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2 TEE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1896. CONSOLIDATION OF POSTOFFICES, It Is the Sfibject of Much Debate in the Senate. TAKES A WIDE RANGE. From Appropriations the States- men Branch Off to Civil Service Reform. HOKE SMITH SOUNDLY SCORED. But the Bill Is Passed and With It an Increassd Subsidy for Carry. ing Ocean Mails. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The Senate had a long and important session to-day, the vpostoffice appropriation bill being the subject of consideration and ac- tion. There was quite an extended discus- sion over the question of the consolidation of fourth-class postotfices in the vicinity of large towns and cities and the substitu- tion for them of stations, sub-stations and branch offices. The opponents of the sys- tem were successiul in having its exten- sion restricted—an amendment offered by Wolcott of Colorado favorable to the sys- tem having been laid upon the table by a vote of 48 to 7. That decisive vote was followed by the adoption of an amend- ment offered by Pasco of Florida—ayes 36, noes 25--which restricts the consolidation system to the limits of corporate towns and cities. g The committee amendment appropri- ating $80,000 as additional compensation to the Oceanic Steamship Company for ocean mail service from San Franeisco to New Zealand and New South Wales was agreed to—ayes 32, noes 21. The item of $196,614 for necessary and special mail facilities on trunk lines from Boston to Atlanta and New Orleans by way of New York and Washington, was retained in the bill, the motion by Vilas of Wisconsin to strike it out having been voted down, ayes 13, noes 89. An amendment requiring the expendi- ture of §50,000 for experiments in rural free delivery was offered by Butler of North Carolina, and was agreed to, ayes 27, noes 25. Teller presented resolutions from branches of the American Federation of Labor in varions States for the free and unlimited coinage of silver without wait- ing for the aid of any other nation, one of them declaring that the members of the branch would not assist any candidate who was not in favor of free coinage, no matter to what political party he might belong. The Senate bill to pay to Edward Rice of Denver, Colo., $2700 for United States coupon bonds lost by him in July, 1886, was passed. Butler (Pop.) of North Carolina intro- duced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States limiting the President’s veto power. It proposes that a Presidential veto may be overcome by a majority vote (instead of a two-thirds vote) in both Houses; also that all orders, resolutions and votes to which a concurrence of both Houses may be necessary, except on the aquestion of adjournment, shall be pre- sented to the President, and shall be ap- proved by him before they take effect. It was referred. The postoffice appropriation bill was taken up, the pending question being on the proposition as to the compensation of clerks at postal stations and sub-stations, involving the matter of the consolidation of postoffices throughout the country. Vilas (D.) of Wisconsin made an ex- planation of the points at issue. He said that the proposition was a mere provision that the postmasters who would be pay- able out of the appropriation for posi- masters’ salaries might be paid out of the sppropriation for clerks when the offices of such postmasters were discontinued and incorporated with other oftices. Vilas said the advantages of the Postal consolidation system were so obvious that no opposition would have been made to it had not the Senator from Maryland (Gorman) uncorked the bottle and let out the genius of opvosition to civil service reform. “And,” he added, “civil service advancement in this country owes its success to the man now at the head of this Government.” Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska challenged Vilas to point out any benefits derived from civil service reform. “If nothing else had been gained,” Vilas replied, “than the decency and cleanliness of political conduct on a change of admin- istration that would have been enough to make civil service reform a great triumph. The relief that has been afforded to Sen- ators and Representatives is of itself an item of great consequenee.” Allen” peinted out the absurdities of many of the questions that might be put to postoffice applicants by the civil ser- vice examiners, and he asked what earthly bearing such questions had on the fitness of somebody to run a little fourth-class vostofice in a village fifteen or twenty miles from a large town. The rank and file of the people, many of whom had done seryice for the country in its hour of peril, were to be set aside, ignored and practi- | eally disfranchised by the adoption of such ,‘ *silly and nonsensical rules,”” and by that means the people were to be isolated from | their awn postoffices. In the course of a colloquy between Allen, Hoar (R.) of Massachusetts and Vilas (D.) of Wisconsin on the subject of civil service Hoar referred to Roosevelt as having been a bold, courageous, intelligent and most efficient administrator of the civil service laws. He did not think Mr. Cleveland, who bad .done a great many very high on thatscore. The reform, how- ever, had come to stay. Hoar inveighed against the state of things that existed be- fore civil service reform was inaugurated. That state of things had been, he said, the | running sore of the country—the offensive stench in the nostrils, the disgrace, the degradation, the shame, the infamy of the American people. The men who un- dertook the reform had determined to put & stop to that evil; and if they did not get the best possible substitute they got what was a hundred fold, a million fold better thau that which it had displaced. *On the whole,” Hoar added, “and in the main, President Cleveland and his Cabinet have carried out the civil service law, and President Harrison and his Cabi- net, with some exceptions, carried it out. But when the history of that great reform comes to be written the names that shall be written in indelible characters are the names of D. E. Eaton, Senator Hawley and Theodore Roosevelt.” Wolcott (R.) of Colorado made an earn- est civil service speech, in which he said he did not agree with Senator Gorman that the corner grocery was the corner- stone of the Republic. He did agree with that Senator, however, in denouncing the habit of Cabinet officers making speeches. all over the country. The last Cabinet officer he had heard of doing it was “‘barn stalking down in Georgia in favor of gold monometallism.” He should have called attention to it earlier had it not been for the fact that that official was better away than at Washington so far as his public duties and his performance of them were concerned. “Is the point you make,” Hill (D.) of New York asked, “that a Cabinet officer has no right to make these speeches throughout the country te the neglect of his dutles, or is it that he bas no right to make political speeches at al}?"" “I take it,”” Wolcott replied, “‘that he bhas mno right to make speeches to the neglect of his duties,” Hill-That is the point of your eriti- cism? ‘Wolcott—At this time. Hill suggested that it had been the cus- tom heretofore for Cabinet officials to make political speeches, and that it was also the custom of English statesmen like Glad- stone, Salisbury and others. Wolcott, in reply to that suggestion, said that those statesmen were also mem- bers of the British Parliament, and there- fore were entitled to make speeches in pub- lic justifying #heir action, Therefore the anslogy did not lie. He commeanted upon the neglect of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the acts of Congress in regard to the lands of the Uncompahgre Indian reservation in Utah and in regard io Pa- cific railroad lands, and said that the Sec- retary might just as well be making stump speeches in Georgia as sitting in his ex- ecutive office. But the very lack of atten- tion to public duties which might charac- terize these Cabinet officials was more an additional reason why the power of mak- ing appointments should be taken from them, Nobody knew better than the Sen- ator from Maryland (Gorman) that his own personal wishes and the wishes of his constituents expressed tbrough him went absolutely for nothing in the making of postoffice appointments. Gorman took exception to what he con- sidered a restraint upon him in Wolcott’s remarks, which idea, however, Wolcott en- tirely disclaimed, Gorman declared that since be had been a Senator (1881) there had not been a dozen postmasters in Maryland appointed on his recommendation. He therefore re- sented the intimation that his opposition to the amendment was because it would take away patronage. Wolcott again disclaimed having given any such intimation, but he repeated that it was unseemly that those appointments of fourth-class postmasters should be based on politics—*“and on politics of a low sort.” Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada argued against civil service reform as having a tendency to replace simple democracy with a con- solidated despotism. Allison (R.) of Iowa, in charge of the bill, after remarking that the question of civil service reform had nothing more to do with the pending question than it had to do with the war in Cuba, moved to lay Wolcott’s amendment on the table. The motion was agreed to and the amendment was laid on the table—ayes 48, noes 7. NEW TO-DAY. Apollina 718 NATURAL MINERAL WATER,. MALICIOUS STATEMENTS having been disseminated that the APOLLINARIS WATER offered for sale in San Francisco is not the Natural product of the APOLLINARIS SPRING in GERMANY, notice is hereby given that every arrival of APOLLINARIS WATER is accompanied by a CERTIFICATE from the Proprietors of the APOLLINARIS SPRING stating that the shipment consists of Apollinaris Natural Mineral Water, bottled at the Apollinaris Spring near Neuenahr, Rhenish Prussia. Such Certificates are invariably declared and sub- scribed to by the said Proprietors in the presence of the CONSUL of the United States of America at COLOGNE in GERMANY, and are filed at the San Franeiseo Custom House where they can at all times be inspected. A REWARD of $1,000 will be paid for information which will lead to the conviction of any person or persons selling spurious Apollinaris Water. JOHN CAFFREY, 47 First Street, SAN FRANCISCO, Representing CHARLES GRAEF & CO., New YORK. Sole Agents of the APOLLINARIS COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. { | good things, deserved to be written up ! Wolcotts amendment which was thus defeated was a proviso that whenever a postoffice is consolidated with another Postoffice so as to make it a station or sub- station the salary of the superintendent or clerk may be paid out of the appropria- tions for clerks. The result of the vote ‘Wwas unfavorable to the extension of the system of postoffice consolidation. In the further discussion of the question Allison suggested that the Senate might trust in the Postmaster-General that he would not in the face of debate and action of the Senate to-day attempt any exten- sion of the consolidation system, but might even retrace his stepsin some in- stances, such as that of Elliott City. Butler (Pop.) of North Carelina offerec an amendment that $50,000 of the $12,- 128,000 aporopriation for free delivery shall be nsed to defray the expanses of ex- periments in raral free delivery. Before a vote was taken on Butler's amendment Perkins (R.) of California made an argu- ment in favor of the eommittee amend- ment appropriating $80,000 additional com- pensation for the ocean mail service be- tween San Francisco and Australia. At 5 p. M. all debate ceased and the Sen- ate began to vote on the amendments. The first vote was on Butler's amendment appropriating $50,000 for experiments in rural free delivery and it was adopted— ayes 27, noes 25. The next vote was on the committee appropriating $80,000 as additional com- pensation to the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany for ocean mail transportation. The amendment was agreed to—ayes 32, noes 21. Vilas (D.) of Wisconsin moved to strike out of the bill the item of $196,614 *for necessary and special facilities on trunk lines from Boston, Mass., by way of New York and Washington to Atlanta and New Orleans.”” The motion was rejected, The bill was then passed and the Senate at 5:30 adjourned until to-morrow, —_——— MESSION OF THE HOUSE. Difference of Opinion Regarding Wash. ington’s Freo Library. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The House spent the day in discussing two measures that had not been.expected to engage its attention at this time. The first was the bill providing for the estab- lishment of a free public library in Wash- ington. There was a difference of opinion between the House and Senate as to the fund against which the expenses of the institution should be charged—the Senate providing that they should be divided be- tween the District and General Govern- ment, and the House that they should be paid entirely by the District. The Com- mittee on the Affairs of the District of Columbia recommended that the House recede from its amendment to the bill, but after a two-hour discussion the recommen- dation of the committee was disagreed to—113 to 127. The bill was then sent to conference. The other was the bill reported from the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures to adopt the metric system in Government business January 1, 1898, and to make it the legal standard of the coun- try January 1, 190L. It was supported by C. W. Stone (R.) of Pennsylvania and op- posed by Bartlett (D.) of New York, Otey (D.) ot Virginia and Parker (R.) of New Jersey. The House refused—65 to 80—to order the bill to its engrossment and third reading, and pending & demand for the ayes and noes at 5:10 o’clock "on motion of Stone it adjourned until to-morrow. A jaint resolution was agreed to author- izing the printing of 10,000 extra copies of the report of the Director of the Mint. On { the usnal formal motion to reconsider the { vote by which the resolution passed and to lay that motion on the table, an issue of veracity was raised between Perkins (R.) of Towa and Bailey (D.) of Texas. The latter recalled a conversation between them in which he was assured by Perkins that he should have notice when the reso- lution was called up, as he desired to call the attention of the House to some mis- statements in the report of the Director. Perkins admitted the fact of the conversa- tion, but said no assurance had been given by him. Bailey—Does the gentleman deny that he assured me I should have ample notice of calling up the resolution? Perkins—I do. Bailey—I say that vou did, and put my word against yours on that point. He withdrew any objection to the adop- tion of the motion made by Perkins, sav- ing he would find some other opportunity to say what he had to say. GENERAL MILES HAS FRIENDS. The House Committee Favors the Vet- eran’s Promotion. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The joint resolution introduced by Hardy of Indiana to promote Major-General Miles to thé rank of lientenant-general was or- dered favorably reported on by the House Military Affairs Committee to-day. Of the twelve members present four—three Democrats and one Republican—opposed the resolution. The eight affirmative votes were all Re- publicans, as follows: Hull, Curtis of New York, Marsh, Grifin, Parker, Fenton, Tracey and Catron. The negative votes were cast by McOlellan, Lockhart, Tyler and Bishop, the last named being a Republi- can. —— BEWARE OF DUTCR ESTATES. Every Dollar Bpent in Trying to Get Them Is Money Wasted. _ WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The Btate Department has received a letter from Edward Downes, Unitea States Con- sul at Amsterdam, asking that the public be warned against the folly of epending time or money toward the collection of what are known as *“‘old Dutch estates.” He says these estates do not exist, neither has the “Bank of Holland,” in which the “unclaimed millions” are alleged to be deposited, an existence. He says: “If these estates ever had a bona-fide existence, then they came clearly within the purview of the statutes of limitations passed by the Dutch Parliament in 1852, by which all unciaimed inheritances irrev- ocably escheated after a lapse of five years to the State, Every dollar spent in refer- ence to these estates is s0 much money wasted.” Embassador Bayard has repeatedly written in similar strain about unclaimed estates in England and unclaimed funds in the Bank of Engllnd‘ —_—— Hawaiian Cable Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C. April 7.—To- day’s session of the House Commerce Committee was devoted to a consideration of the Hawaiian cable bill. At the last meeting of the committee it was suggested tnat the subsidy be reduced from $160,000 to $100,000 a year for a term of twenty years. To-day, on motion of Bennett of New York, the author®of the bill, a com- promise was 'reported, fixing the subsidy at $130,000. The bill will be taken up again at the next meeting of the com- mittee, i3 ——— For Postal SBavings Banks. WASHINGTON, D, O., April 7.—The House Committee on Postoffices to-day beard Representative Bowers of Cali- fornia in support of the various bills be- fore -it, providing for a %nem of posial savings banks at the various postoffices throughout the country. No action was taken on the measures. PALLY OF AVAL SALVATIONISTS: Ballington Booth of the Volunteers Receives an Ovation. GREETED BY THOUSANDS Fielding Given a Colonelcy to Command in the Field in the Northwest. TUCKER-BOOTHS ARE ACTIVE. An Unpleasant Interruption During Their Big Meeting in New York. CHICAGO, I, April 7.—The new movement of the Volunteers of America was formaily inaugurated in the Audi- torium Theater to-night under flattering auspices by the founder and commander, Ballington Booth, aided by his wife and Edward Fielding, late brigadier in com- mand of the Northwest division of the Salvation Army. Three thousand men, women and caildren from the class which is not nsually found at Salvation Army assemblies, cheered, waved small Ameri- can flags and handkerchiefs, and ap- plauded their sympathy whenever Com- mander or Mrs. Booth voiced the con- scientious and American sentiments which actuated their withdrawal from his father's army. ‘When the demonstration was nearing an end Commander Booth, on behalf of the volunteers, announced that he gave to ex- Brigadier Fielding the oversight of the Northwestern volunteer movement, with the rank of colonel. Commander Booth recited the circumstances of his trouble, which he termed a *‘forcible removal from office.” When he exclaimed with pas. sionate fervor “We haven’t returned to the ranks of the Salvation Army, and it is not our intention to return to its ranks,” there was a sympathetic outburst of ap- vlause, with drum-beating and clashing of cymbals on the stage for emphasis. He declared it was not the intention of the Volunteers to take the property or mem- bers of the old army, and the principles he had always worked for would be main- tained, He announced that the name of their organ to be published would be the Volunteer Gazette. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 7.—A mon- ster welcome demonstration was given by the Balvation Army to Commissioner Booth-Tucker and Mrs. Booth-Tucker to- night at Carnegie Music Hall. Fully 6000 persons were present. Commissioner Booth-Tucker announced that he had taken out his first papers and declared his intention of becoming an American oiti- zen. Mrs, Booth-Tucker also announced her intention of becoming.and American citizen. Mrs. Booth-Tucker, in the course of her address, said: “I am here to bring about a full and complete reconciliation, in which I am per- suaded not only the angels of heaven but the people of America will rejoice. You know to what I refer. I ask that you will vray with me for the fulfillment of that desire.” In conclusion Mrs, Booth-Tucker made an eloquent appeal for Christianity, and just as she said “Let us pray’’ some one in the top gallery shouted ‘“What is the matter with Ballington Booth?” Several persons shouted “He's all right.” ‘Without noticing this interruption Mrs. Booth-Tucker prayed aloud. ESTHER HAS THE MEASLES It Causes Her Papa, the Presi dent, to Be Quarantined at the White House. Sickness Followed by a Scurrying to Woodley and Postponement of the Cabinet Meeting, ‘WABHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—Presi- dent Cleveland and Secretary Thurber are quarantined at the White House; Mrs. Cleveland and children are quarantined at Woodley and Mrs. Thurber and her little ones are quarantined at their home on Istreet. All thisand a postponement of a Cabinet meeting in addition is the re- sult of the discovery in the White House nursery between 10 and 11 o'clock this morping. Little Esther Cleveland, the President’s second caughter, who 1s two and 8 half years of age, developed symp- toms of measles about that hour. Immediately thers was great excitement throughout the mansion; the President was informed, and he sent, messages to all Cabinet officers in town that there would be.no Cabinet meeting to-day, Mrs. Bath- mann, the teacher of the White House kindergarten, was sent post haste to Wood- ley, the President’s country place, and burried preparations were made for taking Esther and her sisters there. Shortly afterward the sick child was sent to Wood- ley in a closed carriage, accompanied in that and another vehicle by her mother, nurses and sisters, Private Secretary Thurber has been liv- ing at the White House for ten days since one of his children developed a case of measles. This morning young Tom Thur- ber and the cook at the Thurber house were taken with the disease. Esther Cleveland and the Thurber children are doing well. Little Esther’s is said tobea mild case. Itis likely that on her recov- ery the family will be joined at Woodley by the President and will remain there until they leave for Gray Gables at the beginning of sammer. o Appropriations for Agriculiure. WASHINGTON, D. €., April 7.—The conferees on the agricultural appropria- tion for the coming fiscal year reached an agreement to-day, As passed in the House the bill earried $3,215.392. The Senate in- creased this amount by $118,260, TheSen- ate conferees agreed to recede from amend- ments carrying $78,120, leaving the bill as agreed to, appropriating $3,302,792, or ut $1000 less than the amount for the ourrent fiscal ye; i LS In Favo Woodward. WASHINGTON, D. C., Apnl 7.—The House Committee on Eleotions No. 2 to- — yand possxbls day decided the contested case of Cheat- bam againgt Woodward from the Second North Carélina district in favor of Wood- ward, the siiting member, a Demoerat. e gt Minister Arriga’s Vacation. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7,—Min. ister Lase Arriga, the diplomatic repre- sentative of Guatemala and Honduras fof the past three years, will leave for home b?' way of Panama on Thursday on leave ol absence. He will return to Washington in July. There is said to be ne political significance in the Minister’s trip, which is solely to give personal attention to hi coffee estates and other property. T g Chapman’s Conviction Stands. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The Court of Appeals to-day affirmed the des cision of the lower court in the case of El verton K. Chapman, the recalcitrant wit= ness before the Senate committee which investigated the sugar trust. The lower court sentenced Chapman to pay $100 fine and serve thirty days’ imprisonment. Mr, Chapment will appeal the case. ik Treaswury Gold Reserrve. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi, ness to-dav stood at $125,878.760. The withdrawals for the day were $82,100. ST VANDEREBILT AND DEPEW. Preparations Made for the Party’s Re« ception at Omaha. OMAHA, NesR., April 7.—Chauncey M. Depew, Cornelius Vanderbilt and their party are expeeted in this city next Fri. day. General Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacifie, who has gane out to meet them, reached Ogden to-day and the Van- derbilt party will arrive there to-morrow, The itinerary includes a trip to Salt Lake, a detour via Colorade, before coming to Omaha. From this city they will go East on the Northwestern. The train earrying the party is light, consist- ing of two Vanderbilt special cars and the Union Pacific car, and the run across tha Rockies and the plains will doubtless show fast time, B WITH THE BRIOE General Harrison Returns to His Family Residence at Indianapolis. Given Cheers at the Depot, but No One Receives the Conple but the Housekeeper. INDIANAPOLIS, INp., April 7.— Ex- President Harrison and his bride arrived from New York at 10:15 to-night. Alarge crowd was at'the Union station, but there was 10 one of prominence to greet them. They alichted from the rear coach, and arm in arm went through the station to the carriage in waiting. As they passed through the gatesa cheer went up from the crowd and was taken up and repeated again and again outside the gates. The bridal couple moved with a quick step through the throng, which parted on either side for their passage. Mrs. Harrison kept her eyes on the ground and she raised them but once as she passed through the station. Upon entering the carriage they were driven rapidly to their North Delaware- street home. No one was there to receive them except the housekeeper. ] SHOT DOWN BY WHTES Negroes Fired Upon' by the Regulators While Going to Register. State Troops Are Required in a Louisi- ana Parish to Prevent Further Bloodshed. NEW ORLEANS, La., April 7.—Aa- other serious riot occurred in St. Landry to-day over the registration. Two negroes were killed, six or seven seriously wound- ed and twenty or more were severely whipped. Supervisor of Registration Swords has established his office at Opelousas. The negroes, believing that the presence of State troops in Opelousas woula assure them protection, a large number of them started for that town to register. A de- tachment of perhaps 100 left Grand Prairie, a large negro settlement. At their head ‘was & negro who was armed with a rifle to protect himself, ‘When about half-way to Opelousas the negroes were halted by the regulators or white supremacy men and ordered to go home. They declared their intention to go to Opelousas and register. When they at- tenupted to pass by the regulators opened fire on them, killed two negroes and wounnded six or seven others. A number who were not wounded received fifty lashes each, and the whole gnrty. except the dead, returned to Grand Prairie thor- onghly demoralized. s ‘e atorv created a panic among the negroes in Opelousas, and a large number of them refused to n{g er, The Thompson faction, whom the negroes favor, ask that the militia be allowed to remain at Opelousas until after the election, but the white supremacy faction is anxious to get rid of them. BLAZE IN A MAILCAR, It Caused Great Excitement in the Official Quarter of Washington. An Explosion, Followed by Wi'd Scenes and a Scramble for the Pouches. WASHINGTON, D, C., April 7.—Intense excitement in the official quarter of Wash- ington was caused shortly before noon to- day by an alarm of fire turned in from the TYreasury Department. The alarm was caused by the partial de- struction of a United States Railway Mail Service car while in transit over the Penn- sylvania-avenue cable road. This mailcar serves the route between the navy-yard, the Capitol, the Treasury and Georgetown. 1t took fire through an explosion of & coal- oil stove while opposite the treasury and in an instant was wrapped in flames. Be- fore the engines sppesred most of the mailbags were saved by the crowd,and beyond the deatruction of the upper part of the car the loss was insignificant. The fire occured at the head of a grade and as soon as it was extinguished the brakes were released with the intention of coasting the car about three blocks down to the cable-shops and the power-station. In attempting to make a flying switch at this point the still smoking carleft the track and plunged into a 1png line of cars which had accumulated, giving rise to a renewal of the exciteraent, although no one was injured. SINGLE TRIER BEGN THE FIGHT, Fire the Opening Gun of Their Campaign in Delaware. MAGUIRE AND GEORGE Noted Exponents Deliver Inters esting Discourses at a Big Banquet. GREAT GROWTH OF THE PARTY Tribute Paid to the Memory of Jeffer- son, the Father of the Idea of Righteous Taxation. WILMINGTON, DL, April 7.—The opening gun of tne political campaign which the Single-tax party of Delaware will make for the control of the next Legis- lature, to be chosen in November, was fired to-night, the event being marked by an immense banquet, at which nearly 500 persons were present. Besides being a sig- nal of the opening of the campaign, the banquet, which was postponed from Thurs- day night last, was in honor of the anni- versary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. Among the distingnished guests were Henry George, Congressman James G. Maguire of California, Hon, Thomas G. Sherman of Brooklyn and Hon. Lloyd Garrison of Boston. Hon. Thomas L, Thompson of Ohio, who was expected to be present and to deliver one of his famous single-tax speeches, was delayed in Brook- Iyn. His regrets, coupled with a heartfelt wish for the success of the single-tax movement in Delaware, were read by Mr. George. Mr. George delivered an eloquent ad- dress in which he vaid a glowing tribute to the memory of Jefferson, whom he styled the father and promotor of the idea of equal and righteous taxation in Ameriea. He spoke of Jefferson’s visit to France and how after observing there theevils of land- lordism he carce back to America and ex- horted his countrymen to take precautions against their introduction here. Mr. George also referred briefly to the success of the singlestax movement in Australia after years of patient labor en the part of the single-tax workers, and urged the workers in Delaware to continue their fight until victory perched upon their banner. His address was received with applause and shouts for single tax and justice. Maguire, who is well known to all the single-taxers of this section--in fact is a member of the Single-tax Society here— received an aqvatien when he arose to speak. He referred to the event which the event which the banquet commemorated and congratulated the Single-tax Society upon the marvelous growth of the single- tax movement in Delaware in the past four months. The movement, he said, has become so interesting that he proposed to come to Delaware again in May and make a series of lectures throughout the State, as he did quring the past winter. Speeches were also made by W. 8. Hetzel of Philadelphia, and Hon. Thomas G. Bherman of Brooklyn also spoke. About 250 of the guests were from Balti- more, Philadelphia and Chester. Robbed by Masked Men. MONTGOMERY, Ava., April 7.—Deputy Tax Collector Woodham of Covington County was en route from the express office at Searight to Andalusia, the county seat, Saturday afternoon with $2000 of the county money when three masked men stepped from beside the road, stopped the buggy in which Woodham and a friend were driving, and pointing three gunsat the occupants of the vehicle made them deliyer over the money and $70 of his own funds. The robbers are believed to be atraugnrs who witnessed the express agent pay the money to the collector. f b Failure of One Strike. BUFFALO, N. Y., April 7.—The street railway strike was a failure. An order was issuea at 5 o'clock for a general strike, but a large majority of the men refused to gbey. The cars are running on schedule ime, R Kruttschnitt @ Divector. HOUSTON, Tex., April 7.—The annual —_— NEW TO-DAY. The Door of Life. The fear of ain and the 1S of . turgnetion Fillrl many a woman's breast with dis- may, There is no reason why ghildbirth should be ' raught wi nger and distress, It is a perfectly nat\ignl function, and should be performed in a natural way without undue suffering. Nature never intended that women should be tortured when doin C : the one flnnf which ly. The = peverson f nstue’ s in] ion of nat 's laws has brought this suffering about, and a return to right living will stop it. Nine out of ten women are troubled more or less b{ weakness and diseases iar to their sex. Itis so because ey do not take care of them- selves—because they neglect little ills and little precautions, A 'woman in per- fectly hearty health g:e:r time of trial 'with comparative ease. The thing' to do then, is to make all - tant mothers healthy — to stres en them generally and locally. The medi- ¢ine and tonic to do it with is Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, It isa powerful invi and nervine, It soothes and strengthens the nerves and acts directly on the feminine ism in 8 wa; wph;c}: fits it Iq; the and regul formance o “’;.nk fimdes all its functions Taken during gestation it robs child- mchild,og its flnng‘:: t:h both mothlet n;d Y prepa: e tem for de- livery therel shog i A'}Exbm'. lessen- ing pain and abbreviating the period of ent. A Book of 168 pages on ‘' Woman and Her i ” and ‘telling how to cure them with home-treatment, 10 cents (stamps) to cover . WORLD'S DISPENSARY ICAL TION, Buffalo, N, Y. meeting of the Honston and Texas Cen- tral Rn%lway Company was_held here to- day, the following officers being elecvvad: President, Thomas H. Hubbard, New York ; vice-president, G. A. Quinlan, Hous- ton; secretary and tressu:er. E. \X. Ene‘;% oustoni assistant secretary and treas uHrer, 1. E. Gates, New York. " J. K. Kratt- schnitt of San Francisco was elected a @ireetor. 'NEW TO-DAY. “Hurry up, Mary—let's g0 out of the clutches of these cheap-John tailors before they “do” us. Don't be a lamb! : Compare the all-wool Men's Sults we offer this week at $7 with the cheap wood- chopper tailor's $15 article. See if it isn’t made better, newer style, better shades! Have your fleece! 1000 Sailor Suits, all-wool, drab and light brown—ancher neatly embroidered on col- lar—$1; value $1 50, Latest in Boys' Fauntleroy and Sailor Blouses, 50c. Boys’ Long Pants Suits. $4 50. Men's and Boys’ Straw Hats, 50c. 150 Fedora Hats for men, 95¢. The above are mentioned as being es- peciaily strong bargains. Bike Suits and Sweaters. The 75c Neckwear you admire in other windows-—50¢ here. /s 2 aimall Bays substitute for o fish hook= CALL ON USe FoRA FINE SELECTION: heYIKING 22 5550, O SAR g BIGYGLE'S €= WilTine 8I8-820 MARKET ST. = : GORDON & DILWORTH No. 1 QUEEN OLIVES, 50c LARGE JARS. Ahove “Special” this week only. “Smith's Weekly" tells all about the Specials. Removal Sale now in progress, Freight prepatd 100 miles and over. Smith’s Monthly Catalogue frée for postal. CASH STORE, s M .TH S’ 414-18 Front, 5. F. Largest Departm'’t Store west of Chicago. CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, Department of Pharmacy, University of California, NOTICE TO STUDENTS. HE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND M. triculation will take place on TUESDA Y, April 14th, 819 4. M., at the callege, 113 Fulton street. W. M, SEARRBY, Dean. ROSE CARNIVALS e AND A-ee VENETIAN WATER CARNIVAL Wwill swell the great tide of merry- making to sweep over the State th{- season. SANTA ROSA CARNIVAL Is Programmed for April 30, May 1 and 2. The charming City of Roses is ver; much at home with this favore: flower, and her pride,in its exhibj. tion is surpassed ‘only by her amazing wealth of roses. SAN MATEO COUNTY'S ROSE CARNIVAL is to be held at Redwood City on the DATES NAMED ABOVE, and it will be abundantly frovcn that San Mateo knows all about roses. SANTA CRUZ VENETIAN WATER CARNIVAL is announced for June 17 to 20, in. clusive. Mere mention brings vivid recollections of last season’s brilliant event, to be cnmgleuly eclipsed this ear, itissaid, Thousendswill won- ler how. REDUCED RATES »uibe the Southern Pacific Company for nl{ thnnl il;::uu:: ov.;llnmu Arun’del your vaca and call ohplhl‘igflnll‘l !or;mcnllla'x}s.' gl!_ll§fl§8=' SEE i = houses, - tables, canners, Brush Manufacturere, 699 nrEPp<—=20»Q