The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 11, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1897. son of San Diego. osting superintendent, Sacramento. Commercial elers’ superintendent, Gibben of Oakland. superintendent, Miss Berry of rancisco. M. C. Turner s introduced the report after wnich ewly ¢ osen officers were brought i i he gathering. 1s were as follows: we, the avorers assembled in our nvention do hereby consider the lowing resolutions as the expressions he Christian Endeavorers of California as follows: ‘Resolved, first—We thoroughly appre- ate the resu ts that have been obtained Golden Gate and Alumeda County luti T he reso! M California by unions and the convention of’97 in plan- ning and carrying out to so successful an issue the sixteenth annual Convention, and hearty thanke. Second—The co-operation by the press of California has been a valuable assist- ance to our union, and we desire to ex- press our hearty appreciation and recoe- nize many railway companies. “Third—Christian Endeavor, in all its various phases of work, has materially advanced during the jyear, especially Christian citizenship, temperance and Sabbath observance, for which this State Union has just been awarded the banner, and we hea~==y aporeciate tue efforts put International we extend our most forth by our staff officers in bringing about these splendid resnlts, ‘‘Fourth—We pledge our utmost en- deavor in the promotion of Christian fel- lowship in removing from our fireside the curse of the saloon and in every way dis- couraging all forms of Sabbath desecra= tion.” Following the reading of the resolutions Mr. Webster was called for and made a in which he took the scolding address, California people %o task for not showing more warmth and enthusiasm in the meetings. 1ia was much brighter than the sun- of the people. e orchestra of the First Congrega- al Snnday-school of Oakland rendered ] 1 selections, eliciting much ap- plause, Four-minute talks were made by C. Z. A}hrnn on “Sabbath Defense”; Rolla V. ; William Alex- p’; Dr. E. E. Kelly and Giles Kellogg on “Floating Work. Following this Rev. Robert Coyle, D.D., of Oakland, presented -the California ad- dress, in which he took occasion to class inday newspapers with lawbreakers. Dr. Clark nted the greeting of the Union in forceful and well- and then presented the er for the greatest gain in in- work has Miss Simpsen lfor San Francisco County. The junior banner for the greatest por- portionate gain goes to San Mateo County e intendant of Endeavor, Miss Belle | S. Webster of the committee on reso- | courtesies extended by the He said the sunshine of Cali- been awarded to | et Tenth-avenue Baptist Chureh, East Oa orning. Rev, H. Mosse k- land—) r, Readinz, Pa. orning, ; evening, Rev. lumbisna, Ohio. Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church South— Rev. W. J. Darby, D D., Evansville. Ind; even- | | | ing, Rev. D. W. Fahs, Independen i | ce, Jowa. First Presbyteria Mornime, Rev. | Johu R. Davi v k; evening, Rev. Josian Strong, D.D., New York. Brooklyn Presbyterisn Church—Morning, ev. A J. T , Omaha; eveniug, Rev. J. K. wark, N. , Towa. o Rey. Ford C. Ottmsn, Rev. A. D. Kinzer, Ly .; evening, Morning, Rev. Albert Bushnell, St. Joseph, Mo.; eveuing, Rev. J. F. Cowan, D.D., Pitts- | burg, Fa. Fourth Congregational Church—Morning, | byterian Churck—Morning, | | evidences of giorious fruitfulness that | crowd the great hall. Secretary Charles | | Montgomery made rsady for them with | tons of literature descriptive vf most of | the counties of the State. Secretary Mont- gomery and Mr. Johnson have lectured to them by the hundreds in a conversational way and answered a myriad questions. “They are a fine class of peopls 16 ge here,” said Mr. Montgomery yesterday. “They belong largely to the great pros- and to the bestin- | perous middle-cl ydustry «nd citizenship in it. A great many want to settle here themseives; but an especial consideration is that many of them are teachers, especially Sunday- school teachers, and they will go home and tell their pupils and friends about | | California. They will advertise the State | | more methodicaliy than others, because | { “L [ o | | | written in Rhodo Isladd again. T've | beard about California all my life and now that I'm here I’'m goinz to stay right here.” That is the way they come and talk all day lone.” MANY CROOKS. They Are Driven From the Water Front. The harbor pdlice have been taking drsstic measures with the outside trans- fer men at the ferries. The reguiar com- panies, such as Morton's Special Delivery, the Commercial Transfer Company and the Pacific Transfer Company, are charg- ing a uniform rate of 25 cents, Lutthe outsiders, taking advantage of the rush, nave been charging $L and sometimes more, Failinyg to secure their trunks on time and many of the excursionis's not bhaving a change of clothes, they willingly paid the exorbitant demand, and in tke end dia not get any better service, When Captain Dunleavy heard of the state of affairs he at once issued his instructions to Sergeant Avon, who is in charge at the ferries, and yesterday not an outsider was allowed inside the lines. The back of the rush is now broken and by Mondav night every piece of baggage in theiferry depot will have been delivered. Many of the strangers now in the City have been victimized with bogus halves and quarters. Beingused to the handling of paper money they are not as familiar with gold and silver as the people of the West. In conseauence, hundreds of dol- lars in counterfeits have been passed among the stranger:, and thev are the sufferers. At the branch postoffice at the ferries and also at the main office as soon as a counterfeit piece is presented it is cut in halves with a pair of shears and held as an exhibit. In this way quite a co- lection has been mude during tne past few days. Secret Service Agent Harris of the treasury is hard at work on the case, and he and his deputies expsct to run the counterleiters to earth before the conven- tion is over. THRONGS AT THE HOTELS Endeavorers Invade the Corridors by Many Thousands. People continued to come to the City in large numbers yesterday, notwithstand- ing the last special train by way of O:den reached here Friday. However, the ex- carsionists thronged the regular trains | from all directions, but especially from the east and south. They were detach- ments of parties and broken lots. On last | night's overland by way of Reno were sixiy-five Massachusetts schoolma’ams, all of whom are quartered at the Baldwin. All the hotels are full to overflowing, except here and there, where some few guests have found rooms at private houses and have made changes. Many excur- sionists have obtained quarters from the The Completed Dome of the New City Hall, in Which a Concert for the Entertainment of the Endeavorgrs Will l}eA Given To-Morrow Night. 1n the person of Miss Jennie Winn. Mrs. Hall for Los Angeles County took the banner for the greatest gain in member- abip. — - — SERVICES IN ALAMEDA. Local Pastors Surrender Pul- pits to Strangers. Special Services Provided in the | Churches Across the Bay. 0a&KLAND OFFICE 8AN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, July 10. To-morrow is to be known in thiscity as “Endeavor Sunday” and a large num- ber of Eastern pastors are to deliver spe- cial addresses or: this side of the bay. In Oakland the speakers and churches are: ted Presbylerian Church—Morning, Rev. J. E. Wishart, Pitisburg. Evening, addresses by Rev. W. H. McMillan, D.D., G. G. Wallace ana others. irst Methodist Episcopal Church—Morning, Rev. Cnarles Roades, D.D., Chester, Pa. Even- iug, Rev. George F. Pentecost, D.U., Yonkers, N.Y Chester-street Methodist Episcopal Church— Morning, V. H. Voglar, Pitisburg, Pa Evening, W Lu: ar, Morristown, N. J. venteenth street piscopal Chu Morning. Rev. Newark, N vening, Rev. rs. Middleton, Mass, -copal Church, Mar- hirteenth— Morning, Rev. D. W. ndence, Iowa. Evenicg, Rev. A. hs, Inder T. Ringo'd, Gardiner, Maine. First Congregational Church—Morning, Rey. George F. Pentecost, D.D., Yonkers, N. Y. Evenng, Ri ehemiah Boynton, D.D., De- troit, Mich. Market street Congregational Church — Morning, Rey. Seott F. Hershey, D.D., Boston, Mass. Evening, Rev. J. W. Cochran, Madison, Wis, West Oakland Congregstional Church — Morning, Warren P. Landers, Middleton, Mass. lgrim Congregational Church—Morning, Rev. W. J. Darby, D.D., Evansvilie, Ind. Evening, Hon. selin Merfill, LL.D, Andover, rst Baotist Church—Morning, Rev. Cort- Mvers, Brooklyn, N. Y. Evening, Rev. Ira Landrith, Nasoville, Tenn. Free Baptist Church—Morning, Rev. W. T. 8. Morrisiown, N. J. Evening, Rev. J. den, Oineyville, R. I. ird avenue Biptist Church—Morn- iillard F. 1roxell, D.D.. Omahe, vening, Rev. Alam Hudson, Brockion, iate Bapt'st Churcs—Morning, Rev. wden, Oineyville, R. L Evening, Rev. ibert Bushneil, St. Joseph, Mo. First Afric hodist Episcopal Church— M ishop W. B. Derrick, D.D., ug, Bishop E. G. Geines, D.D. e entral Christian _Churco—Evening, Pro- fessor H. L. Williui, Chicazo, 1Ll First Christian Conurch—Evening, Rev.J. Z. Tyler, D.D., Cleveland, Obio. .| STUDY First Presvyterian Church, Fruitvale— Morning, Rev. Dwight A. C. Hanna; evening, Rev. 0. ¢ latemont, N. H. Beth-Eden raptist Church-Morning, Rev. H. T. Jobnson, Pafladelphin, Pa. The speakers in Alameda will be: First Evangelical Lutheran Church—orn- i D. Frank Garland ning, Rev. . Hende., Alban t Christisn Church—Evening, Rev. Steve . D.D., Waterloo, Nebr. t Buptist Church—A'ameda—Morning, . Robert F. Y. Pierce, Philadelphia, Pa. | Evening, Rev. Ford C. Ottman, Newark, N First Congregational Chureh. Charles A Savsge, Orange, Rev. E. W. Thompson, Paterson, N. J. | First_Presbyterian Cnurch—Morning, Rev. | A. H. Harshaw, D.D., Junction City, Kans. Rev. James M. Dickson, D.D., Brook- vening, Iyn, N. Y. rst ) thodist Episcopal Church—Morni: R Shupe, Daytou, Or. Evening, | U.F. Swengel, Baltimore, Md. Christ Episcopal Church—Morning, Right Rev. Canon J. B. Richardson, London, Ont. Oak Chapel—Onkland—Evening, Re¥. Robert 0Osgood, Meredith, N. H. At Berkeley the following pastors will speak: First Congregationa: Church, Berkeley—Morn- ing. Rev. C. A. Dickinson, D.D.. Boston 8. First Baptist Church, Berkeley—Morning, Rey. John W. Lockwood, Kennewick, Wash.; evening, Rev. Robert Robertson, D.D., La Saile, Colo. West Berkeley Presbvterian Church—Morn- ing, Rev. Percy Jordan, Burgettston, Pa.; ¢yehing,Kev. Dwight A. C. Hanna,Spring fleld, 1. Trinity Methodist_Episcopal Church, Berke- Morning, Rev. T. F. Love, Oswego, N. Y.; ing—Rev. Luther R. Dyott, Newark, N, North Congregational Church, Berkeley— Morniog, Rev. Jacob W. Kapp, D.D. ;Zevening, Rev. T. F. Lov-, Oswego, N, Y. Niles and Decoto—Morning, Rev. Lawrence | Perry, Boston, M el XSG 5 ING THE STATE | Endeavorers Crowd the State Board of Trade. 1 ev | | Look Wistfuily at the Big Pears, Ask Questions and Take Tons of Literature. Amid the welcoming and entertaining | of Cnristian Endeavorers there has been yet but little noticeable speculation as to what the great convention is worth to the | City and State, but this consideration, of course, lies close to the surface with many people. What is it worth in advertising | and population to have 20,000 of the best | elements of the great middle classes of the far East spend a glad week or two withus? A little of the answer can be found at the rooms of the State Board of Trade, which have been visited by not less than 2000 of them within the last two days, They troop in from morning till night by the scores, and go into ecstacies over the J. | to them. they will think up what they shall tell of the marvels of California. Eaich teacher will become a lecturer on C: litornia. They come 1in lLere with notebooks, ask every | conceivable question and putthingsdown. At home they will generation who ar2 not settled | in life, | who are 1n a condition to receive vivid | impressions and who are the ones we largely want to reach. This convention will give us a tremendous amount of adver- ti | “Fuily 2000 have called here to-day and | vesterdav. See that party there loaded down with pamphlets and books? Tnu’s | the way they all go out. They marvel | | that we can aiford to give away such mag- nificiently illustrate! books as these on Santa Craz, Nevada and some other coun- | | tes. A good many—especially teachers— | { from New England and elsewhere sav that | | they huve a certain amount, $50, $75 or islulabove their necessary expenses that they want to spend in seeing California, | and they want 1o know how they can see the most and the best for what they can afford. | With those who have any idea or even | wish ef locating in the State the great in- | quiry is about the price of land. I tell them that they need not go into remote regions to find cheap land, but that if | they will go to some of the small towns in the counties about the bay they will be surprised to find how cheap good product- ive land 1s. Our climate here is a stunner They can’t understand how it can be so cool in July, and you can’t nake them believe that this is a warm day here. It is often surprising how much they know about California. They all know about Southern California, and they wan! to zo there and see the orange groves. A great many have heard that | oranges grow in Northern California, and | a number have ssked wher. to go in the upper part of the State 10 see orange groves. A good many have expressed surprise at the taste of fresh fige, which they never saw beiore, and wh they were all curious to see and eat. They don’t itk them = bit. They can’{ believe that the big fruits and so on here are not phenomenal growths gathered with great care instead of just taken from among the ordinary products. “To-cay a party of ladies were talking skepticism of this sort in front of the big jarsand I said: ‘Well, come over here and see a beanstalk. You've heard of the one that Jack cimbed.’ I showed them that section of a castor bean stem from Tulare County over there eighteen inches in diameter at the base and a foot | thick three feet up and they had no more | to say. A number have itquired aboat mining and seem to have an idea that they would like to try it. One lady from the East wants to know all aboat wal- nuts. She has been studying the subject up and dreams of getting a piece of land | and sterting a walnut crenard. She is go- !mgto see the groves in the south and | wants to know all the places in the State i where they ar+ grown successfully. A very great many would like to move to | California and quite a pumber say that talk to the vounger | first at private houses. Others have taken lodginzs wherever they could zet them. | The various family hotels as well as | boarding-houses] are nearly ali completely | filled. In responss to telegrams asking for rooms by Californians during the last few | days many hotel provorietors had raplied: |~ “Stay at home; no room. | from Ist to 15th. ~Give the Eastern visi- tors a xhow.”’ The Palace had five pazes of names yes- terday, and though this was a great slow- ing down from twenty-three pages, which it had on Wednesday, it is still enough to show that travel is yet coming pretty sifily. The various principal hotels re- port their travel as follows: Palace, 1050 guests, 850 of whom are Endeavorers and others who have come on reduced railroad fares. I Grand (vy count)—78% peop'e, all En- deavorers and reduced railway raie trav- elers, except about 150. Using many cots and oblized to send people away. Lick—321 guests, mostly Endeavorers and other excursionists; 54 more tuan were ever in Lick House before. Occidents]l — In neiehborhood of 600, majority of whom are Easiern and Norih- ern excursionists. Baldwin — Over 800; the most ever known; over 300 cots in use; just put 50 people in parlor suite; got 156 people in annex. California—Total here, about 300, of whom 200 are delegates and other excur- sionists; using some cots. Commercial—About 250 in all here. One bundred of these are Endeavorers and others who arrived on the reduction rail- way rates. St. Nicholas—About 250*Christian En- deavorers and others, who came because of the reduced raiiroad rates. Are be- tween 450 ana 500 altogether in the house. Lots of cots. - This summary of the various hotels is given by the proprietor or attaches of the hotels. ~ As near absolute accuracy as pos- sible has been asked, without any shad- ing of numbers, up or down. GOSPEL-WAGONS. Two gospel-wagons will start from the Pleasanton Hotel, Butter street, corner of Jones, at 6 o'clock on Sunday evening, to do evangelistic work under the auspices of the Philadelphia Sunday Breakfast Associa tion. A Philadeiphia delegation, m_charge of Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, D.D., who has charge of this work in his own city, will go to tbe corner of Clay and Kearny, to Montgomery street and Clay, ‘Washington square and vicinity and hold services. THEY VISIT SAN JOSE. SAN JOSE, CaL., July 10.—A large num- ber of delegates to the Christian Ea- deavor convention in San Francisco vis- 1ted this city to-day and made the trip to Mount Humilton, and had a peep throush the biz glass, The stage company han- dled 180 of the visitors, and quite a num- they are going 0. ‘Do you see that name?' said one man who was here with his family, as he registered from Rhode Island. *Well, that name will never be ber took private rigs. Many Endeavorers w?xa laso noticed on the streets of the city. Don’t come | LONGSTREET ON NATORAL LAWS The Well-Known Single- Tax Orator's Only Lec- ture Here. On His Way to the North to Take Part in the Com- ing Campaign, The Orator Took Efociety to Task for Not Making a Study of Nature. Professor B. F. Longstreet, the zifted and well-known single-tax orator from Boston, arrived in this City a lew days ago and lastevening he delivered an in- teresting lecture before the Single-tax Society of San Francisco at 32 O’Farrell street. This was tne only address that the doctor, as he is called, will deliver here and those who failed to hear him speak missed an excellent opportunity of listening to an eloquent speaker upon an interesting theme. Dr. Longstreet is originally from Louis- ville, Ky., but of late years he has claimed Boston as his home. He is a man of means and is one of the pioneers in the single-tax cause. In 1ts interests he has canvassed Delaware, Texas, New Mexico and many other of the States and Terri- tories, and is now on the way to the State of Washington, where be intends to carry on the work to which he has given up his entire time and attention. The meeting was opened by President Manzer, who announced that ‘‘the next Governor of California, the Hon. James G. Maguire,”” would preside. Judge Ma- guire was received with cheers, Inspeak- ing of Dr. Longstreet he said that the gentleman is really a single-tax mission- ary who is traveling over the country preaching the gospel of social and Gov- ernmental evolution, and he himself is a firm beli-ver in social evolution. He added: *I believe that conditions and not men are forcing this social evolu- tion to a more truly natural condition for mankind, and that the first step in this direction is on the line of single tax. The great advautage in the single tax is that man may enjoy God's great bounty and that the system will be self- supporting.”’ He then introduced the speaker and his subject, “The Natural Law in the Social World.” Dr. Longstreet 1s a man of medium height, of about 45 years of age and well nourished. His hair is dark, mustache ditto and his biue eyes twinkle with good- nature that at once makes him popular with his audience. Taken altozether his perscnalily is pleasing, and while present- ing his points he introduces many a pleas- ant littie anecdote that enlivens his theme. He began his di<course by explaining the | meaning of natural law and how science came into the world, thus making plain many of these laws that belore were re- garded with superstition by the people. He said that it is our duty to make a study | of these laws and apply them to our every- day life and to the Government. As a rule political economists try to make nataral laws subservient to their | preconceived views of government, and it was not until Henry George broke through this superstition that the world was able to see the wisdom of advanced theugbt. The builder who fails to ob- | serve .his plumb-line soon has to begin putting up props in order to make the structure stand, and this prop also has to be propped. So 1t is with many of our laws, especially the bad ones. They are propped and repropped until the whole is a mass—a patchwork. ‘I'ne speaker stated that we are the most | conceited in the world, except the English, | from whom we spring. Thousands of dol- | lars are spent in sending missionaries to teach the heathen God’s laws, when asa fact the heathen could teach us agreat many of the natural laws. Poverty, he | said, is the evidence of violated law, and he cited the birds and beasts to show that they do not suffer thus, for they do not violate the laws of nature. D:. Longstreet took a sly rap at those who are in favor of restricting immigra- tion and said that nature is not niggarily and why should man be? He declared | that the United States is large enough to | contain the entire population'of the world. | One valley in Kansas, he said, is suffi- | ciently rich to provide bread for tie whole world. There is more than enough for all, then whv should any of the Creator’s | children suffer? The trouble is that soci- ety does not understand the law of disiri- bution. One mun stands at the door of nature’s storehouse and holds the ey and lets none take therefrom unless he, the keyholder, receives a portion thereof. The speaker went on to discuss the rela- | tion of capital and labor, morey, rent, ete., and 1n so doing he gave a very clear explanation of the single-tax doctrine and principles. At the conclusion of his address he answered questions asked by those in the audience relative to the sub- ject of his discourse. Dr. Longstreet will only remain in town for a few days, “PROS.” AND AMATEURS, Both Classes ot Bicycle-Riders to Com= pete in Annual Championship Races. The California Associated Cyc'ing Clubs, at its monthly meeting held at the San Francisco Road Club’sronms last evenine, had weighty matters to consider. A. P, Swain, president of the association, was in the ch air and Secretary Stanley G. Sco- i vern officiated. The clubs represented were: Acme Club Wheelmen, Bay City Wheelmen, California Cycling Club, East Oakland Wheelmen, Garden City Cyelers, Im- perial Cycling Club, O ympic Club Wheel- men, San Francisco Road Club, Santa Rosa \Wheelmen, Barker Cycling Club, Turn Veremn Cyclers (San Jose), Ariel Bicycle Club, Terminal City Wheelmen and Stanley G. Scovern; representing the unattached wheelmen. The most important action taken was the adoption of an amendment to the racing rules, whereby three annusl cham- pionship event were created in which pro- fessionals and amateurs will compete to- gethier. These events are to be half mile, one mile 2aod five miles. The prize is to be a gold medai. This action was not taken without vigorous opposition, led by Charles Albert Adams of the Olympic Club Wheelmen, who maintained tuat nothing but evil cou.d flow from introducing such a taint of professionalism into the amateur ranks. Judge Frank Kerrigan heartily supported the amendment on the ground it would add new interest 1o racing. The amendment prevailed with a good majority. Arrangements were also made for an- nual separate professional and amateur championship races. On motion of Charles Albert Adams it was voted to offer-a jreward of $25 for information of tne identity of the driver who recently rode down a wheelman Io the park. A heated controversy was indulged in between the San Jose and Santa Rosadel- egates concerning the award of Admission day sanction, both cities being candidates. The matter was referred to the racing committee. The next association meeting will be held in Oakland. w]!’EW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. What the Attractions For Monday! Monday will show more positively our desire to clean house than any effort made quoted, in the past. The lines are getting small. The styles are just as desirable, but we have sone house-cleaning for the purpose of cleaning owt of the house all small lines. Now yow don’t care whether the lines are small or not as longd as the styles are desirable and yow are getting first-class stuff’ for wnder half price. That’s house-cleaning and we’re cleaning house. BRIGHT AND CLEVER LOOKING REEFER SUITS. Some 300 Reefer Suitsin mixed coloringds, with that broad, deep, deneroussailor col- lar, prettily braided; the sleeves braided; some blues among ’em. Just for the purpose of clean- ing house and ridding ourselves of these 300 swits, which are built for lads between the ades of 8 and 10, we will say for’em $1.25. There are among these Suits some of the double - breasted styles for older boys, those be- tween the ages of 5 and 15, short trousers ; they’ll also be $1.25. Attractions Galore! Somve 600 pairs of those pretty Blue Twill Cheviot Knee Trowusers, made with litile buckle at the knee, the 50c and 60c sort, Monday at 25 Cents. Connenes A DASH AT THE HIGHER GRADES. The Manager of our Juvenile Department has been quite lib- eral in doing through his stock. He has culled owt of it for Mon- day, and perhaps for the week, if the quantity holds owt, some- thing like 1200 pretty Suits; some pretty Little Jun iors among ‘em, for children, those between the agdes of 3 and 7 ; there are also some Scotch Chev- 10t Reefer Swits among ’em, aw- fully swell goods. Then there’s some Swits for larger boys, those between the ades of 5 and 15, for the little chaps wearing knee trousers ; Suits among ‘em worth all the way wp to $5, yes, and well worth it. To clean these up the man- ager of this department has put the price at $1.65. wxum.v.fi The Manager of the Hat Department, not to be outdone by the Manager of the Juvenile De- g Y] partment, has gone to work, and will offer to the public Monday the pick of owr straw stock, in- B cluding Sailors and everything appertaining to straw goods, no mattzr whether the price was $1.50 or §1. Monday your pick at - 25 Cents. SAN FRANCISCO'S MOST POPURAR HOUSE, An Entire Floor, a Veritable Parlor, 1,700 Square Feet De- voted to Juvenile Apparel Alone, 9,11,13 and 15 Kearny Street. TWO ENTIRE BUILDINGS—EIGHT FLOORS.