The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 26, 1897, Page 9

» 5:'00’ L4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1897. 9 STRONG WORDS i THE SYNOD Dr. Hemphill Speaks Vigor- ously in Reply to Rev. Dr. Hopkins. The Princeton Faculty Censured for Signing a Petition for a Bar. Report on the Theological Seminary Brings Out Much Lively Discussion. OARLAND OfFICE SAN FraNcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, Oct. 25 The closing day i of the Presbyterian Synod was marked with long and at times quite personal debates. Business was the order of the day, and it took some diplomacy to get it through at all. Thae attendance was somewhat reduced from that of last week, but the debaters were out in force. Claims amounting to $1226 70 for wile- age were presented by and allowed to the ninisters in the Benicia, Los Anceles, Santa Barbara, Sacramento snd Oakland vresbyteries. The motion to segregate the mileage and expense funds was laid upon the table indefinitely and an assess. ment of 7 cents made for this year. The order of the day was on the resolu- tion introduced by J. T. Hopkins con- demning Princeton University in the fol- lowing terms: *“That the synod of Cal- fornia does hereby express its emphatic protest against any connection of Prince- ton University or any institution bearing the Presbyterian name with the drinking customs of any society or country.” The mover urged tie adoption of his motion and said: “There is one blot which I wish could be removed from our escutcheon, and that is the inactivity on the liquor question. Qur presbyteries and synods should take iirm ground on this matter. We are on dangerous ground and should get on firm ground. “I wish we might get on the same firm ground as tbe Methodist brethren and take a stand at this time from which we can never recede. [Applause.] The General Assembly has requested that unfermentea wir bstituted for commercial or fer- e at the conmunion table and D jE> :ht Rev. John Hemrphill, his feet. Hesaid: “Any man at would ur and say we do not take 1s strong ground on this question as our Metnhodist brethren or any oiher church es of No, No, brou ] glad t - is now before the synod, as it 1s the most troublesome I have ever had to do with. It isa mean ed atta on Princeton Uni- orderin the use of his language, but he was allowed to proceed. s he closed, Dr. R. F. Coyle took the foor. ““Inere is nothing more troublesome to deal with,” deciared he, “than sin, and no sin so troublesome as this, as it is feared in the churc! It is so trouble- some becanse 1t brings up a subject with which every true pastor is grappling. I re- ice in what Princeton has done, but I | avor the report because I lgve Princeton. {Appla ‘I should be so let this opporiu v if this synod should grand old Princeton’s sarments. Itis not because we are prejudiced against Prince- ton, but becauss we iove it, that we pro- tesf. If 1t were proposed 10 establish a drinking place on the campus at Berke- ley or Palo Alto we would feel it our duty 1o protest. Shall we aliow one to be tablished witnin the precincts of Prince- ton when we would protest in the case of Berkeley or Stan.ord ? “I do not beiieve we can do less than re- cord our firm protest,”’ he said in closing fier reading the strong protest of the New Jersey Synod. Tne matter then went over unt:l afternoon. At that time it was referred to Rev. P. E. Kipp of San Diego to prepare a substi- | tute which would not reflect upon the un- versity, but would reacn the men who were responsible for this affair, His report on the Princeton resolutions was as follows: Resolved, That we, the Synod of Cal do hereby record our emphatic protest against the tndorsement by some members of the fac- uity of the University of New Jersey ofa p tion for the esiablishment of & suioon withi the corpurate limits of their town. We are so zealous for the honored and illus- trious name which this coliege has so long borne that we deprecate seeming and unoffi. cial conuection of 1t with the abomination of iniquily. and we express the earnesi hope that the official authorities of the said university will put upon this act of {wo of their profes- surs the seal of iheirunquaiified denunciation. Resolved, That our stated clerk send a copy of this resol 1o the trustees ot the Univer- sity of New Jersey The words *‘New Jersey’’ were stricken out and ** ceton’’ inserted, afier which it was adopted. The report on the San Francisco Theo- logical Seminary occupied three hours' time, but was finally adopted without any rrovisions for the raising of the $19,000 shortage, or a word of censure for those respon-ible fo The recommendations for members of the board of trustess for ifornia, the class of 1930 to succeed themselves wer ev. H. B. Gage, Riverside; Elders | Geurge D. Gray, Oakland, ana Davig Jacks, Monterey; Rev. Joun Hemphill, vice Rev. J. W. Dinsmore, term expired Rev. R. F. Coyle, vice Rev. Edwnrd Gra- ham, term exvired; Elder J. E. Baker, Alameda, vice Rovert D ckson, removed. Class of 1809 to till vacancies, Rev. Alex- ander Parker, vice Rev. W. J. Chichester, | resigned; Eiver W. B. Fry, Oakland, vice A. J. Rilston, res.gned, and Charles A. Lato, San Francisco, vice A. 8. Evans, deceased. They wereduly elected. For fear 1hat the Princeton Inn case might be repeated in Californiaa thought- ful gentleman iroduced the following resolution, which was passed without a dissenting vote: Recognizing the embarrissing conditions under which properiy sometimes comes into the possession ot insiitutions, nevertheless we recommend that the svnod airect tuat prop- erly owned by the -eninary shall not be ne=d by its trustee ithout ex ssed provistons in the terms of tn ce8: ha. no saloon sor tne sale of lutiXicaling liquors be permitied on the premi-es. At to-nizht’s session Rev. B. W. Perry reported for ithe committee upon Sabbati ovser ’ He snid: “We would no* be FOOD COFFEE. PR VYV VOV RN RRR R PR e ey iITs A i GOOD TRADE 3 To leave off : : coffee and - : take on : b3 » & : POSTUM, : & THE LIQUID FOOD. s H @ » PR VPV PR EEERRP RO RRY . Mr. Liddell called the speaker to | ity pass without giving | But Corinne is not a Lillian Russell, and an expression regarding the stain upon | DT cOmMp1ny this season 18 not up to her | a conscience for any brother or church, | but would remind you that church notices | in Suodav papers presuppose Sunday readers. No wonder that many cf our people are what Gladstone calls ‘One- sters’; there is no time nor desire to go to church twice aday after reading a foriy- page paver.”’ Rev. E. T. Lockard offered a resolution for the appointment o1 a committee of five to present a plan at the next synod to take the San Francisco Theological Semi- nary from the direct control of the synod. Dr. J. W. Dinsmore said this would be a waste of time, as prior attempts had been, but Mr, Lockard thought opinion had changed and jt would: be snccessful if tried again. Rev. F. S. Brush said the resolu- tion was cowardice. He sald members had come to him during the day to have certain things concerning the seminary keptsecret. He thou:ht whenever any- thing reached a stage where secrecy wa necessary it was time to probe it to the very bottom. Tbe resolution was adopted, but the committee was not named to-night. The committee on ministerial relief reported the contributions to that fund falling off from 13 to 7 cents per member, an average of iess than $7 per church. This left the board over $20.000 in debt. One hundred and twelve cuurches in the State had con- tributed and 125 haa not. The receipts for the year were $1695 and disburs ments $9215. The roll showed 150 ministers in atiendance and 56 elders. After adopting resolutions of thanks to the Brookiyn church, rallroad, steamship lines, hotels, press, etc., the synod adjourned, to meet in San Diego next year. ONE MAN ENJOYED I The Performance of ""An Amer- ican Beauty” Is an Ac- quired Taste, | Vaudeville, Romance, Melodrama and Farce at the Other Theaters. The combination of Corinne and her | company and the musical comedy-carnival | described as **An American Beauty” isan | acquired taste, I diccovered at the Colum- bialast night. At first sight and sound you might mistake it for somethinz in | the nature of “Excelsior Jr.”” and other | spectacular misfortunes that have hap- | pened the town lately. Bat for the skilled | appreciation of a gentleman who sat in the theater last night, tbat woula have been my mode of recording it. | My appreciative neighbor, -however, | bappened to be no less person than Corinne’s manager; and if he, who has seen tne show for many nighis in many towns, can still find snch delightin itthere must be soma secret charm that isnot pa- tent at the first blush, Corinne's manager applauded until the loftiest fresco rang; | he jellied with !aughter at the jokes, and | his eyes fairly popped at the scenic «lories. I 1ave never heard his equal as | an applauder. Itisa pity I haven’t the | gift 10 sketch a picture for you of his hands 1n action. | It would be useless on the first night to | attempt to cope with Corinne’s manager | in approval of “An American Beauty” | and its preseniation. I can only say that “ the music of Gustave Kirker and the | book of Hugh Morton are noisier and better than those usually patron- ized by Corinne. Now and then it} wouid seem ihat the intention of the | composer was real comic on ra, and the jaunty plotiessness of the book would | suggest that Mr. Morton was assisting the | wmusician in his ambition. Ican imagine | the piece, in the hands of Lillian Russeli and the Casino company and clever | specialisis, doing much to ad! to_ the| gayety of the hot season in New York. 1 own level, to say nothing of anybody | else’s, and the vsriety people who partici- | pate in the society circus and Monte | Carlo scenes would perish of violence at the Orpheum or any other piace where | good variely is known. Corinne i< perhips the hardest worker | of all the younz women on the stage. She 1s not an unyleasant personality, in fact ehe is ofa ratherentertainine earnestness, | but she has no spirit, no glow, no fling, | and no voice that w.1l compensate for the absence of these. If she and her en-| ergy and her diamonds and her | mother-of-pearl mounted mandolin are to | be starred, it would seem to me that the | excu-e for this should lie in a supporting company of value. Without flattering any one, I can say that the company at the Columbia is in every oue of its members inferior to Corinne as either player or singer or beauty. The women are frizhts, and the men, with the exc p- ton of Frank David, who Las learned | enough De Wolf Hopper to be some- times funny, are not of this earth. But the ecenery and costumes and the | manager are thoroughly -ufficent. 1 think I should go again’if the manager would play his part on tne stage, Asutox £TEVE The Grand. For several weeks Morosco hias been putting on a decidedly better type of play than is | usually seen at the Grand, and the rev.val of “The Eusign’’ last night showed that both his actors and audience are not unhappy in the | variation. “The Ensign” is well known to | local theater-goers as a meiodrama that makes | some pretense to sanity and legitimete dramntic valuer, Itis uilof excitement and | the charm of historical incident blends well | with 11s own interesting story. 1h> piece was played before at this theater with Broph the name part. Last night Pascoe followed in the somewhat stupsndous footsteps of Brophy and he brought considerable new points out of the part by means of more repressed act- ing, without in the least losing the melo- | druanic savor of the pley. The Scenery was as successful es usual and the company bore out its environment with good intent and exe- cution. The Orph-um. A troupe of trained cocatoos and & new projecting machine were the novelties at the Orpheum !sst night. Mme. Orbasany put the preity birds through their paces with splen- | did dispatch, Tney turned somersaulis, did a | hor'zontal-bar act, waltzed—in fact, did evers- thiux and more that is expected of well-cdu- cated birds. They deporied themselves in an almo-t human manner, g zing ai the audi- ence blandly aiter they had succ-eded in do- | ing some unheard-of thing, and waiting, too, until each piriicular act had been sufficient.y sppluuded before retiring to their places. Th~ American biograph, althonglh it seemed & trfla shaky at iimes, was loudly applavded, the local scene, “~hooting tne Coutes,” being particuiariy enjoyed. Th: Duns ana Press Eldiidge were accorded large applause. Th- Badwin. “Under the Red Robe” entered upcn its sec- ond week at the Baldwin Theater last night, attended by a moderately large sudience. This is the last week of the Weyman-Rose rom nce, next Mon-lay bringing the Whitney Compsuy in “Lost, Strayed or Stolen.”” The Tivoir. The little orera-nouse around the corner 5h0oids iv rendiness anumber o. valuable pieces or the con ation of the comic season, but last nieht the house that greeted “The Gieshn’s” second week would point to s long time b:fore this jolly musical piay will need & successor. The Ac:zir, “Tod Much Johnson" i< slso up with the sccond-week procession. Gi lett’s famous f:ree dots not suffor at the hands of the Alcazar players and promises to draw the crowds this week that it did last. “Tae Hizhest Bidder” 1s ready to be staged just as soon os there is an indication of too much !ohuson.” A" e Chutes. Atthe Chutes Free Thester Adgie and her trained lions are thrilling the andiences for the last week. After her act the lions are fed in view of ihe audieuce, aud tae rest of the programme is good. | quirements «{ health, is inhuman and inde- | xoparent ¢ffort at conceaiment. | scenes that are revoltin, | endeavors to _abolish™ tne nuisance. | RECOMMENDED PASSED TO RESOLU HAY NOT ALTER THEIR HOUSES Mayor Phelan Strikes a Blow at the Quincy- Street Dens, Paulist Fathers Ask the Super- visors to Abate the Nuisance, Street Committee Will Take a Hand. The Mission Zoological Garden. The question of allowing the denizensof Quincy, St. Marys and other streets that are used for disreputable purposes to ex- ist in their present quarters ucder au- thority of law came uyp before the Board of Supervisors yesterday. Mayor Puelan sent in the following ve'o message in reference to a resolution granting the owners of buildings at 29 and 33 Quincy place permission to alter the premises: To_the Honorab'e, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco—GENTLE- MEN: 1 iierewiln return resolution No. 48, Fourth Series, without my approval This resoiution is designed to granta permit for altering the premises Nos 29 to 83 Quincy street, used for immoral purposes, doubling the number of the rooms. The reason for my objection is that Quincy street_is immediately oppusite Mary’s Church, is exposed o the full view of passers- by and is, as now maiutained, »_public nuis- ance aad should not be fostercd by resvlution but abated, The residents of this street should be forced 1o occupy n less conspicuous place, and the traffic should be regula Furtbermore, work permitted by this reso u- tion, inasmuca as it confiues the occupants 10 a very narrow space, inadequate for the re- cent, and_probub'y in violation (i the cu airiaw. Itishould not be authorized. even if the nuisance be not abated. Respeciiully, JaMES D. PHELAN, Mayor. The matter does not come up for con- sideration until Monday next, but in the meantime the members will have some- thing to ponder over, foreach one of them received the following letier yesterda £ax FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 1897. Morrell placs. Broadway to Pacific—Paving. PROFOSAL BECOMMENDED BEADVERTISED. Wiliard streec and Golden Gale avenue—storme- ‘water iolets, cuiverts, etc. RELEASES FROM CONTRACTS Seventh and Beify—Fiinn & Treacy from pav- ing, etc. Lower terrace, Pluto sreet to Serpentine place— F. LefHler, from sewering. EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED. Towa, Twenty - second (o I wenty-tnizd — To Henry A. Whitley, ninety days oa con:ract 1o grade, etc 3 Baker, Tonquin 10 Lewis—To Warren & Ma ley, ninetv days on contract (0 macadamize, et Prospect and smeralda avenue—To Jonn Kelso Company, thirty days oa coctracy for sewering, etc. Hallroad svenue, Twenty-fourth to Thirteenth avenue south—To M. C. Hogan, ninety days on contract to macadamize, ete. Fifteenth avenue :outh and S street south— Same. Fourteenth avenue scuthand N street sonth— Same on_cesspools. manholes, etc. Twelfth avenue south and P street south— Same. EXTENSION OF TIME RECOMMENDED. Broderick, Jefferson to Tonguin—Lu Warren & Malley, 80 days on contract s grade, et PETITIONS REFEBEED TO STREET COMMITTEE Pacitic avenue, Baker t0 Lyon—Joseph Nash, for sidew: on north side. Florida, Twenty-third 10 Twenty-fourth—Prop- erty-owners, f0r £ranting of former petition 1o re- duce width 0 sidewalks Jessie, Second to Third—J. D. Spreckels, to maintain telegraph poles aud wires on southes: side. Bcout, Greenwich 10 Lombard—Van Ness av- ecue—Improvement Ciub, for filling in. Sutter, west of Webster~Tnomus Brown, for re- moval of gum Lrees. Steiner, near Uniou—Property-owners, for pav- ing. Uak, Fell and Frankllu—Oak-street Property- owners’ Assoclation, for granting petition of Mar- ket-sireei Railway Company to be peimitted to surrender franchise. (Ompany makes same peil- tion. Valencia, Twentieth to Twenty-first—Property- owners, f r removal of eucalyptus Lrees. Andover avenue, Eugenla uvenue to Powhatt an street—Properts-owners, for change of grade. Bay., Leaveuworth to Moutgomer, —Joseph Cuneo, to lay sidewall Page ana Broderic on northwest corner. PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE. Mason, Post un i Sutter—Thomas Emery’s Sons, agains: jayiog of sidewaiks. Post, Mason L0 Laylor—Same. Lily’ avenue, Laguna to Buchanan—Property- owners agains: PAViig. Sixteen.h, Sau BIuno avenue to Vermont— Same Pacific avenue, Brederick to Devisad ero—Same. Lyo: ana Pacific avenue—same. Lyon and Jackson—>ame. Lyon, Jackson to Prcific avenne—Same. Pacificavenue and Baker—same Pacific aveuue, Baker to Broderick—Same. Fuacific uvenue and Broderick—same. Sixteenl : aud San Kruno avenue—Same. Sixteenth, Utah to ~an Brano avenu:—Same. Seventh avenue, K 10 L streei—Proj oriy-owne ers a_alnst chunge of grade. Bowi- avenue, Elevenih street to avenne's ter- miNAtion—Properiy-owners ngainst paving. Elm avenue, ~0ott to Pierce—same, Gough. Eady to Turk—same. REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE ON MATTERS SUBMITTED AT PREVIOUS MEETING. Valencia, ~ix:eentn 10 Seventeenth— Acceptance referred 10 Superiniendent of Streets. Mercuant, Urumm 1o kust—Same on raising. Twenty-sixth, Do ores 1o 3anchez— Nine-foot sidewa ks 1ecommend. d. H.de and Sacramento—Paviog pistponed. Acilon deterred as Presidlo and Ferrles Henry Meyers, for same Raiiway Com has promist Twenty-second,Y: rk 10 contract stops board’s action. Laurel avena-, Vau Nessavenue to Fi Projer.y owners will be he feventh and Berry and nel—Paving postponed six Iwenty-irs_ and kiill, Not d on sewer: Dear Sir: 1 respectiully requesi a hearing in reference to & place called Quiney streef. This street or ailey is situated between Cal fornia and Pine, Kearuy and Dupontstreet: ana stands directly in iront ot St. Mary Church. The vice ot immorality is practiced | here in the moat flagrant mauner and with no The people visiting or attending church are constantly complaining (o us abouc it. It is a standing scandal to the cnildren atiending school here, and they are praciicaliy forced to witness We have tried in | ays to suppress the evil, but with s. We have appeaied to'the Police r pestediy, but our appeal has | several little suce Departmen been ignored or met with promises which have notte-n kejt. Theapathy o1 the officials in | thismatier is bard to be accounted for, and | we have no nope of relief from the Police De- | par.ment under the preseat control unless it 18 for to act, When Dupont street was made passable the credit was due rather to the newspapers and the discord amoug the property-owners than 10 the efforts of the police. We wish to avoil publicity and litigation if possitle and have the sbuse quietly suppressed. Therefore, in vehali of the people 01 St. Mary’s Church and in the iuterest of morality and pubiic decency, we earnestly solicit your cc-operation in our | The gen- | ers! public, I_am sure, whl approve o: your sction, and we shail coasider it & personal favor if you help to remove {rom under our | eyes a sight which you certainly would not | wish 1o have before your own door. I remain | very respectiully yours, M. Oms, C. & P. | In fizuring on the question as to whether the occupants of the Quincy- street houses violate the cubic-air ordi- nance Mayor Phelan ascertained that it is vropo-ed 1o make the rooms 5 feet 1015 inches wide by 7 feet3 inches long, »/'d that the occupants pay the land'ords $7 50 | per day for the e “‘hoies in the wall.” The veto will come up for consideration at the next meeting of the board. The question of shutting in such streets | with gates was referred back to the Street | Committee. The resolution of the board dismissing | I. Schar:z, one of its clerks, on which Su- | pervisor Rottanzigave notice of reconsid- eration at the Iast meeting, was adopted. Tne petition of the adherentsof the | Mission Zoolozical Garden to be heard in advocacy of their plen was referred back to the Sireet Committee. A bhearing will be granted on Thursday next at 2:30 | o'clock. ‘Lhe board adopted aresolution granting PBateman Broa, the contractors for the Hall of Justice,an extension on their | contract until January 1. A second reso- ntion required Bateman Bros. to enter into their sub-contracts on or before No- vember 2 in order to prevent further delay. STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Wesk’s Work by ths Board. The following is 2 complete summary of the street improvements which passed the Board of Supervisors at yesterday’s session: AWARD OF CONTRACTS. Fleventh aveuue, I t0J street—Grading, curts, etc, to k. ' onueliy. RESOLUTION ORDERING STREET WORK. Ha-rison, Flist to Fremont— Pipe sewer, etc. Lombaid, (:0ugh 10 Octavia—Curhs and PavDg. Lombard, Laguua to Bucna an—same. Lombaid. Bachanan to Webster—Same. Lombard, Webster Lo Filimoré—Same. Alabama. Twentie h 10 1 wenty-first—<ame. Bush, Kearny to Grant avenu.—Paving. Hampshire, (wenty-ficst to Twenty-second— Curbs and paving. Twen(y fius. aud Harrison—Paving. Twenty-sixth, Valencia 1o =an Jose avenue— Ariificial stone sidewalks. Army, San Brono avenue to De Haro—Plank sidewaiks. 10N ORDERING Prosper, Six.eeutn 10 reventeenin—Curbs and pavig. Poplur slley, Twentv-s'xth to bed of Southern Pucific Company’s L. acl Paving. Grove, ~c0.L 10 Devisaiero -sewers, etc. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION. Cole, Beulah to 1 rederici—1 aving. Cole and Frederici—same and sidewalks. Cole, Frederik to Cari—Cuibs aWd pavia Bowie uvenoe, Klevenih street to noril termination of Bowic avenue—>ame. Ceatral avenue and Wa ler—Puving. Central avence, Waller ‘e, to Buena Vi aveusur—Curbs, paving, etc. 1yon, Jackson to Pacific avenue—Curbs and paviug. «eniral avenve, Callfornia 10 Sacramento—Siie- walss I:fornia. Central avenue to Lyon street—Same. Twenty-third, Cesiro to Sunchez—=ame. RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. Lyon, Bust 1o Pine—Curbs and paving. Lioyd, Scott to Devisadero—same. Lyon and Pine—Paving. RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. Lombard, Hyde 1o Leavenworth—Conbles. Larkin, Lombard (0 Chestnut—Bitumen, Tiev.sadero and Pacific avenue—:ame. lar«in and Ch 8 nui—-ame. RECOMEN DED FOR ¥ULL ACCEPTANCE ot to DV sudero—Bitumen. g Green—same. RESOLUTION OF CONDITIONAL ACCEPYANCE. Devisedero, Pacific avenus 1o Broadway—Bitu- men Larkin, Filbert 0 Groenwich—_Same. Lakin, Greenwica to L ombard—Same. ORDER ESTABLISHING GRADES. Powhaitan street—Grades established at varions points in celon of kllsworih, 4nderson, Mou. irie aud Andover avenue. Also grades on cross streets named established on true gradient: at points of futersecilon and v.einioy. OBIECTIONS TO STREET WORK OVERRULED. Grand, Howsrd 10 Misuon— ewerioe. PROPOSALS ORDERED R¥ADVERTISED. Devisatero. Waller to Thirteen.h — - rificial stone ridsna ks Pierce, ak to Page—Paving. Page, ~teiner 1o Plerc. —~ame, L Jemient. Eeventh to Eighth ayenus—~Sewering, elc. terly ‘RECLAIM ALKALT LANDS | been made there recently in the reclama- | season over | of the land barley grew only an inch high. 1 would adopt the method the reclamation | using straw: ing recommended. Steiner, Page 0 Oak — Property-owners may pave. KEighth, Branoan to Townsend— eri Seme on grading. eic W ebster, Ouk (0 Fell—Si Devisasero and Pacific Devisudero Pacific ave £ Ten h avenue. K to L—Same on grading curb- ing mucadamizing Ocher petitions and protests reported on ad- versely oi file Successful Experiments at the Tulare Agricultural Station. Even the Worst Alkali May Make | Good Pasture if Planted With Salt Bush. BERKELEY, Oct. 25.—Charles H. Shinn of the Agricultural Department of the State University returned last night from the agricultural experiment station at Tulare, with enthusiastic reports of the success of the experiments which have tion cf alkali lands. The land, some of which is the worst alkali land in the State, has bsen treated with gypsum, and during the coming ) 20 nds of seeds wiil be planted in the ground. A crop of wheat is expected where before the reclamation We are showing the peonle,” said Mr. Shinn, *‘that even on a small scale the land can be protitably recizimed in this manner. Of course if all the farmers of the alkaii lands would be much easier and cheaper. “We have discovered that much can be done to neutralize the eftect of the alkali by mechanical treatme tof the soil. By —not manure, for manure makes alkali so0il even worse—the ground is kept warm and the cold aikali is kept from rotting the seed. “‘Our experiments with the ‘Atriplex semi-baccalum,’ or salt bush, have aiso proved that even without reclamation alkali lands can be made valuable for pas- ture. Withian the last three or four y ars we have distributed at least 1000 pounds of the seed all over the State. The salt bush makes a thick growth six or seven inches high and makes excellent grazing for sheep. The excellence of the Austra- lian wo>l is due very largely othe abun- dance of salt bush uvon which the sheep graze. Ou the karroos of South Africathe salt bush has been planied for sheep pas- ture by several companies. “The planting of the salt bush prome. 1ses !0 establish a new indusiry in Cali- fornia. Already there isa iarge demand for the seed even from Mexico. The bush grows w ere alfslfa will not grow, and in many cases, perhaps, it will be cheaper to lplanl it than to attempt to reclaim the and.” ———— The Henschels’ Concert, Tue song recitals of Mr. and Mrs. Gecrge Henschel at the California Theater on Tuesday, Thurslay and Saturday evenings romise to be most unique and exciusive mus- cal entertainments. The name o1 the Hen- rchels is kuown every place whers music is known, and San Francisco bas long been wait- ing their coming. They were to have been herein the summer of 1889, but something prevented. Mr. Hensche. is renowned us & compos'r aud bass singer, and he was one of the fiist conductors of the Boston Spm- phony Orchestra. Mrs. Henschel is a uoted concert soprano. Thaeit solos and duets in- crude numbers by Paisiello, Beethoven, Loewe, Schumann, Donizeiti, Dr. Arne and sassenet. Mr. Henschel's lat:st work, the “Sabat Mater,” his created a sensativn in London and New York and may be produced here. Musicale of the McKenzie Society. The McKenzie Musical Society, numbering a hundred voices and under the direction of John W. McKenzie, will give its seventh mu- sicale and ho 0da Fellows’ Hall on Thurs- day evening, November 4 A most popular and unique featnre of the previous conc rts bas Lee the singing of weli-known march airs by the large chorus. Mr. McKenzie shows particuiar fzoility for bringing a choral value irom such works. At Thursday’s concert (he “El Capitan” and *‘Pere L1 Vicioire’” marches wiil be sung; als> an adaptation of a familiar “coon’ song, and. t0 po:nt the versatility ofthe singers, the “Pigrim’s Chorus” from *Ta:n. hauser.” A varied progremme will be offered by tne soloisis. —_————— Struck an Officer, . William Abbott, saloon-keeper on Grant avenue. was arrested yesterday af:ernoon by Pollcsman Ring, for fast driving over & pub- Iic crossing at Turk aud Mason streets. He struck Ring across the face when arrested, and the additional chirge of battery was piaced against him. He was released on bail. NURSE HAWK INS IS DYING. Nurse Hawkins is dying. late last night he was gradually sinking. a possibility that it may develop into typhus. the City and County Huspital can afford of the patients, having a nurse botb nigh All day yesterday his lemperature increased and He has typhoid fever, though thereis He has the best accommodations and 1sin a room separated from the rest t and day. The accommodations he had au the Pesthouse and the bad sewering are sup- posed to be the cause of his present illness more than the fact that he was in con- stant attendance upon the typhus case. condition, says: “Hawkins is a very sick man. high. There is a possibility that it migh be only typhoid.” Dr. McLean, speaking about Hawkins' He is gradually sinking and his temperature t be typhus, but as yet it is supposed to WORKING FOR THE NEW LINE Active Measures Being Taken to Insure Its Success. Merchants Will Be Immediately Solicited to Join in the Movement. Compromise Will Not Be Considered Until the Organization Is Completed. The merchants in charge of the move- ment to establish a new line of steamships | held an executive session in the Board of Trade rooms yesterday aiternoon and ap- pointed committees for each line of busi- ness interested in the plan. The chairmen of these committees are as follows: 8. B. Welch, W. R. Wheeler, Levi Strauss, J. A. Folger, F. W. Van | Sicklen, A. C. Rulofson, A. L. Bryan, Charles M. Yates and L. L. Brown. These will immediately circuiate subscription | papers among the merchants, and it is ex- pected that the minimum amount (§5000 a month) required for carrying out the plan will soon be secured. ght men have aiready pledged them- selves to pay a subscription of $100 | a month for three years. This brings| tive committee of five to be elected by the subscribers hereto, to serve during the term mentioned above, to wit, till December 31, 1900. Sald executive committee shail be elected at & meeting of said subseribers to b called by & majority in amount of said sub- scribers, and potice of which meeting shall be given to each and all of said subseribers. Semi-annual meetings of subscribers shall be heid on the second Tuesday of October and the second Tuesday of April of vach year at a place and hour to be fixed by the subscribers Ay their first meeting when the executive committee is elected. At ull meetings of the subscribers each sub- scriber shall have one vote for each $1 sub- scribed by him,and in any and all matters submitted to the subscribers for their ap- proval or rejection each subscriber shall have one vote for each $1 sutscribed by him. Itshall be the duty of said exccutive com- mittee to coliect all subscriptions and deposit the same and sll moneys received by it in & bank to be selected by them; provided, how- ever, thnt when the surplus in their hands ex- ceeds 5000, such surplus shall be deposited in a sa nlgs bank to be selected by said comi- ;n“:iee and the incerest received added to said und. The sald executive committee shall, as soon 8s itis elected, have the right to demand, sue for and collect all subscriptions us they be- come payab.e under this agreement. The said executive committee shall expend the moneys received by them ior the purpose of encouraging competitive steamship lines as above mentioned, and for that purpose shall have authority to make such contracts with steamship companies, owners or charter- ersasare in their judgment advisible, pro- vided contracis shall not be made which shail in the aggregate in any month exceed the total mouthly revenue to be derived from this subscription; provided that said execulive committee muy with the consent of two-thirds in amount of the subscribers enter into con- tracts by which any surplus then on hand may be expended in addition to the amount of the monthly subscriptions; but it is ex- pressly understocd and sgreed that said exec utive committee shall not have authority in any way, shape or manner or under any cir- cumstances or for any purpose to enter into | any contract or agreement by which the sub- | scribers hereto sia.l become responsible or | liable 0 any person for any other amount or sum than thelr subscription hereto, and all | contracts entered into by the executive com- | mittee shall recite that they are made pursu- ant to this agreement, a_copy of which shali be attached 10 each of said contracts, and there shal! be inciuded in each of said con- tracts an express provision limiting the liabtlity of all of the subscribers hereto, so that they shall not be liable for any amonnt under any circumstances other than the amounts whiel they agres to pay under this | | agreement. Any moneys remaining in the handslof the executive committee at the expiration of this agreement, 10 wit, December 31, 1900, sha:l be divided proiata among the then rema.ning the amount actually subscribed up to $28,800. A report was made to the committe> by a gentleman of Monterey of the monopoly the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com- pany has of the wharf at toat city and the nardship worked on the shippers by the fact. Tue steamship company has had a lease on the wharf by which they were able to prevent any other steamers from landing freight or taking it from the wharf. The rates have been increased from that point to San Diego to such an extent tha rmers can ship hay by way of San Francizco to San Diego cheaper than from their own city. This isonly one iilustration oi the monopoly the com- pany has at present. Mr. Folger said yesterday that the mer- | chants had been asked to meet the agents | of the Oregon Raiiway and Navigation | Company ia a conf-rence 1o arrange a compromise, but had refused to do so. It is our intention,”’ he said, ‘‘to complete our organization and then we will see what the company has to offer. Then we will be in a position to protect ourselves if satisfactory rates cannot be securea.’”” The statement of Mr. Connors that 95‘ per cent of the freizht now carried to northern points is at rates of frum 5 to 714 cents per hundred is disputed by Mr. uloison. He says that from the printed tariff sheet of the company he tinds that | only beans, peas, sago, tapiocs, sugar and salt are carried at those low rates. As | there are in the neizhborhood of 60C0 | articles in the Western classification list it appears that only about one-tenth of 1 per cent of the freight shipped is given tue low rate Mr. Connors claims. On the remainder the merchants here pay high | rates, with the resuit tnat all profits are cut oft. Tie committee has a number of propo- | s'tions from steamship companies ana owners of pr vate vessels, and when the | money is raised it wiil not take very long to ut a'line oi vessels on the water, e substance of the agreement mer- chants are asked 1o sign is given below. This has been submitted to a number of attorneys, who have pronounced it to be periectly lezal. The clause of the agree- ment, relieving the signers from any further liability than the amount they originally agree to sub-cribe, was put in on account of the experience of the pro- moters of the North American line some years ago. This will tend 10 overcome any fearsof the merchants of becoming mem- | bers of an or anization which mightentail a heavy hability inter, and wil no doubt be the means of securing the signatures of men who would otherwize hesitate to par- icipate in the undertaking. The agreement is: We, the subscirbers hcreto, each in consid- erauion of the promises and agreements made by each of the others, do hereby muiually agree each with the other, as follows: ‘Thatwe do hereuy subscribe and agres in the manner hereinafter mentioued to contribute and pay the amountset opposite our respec- tive numes mouthly, on the first day of each and every month, irom and including the mouth of November, 1897, o and including the month of Dscember, 1900, for the purposs of encouragiug compet.iive Sieamship lines between San Francisco and other ports of sforuis, Oregon, Wasningion, British Colum- bia, Aiaska und M xico. A'Isubseripiions shall be paid to an execu- NEW TO-DAY. AS A FAMILY BEVERAGE Blatz = Beer STAR Milwaukee OCCUPIES A MOST PROMINENT POSITION ‘Wives and mothers are quick to discern its unusual benefits to igestion and to health in general, Call for Blatz and Look for «Blatz” on the Cork. VAL.BLATZ BREWING CO. MILWAUKEE, WIS., U. S. A. Louis Cahen & Son, Wholesale Dealers, *; 6-418 Sacramento St., San Francisco. ‘elephone Main 416. The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper of CASTOKIA. ubseribers to this agreement who have fully | kept and periormed the terms oi this ugree- ment, according to the amount subscribed and | paid into the funa by each. Subscribers hereto shall not be held liable under their subscriptions until & sum aggre- gating $5000 per month has been subscribed; provided, however, that whenever the nggre- gate subscriptions have reached $3000 per month, the executive commiitee may be Left Destitute ! Not of worldly goods, but of all earthly comfort, 18 the poor wretch tormented by malaria. The fell scourge Is, however, shorn of its thong In advance by Hostetter's Stomach B.iters, its only surs pre- ventive and remedy. Dy:p-psia, biliousness. con- stipation, rheumatism, nervousness and complaints are also among the bodily sfMictions which this teneficent medicine overcomes with certainty Use it svstematicall PRACTICALLY A NEW RAILWAY. arket-st. 1erry. Trainsleave from ard arrive at San ¥Frincisco Ticket Office—odd Mar- ket street, Chronicle Building, i phone Main 1520 Oakiand, 1118 Broadway. The Best lailwa clsco LOOK AT 1H . TIME Teave | Daily For Example Sao_krancisco..| 4:30 ru|Monday a Sacrmento.....| 6:20 M| Monduy = “an J se C| 5:00 ra| Mondar = Fresno ... 17335 aM | Tuesday | o9 3 1arstow. 4:35 px| uesday | S B Ash bork Tia0 ax|W duesdar| 2 & < Albuguerque.. . |10:25 ri| Wednes e Jas Veges . 4:00 aM|Thirstay | @ O Deuver 10 P Toursday | ° B N ewioa 2:35 am| Friday = Kaasas City. J5 ax|Friday . | © Chicago... 30 Py Fri sy W rails, new tie,, new bailast, new bridges The shortest crossing of the desert and a country that fn-eresta b it varied and beautiful sc-nei The highest grade of passenger +quipment and meals at Harvey's famousdinir g-reoms. Dr. Gibhon’s Dispensary, in 1854 for the trentment of Private Diseuses, Lost Mauhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen others fail. him. Charges low. Caresguaranteed. Callorwrite, IBBON, Box 1957, San Fraucisco. ~ Dr.J. F. G HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE great Mexican Remedy: gives Health aid ength to the Sexual Org; kidney | 625 KEARNY ST. Established | Weak Men a;;i\}Vomen ‘ Auction Jales SPECIAL AUCTION SALE. P THURSDAY. DCTOBER 28, 1397 At 11 o'clock A 3., I will sell at STERES BROSN.” CORRALS, Ninthstreet, between Harrisonand Bryant, 40 head of Broken and Unbroken Horses, consisting of 1 matched team of Sorrels, 5 and 8 years old, fine drivers: 1 Five-year-old Colt, by Alteo Jr., can trot in 503 1 Handsome Black Horse, 16.2 hands high: Fine Family Horse: 1 span Sorrels, weight 2960 ounds; 8 head Young Mules, average wel, 1160 pounds. Also. same time and place, 1 three- can Milk Wagon, Top Buggles, 5 Business Bug- gies, Larts, 7 Sets Siugle Harness, 9 Sets Team Tiarness. Saddles, ete. ~ No limit or reserve. BULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. Office—337 Sixth st.. ~an Fraicisc . elected and subscriptions made binding and the subscribers made liable thereunder, if in the judgment of & majority in amount of sald subscribers such action is deemed best. The liability of each subscriber is hereby expres:ly limited to the amount of his sub- scription hereto to be paid monthly as above provided. Judge Campbell Turns Miner, The Yukon Gold Dredging and Commercial Compauy has been incorporated by JudgeJ. A.Campbell (president), J. W. Brick (secretary and general manager), C. F. Moore (treasurer). John W. Koch (vice-president), W. H. Phelps, S. I Skinner and R. G. Clarke. The capital stock is fixed at $200,000, of whick $50,000 has been subseribed, e IDivores Suit. Alice White has sued for a divorce from David R. White on the ground of cruelty OCEAN TRAVEL. PACIFIC COAST STEANSIP €0, TEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY X wharf, San_Francisco. as follo 3,8, 13, 18,23 For por 8 in Alaska, 9 A. M., Uc 28, and every fifth day thereatter. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Wratcom (Beilingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A i, Oct 8.8, 13, 18 23, - 8. and every fifth da; after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. Ry at Tacoma with N. P. at Seattle with N. Ry., and Alaska steamers. For Tureka (Humboldt Bay), Str. Pomona 2 P M., Oct. L 5.9, 18, 18, 22, 26, 30; Nov. 8 8§, 12, 16. 20, 24. 29. Tor Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon. Cayucos, Port Harford (San_luls Obispo), Gaviots, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los_Angeles) and Newport, 9 A. &, Oct. 1,8,9 13 17, 21, 25, 29, and every rouria day thereafter. For San Diego. stopping only at Port Harrord (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Fort Los An- reles, Redondo (Los Anceles) and Newport, 11 A M., et 3. 7, 11, 13, 19, 23, 27, 31, and every fourth day thereatter. For Ensenada, Mazdalena Bay, Cabo, Mazatian, Altata, La Paz, Santa | osalis and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 A. M. 2d of each month. ‘The Company reserves the right to change with- out previous notice steamers, salling dates snd hours of sailing. TKT. OFFICE—PALACE HOTEL, 4 NEW GOMERY ST. GOODALL, PERI San Jose del MoxT INS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 0 Market si.. San Francisco. THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST SIEAMERS TO PORTILAND From Spear-stres: Whar?, atl0 o . Including rth & neas State of Callfornia.Oct. 15, 25, Nov: 4, 14, 2| Columbia........Oct JU. 20, 30, Nov. 9, m.z‘ Through tickets and ihrough buggage to ail Eastern poilis. Katesand ioiders upon applicas o W I.F. CONNOR. Genaral Agzent, 630 Market strest. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Superiptendeats & €. AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU only, Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 2 Fa. Spectal party rates, The X 5. ALAMEOA sails via HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for SYDNEY Tharslay v berll, 2 P. M. | “Line 10 COOLGABDIE, Australia, and CAFS. | TUWN, south Awrica, 310\ B SPRECKELS & BROS. CO. Agents. 114 Montgomery street. COMPAGNIE GERERAL TRIZSATLAYIIQUS OMPANY’'S PIER(NEW) 42 NORTR River, foot of Morton s&. Travelers by | the discomfort of crossing the channel in & small ew York to Alexandria, Egyps, vie Paris | LA CHAMPAGNE | La 10URAIN. LA GASCOGN LA CHAMPAGNE A, FORGET, Agent, No. 3 Bow|ing Green, New York. | Fretgnt office 327 Marke: stieet, Sua Francises French Line to Havre. tBls [ihe avold both transit by English nll% Hoa cliss $150, second class 8116, | LA ERETAG A% kor luriber partionlars apply o . FDUAZL & CO, agents, & Monigomery CmOv A STOCKTON STEAMERS Leavs Pier No. 3, Washington St.. At 6 P. M. Daily. Freighc received up Lo 1:3) P. L #& Accommodations Reserved by Teiephons. The only jine seiding through tickets and giving through frelght rates to all poin's oa Valley Ratiroad. STEAMERS: T. C. Walker, J. D. Poters, Mary Garratt, City of Stockton, elephone Main 805. Can Nav. sud lmpl Qo FOR U. S. NAVI-YARD AND VALLEJO. STEAMER ONTICELLO,"” Mon., Tues., Wed.. Thurs. and Sat 54 and 8:15P . (9 . ex. Thiirs) 1PaL, 95 x : 10:30 A 3 and 8 . danding and offices, Mission Dock, Pier & Telepnone Green 381 | FOR SANJOSE, LOS GATOS & SAXTA CRUZ | QTEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 DAILY (Sundays excepted) Alviso aailv (Seturday = exceptedx at o P. M. Freight ana Passenger. Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, 500; o Sau Jose, 75c. Clay &, Pierd A1 N. Firsist. sun Joe ules that they were in his case a “ About two hours after taking on something thick like mucus was stoppage was noticed.” On cons that the fact that he passed an inc: the tabules was in no way detrime the momentary stoppage was cal F ik ivegent cartons (13 tabules) San be had ‘CoxPANT, No. 10 Spruce Street, New York—ora A gentleman of New York City, who had found Ripans Tabules an excellent thing for dyspepsia, observed after using about fifty tab- great kidney and bladder washer. e,” said he, “I urinate so copiously that I at one time almost became alarmed. Once it seemed as though passing also and a slight pain or ulting a physician this man learned reased amount of urine while taking ntal, but rather beneficial, and that used by a collection of the mucus washed out of the bladder by the unusual flow of urine, and was a de. irable thing to have brought about. g 3t mail oo earton (without glnss) isnow for sale at some For the oot and iba cconomical.. Une dogea by sending forty eight cents to the LIPANS CREMICAG OAFon (TEN TABULES) wil be sent for five cents