The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1897, Page 6

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Booms 31 ana 52, 4 Park Row, New York Cite | DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. | THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. THE SUMMER MONTHS. Areyou Foing fo the country ona vacation? It £0, it s no trouble for us 0 forward THE CALL to Do not let it miss you for you will | Orders given 1o the carrier or left at | receive prompt attention. | Fif:y cents per month | ss it Business Office will NO EXTRA CHA for summer montt l Every day has its picnic. | Eastern folks are already hunting sun- shades. Wesha'l have a tariff bill, but it won’t be this bill. The Miss'on Park and the Zoo make a good team and pull together. 1f the Senate imposes the duty on tea it will not be doing its own duty. el | There is a chance the new tariff may be put into effect on July 1, but it won’t do | to bet on. The West counts on Boston to live up to her record and stand in with the fight against the tea tax. Hay-making will soon begin and the orchardists will then stand a good chance | to get a spring shower. Havemeyer has now the chance of his life to tell all he knows wiihout going to the expense of hiring a hall. Now that civil-service reform has been | put under examination itself we shall see | whether it can pass under its own rules. | The joint note sent to the Sultan by the | powers is said to be "mild and suggestive nperative.’’ rather than what? Suggestive of | It begins to look as if come kind of log- | rolling would be necessary to get the work | on the Hall of Justice started and kept | moving. Thirty-two amendments have been al- | ready submitted to the tariff bill as re-| ported to the Senate, and the wood-sawing has just begun Chicago Aldermen are hereafter to gst | $150 a year, and the universal voice of the country declares they would be dear at half the money. The good-road movement in the East is rapidly becoming a broad-tire move- ment, as it seems we will never be able to | get to the one without adopting the other. | The improvement of First avenue be- tween the Presidio and the park is one of the municipal enterprises that count high, for it is not only good in itself, but will be | the cause of further good to come. | At the recent School Board election in 8t. Louis over 70,000 registered voters tailed to vote, and the chances are that next morning every one of them declared that tne wrong man bad been The contribution of Americans in Lon- | don to the jubilee fund has not been very | large, and it seems that the price of win- dows or seats overlooking the route of the | parade has come near reducing the vis- itors to bankruptcy. Now that an editor of a paper in Cairo, Egynt, is to be prosecuted under a charge of “lese majeste” for having criticised the | Kaiser it may be fairly said the law is being stretched too far. Cairo isn’t under | German jurisdiction. The report that Crispi recently told King Humbert that unless the campaign against him were stopped both the King and him- self would have to go into exile isa good enough story for the spring season, and we may as well let it zo at that. Thre best feature of the tariff debate is that the whole discussion thus far has turned upon waysand means for providing com- prehensive protection with adequate reve- nue. The free-trade scheme seems to have been abandoned by its former friends. The Miners’ Association and the Anti- Debris Association have a thousand in- | ducements to harmonize and not one to disagree. By working together they can advance the interests of the whole State, but if they antagonize one another there will be a loss all round. Tt is reported that the Spanish authori- ties will levy upon the food sent 10 stary- ing Americans 1 Havana the usual cus- toms auties fixed upon such imports, but this is one of the cases in which the Spaniards may give a hospitable reception to a second thought, particularly if Uacle Bam suggests the thought. The fact that the United States Govern- ment will have to obtain a foreign ship to carry to India the grain intended for the relief oi ihe famine sufferers emphusizes the need of immediate legislation for the promotion of our merchant marine. When we haven’t ships enough to perform even a National charity it is time to begin reform at once. The report irom Pennsylvania of an- other case of attempted murder by the in- troduction of disease germs into food calls renewed attention to the dangerous weapons which science has recently placed in the hands of well-educated | San Francisco loses anotaer of those citi- | days of her history and whose energies | Navigation Company on the other will | | cause no ili-boding ou the part of the good | a condition which, whether accompanied | to be deplored in criminals. When a person dies of a well- known disease it will be difficult to trace the origin of it, and in the public mind there may not be even a suspicion thata crime has been committed, THE TEA DUTY. The ar:ument with which Eena‘or Ald- rich s pport d the prorosed duiy on ea in open ng the debate on the tariff was by no means so strong as that with which be maintained otner features of the meas- ure. Itadvancd notbicg which isin the least likely 10 change public pinion on the subj-ctand popular opposition to the duty will remain s aetermined s ever. The arzument of the Senator is that the Government needs revenve, and that a bill which should rearrange the tariff without providing an adequafe revenue would be disesirous to the party enacting it 8s well as being prejudicial to the wel- fare of the Nation. Continuing he said: Assuming that the necessity for additional revenue exists, and of this we believe there can e 10 question, there is no economic reason, and certainly noue that affects the public in- terest, why beer and tobacco should not bear their share of additional taxation. The com- mittee believe that the duty proposed on tes will not prove a serious burden ujon the con- | sumers of that article. No man will lightly disagree on tariff | questions with so eminent an expert as | Senator Aldrich, but, nevertheless, on this | particular statement a great'many will | disagree with him. There are good eco- nomic reasons and some materially affect- ing the public weliare why additional rev- enues should not be sought by imposing the proposed taxes. The Senate tariff bil | does not reach by any mesns tbe limit of | revenues which could be raised by duties | on foreign imports. The duties could be advantageously increased on prunes, rai- | sins, wines, wool and olive ol On all these the Senate duties are lower than theee fixed by the House. Why notre- store the House duties? There can be no question that it is the duty of every Western Senator to oppose the duty on tea. Until Western indus- tries have been given the full amount of protection needed there is no reason why any non-protective duties should be levied. Protectior and revenue can be made to go hand in hand. It has been the policy of the Republican party in the past toar- range tariffs on that principle, and there | is no reason why the policy siould now be set aside, The duty on teaisa taxon | the poor from which there is no escape and for which there is no necessity. It should be rejected and protective duties substituted in place of it. FRANK M'COPPIN. By thedeath of Postmaster McCoppin zens who are associated with the early | have been directed to the public service with aistinguished success. His death will be felt therefore as a loss to the com- munity at large, and his friends and rela- tives will have abundant popular sympa- | thy in their sorrow. Mr. McCoppin came to San Francisco in 1859 and almost immediately took a prom- | inent part in municipal politics. He was | elected Supervisor when but 26 years of age and fultilled the duties of that office with so much satisfaction to the people that he was re-elected again and sgain. In 1867 he was chosen Mayor, and here again he proved himself worthy of the | confidence of the people. His adminis- | tration was progressive and was marked | by the beginning of Golden Gate Park, a | fact which in itseif 1s sufficient to retain for | hima high place in the memory of his fellow-citizens and in the history of the City. Passing from municipal to State poli- tics Mr. McCoppin served as State Senator and was identified with the adoption of many legis'ative measures of great impor- tance to the commonwealth. In later years he held many Federal appoint- ments, and in all of them fulfilled the du- ties imposed upon him with creditto | himself and with benefit to the Govern- | ment. His public career was in fact of a | high standard throughout and the record | be has left is one of which any citizen | might be proud. American communities nced such men as Frank McCoppin. In these days, when | 80 many citizens of standing and repate shirk their public duties, it is no light | thing to lose aman who was ever ready 1o | serve the public as diligently as he served | his individual interests. In his character | civic patriotism and public spirit were | sirongly developed and the community as | a whole has reason to mourn hisdeath. THE BATE WAR. The imminence of a rate war between the Soutbern Pacific Railroad Company on one hand and the Oregon Railway and | people of California. Although war, as a general thing, means by glory or fraught with humiliation, is the causes which | engender it, still the ruie has exceptions wherein war becomes “a consummation devoutly to be wished.”” One of these ex- ceptions is a war of competing railway and steamship lines. As a general rule the cost of wars is drawn from the pockets of the people, but in the particular instance to which we refer the result is | equivalent to a popular saving, and, in fact, the more rate wars we have, as be- tween these antagonistic corporations, the | better pleased will be the public at large. Just at this time a slashing of trans- portation rates between this City and the Oregon metropolis would mean an im- mense increass in travel, and such being the case, Calitornia, with her innumerable attractions, would naturally command the biggest share ol the resultant benefits. We are slowly and surely working our way out of the years of tight money which have had their retarding effect on travel; and there are people all over the country, east and north of us, who would now eagerly take advantage of extremely low rates to enjoy a short season of recreation and pleasure in the midst of matchless scenery in our Edenic climate. If the rate war comes, thers will be no tears shed on the part o the people if it should widen and extend. Let the broad- swords of the railroad and steamship zladiators clash on each other’s shields—it will be a welcome conflict, and the thonsands will be likely to get their money's worth of inspiriting diversion while the battle proceeds. It would be wellif the rate war should keep up and grow continuously more intense all sum- mer; and nobody would raise a staying hand 1f the war were to be fought in- definitely on the same lines. ALVISO HARBOR. The mass-meeting held in San Jose on Tuesday evening to advance the improve- ment of Alviso harbor was rendered im- pressive by the enthusiasm of the assem- bly and by the force and vigor of the reso- lutions adopted. Both of these features are significant of the (arnestness with which the people of the county have en- tered upon the work of pushing forward the enterprise, and taken together they give promise of .good results in the near fature. The tone of the resolutions shows the sentiment of the people. Those officials who have aided the work are commended, and those who have thwarted it are not left in doubt as to the feeling of the com- munity in r-gard to them. Tue meeting evidently believed the time has come to make a strai. htout fight for the improve- ment, and wi not dispoted todeal in vague generalities. Every declaration from tne preamble to the closing resolve was terse, timely and telling. It was an emphatic notice given that the people of Santa Clara County are determined to ‘win 1n this contest, and that all who are not for them will be accounted as against them. The movement is one in which Santa Clara shouid hava the cordial eupport of the whole State. Certainly all the com- munities around the bay should give her prompt and vigorous help. The proposed improvement will be a benefit to all our coasting commerce. It wiil open to our shipping anotber rich region, and by building up the industries of the southern end of the bay materiaily advance every interest which is dependent for expansion upon an 1ncrease of population, wealth and trade. The resolute way in which the people of Santa Clara have set about their agita- tion for the speedy beginning af the enter- prise is in itself an argument in their favor. When men help themselves they deserve Lelp from others. The entire California delegation in Congress should make a strong fight for an appropriation for the improvement, The cost will be little and the benefits great. THE HALL OF JUSTICE The continued failure of the contractors to push work on the Hall of Justice is aggravating in the extreme. Their is an army of idle men in the City, all praying for an ovportunity to labor for daily bread for them-elves and their fam- ilies. Atany time during the past three months these cgntractors could have started operations which would have given work toa large number of the un- employed. Instead of this, we have the spectacle of an ornamental superintendent of construction strutting up and down the bare site for exercise once in a while, and drawing the fatsalary of $250, while at the same time the contractors have been | persistently holding back from their agree- ment to show proper diligence in carry- ing out the terms of their coniract. We trust that the Building Committee of the Board of Supervisors will now demonstrate that it possesses backbone enough to rigidly enforce the letter of the contract in accordance with their determ- ination as reported in yesterday’s papers. As the matter now stands the contract- ors face the alternative of beginning work on the building at once or seeing it done, independent of them, under the supervi- sion of the architect, and at their expense. ‘We may now undoubted!y be assured of progress in the premises. There is abso- lutely no substantial reason why the Hall of Justice should not have been in process of construction long ago. The property- holders and business men of the hall-site vicinity have voiced their indignation on several occasions with regard to this delay, which is working injury to their business ana property. The City, moreover, is in positive need of the building. It behooves the Building Committee to stand firmly by its action of Tuesday and to tolerate no more dilly-dallying by the contractors. It iseven said that the iatter do not take the action of the committee seriously. It re- mains for the committee to teach them that 1t can keep its resoiution. As notice has already been served on the head of the contracting firm that any further de- |lay will cause the architect to assume charge we look for the commencement of work straightway. The Building Com- mittee has done well in so far as its an- nounced resolution is concerned. We are eager to see it carry out that resolu- tion. If there is more delay the sin- cerity of the board may be called into question, as well as that of the con- tractors. FPEKSONAL R. P. Schmidt, a Calistoga wine man, is in town. Attorney J. A. Graves of Los Angeles is in town, N. B. Lamar of Fresno is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. D. Parks of Crescent City is at the Cosmo- | politen. Dr. A.S. Taylor of Livermore is staying at the Palcce. General Robert M. Clark of Carson, Nevads, is at the Grand. D. Carroll, a commercial traveler of Chicago, | is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. W. H. Cleary, & well-known mining man of Stockton, is at the Lick House. J. F. Clapp ot Chicago, & man prominent in mining cireles, 15 at the Grand. W. P. Colman, a SBacramento banker, and wile, are recreating at the Palace. E. B. Edson of Gazalle, Siskiyou County, a popular boniface, is staying at the Grand. Baron William F. von Falkenburg, who has been in New York for a year, is at the Lick. Miss B. Jose and Master H. Jose of Reno, Nev., are among the guests at the Cosmo- politan. J. A. Quill, formerly & hotel man of Scotia, Humboldt County, is With his wife at the Baldwin. A. B. Giascock, proprietor of the Sentinel Hotel of Yosemite Vailey,is on a pleasure trip to this City. Congressman Maguire left this City yester- day morning for Kings City, where he will re- main on law business for a few days. Rev. John Hawkesley and wife of Notting- ham, Eng., are staylng at the Occidental, vrior to going as missionaries to China. CALIFORNIANS .N NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y. May 26.—At the St. Cloud, W. Netherell; Manhattan, H. §. King; Stuart, 8. Barnes; Murray Hill, J. P. Chamber. lin, 5. Chamberlin; Hoffman, M. L Fuller, L. Kiaer, E. J. Snyder; Holland, E. M. Hopkins; Belvidere. Mrs. Seideman, Mr. and Mrs. Doug- las Burne, Master Burne and maid left the St. Cloud and sailed on the St. Paul for South. ampion. 8. Chamvert m, J. F. Chamberlin, Mrs. E. M. Hawkin, Colonel George McFariane also sailed for Europe. Mrs. Mant, Miss Mant and R. W. Borthwick of Los Angeles sailed for Southampton. MY SWEELIHE4R 'S CO..ING HOME. ‘What makes the world so wondrous fair, The earth so green, the skv 5o blue’ The sweetest sunb ams fll the air Where once was ull a dismal hue. My Little world is full of song, The tirds around sing blithe and BaY; ‘Iherd’s music all the fields among—. My sweotheart's coming home to-day. A day ago "twas dark as night: How long and dreary <cemed all time! Ent now che walting’s 0'or—ali’s bright; My heart is full of gladdes: rhyme ! The flowers smile and nod their heads, Asif the.r joy they would essay. Abj do they know? Yes, they mist know y sweetheart’s comiug home to-day. —Atiania Coustitution. REFLECTIONS (F A BACHELOR. New ) ork Press. As s00n a5 & man gets 100 fat and acts cccen- tric he begins to be known as an * man, Love is a good deal like sh. Thepart you see is all right, but the deeper you smaller it apers off. kR io! A great man never knows how little and meau he isoralittle man how great and noble he is till they get married. A woman can never understaud what her husband d d before he had her to tell him when to take off his thick underclothest When she explained about how she came to leave the Garden of Eden Eve probably said it was on account of the insolence of the jsaitor. MUSIC AN Frances Saville (Fanny Simondson), tbe Cali- fornia prima donna, who sang at the Metro- politanghe season before last, has been flirt- ing with Victor Maurel to such an extent that her jealous busband has brousht the thing into the courts. Mme. Saville, Who is very pretty, was born in California, but brought up in Australia, and most of her success has becn achieved in Paris. As for Maurel, who is p'a: ing the name role in **Don Juan’ at the Paris Opera, he prides himself upon being as great a masher in private life as the hero whose part he enacts. The Musical Courfer tells that when Maurel was in St. Lonis three or four years ago he wrote Jetters to three members of the Grau company, and the ladies, patterning alter the Merry Wives of Windsor, resolved to have some fun with toe Sir John Falstaff of Paris. They compared notes and an appoint- | ment was made by one of them, Who signified in her uote that she wes madly in love. He hastened to the assignation with shoes aflame MUSICIANS those of rustics who live in the open air when ever the weather at all lets them.”” The fourth annual festival of the Vested Choir Association of San Francisco will be hela in St. John's Church, on Fifteenth and Valencia streets, on the evening ol the Feast of the Ascension, to-day, at 7:30 o'clock. Six choirs of mefi and boys, aggregating 200 voices, will be present. The director this year is W. A. Sabin, F. R. C, 0., organist and choirmaster of St. Luke’s Church. The organ- istis W. H. Holt of Grace Church. Admission to the festival is by ticket, but the doors wilt be thrown oven to the general public at 7:30 P.M. A certain number of tickets are set apart 10 each parish whose choir participates n the festival. The choirs taking partare those of st, Luke’s and St. Johu’s, San Francisco; St. Johw’s, Oakland; Christ Church, Alameda; St. Mark's, Berkeley, and Trinity, San Jose. The unusual specincle has just been pre- AW} s [[ il J“:I‘iu}““riflflu, byl FRANCES SAVILLE, the California Prima Donna. and heart smoking with love. He met not one but three, and the laughter must have been tantalizingly superb. Maurel took the joke good-naturedly and gave a luncheon that was a delight. But he trod on more serious ground | with Mme. Saville, who happened to be im- | pressionable, and whose husband, Max Rawn, | happened to be jealous. Frauces sought fora divorce from Max in Paris, and he has {nsti- tuted a counter-suit, so Victor Maurel is apt to have a lively time, for & divorce in Parisisa serious matter. The new Zola-Bruneau opera, “Messidor,” which tells an almost brutaily realistic story of the lives of the poor, was little short of a flasco when produced turee months ago before a rich and fashionable crowd at the Paris Grand Opera. But Zola has hiad his revenge, and this is how it came about: The Graud | Opera is & Government theater and twice & year it gives a gratuitous performance to the people of Paris who cannot afford to pay. On the last occasion the Opera kept open house the management decided to produce “Messi- | dor.” It was very interesting,’ says Le Fi- gRTO, “‘t0 see bow the great anonymous public, made up of nobodies, received this much-1is- cussed work, the action of which passes among humble people, and hich sings the song of the triumph of labor. The perform- ance was a long success. We all know the packed houses of gratuitous nights, the de- light of the poor at fiading themselves in | luxurious boxes, the freshness of impressions, | which takes the form of intense attention, or loud applause. Never was work followed with more touchingly naive interest than ‘Messi- dor' last night, for the masses recognized in it their own heart and soul. The legend of the gold, the song of the reaper and the shep- herd’s adie aroused & storm of applause, and it must be added that the artists sang as if they had been performing before a parterre of kiugs. Messidor’ has received the baptism of the masses.” The “Jubiles” prima donna is expected to do asshe 1s told, at least that is the news that comes from Loudon, where the newly opened opera season promises to be & brilliant one. The opera syndicate, of which Lady de Gray is the power behind the throne, is managing eversthing, and neither Maurice Geau nor any other manager is now master of Covent Garden. Grau is only one, though the chief | and most trusted, who will work under the general control of the committee. The broad outlines of the enterprise, the choice of novel- ties and the selection and salaries of the operatic company were seltied before Grau ar- rived on the scene at all. The day-to-day de- tails benind the curtain are left 0 be worked ouu by him, with the committee to turn to for advice, if requisite, and without unnecessary interference ou their part. The committee of the syndicate has decided not to grant ex- clusive” or “first appearance” Tights to any prima donna, and, in short, the discipline es- tablished is such that the commitiee expects to have a free hand. A little of that sort of thing on this side of the Atlantic would have saved an immense amount of wrangling at the Metropolitan Opera-house last winter. Paderewski, in spite of his averred horror of women's society, has announced his intention of accepting engagements for private parties in London this season. Enormous sums of money are made by artists who for a consider- ation accept the invitations of wealthy hostesses, particularly by those artisis who seldom appear in society, and whose presence brings reclame to the function. Paderswskl, who always has a keen eye to dollars and cents, has no doubt realized that many million- aire hostesses struggling into London society will be willing to load him down with guineas in order to have their pariies talked about. As much as a thousand guiueas is given to lons of Paderewski’s standing for playing in & private Loudon drawing-room, and on ac- count of his aversion to society the Pollsh planist may possibly ask and receive more. Pianoforte duet playing, so fashionable a generation ago, shows signs of becoming pop- ular again. The Misses Sutro, two American planists, have done much to revive interest in Lnndon and Paris in pianoforte duet playing, and Messrs, Ross and Moore, two young men who studied together for eight years under Professor Oskar Raif of Berlin, aresaid to have achieved such remarkable nnanimity of pur- Ppose that their ensemble playing is practically perfect. They have toured Germany and Rus- sia successfully, and are now creating consid- erable interest 1n London. The great draw. back to pianoforte duet playing is that the modern repertory in that line is not large. Apropos of a new method of electricity for treating throat diseases, known as the “Frank- linization,” Emily Crawford, the Parisian cor- respondart, remarks: *“The people with good ears are more common in picturesque districts like Thuringis, the nill district of Swabia and | electricity and ozon Wales, than in flu, rich countries. Is this because nature often ‘Franklinizes’ the former? sented at Amsterdam of two simultaneous grand opera seasons, both drawing erowded houses. L'Opera Francais has been giving a French repertoire and the Netherlandish Opera-house has had a Wagner cycle in Dutch for the first time. The stars of the com- pany singing in the language of Holland were: Mme, Adiny, the barytone Orelio and the tenor Uelus, all gifted artists. A London eritic, writing of one of Lomond's pianoforte recitals, says: *Whether he will ever be insuited by popularity here cannot be guessed—though the exceptionally large sudience on Tuesday rather surprised me— butit is cortain that he is one of the first planists in Europe.”—¢Insulted by popular- ity” is good. The commencement exereisesof the Parls Conservatory were deferred for two weeks this year in consequence of the public mourning caused by the eatastrophe of the Rue Jean- Goujon. A critic cleverly says of Grieg: “He likes to write for the piano in preference to the or- chestra; butwhen he writes for the orchestra be simply writes piano music; in fact, some of his most popular pieces were first written for piano and afterward arranged for orchestra.” Tamagno has carried the scene of his triumphs to Germany now. News comes from Frankfort and Munich that he has sung with extraordinary success in “Il Trovatore” and | ““Le Prophete.” |FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT, The Manner in Which Ivy Chapter, O. E, 8., Recelved the District Deputy Grand Matron. Ivy Chapter No.27, Order of the Eastern Star, of which Mrs, Jennie A. Graves is the worthy matron, Ellwood P. Morey worthy patron and Mrs. Eva D, Salsbury secretary, held its district meeting last Tuesday evenivg, on which occasion it was visited by the district deputy grand matron, Mrs. Clara A. Giberson. That official having on her visiis to other chapters been received with unusual marks of atiention, the members of Ivy, to which chap- ter she belongs, determined that they would not be behind the others in their attentions, and they were not. The meeting was in Golden Gate upper hali, and the bannister rails lead- ing to it wera gar.anded with ivy leaves in which cnoice roses were intertwined; the interfor of the chapter hall was a floral arrangement that has never before been excelied. In addition toa number of tastefully arranged floral pieces that were set where they would show (o the greatest sdvantage, the stations were covered with fragrant blossoms arranged in combiuations of colirs that was most pleasing to the eye, and as & whole, the decorations were most artistic. The membership of the chapter was well represented, and there werc Fnlem. a large number of visitors, including Past Most Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Mary A.Fiint, Grand Secretary Mrs. Kate J, Willats, Grand Treasurer Mrs. Isadora_Horton, and cuief offi- cers of Golden Gate, Beulah, Harmony, Mis- sion and_King Solomon chapters, excepting Mrs. Nellle A. Darliug, worthy matron of Golden Gate Chapter and grand organist, who is confined to her home by illness. There Were also present members {rom thess chap- ters and visitors from the chapters across the bay. The work, which was done in a manner (hai calied for very commendatory remarks from the visitiug officinl, was exemplified by the inftiation of (wo candidutes. During the evening the chapter was addressed by Mrs. Fint and Mrs. Willats, and an extremely in- teresting feature of the meeting was the pre- seniation to Mrs. Gibersou by the chapter of & beantiful breastpin, in the shape and coior of the ivy leaf, in the ‘center of which there is a star {n_the five colors of the order. In addition to this she was presented witha handsome floral piece in_the shape of a star, over which there was a bower ol flowers ot five coiors to Tepresent the colors of the chap- ter siar—red, binie, yellow, white and green. “After the céremonies in the hall ail present were {nvited into the banque-room on the floor below where covers had been set for 150 and every seat was occupled. There an hour was spent in discussing the good things vro- viaed, and L.sieuing to brief remarks by mem- Ders called upon to_respond to sentiments ox- pressed by the worthy matron. Golden Gate ‘ouncil’s Olla-Podrida. Golden Gate Council No. 541, National Union, on last Tuesday night metin Ruby Hall, iu Red Men’s bui.ding on Post street, and dispensed with the routine of business, in order to give its friends and acquainiances— what A. Sichel, Norman R. Arter andJ. H. Baker, the committee on entertainment—for it was'an open meeting, siyled an *-olin-pod- rida delectation.” This is another name for a smoker and ali the entertaining features thy tof the programme ovn such an occa- n. After a hearly welcome by President Arter, who was the master of ceremouies, there was a. singing of the hymn *‘Amer.ca,” and then A. L. Hazzard gave “Say au Revoir” on the car- nei; D. Foley sang & barytone solo, after which W. A, 8. Nichoison spoke of fraternity in generai and the National Union in particu- A hillside is like a staiio electrical machiue. A wooded hillside that faces south is rich in The best voices are lar. Indwelling upon fraternal beneficiary organizations he said that the amount of good hey have done is incalculable; that they heve saved thousands of families from the eieemo- synary institutions, and had kept down taxa: tion Ly preventing pauperism aud crime, and in that way saved the expenditure of iarge sums of pubiic money for the erection or en- largement of almshouses, ho-pitals and pris- ons and the necessary en:ployment of attesd- ants. The world, he said, it had been stated, was growing worse, but lie was of the opinion that” it wus growing beiter and added that the spirit of fraternity manifest- ed by the National Union and kindred associations toat care for the widows and the orphansis one of the means that tend to make the world bet'er. A. L. Hazzaid entertained the audience with ventriluquism for half an nhour, and then J. Wilhams guve several reci- tations. J. F. Edwards gave a vocai solo; J. N. Bunting explained for the benefit oi the sirangers who were present what the National Uulon is, after which. there was a recess for the purpose of giving those who wished an Opportunity to present their names for mem- berlmgl. Alter recess there was u flute solo by C. 8 Merrill and chort talks by James E. F.eld, president of the cabinet; Frank H. Hast- inks, president of California Council, who 10~ vited all present.to attend the patriotic exer- cises ut the open meeting to be beld by Cali- fornia Council ou the 16th of June, after which Mr. Creswell of the Bunker Hill Asso- ciation 1a ked of the celebrati.n on the 17th of uext month by that organization in com- memoration of the batite of Bunker Hill. Daughters of Montezuma. The Daughters ot Montezuma Council, De- &ree of Pocabontas, will hold an open meeting in Ruby Hall in the Red Meu’s Wigwam, on Post sireet, this evening, on which occesion a fine entertainment will Le presented to the iriends of the council who will attend. Alameda Coupcil, N. U. Alameda Counetl of the National Union is now without a meeting place, the hall in which it met having recently been destroyed by fire; but the members are looking for new guartefs aud hope to soon be insialled again. r. Scotf, the president of the council, has been elecied a delegate to the assembly. Dur- ing the current year the council has initiated eight candidates; 4 THE (UsaN PROBLEM. Spain is not likely to do willingly anything in regard 1o Cuba that the people of this coun- try think oughito be doue. She has made of that island the most wretched spot on earth.— Hartford Times. The American people will eagerly await the return of Special Commissioner Calhoun, and itissafe to assume that the present adminis- tration will not attempt to suppress the truta about Cuba.—Syracuse Post. The people aregrowing impatient, they have listened so long. They want 1o see this Goy- ernment recognize the belligerent rights of the Cubans and speax the brave word which shall make Cubs free.—Chicago Tribune. We o not 100k for war. That seems out of the question. We do believe that something will soon be done that will be gratifying to ail Amerfcans and will not detract from our Peace or dignity.—Philadelphia Enquirer. The sending of relief to distressed Ameri- cans must produce developments. It is pre- dicted in circles believed to be well informed that before many moons have passed the be- ginning of the end of Spanish rule and i rule in Cuba will have dawned.—Utica Herald. In our view the President's immediate pro- ject, that of sending aid 10 the distressed and starving Americans on the island, so far from being an efforc to divert the Cuban problem from a proper solu tion by raising a new issue really snows his desire to begin upon thatsoiu- tion.—New York Sun. The cry of the hungry and the moan of the fever stricken in Cuba have been heard in Washington, and the machinery of Govern- ment has been started to afford relief. Now it must come at whatever price, even to the cut. ting short of Spain’s ignoble rule fn the An- tilles.—Baltimore Heraid. The duty of the Government is to ses that ts navy is ready for active and prompt meas ures, and that it has the means at hand for speedily mobilizing an adequate military force. 1hese vrovisions made, it should at once take what- ever steps will lead straightest to the goal of peace and freedom for Cuba. The fact that Spain cannot conquer the Cuban rebellion has been demonstrated be- yond reasonabie dispute, and any intervention on the par: of our Government that may hasten the inevitable solution of the problem | would be as much an act of humanity as ot statesmanship.—Philadelphia Times. We have taken no part in the trouble, and permitted atrociiies thatare too horrible to contemplate with patience. The time is ap- proaching when we must do our duty, but we rely on the President, with his appreciation of Tesponsibility, his patriotism ana wisdom, to decide upon a course, confident that when a conclusion has been reached he will not hesi- tate, but o what is required.—Springfield Union. FEMALE FR.ENUSHIP. Hosless (who is entertaining two dear iady friends, in sotto voce)—I wish one of them would go. I have so much to say to the other about the one that will leave.—Flicgenda Blastter. MEN ANL WOMEN. The tallest policeman 1n the world is said to be William O. Robinson, of Knoxville, Ia., who is 7 feet 11 fnches in height. General Weyler is having General Horace Porter's articles on Graunt’s career translated into Spanish as fast as they come out. President Cleveland is to be invited by the city of Boston to deiiver a eulogy on the late ex-Governor William E. Russell at a memorial service. Rev. Dr. McKenzie has resigned the pastor- ate of the First Presbyterian Church of Oswego, N. Y., in order tc accept the presidency of El- mira College. Mrs. Emilie Jewell, aged 65, and Abel Lewis, 17. have just been married in Knott County, Ky. This is Mrs. Jewell’s fifth matrimonial veuture, and the is seid to be the mother of thirty-one children, the youngest older than her huspand. Pattl has written some *confessions'’ in ‘which she pleads guilty to a greater fondness for Longfellow than for any other poet. Her favorite novelist is Dickens and her greatest pleasure is in entertaining her friends. She says that she has no favorite flower, as she loves them all. It has been generally undetstood that Pro- fessor Newcomb would return to the Johns Hopkins faculty upon the termination of his naval career. At the recent commemoration- day exercises he was asked by his friends in the university to sit for a portrait, to be hung in McCoy Hall. ANSWERS 10 ORKRESPONDENTS. THREE-CENT PIECE—J. M. C., Suisun, Cal. A three-cent piece of the year 1853 does not com- mand a premium from dealers in old colns. To JoAQUIN MirLer's Houe—E. B, City. The best road to reach the home of Joaquin Miller is to take the one thaileads eastirom the center of Fruitva! PURCHASING EILvER—E. E. O'D., City. The silver purchasiug clause was repesled on No- vember 1, 1893, and since then the Govern- ment has 1ot been a purchaser of silver. RETOUCHING Neeatives —F. W. A., City. Chemicais are not used ia retouching nega- tives used in photograpby. Lightsand moder- ate shedows are darkened by further ex- posure. Defects are remedied and hard lines soitened by the use of asix H pencil. It re. quires considerable practice to be able 1o retouch a negative. GREENBACKS AND GoLD—N. N., City.WAny money-bioker can procure Canadian bills for an intenging purchaser. As $250 pieces are not coinednow Luere aré Not many in cnculx tion, and put few cou.d b obtained from 4 banks of this Cit TO MARRY AGAI ,, City. If a woman 18 divorced in this State at this time she can £ to the State of Nevada and get marrieq there 1f she chgoses, but before she can bs married she must have b:en a resident of the State six months. WBUTLER'S DEPARTURE—Subscriber, City. But. Jer, .extredited for murder, was placed on board of the Mariposa between 3 and 4 o'cl, in the afternoon of the 3d Of last Aprii. i vestel backed out into the siream at 9:3) o'clock of the same day. FULLERTON AND OCCIDENT—S, City. As be. tween Kullertou and Occident it is, to usc a sporting phrase, “*horse and horse.”” Fullerin beat Ocecident in a mile race over ihe District_track, and Occident beat Fuller asame dista:.ce ra pver the same rack. TAVERY CHARGES—S Berkeley, Cal. The prices ai taverns on the road from St ckion i the Yosemite Valley are regulated by i sires of the party who stops there. A3 the price for meals is 50 cents and roon 50 cents to $1 50 per night. The expens: the valley, including guide. transporiatio mules, aud hotel, isabout ] time occupied in driving irom Stockt valley by & party having its own ¢ aepends on the time spent at various poinis along the road. NewspapEr Armists—F. J., Fruitvale, Ala- meda County, Cai. A person Who can preparo pen and ink skeiches so that (hey wil accepted for newspapers csn secure € ment, as there is always more or less demn for first-class artists. Such artists are usu employed upon their merit. As s rule J traits ‘are outlined by means of the cam lucida and then shaded. Make app! tion the chief artist of any daily newspuper f aaswer to tue other questions contained in your communication. CuBas—Inquirer, City. The population of Cuba is in round numbers 1,700,000, that of Spain is 17,000,000. Incsse (f war with Spain the United States would not need auy aliics. There is no record of the battles that haye been won by either xidduring the present war in Cuba, for the reason that there have been no official figures given out. Early in November, 1893, there was a revolutionary disturbance ia the province of Santa Clara, Cuba, which may be said to have been ins beginning of the present war. The first con- flict cf any moment between the troops of Spain and the revn utionists occurred ou the 12th of March, 1895. WITH YOUR COFFEE. “Give her air! Give her air! “What's tte matter? Hasa woman fainted?” 'No: her bicycle tire has flattened.”’—Phi.a« delphie North American. Watts—Don’t you think that the man who knows when to stop talking is aboutas wiso as they get? Potts—About, not quiet. The greatest brain is in the possession of a man who knows when not to begin.—Indianapolis Journal. He—Do you believe in palmistry—that you can tell anything by the hand? She—Certainly; now, for example, if T had a certain kind of ring on & certain finger of my left hand, people would know thatl was en- gaged.—Truth. “I beg your pardon.” said the passenger in the long linen duster, leaning over the back of the seat in front of him, “but wouid you mind tellin’ me how your nose got all knocked over 10 one s'de, the way it is?” “Notatall,” cheerfully responded the pas- senger on the seat in front. *It was done one time when I was poking it into other folk busine: Chicago Tribune. Mother — You should consent to let her marry him. They have two hearts that beat as one. Father—Yes, ana two minds without a sin. gle thought. [ shall enter no objection at all. —Free Press. CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 502 b. Townsend's. L £PFCTAL fnformation daily to manufacts business houses and publicmen by the Prass Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * Ao e istelinby Mark Hopkins Inst tate of Art. Last week of spring exhibition. Last cone cert Thursday evening. Open Sunday. * S sl Bass—You could hardly call her a soclal suc- cess. Jess—Why, she seems to bave plenty of ad- mirers. Bass—Oh, ves, if you look at it that way, but Idon't believe she's on friendly terms with a single man she ever rcjected.—Chicago Jour- nal, Excursion 1o the Eust and Yellowstone Paurk, A party s now being formed to make the tour of the Yellowstone Park, leaving here the 20th of May. Ttwili be in charge of Dr.J. .. Branner of Stanford University. Rates will bs ver: reasonable and sccommodations first class. The Yellowstone Park can justiy Jay claim to ha ing more natural wonders and magnificent sce ery within its bounds ihan eny other spot fu ne world, and atrip there is one that will never ba forgotten. 1t you would ilke to join the pariy communicate a once with J. E. McDowell, Sta ford University, or I. K. Stateler, geperal agen: Northern Pacitic Rallway, 638 Market at., S. £ e The Great Santa Fo System 5P 3. 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