The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 18, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1898. Wno ITAR N the langnage of Mrs. Murphy, the disreputable but interesting heroine of “Chimmie Fadden” f g great day, a great day for 1L The spirit of St. Patrick, the patron saint of the E d Isle, must be well satisfled to-da demon- stration in took ce yesterda by the Golden Gate. And Wolfe Tone—how his heart would have swelled thusiasm could he have awakened from a Rip Van Winkle sleep and seen how fresh in the minds of his countrymen is the love of liberty, the love that led to the spirited rebellion of United Ireland in 1788 and the Young Ireland movement in 18481 “Who fears to speak of 937" Those were the words painted in crim- son letters on a banner of green which ing from the beams ba K- stand at Wood terday, the spot where was gathered, both in the afternoon and evening, thousands who had assembled to do honor to the day so de: s true Irish heart. The interior of ast amphitheater was ated more brilliantly, perhaps, than er dect it has been for many a day. From the central chandelier hung pendants of ing as the radius white, their support se ceful streamers of from which long, & white, yellow and green stretched out toward the wooden columns. The lower edge of the gallery was festooned with P ow bunting, at regular in- terv ican shields alternating with green shields, on which were embla golden harps, surrounded by s. The effect was hm%hu-ne:l by having in candescent lights fastened behind the of green. Red, white and blue hung in tasteful ar gement at the corners of the pav lion, the g columns were draped with a thirty-foot speci- hung across the in- On the plat- can_flags an men of “Old Glory” terior of the main entrance. were placed several after 2 p. m. Frank dent of the day, was greeted with a und of applause as he Stepped to the of the stage and said | This day has a two-fold_ significance | to all of ireland’s sons and daughters. Wo are here to do reverence to our pat- ron saint and honor to the memory of the patriots of ’88. Let us hope that those little green isle across the sea can s great occasion for rejoicing to- day as we, and God grant the speedy arrival of the day when the sun will rise on a free Ireland.” The programme rendered was printed in : The audience w ers W ; the veteran pipe ahon, fiddler, furnish > Teels and jigs. Master house down perform: rth liam Mc > for th nold Grazer brought the With his dancing, and the efforts of Gren- nan’s band were thoroughly appreciated. The Irish step danc of Miss Pearl Hickman and Joseph Keller wis given at a time when a stereopticon view of an wedd as thrown on the tributes to the Emmet and s play by the he famous lakes w of t woon's entertainment ended chorus, od Save Ire- Crowle of the nd olleague, Melvin, sat among and_others on the stage rested auditors of the entertainment. The event of the evenin was an oration by tl ilr-nI h s g's _exerc M. M. stee, package a arity at Benicia by the Sisters in County Mayo, who in turn sent it to Judge »bin of the Hib a Bank for the presentation to the orator. with pride and en-| varieties of Conklin, | and poem sent | | The programme rendered was the same as has been already published. A feature ng of e al mention was Pro- or McKe: rand chorus of 300 voices, which Miss Powell in rendering the “Star Spangled Banner” | and_sang the chorus of “God Save Ire- land” at the close. Miss Lillian B. Con- nell, deemed one of the best of amateur | contralto singers, was unable to be pres. ent. Mr. Estee opened his eloquent address by praising the spirit of patriotism so characteristic of the Irish people. He touched on the various phases of the na- MAYO'S TRIBUTE TO ORATOR ESTEE: | OLD TIiME CELEBRATION. UNCLE JIM SMILED 'AND PIPED AWAY. PRESIDENT OF THE DAY. tional history in bri glowing tribite to the Spirit of true citi- zenship developed by the son of Erin in the land of his adoption. The speaker was frequently interrupted by the spon- taneous applause of his hearers. A large number of representative citi- zens were present on the platform both of style and paid a | A JUVENILE DANCER. in the afternoon and evening. In addition | to the list of those already published as composing the executive committee hav. ing charge of the S$t. Patrick’s day con- ‘\‘enllon, the names of D. C. and T. P. | Kinch and Augustine Keller were added. The entire proceeds will be devoted to the '98 Centennial and Monument Association. ) | bearing the minstrel’s harp abounding | would be rAK CF 98. Nor did the exercises at Woodward's Pavilion comprise the whole of the cele- bration by any means. In the afternoon the County Leitrim Seociat Club and its friends held an independent celebration at the Chutes. consisting of literary ex- ercises and a balloon ascension. In the evening the sky in that part of the city was roseate with the display of fire- ‘works. Special services in commemoration of the day were held in all the Catholic churches throughout the city. An enter- tainment was also given in the evening in the basement of St. Teresa's Church on Tennessee street, between Butte and Solano, in honor of St. Patrick. The pro- ceeds will go toward the improving of the church property. At Harbor View the Dan O’'Connell So- clal Club raised the flag in honor of the day at 9 a. m., and at 1:30 p. m. a dinner was given. Michael Carr acted as orator of the day. The flag was raised by Michael McCarthy and Cornelius McAu- liffe, two of the oldest residents of Har- bor View. In the evening the Knights of the Red Branch gave a ball in Odd Fellows’ Hall, a brilliant affair, attended by many of soclety’s devotee: A similar affair was given In B'nai B'rith Hall by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 2. SN RN The Evening Banquet. The event of the evening was the banquet given at Delmonico’s restau- rant on O'Farrell street by the Knights of St. Patrick. ‘The banquet took place on the fifth floor and the apartments were fitted up in magnificent style, the finest of silken tapestry being draped in profusion, gold and silver gauze be- ing suspended from the chandeliers, the American shield and the banner everywhere, while the choicest of floral emblems in various designs filled the large hall with perfume. A most elaborate menu had been spread and a time was had generally that all the Knights will point to with pride as the criterion of their annual celebrations. Frank T. Shea made the opening ad- dress, referring eloquently to both Irish and American historical events. He stated that the gathering was a fitting testimonial to the fact that the organi- zation is as firm in spirit and enthusi- asm to-day as it was when founded twenty-three years ago. Shea’s remarks were followed by the reading of communications wishing the organization well and expressing re- grets at their inability to attend the festivities from Archbishop Riordan, Senator George C. Perkins, Rev. P. C. Yorke, Governor Budd and Senator ‘White. A cable message was also read from John O’Leary, chairman of the '98 Centenary Association. Secretary T. J. Stanton read the messages. All were warmly cheered. Hon. W. W. Foote responded to the first toast of the evening, “The United States of America.” He was glad to say that he was present and had to send no regrets. Referring to the facts of American history the speaker voiced his belief that we are a united nation. In the event of a war with Spain over the Cuban question and the Maine in- cident Attorney Foote stated his con- viction that all true Irish-Americans found in the vanguard, fighting for the country of'their adop- tion. In turn eloquent responses to toasts were made as follows: “The Day We Celebrate,” Mayor Phelan; “Civil and Religious Liberty,” James R. Kelly; ‘Our Kindred Societies,” John Reid; “Ninety-Eight,” John R. Barrett. Rev. BEdward Dempsey asked grace at the beginning of the feast. Musical features were presented by W. J. O'Brien dand W. W. Finnle in vocal solos at intervals in the literary pro- gramme, Among those present were: Frank T. Shea, Rev. Edward Dempsey, Hon. James D. Phelan, Hon. W. W. Foote, Hon. James R. Kelly, Hon. James V. Coffey, John J. Barrett, Joseph L Dimond, Hon. M. M. stee, S. Braunhart, John Mulhern, Thomas J. Stanton, Austin J. Jackson, Guy H. Borland, T. W. Connolly, Peter Scully, Charles McCol- lum, John A. Lennon, P. J.'McCormick, Ed- ward I Coffey, Jeremiah V. Coffey, . J. Bohannon, John T. Redmond, Patrick McGee, John Grant, J. Enright, M. C. Bateman, J. Carey, W. J. O'Brien, 'W. Finnie, George . H. Whelan, D. Graham, W. F. Humphrey, J. W. Sloan, Philip Casey of Nealon, James Dunne of New York, P. A. McDonald, John Purcell, M. C. Hassett, Dr. Morrisey, 'J. J. Lennen, T. S. Dargie, R. H. Nagle, Matt O'Donnell,'A. M. McCabe of San Jose, J. J. Glldea, J. K. Cossrave, M. Joseph Gildea, George W. Shorten, T. P. Riordan, W . By ; . . Ed R. Rock, Hon. William Broderick, P. McCormick, Hon. J. E Britt, Frank Dunn, Hon. William Cronan, E. P. Barrett, P. J. Dunne, Hugh S. Hagan, T. F. Bonnet, James H. Barry, Willlam P. Law- T . 1 O'Brien, Thomas Daniei J. Leary, John . Brod- . K. O'Keefe, John Phelan, Hon. Max . H. B. McAvoy, Dr. G. J. Fitzgibbo P. J. Harney, Josepn O'Donnell, Dr._A. P. O'Brien, J. C. Bateman, R. Rice, J. H. Powers, J. R. ‘Tobin, John H. Buckley, Carl Eisen- Joseph O'Connor, Richard Bunton, hea, Matt Kelleher, Joseph McKenna, James O'Brien, W* A. John Murphy, Thomas Hon. C. A. Clinton, Welch, W. N. McCare Hon. Donnegan, James F. pD! £3 James Charles G. Stein, Wattson, P. Hollan, Brennan, James Butler, Jeremiah Deasy, H. L. thy, T. R. Bannerman, Dr. E. E. Hill, M. ‘Cooney. COMPETITION FOR - OCEAN GREYTIOUNDS A New Line About to Be Put in Operation by Jap- anese. Will Touch at Prominent Foreign Ports and Tend to Aid Out=- side Trade. M. Shiraishi, manager of the Toyo Ki- sen Kwai Sha, or in other words the Oriental Steamship Company, is in this city arranging for an agency to be placed in some city on this coast. At the Pal- ace Hotel last evening he stated that the company consisted of some of the most_prominent merchants in Japan, and that it was the intention of the organiza- tion to run a line of steamers between Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco. Three steamers, which will be of 6000 tons displacement each and of a speed of 174 knots, are at the present time under course of construction at Newcastle and Sunderland, and it is supposed the line will be in running order by October next. The steamers have already been named the Nippon Maru, America Maru and Hongkong Maru, and it is stated by Shiraishi that when completed they wiil be the best-equipped vessels afloat in the transpacific trade. The line of steamers will Tun in competition wit. the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the Japan- ese are of the opinion that the new line will tend to increase American trade. _Shiraishi will leave this evening for New York city, and after a few days’ stay there will proceed to the principal citfes in Europe, where agencies will be established. The principal stockholders in the company are said to be S. Asano, president, and A. Shibusawa and R. Hara, who are ‘directors in the company; —_———— ‘The right hand, which i{s more sensit: to the touch than the left, is less sensitive than the latter to the effect of the heat and cold. POWERLESS TO STOP THE OPIUM EVIL Police Are Bound by a Recenté Decision by Judge Wallace. Those Who Wish to Suppress It Must Go to the Supreme Court or Have the State Law Amended. 0000000000000 000000000000000DOO00CO00 PROVISION OF THE the fumes of opium. Q0000000000000 00000 imprisonment, to conform to th In an oral opinion delivered last No- vember, Superior Judge Wallace ef- fectually checked all efforts on the part of the police to put a stop to the opium smoking evil in this city. That the opinion would be reversed by the Su- preme Court were that body called on to pass judgment upon it is the pre- vailing belief, but so far no steps have been taken looking to that end. In consequence opium dens flourish in many sections of the city, as shown in yesterday's Call, while, as Sergeant Martin stated in an interview, the po- lice are powerless to suppress them. Frank G. Drury, assistant prosecut- ing attorney of Police Court No. 3, yes- terday explained the situation to a Call reporter in detail. Mr. Drury has pros- ecuted many opium cases, and is thor- oughly conversant with the law on the subject, both State and municipal. “Up to last November,” said Mr. Drury, “arrests for opium were made under general order No. 1587, passed by the Board of Supervisors in 1890. which reads as follows: Section 61, General Order No. 1587—No person shall in the City or County of San Francisco keep or maintain or become an inmate of or visit or shall in any way contribute to the support of any place, house or room where opium is smoked or where persons assemble for the purpose of smoking opium or inhaling Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be punished by a fine not less than §250 or more than $1000 or by imprisonment not less than three months or more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Amended by Order No. 2754, approved April 30,1894, to pro- vide a penalty not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and smoking | MUNICIPAL ORDER. ¢ State law. DOOOO00O0O0000000000000000000000000005 Section 61. No person shall, in the City and County of San Francisco, keep or maintain, or become an inmate of, or visit, or shall in any way contribute to the Support of any place, house or room where opium is smoked, or where per- sons assemble for the purpose of smok- ing opium, or inhaling the fumes of opium. Any person violating the provision: f this section shall be fie?me guilty gfn; misdemeanor, and on conviction_thereof, | be punished by g, fine not less than $230; or more than $1000, or by. imprisonment not less than three months, or more than ;lllgnr:mnlhs, or by both fine and imprison- ““This was amended by general order. No. 2754, approved April 30, 1894, which | changes the penalty ‘not exceeding $500, | or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.’ “This amendment was passed to con- form to the penalty provided in the State law, and thus prevent just such a ruling as Judge Wallace made. We found that ordinance satisfactory in every way and numerous convictions were secured under it. Last Novem- ber a Chinaman was convicted in this | court of visiting an opium den, and ‘appenled to the Suverior Court. Judge Troutt refused to pass upon the case and it was transferred to Judge Wal- 0000000000000000000@00000000006000000 @ RIDICULOUS STATE LAW. ° Section 307, Penal Code—Every person who opens or main- tains, to be resorted to by other persons, any place where opium or any of its preparations is sold or given away to be smoked at such piace, and any person who at such place sells or gives away any opium or its said preparations to be there emoked or otherwise used, and every person who visits or re- sorts to any such place for the purpos: of smoking opium or its said preparations is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- tion thereof shall bz punished by a fine not exceeding $300 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, o orby both such fine and imprisonment. o 00000000000000000000000000000000000° and city have legislated on the same subject, yet convictions are secured un- der the local act right along and its validity cannot be questioned. I re- gard them as parallel cases and I can- not see upon what ground Judge Wal- lace based his opinion. 0000000000000 o (] (4] o [ lace’s court. The latter, in an oral | opinion, declared the ordinance invalid | on the ground that there was a State law in regard to opium smokins, and that a municipality could not legislate upon matters covered by statute. | “This State law is the greatest ab- a statute | surdity ever placed upon c i ;‘(',:ul;‘.”ang 1? Jr:;dge Wallace is correct If the police want to put a stop to in his opinion the™first thing the Legis- opium smoking let them make a test case, and if the Supreme Court sustains the local order that is sufficient to break up the dens. If it agrees with Judge Wallace then nothing can be lature should do when it meets is to repeal it. It reads as follows: Section 307, Penal Code—Every person | of maintains toberesorted toby | !ry"s position that Judge Wallace was |in error in holding that the Supervis- | ors could not pass an ordinance relat- | ing to a matter covered by statute. The < | Chief cited a decision of the Supreme © | Court in the case of ex-parte Taylor (87 [+ 1 Cal., page 91), and approved in the case © | of ex-parte Rinaldo (25 Pac. Rep. page | 260). Both cases were for violation of | the sidewalk ordinance, and were ap- ‘ pealed from the lower court. The high- er court held that the Supervisors had | the power to enact an ordinance al- | ready covered by statute, provided such | ordinance did not provide a greater | penalty than the State law. The Chief would not venture an opinion on whether the same ruling would apply to the opium ordinance, | but he emphatically declared that as matters now stood it was impossible to secure a conviction. He too dwelt upon the absurdity of the State act, but thought the best plan would be for the Legislature to amend it. Police Commissioners Alvord and | Tobin had read the article in yes- | terday’s Call showing the rapid spread | of the vice in this city and the help- | lessness of the police to check it, but neither was aware that this was due to a State law. Both gentlemen ex- pressed a determination to bring the matter up at the next meeting of the board and if possible take steps to ing which took place last evening for Sat- urday’s and Sundays’ meeetings at Ingle- side Park: J. Edmonds’ Forget vs. W. C. Glasson's Sy'vanus; H. Devine's Forget Me Not vs. J. Hanrahan's Mercury; W. Ryan’s So- prano vs. Batt & Frank’s Count Monte Cristo; B. Dougherty’s Tessie Fair vs. F. Brown’s Alma; W. Dalton’s Lady Napo- leon vs. T. Bermingham’s Red Light; R. L. Lee's Coralie vs. T. J. Cronin’s Johnny R; Connell Bros.” Sir Walter vs. D. Leon- ard’s Bendalong; D. Flynn’s Tom Bell vs. J. Baddely’s Lady Hopp; T. C. Mack’s Black Patti vs. W. C. Glasson's Mystery; Dr. Van Hummell’s Van Clole vs. J. Byrne's Nellie B; W. C. Glasson’s Magic vs. B. Brophy's Benicia Boy; J. Quane’s Princess Marie vs. M. Macklick’s Fire- ball; D. Smart's Silkwood vs. W. Ryan’s Sweet Music; J. J. Edmonds’ Galley Queen ys. H. Spring's Dawn; P. Carney’s Nellie Daly vs. D. Heure's Blue Belle; P. Reilly’s Ranger vs. J. R. Dickson's Pre- mier: 8. G. Portal's At Last vs. Dr. Van Hummell’'s Chit Chat; D. Cahar’s Bell of Moscow vs. S. E. Portal's Lightning; H. Devine's Gilt Edge vs. Deckelman & Pa- nario’s_Glenroy; P. Gorman’s Kingstone vs. J. Byrne's Mohawk; E. J. Heeny’s Harkaway vs. E. Wilson’s Grasshopper; R. B. Kay’s Carmody vs. H. Spring’s Pat M. Sullivan’s Sir John Arnott vs. s Brilliantine; G. Hooper's Koo- lawn vs. T. P. Courtney’'s Turk: Van Hummell's Van Tralle vs. J. J. Edmonds’ Vida Shaw: J. M. Stilwell's Little Dell vs. van Hummell’s Van Nida. A purse of $500 will be divided into dif- ferent prizes, which will give several dogs 00 000000000000 00000 ons, any place where opium, or | of its preparations, is sold or given | ~"to be smoked at such place;andany | on who at such place sells or gives any opium, or its said preparations, there smoked or otherwise used; | and every person who visits or resorts to any such place for the purpose of smoking opium, or its said preparations, T guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprison- ment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and im- prisonment. “Under that act a person to beproven guilty must purchase or be given the opium in the very place in which he smokes"t, and to prove that is almost an impossibility. Why, two men might Zo into an oplum den and each pur- chase opium before the eyes of an offi- cer, and juggle it so that he could not tell which lot each had bought. Then they could smoke the stuff secure from arrest. Or one could buy opium and go to the house next door and smoke him- self insane without fear of punishment. “Here, this will show you what we have to prove under the State law,” and Mr. Drury produced a blank com- plaint, which read in part as follows: “Then and there did willfully and un- lawfully become a visitor to and did resort to a certain place and room there situated, resorted to by other persons, | where opium and its preparations are | sold and given away, to be smoked in such place and room, for the purpose of | smoking opium and its preparations | thereof.” |~ “The complaints we formerly used | merely alleged that: ‘Where opium was then and there smoked and where persons had assembled for the pur- pose of smoking opium and inhaling the fumes of opium.’ “But, in my judgment, the opinion of Judge Wallace would not hold be- fore the Supreme Court, and the sim- aw | to be the police to make an arrest under the municipal ordinance and test it before that court. I base my opinion on a decision of the Supreme Court on the gambling ordinance, which makes it a misdemeanor to keep, maintain or visit any place where gambling is con- ducted. There is also a State law on gambling, which provides that any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who shall visit a place where any game of chance is dealt, played or carried on. Here is an instance where the State plest course to pursue would be for | done until the State law is amended or repealed, for every ordinance on the subject passed by the Superviscrs would be invalid.” Chief of Police Lees had considerable to say about the impossibility of se- | East Dogs That Will Be Slipped on curing convictions under the State law, Saturday and Sunday. and materially strengthened Mr. Dru-| The following is the result of the draw- a chance to win some money. A prize of $100 will also be given by the park for a consolation stake. —_————— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet draggists refund the money It It ails to cure 2%c. The genuin~ has L. B. Q. on each tablet. remedy the evil. WILL RUN AT INGLESIDE. THE CITY SAVINGS BANKS. Reports of Their Condition on th' 5th of March. A short time ago the Bank Commission- ers made a call upon the local savings banks for reports of their business for the quarter ending on March 5. These reports have been presented and show the follow- ing resources and liabilities: Resources— Bank premises Real estate taken for debt Miscellaneous bonds and stocks. Loans on real estate. Loans on stocks, bonds an s Loans on other securities etc.. Other assets . Total resources Liabllities— Capital paid In coin Reserve fund . Due depositors Other liabilities .. Total Habilities Annexation Their Theme. The Oliver Wendell Holmes Debating Society held its regular monthly meeting in the parlors of the California Hotel last evening. Annexation of Hawaii by the United States was the subject under discussion and the presented their _different views of the question before E. J. Pinkson, Dr. H. BE. Adderson and P. J. Eiseman, who acted as judges: Affirmative—H. following speakers C. Morris and F. T. Finch; n it D. J. M . s ? 've—] cCarthy and W. A awthorne Doxey acted as SO, TARALD FiinR racRs MARSFATTIDRIAND YRIRANGE SLMIRANTE S1MPSON cARAMURG SOME OF THE FORMIDABLE VESSELS' IN SPAIN'S NAVY 00 000 5600 COOCTVVOICCICCTVCITIOCOCOCOOICCCFCCOOOOIOO COCOOOBOCCCOOTOOe From the San Francisco Examiner of March 17, 1898. folooloYoYoYoYotelelelofofofofofoolofotolelolelelelofelelofolofolofofooofoloToYotoYolototoTotoToIoTo1o0) 'OME FORMIDABLE VESSELS THAT ARE NOT IN SPAIN'S NAVY. . Timpiaa Some readers may have noticed in yesterday morning’s Examiner a picture bearing the title, “Some of the Formidable Ships in Spain’s Navy.” Possibly as they noticed they ~huddered npprehenaively' Let them take comfort. Not one of the seven ships presented ever belonged to £pain nor ever will. Two of them ay Norwegian, two are Brazil's and a third is building for that same country in France. Another is the ro“—’ erty of Chile, or will be when completed. This leaves but one of the group to be accounted for, and tl}:l- ‘;u an impossible thing to do. except upon the hypothesis that when a yellow journalist becomes ’Overwrou ht hehasvisitations of phantom shipsinstead of snakes. The name of thé seventh is given as ‘“Ypiran i > There is not in earth, nor presumably in heaven, nor in the waters under the earth, such a vessel as tghls It is neither afloat, a derelict nor in contemplation. No countrv owns it; no country ever heard of it. I': simply isn’t. 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