The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1896, Page 4

THE FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1896 MODERN METHODS IN THE SCAQ0LS Noied Educaters Address the State Teachers at San Jese. Professor Howison Broaches the Subject of Religion in the Classroom. Says the Instructor Should Have the Character to Inspire the Pupil. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 30.—This morn- ing’s session of the California Teachers’ Association was devoted to round-table work. There was the same large attend- ance that characterized yesterday’s meet- ings, and the various rooms were crowded. The work in English conducted in the training-hall of the Normal School attract- ed great attention. The subject under dis- cussion was “English Considered as a Continuous Course.” Professor Charles M. Gayley of the University of California was chairman, and introduced the subject with a talk on “The Purpose of the Con- ference.” “BEaglish in the Grammar School—prin- ciples of selections and choice of reading” (authors and text), was the subject treated by F. E. Perham of Santa Ana. He be- lieved the child should be taken along in @ way i0 interest it by telling a story and not giving it too much detail. The pupils in the lower grades should not be given details to the point of burdening, but only details sufficient to explain the story so they could understund it. He believed the best way to teach English was to give the child literature of a nature suitable to its age and understanding. Anna C. Murphy of Berkeley believed the child in the lower grades should be taught English by giving it a birdseye view of the best things in literature suit- able to its age. It would learn composi- tion and grammar and see the beauty of language and at the same time grasp the fact that there were better things ahead for it if it only band. “English in the Grammar School—se- quence of studies and methods,” was dis- | cussed by Charles E. Marknam and Eliza: peth H. Packard of Oakland. T. L. Hea- ton of Eureka and Millin E. Blanchard of San Francisco treated *‘Englisk in the High School. Both talks aroused con- siderable discussion of various features oi the subject. “What we can learn from Germany in teaching the native language and literature’’ had been assigned to Pro- fessor Ewald Flugel of Stanford, but he could not be present. As a result the subject was omitted. Numerous persons gave talks on the general subject, among them Miss Helen Wright of San Jose Nor- mal, Mrs. Frick, Los Angeles, and others, The subject proved one of interest to the end, and many teachers were loth to drop it even at a quarter of an hour past noon- time. “Ciassics in the High School,’” with Pro- fessor Edward B. Ciapp of the University | of Calilornia presiding as chairman, was the subject in room D. The papers were brief aud were generally and ireely dis- cussed. Miss Frances Hodgkinson, Girls’ High School, San Francisco, read a paper on “*Methods ot Teaching the Writing of Latin,” E. A. Burnell oi Oakland spoke of “The Place and Treatment ot Virgilin the Preparatory Cause” and Professor A. T. Murray of Stanford talked of *“Tne Teaching of Elementary Greek.” Profes- sor W. A. Merrill of the University of California entertained the teachers by a discussion ou “'Some Objects in Transla- tions.”’ Professor L. R. Smith of San Jose High School spoke of **The Perma- nent Value of the Classics in Secondary | Education.” “German in the Schools”” proved at- tractive to ma: Those who spoke under this general subject were Professor Julius Goebel, Dr. Jordan of Stanford, Professor Patzker of the University of California, Professor Riedman and others. In room F a large number of teachers gathered to discuss *Manual Training in the School.” were reports of the outlook tor manual training in the schools of the cities of this State with discussions of plans, methods and advantages of the training. ‘“Science in the Schools” was another interesting | subject. Professor O. P. Jenkins was chairman of the “Round Table” and there were papers and discussions by W. E. Setchell, Frank Dunn of University of California, Fernando Sanford, C. H. Gil- bertand Professor Kellogg of Stanford. “The Kindergarten in the Schools”’ was discussed in the Assembly Hall. Dr. W. T. Harris of Washington addresssd the audience on the subject, and conducted the discussion, which was general. Toe discussion of “‘Interest and Charac- ter as Educational Motives” by Professor G. H. Howison of the University of Cali- fornia at the general session of the associa- tion this afternoon introduced the most profound topic which has yet received consideration and proved to be of absorb- interest. Professor Howison stated that his remarks were but a continuation and elaboration of those uttered at the session of the association one year ago upon the | same subject. He referred in caustic terms to tne position taken by some of the members cf the tacuity of Harvard College that ‘‘interest” was the fundamental principle involved in elementary educa- tion. The question, he said, was the deepest which faced the human race. The great realities of religion, he claimea, were based upon the conclusion arrived at, and it would be impossible to keep religion out of the question, no matter what political side a person might take. After showing briefly the results of “‘interest” being the chief motive of the pupil and explaining its selfish tendency, the speaker referred to the influence which the reciprocal interdependence of the body and brain exercised, He reviewed the manner io which the American people, as a class, had come to place themselves on the side of character more than mere in- terest. To illustrate this, he referred to the principles which bad governed the Puritans and the cavaliers of Jamestown. The Puritan, he said, represented charac- ter and the cavalier self-interest. The Puritan principle was the deeper of the two and has triumphed. “Time, space and will are forms of pure self-activity of the mind, and character belongs to this realm,” he said. “There is no difference between intellect and will. The will of God is also the will of man, except that the will in man is conscions by sin, which is not known in God, who has the perfect, pure will. To be righte- ous is to will the perfect truth. Man can only will the partial truth, Mathematics and patural science are infallible, but not complete or perfect truths. The whole hove of man 1s based upon natural truth not _being complete truth. The man who has the sight to view himself as 4 member of ihe republic of God has character. “You do not educate the pure spirit. The teacher should see that the power of the pure spirit, that is original, that is the gift of creation, that is tke spirit of God, is not hindered. They should not com- mit the folly of endeavoring to build up intelligence but to aid the intelligence in mastered the things at | Q Professor Keyes of Berke- | ley was in charge as chairman, and there bearing the burden of experience. Char- acter mukes the man. The {eacher should have the character to inspire the pupil. The teacher should not think that: the victory of the soul. over sense is in_conflict with self interest. There is no limit to the symbois by which we can get' 1o religion and realize that we are an eternal spirit and there is a Father spirit, without which the world becomes unintelligible.’” Mrs. Mary Weaver McCauley sang 8 vocal solo, which was much applauded, after which Dr. W. T. Harris delivered a short address uKon “Five. Windows of the Soul.” These he designated as literature, grammar, mathematics, geography and history, and he entered into an extended review of the value of each in education. A telegram was read from the Wiscon- sin Teachers’ Association, in session in Milwaukee, inviting the California Asso- ciation to attend its next meeting. This was answered with expressions of thanks. This evening the teachers enjoyed a hop in the pariors of the St. James Hotel. It was a very largely attended and brilliant affair. At the Vendome a banguet was given by the members of the State Teachers’ Asso- ciation afliliated with_the University of California. President Martin Kellogg was toastmaster. Among thiose who responded to toasts were David Starr Jordan, A. H. Randall, Samuel T. Black, J. W. Linscort, Milton E. Blanchard, James Forshay El- mer E. Brown and J. D. Pierce. The meetings of the association will close with the session to-morrow forenoon. There will be papers upon the following subjects: “Chinese Education — Past, Present and Future”; *‘Sience Work Be- low the High School”’;" *‘Psychology asa Science,” and “Modern Psychology in the Normal School.” AYER-SCHEMMEL NUPTIALS. Pretty Ceremony at the Bride’s Home on the alameda. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dsc. 30.—The mar- riage of Miss Lulu M. L. Schemmel and Henry M. Ayer took place at 12:30 to-day at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H, L. Schemmel, on the Alameda. Although only a few of the nearest rela- tives and friends were present the affair was an elaborate one. The house was handsomely decorated. The bridal party entered the parlor to the strains of Men- delssohn's wedding march, played by Miss Gussie Schroeder. The b 1de was ac- companied by her father, and they were preceded by two little girls—Hilda Lom- |ler and Lila Pfister, cousins of the bride. The bridesmaids were Miss Genevieve Yoell and Miss Florence Ayer. The groom was _attendea by William J. Bweigert and John R. Trimble. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Dr. Dins- more. . The bride is a prominent young society v, and has a large circle of friends in ¥v. Mr. Ayer is a son of Supervisor F. Ayer. He is engaged in stock-rais- ing, and has large interests in California, New Mexico and Arizona. At 5 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Ayer left for | the South on a bridal trip. They will re- side in Tucson, Ariz. LI L s ! Charles F. Stevens Dead. | SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 30.—Charles E. Stevens, a 49 pioneer and an old resident of this county, died at his residence at 822 East Julian street about 2 o’'clock this morning. He was born at Newbury, Vt., in 1822, When a boy he went to St. Louis, | Mo., 2nd in 1848 he left there with a party of twenty to come to California by ox- team. After many hardships the party | arrived in this State in 1849, and Stevens |atonce went 10 the minesin Mariposa | County. In 1862 he removed ue this city. For a number of years he haa charge of the street-sprinkling in this city, for which | the citizens paid according to front, and | became well known as ‘‘Charley, the | Waterman.”” Stevens was an exempt fire- | man and a member of the Society of Pio- | neers. - A widow survives-him: HUMBOLDL TAXPAYEKY LEAGUY, Organization Having in View Reforms on Economical Lines. EUREKA, CaL, Dec. 30.—T. J. Gilbert, secretary of the Non-partisan Taxpayers’ | League of San Bernardino County, called | a meeting to be held here this evening to | organize a similar league here. The ob- | ject of the league is the reduction of taxa- | tion by legislation, to reduce salaries of | county officers, abolish certain unneces- sary State commissions and to economize in = government expenses. Humboldt County being of the same class as San | Bernardino—the twelfih class—is there- | fore asked to co-operate. The meeting was attended by all of the principal business men and property- | owners of the city and the proposition | was enthusiasticaliy received. A com- mittee of five, with ‘W. Henderson, vresident of the Humbo!dt County Bank, as chdirman; wasappointed to prepare for the organization of a league and calla mass-meeting at the earliest possible mo- ment, and in the meantime a memorial will be sent to the Humboldt representa- tives in the Legislature advising them of | the movement. | Republicans .Jill Contest. | NASHVILLE, Texx., Dec. 30.—Repub- lican leaders in Tennessee met here to- day and finally aecided to contest the gubernatonal election. NIAGARA IN HARNESS. The Great Falls Earning Money for Electric-Road Stockholders. Trolley-cars are now run in Buffalo by electricity furnished by dynamos operated by water from Niagara Falls, twenty-three miles off. The experiment has cost a great deal of money, but it is a success. It has been watched with much interest. Scien- ! tific men have visited the works, and | have been astonished at the mag- | nitude of the undertaking. The pos- bility of transmitting electricity to a distance has, of course, been a fact | for years, but the question whether, in view of the loss of power, it would pay to | do so, has been an imvortant one. If the power can be sufficiently conserved, enough can be generated at {lingnm to do a vast deal of work at Chicago, 500 miles away, and at New York, which is nearly that distance. These are matters of detail to be worked out. It has been demon- strated that the vast volume of water going- over the.falls at Niagara can be made to do effective work." So far as the present experiment is concerned,..the diminution of water is mnot perceptible; and it would doubtless take many tunnels to carry off enough to reduce thequan- tity in any great degree. Foreigners often complain that Ameri- cans are too much disposed to look at na- ture in a practical way. They want every- thing to do work, to pay, so to say, tor the vrivilege of living. Niagara Falls is the most beautiful sight of its kind in the | world. It draws thousands of visitors every year. There are very few Americans unpoetic enough to desire to destroy the beauty of the falis, and it isnoulikely that this wiil be done, for the law would inter- pose if that were threatened. But the practical American says, as there are millions of galions of water going to waste, why not make use of this water, especially as it can be doae to serve avaluable purpose ?—Baltimore American. —————— The Cause of Death. In 1827 Mr. Zea, Golombian Minister in Engiand, died suddenly. He was insured in various offices, and rumeor said be had shot himself. A meeting of the insurance boards was held, and the directors were talking the matter over, when Dr. M— appeared, who was the company’s medieal referee, as well as Mr. Zea'sown physi- clan, “‘Ah! now yonu can tell us the true cause of Zea's death.”’ ‘‘Certainly I can,” said the doctor solemnly, ‘“because I attended him,” Here he paused, and was surprised to find that his merely preliminary remark was hilarious!y received as a solution of the whole question.—Househola Words, | FIRST T0 SALL INTO OUR PORT Arrival of an 0ld Painting of Captain Dorr, the Bold Navigator. His Ship the .Otter Carried the First American Flag Iato Monterey Bay. Characteristic Deeds of an Intrepid Mariner Who Came When Wash- ington Was President. Colonel A.:S, Hubbard, secretary of the California Historical Society, has received from the East an old and exceptionally valuable oil painting of a man whose life for many years was closely woven with California, and in whom all Califorzians have a special interest. The picture is of Captain Ebenezer Dorr, “The only foreign craft,”” according to an account that seems indisputable, *“ihat toucued at Monterey during the decade, were those of Vancouver in 1792-4, the English ship Providence ander roughton in 1796, the American Otter under Dorr in the same vear, and an unknoyn vessel that anchored in the bay in 1800.” = Governor Boricar was the Spanish execu- tive of California who_first introduced Spanish schools here, He was very wroth that Captain Dorr should land the En, Jish sailors here contrary to his will. When he found how handy they were, however, in working in wood and iron he was greatly pleased, and was sorry he eventually had to lose them. Captain Dorr seems to have been a man of rare strength of character, a fitting figure for the strange primeval dayson this coast. The picture of the captain will be placed by Colonel Hubbard in the Chamber cf Commerce for a few days prior to being placed permanently in the rooms of the California Historical So- ciety. EAGER TO AID CUBA. Friends of the Insurgents Anxious to Hear From Palma—Have Asked for Instructions. Messrs. Mascherini and Jones, leaders of a movement to render the Cuban insur- gents aid from this city are becoming very anxious to hear from General Paima, the New York leader of the Junta, to whom they wrote for instruetions some twelve days ago. They became s0 nervous over the matter yesterday that they wired the New York managers - of the Junta to know whether their letter had been re- ceived., They ssked for a prompt reply, that they might know what to do and how NEW LAWS WANTED BY THE COUNTIES Public Sentiment in Various Districts on Political Needs. More Lunatic Asylums, Leper Hospitals and Normal Schools Demanded. Amendments to the Wright Irrigatioa L w and a Race With the Un- scalped Coyotes. More than usual activity was noted in the political hive last night, the hotel lob- bies beiryg well filled with statesmen, dis- cussing bills which they or their friends were about to present to the Legislature. The topics were those which appealed to self-interest. The Assemblymsn from Santa Cactus County who wants a branch The Otter, the First United States Vessel to Enter This Port. who commanded the ship Otter, which was the first American vessel to enter port.on the Pacific coast. A picture is also at hand of the famous ship. Captain Ebenezer Dorr died at Roxbury, Mass., his former home, January 1, 1847. He was then 84 years and 12 aaysold. The ship Otter, which he had commanded, was in the Northwest fur trade. A letter to Colonel Hubbard from Morris Dorr, a rela- tive at Roxbury, says that Miss Cdroline Dorr, who died suddenly September 12, 1895, had always expressed a wish that this picture should go to tte Californa His- torical Society. Witliam Heath Davis, in his “Sixty Years in California,’’ has referred to the indomitable navigator, it is pointed out, incorrectly as Captain Dows. The period in question was October 6, 1797, almost 100 years ago now, when the captain forcibly put on shore in California for- eigners from his vessel. Boricar was the Spanish Governor of California in those early days. He wrote July 15, 1796, referring to Captain Dorr. The Otter was from Boston, and was the first bearing the stars and stripes to an- chor in California waters. She had made her appearance at Monterey aftera north- ern fur cruise. It is stated tnat the yessel was possibly identical with the Sea Otter, which was on this coast in early times. Captain Dorr, according to the history of those days, created some excitement by to talk to those dependent on them for in- structign in matters Cuban. “The great annoyance of the matter,” said Mr. Mascherini last night, “is that a great many people bave read about this movement and the part ‘Jones and I are taking in it, and they will naturally begin to think weare s pair ‘8t {akers if we do not produce crédentials pretty soon. How- ever, we make no pretenses of having any authority whatever, and we refuse to head a mevement or collect” a penny until we have absolute authority. Whether we get that authority or not is the thing that will determine whether we do anything. ““We have gone far enough in our inves- tigations tolearn beyond question that there are many people in this State who are ready and anxious to do something to help littie Cuba. They believe the Cubans are oppressed and that the Spaniards are sure to lose. Men of all ranksare offering their services, and they are in this matter earnestly. If we once get some color of authority there would be little delay in organizing something substantial.”” Itisinterestine to see the young men who have espoused this movement. They assemble about the Mason-street head- quariers every day. and, standing in nervous groups, discuss the war with great interest. Their implacable enemies are the loyal Spaniards of the City, who roundly denounce them in their news- papers and elsewhere. ‘The volunteers do not seem to care for this. They bide their CAPTAIN EBENEZER DORR, Who Sailed the American Ship Otter Into Monterey One Hundred Years Ago. [Drawn from the painting forwarded here for the California Historical Society.] leaving California with convict stowaways of Botany Bay. Derr, Perkins, Lamb and Boardman, all of Roxbury and vicin- ity, were sea captains, who after Dorr's first arrival on the coast, made fortunes in the fur trade. The Otter carried six guns and twenty- six men, She arfived in Monterey on October 29, after having cruised in the vicinity for nearly a week. Having ob- tained wood and water freely supplied by the Spaniards on showing a passport from General Washington, she sailed November 6. Dorr had asked to land some English sailors who secretly boarded his vessel at Port Saxon. This was refused, but he landed them anyway at the point of pis- tols, and put off. The men were after- employed at 19 cents a day at car- pentering and blacksmithing, and Gov- ernor Boricar was fain togive them up, bnt nevertheless, according to custom, bad to forward them to Cadiz by way of San Blas, time and preserve their tempers, to raise a substantial company lna within sixty days. " —_— e Astrology was the invention of Chaldean and Egyptian priests. There is reason to believe that astrology was practiced in connection with astronomy in Chaldea and the Valley of the Nile between 4000 and 5000 years B. C. —————————— Cuvier, Mantell, Agassiz, Owen, Ed- ward ¥orbes and Blainville, all of the present century, are considered the fath- :rs 'ol ln:::onlg‘l’ogy—m: science which reats of the evidences of organic in the earth’s strata. ¥ e —————— IAmt;alhnl .Ii' the gmug tea drink- ers, and annually consume 7.t unds per bead. The people of Great Bm-ln ua sume only 4.90 poun i REIAK 40 sonag o se e ATATIOL) hoping money State asylum for lunatics established in his county was so earnest upon the sub- ject that many of his hearers expressed the hope that he would be the first inmate. He himself has a similar hope, but he would like the title of superintendent in addition. If iyou should talk to him about the Monroe doctrine or the Cuban war he would ' gaze upon you in astonishment. The people of Cactus County have elected him to the Legislature for the express purpose of getting that asylum. If the Monroe doctrine was a transportable chat- tel and required a board of directors anda superintendent for its manacement his constituents would insist upon his obtain- ing the doctrine, or, at least, a branch of it, in Cactus County. Then there is the man from Cow County. His people want a normal school or a re- form schoo! for incorrigible juveniles, they don’t care which, The man from Roaring Slough would like to be appointed State Librarian, He believes that the appointment would be an honor to the slough and that trade would increase very materialiy in his dis- trict. The man with a graft is evervwhere, He gets the new Senator in a corner and pumps him full of eloquence like a pneu- matic tire on a ’97 bike. An easy victim is the new Assemblyman who makes him a half promise in order to get rid of him, it is generaily believed that $750,000 1n good bright gold is lying in the State’s vaults doing nobody any good, drawing no interest and waiting for coyote scalps. About $225,000 have been taken out of it For coyote scalps, and as it will require several months before the coyote rauches will be ready to send in another supply of adult scalps, more than half a miilion dollars will lie idle. Therefore scores of legisla- tors have come prepared with ways and means in the shape of bills to relieve the treasury of the incubus. There is but very little doubt that they will succeed in mak- ing the treasury as empty as the cave of Zolus. Among the recent arrivals of legislators is W. R. Guv, Republican Assemblyman ifrom San Diego. He was seen at the Occidental last night and remarked that his constituents did not want very much. They wanted a State Normal School in that county. A bill to that effect passed both houses of the Legislature at the last session, but it was pocketed by Governor Budd. It will be reintroduced at this session. Horticulturists of San D ego want the Wright irrization act so amended as to be practically operative. While the San Diegans are not shouting radically tor retrenchment and, reform they favor an cconomical administration of affairs, and they do not subscribe to the theory that the State treasury is a legitimate object of plunder. i Mr. Guy will make an effori at an amendment to the tax luws, so that en- terprise, thrift and industry will not be punished by a heavy fine in the shape of a tax, while the man who allows a piece of land to lis vacant and untilled will be let off with a small tax on the bare land. Senator R. N. Bulla of Los Angeles will’ be here to-day en route to the State capi- tal. He will make an effort to have the Torrens land act become a law. While a member of the Assembly at the last ses- sion he was appointed one of the Com- missioners to examine the Torrens system of confirming and establishing land titles anew and he reported favorably upon it. Senator Thomas H. Goff, ex-Speaker John C. Lynch_and F. W. Richardson, all of San Bernardino, are at the Baldwin. Mr. Richardson 1s manager of the San Bernardino Times-Index. They report San Bernardino as not wanting much this time—only an appropriation for the Whit- tier School, the State Normal School and the Orphans’ Home. Mr. Goff will intro- duce a bill allowing the boards of directors of orphans’ homes to keep half-orphans under their control where the surviving parent cannot support the child or is not a fit person to have charge of the same. The subject of good roads is one also in which the people of San Bernardino are very much interested. The dairymen want the Legislature to empower them to examine the booksof dealers with reference to the sale of oleo- margarine. They also want a law requir- ing cheese to be stamped, so that the pur- chaser may know whether it is made from cream or *“skim’’ milk. i Captain Goff's constituents are enthusi- astic on the subject of more protection to sugar, the building of a new beet sugar factory at Anaheim haying stimulated them. An amendment is desired to the ‘Wright irrigation act, so thata man in- debted to the di:trict for taxes may sat- isfy the debt with interest coupons. An- other amendment will limit the bonded indebtedness of each district according to its assessed valuation. 3 Ex-Speaker Lynch will attend during a portion of the session in looking after bills of interest to San Bernardino. The peo- ple wanta branch lunatic asylum down there, and promise to see that it shall not be a sinecure. It will be well filled. Growers of citrus fruits want the tariff raized on that product to 40 cents per cubic foot, which will be equal to 80 cents per box. i He had heard while on a recent visit to Los Angeles a good deal of talk about an attempt to be made this session to raise the “‘age of consent’”’ from 14 years to 18. The people of San Bernardino are satisfied with the law as it stands,added Mr.Lynch. ‘When asked as to what had become of the agitation for a division of the State, Mr. Lynch replied that the south, now having control of the State, was satisfied, and that the north would do all the *‘kick- ing” in future. Assemblyman L. J. Dwyer of San Fran- cisco will introduce two important bills, one authorizing the Supervisors to raise $250,000 by a special tax levy for the building of a City and County Hospital, and the other making a State appropria- tion of $100,000 for the building of a home for incurables and lepers in this City. The scalped coyotes won’t be allowed to get away with the treasury after all. SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY. Justice Under Soclalism Discussed by Liberty Banch. The subject, **What is Justice 2"’ was dis- cussed at last night’s meeting in the Tark- street Temple, under the auspices of Lib- erty Branch of the Socialist Labor party. The main auditorium was crowded when the chairman, William P. Neergard, intro- duced George Aspden, who recited with considerable feeling one of Robert Burns’ poems, entitled ‘‘Man Was Made to Mourn,”” which was cordially received. After a piano solo by John N. Lee—"The Marse!laise Hymn'—the chairman intro- duced the principal speaker of the even- ing, Henry Warnecke Jr., who read an essay on “Justice,” The lecturershowed the glaring inequal- ities arising from the modern conception of justice, after which short addresses showiug the advantages of a more equita- ble administration of the domestic and in- dustrial affairs of the commonwealth un- der a secialist regime were delivered by Theodore Lynch, Leo Gasser, William Ed- lin, George Aspden and George Speed. The cheirman announced en address in the same hall on next Wednesday even- ing by the noted author, editor and lec- turer of Boston, Mass.,, Rev. W. P. D. Bliss, on *“The Ethical Feaiuresand Ad- vantages of Socialism to Civilization.”" WATOH-NIGHT SERVICES. Bishop Newman to Preach To-Night at Howard-street M. E. Church |sound sleep ? One of the most notable watch-night services in the history of local Methodism will be held this evening at the Howard- street Church, between Second and Third. Other churches of the same denomination will unite with Howard in her effort and Bishop John C. Newman LL. D. will de- liver thesermon. Subject, “Human Life,” Exercises will begin at 8:30 o’clock. During the evening short addresses will be delivered by the Rev. John Coyle D.D., the Rev. A.T.Needham D.D.. the Rey. John Stevens, the Rev. John Kirby D.D., the Rev. W. W. Case D.D., the Rev. W. 8. Urmy D.D., the Rev. F.J. Masters D.D. and the Rev. M. C. Harris D.D. Songs of praise will be interspersed. Special music will be rendered by the following talent: Miss Esther Needham, Oakland; Miss Xena Roberts, Mrs. Ella Baird-Westcott, Mrs. W. T. Libbey, Mrs. W. J. Freeman, Mrs. W. E. Mayhew, Robert Duncan and Walter Wood. Pro- fessor Schultz will render Penfield's “‘Cujus Anmam” on the organ and Mrs. Schuitz will sing “Ring Out, Wild Bells.” — e The Senator’s Watch. Tbomas Thompson is accused of being the man who stole Senator Mahonev’s gold watch during a fight in the Baldwin Hotel on No- vember 20. The watch was recoverea in a pawnshop. Policeman Robl arrested Thomp- son yesterday and last night the pawnbroker identified him as the man who pawned the ume;;(ece. Thompson, who is 34 years of age and looks like & man without any visible means of suppor:, was booked for grand larceny. NEW TO-DAY. DR. SANDEN’S MANLY POWER! 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