The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1897, Page 6

‘ALi, three months by m d Sunday CaLr, one month, by mail. 'ALL, one year, by mail W +EXLY, CaL, One year, b; San Francisco, California. Telephone. Maln-1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: Telephone.... BRANCH OFFICES 527 Montramery sireer, corner C ©:50 o'cloc 539 Haves street: open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street : open until 8:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open 9 o'clock. 8 Mission street: open untii 9 o'clock. 167 Ninth strect; open uniil 9 o'clock. 1305 Poik street: open until 9:30 o'clocks OAKLAND OFFICB : 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: tooms 31 and Park Row, New York Cit | DAVID X Fastern Manager. “THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. now take a turn at eleva- Pugilism wiil ting the stage and give the ring a rest. Herealter the hardest knockoutdrink on tap will be know zsimmons punch. as The Cuban mass-mesting is to be held in this City .to-morrow evening. Don’t forget the d The blockade of Crete has begun, and still the statesmen of Europe declare to the people there is no war. 1o prize-fight is over, the Legislature soon adjourn and then we can turn attention to business and the coming ivals. The knockout blow of the big fizht was so queer and so unexpect-d that there 1s a tendency in some quarters to speak of it ry Sherman wili be frienaly | 1 to give her plain warn- t she must let American citizens and that wiil be a truer act of ) than any ever shown by Olney. 5 | Francisco by her Board of Health | ¥ protect herseif somewhat from adul- ated fro but it will take National ¢ to prevent the making of such foods in all parts of the Union, and that is what should be done. The prompiness of the powers in apply- ing coercive measures in dealing with Crete will recall their, hesitation in coerc- ing Tu The size of the foe in sight has ev y a great deal to do with di- plomacy in these days. The Governor’s statement of his reasons for vetoing the bill providing for the trans- fer of the Gi:ls’ Reform Scpool from Whit- a C another evidence people are divided amorg they get noching. a is that w themseive The Republicans of the Ways and Means Committee kindly consented to give ocratic members one day more to ariff bill. It will be reported 1d on. Monduy the music begins | circus wili be in fuli blast. | Santa Croz will not be the only water arrangements for a similar festival. rivalry between the two will stimu- each, and pleasure-seekers will find that two shows are a long way better than one. T e people who were engaged in’the Civil War knew it was expensive, but they could never have thought it would cost $3,000,000 to write and publish a history of it, and yet that is what the expenditure has been for the official histery issued by the Government. A bill introauced into the Senate for the relief of William J. Bryan very naturally caused a ripple of laughter among the Senators. They are acquainted with only one man of that name, and are aware the only relief for him wou!d be the passage of a free-silver bi:l The announcement that just as tough buttons can be made of .milk as of the hoofs of horses shows the possibilities of science. We may yet shoe our horses with condensed milk and eat our mush with canned hoofs in which there will be no danger of adulteration. Biizzards are blowing in the Northeast and rivers are floocing the country in the Southeast, while in the sunny West there are spring showers and preparations for {estivals. The United States is undoubt- edly a good country everywhere, but we have decidedly the best of it. The investigating committee of the Eenate and that of the Assembly agree in reporting there is no evidence whatever 10 support the charge of bribery in con- nection with Assembly 273.. That ends the episode in the Legisiature and nothing remains of it but the jail pro- ceedings. The reported mining boom near Yuma will serve to call attention to the many re- sources of Arizona and will have a good cifect in interesting capital in the develop- ment of the Territory, and therefore the results will be good even If the wmining district itself does mot turn out to be all that is expected, The New York Legislature is wrestling with a proposition to revise the marriage laws of the State, 2nd some of the re- formers are so ardent in the crusade that they desire to have Coungress take the matter up and revise all the marriage laws in the Union. There is no telling what sort of an issue we may run up against in the next Presidential campaign. The announcemegat that the Governor, the Controller and representatives of the Finance and Ways and Means committees of the Senate and Assembly are trying to devise u plan for reducing the tax levy to 40 cents on the $100 is encouraging. The people desire just that thing, and if the conferees can accomplish it they will win golden opinions from all-sorts of people. The arbitration treaty as amended by the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela- tions is a very different thing from the Olney treaty, and will find much more favor with the people. It reserves tothe Senate # right to & voice in deciding what questions shall be submitted to srbitra- tion, and 18 in every respect a much more American document than the former one. THE OAUSE OF OUBA. The dispatehes of yesterday from Wash- ington announce that a Cabinet meeting had been held to consider the case of the Dauntless, now under surveillance by the Government officials at Jacksonville. Upon the solution of this case depends the decision of the new administration with regard to its Cuban policy, and the conference therefore was of no little im- portance to the country at large. While no decisicn was arrived at in the particular case 1t is gratifylng to know that the new administration has so prompily given consideration to the prob- lems arising from the situation in Cuba. It is to be hoped the Government will see its way clear to takinga position which will materially aid the cause of the Cuban patriots without violating auy of the duties which international Jaw imposes upon the United States. It is worthy of note that since the new administration came into oftice the Span- ish officials in Cuba bave been careful not to oppress or wreng any American citizen in the island. No issue has arisen which would give to Secretary Sherman an opportunity to show his zeal in pro- tecting our citizens abroad. This careful- ness on the part of Weyler may be due to the fact that he recognizes in the new ad- ministration a force quite different from that of Grover Cleveland, and is wise enough to give it no occasion for inter- ference. It will be remembered that in his inaug- ural address President McKinley declared, “It wifl be our aim to pursuea firm and dignified foreign volicy which shall be just, impartial, ever watchful of our Na- tional honor, and always insisting upon the enforcement of the lawful rights of American citizens everywhere.” Itis evi- dent that thess diplomatic words have been understood in their true meaning by the Spanish authorities, and that we shall hear no more of those complaints of ill treatment of Americans in Cuba which were so frequent under the Cleveland rezime. Inall that McKinley has raid about our non-interjerence with the domestic con- cerns of other nations the people areas | fully agreed as they are in support of his declaration of an intent to maintain the rights of Americans abroad. Neverthe- less they do not regard the affairs of Cuba as altogether foreign. It is an American island, and of right ought to be under the protection of the American continental system. Public sentiment on the subject will be fully manifest at the mass-meet- ing to be held in this City to-morrow evening, and that sentument, while declar- ing emphatically for the pretection of American citizens in Cuba, will be hardly less strong in expressine itself in favor of the cause of the patriots and the inde- pendence of the island. THE AEIT_E_ATION TREATY. As was expected the Committee on For- eign Relations has decided 1o make several important amendments to the propesed arbitration treaty with Great Britain be- fore reporting it to the Semate. These amendments are of a character which will render the treaty much more in accord- ance with public opinion and will go far toward making it accentable to tha people. According to reports from Washington the committee has decided to strike out all the objectionable features in the Olney agreement. The designation of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway asumpire bas been removed and so also has been ali reference to the Supreme Court of ‘the United States as members of the arbitra- tion triounal. In place of members of the court the amended treaty will provide that our representatives among the arbi- trators shall consist of “jurists of repute,” to be appointed by the President. The most notable amendment is one which reserves to the Senate equally with the President the power of deciding what questions shall be submitted to arbitra- tion. This change materially affects tne whole nature of the treaty and puts it in accord with our form of government. Under the Olney plan the President would have had absolute control of all our relations with Great Britain and could have submitted any question whatever to arbitration without the consent or even the knowledge of the Senate. That ciause would have virtually set aside the consti- tution, which provides that the Senate as well as the President shall have control of our foreign relations. The amendient therefore is one which is certain to be adopted and which in itself will go far toward relieving the treaty as firat pro- posed of its most objectionable features. Itis probable the first important work to be undertakeu by the Senate will be the consideration of this treaty, and as it is favored by the administration, its adop- tion may be expected, It will be, how- ever, an altogether different treaty from that proposed by Mr. Cleveland, and may be clearly accounted among the accomplish- ments of the McKinley admimstration, The Cleveland tresty would undoubtedly bave beer defeated. That whichis pro- posed will not only win the approval of the Senate, but will bave the commenda- tion of the whole people, and will be one of the first gocd results to the country of the substitution of a statesman in piace of adogmatic theorist in the Presidency. ADULTERATED JELLIES, The. announcement that the Board of Health has discovered that a large proportion of the jellies soid in our stores are adulterated will be mo sur- prise to intelligent people. It has long been known that such was the case, and the only new information con- tained in the report of the board is the statement thata considerable number of these adulterations have been found to be aangerous as food. It is one of the strange developments of modern commerce that in a land like California, where frafis so abundant, such adulterations can be profitably sold. We let thousandsof tonsof fruit go to ‘waste every year in our orchards or our marketplaces and yet import from abroad pretended {ruit products which are not only adulterated, but are absolutely in- jurious to the health of the people. According to the analysis of the chem- ist of the Board of Health the purchaser of currant jelly may geta harmless mix- ture of apple and currant jally, or a harm- ful mixture of apple jelly and starch col- ored with aniline dve, or a dangerous- mixture 1n which coal-tar colors and aceticacid are mixed. Ofthirtv-three sam- ples of jelly purchased in various parts of . ten were found to be so adul- terated as to be dangerous as food, and a number of others were sufficiently doc- tored to render their sale as currant jeily a fraud upon the public. Booner or later the people of the United States will have to adopt radical and dras- tic measures in dealing with the adultera- tion of foods. Modern science has now advanced 8o far in the mastery of chem- ical compounds that swindlers who make use of science can be effectuslly com- bated only by persons who havean equally scientific knowledze of food products. It is impossible for the average citizen 1o have the skill required to analyze the food which be buys in the open market, nor is it desirable that he should be compelled to do so. This is one of the tasks which may be rightly imposed upon the Govern- ment and it should be undertaken not merely by municipalities, but by the Na- tion. ‘We produce in the United States aban- dant supplies of good food for all our peo- ple, and it is a reflection upon our intelli- gence that we permit such food to go to waste for jack of a market while adul- terated and dangerous counterleit articles are sold in our stores and consumed in our homes. BECIPROOCITY. Under the new tanff the reciprocity pro- visions will be much larger than those under the McKinley tariff of 1890. Not only have all the reciprocity features of the former act been fully restored, but the policy has been extended by sdding to sugar, tea, coifee and hides as articles of which to maxe reciprocal agreements such articies as champagne, brandy, wines, aruificial and natural mineral waters, argols and siik laces. ‘While the addition of these new articles to the list of goods on which the Govern- meat has the right to reduce duty in order to promote commercial relations with for- eign countries will materially aid the admimstration in arranging reciprocity treaties, it will be seen there is some dan- ger in them to Califorain. Our people are materially interested in the maintenance of protective duties on champagne, brandy, wines and mineral waters. It would be an injury to some of the most important industries of this State if these articles were placed on the free list in order to facilitate the commerce of our Eastern cities. Under the new tariff, as 1t stands, ample duties are placed on champagne, wines and brandies. These duties, however, are none t00 large to maintain the prosperity of the grape-growing industry in Cali- fornia against the competition of older vineyards and cheaper labor in Kurope. There would be a distinct loss to us in these industries in any and every treaty of reciprocity which would permit the free entry of foreign wines and brandy to com- pete with the home industry. The subject is one to which the attention of the grape-growers and wine and brandy producers of the State should be called. The Republicans of California are as favorable to reciprocity treaties as those of any other Btate in the Union, bus there is no reason why California = industries should be sacrificed to promote the trade of the Bast. Tt will be the duty of the California delegation in Congress to guard carefully against any injury to the State on this score. Reciprocity treaties which will allow the fres entry of wines and brandies should not be negotiated with any nation which is a large producer of those articies. If due protection is given, California can produce all the wine that the people of the United States need, and no treaty should be arranzed tnat will interfere with the development of the industry. TAX REDUCTION, The announcement that the Governor, the Controller and representatives of the Finance and the Waysand Means com- mittees of the Senate and Assembly' are engaged 1n an earnest endeavor to reduce the appropriations of the Legislature to such an extent that all expenditures may be provided for by a tax levy not exceed- ing 40 cents on the $100 is in the highest degree gratifving to the people. It is to be hoped these efforts will not Le in vain, and that such reductions may be made without imperiling the service of any of | the institutions of the State or involving a deficiency which willjentail excessive tax- ation later on. It is beyond question that many of the appropriations made during this session can be reduced without materially injur- ing any institution or depriving the State of any necessary public improvement. It will be the duty of the Governor and the conferees of the two houses of the Legls- lature to decide where these reductions can be made. Itis upon theif judgment that the people must rely for protection from waste and extravagance, and for- tunately the earnestness with which they seem to have undertaken the task prom- ises good results. The need of economy at this time is everywhere recognized. The long de- pression resulting from the experiments with a Democratic tariff has carried a sense of wantinto every housebold and comparative destitution to many families. That depression still weighs upon the people, and while there is now every prospect of arevival of industry and a return of prosperity it will not do for the Legislature to torestall it by any taxation not absolutely necessary to provide for the maintenance of the State govern- ment. It will be with close interest, therefore, that the reople will watch the proceedings now undertaken to reduce the rate of taxation, and if it is effected to anything Jike the extent desired, the mem- bers of this Legislature, upon their re- turn home, will receive a degree of com- mendation and approval from their con- stituents which has been unknown in the politics of California for many years. THE SUNDAY OALL. The next instaliment of Clark Russell's stirring sea story contains one of the most thrilling incidents of this great serial, Great interest has been evinced in this story, not only on account of the author’s fame but the interest-absorbing worth of the story itself. ‘With "the appearance of next Sunday’s instaliment the interest already aroused will swell and the authot’s wvopularity will run fora time on easy parallel lines with TaE SUNDAY CALL in the creation and maintenance of the pleasureand enter- tainment of the people. An important local feature, dealing with | the sights aboat the bay, will be found in next Sunday’s CArr. T:is story will be profusely ‘and beauti- fully illustrated and will prove of great interest. The happy title, “Under the Greenwood Tree,” heads the charming contribation of the naturalist at large. It is full of the buoyant life-giving air of forest and moun- tain, and as usual replete with vivid word- painting. The children’s page will be filled with matter calculated to delight the young. The book page and fashion devartment will be of the highest merit respectively. The mining news will be of importance to all concerned. The drama and its exponents will be discussed in clever style. The local and telegraphic news will be the letest and best; theeditorizl comment will be found strictly in keeping with the times and with Jive modern ideas. There will be a hundred and one good literary features, and for holiday enjoy- ment you should not fail to secure a copy. of California’s representative family news- paper—THE SuNpAY CALL: PER ONAL. J. G. Loveren of Eujeka is at the Grand. Baron Beidiitz of Berlin is at the Occidental.’ E. Charlier of Tahiti arrived here yesterday on the brig Tropic Bird. Heis on his way to Paris. J. B. Sanford of Sacramento isat the Grand. C. 8. Williams oi salt Lake isa recent arrival here, e E. W. Estop of the Hawailan Islarids is at the Russ. James D. W, Cutting of New York is at che Palace. . F. W. Hanson of Salt Lake arrived here y terday. George L. Fowler, a vineyardist of Fresno, is in town. Douglas 8, Cone of Red Bluff arrived here yesterday. John Glachner of New York City arrived here t evening. J. C. Tolman of Ashland, Or., artived here here yesterday. John G, Morgan of Denver Was one of yester- ay's arrivals here. J. B. Harris, & business man of Phenix, Ariz,, 18 in the City. J. E. Eldridge and wife of Camden, N. J., are at the Cosmopolitan, M. A. E. Dearborn of Chicago is s late arrival here and is at the Palace. John M, Falwiler of Auburn is here for a few days’ stay, and is at the uiok. y R. A. Thompson, editor of the Sants Rosa Democrat, is here on a brief visit. George W. Preston of Seattle was one of the arrivals from the north yesterday. Professor W. J. Hussey of the Lick Observa- tory, Mount Hamflton, is at the Lick, C. F. Schermerhorn, a well-to-do Tesident of Des Moinee, Towa, is at the Occidental. M. E. Briggs, a prominent business man of St. Louts, is registered at the Cosmopolitan. Howard A. Colby, the millionaire, of New York, is here, accompanied by several friends. F. E. Sappand wife of Monte Vista, Col who are touring Californis, are 8t the Cos. mopolitan. J. H. Whited, superintendent of Dunsmuir division of the Californis and Oregon Rail- road, is in the City. W. M. Crookham, a wealtny resident of King- man, Ariz., is at the Russ. He is in mining and general business. A party of prominent Indianapolis people, hoaded by Harry 8. New, one of the owners of the Indianapolis Journal, were among the ar- rivals at the Palaco yesterday. With Mr. New are George A. Dickinson, Joun Dickinson, H. M. Talbot, J. F. Fanning and Sam E. Rausch. James Carroll of Alasks, who was long cap- tein of the steamer Queen, plying from the upper part of this cosst to Junean, for a short time Delegate to Congress from Alaska, and since then interested in mining on Douglas Island and elsewhere, is a recent arrival here, He will probably remain two weeks, ot leust. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 18.— At the Broadway Central, H. Biock; Imperial, F. H. Coyne; Bartholdi, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Fletter; 1 ‘8t. Cloud, I B. Simpson; Metropole, B. Triest. WITH YOUR COFFEE. Party at the Door—Is the lady ot house in? Cook—I'm wan of thim, surr.—Boston Tran- seript. Miss Cashly—Pa believes in putting his best foot foward. ellow—I have met him when he felt g the Slumleigh—I don't see why you care 40 little for me. Miss Gyer—Have you ever taken & good look at yourself?—Town Topics. “I have a story about nineteen people frees- ing to death,” remarked a reporter to the Snake Editor. “That's hot stuff,” said the latter.—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. She—Whata keen little ¢resture that Miss Wiseley is. He—Yes, she cuts me every time Ises her.— Detroit Free Press. Primus—You have a terrible gold. taking anythifig? Secundus—Certainly, Wbere shall we go?— Yale Record. Harlow—There’s a new family up the street. Mamma—What's their name? Harlow—Dunno; but I've licked their boy already and sassed their servant-girl.—New York Truth. Teacher—Now, here is an example in mental arithmetic: How old would a person be wko ‘was born 1n 1868 ? Tommy—Please, mum, was it & man or a woman ?—London Tit-Bits. ART IN NATURE. Are you Anmcn{mm fiickered on the madly scariet i s, And the valley had a Wordsworth atmosphere; The babbiing litde brooklet rau In Tennysonian i 8, Ana a Ross Bonheur cow was grazing near. A crescent moon was floating onthe Verestschagin ens were with Ruskin clouds o%er- spread; A lanky Burne-Jones maldes, with & Bald, wan- ered by, While a Miliet rustic stood and bung his head. The primrose at the old stand blodsomed by the river's bfim, F two began to sing, A nightingal And Bouguereau’s bather murmured, as she went 10 take & swim : I think that we shall have aCorot spring.” —Puck. MEN /ND WOMEN. Procurator Pobledonostzeff is desirous of having Tolstoi tried by the Holy Synod of Russia for heresy. George Wombwell, who used to be a famous English showman, now makes & precarious living by playing a cornet before the public houses of London. All the Chief Justices of Kansas except the last one, David Martin, resigned bofore their terms was up, and Justice Martin was the only one holding the office who swore in his successor. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is having his portrait painted by the Viennese artist, Eduard Horowitz. He sits for the artist in the Historieal Art Museum, where the directors’ office has been flited up for the purpose. The infant son of the Comte de Caserta wi baptized recently at Canues, in France, by the Bishop of Nice and received the name of Gab. riel Marie Joseph Charles Ignace Antoine Al- phlonle Plerre Jesn Gerard de Majilla Tous saint. Paul Lawreace Dunbar, the young negro poet, who was an élevator boy, is to go to Lon- don this spring and give readings there from his works. It is proposed to introduce him first a3 & drawing-room reader. Dunbar is very black and is about 27 yearsofage Hefirst began to write in 1893. Tne Oklahoms House elected Irs. Weeks clerk. She was auly sworn in before a notary and went to work. Then the House reconsid- ered the vote and revaked the appoiniment. With a proper contempt of such a vartable and mutable lot of legislators, Mes, Weeks t her work and refuses 10 quit, defying the House.” / Goneral Bourbaki, who for some yests past haslived in almost mousstic' retirement at Bayonue, is reported to bs dying.. Hé played prominent pars in the siege of Metz, and was one of the principal dupes and accusers of Marsnal Bazaine. ’ * Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff bf New York has orgenized *a new wrinkle” in the way of official or political dinners. He i inviting the members of the Legislature in batches of twenty to dine with him aid is seleoting them" according to alphabetical rotation from the 1ist of Senators and Assemblymen. - y ANSWERS TO CORRE:PONDENTS. EVENING BTARS- 8 H., Evergreen, Sants Clara County, Cal. The followiug were the evening stars during the v 1880: Venus, July 18't0 December 31; , January 1 to October 25; Jupiter, Ociober 7't December 3, and Mercury, September 17 to November 23. Eruet M. THoMas—Salinss, Saiinas ' City, Monterey County, Cal. Edith Matilda Thomas, ‘poet, was born in Chatham, Onio, Auguit 12, 1854. Her family moved Kenton, in the | same State, and lived there in 1858:50; the moved to Bowling Green, Wood County, same State, in 1860, aud remained there for some time. Aiter the death of the mother Editn and her sister Nena moved to Geneva, Ohio, where they remained until the death of Nuna, in 1887 Edith was educated in the Normai School of Geneva. At lasi accounts she was living in New York City. SN FRANCISCO PoLICE—C. W., Berkeley, Cal. To secure an appointmenton the San Fran- clsco police force the applicant must be a citi- zen of the United States, over 21 and under 43 years of age, of a fixed height; must be able 10 read and write the English language, and be physically sound, so that he would be admit- tedin the United States army. He mustbe recommended by twelve citizens. Officers are appolnted by the Police Comissioners. Each member of the force js_allowed one week’s va- cation. The duties of mounted policemen are prescribed by the Chief of Police. They are us 8 rule required to patrol what are known as long beats. The pay of such officers is the same as that of ordinary patrolmen, $100 per month, $2 of which goes to the pension iund. THE WRECK OF THE INDEPENDENCE—Sub- scriber, City. Tae steamer Independence, of the Vanderbilt line, was wrecked on the 16th of February, 1853, on the upward trip from San Juan del Sud to San Francisco. She ran on'the rocks oft the south point of Santa Margarita Island, in Magdalena Bay, at5:15 o'clock in the morning. ~ Captain Sanford ran the vessel on shore. and in so doing she caught fire, and of the 300 peop.e on board one hundred and met death by fire and water. The others remained three days on the island, a barren one, before assistauce reached them. They were finally taken off by the whaling £hip Meteor, Captain Jeffries, and landed in San Francisco on March 31, While on the island one of the passengers became a mother and the child, a girl, was namecd Margarita, After the passengers were landed in Ssn Fran- ¢isco the theatrical protession gave a monster performance for tneir ‘benetit and a good round sum was realized. BARREL MEASUREMENT—H. G. D., City. Casks are classed in three varieties and the distiuc- tion consists in the curvature of the staves, at what is termed the quarter-hoop—that is, at s voint midway between the bung and the chime, viz.: Casks having the least curvature are termed the first variety, those havinga medium curvature the second variety, those having the greatest curvature the third va- riety. “To find the mean diameter of the first variety, multiply the difference between the head diameter and the bung diameter (inside measurement) by the decimal .55 and add the product to ihe hena dismeter, the sum ing the mean diameter. For the second variety multiply the _difference between the two diameters by the decimal .63, udding the product to the nead diameter; for the third variety multiply by the decimal .70, and, as above, adding the product to the ing thus found the mean diameter, to find the capacity multiply the squars of the mean diameter, in inches, by the decimal -0034, which is substantsaily the same as di- vidiug by 294, being the number of cylindri- cal inches in & wine gallon, and the product Wwiil be the wine gallons in one inch in length. Multply this by the length inches and the product will b the capacity in wine gallons. FRATERNAL FELLOWSHIP. The Manner in Which Keystone Lodge, Knights of Honor, Entertained the Grand Eepresentatives. The entertainment, banquet and ball given Dy the members of Keystone Lodge No. 2107, Knights of Honor, to the representatives to tne Grand Lodge last Tuesday night was & combination of fynctions, the like of which has never been equaled in the order. The entertainment was in El Dorado Hall, in the Alcazar building, in the presence of a large number of persons, who were there by invitation, it being & purely invitational offair. There were the grand officers, grana representatives, members of the lodge, with their wives, daughters and lady friends, and a. limited number of invited guests. The first | event was & short address of weicome by Fred Rasbe, the purveyor of the talent, after whicn Miss Margaret Davis, a young native daughter yet in the lower ‘teens, who has aeveloped & wonderful ability in instrumental musiec, gave Rubenstein’s ““Valse Caprice’” on the piano witu a precision and exccution that calied forth many words of praise from professionals who were in the hall. Grand D.ctator Archibaid deiivered a short address, reviewing the work of the Knights and paid a complinent to Keystone Lodge, saying that it is the one that has been the most active in the jurisdiction. Miss Grace Lester entertained the sudience with “Love’s Morning,” u vocal solo. The Raisch sisters gave & piuno duet which was well re- ceivea. Then that prince of good lel Alired Wilkie, sang “Sally in Our Alle; his rendition was o acceptable that he was forced to give an eucore. Sheriff R.1 Whelan, who is always a favorite wherever he vol- unteers, sang several popular songs and was Joudly appisuded. Miss Maguerite Stoue,witha greatdea: of jorce and with good effect, re- cited “Summer Dreams,” oue of Engene Fleld's las: poegs. By pormimsion of the management of the Orpheum the bellringers end Mr. Prescott, the ventriloguist and {mi- titor, gave evidences of their skill, and these were very teking numbers. Miss Cathrine Creig of ihe Tivoli Opera-house, by permis- sion of the management, sang_with fine effect “Pariaite Amour,” and ‘was forced to give an encore. James Donahue was vociferonsly ap- lauded for his_rendition of “Don’t You Tell er That You Love Her” and -‘Your Baby’s Come to Town.” The entertainmen: was brought to s close with recitations by Frank B, Clayton, who gave “At the Opera,” and Walter A. Belasco. who gave “The Prisoner’s Plea for Little Tim.” These gentlemen ap- peared by the courtesy of Messrs. Belasco and La Faille of the Alcazar, Fred Raabe, pasi dictator of Keystone Lodge, was master of ceremonies, and he acted his part weli. He then turned the audfence over to the care of C. H. Holcomb, who con- ducted it to the banquet in Social Hall, on the upper floor. Tbere all feasted on the good things laid before them and listened (o an elo- auem address by Past Grand Dictator William enty Bardes, who poliited with pride to & Dbanner that occupied a conspicuous place in the hall bearirg the imscription, “Banner ,” aud which has ror cleared for dancing, which was kept up unt alate hour. During the evening icecream was served to the ladies in a hall aajoining the dance hall. . Progressive Endowment Guild. San Francisco Chapter No. 328 of the Pro- gressive Endowment Guild held & very enthu- slastic and interesting meoting in St. George’s Hall last Wednesday evening, when two can- didates were initisted and two applications were recelved. The committee that had charge of the enter- tainment recently given in Golden Gato Hall presented i1s report, which was very gratify- | ing. It was decided to give a high jinks in St. George's Hall on the evening of the 2lst of April. This will be an invitation affair, and the number of invitations wiil be limited to 150. The following named, who were appointed a committee of arrangements, will meet next Wednesduy evening in the office of Dr. Le Fevre d, John F. Eg, W.H. ert, A Thompsoi, Dr. A. berg and R. W, MoGarvie. extended an invitation to the members to meet with it and assist ia perfecting arrangements. There will not be another regular meeting of the chapter until the 7th of April. The Natlonal Union. Assessment 199, called March 10, will be delinquent April 10. San Franajsco Cabinet met last week and the session was taken up in the discussion ofa pew folder. ' It was decided to change the meeting night to the first Thursday in each month. The cabinet will pay an official visit on the 23d inst. to Golden Gate Couneil. Oaltfornia “Council at its meeting last Wednesday initiated four candidates and re- celved a like number of applications. J. E. Field, president of the cabinet, was present and delivered an interesting and encouraging address, after which there was & programme of music and song and cigars for all present. This council will give a “smoker” on the ev ing of April 7, on which occasion & dispe: tion will be granted 1o enable the council to admit members on a $2 rate. Oro Fino Parlor, N. D. G. W. Oro Fino Parior No. 9, Nattve Daughters of the Golden West, atits last held meeting re- ceived & visit from Mrs. Mary E. Tillman, the grand president of the order, and there were 8lso present a number of members from other periors. Th.mesting proved s very interest- "Fitls parlor will give its tenth annivetsar, ball on the 22d of April in Native Sons’ Hall, and the committee having charge of this affair will make it an event of which the par- lor will feel proud. A Supreme Orgunizer Dead. Alexander Rothenstein of this Cily, supreme orgamizer of the Order of Pendo, died suddealy 1ast Tuesday morning at Helena, Mont., where he had gone on business with the order. He ‘was 63 years of age, and leaves besides his ‘widow five children. He had been a resident of thiy City for many years, and was in mer- cantile business up A few years ago when. he retired. 1isboay will be hrought to this City for :-m-e)u. ARTICLES DULY FILED YESTERDAY Unemployed Regard In- corporation With Confidence. Applications for Work on the Boulevard Continue to Pour In. Two Hundred Men Will Ee Engaged To-Day—Increase in Subscrip- tions to the Fund. The nnemployed of San Francisco have incorporated a company called the Home and Help Supply Association. It is proposed to establish a central home in 8an Francisco with branches here and elsewhere; to maintain tbe same at minimum cost for the use of stockholders and others, providing them with places for eating and sleeping and with other reasonable comforts of life, including baths, reading and lecture rooms, gymna- sium and the like. Iu is also the purpose of theZnew corpor- ation to accept gifts, bequests and contri- butions, to aid unemployed laborers, male and female, when worthy, and to relieve the deserving needy when in sickness or want; to take and let contracts with per- sons and corporations for any kind of labor, skilled or unskilled, and to do such labor directly by the employment of its stockhoiders or any other convenieng man- ner. These articles of incorporation wereduly filed at the City and County Clerk’s office yesterday. The boulevard fund .in the hands of Daniel Meyer totals $9333 50, the subscrip- tions received yesterday being as follow: Pacific Coast Jockey Ciul 1,000 00 Bank of California. 100 00 ian Bank, 100 00 Anglo-Califo; Onl lon Trust Company . 50 00 Donohoe-Keily Bankin 50 00 Welis, Fargo & Co. . 100 00 James Lick School e Olympic Ciub Wheelmen. 63 80 There are now more than 1800 applica- tions in the hands of Secretary Fay at the headqnarters of the Citizens’ Committee on Leidesdorff street. Eighty men wére working yesterday on the boulevard and more will be put to work to-day. Many of the applicants for employment have expressed objsction to the publica- tion of their names in the newspapers, and henceforth those entitied tc work tickets will find their names posied out- side the office on Leidesdorif street. As the resuit of orly three days’ work on the boulevard the hill on the City lot has been more than half cut through, aad on the side adjoining the Almshouse road the ground has been cleared and graded along its entire lengih., About 60 feet has been graded on the opposite side. The trees on Sutro’s right of way have also been cut down and work on the culvert is well advanced. Engineer Schussler of the Spring. Valley Water Company has had the 4finch pipe laid by his own men, thus saving the boulevard fund a consid- erable sum of money. As soon as Robert Fitzsimmons reaches San Francisco from the scene of bis recent trinmph he will be approached by a depu- tation of the unempioyed, which will ask him to give a sparring exhibition for the benefit of the armory organiation. ‘This brilliant suggestion was offered by a member of sporting proclivities at last night’s meeting, and the organization at once determined to put it into execution. ‘The meeting turned temporarily from this brignt prospect to impeach four mem- bers on the charge of appropriating the proceeds of the sale of concert tickets. The culprits were unable to defend the selves in a satisfactory manner and were summarily ejecte | into outer darkness. Another gentleman, *'a shy, slow-spoken man,” wanted the organization to furnish him with the wherewithal to redeem his trunks from the cluiches of an obdurate and unsympathetic landlady, but this modest proposal dia not evoke any enthu- siasm. Chairman Leffingwell informed the meeting that the certificate of incorpora- tion would arrive Saturday forenoon, by which time they hoped to be in new quar- ters. The executive ¢committee was author- ized to draft the necessary regulations and by-laws, to be submitt-d to the or ganization for approval upon the arrival of the certificate. ' RICEMOND ADVANCES. Improvements in Streets and New Buildigs the Order of the Day. Richmond is destined to take its place on the official map as being one of the pro- gressive sections of the City npon which a general line of steady improvements are being continuously pushed to the front. Contractor Felix McHugh has his hands full between grading streets and sewering sections over which street improvemonts are about to be made. So far he has placed sewers on S:xth, Seventh, Eightn and Ninth avenues from Fulton to A street. The same coniractor has commenced work on Seventh avenue, between Califor- nia and Clement streets, to grade, side- walk and macadamize that block. A sim- ilar job has been be?un by him on Fifth avenue, between California and Point Lo- bos avenue. Mrs, Georgeson has let a contract for a $1600 building on Sixth avenue, between Caiifornia and Clement streets. C. B. de Pas is about to erect a $2000 dwelliney on the same avenue, between Point Lobosavenue and Chestnut street. Miss Sophia SBwanson will ersct a two- story residence on Fifth avenue, bstween California and Chestnut streets, at an ex- penditure of about $2500. ‘ A gang of tramps has of Inte intruaed ————————————— NEW TO-DAY. Buy secret medicinesif you want to; trust to their claims and unknown power. But it isn’t wise when health is fail- ing. About Scott’s Emulsion there is no secret. Its for- mula can be had for the ask- ing by any physician. It is no untried, doubtful thing. For twenty-five years it has been held up to the physician and | the people as the standard emulsion of the world, and it is as much and more the standard to-day as it was a quarter of a century ago. Is the best any too.good foryou?| . itself on Richmond, much to the annoy- ance of the residents. One of those way neatly caught by Special Officer T. C. Johnson yesterday afternoon. At a time When Cbris Mohrmeann, who keeps a gro. cery-store oh the northeast corner of Cle. ment street and Fiftn avenue, was en. gaged in the barroom walting on some customers, one of the tramp fraternity en- tered the store and asked the way to Geary street. He was directed by thepro- prietor, and on_his way .out through the store he slipped a bottle of claret under his coat. Officer Jobnson saw him and at once placedt aim under arrest. He gave his name as Edward Shaffer and said ne had come from Los Angeles in searci of work. : Sewering, sidewalking ana leveling the streets and avenues throngh the Bay Dis- trict racetrack is being pushed with vigor, and the work will, in the course of about two months, be ali done and laid out, pre- paratory to the tract being sold as build- ing lots. CALIFORNIA’S RESOURCES. State Board of Trade Preparing a Live Pamphiet for Circulation Among Christinn Eadeavorers. A novel pamphlet is in course of prep- aration by the State Board of Trade for circulation among the Christian Endeav- orers at the National Convention to be held in this City. Departing from the hackneyed style of describing the State by counties the board has engaged the services of a corps of ex- perts in varions prolessions, among them President Kellogg of tiie University of California, Professor George Davidson, Professor Hilgard and Captain W. H. Merry of the Chamber of Commerce. Among the topics treated will be the wool and lumber industries, the mineral springs, the poultry business, the mining and agricultural interests of the State. The subjects of horticulture, climatic con- ditions and scenery will be given con- siderable scope as well. Shipping and commerce, including transportation facili- ties, will also come in for a good deal of space. — Want Grades Changed. Colonel M. C. Little, representing ex-Mayor Sutro, appeared before the Street Commities of the Board of Supervisorsyesterday and asked that the established grades south of the park be ebanged to conform with those intended for the boulevard now umder course of con- struction. The matter was rejerred to the City Engineer to pass upon its feasibility. Sale of Fair Estate Property. James G. Angus, Thomas G. Crothers and W. 8. Goodfeilow, executors of the estate of James G. Fair, have filed with Jndge Slack a feport of the dale of cortain real property in '8 subdivisio Park Treet. Over 150 lots were sold at prices ranging from $10 It 0%0, the total being someihing like PRSNGSR EPECIAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery, * paRe s 315 e dnd HUsBAND'S Calcined Magnesia—Four first- premium medals awarded. More agreesble to the taste and smaller dose than other mag- nesia. For sale only in bottles with regis- tered' trade-mark label. e —_—————— Briggs—Well, old fellow, Iam a happy man| Wilson—How s Briggs—I have just succeeded in borrowing enough to pay every cent I owe in the world.— London Tit-Bits. “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup™ Has been used over fit.y years by millions ot mothers for their children whiie Teething with per fect success. 1t so0thes the child, softens he gams, sllays Pain. cores Wind Colic, regulates :be Bowels and 1s tho best remedy for Diarrliceas, whether aris- ing irom tee.hipg or other causes. ¥ or sale by drug. gi8is o every par. of the worid. Bo sure and ask for Mrs. Winsiow’s Soothing Syrap. 25 & botule, —————— Comoxapo.—Atmesphere 18 perfactly dry, st £0d mild, being entirely free from the mists com- mnon further north. Hound-trip tickets, by steam: ship, includiug fiftecp days’ board ai the Hosl del Coronado, $65: longer siay 32 50 per day. APpY 4 New Monigomery s, San Francisco: W WHY suffer from corns when HINDERGOBNS removes them so easily. 15 cts at druggists. PABKER'S HATR BALSAX aids the hair growth. I¥ your hair s harsh, dry and wiry, you will find Ayer's Hair Vigor of esseniial service in ren. dering It soft, pliant and glossy. ————— The Governess—1 know French and Ger- man— Mrs. Uptodate—That is not sufficient. I want some one who can teach my children Seotch.—Brooklyn Lif ? XEW TO-DATY. Consider Looks Flavor and Wholesomeness of your cake and pastry, which means use Jrophy Baking Powder » Tillmann & Bendel, Mira * * PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Of Cholice and Rars Oriental Rugs, | Ete.., Eto., EHtc., Now on Exhibition at 317 Powell St., cneriin, Opposite Unton Square, TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION! —Commencing— HONDAY.> March I5th, -Continning EVERY DAY to March 20th, AT 2 AND 7:30 P. M. KEACH DAY, This rich and exce'lent collec- tion is brought over by an Ar- menian family, und ‘includes many rare and historic speci- men . They have ingtructed us to dispose of their entire stock at unraserved aaction, An unparalielea opportunity for the buyers and counoisseurs of choice rugs. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & C0., Auctioneers, L |