The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 19, 1897, Page 29

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1897. This is Metlods; churches. All the pastors are | at Pacific Giove, and, as yet, it is not posit.vely known who any of the new | vastors will be, as the appointments will not likely be made untit Monday morn- ingz. | Thursiay evening a meeting of. the| ‘‘Sociological’” Section of the Epworth Leagne will be held at the Grace M. E. | Church. The general tome of ihe even- | ing will be the “'Saloon Q iestion.” ! Rev. C. C. Heriott of Minneapolis will | preach this afternoon and evening at| Grace M. K. Church. | Great farewell demonstrations will soén be in order io signalize Lieutenant-Colonel | and Mrs, Keppel’s departure for the East. There are now 40,050 local oificers 1n the Saivation Army. and Mrs, Bourne are under marching orders for the st, their des- tination being somewhere in the New | England chief di on, under Lieutenant- | slenel Co S:aff Utah and W also be in the near futur Ensign Marv Jackson leaves on the 2lst for China, where she goes to study the language, in order to ve of more service in the Chines- work in this city and Mrs. Ezner of tho ern Wyoming district will g from their communa Oberlin College is disappointed 1n that President Slocum of Colorado Coliege de- clines the call to the esidenc; B Colorado is pleased. Pre done a splenaid work at C President John H. F lege has decided to remain with thatin- stitution, and has declined the call to the presidency of Lake Forest University. The Seattle Times announces the return of Rev. W. H. Temple of Piymouta Con- | greational Church (Seattle) to his pulpit, after an absence of several weeks. The fair given in Alameda by the He- brew Ladies’ Endeavor Society ciosed last Wednesday, and was in every respecta grand success. All participants acauitted themselves ly creditably. It is ex- pected that andsome sum will be Tealiz=d as that excellent society deserves, manu-El announces that the Hebrew Religious Free School will open for work on the first Sunday in October. Arrange- ments have bzen prifecte which the new home of the nu- sterhood will be occupied by tne sc under con ditions acceptabie to bo institutio! The bome 1s located on Fol st near Ninth, and is in every way improvemeut on the quarters. Rev. E. 8, Stucker of Chicago, district secretary of the Baptist Publication So- ciety, is expecting to arrange for a series of meatings on the Pacific Coast in No- vember and Decemb D.P. W accompany him in Oregon and V ton and assist in Sunday-school institute work. The Central W. C. T. U. holds its regu- lar meeting for this month on Thursday, the 231 inst. ,in the parlors of Central M. t, ast isterhood’s previous V. Ana y meeting of the San Francisco | Cot C. T. U. is to be held on Wednesday, the 22d inst., in Dr. M. M. Gibson's church, corner of Polk sireet and | Go’'den 10 | t Cbristian Church Rev. Dr. | Gate avenue, commencing at { will preach this morning on “Sys- tematic Work.” In the evening the subjret o his discourse will be ““Four | | Thiags of Wisdom. young men at the Y. M C. A. will be con- ducted by Rev. 8. 8. Ford of the First Christian Church. ! Commander Booth Tucker will speak this afternoon at Dr. Carroi’s chureh in | Oakland. Iuthe evening he will speak in tne Salvation citadel, Oakland. Adjutant William Barker, who for the | rast three years worked under Colouel | Keppell in the financial department, is to | be transferred to the East. He will be succeeded by Captain Dart from the At- lant:e Coast. Coionel and Mrs, Perry, who for the past eight years kave been connected with the nattonal heacquarters of the Salva- tion Army in New York City, are ordered to Sweden, where tuey will have charge of all the work there, | sign Lewis, secretary of the mercy | bos, is_touring through Trinity County | with his phonograph. | Rabbi Meyers syoKe yesterday at the | Bush-street Tempee or “The First Ripe Fraits.” ! Rev. Gibbert Reid, a well-known mis- | ary who has been doing work in Pe- | kin, Chi mong the higier classes, will | speak this eveninz at the First Presbyte- | rian Church. His subject will be *‘High | fe sio! e Boynton, formerly pastor of | the I apti<t Church of this City, has accepted u call to the Wocdlawn Baptist Church in Chicago. Rev. L. A. fsauc Moses (rabbi) are preaching ander the same roof in Chicago. i The new pas:or of Trin'ty Presbyterian | Church of this cit, arrived with his ¢ from Oranze, N Rev. T. D. Butler, tormerly of Hollis- as zccepted a call to the First Church n OQaklana. The special meetingsat the West Side Christian Church have resulied in eighteen additions to the church. | R-v_Alfred Kummer, D.D,, will on next Friday evening give an iilustrated lecture on **Alaska and the Kiondike,” at the Trinity M. E. Church. Rev. O. C. Muller, D.D., will occupy the pulpit at Simpson Memorial Church to- day. | Bishop Rowe of the Protestant Episco- ! pal church has builta small hespital at Circle City in the Kiondike region. Bishop Goodseli and family arrived in | New York on Saturday. They have been absent from this country fifte months, nd the Bishop has held ten 1ounds of the ropean conferences. The Jewish congregation of S oux City, lowa, recently elected Mrs. J. M. Cohen as president. Tnisisthe firsi instance of the kind which has occurred. Tne Congregation Sephardim has been formed in this city. It is made upof Jews from Turkey, Egvpt and the Levant, as well #s from Spain and Portugas. It will bold seivices for the holidays in Frater- nity Hall in the B'nai B’rith building. Rev. H. Abraham will officiate as reader, and Attorney J. R. Branden will deliver an address. No music buta plain chant is allowed, but the place of worship | will be oruamented with Oriental em- broideries and decorations. { Rev. B. T. Rowe, B.shop of Alaska, will | preach this evening at the Church of the Advent, on Eleventh street, near Market. A full choir of fitty men and boys will | participate in tiie services. | The forty hours’ adoration opens at Sa- cred Heart Church to-day. The mission for men will be open to- morrow at 8. Ignatius Church. This is the second week of the mission, the first | week being for women. | | will Conference Sundav for the | This afternoon the usuul meeting for) The ladies and gentiemen of 8i. Fran cie parish, this city, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. T. Caraher, are mak- ing elaborate preparations for a grand ba- zaar to be held 1n November in aid of the church fund. The p.ans for a new Catholic school building in Monterey are preparine. The proposed building will cost about $50C0. Pope Leo XIIl, through Cardinal Ram- polla and Archbishop Keane, has signified his inteniion of presenting to the Stan- ford Univ rsity library an expensive bound copy of the catalngue of the famous Vatican library. No copy of th's cata- logue is now on this coast, and there are but few copies of it in the United States. The senior and junior members of the Rosarian Society o St. Dominic’s Church bold their annual retreat on Sep- tember 29, 30, and October 1, in prepara- tion for the Feast of the Most Holy The services, wh:ich wili be h»ld h, will consist of the Rosary, aad Benediction. All the Ins ruction members are earnestly requested 10 be present during the exercises of the retreat, His Grac-, the Most Rev. P. W. Riordan, accompanied by Rev. Jobn K. Conle, pastor of St. Br.gid's Church, wil leave for the Eastin a few dJays to attend tue meeting of the Archbishcps in Wasn- ington, D. C., and of the Board of Trus- tees of the Catholic Universiiy. Rey. D. 0. Crowley arrived home on last | | Monday from an extended Eastern trip andall (Baptist) and Dr. | nd wus given an enthusiastic welcome by the boys of the Youth<' Directory. ‘I'he sermon at the 10:30 o’clock mass in the Cathedral to-day wi.l be aelivered by Rev. . O'Ryan. Rev. Elward P. Demp- sey will preach at vespers. The religious exercises of St. Francis branch of the League of tue Cross have been posiponed until Tuesday evening, September 28. The first of a series of popular praise services will be held at the First Congre- gational Church this evening under the direction of Samuel D. Mever, organist and choirmaster. His selections for organ | and choir will consist entirely of the com- position~ of the late Charles Gounod. The | Rev. Dr. Adams, wiil preach the theme, “The Value of Fragments.” The new St. John’s Church, Oakland, will be reaay for the first service October pastor, on rection of C. T. Urmy. The Rev. Jee Gam has been received into feillowship with the Congregational Bay Association. The Santa Clara Association of Congre- gational Ministers and Churches will hold its autumn meeting at Saata Cruz during the time of the General Association meet- ing. The annual session of the svnod of Cali- fornia will be held in the Brooklyn Pres- byterian Church, Oskland, on Thursday, October 21, at 7:30 p. M., anc will be opened with a sermon by the retiring moderator, the Rev. George C. G ffen. The Rev. Dr. W. D. Williams, who for the past three monihs has been serving the St. Paul's Church at Oregon City, has made such a pleasing impression upon his parishioners that they unanimously a k that he be continned indenn tely. The semi-annual convention of the Young People’s Association of the presby- tery of San Francisco will be held in the new Westminster Presbyierian Church, Page and Webster streets, Tuesday even- ing, Seplember 28. There will bs a raily of all workers, a nresentation of the work of the King': Daughters and Society of Andrew and Phinp, music by the orches- tra of Trinity Presbyterian Church and an address by Rev. Samuel 8. Cryor, D.D NEXT THING | 10 A BOLDOP Pacific to provide betier service ior the bolders of s»cond-class tickets. The ju-| risdiction of the California Board of Rail- | road Commissioners may not extend be- voud the boundaries of the State, but the | board conld advise the delinquent railroad | corporation and report the facts to the | United States Raiiroad Commissioner. | The smoking-car, where smoking, drink- | |ing und swearing are common incidents | How Second-Class Passen-| gers Are Imposed Upon | at Ozden. Measures Compelling Them to | Contribute Money to the | Pullman Company. A Section of the Smoker the Ouly Place Offered Free to Second- Class-Ticket Holders. Ogden is the swearing point on the | Central overlandroute. Second-class pas- | sengers arriving (here from Chicago and | Omaba swear harder than the army in ¥landers when they are toid that they must ride in a mean compariment of a smoker or pay an additional sum of $250 for the privilege of the tourist slesper. Some second-class passengers who came through to Sacramento a few days ago as- serted positively that they were compelled to put up the additional tax for the Puli- man tourist or remain in Ogden. They | stated that no other accommodations were { provided for passengers holding second- | cla s tickets. | This statement is denied at thegeneral | passenger department of the Soathern Pa- | cific Company in this city. Itis admitted, however, that a separate coach is not pro- vided for second-class travelers, but tha: they are allowed to rite without extrs | charge in a compartment of the smoking. | This smoker 1s divided into two sec- | car. d tions. One section is occupied by pi sengers who desire 10 smoke and the otber by second-ciass passengers. It is said | 1hat consid: rate irainmen f{requently allow women to occupy seatsin the firsi- class coach so that they may escaje the | smoke of the div.de smoke ! The Chicago and Norinwestern and the Union Pacite permit second-ciass ave.- | ers to 1ide in the free reclining-chair cars which are run on the passenger trains of these lines. As there is mo competition between Ogden and San Fraucisco it is | Lardly expected t:at the Central Pacific trains should be equipped with reclining- | chair cars, 'The offic-rs were asked, Low ever, why an ordinary day couch, 1nde- | pendent of the dirty and disu:reeatle| smoker, was nut put oun to accommodate second-class-ticket holders, and they re- plied that the travel of this class would not justify it. Moreover, they fancied that people coming all the way across the continent ought to occupy the tourist| sleeper to get some s'eep. Complaint is made by the Southern Pacific officers that the travelers of the second c.uass who find smoke unbearable and are sometimes zi- Jowed to ride in the first-cluss coaches to escape tbe nuisance are prone 10 boast that they came tnrough first class on second-class ticke!s. Travelers coutend that some steps | low second-cinss passengers to ride in the | | delighted. ° s Sep- | tember 19, at the San Francisco Tura Verein | Hali, 323 Turk street. | rary ana Social Club wiil be beld on Wedaes- day and night, is no place for women and cuildren, yet they must stay there or pay | extra 1o get into a tourist sleepor. Coming through from Chicago recently an Arizona plysician paid from his own pocket $2 50 to buy tourist sleeper accom- mod ns for an_old lady whose money | was exhausted. When she bought her second-class ticket in Ca:cazo she sup- rosed that her fare to California was paid. According to her statement she coula find no place on the train at Ozden without | paving extra. It is possible that the | trainmen excluded her from the smoking- cer out of consideration for her sex. While the Eastern connecting roads al- reclining-chair cars, the Southern Pacific should at least provide one ordinary -ec- ond-class day coach. The Puliman Car Compary might not be plea change, but the traveling pu SOCIETY. [Continued from Page Twenty-sixth.] cantly formed for the doub’e purpose of musi- cal improvement and social enjoyment, au- nounce an entertainment and danc2 at Union- square Hall in the near future. Ii is the intention of the club to make this the Girst of a series of social dances that will d through the winter months. Foilowing are the nams of the members of the new club: Daniel Murphy. Captain D aly, Lieutenant Hoprer, Edward Dessy, Joseoh | Nolan, Robert Piunkett, Joseph Plunk it, Jonn M. Miller, Robert Stee'e, Will Moore, E Moore. Walter Young, Harry Coleman, John McEnerney, John Goyheniex, Charies Mora- Augelo Bray and Ed O'Brien. hep Wednesdsy evening, Septembver 29, at Social Hall, Alcazar building. On Wednesday evening, September 22, the Comme il Faut (formerly Hyacinihe) will give their opening party in Lunt’s tail. A grand testimonial benefii, entertaiument and ball will be tendered to Paul Hariman at Teutouia Hall, 1322 Howard street, on sa.ur- day evening, Sepiember 25. The Terpsichores will hold their initial party | on Tue-day evening, September 21,at Nutive Sons’ Hall. The seventh concertof the Columbia Zither lub will be beld this (Suudav) eveniny, e scventeeuth party of the Mission Lite- | dx evenng, September 22, at Tentonia Hull, 1 Howard sireet. ‘Ine tollowlng pro- | graime has been arranged for the occasiol Overture, J. D, Hynes' O-chestra. “Burgla: comicul farce in one act. The cast: Green, b-ave when no danger in sight, L Foolew; Muria G-¢en, afraid of burglars, Miss Anita Hammar; K tty, afraid of nothing, Miss Nellie Oskes; Tovy, hired to keep burglars away, H. G. Leffman. P easing selectious, | Lyceum Quariet; Jack Brallon first tenor, Frank W. Healy second tenor, C. Moore firsi bass, Charles W. Beits second bss. The Ch nese absurdity, “The Coming Man” (an origi- nal conception), H. Harris ana J. C, Tasen; Miss Irene Delaiey in one of her enteriaining specialties. “The Obstnate Family,” comedy in one act—Mr. Harwood, Hartiort’s father-in- law, . G. Leffman; Mrs. Harwood, Hartfort's mother-i-iaw, Miss M. Candiage; Mr. Hart- fort, . Lynch; Mrs. Hartfort, Miss Nelle Connor; James, C. A. Wegener; Lucy, Miss Nellie Oakes. PERSONALS. Mr. John Denair, wife of the superintendent | ter ha: | Devisederostreet. of the Sanie Fe Pacific, who has been visiting 1 sbould be taken to compel the Soutbern her mother, Mrs. A. C. Hiester, for the past few months, left for her home iu Needles, Cal., on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Ulman have returned home, atter a two months’ visit in the East. Dr. Luells Cool, who lelt Sunday might for & trip to Chicago and New York, is expected to return in a couple of months, A. 0. Lindstrom has returned from a three montns’ trip 1o the East and Europe. Mrs, H. Morris has returuned from Samta Cruz mountains and is siopping at the Mira- beau. Mrs. R. Isenbruck, who has recovered from recent illness, atter & visit 1o the home- stead of Mre. D. Volguardsen, Sonoma, wiil be at home 1n this city this Sunday Mue. Biber has gone to New York on busi- ess. Miss Birdie Jacobs has returned with her brother, Gabriel Jacobs, after spending six weeks i1n Portland. She will go to San Rafael for a few weeks, accompanicd by her sister, Miss Nancy Jacobs Mrs. J. F. sweeney and daughter, Miss Net- tie Sweeney, are making an extensive tour of the Eastern 'States und Canala. Mrs. E. Parm -ntier, the mother of the young haires:, Miss May Parmeutier, who hassud- denly become the possessor of $100,000, on the condition that ehe reside tu the gay French capital for the term of three years, has returned from Paris, leaviug her daughter | there, Mr.and Mrs. I. Blum have removed from 1421 Geary. 10 1019 Ellis street. Mr. nnd Mrs. L. Fried ander of 1817 Mc removed to their new nome, 1is- 05 Mr. and Mrs. Leechman of Berkeley are spending a few months in the city and are lo- cated at the Wenban, 606 Sutter street. Mr.and Mrs. Leon Lewin (nee Goodman), after an extended tour tnrough Europe, left Hamburg on the steemer Normannia Septem- | ver 9 for New York. Mr. ana Mre. S, A. Fisher of Sonora are stop- ping at the Hotel Miramar. Mis. M. Fabian has removed to 1821 Ellis street. At home Saturdays. Mrs. J Tiltken has moved to 754 Clay- ton street, and will receive on the fi.st and third Tucsdniy,n. 'aulsen and Miss C. Lehnhardt Mrs. B.W. | expect 1o leave Bremen, on the steamer Saale, sailing Septembor 22. Among those who hisve taken passage on the steamer Auvusta Victoris, leaving Hamburg September 23, are B. Nuthan, wife and daugh- ter. Mrs. Morton L. Cook, Miss Violet Cook and Morton Cook Jr. are at Santa Craz. Mrs. Horace Smyth, wita her guest Miss Cortez, s stil. in Paris, where she has been the last two months. Mrs. M. H. Levy of 1130 Golden Gate avenue hes moved to 1405 Steiner street. At home third Fridag afternoon. Miss de Bernurdi of Alameda fs visiting Miss Lotiie Davis in Sacrumento. KLONDIKEES WILL MINE. Interesting Exhibitions at the Chutes To-Morrow Afternoon and Evening. Nearly all of the miners who came down on the Excelsior Wedneslav will spend their afternoon and evening to-morrow at the Chutes. J. A, Eiwell, Jack Horn, Harry Schaeffer and E. W. Townsend, on the open-air stage at the 0ot of the lake, will shew how they worked in the Kion- dike, using burning pits, sluice-boxes, windlasses and all the appliances in use in Alnska. Jack McQuestin, called the ‘‘Father of the Yukon,” will be on hand with his fam- iy, *nt4 M. Knutsen will exhibit his $.87 nug_el, the largest vet brought down trom tue Klondike. —_—————— Loose Business Methods. The Sipreme Court hus reversed the order and judgmen of the lower court in the case of P. W. Eh.ers against Wannack Broihers. Tue action was brought by Enlers fur services as un architect in the preparation of p.ans and specifications for bulldings proposed to be erected by the defendants. Judgment was rendered jor Ehlers for §751 45. The contest was made Ly the deiendants on the ground that Ehlers, learning that the others were in- tending to erect a building, volunteered his services; that he was told that the erection of a building depended upon their ability to se- cure a license for the sale of liquors, and he, knowing thi: iven permission to draw the pians of asuitable building. The plaintiff claimed that there was s special contract be- tween them. The vested choir will be under the di- | HE HAS BEATEN MAXINS BEST R. D. Noble Claims to Have Invented a New Torpedo That Uses Dynamite. By the Use of Compre:sed Air and a Spiral Spring He Controls the Explosive, The inventor Asserts That His Tor- pedo Will Have One-Third More Strength Than Maxim's. Quickly following in the lead of the vreat inventor comes R. Delos Noble of Sausalito, who claims to have invented a torpedo in which the death-dealing ex- plosive is dynamite, so arranged by means of compressed air and spiral springs that it is barmless untii it sirikes either the water or the obj-ct fired at. Mr, Nobte claims that his torpedo can be fired with the ordinary prismal or any shot from a gun at Lime Point, or any of the guns now in use, without fear of pre- lower grade of slow powder, and can be | KNG AND QUEEN They Are in Our Midst Imposing on the Charit- able of the Town. Alms-Scekers Who Work on the Sympathies of Gener- ous People, The Associated Charities Warn Peo- ple to Disregard Their Specious Pleadings. | Jobn Wad'eigh, better known as the | “King of Beggars,” has returned to the city, aiter an zbsence of over a year. He arrived a few days ago with his wife and family to seek pasiures new among the charitably inclined, but as his true char- acter is well known "he may not reap the amouut he did on his last visit. Wadeigh and his wife have been in the | habit of traveliug from place to place and by their plausible tales of want and suf- fering have succeeded in gaining a liv.ng without much exertion. The title of king was given him by his class, owing to his great ability as a beg- | gar. Itissaid by those who know that his earnin 's on his last visit amounted to nearly §200 a month, The “King” is in the habit of occupying nicely furnished flats and enjoying the comiorts of home life. At bis leisure he follows the es with varying success and 1s also addicted to the use /of inioxi- cating liguors. His wite Irene isa litile woman with a sweet face and has an air of worldly igno- rance about her which leads peopie to listen to her story and often moves them to assist her. Itisher scheme to cbtain donations of furniture, bedding, pro- visions, etc., from as many people as she can and then dispose of the same at the nighest price she can receive for cash. The last time these unworiny alms- seekers ware Lere they played on the sym- pathies of the various charitable organiz - tions with great success until they were shown to be impostors. | They are both well known to the Asso- [ The New Dynamite Torpedo Which tke Inventor Claims Riva's Maxim’s. mature explosion; and wi:h 175 to 200 pounds of pow.er he can throw his tor- pedo, loaded with 900 pounds of dynamite, a distance cf eleven and a half miles, com- pletely annibilating any of the largest battle-shii s aflhat. The invenior c'aims that his | differs from Maxim's in | being flatter, and as the caliber is rmaller | be can gec greater speed and more aceu- | | torpedo t e irajectory racy at less expense in firing and fully one-third better results from the use of dynamite or nitre-glycerine than from gun cotton. He has tested his invention in an old- | style fifty-caliber rifls with the best of re- sults. As nitro-glycerine is affected by the tchanges of the atmosphere it be- comes unreliable, so he prefers to use dynamite. The torpado i: of the ordinary pattern witk a cap of aluminum or any other soft { metal and a vaive of clay or any britile plate. The powde: 1s held in position by & felt wadding, and the dynamite cylinder having a percussion cap at its forward end is held by spiral springs of sieel in & chamber filled with compre-sed air with a | pressure o/ 100 pounds to the :quare inch, so arranged that when the torpelo strikes | either the water or the object fired at the aluminum cap shifts and tLe valve breaks, allowing the compressed air at the for- ward end to escape, thereby causing the explosive to be pressed forward and the percussion cap to exp'ode the dynamite. The inventor claims to have u-ed both nitro-glycerine and gun cotton fully five mont yago. Mr. Noble is a quiet, unassuming man, a native of Sonoma County, 22 years of age. flBesidol inventing this famous torpedo he has various otner devices upon which he is now employed. THE SCAR:D BURGLARS. Mrx. Furrens Found Three When She Came Home Yesterday. A hot chase over fznces, through alley- ways, vacant lots, back yards and lumber piles by a poticeman and a baicher late yesterday afternoon resulted in tne cap- iure of two young burglars on West Mis- sion street. The cap'ives had entered the residence of Wiliiam Farrens at 1837 Market streer, between 4 and 5 P. M., While none of tne family were at home. Mrs. Farrens happened to come in quickly by the back door and surprised | turee young men while they were ran- sacking some drawers. The trio rushed by her and ont by the back door, running away down an ailev. Mr.. Farrens rushed as excitedly out the front door giving the alarm. Henry Praffele, a butcher next door at 1839 Market, 'nstantly took up the chase as d1+ Officer Porter, who happened to be stralling by. : The butcher and the policeman proved good sprinters and thev saw the fleeing “hieves as they leaped overa back yard fence. The chase was kept up for a block or two when ihe trail was lost for a few moments. Soon, however, two of them were found und captured in a vacant lot on West Mission sireet, near Thirteenth. After a little search the ylace where something had been buried was fonna and about $100 worth of j:welry which had been taken fiom the Farrens house was found wrapped in a bandkerchief. The two prisoners were booked at the Seven- teenth-gtreet Police station on charges of burglary. They gave the names of George Raymond and Joseph Martin. They are supposed to be ex-convicts, The identity of the third man is unknown. ————— Itisealculated 1hat in large ocean steam- ers like the Campania more than 3000 arti- cles of glass and ehina are broken on e¢very | voyage. | ciated Charities, and that organization has warned kind-hearfed people who have been willing to assist them not to do so, | asthey are unworthy and impostors of | the worst kind. i PRRJUDCE OF GHINA Li His Hung Chang Says People Are Ruled by Suspicion, A Remarkable Letter From the | Great Diplomat to a Missionary, Lt Hung Chang, China’s leading states- man and aamittedly one of the greatest | diplomafs in the world, has written to a missionary of this city admitting that his country is in darkness—ruled by suspicion and prejudice and expressing the hope that Western knowledge and wisdom will eventually lead the Chincse nation out of the darkness that now enshrouds it. The letter is written to Rev. Gilbert Reed, a missionary recently returned to this country on t.e eve of his departure | from China. R:v. Mr. Reed, in native Chinese costnme, will speak on the sub- ject before the mass-meeting of the Chris- tian Kndeavorers, Y. H on Tuesday evening next. Li Hung Chang’s letter is as follows: To Rev. Gilbert Reed, Founder of the Mission to the Upper Classes of Peking—DEAR SIR: Hav- ing ol various oecasions giadly snown my in- terest in the good work recently organized by you among tire educa ed und officia: classes of China, through whow the Imasses may be readily enligntened by means of Western knowledge, and know:ng also of the many years of seli-denying labor you have devoted 1o the welfare of the people in varfous parts of Ching, itis with muca pleasure thai I offer you this testimonial on the eve of your de- parture for the United Siates, I have aamired whe bold and tireless energy with which you have faced the difficuities of your present task. It is uniortuuately true ihat suspicion, prejudice and sel.-sufficiency are pecullar traits of educa:ed Chinese, e-pe- cially noticeable in their estimation of other countries—perhaps because of the igo ation of China from Wesura influence for so many centuries; but whuiever may be the cau-e, lamentable effect is seen in the present back- ward state of China among the netions of the worl T d. social, educational end official systems of China bave tended to give 1o the educated class control of the destines of the nation. Waoether such a mouopoly of power be good or bad need uot now be consldered. I exists, and tae practical question is how to turn it into beueficent and useful chenue.s. You have set nbout solving this prob ¢m in a way that shou d commend itself 10 every friend of humanit Unquestionably if you can give to the blin . leaders of our people light and learn- ing enj-ved in the West they in turn will lead our people out of their darkness, Ttnink I may claim to have many friends in toe United States, where you now go. The cordial reccption I met with wnerever 1went there made a deep impres ion upon my heart, aod has greaty endeared your people to me. If it would interest them to knuw that I re- gard you highly and give you a helping hand in your future efforts to bring more hight in the worid and euncourags higher aims for human aspiration, you may use for that pur- pose this letter from your ! riend, [Signed and seaied] Lt HUNG CHANG, Sentor Guardian to the Heir apparent, Classi- cal Reader wo His Majesty the Emperor, tenior Grand Secretary of Siete, Minisier of ;‘u: :‘ornlgn Office and Earl of the First u! .- The coins of Siam are made of porce- lain; those of Japan are made princi- | pally of iron. OF THE BEGGARS| Secretary Jul'an Sonnteg yesterday issued | a cailjor the'aunual mee ing of the California | Miners' Associition in ihis eity oa October 18, the meet.ng 10 last two duys. Tais vear's convention of (his tody will be | very important to the mining interes:s of Cali- tornia for two reasons, lmjortant measures will be d'scussed and “acied upon, and the question of whether this strong and success- 1l body shall survive snd preserve its active and eftici -nt career will be so.ved. Everybody | upproves of the Calfiornia Mine s’ Asscelation, and thauks it for the great geod that it has done, but it has become the victim of apathy among the mining men of the State. Itis composed of delegates from county miners’ associations, and its treasury depends wholly on the pereapita tax levied on the sfliliating | assoclations tor the purpcses 1s effective work between tihe annual meetings is done by A strong executive committee, of which J. H. Neft )5 president snd Ju.ian Sonn az secre. This committee cen do little effeciive ¢ for expenses, and the annual conventior s cost about $500. But the county associations are not paying | their aues, and therein is the indicator of | apathy and the danger mentioned. The asso- ciation is not something which the miners can passively trust 1n as in asortof cternal providenve, and the active members of the executive committee are discouraged. 1here will, however, be an effort 10 stir up lutent interest, and the meeting may turn out to be a large one and the needed dues may roll in. One of the many important things to be con- sidered at the aunual meeting is the subject | of river improvement fir the mutual benefit of the mining and agriculturel regions of the Sueramento Valley. A friendly understanding with the Anti-Debris Association and other valley interests has been reached and the piaa 1s to do o more fighting, but to pull together | to receive from Corgress large approprintions 10 be divided between dredging the navigable portions of the streams and building more re- straining dams, which will allow more of the millions in the gravel banks to be unlocked with nydrautic giants. A scheme of this na- ture, including a determination of what is to be gought from Coagress. wiil be the subject ofdiscussion and resolution. The executiv: commit:ee of the association is the only aetive | power that can effctualiy back up the efforts of Congressmen, und herein appears one of the future needs for the nssociation and money 1o [ euable it to do eff ctive work. The revision and amendment of Federal mining laws will be another of the mpnmml subjects. Last vear a committee, of which Curtis H. Lindley is chairman, was appointed | 10 siudy the subject, and i1s long and interest- | ing report r:commending changes in tne laws | will coms up, and the repost will be the result | of a year of study. W.S. Kcyes, who wasa | delegate to the recent international gold-min- ing convention at Denver, is & member of a committee on the same thing appointed by thatconvention, and he leit yesterday to at- tend a meeting of the committee in Denver next Thursday. The work of these iwo com- mittees will likely be amalgamated in the | future, and the result will doubtless be scme far-reaching aud important changes in the Federal mining laws, which aren crystalliza- tion of the rules which informally became es- tabiished emong the early California miners. The wishes oi the representaiive mining men of this State on national legisiation wili be formulated next month, and the decisions of the conventton will be important influences | on futurs changes. | Other important matters call for the active | support of mining men for this hitherto strong organization and help promise an important convention next month. State Mineralogist A. S. Cooper bas ready for publication the first of the serfes of county mining maps which will be a distinguishing feature of h's administration, The map o1 | Santa Barbara has been lithographed in three | co ors, and it will be printed for disiribution | soon. Mr. Cooper proposes to issue no biennisl | port deseriptive of the mines and mineral | resources of the State, as all his predecessors | heve done, but will pub.ish instead a complete | register of the mines and minerals of Cali.or- | nis, accompanied by large maps of all the connties having important mineral resources. This will constitute the most complete min- ing directory cver made, end it isa unique | enterprise. It will contain no descriptive matter. the informaton all being 1n tabular form. The register will consist of six iong tabular statements dealing respectively with the quartz, hydraulic and drift mines of the State, mills and arastras, mineral springs and all the miscellaneous minerals. The charac- | ter of the formation, which will be briefly | given in words or figur:s, may be judged by | the following headaings ot the columnos in the list of quartz mines: Name of mine, nearest town, section, town- ship, range, map numter, whether patented, elevation, number of veins, width of vein, strike, dip, character of ors, hanging wal, fcot wall, shaft, incline, open cut, tunnel, drifts, greatest depth below outcrop, mill, | power, employes, name and residence oi owner and superintendent, reterences to pub.ished | reports. To secure the needed information circulars and blanks are being sent to owners and su- perintendents throughout the Siate and in- formationon file or published is being com- piled in the oftice. The value and complete- ness of the work will depend largely on the readiness with which the blanks are filled and returned and 1t is hoped tuat all mine-owners will respond wita correct information. All the mines, e‘c., listed in the register will be indicated on the maps with reference num- The s are being made on the large scale of one-half inch to the mileand show the geographical features, inciuding gulches, roads and trails, in great detail. Ou this seale amap of the State would be over twenty-tive feet long, and that of Senta Barbara County about twenty-four by thirty-six inches. It is Mr. Cooper’s intention to hire a compe- tent man in each county to carefully revise the map after it is compilel. The publication of these maps and registers would be a great tax on the funds of the bureau, and Mr. Cooper | exveéts to get the Boards of Supervisors to pay the cost of printing and paper after the compiling and engrossing are done. Boards of Supervisors may thus cheaply issue these maps for distribution along w th a desc:iy matter abont their county which they wih toprint. Each mapand regi-ter wil be is- sucd, if possibl:, as soon as ready, and in a year or more they will be published all to- gether. Work is now being doue on the maps of Trinity, Snasta and K ro, and saveral will ‘be made this fall. The usual field work of the bureau has been wholly discontinued, except for Deputy W. L. Watts stadies in the southern oil rigion, and the deputies dismissed except Messrs. Preston and Means, who are compi ing maps in the cfice. This const tutes quits a revolution in the methols and labors of the aaministration of the mining bureau. The compliation of this valuable work of reference wi.l nearly monopolize the activities of this instituiion for a year or so. Mr. Cooper has just actively begun an effort to secure the whoie top floor of the new ferry builaing for the offices and workrooms of the bureau and for its great museum. It is his id. s that the interesting collections belonging to the bureau shouid be there at the gateway of the city, wnere it would be visited by many thousands i ore per year and have a greater effect es an advertisement of Caiifornia’s wo. derful mineral resources, This great hall will | paratory work in hydraulic work enterprises, | ment of dredzing machines in | rapidity. | deeper before drifiing for the ore body will be 600 feet long and 26 feet wide, and mugnm-o cent'y lighted. The location is alco tempting to the Siaie Board of Trade, which is trying to secure it. The new boerd of trustees of the 8 ate Min- ing l'ureau has not yet been named by Gov- ervor Budd. The ierms of the incumbents ex- vired three months ago. W. S. Keyes and per haps others of the board are likely to be reap~ ed. . Two railroad enterp! ute ereatly to the devy resourees of the M ses which will contribe ent i the mining ave Desert are under way. The Randsburg Railway Compiny has con- tracted for the construction of a line from Krimer to Johannestu'g and the Pacific Borax Works wiil build a narrow-gauge line from their works to Daggett. The operations of the Mountin Copper Come- pany at Iron Mountain aud Keswick, Shasta County, are increasing wi.h each month and one of the great copp:r mines of the ccuntry is being rapialy developed. A number of rofary roasters are 10 be added at once. Among the most noticenble features in Cali- fornia this year are the large amount of pre- the sinking of shafts to greater depths, the discovery by'scveral foreign investors that as much is to be made by developing prospects as by buying *‘going” mines, and the establish- everal parts of the State.—Mining and Scientific Press. Among the important deve.opment opera- tions going on in Amador County are those at the Oneida mine. The shait is down 1200 feet and the work ias progressed with remarkable Tne shaft will be sunk 500 feet begin. A siphon pipe linc 6000 feet long and 34 inches in dismeter is being laid by the Cie Ese Company to carry water to their Keno | elaim, near Junction City, Trinity County. Am the recent itemsof mining news is the announcement of the discovery of nickel | in Nevada County. A miners' union s being formed at Rands- | burg by the secretary of tue Virginia City (Nev.) unfon. An important ofl strike has been made near Coalinga, Frésno County, where a well devel- oped by Chancellor & Canfie'd is yielding 110 barrels a day. At Ballarat, Inyo County, several good finds have Leen made during recent weeks, and the actiyity of tne camp issteadily incressing. In Nevada County two plunger pumps and other machinery are being placed in the Brunswick mine, which will soon have twenty stamps running. A four-foot ledge has been opened on the 600 level in the Crown Point- The Orleans has received a new air-compressor, power-drilis and dynamos and will soon be in fuil and profitable operation. At the Indepen- de:c2 muca development work is going on, anc sinking for the Maryland chute is pro- gressing. A greatamount of sim:lar develop- ment is going on. The shafi in the Wedge mine at Randsburg has reached & depth of 400 feet and the ore runs from $50 to $100. This is much the deep- est shaft in the district and is giving the needed demonstration that the values there arenot all on the surface. The fall rains which are about due will start up for a short season & great many hydraulic and other placer mines in Siskiyou and Trin- ity counties. Tehema County promises to develop some rich mines. In addition to the im- mense copper mine that was recently bonded by several San Francisco parties s ledge of decomposed quartz has been discovered forty miies west ot Red Bluff by Charles Burrell. It is free milliog and assays 2 to the ton. He believes the ledge can be to the rich Harrison Guich mines, owned by Captain J. H. Roberts, which are | perhaps thirty-five miles north and about the same elevation. Two shafts ere beingsunk ou the Burreil mine and an arastra worked by water power will be used for the present. A notable workon “American Law Relating to Mines and Mineral Lands,” by Curtis H. Lindley of this city, will make its appearance in a few days from the press of the Bancroit Whitney Company. It will be quite an exten- sive work, comprising two volumes, and one that from'the manner and siyle of the treat ment will interest miniug men generally, ag | well as lawyers. SCHOOL IN NOE VALLEY. The Club Petit ons the Supervisors for Greater Facllities for the Children. The improvement club west of Castro street is willing to forego even the much- coveted Mission park an | zoo for 4 school building ior the chilaren of that locality. Ata meeting of the club last night the following risolution was ordered sent to the Supervisors: Gentlemen: Whereas there are at least 350 ch.ldren west of Castro street without facili- ties of education, and the Board of Education is now hiring seven classrooms to sccommo- date the overflow from the James Lick School, and this section is_greatly in need of a schoo! it 1s therefore résoived by the West of Castro. street Improvement C ub that the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Education be urged to make & necessar; appropriation to securc a suitable site and creet a building for aschool in the district west of Castro sireet. That the petition might have still greater weight the foliowing-named mem- bers were instric ed to appear before the honorable gentlemen and urge an appro- priation for that purpose: Major McKinne, F. . Hackney, W. J. Nixon and W. B. Car Mr. Jua- son stated that re were over 300 children in the vailey that cannot find accommodation in the school building. 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