The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1897. STRONG IN THE ORIENT | Can Battle Almosts Alone With the | Rival Powers. | INCIAND | ‘With Japan She Has More Ships Than the Rest Combined. United States Determined to Have No Hand in De- spoiling China. OUR TRADITIONAL POLICY. The Robber Nations May Raid, but They Must Respect the Rights of Americans. A BIG FLEET IN THE ORIENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.— A Washington special to the Herald says : If Great Britain has any intention of making an offensive move in the far east she has ample force in Asiatic waters to support her action. Her fleet on the China sta- tion exceeds in numbers the combined fleets of Russia and Germany, Russia and France or France and Germany, and is only a few ships short of | the combined forces of Rus- sia, Germany and France. Should the suggestion ad- vanced to-day—that Great Britain and Japan are taking steps looking to the forma- tion of an entente—prove true, then the preponderance of the British and Japanese would be such as to com- pieteiy overwhelm the navai representation of other Euro- pean powers in those waters, & even with the additions which = £ Germany, France and Italy are sending or preparing to % send to the Orient. 3 1» = e %o | WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—This coun- | try’s attitude toward what appears to be an effort on the part of the powers | of Europe to partition China was the | principal topic of discussion to-day at | the meeting of the Cabinet. All the | members were present except Secre- | tary Alger, who is ill at his home. While no formal action was taken, in | the absence of specific information as to the intention of the powers of Eu- rope, it was determined, as a member of the Cabinet expressed it, “to keep a watchful eye upon the situation as it develops in order that full protection | may be given to the interests of the | United States in China as guaranteed by the treaties with that country.” No disposition was manifested to participate in an extension of terri- tory at the expense of China. Such a disposition would be contrary to the hitherto expressed and well understood policy of this Government, and is not contemplated by the administration. It was determined, however, to pro- tect carefully all interests and priv: leges which the United States now en- joys in China. The Cabinet understanding as to the attitude of the United States in the | Chinese question promises to have a material influence on the development of the eastern situation. The diplo- mats stationed here have eagerly awaited some intimation as to the purposes of this Government, and the foreign press, notably the London, Berlin and Vienna papers, has echoed the sentiments at those courts that if the United States entered the field, either singly or in coalition with Great Britain and Japan, it would prove a material factor in the Chinese question. | The general understanding reached to-day will doubtless be made known | to such foreign representatives as de- | sire to sound this Government, and the.information in turn will reach the Foreign Offices at London, Berlin, St. Petersburg and elsewhere. It will be a. disappointment to some extent to China, which has looked to the United States as the nation occupying a dis- interested position, permitting it to ex- | ert a strong influence in staying the dismemberment of the empire. China Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | R ROROAOAOIORCY 2 AR L R HORCROCHORCRCK g : HORCRCHCHOK® BCHOHOHOK has made no advances to this Govern- | ment, but has occupied a passive at- titude. The views expressed at the Cabinet | meeting put an end to any possibility | of an Anglo-American-Japanese alli- ance, such as the foreign cables have suggested. ENGLAND AND JAPAN e NOT EXACTLY ALLIES, BUT ACTING TOGETHER. Reports From the Center of the Oriental Dis- turbance Are Too Conflicting to Place Much Credence In. LONDON, Dec. 25.—The Daily Mail publishes a dispatch this morning from Tokio which it claims evaded active censorship. - The dispatch says: “England and Japan, without enter- ing upon an actual alliance, have ar- rived 'at a complete understanding which will probably result in a joint | new course will thanks either from Potsdam or from | | 1891, and it may be several years before | also . ENGLISN aND EUROPEAMN RESIDENCES SIGNAL STATION CHEFOO, SHANTUNG, Where the British Vessels in the Far East Are About to Gather for a Great Naval Demonstration. CHINA, The View Is From Lightbouse Island Directly North. CcH INI:$E QUARTERS naval demonstration at the entrance of the Gulf of Pe-Chili. In diplomatic circles at Tokio the probability of a conflict is regarded as extremely dis- tant.” ia, according to a dispatch from i, is preparing temporary headquarters for 10,000 troops at Port Arthur. She has obtained a half prom- ise from the Grand Council at Peking to dismiss Sir Robert Hart, director of the Chinese imperial maritime cus- | toms, and other high customs officials, | in addition to the British railroad offi- cials nd the german officers and in- of the latter, the dispatch says, | received notice to-day that they would be paid off at the termination of their contracts. Contrary to general report the dis- | patch asserts that there is good reason to believe Great Britain will actively oppose the Russianization of Korea | and Northern China. A special dispatch from Paris says the French cruiser Pothuau has been ordered to prepare for the sea in Chinese waters. The Pothuau is a first-class cruiser of over 5000 tons dis- placement and 1000 indicated horse- power. She carries two 7.6 inch gun: ten 5-inch quick-firing guns and eigh: een small quick-firing guns. BERLIN, Dec. 2{—The Weexly Journal Zukunft combats the state- ment that Prince Bismarck had sud- denly become an enthusiastic suppor- ter of the Chinese expedition and tha during his recent visit to Freidrichs- ruhe, Emperor William confided to the Prince his most secret plans. It say: mperor William and Prince Bis- marckdidnot exchange a syllable as to politics, and the inese policy is sole- ly the Emperor's. It is the intent of | both men that this fact should not be | | obscured, and those zealous persons who are always trying to represent | Prince Bismarck as a secret collabora- tor in the changing experiments of a assuredly get no Friedrichsruhe.” The Neuste Nachrichten says that since the occupation of Kiaochau Bay the Chinese Government has engaged German military instructors, and is now arranging for fitting receptions of Prince Henry of Prussia at the differ- | ent Chinese ports he will visit. The Post reiterates its statement that the United States has no interest in the present territorial changes in China, and adds that England dis- plays “surprising naivete” in expect- ing American sympathy VIENNA, Dec. 24—The Viennese pa- pers comment with ill disguised joy on the rumor from Berlin that England’s confidential inquiries at ‘Washington regarding common action in China have failed of the desired result. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24—The Novoe Vremya advises England to come to an agreement with Russia France and Germany, but says it does not expect Lord Salisbury to accept the advice, because under such an agreement England would not get the lion’s share of China. — The Mikado Keeps Silent. YOKOHAMA, Dec. 24.—On the re- assembling of Parliament to-day the Mikado declared that the relations of Japan with all the foreign powers were friendly. His Majesty announced the intention of the Government to initiate fresh taxation methods and to introduce a bill amending the codes. No reference was made in the speech from the throne to the pr t situation. TILTON IS ADMINISTRATOR. He Will Handle the Funds of the Estate of Mrs. Scott. The application of Charles H. Garish for special letters of administration over the estate of Mrs. Angelina R. Scott was denied yesterday by Judge Coffey, and Charles S. Tilton was sub- stituted for the place. The will is being contested by E. W. Scott, a son of the decedent, and he opposed the appointment of Garish. The case was heard yesterday, and upon a showing that Tilton was in no way interested in the will or its litigation he was appointed special ad- ministrator. The executors named in he will are Charles H. Garish, Frank Garcia Jr. and Charles S. Tilton. —_——— Arrested by a Hotel Man. Colonel Young, proprietor of the Russ House, yesterday afternoon had H. C. ‘Wilson, alias D. A. Urquhart, arrested on | a_charge of passing fictitious paper. This Urquhart is the man who turned State's evidence in the Winthrop case of the ab- | duction of Millionaire Campbell of Hono- Ju! left the Russ House on June 12, » owing at that time a bill of $48 for board. He had registered as H. C. Wil- son, and by that name was known to Colonel Young until yesterday. When he left he said that he was going into one of the southern counties to sell a mine. s0 Colonel Young asked of him a note for the amount of his bill. Subsequently ““Wilson™ paid $25 on_account. But four months ago Colonel Young put the paper in the hands of a collector, who yester- day reported that he had located theman in the Occidental Hotel billiard room, and that he was the identical Urquhart that had taken oath in court to that name: Colonel Young. accompanied by Officer Rooker, identified the man as “Wilson,” and had him escorted to the California street station, whence he was taken to the City Hall. His hearing was set for Tuesday at 10 A. M. in Police Judge Campbell’s court. —————— Servian-Montenegrin Officers. The Bervian-Montenegrin L. and B. Society held an annual meeting last Tuesday evening and elected the follow- ing officers for the ensuing year: John Glavinovich, president; M. K. Tasovaz, vice president; S. Jocovich, treasurer: Spiro Vucosavlievich, recording secre- tar; G. A. Dabovich, financi secre- tary: directors—J. Vuscovich, S. Mili- sich. T. Kulacha and John Miscata, | | HIGHER WAGES FOR LABORERS Gratifying Increase Many Branches of Trade. in Commissioner Wright Highly Pleased With Present Conditions. Compensation of Workingmen Vol- untarily Raised in a Number of Factories. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—A Washington pecial to the Herald says: The inves- tigations of Carroll D. Wright, labor commissioner, on the subject of wages and labor in this country in the last few months convince him that a gen- eral industrial improvement has taken place in the last year, but the imprac- ticability of obtaining anything like complete statistics regarding wages and the number of persons employed precludes the possibility of making use of reliable figures. Commissioner ‘Wright said to me to-night: “Wages at present are not as high as such rates are reached again, but in the last year there has been a gratifying | increase in many directions, and to a sufficient degree to warrant the state- ment that wages are again on the up- ward trend. The tendency of wages is always upward, though we do not always recognize it, and, conversely, the trend of prices is always down- ward. Even if wages stand still and the trend of prices is downward, the real wages would be higher. ““This is the general condition, taking decades as they go. Occasionally a spurt of business will carry wages to a hizh point and a depressed period | bring them below the normal range. “The increase of wages in the last few months has ranged from 5 to 25 per cent and the percentage of em- ployed is greater than this, owing to the establishment of new enterprises and the reopening of suspended works. Many iron manufactories have been opened and a considerable number of new textile works established. There have been reductions of wages in the cotton mills of New York, but I do not think these low rates will prevail very long. The most encouraging fea- ture of the present situation is the quite general disposition of manufac- turers to increase wages voluntarily. ‘“@he department of labor makes no great effort to keep up to date statis- tics of any kird, and I am, therefore, unable to furnish any figures in de- tail. I am still engaged In making comparisons of wages and labor by de- cades since 1850. I have based my comparisons largely on the agsregate amount of wages paid in manufactur- ing and mechanical industries, as shown by the Federal census and from earnings as shown by various official State reports and have taken care to exclude, as far as possible, from my comparisons, the vicious element of taking account of salaries of officials and clerks. My work is still incom- plete, but my investigations have shown me conclusively that the general trend of wages and percentage of em- ployed in this country since 1850 has been decidedly upward. LENDING TO THE LORD. An Interesting Study of Christmas Season From a Club Window. The study of human nature under the gentle and benevolent influences of the Christmas season is not the least interesting occupation of the half- idler. Yesterday afternoon, during the half hour preceding § o’clock, a group of four men sat looking through a club window at the people passing on the street who paused to note an organ grinder, a gray-haired solicitor of alms, stationed on the sidewalk of the opposite corner. The fancy of count- ing the givers and the manner of their giving suggested by one of the group induced all to observe keenly. It was noted that during the half hour nine- teen gave something to the aged di- rector of the hand organ. Of the giv- ers fifteen were women, three were men and one was a boy, who hesitated a long time before he placed a coin in the be~zar’s tin cup. The largest con- tribution was a silver half dollar. The lady who gave it did not put the money in the ordinary receptacle for the gifts, but placed it in the hand of the old man, and presumably wished him a merry Christmas. One of the male contributors passed along the pave- ment for five or six steps beyond the organist and then paused, put his hand in his pocket, retraced his steps and put the coin in the tin cup of the mu- sician. It did not escape the observa- tion of the watchers that seven or eight of the ladies who were guided by a sense of compassion for the old man possessed an amplitude of figure, al- the though the petite and slender were represented in the charity. . It was estimated by the cold com- mercial calculator in the group of ob- servers that the old man received $3 during that half hour of Christmas eve. This was multiplied by six as the prob- able receipts of the afternoon. MAHONEY’S FUNERAL. The Last Sad Rites of the Popu lar Legislator Will Be Held This Forenoon. The funeral of State Senator J. H. Mahoney will take place at 10 o’clock this forenoon from the parlors of the Baldwin Hotel. Late last night the family and the immediate friends of the dead senator decided on the follow- ing pallbearers: Joseph S. Spear Jr., C. M. Levy, Senators Eugene Bert and P. C. Henderson, representing the State Senate; H. M. Kelly and Leon Hend- ley, representing the lower house of the Legislature; J. G. Tyrrell and M. W. Coffey, personal friends of the de- ceased; Frederick Will and P. Connor, representing the Veteran Firemen's Association, and two members from Spartan Lodge of the United Order of ‘Workmen. Rev. Father Powers of the Paulist Order from St. Mary’s Church will ren- der the service of the Catholic Church over the remains. The dead senator will be interred in Holy Cross cemetery. ELECTRIC LIGHTED CHRISTMAS TREE Great Cypress in Palaée Court Ablaze With Incandes- cent Globes. Brilliant Array of 80O Vari-Colored Burners Amid Rich Green Foliage. The Palace Hotel, following a pretty custom inaugurated last year, has erected in the great inner courtyard a beautiful Christmas tree resplendent with hundreds of vari-colored incan- descent electric lights appearing among and pendant from the rich greeen branches as a plentiful crop of glowing and sparkling fruit. It is a symmetrical cone shaped young cypress tree forty feet in height and supplied with 500 sixteen- candle power globes in five colors— red, blue, yellow, purple and frosted white. The effect, made more strik- ing by the peculiar surroundings, is wonderfully brilliant and fairy like, particularly when the muliiple reflec- tions are observed in the glass of the tall main doorways. The wiring of the tree and the ar- rangement of the globes was the work of Edgar Gribble, the youthful elec- trician of the Palace Hotel. He was employed constantly all of Thursday night in perfecting the plan in order that the tree might be complete when hastily put in place yesterday after- noon. Last night about fifty little choir boys from the Good Samaritan Mission, all attired in surplices, gathered about the tree and sang Christmas carols. Hundreds of persons were present, and other hundreds came later to see the tree. Thousands of persons came to see the electric Christmas tree last year, and more are expected to see this one, which has more lights and more colors. This evening from 8 to 10 o’clock the tree will be lighted and on every suc- cessive night, at the same hours, until and including New Year’s night. e A SERENADING CHOIR. Rev. W. I. Kip With His Gt_)od Samaritan Vocal Band Makes a Tour of the Hotels. One of the novel Christmas features introduced of late is that of the Rev. W. L Kip of the Church of the Good Samaritan, located on Second streat, near Folsom. This innovation consists of collecting the young men composing the church choir, and which in sur- plices makes the rounds of the promi- nent hotels, where the members sing hymns of joy in commemoration of the coming of Christ. At 8 o'clock last evening the serenad- ing choir assembled in the court-yard of the Palace Hotel and rendered a series of old-time hymns. After the singing some of the boys scattered through the assemblage and took up a collection for the support of the Sa- maritan Home. Two of the Palace Hotel coaches were in waiting to convey the relig- ious serenaders to the other hotels on the night’s programme, which were the Pleasanton, Bella Vista, Renton, St. Nicholas and the Occidental. The novelty of the serenading choir attracted considerable attention at all of the hotels visited, and, as a result, the hallways on every floor were crowded by the guests and their visit- ors. \ The boys did very well considering the short time they had been in train- ing under the guiding tuition of Miss E. Brown. Rev. W. L Kip accompa- nied the boys, and seemed very much delighted with the reception accorded them by the guests of the hotels, spe- cially these of the P: who were attracted by the novelty of their first appearance. . CLAIMS BRYAN WAS ELECTED Ex-Governor Altgeld Says the Silverite Was Defrauded. Declares That States He Carried Were Filched From Him in the Count. McKinley’s Victory, He Says, Was Gained by the Theft of Thousands of Votes. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 24—Ex-Gover- nor John P. Altgeld of Iilinois stopped over in Sacramento last night en route to Los Angeles, leaving for the latter place on this morning’s train. He is accompanied by his wife, who is in ill health, and it is this that has caused him to take the trip to California. This morning, just as he was about to get into a carriage to drive to the train, Governor Altgeld was seen by a Bee reporter. He refused at first to say anything, declaring hi$ aversion to interviews, and stating that he had nothing whatever to say that could in- terest the public. “I am out for my wife’s health,” he said, “ and have made up my mind to leave politics alone.” It was suggested to Mr. Altgeld that the people would like to know whether the sentiment in favor of silver in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and bordering States was growing stronger or weaker. “I have but a minute’s time,” re- marked Altgeld, “but I can assure you that the sentiment in favor of silver is not only stronger than it was in 1896, but it is very much stronger. There is no question whatever about this, and it is steadily growing. I will predict that in 1900 there will be a much stronger sentiment than there was at the iast Presidential election, strong as the sentiment then was.” “Do you think,” was asked, “that the Republican party at the next elec- tion will stand on its old platform or whether it will declare uncompromis- ingly for the gold standard?” “The Republican party has not the courage to do what you suggest in the last half of your question,” Mr. Altgeld answered. ‘“‘For the past twenty years the Republican party has been sneaking along with its gold- standard policy. It has been trying to saddle it upon the nation while pre- tending to be favorable to interna- tional bimetallism. IL hopes in time to get its policy firmly fastened upon the people, but as the time is not yet ripe for it to throw off the mask it will continue with its sneaking, insin- uating pretensions of friendliness to an international bimetallic standard. “I must go now,” exclaimed Altgeld, “for I have already broken the rule laid down for myself this trip by allowing you to interview me.” “Just one more question,” suggested the reporter. “Will you tell me wheth- er you beli Bryan was fairly defeat- ed at the last election?” “I am on record regarding that,” Alt- geld said, as he placed his foot on the carriage step. “I do not think he was fairly beaten. I think he was elected Thousands of vetes were counted for McKinley that were never cast. Go look it up and you will see that I am right. Kentucky gave Cleveland a ma- Jjority of 50,000 in 1892. Bryan got more votes in Kentucky than Cleveland did, and yet Kentucky was counted for Mec- Kinley. “Look that up and then decide for yourself whether there was any fraud. ‘What applies to Kentucky applies with equal force to my State, Illinois. There is no shadow of a doubt that States which were carried for Bryan were counted for McKinley. “I can't say any more now,” contin- ued Governor Altgeld, stepping into his_carriage. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 24—A large oil painting of John P. Altgeld was hung to-day in the reception-room at the State House among the por- traits of other former Governors of Illinois. The picture is in a frame of black walnut. The other pictures have gold frames. RUN OVER BY THE CARS. Theodore Shekels, an Employe of the Southern Pacific, Killed at Fifth and King Streets. Theodore Shekels, an engine foreman in the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, was run over by the cars and instantly killed at the cor- ner of Fifth and King streets last even- ing. Thomas Mattigan and W. H. Stal- lard, who belong to Shekels’ crew, were near the scene of the accident, and say that he was cutting out some cars from a freight train in the yard when his foot caught in a frog and he fell under the wheels, which ran ches Shekels was about 35. leaves a widow and one 401 Bixth street. ‘ HUNDREDS OF REINDEER T0 BE BOUGHT Klondike ReliefExpe- ditions Will Soon Start. War Department Agents Go to Lapland to Buy Pack Animals. ‘Will Be Shipped to Alaska and at Once Sent Over the Trail to Dawson MULE TEAMS WANTED. Cavalry Officers Ordered to Take Charge of Trains at Skaguay and Dyea. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The pre- liminaries of the Klondike relief expe- ditions are being rapidly arranged by the War Department. Lieutenant De- vore and Dr. Jackson were busy this morning making final preparations for their trip to Lapland, and will start for New York to-night in order to sail on the Lucania to-morrow morning. Sec- retary Alger has cabled to Mr. Kjell- mann at Alten, Norway, to contract for 500 head of reindeer in advance of the arrival there of Dr. Jackson and Lieu- tenant Devore. This was done to save time, so that all will be ready for the final purchases and the shipment of the animals when Dr. Jackson arrives at Alten. Lieutenants Preston and Ryan of the Ninth Cavalry have been ordered to take charge of the pack trains which are to be gathered up from points in Wyoming and convey them to Van- couver barracks. Secretary Alger believes that these trains will be of great use in getting supplies through to the interior of Alaska. They will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible and without waiting for the arrival of the reindeer at Skaguay or Dyea. It is hoped that by a proper use of the trains a large | amount of food supplies can be got safely through White Pass and placed in a camp to be established there, | which will afterward be used as the | starting-place for the reindeer trains. If this calculation proves to be well founded the reindeer will find a com- fortable corral ready for them when they arrive in Alaska, and so can be used to great advantage. There is a disposition just now on the part of the officials who are ar- rangipg the plans of the expeditions, to abandon the Dalton trail and take the Lake Linderman route. This would in- volve the use of the frozen river for a large part of the way, but this is be- lieved to be feasible. Captain Brainard, who is now in Chi- cago, has been telegraphed to remain at that place until advised of the re- sults of the department’s efforts to get food supplies through public advertise- ment. The subsistence department is now preparing a schedule of what is wanted, and this will be put in the form of an advertisement and re- sponses invited by telegraph from bid- ders. Thirty days probably will be the limit of the time allowed for the com- pletion of deliveries of the fooa. SEATTLE, Dec. 24{—Jack Dalton, the well known Alaskan prospector, and W. S. Gardner, who arrived here "last night from Dawson City, will leave to-morrow for Vancouver Bar- racks to consult with Brigadier-Gen- eral Merriam in reference to the pro- | posed Government relief expedition. FLED FROM FAMINE. Returned Dawsonite Reiterates the Stories of Suffering. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 24—George Ruth of Flathead, Mont., reached Port- land on the steamer Elder this even- ing, having come direct from Dawson City, which point he left on November 5th. Warned of the suffering that was imminent before winter passed, owing to the shortage of provisions in Daw- son and vicinity, Mr. Ruth disposed of all his supplies except 110 pounds, which he used on his way to Dyea. He states that there. were from 5000 to 7000 people congregated at Dawson and that vicinity, and he estimates the pro- visions there are sufficient to winter only about 2000. Of the situation there he said: ““All has never been told of the rich- ness of the claims. They are panning out in wonderful quantities, but the glitter of gold there does not supply the place of bread. Men are short in some instances, and there is poor pros- pect of supplying themselves unless they are reached from the outside. “There is about enough provisions, I should judge, to keep about 2000 men through the winter, and the popula- tion dependent upon Dawson for food is between 5000 and 7000. There seems to be lots of meat and sugar, but all | of flour for §150 and saw bring to their sellers the same figure. A short time before I left 300 men left blankets but one pair away. on getting food of persons camped on other kinds of food are very short. A few days before I left I sold two bags two sheep Dawson to go down the river until they reached the supplies said to be cached there. “The mounted police are getting as many to leave as possible. As l1came out I found that the police had about 100 tons of provisions stored at Lake Bennett, which they expected to take in as soon as possible. They now have 200 dogs there, waiting to take the expedition in. “I found it impossible for a man to draw on a sled enough food and cloth- ing to supply him while going from Dawson to the coast. 110 pounds, but I started with when fifteen nights distant was compelled to dispose of all but a small quantity and throw all I relied the way, and from the stores of the mounted police.” RABBI NIETO ON WARS. Religious and Political Freedom Hampered by Contesting Nationalities. Rabbi Nieto of the Taylor-street Synagogue spoke on “Wars Waged on Religious and Political Freedom” last night in his lecture. His remarks were in part as follows: “‘No important struggle of a portion of the human race against tyranny or oppression can any more be regarded as of national import only. The rec- ords of the many endeavors to vindi- cate principles we now esteem the proudest’ possessions of man are the common property of the world. The oft-repeated efforts to maintain intact their national and religious inde- pendence by the Jews have been in- corporated into the history of the human race and form part of the edu- cational chapters of our children. In their war for the altars of their sires, God and their native land, the Mac-~ cabees had conceived that glorious principle which, operated upon by the development of the human mind, has expanded into our more liberal inter- pretation of religious and political freedom. “Had the Maccabees not been suc- cessful in repelling the inroads of the Greek civilization and mythology into the domain of their free civil institu- tions and their freer religion Chris- tianity would have been impossible and paganism would have engulfed the world in absolute materialism. Spirit- aul aspiration, the product of Semitic culture, that characteristic acquired by Aryan peoples and which has been so powerful a factor in determining the direction and creating the grandeur of Christian ci zation would have been awed into silence by the chiseled host of Grecian gods, had it not been for the intrepid courage, the steady, unremitting and indefatigable efforts of the Magcabees; Rome with its lewd horror, had expunged from men’s na- tures the conception of the pure and the good, had not the seed of truth been preserved by the Jew and nurtured with his blood, so that it might, in the wisdom of God, be transplanted all over the world, to the betterment of AN ACTRESS IS NOT HAPPY Adele M. Phelps Wants Divorce on the Ground of Desertion. a Complainant Says That Her Husband Pays Attention to Others of the Fair Sex. Mrs. Adele M. Phelps, an actress of some note, has filed a petition for di- vorce, in which she declares that she was married to Charles Morrison Phelps in Chicago on February 1, 1886, but. that on account of his infat- uation for another woman she does not care to live with him longer. The lady is stated to be Eloise Willard, who traveled in the same theatrical combination with Phelps and his wife. Mrs. Phelps alleges in the complaint that the infatuation was equal on both sides, but that Phelps did not seem to be contented with her own love and that of Miss Willard, but that later he fell in love with Henrietta Lee, who was with the ‘A Contented Woman” company. The title, “A Con- tented Woman,” seemed to jar on Mrs. Phelps’ nerves, and hence she has askeéd the court to release her from a husband who causes her untold agony. She also asks that her husband be compelled to make reasonable provi= sion for her in the future. e S e S S A Different Story. Mrs. Charles Weber, the wife of the cabinet maker who was arrested and charged with insanity, and who was subsequently released by Judge Belcher for being a common drunk, stated yes- terday that instead of persecuting her husband, as he charges, she herself has suffered from his cruel treatment. She also claims that he has not contribuied to the support of herself and son for the past year, and that,both have been com- pelled to ‘work to Keep from starving. —————— Rest, Soldiers, Rest. The following order has been issved from the headquarters of the Depart- ment of California, U. S. A.: The_ period between December 25, 1897, and January 3, 1898, inclusive of = both dates, will be treated as a holiday sea- son, during which no instruction of any kind whatsoever, either practical or theoretical, for officers or enlisted men, will be given. NEW T offer applies to before January duce his Skin Diseases. Consum; uic o 3 0 0 00 2 8828838288288883 R tion, 1st stage. Diarrheea .. 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