The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 6, 1897, Page 30

30 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. JUNE 6, 1891. THE HAWAIIAN TREATY. Some of the Reasons Why It Should Be Abrogated. In view of the conflicting statements made concerning the so-called ‘‘re procity” treaty with Hawaii, it becomes pertinent at this stage of the discussion to inquire what is the real maiter in dispute and to cal! for a reading of the original question. We have had financial statements on the one side torn 10 pieces by professional writers on the other, whose business is to quote figures 1 favor of eitherside of any question, and whose life-long vocation it is to juggle figures so as to show the justice of whichever side they happen to be writing upon. We have also had the writings of journals whose editorial posi- tions are for one side to-day, and perhaps for the other side to-morrow, as suits their shifting personal interests. With it all they have succeeded in so befogging the public mind with their deceptive statements that the time has come when before we are further misled from the real issue we mav well call a halt and quote the words of Daniel Webster: ““When the mariner has been tossed for many months in thick weather and on an unknowu ses, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude and ascertain how far the elements have driven him away from his true course. Let us imitate thi- proaence and before we float further refer to the point from which we departed, that we may be able at least to conjeciura where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resoiution.” There are four ciasses of interestsin this treaty, i. e., private, state, national and international. In the misleading tings referred to no consideration is ven to these varying aspects of the sub- ject in their separate relations. On the | contrary, the effort is to ntislead by tang- ling up state issues with national ques- tions and private interests in an unde- cipheratle maze—mixing up trade bal- ances and Federal duiies paid or not paid with privaie profits to individuals, and seeking to influence legislation by the number of the petitioners and the loud- ness of their local demand rather than by the strength of their argument in conso- nance with the established principles of the United States Government. Now let us come back to an understand- ; of what is the real issue; let us look at a few cold facts and take a review of recorded events leading up to the present situation. What every man says he wants is the truth. Let us have it, without any card houses built of imaginary figure on a foundation d like to start w) > at a desired but fictitious end. A few pointed questions, with their di- rect answers, will throw the light of un- derstanding on this subjec of what somebody to enable him to ar 1. Who is it wants this treaty Answer—The Hawailan people (all those seking Hawailar industzial develop- ment); the tr.ders (ail those seeking pri- profit from trade with Hawati). Who oppose this treaty? Answer—All citizens seeking the devel- 1t in the United States of the indus- tries now fostered in Hawaii by the treaty, . Who sought this treaty in the first place? 'he Hawaiian people. 4. Who ere the Hawaiian poople? Answer—A!l persons liviug in the Ha- walian Islands, whether of American, Enge lish, ¥rench, German or other foreign gin; also all persons living in the ed States, England, France, Germany or other foreign countries whose interests lie in the development of Huwaiian indus- try. 5. Why was this treaty made in 18767 Answer—On the partof the United States, that the Pacific coast might be supplied with cheap sugar. On the part of Ha- waiians, thet market might be made for their products. €. Has the treaty fulfilled the purpose of its creation ? Auswer—On the part of Hawaii, yes; on the pari of the United States, no. The bounty in shape of duty remitied, ins-ead of benefiting our people was paid over to Hawaiians in the shape ot a higher price for their sugar. Who sought to have it extended when the firstseven-years’ term expired 7 Answer—The Hawaiian people, who had the benefits, and the traders. 8. What does it gaiu 10 the Hawailan people? Answer—In 1897 5,706 cash bounty on their product, being duty remitted at 40 u1, besides a market for $10,889,2710f or a total of $15,244,977, which we paid them of this $14,727,541, being for sugar, the industry fostered by the treaty— this to private citizens, not to the Govern- ment. 9. What does it swer-+$380,395, being 10 p-r centduty remitted, besides a market for 3,803,956 of rgoods, ora total of $4.184,351 they paid ns for our goods exported. Loss to the United States, $11,060,626, which we paid to them more than they paid tous. This 1085 5 10 the private citizens of the United tes, not to the Government itself. The loss to the Feders1 revenue is the $4,355,- vate ops nswer—' 706 duty remitzed. 10. What special interest does it chiefly affect ? Answer—Sugar industry of the United States. 11. In which country does it develop such in- Qustry ? Answer—The treaty develops only the sugar industry of Hawail 12. To whet Governments do the people de- manding such developmeat owe sllegl- ance? Answer —To the Hawalian, German, French, Enelish and other foreign Govern. ments, and also many of them to the Amaeri can Government. Some of them are Ameri can citizens residing in this country. What will the United States lose or gain by abrogation ? Answer—Lose 380,395 if they restore the Hawsilan duty of 10 per cent. Gain, the suger industry, which will soon keep in this country the $15,244,977 now sent to Hawaii 14 Wha: will California lose or gain by abro- gation? Answer—Lose only her proportion of the $380,395 s pplying on products to Hawail from California, or on commissions on €00ds s0ld by her commision merchants nd traders; gain the sugar indusiry, ada- ing mauy millions to her commercial wealth, say £5,000,000, next yesr, restor- ing prosperity to the sgricultural secifons of this State, with its corresponding pros perity in commercial circles. 15. What precedent is there for abrogation Answer—Reciprocity treaty with Canada . of 1854 abrogated 1866, under similar con- ditions, upon one yeer’s notice given by the United States. 16. From what portions of the State of Califor- Dnia comes the agitation on both sides 7 Answer—For the treaty, irom those sec- tions which are the headquarters of the traders end of the owners of Hawaiian in- vestments in sugar plantations, almost en- trely coufined 1o commercial- interests in the Ci'y of San Fraucisco. For abrogation, throughout every section of the balance of California where the main interest is the development of the State of California, rather then in the commercial develop- ment of & foreign country. 17. What special advantage does the sugar in- dustry of Hawaii enjoy over that of the United States? Answer—A bounty from the Unfted States Government amounting to $40 upon every $100 worth of product—that is, for every £100 worth of sugar produced the United Btates Government gives the;Hawaiian pro- ducer a free giftof $40 casn, Chesp labor; 1 n for the United States? | Asiatics working by contract for one-fourth of what American producers pay, sverag- ing $12 per wonth, against $50 here. 18. What are the possibilities for the develop- mentof this industry in the United States under proper conditions? Auswer—With proper encouragement we ean supply our entire home consumption of 2,000,000 tons, thus keeping in this country about §90,000,000 annually now sent abroad. 19. Does the continued fostering of this in- dustry in Hawaii interfere with the devel- opment of the indusiry in the United States? Answer—Yes. 20. Should the United States, and is it her policy, to develop the manujacturing in- dustries of foreign countries which com- pete with and prevent the development of similar industries in our own country 7 Answer—No. 21. Will the continuation of this treaty, with- out duty on Hawaiian sugar, prevent the development of the beet-sugar industry of the United States? Answer—Yes. g Will the abrogation of the treaty,or a duty on sugar from Hawaii, permit the ae- velopment of the sugar industry of the United States ? Answer—Yes 23. Will the abrogatian of the treaty cause the loss of the export trade of $4,184,351 ¢ Answer—No. The real issue then is, Shall we develop the sugar industry of a foreign nation, or shall we develop the sugar industry of the United States? The two interests making the fight are those who advocate developing the foreign country and those who advocate develop- ing the United States. Here we have the spectacle of American citizens, living on American soil, owing allegiance to the United States Govern ment, under the protection of United | States laws, who have removed their cavi- tal from the country, using it for the de- velopment of a foreign nation instead of using 1t to give employment to our own labor in our own country. For the purpose of this discussion, all | those loreigners advocating the develop- I ment of Hawaii must be classified as H. | waiians, whether they reside in England, Germany, France or the United States. | The incident that some of them live in | | | | | the United States does not alter this fact, | | that they are in relation to this question | just as much foreigners as are the British, French or Germans. And our Hawalian Minister, under date of Ju'y 14, 185 “You inform us that many American citizens have gone 1o <ettle in the island Mr. Severance, if so they bave ceased to be American | citizens. The Goverament of the United States must, of course, feel an interest in | them not extended to foreigners, but by | the law of nations they have no right fur- | tuer to demana the protection of this Government. Whatever aid or protection might under any circumstances be given | them must be given, not as a matter of right on their part, but in consistency | with tne general policy and duty of th | Government in its relations with friendly | powers.” | Theonly reason why these Americans ad- vocate the treatyis because (Ley are making money out of it personally, and they seek to mask their private aggrandizement at the expense of the whole people, under the plea that it is for the benefit of the coun- iry at large. Capital is sought to be made of the fact that the profits made by the Americans at Hawaii are invesied in this | country, but no explanation 1s given why, it is a good thing to have the profits, it | is not « better thing to have the balance of the industry too. The San Francisco Chronicle also be- littles the beet sugar industry, on the ground that it ls not worth protecting anyhow, because our farmers will all rush into it and bring it to the condition of the beei-raisers of Europe and of wheat cult- ure in this country in a short time. It seems, L owever, that the Chronicle was only one short year ago opposing the treaty, whiie to-day it is advocating it. In view of the Chronicle's present atti- tude, the following extract from the Hawaiian Commercial Journal, June 23, | 1896, is interesting, to say the least: he Ban Francisco Chronicle a few months ago opened & campaign against the continuance of the reciprocity arrange- menis between this country and the United States. *“(Chronicle) ‘But wines are not the only American weres exported to Hawaii which should receive special favors there. By virtue of the reciprocity law the islands have gained enormous wealth in the sugar trade. It is claimed that they have the richest population percapita in the wor!d. This year their probable revenues from sugar are said to be more than $16,000,000 in gold coin. *“The entire import trade of Hawaii if held by the United States would not be | much of an offset for this auriferous boon. | * * * Morally speaking, this country is entitled to all the Hawaiian trade. The islands get their wealth from us and their general protection from rapacious foreign powers. In return they merely propose todo something for our wine interests. That is good, as far as it goes, but reci- procity ought to go much further to show that it s reciprocal.’ “It would appear from the foregoing that the Chronicle is ready to go back on its former principles to render a service to the wine men or any other interest.” But why this change of heart on the part of the Chronicle? Why did that pa- per say about one year ago “'Steadily and surely the trade of San Franucisco mer- chants with Hawaii is dwindling into a huckster’s traffic. * * * # “Thal they decline to so use their un- doubted power (the Hawaiians) to make Hawsiian tariff laws in favor of Califor- nia puts their hostile attitude toward San Francisco and California producess into complete relief and underscores ths com- vlete lack of reciprocal spirit which the misnamed reciprocity treaty and its bene- ficiaries collect.vely display. * % * * ‘Plainly speaking, 8an Francisco and California when they were enlisted for the reciprocity treaty were made the vic- tims of a confidence game, owing to which Hawaliians have been able to maintain among themselves an abnormal presper- ity, hoiding a spe i advantage as sell- ers in the American market, denying American exporters a corresponding ad- vaniage in their own. And thus is called ‘reciprocity?” * * * % “Though we open wide our ports to what Hawaii has to sell and deny the freedom she enioys to her competitors, still the islanders .eel under obligation to tive our commercial rivals the same entry to her markets that Americans enjoy. Is it uniair after this for an American jour- nal to urge that such a one-sided arrange- ment should be brought toaspeedy end ? “This is the Hawaiian story, told in plain words and the moral of it is that the United Siates ought to give the planter government a speedy alternative between the adoption of & fair policy toward | | in regard to | this very point Daniel Webster wrote to HALE BROS. | SEREFETER E Second + Week of iot GOODS TTE SUITINGS, a double- v suiting, five styles to selec y style desirable. Sigual wor Sale price Sc Yard. (Not over 15 yaras to a customer.) I We HALF-WOOL SUITINGS, 40 inches, in lght and medium ric sold for 25c. Sale price 1Sc Yard. yards of FANCY SUITINGS, & Sulting that never sold Iof ieas (han 3508 Yard, every eolor a | Eoca one. For Signal Sale to-morron | 25c Yard. FANCY CHEVIOT, every thread’ prre wool, 37 inci es wide, all dark colors. guaranieed value 45¢. For Signal Sale 8O0c Yard. | CREPON CHECKS, our 50c grade to | be added 10 the Sigoal Sale, 37 Inches wide, colors the people ask for. Signal sale price | 87c Yard. | FANCY TAFFETA 8! | | | A LE, suarauteed | % be our 75¢ grade, light or darx | Week DRESS GINGHAMS, A BMALL LOT OF TURKISH TOW- ELS. only 16 dozen, a towel actually and ment of Ready-made Sheets | and Pilloweases in the City. BLEACHED PEQUOT SHEETING, 63 Inches wide, newl nal & | DPAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, guara | “teed the 90 quulity’ friuged the ~ignal Sale A Niscellaneous Lot of Pair and | Half Pair White and Eern Lace Curtains, slightly soiled. 1 HALE BROS. 150 dozen border. Nou 1 BE black, green, atia manutacturer’s CBIKFS, all white or with colorea Signai Sale price COMBINATION POCKET-B00OK HALE BROS. 1 LADIES HANDKER- over five to & customer. ¢ Bach. chable purse. navy. Signal Sale ox-vlood, Second Week in Notions. SAT:N BELT HUSE-SUPPORTER:, | button clasp, careiuliy made, black, | pink orred. 'Signal Sale 12%kc Pair. SIGNAL SALE IN LACES DENIM TABLE COVERS, 36x36 1. White and Butter-Colored inches, assuried colors, = preuily | clennes Lace, 14 inch wide, regula; ° stamped, | vard, now...". .12 yards for 15c | i | I1_Butter-Colored Valenciennes Lace, | Signal 19c Heoh. |n Taecdid Ve i TAMBOUR OR IR~ POINI TABLE | now. 12 yards for 10¢ | SIGNAL SALE IN EMBROIDERIES 1 Fine Cambric Edge, 2 iuches wide | HALE BROS ' ‘Second ‘Week of Signal alen- COVERS, 33x53 inches. 3ignal Sale | 111 Fancy Cotton Torchon Lace, § 2 price | “iniches wide, linen color, resuiar 10c a e ln 38Sc Fach. vard, now ...5c Yard a e ln : T et | IV. Point de Medicis Lace, 3 in. wide, | | Chnund,. sizes 30, 80 ‘and 80y in | resular 12i5c vard, now -7bao Yard | i ecru. ' Signal sale price (These reductions are all guaranteed lS i | Ball, exactly as stated.) | | Sc .5¢ Yard INGS. of remnants, 3500 yards in the lot, S al nd G ip i on 25 107 yard Jongion: evies st =5c Each. i s o el S, R 3 ° worth 8145C. A wonder Signa Sale | 4107 inches 1zlse Yard | Y l na offer BLACE HFECU.ES BRAID. Two| §i0Jiaches T vara | o - | o S (Not over 20 yards to a castomer.) 2inches wide...' 11,80 Yurd |Starvalueaithat) | Stockings narrow ribbed. fuir o, . fes e o c| isiied, spiicel b els and tocs, sz G 1o 5 a e ln O DUSNREIA. mcsam- | ERRY RELTASfaisy colored web, | 1ODAL SALE ANCBANOY SIL (0L ENER L 8 s and Loes, sixce. 6 e v [emimoskh outings. etc. | ~soia, ‘allveriaod oxiatsed backies: | o0 L MOUAIE BIT 8 = |- 08 23 ok S isemint we i o ad white of gray. Suap them up to | Sgnal Sale price [tk Be YA {Felnch.. 8o -] naicele § DRESS mnrro\;sc L 15c Each. e e T d 10c Pair. th g for 25c, well seliin 2 inches. close woven, 'y, absor bent, & towel worth hav- A Signal Sule sensition 15c Fach. (Only 6 toa customer.) Carry the Largest Assort t0 snap up small profi ue sam v small price. A I value at & der for sig- @| stores in California, enabling us 1o buy vast quantities. Why Do We Scll Goods Cheaper Than Any Other Firm? BECAUSE we huy and sell more dry g00 s than & y Other firm west of Chicago. B “ we operate seven BEcau any s an qu ck sales. for cash, enabling us (0 temp: the munufacturer with spot cash offers. BECAUS« we have buyers coutlnually In the markets of the world, ready vo ab'e buying chauces. BECAUSE we are content with These are plain facts for thinking jeople. SPECIAL SIGNAL SALE SELLING CONTINUES Buying Opportunities Which May Never Occur Again. i | 1 INFANTS' LONG CAMBRIC SLT prettily trimmed with embroide One of the reasons for coming to-m, row 25c Bach. all tr.mmed with emuroldery, fine summer and vacation, some crushed, but all wou.d be perf we_sell some up to $1 50. Sale The lot for Sig 38c Hach. l12c Yard. 214 yards long na_colored borders. To boom ® 75c Each. & ¢ 937 TO 94 (INCORPORATED) HALE BROS. 5 MARKET STREET J0CO00 ORI OO 000000000 456 LADIES’ DIMITY WAISTS, e $150 cach, the new coat sleeve, colcrs and patierns. The entire lot Signal Sale 7 5c Each. bout one third off regular oo nch 2 Vipntl i i prices. A tip—"it's a bar- I [P 50c Yara. gain. NUF CED.” 1 FANCY GRCS DE LONDRE SILK. T this silk was 75¢ a yard: & good, fiem, heavy grade: elegant desi<ns. in large patieins. A Signal Sale Spec al. ¥ 50c Yard. FAN an tia-k and olive, marine and goblin, | cerise and o1ve. Lhe entire lot fo Sigual Sale at 88c Yard. | | | | | | | | | yard worth 1255¢, precty destgns on black grounds, some of our Fancy F! and 20c Dimitles, 1n all this seasou’s Dewest siapped them down for Signal raie to-morrow at 10c Yard. EMBROIDERED FLANNELS, pretty ilk - embroldered _pa terns, ' hem irched, an elegant flunnel for bables' price’ JUST RECEIVEL White Dotted Sw CY FIGURED SATEENS, every 31 incnes wide, all = new. A reckless offer for Signal Sale | 3 a ALL OUR FANCY SILK GRENA- : | BIB nd s chas sols i veasan | 7o Yard. | 28c Each. for $1 25 a yard, combinations of blu TMME TR : | and cardinal, black and carainal, | FQR SUMMER DRESSES—A disturt- | In wash goods. We have tal red 1215¢, 1 INCH EN pauerns’ and shadiogs, and soft as an be. Sigoal 50¢c Yard. Sale 2 cases of 36-inch for sash curtains. Just the thing to make a summer | home look bright. Our rozaiar price | has been 12lgc.’ On ale for Signal | | Sale 10ec Yard. i Geaeee | 114-QUART ENAMEL COVERED SAUC PANS, AMEL PIE | JELLY CAKE 8 inches deep, 3c Each. FETEL PSP BTELER o fmmees . | AMEL BAST- | same ascut, | 8c BHach. PANS. sume as cut, 38c Each. PAN: PANSED TIN MATCH- FE. same as cut, Sc BEach. 3 A A | SECOND WEEREKXK IN - HOUSE FURNISHINGS. BREAD PANS, 51439 inches, heavy tin, B¢ Each. 14-PINT CUP- | SHAPED DIPPERS, 10c Each. | FRRTFLELELE “EASY FI all black, silk flossed, A ~ignal Nale Special at 35c Pair. LADIES' MUSLIN DRAWLRS, dozen In the lot, heavy muslin, tuck ch embroidery on botcom, & cnt ble special at 35c. pecial at 25c Pair. | | | | | GEN SHIRT WHITE S, the best of heavy mu: | | | — | | 25c Each GENTS TAN CORDED OV SHIRTS, deep yoke back, sateen. | ished peckband, a | in:, outing, campiug or warm weat | wear, worth 75¢. For Nignal Sale S50c Each. LADIES' Ince and embroidery, were §1 25 $150. Sienal sale Price | 75c Pair. 2 | | fin- A MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF CHIL- DREN'SLAWN HATS AND CAPS, for it washed, none soid iess than 75¢ and rate laundered coliar and cuffs, s mis. crllaneous lot, worth §1 25, 81 35 and | COUTIL COR- extra long waist, two side s.eels, well boned. A Signal Sale UNLAUNDERED 4-ply linen besoms, re-enforced fronts, made, plenty big, siz:s 14 10 shirt for work- MUSLIN OR CAMBRIC DRAWERS, elaborately trimmed with HALE BROS. il ig- or- A CHANCE FOR A SILK WAIST, maker In & pinch, paid him the cash he needed rresio! A $5 Silk Walst 20 per cent less than usual. Very avy changeable taffeta silk, groen only, threo rows of pieating areund bust. puft slevves, 34 to 40. Siguai Sale Snap $3. 95 Each. A typical e nal | T | LADIES' BLACK AND NAVY BLUR | “SERGE s t jacket lined | with sk serge, aitcred 1o pertect fit, this suit sold here, at Hule's, for §7 50, sizes 32 to 42, ignal Sale oz $5.85 Suit., all | for | OUR GRE velvet collar, "fly front and doabls breasted, large pearl buttons, silk lined, au elegant jacket for $7 50, sizes 8210'40. The best seller in the de- partment, $5.00 Hach. T $5 JACKET, tan only, BLACK FIGURED MOHAIR SKIRTS, a sKirt selling everywhere for §3 50, 80 they tell us, large patterns, care: fully ‘maie, ciosely stitched, thor ovghly iluned, well bound. S:gnal Sa Price| $2.75 Each. Three Wonderful Values. FIRST—Our great 87 50 irocaded Silk Skirts, lare patterns, an elegant skirt for §10, avout 20 1éft, more or- dered. SECOND—Our Outing Suits, easily was bought 8% & left. THIRD—Our $1 49 Black Figured Al- paca Skirt, not to be duplicated at §2, a few leit, more ordered. et in, All-Wool Tan th $7 50, this loc about 25 R- fin- | ols her and | | i & % | American trade, or the loss of the treaty | under which their interests have so | greatly thrived at our expense.” | But to-day the Chronicle sings quitea different tune, and cannot say enough in favor of the tre Which position does the Chronicle really believe in, and which | side of this question will it be on nexi week? No man can tell. It is, in fact, only necessary to examine carefuily the statements and admissions made by the advocates of the continuance of this treaty to prove conclusively with- cut further evidence, either by their own admissions of facts made, or the whol clothed misrepresentations, that the argu- ments against the treaty and in favor of its abrogation are sound. In their anxiety | 10 prove otberwise, they have shown that | this treaty hasoutlived the purposes of its creation; that it never gid fulfill the pur- voses and promises of ity creation ; that all | | the advantages are with the Hawaiiansand all the loss with the people of the Uaited States; tnat it is enriching the few at the | expense of the balance of the community; | that the cheap sugar it promised for the Paciric Coast has never been given; that tbe export market for vur product has | not been given, and that the Ha-| waiians to-day buy everything they can | of English, German anda Japanese | markets; that our goods have no ad vantage over goods of other nations in Hawaii; that with the abrogation of the treaty we would not lose our present trade with Hawaii, because they only buy of us now wiat they cannot get anywhere else cheaper, and with the smail Hawaiian duty of 10 per cent restored, the differ- ence would not be enough to make any apureciable difference in our trade; that even if we lost every dollar of that export trade and geined our sugar industry, we would ve a gainer by about $10,000,000 an nually on present figure-, increasing by several mililions each year; that with a duty on Hawalian sugar, competition would be much more :difficult for the | Hawaiian planters and that not a pound of Hawaiian sugar would come to the Pa- cific Coast; that without the duty, the | Hawaiians will erect refineries on the Pa- cific Coast for refining their Hawaiian raw sugar produced with Asiatic labor, preveniing the ditbursement in California | of upward of $5000,000 annually for American labor, increasing esch year. CHARLES FREEMAN JOHNSON. JUDGE CCOK WOULD SHOOT. Upholds the Right of a Citizen to De- fend His Premises. “I would shoot & cow or a man either if | either should trespass on my premisesand should refuse to leave after I had ordered them off,’” said Judge Carroll Cook yester- day morning while hearing the habess corpus case of Francis Risso, who com- plains that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty. Risso was convicted of cruelty for shooting a cow. He testified that he had no malice, but was merely protecting 1is garden; that he bad frequently warned the owner of the animal to keep her off nis premises. The trial Judge in the Po- lice Court struck out this testimony, and Judge Cook seemed to think that an error had been committed in that regard. He remarked that a citizen had a right to pro- tect his property. He allowed the Di trict A:torney a week in which to cite authorities supporting the order of the court below in striking out Risso’s testi- mony, ——————— Sentenced for Burglary. Edward McAuliffe, convic:ed of burglarizing Louis Molier's store, 703 California street, March 9. was yesterday sentenced to serve four years in the State Prison at San Quentin. ——————— ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with ©or without removal. J, Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. ( atiend the whist con Seventh American Whist Gon- gress. L. G. Parker of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the Bureau of Information for the Seventh Congress, which will be convened at Put-in- Bay July 6 next, has issued a circu'ar letter to the different whist clubs belonging to the American Whist League containing valuable iniormation for the guidance of those who will attend. A rate of one and & third fare has been fixed upon by all the raiirosds from all points in the United States and Canada to Toledo, under what is known as the certificate plan. Tickets will be put on sale on the 2a of July. but the purchaser must inform the agent from whom he buys the ticket that he will ss, and he will then pay one full fare to Toledo, and will receive a certificate which must be presented to the fnformation burcau at the congress, where onthe 6th and 7th of July & representative of the railway associations will be on hand to vise it. This will entitle the holder to a re- | turn ticket from Toledo for one-third of the | regular fare. But in order to obtain this re- | duction the possession of the above-described certificate is an absolute necessity. Boats leave Toledo for Put-in-Bay Island twice every day—morning and eveniug. The distance is forty-five miles; fare, 75 cents for the round trip. Tickets can be purchased on the boats. Street cars will be in waiting on the arrival of the boats to take passengers to the Hotel Victory, where the congress will be held. Thie hotel is conducted on the American plan. Rates for those attending the congress will be from $2 50 to 4 50 a day. Auy further information wili b given by addressing the whist editor of THE CALL. “S"pades “Henry “G’lay “D covered. Dr. Walle, one of the expert whist-players of Washingion, D. C,in an article to the Even- ing Star of that city on the different systems of discard pays the “rotary discurd,” an inno- vation we introduced into the game, a compli- ment in the following extract: is- The discard has been one of the most trying sub- Jects with which the beginner hus had to contend, often confusiug the experts. The only safe rule for the beginner is to discard trom weakness ina voluntary discard, or when your partner leads trumps. the lutter not even paying atteaiion to unguardin bonor or blanking an ace. Your Ppartner wants to kuow what sult csn you make the most tricks in. When the adversary leads trumps discard from (he soit you want led, the strongest, generally. You must pioiect your weak sults when Lrumps are declared against you. Four of & 8uit 10 4 nine or ten has often biocked alo. g sult of an adversary. There are many discards, those of Drayson, Pet- tes, Cavendish, Poie, Uscle Rutus Allen and Tormey of California, who first gave the rotary discard taken from the Mexican game, which is much o vogue by the Walbrook and several other strong ciubs. The key is very simp'e. maxim. “S” paaes “H” enry “C” lay “D” is ov- ersd. Spade discard means your suit fs heacts, 2 heart discard means your suit is clubs. a club di card means your suit is diamonds. AS yOu caunot alscard a trump, leave the trump suit out. For in- stance, 1If clubs are irumps and you discard a heart, the next sult following Is & diamond, which must be your strong suit. New Method of Progressive Whist. John T. Mitchell, who has furnished the whist world & grest number of schedules for team play in his new work on duplicate whist, says in the Times-Herald of Chicago: Animportant sddliion to the methods of play- Ing progressive duplicate wilst has been made by C. M. Clay, the whst expert and problemist of Eoston. Heretofore whea an even number of tabies were in the game, there were three ways of et Ing around the skipyiog-one-table difficulty, Ajtche.l's way was applicable 0 games in which the number of tabes was four, ten. fourteen, six- tecn, or any even numvter not divisibie by three, and was accomplished by dividing the quota of hands (0 be plased ai each table {0 two equal Pparts. and having \he east-west players move afier a half set bad been played, and m:ke the round of the tables twice, the norih-south players play 118 the hands In regular numerical oraer. - Hadlock’s way was to divide the toial number | of hands into two equal parts and fiuish oue halt before starting the other. When the east-west players got half wav around they remained fur a second set at that table and then passed on, finish- ing the fiist round with one table to pisy, and commencing the second round at the table next Take the | following the one at which they had played the way was to play the game in teams of four, put in anexira iabe and set of hauds,and Inscead of passing the hands from asy given table to the next lower, (0 pass them from the middle table (o the first, from the one beyoud the middle to | | vomplete matches vith every four inthe game, the hands coming 80 that each palr struck the op- POsite hands of the ldentical deals thut the other pair of their four p'ayed against any given team. The drawback 10 this was that there were always two tabies idle and aset of hands unplayed by esch team. Mr. Clay’s method is applicable to any number of tables, whether odd or even. His plan is “for the moving pairsto play one-half the number of trays and take them withthem to the next tabie, putting them under those remaining; then play the top portion and carry them to the next table In the same manner, until each moving pair has passed twice aronnd the circie. when It will be found that they have played all the bosrds and against each of the adversaries an equal number of times. Strange to say, it has also been found that 1t will afford a test for teams of four on the same plas as the Howell game, each playing the same boards in duplicate as they pass around the room.”” Itistobe presumed that an even number of trays must b: placed on each table, and it cannot be worked with an odd number.—Ed- itor. Whist and Gambling. The following interesting article on the above subject is clipped from the Boston Transcript: There was a time, and that not very many years g0, when a great portion of the An erican peopie looked with disfavor npon any game pi cards. That Is not so much the cas> to-da; 8 regards the game of whist. The chanze in sen- timent bas probably come about through recogn! tion of thefact th tin this country the modern ame of whist Is practical'y never ussociated with | sambliog Of all the great whist organizations in this country there is probably not ene which coun- tenances gambiing in any way. Inasmuch as the public disiavor in which eards were formeriy held urose from the fact that even simple games of chance with piaying-cards some- times led to gambiiug, the development of the purely amateur elment in whist heipad to galn for (hat game public favor. It may be said in this connection that games In which mental skill is most required are not usually in favor with the gambling fraternity. Chess, for example, and Whist are pre-eminently games involving mental powers. Rouleite, taro and rouge-et-noir are pre- emineutly games ot chance. Probably the fact that gambler- maxe their money by fleecing ig- BOTant per-ons accounis for this contrast, as the gambler's dupe wants to piay in some game in which he can imagine that he has an equal chance against 0ld and skilled gamesters. Whist Amid Flowers and Re- freshments. Last Saturday, May 29, a most enjoyable evening was spent in the cosy rcoms of the Trist Duplicate Club. Nearly all the members were in attendance and brought their many cally arranged by members of the house com- mitiee. Kate Wheelock, hung & beauliful bunch of magnolia blossoms. Graceful snowballs and modest white violets adorned the pictures of N. B. Trist and the president of our club, P. J. Tormey. A great variety of roses and other delicate flowers, mostly contributed by Mrs. Frank H. Atwater of Petaluma and Mrs. R. B. Calley of Oakiand, were very prettily arranged in all parts of the rooms and were generously distributed among the ladies. After the en- joyable game of progressive whist, there were prizes given to the lucky winners and then delicious refreshments were served. With every ‘‘good-night” a hearty invitation wa: | Biven to visit us again. Another Victory for Petaluma. Monday last A team from the Trist Duplicate Whist Club of tais City, composed of Professor the second, and so on, and in this way playing | | friends, who particularly enjoyed the beauti- | tul floral decorations, which were so artisti- | | Over the picture of “our whist queen,” Miss | | C. H. Howard, John G. Sutton, J. Hall Lewis | double set, and proceeding as before. Howell's | and G. A. Singer, went up to Petaluma to bring back the Rideout trophy. The Trist | boys say they were royally entertained, and | | everything they wanted was given them ex- | | | and gentlemen will be piayed. Prizes on June 9 cept iwo more tricks. Captain Camm says | nothing is too good for the Trist Club; but | they did want to keep the trophy a little | while longer. Tne Petalumas put in the same | well-trained team—J. L. Camm (captain), A. Morstadt, Lee Falkner, George P. McNear. In aninterview with C. Harold Howard, cap- tain of the Trist team, he states the cause of the defeat is the same old story, “individual play vs. team play.” Mr. Howard speaks by the card, and he hit the nail rightou the head. | No team can win against the Petalumas that are not dril.ed to play together. We have in our whist ciubs of San Francisco alot of bright, brilliant individual whist - players, well up in the game, but when they come to do team 1k they are not in it, and never will be un. ul they go at it in the right shape. It is abso- lutely necessary for a team to havea system of play and stick to it—play as a unit. We have given this advice so often it has got (o be an old story. Mr. Howard has the whist skill, | ability aud knowledge of the game to form 2nd drill a team that would do credit to any | whist club in this country, and we would like to see him form such a team and capture the trophy. The full score of the maich we g.ve in detail: TRIST WHIST CLUB VS, PETALUMA, aped wmoeg TIT2137 415161718 88/ 55 718 47 sl 6/ 5] &l 8/ 9| of ¢ TrisL N €8..| 7| 1| 5| 7|11 Pea’, N &0 2| 1] 5] o]1i | 171 181 191 201 #1] 18] 6] 8] 5[ | 8f 9| 8 8| 51 o] 21451 441 451 46 4] 5] 9 7} 6/12 Peta, N &S.0| 4] 4] 8| 7] 6111 Total gains for Petaluma, Trist, 23; net gain for Petalum: 1otal gains for Sacramento Whist Glub. JUNE ANNOUNCEMENT. To the members of the Sacramento Whist Club: On Wednesday evenlugs con olation whist for Iadies and 23 only. Cn saturday evenings there will be contests for pairs (I'dy and gentleman) east aud west, north and scuth. Piizes on June § and 19 only. On Frid:y afiernoons consolation whist ladies. Prizes on Jone 11 and 25 ouly. On Monday evenings duplicate whist for se f- selectea pairs, each pair 1o Play agains: ev. ry other pair. Memters desiring to enter this con- test must file eniries not later than Saiurday, June 5. Atleast elght pairs must enter. At the end of the montb extra prices will bs awardea in the above contests as follows: To the successful pair Iu the Monday night duplicatefon- tests: to the lady baving ihe highest aggregate score on Friday afterzoons; to the lady and gen- tl man having the highest p us score in the con- | tests for pairs, and 1o the Ia y and ge.tieman baving the highest asgreate score at coosolation | whist Wednesday evenings. for Kntries for all contes's must be made In writing to the secretary at clubrooms, 610 K street, or dropped in box 8 at entrance to clubrooms, at least twenty-four hours in advance of contest. Meabers not so entering cannot be sure of play- ing. 5 | directors—Dr. C. T. Milliken, Handicaps will be deducted 1 mers of May contests. Diembers no jrovided with partners for any game are requested to notify the committee in charge .nd partners will be provided as far as pos- sible. During June members wishlog to play seven point games of straight whist can bave ther score certified to by the players and deposit same in box labe e4 “Straight Whi mbers must play at least thirty games during month to en- t:le them to prizes. Pr.z s wiil be awarded to the two play ers who have won the highest number of points in proportion to games played. We wish again to say that whist is played every afternoon and evening at our clubrooms. The rooms are for members to use. and they are at liberty to organ.ze among members such whisc games as they desire aud to use the rooms and club property for such games. Games during Juue at 8 sharp; noons at 2 m scores of win- Friday after- F. H. KIEFER, Nirs. Wi BECKMAN, Mms. D. A. LINDLEY, L F. BREUNER, R P. BURR, Contest Committee. Prizes for all contests will be awarded to mem~ bers of the ciub only. Whistlets. Notices have been sentout by the secretary of the American Whist League to the members of the executive committee calling & meeting for Juiy 3, at Hotel Victory, 2 P. . The full list of officers of the Sacramento Whist Club is: President, George M. Motts vice-president, F. H. Kiefer; secretary, J. W, Lindner; treasurer, A. Van Voorhies; F. Breuner, Lindley, R, Mrs. Wiliiam Beckman, Mrs. D. P. Burr. NEW TO-DAY. ‘The counsel of older womes is of inestimable value, A mistaken idea of modesty prevent3 many girls from learning the things that they ought to know before they assume the duties of matrimony and maternity. Women generally take these most important stces in their lives, without knowing in any degree what they mean, or what responsibilities and trials they bring. The highest and best thing that any woman can do is to bear and rear healthy, intelligent children. The accom- plishment of this end depends almost en- tirely upon her health and ancu!arly upon the health and strength of the organs distinctly feminine. The state of the chil- dren, both intellectual and physical de- pends on the mother. If she doesn’t care enough for her own comfort and happiness to take the proper care of herself, she cer- tainly ought to do it for the sake of her children. To a very large extent, the des- tiny and achievement of a man is decided in the months before his birth. Duing that time is determined whether or not he is to be of robust health and strong intel- lect. During that time, his mind and body are started on the path that they will follow through life. Circumstances may influ- ence him, but he cannot get away from the effects of pre-natal influences. One of the principal uses of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre. scription is the preparation of prospective mothers for the time of trial and danger that comes when a child is born. The *‘ Pre. scription” is strengthening and invigorating and lessens pain and danger. Itinsuresthe perfect well-being and the perfeet health of both mother and child. Every woman should know these things before she really needs to know them. There are many things in Dr. Pierce’s ‘‘Common Sense Medical Adviser,’ that every woman ought to know. This celebrated work has reached a sale of 680,000 copies at $1.50 each. The expense of production having thus been covered, 500,00 copies are now being given away. A copy will be st to any address on receipt of twenty-one (21) one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only. Address, WORLD'S DISPENSARY MED. ICAL ASSOCIATION, No. 663 Main Sf Buffalo. N, Y. 3 o