $4000 in admission fees listened to his | playing. The f)t‘ople in the-sudience applauded | when he played and they applauded when | he bowed, If the applause aftera bow | was of long duration the mechanical bend | of the be-haired head was repeated. | Continued applause after playing never | brought the player back, so on several oc- casions the audience compromisefi on a bow and a wave of what appeared six rows ! away like a chrysanthemum. | The Macdonough audience went away satisfied. They had heard the great Pole and had seen his hair, and these two fea- tures of his visit will be long remembered, and will, of coursé, add prestigeto the ! | | | { Genéml D. W. C. Thompson, Commander of the Celebrated “California Cavalry Bartalion” and the “ California One Hundred,” Carrying the Tattered Flag That Was Borne on Fifty-two Battle- Fields. [From a photograph taken for *“The “Call.”’] Mayors of other cities come here Mayor Davie is expected to invite .admiration of Oakland’s municipal pile. The latest proof of its uselessness was made manifest vesterday. Two prisoners became tired of and some of the spirit of the )i the day being yet unstified in their h breasts they decided to regain They did not experience getting out. They rt of the prison)walls that t exertion to remove and then they walked out. Had they made their exit past the Chief’s office and salaamed to him as th carceration the complaint again as they walked out remedy must be look The police force is tablish a cordon aror City Hall to intercept advantage of its we that the example of yes likely to be generous! Only a few weeks ago two boys did the same thing. In their case they pushed the top off their cell and walked out with the boarders who had been accommodated at the prison during the night. The’ City Treasurer has to deposit his money ina bank vault, because it is feared thatif a looked for th required the | bt be some ground of the department. But zh a wall the where. ar too small to es- walls of the es who take safe were built in his office it would tum- | bie tarough into the prison. The gineer cannot be accommodated ilding, but he can be found a couple of blo away in a private, block. Any property-owner who wishes to look at plans for sewer improvements or at street surveys, which business naturally lies be- tween the street department and the En- gineer’s office, can probably get all the information he needs if he has a whole day to spare. Notwithstanding all these deplorable inconveniences, not to mention the rat-in-a-trap experience that would be the lot of prisoners in case of fire, all efforts looking toward the erection of a new building have met with disfavor. An earthqueke seems to be the only hope of making possible a new City Hall for Oak- land. - The ladies who edited the Washington's birthday edition of the Enquirer made an innovation. They dispensed with™ the “society’’ page. This was not because the editresses, belonging more to the practica} set than the so-called social set, considered the page as toadying to human weakness, but because no member of the staff was found with enough courage to accept the social assignment. There were seven ladies on the staff and as nearly as can be ascertained each had the support of six for the position of society editor. At the earlier meeting of the staff the value of the social column was extolled and the beneficiaries of the special edition ex- pected hundreds of nickels from the sale of papers on account of it. Tow:ard the time of publication the enthusiasm re- garding the important detail waned and with a keen eye to business it was finally decided to dispense with it altogether. Then the secret came out. There was a division of opinion in the council as to which of the social sets of the community should be given the promiunence. There are sets and sets in this city and to array one against the other would be to destroy the prospects of street sales. So the social page did not appear for the first time in any paver edited by women, and it was as acceptable on Oak street ason Jackson and Lake. The great amount of interest shown in yesterday’s celebrations prove that the vresent controversy that is being carried on by exponents of different religious and political faiths is producing good. It is inducing a display of patriotisge that was not previously noticed. In Os@and tens of thoussnds of people considered it in- cumbent on them to show that no matter what their creed may be, their patriotism retired from in- ¢ the | small army of teachers who went to hear him and to be seen-at the concert. 8. W. B. THEALAMEDRVACHTSMEN Members of the Encinal Club Well Settled in the New House. Executors Searching for the Will of Captain Morse, Who Left a $100,000 Estate. ALAMEDA, Car., Feb. 23.—The En- cinal Yacht Club’s closing party for the winter has taken place, under auspices more favorable than any preceding it. The new clubroom had been entirely com- pleted and things were well settled down in it, so that the club was better able to entertain its friends than ever before. Al- though none of the yachts have as yet been brought down from their anchorage, there is as much life at the boathouse as in the middle of the season. The new ciub- bouse, with its bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables and shuffle-board, has proven to be immensely popular. It is quite the fashion for members and their wives or lady friends to congregate there in parties on evenings and holidays and bow! tenpins. It is even the vogue for members to give little suppers at their | homes and retire thereafter to the club- | rooms and pass a Rleasant hour st bil- liards or bowling. The new clubhouse was a distinct success, and bids fair t6 bring the Encinal Club into much greater favor than it already enjoved. Morse’s Estate. ALAMEDA, CaL., Feb. 23.—George E. | Plummer, named in conjunction with | Clark Blethen and C. C. Blethen as execu- | tor of the will of the late Captain A. H. Morse, has obtained an order from the cour: authorizing him to search dece- dent’s box in the California Safe Deposit vault, where the will is deposited. De- | ceased leaves no family of his own, and his | estate, estimated at $100,000, will go to sis- ters and nieces. Captain Morse was for twenty-five years, during the flush times, the captain of a river steamer in Chinese | waters, retiring six years ago and building a fine home in Alameda, where he ended his days. Lecture on Civil Government. ALAMEDA, Cav., Feb. 23.—Rev.William M. Lane of Ohrist Church will lecture for the Political Economy Club_this evening at 8 o'clock in Tucger's Hall, corner of Park street and Santa Clara.avenue. . Bub- | ject: ““Civil Government a Sacred Trust ‘rom God.”” All are invited to attend. Miscellaneous Notes. | ALAMEDA, CaL., Feb. 23.—The father of W. J. Hynes, a popular entertainer, who was prominently on the programme for the patriotic entertainment given by Council 24, Y. M. 1., died at his home in San Francisco last Saturday, and it was therefore impossible for the son to appear. A large audience was disappointed. The A'ameda Cyclers are elated over the fact that one. of their men, Frank G. Thomas, was third in the 25-mile road race last Saturda: The Political unlililclub has secured the services of Rev. Mr. Lane forto-morrow (Monday) evening, who will lecture on *Civil Government, 8 Sacred Trust from God.” The regular session will be held in the afternoon, commencing at 2 o’clock. A. de Santos will have his preliminary hearing on a charge of assaulting a little girl, on Wednesday next. C. A. Nissen was badly hurt at the relay race Saturday. He was. thrown from his wheel on the first lap and did not get up until assistauce came. ——————— The active Canadian militia, on its pres- ent peace footiny, consists of 1087 cavalry, 1440 field artillery, 2342 garrison artillery, 243 engineers and 31,388 infantry, giving ‘a total of 87,400 men, all of whom ere taken from the first class. {He Resents Director Blinn's Re- THOMPSON MAKES REPLY, marks About Lyon Post, VETERANS ARE OUT FOR WAR. The Struggle Will Probably Be Pro- tracted to the Next En. campment. OARLAND OrrIcE SAN FrANO1sco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 23. The war among the veteran soldiers shows no sign of coming to an end.. The skirmishing of Director Blinn of the Yountville Home has met with a counter- fire from General Thompson of this city. The general resents the statement that the resolutions passed by Lyon FPost were in- stigated by him and were passed by a small attendance. “The_ resolutions were unanimously passed at & regular meeting,” said General Thompson to-night, *“and if the directors only just now realize that their actions are unpopular they must have very little knowledge of the state of public opinion.”’ The general was shown the interview with Director Blinn and asked what he had to say about it. He replied: “Director Charles H. Blinn of the Vet~ erans’ Home, in an interview published in to-day’s Cary, talks about Commander Wilson placing under arreet and court- martialing all of Lyon Post No. 8, G. A. R., of Oakland, for unanimously passing some resolutions to have the mismanagement of the directors of the Veterans’ Home in- vestigated. Why doesnot Commander Wil- son arrest and court-martial all of George H. Thomas Post No. 2 for passing and ublishing - resolutions defending and sudatory of Dr. C. O. Brown and abusing his opponents without the authority of the depariment commander? Is Dr. Brown of | more importance than 600 Union soldiers? “Probably the friends of »r. Rrown and those of the home directors are in about | the same fix, and they are going to stand | by each other. Mr. Blinn says that Cap- tain Currier, the treasurer, does not keep the $50 a month paid him, but gives it to his clerk, but gives no name. Perhaps it is to the same friend that he kept on the Government payroll when he was Pension Agent. Will Mr] Blinn kindly prepare a statement for the Governor’s investigation of all the money he has received from the home treasury for going to the home | more or less every week since he was a di- rector; for what it has cost the home to keep him and his family there in country | outings during the same time? Aiso what | commissions or favors he has received for | buying supplies for the home ‘from cer- tain parties who are known to have offered { inducements to another director to make such purchases? Also of what he knows abont farming, gardening, grounds, build- ings, or the care of old solaiers, if any- thing, or what good, if any, he has been to the home at Yountvilie? “‘Mr, Blinn will find out that when Gov- ernor Budd makes hisinvestigation Lyon Post will substantiate every allegation unanimous!y adopted at a large stated meeting held February, 1896, and also many other charges relating to the in- competence and drunkenness of officers and the ignorance, corruption and mis- management of directors. “It will also be shown that of the many hundreds of thousands of dollars that have been contributed by the taxpayers of this State and nation to maintain in- digent and disabled veterans at this home not more than two-thirds has been proverly used for that purpose, and that at least ome-third has been wasted, misap- propriated or stolen by the ring that has controlled the home since its organization. I see that Colonel Hussey is also -men- tioned by Blinn. The colonel was not at the meeting at all and_ did not know that the resolutions were being adopted.” FKEE THOUGHT. The Christian Church Is an Advocate of - All Forms of Religious Freedom. OAKLAND, Cav., Feb. 23.—Rev. Ed- wards Davis, minister of the Central Chris- tian Church, delivered the second of a se- ries of liberal sermons to-night. A week ago the youthful preacher took for his theme- “The Realm dnd Reign of Free Thought in ‘the Church.” He announces as the subject of the third eermon, ‘“The Broad Basis of the Liberal Church to Come.”” The subject of last night's dis- course was, ‘‘Correct Belief Not the Essen- tial of Balvation.” Rev. Mr. Davis be- lieves in stirring things. He will likely succeed in his aim. In last evening’s discourse he said: Slnceritz and desire cannot of necessity pre- sage truth. Every true philosopner has writ- ten the tenets of his theories with the blood of sacrifice. Socrates paid mortal life for a belief in immortality, Dante endured ostracization for the sake of society, Savonarola felt the fire of his funeral pile because of belief in political liberty, Jesus of Nezereth suffered sacrifice on the eross of Calyary for beliet 1n vicarious atonement. But there are those who lived and died, not for truth, but for error. The accepted rights of respective ages have become the con- ceded wrongs of others, and individual opin. ions have blown along like autumn leaves be- fore the winter wind.} The search for complete truth cannot assure its discovery. Correct belief is yet to be pos- sessed. In consequence I claim it cannot be the essential of our salvation. We are seexin, knowledTe and searching the Scriptures as ij immortality depended on such stuff. Philoso- vhers have lived in continual domestic dis- cord, 1.bertine poets have enlogized purity and preachers have fallen in their practices far short of their teachings. Itis nota knowledge of truth, but a possession thereof, that is to ge desired. The rude ploneer felling the forest and planting the clearing with gnln may not have allowed the rubbish of things to have overgrown the intuitive miud, and have planted good deeds and reaped rich harvests, But deeds do not demonstrate creeds. Our ‘beliefs will neither damn or save us. The terms of knowledge are not tne shibboleth of entry into the gates of the eternal city. If sal- geant Hodgkins. TItis the oEinion of that officer that the prisoner has practically been conducting a fence for several months. Next Tuesday the boys wiil ap- ear in the Superior Court and Mayor EVhitnay will endeavor to have them com- mitted "to a reform school. Ttis under- stood that the District Attorney will not oppose the plea if the boys plead guilty. Out for McKinley. OAKLAND, Oav., Eeb. 23.—Last even- ing a temporary organization of the Me- Kinley Club of Oakland was effected at Kohler & Chase Hali. F. R. Porter was chiosen president and Fred Murdoch sec- retary. A number of ringing McKinley speeches were made and much enthusiasm prevailed. It was announced that next Saturday the Republican State Central Committee would meet and designate the city whereat the State convention will be beld. At that convention eighteen dele- gates to the National convention in'June are to be chosen. The Oakland district will be entitled to two representatives at the St. Louis convention. Permanent organization of the McKinley Club will take place next Saturday evening. Stole His Wateh, OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 23. — Thomas McNamara was arrested to-day for rob- bery. He was eating in a restaurant av Seventh and Broadway, 2nd at the same table sat Captain Cummings, a retired sea captain. When the captain started to Eo he missed his gold watch. A waiter, who had been suspicious of McNamara’s move- ments, told of what he had seen, and when arrested the watch was found in his pocket. Under the name of John Wilson McNa- mara is under bonds for an offense in San Francisco. THE STUDENT LABORERS, Three Days a Wéek‘ to Be Set Aside for the Campus Improvements. The Old English Comedy “Love for Love” to Be Produced at the University. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 23, —To-moriow afternoon the students will meet for the purpose of making definite plans for the cerrying out of the proposed ‘‘student labor” work, which is to be undertaken during the latter part of the week. Thurs- day afternoon, Friday and Saturday are to be set aside by the academic senate as the time for carrying out the plans of Regent Reinetein in making the new approach to the buildings from Center street. The entire work of organization for the under- taking will be left to the students them- selves for determination. Whether it will be on the military or section plan remains for them to determine. Some objection has been raised among them as to the plan for working on Satur- day, but it is thought that this can easily be met by the argument that they should be wi g to place themselves to some in- conventence for the sake of the university and the desire 10 see the grounds in better condition. Visiting Preachers. BERKELEY, CiL., Feb. 25—Dr, Warren Landon of the San Francisco Theological Seminary preached both morning and evening to-day at the First Presbyterian Church. His address tuis evening was on “The Form of Government of the Presby- terian Church.” It was a doctrinal ser- mon throughout, and many important principles upon which the foundation of the church rests were elucidatede Dr. Buckley of Ban Francisco conducted -the morning service at the Dwight-way Baptist Church. . r. McLean of Oakland filled the pulpit of the First Congregational Church, bav- ing exchanged with the regular opastor, -Rev. George B. Hatch. Blue and Gold Election. BERKELEY, CAL., Feb. 23—The elec- tion of the University of California class of ’08 Blue and Gold officers will take place next Tuesday. The polls will be open from 10 A. M. to4 P>, Those who have been nominated for editor are Chick- ering, Dickie and Rector, and for business manager, Baker and Mead. The officers on the Blue and Gold staff have grown to be of much importance within the last few years, as the university has increased in size and strength, and it is expected thata fierce political battle will be fought on Tuesday before the last ballot shail have been cast. As all of the candidutes, save one, are fraternity men, “frat” spirit and interest will play a prominent part in the struggle. There are about 375 persons who will be eligible to vote. % Will Vote for More Bonds. BERKELEY, Cav., Feb. 23.—Notwith- standing the fact that the proposition to bond the town for $200,000, to be expended in the erection of four new school build- ings and a wharf, was defeated at the elec- tion held on February 15, the Board of £d- ucation wili ask for another election to be held on March 28 for the purpose of raising $60,000 to be used in the erection of needed new scnool buildings. The West Berkeley Progressive Club 1s preparing a petition to the board asking for $40,000 to be spent in the erection of a wharf. Authoritative citizens state that the two propositions are likely to kill one another in the same man- ner the last two were lost. 20 Charter Day Baseball. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 23.—Arrange- ments are being made for a baseball game on Charter day, March 23, between the Varsity nine and the University Ciub of San Francisco. The game, if played, will be something outol the ordinary and would be expected to draw a large crowd. It is the hope of Manager Miller to make the ocgasion a day of sport and festivity after the usual ceremonies are ended. « Love for Love.”” BERKELEY, <Car., Feb. 23.—L. D. Syle of the department of English at the university is training & number of his class members with the view of producing a_version of the old English comedy “Love for Love” some time next month. Those who are to perform the most prom- vation depends upon belief humanity is lost beyond redemption. If salvation hinges on such requirement, and granted thu church of Christ is correct in its beliet, but one million souls of Christendom can be saved. No denomination hasa patentrighton truth; no church can monopolize salvalion. But it is equally true, if one helieves unto faith n doctrine and disobeys its tefichin‘f, this Tknow, for that he cannot receive reward. Itisa dan- gerous thing to read the word of God withouta willingness for obedience upon conviction thereto. Nor can one that hasrealized the in- spiration of a broad conception be saved by a narrow creed. -The church of which I stand & minister pleads for freedom of thought, pleads for 1ib- erty of speech, pleads for the learning of litera- ture, pleads for the search of thestar of sclence, that we may know when its 1ight will brighen the world—pleads that the highest exhalation of a mortal man is his obedience to God and a faithful compliance to the positive teachings of his word, O wonderful creed, the recreating Christ, infinite thou art, but mine, and hence to.thee I give my life, my partial comprehen- sion, my complete obedience. WAITING ¥OR FRIENDS, Mrs. Willmore Still in Jail for Lack of Bonds. OAKLAND, CAr., Feb. 23.—Mrs. Will- more, the mother of Burt Willmore, is still in jail, charged with burglary. Mrs. Willmore blames Mrs. Wagner for all her troubles. - Bhe denies knowing any- thing of what the boys were doing and says she is a very much persecuted woman. She says the Wagner boys have been the guilty parties all through, and deeply re- grets that the two families ever became acquainted. er story conflicts sirongly with certain facts that have been .unearthed by Ser- l inent parts are: Miss Jessie Anderson ’96, Thompson 95, Kierulff 86, and Fryer '99. Cathode Ray Experiment: BERKELKY, Cin., Feb. 23.—Experi- ments with cathode rn{ photography wilt be continued in the laboratories of the Mechanics’ building to-morrow morning. The success of yesterday has given muc] encouragement to the experimenters, MANY BROTHERS PRESENT Several Orders Attend the Fu- neral of the Late Peter Pumyea. Two Thousund People Attend the ’ Ceremonies at the Oakland Residence. 5 OARLAXD OFFIcE SAN FRANCISCO CAv, 908 Broadway, Feb, 23, ” The body of the late Peter Pumyea was buried at Mountain View Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased was a Knight of Pythias, a Red Man, an Odd FeHow and a Patriarch Militant. All those societies turned out to honor the memory of their late comrade, and the funerai was the ¥olv imposing since that of the late A. N. owne. whole family and were conducted by Rev. | Dr. Coyle and Rev. Maynard. The honor- ary pallbearers were delegates from the various lodges. Hundreds of prominent people attended the funeral and the cortege extended over six blocks. It was led by a platoon of po- lice under command of Chief Lloyd and Captain Fletcher. The Red Men came next, and Knights of Pythias, Odd Fel- lows, Patriarchs Militant, under command | of Judge Odgen. The hearse and pall- bearers were led by W: Kent and H. V. Herbert. A long line of private carriages followed containing the following: Mayor Davie, R. J. McKillican, D. C. Brown, T. J. Carrothers, J."J. White, Ca tain Wilson, Sheriff White, Al White, D. Holland, U. Wiiliams,W. Quigley, J. Mur- phy, W. D. O'Conneil, T. F. Garritty, Judege J. J. Murphy, Baron Baroteau, O. D. Brown, Fred A. Campbell, W. H. H. Hnssey, Albert Shorey, John Barnett, John Mackey, J. E. Johnson, Phil Wal George Furry, O. L. Rodgers, Harvey son, Judge Ogden, J. B. Letter, E. Bern- stein, M. Samsgon, Charles McCleverty, William White, T. Noonan, C.D. Burn- ham, Con Keefe, W. D. McCutcheon. J. J. | Hannifin, George T. Carleton, R. A. Hughes, M. Jones, E.Aarons, J.T. Mc- Donough, J. Joselyn, L. Filmore, Meyer Cohn, E. E. Lamping and B. L. Curtiss. PATRIOTIC CONCERT. A Washington Celebration at the Twen- tieth Street Church. OAKLAND, CaL;, Feb. 23.—There was a’ ‘Washington and Lincoln sacred and patri- otic concert at the Twentieth-street Bap- tist Church this evening. Professor L. P. Meads of the High School presided, and the pastor, Rev. Philip Graif, delivered an address. He said: 2 ‘“‘To study a great soul like Washington is more instructive and charming than any mere philosophical theories of the intel- | to that of Japan, which, co lectually or the morally beautiful. If it be wise and inspiring to uplift heroic ficures before the eyes of youth, we can- not too often hold aloft for admiration and worship a character so strong, pure, sym- | metrical and well-poised. Under the | searchlight of microscopic criticism, views from every standpoint of ethics and his- | tory, he stands forth an object of pre- | eminence and love, not so much for his | wealth or military exploits as for his ele- | vation and spotless integrity of character. | Inexpressibly finer than printed words or | eloquent tongue, than genius or gold, is 1t | to possess the majesty of manhood and the beauty of personal worth. Earth pre- sents no prouder or more distinguished | scene than that of a man dedicated to the | art of virtuous character-building. ““The best way to honor Washington is not so much with chime of bells or gay | procession, as it is to appreciate his superb | traits and incarnate his moral ideals. ““In proportion as we revere his character | will it be an indexof either our progress | or decadence as a nation. The more de- voutly we draw around his forehead the | aureola of political esteem the more we | honor ourselves. When Washington's sen- timents no longer flash from the eyes of our citizens, or throp in the hearts of our countrymen, or cease to dominate our coun- cils of Btate, our Republie is doomed.”” INTERESTS AT OAKLAND. The Salvation Property at Beulah | Is in Ballington Booth’s Name. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 23.—The present | unsettled condition of affairs regarding the commander of the Salvation Army in the United States is creating no feeling of un- certainty among the loca! officers. It is the general opinion that Ballington Booth will soon be restored to his command. *I do not for a moment anticipate any- thing like a division of the army in this country,” said Ensign Reid to-night. I do not think Genera! Booth fully under- stands the position that Ballington Booth holdsin the estimation of the American Bec le. Ihad a telegram from Colonel Cadie telling me that he is now tempora- rily in charge, and that Ballington Booth hasleft the hend?lwrters. The commander had such a perfect system that Colonel | Eadie can easily carry on the work.”” Mrs. Ensign Reid' is positive that there will be no sniit. “All the officers in the army,” she said, ‘“‘are sworn to obey God and the army, We are not bowed down to Commander Bal- lington Booth, although we all love him | and his wife. Idonot think he will be away from his command for long, and when he returns_everything will be straightened out. It is unfortunate any- thing like this should have occurred, but it will not affect the army. Everybody will be as'loyal to Colonel Eadie as they were SATAN'S FORWARDSTRIDES Rev. Dr. Case Talks About the Moral Corruption of San Francisco. IS VERY MUCH LIKE HADES. Mayor Sutro and the Native Sons Are Strongly Criticized—The Moral Pesthouse of the Beach.” A discourse on “The Devil's Forward Movement” was délivered at the Howard- Rev. Dr. W. W. Case. The preacher said: The religious forward movement of our time as its best exponent in Hugh Price Hughes of the West London Mission in England. He has tried the experiment of going to the people with the gospel and it has worked weli. The eyes of the religious world have been upon the movement to learn the best methods of aggressive work under the peculiar condi- tions of modern ¢ zation. Heroic efforts are being put forth in many lands, and in many centers in our land, to drive out the prince of darkness, but as yet the devil holds the fort, and not only so, but ‘he seeres to push his way from Atlanta to the sea without much opposition, Looking out from my watchtower, it appears to me his satanic majesty has been working on the line of the forward movement in this City for iea“’ and that he is now leading the hosts with accelerated speed to perdition. Every editor, reporter and newspaper man of every class, every municipal officer. every Judge now on or off the bench, and thousands of others are well aware that San Francisco behind the scenes is a lazar-house, full of putre- fyiug sores and pestilential diseases—he knows Batiin Bncis by gaslightisareal Inferno, that underground San Franciseo is full of rot- tenness and too disgusting to be described. This is the City oi my adoption, and I want her to prosper and to be saved, but when 1 see 50 much wantonness and corruption. I tremble for its future. When I look upon its votaries of pleasure, sacrificing every principle of virtue. of Godli- ness and prudence, I shudder to think of the sure and certain consequences, When 1 see the sacred institution of mar- riage treated as thouen it had been abolished by the God of familes and avoided as though it were a bondage into which none should dare to enter, when I see the dancehouse and the saloon and the variety theater filled with maddened and debanched human beings, when I see men whose business it is to corrupt and destroy innocent girlhood and thought- less youths, when I see these thinge I wonder that the vengeance of heaven does not in flaming fire consume us all with a single flash. As I have walkéd these streets by day and by night 1 have asked myseli the auestion, “May it not be possible, &s some ministers have taught, the second coming of Christ took place at the destruction of Jerusalem, and, the Lufl;ment having taken place, we are now in 117 I ask the question, Is not this really hades? But why am [ here if it is hell? I never meant to make my bed in hell. Then as I look around and see some good cople here who never told alie, like Father Yorke, for instance, I am sure it is not hell. But there is so much that is devilish and in- fernal that it is hard to believe the race started in a harmless paradise. & As a whole the world is bad—very bad—bad everywhere—and Satan’s seat is high and in almost every place eonspicuous. Business methods are wickedly corrupt—pol - ities is corrupt—municipal governments are corrupt. Corruption rises everywhere. - Tt is & sorrow 1p many that our distinguished citizen, the Mayor of this City, aiter all he has done for the City, in the maintenance of beau- tiful gardens and the gathering together of a fine museum and the completion of elegant baths, should have rebuilt in elegance the Cliff Flouse, to be {urnished with two immense errooms, in one of which hangs nude and partially nude pictures. * ; 1 hope the Mayor, for whom in some respects I have a great regard, and for whom in all re- spects 1 have the kindest feelings, will think wisely of the heritage he 1s leaving to the present and future San ¥ranciscans. / Time is ort. We shall soon go to meet our Judge. If there is one place in 8an Francisco County ‘where the blood of wrecked humanity will ooze out of the timbers more omluselg than another—one place where the wall of the lost will come up with shrieking horror above the roar of the angry weaves of the sea—it'will be :ihc (;‘llifl House—dedicated to Bacchusand to eath., The old Cliff House, as well as the old Ocean House, was a veritable Bethaven, a house of iniquity, where sin of deepest dye perpétually reigned unto the death ot souls. We had hoped that those dark days had passed away from San Franelsco forever; that our honorable Mayor, who is in sympathy with good government and_moral progress, would never rebuild the Cliff House as the throne of ll']hc«:}éms and the moral pesthouse of the ocean each. Let us pray that the honorable Mayor shall be constrained to use the few remaining days fying the Cliff House and the City by putting awey as far as possible everything that shal have a tendency to-debase and_ruin mankind. The horrors of the liquor trafic are inde- seribavle, Earth would be almost a paradise to the commander.”’ There is considerable property in this | county standing in the name of Ballington | Booth, and this will all have to be trans. ferred to hissuccessor. The Beulah Res- cue Home, Children’s Home, and Home of Rest are all held by Baliington Boeth for the army, and these represent a value of nearly $20,000. The feeling is that the commander wili soon be restored, and it is impossible to predict what would be the result should General Booth persist in his removal. Z THE RISE IN CAMPHOR. Price of the Drug Has Nearly Doubled in Twelve Months, The peculiar and uncertain position of camphor in the market has caused more comment and speculative gossip concern- ing this article, its source of supply, meth- ods of production, etc., than it has re- ceived in years past. The manipulations of a syndicate, said to have headquarters 1n London, and the air of mystery which has surrounded its operations have made camphor a commodity toward which much interest has been directed for months past. Refined camphor, prime quality, sold at 34 cents per pound a year ago, since whieh | time. it has brought 64 cents. Itis now | quoted at 59 cents, this decline from the higher figure being attributed to the hearing of _the market . by the syndicate, or because of outside competition with the syndicate. The fu- ture course of the market is problematical. The syndicate commenced baying last June and has not iet cornered the market. Dealers believe thatif the syndicate can continue to purchase all that is offered during another six months it will be in absolute control. Whether it can do this or not is uncertain, because the personnel of the operators and their financial strength are not known and can only be guessed at. In'view of the interest and the possibi ties of the situation{ timely reference can be made to Japun and Formosa, where most of the crude camphor of commerce is grown. In olden times camphor was pro- uced in Sumatra, Borneo and other parts of the East Indies and China, but of late years they have been no factor in produc- tion. Camphor treesareof the evergreen variety, symmetrical in proportion, blos- soming with white flowers and bearing red berries. They attain great age, some liv- ing 300 years, and are of ponderous size, | the ln:fest measuring fifteen feet in diam- eter. The camphor of Formosa is inferior l:ipled with the fact that the former island is inhabited largely by savages and the production of crude camphor being attended with so much danger, leaves-Japan practically to supply the world. The annual export of crude camphor from Japan averages about 5,000,000 pounds, of which one-fourth comes to this country and the remainder is dis- tributed over Europe. This merchantable product must be refined before it can pass into consuming channels, and until two years ago it was exclusively treated at American and European refineries. The attempts reccntli made to_finish the product in Japan have met with moderate success, resulting in “Japan brands’ being placed on the market by about a dozen small refineries established on native soil.— The ceremonies were attended by the | The Paint, Oil and Drug Review. were it not for the curse of the drink habit. How long must this barbarism be retained | among us? Look at this train of weeping ones, clad in ‘weeds of widowhood, stricken and bowed with the anguish of years! They were once the wives, they are now the widows, of drunkards. With swoulen eyes and faded cheeks and bleed- ing hearts, they tread upon tae brink of the Tave. i ‘What countless multitudes of innocent little ones are there in tatters and in filth, hatless, bonnetless, shoeless, haggard with hunger and pallid with disease. Their tiny feet patter over the stony streets until their pathway red- dens with thelr trickling blood! These are children of drunkards and from this wretched, endless procession comes up the cry, “How long, O Lord, how long?” The devil’s forward movement is seen in the added facilities which the prince of darkness is inspiring men to employ for the desecration of the “Lord’s day."” The Almighty Father could never govern and manage or develop a people without a Sabbath day; but San Francisco presumes to do what the God of nations cannot ao. 1t is no justification for Sabbath desecration to say that under the Christian dispensation all days are sacred, for the fact is in San Fran- cisco no day is sacred, but all days are profane. Many young men to my_certain knowledge have been ruined by yielding to the entice- ments to Sabbath desecration. The Sunday theater is blighting young life every week in the year, right under our eyes. The management of the organization of the Native Sons is not above criticism. Please notice I place emphasis upon the word management. Inmy addresses in other years I have had oceasion to speak well of the organization of the Native Sons of the Golden West. In a pub- lic address a few years ago I said: “SinceI .became an adopted son of California I have never been outside her noraers but I have Jonged to get back to the land of pure atmos- phere, rich and abundant fruits, with her pro- nsion of flowers and to the society of her royal people, for she contains many of the best,” The ~ responsibility of mative sons, adopted sons as well, is exceedingly great. I am sorry to be compelled to say that the history of our grand commonweslth has not always been distinguished for its superior. and morality. . This mu}' be accounted for, perhaps, on the theory of Jean Paul Richter, that— *“Too much fortune or too much misery drives both men and nations to immorui;y—\a it s only in extremes of heat and cold that the pond fishes hide thémselves in the mud.” We are improving, however. The State is better; this City is better in its morals than it ever was before. . But we are far below what we ought to be in the scale of social and political morality. Sons of the Golden West, native or adopted, I adjure you to “‘quit yourselves like men.” t is yours to give to this great commonwealth a civilSabbath. It is & great sorrow to many native sons and daughters and others as well tnat the dedica- tion of the new Native Sons’ building was set upon the holy Lord’s day, and especially that the day shouid have been desecrated by a ban- quet in the evening. 1t is proper enough for a jolly crowd to make the air blue singing ‘“He’s a jolly good fellow’” and other college songs on proper oceasions, but when the name of any society to which members belong who hold sacred with_con- scientious seruples the Sabbath of the Lord, proceedings are allowed and indalged in which outrage those convictions, there is just cause for criticism and complaint. e ON PATRIOTISM. A Washington’s Birthday Sermon 3 by Rev: E. R. ’ Dille. The sermon preached by the Rev. E. R. Dille yesterday morning in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church was on i | | street Methodist Church last evening by | which may be allotted to him onearth to puri- | “Patriotism” and was listened to by a large and attentive congregation. After dwelling upon love of country and loyalty to its institutions arid the heroes who are | known in history as patriots, he dwelt | upon love of law and said: No wonder the robbers said the other day when they had the bank employes shui up in the vault “Let us kill them; that will be the safest way.” They know that murder is about thé only crime for ch a man can_hardly be punished in this City and that the death pen- alty for crime inflicted by due process of law is about the only kind of taking life to which our courts seem to have any objections, Seid a great Jurist “When the guilty are acquitted the Jidge is condemned,” but in the Shattuck case it was the jury that was con- demned for allowing a redhanded murdress to go frec upon a wretched technicality. There are two things that are responsible for this carnival of crime: 1. Our American system of court procedure by which a verdict can be set asidé upon some valiry quibbling techniculity which has no bearing whatever upon the guilt or innocence of the accused—a miscarriage of justice that has no piace in the criminal procedure of any other civilized nation in the world. 2. The unwholesome and debauched state of publicopinion. With meny, instead of a righte- ous enger against crime and a righteous indig- nation against criminals, there isa gushing, maudlin, sentimental sympathy for them. From various quarters there comes the ery, “The worst use you can put & man to is to hang him”; whereas frequently it is the only use he can ever be (o the humanity upon which he is a foul blot to e made an exam- le of to deter other wild beasts like himself rom crime. It is the divine law, *“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall nis blood be shed.” e VIEWS OF RELIGION. Rev. J. Cumming Smith Discourses on So-Called Common- Sense. Rev. J. Cumming Smith’s evening lec- ture at Trinity Presbyterian Church was on “‘Christianity and Common-Sense.”” It was the second of a serieson the relation of Christianity to phases of modern thought and action. Mr. Smith called attention to the con- fusion of conservatiem and inertia with common-sense. Continuing, he said: _All the progress the world has made has been right against common-sense. ‘In consideration of those spirituak, transcendent things I pity the man who gropes in the groove of reason. Take some of the common-sense matters as illustrations. The common-sense of one good ctates that her child be. kept from the society of children. That good lady or her | sister"is likely to take a “common-sense’’ measure of requiring her child to be silent at the table. In short, there are good people who still believe that the proper way to bring up children is to keep them down. Children are not novelties. They have been presenting themselves for the last 6000 years. (et people take widely different common- sense views in regard to their education. There are people who believe children shouid be compelled to- go to school, and there are others who think that theory an absurdity. Some belive children should be educated from the first along the !ine of specialities and they have strong “opponents. Strong are the op- posed beliefs as to the teachings of religious principles. When we realize the contrariety and chaos of opinions in the world we have cause 10 shudder at the outlook if the future of religion depends upon so-called common-sense. 1 open my Bible and remember that good and great men_with the gift of common-sense have dif- fered and warred aud driven each other to the stake because of their different interpretation. Common-sense theologians of Chrristendom are of different creeds and they do not like each other any too well, either. There are as many varying views of religion as there are stars in the'sky. The common-sense of to-day is not the com- mon sense of yesterday. I tell you there is no common-sense helief that is worth your cred- ence for & moment. Depending upon my fragile common-sense, I would say there are things in the sacred book Icould not believe. Religion is beyond and above that realm. Therefore, I subordinate my reason, I subordinate my judgment. Yet the signs of the times in the world are the indications of a conlescence of the churches on_the pivotal fundamental truths. That, I believe, will be the Christianity of the future. May we rise above earthbound common- sense into the large, more generous realm of fmhh. ‘Msy we surrender our common-sense to His! LINCOLN'S COUNTERPART. Strolled Into the House Gallery and Attracted Attention. In the gallery on Saturday last there sat & man who sitracted more attention than would have been accorded the President of the United States had he walked into the seat set aside ‘for him in the House gal- lery. The man,who was sublimely uncon- scious of the curiosity of the people about him, was the absolute caunterpart of Abra- ham Lincoln. A lady,who sat beside a Star reporter, and who had known the liberator well, almost fainted when this man crossed her vision in taking his seat. He was tall and lank, and wore immacu- late broadcloth, which sat loosely about his form. / He had the large, homely, but kindly mouth that Lincoln possessed, and wore the same fringe of whiskers on his chin that Mr. Lincoln used to wear. He had the same gentle eyes, and iron gray hair tossed back in rather long locks from his strongly marked face. As he sat listening to the debate, his face in profile was so startlingly like that of the martyred Pres- ident that it was pesitively uncanny. And when he seemed to forget his surroundings there came into his face that worn, weary expression which ‘sat so often on Lincoln’s face during the last months, and_the lady beside the reporter, who was fascinated b Ithn resemblance, got up to leave the gal- ery. “T can’t stand 1t,” she said. “His face will haunt me to my dying day.- “Hun- "dreds of people turned their eyes upon him and the buzz of surprised comment was almost audible to the speaker, but the man sat oblivious through it all. Perhaps he was used to it. A man with Lincoln’s face and form couidn’t go round over the United States and not be told of it.— Washington Star. NEW TO-DAY. HBEHHBHHHHHHHSH That's what Ghirardell?s Cocoais. It gives to dyspeptics the greatest amount of nour- ishment with least. possible work for the digestive organs. It is to the well a preventative of an overtaxed stomach; de- creasing the need for quantities of solid foods, St LSEESLRE The BEST Cocoa must be FRESH. 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