The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 3, 1896, Page 11

‘ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1896 ARGUES FOR THE ONE-MAN POWER, George T. Gaden Advances Reasons in Favor of the Charter. THE CONCENTRATION OF POWER. Emphasizes the Importance of Mugicipal Reform to Lo- cal Progress. THE PRESENT SYSTEM IS TOO COMPLEX. What Is Particularly Needed, Says Mr. Gaden, Is Honesty of Purpose and Activity in Execution. The Geor; We following communication ze T. Gaden is self-explanatory: ave lived 100 years and have not yet to govern large cities. In the begin- we had none. A few small cities of the period of the Revolution have grown enor- mously and the number has increased. They will continue to do s To the City of Sen Francisco, especially, the guestion of municipal government is a press- ing one. Nearly one-fourth of the population of our whole State lives in San Francisco, and by reason of her geographical position and wereant portance in another generation she should have the majority of votesand give laws to the whole State. Our Federal Govern. ent is founded upon the divine righy of the pie to govern their own affairs, but well iounded only when ability to do so exists, and without it can be no claim of right. The voice of the people may be cailed the voice of God only when it is the utterance of intelligent, patriotic, disciplined minds, not the selfish eed of political bosses, of the despotism of rporations or of the ill-tninking bigot or fanatic. Unsettled problems of government are not 10 be settled or solved merely by the spread of what we call popular education. The trained and sharpened intellect is often used for self- h ends, regardless of the general good. Knowledge is not wisdom, but it is the path by which we obtain wisdom. Knowledge is not virtue, but it is the means whereby we may e readily and accurately distinguish be- een right and wrong. suffrage itself is no panacea for political evils. If ignorant, it is entirely controlled by combinations of money and-power. Neverthe- less, general suffrage is the best guarantee to both governors and governed—the best pro- tection at once to liberty and order. A com- Iunity may get on with a suffrage exercised in part by ignorant and vicious men, so long 8s the proportion of these be not so large as to hold, as it were, the balance of power, and enable them to effect temporary corrupt alli- ances with the bosses and leaders of contend- ing parties, now on one side, now on the other.. In this republic the people is king, and as is the character of the king, such will be the character of the government. When the dospotism of money power and curse of corporate rule is solargely infused into our civic institutions as now, & government by the veovle is impossible. When under any leadership these elements become well enough organized to control the politics of the City and State the Government wiil be bad in tendency and despotic in rule. Thus even in this, the most popular Govern: ment known to history, does power steal away from the many to the few and often turn to one political chiettain. Here, where we have £0 holy a horror of the “‘one-men power,” the interests of the community sre often guided by one man, and frequently one not in official life. This is the “one-man power”’ rcasserting itself, an essential element of every Govern- ment, whether of 8 party organization, of a railroad company or any branch of private business. We have unwisely shut it out from our State constitution and our City charters. Buill it makes itself felt, because in the very nsture of things it is a necessity. : We refuse the necessary undivided executive power to the oflicial openly chosen by the voice of the people and it is seized by some one else, self-appointed or elected in secret by a r. In framing of late years our forms of government, both State and municipsl, we have been led astray from the best model of government before us, viz.; the constitution of the United States, under which the admin- istrator is the man who has been chosen Pres- ident by the people. He has around him ad- Visers of his own choosing, but no equals. The executive branch of en effective Government must always consist of & single head, and to that head must be accountabie the officers in- trusted with every actual administration of the Government. A despotism is the rule of one man for an uniimited period, and subject to no law save thet of his own will—a power to be dreaded. In & free government_ there must still be one man who is chief ruler, but there can be no dangerous “one-man power” in a republic, with its frequent elections. The chief magis- trate is merely the temporary agent of the people to enforce their laws, not his own—laws prescribea by them through another agency. He, himself subject to these laws, is in power for a short time; is in fear of lic con- demnation at the end of it; may be removed cven before it ends by impeschment; may be otherwise punished i{ke other men for abuse of his trust. 1i we will not have this regulated “one-man power’” in the Government we shall h craruing up irregularly, as I have described, and as we all know from experience. What we should most dread is the irresponsible “‘one-man power” which may come in as the consequence of bad government, resulting from the weakening of suthority and confo- sion of responsibility. No good substitute can be found for a singlé executive power. Substi- tutes have been tried 1n New York in the early eighties. The distribution of administrative power among independent heads of depart- ments proved & faiiure, ana the distribution of power and responsibility in this State among boards and commissions and other de- pariments has been & most costly experiment To promote good saministration under any torm of government one man (subject to the Jaws) must be, for the time being, chief, whether he be called prime minister, presi- dent, governor or mayor. A single executive has this advantage, that, indcpendent of the restraints of law, there are certain moral re- straints which act upon en individual, but are ineffective when we seek to apply them to bodies of men, or to 8 number of men among whom responsibility is divided. Conscience is not & thing that can be safely distributed—a little bit for the separate use of each individ- ual member of 8 numerous body. A man is capeble of shame. A boay of men, as is weil known, feels in & much less degree this natu- ral restraint upon human conduc! Under the State and municipal laws now ex- isting it is impossible to have good govern- ment. Those which we are supposed to work under at present did nothing when framed but break apart and discounect the machinery whereby the State and municipal_government was carried on, They provide for a Mayor whose duty is said to be 10 execute the laws end administer the affairs of & municipality, and then give (o the people (which really means the political bosses), not the Mayor, the power to seiect all subordinate officers on whom we must rely in their several depart- ments 1or the performance of the actual de- 1ails of administration. ‘Any one can see the absurdity of such a sys- tem, and no one sees it so plainly as the bosses and’ the corrupt powers that stand behind them, who under such laws are prmected" in their nefarious business of ‘‘doing polities. Apply their methods to our Federal Govern- ment and see how they would work in Wash. ington. Whatis true of the Fede also true of the State and municipal affairs. Sup- pose all secretaries and the Aitorney-General were elected by the people, i n the President, at different tim nd by differ- ent parties. We would then have eight or ten Presidents instead of one—a hard-money Presi- dent, perhaps—a goft-money Secretary of the Treasury, & namby-pamby, peacefully dis- sed Secretary of Siate, who would like to L’:ep us out of war with foreign powers, and a warlike Secretary of the Navy, who would like to plunge us into one, & Secretary of War who would be undecided &nd hesitate be- tween the two policies, while the Attorney- General. would be overwheimed with calls from all sorts of people for all sorts of opinions, while the chiel magistrate himself would sit in dumb show in the White House wondering what else he was there for. From any such Federal administration we would expect nothing but confusion snd ruin. It is 4 ust 88 absurd 10 expect §ood & in from this City and State until we conform to the ex- perience of the ages and establish a single and united executive power. On this executive power the Legislature and the judiciary are the proper and sufficient restraints. Of course if the people are incapable of choosing wise men to make their laws and honest and fearless Judges to interpret them, and if for this reason we cannot be sure about the restraint upon the executive power, that is a defect that lies deep and is an unanswerable argument for the necessity for the formation by public-spirited eitizens of associations, fed- erations or guilds (if you please) to wipe from the face of the earth the so-cailed best citi- zen, characterized a short time ago by the Mayor of Chicago as “the anarcnist of Amer- ica,” and thus give the people & fair chance. Do not ask them to do impossibilities und do not expect them to run a government with crazy machinery. We must not lose faith in popular govern- ment until the people are brought to a sense of their own degradation and slavery by reason of boss domination and corporate infamy. Make them see where they stand and popular government will not be a failure in this country. One thing to be remembered is, ‘however, that notwithstanding all the evils that exist in this City, the lovers of good order and honest government are, as in other cities, in the majority. Public order is as easil maintained here as anywhere in the world. Respect for law and desire for peace is mani- fest whenever the people gather in large assemblages, and especially is this true of the so-called common people. Who the common people are, however, it would not perhaps be well to define. The people not only love order, but are desirous of good government. All large bodies of men to act efliciently need leaders, and there are those whose duty it is to lead. Men of property, whether they have leisure or not, men of exceptional culture owe to this Government & higher duty than mere voting, and yet this simple duty they more than any other neglect. The people have shown on more than one occasion during the last few years that they are ready to break away in large numbers from bosses and party leaders when it can be Pproven to them that it is expedient to do so. When the Legislature gives Ban Francisco muuicipal government in conformity with the general idea of American institutions it will have performed its whole duty. All further responsibility is on the people "of San Fran- cisco themselves. 1If they culpably neglect their own affairs; it they will not give to po- litical matters the same attention which the rest of the people in their several localities are in the habit of giving, they must suffer the consequences. No seli-acting mgchlnexi can be devised which will do what the people are bound to do. The complicated machinery that now exisis serves only to invite the combina- tion of designing men whose thieving opera- tions are concealed underneath it. Give to the City of San Francisco a chief executive with full power to appoint heads of administrative departments. Let him have the power to appoint as well as to remove his subordinates, being required publicly to as- sign his reasons. This must be done sooner or later. Make him the head of the police, as the Governor is the head or the National Guard, with proper protection to the heads of the force against removal while faithful to duty; make him responsible for all weste and im- proper expenditures by requiring from him through thedepartment of finance an estimate of what money is needed for the support of the overnment and its various departments be- ore any anpropriation is made. 3 Give fo the people full representation in the Common Council, which shall be confined to legislative duties and excluded from all ad- ministrative ones. Give to the Common Coun- cil the power toreduce estimates of expendi- tures, but not to increase them; the power to 1imit expenditures, but not to originate appro- priations. Give to the Mayor and Common Council the power to regulate taxes, to expend each year what money they see fit in cash ex- penditures, but limit rigidly by law the power to increase debts, Ii the expenditures are wasteful, let the people feel it in their taxes and apply the antidoie. Add such provisions as shall procure frequent publication of expen- ditures aud transactionsoi the City govern- ment and secure & ready access for taxpayers w City accounts and opportunities to the people to change their chief magistrate at short intervals. Thus are all the saleguards of good government furnished. In a scheme of city government there is, more than in any other, the need of a strong and thoroughly responsible executive for the same reason that woen a body of men is con- fined within the narrow limits of a shipin mid-ocean the government thereof must of necessity be administered by one man prompt to make his will felr, and to whom prompt obedience must be rendered—by one who knows that he alone will be held Tesponsible for disaster. We can less afford here than in a comm unity more dispersed to dispense with concentrated responsibility. g To require the consent of the Common Coun- cil (or of & Board of Supervisors) to the Mayor's appointment of the heads of departments only opens the way for dictation by the Council, or for bargains, or what is commonly called *‘a pull.” “This'is not the way to get good men. The head of every department should bea single one—no boards or commissions—and thus will the resronsibility to the Mayor be concentrated, as his is to the people. What we need is nota complex system, but one that is simple and direct, and all through which should run one sound principle. Such is the scheme of the immense business houses of the world—one man &t the head of every branch and every one responsible to the head ofall. Tt isstrange that the banker, the mer- chant and the broker, in fact, any individual in the business world, canuot see that the principle which they apply to their counting- bouses and oftices is not applied to public administration, end thst it must be applied or we cannot hope for anything but a corrupt and wasteful expenditure of the people’s money. These very men—kings in the busi- ness world—will aiso, year after year, submit to legislative enactments which -in every es- sential particularly violate all sound business methods and which if applied 10 their own affairs would produce notaing but bankruptey aud ruin, No doubt what has been here said, as well as the adoption of the new charter, will bs ob- jected 10 by many, for the most part by poli- ticians and their bosses,on the ground that the experience of large cities in their Mayors does not warrant vesiing in that executive so much power. But does the experience of these same cities under Mayors without power prove that system to be & better one? The latter has been tried, and it has always failed. The first, up to this time, has only been par- tially tried. Another objection to the charter will be that the system it proposes gives too much patron- age 10 the Maycr. So much the worse for him. The distribution of patronage makes enemies as well as friends. No man in America ever undertook to build up & personsl party or Eerpeluule power by means of it successfully. hall we rather have patronage in the hands of boards, in whose secret councils it is par- celed out? Is it not better to submit to the minor evil of an executive with too much patronage than to accept the greater one of an executive with too little power? Agein, some will say, “What 1eason have I to expect the people will choose the proper man for Mayor?” If they will not that is & defect for which a remedy can be found when the evil presents itseif. We believe they will., The more importance given to_the office the more importance the people will attach to their seiection of a man to fill it, and the more likely is it that the most capable and trusi- worthy man among us will be willing to accept it. Concentrate the attention of the people upon the election of the Mayor as the one and ouly thing they have to do with the executive branch of the City’s government. A Tich man in New York once expressed his disgust et our system of government, because his coachman’s vote could offset his. He was told that his coachman_probably paid more attention to public affairs than hedid. The same rich man was met at the polls some time afier with his hauds full of tickets, the tickets {ull of numes and nis face full of per- plexity and despair. Heasked a friend, “What are all these names we have to vote for to- day?” To which the friend replied, “I know ©of no person who can give any better informa- tion on that point than your coschman, whom Isaw here a few momentsago.” If this worthy citizen had had 1o vote simply for the Mayor and a common Councilman he would not have been in that perplexing condition. But again, it is saiq, if we give a Mayor so much power' how are we to restrain him from abusing it? The answer to this objection has been made further back 1n these pages, but let it once more be emphasized: First, there will be the restraint of the Mayor’s consciousness that he is respousible jor all maladministra- tion; second, on him will concentrate the criticism of the powerful press, and his will be the shame before public opinion. Referring again to the police, let us urge that the Mayor be made commander-in-chief of the police, just as the Governor is of the National Guard of the State. Let the Mayor appoint a secretary of police who will bear to him and to the force the same relation as the adjutant-general does to the Governor and the National Guard. Let him be put in sctual command of the force and hold office long enough 1o enable him to perfect organization and discipline, and make pr ion jor prompt suspension for misconduct and for removal after trial before a proper tribunal, Experience does not show that the posses- sion of property is & guarantee of public or ivate virtue, or of fidelity even 10 the or- inary duties of citizenship, but we are pegin- ning o know very certainly that some of the most faithiul and efficient men in public and yrlvne life llve poor and die poor. The wel- are of & great city is almost lost sight of in the tremendous struggle for power and greed for personal gain. Partisanship has been our frenwsl curse—the greatest menace to our free nstitutions. Ignorance is bad enough, but it does not give such a deadly, blighting’ touch as that of fanatical party slavery. People who are honorable in all the other walks of life have stooped to the most villain- ous metbods jor party supremacy. A person is & good cltizen only in proportion to the i te: acfih:nt.;l::’in ubucr nrjl.u:nd;xn':u s 1ree . Party t 50 long aa the citizen uses it for & noble purpose, ‘but when used for private ends it becomes a merciless tyrant. The question of the adoption of our new charter at the next election 1s not one of party politics. It is & matter that touches to_the uick every citizen of S8an Francisco, and I re- ?olee that the mighty pressof the city is lifting the whole subject from the low plain of parti- sanship to that of patriotism, and making an indignant outcry against the corruption and vice which are sapping the Zoundations of our liberties. Society is well governed only when the peo- ple obey those 1n euthority, and the suthori- ties obey the law. We plead for the effective execution of the power and will of the people by their one chosen executive, subAect to the restraints of the Legisiature,the judiciary and the law,with- out which system confusion ensues, corrup- tion creeps in and responsibility becomes un- settled. There can be no danger of tyranny in clothing the agent of the people to execute the will of the people. The Mayor of this City, as we all know, is absolusely without power. Every head of de- partment holds office independent of him, some for » longer wrm than his own. By the adoption of the new charter he becomes a live power in the government, not full grown, but growing. The benefits of such a system are acknowledged by all good citizenseverywhere. ‘The politicians and the bosses only will array themselves agains: it, for under the new regime they behold visions of their illgotten gains fast melting away. To efiect our redemption from under which we are now groaning we must all put our shoulders to the wheel. Our jorm of govern- ment demands tical duty of every man. If any among us itually neglect it the very stones should cry out to him when misgovern- ment comes: “Thou art the man—the, re- sponsible man.” Those who have special advantages must take the heaviest burdens, and all persevere we do in other things in spite of occasional disappointments. We need not all attend primary meetings, Voluntary associations of men who desire not office for themselves, but good government for all, can, 8s experience proves, exercise a poweriul influence. Political duties cannot be attended to by {:roxy—by hiring others to do it for us. Our rains ought to be worth more than our money and far less demoralizing in political work. The people are quick to recognize the unselfish purpose of the honest man, and those who seek office will be anxious for such & man’s favor, Letusnot trust to devices to ARE BACK FROM THE WILDERNESS, Safe Return of Rev. W, W. Bolton and J. W. Laing. EXPLORED VANCOUVER. The First Who Ever Passed Through the Center of the Island. FOUND NO PRECIOUS METALS. The Scenery Was Superb, but the Snow Mcuntains Offer No Invita. tion to Settlers. Rev. W. W. Bolton, rector of St. Mary the Virgin’s, ana J. W. Laing, M.A., his friend, arrived back yesterday from their exploring trip into the unknown portions Rev. W, W. Bolton and J. W. Laing, M. Civiliza A make the minority control and govern the majority. That it not Americanism. It is cunning, not wisdom. Our forefathers did not invent a government out of their own imaginations. They knew that for centuries their ancesiors in the Old World had been struggling after respousible government on the principle that power and the accountability of the people should go to- gether, and upon that knowledge they built. Let us follow their precepts and example and we may hope to witness the steady, healthy growth of our country, our State and City. The glory and sirength of a State consists not in its public edifices, its public works, its monuments of public and private splendor and magnificence, but in the wider diffusion of the eiements of peace, prosperity and do- mestic happiness among its people. The source of sirengih in any land is to be found only in the purity and vigor of character, the self-control of the men and women who con- stitute 1t. Its true glory is in the general dii- fusion of virtue, peace and comfort among the homes of the people. HE WL SOUID THE Bi, Then: General Duffield Will In- spect the Site of the Observatory. Interesting Details Co'lected in Far Alaska R:garding the Boundary. General William W. Duffield of Wash- ington, D. C., superintendent of the United Btates Coast and@ Godetic Survey, arrived here yesterday and is at the Occidental. For a month and a half past he has been in far Alaska on a tour of inspection ofall thepoints that have been surveyed in connection with the boundary of British Columbia and Alaska. He was accom- panied on his trip by Lieutenant Hugh Rodman of the United States navy. In an interview it was stated that they had gone as far north as Mount St. Ehas, or latitude 60 deg. They went up in the coast survey steamer Patterson. They looked over the region very carefully and collected a lot cf factson which to base future work. ‘1he trip was a long one, but very inter- esting to General Duffiela. He considers himself well repaid for his efforts. He now begins some very important work here. It is in connection with the harborand the Presidio. “The idea is to complete an entire new survey of the San Francisco Bay,” was ex- plained. ‘“Part of this work is done al- ready. We will make the survey from the Golden Gate to Berkeley, and from there down to Mission Rock, taking in the whole of the bay. “We are uimgly inspecting the work done for a hydrographic survey, which eimpli means getting the soundings. The work here is very important. We will go out on the bay to-morrow in the United States steamer McArthur to begin the in- specting. **While we are here we will inspect the site of the new observatory at the Pre- sidio, and we will also inspect the work of Captain Rogers, who is in charge of the subordinate offices of the Pacfic Coast. “I think we will return to Wasaington by the end of the week.”’ General Duffield is well along in years. butis well preserved. He has enjoyed his long trip to the orth, there being much of interest to him over the whole route. AR e SR The Heydenfeldt Estate. Thomas O. Heydenfeldt and Zelia O. Hel- lings, heirs of Solomon O. Heydenfeldt, have petitioned the Probate Court for the issuance of & citation commanding Charles Ashton s&nd Julius Jacobs, executors of Solomon Hey- denfeldt’s will, to -pre-r in courtend show cause why they should not be punished for contempt in failing to pay an indebtedness of $31.000 due the German Savings and Loan Socinty from the estate. The loan was cecured by & mortgage on property at Sacramento and Leidesdorff streets, which property was sold to satisfy the mortgage. The buyers are, how- ever, willing to return it to the estate on pay- ment of the $31.000. This wasordered by the court, but the executors failed to comply with the order, hence the citation. of the island of Vancouver. They were both sunburnt almost out of recognition, but were in splendid health and full of enthusiasm for the dangerous and excit- ing experiences through which they have just passed. It was a trying trip,”” said Mr. Bolton, “but we were fortunate in having no acci- dents, and as we made the distances we wished to cover we are thoroughly sat- isfied with the results of our journey.” Mr. Laing, who organized the expedi- tion and covered the financial end of it, was full of information about the beauty of the island, but he said they have dem- onstrated that the central portions of in- terior Vancouver are no place for settlers. “It is a magnificent country for the lovers of nature, but jagzed, snow-capped mountains and steep declines offer little temptation to people to seitle. In Victo- ria we looked up the records left by previ- ous expiorers, who, however, do not pre- tend to have penetrated so far into the interior as we did, and we found that they often misrepresented things. In some cases I inlagine they must have examined the patches of arable land they speak of from the top of some neighboring moun- tain with the aid of a telescope. At the head of Woss Lake, for instance, one ex- plorer says there is a fine tract of arable land. We examined it, and found it to be aswamp. The Governmeni makes a mis- take in accepting the word of some of the explorers whose records we found in Vie- toria. M of the rivers and lakes in Northern Vancouver are very inaccurately marked on the maps. We are now prepar- ing maps for the admiralty, which will be official. Mr. Laing says that Vancouver is one of the best watered countries he ever saw in his life, but that nownere in the course of his explorings in the northern portion of the island did he or Mr. Bolton find traces of the precious metals. The only discov- ery was quantities of beautiful marble, but that was in such inaccessible places that there is very little probability that it witl ever be utilized. The party, in addition to the gentlemen mentioned, consisted of two guides from Seatile, both accustomed to mountaineer- ing and pack-carrying, ana E. Fleming of Victoria, & photographer. Packs with provisions to last two weeks were carried, as well as axes, guns, instruments for measuring altitudes and cameras, The distance covered in the wilderness was 315 miles, 200 of that being by canoe and raft. The other 100 wiles were walked, through dense brush and forest, over snow-covered mountains and down slide¢s of rock and gravel, The start proper was made from Alert Bay on the east coast, about 240 miles from Victoria, a settlement thickly veopled with Indians of the Nimpkisch ‘tribe, and with two of the chiefs the party contracted to be taken in canoes to Woss Lake, be- yond which no explorer had ever pene- trated. The only way open is up the Nimpkisch River,which has in all 140 rap- ids. At each of them the party had to leave the boats and pull tke canoes against stream. At the junction of the Nimpkisch with the Kla-Anch River the Indians ae- clared that they could go no further, as the water was 1on shallow to carry the cances. They insisted on being paid for the whole disiance, however, and when they departed stole t}zirty ‘pounds of bacon, which caused the party to live on beans and biscuits for the next nine days. The next move was to walk seven miles through almost impenetrable timber land, with the aid of a compass and an ax, to ‘Woss Lake. There a raft was built and rude oars were constructed out of limbs of trees. After waiting all day for a fierce gate to subside the explorers set out by night down the weird, solitary lake, where no sound could be heard ‘but the ing a distance of 4000 feet. At the end of the lake a steep, rocky as- cent led to a passin the moantain. This was traversed for some distance, and then the party found an inaccessible wall of rock over 4000 feet high facing them. There being no valley to pass through 1t was necessary to right-about face and to return to the divide, from whence the ex- plorers struck off eastward to the coast in order to replenish their store of pro- visions, for, though deer and elk were e ——— Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castorias rush ol waterfalls, some of them descend- !sfen. they never came within range of the 1 rifle, ! At Friendly Cove food was obtained from settlers, and the party having now crossed the island from east to west re- solved to strike off for the south through the Connuma Peak country, where Con- numa Mountain stands, a magnificent landmark. Mr. Laing says that from a near view this peak looks like a mere needle and that he believes it to be inac- cessible. *“In the country surrounding it {ou might say that the snow peaks were egion, ior there are many. We were con- tinually going up and ‘down mountains and rock slides ahd decided that the small amount of arable land in the vallevs was too inaccessible to be of any practical use to settlers.” One of the greatest feats achieved by the party was the climbing of Central Crags and the planting of the British and Ameri- can flags there, side by side. It has gens erally been believed that Mount Victoria is the highest peakin the island, but the Laing exploring party has proved from observations taken on- the spot that Central Crags, situated in the heart of the island, reaches a higher elevation, thst of 7500 feet. In making the ascent of Central Crags the party was atone time detained by fog in the snow for two nights and a aay, unable to see a foot before them. Continuing the journey southward Al- verni was finally reached by way of Buttle's Lake, and thus ended the first ex- ploring expedition that has ever been taken right through the heart of Central Vancouver, though two years ago Mr. Bolton explored the interior of Central Vancouver. FOREIGN MISSIONARIES, Encouraging Reports Received From Those Who Haye Labored Abroad. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Asso- ciation, under the jurisdiction of the Con- gregational chuich of . the Pacific Coast, held its annual meeting at Bethany church on Bartlett street yesterday. There were present: Mrs. H. E. Jewitt of Vacaville, president; Mrs. W. J. Wilcox of Oakland and Mrs. J. A. Cruzan of this City, home secretaries; Miss Bessie Mer- iam, treasurer; with fifty-six delegates representing as many auxiliaries of the ! Pacific Coast, with about 400 ladies, all of whom have taken a deep interest in the work of the missionaries. | lands for a number of years, laboring with the natives, were the Rev, J. C. Perkins and his sister, Miss Mary Perkins, who have been in India for the past ten years; Mrs. Watkins, who has been in Mexico for twenty-three vears; Mrs. Gouldy, from Japan, and Mrs. Arthur Smith, from China. All of these gave their experience in their labors among the natives and the difficulties encountered to educate them into a knowledge of Christianity. i Kind and encouraging words were re- ceived from the home branch in Boston and other Eastern cities. In aadition to this the fifty-six delecates representing a similar number of branches on this coast reported progressin each of their anx- iliaries, and all had words of praise for the returning missionaries who had been | so long absent. | At the close of the service each mis- sionary appeared in the costume of the na- tives among whom he had been sojourn- {try. Miss Perkins had added much in the shape of novelty by having a circle of little girls appear robed after the fashion of the Indian children. From tte flattering reports received the Congregational church has every reason to feel gratified at the success of its missions. ——————— Railroad Commissioners Meet. At the meeting of the Railroad Commission- ers yesterday, at which Commissioners La Rue and Stanton were present, the only business transacted was the auditing of bills for the past month and the passage of & resolution re- questing the Board of Examiners to create deficieney fund of $1000 out of which to pay the expenses incident to the suit recently tried in the United States Circuit Court, in which the commission was named as defendant. s e The New Shaft a Long Job. It is expected to take uniil the latter part of next week to complete the new shait for the Sacramento, Clay and Powell streets lines. It is being swaged at the Pacific Rolling Mills and will be finished at the Union Iron Works. | Its weight will be between three and four tons. 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If you have a dizziness of the head and palpitation of the hearr, difficult breathing and suffocating feeling, a_tired, irritable, discontented feeling and_fear of impending danger or death, a dread of being alone or the reverse; if your mem- ory is failing and you are gloomy and de- spondent and feel an aversion to society, you are suffering from a serious disease of the nerves, brain, heart and blood. You have no time to lose. Call at onceand CONSULT DR. SWEANY. Diseases of Women scientifically treated and invariabiv cuged. THIE POOR of this city who call at his office on Friday afternoons of each week are welcome to his professional services free. You can be cured at home. ‘Write your troubles ii living away from the city and are unable to call. Letters are answered in English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. Co nlence strictly confidential. Book, “Guide to Health,” sent ires on ap- plication. Address DR. F. L. SWEANY, RAILROAD TRAVEL. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD (Via Sausalito Ferry). From San Fraucisco, Commencing Juae 15, 1898. 737 Mar Sk, San Francisco, Cal G WEEK.DA%B;M AR Mill ey and San — 7 g rv‘;:lflfi 1;:‘25. A M.z *1:4B, 3: 4115, <15, :85 . M. Extra trips_for San Rafael on K:ndm Wednes- ays und Saturdays at 11:30 . SUNDAYS, For Ml Valley and San *10:00, 11:30 A. 3. ; #¥12:80, *1 Iiiw 6:45, 8:30 P. M. Exira trip 10 00 A. 3. Trains marked * run to San Quentin. 2.3 does not run to Mill Valley. THROUGH TRAINS. oFor Poiny Heyes ana way siailons—9 . . . 4 and way stallong— weekdays 00, *9: 5, <3106, Sausalitoas **12:30 For Reyes, Cazadero $i00 A 2, Sundays; 1:40 & % Among those who have been in foreign | ing and spoke in the language of the coun- | i H | | SUMMER | D rooms: Iarge_ground When writing for further particulars to any of the kealth or Prleasure Resorts in these columns kindly mention the CHALL. HIGHLAND SPRINGS. THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH TO SPEND THE FALL MONTHS, Good Climate and the Greatest Va- riety and Finest Mineral Springs in the World. Fall season opens August 15. Finest dining-room and table north of San Fran- cisco. Good hunting, bathing, boating and fishing. RATES $10 TO $12 PER WEEK. For full particulars address LEE D. CRAI 316 Montgomery St., & Or J. CRAIG Highland Springs, Luke Co., Ual. F. 'BARTLETT SPRINGS. OPEN ALL WINTER. - | ITISFULLY ASIDEAL A WINTER | AS A SUMMER RESORT. EHOT AIR HEATERS. | OLD FASHIONED 5 OPEN FIRE PLACES. A POSITIVE CURE FOR RHEUMATISM, LIVER, KIDNEY and STOMACH TROUBLES. | Reduced Rates Oct.ffl;sfl‘ to May 1, 1897. Address all correspondence to BARTLETT SPRINGS COMPANY, 22 Fourth street, 8. £, HOT SPRINGS, Monterey coun- ty, Cal. — The Carlsbad _of America — For re, climate, accommodations, scenery, flower beds, cleanliness, table, hot soda tub and plunge baths, hot sulphur tub and swimming tanks. mas- sage treatment, Lunting and fishing, children's playground. croquet and dance hall for samilies. araiso stands unsurpassed in the State. Pleniy enjoyment for young and old. Take train Third und Townsend streets, San Francisco, 8:15 A. a. dally, for Soledad; Return-trip ticket, 88. Seven miles by stage. Telephone and Postoffice. For fllustrated pamphlets and special_inducements for 1896, uddress K. ROBERTSON, Manager. NAPA SODA SPRINGS, California’s Famous Mountain Spa! HavE YOU Brrx THERE LATELY? 1000 feet above Napa Valley. Climata wnsur- pessed. Views magnificent. Tabie u;pp".d from orchard and ocean, field and farm. Hot and cold Napa Soda water baths. Telephons and Postoffice. Burros to ride. Bowling alleys, tennis, croquet, Ewings and hammocks. New improvements every Yyear. Gas and running water in every room. Re- fef for astbmatics. ARM WATER SWIM- MING TANK. Au ideal summer resort. Chil- @ren’s paradise: mothers’ delignt; husbands' rest. 40dress ANDREW JACKSON, Napa Soda Springs MOUNTAIN HOME. The Recognized Family Summer Resort in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Health, pleasure, swimming, fishing and hunt- ing. New dancing pavilion. Deer park. Tabls excellent. Climate unsurpessed. Send for souve- nir. Stage at Madrone every Monday. Wednes- day and Saturday after June 1. connecing with | train leaving the Cliy at Vic T, Liagas, Cal. ASTORG SPRING MINERAL WATER. OUNTATN OF PERPETUAL YOUTH: FROM Cobb Valley, Lake County: greatest medicinat and curative water on ear:h. Hundreds cured; thousands recommend it in San Francisco. Unlim- ited supply at the depot, 108 Fifth street. Selling hundreds of gallons daily. HOME REST FOR THE SUMMER. BOARD IN SAN JOSE: PLEASANT fruiv and fowers. Ad dress O. box 226. health,rest,pleas- | HOT SPRINGS, Sonoma County, only 114 hours from San Francisco; but 9 miles Pamphlets sent to any address free. siaging: new road through plumbing: natural temperature of water 130° Fahr. of wonderful curative properties; no fogs or disa- greeable winds: mosquilos and other annoying insects unknown. Taxe Tiburon ferry at 7:50 A M. or 8:30 . M. Round-trip ticket only $5.50. elephone and telegraph, dally mail und express Rates $12 u week; baths free. a J. F. MULGREW, Proprietor. HOTEL RAFAEL. San Rafael, California. [MIFTY MINUTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO, | I “Asa Winter resort or home it has no equal in | the world. OPEN ALL THE YEAR. | Special rates for Fall and Winter gn R. H. WARF] LD & CO. HELENA SANITARIUM, ST. HELENA, CAL. RECREATION. REST AND HOME FOR IN- \ valids, consisting of iarge main building, cot- ST. tages and tenis on moun‘ainside overlooking Napa | Valley. Steam heat, elevator. callbells and night- watch service. Massage, electricity, medicated and sieam baths are among the remedial agents. | Swimming tank, gymnasium and beautifal moun | taln walks are’ among the amusements. Pura | ir and a_beautiful climate. Accommoda- rs tclass. Ratesreasonable. Send for circular. THE GEYSE RS, Sonoma County, Cal UNDER N1 W MANAGEMENT. »$5 TO $14 PER ATES 52 TO $2 50 PER 1 W. H. HARRON, Proprietor. weeks all baths free. DI RANCH—ON THE BANKS OF er. 6 miles from Potter Valley, Men- | round trip, 89 75 from San Eran- cisco; fisbing, hunting, bathing and boatingun- surpassed. Terrms, $7 per week. Excellent tabla: niilk, fruit. vegetables raised on the ranch. T.J. GILLESPIE, Potter Valley, Mendocino County. T BELMONT, SAN MATEO COUNTY board for summer mouths; privats family; A cantifal grounds; large room: utes from : 1 hour fm city. MRS. ¥, Belmont. REDWOOD, SANTA CRUZ OTEL H% : board $7 to 810 a week: alsy camping facilities, tents, etc. Address M. S. COX, Laurel TA CRUZ J. HAES | '{:\n,\ VILLA, WRIGHTS, 1 £\ Mountains; fine family resort. | TERS, provretor. An.ROA? TRAVEL! S. F. AND PORTLAND EX- CURSION TRAIN. SEPT. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, And Every Fifth Day Thereafter, Leave from S. P. Co’s Ferry Landing, 100t ot Market St., ag 8:00 P, & RATES s] 9 sern, Standara Sleeper. For fne her information apply at 613 Market street ( srand Hotel ticket office), S. F., RICHARD GRAY, T. H. GOODMAN, Gen. raffic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- | CIFIC RAILWAY €0, - Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market St. San Francisco to San Rafael. WEEK DAYS—7:30, D:w;mllggg A-: 12:38, K x ursdays—Extrs tel urdays—Exiza trips a 1169 San Rafael to San Francisco. wEEK“D’AYs;u:(}s‘ 7350, ,9:10, 1110 4, 2 :45, 3 . urdays—E. 4 &t 1:55 p. . and 6:35 p. e e WNDAYSfl—7 i35, 9:30, 11:10 A, M.; 1:40, 3:40 ), 8:25 P. M. Between Ban Francisco and schedule &s above. Leave Arrive 8an Francisco. j‘%;-,""g‘ San Francisca. Wxex | Sux- 08, W Davs. | pays. | Vestinationg | Dave AM|7:80 Ax| Novato, 0 A 8:40 A% 80 T3 |9:30 Ax| Petaluma, | 6:05 Px|10:10 ax 0 P2 5:00 Py {Santa Rosa. 0 ar| €:15 px | Fulton, 7330 ax Windsor, 10:10 ax Healdsburz, Geyserville, 8:30 Px|7:30 ax| Cloverdale. | 7:30 vx| 6:15 Fieta, 7:30 Ax Hopland & 10:10 ax S0P 7:30an| Ukish. | 7:30 px| 6:15 rxt 7380 ax 10:10 a% 7:30 Ax|Guerneville. | 7:30 vx 3:30 pxc 6:15 rx 7:30 X[ T30 A | Sonoma 10140 Aw| 8:40 ax an 6:10 Px|5:00 Pu! Glen Ellen. | 6:05 »x| 6:15 rx T80 Abe| 7550 axt 0 23| 10:10 A 8380 Pa|5:00 pae| Sebastopol. 7| 6:15 px Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark Wes; rings: at Geyserville for Skaggs Springs: a8 overdale for the Geysers; at Pieta for Highland Springs, Kelseyvilie, Soda’ Bay and Lakepor:: at d for Lakeport acd Eartiett Springs; at TUkiah for Vichy Sorings, Saratoga Springs, Bluo Lakes, Laurel Dell Lake, Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, Jon: Day’s, fiverside, umei‘; Buck- mell's, Sanhedrin Jeights, Hullvilie, Booneville, reenwood, Orrs Hot Springs, Mendoclno Clty, , Westport, Usal, Wi Cahto, Cer 'welo, Laytonville, Harris, Scotia and Kureka. Saturday to Monday reund-trip tickets at redused On Sundays round- p tickets to all voints be yond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket Offices, 650 Marke st., Chronicle buliding. WHITING, X. RYAN, . Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent. Atl&ptic Pacific ERAILROAD SANTA FE EXPRESS. To Chicago via A. & P.4&) Direct Line = Leaves every day at 5 ». ., carr: Palace Drawing-room Sicepers, also Sodern Upe holstered Tourist plng-cars, with clean linen 804 bedding and In chargeof a'porter, run daily rous]| 108 g0 8] Jty. cars for Denver and St Louia. 0 0: ARREX Personaly conducted Boston Excursions via Eansas Oliy, Chicazo, Montreal and the White Mountains leave every Wednesday. xie best ralluay from Callfornia to the East. tles: nodust: interesting scenery; and good meals in Harvey’s mmn.-m".'-fl. ik Ticket Office—644 Market Street, Chronicle Buildings &elephons Maln 1531, ax Pulinsn 30, 11:00 a.2.; 1:30, 3:38 | Schuetzen Park same | RAILROL!\."V 'l'RA’ VEL SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, (PACIFIO SYSTEM.) Trains leave nnd are duo (o arrive at SAN FRANCISCO. — Frox Juse7, 1806. — ARRIVE 04 Niles, San Jose and Way Stations... 8:404 2:00a Atlantio Dxpress, Ogden and East., S-45» 73004 Benicia, Vacaville, Rumsey, Sacras mento, Oroville and Redding via Davis . @:A45p 004 Martinez, Sun Ramon, Napa, Calls- and Santa Rosa. &:15¢ toga ceee $:304 Niles, Bau Jose, Stockton, lone, Sacmento, Maryaville aid Red uff.. &5 *8:304 Peters and Milton. 9:004 Los Angels . Barbara and Los Au; 04 Martinez and Stockton 0.4 Vallej er Steamers.. $1:30p Port Costa and Way Stations, 4:00¢ Martinez, San Ramon pa, Calistog: Sauta Rosa, 4:00r Benicla, Vaca: Knights Landing, a, Merssvills, 4:30r Niles, San Jose, Livermors and Stockton .. 4:30r Nerced, Yosemitc) and Fresno 5:00r New Orleans Lxprees, A deld, Sarta Darbara,Los Angele | Deniing, El Paso, New Orlesns au Tast. 51007 Banta Fo Route, Atlaniic for Mojave aud Last | B:00p Vallejo.. | 8:00¢ Rurgpeau Mail, Ogden and 1ast | 8:00r Naywards, Nilés and San Jose ; 17:000 Vallejo | | | | Oroville and Sacratento | 0se, 10:154 €154 7:002 O; Stations ...... 80, Felton, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruzand Wa; Stations. *2:15r Newark, Cen a1 Almaden, elton, Bon Banta Cruz and Principal Stations ... §4:351 Newark, San Joss and A COAST DIVISION (Third & Townsend Sts.) A Sau Jore and Way Statlons (New Almaden Wednesdays on o 17:304 Sunday Excursion for San J Santa Crus iz, Pacific Grow Principal Way Slation Badba fen Jose, Tres Pivos, Dacilic Grove, Paso’ Ri is Obispo, Guadalupo ipal Way Stations .. 74 Pulo Alto and Way Stations. 0 Sau Jo-- =3d Way Stations. 11:30A Palo Alto and Way Stati *2:30¢ San Mateo, Menlo Park, a Pacific’ Grove and \\g! ot iy Stations. and Prineipal Way Melrose, Seminary Park, Fitelburg, San Leaundro and Raywards. 00r 9:00% | { Runs through to Nils, 10550, » ) ¢ From Niles. 1112:00% 4‘ CREEK ROUTE FERRY. om SAK ZRANTISCO—Foot of Market Strest (Slip §)— *7:16 9:00 11:00a.M. $1:00 *2:00 $3:04 *4:00 15:00 *6:00e.. From QAKLAND— oot of Droad wayum ;u:go 8:04 10:00a.x. $13:00 *1:00 $3:00 °*3:00 14:08 *5:00P.m, 2 A for Morning. P for Afternoon. | ®Sundays excepted. s = 1 Saturdays only | #tMonday, and Satirday nights only. ‘Thursday i Baturds snd Sund: for Santa Cruz. o ooy and Mondass ton Bete D, L] MILL VALLEY AYD MOUYT TAMALPAIS ‘ SCENIC RAILWAY. ON AND AFTER THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, train will connect with Norih Pacific Coast Hallroad as follows: Week Davs leave San Fran- cisco 11:45 A. M.; returning arrive in San Fran- clsco 8:30 r. . 'Sunday: Leave San Francisco 9 A. M. and 1:80 P. M.; returning arrive in San Fran- cisco 3:30 and 6:30 p. M. Tickets can be secured in advance of L THOS. CQOK & SOS, 621 Market sty