The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1897. S SIS SR — | fornta, occasioned by the resignation of | colonel J.J. nan, will be held in Fresno next Monday cvening. Considerable interest | in the result is being manitested in this city, | and particularly among the local militiamen. | There will in all probability be thres vacan- cies to fill, end the raisin center has candi- dates for every one of these, with the as- that two of them will be elected he various company officers of the regiment who will 1ake part in the clection are the fol- owing: From Stockion—Major G. G. Grant, | Captain W. R. Johnson and Captain Bruce (retired), Lieutenants Elliot:, Heath, Duffy and Dasher. Fresno—Licutenant-Colonel S. S. Wrigat, Major Colin Chisholm, Captaiu George W. Jones and Captain George O. Duncan, Lieu- | tenants E. T. Wolcoty, 8. K. Lemon, J. M. Col- lins aud J. D. Jones. Modesto—Captain Mor- ris, Lieutenants Johns and Freitas. Merced— Captain J. K. Graham, L eutenants Smith snd Gutbrie. ~ Visalia—Captain Fred W. Ward, Lieutenants Kib er and Adams. Bakersfield— Captain Cook, Lieutenants Blodgett and Mun- zer. There is little doubt but that Lieutenant. Colonel §. 8, Wright of this city will sueceed Nunan as colonel of the regiment. At yet no opposition has developed against him, and he | stands directly in line for promotion to the | command of “the regiment. Colouel Wright has been connected with tne National Guard | = > many vears, and fully deserves the honor 3 | which will no doubt be conferred upon him ¥ A number of the officers connected with | eXt Monday evening. He takes a deep inter- 20T e s | estin military affairs, and no more capable ional Guard visited Sacramento | man 1o command the regiment could be 1‘ 10 past week and appeared before found, g T ifonn | Major Colin Chisholm of this city will in a D Y O e Eas bl £ G At et members very attentive listeners to all | Wright's present position. He is the only can- 1a° Lad to be suid in favor of and against | didate in the field, and his election is con- e several propositions that have been | Sededashe s enuiled (o the place through | oresented to the Legislature. The indica- | ° For the vacancy to_be created by the ad- s are tbatanumber of amendments | vancement of Major Chisho.m thero are sev: el ; TeRET S eral aspirants. A ‘number of captains would be passed.fsome of which will be of}jiye to'he major of the Ninth Batialion, and & s to the Gu but others, if adopt- | hvely contest is in prospect for next Monday do neither zood nor harm. Syening in ihe election for this position. The - e candidates, so far as known at tne presen: ther there will be an encampment | \ine, ‘are’ Captain Jobnson of Stockton, or encampments this year or not is stillin | Captain _Whitmore (retired) of Modesto, eline of creatuncertainty. There isa | CaPtein Graham of Merced, Cuptain Scribner Py e | of Fresuo and Captain Byriies of Visalis, with strong move in Sacramento for camp sites | Oihars in prospecs. a s th t that if the Legislature | The election will be held at the armory and S R aib 00 e rpose | Vill be presided over by Colonel Nunan. A gives the $40,000 askest for for thix PUCpassilifyryiytiendance of ilitns company loficers of itwill not make any appropriation this | the regiment is expected, ana the meeting ar for encampments and the men will | W11l be quite an event i milltary circles of & e valley. bave to wait another year before enjoying | " 2 %01 to the election the officers will the pleasures of a week or ten days on the | discuss matters concerning the National : 1 the meantime the men | Guard, particularly in_ reierence to,proposed & & | ation for the beuefit of the organization. in knowledge of camp instruction eral other matters of importance will come oatinue to contine themselves to | up. Among these is the question of hoiding a ; drill. regimental encampment nex: summer. re is a great deal of comment over the | WOODLAND, CAL., Feb. 13 —News in mili- v lie guardsmen are mot trained for | t8ry circles is very scarce. The company had o gor atal arills occasionally. | tWO £00d drills in tue last two weeks and the oK o ted | Men show a marked improvement at exch o y such drills can become acquaiuted | grjji, “They seam to be taking more interest v maneuvers that are necessary and | in the weliare of the company than bere thor undersiand the nature of the com- | fore., Foriy-two men were at driil on the 3d ma hat are given during outdoor evolu- | and forty on the 10t . b ow i n the | The bail given by the company on the 5th s . they are now versed in the | . '] juccess sncially and fitanoially, ory of outdoor » but they lack prac- | “r1ne 300 aud 500 yard ranges are as far away tice and it is practice that makes perfect. Pos- | as they ever were. ‘Tne captain has tried very sibly when “the war at Sacramento” is over, | hard toget a suifable place, bu: as yet has the brigedier-generals will turn their atten- | f:t‘lzg ‘«‘r;‘d‘o’w- 25 (hoz;u;: n-rouxxall‘ue S Honiloifhatinats % f thesoldier. | TANEe he near fut ne tion 1o that part of the school of shesoldler. | 1 ich, with'the Honolulu team has not as yet reannouncement in THE CALL last Monday | been sot, but it will be some lime next month that the naval battalion at rhis point has | The boys are practicing regularly and soon started a school of instruction for petty offi- | (ne ten men wiil be picked to represent this cers and a lyceum for the officers and men has | company in the match attracted some attention to a subject that| A paseball team is to be organized out of would result in great deal of good if the | the company soon. There is plenty of good other branches of ihe service would {0liow the | materia: and there is no reason why the com- set. There is a necessity for the in- | pany should not have a crack club. The 100t~ t n of the non-commissioned officers of [ ball team is practicing evers day and is g the guard, and a uniform instraction at (hat, | ing in fine shape. Next Sunday & game w for it certainly is not a credit to the organiza- | pe played with the Fairfield team and prom- tion that each officer {s permitied to place | jses (o be a very exciting game, whatever construction he desires upon any | I good.howling will wina game the Com. - Pl e in the regulations. | pany F team ought to surely win. There will . ‘ 1o lilinols these schools of instruction have | be w'gume on the 22d 1f nothing prevents. ; met with good success and nave resulted in |~ The company is increasing i membership improviug ihe standard of the oficers and | every week and the new members are of the men of the guard. The 111inois First Infantry | best class of men. nas organized a course of military instruciion — and discussion with blackboard illustration. The Naval Battalion. e .y smoniinione ctiths ‘ The officers of the battalion, Second Division, o oAl Bnouis commanding the | bave been notified that there will be an ex- Pennsylvania Division of ihe National Guard, | tended order drill and batialion inspection has ordered some material changes in the | to-morrow evening on the Spreckels dock drill regulations. I recent orders hesays: | Tpe battalion has mot recetved any order ofitable use.” He has ordered that the men ool i ocomyhenil: P \& berond mere Arill aud | Quarters it is probable tuat Licutenant. i £ ihe commandiny ofcerariahand | (ommander L. H. Tnroer will order his com. has airected the comm g offic ek | mand on board of the Comanche ana have it ce lheir troops in outpost duty, Cossack | jipecied by the Logisiative commitee, that R Eear e Y e And joar BUAIS, | il be in the Cily that day fo inspeet the flankers, as if"{n the presence of an enemy, | 215 29 1 08 O iEieyare 10 e ptacioEd fin thie ecor Lieutenant-Commander Turner will shortly Guardsmen of Clifornia woula make better | O} /h¢ cXmAIng botrd, | G By e , first that the division in the Tho First Brigade. the Siate has received irom the commanding SALINAS, CAL., Feb. 14 —The boys of Troop | °BCe™ S — © bave supplied the Armory Hall with a full | gymnesium outfit, and the armory isnotonly | Answers to Correspandents. rill night, but nearly | —_— | ek some of the members | DAMPNESS—N. N., City. Dampness in a room e troop msy be fo in the gym- | may erise from & number of causes. Without rasium or read o more musi- | knowing the conditions of the particular room eally inclined at ine . The armory is | it is impossible to give an answer, or suggest fitted nd suvplied with wl ibc comforis of & | a remedy. ST T (he troop nearls meseraor MANY | cyps—«Smith,”Quincy, Plumas County. Cal. i Yo oa ftteG.A.R. | No one at any time gave official notice to u ada meets | Spain that unless within three months 1 Troop C has turncd | the Cuban disturbances were settled the v Hall 10 the loca: com- | United States would interfere. by the encan == eictmpment dUring | o (,, y\xp SAN FRANCISCO—C. J. C.. City. The The regular drill night of the troop has been | answer to your guestion about Genoa and San changed 1 Thursday night to Monday | pranciscoappeared in the ‘Answers to Ques- pigbt. The atiendsnce et regular diiils has | tions” column on the 17th of last January un- incressed of Iate | der the head of “Two Commercial Cities. 1roop has now taken up the study of the | ke e oy Ao casbine, thelrutienton naving | /N svwrianns—A. 05 ‘W Ofty. Hague, or botoys!ven mostly to the sword practice here- | 1.y Hague, a city of Southern Holland, is the e horseme: Monterey County have | capital of the Netherlands and the residence mises wi r be leased or purchased oy | built, half Dutch and haif French 1n appear- i€ 1r00p, 50 that it will linve stable accommo- | = i e ndvamaaes o e A VULbe || APERENTICE ON A ErEaNER—H. H.S.Redlands, t much more efficient, for heretofore | Cal. Ifa boy wants to go on board of asteam. nearly ev mber of the troop has had a | shin as an spprentice he should make applica- a)fferent every time of mounted drill, | tion to the master of the ship he woula like : but with the new arrangement we shall 5008 | to goon. If there was & vacancy he would in have aniiled Lurses ns well as troopers, | all probability be taken on. The Second Brigade. | FIVE Larcest Crries—W. B. M., City. Ac- It was decided at the meeting of the board | cording to the census of 1890, which is the of ufficers of the Secoud Brigade last Thurs- | Iatest United States census. the five largest day to ebandon for the time being the idea of | Cites 0 the basis of population were: New Bt e e | York 1,515,301, Chicago 1.099.850, Philadel- en evolution duy on the 22d. Instead there | LUi" 1046 964, Brookiyn 806,349, and St | Will be s parads oi the brigade on that day | fouls 451,770. \ #0d & review in this City by the Commander- | 5 R in-Chief and legislative commitiee. The | ADMISION OF STATES—E. N. M., Palermo, order for the parade wiil shortly be issued. Butte County, Cal. North Dakota and South ( No order with tefercuce 10 the day will be | Dakota were admitted into the Union of States issued fom division headquarters, so the | November 2, 1889; Wyoming, July 11, 1890; i commanders will be at liberty to call ut their | Montana, November 8, 1889; Idaho, July 3, commands in honor of the day. | 1890; Washington. November 11, 1889, and The election for colonel of the First Infantry | Uiah, January 4, 1896. New Mexico is & Ter- will be heid on the 11t of Marca. Up to date | ry, organized September 9, 1850, there i8 no change in the condition of affairs —— as 0 who may succeed Colouci Macdouald. | SQUEARING SHORS—L T. D, City. The follow- Lieutenant-Colonel Duboce will sccept the commend i1 it comes 10 him from the officers iu such.s manner as to show that he is the max they Want, or, at least, the greal majority want him. Iinot,'he will content himself to retain the position he has his commission for, namely, lieutenant-colonel. Then the only cal candidate in the field is Major Huber, who, it is claimed, has only the officers of two, upanies that were iormerly connected with e conimsnd of which he was major. Tne First lufantcy has concluded to accept challenge 1ssued by the Filth Iufantry e week- ag0 Lo 5100t & match with rifies, tis with an 1f, and thet s, that the mat o come off until he Fifth does the ides of such & deiay auditis le its board of officers wiil hold & meet- ing to determine if it wiil consent 10 wait that One of the terms of the chalienge is o man shail be permifted to take part shoot who was uota memberof the #7d on the first of the current year. Vo steps have yet been taken to secure a site fora rauge on which to couduct the State is according to the new regulations which 10 %0 into effcct on the 30th of June. There is some talk about securing new qua: sior iroop A. The commander wanisa Place wherc “there is sufficient space for mounted drills. meibers of company A, Captain Con- Wil give a minstrel entertainment and 1o Union-Square Hall on the 24th. The Third Brigade. FRESNO, CaL, Feb. 13.—The election in the Bixth Regiment of the Natioual Guard of Cali- | ing is given as & y3ethod to prevent the sque: ing oi new shoes: Take a platter of some sort, » pieplate will do, pour a lictle linseed oil i it, let the soles of the squeaking snoes rest in this over nizht and you will find that they will not mske any more noise. It will also ronder the soies impervious to dampness. THE ELIZABETH—A. P, City. Theship Eliza. beth was wrecked near Tennessse Bay on the 21st of February, 1891. The vessel was taken in tow by the tug Alert as far as a point oppo- site Fort Poiut, when & terrific wind was. en- countered blowing dead out to sea. In spite of the wug, (he ship drifed out to_the ‘heads. The hawser parted and the ship drifted on to the rocks. GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER—A. O. §., City The geographical center of the United States at this time is & point in the Pacific Ocean where Iatitude 47 deg. 57 min. north is crossed by longitude west 127 deg. 12 min. It is about south 72 deg. west, of Cape Flattery, abous 100 miles from shore. The measurements arc irom the extreme north of tne Territory of Alaska to the southern boundary of Florida and from the extreme eastern const of Maine 1o the extreme western American possession in the Alaska purchase. If the Territory of Alaska is not counted, then the geographical center of the United states is Fort Riley, Kansas. e TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY. gake Jaxative BromoQuinine Tablets. All drug 15t Tefund the money il it falls to cure. 20¢ Colonel S. L Kel'ogg, the First President of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club and One of the Best All-Round Shots on the Coast. SHOT THROUGH A THCK MIST Many Riflamen Make Many Poor Scores at Shell Mound. The Wet Weather Prevented Good Work With Rifle and Pisto. Cash Priz's Prov: a Great Attraction in Three Clubs—The Musket Shooters. | | twenty shots, German ring target, were as follows: First champion class, J. Young, 432 rings; second champlon class, Dr. L. 0. Kodgers, 419} first and second classes not fi:led. First'third clacs, F. H. Bushoell, 406; sccond third class, L Ritzau, 387; fourtn class, E. H. Goetze 356; best first shof, Wiiliam Garms, 25 rings’ best last shot, George Alpers, 24. A. H. Pape was the high man in the San Francisco Schuetzen Club for yester- dey. He won the championship medal of tge club for the fourth time and it is now his property ‘“for keeps.”” The scores made on twenty shois German ring target 5100 Champion class—A. H. Pape, 441 rings; first ss, George Alpers, 415 ed’; third ciass, A. Ju class, W. C. Morkén, 368; Thode, 23; best iast shot, G. Alpers, 23. The Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club's buliseye shoot for cash prizes, while pro- ductive of many bullseyes, failed to pro- duce very close centers. The vrize-win- ners and tbeir scores as shown by the measuring machine were as follows: 1, H. Steliing ‘2, F. Rust, 705; 3, ! t first shot, J. F. P. Schuster, 7 Morken, 863; 5, 0. Lemcke, 380; 6 Ritzan, 899:'7, H. Hel berg, 917; 8, G. Schuiz, 1291; 9,J. de W 1404; 10, A. F. Meyer, 1640, Many marksmen from the miliLary com- panies were out for practice and for com- petition for their monthly medals. The comimg 100-men team match between the First and Fifth Regiments is a topic of much discussion, and both regiments will Shell Mound was the scene of much life | puc cut its best shots. and activity yesterday. Riflemen from all directions congresated at the range to compete for cash prizes, medals and hon- ors, and from early in the morning until dusk there was a deafening roar of fire- arms. The weather was very bad, for a drizzie or Scotch mist fell continuously and clothed the targets in the distance with a blue haze that made very good shooting almost impossible. But this did not discourage the marksmen—nothing does—for they banged away in spite of the difficulties, and a few managed to run up scores that they were not ashamed of. There was a large outpouring of the members of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club, and there was a keen rivalry for the possession of good scores, particularly in a1l of the re-entry matches, as there are valuable medals and cash prizes on each. In order to shoot under the best possible conditions nearly all of the Columbias are searching for the very best ammunition money can buy. Many have adopted a combination that gives good results. They load their shells with a nitro-powder prim- ing and the body of the charge of black powder. This prevents fouling and in- sures rezularity. Of course nitro primers are necesssry. Thus by degrees the marksmen of rifle and revolver are working toward the new nitro or smokeless ritle powder. A. H. Pape is determined to win the Bushnell riffe medsl, and_he has a splen- did start on this race. F.O. Young and F. H. Bushnell had a lively race in the afternoon for high score in the Glinder- mann military medal match, and the for- mer was_successful only by a Creedmoor count. Both made 47. C. M. Daiss is back again with the rifle | shots. For two years he had devoted his enerpies to pistol shooting, and with marked success. On the 50-yard pistol range there was good shooting at times when the weather cleared. A. B. Dorrell in revolver prac- tice made the best six-shot run ever shot on the range, 20 points in six shots, Co- lumbia target. That is averaging to place six shots in a 3)4-inch circie. More revolyers are in use now than for vears past. For the first time in rifie club history on this coast the ladies shot on an equalily with the men, ladies baving been admitted to full membership. The high- est scores made on both ranges, Columbia target, were as follows: Rifle, 200 yards, re-entry matches, F. H. Bushnell medal, 3 shots. Scores: A. H. Pa 10, F. 0. Young 10, Dr. L. O. Rodgers 12, D. W. McLaughlin 15. William Glivdermann military medal, 10 shots (Creedmoor count): F. O. Young 47, F. H. Bushnell 47, E. Jacobsen 44, C. F. Waltham 42 . Young rifle record medal, 10 shots: F. . Young 65, A. Gebret 74, D. W. McLaughlin 5. F. E. Mason 63, V. J. Lamott 171. Class medals for members only, ten shot: Champion class—A. H. Pape 56, F. 0. Young 60, Dr. L. . Rodgers 76, F. E. Masor 94, D. W, M¢Luughlin 204 First class—H. J. Wicker 57, 0. A. Bremer 64, E. Jacobsen 87, A. B. Dorrell 88, L. Barrere 96, C. M. Daiss 100, H. Hiliberg 109, A. Gehret 115 Second class—J. E. Gorman 93, G. Schultz 107, F. H. Busanell 113, G. M. Barley 135, M. J. White 162 Third_c.ass—~C. F. Waltham 93, A. Hinter- man 145, A. Kennedy 166, W. J. Unired 205, V. J. Lamott 138. Pistol, 50 yards. class mednls for members, ten snois: Champion class—C. M. Daiss 42, J E. Gorman 49, F. 0. Young 54, Ed. Hovey 56, A. B Darrell 63, A. H. Pape 65, L. Barrere 110, Firsto Dr. L. 0. Rodgers 55, M. . White 62, F. E. Mason 67, D. W. McLaughlin 75, E. Jacobsen 101, Capiain J. E. Kiein 109, A. Gehrot 132, second class—F. H. Bushnell 72, G. M. Bar- ley 72, O. A. sremer 106. Third class—C. Roberts 64, Mrs. M. J. White 68, C. F. Wailtham 112, W. J. Unirea 116, A. Hinterman 140, V. J. Lamott 183, R. W. Forest 202. All-comers’ re-entry matches—Dismond pis- tol record medal, 10 shots, F. 0. Young 51. Ed Hovey 52, A. B, borrell 61, J. E. Gorman 64, Gordon ' Blanding, three-shot scores—A. B, Dorrell 7, ¥. O. Young8, J. E. Gorman 10, ¥. H. Bushuiell 14. Howard Cerr, any.revolver medal, six shots— A. B. Dorreil 43, 38, C. Roberts 45, 47. ‘Achille Roos, 23-caliber rifie 'medal, five shots—Ed Hovey 10, A. B. Dorrell 12, 12. The Germania Schuetzen Club had am- ple evidence yesierday of the success of its new departure in offering bhalf a dozen cash prizes, open to all comers, in addi- tion to its regular club class medals, There was very lively shooting for these prizes all day. The prizes aggregate $200 and the four best ten six-skot scores at the end of the year on the two styles, ring and bullseye, will take the prizes. The high scores yesterday were made as fol- lows: D. B. Faktor 78, Dr. L. Nick Ahrent 0. Rodgers 69, F. B. 67, H. Hellberg 67, The Germania’s class medal scores, | T | the muskets for §2( The scores made vesterday, ten shots, military targets, were as follow: Compantes Cand G—P. J. Newmann 42, H. J. P. Heilbronne 39, W. G. Sparrowe 7, J. Norton 45, H. J. Musgrave 35, J. Giliies F. Sherman 40, F. F. Carson 40, 0. C. Neil- 31, W. W. Thompson 38, R.'C. Dunbar R. J. Dowdall 35, A. B. Ni.son 28, C. Meyer wortn 29,'W. Brinn 24, F. J. Povey. r . Swasey *helps 28, V. J_ And, A. Martn 30, C. 21, George Petly 3: J. H. M Larsen 30, 41, G. H. Sbaw 41, J. Ross 88, C. P. Hirst F. Lansing 40, J. R 35, P. D. Buti 3 ler 22, H. Herrmann F. L. McN: son 4 4, A. Hatfield 32, G. erson 35, George Souiner E. Goodell 44, W. Gillies ), J. » D. A, night 37, N. Kaudson W. & Feun 41, O. . Simmie 41, W McCabe 18, J. N° 34, J. lrvine 82, Barricklo 42, T. G. Bantz Donald 36, W. R. But- T. H. Armstrong 11, 43, P. M. Diers 41, C. E. Thomp. lev'39, H. T. Hicks 41, 7. Smiti- F. Northrop 41, A. H. Kennedy 3 Suthff A. E. Anderson 42, W. F. Unired 39, C. F. Walthnm 44, H, H. Morris 40. Compuny K—R. M. Dewar 43, Lieuteuant arley 44, Mund 16, Devany 18, Cas- E. P. Jacobson 43, Corporal Wrin 36, guire 43, Captain s 21, Fegan 29, Meyers 22 A McGilvery nninghem 44, H 41, Corporai Utscnig 42. Company F—Lieutenant Nippert 38, Ser- eant Cook 42, Sergeant Turton 34, Private ton 34, Nathan 38, Willard 40, Ames 21, cne Corporal D 40, Pratt 35. Miller 31, Mc 18, 'Sergeant H. B. Hawks rporal Hawks 12, Ceptain il 34, Dever 39, Sheridan 30, | Field 33, Fitzgerald 39, Sergeant Iverson 41, 0'Brien 34. A dozen of the good sbots of the Inde- pendent Rifies had a private match with Each man fired five shots. Following were the winning and losing teams: J. Stande 18, H. Stande 19, D. Gaitzin 18, C. Kornbeck 19, C. Mitchell 17, W. Lindecker 16, Total 107. F. Zeizing 18, H. Schlickman 14, C. Lin- decker 17, Kublke 18, C. Andrews 17, P. D, Butt 20. Total 104. SPOKE ON THE BIBLE Mrs. R. S. Lillie’s Address Before the Society of Progressive Spiritualists. The Scriptures, She Says, Support Spiritua ism and Tell of Its Phenomena. The Society of Progressive Spiritualists beld services at Scottish Hall, 105 Larkin street, last evening. Mrs. R, 8. Lillie of Boston spoke upon “The Bible and Spirit- ualism.” She was introduced by Presi- dent Rider and spoke substantially as fol- lows: Spiritualists as a rule search everywhere>for truth and unbind shackles. They treat the Bible rationaily with the mind free on this as on any other subject. The parent church— Catholicism—held in _its charge the Bible in its original form. Its books were written thousauds of years ago by authors whose names are practically unknown. It has been taught that the Bible was the very word of God. Itis now known that it is of human origin and contains many imperfections. The Bible, as some one has said. s like an old fiddle, you cau play any tune on it; and e cau play Spiritualiom a5 well as anyother tune. We will inke the first few chapters of the book and find that the first spiritual sdance was_ the one heid:on Mount Sinai. It was a slate-writing and tfumpet seance. The law was written on_tablets of stone up there on the mountain amid the thunders and light- ning, by the band of Jehovah himself. Spirit- us.ism has taught from its inception that it was wrong to kiil. Human life should be beld sacred and as a most precious gift. Christianity claims to have done much for the elevation of woman, and yet it teaches that she is the author of evil and the source of sin and death in the world. Spiritualism de- nies the slander and claims the equality of thy sexes, By and by we shall know how to rear children from the f.undation so that crimin- #is shall not be born. Jails and prisons will be vacant and insane asylums tenantless. Next Sunday the subject will be, “Spir- itualism, the Perishavle and Imperish- able.” Workman’s Guarantee Fund. The Workman’s Guarantee Fund has estab- lished aseries of gradel assessments something after the plan_adopted by the Ancient Order of United Workmen. . his is believea will be very acceptable (0 the membership. The pian does not in aoy manner change the matter of benefils. OLp Durc:, Hungarian, English, Japanese gray and green oaks, fige mat gilts and green 8.4 gold bronzes 107 picture irames at San- born, Vail & Co.'s, 741 Market st. Picture de. artment next to mmtdcwm-ntoumngd oor, NOT IN FAVOR OF RECIPROCITY Viticulturist Bowen Thinks That It Would Be Ruinous. Says Chicago Has Been Selfishly Dickering With France and Germany. One of the Leading Qusstions to Come Up at the Wine Convention on Tussday. At the Viticultural convention to be held in the Cbamber of Commerce to- morrow the active wine men will discuss many questions of local importance. Amon gthese are thejtariff, the bottling®of brandies in bond and the possible reci- procity of France and Germany as to wines and brand es. Speaking of the latter point Charles E. Bowen, a practical vineyardist, said yes- terda; “The qestion of reciprocity with France and Germany as to wines and possibly brandies is one of the most important that has been brought to the attention of viti- calturists and wine merchants since the California wine industry assumed any commercial proportions, A careful can- vass among the wine merchants of San Francisco and of those wine-makers of the interior of the State who have visited the City within the pist ten days convinces me that an organized effort should be made at once to stave off any movement looking toward reciprocity with the coun- tries named. Many of the merchants and growers evince a genuine alarm at the situation which has recently developed, and justly so, it seems to me. “The present movement looking toward recivrocity has its origin with the leading vackers and meat shippers of Chicago. For a number of years it has been their aim to ship their meats and provisions to Germany in particular, and to a less de- gree to France, under more favorable trade conditions than now exist. With this end in view they are working to have re- ciprocal inducements offered to the Ger- man and French governments, and have selected wine as one of the articles which those countries can ship to the United States at reduced rates of duty or none at all. These meat men have an enormous influence both in Washington and out, and as the trade of Germany and France in their lines can be built up to millions of dollars annually in value, they will naturally exert all their influence to at- tain their ends. “I do not believe that the majority of | California wine-growers realize what reci- { procity with Germany and France woula mean to them. For many years they | bave made little or not ing from the | products of their vineyards. It is ouly | within the last two years that vineyard | property has become of any commercial | value as an investment, and now it is pro- posed to open our American wine mar- kets to French and German products for the benefit of a few Chicago millionaire butchers and pork-packers. “‘Some years ago when new wines were | sellinz at the vineyards of this State at from seven to eight cents per gallon, and there was a general over-supply of wines, an experiniental shipment of ten carloads of wine was made to Cette in France. The wine was selected solely because it was high in alcohol and big bodied and was to be used in blending with the lighter French growths. Evenat thelow price of seven or eight cents per gallon to the producer it was found that the trade could not be made to pay the shipper, as cheap Spanish and Algerian wines (red wines for blend- ing) could be bought at a less figure than the California wines laid down in France. *‘This condition still exists in France to- day. Iquote from Le Moniteur Vinicole of January 22, 1897, giving the following market report of blending wines at Bercy, the great entrepot for wine of Paris, This market report is as follows: Buyers are few. Some speculators are offer- ing at this time Algerian wines at 21 francs and even 20 irancs per hectoliter without much success. However, stocks are low, and it will soon become necessary to replenish them. At this moment wines muy be quoted as follows: Aramon.. 4 10 29 francs per hecto'lter Minervols. 7 to 32 fraucs per hectoliter Montagne 7 to 82 traucs per he toliter Koussilon 2727725 to 35 francs per hectoiicer Algerian e 0 to 27 francs per hectoliter Busse-Bourgogne. ... 25 10 30 francs per hectoliter Touraine... 5 to 30 francs per hectoliter Cner... 7 0 32 francs per hecioii.er “California wines if sold in_ France would come in direct competition with the heavy Aigerian and Spanish wines, Estimaiing the franc at 18)4 cents and the hectoliter at 263 American gallons, we wouid thus get hearly 14 cents per Amer- ican gallon for our wiues laid down in Bercy, this being the same price as now quoted for Algerian wines. Pracucally the same price would rule at Cette, Mar- seilles, Bordeaux and other wine-blending centers of France. ““To arrive at a proper estimate of the price which would be realized at the Cal - iornia vineyards, we would have to deduct at Jeast 4 cents per gallon for cooperace, 3 cents at a low estimate for freight, and other charges for insurance, commissions, etc. All things considered, we would be lucky if under the biessings of reciprocity we obtained 6 cernts per gallon for our new wines, and all to suit the wishesof a clique of Chicago millionaires. Our vineyardists and winemakers are now holding out for 20 cents per gallon. How do they like the prospects under reciprocity ? “This is but half of thestory. Ourwine shipments (o the Eastern Siates in 1596 were about 15,000,000 gallons. The total value of our wine and brandy shipments was close to ($8.000,000. In the same year the imports ot French and German wines in bulk at New York were as foliows, ac- cording to Bonfort’s Wine and Spirit Circular: Bordeaux and Burgundy... Ceute (French). 1,565 gallons German and Hubgaria . . 681,180 gallons “‘This takes no account of the wines im- ported iu cases. “If French and German wines were ad- mitted into the Unitea States without the payment of duty (for this'is what reci- procity means), we would at once lose our large markets in New York and New Or- leans, to say aothing of other cities, on account of the cheap price. at which French and German wines could be sold and on account of the existing prejudice against domestic wines and in favor of the imported. We would become reduced | to the necessity of competing in the foreign markets for the sale of our wines as blending material, exactly as the Span- iards and Algerians are doing to-day. In other words, our industry, instead of being fairly profitable, as it is to-day, would be simply ruined. “Tuis, then, 1s the situation confront- ing us. “*What is to be done? “That will be discussed at the conven- tion to be held Tuesday. In past years matters of National legislation were at- tended to by the late Viticultaral Com- mission, but it is no more. Governor Budd, in his desire to abolish ‘useles com- missions,’ succeeded in having it done away with afler compromising with its members, although he afterward signed bills creating more commissions, as wit- ness the State Bu of Highways and the Code Commission. Liberal-minded men in the indusiry, however, have seen 274,150 gallons i toitthat an industry which represents §60,000,000 in capital shall not be jeopard- ized in Washington, They recognize that their business, though considered legitimate in California, is condemned by public sentiment in some other States and for this reason they will have more difficulty in securing justice than the fruit, wool and other agricultural callings of the State. It behooves every vigneron to interest himself in this movement and to use his influence and contribute his share toward havin proper representation at the National capitai. “The time is short. The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Repre- sentatives is meeting daily for the purpose of preparing a tariff and revenue bill to be “introduced at the special session of Congress, whicb, if report be correct, will convene on March 15. We ought to be represented in Wash- ington now, and I trust that we will be before it is 100 late. Every merchant and grower is interested in this matier and | hope that befoze ten days pass by the wine industry wiil have such representation as 1s importance deserves.” D. 0. MILLS IS IN TOWN. The Millionair. Owner of Mills Build- ing and of NMillbrae Arrives From New York. Among the arrivals here yesterdny from the East was D. O. Mills, the millionai: Wwho founded his fortune in Sacramento, who has his headquarters in New York, who is building two large economical ho- tels in that city, who owns the Mills building in San Francisco, and who owns a country bome in San Mateo County at Miilbrue, which is namea after him. Mr. Mills came here by way of Arizona, where he_spent a few days, as is_his cus- tom, in visiting his son-in-law, Whitelaw Reid, at his winter bome. Mr. and Mrs. Reid will shortly come here to visit at Millbrae, where Mr. Mills will spend his time unul April. Then he will start on_his return to New York. He will arrive there just about the time that his large hotel is completed and ready to be opened for the 1600 roomers it is designed {o accommodate. The sepa- rate apartments are small, but furnished with all modern_ conveniences, including electric light and artificial heat. Theyare intended for men, and together with board will cost the individual less than 50 cents a day, though equaling the accommoda- tions to be had at ordinary hotels. Rooms will berented by the month. Mr. Mills says that the enterprise is not intended as a money-making scheme, but that it will pay expenses and provide neat sanitary quarters for men of small means, Such hotels, he thinks, would pay expensesin any large city. As to the financial outlook, Mr. Mills declares that there will be an awakening. immediately upon the arrangement of the National income with respect to protec- tion. -——— Sim Men Buried by a Cave. GOUVERNOUR, N. Y. |[Feb. 14.—A sec- tion of a shaft in the Freemans talc mine at Talcville, nine miles from this village, caved in and buried six men underneath a_vast amount of rock and earth this sfternoon. They are certainly dead. Their names are: McCoy, Matthews, Tetheron, McLochlin, Charles Larock and | Dawley. Destroying the Toll Gatas. VANCEBURG,KY.Feb.14 —At 6 o’clock to-night 150 mountea men rode into Vanceburg and gave it out that they had destroyeu five tollgates and were going to destroy more. After riding about town making no attempt o hide their identity the raiders set out for the country bent on mere destruction. HEW TO-DAY. “Red Letter Day.” These Monday sales serve a two- fold purpose : Advertise the store. Keep our stock straight—new— bright—fresh. Chiffoniers. 117 different sorts of chiffoniers are on our floors—and that’s giving too much room to chiffonier show- ing.. Hence, these go-quick prices for to-day : Just to give you an inkling of price littleness, we’ve pictured this big six-drawer chiffonier of hard wood, in antique finish, at $5.75. These should find quick takers: Oak chiffonier and wardrobe (French mirror doors inclosing drawer arrange- ment), $40—was 375. Oak chiffonier. $:6—was Oak chiffonier, $:7—was $36. Maple chiffouier, $50—was $72. Maple chiffonier, $28—was $40. Maple chiffonier, $25—was $32. Birch chiffonier, $3—was $13 Birch chiffonter, $12—was $16. Birch chiffonier, $2>—was $40. Birch chiffonier, $50—was $70, Mahogany chiffonier, $55—was $75. Mahogany chiffonier, $10—was $50. For every reduction we’ve quoted here there will be a dozen nodding at you when you call. California Furniture Company (N P Cole & Co) Carpeia 17 Street Mattings NEW TO-DAY PROFESSOR J. M. MUNYON. Munyon’s Improved Homa@opathic Reme edies act almost instantly, speedily curing the most obstinate cases. 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