The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THUhSDAY, MAY 7, 1896 11 purpose when she wrote ‘Adam Bede,” and that purpose is not far to seek.” Miss Thompson of the City school department dwelt upon the necessity for women to work together in order to gain the noble end which equal suffragists are laboring to attain. “T am much obliged to you, Miss Thomp- son,” rejoined the lady president, *‘for the fine introduction you have maae for this message which has justarrived. Listen to it! ‘Woman suffrage indorsed. Now think for victory in November. Anthony, Sar- gent, Shaw.’”’ Oheer upon cheer resounded through the hall. Handkerchiefs wers waved and kid-gloved hands clapped lustily for sev- eral minutes. After the applauding laaies had grown tired and quiet in some degree was restored the sgqeond and last paper of the afternoon was announced. Miss Dorothea Roth, a student of the University of Michigan and member of the National college society of Kappa Alpha Théta, had taken for her subject **Woman in Poetry.” She thus refers to the women of Shakespeare: We must judge of ideas largely from the characters he has now most sympatny for. We 10w s0 little about the lives of some poétg that 10 hint eomes to throw light upon their oetic creation: ut. utiful iaeals through every ’ may w ing. The clia, Desdemona, the loving' w sweetheart: M nia, the col Juliet, and the bewitching Rosaline st0) Each one is true to the main lines of her char- acier; any one might have been the poet’s ideal The essential characteristic of all is that in. definable quality Il recognize as genuine womanliness. 1 re to say this appealed most to Shakes is Portia is to my mind best-rounded woman to borgow as a far- ching proph In the varioub stages in the development of her character she Is atonce the most typical woman of the past, the best repre- womanhood of the present, kuows, perhaps. the fifth act of her life is of thie peace that may grow out of this esent? 15 in every sense, in my opinion, one of st charming, best balanced women in She is an entertaining, a s woman from has g grievous errand. where she s 50 intimately concerned, she wastes notime in_sighing over her loneliness, but exer- the splendid gifts with which she is endowed. which can discern and dis- intuition comprehends in a 1 requires, and she succeeds That was inevitable. She is a brave woman. She has a not seeking se f-aggrandize- does not hesitate in aoubt- and prr- And now can this profe 1 world, in vered herself with glory, hold is. Her work is done; with all k to Belmont—back to where she ure has the greatest scope for useful paver, from which che fore- phs are only a brief extract, applauded. Mrs. Alice Cooley, introduced by Mrs, Cooper as ““Fanchon the Cricket,” had this about the new woman: to s e has taken advantage of me, ana nts me to say something. The new it seems to me is the same woman known in the past. the new woman should ao what kespeare’s heroines did in arraying elves in masculine ature, they would ‘In Shakesp e’'s day, Juliet proposed, and women can’t do that to-day, ana there are not so many marriages as there used to be.” Before the adjournment the president announced that the following message would be sent in answer to the dispatch from Sacrsmento if agreeable to the congress: The Woman’s Congress sends joyful, reverent And grateful greetings to Susan B. Anthony and all other workers and to the convention ln these hours of victory. SARAH B. COOPER, President of Congress. The message was indorsed and cheered to the echo, and the afternoon’s session ended with its being taken to the nearest telegraph station. gt s ke EVENING SESSION. The Largest Assemblage of Women Ever Seen in the History of the Pacific Coast. “T come to you to-night victorious !’ This was the Rev. Anna Shaw’s greeting to the thousands who crowded every nook and cranny of Native Sons’ Hall last night at the evening session of the woman'’s con- gress ‘Ladies and gentlemen,” continued Miss Shaw—'‘or I should say, ‘zentlemen and ladies,’ since that is the way in which our chief, Miss Anthony, says ladies should address a mixed audience—the men of California have made us the happiest women on earth. By indorsing woman suffrage they have earned the gratitude of every true woman’s heart.” Cheer after cheer greeted this announce- ment. Ladies of high social standing rose to their feet and hurrabed themselves hoarse, waving handkerchiefs the while, until the hall seemed to have been in- vaded by a fluttering of snow-white doves, but for the mighty volume of sound. Never since the opening of the congress have so many been turned away from the hall on account of its being physically im- possible for them to effect an entrance. According to the unanimous assertion of the leading spirits of the congress last night’s session was the largest gathering of women ever seen on the Pacific Coast. “Woman as She Was and as She Is” was the topic considered in the first paper, read by the Rev. Dr. Voorsanger. Along with other good thingshe said: A little over a year ago a few innocent remarks of mine on the subject 0f WOmAN'S present status in v\clet‘y procuced quite a tempest in the teapot of the Women’s Press Association. Somewhere—I cannot recall the publication—T bave seen a suggestive carlcature of the woman of the twentieth century. The hew woman is in all Tespects the opposite of the woman of the past. Her position and her relations 10 man are com- pletely reversed. She has become masculine, he feminine. She assumes the responsibilities of life, he is the clinging creature who inspires & sense of protection. She determines the relations of soclety, the weighty affairs of State, t! ponderous intricacies of business and economy, while he is reduced to the Jow status of a piece of baggaze—that differs from other chattels only in the fact that it will be difficult to raise a mortgage upon him. Now, this pleture is what Is commonly called a caricature, A caricature is a reduction ad absurdum of a large number of facts oddly put together, but each of im- portance sufficient 16 cause speculation, 3 % The new woman, as she is called, is caricatured, but there is no caricature ever conceived that is not based upon some facts that deserve and demand treatment, and that in themselves, standing upon the single merit of being facts, indicate the neces- ‘sity of reviewing the relations they rapresent. And that is virtually the §tory of the new woman's birth. The new woman is # symptom of coming changes in soclety: he who disregards it is ob- livious to the race. fter all she will be the mother of coming races and as such deserves the most considerate treatment. The main sentiment of woman'to-day is of dissat- istaction. When cold history occuples the rostrum and poetry and Imagination have adjourned the while, it will_be seen that the two conditions abso- lute were violated in ancient civilization. Equality was the expression of manly courtesy, but at no time & fact, The woman was the domestic genius, the minister, the sacred priestess of the lares and penates, the mother of men.t0 whom perialned .love and loyalty, respect and obedience. But she was not stricily the equal of man. There must be 1o disparity in_the relatlons of man Lo woman. There must not be law for the one and license with the other—a standard of morality for man and anotner for woman. To-day the women speak out in meeting and they are telling the old story in new words. It is the story of inequality and & violation of the law of mutuality. Who can nonestly say they are in the wrong? ‘Who dares to_say that when & sensible, educated woman puts her wrongs, if she have any, in that light she {8 either a crank or an anarchlst? They are right enough, God knows. 1f there be Wrong in society it may be to the interest of the one sex to perpetuate it, but nowadays the other need not remain silent on that account. And the wrongs done to womanhood are palpuble enough. You know with what easy confidei.ce men jus- tfy extra-matrimonial relations, exacting from women the most rigid, unsullied purity of aet and sentiment and thought. You know that men jus- tify their secking of social entertainment else- where, leaving the cares and burdens of the do- mestic establishment to their wives. You know that men will gamble away the very substance of their children without s0 much 8s affording woman an opportunity to give them warnin sgainst plunging headiong into the pool of speculation, You know that when a man lavishes his gold upon woman he merely indulges her. butin his heart of hearts he does ot believe her to be his equal in all things. ‘Women know this and they begin to clamor for . the equilibrium of couditions. They are right, even if the right cannot be vindicated to-day. The new woman exists because man has not kept his vows, his pledges. his contracts. “The proper -mdfi of mankind is woman,” began Miss Elizabeth U. Yates ."of Maine, who delivered the second ad- dress, a ready, extemporaneous effort, on ““Woman as She Is Said to Be.” She said in part: Poets, philosophers, sages, sainis and prophets have said and written much about women. The much-marsied Solomon and the unwarried Paul differed greatly in their estimate of the sex. But both of them ‘and all the wise and good men of the world could arrive #t no proper understanding of what we Cill the Bew woman, For myself 1 have never been able t0_satisty myself 45 10 what kingdom she belongs, whether to'the animal, vegetable or mineral. Shé has the ferocity of a wild beast, a face of brass, and springs up like & mushroom. We find her tirading against man, and yet we are told that she is aping him in all his'attire. But we find that the real woman of the hour is not tirading agalnst men; she is the same woman in matri- monlal preference also as she was in the past. T woman 0f L0-day, like the woman of former tim: when & man says to her, Wilt thou? she wilts. [Great laughter and applause. As the woman of to-day stands in full possession of the beatitudes of all her powers the loaf is not burnt nor is the babe neglected. We of to-day Seek ot force which shall lead to results. Hence v » even_ in poor, neglected woman, for good which may, perchance, have glected and ignored for long, dreafy centuries. And now this great State has avowed its need of this sweet, 8trong power vf American womanhood. AS Max O'Reil once said: it I were to be born again and had my chice of place and condition and country I would say: Let me be an American Woman.” Sosay we all of us. [Great appisuse. ] “When the glad message came from Snd‘ram.ento," said Mrs. Cooper, “‘a dear lady said, ‘Let us sing hosanna,’ Now we have Alfred Wilkie with us, and he will do our singing for us.” . Mr. Wilkie gave a splendid rendering of (x?ul\od's “Hosanna, Praise Be Thine.” The Rey. Anna Shaw was then intro- duced amid much applause. Her subject was “Woman As She Will Be,” and she spoke extemporaneously as follows: Ihave always refused to pose as a prophet, and yet to-night 1 am in the position of a prophet. And vet I trust I shall be more nearly a prophet than the correspondent of the Examiner who tele- graphed that there was not & woman suffragist in Sacramento. 1t is not difticult to discussman: but the moment we begin to discuss woman we begin to think of her as mother, as daughter, as sister, but not as part of man. When we consider man's usefulness in this world Wwe never stop to think that he is in any way ham- pered in his actions by the care of children: he is free (0 do &8 he pleases. But when we think of women it is always said that her home duty will not permit of her doing anything else. 1f you went across_the contiuent, from the Pa- cific 1o the Atlantic, you would not find & physi- cally normal woman, unless you found her among the savages. Before we can Il e the best and most perfect womanhood anywhere woman must be per- mitted to develop normally. The new woman musc first of all be the gracetully developed normal woman. n your young university girls cannot ap- pear in gvmnastic cosiume for fear of spoiling the tender virtue of your boys. What nonsense! The masculine or feminine virtue which needs such careful guarding is surely not worth much. We want a well developed womanbood. What if woman has four ounces less of brain than man ? Quantity, it seems to me, is of less import in this connection than quality; and if woman does her best to develop the few ounces of brain with whicn the Creator has endowed her, man will need his extra four ounces. 1t is said that motherhood is woman’s highest glory, but I deny this in toto. We know that bac of motherhocd éxist circamstances which are any- thing but glorious. I contend that gooduess is the crown of womanhood, as well as of manhood. I must disagree with the rabbi’s magnificent paper in that parz which asserts that the men of old respected woman. They did respect the women who belonged to them, but they were willing enough to degrade women who were the property of other men, snd 10 drag the'r virtue and their besuty through the mire of beastly passion, Nowadays we look for something better. The time Is nearly bere, and men will be compelied to respect her as her humanity deserves: At this juncture Miss Anthony entered the hall. ~ She had just come from the train, but despite the fatigue consequent upon her work at the Capitol and her tire- some trip from Jacramento, she addressed a brief but stirring oration to the great audience. Amid a veritable storm of ap- ilunso and the waving of countless pocket- andkerchiefs she said. w “This looks almost as it did up at Sacra- mento. I don’t like to break off Miss Shaw’s speech right in the 'mxd‘dle." Go on with it,” prompted Miss Shaw, m glad to have you.” 7 “My first lieutenant here,” continued Miss Anthony, “has just expressed senti- ments with which I heartily agre Then Miss Anthony called forward one aiter anotker of her co-workers and lieu- tenants at Sacramento and introduced them to the immense throng of women. Chis is the first time in history,” said she again, ‘“that a dominant party has passed a resolution favoring woman suf- frage. By so doing to-day the Repub- licans bave so pledged themselves that their newspapers must stand for the abso- lute political equality of men and women in California. : ““Third parties and fourth parties have done this before, but never one of the great parties. “‘But we are not done, as I told the Re- publican. In two weeks we are going up to Sacramento, where the People’s party has promised to put on its banners, “Equality for all, injustice to none.’ And a week after we are going to Stockton to the_convention of tbat little party, the Prohibition party, and receive its support. Later we shall go before that other great party, the Democratic party.” Miss Shaw then resumed her address: There were four of us in one room at the notel in Sacramento lest night, and Miss Anthony was one of us. Twice she woke me and asked me if the grand news was true. Wouid the convention regard our wishes? I said it was true and we woula find it 80 in the morning. And, sure enough, only one voice was raised against us, and that voice came from & man who was 80 g0od & husband that he could not vote (or “wote,” ashe called it) in 0pposition to the wishes of the ‘wife of his bosom. But Miss Anthony found out that the same woman wanted most earnestly to vote, and her husband’s statement was founded upon & thoughtless remark made by his wife twenty years before. The memories of men sre wonderful. But I must get back to my subject. We have considered woman developed physically and intel- lectually. Now let us take a 100k at the mother. The English system, which gives the ballot to widows and spinsters, seems to me to be at fauit. The mother shonld have some right to protect her child. And now I am gomg to make a poing which I have made before and for which I have been roundly scored: The woman is guilty of a crime who allows another child to be born until she can have the Tight to protect that child. As for mothers, not all women are called to the duties and the honors of physical maternity. I doubt if any where a grander mother could be found than Susau B. Anthony. [Great avplause.] Now, & word about the convention at Sacramento. 1 have been In many conventions in tates, and never have I seen s more orderly and court- eous assemblage. Men were polite to each other and polite to us. Throughout the grand Capiiol placaris were posted bearing the words, “No smoking allowed in this building.” I couid not wish 10 £0 10 & more exemplary meeting than the Republican Convention at Sacramento. 1t you will pardon my meandering 1 must give woman one last word, since she regards it 8s & right peculiarly hers, 'Solomon gives us the pic- ture of & valiant woman. Read it on the pages of inepiration and find Solomon’s ideal woman and mine. For once I am glad to agree with a wise man in his estimate of woman. Great applause rewarded Miss Shaw’s eloguent words. Dr. Voorsanger, however, took excep- tion to the reverend lady’s views. He 1 want to address a word to the men of California to outline my position. The question of suffrage of women is just an incident in the great main guestion of the recognition of the equality of sexes. If the Republican party is willing to put such a plank in its platform, I am willing that it should do so. “I am willing to see every party ziveit a fair trial. If 1t be a mistake it” will cer- tainly not be the first one. Suffrage has not been a success everywhere. In some places it has not been an unqualified suc- cess. [Cries of *Where? where?’] “I believe that the great fauit is that women are not persistent enough in quali- fying themselves for their own success, particularly in reaching for that phyniui perfection Miss SL.aw mentioned. “I1f we could produce the result of 100 years of women not wearing corsets, of women able to climb hills, to swim, of women not putting goiuon paint on their faces or dye on their hair, then nota man wauld object to the absolute recognition of w(])mnn on a basis of equality with them- selves. “Ladies, I want now to tell the electors of California that the school system of Cali- fornia is all wrong; there should be better physical lnin(nf in the schoolrooms. *“We are perfectly satisfied with Dr. Voorsanger,” rejoined Miss Shaw, “and we will welcome his glorious type of woman when she comes. I wonder where she will find a man worthy to walk be- gide her through life. But this glorious woman can never be evolved in her ful- ness and com;;letenesl until woman is free. Theday is come. We live in great times and I am glad that women are in ’em.” It was announced that Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw would be in attendance during the »emaining sessions of the con- grese, anl; amid a prolonged chorus of cheeis an adjournment was taken until to-day. —_——— To-Day’s Programme. Several specially interesting papers have been prepared for to-day’s session of the congress, and the discussions vromise to be spirited in the extreme, since Miss Shaw, Miss Anthony, Miss Severance and Miss Manning are to be among theim- promptu commentators. The order of the essays will be as follows: The historic view, morning session, 10:30 A. M.—“Primitive Woman, Mrs. Sara Gamble; “In Savagery,” Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster; “In Barbarism,” Nrs. E. G. Green, Santa Cruz; “In Ancient Civilizations,” Mrs. George Oulton, Bouldin Island, Cal. Afternoon session, 2:30 o’clock—“In China and Japan,” Miss Elizabeth U. Yates, Maine; * Miss Sarah D. Hamlin North- “In Feudal- Our Foremoth- (urdock; “Woman in Modern llen M. Henrotin, Chicago, Mrs. ' Clara B. ope, 1L; “In America To-day,” Colby, Washington, D. SRSl “THE STATE.” Mary Prag Delivers a Lucld and Learned Address Thereon. Mrs. Mary Prag, now and for the last twenty years a teacher in the Girls’ High School of San Francisco, was one of the most effective speakers on Tuesday’s pro- gramme, and with a well modulated voice and clear enunciation discussed “The State” as a social and political institution. She spoke as follows: The main governments of the world are of Arvan origin, and the State in its highest form is found among them. While Semitic and Turanfan races have passed through similar forms of organizati stll 1t Is the state of the Aryan nation which has had most to do in the tormation of the civilization of the world. Starting from its original spring in the valley ot the Oxus and Jaxartes, sending its Celtic, Teutonic, Greco-Latin h K Tope to form its lakes and seas of government: sending its clear rivulets and then its mighty rivers across the Atlantic to overflow the Western continent, it may be destined some day, perhaps, to flow together and form obe great universal state 88 broad as humanity and as deep as its Creator's love, carrying on its bosom equality, liberty and fraternicy. In glancing over the field of the world’s history to see what Is the origin of the state we discover first the “family”; tLe family increases and be- come the “:gens”: the gens unite and form tribes, the main ties being blood and religion, the leading Kkinsman becomes the chief of the tribe, finally for various reasous of convenience the tribes unfte and we have the “state” of ancient history with the king s 1ts head. The ides of the state means more than the mere reanion of tribes for defense or attack; it conveys more than the mere idea of Kinship; although that fs still strong, it means a union, & political and, civil union. s union for government. The next theory is that of “original la is, the binding together of one people government by means of the law given them Mrs. one man. The Hebrews had their Moses; the Athenians their Solon; the Spartans thelr Lycur- gus; the Romans their Numa; the Arabs their Monammed. Another theory is the “theological” which regards the state as one of the direct creations of the Almighty; it forms the foundation for the belief in tle divine right of kings. God created the state and anointed its ruler. This theory is true oniy in so much tha: the growth of‘the state was spontaneous and based upon instincts implanted in man by his Creator. The state is Lot (ke Tesult of agreement, con- tract or convention among men; it is & natural or- gunic development and is the only condition in which man can achieve all he Is capable of achiev- ing, Man is asocial being: he cannot exist soclally without government, and this government attalns its rfection in that calied civil society or 'his state Involves governmen: of a highly organized form. : the stace we have two great general forms of government, the popular and the ac:oluie. each claiming for iis eXistence a basis 07 reason and nature. But if the power be vestcd in_the people, if they enact the laws: settle questions of public policy and choos: officers to carry them out, then we have a democracy The government Is elther good or bad according to whether the object s the good 0f the governing power or ot the governed. In order to understand the modern state it 15 necessary to know the an- cient and the medieval states in thelr successive periods of development. We find in the civiiiza- tion of the ancients the one great thought of unity, we see it in their literature, their manners, cus- toms, institutions. This idea of unity is the funda- mental idea of the state. ‘The state signifies vnity. 1t is the unit in our civilization, the very word civilization is derived from civitas—the state. ‘The last step in the evolution of government was the modern state with its constitutional gov- ernment, a government based upon a written con- stitution 'which clearly deflnes the powers and duties of the zoverning body, and the rights and privileges of the people. The next development was the separation of the government into three great depariments, the executive, legislative and Judicial, coexisiing. but with the jurisdiction of each clearly outlined. All of thess exist by and at the pleasure of the people, The government is the creature of the governed, its duty to guide and direct but not to dictate. The people express thelr will and their rulers must see that the will thus expressed is carried out. Ouee more the people are the state. “What constitutes a state? Men wio their duties know, But know their nights, and knowing dare main- tain.” MIDWEEK THEATER NOTES, Guatemala Indians Exhibit Their Skill in Music at the Columbia. A Great Spectacular Performance of “Virginius” Seen at the Grznd. g “The Strange Adventmes of Miss Brown’ has been a little unfortunate in being sandwiched in at the Baldwin be- tween two such strong attractions as Rich- ard Mansfiela and Augustin Daly’s com- pany. The farce-comedy is drawing well, notwithstanding, and the absurd whimsi- calities of Eddy Foy and the rest of the company are nightly greeted with hearty laughter. Primrose & West's Minstrels are filling the California Theater and their jokes and songs receive plenty of applause. Thereis a great deal of sameness about all minstrel shows, but the Primrose & West organiza- ticn has done its best to infuse novelty into its performance and there is a good deal of genuine {alent in the company. The Morrison production of “Faust” is drawing fairly well at the Columbia Theater, the spectacular display in the Brocken scene being evidently the strongest feature in the performance from a popular standpoint. “Faust”’ will be given for the rest of the week. Yesterday afternoon the Guatemala In. dians gave an interesting exhibition at the Columbia of their skill in playing the in- strument called the marimba. The familiar strains of “The Chimes of Normandy”’ continue to afford satisfaction to Tivoli audiences. Next week there will be a revival of *Fra Diavalo.” The good old tragedy of “Virginius” is proving entirely satisfactory to patrons of the Grand. The fiplly has been acted in this City many a time, and oft with famous actors in the title-role, but it has seldom been better staged. “Our Boys,” under its ridiculous situa- tions and comical characters, is arousing f‘l;nty of laughter at Grover's Alcazar, onard Grover is thoroughly in his ele- ment as Perkyn Middlewick, the retired bnttdermau, and the rest of the cast is good. John A. Ransome’s impersonation of “Boss” Croker of New York is still the attraction at the Orpheum. Charlotte Parry is a bright lormer, but she is scarcely gifted with Yvette Guilbert’s pow- ers. The restof the programme is up to the Orpheum’s standard. That gifted horse, Sultan, and his fellow equine performers continue to draw large houses to the Auditorium. —————— Y. M. C. A. Indebtedn The directors and trustees of the Young Men’s Christian Association building reported ata meeting last Monday evening that $94,- 000 of the $150,00C indebtedness on the new building bad been reised. The re; alzo £tates that the total amount of 000 was given h{jnn !?nz-elxhllp;:eplenn the great mass of people has no 0 T G benefit anterhnuuunu will i s 1 THE FIRST CHURCH ILL BE SOLD, In Private Session the Trus- tees Say the Property Must Go. MEMBERS NOT ADVISED. The Summary Action Is Not Appreciated by the Oppo- sition. WITHDRAWAL OF THE BROWNS The Meeting Last Night the Last That Will Be Held in the O1d Sacred Edifice. The old First Church, for more than a score of years the recognized leader of Congregationalism on the Pacific Coast, is to be sold at auction to the highest bid- der. At least so much was decided on by the trustees of the church and society at a meeting held Tuesday night. The result of this star chamber proceeding is seen in the following resolution, which was read to the congregation last night. It was not that they were expected to ratify it, but the step was a mere formal notification that%he place of worship which they had known for so many years would be closea to them forever: ‘WHEREAS, The present financial condition and future financial prospects of this ehurch and society offer no promise of improvement with the church building in its present local- ity, therefore be it 3 "Fesolved, That it is the opinion of the board of deacons, the standing committee and the board of trustees that the church building be at once closed and all expenses discontinued, except for a janitor to take care of the build- ing; and that the church building be sold with as little delay as possible and the pro_ ceeds applied to the erection of a new build’ ing in & more favorable location; and to this end be it Resolved, That the trustees of the church be requested to dispose of the meerw on the southeast corner of Post and Mason streets immediately, and with the proceeds purchase & lot at some more eligible location to be de- cided upon by conference with the members of the church and society, and creet a suitable building thereon, to be completed at such cost as will enable the church to commence wor- ship therein free from all debt. Deacon Morse read the resolution with as much concern as though he were refer- ring to an event of every day occurrence. At the conclusion he proceeded, with tears in his voice and a merry twinkie in his eye, to tell his listeners something about the church, its record and his connection with it. He regretted sincerely the neces- sity which forced such a step, but was sat- isfied that all serious minded people would concur in the action. Mr. Morse failed to say, however, #hy such a step was neces- sary, though he created the impression that it was due to the financial condition, as expressed in the resolution. Later Mr. Morse said that if Brown had been left in i\:e ceful possession the First Church would ave prospered almost beyond human conception. He endeavored to create the impression that his unfrocked friend was the only minister, in good standing or bad, who could haye brought order out of chaos. The action of the trusteesin determining to sell the church property shows that Brown shorn of all Congregational rights is as strong in one quarter at least as when he first appeared as pastor. Deacon Morse led the prayer-meeting last night. There were a few prayers and | hymns, and then he read the resolution | passed by the trustees in secret confer- ence. The question was not submitted to | the church. They accepted it without a word of protest except from a most unex- pected quarter. Attorney Nagle, Brown’s close friend and adviser, made an abortive attempt to have the echurch remain open until the sale was perfected. Some argu- ment ensued, and then Morse put the mo- tion of Nagle. It was promptly voted down. There will be no more services unless legal proceedings are adopted in the First Church so long as it remains on | the corner of Post and Mason streets. The senior deacon read the following communication asking for letters of dis- missal: 84N FRANCISCO, May 6, 1896. To the First Congregational 'Church of San Franciseo: We, the undersigned members of this church, desire letters of dismissal and recommendation to any evangelical church to which in the providence of God we may be di- rected. Yours in the bonds of Christian fel- lowship, Charles O.Rrown, Mary N. W. Brown, Valentine C. Brown, Vincent W. Brown. Morse then read what purported to be the resignation of Deacon Vascoucellos, filed with the board April 29, immediately after Brown'’s official decapitation. It was laid on the table, taken up again by Brown’s friends, and then, in spite of the feeble protests of Mr. Vasconcellos, was definitegy and finally sat upon. Mr. Vas- concellos 1s still deacon in the First church, . With the disposition of this plece of business and a few more prayel’s, the meeting adjourned. Sexton Pike is now without an occupation and the pastor’s study door is padlocked inside and out. It is probnnle that when the trustees come to make the sale lthey will finda stumbling-block in their way. James Neason gave formal notice of protest by inquiring into the right of the trustees to take any such step. The church is in aebt $6000, and the property is estimated to be worth $135,600. WILL WORK IN HARMONY, The ‘Improvement Clubs for a Federation for Mutual Benefit. Reduction of Streetcar Fares and Re. form of the Transfer System 1o B. Considered. There was a rousing meeting of property- owners representing the various improve- ment clubs of the City at Fraternity Hail of the B'nai B'rith building last evening. In accordance with the vlan outlined by the call for the meeting, each club had appointed five represeniatives, as follows: Ashbury Heights—A. J. Fritz, George A. Raunkin, .W.LE!I‘«. Dr. Salfield, D. x:'v?-e,.. over; Moily Park—N. . Warnliolz, H. E. Winkler, A. 8. Lillie, Thomas O'Neil and A. Reichenbach ; Market street—Charles Ellfs, J. Milstay, E. guwm £P B. Carr, George H. “ermin, J. T. ‘Mission. Defenss T UMoan"n'f’Du; Ene:u‘m,gal:‘euw.Mnm Kelly, uzer; rge W i on; Piot — 6 U. Darble, John o, 3 ‘an Van Maloney, Charles W. Lamar, Johu T. Meiners, George oonis; Nuevo Potrero, L. J. Dwyer, J. Bard, J. M. Smith, Goorge:(iumflo. J. Kerr; Sunnyside—J. J. Barrett, Cole, John Van Tassell, A. F. P. Schneider, Peter Quinn; Pan- handle—Daniel McDougal, Dr. £. F. Lord,Hugh Keenan, R. D. Cranston; Park Hill—Mark Lane, J. Alva Watt, 8. F. Long, John Mergus, Hugh McGeehan; Sunset District—Richal Keller, J. J. O'Brien, Charles W. Cushman, Hermgn Morris, T. F. Taylor; Sanchez street— P. F. Lynch, Joseph Sheerer, John H. Moor, Fred Fisher, Charles Lampe; west of Castro—F. E. H: ey, W. J. Nixon, G. B. Lang, William Plant,” Bernard McKenna; Western Addition—James Bowlan, Richard O. Bliss, Caleb Coakiey, William E. Lutz, Dr. Thomas E. Shumati; Folsom street No. 3—J. M. Strauss, John Hannon, Thomas McDermott, L.Samuels; Folsom street No. 4—J. Rafferty, W. M. Hinton, J. D. Heines, William J. Harring- ton, J. J. McEwen; South Sidc—Dr.T. A. Rot- Cole, John Reid, J. Schwartz, F. G. ; Folsom-streét No. 1 George A. Haabe, George L. Center, Harvey Somers. A. B. Ma- guire, H. F. Wynie; Folsom-street No. 2-—Jos. Kelly,. John Egan, J. W. Maguire, F. W. Mc- Ewen, William Renner. Communications were received from the Merchants’ Association and the Van Ness and Mission Improvement Clubs stating they had not yet had time to appoint dele- ates. g George R. Fletcher, president of the Point Lobos Improvement Club, called the meeting to order with William P. Johnson acting as secretary. In abrief but pointed speech Mr. Fletcher stated the objects of the organization. Chief among these ne declared to be the securing of a 214 cent streetcar fare and a more just and logical transfer system. On motion of John Rafferty it was de- cided to postpone permanent organization until the next meeting and that the officers then acting continue to serve during the meeting. g On motion of A. B. Maguire a commit- tee to act as a temporary executive com- mittee was avpointed as follows: L. J. Dwyer, Nuevo Potrero; Dr. T. F. Ford, Panhandle; Joseph Sheerer, Sanchez; J. Barrett, Sunnyside; 1. 8. Green, Point_ Lobos; Charles W, Cushman, Sunset; 1. Schwartz, South Side; A. B. Maguire, Folsom No. 1.; F. W. McEwen, Folsom No. 2; Leon Samuels, Folsom No. 3; John Rafferty, Folsom No. 4; William Metzner, Mission Defense Union; A. J. Fritz, Ashbury; F. E. Hackney, west of Castro; Charles }.liis, Park Hill;-W, W. Red- man, Market street; Caleb Coakley, Western Addition; J. G. Maloney, Richmond; N. C. Weanholz, Holly Park. Dr. A. T. Rotanzi of the South Side Club stated that the object of the club he rep- resented did not desire to enter the political field, but they recognized the necessity of having the City government in the hands of tax-payers instead of the tax-eaters. ‘“We should all together,” he said, “‘work for the good of the entire City. Our club will always give earnest, active support to any measure for the good of the City.” James Bowlan of the Western Addition spoke in favor of a 2)4-cent fare on Sutro’s road in the Richmond district. James Smith, in behalf of Mayor Sutro, explained that the Sutro road incurs no more ex- pense in carrying a passenger from the CIiff House to the ferries as from the Cliff House to Central avenne. He has only the Richmond district to draw from, Major ‘Smith explained, and his road while it improves Mayor Sutro’s property also improves all the property in that vicinity. *“That road,” he said, “is being conducted on a losing basis and the only hope it has of its paying is that it may attract sufficient residents to the district to put the road on a paying basis.” Dr. Rotanzi suggested the propriety of obtaining for San Francisco the location of Wilmerding School. J.G. Maloney of the Richmond district said that the Improvement Club of Rich- mogd was proud of Mayor Sutro and his road. P. H. Cahill of Folsom Improvement Club No. 3 thought the people in San Fran- cisco could be carried as cheaply as postal cards. “They load themselvs and they unload themselves,” he said. *I think we should have a 214-cent fare and the right to transfer either way.” Numerous other members expressed themselves in favor of the 214-cent fare. Dr. Salsfield made a motion, which was carried unanimously, that it was the sense of the meeting that the Wilmerding School be located here. The temporary executive committee will meet a week from to-night to make ar- rangements for the second meeting of the federated clubs, which will occur a week from next Monday FAILURE TO PROVIDE. Warrant Out for the Arrest of W. G. Hughes, the Well-Known Build- ing Contractor. A complaint was sworn to in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday for the arrest of William G. Hughes, the well-known building contractor, on the charge of fail- ure to provide. The complaining witness is his wife, who is now living at 2113 Webster street. The couple seEamled about five years ago, Hughes taking the two older children and Mrs. Hughes the two younger. Huches agreed to pay her a monthly allowance for the support of herself and the two chil- dren, and he was prompt in his payment tall last December. “Since last December,” said Mrs. Hughes, “my husband has only given me 50 cents. He has treated me most shame- fully. He is spending his money on other women, and refuses to support me and the two children. Even the two boys he took at our separation are uncared for. One of them is in Los Angeles and the other is the prev of evil associates here. Ido not want my husband sent to jail, but I want him to live up to the agreement made when we separated.” Hughes is now attending the Republican convention at Sacramento, and will not be arrested till he returns to the City. His friends say that'he alwavs gave his wife money when he had it, and stopped his payments only when he ran short of funds. THE BOTTLED WILL. Ottis Parsons’ Heirs Claim Forgery and Will Press for Dis- tribution. The petition of the Jennie Parsons and Ottis Parsons heirs for a final aistribution of the estate filed by Messrs. Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett opens a new chapter in the sensational bottled will case. The wiil offered for probate by Mrs. Brooks of Chicago a year and a half ago, it will be recalled, was claimed to have been found floating in a bottle in 1875 and | laid in concealment among other papers in a bureau drawer for twenty years. Mrs. Brooks died a few months ago and E. C. Parsons, Talcott Parsons and Mrs. F. Wheaden, the sole surviving heirs of Ottis Parsons, who was drowned at the same time his wife, Jennie, lost her life in the fonnderinglef. the steamer bound for Portland in 1875, intend to Eulh the peti- tion for settlement and brush aside all op- position. ¥ Theclaim will be set up and urged that the bottled will is a forgery. The attor- neys for the heirs say that even though the forgery cannot be established. the does not comply with the requirements of an olographic will. L ee.— The Rich Le Roi Gold sline. James F. Wardner, the wicely known mining man who has been operating in the Trail Creek and other northern districts, who is now in San Francisco, has received definite figures showing that the product of the Le Rof gold mine for the last three months has been $100,000 over all expenses. The Le Roiisa new mine, but Mr. n!ndna‘: ‘bhlintkl: ‘:‘r’.‘ o%:eo! test properties proba st has been 5‘::«””“ h‘: tm;‘vgu{ "‘l‘he’ mine is owned u by W. R. Peyton, e DT ‘Turner :nfl . R. Henley of Spokane, Mr. Wardoer. “They are all lawyers, and I think they have got & big thing. The ore is what is called an gar .w:;nat“lplli;{g:n {:,h 5(‘). cent copper, 30 per sulpl: ;ee: cent h&’ and the remainder silicate and coarse gold, averaging $60 a ton. —_— e — ‘Wanted to Di. Ella Gorman, who lives with a man named Franks in Pod.lhrd Il’lwo, ;m;‘pmm poison herself yesterday aiternoon. She swallowed a Wlne‘jh{lhfl of "hl‘ she believed to be car- bolic acid. She was taken to the Receivin Hospital in the patrol n and it was foun that the carbolic acid h: she was in Do danger. W.N. " said Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Leen so diluted that | SPIRITUALISTS IN CONVENTION, A Two Days’ Mass-Meeting to Be Held in This City. THE DATE NOT YET SET. President Barrett of the National Association - Will Preside. PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS. | Many Leading Speakers and Mediums _ Will Be Present—Object of the Meeting. A two days’ mass convention of all the spiritualists in the State will be held in Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street. Marrison D. Barrett, president of the National Spiritual Association, will be present and preside over the meeting. A number of prominent speakers, such as Dr. C. Grat- tan, Mrs. C. Ellsworth and Dr. A. T. Hud- son, of Stockton, and T. H. Parker and Dr. Bonestell, of Santa Cruz, will take part in the convention. The National Spiritual Assaciation was the result of a convention held in Chicago in 1893 at the close of the Parliament of Religions. It isan incorporated religious body, with its headquarters at Washing- ton, D. C. There are now 1n the United States 2000 incorporated spiritnalistic so- cieties, many of which own fine property. In this City it is estimated there are about 5000 spiritualists. There will probably be upward of 8000 peoole in attendance in the State convention. The date of the meeting has not yet been set, but preparations are actively going on to make the event an auspicious one. All the leading mediums of the State will be present and all phases of mediumship will be demonstrated. New societies will be organized and the principals of the order thoroughly inculcated in the minds of the membership and the public in general, The authorities have prohibited the nse of boric acid as a meat preservative. Itis said to be used largely by butchers and tish-dealers. NEW TO-DA TOBACCO-TWISTED NERVES The Unavoidable Resuit of the Continued Use of Tobacco. \s Tiere a Sure, Easy and Quick Way ef Obtaining Permanent Relief From the Habit ? Millions of men think they need stim- ulants because their nerves are set on fire by tobacco. The per- sistent abuse to which the tobacco-user sub- jectshisnervescannot possibly fail to make weak the _strongest man. Chewing and smoking destroy man- hood and nerve powes What you call a habit is & nervous disease. Tobacco in the m jority of cases deadens the feelings. Youmay not think tobaceo husts you, but how are you ever going to tell how much better you would feel without it unless you follow the advice of Postmaster Holbrook:’ CURED 49 CASES ouT oF 50, HOLBROOK, Nev.. June 13, Gentlemen—The effects of No-To-Bac are truly wonderful. I had used tobacco for forty-three geomm, a pound plug a week. 1used two boxes of No-To-Bac and have had no desire for tobacco since. 1gavetwo boxes of No-To-Bac to a man named West who had used tobacco for forty-seven years and two boxes to Mr. Whiteman, and neither of them have used tobacco since, and say they have no desire for it. Over fiity that I know of have used No-To-Bac through my influence, and I only know of one case where it did not cure, and then it was the fault of the patient. T was 64 years old last week. I have gaiged 17 Josute i Taak pince T auit the uih of Wbiscos ‘ou can use this letter, or any part of it, a3 you wish. Yours respectfully, el You say it is wonderful. Indeeditis. No To-Bac cured over 300,000 cases just as bad You can be made well and strong by No-To-Bac Your own druggist guarantees a cure. Getouf booklet, “Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away,” written guarantee of cure and free sample, mailed for the asking. Address The Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. THESUCCESS OF THE SEASON THE LADIES' GRILL ROOM ——OF THE— PALAGE HOTEL, DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM MARKET ST. OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. RAILROAD TRAVEL. Atlantic Pacific RAILROAD Tl rom e s SANTA FE EXPRESS To Chicago via A. & P. Direct Line %o Chicago Annex cars for CHICAGO LIMITED, From Los Angeles to Chic?go. Solid Train Daily, with Dining-cars, ander. l;’:l'-v':'y"‘ll.mmngnmenz Connecting traing leave San Francisco at A.-.-nflb'g. 3 S Xy e R New ralls, new n‘r. no o s Ticket Ofice—644 Market Street, Chranicle Building, NORTH PACIFIC (OIS RAILROAD i e SR < T Rafael on Mondays, Wednes and Satardays at 11:30 p. M. SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and Sau Rafael ‘!:GIB‘WA 11:30A. M.; #%12:8 ), *1:30, *2:15, *4:f 180 ». 3. Exira trip to Savsalltout X, Trains marked * run to San Quentin. **13:30 . does not run to Mill Valley. THROUGH T 1 NEW TO-DAY. N GO0D WNVK You will be if you wear the home-produced, correct fitting, long wearing BUCKINGHAM & HECHT Shoes. None better made anywhere. Look for name stamped on the sole. If your dealer hasn’t them go to Kasts 738-740 Market St. ‘Who carry a full line of our shoes. RAILROAD TRAVEL. BIG REDUCTION IN RATES BY RAIL @Jm FRIDAY. MAY 8, And Every Fifth Day Thereafter. Leave from . P. Co.’s Ferry landing, 0% Tncluding Berih s Fullmen T —Including T n Pul an Tour. ss. 0 0 i Sleeper. First-class tickets, including berth in . Puliman Standard Sleeper. $10:20 SPECIAL NOTICE. This train will not stop to deliver or take on pas- sengers at intermediate stations, nor will tickets be sold or baggage checked Lo such points. Through Tickets for Puget Sound ts on Sale at Reduced Rates. For farther information apply at 613 MARKET STREET (Grand Hotel Ticket Office), San Francisco. RICHARD GRAY, T. H. GOODMAN, Gen. Traflic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. (PACIFIC SYSTEM.) Trains leave nnd are due to arrive at SAN FRANCISCO. tations. s press, Ogden and 7:004 Benicia, Vacaville, Rumsey. Sacra- mento, and Redding via Davis.... 6:45p 71004 Martinez, San Ramon, Naps, Calis- and Santa Rosa. 6:152 toga = 8:304 Niles, Sau_Jose, Stockton, Tone, Sacramento, Marysville, Ited Bluff and Bundays excépted Oroville. ... #8:304 Peters and Milton.... s 9:004 Los Angeles Express, Froano, Barbara and 1os Angeles, 9:004 Martinez and Stockton. 9:004 Vallejo. P 1:00P Niles, Live *1:00P Sacramento River Steamers. . 11:30P Port Costa and Way Stations. 4:00r Martinez, San Ramon, Valiejo, Napa, Calistoga, EL Verano and Santa Losa.... 4:00r Benicia, Vacay ‘oodland, Knights Landi: Marysville, Oroville and Sacramento .. : 4:30¢ Niles, San Jose, Livermore and Stockton 4:30P Merced, Bere: Yosemite) and Fresno . 5:007 Now Orleans Ixpress, Fresno, 7 fleld, Santa Barbara,Los Angeles _ Deming, El Paso, New Orleans au East.. 5:00P Santa Fo Route, Atl for Mojave aud Tas! 5:00p Vallejo... 5 00 Turopean Mail, Ogden and 1 00 Haywards, Nilcs and San Jose.. 00r Vallejo . 00 Oregon Jixy ville, Sound and ¥ SANTA CRUZ DIVISIO! $7:454 Santa Cruz Excursion, Santa Cruz and Principal Way Stations ...... 18:03p 8:134 Newark, Centerville,San Jose, Felton, Boulder Creek,Santa Cruzand Way Statfons. o, ... Siser *2:13p Newark, Centeril an Jose, New Almaden, Felton, Boulder Creel. Santa Cruz and’ Principal Way Stations.. 4:15p Newark, Sa: and T COAST DIVISION (Third & Townsend Sts.) *6:434 San Jose and Way Stations (New Almaden Wednesdays only). $7:304 Sanday Excursion for San Jose Banta, o Grove, and Principal Way Stations........... $:154 San Jose, Tres Pinos, Santa Crns, Pacific Grove, Paso Robles, San Lauis Obispo, Guadalupe and Prin- cipal Way Stations $9:474 Palo Alto and Way Stati 30:404 San Jose and Way Stations 31:434 Palo Alto and Way Station: *2:30r San Jose, Gilroy, Tres Pinos, S: Cruz, Salinas, Monterey and Pac Grove ... Melrese, Seminary Park, Fitchburg, Sen Leandro | 337457 4:45 e i Suse Haywards. | ar Sidar i Runs through to Niles. - t From Niles: Hanoer CREEK ROUTE FERRY. From SAN FRANCIS00—Foot of Market Street (Slip 8)— 7:15 0:00 11:00a.M. $1:00 *3900 $3:00 *4:00 15:00 *6:00p.m. From OAKLAKD—Foot of Broadway.— *6:00 8:00 10:00a.m. $12:00 *1:00 $3:00 *3:00 14:00 5:00P.n0. i dA.;ur Moruing. P for 'Aé‘uzmzolg i undays excep! urdays only. 3 Sundays only. +t Monday. Thuraday ard Saturday nights only. SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- (IFIC RAILWAY (0. Tibiron Ferry—Foot of Market St. San Francisco to San Rafael. WEEK DAYS-—7:30, 9:00, 11:00 A.M.; 12:35, 8:30, 5:10, 6:30 P. M. Thursdays—Extrs tri) 8011:80 p. 3. Saturdays—Extra (rips a¢ 1:50 SURBAYE T T0CD 30, 11:00 1 30, b :30, 9: :00 A.3.; 1:30, 3: 5:00, 6:20 . 3. i San Rafael to San Francisco. WE]EK anA‘YOs;e]:;)lsv 7:52;‘19210, llélxo A M3 , 8:40, 5:10 7. 3. Saturdays—Gxira 8185 T 0, AnA 635 B 2 D triPY SU%DAYB»J:H“; 9:35, 11:10 A. a.; 1:40, 3:40, 00, 6:25 1. x. Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park same schedule as above. Leave Arrive San Francisco. | Ineflect | gan Francisco. WrEK s9e. s WzER Davs, Destination.| 5,v5. | Dava 7:30 AM Novato, |10:40 ax| 8:40 ax 8:30 px Petaluma, | 6:05 Px 10:10 am 5:10 P Santa Rosa.| 7:30 px| 6:15 rx Fulton, 7:30 ax Windsor, 10:10 ax Healdsburg, Gevserville, 8:30 Py |7:80 AM| Cloverdale. | 7:30 pu| 6:15 px Pieta, ' 7:30 ax Hopiaad & 8:30 2/ 7:80 ax| Ukiah. | 7:30 ey 7:80 ax 10: 7:30 axe| Guernevitte. | 7:30 za| 004X 3:30 pxc 6:15 pxc 7:90 AM|7:80 AM| Sonoma !0:‘0 AM| B:40 s30%x(000 kx| and " | 605 x| 6ils = Glen Ellen. 7380 437550 An| 1020 ax|10:10 8:30 Px|5:00 pac| Sebastopol. |Tgi50 L1818 P Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark W st Springs; at Geyserville for Skaggs EP:T!I.I: 'I‘ Cloverdale for the Geysers; at ta for Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Sod d Lakeport; Bk Hopland for keport and Jett Springs; at Ukiah for Vicl Sorings, Saratoga Springs, Blue Lakes, Laurel 1 Lake, Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day's, Lierl Bucknell’s, Sanhed- sin Helghts, Gravelly Vailey., Boonevills, Green: wood, Orr’s Hot Springs. Mendocino City, Fort Bragg, Westport, Usal. Willets Cahto, Covelo, Laytonville, Harris, Scotia and Kureks. hl:::umw to Monday round-trip tickets at reduged On 8undays round-trip tickets to all polnts yond San Rafael at half rates. sttty Ticket Offices, 850 Market st., Chronicle building, H, C. WHITING, 3 R. X. RYAN, Gen. Manager, Gen. Pass. Agedh.