The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 11, 1897, Page 6

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY 1897 MAY 11 Glen Eden kt night was one of the how: TUESDAY.. L..MAY 11, 1887 CHARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier. .§0.15 #nd Bunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 6.00 and Sunday CALL, six months, by mail. 8.00 'y and Sunday CALi, three months by mail 1.50 snd Sunday CAL aonth, by mall.. .65 Eunday CALL, 0De year, by mal W ERKLY CALL, OB€ ¥ BUSIN 710 £an ¥rancisco, California. Telephon = s +...Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephoze.. Main—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: owery sireet, coraer Clay ; open untll 527 M 8:30 o'el 589 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 815 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixteentn snd Mission sireels, 0pen ntil § o'clock. 18 Mission street, open untl 8 o'clock. 167 Ninth street, open until o'clock. ; open untll 9:30 o'clock. Gorner Tw econd and Kentuoky ; ‘open till 9 o'c: 1505 Polk stre W OAKLAND OFFICB: 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 81 snd 52, 34 Park Row. N DAVID THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. SUMMER MONTHS. Areyou go ry ona vacaton? I¢ #0. 1t is no trouble for us to forward THE CALL to your address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier or left at will receive prompt attention. NO EXTEA CHARGE The summer ¢ in this time with a ng and landed with both feet. The friends of Greece sympathized, but those of Turkey lent a belping hand. Work on the new Federal building will surely begin this summer. The agitation has not been in vain. This year may not break the record for disasters on sea and land, but it is keep- ing well up to the extreme limit. This week will provsbly see the end of the war in Europe, but the cause of the disturbance will remain and there will ba another war by and We have had plenty of warm weather for City peoyle to enjoy the picnic season, and now we can join the farmers in get- ting up an agitation for rain. The warm spell has been decidedly favorable to tha idea of establishing more parks. Everybody feels the need of them and is inclined to help them along. Spain had better inform the Cubans they are not worth the money it costs to govera them, and so take her troops home and dismiss the war with Castilian scorn. The Boers and' the British in South Airica are increasing their armaments, not for the purpose of meking war on one another, but as mutual assurances of the maintenance of peace. The revival of business goes on so smoothly and steadily that few people take note, but never heless we are rapidly passing from the Democratic depression 10 a stage of normal prosperity. Chinese are reported to be coming in over the Mexican as well as the Canadian border, and it seems about as hard to keep them out of this country as it is to keep jackrabbits out of a Fresno vineyard. The prospects are that the brilliancy of the approaching celebration of the Queen’s jubilee will be marred by two dark spots: the high prices ior windows overlooking the parade and the inevitable poem by Mr. Austin. The concert of Europe has developed into an alliance of the three Emperors, while the rest of Europe is on the outside waiting for the tune to bs set and wonder- ing whether there will be any part in it for them to pla One set of men are urging the House of Representatives to take up the currency question, and another set are urging that something be done at once to promote American shipping, so life at the capital is rapidly becoming warm. The movement to establish harmouny between the National League of Musicians and the American Federation of Musicians ought to be easily accomplished 1f there is any man in either association who Is capa- ble of striking the keynote in the right pitch. Omaha fought hard a short time ago to preveut the Missouri from splitting the town in two and flowing througn the middle, but as she has now two Msyors and duplicate sets of officers in ail depart- ments of the municipal government she would have done better to save her energy and money and let the nver take ifs course. The investigation of the way the civil service was administered under the Cleve- land administration has brought to light many glaring instances of favoritism, and it begins to appear now that the best way, to reform the service would be to get rid of the Clevelana rules and appointments altogether with a clean sweep and then start over again. The Salisbury administration has not played a distinguishea part in European diplomacy this spring, but the Liberal party in England has cntan even wors figure. Instead of following the splendid lead given by Gladstone, each of the as- pirants for Liberal leadership started a little tune of his own, and the result was a ¢onfusion of weak sounds instead of a swelling chorus which would have carried all gland with it. The amount and quality of the schemes, plans, suggestions and proposals for restraining the Mississippi which have been advanced since the recent floods have so wearied the minas of those who live in the stricken districts that the New Orleans Picayune has been led to declare that “what some people do not know about the levee system would overflow the river banks at any season of the year if it could be lumped together and dropped into the water.” The tax on bequests in England is said to have yielded a revenue during tbe last fiscal year.of over $70,000,000, and the op- eration of the law isso satisfactory in every way that some of the Massachu- setts papers are urging the adoption of a similar tax in that State 1o the exclusion of all other taxes on personal property. The Boston Herald estimates that in that city alone such a tax without being made tooonerous would produce a revenue of about $6,000,000 yearly. THE FEDERAL BUILDING. The announcement in THE CALL of Sunday that notice had been given to tenants of premises on the site of the proposed Federal building to surrender them within thirty days is conclusive evidence that at last we are to have the beginning of that long delayed work. The agitation begun by THE CALr, and so well and strongly sup- ported by the commercial and industrial organizations of the City, is to be crowned with success. According to statements made by Mr. Irish, the notice served on the tenants means that work will begin with the first of the fiscal year. and the foundation work will be let as soon after June 1as possible. Contracts for excavating Tests made by the engincers have proven the site to be perfectly safe for the building, and there is no reason to look for or fear any further delay in the construction of the edifice. It is hardly necessary to point out the benefits we may expect from the prompt beginning of the work bers of skilled and unskilled workmen for months to come. It will mean the emyployment at good wages cf large num It will put into circala- tion large sums of money and thereby materially advance the retail trade of the City. It will go far to relieve the overstocked labor market and benefit indirectly even those workmen who do not find employment on the building itself. In short, we have many reasons to congratulate ourselves on the prospect ahead, and to look for- ward to the coming work with sanguine expectations. ‘We would lose much of the benefit of the work on the building if we overlooked the moral contained in the experience we have had with it. There is every reason to believe the work would have begun long ago and the building be completed by this time, if our citizens had worked together in harmony to accomplish it. Uufortu- nately, for a long tume there was a fight made against the site by men who were evi- dently determined that San Francisco should have no new building unless it were placed on some site of their own selection. While the counsels of such men and their organs prevailed, dissensions were rife and every effort for the building made at Washington was cefeated by the opposition at San Francisco. That these dissensions would have been as disastrous now as in the past had they not been counteracted by a more potent influence cannot be questioned. this work THE CArL was able to render valuable service to the community, Tt was in By re- newing the agitation for the building and calling upon men who could be reiied on to work together harmoniously for the accomplishment of the task, it succeeded in arousing public opinion here, silencing the voices ot dissension and bringing to bear at Washington the force necessary to enable our delegation in Congress to get the offi- cials in charge to begin the work without further delay. Congressman Loud has been particularly active in promoting the work at Wash- ington and deserves thanks. for its promptness in reversing the do-nothing policy of Cleveland. We are also indebted to the McKinley administration We can fully recognize and aporeciate these services without in any way detracting from the fact that when the work on the structure is begun it will be to us another evidence of the value of harmony in public enterprises, and another proof that if we turn away from those who would raise dissensions among us for personal advantage, We Can accom- plish almost arything we desire in the way of municipal development. A FLEETING OHANCE According to reports in the Eastern press such chances as we may have had to get San Francisco included among the cities to be visited by the coming delega- tion of merchants from Mexico, Central | | | and South America is rapidly passing| The time fixed for their arrival i near at hand, and arrangements for their reception are about completed. The latest information on the subject is to the effect that the delegation will num- ter sixty-five, including twenty members from the provinces of Mexico. the most important commercial bodies in South America will be represented. The Many of | delegates are expected to arrive in Plila- ‘ delphia on the 2d of June, and there they will be the guests of the Philadelphia mer- chants, Their itinerary provides for a stay of seven days in Philadelphia and about five days in New York. From there they will go to New England, and then westward as far as Minneapolis and St. Paul, returning to New York for a few days. The object of the delegation in visi States offers that will be attractive to the | trade of the countries south of us. Cali- fornia bas a good deal to show in that way. San Francisco therefore should have beenincluded in the list of cities to be vis- ited. When the delegation reaches St. TARM TAXES. The United States Department of Agri- culture has issued a circular on *‘Local Taxation as Affecting Farms,” which wiil be read with interest throughout the country and may be stvdied with advan- tage by all who are concerned in questions of tax legislation. The circular is based mainly upon data obtained in New York, but it reviews the tax laws of other States, including California, and affords a fairly comprehensive summary of the system of farm taxation throughout the Union. The report points out that while local taxation is a subject discussed by confer- ences of farmers with more earnestness than any other subject of legislation, and a great deal of discontent is felt with present conditions, yet there is nota State in the Union in which the general methods of taxation as they now stand were not originally dictated by farmers, The laws, however, have not operated as was ex- pected. As the report says, “The farmers in all the States have obtained all the { laws which they asked for, but they never g | this country1s to see what the United | Paul it should continue west, instead of | returning East, and perhaps it is not yet too late to have the route changed. Considerable attention has been given of late in this City to the subject of South American trade. It would seem that a visit of 50 many representative merchants from those countries would materially aid us in promoting it. If we are to have the visit, however, it is clear we must act promptly. There may be a chance 'yet to bring the visitors here, but the chance is a fleeting one, and if any action is to be taken it must be taken without delay. WOMEN AND TRE “ POWERS.” The press dispatches yesterday in- formed us that Crown Princess Sophie of Greece had again been to the pains of afirming into the ears of her royal could make these laws work."’ The evil, it is =aid, does not lie in dis- honest or inefficient administration. the contrary, it is declared that taking the country over “the better the law is from the farmer's theoretical standpoint the worse it is for him in practice, and the more faithfully 1t is administered the more does the average farmer suffer from its effect.”” Even the California system of requiring a detailed assessment of prop- | erty separately ciassified does not prounce the hoped-ior results, and leaves the bur- | den of personal property taxation much | heavier on the farms of the State than on the cities. Statistics gathered for the purpose of this investigation show that while a larger proportion of personal property is returnea under the listing system than under the other system, yet in all cities governed under that system the propor- | tion of personal property to real property shrinks about as much with each succeed- ing year as in cities where no lists are re- quired, while the proportion of personal property belonging to farmers which is | assessed and taxed under the listing sys- brother, William of Germany, her own | personsl conviction of the justice of her royal fatber-in-law’s policy in Crete. This valuable assurance was supplemented by the sisterly inference that the big brother would forthwith step dutifully forward and champion ber desires. Up to date the big brother has dis- played an apathy in the face of thisap- peal whieh leads to the reluctant sus- picion that he is not altogether what he might be in the way of a champion for a | | proved or market value, while the unim- sister in distress. On the contrary, there have been voices supposedly authorized to speak for Emperor William which have been bold enough to intimate thav of all the “"powers” Germany will be the Iast to accede to King George’s wishes in the matter of a settlement with Turkey. King William, it is solemnly averred, may even insist that King Georze cease being & king. Just what relevancy this amazing flight of fancy may be thought to bear to Greece’sdispute with Turkey no human being is able to discern, nor is any one but the Kaiser's family physician likely to find anything serious in the re- puted remark. But that and other meditations of the ‘‘powers,” Germany included, are being none the less indus- triously circulated for the world to ob- serve and be entertained by. Andall this in spite of the fact that Princess Sophie and other female relatives of the ro; principals in arms are employing their feminine wits to turn the tide the other | way. Women have been at the bottom of some of the most famous state intrigues, wars and diplomatic deals that were ever known, and in all cases their influence has been felt in some degres. Thers has always been a woman at every court of war in history who has wielded more in- fluence in the affairs at hand than has the king whose favorite she chanced to be. Sne has been a bad woman rather than & good one in most cases, bnt not in all—for occasionally & king has been found so rare in disposition as to find & favorite in his wife, and some wives are not bad. Other kings have had sisters whom they listeried to with favor and who were good. That may have been the flection which encouraged Princess Sophi to approach Emveror William, forgetting that where twenty good relatives, fair and beautiful, have failel in such an affair one bad outsider equally fair and beauti- ful has succeeded, and that nineteen more outsiders in nineteen other cases might succeed just as readily while all the rela- tives on earth were failing. Have the Princess of Greece, the Prin- cessof Wales and the Dowager Czarina of Russia accomplished anything by their energetic appeals in Greece’sbehal{? Did the mother influence her son, the daughter her mother, or the sister her brother? Answer these queries and then reflect upon whether or not the ralers of other periods and of other wars were ever influenced by otber kind of women, tem is greater than it is where thatsystem doés not exist. Until further and completer studies have been made of the subject it will not be possible to draw definite conclusions as to | the best means of remedying the evils that | are now apparent. The author of the cir- cular under review estimates, upon the basis of assessments made in Massachu- setts, that if farms were assessed only at their strictly unimproved value the valua- tion would be only 40 per cent of the im- proyed value of city lots should be 58 per cent of the improved value. In some States the assessments as made at present almost reverse this percentage. The subject is one which requires the scientific study ot trained experts to deal with it thoroughly. No true remedy can be found by the struegle of town and farm to shift the weight of the burden of taxation upon the other by means of boards of equalization, which, as the circular says of that in New York, ‘every year in- creases the valuation of New York City, although it is honestly made, and de- creases the valuation in the interior of the State, where it is far less bonestly | made, for the sole purpose of taking off one or two million dollars a year from the farmers’ taxes and laying them upon the large cicies. AN ICONOCLAST. I know a Boston maidea just emerging from her teens Who never heard of Browning and does not relish beans. T know a married man who leads a very happy ife And Bas & cordial liking for the mother of his wife. Iknow a maiden lady—her age Is thirty-three— Who has refused six offers and one of them from me. Iknow a pions deacon—in the church he holds high rank— Who has never robbed an orpban, a hen roost or a bank. 1know a bright Chicago girl whose feet are very smal And wio doesn’t know a “sparerib” from the one that caused the *fall.” Iknow a -‘man and brother”—he's as black as any crow— Who is never found av midnight where the water- melons grow. A host of other things T know that happen every 8y Which don't agree at all with what some para- graphers say. —Twinkles. HE WILL GET "HE MEDAL. New York Tribune. Senator Faulkner tells an Interesting inci- dent of his receut trip to New York. The famous Stonewall Rrigade band, of Staunton, Va., went to New York as the guest of Charles Broadway Rouss, a former Virginian. The members were quartered at the Windsor Hotel, and after the arrival of the President serenaded him. Then they played in the lobby of the hotel. After they had finished oneof the band came up to Senator Faulkner and asked if General Gordon was in th Upon being iniormed that the ex-Con: commander was in tae hotel the musician said be would like to see General Gordon and On | remind him of an incident of the war. When the Georgia ex-Senator was found the mem- ber of the band said: g “‘General Gordon, I want to remind you of & promise you made. We were before Fort Ste man. Early in the morning, before the ult, yon came by, and rising in _your stir- ups and looking over the ground you said ihat you would giveevery man who entared Fort Stedman thatday a sixty days’ furlougn and a gold medal. I'wasone of those who went into Fort Stedman, and I now call upon you to redeem your promise.’” “ILremember the incident perfectly,” rep!ied General Gordon. “Iam sorry that I can’ give you the medal, but Grant has given you the Ppromised furlough.” A little later ex-Governor Flower of New York heard of the incident, and got General Gordon and the former Virginia private to- gether. “Grant has given you fhe furlough which General Gordon promised,” he said to the musician, “‘and I will see that the other postipn of the gencral’s promise is redeemed. will give you a gold medal as soon as Gen- :nl“(ioxdon Pprepares a suitable inscription for it."” PERSONAL W. D. Noble of Fresno is in the City. H. M. Sale of Los Angeles is at the Palace. George M. Mottof Sacramento is in town. R. D. Compton of Rohnervilie is at the Russ. William B. True of San Jose is at the Bald- win. Dr. R. B. Bowlby of Colfax is a late arrival | here. F. A. Blake Jr.of Santa Barbara is at the Grand. H. E. Casey of Slerra City s at the Cosmo- politan. W.J. Lo Baron of Mess, Ariz., is at the Cos- mopolitan. H. O. Davey, a business man of Calistogs, is at the Russ. E. 5. Valentine, an insurance man of ¥resno, is1in the City, F. C. Townsend of Columbus, Ohio, is at the Cosmopolitan. James Richard, s mining man of Montana, 1is at the Russ Heard, owner of a store at Eureks, i on a visit here. S. Openshaw, cattlemsn of Mesa, Ariz., 13 ai the Cosmpolitan. 8. Greene of Springfield, Ma the Cosmopolitan. J. R. Robinson, a banker of Chico, is regis- tered at the Grand. Mayor W.. Ellfs of Marysville is in the City. He is at the Palace. E. C. Newton of Arbuckle Lake is among, the arrivals at the Russ. R. L. Ricks, 8 businessman of Eureka, ar- rived here yesterday. F. C.Findle of Santa Barbara was among yes- terday’s arrivals here. A. C. True of Washington, D. C., is & late ar- rival in San Francisco. Ira Hall Reed, & mining men of Calaveras, arrived here yesterdey. J. H. Campbell of Washington, D. C. fs among the arrivals here. B. L. Gordon of Spokane arrived here yester- dsy. Heisat the Palace. General W. W. Muller of Fresno, Third Bri- gade N. G. C., 1s in the City. Among the arrivals at the Russ is District Attorney Alvin Fay of Kern County. Eugene J. de Sabla, superintendent of the 1s staying at Nevada City Electrical Company, is on a visit 4 R | statement made to you taat “during the Civil here. Thomas B. Wilcox, s well-known capitalist and politician of Portland, is visiting San | Francisco. Miss Sadie Martinot and ten of her company whoare to appear in “Excelsior Junior,” sre at the Baldwin. Mrs. C. W. Waldron, wife of one of the edit- ors and owners of the Santa Cruz Seatinel, is at the Occidents iness man of Leadville, Mrs, business man of Den- Henry Stelling, & grain merchant of Davis- ville and owner of a large farm near there, is one of the late arrivals. Hugh Keenan, a local architect, will leave in a few days for Earope to study the archi- tecture of old buildings. A party conaisting of C. W. Tainter and Miss Charlotte Bowdich and Miss Sophie Baylor, of Boston, are at the Palace. ALGriffin, United States Internal Revenue Collector at Fresno, arrived here yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Griffin, The Misses Hunt, daughters of United States Consul Hunt of Hongkong, China, arrived here on the steamer China yesterday. United States District Attorney C. A. Jones of Uarson, Nev., who has been prosecuting the int cases, is on a visit here. Charles H. Cummings, a leeding stockholder and one of the directors of the Lehigh Valley Rallroad, who has been on a tour of the world, arrived on the China yesterday. Captain Alexander Rogers and Troop K of the United States army left yesterday on a long march to the Yosemite Park to do patrol duty. In a few days Captsin Gale will start with Troop C for the Sequoia Park. P. H. Griffith and wife of Los Angeles are visiting iriends in thisCity. Mr. Griffith is the “Lumber King” of the south,and his stay here will be short, prior to a visit he and his fam. ily are to pay to friends in San Mateo, F. P. Wickersham, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, banker, lawyer and vineyardist of Fresno, is at the Lick House. Hae gives a glowing account of the prospects ofiis county a8 8 stock-raising and iruit-producing section of the State. F. W. Jacksou, secretary of the San Diego Gas Company and s leading wheelman of San Dlego, is in the City. He is on business in connection with his company. Before he returns home he will visit his father, A. B. Jackson, the banker, of Salinas. Samuel Parker, Hawaiian Minister of For- eign Affairs under King Kalakaua, and who oc- cupled other prominent places in the Hawa- ifan Cabinet during Kalaksua's and Liliuoka- lani’s reign, was among the arrivals by the China yesterday. He may go East. Sheriff Dan P. Donahoe of Marysville, Dep- uty Sherift 8. H. Wilson of Butte, Sheriff M. L. Merry of Chico, and J. H. Mansfield, owner of alarge store in Chico, arrived here esterday on the Paulsell case and are at the Grand. Sherift Merry is the owner of a foundry and machine-sb0p in Chico. Among the arriva number of missionaries who, for many years 1in some cases, have been laboring in different parts of the Orient. They are: Dr. M. C. Fowler and E. M. Petley of Pangorn, Burmah; E. C. Glover, formerly of Boston; O. R. Pike, formerly of Delaware: Miss E. R. Simons, for- merly of Brownston, Minn., and A, W. Fishe of Canton, China. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., May 10.—At New York hotels: Bt. Cloud—G. White, F. Benjamin; Netherland—W. Cowles, W. H. Crocker, Prince Poniatowsk: Windsor—Mrs. W. G. Pearne Belvedere—Mra. Colan, Mrs. Jenkins; Ven- dome—Dr. P.C. Erhardi; Brosdway Central—J. Eranklin, W. J. Helmquest; Mannattan—H. L. King, Mrs. J. H. 8mith, MissSmith; Grand—M. H. Levy; Park Avenue—D. W. Montgomer: Motropole—H. G. Morse, A. Stein, E. C. Wolff; 8t. Denis—H. M. Parker; Cosmopolitan—G. . Thuhonn; Ashland—J. F. Valentine. Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Stern, child and nurse left the Bt. Cloud and sailed on the Lucania for Liver- pool. Emil Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Deakin also sailed for Europe. W. Allen of Los Angeles sailed for Liverpool. Godfrey H. Miller of Los Angeles sailed for Europe. — WITH YOUR (OFFEE. *“If you move,” said the burglar, “you are a dead man.” “Ibeg your pardon,” answered the other. “If Imove it will be good proof that I am slive. You should be more careful as to the mesning of your words."”—Youtn’s Companion. Second—You will not fight with swords, You would have to fight everybody. You will have pistols—ouly one chamber loaded. Principal—Mine?—L'Illustration. Indian Agent—Well, what do you want now? Poor Lo—Want to change pony for bike, hugh.—Brooklyn Life. Mother—If you are not good I'll send you to ‘bed without your supper. ‘Tommy—What you goin’ to have for supper? —Duluth News-Tribune, F “THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.” Letters From Our Readers on Topics: of Current Interest. The Doom of the Silver Party. Editor of the San Francisco Cal!—SiR: The inner circles of the banking syndicates of New York and London probably understand the purport of the news item given below better than the general public, and I have not a doubt in the world that my interpretation of it is en- tirely in accord with the concealed truth of the situation; nor am I the less certain of it be- cause there may not be a dozen renders who will at first agree with me. It is a cablegram trom the hadquarters of the money power of the world in these words: he National Review, a monthly magazine, commenting on the appoin “LoNDoN, Eng., May 1, 1897. ent of Wolcott, Paine and Stevenson as Commissioners to visit Europe for the purpose of promoting the inter- natiol bi t will gay 1O-mMOTIOW: et R e Tiadds that even Sir Michael Bicks-Beach, Chan- Co-operation of the British Government.” ‘The commission will receive the cordial cellor of the Exchequer, the only monometallist in the Cablnet, desires a settlement of the question.” We are all agreed that this is news of deep significance, end I desire to indicate its full meaning as [ understend it, being quite williug that he who will shall laugh first, while I wait to laugh last. This news meaus that the gold men now own neal iy all the great silver mines of the world, and in due time, ?xerhlpl ina few months, they will consent to the re- monetization of silver and they will thereb: “ciean up” two or three billion dollars, and at the same time averi & world-wide crash which men of all shades of political opinion feel to be in the mir. Quite well I know, as I have intimated, how preposterons this may seem to most men, for most men read the newspapers and take the news which is made up for m without a thought as (o its source or inspiraion. But let us go little deeper than the surface, for the item of news above reported is out of the ordinary, very decided While there is ample room in the news columns of our daily papers for pugilistic contests, ball games, “bike” races, domesticscandals and like matters, there seenfs to be no room for the news that millions of “English capital” have recently been invested in the great silver Iines f Mexico and ia the more marvelous silver and lesd mines of the far North, in the Sloean district of British Columbia, as well as in other silver-mining districts of the world. This most significant and impo; tant news comes through private channels alone. It is now nolonger isgu! ised that there is a growing apprehension in tne pubiic mind that the gold basis is too narrow for the volume of currency necessary for commercial and indus- triel iransactions, and hence there is urgent need for more int, the vote for free sil United States, in spite of all that could be done by the gold men, large to render the future sufficiently certain for safe business purposes, is contributing an element of still graver uncer- and. moreover, what is more 1o the p. activity and zeal of the silver *‘agitators tainty. remonetize silyer and reap the profit Oniy one remedy remaius—corner and control the rimary or redemption money; ver at the last election in the was_quite 100 alarmingly while the continued silver as well as the gold, and then Itis well known that many grave men begin to doubt if increased tariff rates will bring the prosperity they anticipated, since a large part of thatincrease is to bé placed upon articles consumed by the common peopie, who are not prosperous now and may not be able to buy the goods manufactured under a protective tariff. If this should prove measurably true there will be disappointment and dissatisfaction wnich may defeat the Republican party in 1900. But with siiver remonetized and the National banks as owners of silver autnorized to issue sliver certificates in place of the Government there will be an era of great prosperity under the Me- Kinley administration which will end ina biaze of glory and will give the Republicans an easy victory at the polls in 1900, and the silver craze will become silver ot it duly accredited to the Republican party. This is what I anticip T put upon the London cablegram quoted. 855 Market street, May 6, 1897. nity, with the honor Hence the meaning 0 JOSEPH ASBURY JOHN ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE WAR IN CuBA—F, J. S. City. The di- rect cause of the war in Cuba was excessive taxation and discontent about the March elec- tion in 1898, of representatives in the Spanish cortes, together with inability to secure home rale. LAND Laws—Subscriber, City. The land laws and the manner in which Governmentlands are open to settlement are too long to publish in this department. For 25 cents you can procure from any first-class bookseller a copy of “The American Seltler's Guide,” which ;rlll give you all the information you may esire. PACING A CYCLER—A. 8, City. A men riding a bicycle who 1s paced can make better ti than one who is not paced for the reason that the pacer shelters the rider if there is & siron wind and he has not that element to conten against, and egain if there is no wind to in- terfere with the rider the presence of a rider ahead iispires the one behind to greater action. CALIFORNIA VOL Ers—F. J. M., City. The War San Frapeisco did not furnish enough men to make up a regiment of 1000 men,” is not correct. The muster of the Fizst Regiment ot Cavalry, California Volunteers, shows 565 of the men composing it were enrolled in San ncisco, that of the Second Regiment Of Cavairy shows that of the number of men in it, 1454 were enrolled in San Francisco. This being enough to disprove the assertion the roster of the other companies were not ex- amined. In addition to the two regiments uamed, there were: The First Battalion of Native Cavairy, First Regiment Infaniry, First Bettalion Veiersn Infantry, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh’and Eighth reg- iments’of Injantry, ihe First Battalion of Cali- fornia Mountainecrs and the California Hun- dred. 1In the “Record of Californie Men in the War of the Rebellion,” compiled by Brigadier- General R. H. Orton,’ adjutant-general of the State of California, published in 1890, occurs the following: The State of California, being located far away from the more active scené of the War, was no. called upon to furnish troops for iImmediate service against the Confederate soldlers a0d 00 quOta wWas. assigned to yet during (he war calls were made upon it for eral regiments and for volunteers, aggregaiing more than 16,000 men, besides 500 who were enlisted within its borders and became part of the quo a of Massachusetts and eight com- panies ralsed for Washinzto . 1erritory. The State of Califroia farnished during tho war two full regiments of cavairy, eight fali regi- ments of Infantry, one battalion of native caval one battalion of infantry called “‘mountaineers besides several companies of voluuteers to Masss- | chusetts and Wusiiuston Territory. CHINA-JAPAN WAR—E. &, City. The war be- tween Japan and China began with an attack by Chinese soldiers upon a Jspanese column at Seoul, Korea, July 23, 1894 and ended with a treaty of peace in April 1895. The cause of trouble dates back to the uprising of the peas- satry in Chulludo, the granary of Kores, in May 1894 in consequence of the frightiul op- pression of the peasunt class by the offic The following were the principal events o that war: July 25, 1894—The Kow-Shing, a Chinese trans- pOrt chartered from the English to carry troops to Kore:, was sunk by the Japanese. Chinese war- ship Tsao-Kianz captured off Kound Island. July 30—Chia-Y uen, Chinese ironclad, was sunk by Japaness. “August 1—Japan declared war agafnst China. September 15 — kngagement at Ping-YAng: Chinese abandoned piace during nignt and Japan: ese took poss:ssionon following morning. Chinese lost 2000 ki.iea and wounded aud 700 prisone; Japanese loss, 192 killed, 487 wounded. Sepiember 17—Yaloo River naval fight, Japa- nese had 11 ships: Chinese had 14 bastie-ships and cruisers and 4 torpedo-boats. Chiness cruiser Chin-Yuen was sunk after being struck 200 times: Ching-Yuen was also sunk. Yaug-Wai was strand- ed, ‘1880-Y ung was set on fire auu beuched. Chen- Ytien had 120 shotho es in her sides, and the Tinj Yuea was badly damaged. The Jajanese vessels were little damiuged. Fight lasted five hours, in which the Chiuese had 600 officers and men kilied, I number wounded. The total loss apanese forces invaded Chinese territory by crossing the borders into Manchuiia. November 19—1he Chinese warship Chen-Yuen was stranded 10 avold sinking by torpedoes. November 21—Port Arbur was occuvied by Japavese Lroops. The capture of Moukden fol- lowed immediately afterward. December—Hal-Tcheng taken by Japanese. December 29—Li Hung Chang was superseded in the chief command of the Chinese armies by Lin Kum Yo. January 7, 1895—King of Korea announced with formal céremonles the independence of his king- dom. Jaouary 7—John W. Foster salled from the United Siates for China, at the Chinese kmperor’s request, to 8id in the negotiations for peace. January 10—Kal-Phing taken by the Jupanesa. January 27—Wel-Hal- Wel invested by the Japa- net braary 4—Chinese battle-ship Ting-Yuen sunk by tarpedo. February 5—Battle-ship Lai-Yuen and two other Chinese warsbips sunk by torpedces. Fobruary 13—Chiness Admiral Ting sent to Jap- aneso Admiral Jto & proposal io surrender all Chinese_ships, arms forts, etc., under his com- mend. This assented (0. and the surrender was completed on the foliowing day. Ting and the other officers urder him were reported 1o have committed suicide to escape the more disgraceful punishment by the Chinese Emperor. February 14— Ning Hai-Chu taken by Japanese. March 4—0.d city of NiuChwang iaken by Japanese. Chinese loss, 1880 killed and wounded: BUO prigoners. Japaaese loss, 206 killed and wounded. March 6—Ying-Chow, the port of Niu-Chaog, taken from the thinese. March 24—Li Hung Chang, as Chinese Peace Envoy, was shot at >1monosek1 by a youg Japa- Dese, Who was immediateiy ariested sud sen- tenced to penal servitude for life. Pea-o Degotiations—After the United States Minsters 1o China and n had, as agenis. completed preliminary steps toward negoiations for peace the _real movement began. Japan had announced the out- set lts willingness to receive the Chinese envoys, provided they were ciothed with full and absolute power. ‘ihe meeting with the first en- Voys was held at Hiroshima, on February 1, but when the credentials were exchanged those of China were found to be defective and ths negotia- tions were suspended and the Chinese envoys were requested Lo leave the country ss s00n as ossible. 1n addressing them Count 1to sald that t was the wish of Japan to 8void resulis which had been the experience In the past, wherein treaties tbat had been sol- emnly concluded had afterward been re pudiated by China withont reason. The result was that China finally resolved. in the latier part of February, to make overtures in a form con- sonant with the traditions of diplomacy. She ap- pointed Li Hung Chang, Who remained practically Prime Minister, in spite of the machinations of his enemies, with full power to negoliate, and Mr. Fos:ef as advisory counsel. Booa fide negotiations were begun on March 21, and the treaty of peace was signed at Simonoseki on April 16. These were the terms: The independence of Korea: the ceasion to Japan of the Lisu-Tong Peninsuwa and the fsland of Formosa; the payment by China of indemaity of $100,000,000: and, the opening of a iarge prrtof China (0 lutérnaiional commerce, especialiy for the Introduction of machinery. Subsequently, on the strennous demand of itussla, backed by Ger- many and France, Japan waived the cession of the Lisu-Tong Peniusula accepting In lieu thereof an addi.loral Indemuicy of $50,000,000 FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT, The Doings of the Knights of Homor During the Past Week—Deputies of the Chosen Friends. Last Monday evening Grand Dictator Archi- Dbald of the Knights of Honor visited Liberty Lodge, when ome candidate was initiated. This lodge has several applications on file. In a short time Liberty will give an entertain- ment to its friends. At s large meeting of Yerba Buena Lodge on Mondsy, May 3, Taylor Rogers lectured on the ¢ ‘Festivities of the Aucient and the Mod- ern Nations.”” Among the visitors were Grand Vice-Dictator W. J. Thomson and Grand Sec- retary Johnstone. This lodge is offering s premium of $2 50 for each member initiated, in addition 1o & like smount offered by the grand dictator. Yerba Buena hes arranged for a grand entertainment 10 be given to its friends on the evening of the 16th. This will D> followed by a dance. The affair will be under the direction of E. L. Miller, M.L. Crowe and A. J. Fairweather. The grand officers of the Past Dictators’ As- sociation paid a visitto Union Lodge in Shiels building last Tuesdsy night. There were also present delegations from Polar Star, Occiden- ial and Keystone lodges. The principai speak- ersof the evening were Charles H. Holcomb, vice-president, and C. G, Shafer, financial sec- retary of the Past Dictators’ Associution. Germania Lodge, the only German Lodge in the jurisdiction, initiated a candidate last Tuesday and has one more ready for the next meeting. ‘The Past Dictators’ Association will visit Yosemite Lodge next Wednesday night. Grand Dictator Archibald, sccompanied by M. L. Crowe, D. G. D and Frank Lawrence, 1. D., visited Center Lodge, in Berkeley, last Tuesday night and witessed the fnitiation of three candiaates acd the partial inifiation of the fourth. Tnis individual is a member of the Fire Department, and as he was ubout t0 take the obligation the fire bell sounded and e nurriedy retired to answer the cail to uty. The grand dletator has fssued a circular announcing that s the anniversary of the or- der falls on the 30th of June next, he ex- presses the hope that every lodge will take Droper steps to observe the same. He has called a meeting of representatives of the lodges of San Francisco, to be held on the evening of the 22d inst., to takeinto considera- tion the question of how to best celebrate the approaching event. Chosen Friends Deputies. Grand Councilor M. Boehm of the Order of Chosen Friends has appointed the following deputies, who will be required to visit their councils in their respective districts once in three mon th condition: nd make reports as to their Distriet 1, Fred A, Taylor, Coun- 2, William_Goldberg, Coun- ,7,13,'47;'3, Carl J. Kuss, Councils 66, ; 4, M. H.'Brickwedel, Councils 8, 16, 152; 5, A. G. Baker, Councils 14, 46,186 190: 6, Dr. D. B. Todd, Counctls 11, 103 190; 7, H. E. Schimidt, Counc ; schulte Jr, Council 10, F. J. Lennard, Councils 120, 121, 124; 11, A.E. Weber, Councils 62, 63; 12,’ Mrs. Iaa Morton, Councils 48, 181; 13, Mrs. L L. Lu- ther, Councils 80, 33, 35; 14, A. M. Reyno.ds, Councils 110, 138; 15. George F. Mack, Coun- cils 78, 80, 81, 109; "16, 8. Bloom, Councils 5, 82: 17, Joseph Davldson, Councils 89, 90, 91, 107,193; 18, W. §. Lacey, Council 199; 19, A L. Lewls, Council 94; 20, W. F. Daugherty, Council 6; 21, Mrs. K. T. Hayward, Council 181; 22, Mrs. E. L. Coy, Counclls 19, 21, 27;' 28, 8 B. Coates, Councils b: 183; 24, K. B. Phillips, Council 97 25, R. F. Hester, Councils 24, 67; 26, Mrs. M. C.'Dean, Counciis 72, 192; 27, J. §. Tutt, Councils 142, 152; 28, F. H. Kiefer. Counciis 65, 96; 29, F. M. Lytle, Council 71; 30, Mrs. C. A. 'Ferguson, Couicil 132; 31, J. T. Harris, Council 9; 32, Mra. Minnie Steiter, Council 17; 33, Mrs. Caroline N. Widmeyer, Council 18! 34, Mrs. O. A. Hodgkinson, Council 22; 35, E. 1, Scofield, Council 23; 36, H. Lutner, Counell'25; 37, Julius Levy, Council 31; 38, J. W. Purdy, Council 32; 39, L. Caro, “Council 37; 40, Kate Fiyun, Councif 39; 41, Mrs. C. J. Sjolund, Council 43] 43, J. F. O'Rourke, Council 44; 43, A, 0. Carpenter, Councils 45, 49; 44, Mrs. L. L Grove, Couneli 50; 45, Miles A. Stevens, Council 40} 46, A. W. bteinbart, Council 41 Lucy May Rogers, Council 42; 48, Council 54; 49, Joseph H. , Couneil 55; 50, George H. Kuight, Counell 59; 51, Eva lalld Council 64; 52, Augusta Cain,’ Council 68; 53, A. E. Perry, Council 69; 54, Jacob Kuenzly, Council 70; 55, Mra. Mary E. Burnham, Council 73; 56, Emma E. Le Boeuf Council 74; 57, Mre. M. Buell, Council 75; 58, Mrs. Katie Whitney, Council 76; 59, Mrs, A. C. Cook, Council 79; 60, W. P. Ward, Councils 99 to'102; 61, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Crocker, Council115; 62, J. M. w‘““‘s Council 11! 63, James K. Pack- wood, Council 123; 64, L. P. Foust, Council 134; 65, L. N. Snhaw, Council 136; 66, Mrs. C. C. Vail. Council 140; 67, 8. 8. Hinsdill, Coun- cil 141; 68, Miss Beile Netbur, Council 146; 69, M.'Lown, Councll 161; 70, D. Hansen, Council 171; 71, Miss M. G. Galindo, Council 177; 72, Mrs. M. E. Doliing, Couhcil 187; 78, 'H. B. M. Milier, Council 188; 74, L. A Murohy, Couneil 189; 75, Lester Beil, Cou, cil 191; ' 76, Mrs. F. W. Day, Council 200; 77, E. W. Smolley, Council 166; 78, W. H. Prat Counolls 1, 7, Nevada; 79, Mrs. P. Rothen. bucher, Council 2. Nevada; 80, Jacob Muller, Council 6, Nevadu: 81, Mrs. Emma Freeman, Counclls 36, 6L, 170¢ 82, Mrs. Emma Jackson. Counclls 20,135, 201; 88, rank Clark, Council 202. Dardanelle Parlor, 5, D. G, W. The entertainment given last week by Dar- danelle Parlor in Sonors was one that at. tracted the attention of all the people of the place and filled the hall in which it was given to the utmost. It was a miustrel show, the Native Daughters being all biacked up, and they were christened by a local jourialist ‘‘the cream of sunny Africa’s four hundred on dress parade.” Those who took part in the performance, which w: ‘were_ Miss Nellie Leo son, Mrs, C. Richards, dorf, Mamie_ Burke, o F .l{a;, lfilln HI"Ii’ Ellen Carroll, Lottie 2 eor; ri s ce and May Rothe arroll, Ay and W‘:lll, D. Shine, J. Sherburne, . Hender, H. McCambrid, . Wilzinskl. The- affair much lpguchud that the young ladis requested to repeat it. Anclent Order of Workmen. A lodge {s about to be established at Red- lands, San Bernardino County. A meeting of the board of corporate direct- ©ors was held on Thursday last at_the office of and recorder and under the law it be- the duty of the board to di official organ for the ensuing year. The con. tract for publishing same was awarded to Wil- p.ull}:;l.n.’i";:: after lv\l‘nud ard active com- e Wi Al 'as & large number of bids ————— Hamlot In an Arizona Town. Glen Eden (Ariz) Eagle-Eye Optic. The theatrical performence which visited seen here sive “Yon Yonson,” 1wo years ago. Some of oujcitizens thought “Hamlel” suf- fered somewat in comparison with that ster- ling play, ht we do not. It was good all through. 'Hmlet himself was very good, and 80 was Ophija, and the two grave-diggers ere simplymmense. They kept the audience in a roar allhe time they were on the stage, and althoug the Town Marehal tried to pre- serve ordery view of the rolemn nature of the scene, Heouldn't do it. It is seldom that We have evaseen 8 greater display of face- tiousness an real fun than was afforded by the grave-diers. Horatio was very good, and 80 was the (ost. As the lamps were turnea down and fe latter personage came on tho stage the silice was intense, and one woman fainted. TH fight scene wus good, and, in fact, everyting in the play was good and well actea. We bpe this company will find it con- e Vie 15t ‘s again i the near future, and we canpledge them & full house and & hearty welcme. _— MIN AND WOMEN Mr. Balfou has assignea $750 of the royal bounty this ar to the two surviving daugh. ters of Willim Carleton, the Irish novelist, who are pool Asa comphent to Emperor William when he visits Rysia the Czar will maxe ell his publicspeecks in German, following the ex- amples of Alkander II of Russia on a similar oceasion. Sir Willian George Venables Vernon Har- court, M. P., ibersl leader in the House of Commons, by been fined 10s and cusis for allowing hifchimney to catch fire through not having icleaned. Alphonse brtillon of France,who invented the Bertilloj system of measuring convicts, advocates thexemption from direct taxation of every fandy of which there are three chil- dren. When the {ultan of Turkey attends a play he often hans the comedian of the company some origin¢ joke of his own, which the actor gets off inhe course of the performance. Thesb naturily create great laughter. Last year}82,086 persons visited the Na- tional Galley in London, a daily average of 2343, a dailincrease of 93 over the year be- fore; 29,607persons saw the pictures on tao twenty Suneys during which the gallery was kept open. Professor 'orbes, the electrician, who has been examiing the cataracts of the Nile, finds that thy can provide enough power to pump the rier water upon the fields and to supply move power to the railwaysand to factories at, distance. Brahms I¢t no will, but in aletter to his publisher, lerr Simrock, he states that he makes the Yenna Society of Friends of Music heir to his jrtune of $40,000, his copyrights and manusdipts. An sitempt is being made to have thi letter admitted to probate as & will, Queen Lofsa of Denmark is next after Queen Victgia the oldest of the sovereign la- dies of Eurge. She was born in 1822, Princess Louisa of Esse-Cassel, and on ber father's side is relatd to the royal family of England. In 1842 shenarried Princ> Christian of Den- mark, who ater came to the Danish throne under the tile of Kiug Christian 1X. DO/kH AND KIPLING. New York Press. The late $nator Dolph of Oregon was not abreast of te literature of the day, and often tumbled int laughable situations. He intro- duced a pilllor the relief of a gallant Union soldier of te name of Mulvaney, and was congratulatfl by Senator Mandersom, who said: “Mulvanel is the best fellow that ever lived; & liply, fighting, big-hearted, lovab'e, humorous lishman. You would be surprised to know hof often I have spent the days and nights in canp with him, and how much I en- joyed it.” “Is that <?” sald Dolph warmly. “I hope you will vot for the bill. Idon’t know Mul- vaney mysef, but he has been highly recom- mended 10 1¢, aud it seems 10 be & most de- serving case “By the tay,” added Menderson, “I have another frieid you ought to know. 'His name is Kipling—udsard K:plng. " “Kipling, Kipling; never heard of him,’ mused Dolpl. Buti you are going to intro- Quce & biil fir hisrelief ict me know. I'll help you all I can” CAL. glacefruit f0c per Ib,, at Townsend’s. * e s FPECIAL Injormatbn daily to manufacturar, business nouses anc public men by the Prasy Clipping Bureau (Alen’s), 510 Montgomery. * R g b Huspaxp's Calcied Magnesia—Four first- premium medals awrded; more agreesble to the tastc and smaler dose than other mag- nesia. For sale in batles with registered trades mark label. e Mark Hookin Institute of Art. The spring ecxhibifon is now opea daily from 9 . M. to 5 P. X.aud grand concert every Thursday evening. (pen Sundays. » Ada Gray, the actrds, perfectly remembers William Jennings Brmn as Willlam B. Jen- nings, who played Sir francis Levison in her “East Lynne” compan: in Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1n 1884 Swiftest Tran in the West— to Chicigo or St. Louis— Days to New York. The Santa Fe Limited has dining-car, buffet smoking-car and Pulima| palace drawing-room sleeping-cars. Leaving Sn Franclsco at B p. M. Mondays and Thursdays,connection is mads at Barstow with this handson® train. Througa cars to Chicago, both Pullman paiace drawing-room and modera upholstered tourist sleepers, run dally. Tickets also sold viaPortland, Ogden, Los Angeles, Deming or El rap to all polnts in the United States, Cansda. Mezico or Europe. Ses time table in advertising conmn. San Francisco ticket office 644 Market stee:, Chronicle build- ing. Telephone Main 158. Oaklaod, 1118 Brosdway. ——— Railroad Tickets to thy East via Rio Grande Western and Denver and Rio Grande Railways, At lowest possible rates, with through Pullman buffet and tourist sleeping car service every daz. Personaily conducted excursions 'eaving Tuesday, Wednescay and Thursday. Onlv line permbitia¢ stop-ove: at Salt Lake City on ail classes of tiokats Detalled information and tickets furnished ai L& Montgomery street, or 314 Califorma stree -~ FADED har recovers its youthful color and softness by the use of PARKER'S HATR BA1sax. PARKER'S G Tox1c cures imvard pains. gy ALLwho ue Ayer's Hair Vigor pronounce it the best hair-iressing in the market. Certainly, B0 other s in juch constant demand. -—a—o 1 Bishop Doaie of Albany has written s circus lar letter to the Episcopaliansof his diocese, reminding trem that in 1899 he will have been Bishop thirty years, and appealing for $100,000 us ;1 endowment for the cathedral in Albany, bazun by him twenty years ago, but not yet fi ished. NEW TO-DAY. The Royil—White and Pure as the Driven Snow, olutely Puro ROYAL JAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. GROVE L. JOHNSON HASBEMOVED HIS LAW OFFICES FROM TazinerarD ch Watter B, Liniol it aad Georse r H. Linforth and Geory E. Whitker, yith offices at 310 Piue si. > é\ B e