The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 21, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1897. 1897 CHARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: 04 Sunday CALL, ene week, by carrler..§0.18 3 day CALL, one year, by mall.... 6.00 unday CALL, six months, by mail ily end Sunday CALL, three months by mail 1.50 and Sunday CALL, one month, by mail. ¥ CaLL, One year, by ma W AEKLY CALL, one year, by mail. BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, Fan ¥rancisco, Californta. Welephone -Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: B17 Clay Streew welephone Main-1574 BRANCH OFFICES: ontgomery sirset, coraer Clay; open untll oclock: 339 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o’clock. 615 Larkin street, open until 9:30 0'clock- £W, corner Sixteenth and Mission streets, open Tt § c'clock. 2515 Mission street, open untfl 9 o'clock. 167 Ninth street, open nntil 9 O'clock. 1505 Polk street; open until §:80 o'clock. <W. corner Tweuty-second apd XKemtacky open till ® o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICB: 908 Broadway. FASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 81 and 2, 34 Park Row, 3 DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. e = THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are yon going to the rvona vacaton?® It %0, it I8 no trouble for o forward THE CALL to youraddress. Dor t miss you for you will en 10 the carrier or left at recelve prompi attention. e Watch the tariff fight. -« ornia must guard her interests. We voted for protection and we must bave it. Protection can be made perfect only by being made universal. It is a poor policy to lower the duties on wine and then puta tax on tea to raisea revenue. iropean concert should make Turkey divy with the spoils, for it tooted the horn for her while she did the fizhting. In the language of diplomacy the world is now at peace, for the war in Greece is over and the fighting in Cuba never was s war. Greece did not take the advice of Europe and get cut of Crete, and we shallnow see whether by the example and get out of Thessaly instanter. The West will cordially make any right- fui com enactmer the line at the point where compromise becomes sacrifice. rom If the Senate wishes a maxim to steer by in considering the sugar deal scandal it can find o i 0 er similar circumstances: man escape.” “Lei 300 | threaten it. Turkey is wise enough to profit | | | | | | | OUR INTERESTS AT STAKE. All reports from Washington tend to the one conclusion that the interests of the West in the coming tariff will be to a large extent antagonized by powerful combina- tions in the East. Some of the leading Republicans in the Senate have already given us formal notice of opposition to the ra tes fixed upon fruits and raisins, while the entire press of the East bas made it certain that we shall find considerable difficulty in mainta ‘We have repeatedly called attention to ing the duties proposed on carpet wools, lead and hides. the urgent need of maintaining the Senate | duties on citrus fruits, while striving to regain the Dingley duties on prunes, raisins and other dried fruits. It is time now to direct attention to the wine industry of the State, and to point out that this also needs to be guarded against the dangers that 5 Under the Dingley bill there was prov win ided a duty of 60 cents per galion upon still This the Senate Finance Committee hascut down to 30 cents. The original duty was none too high, and the proposed reduction, if carried out, will prove dis- astrous to this extensive industry of the State. The wine industry of California is not at present in a condition to withstand the heavy blow aimed at it by the proposed reduction in the amount of protection to be granted it by the Government. prices for wine our vineyards are languishing. severe ravages caused by disease among jured vineyards we must maintain at least In gaining better. It is well known that even with the present good In many localities they have suffered the vines. To replant and restore the in- the present price even if we cannot succeed The present daty of 30 cents a gallon has been tried and experience furnishes abundant proof that it is not sufficient for the needs of the industry. Competent experts in the wine trade estimate that for the advancement of the vineyards of California there is needed at least a duty of 60 cents per gallon on wine in cask, and $2 50 per case on bottled goods. To secure these rates is the duty of the California delegation in Congress, and this duty it seems they can perform with suc- cess if they combine with other Western Senators to maintain the proposed duties on hides, wool and lead. The issue is of sufficient importauce ti who have any concern in the promotion of our industries, o engage the attention of all Californians The tariff which will be adopted this session of Congress will probably remain virtually unchanged for the rest of this generation. The country has now Public opinion is averse to anv further dist been engaged for upward of twelve years | in discussing rariffs, during which time it has tried no less than three successive bills, urbance of the subject, and the tariff which is made this year will be accepted by all parties through a sheer weariness of the sub- ject. protecting them in future. ‘We must, therefore, protect our industries now, or we will have listle chance of The peovple of the West will sustain their Senators and Representatives in the House in making a vigorous fignt for Western int terests. For the sake of speedy enactment of the tanff we will cordially compromise, as far as can be reasonably expected, but we terests and our industries. | must draw the lireat the point where compromise would mean a sacrifice of our 1n- THE FREE MARKET. The discussion on Wednesday beiween the State Harbor Commissioners and re resentatives of the State Grange and Pat- rons of Husbandry concerning the pro- posed free market in this City brought forth but two facts of importance. These, | however, wers sufficient to show that the enterprise is one which cannot be carried out with wisdom or efficiency until it has been more thoroughly considered. The facts of note which were disclosed during the discussion were that the quan- tity of fruit and perishable products an- farms of California hardly falls short of 200,000 tons, and that as no wherf of the supply accommodations for the proposed markets. The figures were given by Com- missioner Harney, and may be accepted | as accurate. Every reflecting citizen will draw from in order to obtain a apeedy | thege figures the conclusion that the prob- f the tariff, but we must draw | lem involved in th .o proposed market is one of considerable complexity. It will require no liitle study to devise a means for making a public market for so large an amount of perishable products as comes % General Grant’s order is- | tO this port. The amount of whart space required will be large, and there will have to be eppliances provided for the econom- ical handling of the goods. It wouid be The danger of arising at Athens against | unreasonable, therefors, to expect any . all the same, the people are nting to the King or the Crown ince with any visible pride. The most remarkable thing about the war is not that the Turks overran the Greeks in short order, but that Edbem Pasha seems to have gone to the front without a typewriter and still was victori- ou reece calls the attention of her credi- tors to the fact that if she is compelled to pay the heavy indemnity demanded by the Sultan she cannot pay them, and has thus given the stock exchanges reason to sbate a little bit their rejoicing in the Turkish ories. Sultan intends to encamp in Thessaly until the powers reach an agree- ment es to the time and the terms on which he is to march out, he may as well settle his troops down and start them to planting orchards and vineyards, for they il be there & long time. A Tennessee editor recently announced that any of the distinguished citizens who had been giving him advice about how to fun a newspaper could have charge of his journal for a week as he wished to go fish- ing, and now we wait to hear whether he caught the biggest sucker with his offer or with bis hook. If the Gertrude Atherton is not the only woman whose books find more favor abread than at home, for Olive Schreiner is baving a similar experience. As Mrs. Atherton’s latest book has been excluded ifom a library in this City so Olive Secnreiner’s latest has been shut out from the -public library of Durban, South Africa. In the meantime both books will De read just the same. The establishment of the proposed free market on the water front involves prob- lems which cannot be settled without a great deal of investigation and study. We cannot reasonably expect a vast enter- terprise of the kind to be carried through in a single season, and should not venture upon the foundations until we bave de- termined the extent of what isneeded and counted the cost. There are people who believe that liber- alism and free speech will begin to get off the earth about the year 1906. The reason for the opinion is that Russia will have then completed her Siberian railway, her fortifications at Viadivostock and Port Arthur and ber $400,000,000 feet, and will be ready to settle all questions off-hand without debste and without troubling other nations for their agreement. Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, the novelist, is the latest dignitary to enter the battle against the new woman. In a recent interview she is quoted as saying: “There is going to be a reaction from the aggressive, ath- letic, sporty woman to the old-fashioned woman, and when the old-fashioned Woman comes in again she will stay in.” All of which means, of course, that Mrs. Barr feels herself a little old-fashioned and desires another inning, One of the effects of the passage of the Greater New York bill is that most of the cities which are to be included in the mammoth corporation are borrowing money for municipal improvements with the understanding that after the act goes into effect the enlarged community will bave to pay the debt. New York City has arranced to borrow $12,500,000 to improve Ler school facilities, and of course she will et the schools within her present limits, while the tax will be spread out over the “Greater’’ with an absolute impartiality, I family seems to have passed | hasty action upon the subject. imoon and all his modest We must determine the extent of the enterprise and count the cost before we begin to lay the foundations. It1sgratifying to know that the Farmers’ | Club gf this City has decided to take up the consideration of the subject, and is at present engaged in obtaining the data which will be required for the solution of the various problems involved. When all the facts have been gathered and care- fully digested we will then be able to ap- proach the subject with fair prospects of finding a proper solution for all of its prob- lems. In the meantime it is well to keep the subject before the public, and it is to be hoped that at the next discussion be- fore the Harbor Commissioners, which has been fixed to take place next week, more in the way of facts and statistics will be submitted than was the case at the meeting on Wednesday. CARNIVALS 1IN CALIFORNIA. Is the California fiesta on the decline? The anxious query is inspired by cer- tain dubious intimations let fall re- cently by our interior contemporaries. These journals are closely acquainted with carnivalism in its various stages, many of them having been afflicted with it at one time or another, and they may be presumed to know something of its prospects for the future in their respec- tive localities. They somewhat vaguely give the im- pression that, so far as they are concerned, the prospects are not particularly rosy, the suggestion being that, while a carni- val itself may be enjoyable as an enter- tainment of the festive moment, the aft- ermath may turn out a considerably less prosperous epoch than they (the news- papers) had been jollied into predicting as its inevitable consequence. The papers of Los Angeles seem to be not exactly pleased with the taste which lingers with them from the last fiesta that they witnessed. The final night of the carnival, when revels ran high and the heeis of the silken-hosed women ran higher, when all the saloons in town were crammed with hilarious frolickers, when society executed the skirt - dance to the confusion of the stars, and Rome of 2000 years ago was revived for a night, still lingers unpleasantly in many minds thereabouts, and would gladly be eradicated from local history if Dame Gossip would consent to forego so savory a morsel for her unctuous tongue to dally with. Los Angeles’ fiesta of 1897 has evidently driven a nail in the coffin of carnivalism in California. The fashion may recover the shock and live to see the nail rustin ihe coffin boards and the boards them- selves become petrified with amazement at its exuberant vitality, but present indi- cations point otherwise from more direc- tions than one. Santa Cruz turned against carnivalism last year after its most elabo- rate effort in that line. Such seems to be the usuai courss by which the fashion will be led to an early grave. As to the desirability of such an end, some tentative deductions may be drawn from past experiences. It is now generally conceded that carnivals are rnot, in the long run, profitable 10 a community, which removes the practical argument in their favor, This leaves them 1o be con- sidered merely as occasions of amusement, in which light they indubitably shine. And there is something pleasing in the idea of these flowered gatherings disport- ing themselves in the spring sunshine as merry children of nature. The theory is beauteously pristine in its innocence. “Throw off dull care” and be children again amid the flowers and the bright rib- | bons and the gorgeous undulating rain- | bows of sound which bubble from a thou- | sand irresponsible throats. It isall very | nice—if it is so realized. The numerous | exceptions to such a realization give it ‘Anulher color. That is what makes it doubtful that carmivals will long survive wherp recollections of the exceptions are alive. i = ‘ THE OUBAN SITUATION. | The most important festure of the de- bate on the Cuban resolutions in the Sen- ate on Wednesday was the presentation | nuaily coming to San Francisco from the | Of certain state documents on the subject. | One of these was a report from an Ameri- can cfficial in Cuba whose name was not | City has a capacity exceeding 2000 tons at | Z'ven, but who is well undeistood to be | least five wharves would be necessary to | Consul-General Lee, and the other a letter | from Secretary Olney to the Spanish Min- | ister de Lome. | The report from Cuba denies the claim | of the Spaniards that any provinces of the | 1sland have been pacified, and expresses | the opinion that since the Spaniards can- not conquer the insurgents nor the insur- | gents expel the Spaniards from the island, ‘the war will drag its weary length along so long as the insurgents can dig sustenance from the ground, or money be obtained from any source by the Span- | iards.” The report adds: | The poverty and distress of the people are increasing, and the loss of property of all sorts is daily becoming enormous. No one can fully appreciate the situation without being here in person. The number of poor, aisiressed, stary- ing women, children and old men of all races has greatly increased in this city within the past few weeks, while in other points on the istand the suffering has been proportionately | great. The letter of Secretary Olney was clearly based on information in this re- Dort, or else on similar information from other sources. He points out to the Spanish Minister that nearly a year had elapsed since the prospects of putting an end to the ihsurrection were first dis cussed, and that nothing had occurred since that time to justify the conclusion | that the Spaniards would be able to | speedily put an end to the war, or even to afford protection to American citizens | and the property of non-combatants dur- | ing its continuance. Speaking of the in- | terest of the United States in the strugale, the Secretary said: We are interested in the preveution of that wholesale destruction of property on the island, which is making no discrimination between enemies and neutrals and is utterly destroying many American investments that should be of immense value aud is impoverish- ing great numbers of American citizens. On all these questions and in all these ways the | interest of the United Siates in the existing situation in Cuba yields only to that of Spain herself and has led many good and honest persons to insist that intervention to ter- minate the conflict is the immediate and im- perative duty of the United States. On this showing of the condition of affairs in the island, and on this state- ment of our interests in the subject, it appears that our Government would be | clearly justified in promptly intervening | to put an end to the war. In the face of such reports it was but the obsiinacy of folly on the part of Senator Hale and Senator Wellington to assert that the sentiment in favor of Cuban independence among the American people is based upon ‘‘mere newspaper reports.’”” The official documents prove that the reports published in the newspapers are correct. Itisnot to be wondered, therefore, that a majority of the members of both houses of Congress are in favor of the Morgan resolution, and that iis adoption by the Senate followed promptly the report of the facts. ANSWERS TO (ORRESPONDENTS. THE CARNIVAL FUNps—F. H. C., City. The committee that had charge of the Golden Gate Carnival is endeavoring to raise means with which to liquidate expenses and liabilities in- curred. If the funds are raised it is probable that the prizes offered will be given. A PaTENT—F. D, H., City. How to obtain a patent was detailed in full in Answers to Cor- respondents in the issue of May 1. The cost of securing a pateut is a Government fee of $33. Then it cosis about $40 more to fee a lawyer and to prepare drawings or model, That is the cost in ordinary ca CLEVELAND'S SUBSTITUTE—G. T., City. That Grover Cleveland paid a substitute to take his place during the war is notdisputed, but the ory that his substitute while on a bed of kness appesled 10 him n vain, is one that denied. This department has not been able to discover anything that would authori- tativeiy confirm oraeny the story. RoAD Tax—J. W., Sausslito, Cal. The ‘an- swer to another correspondent under the head of “Road Tax" in the issue of THE CALL Sun- day, May 16, fs an_answer to your question as to road tax. Asto the poiltax an individual is Jiable for the payment thereof in any county in which he may be, but the payment in any ounty exempts him from the psyment of me tax in any other county. To EXTERMINATE RED ANTS—G. A. H., City. Grease a plate with lard and set it where these insects abound. They prefer lard to saything elso and will forsake sugar for it. Place a few sticks around the plate for the ants to climb up on. Occasionally turn the plate bottom up over a fire, and the ants will fall in with the melting lard. Reset th short time you will catch said, will exterminate both red and black ants. ESTRAYS — Several Correspondents, The new law in regard to estrays provides that when an estray comes on prem- ises it can be taken up by the owner of the premises, who must notify the Recorder, and then if there is any claimant the claimant must make proof before a Jus- tice of the Peace before he can recover the property. The taker-up is required to pay 10 the County Recorder 15 cents per day for a horse, mule, jenny, ox, cow, bull, steer, caif or 288 50 taken for each day he hoids the same in his possession. For a sheep, goat, hog or other animal not enumerated, he must pay 5 cents perday. If at the end of thirty days there is o claimant the taker-up shall have the estray s0ld by & constable, THE SOFTEs! SNAP. I havelooked about this world here or & really good protession; Ihave s up with my daidy n full many a weary session. We have taiked of surkery. and We have talked of medicine; We have talked about the lawyers, And the iaurels poets win. We have looked the whole field over With the deepest med: For the thing exactly su To a feilow of my station. ‘We have thought ot architecture; We have botbered those In art: ‘We have iikewise looked deep into ‘The condiiions of the mart. 1 have tried my hand at mu Dve composed # march thi Lhave even gone =0 fur that I have thought about the clerzy. 1 Liave thought that I wouid publish; I have thought 1'd take & farm: But 1've missed the One vocat on That has held the highest charm. 1t was on the grass-groen golf links That I got the juspirftion, Where 1 found the work quie suited To a fellow of my staiion. When I saw & pain young chapple, With a8 somewhat Scottish name, Tea ‘bing several lovely ladies All the fine points of the game. —Harper’s Bazar. PERSONAL. J. D. Condit of St. Paul is at the Palace. T. P. Turrell of Pocatello, Idaho, 1s in the City. Thomas McBee of Salisbury, N.C.{sat the Palace, C. G. Betts, a mining man of Spokane, is in the City. W. M. Shipley of Pittsburg, Pa., is at the Cosmopolitan. John Francis, & merchant of Mountain View, is at the Grand. Colonel John B. French of St. Louis came to the City yesterday. Among the late arrivals here s George H. Corey of San Diego. E. J. Cabill, a ranch-owner of San Martin, is arecent arrival here. L.J. Rose Jr., son of ex-Senator Rose, arrived from El Rio yesterday. Dr. E. 8, Breylogle has returned from asix months’ leave to Europe. B. Q Williams, a hardware merchant of Quiney, IIL, is at the Grand. 0. C. Tiffany of the United States warship- Monterey is at the Occidental, E.J. Cavanaugh snd W. B. Evans, of Des Moines, lows, are at the Buldwin. =C. T. Hummel and wife of Harrisburg, Pa., are registered at the Cosmopolitan, A. Keating and wife of Buffalo, N. Y., are among the guests at the Cosmopolitan, Walter A. Morrissey, storekeeper of the United States bonded warehouse at Stockton, is visiting friends in this City. Mrs. A. C. Hamilton snd daughter arrived in the City from tneir home at Santa Monica yesterday and are at the Palace. T. Daniel Frawley, the impressario, and his entire company arrived here yesterday and are quartered at the Baldwin Hotel. T.C. White, for & loug time Deputy Sherift at Fresno, and owner of a iarge vineyard in that city, arrived here yesterday and is at the Lick. P. A. Buell, an extensive manufacturer and lumber-dealer of Stockton, who is one of the directors of the new railroad from Oakdale to Sonora, is at the Grand. Millionaire E.J. Baldwin has returned to the City after a fortnight’s absence in the mining districts on the desert. He is bronzed by his outing on the plains and appears in ruddier healtn than formerly. Among the arrivals at the Palace yesterday was Mrs. Henry Lux of 8an Jose, widow of the late millionaire land-owner. She was accom- panied by her son-in-law and dsughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. H. MacBride, also of San Jose. Nearly all the officials of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Raflroad left the City yester- day for Hantord, to attend the celebration in- cident to the completion of the railroad to that city. Among those who left were Messrs, Story, Watt and Moss, besides a number of the directors. Coloncl C. 8. Young, proprietor of tle Russ House, yesterday received a telegram from Los Angeles asking that rooms be reserved for 250 more conductors. He was unable to accom- modate them, as the house was already com- pletely filled, and they were distributed on thelr arrival to the various other hotels. On Monday 400 more conductors are due to arrive from the south. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., May 19.—At the Plaza, C. C. Emery; Murray Hill, R. 8. Alexander; Savoy, A. Kutner; Gilsey, A. H. Boomer, W. H. Martin, R. McMurray; New Amsterdam, Mrs. Everett; Dovenshire, Mrs. Godfrey, M. Lentz; "Park Avenue, Mr.and Mrs. H. Unwa; Holland, J. Zerle, Mrs. H. Zerle, Miss H. Zerle; Grand Union, P. McKenna, Mrs. Minnie Block, Mas- ter Willie Block and Master Frank Block left the Piaza and sailed on the Pirinz Regent Luitpold for Bremen. E. V. P. Baiker, Mrs. Helena Mischka, John Zerle, Mrs. Henrietta Zerle and Miss Henrletta Zerle also sailed for Germany, MEN AND WOMEN. Lotta says that the thought of going back upon the stage never seriously enters her mind. Aroostook, Me., mow has a Freo Baptist clergywoman, the first, it is believed, in Maine. She was ordained a few days ago. Speaker Reed is said to have abandoned the use of his bicycle in Washington on account of the attention it attracts on the streets. Professor Berkeley, colored, of Chaflin Uni- versity, 8. C., is a candidate for the Consul- ship at Stuttgert. He speaks German and French fluently. Lord Rosebery has accepted the honorary prestdency of the Associated Societies of Edin- burgh University in succession to Emeritus Professor Masson. A movement is on foot to erect a monument to Henri Vieuxtemps, the famous Beigian violinist. The monument will be erected at Verviets, the birthplace of the musician, Emanuel Lasker, the world’s chess cham- plon, has proposed the presentation of a testi- monial to Willlam Steinitz, who so long held that distinction, and a committee is to bs formed in London to do this. Steinitz 1s now in Vienna. Dr. Nansen has received from the British Government a complete set of the reports of the Challenger expedition in fifty large quarto volumes, It is asserted that he is the first private individual to whom s set has been Ppresented. Drs. Seguy and Quenisset of Paris, who have made a special study of the effect of X rays, advise all persons with weak hearts to keep away from the rays. The doctors say the rays produce an unendurable palpitation, which is Pt to cause {atal trouble. co has written to the e Transatlantique, ex- pressing his willingness to offer a raward for the detection of the stesmer which passed one of the boats of the foundered steamer St. Nazaire without giving the sufferers in the Dboat any assistauce. The Duc d’Alencon, who lost his wife in the shocking fire of the charity bazaar in Paris, is not yet out of mourning for the recent death of his father, the Duc de Nemours, who be- queathe: ,000 francs to the Pope, the largest legacy Nis Holiness has received since his accession to the chair of 3t. Peter, COLONTZATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED It Will Probably Bs Ef- fected on Sugar-Beet Lands. Spreckels Assures the Committes of His Willingness to Co-Operate. Matters Will Probably Bs in Shap to Locate the First Colonists Next Winter, As the result of the conference held be- tween Claus Spreckels, ex-Mayor Ellert and Major Winchell of the Salvation A_nny yesterday, at the office of the sugar king, one of the grest industrial and social problems 1s in fair shape to be soived in a most satisfactory manner in this State. Empioyment will be provided forall who are sincere in their assevera- tions that they desire the opportunity to earn an honest livelihood, and at the same time a great industry will be ex- tended within the borders of the State. The conference mentioned was brought about as the resultof the suggestion made by Commander Booth-Tucker of the Bal- vation Army, who is the father of the idea of colonizing the unemployed on un- occupied lands, with the uitimate view of allowing the colonists to become the owners of the tracts upon which they may be put to work. While thousands of acres of grain and fruit lands have been placed at the dis- posal of the committee having the matter in hand, they look with greatest favor on the sugar-beet section of the State as offer- ing the best promise of success. Tha beet-sugar industry offers employment to @ greater number of wen to the specified acreage than grain or fruit growing, and there is no danger of over-production. As already toid in THE CALL, a confe ence was arranged for between a sub-com- mittee of the citizens’ committee having the colonization scheme in charge and Claus Spreckels to ascertain if the latter would co-operate in the matter. This con- ference took place yesterday and was most satisfactory to all concerned. Mr. Sprec- kels entered most heartily into the spirit of the work and assured the committee. comprising ex-Mayor Ellert and Major Winchell, that he would do everything in his power to aid them in colonizing num- bers of the unemployed on sugar-beet lands. He offered to placeat the disposal of the committee sugar-beet land which he had purchased recently, to see that the colo- nists were given the necessary instruc- tions for the raising of oeets and agreed to purchase the product at the regular warket price, which is $4 a ton, and which returns a handsome profic to the pro- du This is all that tbe committee desires and at the next meeting of the main com: mittee a report will be adopted on the re- commendation of the sub-committes that the colonization of the unemployed be first tried on beet-sugar land. It will take all the time between now and next winter to get the lands into shape for the intending colonists, and in the meantime the committee will devote itself to raising the necessary fund for pro- viding the colonists with implements, shelter, provisions and clothes until they have disposed of their first crops, Thus, it is estimated, will require about $25,000. How this amount is to be raised has not yet been decided. It will probably be in the shape of a loan, to be repaid ulti- mately by the colonists out of the profits of their crops. Should these plans be carried out Ban Francisco will not again be conironted with the task of providing employment for the destitute and unemployed during the winter season, as has been the case for several years past. e e RELIEF FOR THE POOR. Colonel Holland of the Salvation Army Has Arrived. Colonel Thomas J. Holland of the Sal- vation Army, general superintendent of the men’s social affairs, arrived in this City from Portland yesterday. The colonel is on a tour of inspection and has already visited the principal cities of the East. This is his first visit to San Fran- cisco, and he is particularly impressed with the colonization scheme in Cali- fornia. “The sugar-beet plan is the grandest scheme ever designed for the benefit of the poor. Everywhere in the East,” he said, “‘people are talking of the wonderful works going on in California, and if the idea preves successful, and there seems to be no reason why it shouldn'’t, scores of Eastern cities stand ready to take up the scheme. Many different plans have been adopted in order to relieve the unem- ployed and give them hcmes, but this one is the completest in all its details of any I have ever run across.’” Lam much impressed by the public- spirited manner with which so many of the leading citizens of San Francisco have taken up the matter of relief for the un- employed. Ithink Ican truthfully say I have never witnessed so much desire to help on tbe part of any community. The colonization plan especially suggests great promise to my mind, and the army ganization, backed by such an influential and sble committee as is behind ir, seems to me to have within it all the essentials of immediate and permanent success. I am very glad of the opportunity to make the personal acquaintance of thé warm- hearted people of San Francisco.’” Colonel Holland will be in this City only a short while—ten days at the outside. He says that he would like to be here when the colonization scheme is put into opera- tion, but he has fears thatit will be im- possible. However, Commander Booth- Tucker has promised to come, so the launching of the great schemo will have the highest official backing. WITH YOUR COFFEE. Any woman who has a spark of self-respect about herwould & thousand times rather be called homely than plain.—Boston Transeript. “That delightful Captain Casterbridge paid you a great compliment at dinner lsst even- ing. “What was that?” . “He took you for my sister.””—Punch. Carrie—May has a beautiful complexion, hasn't she? Bianche (a bit Jealous)—Oh, sometimes,—New York Evening Journal. “Iput s fence across my back yard to keep the boys out. “Did it work?"’ He—I love you better than my life. She—Considering the life you lesd I cannot say that I am surprised. — Indianspolis Journal, *Did you save anything from the fire?” “Well, Mrs, Wiser brought out the fire-extin- guisher.”—Detroit News. Now that Greater New York is an accom- gan and take & census of the fish.—Omaha ‘World-Herald., Jinks—The ides of asking me whatI'd do if Iwere rich! The question is simply Jdlotic! Filkins—Why so? Jinks—Because any one in his right mind would know that I would do nothing.—Brook- 1yn Life. ®She—You are the first American I ever heard say that he liked London better than Paris. Why do you? He—They understand my French better in London than in Pari “You ought to ses Hortense in her spring gown."” “Is it artistic?” “Artistic! It has a bright purple beck- ground, a violet yellow foreground and five shades of pink and green in the middle dis- tance.”—Chicago Record. FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT. Ex-Assemblyman Ewing Talks to Starr King Council of the Junior Order American Mechanics. Starr King Councll of the Junior Order of American Mechanics held & very interesting meeting last Tuesday night in Mission Parlor Hall. During the evening ex-Assemblyman Cal Ewing delivered an instructive and inter- esting address upon the State Legisiatures from the time of the meeting of the first one in San Jose in 1849 down to the one that re- cently adjourned. His lecture was thoroughly appreciated and at the close of it the council tendered him a vote of thanks. Short ad- dresses were also made by visitors from Abra- ham Lincoln, U.S.Grant and James A, Gar- field councils. A delegation of the council on Tuesday ac- companiea National Representative Delvan B, Bowley, one of its members, to the Oakland ferry to bid him good-by, godspeed and a safs | return to the City. Mr. Bowley goes to the National convention, which is being held in Pittsburg, Pa., this week. He will, while in the Enst,’ keep his council advised daiy as o tho procesdings of the Natonal body. NextTuesday evening Starr KingCouncll will give a housewarmer and smoker in its hall, on Seventeenth street, and all members of Lhe or- der have been requested to be present anl bring their friends witn them. A good time is assured, for the councillong ago established areputation for hospitality. The council has accepted the invitation of the Bunker Hill Association to participate in the celebration on June 17. Next Tuesday evening Horace W. Philbrook will address the council on “Samuell Adams, the Revolutionary Patriot.’” B On the following Tuesday the nomination of officers whese term will commence July 6 will take place. There will be & spirited con- test for some of the offices. Vice Councilor Stripple is leading for_the office of councilor, while two others holding subordinate posi- ilons are in the race with him. Arrange- ments are befng made for the pubiic insta:ia- tion of the officers a fter election, and tnis will be the first council to publicly instail its offi- cers. Ata provious meeting the council appointed a committee to decorate on Memorial day the grave of the orator-soldier, Colonel E. D. Baker, with garlauds of flowers and with the American flag, and to also decorate the graves of deceased members of the council. Last Monday the committee under the leadersnip of Financial Secretary George S. Johnson vis- ited Laurel Hill cemetery and there devoted the greater portion of a day cleaning the moss- covered and dust-stained monument over the remains of the soldier hero and putting it in condition 1o receive the emblems of patriot- ism and of respect to be shortly placed there, Companions of the Forest. At the closing session of the Supreme Grand Circle of the Companions of the Forest the fol- lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Sarah Beverson, supreme grand chief companion; Mrs, M. B. Phelps, supreme sub-chief companion; Mrs. M. E. Falconer, supreme grand treasurer; Mrs. F. N. Morrow, supreme grand secretary; Mrs. M. Brough, supreme grand herald; Mrs. Virginia Cer- veilf, supreme right guide; George J. Berger, supremo grand left guide; Miss Lena Sweitzer, supreme grand 1nner guard; Mrs. Julia Ben- nett, supreme grand oufer guard. The new officers were duiy installed by PastSupreme Grand Chief Companious John Falconer, Mrs. Minnie Asher, P. F. McNuity and Mrs. Annie M. Puillips. Mrs. Morrow, the very efficient and affable supreme grand secretary, was nominated with- out opposition and elected by a unanimous vote, s high compliment to an eflicient and courteous official. The session having been closed in due form, the delegates and grand officers met in the evening and attended the performance at the Columbia Theater, and yesterday a number of delegates were taken to the park, Sutro Heights and the Ciift House. California Council No. 530, N. U. California Council No.530 of the National Union held a large meeting last Wednesday nightin Stanford Hall, Alcazar building, and in addition to the reguiar membership there were present visitors from Union and Golden Gate councils. During the evening seven candidates, one of them a member of the de- ree team of the Independent Order of Odd ellows, were initiated with all the very im- ressivé and patriotic ceremonies of the order. Khe council has now reached the 275 notch i its membership, and_expects in a short time toattain the 300 mark. Upon the request of a little schoolgirl who is collecting funds for the Lincoln monument to be erected in Goiden Gute Park, the council voted $10 to her list. During the evening it was stated for the benefit of the new members that the name of a council must not be used for the purpose of advertising. Under the head of good of the order an ad- aress on fraternity was delivered by W. A, 8. Nicholson; E. C. Boysen saug a vocal £0lo and ALASKA MATLS, Award of Contract for the Season of 1897. ceived the contract to carry the mails from San Francisco, Cal, via Unalaska, Alaska, and the Yukon River to Circle, Alaska, and back, three ronnd trips; also from Seattle, Wash., via Unalaska, Alaska, and the Yukon River to Circle, Alaska, and back, two round trips, in Steamboats during the sesson of naviga- tion of 1807, at a compensation of §$600 for each of the five round trips, the mails to be carried by the steamers of the Alaska Commercial Company, sgiling from San Francisco about the 5th of the months of June, August and_September, and by the steamers of the North American Trans- portation and _Trading Company, sailing from Seattle about the 10th of June and August. e No Error Was Committed. An fmportant point was decided yesterday Dby the Supreme Court in the case of John H. Bowers and others against the Modoc Land and Livestock Company. Bowers brought suit against the company for & balance of $429 due on & sale of cattle in Modoc County and he obtained judgment in spite of a de- murrer by the defendants. The ground was taken thatsuch an action should bhave been brought in San Francisco, where the defend- ants’ cnief place of business is located. The Supreme Court held that the Jower court did not make & mistake in refusing to allow tne demurrer, and the action ~Wwas properly brougnt in the county (3odoc) where the con- tract for the sale was made. ———————— CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50c Ib. Townsend's.* ————————— THIS week genuine eyeglasses, specs, 15¢ to 40c; Sundays, 740 Market, Kast's shoestore; weekdays, 35 Fourth st. — £rrerar information daily to manufacturers. Dbusiness houses and public men by the Presy Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. HUSBAND'S Calcined Magnesia—Four firste premium medals awarded ; more agreeable to the taste and smaller dose than other mag- nesia. For sale in bottles with registered trade- mark label. .. Mrs. Clara Fisher Maeder, the once famous actress, has published her memoirs, She is 88 years of age and first went on the stage when 4 years old. For 72 years she acted continu- ously, and at the age of 78 retired. She w: atone time considered the best Shakespe actress of her day. —_————— $200 BREWARD Will be paid to any person furnishing infor- mation to the undersigned which will cause the arrest and conviction of any person or persons bottling local beer in James Everard’s bottles under his label and trademark—Red Star Pure Canada Malt Lager Beer—or the ar- rest and conviction of any person selling saie, knowing it to be an infringement. Our agents arc as follows: Goldberg, Bowen & Co., grocers. Kolb & Dénhard, liquor dirs., Montgomery st. Abrens, Pein & Bullwinkel, iiquor dlrs., Post. Wieland & Coliins, Montgomery stree Theo. Gier, Fourteenth st., Oakland, Cal. John C. Graney, General Agent, 412} st., 8 F.. for Jameés Everard’s Brewerics, York Cily. —————— Washington pepers note the fact that a curi- ous friendship has sprung up between Senatir Foraker and Sevator Tillman. Almost daily when business lags and both men have looked over their mail Mr. Tillman walks over to the Republican side and sits beside Foraker. There they spin yarns and the South Caro- linan relates his early boyhood experiences and his latter-day political battles in a man- ner peculiarly his own. Portus B. Weare of Chicago, Iil., has re- “ Post New . Excursion to the Eust and Yellowstone Park. A party Is now being formed to make the tour of the Yellowstone Park, leaving here the 29th of May. Ttwill be in charge of Dr.J.C. Branner of Stanford University. Rates will bs very reasonable and accommodations first class. The Yellowstone Park can justiy Jay claim to hav- 10g more natural wonders and magnificent scen- ery within its bounds than any other spot in the world, and a trip there is one that will never b forgotten. 1f you would like to join the party communicate at once with J. . McDowell, Stan- ford University, or T. K. Stateler, general sgeat Northern Pacific Railway, 638 Market st, 8. . ———— The Swiftest Train in the West— 3)¢ Days to Chicago or St. Louls— 434 Days to New York. The Santa Fe Limited has dining-car, buftet smoking-car and Pullman palace drawing-room sleeping-cars. Leaving San Francisco at 5 p. 3. Mondays and Thursdays, connection s mads at Berstow with this handsome train. Through cars to Chicago, both Pullman palace drawing-room and modern upholstered tourist sleepers, run dally. Tickets also sold via Portland, Ogden, Los Angeles, Deming or El Paso to all poluts in the Unlted States, Canads, Mexico or Europe. See time table in advertising column. San Francisco ticket office 644 Market street, Chronicle build- ing. Telephone Man 1631 Oakland, 1118 ‘Broadway. ————— Railroad Tickets to the East via Rlo Grande Western and Denver and Rio Grande Railways, At lowest possible rates, with through Pullmsy buffet and tourist sleeping car service every day. Personally conducted excursions leaving Tuesday, Wednesday aud Thursday. Only line permitting stop-over at Salt Lake Clty on all classes of tckesy Detalled Information and tickets furnished & & Montgomery street, or 314 California strees —————— one of the members told how a daily news- paer 18 prepared 1or the readers. The council is making srrangements for its grand patriotic meeting to be beld on the 16th of next month. Hall Dedication Postponed. The dedication of the mew hall for Sumner Lodge No. 177 of the Independent Order of 0dd_Fellows, at Tracy, San Joaquin County, has been posiponed until the 2d of July, when the dedication will be held with all the im- pressiveness that such an occasion demands. San Jose Council, N, U. J. N. Bunting, secretary of the San Fran cisco Cabinet, National Union, paid & visit last Monday to San Jose Council, in the Garden City, and found it one of the most progressive councils ouside of San Francisco, It has a good membership, composed of the best class of ecitizens, and it is doing active work to ad- vance the iuterests of the order. AG the close of the meeting the visitor was the honored guest at_a banquet specially prepared on ac- count of his visii. . Woodmen of the World. Redwood Grove No. 1, Woodmen’s Circle, the ladies’ branch of the order, will give its first musical entertainment and dance in Social Hall, Foresters’ building, this evening, and 88 many responses to invitations have boen received it is expected there will be pres- ent a large number of the chovpers and their wives and Iady relatives. A fino programme has been prepared. This grove has been quite active of late and there are initlations at every meeting. Redwood Camp No. 91 will observe Wood- men’s memorial day on Sunday, June 6, with appropriate ceremonies at Cypress Lawn Cemetory. A number of the deceased mem- bers of the camp aro at rest there, and their graves will be strewn with flowers by many who hold in fond remembrance those who in life bad been their companions. Redwood Camp initiated fourteen members during April and will during the current month iniliate eighteen. The elestion of officers will be held next Thursday evening. (Assessment 83 has becn called for the month of May. HE WA> DitQUAL.FIED. Santa Barbara Press. District Attorney A. A. Oglesby has refused to take any part in the Fernandez-Bonardy feod. Townshin Justices H. G.Craneand W. C.Gammill yesterdsy officially notified him that wholesale complaints had been sworn to by the two tamilies, one conduciing a chop- house and the other & fruit and fish establish- ment. Mrs. Fernandes applied an opprobri- ithet to Mrs. Bonardy, and the Iatter at 4 once caused the former’s arrest, the other re- talistiog by cawsing Mrs. Bonardy's arrest. The warlike Colonel J. L. Fernandez could stand this no longer, and accordingly he had Peter Bonardy aricsted, but the iatter {n turn had the colonel pulled. ‘The four persons are charged with disturb- ing the peace, and a special counsel calied at the District Attorney’s office to ascertain what that official mgom‘ 0 do in the complicated remises. Mr. Oglesby, however, was equal to he occasion, for he repliel: ‘1 eat beelstenk with one and fish with " the other, wherefore I “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup” . Fas been used over finiy s by millons of mothers for thelr children whiie Teething with pesy fect success. 1t sooihesthe child, softensihe gums. allays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regnlates the Bowels nd is the best remedy for Diarrbaeas, whether aris ing from teething or other causes. For sale by drug #lsts In every part of the world. B sure and ask for Mru Winslow's Soothing Eyrup. 25¢ a bottia ————————— CoroNADO.—Atmosphere is perfectly dry. soft and mild, being entirely free from the mists come mon further north. Round-trip tickets, by stéam- sbip, including fifteen days' board at the Hotel del Coronado, $60; longer stay 82 50 per day. APpLy : 4 New Montgomery street, San Fraucisco. CrRONIC constipation Is a troublesome and dangerous disorder. The surest aud safest remedy is Ayer's Cathartic Pills. -~ Mrs. McKinley, according to one of her schoolmates at Brooke Hall, did not care for music or art when she was young Miss Saxon, Fancy work was her favorite pastime, and many bours when the other girls were romp- ing on the seminary grounds she was busy with her crochet or needle. The seminary was one of those where novels, candy and male callers were not allowed. she left the sewioary at 19, before graduation, and was promptly sent to Europe by her father, a wealthy banker of Canton. NEW TO-DAY. After all it is Nature that makes the cures. Only now and then she gets into a tight placé and needs the helping hand of science. When the right thing is needed to check diseased action and start the organs and tissues on the way to health, Scott’s Emulsion comes as the helpmeet of Nature. It feeds, nourishes, strengthens; and it does this all round—the Hypophos- phites act upon the nerves; the Cod-liver Oil feeds the body. ™ sale by all druggists, am utterly disqualified and decline to inter- fere in the case.” The surprised attorney then added: “Ill tell Grant Jackson, the colonel's attorney, what you have saia’. To whicl plished fact Chicago will annex Lake Michie | tell him thav's my position.” 50 cents & $r.o0 GROVE L. JOHNSON AS RKMOVED HIS LAW OFFICE: Nacramento 1o San’ Fancisco. and toomaea & District Attorney answered, ‘'Well, | partnership with Walter H. Linforth and George E. Whitaker, with offices at 310 Pine st * )