The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1896, Page 16

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1896, “THOU SHALT NOT KILL" [THE DECALOGUE.] Should Civilization, in the Name of Merey. Modify That Law of Humankind to Meet Cases Where Incurable Disease Makes Life a Hopeless Agony ? In a sermon delivered in the city of Oakland last Sunday Dr. C. W. Wendte, after reviewing the moral ascent of mankind from primicive and brutal savagery to its pres- ent social refinement, sympathy and tenderness toward all forms of suffering, spoke of the deplorable condition of the incurably diseased, especially if also impoverished. He urged the establishment of wards for incurables in connection with all public hospitals. “But,” he continued, ‘“‘a step beyond this is needed, and it 18 one whicn civilized society is about ready to take. I refer to the humane disposal of those who are suffer- ing needless and cruel tortures, and whose death is inevitable. Why seek, as now, to prolong their agonies? Why exhaust the resources of medical science to keep them 1n misery? Would it not be a more Christian act to put them gently out of pain? We mercifully end the life of a suffering horse or dog whose restoration is impossible. Shall we be less merciful to our humankind than to the brute creation? “But who is to take the responsibilty in such a case? Certainly not the medical man. On the battie-field some latitude may be allowable 1o him, and doubtless many a poor whattered victim of sword and bullet, whose recovery was impossible, and whose further exposure to the pitiless elements or the rude appliances of the field hos- pital would have been a needless cruelty, was humanely put to death by the adminis- tration of a sleeping potion at the hands of the wise and tender surgeon. Butin the ordinary course of life no single individual is to be entrusted with so grave a responsi- bility. many unfortunates, turning a deaf ear resource—suicide ? Shall we then continue as now, powerless to relieve the fearful suffering of so to their entreaties and leaving them one “Some time since an engineer was hurled over a trestle and pinned under his engine in the bed of & creek. end to his agony. In vain. He implored the bystanders to shoot him and put an At length the rising tide, more merciful than man, pressed to his lips the blissful potion of death. Was this refusal to relieve the suf- ferer right? Was it not cruel and un-Christian? “Under s:milar circumstances the victims have been known to commit suicide. It is equally so where a wasting disease, for which no earthly alleviation exists, tortures our brother’s frame and dooms him to a hideous death. Surely, in such a case heip and relief ‘should be brought him if he asks it at our hands. ““Twenty-five years or more ago an engineer of eminence in France, afflicted with a terrible inherited disease, of which he had seen his own father perish under aggra- vated tortures, took his own life. In his w ill he explained the motive of his deed and left to the French Government a large bequest for the establishment of a commission on euthanasia. It was to consist of 2 num the Government. ber of medical men and representatives of To this tribunal was to be submitted any petition for examination and release which might be submitted by the incurably diseased and indorsed by their families. 1f they were found incapable of recovery, and sure to endure great and needless agony, the commission was to be empowered to gently and humanely put them out of suff emiment, largely influenced it was claimed trust. 1g and give them & release into a better world. The French Gov- by clerical counsels, declined to accept the “In this, T believe, it did wrong. Though I appreciate the difficulties aitending the matter, and what special danger to society it may seem to carry with it, I yet be- lieve that the time is rapidly approaching when under proper safeguards euthanasia will be considered eminently \\’e, humane and Christian. “God speed the day when men shall rid themselves of theological and personal prejudices and act as justice.dictates and mercy requires.” The opinions of prominent thinkers of this City on Dr. Wendte’s utterances with refer- ence to the modif and for the relicf of hopeless life-agony among humankind of that universal law o] civilization, “Thou shalt not kill,” will be read with the deep interest that the solemn subject demands. el X PAGL DR. WENDTE IS FIRM. “I firmly stand by all that I have sa This was the remark made by Rev. Dr. Wendte last night at his residence in Oak- land. *“Many have talked with me con- cerning the mercy of terminating the existence of those who suffer hopelessly with incurable diseases. Most of these have agreed with me. After I had made my remarks on the subject, which have been published, Dr. Burchard, a well- known Oakland physician, stepped up and said that he was glad that I had spoken in that way. I have heard that Rev. Dr. Mc- Lean has expressed much the same opinions some years ago. “Now society already recognizes the right to take human life under certain conditions. There is capital punishment for murder. We are justified by society i taking human life in defense of our own, or in opposition to a burglar or other criminal who might assault us with mur- derous intent. Society also admits the right to take life on a large scale in wars, both offensive and defensive. Why does not such right exist when the object is solely to lessen human misery? The great difficulty is, of course, in having this right given to the individual judg- ment of one individual. Yet it is un- doubtedly true that when physicians give opiates to hopelessly sick persons this is only one way of taking human life.”” “What have you to say to the argument that this is wrong because sutferings and trials are sent to improve and strengthen the soul?”’ “If that argument is carried out to its logical end,”’ said Dr. Wendte, ‘‘and is of general practical operation, it would pre- vent all efforts to alleviate pain and misery, asyou can see easily. If pain is a good thing then toothache is good and ought not to be alleviated. I do notthink that any one person ought to be permitted to exercise nor should the petition of a sick man for relief be granted without the consent of his family. The safe way would be to have a commission composed of members of the Board of Health and one or two jurists or representatives of the Government.”” Rev. Dr. Wendte also. told of a circom- stance or series of circumstances which have been brought to his notice by a lady since he made his views public. This lady has told him that her father suffered agony without hope of betterment for years. There was nochance that he conld recover. Finally, after long-drawn-out misery he requested his family to put him out of pain. They agreed that this would be only mercy, and that it would surely be right. They requested their family physician to bring relief and he increased the size of the dose of morphine so that the sufferer passed painlessly away. The NEW TO-DAY. Eczema eas BABY Grew Worse under Treatment of Best Physicians. Tried CUTICURA REMEDIES Great Change in Five Days and To-day is Entirely Cured. My baby had Eczema in its worst form. One of the best physicians in the city attended her, but she continued to get worse all the time. He finally admitted he was at his wits’ end. Ithen got CUTICURA REMEDIES, and in a few days noticed a great change in her con- dition. She continued to improve and to-day 18 entirely cured, has nice head of hair, and is lively and hearty. 1spent considerablemoney for drugs and doctor’s bills, which was useless. J.B.JACOBS, 2031 Wilkins Ave., Balt., Md. SPERDY CuRe TREATWENT.— Warm baths with Corr- ©URA Soar, zentie applications of CUTICURA (ointment), he great skin care. and mild doses of CUTIOUEA Resow: VEXT, greatest of humor cures. ' Sold throughout the world. Price. COTICURA 5. BOAP. 25c. RESOLVENT. Slc.and $L. POTTER DEUG AXD CaEu. Corr., Sole Props., Boston. < How to Cure Every Skin Humor,” mailed free. ation in the name of mercy | individual final judgment; ; | family, so the lady told Rev. Dr. Wendte, | bave blessed the physician ever since. Rev. Dr. Wendte told also of the case of | a Chinese leper in Oakland some years ago. The man was suffering with leprosy in the last stazes. He was virtually ban- ished, being given a cabin in the hills. No one came nearer than 150 feet to him when food was to be delivered to him. | Rev. Dr. Wendte and some members of his congregation went to see him and entered | his cabin. He was suffering more from cruelty than he was from disease, so Dr. Wendte says. His greatest fear was that he would be seut to the pesthouse. Two days after he was visited the unfortunate sufferer committed suicide. Many people have been driven to suicide by cruelty and neglect. RSt A DANGEROUS THEORY. “I do not believe that any degree of men- tal or physical suffering can justify the deliberate destruction of the life of the sufferer,” declared Judge James G. Ma- guire, *‘either by himself or at his request, or upon the judgment of others thatdeath would be a blessed reliet from incurable ain, 2 “I canimagine many cases in which a speedy and easy death would be infinitely preferable to the continuance of a hife of bopeless suffering, but I cannot admit the principle that human life may be right- fully destroyed on that account. “‘By this I mean that the administration of medicine or gasor other deadly sub- stances or agency for the primary purpose of causing death is never justifinble, be- cause it is a denial of the inviolable sa- credness of human life, in the recognition of which lies the only safety of human society and the only course consistent with man’s responsibility to his Creator. “Pain should be relieved, and suffering, mental and physical, allayed, even by the use of means which are certain to shorten life, if they be the best and safest means available. But the primary purpose of using such means should always be to re- lieve or alleviate the pains or suffering and never to produce death,” g o A HEINOUS BIN. ““Under no circumstances is a man jus- tified in taking buman life,”” was Dr. Winslow Anderson’s emphatic statement. “There is no disease that may not be ameliorated by judicial treatment, and many seemingly hopeless cases occasion- ally do recover. “But on a much higher ground than that of medicine in simply ameliorating suffering, we are not entitled to the privi- leze of taking that which we cannot give; namely, life. “I would say under no circumstances would I excuse any medical man for tak- ing the life of 2 human being in the way which the learned divine suggests.” ey THINKS IT MERCIFUL. “I think,” said Professor Gustav Eisen, ‘“that in the main, Dr. Wendte is right. However, Ido not see tow it would be possible to permit physicians to take human life under any circumstances, as they might misuse the power vested in them. It would be the easiest thing in the worid for a doctor to'take a man's life by claiming that the disease with which the patient was suffering could not be cured. “In my opinion, the state should furnish institutions where such people could be put out of misery under certain definite safeguards. But then another difficuity would have to be counsidered even then. “‘For instance, people might bring rela- tives there upon whose lives they had de- signs and the same things would happen there that bave made many asylums for the insane gain such notorious and un- enviable reputations. ¥ “The question remains, Which will be the most useful to humanity atlarge—to allow people to suffer or to allow a man to be put to death who might have been cured ? “I think it would be very well to try it as an experiment, but'we are rapidly ap- proaching the time now when certain dis- eases heretofore deemed incurable must yield to the skill of science. There is, in- deed, excellent reason to think that all diseases caused by microbes will in time be found to be curable. “Buch an instance of an engineer being pinned down . by his engine will always remain. I do not believe thatin such a case any of the bystanders could be found courageous enough to put the man to death, even if the law permitted it. Under such circumstances medical men are very seldom present to attend to the matter. “As I have had no time to consider this question, which is fraught with so much of interest to humanity,-I cannot delve deeply into the philosophy of it; but in the main, however, I think Dr. Wendte’s theory is both just and humane. The difficulty lies wholly in applying it. Cer- tain safeguards would be indispensable.” Lit APl £ / “DR. WENDTE IS RIGHT.” *As Ican hardly be considered a physi- cian,” said Dr. Dunbar, president of the College of Dentistry, “I do not feel that my opinion should be given on such an important matter. But from what thought I have given to the subject I will say that Ifully agree with Dr. Wendte. “It would not be murder to put hope- less incurables out of their misery, but on the contrary would be a mercy. And vet I must admit that such ideas are really a little abead of the age, and the methods of applying them are still to be solved. But, theoretically, Dr. Wendte is right.” St THEOSOPH' VIEW. “I believe there is no possible eombin_w- tion of circumstances which wou_l_d justify the cutting short of human life,” Dr. Jerome A. Anderson emphatically de- clared. “Theosophy teaches that this is a world governed by cause and effect. There are no accidents, nor are there any miracles or interpositions of divine Providence in favor of any individual men, nor the set- ting aside of law in.answer to prayer or anything of that nature whatever. “Therefore when a person finds himself in any given set of circumstances, those circumstances could only arise through a cause of law. Therefore a man only makes a mistake in attempting to violate that law. Acute misery is the result of causes set up either in this life or in some past one. “It is the duty of every man to relieve suffering by all means in his power, but be who cuts life short does not relieve suffering—he only postpones that ex- perience which the sufferer must un- dergo. o] regard the teaching that it is justifi- able to destroy human life in order to avoid suffering as a relic of ignorance and barbarism. It reminds one of the old Roman days, where upon the slightest ex- cuse suicide was resorted to—a fact which may explain the prevalence of suicide now, as those old Romans are reincar- nating in this American race.”’ —_———— HUGH CORAIG BAYS KNO. Hugh Craig, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, is decidedly opposed to the theory of Dr. Wendte. “I take no stock,”” he said, “in Dr. Wendte's teachings, but if, on the con- trary, the doctors and their medicines were kept away from patients their chances of recovery would be infinitely greater. The fact is, parsons and doctors are vastly overestimated. The ecclesi- astical clans cannot agree with each other, and unfortunately humanity is weak enough to imagine that the homeopath, the allopath, the hypnopath, the polypath and all the other purveyors of poison, know more about their systems than they do themselves, and allow them to specu- late with their ‘innards.” 1 do not like you, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell; But this I know and know right well, 1 do not like you, Dr. Fell. ‘s claim that the doctors are responsible for most of this. What we do want is vure water, pure food, perfect sanitation and plenty of sunshine, and then as Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has said: ‘If the whole of our materia medica could be sunk to the bottom of the sea it would be better for mankind, but all the worst for the fishes.” Then the doctors might take to theology. “1don’t agree with Dr. Wendte in com- paring the life of a human being to that of a suffering horse or dog. On the contrary, as I said before, if the'doctors will keep their hands off and leave the patient to Him ‘from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, with whom there is no varia- bleness nor shadow of turning,’ the possi- bilities are that the constitution which his Creator has given him will pull the patient through.” s g Ghas 2 CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED, The Rev. Dr. Stebbins expressed his opinion on the matter as follows: “The idea that it would be well to end the sufferings of incurables by painlessly killing them off seems to me a dreatiful one. The issues of life and death are in the hands of God, and humanity has no right to tamper with them. I understana that Dr. Wendte did not actually advocate anything of the kind, and therefore feel at liberty to speak plainly on the matter. “I recollect not long ago visiting the Almshouse in company with a friend. As we contemplated the wretched victims in the infirmary, some consumed with dis- ease, others mentally darkened, and all utterly miserable, my friend asked me whether it would not be well to end their woes by means of a painless death, I answered: ‘ ‘Death certainly would seem to be a boon to these and many other poor suf- ferers, but will you take upon your soul the responsibility of killing them? If your gon were an idiot or incurable would you, could you consider it a duty to bring about his death? Ifor one am fixed in the belief that life is not to be taken by any save the one who eave it.” : “Again, if it be right to make a clean sweep of the unhappy classes which we are considering it must also be quite the thing for a man beyond medical aid to do away with himself. The line between ac- countable and unaccountable suicide can- not be drawn by any human hand, but de- liberate suicide under any circumstances seems to me an evidence of moral cow- ardice. “I once knew a man, an Enclishman, who had evidently seen better days, who kept a wayside inn in Sonoma County. On one occasion when I stooped at his place for lunch, he told me he had been forced to endure a severe trial, nis barn baving been burned to the ground with its contents, a beautiful mare, his most valuable possession, perishing 1n the flames. Seeing himself reduced almost to begzary, the poor man was tempted to de- stroy himself. “‘But,’ he told me, ‘my heart bore up, and whenever the -.thought seized me I would repeat the poet’s noble words: ‘When the blandishments of life are gone Cowards creep away and die; , The brave live on. » “To sum up, I do not believe that the killing or suicide of idiots or incurables can be justified, because the beginnings and endings of human life are God’s affair; because there is a divine commana to the contrary; because suicide in par- ticular is cowardly, and because the livgs which may seem useless are often ap- parently intended by the divine wisdom to serve as lessons in patience, forbearance and mildness to others,” i sl “WOULD BE HUMANE." Dr. W. 8. Thorn said: *I approve of Rev. Dr. Wendte's position. Indeed I was about to write and tell himso. When persons are ill of incurable diseases and are certain to endure a long period of agony without hope of any.relief except- ing through death and are of sound mind and request to die, it would be humane to belp them out of their pain. When an animal is badly injured it is humanely dispatched, and we know that this is merciful. There are human beings who would prefer to endure agony, such per- baps as the martyrs have suffered. That is well. I would not approve of bringing relief by death to any excepting those who request it, and their cases should be passed upon by a commission, which need not necessarily be composed en- tirely of physicians. “I bave in mind one case where a culti- vated womap, who was suffering hope- lessly, appealed to me to put morphine where she could reach it, that she might die. ‘I will not ask you to give it. to me,” she said, ‘but only place it where I can reach it.’ I refused her and told her that if T did as she requested I would be, in fact, a murderer—accessory before the fact. Bat I favor the proposition advocated by Rev. Dr. Wendte and consider it to be humane.” e e 4 COWARDLY NOTION. *I should not care to shoulder the re- sponsibility of taking man’s life under any circumstances,” asserted Dr. G. W. Daywalt. *“Lite is a thing no man can give; why should he take the prerogative of removing it? When science reaches the point where life can be given, then perbaps it justly can be taken. “Not comprehending the mysteries of life, no man should allow his sympathy for suffering to induce him to take it. ‘We cannot tell what psychological change may occur that would affect the individual man even in one hour of life. No man liv- ing knows the effeet of suffering on the mind. Forthat reason a physician should do what he can to relieve suffering and pain and let nature have her course. ““In the case of some horrible accident or the last stages of an incurable disease I would administer an opiate to put the man at ease. “In my opinion it would show abject cowardice on the part of a physician to kill a man simply because he thought the disease incurable, For instance, several years ago a man with several gunshot wounds in his abdomen would have been a good case for a painless death potion in case an opiate or anesthetic were not at hand. To-day that same man would be put under the influence of an anesthetic and bave the wounds treated with good hope of recovery. In time all diseases may be found to be curable. Again, one physician might think a man should be killed when another would cure him.” NO POLICE KINDERGARTEN Captain Gillen’s Men Were Desirous of a Secret Ballot. Mrs. Cooper’s Philanthropic Plans Were Defeated by a Vote of Three to One. Mrs, Sarah B. Cooper is sad. Captain Gillen of Seventeenth and Howard streets Police Station is also in a state of mehtal collapse. Itis all due to the fallure of Mrs. Cooper’s plan for establishing a kin- dergarten. The scheme has been buried so deep be- neath the patrolman’s ballots that its re- incarnauon is dubious. About the miadle of June Mrs. Cooper went to Captain Gil- len and elucidated ner idea of establishing a kindergarten to be maintained at the expense of the police south of Market. Bhe also desired one instituted north of Market, to be maintained by the police in that part of the City. Captain Gillen consulted Spillane and both agreed that if the plan met with fa- vor in the eyes of their men an endeavor would be made in that direction. Captain Spillane at once went to prose- Iyting. It took from the middle of June till a few days ago to bring the men round, but they finally agreed to support the pro- posed institution. Then Captain Gillen took the matter up. Last Wednesdav evening a meeting was called for 5 o’clock at the Seventeenth and Howard street station. About sixty men were present. They were mostly opposed to establishing a kindergarten, but all hesitated to avow themselves openly. Patrolman Blackman, at the desire of the rest, acted as spokesman for the occa- sion. He arose and asked that the ballot- ing in the matter be secret. The motion was carriea by three to one. Each man wrote “yes’’ or ‘“no,” as he felt inclined, on a small slip of paper, and dropped it into a large bandbox passed around the circle. Patrolman Fontana took the slips out of the box and read the votes. The tally was kept by Sergeant Martin, and the result was that every man who had risen and voted for a secret ballot was found to have carried his convictions to the bandbox. Even if the plan had been approved, Mrs. Cooper’s choice of teacher in ‘the Eenon ofa young lady now in her own indergarten would not have been adopted, as those in favor of the proposition wanted the place filled by a daughter of the de- ceased Sergeant Blackhurst. B Attorney Ash kxonerated. Recently W. W. Robinson and C. H. Williams were arrested in Redding on a charge of falsifving a deed. A warrant was also issued for Attorney Robert Ash of this City, on the assumption that, as he was the attorney for the accused, he must have been privy to the alteration made to the deenr. Mr. Ash went up to Redding and returned to-day with the fol- lowing duly certitied document: REDDING, Cal., Aug. 13, 1896, DEAR su:l I;hle ohnrga; o{ L€ n a charge of felony againsi W. W. Robinson, C. H. Williams and Kobert Ash were fully investigated by me in court in this city, and T assure you that all the charges were unfounded and that there was no evi- dence to unspon either of said charges. Ionly investigated the cases to clear youof any blame in the whole matter. All of said charges were properly dismissed by the court and you fully exonerated. I have no hesitation in saying thatsaid charges were an outrage upon the gentlemen arrested. M. P. District Attorney, Shasta County Cal J. W. GARDEN, Justice of the Peace, Redding Township. ey st et £l HUDELSON vindicated of his boyish indis- cretions in a red-hot article in the Stgr. . —————— A Schoolhouse on Fire. Shortly after 12 o'clock last mnight the Columbia schoolhouse on Florida street, be- tween Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh, was dmo;:;e(‘i to be on fire and an alarm was soun rom box 285. About $500 damage was done before the blaze was put out. St seems that early in the evening several boys were plaving iu the basement and it is sup- posed that they started s small fire, which they neglected io extinguish before leaving. THEY WILL FIGHT CHINA'S EMPEROR, How the Propaganda of the New Party Is Received. ~ THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION The Hing Chung Woey Defi- nitely Establishes Itself in this City. FONG IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT. China for the Chinese Is the Cry of the Advanced Men of the Race. All Chinatown is intensely excited over ihe incendiary attitude of the new Chi- nese association known as the Hing Chung Woey. Those directly interested in the movement claim to have received substantial encouragement from those patriotically inclined. The first circular issued by the associa- 2 ~ . K % # A = & &, 2R R o &R L LT ST D 3 TR ST e | o o P dp (v 5 Ry N ¢ ¥ FAFERES SR EB DTS X TEARPEXNS B PFIEP T X (e B o 4 i P e Ny Fae-Simile of a Portion of the First Circu.ar Issued by the Hing Chung Woey Assoclation. tion is directed principally against the Emperor. The heading reads, ‘‘Regula- tion of Promotion of China,” following which comes the preface, as follows: China has been in a delicate state for ages, because they have not tried to promote their condition but trifling in everything. The igaorant people canvot foresee the advantages, but the intelligent people only stand and sigh for the condition. There are 400,000,000 peo- le; the land is divided into thousands of lees. i we try to improve ogrselves and pe strong we can conquer the whole world, but the pres- ent dynasty is full of bribery, selling office for money, robbing the people of their hard earn- ings, devouring like tigers and never thinking of bringing up the wealth from the earth. Alas, dangerous; we are drowning in water and imrninf in fire. If we do not try toim- rove ourselves we and our descendants will e forever slaves. 5 Following this comes the rules and regulations setting forth the requisites necessary to membership. It reads: First—The society is named the Promotion of China, the main office being in China, and from there spread it abroad. Second—It is the will of this association to unite all good thinking people of China to preach. to talk, the promotion of China. The present Government is going downwaid every day. The reason for this is the people are not each one following their own ideas. They never think that China once divided, our de- scendants will be forever slaves to other peo- ple, and we will not even have protection for our own lives. Now come guickly. Think of this diligently and contrive to restore the con- dition of things. China for thousands of years has borne the name of civilization, and has now sunk so low it will not prosper agzain without the able people combine and learn of modern 1mprovements, and, united in one heart, then the annger of China will be passed and the peop.e will be at peace. Third—The officers of this association must devorte their heart and soul to the promotion of China, both in customs, conditions and in lenll;ning, and thus bring the country to its t puise. ourth — Officers of the society shall be changed every vear. Everybody must be a learned man and bear good character. One president, one vice-president, one treasurer, one secretary, one trauslator and a committee of ten will constitute the officers. Each mem- ber must pay §5. Fifth—No new members permitted to hold office, and they must be recovered from the old society, and they must be lovers of the mother land. All members must be received publicly and must be carefully chosen, and each member must bear a certificate from some older society. Sixth—The society should spread abroad as much as possible, but all united as one. The quorum shall be ten or more. Seventh—The officers can be changed from time to time, and members can be itted by certificates from other societies. Eighth—The society must also form a joint stock company at'$10 a share, and ten of those shares constitute an association. The mem- bers may draw the profits by casting lots, but only will be allowed to draw $100 at a time. Ninth—Each society must pay the expenses of a meeting-place, for the purpose of bringing the people together in order to educate them concerning the needs of China. Tenth—No atteration will be allowed in the rules, except such as would be of benefit to the association. Every act must be prudent, and all must exercise care and diligence in the ad- vancement of the sceiety. This circular was posted all over China- town, but during the night following parties unknown made away with them. Not the least discouraged the Hing Chung Woey posted another circular, this one be- u;g directed at Li Hung Chang. While it did not directly threaten the life of the Viceroy it was couched in such language as to leave no doubt of the real meaning. T1e Chinese Consulate and his attena- ants decline to discuss the propaganda in any way. When asked last night to ‘rans- late the circular printed above they de- clined on the ground that such an 'f‘ would be nothing short of treason to the Emperor. One of the organizers of the new move- ment in this éity is Lou Soon, who re- cently arrived from the Orient. With his associates he has already succeeded in or- ganizing a branch, with 'a membership of fifty. Walter N. Fong has been elected }:residnnt of the local association and in uture all meetings will be ‘Washington street. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. 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At 40 Cents. 50 dozen 4-BUTTON WHITE KID GLOVES, black and self embroidered backs, sizes 5%, 5%, 63 and 7, regular value $1, will be closed out at 40c a pair. t SO Cents. A zen 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, 50c a pair. black only, regular value $1, will be closed out At 75 Ceonts. 175 dozen 4-BUTTON ENGLISH WALKING KID GLOVES, embroidered backs, colors navy, red, tan, brown and mode, also black, regular value $125, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. At 78 Cents. 75 dozen 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in black and white, handsomely embroidered on back, regular value $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. E=" §TORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 10 0'CLOCK. Marke! Streel, eorner of Jongs, SAN FRANOISOO. S | GENERAL AUGTIONEERS REQ\;ES{!\&??}_‘;%EET%Q AT AUCTION 350 ACRES Of the Choicest and Richest Land on the Renowned MARTIN MURPHY’S Historical Homestead Tract Which is acknowleaged as the selected portion forresidences, as well as containing the richest, deepest and most fertile soil in this world-beater for fruit—Santa Clara Valley. Here are grown to perfection, not only for coloring and flavor but as to size, and is beyond question the literal home of the Apricot, Pear, Prune, Peach and every variety of dec in every variety for which the extreme iduous fruits. EXCURSION AND AUGTION SALE! SATURDAY, August 22, 18986, n the premises, MARTIN MURPHYS HOME- STEAD TRACT, Subdivision No. 6, Half Mile South of the Pleasant Town of MOUNTAIN VIEW, Santa Clara County. Berries thrive to an astonishing deg-ee of perfection, and Grapes grow and flodrish beyond the most sanguine hopes of the grower, and highest prices are obtained. This_section of the great Santa Clara Valley is appropriate for any variety of fancy farming or hobby of the fruiterer, AND WILL BE SOLID IINN 10-ACRE UP%VIERD WHERE IT IS AND WHAT IT IS TRACTS. About six miles from the Stanford University « fronts the Southern Pacific railroad, nine miles from San Jose, six miles from Palo Alto, forty m'les from San Francisco, about half a mile.from railroad station at Mountain View, and about one hour by rail from San Francisco. This tract fronts on the main San Jose and San Francisco Boulevard, or County road, Whisman road, Evelyn avenue, Mountain View and Alviso road (which are main thorougnfares), and is covered with a dense growth of large, stately oaks $1.00—ROUND-TRIP TICKETS—8$1.00. EXCURSION WL WILL RUN A SPECIAL FIRST-CLASS TRAIN To Martin Murphy's Homestead Tract, Subdivision No. 6, Half Mile from the Town of Mountain View, On Account of This IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE, Which wiil leave the Third and Townsend Strees Depot, San Francisco, at 10 o'clock A. M. SATUR- DAY, Auzust 22, 1896, stopping at Valencia-street Station, San Mazeo, Bedwood and Menlo Park, re- tarning leave Murphy Ranch at 8:30 o’clock P. . same day. Tickets obtainable at our office on Friday, Angust 21, 1896, all day, and on Saturday. August 23, day of the excursion, up to 9:30 o'clock A. M and at the depol. Third and Townsend streets, aad Valencia street, up to hour of leaving, 10 o'cl A. M., from our representative and ticket office at depot. From other stations on the train, from n Mateo, Redwood and Menlo Park, round trip 50 cents. Free Collation on the Grounds. TERMS—One-Fourith Cash, balance in 1, 2 and 3 years, in= terest 8 per cent per annum. EASTOYN, ELDRIDGE & (0., Auctioncers, 638 Market St, WOOSTER & WHITTON, Real E;;:‘flo:fenu, 7 West Santa Clara Street, Or V ALTER A. CLARK, Mountain View. THESUCCESS OF THE SEASOY THE LADIES GRILL ROOM ——0f THE— PALAGE HOTEL, DIRECT ENTRANCE FEOM MARKET ST OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. COSMOPFPOLITAIN. held at 923 | Opposite U. S. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st., San Francisco, Cal.—The most select familv hotel in Board and room $1, $1 25 and 81 3 par day, according to room. Meals 25c. Rooms coach T5¢ a day. mk fo S ‘mopolif to and from the hotel r the coach bearing the name of the Cos- tan Hotel. W M. FAHEY, Proprietor, HcHURN'S o P' U ELIXIR OF extract from the native drug. The pure esseutial . Con- tains all the valuable medicinal properties of Opium Withiout #ts noxious elements. No sickness f stomach ; 10 Yomiting ; no costiveness ; no headache. All Druggists, AT TR T e