The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 3, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor ard Proprietor. SCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: and Sunday CALY, one week, by carrier..§0.15 y and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 6.00 5.00 .65 1.50 1.50 N .1, one month, by mall.. y CALL, One year, by mail WEEKLY CALL, 0@ ye THE SUMMER MONTH Are you going to the conntry on a_vacatfon? It 40, 1¢I5 no trouble for us to forward THE CALL to your address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Onders given to the carrier or left ai Business Office will receive prompt attention. NO EXTRA CHARG BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telephone,...... +er.Maln—186% EDITORIAL ROOMS: 3 Jlay Street. ..Maln—1874 Telephore.. BRANCH OFFICES : 530 Montgomery street, corner Clay: open until o'clock. 39 Hayes street; open until 8:80 o'clock. 713 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. EW . corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open until 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission st 118 Ninth street QAKLAND OFFICE : 608 Broadway. t: open until 9 o'clock. pen until § o'clock. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms $1 and 32, 34 Park Row, Ni DAVID M. FOLT WDDNESDAY _JUNE 3, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. ——————————————————————— Oregon leads the way. The campaign opens with victory. As to Oregon, Democracy isn’t in it. The Grand Old Party wins the first fight. There stands Cleveland likea stone wall, but he feels rocky. While Oregon is not all right all the way through, she has done well. The fact that Wall street is trying to rob the country is very plainly disclosed by Clews. Spain had better give her soldiers in Cuba a furlough to go bome for health this summer. On the principle that silence is golden, “sound money” can hardly refer to any- thing but silver. Carlisle's goldbug speech was printed at public expense as a Governmentdocument, and ail for what? If Grover sees any opening to get back into a law practice after next March he had better take it. It will be a good thing for the Oregon Democrat if he is web-footed, for he has to take water this y Against the campaign cry of “work and wages”’ Democracy ca tin-pail racket this year. in Local Democrats make more fuss changing bosses tkan the whole City does over the transfer nuisance. The country does not know who will be the St. Louis nominee, butit does know he will be the next President. It begins to look as if it were about time for the country to iormally declare its in- dependence of Wall street. The average Democrat is as great a rain- bow-chaser as ever, but just at present he can see no rainbows to chase. Republican unity this year is necessary, not only for the welfare of the party, but for the prosperity of the country. The Yopulist whale in Oregon seems to have swallowed the Democratic Jonah during the flood of the tidal wave. Gold is usually supposed to be 2 smiling and pleasant thing, but just now ithas a wrinkled front like grim-visaged war. The weather will never get so hot this sumn.er at St. Louis but that the sight of a thunder cloud will make the people shiver. ‘We are aware that the Junta and the Buckleyites are both trying to get there first, but where they are trving to get we don’t know. Carlisle and Blackburn will continue to vose as Kentucky’s favorite sons, John baving his opinion of Joe and Joe having his opinion of John. The general run of crops in Europe isnot up to the standard, but the crop of Amer- ican tourists is about as fresh and green as usual at this seasen. The little bubble booms of Russell and Pattison will be caught on the rising sil- ver tide at Chicago and then the cry will come, Where are they? Chicago has abont arrived at the concin sion that her convention is going to be two circuses under one teat and is begin ning to take an interest in it. Cleveland once spoke of the tariff as ““the vicious, inequitable and unconstitu- tional source of revenue,” but his party don’t want that as a plank this year. There will be, of course, a Democratic party, but after the smash-up this year the survivers may decide to try to get rid of the hoodoo by reorganizing and adopt- ing another name. The movement among Democrats to get Senator Teller to accept their nomination for the Presidency looks as if the Greeley episode ‘were going to repeat itseif for the amusement of mankind. The results of the election in November will show that Tz CaLL is not only speaking for all, but speaking with the approval of all when it advocates the cause of patriotism, protection and prosperity. The Illinois Humane Society is reported to have declared war against the practice of strapping babies to bicycles in order to give them a ride, and the next report will be in all probability that the Humane So- ciety has been run over. ‘Where the Republicans were .ot divided in Oregon they won sweeping victories, but where they were not united there was either defeat or but narrow pluralities; and in these facts there is a great moral for the Repuablicans of California. The property at Elizabeth, N. J., of the United States Cordage Company, val- ued at $1,000,000, was recently sold for $30,- 000, being one of the examples of the shrinkage cansed by the Democratic tariff 2nd the search for foreign trade, A WALL-STREET THREAT. For some time past there have been re- ports of a plot devised by the gold-stand- ard men of New York for the purpose of preventing either of the two great parties from declaring in favor of bimetallism. The plot was the simple one of organizing a panic in Wall street during the meeting of either National conyention whose com- mittee on vlatform should fail to report a plank pledging the party to the single standard. The object of the bogus panic would be of course to frighten the mem- bers of the convention and under the stress of the excitement force them to declare for gold to save the country from financial ruin. When the report of this plot was first sent abroad very little attention was paid toit. The people thoughtit not worthy of credit. TuE UaLL dismissed it for the time with the comment of a derisive paragraph and let it pass with the rumors that come to-day and go to-morrow. It happens, how- eyer, that it did not go. It has remained among the political issues of the time, and if1t is but little noted in the West it has been carefully and earnestly debated in the East. This fact in itself implies that there is some truth in the report of the plot, and confirmation is given to it in the circular of Henry Clews of May 23 on the condition of the stock market. Mr. Clews, after declaring “the sole ob- stacle in the way of a rising market is the condition of politics,” and after attributing our financial evils to the silver agitation, goes on to say: Wall street is not gravely dismayed at this outlook. It has learned to believe that there are greater potencies than party platforms, than legislative subserviency to popular ignor- ance, than the madness of partisan infatuation. They know that there are situations and events which can instantiy coerce and convert the most reckless legislators into the willing servants of & conservative sentiment that rep- resents the real interests and safety of the Nation, It will not be necessary to wait for any siter effects of silver legislation to remedy its mischief, although that would be a per- fectly safe course. The near prospect of the euthorization of free coinage—a counting of heads showing a certainty of & two-thirds vote in the House and Sepate for 16 to l-~would evoke in Wall street the kind of conditions that no Congress has ev ,yyet dared to disre- gard, and the cause of frec coinage would be overthrown at the moment when its sudcess seemed most certain, What do those words mean? They do not come to us as & rumor nor from an in. significant source. Henry Clews is at the head of one of the great broking-houses of the country, The circulars which he issues have been for years accepted as the accredited voice of Wall street. What he has written cannot be seuaside as of no importance. He speaks boldly of a power by which Wall street can compel even a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress to violate their pledges to the people and do the will of Wall street. What is that power? There is a threat in the letter which the American people neither can nor will ignore. The issue is rapidly shaping itself to a fight between Wall street and the country. If Wall street is ready to engage in such a conflict the Republican party is ready to take it up. The threat has been boldly made and we shall see if the gold manipulators dare to enforce it. THE SUB-COMMITTEES. Chairman McLaughlin of the State Re- publican Executive Committee has ap- pointed his sub-committees for the con- luct of the campaign, and the full list will be found in another column. A careful reading will show that the chairman and the members of each commiitee have been wisely chosen for the work intrusted to their special care. No mistake has been made in a single instance, and there is sure to be a general approval by the party of the fairness and sagacity shown by Chairman McLaughlin in the selections he has maage. It needs only to run over the list of chairmen to see the strength of the organ- ization. John D. Spreckels is chairman of the campaign committee; Paris Kil- burn of the purity law; Con O'Connor, finance; . F. Preston, San Mateo, legal committee; A. Ruef, registration; A, B. Lemon of Santa Rosa, literature; W. George of Sacramento, by-laws, and H, Gray, headquarters committee. These are strong men. FEach is well fitted for his work. They represent the Republican party as a whole and will work in harmony for its welfare. There will be no little gratification among loyal members of the party in reading the names over.’ There is harmony. There is unity. There is energy. There is execu- tive ability. The campaign is in safe hands. We may count upon a full vote and a sure victory. THE OREGON ELECTION. A State election was held in Oregon on Monday, and the returns from some of the districts furnish an object lesson in polit- ical stupidity., The State went Repub- lican, of course, but there came very near being enough so-called *“Independent Re- publicans” to turn the State over to the Populists and Democrats. Pennoyer was elected Mayor of Portland, although the votes cast for the regular and independent Republican candidates far outnumber the vote of Pennoyer. Northuv, an independent Republican *| and so-called sound-money man, persisted in running against Ellis, the party’s regu- lar nominee, and when the full returns are in they may show that Ellis bas no votes to spare, The Democratic party showed demoralization everywhere, and the Popu- lists profited by it. The final count may show that Tongue is defeated by a Popu- list because Republicans did not do their duty. Judge Bean was elected Supreme Judge and both branches of the Legislature will have a Republican majority, thus insuring a Republican United States Senator; but the fact remains that but for running off after strange gods and other acts of disloyalty practically every Republican candidate would have been elected. To be sure, not enough Populists and Demo- crats have been elected to hurt much, but there should have been none at all. THE VIOE-PRESIDENCY. Therank and file of the Republican party are taking very much more interest than usual in the Vice-Presidential question, and so far as surface indications go, Speaker Reed is the favorite, A litule while ago when the subject was brought to his notice, Mr. Reed appeared to feel highly insulted, but reports from Wash- ington, as well as from his homein Maine, would seem to indicate that be is thinking better of it. Itis by no means a small thing to be Vice-President of the United States, and were it not for the ambition of Presidents in recent years to serve two terms, the Vice-Presidency would be the stepping stone to the first place by the next convention. Had McKiniey instead of Reed been elected Speaker when they were competit- ors for the honor, Reed would have been chairman of the committee on Ways and Means, and it would bave been the “R ed tariff,”” and not the “McKinley tariff.” If | it be true that Reed is the second choice of | his party for the St. Louis nomination, he is logically the party’s choice for the second place on the ticket if he cannot get the first. As to it being humiliating to accept the position of Vice-President, the man who thinks so should move to some other country; besides, no good soldier resigns and goes home when facing the enemy, simply because he is assigned to a com- mand that does not quite satisfy his am- bition. It is conceded on all sides that a Middle or Western State will furnish the candi- date who shall lead the party. That being true, it follows that the East should have the second place, and who is better fitted for that duty than Mr. Reed? Itisnoin- sult to any man to elect him Vice-Presi- dent of the United States, and just at this time, when there are differences more or less troublesome between Western and Eastern Republicans, Mr. Reed would find himself very close in the affections of the party were he to accept the nomination for Vice-President to help bring the sev- eral factions into harmonious relations. We do not wish to be understood as mean- ing that Mr. Reed isout of the race for first piace, but it is very evident that he has not the folldwing for the head of the ticket that himseif and friends counted upon a while ago, but he is still one of the truest, ablest and most capable men in the Republican party. BUILD THE OANAL. Although nothing can be done with the Nicaragua canal bill at this session of Congress it was right and proper that the Commerce Committee should make its re- port, which it did on Monday last. The question of constructing the canal is of so much importance that it could not have too much prominence. The sentiment of the country is certainly favorable to the _enterprise, and tnat, too, without sphtting hairs over the cost. In fact the necessity for a ship waterway between the Pacitic und. Atlantic oceans is so great that the expense of doine the work should be a matter of second consideraticn. The Ludlow board, which wasappointed by the Government, estimates that the cost would be fully $133.000,000, and the estimate of the House Commerce Com- mittee is $82,000,000, but it must be remem- bered that the Lndlow board is not favor- able to the entervrise in any event—nor are the transcontinental railways, for that matter, and they are coing all they can to discourage the purpose of Congress, It is not, however, the likes or dislikes of opposition interests that are to be con- sulted, but the best good of the people of the United States. Reliable estimates of the annual revenue that would be derived from the canal place it at a figure that would make 7 per cent pretty certain on a capital of $150,000,000, Bo, as a business venture, indepenaent of the advantage to our commerce, the work could be under- taken without much risk. But if the Gov- ernment got no returns at all, at least for many years, the increase in the volume of commerce and the decrease in cost of transportation, together with shortening the time of transit, would be ample re- The construction of the canal is tional matter, and whatever good might come of it would be participated in by every one, directly or indirectly. All mates of the cost show that to be true, DEMOCRATIO DEGENERAOCY. For a long time there had appeared to be a race between the world, the flesh and the devil for the honor of inventing the most cruel device wherewith to slay the Demoeratic party. There was malicious ingenuity in the thought that suggested the dragzing of Grover Cleveland from obscurity ana playing upon bis boundless egotism until ke should walk roughshod over the necks of the old and faighiul lead- ers of the party, and the world focked on and the flesh crawled as the design of the devil unfolded. Then acopartnership was formed between the three for the utter de- struction of the Democracy. The eve that looked through the knot- hole in the fence of the inclosure which held the possibilities of the very agency that was needed to lead the Democratic party over the precipice of public con- tempt was quick and keen, and made no mistake when it winked, “I bave found it.”” But the fopdest hope of the copart- ners is more than realized in the position of that party to-day, as exhibited in the proposal to offer the Presidential nomina- tion of the party to Senator Teller. To be annihilated is bad enough, and to go out of existence bearing marks of the kicks of an outraged people is humility enough, but to appeal to a man to save who all his life has been sticking the knife into one’s vitals is the essence of that cow- ardice and dishonesty which moves one to sell his soul for one more breathing spell. To be willing to stand before the world and proclaim that he is willing to eschew his doctrine and embrace any kind of a faith for the privilege of living on, even in the degradation of the exposure of his own deceitfulness, isan exhibition of depravity the world seldom sees in anything that can think. But the Democratic party, not the Dem- ocratic party that was founded by Thomas Jefferson and stimulated to renewed life by Andrew Jackson, but the mod- ern Democratic party of which Grover Cleveland is the life and soul, is willing to renounce its every principle, throw its Blands, its Bryans, its Tillmans and its Altgels nto the gutter and swear fealty to principles that it has delighted in call- ing political lies, if only a reputable centle- man of the Republican party will lead it to victory, that it may continue to feed upon the spoils of oftice. Senator Teller is a good man, and hence necessarily a good Republican, but, for ail that, he could no more give the Democratic party tone and char- acter by becoming its leader than he counld make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear; be- sides, the world would Jook upon him and say, with Hamlet: *“To what base uses may we return, Horatio!” An agitation has been started in Massa- chusetts to have a public school dentist appointed to see that the teeth of the chiidren are kept in gond condition, the School Board, of course, to pay the bills, The children would thus get not only their heads but tieir teeth tilled at public expense, and the next thingz would be to bave their stomachs filled in the same way. The ease with which the Italians and the Abyssinians havc managed to quit fighting without resorting to diplomacy to establish peace shows how simple a thing it is for men to reach an agreement when both sides are satisfied they have had enough. 1t is reported that during the last two years large quantities of capital have been sent from Western Europe to Russia for employment in manufacturing enterprises, which only shows that European capital- ists are looking the wrong way to see the sun of prosperity rise. If the Clevelarnd administation really re- flected the sentiment of the American people it would let the light of recogni- tion shine on Cuba. 3 AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Mrs, Edison Mills Mitchell, the woman miner of Calaveras County, who Lias acquired a good general knowledge of gold mining in all its stages, is at the Lick. Mrs. Mitchell is the owner of the Delta and Enterprise gravel mines, five miles east of Angels. She formerly owned the Vallecito hydraulic mine at Vallecito, where she resides. This mine consists of about 500 acres. Some time since the i1ady sold this large property, Atone time it was very flourishing and at- tracted a great deal of attention on account of the gold it produced. Upto the time of Mr, Mitchell’s death, some years ago, he had taken out $75,000 from one of the three prop- erties included in the Vallecitos combination. This was from the Bonney mine. Attorney Thomas B. Bishop of this City and Barney Murphy of San Jose, who ran against been appointed by the Paris Sorbonne, or uni- versity, 0 represent it at the centennial at Princeton University this summer, Leopold Strouse of Beltimore has presented to Johns Hopkins University asum of money as the beginning of a fund for the purchase of rabbinical books for the university library. Although the greatest of French philoso- phers, Descartes, was born 300 years ago, there is no complete, satisfactory edition of his works. To remedy this defect a subseription has been started in France and Germany by eminent metaphysicians and psychologists. Young Rockefeller, the son of the Standard Oil king, celebrated his twenty-second birth- day lately. He is being fitted so that he can step into his father’s business atany time— & position which means the management of one of the wealthiest corporations in the Mrs. Edison Mills Mitchell, the Womaun Miner of Calaveras County, |Sketched from life by a “Call’” artist.] James Budd for the Democratic nomination for Governor, finally became owners of the Vallecitos properties, but this was not till there had been a good deal of litigation. “I found mining to be very interesting busi- ness,” said Mrs, Mitchell yesterday, “‘but itis rather an odd calling, I admit, for a woman. ButIam a native of Calaveras, and ever since Iwnsachild haye been accustomed to hear about the finding of gold, and I had also dur- ing my long residence in the mines seen and learied much in regard to the working of the different kinds of properties, “Calaveras County is very rich in gold, and Iknow no part of it that is richer than about the towns of Vallecitos end Angeis. Mr. Hay- ward's enormous weaith acquired in the Utiea and the product of the mines there tell ina convincing way how rieh the country is. “The Delta and Enterprise mines, which I hold, eonsist of about eighty acres each. I think them very fine properties. There is one thing about mining in such & place as this purt of Calaveras County, aud that is the abil- ity to go on developing property atall seasons of the year. Itis an equable climste. There is nothing to impede one's progress. Mrs. Mitehell has lived a good dealin this City for several years past, She expects (o re- turn to Calaveras in a few days. CONTENT. I seenft in de paper an’ I yeard itin ae hall "Hont de gain's-on a-crowin’ ob de Cear, Whah de di'mon’s is a flashin”, whah de splendor ob it all Beats de fines’ circuses dat ebber war. But, goodness-golly, chile, 1 doesn't ax foh st Fob ter see dat 1uss an’ fixin's I would sca’cely walk er mile! 1's sure dah isn’ nuffin’ else ez splendid anywhere Ezter sce M iss Summer comin’ wif de roses in her nair. . Dey says dat coronation am de grandes’ thing yoh'll find ‘When & monarch an' ‘'is people makes er Pl 3 Yet Ifin'ser sign ob promise mo' impressive ter my mind In de simne wreath of biossoms on de hedge Pernaps it's c'a’se "0 old An' mer 'macination's cold, But mer b'ant keeps on a whisperin’, in spite ob what 1's tola, Dat nufia’ on dis gret big earf conld be mo'h richly fair Dan ter see Miss Summer comin’ wif de blossoms in her hair. —Washington Star. LETTERS FROM 1HE PEOPLE. RAISED THE FLAG AT MONTEREY. Two Californians Living Who Were Present on That Memorable Occasion Mr. Editor: In connection with the ap- proaching celebration of the fiitieth anni- versary of raising the stars and stripes at Monterev on Tuesday, July 7, 1846, it may be interesting to the general public to know the fact that there are two persops now living who were historically present and semi-offi- cially participated in that momentous event, Their lack of wealthy prominence may pos- sibly ignore or obscure this fact, but that canuot change or alter the truth of history, They are the only two survivors who semi- officially represented the United States Gov- ernment upon that occasion, The writer can assert that neither of them desires to pose conspicuously in the coming celebration on account of that fact. They may weil feel that the honor and eclat attending that occasion cannot be added to, detracted from, changed or belittled by the action or non-action of any society of the present time. Their saiter careers have been eutirely honorable. They are both members of the Society of California Pioneers. The gentlemen referred to are William P. Toler oi Oakiand, who was & midshipman on the United Siates frigate Savannah, and at the time flag officer, and who actually hoisted the flag with his own hands; and Captain W, F. Swasey, the well-known pioneer, who was United States Consular Secretary with Thomas 0. Larkin, United States Consal; and the cor- respondence relating to_that event between Mr. Larkin and James Buchanan, Secretary of Btate, now iu the archives at Washington, is in the handwriting of Capfain Swasey, an there are none now living so well informed s to the facts preceding and attending that memorable auspicious event. Respectiully, . A. ANDREWS, Late Captain Comgluny A, Second Onio Regi- ment During Mexican War, and ex-Fresi- dent of the Veterans of tne Mexican War. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The Bishop of Durham wears on his breast a cross which is an exact copy of one found in the tomb of his great predecessor, St. Cuthbert. The Dowager Empress of Germany, the Em- press Frederick, draws from the English Treas- ury as & British Princess the sum of £8000 every year, A book of critical essays on*ola, Dumas fils, and Maupassant, by Count Tolstoi, has just been transiated, under Tolstoi’s supervision, from Russian into French, The oldest king in Europe is Christian IX of Denmark, who last month entered upon the seventy-ninth year of his age. He has worn the crown for thirty-three years. M. Moisson, the renowned French metal- lurgist, specially famous for having produced artificial dlamonds in the electric furnace, has world. He works harder than the sverage $15 & week clerk, and has already displayed rare business tact. George Mence Smith, & self-made Scotchman, who died recently worth over £3,000,000, pos- sessed over seventy stores in London for the sale of lamp oil, kitchen brushes and other pecessities of housekeeping. He ienves noless & sum tnan $1,300,000 to be divided among the employes of his different businesse A Glasgow paper says that when Mme. Bernhardt last visited Glasgow she bought a fine collie from a local celebrity who kept sn underground shop for the disposal of reptiles, parrots and dogs. Madame was intensely ine terested in both the establishment and the proprietor, The other dsy he died, and word of this reaching madame, a kind letter of con- dolence was dispatched to the widow. 4 PRINCESS SHAPE FOR GOWN OR WRAPPER. The Princess dress is always popular, and with the flaring skirt, the full gleeves and the large collars of the present mode have sn added charm. > Fabries of wool are used with a finish of machine stitching. Others am elaborately braided, One of brown cloth had the darts covered by a fancy design which tape the waist and then spread gradually tothe foot of the skirt, where 1t was eight inches wide, This was done in black braid with a gilt edge, the braid being sewed on endwise so the gilt edge "l: uppermost. The collar was braided to match, Many women prefer to have such handsome muterials as satin and silk brocades made “E in this shape. The collar may be of blac chiffon with a design in white -prllque lace, A dull green warp-printed 8ilk with lines of black and flounces in matched colors had such a collar, with a folded collar of silk cut bias. HUMOR OF THE HOUR. Mrs. Fachons—Is your family an old one, Mr. Millions ? Cholly Milijons—Naw. I'm the first of me line; me fawthaw’s in twade, ye know.—Puck. Hoax—I’ve got & great scheme for the warm weather. Joax—Let's have it. Hoax—I'm going to keep & small boy near me sharpening slate peneils. It always makes my blood run cold.—Philadelphia Record. The negro sexton of St. Peter's Church has a very stylish mulatto wife. Asking for a bigger salary, he gave as a reason: “It's mighty hard to keep & sealskin wite on a muskrat salary.”— Judge. Clara—Does your intended know that you wear false teeth? Ella—I intend breaking it gently to him; I have already owned to one.—Lose Blatter. Mendicant—Kind lady, won't you help a poor man with only one leg? Lady (interested)—How came you to have lost one leg? Mendicant—My father had but one, and so did my grandfather. Guess it runsin the fam- ily.—~Washington Times. The governess was giving little Tommy a grammar lesson the other day. “An abstract noun," she said, ‘4s the name of something which you can think of, but not touch. Can you give me an example ?"" “‘A red-hot noker!”—London Tit-Bits. “I don’t think it's wrong to fish on Sunday if you set about it religiously, I always prays for a nibble and gives thanks when I landsa fish.”—New York Truth. Some students think it necessary to bo be- hind in their lessons in order to pursue their studies,—~Boston Transcript. Sandford—What did she say when you told her you were a tutor in Yale ? Merton—Asked me if I'd toot for the coach- ing party her friends were getting up.—New York Truth, PERSONAL. W. F. Price of Cottonwood 1s in town. B. 8. Hirsch, a hotel-owner of Ukiah, is here. J. R. Barnett, s liveryman of Ukiah, is here. The Rev. C. Ben-Ham of Napa is at the Occi- dental. Irving Keck of Bowling Green, Fla., is at the Grand. E. 8. Churchill, the banger, of Napa, has ar- rived here. Dr, and Mrs. Thomas Flint of San Juan are in the City. J. W. Garun, & business man of Paso Robles, is at the Russ, A. McArthur, & business man of Los Angeles, is at the Russ. E. Ivinson, a wealthy resident of Wyoming, isat the Palace. John A. MecIntyre, a merchant of Sacra- mento, is in town. 8. W. Lozier of Victoria, B. C.,is among the recent arrivals here. Among the arrivals at the Grand yesterday was R. B. Wilson of Tacoma. Andrew Rocea, superintendent of the Great ‘Western mine, is at the Lick. G. R. Wood, a wealthy resident of Toronto, Canads, is at the Occidental. 8. 8, Bradford, a mill-owner and lumber manufacturer of Sonors, is at the Russ. Mrs. T. 8. Polhemus of Alaska isat the Occl- dental, accompanied by her two children, Charles Munroe and Charles Marriner, busi- ness men of Los Angeles, are at the Palace. Superior Judge J. E. Prewett of Auburn has been visiting the City for the last few days. Robert D. Grant and George A. Clark, lead- 1ing men of Butte, Mont., are at the Palace. 1 R. Roney, s prominent resident of Port- land, Or., is a guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. J. J. Trabueco, & mining and business man of Mariposa County, is among the arrivals here. William Bachman, the ex-State Railway Commissioner and banker of Sacramento, is at the Grand. Dr. H, H, McIntyre of Vermont, once con- nected with the Alasks Commercial Company, is at the Grand. Vietor M. Reiter, steward of the Palace Hotel, left yesterday for a two weeks’ vacation 8t Bartiett Springs. R. P. Jacobi, a well-to-do business man of Danville, Ky., is at the Paiace, accompanied by his wife. They are here on & pleasure trip. Among the latest arrivals at the Cosmopoli- tan Hotel are Porter F. Page and Frank H. Page, prominent merchants of Fitchburg, Mass. R, Charlton, a well-known mining man of Mojave, is registered ai the Cosmopolitan Ho- tel, Dr. J. L. Ord, the pioneer, of Monterey, who arrived on the coast with Commodore Stock- ton, and was present at all the stirring scenes incident to the conquest of California by the United States, is in the City on a visit. The doctor owns a large ranch near Santa Barbara. He formerly represented the United States officially at the City of Mexico. J. J. Breslin, who has for some time past had a responsibie position with Newman & Lev- inson, and who was formerly for & long time with the Grand Hotel, will leave to-night for Camden, N. J. Heis a brother of T. J. Breslin of Frees, Breslin & Co., rug and carpet manu- facturars of Camden, and he goes to be here- after identified with that firm. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y,, June 2.—At the Broad- way Central—H. Calombat; Grand Union—Dr. G. Roese; St. Denis—C. 8. Green; Metropoli- Honsau, 8. Malone; . J.N. tan—A. Carpenter, O. Gilsey—A. W. Jones; Marlborough Wright, Ott; Barrett—W. H. ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE. It appears that on.the occasion of his visit to Canton Mr. Quay was thoroughly -inoculated with the McKialey silence virus.—New York Journsal. This is the last year of Cleveland’s adminis- tration, and even the elements have joined with him to make it as bad as possible.— Wichita Eagle. Why all this objection to McKinley and free silver? There wes no such fuss when the Southern States were declaring for Cleveland and free silyer in 1892, Itis a little strange that none of those able Democratic and mugwump editors of New York askea Meajor McKinler questions about his views on protection.—Chicago Inter Ocean, What nonsense to talk of & McKinley band- wagon. In band wagons each generally blows his own horn, but here even the leader is not giving forth a sound.—Philadelphia Times, Dr. Mark Hanna continues to prescribe large doses of silence for his patient and to insist that all conversation of a nature to accelerate the pulse must be rigidly avoided.—New York 8un. David B. Hill says he uoesn’t want the nomi- nation for President. As the National Democ- racy always gives David B. what he doesn’t want this may be his year.— Kansas City Journal. A poll of the New York Democratic State Committee on Presidential preferencesis said to show 4 for Cleveland, 3 for Hill, 3 for Rus- sell and 40 for anybody who will take it. The New York committec seems to represent the party 8t large with tolerable accuracy,—St. Paul Pioneer Press. Enraged McKinleyites should not scorn Ed- munds’ observations about the fitness of their idol for the Presidential chair. He proved to be a good prophet during the Blaine and Logan campaign. He was the one man in the inside coterie of Republicans at that time who had the courage to point out to his fellows that Blaine had many disqualifications for the party nomination.—Providence Journal, JACOB DAVIDS N'S BURIAL, He was a Pioneer Merchant of Oregon and of This City. Jacob Davidson, a business man of the days of old, a member of the firm of Davidson & Poppe, was buried yesterday from his late residence on Golden Gate avenue. The deceased was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and his interment was under the auspices of that organization. r. Davidson was born_in Techlenburg, Germany, in 1824, When 19 years of age be came to America, and in” 1852 arrived in San Francisco. Shortly after he removed to Oregon, and for several years was in business in Salem and Port- land, returning to this City in 1861. His firm was one of the earliest of local cigar importerspand was continued until about twenty years ago, when Mr. Davidson retired. He has since devoted his time to watching over his various investments. He was a curnbla business man, a member of Masonie lodge No.3, of Philadelphia, and founder of the second pioneer lodge of Oregon. ———— Civil Service Election. The annual election of officers of the Civil iServk:e .'ufionhtln; was held yesterday, result- ng es follows: President, George W. Cope; vice-president, D.J. O'Leary; flnsnchl “EX;:_ retary, T. J. Foley; recording_ secretary, C. S. Fitzsimmons; treasurer, R_J. Bush; sergeant- at-arms, John Chrichten, The association was organized last fall, with a membersnip of 178. At the meeting yesterday forty-six new appli- ::;t&r::‘:;u{:{:cuvled.' érne object of the or- protect Government em, Who are discharged without eause. ash e A st samay Mountain Mines Company Sued. S. A.and J. A. McLean insituted suit in the United States Circuit Court yesterday against | the Mountain Mines, Limited, to recover $51,476 50, The plaintidfs aliege that they agreed to construct a road in Shasta Ci !o‘lr the defendants within a lwfl:dbnl‘l:g‘e', and further that they were to receive & given sum for the work so oom&!'wd. The tota. bill amounted to $73,476 50, of which $22,000 was paid. The plaintiffs now seek to recover the balance. 600D FOR MAIL-BEARERS Prospect That Local Letter-Car- riers Will Receive $100,000 Back Pay. The Claims Average Over $500 Each. National Carriers’ Association Convention. Local postal-carriers are much elated over the fact that the Secretary of the Treasury has sent to the Senate a list of judgments awarded by the Court of Claims to letter-carriers on account of ‘“‘over- time.” The amount involved is something over $100,000, and will be divided between 206 carriers. A departmentai examiner is ex- pected within the next ten days, when the absolute merits of the several claims will be carefully looked after. If they are found to be correct there is Jittle doubt but that the Senate will authorize the payment of the same at once. 2 From 1888 to 1894 there wasno provmgn for “‘overtime.” A bill was introduced in the Senate providing for back pay, and the carriers here at once set about filing their claims. The overtime as now audited, ranges from §200 to $1500, averaging about The carriers are much elated over the prospect of this additional pay. Wbhat 1s now of general interest, however, is the fact that they are willing to spend it all to secure the ~annual convention of the National Association of Letter-carriers for 1897. sociation meets this year at Grand Rapids, Mich, The local organiza- tion, branch 214, will be strongly repre- resented at the meeting, and a great effort ;nll be made to bring the next eonvention ere. ————————— PASSING OF A PIONEER, Captain John Martin of Alviso Finishes His Life's Work. Captain John Martin, an old pioneer, passed peacefully away at his home in Alviso last Saturday morning. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, Beptember 25, 1825, and came to California in 1849. He has long been identified with the interests and growth of Santa Clara County, and was admired for his honesty and uprightness of character. He resided in this State for forty-eight years, and was well known in shipping circles in this City. Ix 1862 Captain Martin was married to Miss Theresa B. Borden, who survives him. He was the father of eleven children, ten of whom are living. They are: John T., Peter B., Terry P., James C., Theodore E., Marguerite E., Florence M., Esther J. Martin, Mrs. Neal Pitman and Mrs.C. V. Kavanagh. The interment took place at Oak Hill Cemetery, San_Jose, and was conducted by the I.0. O. F., of which deceased was a'member. The remains were followed to the grave by a large concourse. e — I3 - The Ryan Minors Sue. Mrs, Mary Agnes Ryan, as guardian of Charles Ryan Jr. and Mary Ryan,minors,bas in- stituted suit in the United States Circuit Court against C. J. Smith, receiver of the Oregon Im- provement Company, to recover $30,000. The complaint nlleiu that on March 13, 1896, Charles Ryan, the father of the two children mentioned, was lcdng as “dumper” on the vessel Empire when he fell down an open hatchway, receiving fatal injuries. The Ore- gon Improvement Compeny i3 held responsi- le for this by reason of the jmperfect me- chanical appliances furnished the deceased. . CALIFORNTA glace fruits, 50¢ 1b. Townsend's,* - SpecrAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by ths Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * —————— Tom Reed and Levi Morton think that if only these cyclones will keep on monopolizing public attention and hiding Mr. McKinley and his boom from the public eye they may possi- bly be able to put a little color in the sallow cheeks of their own wee booms, — Chicago News, “THE OVERLAND LIMITED” Via Union Pacific. Pullman double drawing-room sleepers and din- ing-cars, San Francisco to Chicago, daily without change. Composite buffet smoking and library cars between Salt Lake City, Ogden and Chicago. Upholstered Pullman tourist sleepers, San Fran- cisco to Chicago, daily without change, and per- sonaliy condueted tourist excursions to St. Paul and Chicago every Friday. For tickets and sleeping-car reservation: general oftice, 1 Montgomery street. Sty tickets on sale to and from ail parts of Europe. . W. HITCHCOCK, General Agent. e, e Aol Yellowstone Park Excursion. ‘Watch this ad for full particulars regarding our great excursion to the Yellowstone. Party leaves here the 12th of July. Weekly excursions inup- nolstered tourist cars. No change. Lowest rates to all points East. T. K. Stateler, agent Northern Pacific Railroad, 638 Market street, San Francisco. T it iy “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup'’ Fas been used over 50 years by millions of mothars for their children while Teething with perfect suc- cess. It s0othes the child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrheas, whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Drug- gists in every part of the world, Be sura and asic for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. 23¢ & bottle. e CoRONADO.—Atmosphere Is perfectly dry, soft and mild, being entirely free from the mists com- mon further north. Round-trip tickets. by steam- ship, including fifteen days' board ac the Hotel dal Coronado, $60; louger stay $2 50 per day. Apply 4 Dew Monigomery San Francisco e e Captain Anson is too much of a scientist to endeavor to oppose his own feeble energies to tne inevitable law of gravitation. That is prob- ably the way in which the McKinley boom ex- pects to arrive in the Missouri metropolis.— Chicago Record. NEW TO-DAY, IG TEA HOUS SELLS Clina Ware —aT—— MONEY-SAVING PRICES. Cups, Bhaucers and Plates, decorated, 7o each. Decorated Pitchers, Porcelain—15¢, 20e, 25¢ each. Cry;t)nl Glass Berry Sets, per set, 25c, 356, C. Table Tumblers, per set, 20c, 25¢, 30c, Decorated Dinner Set, complete, 60 pi LA e | Decorated Toilet Set, complete, $1 65, Genuine Carlsbad China, exquisitely decora- ted, Dinner Sat, 100 pieces, $15 00. The kind and quality others charge $25. —A T (ireat American [mporting Tea (1, MONEY SAVING STORES: 1344 Market st. 146 h st. 2515 Mission st. 4% Yiira 56, 140 Sixth st, 2008 Fillmore st. 617 Kearny st. 965 Market st. x‘gnloMPoolz.:!. 3006 Sixteenth st. ntgomery ave. 104 Second st. 333 Hayes st. 3:.59 Mission st. # N::Irkn st. (Headquarters), S. F. 1053 Washington st. 616 E. Twel: 131 San Mls‘: e. 91.7 Brud‘::u'y',ho:‘k'h“ 1385 Park st., Alameda,