The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 4, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1897 TUESDAY.. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, Editor and Proprietor. Postage Free: CaLL, one week, by carrler..$0.15 Daily and Sunday Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mall.... 6.00 Daily and six months, by mail.. 3.00 Daily and Cav, three months by mail 1.50 Daily snd Sunday CALL, one month, by mail. .65 Sunday CaLr, one yesr, by mail.. 1.50 W EERLY CALL, one year, by mail.... 1.50 BUSINESS OFFICI 710 Market Street, Francisco, Californta. . - Maln—1868 Telephone.... EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephoze.......- BRANCH OFFICES: 527 Montgomery sireet, corger Clay; open untll ©:80 o'clock. 339 Hayes street; open until 8:30 o’clock. 5 Larkin streat, open until 9:50 o'clock. . corner Stxteent and Mis untfl 8 o'clock. ...Maln—1874 1505 Polk street ; open until 9:80 o'clock. NW. corner Tweuty-second and Kentuoky streets; open till 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICB: 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 81 snd 52, 34 Park Row, New York Cltys AVID M. FOLTZ, Eastern Manager. CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL- SUMMER MONTHS. ona vacation ? TH| b3 1E CALL to for you will miss you en to the c prompt er or left at attention. receive Once more there is The woman's congress closed with a Europe is in tue hands of a trust, and John Bull isn’t in As long as work oa Balboa avenue keeps | moving we are making manicipal progress | ofag 4 tifying kin If any man knows a sure way to bring abouta rain, the farmers will be glad to m icate with him. The Senators deliberate over the tariff, but the importers do not. The one may mean business, but the others are doing it. are now undoubredly will- all the sympathy they rope for ome good major- The Greek g to trade have in all eral. The determination of the three Em- rs to maintain the existing conditions Africa as well as in the Levant makes the lion growl. The crusade for pure food concern of the whole State and let us hove will be carried forward everywhere as vigorously as it has been in San Fran- cisco. P in Sout is W, is now the The Cubans and the Spaniards are quar- reling over the question whether Pinar del Rio has been pacified, with a vindic- tiveness which threatens to lead to a fight the first time they meet. Among the applicants for office under dministration is a son of Samuel J. Randall. He was not an early Republican in the ranks, hut he has shown up pretty pronto at the pie counter. New York Legislature claims the legislative record by passing 160 bills in two hours, but it may have been that the quality of the bills was so light that it was rick at all to carry them. The announcement that the King of Siam will not visit us this year isnot wholly a matter of regret. It will be better 10 bring him over some time when we have acarnival and need him as a drawing card. The revised Dingley bill promises to be agreatdeal betier for Western interests than the original measure, 80 while some people may grumble about the delay of the Senators, we have nothing to kick about, The weather bureau is boasting at Wash- ington of having done good work in the Mississippi Valley by telling the people how fast the river was rising and when the flood could be expected toreach a given point. It is announced that after seven years of persistent effort Mary Lydia Leggett has induced Harvard to ‘“‘partially” open to her the door of its divinity school, but as it seems she has got in the door might as well have been wide open. At any rate the cbances are she will soon make it so or tear it down. Philadelphia 1s not at all disturbed by the taunts of outsiders at her slowness in completing the Washington monument, and complacently through the Enquirer of that city says that when completed it will be magniticent enough to make the Father of His Country wish that he bad waited to see it himseli. Boston having a gorilla, asserts throngh the mouths of her naturalists that it is the first live gorilla ever brought to this continent, and now it would s:em that several circuses and quite a number of zoological gardens will either have to sue Boston for libel orstand suspected of de- ceiving an innocent and too credulous public. It is asserted that fakers in New York did a great business during the celebration attending the aedication of the Grant mausoleum by selling bricks as souvenirs of the occasion. They claimed that the bricks were obtained from the vault where the body of the hero had rested until the great tomb was finished, and no ordinary gold-brick swindle was mors successful in the way of raising fund A man accused in a New York court of beatinz his wife pieaded in justification that she was addicted to “‘cabin-hunting,’” and when the amazed magistrate asked what that meant he explained that it was & habit of “‘going round to neighboring houses and filling up on mixed ale.” We have therefore a new vice and a new wora for it and our manners and our language are to that extent enriched. According to the New York Press gam- bling among fashionable women in that city has become more like a rage than a fad. Iisays: “Thereare private roulette wheels in this city for which favulous prices are said to have been paid—wheels of silver and gold, ivory, pearl, tortoise- shell, cut glass. And roulette parties are becoming commoner than poker parties.” From all of which it is evident that New York's richness is getting decidedly gamey ‘and is very close to the spoiling point. i | r | | | | | | them that 1t i5 to their interest and wel | importers are ta OUR SHIPPING INTERESTS. From the tone and temper of the East- ern press it is evident that as soon as the tariff bill is out of the way the attention of Congress wili be called to the shipping interests of the country and the urgent need of building up a merchant marine capable of carrying at least the larger por- tion of ourentire foreign commerce, Many of the most influential papersin the larger cities are actively agitating the question and there can be no doubt they reflect the sentiments of a large and powerful por- tion of the people. A recent article in the American Econo- mist containing an elaborate review of the subject points out that while in 1845 fully 81 per cent of all American ocean carried exports and imports were handled in American ships, in the year ending June 30, 1895, American vessels carried exports and imports valued at only $170,500,000 out of a total trade of $1,456,000,000, or only 117 per cent of the whole. If we had car- ried in 1895 the same percentage that we carried in 1845, fifty years before, the value of goods carried in American ships would have been $1,i76,360,000. Th shows a loss in value handled by Ameri- cans of $1,005,860,000 in one year. The drain thus made uporn our resources by the cost of importing and exporting in foreign ships is enormous. ln a recent | address at a conference of shipbuilders and shipowners in Washington Charles H. Cramo estimated that we pay about $150,000,000 a year in gold chiefly to the English for carrying on our foreign com- merce for us. This foreign tribute is one of the worst which is imposed upon American indastry, for it carries qut money for which we get no goods in re- turn. It has been going on as an ever- increasing® burden for upward of fifty years and it is certainly full time that 1t should be stopped. The Awerican Economist very strikingly says that as a result of this loss of the ocean carrying trade on our partand its gain by England “the true boundary line of Engiand is at New York and San Fran- cisco and every portof entry on the At- lantic and Pacific Ocean. English ships convey nearly every bushel of wheat ex- ported from Oregon and California; Eng- lish ships carry an exceedingly large per- centage of all American exports from At- lantic ports, Wherever American products are transferred to a ship carrving an E lish flag there the aominion of the Repub- lic ends and there the jurisdiction of Eng- land begins.” The people of the Pacific Coast, and par- ticularly those of San Francisco, have abundant reason for cordially supporting the Eastern movement for the revival of our merchant marine. We have fully much, and possibly even more, to gain from success 1n the work than have the people of the East. Any measure, there- fore, which promises a prompt upbuilding of our shipping interests can count upon tne support of the Pacific Coast and the votes of at least all of the Republicans in our Congressional delegation. THE FLOOD OF IVMPORTS‘ Events attending the revision of the iff afford another illustiration of the old familiar maxim, “No one can make an omelette without breaking eggs.”” While Congress is deliberating on the new sched- ules to be adopted the importers are busy in bringing in foreign goods under the ex- isting duties 30 as to obtain the advaniage which will accrue when the duties are raised. Reports from our special correspondent at Wasnington published yesterday are to the effect that the statistics of the Treas- ury Department justify the conclusion that foreign goods are being brought into the country so rapidly there is likely to be nearly a vear's supply on hand when the new tariff goes into effect. The retrose- tive clause of the bill adopted by the House seems to have had little or no effect on the imports, as the importers have reached the conclusion that either it will be stricken out by the Senate or else be declared invalid by the courts. At any rate, they are acting in the belief that if the clause proves to be inoperative they will gain by making their importations now, and if it should be sustained they will not lose much by going ahead in- stead of waiting until after the bill is en- acted. Asaresult of these conditions the im- portations for April bave been phenome- nally large. The total imports last August amounted to less than $50,000,000. In December they rose to $59,000,000, while for the last month they reached the great sum of $80,000,000. It is also noted that the increase has been particularly large in non-dutiable articles, ing every advantage of the free list of the Wilson tariff in order to obtain large profits when the protective measure comes into force. This increasing flood of imports very naturally causes uneasiness in commer- cial and industrial circles, and will un- doubtedly have a bad effect upon the country for some time to come. It will largely counteract the good effects of pro- tection for many months, possibly fora whole year, and prevent American pro- ducers from receiving the full benefit the measure is intended to provide. In spite of all this, however, it would be unfair to accuse the Senate of any undue delay in enacting the bill. A tariff, 1f it is to be equally beneficial as a revenue bill and as a protective measure, dealing equally with all the diverse interests of the country, must be carefully and deliberately con- sidered. The West has important interests which were not fully protected in the bill as it passed the House, and we must look to the Senate to protect them. This we have every reason to believe the Senate will do, and bad as may be the effects of the large importations from abroad it would be better to stand them for a time and perfect a good tariff bill ratber than to make undue haste and impose upon the country a measure which woulid be in- adequate to its permanent welfare. We can never have rest from tariff legislation and trade disturbances until that legisla- tion has been settled by being settled right, and any deliberation necessary to that end will not be on the whole dis- advantageous to the people IN GOOD HANDS. The net results of the Pure-Food Con- gress in this Citv were the manifestation of an earnest public sentiment in favor of preventing the sale of adulterated foods and an arrangement for organizing the work by entrusting it to the Manufac- turers’ and Producers’ Association and to the various Boaras of Health throughout the State. These results amply justified the assembling of the convention and afford a basis for believing that the cru- sade for pure food will be conduoted to a speedy success. The various addresses delivered before the convention clearly prove the evils which adulterations do to our trade as well as to the health of our people. With that evidence to work upon it ought not to be difficult to awaken the attention even of citizens who have hitherto been indifferent to the subject, and convince I} ’ showing that the | | fare to give support to those who are actively engaged in the difficult task of suppressing the wrong. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ As- sociation has been so zuccessful in all other work it bas undertaken that the public can look forward with hopefulness for suc- cess in the new enterprise. It will have Health, for thesealso have shown in many instances their value to the communities in which they work and their efliciency in the performance of the duties entrusted to them. While it is satisfying to know that the work has been thus entrusted to safe hands, this satisfaction should notlead either the press or the pubiic to neglect the subject or cease to give it close atien- tion. In the very natureof things neither the Manufacturess’ and Proaucers’ Asso- ciation nor the Boards of Health can ac- complish much unless they are supported by resolute public opinion. The work so fairly begun shouid be prosecuted vigor- ously to the end, even if 1t should be necessary to follow the example of the New York Dairymen’s Association and appeal to Congress for assistance in pro- tecting California brands when once those brands have been made guarantees of pure food in every package on which they are placed LOCAL HISTORY. Considerable attention is being given in the East to a local history which has been prepared in Brookline, Mass., for introduc- tion into the public schools of that city. The object of the book is to make the children acquainted with the munici- pality and to interest them in all its fea- tures, scientific, historical and political. From accounts given in the Boston pas pers, it appears that the local history be- gins with an account of the geography of the city of Brookline ana its relation to other important centers of the State. Next the geology of the town is treated and information is giver concerning the processes of the formation of its soil. This i3 followed by a description of the natural flora and fauna of the surrounding ais- tricts, so that the child is made acquainted with the general characteristics of his locality and its natural productions. After the scientific chapters of the book the history of the town is taken up and an account is given of its foundation and development, and also of all old and note- worthy buildings which it possesses. Along with these is a record of services rendered to the community by distin- guished citizens, and brief biographies of those men of the community who at- tained a National eminence. All this serves to prepare the way for an exposition of the method by which the town is governed in all its departments. Children in the public schools are taught how elections are held, officers selected, and all public work performed. The in- formation is, of course, of direct advantage in training them for their future duties as citizens and forms a good groundwork on which to base in further studies a knowl- edge of the general history of the United States and its constitution. 80 warmly has the Brookline experi- ment been commended that it is almost certain similar courses of instruction in local history will soon be adopted in other cities of the East. While it is generally recognized that our public schools are being overburdened with studies, yet it is believed they might well adopt the study of local history even if some other | were crowded out to make way for it. There can be no question of the value of such instruction to the youth of American cities, and the subject merits consideration i n Francisco as well as in the East. “GREAL B.G tLUFFS” Iknow a man who drives a team i hat’s much too fine for me, Whose wife wears gorgeous robes and shines In hizh soctety And, though they occupy a house That's fiiled with costly stuff, Some day there'll be » crash becanse 1salla great, big blufr! 1 know another who contrives To make men stand in awe— Who, what Lie lacks {n brow, make up In wind and brass and jaw'! W1ih elbws crooked he ains the front— 1he scheme is piain enou And any one can work It Puts up a great, big blufr! The world Is full of people who Seem just to float along— Who seem to rise up in a day And soar above the throng: But, geutle reader, you must know, 1t you are up to snufl, That with but one in ten of them s nota great, big blufr Don't be t00 envions of the man WHho seems to Spurt away And leave you in the rear to plod Along from day 10 day. He'll surely find somewhere ahead 4 road that's steep and rough— A'road whereon is strewn the wreek Of many & great big blufr! —Cleveland Leader. PALACE CARS LECAYING. Philadelphia Record. On a railroad siding four miles above Holli- daysburg stand thirty-two Pullman palace cars, closely guarded day and night by watch- men whose only duty is to see that no one interferes with the process of decay and des- poliation which the elements have inangu- rated. The cars are the property of the Penn- rylvania Railroad Company and represent an outley of about §400.000. These handsome conches have been dragged through the slow and tortuous process of litigation for over five yoars. Both the railroad and the Pullman Company have claims on the cars, and until a final dec:sion is rendered in the courts these magnificent vehicles of travel by ratl are left to rot and crumble in the open air, exposed to all kinds of weather, and will soon b unfit for any use except kindling wood and old sorap iron. WIld YOUR COFFEE. “What's a fishing rod? “It's n handsome joinied arrangement your father holds out over the water.” “What's a fishing pole?” “1Us a long wooden stick your Uncle Bill catehes fish with.”—Chicago Record. Do you think he's worthy of our daughter?” sasked the oid gentleman, doubtfuily. “Wortby!” exclaimed Mrs. Bloomer, as if astonished at the question, “why, he has a record of twenty-six century runs.”—Chicago Post. “What beceme of that Samuels girl that Pottersby was flirting with last summer ?” “You mean the girl that Pottersby thought he was flirting with? She married him."—Tit- Bits. “Hey!” shouted the policeman, as the scorcher whizzed by and failed to slow up at @ corner, ‘‘ain’t you riding rather more than eight miles an hour, young man ?' “Dou’t know,” howled the scorcher over his shoulder, “I havn’t ridden an hour yew"’—Cin- cinnati Commercia -Tribune. “How does it happen you give only about hali as big a glass of beer for 5 cents as they do at the saloon round the corner?'’ “We cater ‘only to the better class of cus- tomers. We don’t want the fellows coming here who make beer tubs of themselyes.” “Thats a good ides. There is something in that. * * * Give me another glass of beer.” —Chicago Tribune. “Isuppose if you had enough money you wauld retire.” “On the contrary, if I hdd enough money I'a stay up all night.”—Boston Transcript, strong and potent allies in the Boards of | PERSONAL. D. C. E. Read of Petaluma is at the Grand. Judge J. R. Lewis of San Jose is ona visit here. J. F. Daly and E. G. Pluke, of Eureks, are in town. J. H. Peters, & merchant of Yreks, is at the Grand. J. T. McCall, a mine-owner of ¥orest Hill, is in town. C. A. Rice, an attorney of Santa Cruz, is in the City. The Rev. C. Ben Ham of Napa is at the Oc- cidental, M. N. Newman, 8 merchant of Los Angeles, is in town. J. H. Whittock of Quincy, Cal,is a recent arrival here. C. 8. Hardy, an extensive grocer of San Diego, is at the Palace, Superior Judge C. H. Marks of Merced is here for & brief stay. Dr. W. L Little and W. L Morris, ot Colorado Springs, are in the City. J. C. Blythe, a_well-to-do resident of Victo- B.C., is in the City. Aubert of the United States steamer F. Albatross is at the Russ. Otto C. Greger, an extensive farmer of Hum- boldt County, is in town. L. J. Rose, the extensive land-owner of Los Angeles, is at the Palace. M. A. Yates and family of San Jose are stop- pIng at the Cosmopolitan. C. Frederick Kohl and Mrs. Kohl of San Mateo arrived here last night. J. R. Quintana, owner of & general storeat San Luls Obispo, is in the City. George McMulten, proprietor of a hotel at Fort Bragg, arrived here yesterday. Charles W. Kitts, a business man and mine- owner of Grass Valley, is at the Lick. Martin Winch, & wealthy grower of fine horses, of Portland, Or., is in the City. James Durkin, a prominent business man of Sonorsa, is staying at the Cosmopolitan. Lieutenant 8, B, Babbitt of the United States army, and Mrs. Babbitt, are at the Palace. D. N. Weir-Loudon, & mining man of Modoc County, was among the arrivals here yester- day. H. A. Preston, the mining man, of James- town, Tuolumne County, is here for a few days. L. Roper of England s registered at the Russ. He is on mining business, so it is stated. E. B. Fraser, president of the Farmers' and Merchants’ Bank at Stockton, is at the Occi- dental, F.D.Read and L. A. Kaiser, of the United States steamer Monadnock, are at the Occi- dental. J. A. Longworth, & business man of Golcon- da, Nev., s here for a stay of a week. He isat the Lick. C. 8. Remer, & wealthy business man who owns 2 large general store at Davis Creck, is at the Russ, Charles C. Meclver, the vine-grower and manauacturer, of Mission San Jose, is here on a brief visit. S. H. Blinn, an extensive lumber dealer of Los Angeles, arrived here yestereay. He is on a business trip. The Misses Moran, Gilchrist and Matthews, of the De Wolff-Hopper Company, are at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Senator J. H. Seaweil of Ukiah isone of the arrivals in the City, and is making his head- quarters at the Grand, District Attorney Hartman White of Fresno, who has been in the City for the last day or two, leit for home yesterday. Mrs. Ada Libby, who has been in this City for some time, has gone for the summer to her country home near Santa Cruz. Charles 8. Hinchman, a wealthy iron-manu- facturer of Philadelphia, is at the Palace, ac- companied by Mrs. Hinchman. Adolph Fleishman of the well-known whole- sale fruit and produce firm, Loeb, Fleishman & Co., 18 paying tne City & visit. Judge and Mrs. Stanley, sccompanizd by Miss Lou Harvey, left yesterday for Riverdale Napa County, for a summer trip. William Crocker and Prince Poniatowski, accompanied by several friends, left here Sat- urday on an extended tour of Europe. . T. Bliss, one of tho leading owners in the Bliss Lumber Company of Carson, Nev., ar- rived here yesterday. He is at the Palace. Superior Judge C. E. McLaughlin of Plumas County, whose home is at Quincy, is a vis- ftor here. He arrived yesterday and is at the Russ. Lientenant E. P. Webber, chief engineer of the United States revenue cutter Hartley, has heen ordered to the cutter Chandler, now in New York harbor. Ex-Congressman W. A. Piper, who for sev- eral weeks past has been at Paso Robles for his heaith, returned here last night and is at the Palace. He says the stay at the springs has improved him. . Mr. and Mrs, Cleveland H. Dodge, four chil- dren and Miss E. H. Kerrof New York, who have been on a pleasuro trip through Califor- nin, are at the Palace. De Wolff Hopper and Mrs. Hopper, of the De Wolft Hopper Opera Company, and B. D. Stevens, maneger of the company, and Mrs. Stevens, are at the Grand. Thomas F. Van Vioten and Mrs. Van Vioten of Java, where Mr. Van Vioten is interested in merchandising and other enterprises, aro recent arrivals in the City. Thomas Graves, a wealthy landholder and Inrge farmer of Salinas,is atthe Russ. Heis interested ina case in the State Supreme Court, and is accompanied by Mr. Kearney, his attorney. Edward Holmes, who won first mention in tho Fine Arts Soclety in competition far arch- itectural designs in New York a few days ago, is the son of E. B. Holmes, the mining secre- tary, well know In this City. Victor L. Duboce, lieutenant-colonel of the First Infantry Regiment, N. G. C,, is able to beon the street again, although traveling about on cruiches. Mr. Duboce wrenched his knee ten days ago while out yachting. Charles 8 Hamlin of Washington, D. C., the United States Seal Commissioner, who has been here for over s week past conferring with President David S.Jorlan, left for the East last night by way of Los Angeles. He visited the Stanford University while here and w the various places of interest thathe had overlooked in his brief trip two years ago. H. M. Newcomb, Mayo: of Silver City, New Mexico, and owner of large merchandising and real estate interests there, is at the Pal. ace. Mr. Newcomb has held the offics of Mayor for fifteen years. He is the owner of a num- ber of stores and residences in the town which now has about 2000 people, and is a very im- portant frontler trading place. Mr. Newcomb is accompanied by D. C.Hobart, a mining man of Silyer City. They will probably be here for several days. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y, May 8.—At the St. Cloud, H. Vandoesburgh; Bartholdl, G. M. Pinney; Murray Hill, J. P. Newman and E. H. Haviland Jr.; Hoffman, A.D. Harrison; As- tor, G. Granucei and L. Brizzolara; Colonnade, J. §. Fegley; Impertal, J. Dolbur and Miss B. Dolbur; 8t. Dens, Miss H. F. Coleman; Hol- land, Miss Crockett and Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Wilson. Peter J. Donshue left the St. Cloud and saled on the Umbria for Liverpool. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dollhopf, William Mackie, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sladky and Baron Friedrich von Sedlitz arrived from Bremen on ihe Trave. HOTELS IN GREECE. Professor Gildorsleeve In Atlantic Monthly. In Greece the hotels of the interior follow one general type—the Italian. There is no common sitting-room. Why should there be? There is no office, but that do®s not seem to interfere with the presentation of the bills. The ground floor is given up to & cafe or res- taurant, if the innkeeper goes into thatline of business. Very often, however, the master of the Apoilo has only rooms to Jet. The sleep- ing apartmentson the floor above are often approached by an outside stairway, and, as is to be expected in a southern climate, they are scantily furnishea. Overfuraisning 1s a vice anywhere. Under s southern sky it is a crime of which the Greeks are not guilty. There is i man vanity is sometimes lacking, and, like the Turk, the solitary Tuzkish towel beats no brothor tear his throne. The bedstead is in. variably of iron. As in primitive United Stales within my memory, single rooms ere rare. Two, three, four, flve beds are put fn one room or strung along the corridors. A fastidious person who desires 1o occupy a room alone has to pay for all the beds therein. In some places special charges are made for sleeping in the daytime, end there is a fixed rate for sleeping on the floor. FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT. The Next Session of the Grand Lodge of the Kuights of Pythias at Hanford. Grand Keeper of Records and Seals H. Schaff- ner of the Knights of Pythias visited Hanford recently on business connected with the Grand Lodge convention, He also visited Tulare and Visalia. The Grand Lodge convention will be hela at Hanford, beginning on Monday, May 17, at 8 r. M, unless some unforeseen exigency shall arise in the meanwhile. Tents will be pitched for the Uniform Rank at Hanford. The camp will be under the com- mend of Captain R. W. Musgrave. Over 150 tents wiil be pitched, making ample provision for all who desire to pass their nights under canvas. Stockton and Santa Rosa are both saspirants for the place of holding the Grend Lodze con- vention of 1898, Section 319, Civil Code, pro- vides that “the meetings of 'the stockholders (or members) and board of directors of a cor- poration mus: be held at its office or principal place of business.” Supreme Chancellor P. T. Colegrove of H: ings, Mich., will be an aitendant at the Grand Lodge convention, Bay City Lodge No. 117 hadfour candidates for the knght rank at last meeting. Excelsior Lodge No. 12 has been busy re- cently conferring ranks on applicants. At a recent convention four were given the knight rank and several epplications were awaiting action. _Inyo Lodge No. 206 was instituted at Bishop, Cal., by James Glenn of Bodie as instituting cflicer, on April 21 last, with the tollowing- named officers Morris, C. C.; 8. E.Ver- milyea, V. C.; W.'A. Chalfant, P.; C. E Dor- rance, M. of E.; C.C.Inman, M. OfF.; E.B. Green, K. of R.'& 5.; B. H. Yaney, M. at A. W. L. Smith, I G., and J. B. Usher, 0. G. E. B, Green was elected as grand representative, with II £. Nelligan as alternate. Grand Chancellor C. F. McGlashan has been busy visiting lodges in the southern part of the domain, closing his tour ou May 1 at Te- hachapi. At every point he hus been greeted with large attendances. Visalia is contemplating the organization of & company of the Uniform Rank. Also Jack- son, Amaitor Count Duroc Lodge No. 50 of Woodbridge has added eleven new members since January 1. Tne proposed new lodge at Exeter, Tulsre County, will be organized shortly. A lodie is in process of orgunization at Oro- ville. Alcalde Parlor, N. S. G. W. There was a large number of the Native Sons of the Golden West in the banquat hall of the Native Sons’ building last night to en- joy the smoking-bee and entertainment that had been prepared by Alcalde Parior, through its committee on entertainment, 0. H. Fergu- son, R. H. Adams, L. E. Derre, John Staude and A. Rahwyler. The programme, which in- cluded some very good amateur talent, in- cluded songs by William Fenstermacher and Messrs. Frank Carty, Lynch, Kurtz, McQuane and Thomas; & vocal duet by the Staude brothers; a piano solo by Professor Reifen- dorf; instrumental duet by Messrs. Quinn and Paiten; specialties by Kelly ana Marlowe; recitations by Messrs, Feeney and Willinm and exnibitions of the manly art of self-d fense by the Murphy brothers and Gibson and Conian. The instrumental music was yood, there were some good voices amoug the vocalists #nd the boxing contests were interesting and animated, in this, that the men went 1o work in a scientific manuer, but at the same time took and gave biows in the most approved style. The plaudits of the onlookers gave proof that that part of the entertainment was nugely enjoyed. During the evening the members of Alcalde served up & fine repast, nded o mber-colored refreshments and res and tobacco in plenty. The members of the purior will plenic in Sunset Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Sunday next, and a fine dey and s fine time are expected, Golden Gate Lodge, K. of P, An event in Pvthian circies last Saturday night was the entertainment and hop given in Pythian Castle by Golden Gate Lodge No. 3, K.of P. The hall presented a pretty appear- ance filled as it was with brave knights and preity ones of the fair sex, particularly so when many couples were moving in the dance. In the early par: of the evening there was pre- sented a programme that had been prepared by the enteriainment committes, consisting of W. Morosco (chairman and master of onies), B. Scheff, Adolph Oppenheimer . G. McCready. 'bis included a piano Quet by Maud Wighan and Ella Woads, recita tion by Mrs. Repperden of Oekland; a dia- logue, “Fast Friends,” by Misses Place and Tiompson, Irish impersonations by W. Mc- 1d and Bert Widden of the Oakland The- atre, mandolin aud guitar trio by Professor Paimer. Miss Lillian Hilty and William Hentz, voeal duet, Belle and Lincoln Pierce, and German comic song, Mr. McDonald. The ladies of the local temples of the Rathbone ed the knights in dis- peusing hospitalities in the banquet hall and attending 1o the comfort of those who attended this function. Excelsior Circle, f F., F. O. A. Excelsior Circle No. 2, Companions of the Forest, Foresters of America, celebrated its twelfth anniversary by a grand ball in Union- square Hall Saturday night. As this circle is the oldest in the jurisdiction and has the largest membership it has s large number of friends, consequently there was a goodly a tendance of young people to enjoy themselves by dancing and of people of more adyanced years to watch the younger ones and think of ibe time when they took plensure in tripping as they went on the light fantastic toe. There was excellent music for the following pro- gramme: March, “Colonel Parsons”; waliz, “La Castiglian: schottische, ‘‘Autumn Days”; lancers, rande Duchesse’”; polka, “Nadjy”; waltz, “Duughter of Love”: Yorke, “Moonlightat kies' Pastime” ; Campaign’; wa el Monte” ; schottisehie, “Dar- plain_quadrille, “Summer z, “Mooulight on the Hudson”; polka, “Athalie”; Spanish dance, by Zimmerman; Berlin, “The Original”} medley, “Warren’s Latest.” The reception committee was: Mrs. M. A. Duke, J. J. Cordy, Mr. Johansen, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs, Howell, Mollie Perkins, Mr. Fries, Mi Locker and’ Miss Lena Wishman; floof man- ager, Mrs. Julia Wishman; assistant, Mrs. Anna Rosmussen, and the_floor commitiee— Mrs. Lena Schumacher, ifiss Magnus, Mrs. Nellie Smith, Miss May McMurray and C. H. French. Oshones Tribe, Imp. O. R. M. The members of Oshonee Tribe No. 78, Im- proved Order of Red Men, have for some time past been egitating the subject of a home for aged members and in connection with it an asylum for the children of aeceased members, and they have done much of late to bring the matter before the tribes of the reservation of California. Last Saturday night the tribe gave an entertainment and dance in Laurel Hall, Shiels building, in &id of a fund to build such » home and asylum and there was # liberal response to the cail for contributions to that fund. There was presented for the en- tertainment of those present a fancy dance by little Rosie Gold; vocal solos by Mr. Edwards, Fanny Levy and Rosie Hoffman; fancy dance by Blunché Kramer; instrumental music by G. Gardaer, E. Walter, J. Clarke and E. Mas- sé1t; banjoism by Tommy Bree andghis pupils, and ‘comic songs by the Mohr brothers. Then followed the dance that continued until late. The affair was well managed under the direc- tion of S. Berel, H.W. Friermuth and N. §, Roberts, the committes of arrangemen sisted by L M. Krause, the floor manager. Daughters of Liberty. At & recent meeting of Martha Washington Council No. 2, Daughters of Liberty, the fol- lowing preamble and resolutions were adopted and ordered sent to General George G. Meade Post, G. A. R: WiEREAS, The organization known as the Daughters of Liberty has for its object the perpet- uation of American principles, with love of coun- try based upou a troe allegiance to the United States, & paramonnt respect for the fidelity 10 U National cnstitution and laws, discountenanciog whatever mey tend to weaken loyaity of incie to treason or rebellion or In anv way impair the per- manency of our free Institutions: and WHEREAS, The Grand Army of the Republic has especialiy aided in maintaining the houor, integrity and supremacy of the National Govern- mentat & critical period of our histery: therefore, e it Resolved, That in hororing the veterans of the Grand Arruy Of the perpetuating tho g ment and our order. Resolved. That we particular'y desire to com- memorate the herolc deeds of our veierans by the observance of Memorlal and when needed, assist in_ keeping green the gravesof our falien ‘eroes, beiieving tha: they are worthy of especial hosors, while we shall revere their memory above all others, ever holding them 1n grateful reme; brance for the sacrifices they lu common have wade. F, E. BOWLEY, Councllor. BLANCHE R. SurTm, Secretary. The fact is noted that, with Mme. Hirsel pub fc we are assisting in d principles of our Goverm- MARSHAL TOWE AS A SPRINTER He Is Outrun by Lee John, a Chinese Incen- diary. ce and C tizens Jcin in the Chase, but Without Success. The Chinese Set Fire to a Lodging- House Where he Lived, at 919 C'ay Stree' It is seldom that a Chinese can be ac- cused of incendisrism, but Fire Marshal Towe has on hand a case at present and yesterday he chased and nearly captured the firebug. Friday night, shortly before 10 o’clock, there was a stil! alarm for a fire in a two- story frame building, 919 Clay street, owned by the Luning estate, and occupied by Urbin Husson as a lodging-house. Mrs. Husson was the first todiscover the fire, being awakened from her sleep by the smoke. It was in a room occupied by John Lee, alias Lee John, alias Lee Law, a Chinese, and his wife. She told ner hus- band, and he succeedea in extinguishing the flames. Alotof empty boxes had been pilea in a corner of the room and saturated with coal oil, and a gallon can of oil with the top off had been placed on top of the boxes, which had been set on fire. The case was reported to the Fire Mar- shal yesterday morning, and on going to the house he learned that Lee had insured the clothing and furniture in the room on April 81or $300. The furniture belonged toth e landlord and last Tuesday Lee's wife took away all the clothing, Lee teil- 1ng the landlady that his wife was going away oa a visit to the country. All that was left was two hats and an empty trunk. Lee continued to sleep there, and as he owed $8 for a month’s rent, the landlady, Friday evening, asked him for the money, and he gave her §1 on account. As soon as the family retired to bed, Lee, it is sup- posed, piled up the boxes, saturated them with coal oil, set fire to the pile and then quietly slipped ont. He did not return to the honse, The landlady was not insured and the Fire Marshal estimates her loss at $75 and the loss to the building at $50. If the fire bad not been discovered in time the prob- ability is that three grown-up persons and a baby who were asleep in tne upper story might have perished, as tne flames from Lee's room would have cut off the only means of escape by the stairs. The Fire Marsnal went to the insurance company and arianged with them that if Lee called to present his claim they were to tell him to go to the house at 1 o'clock. Lee called at the office and was toid to go to the house, where the Fire Marshal was waiting for him. The Fire Marshal questioned him and he gave evasive answers. Finally he ran aownstairs and the Kire Marshalstarted afler him. Lee bolted down Clay street, hotly pursued by the Fire Marshal, and & crowd quickly gathered and joined in the chase. Some one blew & police whistie and policemen came running from dif- ferent directions and also joined in the chase. ‘When Lee reached the corner of Dupont street he dodged into a doorway and ran swiftly upstairs. The Fire Marshal and police followed, but although they searched the building from top to boi- tom Lee could not be found. It was sup- posed he Liad got on to the roof through a skylight and bad disappeared into ®n- other building. Lee is well knownin Chinatown, and the police say it is only a question of time when he will be captured. He and his wife claimed to belong to the Chinese Methodist mission on Washington street, and they worked that for all it was worth. He was arrested about a month ago for selling lottery tickets, but the case was dismissed. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS THE OREGON—N. N., City. The United States warship Oregon was launched October 26, 1893, To LAUNDRY FARM—S., City. There is a good road for bicyciesrom Broadway and Seventh street to Laundry Farm in Alsmeda County. Start from the thoroughfare named, ride nlong Broadway to Twelith, along Twelith until the county road is reached near Fruitvale, and ke the road that leads to the farm, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE—G. ., Sacramento, Cel. If parties divorced in California after April 26 want to marry on the high sea they can do so, providing the ceremony is per- formed by one who Js authorized to solemnize; but if married by the master of a vessel it is doubtful if such a marriage would be valid, as there is no law that authorizes a master of a vessel to solemnize marriage. If the parties went to the State of Nevada they would have to reside in the State six months. DUCKs AND DRAKES—Jones and Brown, City. To make ducks and drakes with one's money or property of others is an allusion to a game played by boys, who take oyster-shells or flat stones and throw them horizontally along the surface of & plece of water in such & manner that the missiles skim along the surface, touch- ing 1t many times and again emerging. Tho first time the stone emerges it is s ‘‘duck,” the second a “drake,” and 50 (D, according to the old doggerel: A duck and a drake, And a foenny cake, And a ny to pay the baker. The meaning in the case of money is that the spondthrift metapaorically uses coins s the boys use stone to make ducks and drakes, As appied to property of another which one has in his keepiug it means that by being careless in the handiing of it he lets it pass from him as the boys a0 the stones when playing the game described. NATURALIZATION LAWS AND CHINESE—Dr. C. City. By sectlon 14, chapter 126, of the law of 1882, the naturalization of Chinese is ex- pressly prohibited. The following is an ab- tract of the naturalization 1aws of the United States: DECLARATION OF INTENTION=-AD allen seek- ing naturalization as a citizen of the United States must declare on oath before a Circuit or District Court of the Unite! States. or a Disirict or Su- preme Court of the Territories. or a court of record of any of the S:ates hav ng common law juris:ic tlon and & seal and a clerk, at leas: two years be- fore hi\ admission that it 15. bona fide, bis inten- tion to become a cliizen of the United States, aud 1o renounce forever ali alleglance aud fidelity o any forelgn siate or ruler, und particulariy to the ons of which he may be at the time a citizen or subject. OATH ON APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION—At the time of his application for admiasion he must also declare on oath, befure some one of the courts soove specified. “that he will support the cons:i- tution of the United st state orsovereignty, and pariizularly, by name, o the prince, potentate, state or soverelgn.y of which hie was before a citizen or subj-ct.” CONDITIONS OF CITIZENSHIP -1t must appear to the satisfaction of the court to which the aifen has app led for final admission that he has resided continuously within the United States for atleas: five years, and in the State or Territory where the court is held at least cme year,a:d that during that time “ho has behaved as & man of good moral character, attached to the principies of the consti- tution of the United Nia disposed to the 200d ordar and happiness of the same.” 11TLES OF NOBILITY—It the applicant bears any hereditary Litle or belongs to any order of nocility he must m. n express renunclation a: the tima of his app ication. SOLDIER ~Any alien 21 years old and upward who has been honorably discharged from the ar- mies of the United States may become a citizen ©on his petition without any previous declaration of iuteution, provided he has resided in the Unitad States at least one year previous to his application | $1,800,000, the total amount of the Hirsch | andisof ral E ususlly & mircor, though that tribute of hu- lcnmmusu.aoo.ow. 1‘ NORS-ADY Mie5 Wndet MINORS—ADY alien under iie age o 31 Who has 5 he United States thiee Years next pre- oo s twenty-fizst birihday and hag ountinued e e nercin un to the (ime he makes wppllc e miited n cluizen may, after he arrives tlon to be %) and after he hus resided five years aLthe ngr Ol iied Status, inciuding the three whbin O, ninority, be admitied 8 cltizen; bub e ot make a declsration on.oath an; ik b ‘ot the court that for two years the sacisfaction 0f 08 his bona fide intention next preceding to become a cltizen. oF NATURALIZED CITIZ The CITILDRE Ep Cirizmxe—The oK s who bitve been duly D e T anaer 31 at tho time of the nat- B resion of thelr parents, suall. if dwelling in o idéred as citiasns. the United Stafes, D6 0" kiosx Ammoan—The TR persons Who HOW are of have bo tixens United States are cousidered e i be born oul of th Zitizens, though they may be a S eporion oF NATURALIZED CITizxxe— s 1o levised Statutes of :he Section 2000 of LSy ‘deciares_ that “all nat- Unled Stts o 0f the United States while in R aanictes ar tled to and shall recelve fi g tries are entitled to son and property which i accorded to native-born zens " ¥ Tie BIGHT OF SUFF s conferred by Lhe Ctral States aliens who have e 0 eir intentions enjoy the rigl f :‘:Ifydn‘::n"nnunhu‘l or nAHvr:-bonll cluu.lm, lan the Federal naturalization laws upbp yn:‘l’u;u‘fi who e Union ke. and no allen may e jzed untll after five years Tl“lldEHCQE.r:oanepl':y; 21'years of age, as ulv‘ove;e:::;c«llma{';;:nhngli: fve ears’ residence and due natural the privilege upon Lim. niied State rAGE—The Tight to vote e, unturalization by the Jewels were recently sold at Nelly Farren’s : i 1 and brought in $11,125. auction in Londo: i Kkept a diary, John Bright, though a Quaker, y parts of which his eldest son is going to have published. : ] 's portrat An engraving of George Romney’s P of JMrs, Musters bas been sold in London for 8900, three times the smount paid to the artist for the original. . Benjamin Eddy Cotting has just resigned (ll?rpl‘l'i:l:,:(m(ursmr of the Loweil Institute of Boston after & continuous service of fifty-five years. Although he is 85 yearsold heisin Tull possession of all bis faculties. A Yorkshire farmer named Gibson has just dled at the age of 101 years. Ho shaved him- self, drank his glass of beer and his nighteap of whisky, and smoked his pipe till s few days before his destn. His father lived to be 96. England fmported §770 worth of bicycles and exported §2 305,000 worth during the first three monthsof this year, the first year in which sccount has been taken month by month of the trade in wheels at the Custom- house. BUNKER HILL PARK. The New Pleasure Ground at Los Gatos to Be the Mecca of the Liberty. Loving. There wasa meeting of the executive committees of the Bunker Hill Associa- tion and the Native Sons of Vermont at 415 Sacramento street on Sunday. Those having in charge the celebration were William G. Badzer, Superior Julge Edward A. Belcher, Frank Dillingham, Lewis A. Hayward, Dr. 8. A. Roberts, S. G. Cheever and George W. Caswell. The important topic under considera- tion was the dedication of the new park at Los Gatos, which will receive the name of Bunker Hill Park on June 17, 1897. ‘With the aid of other large New England societies, the Eons of Maine and the Sons of Connecticut, the committee designs that this park may henceforth become the Mecca in California of all liberty- loving citizens. The orator selected for this occasion is the Hon. W. S. Barnes, son of General W. H. L. Barnes, and pres- ent District Attorney. A letter was read [rom the president of the Sons of Grand Army Veterans stating that their members will receive the Bunker Hill Association and the Native Sons of Vermont on the arrival of the and escort them to the grounds. iam G. Badger said that Chairman Barrington of the Board of Education agreed to have a resolution vassad closing the public schools on the 17th of June honor of the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill. The chairman of the flag and decora- tion committee was requested to call on Mayor Phelan, and to ask his personal in- terest in having flags and bunting flung 10 the breeze from all the public buildings on the 17th of June. CaL glace fruit 50c per Ib,, at Townsend's. Joseph H. Choate’'s wealth is estimated at $2,000.000, a1l made in the practice of law. i e e St v SPECTAL Information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allex’s), 510 Montgomery. S s e Mark Hovkins Institute of Art, The spring exhibition is now open daily from 9 A. 3. o5 P. M. and gra.d concert every Thursday evening. . —————— Lady Henry Somerset is about to place in the center of her “temperance village,” Dux- hurst, in Surrey, a heroic-sized figure ot Christ. 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