The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1897, Page 6

THE N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 1897 OUR MEROHANT MARINE. The speech of Senator Eikins on Mon- day presented the argument in favor of discriminating duties on imports for the | purpose of aavanciug the ship-building | industry in this country in a clear, forci- | LAPRIL 7, 1897 ble and impressive manner. It served to bring the issue fairly before Congress and the country and there can be little doubt that the subject will be taken up for de- finicive action as'soon as the tariff bill is out of the way. As the Senator nointed out, a country so large as the United States, with its 8000 miles of seacoast, its numerous fine CHARLE M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RAT ¥ and Sup d Sur sud S CaALL, §iX *5d Sunday CaLT, ono month, by mall tarbors and its immense productive ca- , one year, by ma pacity, situated midway between Europe and Asia and carrying on a commerce with both, ought certainly to bo one of the greatest, if not the very greatest, maritime power on the giobe. It has OFFICE: 310 Market Street, ancisco, Californta. Fan ¥ran Maln-1868 Telephone ... every inducement to build up a vast fleet EDITORIAL ROOMS: | of merchant vessels, inasmuch as its for- % Clay Street. eign trade is enormous and there would Telephone erveeene MAID=1874 | bo ayple work for the ships in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans in carry- ing the goods which the American people buy and sell. According to statistics quoted by Sena- tor Elkins the people of the United States pay $500,000 a day to foreign ship-owners for carrying what the American people send abroad or bring home for their own use. This enormous sum could be saved to American industry by the adoption of legislation which would promote Ameri- OFFICE | can ship-building and the extension of a way. | merchant marine owned and manned by BRANCH OFFICES: ontgowery s:reet, coraer Clay; open untll o'clock 9 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. €15 Larkin street, open until 8:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixteenta and Mission streets, open untll 8 o'clock, 5018 Mission street, open until 9 o'clock. 167 Ninth street, open until § 1505 Polk street; open uniil NW. corner Tweuty-second streets; open till § o’clock. and Kentucky | OAKLAND 9.8 FASTERN OFFICE | Rooms 31 snd 52, 84 Park Kow. New York CIty. | DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. | THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL- If Victoria wishes to make sure of end- ing b izn in peace she had better abdi- cale at once. | The Folsom-street paving did not turn out as bad as was expected, 0 we may count it good. It is said the Czar is an imbecile and the | Kaiser is crazy, but they still count in the | game of lomacy for as much as nny§ other pair of kines. | If the Sen on the tar boards of t bodies to pus te does not hurry up its work | bill 1t will be in order for | de and otuer commercial | it a little The subscriptions to the boulevard fund have been liberal and San Francisco has a | Tight to be proud of this new evidence of | the public spirit of her people. The Senate was ratherslow in protesting | against the possible execution of Rivera. but not too slow. Rivera is still alive and the protest may help to save him. Let us hope the French Government does not intend to reserve thai mysterious vlan for settling the Cretan crisis to amuse the Parisians with a guessing con- test. If the Grand Army of the Republic un- dertakes the erection o! a monument to Lincoln at Golden Gate Park we can count on the of the enterprise. The | veterans have never known defeat snd | have & habit of victory. | The apnlication of a woman for work on the boulevard calls attention to the fact that many seli-dependent women in this City are out of work and need it as much as the unemployed men. We must con- | sider the claims of these also. It the peovle who have been washed out | in the Mississippi Valley would profit by the warning and make their homes in | California they might find in the end that it had been a flood of prosperity for them | and borne them on to fortune. Senator Elkins has done well in calling the attention of Congress to the impor- tance of taking immediate steps to pro- mote American shipping. It is time that American commerce was carried on every- | where under the American flag. i | success o determine what i: a lithograph a | British court summoned to the witness- stand the distinguished Mr. Whistler and | several other artists, but withous getting | the information. It would have been | cheaver to have consulted a dictionary. | From the way it of Greek na- tiorality is growing in the Greek islands it appears that England will have to sur- render Cyprus about the time Turkey | snrrenders Crete, and perhaps that is the | reason why the Dritish are siding with the Turks. (L | According to Senato ns the peo; of the United States pay $500,000 & day to foreign ship-owners for carrying the goods which Americans buy and seil, and to | rave that amount it woulda certainly be | worth while to expend something to build | ships of our own. The claim of the powers that th blockade of the Greek ports Is “pacific may be allowed to pass so long as six great nations combine to apply it to a little one, but, all the same, if either of the powers should attempt to try it on | any other it would mean war in short| oraer. | When King Humbert in bis address to | the Italian Parliament spoke of the con- | tinuance of peace his words were received | coldly, but when he spoke of the effective- | ness of the army and the navy he was long and loudly cheered. We have thus an- other straw 10 show the way the European breeze is blowin The newly organized Farmers' Clubin 1his City ought to have a strong support, for many people residing here are owners of farms and have large interests in agri- cultural affairs. There is also much work which can be done by a City club to help | tbe practical farmer in the country, and | thus the organization may be made among | the most beneficial in the State. The clanse of the Dingley bill putting the new tariff into effect from April 1 may have the good result of compelling the Senate to act more promptly on the bill than it otherwise would. The clause as it stands renders business uncertain, and every merchant will feel himseif impelled | to urge the Senators to end the uncer- | tainty as speedily as possible. ! The Turkish Government has granted to Armenians living in that province ex- emption from military service and taxa- tion for two years, but these grants con- stitute’ but a small atonement for the wron.s done in the last two years. That which the Armenians desire isnot exemp- tion from civic duties, buta just govern- ment, and the Sultan should be compeiled 10 give it orsurrender the country. The Oregon young msn who sued an heiress for breach of promise will of course get nothing for bis pains. If there is any | principie of our law firmly settled, even beyond shak’ by a Supreme Court, it is that engagements fornatrimony ace bind- ing only on t e man. Woman has aright 10 break them at her pleasure,and moreover after having broken one she can still ob- tain damages from the man if he takes Ler at her word and seeks another maich, | out | bad he not been preve Awericans, ssiling under the American flag and extending American commerce. | The cost of construcung such s flzet of merchant vessels would be comparatively | littie when contrasted with the enormous | expenditures we now pay for the foreign service, and it would be, therefore, an economy in every sense of the word to promote the ship-building industry. To the argument that discriminating duties on our part would lead other coun- tries to retaliate, the Senator set up the answer that the only commercial rival whom we have to fear is Great Britain, and that she could not retaliate without abandoning her free-trade policy and im- posing duties on American products car- ried to England in American siips. The producis we send to that country are almost wholly the raw materials out of which English factories make their zoods, or the food supplies on which the English people live. A discriminating duty would be a tax on British industry and the Brit- ish home. Sucha tax is not lik»ly to be imposed, and the threat of retaliation therefore is a bugaboo of which we need not be afraid. The measure proposed by Senator Elkins is one of great importance to Cali- fornia and the Pacfic Coast genera'ly. Our ship-owners cannot at present com- pete with the subsidized ships of England and of Japan. Some protection must be given them; and while the proposed dis- iminating duties may not be satisfactory toull, they will cer ainly be better than nothing. It really matters little whether our merchant marine is built up by a dis- crimination in duties or by direct subsi- dies, The main thing is to promote the constraction of the ships and to give them an equal chance with the merchant vessels of other nations. That is the object of the Elkins bill, and the sooner it can be vassed the more gratifying will it be to the people. THE RIVERA RESOLUTION. The Senate has acted somewhat slowly in adopting resolutions of protest against the possible execution of Rivera, but nevertheless it has acted in time and the protest will undoubtealy have some effect in preventing the Spani-h Government from treating the captured patriot as a common criminal and sentencing him to death, The form of the resolution is such that it can give no just cause of oifense to the Spanish authorities. It recites that whereas information has come to the Senate that General Rivera is to be tried by court-matial aud shot, therefore in the judgment of the Senate 1t is the duty of tne President of the United States, if such information is found to be true, to vrotest to the Spanish Government against such a violation of the rules of civilized war/are. It 1s strange that such s resolution should have met with any opposition at all. The objection urged against it by Senator Hoar, that it is founded on rumor and hearsay, is certainiy not a valid one. The Senate must necessarily act on news which comes to it on hearsay, inasmuch ag it is not possible for the Senators to be present in Cuba and learn as actual wit- nesses what is going on there. The fact that the renorts of the intention of Gen- eral Weyler to have Rivera shot were sent by reliable correspondents of the press, taken in connection with the well- known severity of Weyler's administra- tion in Cuba, is sufficient to justify the nate in adopting the resolution it did. Had the Senate waited much longer it is possible that Rivera mizht have been execated before our Government would have entered a protest or taken any steps to prevent it. The adoption of the resolution is signifi- cant of the interest which the American people take in the affairsof Cuba. The capture of Rivera and his fate in the hands of his Spauish captors are but inci- dents in the great struggle. They are im- portant because they have afforded the Senate an opportunity of giving a new ex- pression of American sympathy with the cause Of the Cuban patriots. They may therefore have an effect beyond that of saving Rivera from the cruel death to which Weyler would have sentenced him ed. The resolution will carry encourage- ment to the struggling peovle of Caba and will bs & warning to the Spanish | authorities that they must not go too far. The Government of the United States is watching the progress of events in Cub and the interference, which isnow limited to a protest, may eventually become a recognition of the independence of the island and a summary warning to Spain that the Cubans must be treated as bel- ligerents and granted all the rights of cwvilized war. —_— TREASURY INSTRUOTIONS. Secretary Gsge has acted promptly in aiding Congress to carry out the clause of the Dirgley tariff which declares the new rate of customs duties sball yo into effect on April 1. He cannot act under that bill, of course, for it has not yet been enacted into law, but he has found au- thority in an existing statute for the adoption of a policy which will be effective as if the Dingiey tariff were al- ready on the statute-book. The insiructions of the Secretary are that the customs officers shall delay until further orders final liquidation of entries of goods at our ports arriving after April 1. Pavment of duties may be made ten- tatively, but samplesof goods are to be kept and the certificates of payment of duties are to be marked *subject to change of rates if required by law.” The instruc- tions do not apply to goods arriving after April 1 which were purchased and di- rected to be shipped prior to that date. To all other imporis, howeves, they serve | as a barrter and as effectually guard the customs as if the new tariff were already in force. The course taken by the House in vot ing o put the bill into operation at a date prior 10 its enactment into law is unore- cedented in our history, but the circum- stances of the time justily it. The Gov- ernment is without an adequate revenue and American industry languishes by reason of foreign competition. The knowledge that a higher tariff is to be adopted would lead to large imports of foreign goods under the low tariff if tima were allowed for it. Such importations mean a loss of revenue to the Nation and a loss of work and wages to the people. These losses must be guarded azainst, and the action of the House in fixing the time for the new duties to go into force on April 1was, therefore, in the nature of a public necessity. The instructions ise sued by the Secretary of the Treasury brevent harm resulting from a delay in the paszage o1 the bill by the Senate and give effect to the bill as the House desired. THE EASTERN ELECTIONS. in Eastern cities show considerable Democratic gains over the vote cast in November. This, of course, was uot unexpected. The tre- mendous victory of the Presidential cone test bas had the usual effect of rendering the Republicans over-sanyuine while rousing the opposition to make united and vigorous efforts to prevent further de- feats. Such results foliow almost every Presidential campaign, and it bas became a well-recogniged fact that what are called the off years are generally years of suc- cess for the opposition party. When the returns are carelnlly consid- ered, however, it will be seen that the Democrats have little or nothing to boast of in their apparent successes. In several cities the Republicans were divided, and in others the winning party was not so much a Democratic as a fusion ticket. These divisions on the one side met by combinations on the other readily ac. The elections and dispel all supposition thatany num- ber of voters have become dissatisfied with the bailots which they cast for the Repub- lican ticket in Novemoer. While some cities have shownDemocratic gaing, such State elections as were held have been won by Republicans. In Michi- gan the Republican candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court has been elecied over the fusion candidate opposed to him and the Republican candidates for regents of the State University were also success- ful. 1tis to be noted, moreover, that the bitnerto strongly Democratic city of St. Louis has gone Republican by a good majority. The most notable result of the elactions was the defeat of the Pingree ticket in De- troit. Pingree has been bitherto consid ered invincible in that city. An earnest relormer who had suflicient business ability and executive force to accomplish great benelits for the peop'e, he succeeded in being re-electea time and again agsinst all opposition, and when candidate for Governor last year was elected by one of the largest majorities ever given in his State, The defeat of the ticket wbich he advo- seems, to the of bribery, but it is sufficient cause for the resnlt. There are times when people grow weary ot inces. sant ggitations even when directed toward reform. This has probably been the case in Detroit. Governor Pingree has met the fate of men who become too powerful and arouse opposition simply because of their strength. The American people ebject to anything that resembles a boss, and it is more than likely that the Republican ticket was defeated in that city simpiy because it was known as the Pingree ticket. Taken altogether there is nothing in the result of the elections to give encourage- ment to the Democracy as a National party or to discomfit Republicans. City elections turn mainly on local issue-, and it is not at all likely that the vote of Mon- day and yesterday foreshadows in any way the vote that will be cast by the people in | the Congressional elections of next year. GOLD MELAL FOR ASIKONOMERS. Miss Catherine Wolfe Bruce of New York | City, to whom astronomy all over the world is indebted for liberal and intelligent benefac- | tions, proposes 10 found a =old medal to be awarded mot oftener than annually by the Astronomical Soclety of the Pacific for dist: guished services to astronomy. The medal is t0 be internetional in character, and may be given to citizens of any country and to per- sons of either sex The design for the obverse of the medal is theseal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The medal is to be about 23¢ inches in diam- eter. The reverse is to bear ine inscription ‘This medal, founded MDCCCXCVIL A.D. by Catherine Wolf Bruce, is presented to — (asme), for distinguished services to astrono- my —" (date). The Astronomical Society regularly awards a bronzs medal also, founded by the late Jo- saph A. Donohoe in 1890, for the discovery of each unexpected comet. Epwarp S. HOLDEN, MEN AND WOMEN. The Governor of Minnesota, the State Super- intendent of Public Instruction and several of 1he State Senators of that State are natives of New Hampshire. The Empress of Japan writes poetry and keeps a diary, which wes recently published, with some of her verses. She is greatly inter ested in the woman question. The Aldermen of the city of Cambridge are liam E. Russell hung in their room in the City Hall as an incentive to patriotic deeds. Prince Paolo Borghese, whose family has lost a great deal of money in building specu. Iations, has sold the works of art in the famous Borghese gallery to the Itlian Government, The price paid s said to be $1,000,000 for the pictures and $400,000 for the statues. Henry Heltfeld, the new Populist United States Senator from Idaho, is & magnificent specimen of physical development, being six pounds. He was born in Missour, and the oaly poiitical office he hias ever Leld is State Senator for two terms. A. A. Powell of Cincinnati is the tallest man in the world, weighing 272 pounds, wears a No. 10 glove, a 714 hat, & No. 12 shoe andis 7 1eet 23 inches in height. Queen Victoria pre- sented him with a gold watch when he wasin the show business. He is now a salesman. His figure is perfectly symmeteical, | count for tne seeming Republican deleats cated in Detroit has been attributed, it | hardly necessary to look to thatto finda | to have & portreit of the late Governor Wil- | feet or over in height and weighing about 220 | the subject. e will be foolish if we do not heed them and the experience of other municipalities. The city of Paris, France, has won the aamir suys in “Municipal Government in Continental were disappointing. But an English company at period of the contract.” Why should we not be the Paris America? g Population and wealth, men In other olties by grepter cnergy are likely t us the trade and commerce and pro muniiy is so great, because of bad streets, that lessened. Bad pavements are very costly indeed. ances of all kinds is tremendous, to admit of much comment. tinned support? employea? These organizations are certain porary makeshifis; as loug as we e disadvantag and disagreeableness which such c Let our work has been guaranted. San Francisco, Cal., April 1897. “THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.” Letters From Our Readers on Topics of Current i Interest. The Streets of San Francisco. street paving to arouse all honest, intelligent and public-spirited officiais to a keen interest in spiritand the excellence of its street management. agreed 10 assume sli the risks of failure. Accordingly, the company, afterward _lrn!lslurmed intoa Franco-English company, with besdquarters at Paris, obteined concessions for the Paving of a nuwmber of the most important streets. “‘Under thi< arrangement the company agreed to construct woodsn-block pavements on a proper cement founda ion and to keep them in perfect repair for a term of years, recelving in Ppayment an annuity of about 215 francs per square meter for the original cost and a furiher annuily of similar average amount for keeplug the pavement in good condition through the 1dest harbor on the face of the earth, the finest climate and the prestize of rapid growth in It behooves our heavy capitalists especially to bestir themselves if they wish to preserve the fortunes which man and nature havo showered upon them. Othet tderived {rom the pieasure-seeking portions of the world. Moreover the tax upon our commercial interests and through them upon the whole com- This expense must be added to the goods, and places ihis commuuity at a disadvautage. The economy of good roads and good streets is too well known Woat are the organizations which have paraded before the pubiic as reform badies doing? What are those who regularly call upon their members for monthly dues doing to ears con- And sbove all what is this commuaity Lo do with the growing army of un- ¥ not doing the best that can be done nor anything in e nature of a permanent benefit. Aslong as we are satisfied with nediocrity and tem- cobbles and asphaltum with the present unscientific foundations, San Francisco will in this respect be behind the times and subject to all the stociations and Supervisors do the best that can be done in this matier. have the best of streets, or cease (0 Strive for & place among the cities of our merchants and property-owners sink into baukruptey and pauperism. it they have 1ot intel- ligence and public spirit enough 1o take hold of measures for the permanent public good with enough energy to successfuily accomplish them. The authority quoted above as to what has been found to be the best street pavement | (conerete foundation wood ulocks with impervious coating on top) says that the authorities of Yarls have demonstrated that better Work at lower cost is done in the end by making the con- tractor accountable for his work. The reasonabie way fo accomplish this is, that the work shnll be guaranteed for a number of years and that tne stipulatea amount to be paid for tnis work shall be divided into equal payments, extending over the number of years that such 7o the Editor of the San Francisco Call—S1z: We have had enough dearly bought lessons in the costly lessons of the past and profit by ation of the world becnuse of its progressive Upon the subject Professor Albert Shaw | Europe”: “Experiments made until 1882 | that time offered an improved process and We bave a more picturesque location, the o draw still more than they have done from trade with the interior is seriously belng The wear and tear upon man and conves- onditions entail. Let us Let our R. L. RYFKOGEL. PERSONAL. Dr. W. A. Trafton of Dixon is in town. Dr. J. C. Giman of Carson 1s in the City. 1 P. Coward of Watsonville is at the Lick. | Bart L Smith of Portland is at the Palace. A. Evans of Reno, Mev., is & recentarrival | nere. | H.A. Ramsayof London arrived here yes | terday. Albert Perf, a business man of Marysville, is in town. Mrs. F. J. Folsom of Auburn is at the Cosmo- poiitan Hotel. Edward H. Wagner of New York arrived here yesterday. L. F. Moulton, the big grain farmer of Colusa, is in the City. W. J. Stockton of Los Banos is among the arrivals at the Lick. is at the Occld, A.J. Rosborough, a mining man of Good- years Bar, is in town. 8.J, Habeggar, a m: rchant of Portland, isat Richard Young ard Mrs. Young of Brooklyn, N. Y., are at the Palace. | N.J. Nissen, s duiry and produce dealer of San Diego, is at the Grand. | Frank Cole, 8 mining man of Denver, ha J. P. Squires, a fruit-raiser of South River- side, is ut the Cosmopolitan Hotel. | Ex-District Attorney Mark Walser of Fresno | is smong the arrivais at the Grand. | Adrien Levy, a business man of Pescadero, 1 is here on matters relative to his trade. | Heénry Vilas of Madison, Wis., a relative of ; Ex-Postmaster-General Vilas, is in town. | .3, isona | visit to this City and is at the Occidenta i I Horton, a hotel-kecper and general mer- | | | Dr. J. A. Patterson of Salem, chaut of Livermore, is here on a brief trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker Whitney, wealthy so- clety people of Boston, are at the Palace, ac- companied by their daughter. Georga W. Patrick of Covelo,who has been in charge of & umber of Indian puplls for some time past, is & recent arrival in the City. D. M. Mills of € ata Rosa, secretary of the lifornia State Grange,and Cyrus Jones of San Jose and W. W. Greer of Sacramento, also officers of the order, are among the arrivals at the Russ, CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 6.—At the St. Cloud. G. Zindel, J. R. Hanis; New Amster- dsm, H. Bloch; Stuart, Mrs. F. S Hickman, Miss M. 8 Hickman; Cosmopolitan, C. A. Hitcheoek ; Holland, R. Newmann, L. Sloss Jr., H. H. Scott, W. P. Scott; Vendome, A. D. Stevens; Savoy, C. Ehrman, G.- Ehrman. Bartling and Hans Schribs left the St. Cloud nd seiled on the Lahn for Bremen. WITH YOUR COFFEE | Juage—omcer, a sistance ? | _oficer—Only ten dollars, yer Honor.—New | York Evening World. id the prisoner offer any re- “That woman over there looks as if she were painted—" “Sir, that {s my wife. | “Ihad not finished my sentence. Shelooks as if she were painted by Raphsel and haa | just stepped out of the frame.”—Philadelphia Ledger. Mrs. Musicns—Did you have much trouble rning to sing so beau tifully? Miss Frankly—Yes; especially with the neignbors.—Answers. May—Dear me, wha: a stylish hat you have! | Julia—Yes. I attended & bargain-counter sale yesterday, and when I came home the hat had been crashed into just the shape I have been looking for everywhere.—Washington Times. ANSWERS 10 LORRESPONDENTS | ComBETT-Frrzspusons—H. G. L., City. Cor- | bettund Fitzsimmons never fought together before the Carson fight. LIMITATION — Subscriber, Santa Cruz, Cal coutract, obligation or liability founded upon | an instrument in writing executed in this | State.” To PEpDLE—C. R. M., City. If you wish to | peadle notions, tinware and the like in the | several counties of the State you will have to | procure s separate license 1or every county. | Toe information as to such can be obtaine |"from the County Clerk «{ each county. BRYAN'S VoTE—J. L. B.,Reno, Waspoe €ounty, Nev. At the last held election for President of | the United States William McKinley received | in the State of Nebraska 102,292 votes, while William J. Bryen received 115,762. Jn_his | own counuty 1 that State Bryan Teceived 5674 | yotes and McKinley 6486. Boyan carried his State, but not his own couuty. Nox-CoMrssi Washoe County, Nev. NED OFFICERS—J. L. B,, Reno, In the United States ment, 18 paid $13 s month; non-commis- xioned oflicers, for the first year, irom §15 10 §45 a mouth, according to rank and branch of the service. During the term oi enlistment there is a gradual increase In pay. FITZSIMNONS' PARENTS.—The answer given in this department in relation to the nativity of the parents wss based on Information fur- nished by the puglist's brother-in-law. A iriend of this department writes t the effect | that while the mother of Fitzsimmons was born iu Cornwall, as stated. his father was a native of Cavau, Ireiand, and the writer claims that ne knows whereof he writes. Musr BE AN ANERICAN CITIZEN—G. W. R., City. “An Englishman holding an English captain's certificate” is uot eligible for an offi- cers pesition on any vessel that flies the American flag. He must be an American eiti- zen. 1f vesseisare leased by acompany and l.ucn vessels fly the English flag, an Engiish captain could hold a commission on such a vessel. C. L. Conner, a business man of Bakersfield, | Mr. | | army a vrivate, for the first year of his enlist- | | for some days been at the Russ. ;u, 63“ !*i\ he.man, Court Haniord No. 66: F.J. James, s capitalist of Salt Lake City, | Vitw? \. K Cowan, Conrs Yosemite. No. 79 of Utah, is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Fresno: Henry Uuna, Court Ma in of 7Tiburon: | Circle No. 823. officially visited University | | The code of this State says: “An action must | Circle No. 322 in Golden Gae, Alamedd be commenced within four vears upon any | County, last Wednesday evening. Alihough | No, 215, vice-president; Miss Lena Wishman FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT, The Foresters of America Elect Addi- tional Delegates to the Grand Court to Meet in Marysville. Additional delegates elect to the coming ses- sion of the Grand Court have been reported to | the grand secretary as foliows: R. Rassmussen and Frank Knoblock from Court America No. 8 of San Francisco; B. . Bost and Wililam Eandow, Court Gurfield No. 8 of Nevada Clty; W. H. Cur;on and 6. W. Myrick, Court Sar ¢! Wood and No, 10; L. Aronand A.B. Tread- well, Court Eay Citv No. 11 of San Francisco; S M. Lingard avd William Schechtel, Court Shell | Mound No. 17 of Golden Gate, Alameds Lount 4. F. Blake, J. F. Haliett, J.'Foppiana ard J. W Sparrow, Court Inter Nos No. 18 of San Fran: | | ranc 3 Court Defiance No. 25 of sau Francisco: Jobu < Don, Cour: Santa Kosa No, 24: George D. man and i red M. Jennings, Court San Diego. W. R B L Deeand J. H. Me vilie. Court Los Angeles E. Beven ana H. ot Cour: Pride of Marysville No. 34: A. Quick, Cour: S &r of Sau Luis Obspo No. 35: Prank sear and Theodore Summeniand, Court (live No 59 0f .03 Angeles: W. G. Fonda Court Yerba Bu of “un Fraucisco: M Fitzpateick and George the Cosmonolitan Hotel. Martin, Court Pajaro Valley Rose No. 44 of | Dr. D. L. MeLean aad Mrs. McLean of Sacta- | Watsogvills: Joim 11, Folot and 1. . Green- | b 3 : ouzh, Court’ Freedom No. 49 of Los Angeles; | mento are at the Grand. B M. Bury aad G. A. Koerber, Court San Jose No. | 5i: Jobn Heenan aid Jam. A. Lackey, Court | Columbia No 55 of Sun krancisco; A. Donovan, | James havanaugh and T. T. McCariy, Court Acme No. 51 o ~an Francisco: 1 Levy, Court Hayes Valley No. 59 of San Fravicisco: K. L Hol lidsy and George Stafifer, Court Sants Cruz >o. 613 C. H. Corneli a d 0. F.1roop, Court Petaluma. J. iution, Cou and R. Read, Court Haywards No. 78: John Trede, Court Ked Bicff No. 81; Georre H. Morriss, Court'Winiers No. 87; P. Brioues, Couri Alham: | bra No 93 of Marinez; DLr. J.. T. Port'Costa No. 75: . B. Hoosen trown, Cour. Ciirus’ No. 84 of Kiveraide; H. C. Waruer, Cour. Liberty 260t San Bernar- 4ino: G. J. Guth. Cour. Kose Hill 0. 98 0/ Moun- tain View: J. S. Mcwahon, Court Oak Park No, 100; R. T. Haskins, Court E.k Grove No. 101: W. A. Deane and W.J. Read, Court Indepsndence No. 104 of San Fruncisco: Edward ktyan, Court Tracy No. 105; Jacob Olsen, Court San Pedro No. 107; W. R. Smitn, Court Micuelito No. 109 of Lomyoc: John H. Skin-er, Court Confiden e 0. | 117 of Placervilie: F. Uffenbach, Cour: (o cordin N 19 of Sacramento: ~. rreedman, Court Col- lege errace No. 130 of Mavtie.d; L. G. Waltemire, Court Mokelumne No. 135 of Lodi: W. Bou- kofsky sand K. S. Hardipg. Court Sutro Heights No. 136 of San Francisco: M Draghicevich, Court | Adriatico No. 137 of Santa Clara: A. ~. Crane and J. C. de Farrari, Court »ilver wate No. 13% of San Diego; Stephen Augove, Court Jackson No. 148; W. H. Hannon, Court Sauvsaiito No. 150. I Harta:an, Court Boulder Creek No. 152; W. Moss, Court San Lucas No. 154. J. Samueis, grand senior woodward, has just returned from a visit to Courts Pride of Coluss and Star of Wood (and, aud reports both courts in a flourishing financisl and numerical con- dition, E. Companions of the Forest, F. 0. A, Last week Grand Chief Compsnion Mr: M. A. Duke visited Oakland Circle No. 3. A pleasant and profitable evening was | spent, and after the meeting refreshments were served and beautiful bougquets were pre- sented to the grand chief companion and Miss A. D. Bremer, grand secretary and deputy of Oakland Circle. Besides the grand chief com- panion aud grand secretary there were present: Mrs. L. Atwood, P. G. C. C.; Mrs. E. Harrington, G. §. C. C.; Mrs. M. Connell, D. G. C. C.at lerge; M. E. Licht, D. G. C. C., and Flora Jacobs, D. G. . C. Loyal Circle No. | \irom United Statesof | 60 peid a fraternal visit Circle No. on the same evenin, Diana Circle No. 22 has extended its com- pliments to its many friends to be present at un entertaiument and hop to be given ou | Wednesday evening, April 28, in Social Hall, | Alcazar building, At the requestof Excelsior Circle No. 2 the various circies in this City and Oskland have appointed committees for the purpose of tak- ing united action toward arranging for en. | tertainment for the benefit o the officers and | delegates of the Grand Circle and which will | meet in this City in the first week in June. The first meeting of the joint committes was | held on Tuesday evening, March 30, at which | meeting Mrs. L. Atwcod, P. G. C. C. of | Robin Hood Circle No. 58, was elected sesldent;, Mrs, 3 Conneli af Inter Nos | | of Exceisior Circle No. 2. secretary; D. Johau- sen of Excelsior Circle No. 2, treasurer; Mrs. Frieda Jacobs of United States of America | Circle No. 260, serzeant-at-arms, and Charles J. Arnberger of Oakland Circle No. 3, organist. To assist 1n raising funds for the entertain- ment to be given to the ofticersand delegates o the Grand Circle it wes decided to give a | social on Wednesday, April 21, and in the | near future a thea er party and picnic. The | b committee will in future meet weekly, and in all probability on Saturday evenings. Mrs. M. A. Duke, . C., accompanied by Mrs. K. Bolian, D. G. C. C., Mrs. Bertha Ross, P.C. C., and Mrs Rey Coben. C. C. of Loyal the night was very stormy a good attendance | of the members was present and an_enjoyable | as well as instructive meeting was participated in. A collation was served after the close of the meeting. Adiitionul delegates-elect have been re- ported to the grand secretary as foliows: John J. Cordy, Mrs. N, E. Smith and Mrs. H. Wiison, from Exceisior Circle No.2; Mrs. M. Paps of Lorely Circle No. 26; Mrs. A. Wagner from Olympus Circle No.42; Mrs. B. Bost from Freedom Cirels No. 108 of Nevada City; Mrs. Kitty Downing from Village Belie Cirele No. 264; Miss Rose Reynoids from San Francisco Circle No. 267. Acme Circle, Companlons of the Forest. On Monday night Acme Circle, Compenions | of the Forest (F. 0. A.). received an official | visit from Grand Chief Compealon Mrs. M. A. | Duke and Mrs. E. Harringtion, grand sub-chief | companion, and aiter the business was over the visitors were most hospitably entertained with & programme and light refreshmens. This circie announce a grand grab bag party for next Saturday evening. The Rosarian Society. At a meeting of the Rosarian Society of St. Dominic's Church, held last Friday in St Dominic’s Hall, the following named were elected as officers for the ensuing year, Rev. Father Clancy. director, presiding &t the meet- ing: President, Miss Corne.ia Farreil; vice- president, Miss Sarah Gibbous; secretary, | Miss Louisa_Strule, and treasarer, Miss Muy Baliiuger. There wiil be a special meeting of the soclety on the 23d inst., and it {s expected | that there will be a full attendance. La Estfella’s Japanese Tea. The following-named lsaies of La Estrells | Parlor, N. D. G. W., will have charga of the | Japanese tea and entertainment to be given | by that parlor next Friday and Saturday in the basement of Native Sons’ Hail: Mrs. Lil- | upon to give the names of those to whom | work and about 1000 of them have been | men yesterday at iian Carle (chairman), Miss J. Vasselin, Miss E. Fensiermacher, Mrs. A, Kleversanl, Miss M. Santry and Miss Auce Maunder. The chair- man of the committee will “biack-up” and appear as Aunt Jemima and wiil make old- fashioned pancakes, and twenty young ladies will dress in Jupanese costume and wait upon those wno will want to drink tea made justas it is made in Japau. This parlor will give a ball on the 12th of May in celebration of its anniversary. A splendid souvenir programme is being pre- pared and on the evening of the ball there will be a surprise for the parlor. A UNION MK ON GUARD Supervisors Uphold Franc the San 5> Bricklayers’ As- scciation. Will Nome a Member Who Will Su- | pervise Hull of Justice Fcuniations, The San Francisco Bricklayers' Associ- ation has carried its point regarding the brick work of the Hall of Justice anda | union man to be recommended by the as- sociation and appointed by the Board of | Supervisors will oversee this important branch of the building. Representatives of the association ap- peared before the Public Building Com- mittee of the board to see what could be done 1n the matter and stated that three menemploged on the foundations were union men and that the others were not. They stated that the men outside of the union could not be vouched for, and said that to insure a good job a union man should be appointed to oversee the work. | They also stated that Bateman Bros , con- tractors fof the building, had promised to use their influence with Stiles, the sub- contractor for the brickwork, to emvloy only union men. Supervisor Britt moved that the asso- clation be autborized to neme a compe- tent man to supervise the work and that the committee recommend that the board appoint him to the position. Tue motion | was carried. Architect Shea reported that up to Mon- day the work on the foundations had been progressing rapidly and sutisfactorily, zood men being employed, but on that day severzl men had bcen laid cff for | some unknown reason. He also stated | that the other sub-contracts had not been | reported 1o him as they should have been. Supervisor Britt made & motion that was carried that Bateman Bros. bs calied the sub-contracts had been let if they had been let. e BUT FEW CAME TO WORK. A Falling Off of Laborers on the Boule- vard Yesterday—Contributions Still Coming In. Four hundred men answered the roll- callat the boulevard yesterday morning. It is probable that the snower of tie morn- ing is responsible for the falling off in the | force. At noon, however, the number iu- creased. 8o far about 3000 men have applied for given employmeut. The total amount spent for labor was about $8850. Tickets for work were issued to forty the Leidesdorff-street headquarters, while 150 new names were regisiered, The men in charge of the officeat L-ides- dorif street complain of the unemployed from Howard street, who traverse Sacra- | mento street in procession and t in a| boisterous manner, arousing the ill tem- | perof those who apply there for work. | Tlus act, the officers say, does no goudi | and wmust have a purpose other than gooa when they come therein a body. Chief Crowley will be asked to aetail a squad of officers to keep the marching band in sub- jection when passing the headquarters. / | Tae cantata “Ruth and Naomi” will be | presented at the California_Theater April | 21 by 110 children of the Sabbath-school | of the Geary-street Temvle for the benefit | of the fuud. The children of the school | are determined to make the affair a suc- cass. They have resolved to stand the extire expense of the production, so that | every cent of the proceeds may go toward | helping the unemployed. Those having charge of this say it will | eclipse anything heretofors attempted in this line. A roast beef lunch is promised to the men on the boulevard to-day at noon. Miller & Lux have kindly donated a 1000- | pound steer, which will be roasted under 4he direction of Jesse Potter and Ernest Daetter. The subscriptions yesterday were: Herctofore acknowledged $17,000 55; Heald’s Busfness College $50, Wake.ce & Lo, $10, John Taylor $25, Rovert Sudden $20, sub-ireasury employer $30. Alpha Ledics Bicycie Club 85, cash $500, West End Secnool | Northport #3. Heywood Bros. & Co. $15, S. W. Rosen- s1ock $25, Quarantine office $5 45, Keceiving Hospital $6 40, City aud County F 5, City ard County Almsh use $40, six h street $50 2 1y Hospital $1 85, Health Office ; total $18,660 70. | A GENEROUS AOQTOR. Otis Skinner to Play for the Fruit and Flower Mission. Otis Skinner, the talented actor at pres- entat the Baldwin Theater, has kindly con:ented to give a benefit on April 14 for | the nurse’s fund of the Fruitand Fiower | Mission. Mrs. Skinner was interested in | the mission at Denver. The matinee will | consist of scene- from *Hamlet,” “Mer. | chant of Venice” and “Romeo and Ju- liet,” so that all tastes will be satisfied. The Fruitand Flower Mission is anx- ious todevelopits nursing work. At pres- | entit 'as one nurse at work, Miss Wood, who instructs people on simple sanitary laws, the best methods of caring lorknu! sick_and the like. She isa graduate of the Chicago Hospital and is painfuily im- sed with the large field o pen to her class of work here. R S — YOSEMITE TOURISTS. The First Party Left This City for the Valley Yesterday. Ten tourists left for the Yosemite Val- ley yeosterday over the Southern Pacific and the Yosemite Stage and Turnpike | via Raymond and Wawons. This was the | —e v the] NEW 7TO-DA' Do you know what an “emulsion is?” It is when | each drop of the oil is broken i up into minute drops, so small you can hardly see them with | the microscope: so minute that they passat once through | the tissues into the circula- | tion. Scott’s Emulsion does | not disturb digestion, is not | unpleasant to take, and does | not fail to do its work be-| cause digestion can deal with | it at once. You may be able | to disguise the taste of raw | oiland get it past the palate. ! You can’t cheat your stomach 1 3 SCOTT & BOWNE, with it, ‘Cheaists, New York, first party of the season of 1897. Thera will be daily departures hereafier until the winter weather again precludes traveling to that scepic region. There will be four miles of sleighing, beginning at Chinko- pin, before the excursionists reach tne, | vailer, ¢ ‘ Lugt year the season opened on March 20. Late storms in the mountains re- tarded the opening of the route this year. The weather in the vailey is now reported to be delightful and the snow to be going very rapiul QRS Does Not Ask for Very Much. A curious letter was received yesterday at the office of the Caliiornia Soctety for the P vention of Cruelty to Children. The writ Charles Ross, now at Seattle, Wash. He states that he is going to Circle City, Alaska, for eighteen months, where he expecis to m lot of money. Ross requesis the society to look out for ana_provide for his family, now living at 462} Clementina street. scnd the chiidren 10 scovol, see that they are proper clothed and f=d and keep him informed _as their condition. He states tiat his faw consists of his wife, Marjon Hill Ros: chiidren as foliows: Cnarles, 13 year: {11; Angus, 10; Louise, 8; Alex ‘and Norman (twins), 6; Amie, 4, and’ rlora, 2. Total, 9 bersous. ———— 1000 -cards printed, §1 50. Hill, 2214 Geary.* D's glace fruits are grown and pre- pared in Californie. Try them. Palace Hot .. SPECIAL information daily to manufactur: business houses and public men by the Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomers. | Towxs ——— A traveler lately, describing a tropical shower, wrote to a {riend in the following words: “The raindrops were extremely 1arg varying in size from a shilling to 18 pence.’— London Tit-Bits. Santa Fe Limited From sSan Francisco Three and a Half Days to Chicago Via tanta Fe Route. To accommodate our Northern California pa- trons, on Mondays and Thursdays the fir class Pullman sleeping-car leaving San F clsco at 5 P . wil conmect at Barsiow with the Santa Fo vesthule train, carryla: dining-car, buffet, smoking-car and Pullmsn pal- ace drawing-room st ars for both St. Louis and Chicago via K iy, Thbis shortens tha running time twelve hours. Send for literatu descriptive of our route. San Francisco tic oftice, 644 Market sireet, Chronicie bullding: phone main 1651 Oakland, 1318 Broadw S Railroad lickets to the East via Lio Grande Westorn and Denver and Rio Grande Railwa At lowest possible rates, with through Pullman buftet and tourist sleeplug car service every da Personally conducied excursions leaving Tuesds: Wednesday and Thursday. Only line permliting stop-over at Salt Lake City on a'l classes of tickers Detalled information and tickes furuished ac 14 Montgomery strect, or 314 California stree: S Change of Time Taking effect March 28, the Northern Pacific overland tratn will leave Portland a: 11 A . in- stead of 1 P. 3., thus making connection kane for all points fn the new Kootenal mining dustrict. Tickets at lowest rates to Rosslani, und Trall T. K. Stateler, general agent, 838 Market street, San Francisco. i diuimbisio ot e *Mrs. Winslow's soothing Syrup™ Has been used over vears by mlilions ot mothers for their chiidren whiie Teething with per- fect success. it £00ihestbe child, softens (begams, ellays Puin. cures Wird Colic, reZulates :be Bowely and is the best remedy for Diarrioas, whether aris. ig om tee.hing or Other causes. kor sale by drug 188 In every par: of the worid. Bo sure and asc for Mrs. Winsiow’s Soothing Syrup. 25¢ & botila ————— ComoxADG.—Atmosphiers Is perfactly dry, soy £nd mild, belng entirely iree from the mists come mon further north. RBound-trip ckets, by steame ship, including fifieen days' board at the Hotel Jal Coronado, $65; longer siay §2 50 per day. Apys & New Mouigomery st San Francisco. Cusaniiie. s induce gray hair, but PARKER'S AM brings back the youthul colo best cure for corns. 15 cis. e Corps, caused by t he sudd nges of temper- ature at this season of the yvear. make Ayer's Cherry Pectoral indispensable. —— Miss Manchester—Do you know tnat stter Ellen refused Mr. Esplanade he actually come mitted suicide? Miss Monterey—Really? her, fsn't h tele Dead in love with Pitisburg Chronicle-Telegraph. NEW TO-DAY. Whe Quality Is Desired Teas, Coffees, Spice GO TO (sreat American [mporting Tea (. MONEY SAVING STORES: 140 Sixth st. 325 Hayes st. 965 Market st. 218 Third st. 146 Ninth st. 2008 Fillmore st. 617 Kearny st. 3005 Sixteenth st. 1419 Polk st. 2510 Mission st. 1344 Market st. 521 Montgomery ave. 3285 Mission st. OAKLAND. 1053 Washington st. 1510 Seventh st. 917 Broadway E. OAKLAND. 131 San Pabloave. 616 E. Twelith st. ALAMEDA 1355 Park st. Headquarters, 52 Market St., S. F. OPERATING 100 STORES— That's Why QUALITY s Our Stronghold. PEREMPTORY AUCTION WITHOUT LIMIT OR EESERVE OF BLOCKS 32 AND 46 OF THE Valley Rallroad Terminal Tract. IN THE €ITY OF STOCKTOY, Saturday Evening, April 10, 1897, AT TP M, By order of the heirs of Captain C. N. WEBER, the founder of >.ockton. LOTS 25x190 AND 25x150 FZET. _Ten minutes' walk from the business center and close to the water ront, the milis ant factories Terms—8-0 cash sud §3 p-r month. Inte 7 per cent on deferred paymentis. sty e a1r'p 10 Siockion and see for yoursel! the chances there are to muke mosey by inves:ing fa Keal Estale in thls thriving Clty. Traveling expenses of purchasers remitted. Send for descriptive catal G, H, UNBSEN & CO., Auctioueers. 14 Montgomory Street. San Franeisco, Or 113 East Main Street, Stockton.