The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1896, Page 10

SPIRITUALISTS NOW UNITED, Mrs. Whitney Receives a Spiritual Communica- tion. CONSTITUTION DRAFTED Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected by Unanimous Vote. C. H. WADSWORTH, PRESIDENT. President Barrett Receives a Hand- some Gift at the Social in the Evening. The spiritualistic convention bpened yes- terday morning with Mrs. Ella Wilson Marchant of San Bernardino in the chair. Brief speeches on organization were ors snall have the power toordain spiritual teachers, upon whom shsll be eonlarprld all the rights and privil under the law en- joyed by the clergy of all religious societies upon proper evidence. Article VIII, section 2—The applicants mus * be known as workers of at least one years standing, and must be indorsed by the officers of such chartered society connected with this association as morally’ and personally repu- table, possessed of inspirational power, and of at least average educational ability; ch ap- phication to be forwarded the secretary of this association by the secretary of the local society through which, under its seal, the ap- plication is made. Article VIII, section 3—The applicants must in each case agree to surrender their certifi- cates of ordination if at any time they may, in the judgmentof the board of Directors, upon proper information from the local societies, be proved unfit to continue holding the same. Article VIII, section 4—Whenever any hold- ers of papers of ordination from this associa- tion shall have been gonvicted of any criminal offense the certificate of organization shall be forthwith canceled, and all societies of spirit- ualists in the United States notified of such action by the secretary of this association. Article IX—We recognize medium-hlg as the channel of the inspiration, progress and power of spiritualism, and as furnishing evidence of the truth of the same. To insure the best re- sults mediums need greater protection, en- couragement and assistance in the exercise of their gifts and aid in case of indigeuce, ana there shall be set aside a special fund for such purpose under the supervision of the board of directors, all contributions to which fund shall be appropriated to no other purpose whatsoever. Article X—The annual convention of this association shail be held in the City of San Francisco on the first Friday of September. The grelident of the State Association shall preside and the secretary of said association shall be secretary of the conventions. The authorized voters shall be the duly elected delegates from the various chartered societies. At these conventions the regular election of the officers and board of direciors for the en- suing year shall take place and all necessary business be transacted. The constitution was adopted. The following committee named the offi- cers: Mrs. J. J. Whitney, Mrs. E. Sioper, Mrs. Julia Schlessinger, W. H. D. Ham- blev, Mrs. 8. Cowell, C. H. Wadsworth, B, F. Small. JULIA SCHLESSINGER, Secretary and Director. Some Prominent Members of the Spiritual C. H WADSWORTH, President California Association. MRS. 8. COWELL, Director. listic Cult Elected to Office in the State Association at the Convention Yesterday. made by William Burgess, Arthur C. Green, Mrs. Baxter Reynolds, Mrs. E. Seeley, Mrs. Kate Huseman, Dr. C. H. Rin-Es, Mrs. W. K. Robinson, Mrs. M. A. Ellis and Pro- fessor Mingo. Mrs. Kate Huseman, delegate from Oak- land, on behalf of the societies of that city, extended an invitation to the conven- tion to be present at a banquet in Hamil- ton Hall at 2 p. M. to-day. It was stated that President Barrett | would leave for Portland Thursday. rhis was a conference session and was broken up by numerous short recesses. The bulk of the business was transacted in the afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. A Constitution Drafted and a Spirit Communication to Mrs. Whitney. The afternoon session was opened with the singing of ‘“‘Scatter Seeds of Kind- ness.” Everybody sang with a will, not- withstanding the intense heat of the day kept the fans of the audience in continual motion. Mrs. R. Scott-Briggs, an Oakland repre- sentative, who has been actively engaged in the cause of woman suffrage, both in the East and on the Pacific Coast, was in- troduced by Mrs. May Drynan, acting chairman for the session, and made a speech on organization and the general welfare and condition of the spiritual cult. During her speech she paid an elo- quent tribute to the president of the National association, Harrison D. Barrett. “With such a man as he at the head of the association,” she said, “how can we do anything else than climb higher up the ladder of ethical principles and spiritu- ality? I tell you, my dear friends, the amount of time and fervor this man has thrown into the cause ought to make us feel proud of him, and resi assured that the welfare of our religion 1s in the safest of hands.” At the conclusion of her speech Mrs, Beott-Briggs invited Mrs. Kate Hoskins of the Minneapolis Spiritualistic Society to address the representatives. The lady accepted the invitation and made a rather lengthy address upon the advantages that would result from organization, and the disadvanfages from living out in the cold, hard world. “‘We are going to organize,” she stated, “and there is nothing that we must let stand in the way. In the vocabulary of Spiritualism there is no such word as fail.” 2 Next came Professor Mingo, a colored medium well known in local spiritualistic circles. The gentleman admitted, prior to his argument for organization and better treatment of true mediums by the laws of the land, that his record in the past had been as black as the ace of spades, where- upon the audience howled their approval. ‘‘But there is one thing I deny,” he vebemently added, “‘and that 1s that dur- ing the two years I have been a medium 10 man can cast the faintest shadow upon my record in that direction.” Now came the event of the day. The committee appointed to drafta constitu- tion filed in slowly, a solemn hush falling upon the assemblage. Willium Yeaw of Ban Francisco then stepped forward and stated that the committee had agreed upon a constitution, which would be read by Presiaent Barrett. Mr. Barrett prefaced the reading with a short account of how they had arrived at certain conclusions. The document was of great length, com- gri»ing twenty-three closely written pages. he space taken up by the preamble, which gave merely the principal reasons for union, was considerable. fl;ny parts also were devoted simply to pariiamentary rules, laws concerning the officers’ duties and financial propositions. . Those clauses of vital import are as fol- ows: Article I—The name of this association shall be the California State Spiritualists’ Associa- tion, and it shall be incorporated by such title under the laws of the State of California. Article II—The objects of said association shall be the organization of the various local epiritualistic societies of the State of Califor- niu for the purpose of mutual aid and co-oper- ation in benevolent, charitable, educational, literary, musical, scientific, religious and mis- sionary purposes germane to the phenomena, science, phi osodphy and religion of spiritual- ism; to own and hold real and personal prop- erty, to solicit and receive donations lllg be- q‘gelu for the above-stated objects; to estab- 1ish, foster and maintain children’s progress- ive Iyceums in the State of California, and to devise ways and means by which tne’ interest and welfaTe of spiritualism may be advanced in said State. Article VI, section 1—The membership or pri- mary units of this association shall consist of all spiritualists’ societies chartered by it, and they shall send delegates to the annual con- ventions upon the tollowing basis, namely, one delegate for each chartered society, and an additional delegate for each twenty members or major fraction thereof. Artcle VIIL section 1—The board of direct- I They returned with the names of the fol- lowing to be elected for the coming year: President, C. H. Wadsworth of San Jose vice-president, W. D. J. Hambley of San Jose; secretary, Mrs. Julia Schlessinger of San Jose; treasurer, William Ryder; directors—Mrs. Elizabeth Sloper, Mrs. R. Cowell, S. D. Dye, George Rogers, Frank H. Parker. On vote these were chosen to be offi- cers for the term. Mrs. J. J. Whitney, the secretary, was instructed to cast the ballot. Mrs. Julia Schlessinger was also elected State librarian and Mrs. Sloper State organizer. A rising vote of thanks to President Barrett was taken for his kindness and good counsel. Mrs. Whitney thereupon arose and passed into a trance, in which she re- ceived and communicated a spirit mes- sage from J. B. Wolfe, Marian H. Skid- more and Henry Higbey, who indorsed the idea of organization and extended a blessing. Barrett then arose and said Wolfe was the same one that had fore- shadowed the National organization to him four years ago. An adjournment was taken till the even- ing, when a pleasant social time was en- joyed in the hall. L. S EVENING RECEPTION. A Pleasant Time Spent by Representatives Prior to Departure. This was a brilliant and successful event, a fitting climax to the convention. The hall bau been tasteiully decorated, but for the evening’s entertainment added festoons of snowy cheese cloth, gayly be- spangled with squares and triangles of gilt, had been hung round the baicony, and many fresh and fragrant calla lillies, roses, geranium blossoms aad other flowers were woven in beautiful designs and scattered round the platform. The programme for tne occasion con- sisted of instrumental and vocal music, recitations, readings and speeches. They were all heartily applauded, and many were encored. The following was the programme: Reading, Miss Jennie Reed; duet, Dr. and Mrs. Clark; reading, Paul Craig; vocal solo, Miss Lillian Coleman; Calisthenic drill, Lyceum children; recitation, Miss Lillie Wicht; vocal solo, Mrs. George Winters; recitation, Mrs. M. A. Eilis; vocal solo, Mrs. Martha Sumpson; humorous reading, J. J. Morse; Spanish dance, Miss Ida Quentin. At the conclusion of the programme President Barrett was invited to come upon the platform.. He did so, and hardly had he taken hi at when a little girl, dressed entirely in white, banded him a small package tied in blue rlbbon. With the gift she deliverea a short and compli- mentary speech, saying that it was a testi- monial of the esteem in which he was held by the assembled co-workers. The president of the National Spiritual- istic Association heartily thanked those present for the substantial token of their appreciation, saying that in a year or two he would probably return, and hoped he would then find alarge and flourishing or- ganization here. “But the real person to whom should be due the gratitude of you all isnot 1,” he said. *‘It is one who has labored far more faithfully and disinterestedly than myseli for the success of this convention,and how ber efforts have been rewarded the results we have attained show. She it is who did more work as a delegate to the Chicago convention in 1893 than any other one per- son there, who was so faithful in the per- formance of her duty that she was re- warded in being elected trustee and incor- porator by the unanimous vote of the convention. The person to whom I have reference is your State organizer, Mrs, Elizabeth Sioper.’’ His words brought down the house and Mrs. Sloper was uproariously cailed upon | to say something. In a few apt words she explained that a severe cold prevented her making a suitable reply. She said that the moment was one of the happiest of her busy lile and that she felt amply repaid sur hér arduous labors of the iast few ays. This ended the literary part of the pro- fnmme and the representatives and their riends spent the rest of the evening in dancing. Among those present were: HAI'I'II‘;B D. Barrett, William Emmett Cole- the man, J. J. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. William Bur. gess, Mr and Mrs. E. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs, . H.Birch, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. William Yeaw, Mrs, 8.J. Coleran, Misses Lfl,}hn and Emily Coleman, M; L. stewart, Mrs. Julia Schlessinger, 3irs. Parks, 'Dr. and Mrs. Lovejoy, Mr. and Mrs. Jonun Brown, Mrs. Kate Logan, Mrs. Stemwood, Mrs. Greenwood, Mrs. Charles Lewis, Dr. C, H. Rin-es, Mrs. 1. Wells, Miss Edna Adler, Mis, Cornelius, W. M.’ Ryder, Mre. Carrie Wermouth, Miss Sophia E; Mrs. C. J. Myer, Miss Mevel Wits Mm.'E. F. fair, Mrs. 3. A. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Georgs Cramer, Mrs. Sarah Scal, Mrs. M. J. Hendee- Rogers, Mrs. Downer Stone, Mrs. Maud Miiler, Mrs. Ella York, Mr. and Mrs. Wiliiam Vinter, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. D. Hambly, Mr. and Mrs. G, Wadsyorth, Mrs. H A GHffin, Mrs. Wil lam MeM in, Mr. and Mre. George Roberis, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. Fuiton- Tuley, Dr. James Craig, Mr. and Mrs, J. W Shriner, Mrs. F. H. Barker, Mrs. G. W. More-, house, Mrs. M. Myer, Dr. Crawford, Miss Tessa Hickman, MisS Etta Muller, Miss Renie Hunt, Miss Lillie Wicht, Rev. Edward Ne ville and wife, Mr and Mrs. D. N. Place, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Whitney, Frank Brown, Mrs. May Drynan, Mrs. Martha Stimpson, Mrs. Har- riet Wren, Mrs. Emily Seeley, Mrs. W. K. Rob- inson, Mr. and Mrs. George Winters, Mr. and Mrs. George 1. Drew, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Small, Mrs. Ladd-Finnican, Mrs. E. C. Griffin, Joseph Fisk, Mrs. 8. L. Slocum, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cow- ell, Mrs. Fred Evans, Dr. C. Grattan, Mrs. M. E, Willisms, Mrs. J. C. Keliey, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Sloper, Mrs. E. Cook, M. D, Foster, Mrs. G. W. Miller, Mrs. L. Lock, Frank Sloper, R. K. Jack- son, F. R. Rench, Mrs. Mabel Cooper, Mrs. Fan- nie’ Bucher-White, Mrs. M. J. Ewer, Mrs. L. 8. Fails, Henry Steers, Mrs. Clara Mayo Steers, Dr. Frazier, Mr. and Mrs. A. Welcome and Miss Mary Lance. LITTLE PETE'S DEFENSE. He Denies That He Has Been Coining Bad Money. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: In the issue of the Chronicle of May 23 there appeared an article one column in length headed *Little Pete's Queer Halves.” This article is absolutely false from beginning to end and does not contain a single statement that bears even the slightest semblance of truth. The only conclusion my friends and I have been able to reach is that the article was written by some newspaper reporter who wss grossly imposed on by my enemies. Being & Chinaman I have absolutely no re- course. A retraction of the article would not repair the wrong that has been done, and & libel suit against a powerful n!wspnrer ‘would prove utterly useless; hence I appeal to your vaper, which has always been fair and has always given the use of its columns 10 people who have been villified, to publish my side of the story. An examination of the article in question would convince any reporter who has been en- gaged in reportorial work for the period of one month or more that the statements contained therein could have been verified by positive proof, if there was any truth in them. In the first place it is asserted in the article that the Chinese actors who came to this country for the purpose of exhibiting at the Atlanta Fair were searched when tbey arrived at the port of San Francisco en route to Atianta by the cus- toms officers and that belts containing silver hali-dollars were found on their persons, but that no suspicion was aroused, as it was the most nlturl? thing in the world for the Chi- nese to change their Chinese money for Ameri- can money prior to leaving China, The Chi- nese referred to did not arrive at the portof San Francisco en route to Atlanta, but on the contrary came to this country via Vancouver and went to Ogdensburg, N. Y., by the Cana- dian Pacific Railroad and were permitted to 1and there by the customs officers. They did not see San Francisco until after the close of the Atlanta Fair, which was more than four moaths aiter their original arrival at Vancouver, and hence was not searched by the customs officers 1n this City, nor did_the cus- toms officers in this City find any belts on their persons which were losded with silver half dollars. . The reporter could have ascertained tnese facts by an examination of the records of the Custom House and the steamship company. Furthermore, the reporter could have ascer- tained from Secret Service Agent Harris, who has exclusive control of the investigation of charges of making or uttering counterfeit money, that there was absolutely no evidence against me, or any one conuected with me, to sustain the charges contained in the article, and that in addition to this it had never been intimated by any of the Federal officers that I was even suspecied of being implicated in any business of this character. I called upon Secret Service Agent Harris and demanded of bhim an inspection of the complaint or charges which had been preferred against me, if any, or that he submit any evi- dence he might have against me to the Federal Grana Jury. with which course I would be per- fectly satisfied, but he informed me.and au- thorized me to state, that he has absolutely no evidence against me, and no person hed pre- ferred any cnarges against me, or in any way implicated me in the manufacture or uttering of this fraudulent money. I again beg of you to give space to this letter in your paper, as it is uniair that the columns of & great paper like the Cnronicle should publish snch a slanderous article against me simply because I am a Chinaman. I venture to eay thatthe reporter who wrote the article would not publish such a statement. against any white man in the City and County of San Francisco without verifying the cor- rectness of his statement beforé publication. Very respectiuliy yours, FoNG CHING. FIGHTERS IN HOT WATER The Supervisors Have Revoked All Licenses for Boxing Bouts. Club Managers Contend the New Reso. lution Will Not Interfere With Their Sport. The managers of the Shannon benefit boxing exhibition ana the National Ath- | letic Club were dumbfounded yvesterday when information reached them that the Supervisors at Monday’s session revoked all boxing licenses under order 1834, which confers the power on the Mayor to grant such licenses, and that in future per- mission for the holding of boxing enter- tainments must be obtained from the Supervisors and not from Mayor Sutro. The lovers of boxing were astonished that the Supervisors should at thie late hour conciude to regulate matters boxing according to their own way of thinking, which is quite frequently peculiar to the ma jority of sporting men. The manager of the People’s Palace, Cliff Phillips, said rthat the resolution would in no wise interfere with his exhi- bition, which was booked to take place to-morrow evening; but therc are others who, politically speaking, are in the same swim that do not hesitate 10 say that Mr. Phillips is laboring under a delusion, and that toe contest will not be allowed to go on according to Queensbury. Phillips says that as seven of the Super- visors have already signed Shannon’s tition for a license he cannot understand how the entertainment can possibly be interferea with because of a srohibitory resolution just recently adopted. The officers of the National Club are of the opinion that the taking away of the Mayor’s wer to issue boxing licenses will not affect the exhibitions now adver- tised to take place. “You must remember,” said one of the leaders of the National Ciub, “that we have been under a very heavy expense, which we certainly would not incur 1f the Mayor had refused to give us permission to bold a boxingexhibition in June. 1am satistied that the Supervisors when adopt- ing such a resolution as stated intended that there shall be no further boxing exhi- bitions foliowing the contests now sanc- tioned by the Mayor uniess such licenses for the holding of boxing exhibitions are granted by the. Board o! Supervisors.”” LEAGUE OF THE CROSS. Two Branches of the Well-Enown Order Tustituted. OAKLAND, CaL., May 26.—A branch of the League nf the Cross hes been estab- lished in St. Patrick’s Church in West | Oakland with thirty-six members enrolled. The officers etected are: William Drake, captain; William Flanagan, first lieuten- ant; James McQuaid, secoud lieutenant; Heury Sheehan, treasurer. Father Mc- Nally expects to increase the membership t0 300 within the next two weeks. A branch ot the same order has been es- tablished in the St. Francis de Sales Church under the personal direction of Rev. Thomas McSweeney. This evening they heid & rmg:hn and entertained the company from St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco. Tue latter madea fine appe ance as they marched up the street he :‘y their aram corps and with a beau‘iful 1k American flag floating over them. The League of the Cross is new on this side of the bay, but promises to flourish now that it has been established. The members are all piedged to temperance until 21 years of afe. are uniformed and drilled with saber. Itismuch of the same as the Boys’ Brigade Protestant churches. VICTORY FOR - COAST SHIPPERS, Now Possible to Extend Trade Relations With Utah. FREIGHTS FORCED DOWN Result of the Campaign Mapped Out by Traffic Manager Curtis.” CAN COMPETE WITH THE EAST. The New Rates Will Go Inte Effect on the 15th of Next Month. Through the joint eforts of W. B. Cur- tis, manager. of the Traffic Association, and J. C. Stubbs, traffic manager, and C. F. Smurr, general freight agent, of the Southern Pacific Company, California has has been placed in a position totake a ereat stride forward in her commercial re- lations with Utah and the intervening ter- ritory. Until within a comparatively short time for some unaccountable reason California has been handicapped in her efforts to place goods in the Utah market against com- petition from tbe East. This was due to the discriminative rates forced upon the Pacific Coast by the action of the roads entering Utah from the East. They were enabled to hold the West in thrall owing to the fact that the Central Pacific Rail- road ran to Ogden and thence had no dis- tributing facilities except cver the roads entering Ogden and the surrounding ter- ritory from the East, and the local rates out of Ogden were made virtually prohibi- ive to California freicht as the Eastern roads were desirous of securing the long haul from the East into Utah and averse to taking only tha short haul out of Ogden. They were allowed to have their way un- til Traffic Manager Curtis of the Traffic Association conceived a plan by which to force the Eastern roads to do justice to California. He claimea that California shippers were entitled to the same rate per ton per mile into Utah as was enjoyed by the merchants of Chicago, but his de- mand made at a special meeting of the trans- Missouri roads held at Salt Lake was refused. His efforts have in all cases been warmly seconded by the Southern Pacific people, and when the Salt Lake meeting resulted in temporary defeat the Southern Pacific Company began to cut rates to such an extent as to permit goods to be landed at Ogden and to be distributed under the heavy and unfair tax imposed by the local rates out of Ogden at much less than the rates in force from the East. Last week there was another meeting of the trans-Missouri lines at which this matter was again discussea and the con- cessions asked for by California represen- tatives was there granted. Traffic Manager Curtis thus outlines the situation and its significance to local job- bers, importers and manufacturers: “When class rates from the Missouri River to Utah were $2 50 for first class, $2 15 for second, $1 75 for third, $1 45 fourth, $1 25 fifth, $1 10 for class A, 92¢c for class B, 82¢ for class C, 72¢ for class D and 62c for class E, rates from San ¥ran- cisco to Utah were 85% per cent of tne same, as follows: First class $2 14, sec- ond class $1 84, third class $1 50, fourth class $1 24, fifth class §1 07, class A 94c, class B 79c, class C 70c, class D 62c and class E 53c. “These rates were so made nfon agree- ment between the lines operating west of the Missouri River and the Southern Pa- cific Company, operating between San Francisco and Utah. The lines leading west from the Missouri River later arbi- trarily reduced their rates without giving the uthern Pacific Company due notifi- cation, to the following figures: First class $1 65, second class $1 55, third class $1 55, fourth class $1 33, fifth class §1 13, ciass A §1 03, class B 83c, class C 75c, class D 65¢, class E 57c. “The Pacific Coast had long_felt that this adjustment of rates into Utah was not one calculated to stimulate trade from here. In fact the increased number of lines entering Utah from the east and the disposition of those fines to hold hard ana fast to all possible business, irrespective of our rights, served to well nigh strangle gm last vestige of Pacific Coast trade in “The arbitrary action of the lines lead- ing west from the Missouri River in re- duci:&g their rates to the figures named served to open negotiations looking to a better basis for rates from the West as compared from the East to Utah. “In my opinion the consistent basis would have been that San Francisco rates should be 70 per cent of the Missouri River ratesto Utah. ‘‘At the time the Eastern lines put in the §1 65 scale all rates from Ban Fran- cisco to Utah common points were virtu- ally nullified in that the original basis had been abolished, and the Eastern llnes refused to agree for the time being upon what we considered a proper basis. “At the recent meeting at Denver on the 2lst and 22d inst. the matter was fully canvassea by the Trans-Missouri As- ation, every line interested being rep- resented. At this meeting a new agree- ment was entered into by the lines inter- ested in Utah trafic by which the rates from San Francisco to Utsh should be 75 per cent of any rate made from the Mis- souri River to Utah, and it was also agreed that the rates from Missouri River to Utah should be advanced to the following figures: First class $2 30, second class $2, third class §170, fourth class $143, fifth class $1 18, class A $1 08, class B 93 cents, ciass C 85 cents, class D 70 cents, class E 62 cents. 2 ‘‘Seventy-five per cent of these figures makes the rates from San Francisco to Utah as foliows: First class §1 73, secqnd class $1 50, third class $1 28, fourth class $1 07, fiith class 89 cents, class A 81 cents, class B 70 cents, class C 64 cents, class D 53 cents, class K 47 cents.”” _The new rates will apply from San Fran- cisco to Ogden, Provo, Springville, Span- ish Fork and points intermediate thereto, and also as far north as Pocatello, Idaho, and will also apply to all intermediate ants_ on the Southern Pacific road, San rancisco to Ogden as & maximum. This application of the new figures will reduce rates from San Francisco to White Plains, Nev., and east. To White Piains, for in- stance, the present rate of $2 on first-class freight will be reduced to $173, and the rate of 53 cents on class E freight will be reduced to 47 cents. Commodity rates will be reduced on the same basis, and westbound business from Utah o California will also benefit by the new arrangement, as it wiil be charged only 75 per cent of the rate eastbound from Utah to the Missouri River. The same rates will also apply between Port- land and Utah. Heretofbre San Francisco has not done to exceed 25 per cent of the business into Utah, and under the ld'lllilfiu of the new rates it is said she should do not less than 50 per cent of it, as she is now in bet- ter condition than she ever was to com- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1896. pete for this business against Chicago, Omaha, 8t. Louis and New York. The new rates go into effect on the 15th of June. In order to more clearly show the bene- fit to California under the new deal, atten- tion is called to the fact that while under the old arrangement there was but 36 cents per 100 pounds differénce in the first- class rates to Utah from San Francisco and from the Missouri River in favor of San Francisco, that difference 18 now 57 cents and with lower rates prevailing now than before. On class E the difference was 9 cents. It is now 15 cents, and on the other classes the differences are in due proportion. MILLS COLLEGE: Graduation Exercises Presented at That Popular Center of Learning, OAKLAND, CaL., May 26.—The gradu- ates of the grammar department at Mills College presented their graduating exer- cises last night. A very neat printed pro- gramme, adorned with a cluster of golden poppies, announced the numbers, which consisted of essays, recitations, a Japanese movement exercise with fans, with a plen- tiful amount of music, both vocal and in- strumental. Of the latter two of the num- bers were for the pianoand two for the violin, and all were good. The names of the gradunates and their parts on the pro- gramme were as follows: Evangeline Switzer, piano solo; Mabel Gunn, violin solo; Addie Taylor, recitation; Grace Oliver, vocal solo; Ethel Westlake, recitation; EL Miller, violin solo; Elizabeth Kimball, essay: Linda Swanberg, French essay; Kath: eryn Pinkham, vocal solo; Marguerite Miller, essay; Amelia Hall, piano'solo; Masttie Kirby, recitation. The platform was prettily trimmed, and the class motto, “Do ye nexte thynge,” was wrougnt in flowers. At the close of the exercises Miss Wit- tenmyer, the teacherof the grammar class, spoke a few words concerning the impor- tance of the grammar course as layinga solid foundation for future study. These young ladies are now fitted to enter either the college preparatory or the semi- nary course at Mills, or if they go else- where they are ready for any high school or normal school. Several of tuem have alreaay taken some study in advance of their course, and a proper tribute was paid to their other teachers. The twelve gradu- ates were then formaliy presented to Mrs. Mills, the president of the college, who welcomed them with words of apprecia- tion and advice and granted to each a diploma. r. Hallock, late of Tacoma, followed with a short address, congratulating them on the completion of this stage of their education and pointing them onward to greater heights. After the forma! exer- cises refreshments were served, and the vleasant occasion which inangurated a new custom in seminary life came to an end. The seminary and college commence- ment exercises will be held Wednesda: afternoon. On that occasion Signor Foli, a noted bass singer from London, who 1s visiting in California. will be present and will sing, Professor Lisser accompanying him on the piano. The prospect for the coming year of the school is good, more applications than usual having been received from prospec- tive students. —_————— A Social Surprise. BERKELEY, CAn., May 26.—Berkeley society was given a surprise this afternoon by the unexpected wedding at Miss Heac’s school of Fred W. Seares, U. C., 95, and Miss Mabel Urmy, a prominent Berkeley society belle and a daughter of Rev. Mr. Urmy of San Jose. Only a few of the most intimate friends of 'the contracting parties were present, and to every one ex- cept them it was a secret. Charles Bentley served as best man and Miss Edith Bridges as bridesmaid. The presents received were numerous and ele- gant. Seares is an assistant in the astro- nomical department of the State Uni- versity. The newly married couple wfll ]make their future home in North Berke- oy * CHINESE-MADE CIGARS, The Local White Union Has Locked Horns With Jacob Brandt. Culp’s California-Grown Leaf Tobacco Made Up by a Crew of Mongolians. The white union cigar-makers of this City are at present at loggerheads with Jacob Brandt, who conducts a cigar fac- tory at 411 Battery street. Mr. Brandt has undertaken to manufacture and introduce Culp’s California natural leaf tobacco, grown at San Felipe, near Los Gatos. It was not long before the white cigar- makers discovered that the new cigars were being made by Chinese. This they regarded as unfair, particularly as dozens of competent white cigar-makers were, and are still, idle. A committee from Cigar-makers’ Union No. 228 called upon Mr. Brandt with a view of unionizing his factory and getting him to employ white men to roll California tobacco into cigars, The committee reported to the union the result of the interview, wherenpon the secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Brandt a letter setting forth the following sentiments. That his answers were not sufficiently definite, positive or satisfac- tory. The union desires to encourage the production of California leaf tobacco and the manufacture of cigars therefrom, but it is the white man and not the Chinese who is the consumer, and it should be the white man and not the Chinese who should make these cigars. Inquiries had been received as to the character of the help eme)]oyed in Mr. Brandt's factory, but the union had refrained from giving out in— formation hoping that the factory would become a union factory. Unless a satisfactory answer was_given as to the class of cigar-makers Mr. Brandt intended to employ the union would be compelled to inform the public that Mr. Culp’s California-grown tobacco is handled by Chinese. There was no intention of in- terfering with any man’s business, but it was the duty of the union to prevent Chi- nese absorbing and controlling whatshould prove a great industry in the future, be- sides protecting white labor. ' This letter did not have the desired ef- fect, because, as stated, Mr. Brandt con- tinues to have the only California tobacco made into cigars by Chinese laborers. Last aight the Cigar-makers’ Union held a special meeting, and a committee of ten was appointed to attend to the matter of Brandt’s Chinese. After a little delibera- tion the folloving official manifesto was issued by the committee: To the public in general and the smokers in particular we issue this_appeal on behalf of the cigarmakers of the Pacific Coast. We de- sire to submit the following facts, which have occurred in the course of our negotiations with Jagob Brandt. In the early part of April & committee called on Mr. Brandt, at his re- %uen,mendenvor to have him manufacture alifornia tobacco into cigars by white men. Jacob Brandt expressed himself very favorable at that time and gave us every assurance that he would employ none but international union cigar-makers to make Californis-grown to- bacco into cigars. But Mr. Brandt's statement 'was very indefinite as to time, which might mean months or a year. In reply to the report of the committee the uunion sent a communication, of which the fol- lowing is a copy (referred to in the foregoing), which excited the ire of Mr. Brandt. Now Mr. Brandt will not run a union factory nor will_he employ members of the Cigar- makers' Union, nor will he pay the bili of prices ndvocated by the Cigar-makers' Union 0. 228. He declared that will manufac- ::mg California-grown tobacco into cigars by e Sigtemakers § al e cigar- ers issue thi to the pdblwuath the hope l.lld. axp:\say n that the public will give him the rebuke which he so Tichly deserves, until such time as Mr. Brandt will employ white, ”"’-Mnlz?-,w. HAVE LEFT THE GRAND LODGE. Culmination of the Diffi- culties Among the Foresters. SATELLITE CIRCLE LEADS Seceders From the Ukiah Con- vention Being Generally Sustained. A NEW ORDER MAY BE FORMED Companions of the Forest Will No Longer Submit to Falconer’s “ Despotism.” The disaffection that has been brewing in the ranks of the Companions of the Forest, the causes of which have already been discussed at length in THE Cavrr, found expression last night in the action ot Satellite Circle in support of the twen- ty-nine delegates who seceded from the convention at Ukiah. Not only was the course of the seceding delegates commended, but the circle, dis- gusted with the actions of what is known as the Falconer faction, voted to surrender their charter and withdraw their funds from the Grand Lodge. Last night’s meeting was spirited throughout, and the ecommunications from the Grand Lodge were disdainfully tossed into the waste-basket. As to the future course of the lodge noth- ing definite was finally decided upon, but in all probability 8 new order will be or- ganized. In this they will follow the precedent established last year by Alca- traz Lodge, which withdrew in a bady, some 200 strong, and established a new order. The cause of the trouble, as stated be- fore, was the alleged autocratic behavior of Secretary Falconer, whose actions at length, so the seceders say, became unen- durable. Falconer bolds the permanent position of grand secretary, and it is said aspires not only to fill this office but to exercise a general management of the order. An effort lately made to make this office elective obtained a majority vote, but not the necessary three-fourths vote. Many reports are being circulated of something even worse than despotism on the part of Falconer. One of the dele- gates, it is said, who onposed Falconer was approached by the secretary on the train and told that if she would write an apology to him he would not report her or fine%:zr. as he intended doing with the seceders. Wishing to avoid notoriety, the lady agreed to do this, but Falconer there- upon, instead of keeping his promise, not only fined and reported the lady, but made public her apology as well. Tre action of the twenty-nine delegates in withdrawing from the convention is generally upheld by the circles they repre- sented, and some of the other circles, whose delegates supported the Falconer faction, have determined nevertheless to support the bolters. An agitation is al- ready being carried on to exclude men from the order of the Companions of the Forest, and in this way they hope to finally rid themeelves of the ‘‘ittle czar,” as they derisively term Falconer. Among the seceding members are five officers of the Grand Lod:e—Treasurer Boehm, Sub-Chief McLane, Inner Guard Boyd, Left Guide Humbert and Herald Macrett. Besides these officers the repre- sentatives of the following circles will doubtless be upheld in their action in leaving the convention: Batellite, Social, Bohemian, Twin Peaks, Oak Grove and Mizpah circles of San Francisco; Pied- mont and Pride of the Forest and Enter- prise circle, of Oakland, Queen of the Red- woods Circle of Ukiah, Valley Circle of Stockton, Garden City Circle of San Jose, Ramona Circle of San Diego and Sunshine Circle of Merced. Improvements Are Asked. The Board of Supervisors received a com- munication signed by scveral hundred property-owners in the neighborhood of Buena Vista Park-westerday asking tbatin the next tax levy 75,000 be provided for the improve- ment of the public pleasure ground. The peti- tioners stated that under present circum- stances the park is useless except as a refuge for tramps. NEW TO-DAY. THE OWL| DRUC CO., | DRUGGISTS. 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