The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1896, Page 24

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1896. H_———M __DECEMBER 0, 1896 CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. Dally and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrie Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mall Dally and Sunday CALL, six months, by mali.. 3. Daily and Sunday CALL, three months by mail 1.50 Daily and Sunday CALL, one month, by mail. .65 Sunday CALL, 0ne year, by mail.. . 1.50 W XKLY CALL, 0ne year, by mall. 150 BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telephone.. <eeveeee. Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephone...... <eeenees. MaIN—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: £27 Montgomery eureet, corner Clay: open until o'clock. street: open until 9:30 o'clock. n street: open until 9:30 o'clock. £W _corner Sixteenth aud Mission streeis; open Lol § o'clock. 2015 Mission street: open nntil 9 0'clock: 367 Aiuib street; open until § 0'clock. + Maraes sireet, open nill 9 0'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE U5 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Fooms 81 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOL Castern Manager. THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. i R e e Well done, Stockton street. The illuminations were lovely. Read our ads for holiday bargains. This is the day to meditate on Christmas charity. Rest well to-day for the crush comes to- mMOrrow. The Christmas CALL will be a chrys: themum. The Senate will soon give us leave to recognize Cuba. Foul journalism is getting the scrubbing brush in the neck. An Ezaminer lie is never a sensation, but it passes as a freak. Make up your mind to help the Salva- tion Army “cheer the friendless.” The stranger in San Francisco in these days will think every night is a festival, Huntington seems to be making his fight for Santa Monica with weapons up his sleeve. The movement toward the erection ofa monument to Robert Burns is a good thing. Push it along. There is one consolation for the publie. The Eraminer corrupts nobody except those who delight in it. This is not going to be a routine Con- gress. It shows signs of breaking the record in every direction. - California will have a representative in the Cabinet provided Californians do not make too much fuss over it. Olney's advice on the Cuban question was heara by the Senators, but it was not heeded. He is & back number. The limit of public patience with the de- ficit revenue will end on the 4th of March, and then something will be done. Itis revorted that the prospects for Ire- land are bright at last. The new era seems to be universal in its dawning. Don’t forget to leave orders early in the week for the Christmas Cain It wil give you good reading for the holiday. The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela- tions evidently believes Cuba is a near enough relation to deserve a Christmas gift. e e If this is not the best Christmas season we have ever had it isat any rate better than any for several years past, and there is comfort in that. % It will be too late to-morrow to send California goods to your Eastern friends for Christmas, but not too late to get them for your own home. There is much talk of establishing a per- manent census burean, but the one which took the census of 1890 seems about as per- manent as anything could be. The street-lighting movement has added a new glow to the Christmas season, and now let us have a street-paving movement to give us a Happy New Year. A prayer-book which was once the prop- erty of Benjamin Franklin was recently sold for $1250, thus showing the extent of public appreciation of a printer’s prayers. It would be a funny thing if we should have a war with Spain while the European war cloud goes on dissipating itself in the upper air, but it is always the unexpected that happens. Tom Reed proposes to send a tariff bill 10 the Senate for the purpose of compell- ing the statesmen in that body to make a show down, and it seems a good way of calling the bluff. Since it seems that Congress cannot pass an anti-trust law the courts will sustain it might be a good plan to appoint a com- mission of judges and let them frame alaw to suit themselves. By the time Cleveiand gets back from his duck-shooting he may find the Senate has settled the Cuban question for him and he will have nothing to do but tune up and play second fiddle. Congress very promptly passed a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Capitol, and now the ques- tion comes how the law can be enforced if Congressmen and the lobby fellows en- courage the yiolation of it. On Weanesday last THE CALL published in its local columns, and merely as a mat- ter of news, the complaint of Alfred Isson, addressed to the President, making charges against Hon. H. S. Foote, the TUnited Siates District Attorney. THE Cavry did not vouch Zor the truth of any of the charges preferred, nor give its sanc- tion to the criticism of the District Atior- ney. Three indictments were pending against George Stierlen for sending ob- scene matter through the mails. Stierlen was allowed to plead guilty to one indict- ment and was heavily fined by Judge Morrow; the other two indictments were nolle prosed, or dismissed. An investiga- tion of the facts shows that the action of the District Attorney and the disposition of the Stierlen cases instead of being the subject of adverse criticism were emi- pently justand proper. A VICTORY FOR DECENCY. TrE CALL congratulates the public and for the time being at least. ceedings of the Morgue. desires its omission. Those who have posterous slander on the proprietor of THE assume that the Ezaminer has been cowed that for a little while it will be sufficiently punishment it has just received. as a require that a long in depravity fact gence career usually restoration to decency. ism upon the Pacific Coast. aminer has made itself ridiculous to the pubplic eye. inclined to take a more hopeful view of the situation, and for the present, at least, to the respectable pressof California that their united effort has resulted in driving the Ezaminer back to a semblance of decency 1t has been several days since Mr. Hearst's newspaper *has printed an obscene cartoon, and almost a week since an erotic sensation has been flashed up from its favorite slums. It has even abstained from detailing women reporters to interview the several prize-fighters in town or to report the daily pro- The fact that the usual amount of that sort of matter which has heretofore caused the Eraminer's columns to ‘“shine like a rotten mackerel by moonlight,” to use John Randoiph’s suggestive comparison, has been omitted for the past few days, is cavsing wide comment among that element of society which watched the progress of the battle for decency are exultant in the hope of victory, and rejoice to see the swaggering bully and boastful braggart of California journalism for once obliged to succumb to the power of an aroused and indignant public opinion. It may he possible that this temporary relapse into respectability is due to the fact that for the past few days the atready overworked ““fake and fiction” department of the Examiner has had its entire energies absorbed in the manufacture of that pre- CaLL with the publication of which the Ez- Tue CaLn is, however, into decency by the storm of indignant protests and the lash of deserved rebuke which has been'rained upon it recently, and respectable to avoid a repetition of the If this hope shall prove to be correct, THE CALL, in common with its brethren among the respectable daily and weekly press of California, will have ample reason for public congratulation upon the notable victory they have won. braggadocio In view of the lengthened indul- treatment to or a more than a single reduce the pride or restore the system of either a man or a newspaper, it ma) be nec- essary to administer to the Ezaminer further treatment, in order to its comnlete THE CALL, in company with its associates among reputable newspapers, will therefore siand ready with all the proper appliances to renew the heroic treatment of the past fortnight whenever the Eraminer displays the slightest tendency to relap-e into its recent condition as the exponent of nastiness 1n journal- COALIFORNIA IN THE CABINET.| That California deserves a place in the Cabinet of the next administration and of right ought to have it is the universai | opinion of the people of the State. There has teen a general satisfaction in the prospects that such a position would be | awarded to a Californian, and until re- cently there was no evidence of any out- break of personal antagonism or hostili- ties that would tend to prevent it. It is to be hoped such signs of personal antagonism as have appeared do not repre- sent a strong feeling in any quarter. There is no reason why dissensions should break out over the subject. We have had abundant experience in the past to show that Californians are always able to de-| feat one another In their aspirations for high offices in the councils of the Nation. Tt iscertain, therefore, we can defeat one another again if we seek to do so. It re- mains with ourselves to decide whether we shall follow the old cutthroat policy, and prevent any Californian from finding a place in the McKinley Cabinet, or whether we shall unite and work together to secure that position for some men who will reflect credit upon the administration ana upon the State. That the Republican party of California contains many men well worthy of the L high honor of a seat in the Cabinet is not to be doubted. Among the men who have been recommended there are several | who would ably serve the people and il- lustrate the capacity of Californians for dealing with great National issues and problems. THE CALL has no special favor- ites among these, It does not assume to dictate to the party nor claim the right to name the men who are to have the honors ot the great victory achieved by the effective work of all Republicans | acting together in harmony throughout the State. THE CALL has no council but that of harmony. If Republicans of Cali- fornia cannot agree upon any one man for a Cabinet position let them recommend three or four and leave it to President Mc- Kinley to choose from amongz them. Such men as Horace Davis, Judge de | Haven, Mr. Elwood Cooper, Judge Way- mire and others who might be named are certainly men whom the Republicansof | California could well unite in recommend- | ing for appointment to the Cabinet. Each of them is & man who bas been tried in many important tasks, and in both public and in private life has proven himaelf to be capable, faithiul and trustworthy. Let us bear in mind the issue before us is not to advance the interests of any par- ticular man, but to gain for California a representative in the Cabinet. We know from past experience what has been the result of our local dissensions. Letus now mark the beginning of a new erain politics by overcoming these dissensions and winning for California the recognition | which she deserves in the highest council of the Nation. THE IDEAL NEWSPAPER The movement recently started in New York among ministers and religious organizations proposing a boycott against sensational Sunday newspapers and the establishment of an ideal newspaper, while perhaps somewhat visionary and not directed with sufficient concentration of aim to that evil in newspapers which should be and can be cured, is exceedingly well timed and will no doubt accomplish much in the way of reform. The principal error in this training of the guns of righteousness is that they are pointed indiscriminately at all Sunday newspapers. The ammunition thus directed will be wasted, for the Sunday paper has come to stay. It is a necessity of modern civilization. Let vile papers be opposed and also the portion of evil that mingles in papers partially good, and the war may be as Grant waged it instead of a Quixotic tilt. We have reached a stage of progress wherein the news is needed “eyery day and Sunday, too.” The preacher who would. be forceful and timely must know when he enters his pulpit what is the latest news. The efforts of minristers and religious organizations to cripple clean Sunday papers, if effective, would but remove an influence which may be made to accom- plish great good, and by this' removal give redoubled opportunity for scandalous sheets to corrupt society. Let the clean paper be encouraged and the foul one condemned if the preachers and the public wish to do some practical good in the world. Now is an opportune time to get in this effective work, for the people are nauseated with the vileness of the *new journalism.” and the tendency to reaction should be given momentum by a push forward from every man and woman who wishes prurient literature kept out of their homes. It has been said the first issne of the “ideal newspaper” would be published on the morning of the millennium; and this 1s, of course, true in the sense that perfec- tion is not attainable in a state of exist- ence in which evil is ever present with us. A Sunday paver, however, can have its pages full of matter that will entertain, entighten, encourage and make more moral and happy thousands of people who have little time to read except on that day. 1treaches many who will not go to church and who do not read books. For these the newspaper can supply not only the latest news, which th are bound to read, but also the instruction required by intelligent and refined readers in the way of literary beauties, science, art and exploration. There are many most excellent Sunday newspapers published in this country, as every fair-minded man knows. Nothing can be gained for the cause of morality by denunciations which confound these with sheets utterly disreputable and wholly vile. If the pulpit is to help on the com: ing of the ideal newspaper it must di tinguish between the good and the evil which exist, and support the one while condemning the other. Public sentiment is now well prepared to co-operate with the church in the fight against that vicious portion of the press which seeks to degrade journalism to the slums and spread the emanations of the slums into every home. This fact is made manifest by the war now being waged in New York against the Journal of that city and in San Francisco against the Ez- aminer. The promoters of the movement for an ideal newspaper will therefore have powerful allies among all classes of decent people if they airect their war rightly. There must be no firing in the air. Let the advocates of decent journalism brand the vicious by name and hold them up to the scorn and contempt of the virtue they have mocked at and the decency they have outraged. OUBAN INDEPENDENOCE. The action of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in unanimously adopt- ing a decision to report to the Senate a joint resolution recognizing the inde- pendence of Cuba brings us to a crisis in our relations with the war now raging in that island. As soon as the report of the committee is made to the Senate that body, the highest in the great councils of the Nation, and specifically charged by the constitution to act with the President in all foreign affairs, will have to decide one way or another what course it shall tauke toward Spain and toward the Cubans, The resolutions adopted by the commit- tee declare in the first section that the Congress of the United States recognizes the independence of the Republic of Cuba, and in the second section that the United States will use its frienaly offices with the Government of Spain 1o bring to a close the war between Spain and Cuba. If the Senate adopts this resolution it will remain for the House of Representa- tives to decide whether Mr. Cleveland shall be left free in his policy of inactivity, or shall be forced eitber to take action in recognition of Cuban independence, or defy the will of tne Congress of his own country. That the American people are willing and ready to acknowledge the independ- ence of Cuba is beyond all question. If such recognition would be of any benefit to the Cubans the people will support it cordially. Itis more than doubtful, how- ever, whether such action on our part would be in the least degree helpful to the patriots of the island. If it did not em- broil us with Spain, its effect would be wholly moral. It would give the Cubans the right to equip privateers and bring their prizes into our ports provided the Cubans were able to equip vessels of that kind. It would not, however, give them a right to bave such warships constructed at our shipyards, ner would it give them the right to supply their ships with the munitions of war at any port in this coun- try. While the benefits to Cuba of our recog- nition of her independence would be prob- lematical, the disadvantage to ourselves would be certain. We would lose the right of holding the Spanish Government responsible for all damage done to Ameri- cap property in the island, and we would also lose the right of shipping munitions of war to the Cuban patriots. These facts are well understood in Congress, and they will go far to make the House hesitate to adopt the resolutions, even if they should pass the Senate. As was said by a leading member of the House Committee on Foreign Relations, the Senate has ceased to be the conservative branch of Congress, and we must look to the House for pro- tection against rash action of any kind. The independeénce of Cuba is the desire of the American peovle., They are willing to do much to bring it about. A con- siderable number of them are even willing to engage in war with Spain for that purpose. Nevertheless, we believe there are few who are willing to take risksof war at this time. The existing administration will soon go out of office, and in every re- spect 1t would be better for Congress to leave the incoming administration free to act as may be best when it begins its work. For that reason if for no other we believe public sentiment will be averse to any basty action at this time. Congress should leave the question to the decision of the incoming administration, and then, if conditions justify it, the country will cordially support the new President in taking any action he may deem necessary to establish the independence of Cuba, even at the risk of a war with Spain. ROBERT BURNS. The proposal of the Caledonian Club to erect a monument to Robert Burns in Golaen Gate Park is one that will be sure to receive the warm approval of the great majority of the people of San Franeisco. It will go hard with the proposal indeed if it does not receiver something more than approval. The ciub ought to find gener- ous assistance from all citizens, and the monument sheuld be made an évidence of the appreciation in which Burnsis held by the community as a whole, and not merely by tbose of our people who are of Scotch birth or ancestry. Robert Burns has earned for himself the proud title of “The Poet of Humanity.” All who love poetry recognize the justice of his claim to tuat rank among the mighty masters of song. What he did for Scotland was great, but what he did for the world at large was greater still. He has long ceased to be regarded as the po?t of the Scottish people exclusively. He is the singer of the universal song of the human heart and is everywhere esteemed as the.poet of all mankind. Though an alien to the land of Califor- nia Robert Barns is not an alien to the hearts of its people. Much of the joy and happiness of life with us, as well as life in Scotland, has been due to the sweet songs he wrote and the sentiments of love, charity and friendship which he expressed in “thoughts that breathe and words that burn.”” We owe to him more than we can give, and the erection of a monument in his honor amid the groves of our park wouid be less a tribute to his memory than an expression of our own apprecia- tion of what is finest and truest in buman character. The people of California are in the full- est sense ot the word ‘‘heirs of all the ages.” . We may also claim to be heirs of all countries, of all climes and of all genius, In the building up of our cities and the cultivation of our fields men from all parts of the world have come and taken part. In our social organism has been infused the best thoughts of the best men of all nations. We owe a debt to Dante, to Racine, to Goethe, to Shakes- peare, to Moore and to Burns. That debt it would not be inappropriate to pay by the erection of monuments in our park. No right thinking man will consider such monuments alien to our sccial life or to our institutions. The people of San Francisco can with the truest patriotism unite with the Cale- donian Club in carrying out to a success- ful accomplishment tbe task which the club proposes to undertake. We cannot have too much of art in our City nor show too much appreciation of true genius, wherever it may have lived. Robert Burns is one of the singers whom we honor in every nousehold and in every heart, and there is no reason why we should not give in our parks a visible manifestation of the esteem in which we hold him. THE CHRISTMAS “OALL." The Christmas CaLL will appear on Christmas morning and will be one of the bright features of that happy holiday in every home to which it comes. In every respect it will be a genuine California pa- per, and will bear in its bright and inter- esting pages suggestions of the good cleer which accords with the celebration of the great festival. The publication of the paper on Christ- mas day itself will make it more truly a holiday paper than if it appeared this morning. Moreover, the pressure of news, advertising and stories requires us to issue it separately from the Sunday number, in order to do justice to ourselves, our read- ers and to the public. It goes without saying the number will be equal to any newspaper publication of the year. It will be a Christmas gift in itself 6f no small merits or proportions. Look out for ft. Leave orders for it. Every home in California ought to glad- den itself with a copy of the Christmas CArL. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE A committee of prominent Parisian drama- tists and literary men has been formed to de- vise a celebration in honor of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, to commemorate her services to contemporary French dramatic art. Izzet Bey, an Arab from the Hauran, the Sultan’s chief adviser, Is now about 45 years of age. He has been the confidential sccretary of -Abdul Hamid since the fall, in the early days of October, 1895, ot Little Said Pasha. Grover Cleveiand will, if he lives until the 4th of March, have one distinction that no other President has enjoyed. He will be the only occupant of the White House that has ever ridden to the C pitol with two different successors. It is alleged by the Charleston News and Courier that many of thecracker and moun- tain district delegates of the Georgia Legisia- ture voted for Alexander Stephens Clay, the new Senator, in the bellef that they were cast ing their ballots for the late Vice-President of the Confederacy. Mr. Kato, the secretary of the Japanese lega- tion in Paris, has just been appointed Com- missioner-General of Japan at the exposition 0f 1900. His Government, which has already voted $50,000 for the occasion, will undoubt- edly vie with European nations in the extent and magnificence of its exhibits. The Dispatch’s Paris correspondent, who has investigated the absurd story printed of Paderewski's insanity, says the great pianist is at Aixles Bains taking the waters for a stomach complaint, but otherwise is in perfect health mentally and physically. But his physician oraered absolute rest and quiet, and not even his letters are forwarded to him. The Empress of Russia was very popular with the Parisians during herwvisit to the French capital. Curiously enough, her mother only is mentioned in the biographies pub- lished in French papers. German contempo- raries ask whether the French cannot forgive her father that he contributed largely to the defeat of the French army at Gravelotte, where he commanded the Hessian division. THE KANSAS COW AND KANSAS HEN. 4 Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. All tands agree that outside capital is not available just now, and many good businsss people think it is undesirable. But there are ways out opsn. One of these ways is the Kan- sas cowpath. That will lead to glory quicker than the Legislature can lead the way. The Kansas cow, if sbe is worked, will pay off the National debt quicker than any Legisiature. Trainload after trainload of butter leaves Newton every month for New York, where it is shipped directly to Loudon. That train should leave every Kansas county between Great Bend and the Missourl River. It would distribute more money per capita in Kansas than “the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the legal and constitutional ratio of 16 to 1.” It would bring as much money into Lyon County in a year as the Santa Fe Railroad sho rine if the farmers of this community ‘would get the milk to market. There 18 more money in the Kansas cow than there is in pearis and diamonds. The Kansas hen can pay off the Kansas mort- age easier than a tariff bill or asilver bill. ‘here will be a tariff on eggs, and the Cana- dian:hen will be in the hands ot & receiver. The Kansas hen eggs will be served on the breakfast table of the Palmer House in Cni- cago and the Fifth Avenue in New York. The Kansas hen will bring in more money than the Kansas steer. The thing to do is to culti- vate the hen. Then when the hen and the cow are running on full time, the thing to do is to get a patch of garden and “tend it”” There is good money in these things and good times are coming— are here. Men are going to work in all the shops in the Central Middie States. These men are going to eat canned corn and canned <tomatuses’ and canued beans. Let’em eat Kansas truck. It will pey. A CANDIDAIE WITH A CON. SCIENCE. Chicago Chronlcle. “All's fair in love, war and politics” has long been & maxim well followed, but H. D. Fiood, who was declared by the Virginia State Board of Canvassers to have been elected to Congress from the Tenth District, has refused to .eee‘yl his certificate. HuR?pomm WAS Jacob Yost, whose name appea: upon some of the ballots as “J. Yost,” thus iviug Mr. a uuhnlul‘;lunmy. He has deter- mined not to take advantage of this error, and a new election will thereiore have to be held in order to choose a representative. It is so R e Po! e ment t ‘worthy of especial mention. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. D. K. B. Sellers, & prominent merchant of Eureka, Cal., is here on business, and is at the Grand. He said last night, in reference to his section: “Itisa fact that while the San Francisco merchants, daily press and citizens of the lower counties have ofttimes exhibited a doubt a8 to whether Eureka, Humboldt County, was located in the State of Oregon or Washington, it remained for THE CALL to take the initiative step and geographically locate us as being a part of the glorious State of California. Grati- tude is surely due it for the very interesting and able way in which it has written up our resources, our people and our wants, “It is also true that the county has directly felt the advantages of this attention which THE CALL has given us. Already a projected railroad is under survey by the Iron Mountain Mining Company from Red Bluff to Eureka, and scarcely a steamer leaves San Francisco for Eureks, without an adventurous miner aboard, anxious to cast his lot among us and try hisluck in the placer mines along the Klamath and Trinity rivers. “Without a doubt the gold-mining industry of Humboldt will shortly equal the good days in Trinity County, and the county will be one of the largest gold producing territories of the Btate. The fact is, very few of our mines have as yet been developed. However, the coming winter promises some big surprises to the people of this State. “Eureka will be the natural supply point. Although only trails now lead ont in the direc- tion of the mines, the people of the county shortly contemplate building good, substantial wagonroade. Acombinationof circumstances will at times stagnate our lumber industry, but with the development of the gold mines, We can see permanent prosperity. “Salmon fishing and duck shooting are some of our principal sports. We now have several thousand acres in preserves; a sporting club of twenty, limited, and & well equipped club- house to entertain our city friends. Even the little suckers are now looking to Alex Vogel- sang tor protection. And with the prospect of sending Billle Foote to the United States Senate in four years, my friend Cutler and I are reconciled to eat crow for several years.” PERSONAL. William G. Blatt of Detroit is in the City. R. C. Goodspeed of Durham is at the Grand. 8. M. Duarte of Monterey is on a visit here. J. H. Dutcher of Livermore is a visitor to the City. P. Arthues of St. Paul is a recent arrival here. F. M. Whitney of Santa Barbara is at the Palace. J. 0. Brittan of Marysviile is here on a busi- ness trip. J. 0. Graus, a business man of Los Angeles, 1s in town. Matt Robinson of St.Joe, Mo., arrived here yesterday. Dr. M. L. Pratt of Chicago has arrived here and is at the Lick. G. G. Wallace of San Jose is among the ar- rivals at the Lick. George W. Godley, a business man of Beni- cia, {s at the Baldwin. Frank Lyon of the United Statessteamer Ore- gon is at the Occidental. A. Brunner and wife, of Milwaukee, Wis.,, are at the Cosmopolitan, C. H. Gillespie, a dealer in California wines in New York, is in the City. A. W. McPherson of Raymond arrived here yesterday and is at the Russ. J. H. McFarland of Pasadena arrived here yesterday and is at the Grand. W. C. Parker, a leading fruit-grower of Ken- wood, is one of the arrivals here. Frank X. Murphy, owner of mining prop- erty at Ely, Nev., is a late arrival here. W. E. Peck, a merchant of Santa Cruz, ar- rived here yesterday and is at the Grand. J. W. Potter, a mining and business man of Yreka, is among the srrivals at the Grand. - Harry J. Vance of Jersey City is touring the State, and is registered at the Cosmopolitan. J. D. Houck, a railroad man of Pittsburg, who frequenily comes to California, s at the Palace. James Tonan, a cattle-raiser and owner of large mining interests at Sutter Creek, is at the Cosmopolitan. Among the arrivals here yesterday were Theodore S. Brown and W. O. Bigelow of Stockton. They are at the Russ. S. H. Cummings, a wealthy resident of St. Albans, Vt, is here, accompanied by Mrs. Cummings. They are at the Palace. C. A. Snow, the representative of Mrs. Moses Hopkins, has been suffering for some time with locomotor ataxia at his home, 2510 Fill- more street, but is now rapidiy recovering. Six weeks a7o he went East and the day after his return he was stricken. He thinks he will pe able to be out before long. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani left on the 9 o’clock Sunset limited train of the Southern Pacific road last night by way of New Orleans for Boston. She was accompanied by Mrs. Ellen Graham, her intimate friend for seve.al years; maid and private secretary. The Queen ex- pects to reach Boston shortly after noon on Christmas day, where she will be met and entertained by the relatives of her late hus- band. There have been many visitors for the last few days tosee the Queen. Yesterday the rush was heavier than usual,including sev- eral insurance agents. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 19.—At the St. Cloud —C. G. Cutter, Stuart, D. Marx. Mr. and Mrs. H. 8t. George of San Jose lett the St. Cloud to sall for Europe. THE FIRST CLOUD They stood at the a'tar one short vear ago: He vowed from zhe troubles of fife to defend her, To have her and to hold her for weal or for woe— She spoke the responses in accents most teader. To-night In the gloom they are sitting apart— Oh, has all her wifely devotion been wasted— She mopes there in silence, a pain at her heart; The lamps are unlighted, his supper untasted. Their sky, first all cloudless, Is now overcast; For joy there is sorrow, for gladness dejection: The serpent has entered their Eden at Iast, And left its dark trail on the tliowers of affection. Oh, weil may there be in her bosom a pain, A grief that she vainly engeavors to smother; To-nigh: he has told her in languace quite platn, She can’t cook his meals half as well as hismother! —Boston Courler. ATJUSTABLE BRETELI;BS. A very effective arrangement for making a plain waist aressy isshown here. It isoneof the newest accessories, and is made with a point ini the back, and in these examples the straps extend to the walst line only or below, as shown in the illusiration. Embroidered bands of a flax-colored net, with ruffles to match, make a charming trim- ming suiteble to wear with waist of silk, wool or cotwon fabries. Banas of lace insertion, either black or white, over ribbon the same width are very pretty with any waist. Black chiffon with nppllgnp designs or lace braid is used, with & stay of silk or ribbon un- der the flat band. Plain black chiffon ruffles with a band of the same over silk and studded with spangles is very effective for silk or hand- some wool waists. The short ruffle is set ona cap-shaped piece at the shoulder; the upper one peing stitched to the bands. NEWSPAPER PLEASANTRIES. *“Why don’t you propose to her, Patlow? You love her, don’t you?” “Yes, devotedly.” “And you can support a wife, can’t you?” “I certainly can; but hang it, old man,I can’: stand the expense of an engagement, with the opera season staring us in the face, Christmas only a few weeks off and flowers at bull prices.’—Harper’s Bazar. Young Mrs. Fitz—The Trolleybys have such a jewel of a hired girl. Their floor is actually clean enough to eat off. Young Mr. Fitz—By George, that ought to be right handy when he has to carve & duck. —Indisnapolis Journal. “Julia, you know George used to love to stuff my sleeves in before we were married?” yes “Well—now he says: ‘Greatguns—can’tyou get some kind of cloak that you can get into by yourself.’ ’—Chicago Record. Tommy—Okh, paw! Mr. Figg—Well? “How can asolid fact lesk out?”—Indian- apolis Journal. “Paw, what s your busy day?”’ “Well, happy urchin, it is when Istay at home to rest and your mother gets me to do a few little odd jobs around the house.” —Detroit Free Press. ‘‘Say, mister,” said the little fresh-air child, 28 she watched the cattle enjoying their cud, *“do you have to buy gum for all of them cows to chew?”’—Troy Times. “Do you think that all matches are made in heaven?” ~Yes; except those made at the seashore,”— Judge. “I always like to see y ou play gol{, old man.” “Do you? Why?" “You've such a splendid command of lan- guage.”—St. Paul's. ‘‘What you need is & warmer climate, Mr. Grumpey,” said the doctor in his most per- suasive tone. “I guess you'll get me there all right enough,” was the ungracious response.—De- troit Free Press. Then Jamie Leughed—“Jamie,” called his mother, sharply, “you’ve been loafing all day. Batan always finds some work for idle hands to do. Take this basket and bring in some kindling.”—Christian Advocate. He had learned the part of Hamlet, but the man- ager declared That his talents were for other roles whence he. could not be spared; And that is why he gave 1t up, despite ambition's throb, To play in “Jullus Cmsar” as the leader of the mob.—Washington Star. E. H. BLack, pamter, 120 Eddy strast. * — —————— MoCHA, pistache & camelia cake. 905 Larkin.” e LARGE, handsome basket and four pounds of our famous broken candy, 50c. Townsend’s. * e e Tre to send your Eastern friends Cal. glace fruits, 50c 1b,; handsome bkts. Townsend's. * e . e e 4 1bs. famous broken candy, handsome bkts., 50c. Townsend's, Palace building. - e ————— E£PECTAL information daily to manufacturery business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * —————————————— Edith—He told me I was so interesting and 50 beautiful. Maude—And yet you will trust yourself for life with a man who begins deceiving you even at the commencement of his courtship.— Boston Transcript. % Phillips’ Rock Island Kxcursions Leave San Francisco every Wednesday, via Ria Grande and Rock Island Kallways. Through tourist sleeping-cars to Chicago and Boston. Man- ager and porters accompany these excurslons to Boston. For tickets, sleeping-car accommodations and furtber information, address Clinton Jones, General Agent Hock Island Rallway, 30 Mons gomery street, San Franciseo «BrowN's BRONCHIAL TROCHES” are of great service in subduing Hoarseness and Coughs. Sold only in boxes. Avoid Imitations. e DR. 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