The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1898, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898. The Call SATURDAY... JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. hddress Al Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. _ | PUBLICATION OFFICE......Market and Third Sts., S. F. { Telephone Main 1868. | EDITORIAL ROOMS.. 217 to 221 Stevenson Street | Telephone Main 1874 | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) Is | served by carriers in this city and surrounding towns for |5 cents a week. By mall $6 per year; per month cents. THE WEEKLY CALL. One year, by mail, SI.SO‘ OAKLAND OFFICE... .908 Broadway NEW YORK OFFICE .Room 188, World Building DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE.. .-Riggs House C. €. CARLTON, Correspondent. CHICAGO OFFICE ..Marquette Building C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advertising Represcntative. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open untll 9:30 oiclock. 387 Hayes street. open until 9:30 o'clock. 62! McAllister street. open until 9:30 o'clock. 6i5 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street, open until 10 o'clock. 2291 Market street, corner Sixteenth, open untll 9 o'clock. 25i8 Mission street, open until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street, open until 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street, open until 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second ana Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock. | e e e e e | | AMU ENTS. | Columbfa—+On Probation Alcazar —+The Merchant of Venico " Morosco's —~Ordeal of Two Sisters * Tivoli—"La Gioconda." Orpheum~ Vaudeville. The Chutes—Zoo, Vaudeville and Cannon, the 618-pound Man. | Olympia—Corner Mason and Edd y streets—Specialties. ‘ Mechanics' Pavilion—The Irish Fair, tutro's Batl Kecreation Swimming. ] Baseball this afternoon. i % | AN ACCOUNTING DUE. | 3 OR days the Examiner advertised a pyrotechnic | | show and solicited patronage for it on the : ground that a portion of the proceeds were to be devoted to the Maine monument. Just here a digression is necessary. Ever since the battleship was blown up in the harbor of Havana Hearst has been trying to raise funds for the erection of a monument, ostensibly in memory of the brave men who perished there, but really to the honor and glory of the justly celebrated brand of Hearst pa- triotism. There is reason to believe that if the money be procured the shaft will contain in large letters the | name of Hearst, professional lover of his country, | while in smaller script, in some less conspicuous lo- | cation, will be a casual allusion to the Maine. In his efforts to collect money Hearst has offered to pay | solicitors 10 per cent of such sums as they may col- lect. This circumstance came to notice without any | connivance on the part of the yellow journalist, and the publicity of it was no part of his plan. It threw a | great light upon his scheme and divested it of the aspect of sweet unselfishness with which it had been | eauipped. Then, for a while, the plan rested, and a comtorting belief that Hearst had become ashamed of himself ensued. | That this hope was founded on a misconception of | the character of the man became evident when his | paper began to boost the pyrotechnic display on the | ground that a portion of the profits were to go to the | monument fund. The display has taken place. The | public has a right to an accounting. What were the | profits? What proportion of them went to the monu- | ment? These are questions® wholly proper, and we | would pause for reply save that we have other busi- | ness. However, at any time a reply shall be forth- | coming we will be glad to publish it. If there were | profits either the monument must have a share or | the public has been cheated again. If there were no | profits the value of the Examiner as an advertising | medium is not impressive. If there were profits how | great and where applied? WHO IS THE KANSAS HOODOO? p ERHAPS there is nothing strange in the fact ‘ s that the soldiers who volunteered for service | and got nothing but sentry duty and . army rations should feel disgruntled. Existence at Camp Merritt was not a round of pleasure, and even | at the Presidio there were things to be desired. But | the Kansas regiment has had the unhappiest time. In | the first place its Governor permitted it to leave the } State ill clad and destitute of every means of comfort. | Upon its arrival here the men were observed to be | 2. ragged, shoeless and unkempt, and because of this | they were taken to the public heart. The Red Cross | women did all that was possible for them and the | Kansans were duly grateful. . At first the regiment was without a colonel, a lieu- tenant colonel being in command, and he quickly demonstrated that he was totally unfit for the re- | sponsibility. When the real colonel reached the camp | he brought order out of confusion, drilled the men into line, got decent equipment, and soon had a regi- ment that any officer might be proud to command. The revolution he wrought made the subordinate sick. He went to the hospital, was almost dismissed from the service for incompetency and has never since seemed to have a joyous moment. There has been | trouble in the ranks. Some minor official got away with commissary stores and was publicly disgraced. Now he accuses his superiors of being culpable with him. The lieutenant colonel left the hospital, nursed his grievances and began to stir up strife. He is threatened with arrest. There seems to be a hoodoo " on the Kansas boys. The fault is not with the regiment, not with the . colonel. Tt rests farther back. It can easily be traced to the Governor. Leedy is a Populist. He brought fo his high position all the crankisms, which constitute a greater plague to Kansas than the grasshoppers ever 1 did. He tried to live up to all the fool notions of his | creed, and his career has in consequence been one long mistake. In all of this there is a lesson for Cali- fornia. The Democrats are trying to foist a Populist Governor upon California. This State wants no Leedy, nor Pennoyer, nor Waite. It has seen re- sults enough. There is no occasion for it to try ex- periments. We can learn from the Kansas hoodoo without putting a hoodoo of our own into the execu- tive chair. scant | | | General Shafter is accused by the Examiner of com- mending his own work. In the matter of self-lauda- tion there are few persons or institutions able to give the Examiner points. The difference between Shaf- ter’s position and that of his daily traducer is that he can say a good word concerning the work of the army he commanded and be believed. Lo Jim Rea may still cherish the idea that he is a politi- cal boss, but observers can discern with half an eye that an “ex” has been placed before his title. Unfortunately for several aspiring gentlemen there T THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. HE fusion press expresses great disappointmefn because the Republican platform doesn’t suit it. There must be a mistake somewhere. The fu- sionists really act as though the Republican party was under bonds to please them in its platform and tl_cket. The delegates differed with the fusionists i}'a this re- spect and made a Republican platform and ticket. They also complain that the platform is too long, but it is shorter than the pinto platform on which Judge Maguire stands, for that is in three su_:tions like a freight train that is too heavy for one engine to pull. 3 The Republican document has through all its length | a warm thrill of patriotism and cheer and hope, of confidence in American institutions and promise that they will be perpetuated. The American soldier and sailor, warworn and scorched under the vertical sun | of the tropics, will feel his homesickness vanish when | he reads in it recognition of his sacrifice and a record of his bravery. In many an American home, where the sun has not shone as brightly since the blithe boy marched jocund to the war, old hearts will throb | gratefully in harmony with the utterances of this plat- form in behalf of the men who went forth to fight and of the homes they left behind them. The platform stands up for the principles of the party, for the rights of man, for sound money and sound men. It embodies the well-known demands of The Call, that Asiatic coolies be barred from Hawaii, and that our labor laws and their eight-hour day be extended to the islands. The Democrats have a representative on the Ha- waiian Commission. Why did not their platform in- struct him in the public sentiment of this State on that subject? The protection of labor, the maintenance of wages, the public policy that will give work to the wage- carner, are the subjects of first consideration in this platform. It points the way to a larger irrigation policy and to conservation of the means thereto by preservation of the forests. This one declaration is of the highest value, and all people interested in forestry, and that means every citizen of the State, should agitate this | subject throughout the campaign, and by electing a Republican Legislature make sure an earnest effort to prevent forest arson and punish the incendiaries who are responsible for it. The whole platform will come safely through the fire of criticism, and is in itself a campaign textbook, and when expounded on the stump will be found like the armor of our warships, invulnerable to the guns of the enemy. a BOOM FOR ROOSEVELT. HE Presidential boomlaunched at Chicago a few days ago for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is very far from being a campaign joke. It would not be at all surprising if the hero of El Caney were elected Governor of New York this fall, notwithstand- ing the opposition of the machine element in the Re- publican party of that State, and if he is so elected it is not unlikely that he will fall into the Presidential line upon the retirement of Mr. McKinley. Besides, the Roosevelt boom has been launched under excellent auspices. The Chicago Republicans who have become members of the “Roosevelt Club” are the same men who discovered Harrison and Mc- Kinley. Indeed, the Union League of Chicago, of which they are all leaders, has long been the storm center of Western Presidential booms. That organi- zation is quick to discover the political strength and availability of public men and equally as speedy to make known its sentiments. The resolutions of the “Roosevelt Club” indicate that these boomers have uncovered the source of the famous New Yorker's political availability and at the same time that they understand the condition of the public mind on Presidential questions. The resolutions state that the club has been formed “for the purpose of making effective in Republican politics the independent, courageous and patriotic spirit shown in the political and military career of Theodore Roosevelt.” Of course, no one anticipates that the Republicans will set President McKinley aside in 1g00. Two years hence he will sweep the country, even if at that time he shall have completed his war work. The issues he will then represent will be too strong to be over- come; but in 1004 the case must necessarily be differ- ent. The war will then be mostly forgotten. After eight years’ service President McKinley will bé sur- feited with honors, tired and probably glad to retire. In addition the third term rule will be invoked against im. No President has ever yet attempted to violate this rule, except General Grant, and he failed utterly to achieve his ambition. In 1904, therefore, Roosevelt will be a man upon whom the Republicans may with great propriety unite for victory. But we regard the attempt that is now being made to run him for Governor of New York as a political mistake. He should be allowed to rest on his laurels for two or three years. He has earned glory enough to last him that length of time. If the Republicans of the Empire State know their business they will spring him on the people about 1900. If then elected Governor he could give the State an elec- trical government for a couple of years, and no power on earth could prevent his nomination for President | in 1904. However, the “Roosevelt Club” can do no harm in the meantime. It is always well to keep such men as the rough riding colonel before the public. Their ex- ample is one of the glories of a free and independent country. For reporters to remember that Mrs. Botkin is merely accused of a crime, not convicted, would add to the value of their printed observations. Chief Lees has evidently made up his mind as to the prisoner’s guilt, and there is no reasonable supposition that any evidence can shake it, or that evidence tending to cast doubt upon his conclusions will be encouraged to ap- pear. A reporter, however, would win just as much glory by demonstrating the woman'’s innocence as her guilt, and makes a mistake in looking into the subject from the standpoint of the sleuth whose business is to convict people. The detective who forms his theory | first and afterward shapes the evidence to fit it is prone to err. While circumstances so far as developed are certainly against Mrs. Botkin, the case is too grave to admit of hasty judgment. In view of his bolting tendency shown on many oc- casions, would it not be wise for the Democrats to appoint a committee to keep Maguire in the party until after election. It would be very confusing to have the candidate jump the fence in the midst of the campaign. — It is rumored that Senator Braunhart is in favor of a primary if it will use his justly celebrated isinglass ticket, with which he formerly purified politics up to the clarified standard of the present Supervisors and School Directors. It is pleasing to note that Dewey’s fleet is to be re- enforced; also that it is not to be re-enforced. The js a comparatively poor demand for second-hand badges. dual announcement gives people of diverse opinion the right to feel pleased. SECRETARY HAY AND HIS T@asK. ARELY has the selection of any man for t_he R office of Secretary of State been received with a warmer or more universal approval than that of Colonel John Hay, now Embassador at the Court of St. James. In the Eastern press the nomination has been most cordially commended, there btif}g hardly so much as a partisan opposition, and even in Great Britain there is evident a widespread satisfac- tion at the choice. : It is safe to say that for the greater part of this commendation Colonel Hay is indebted more to what he has accomplished in literature than in statecrait. The American people are always favorably inclined toward those who have distinguished themselves in the domain of letters, and not infrequently have con- doned mistakes made by literary men serving as Min- isters abroad which would have been severely de- nounced had they been committed by Ministers se- lected solely for eminence in politics. Colonel Hay, however, has had much experience in diplomacy, and, while his accomplishments in that field have not been so widely known as those he has achieved as an author, they are nevertheless of a nature sufficiently important to justify the sanguine expectations that are held of his coming career as Secretary of State. He was for four years a private secretary of President Lincoln, was afterward Secre- tary of the American legation at Paris and at Madrid, and has now held with credit to himself the important post of Embassador to Great Britain. These years of diplomatic experience have given him training for the work that lies before him, and fully justifies the Presi- dent in selecting him for the place. The very universality of the approval with which the appointment has been greeted, however, will ren- der it difficult for the new Secretary of State to main- tain the high prestige he now holds. Where Every one expects so much some are sure to be disappoint- ed. Colonel Hay will be confronted at the outset by the complex problems of foreign policy arising cut of the war with Spain, and it goes without saying that whatever course he pursues he will run contrary to a large body of public opinion. : The nation is at a fork of the road. It is o be determined whether we are to preserve our sepasation from European conflicts or join Europe in the game of land-grabbing in the Orient. The one way is a continuance in the sure paths of peace. The otfler is to enter into the conflicts of the world, where *from the very conditions of things we must necessarily be brought into antagonism with at least some of the great powers with whom we are now on friendly terms. British approval of the appointment of Colonel Hay to the office of Secretary of State is due to a belief in London that he will be favorable to something like an alliance between Great Britain and the United States for the protection of their commercial interests. That belief is a delusion, for of course Congresswould never consent to such an alliance. The British, there- fore, are sure to be disappointed to some extent, and possibly a good many people in this country will be equally so when the new Secretary gets fairly to work. There is all the more reason therefore why the great mass of conservative citizens who understand the difficulties in the way of the administration should be considerate and loyal in supporting both the Presi- dent and his Secretary in conducting the nation safe through the crisis that confronts it. B not merely her oldest painter, but one of those who have done most to direct the culture of this city toward artistic achievement and to develop on the Pacific Coast an art characteristic of its earth and sky and peculiar to its cosmopolitan life. A notable leader in an important field of activity has gone from us, and the loss will be keeniy felt in many circles. California owes much to every class of the pioneers. Among the early settlers there were representatives of almost every variety of talent. A considerable number of these, moreover, were of sufficient force to be genuine leaders of men and of sufficient originality to lead the rising community toward new fields of ac- complishment. There was something of creative power within them, and they were able to make out of the material around them a civilization quite distinct from that to be found anywhere else on the globe. It is to the impulses given by these strong and original men in the ranks of the pioneers that we owe the rich and attractive character of our social system and the mighty achievements of our industry. It is no slight thing that a community so young as Califor- nia should have attained the leadership of so many progressive communities as those that make up the United States in the many fields in which such leader- ship is now universally recognized as ours. The im- pulses that have carried us so far and to such heights in so short a time could have come only from men animated by something of a prime elemental force in human nature, and we can never give them more honor than is justly their due. It is so often stated that the early settlers of Cali- fornia were mere adventurers seeking for gold that something of emphasis should be given to the thou- sand evidences that refute the charge. Among the pioneers and in the host of the argonauts there were many who sought wealth simply for the power it would give them to perform great things. Some of them did not attain the wealth and did the great things without it. They built up a mighty State, es- tablished a wonderfully diversified industry and fused a cosmopolitan population into a community out of which there is rapidly developing a culture that prom- ises to be unique in the history of the world. Ernest Narjot was one of these directing men who have helped to make us what we are. Through the influence of his life and work and those of his brother artists of the earlier years San Francisco, though the youngest of the larger cities of the Union, has already attained an artistic culture second to none. More- over, most of our painting is distinctively Californian in spirit and form, as well as in name. This city now appears clearly destined to become one of the great art centers of the world, having a school and a motive of its own, and for that promise we are much indebted to the old artist whose paintings have inspired us in the past and will long remain among the precious possessions of our galleries. " ERNEST NARJOT. Y the death of Ernest Narjot California loses Hungry soldiers on their way to Santiago to relieve the soldiers now there cannot be blamed for having raided fruit stands as they passed along the streets of New York. They had had nothing to eat for twelve hours, and the War Department has no right to treat troops this way in a time of peace and a land of plenty. Mr. Phelan regrets that the Republican platform does not suit him in regard to the new charter for San Francisco. We beg to assure his Honor that the new charter will be ratified by a Republican Legis- lature, and that it will be put in operation by a Re- publican Mayor. > T : Judge Maguire heard that the office would be seek- ing the man in Los Angeles, and hurried down there to be found. A CHALLENGE TO JAMES G. MAGUIRE. Mr. J. G. Maguire, Populist nominee for Governor, asserts that single tax is not an issue in this campaign, yet there is reason to beli sald Maguire is willfully deceiving the public in this regard. Cassin for permanent chairman upo eve that He forced n the Democratic convention. He had Cassin appoint Seth Mann, of Maguire's law office, as chairman of the committee on platform and also pu guireites made the platform deman ing local option to counties as to wl t Joseph Leggett thereon. These Ma- d a constitutional amendment allow- hat may be taxed. We all know that there has been no demand on the.part of the public for any such amend- ment and that the only sentiment b single taxers. It is just to infer tl obtain the coveted tax by the usual is therefore pertinent for the land o really is. It is not truly a system o tion. It is the appropriation of th State by the method of taxation. T! by a society in England, but they c honest men, they advocated that co owners of land for the capital repre: later un sprang the newspaper repor guire, and declared that a little thi them, but that they must establish tion, as compensation would involve hereof heard said Maguire advocate out any compensation being made. it is sheer confiscation. To this ce here and now challenge Judge Mag propriation of the full economic rent: present owners (and through the ind! pensation being made by the State t vested their capital therein. Any o land wholly unsalable and, in a sho State; that it would depreciate the v: per cent; would ruin the savings ba: and bring the thousands of savings b the future negotiation of loans on I sible, cause a rise in the rate of int ate credit, from which the State wo: fair name of the State in the eyes o would damn the Democratic party b generation. Believe me, Mr. Editor, ack of said demand was that of the hat, therefore, Maguire is secking to 1 Maguire methods of indirection. It wners to understand what single tax f taxation, but a system of confisca- e full (economic) rent of land by the 'his was advocated years before George ould make no headway, because, being mpensation should be made to the sented by sald rental value. Then ter, George, and his followers, like Ma- ng like compensation would not stop the coveted system without compensa- too many bonds, etc. The writer said appropriation by the State with- This is not legislation, nor taxation— ntral fact I desire attention drawn. I uire to deny that he advocates the ap- al value of land by the State from the frection of taxation) without any com- 0 the owners of said land who have in- ne can percelve that this would render rt time, cause all land to revert to the alue of real estate mortgages fully 60 nks and building and loan societies ank depositors to ruin. It would make and, improved or unimproved, impos- erest, give a shock to public and priv- uld not recover in years; defame the f the world; and last, but not least, eyond hope of resurrection for the next » very respectfully, . JOHN HEENAN, Attorney at Law. | AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Charles F. Willlams and wife of Mare Island are at the Occidental. A. Humphreys and wife of Honolulu are registered at the Occidental. Superior Judge J. L. Campbell, wife and sister are guests at the Baldwin. Al P. Booth of Sacramento is at the Grand, accompanied by his wife. J. C. Daly and wife, of Ventura, have taken apartments at the California. Dr. John Van Denburgh, a well-known physician of Los Gatos, is at the Cali- | fornia. | 8w man and attorney of Fresno, is registered at the Lick. W. R. Stone and wife of Sacramento and ‘William Caldwell and son of Cloverdale | are at the Grand. Conrad Buhl and Conrad Behr of Ber- lin are here on a pleasure trip and are | F. C. Devendorf of Los Angeles and F. | 1 | registered at the Palace. | | X. Vorsaid, M.D., of Woodland are regis- | tered at the Occidental. oo oma RN g One of our §=1 ¥ promiment citi- vt THE SERVICES ¥ zens took his o WERE ¥ wite and tl:ellt youn hopeful, g to a vaudeville ISV ORVNTLT ghow one night | last week the youngster was highly in- terested in every number on the pro- gramme, but the most vivid impression he recelved was the singing of the song, “Come up and get your money’s worth,” which was sung by a coon who performed all sorts of gyrations with his cavernous mouth. The next day the little fellow amused his proud parents by giving an almost exact imitation of the colored sing- | er, even to the manipulation of the lips {and the effect was irresistibly funny. Now the aforesald prominent citizen Is a regular church attendant as well as a | theater goer, and last Sunday he accom- | panied his wife and the lad to a house of | worship. As is customary with the father he gave fifty cents to his boy to put in the contribution plate. The latter ap- | peared to be unusually devout during the | services that morning and imagine the consternation depicted on the faces of his parents and the amused countenances of the rest of the congregation when they heard the youngster say as he dropped the haif dollar in the plate, which was presented to him by the deacon. “Come up and get your money's worth.” Even the minister had a smile, but the boy was unconscious of the sensation he had created. Mrs. H. A. Tufts of Boston, Mass., who is making a pleasure trip to this coast, is a guest at the California. James Feeley, a business man of Red Bluff, and J. Charles Jones and wife of Sacramento are at the Lick. C. E. Tinkham, a lumberman of Chico, and P. A. Buell of Stockton are making the Grand their headquarters. J. M. Reynolds and wife came up from Boulder Creek to remain for a few days. They are guests at the Occidental. Joseph Durfee, a storekeeper of Smarts- ville, and W. H. Hatton and wife of Mo- desto are among the arrivals at the Lick. Edwin Wildman of Elmira, N. Y., Vice Consul General of the United States at Hongkong, has taken apartments at the Palace, and s accompanied by his wife. At the Palace are Frederick M. Fish, a stock broker of Chicago, A. T. Rodgers, a mining man from Vancouver, and Su- preme Judge E. M. Ross of Los An- geles. —————————— IN THE BEST OF HUMOR. Jaggles—Why isn’t it as bad to abolish the army canteen as to cut off the sail- or’s grog? Waggles—Because that Jack of his gill.—Judge. is depriving Just a little explanation, Properly expended; Just a little forbearance— Quarrel is ended. —Chicago News. There’s many man that grinds the ax That ought to turn the crank; There's many an actor treads the boards That ought to walk the plank. Lit o e. *Is that fictlon you are realing?” asked Mrs. Redgate of her husband. “I think it must be,’”’ replied Mr. Red- ate. It is a story entitiled ‘The Ice an's Conscience.’ "—Detroit Free Press. “When I came to this town, enghteen years ago,” sald the leading citizen, “I had only thirty cents in my pocket.” ‘‘However,” the Town 'ynlc kindly added, “there were other pockets.”’—In- dianapolis Journal. Mrs. Enpeck—The philosophers tell us uulat blessings often come to us in dis- se. ‘“Mr. Enpeck (with a sudden show of epirit)—Say, Maria, when are you going to unmask?—Cleveland Leader. “Ah,” sighed Mrs. Plimsole, ‘“we're never ‘sure of anything in this life.” “Yes, we are,”” her husband replied. “Whenever you are quiet for half a min- ute I am sure that ivou'll say something soon or bust, and I've never missed it yet.”—Washington Leader. He—And am I really and truly the first man you ever kissed? She—Why, of course, you stupid.” He—Stupid! Why do you call me that? She—Because you are not original. least a dozen men have asked me the very same question.—Chicago Record. “John,” said a Topeka wife to her hus- band, “I will quit drinking tea and save 'fi‘;e war tax if you will do the same with vl “Woman,” responded John, with severity, “do you think 1t 1’ the pare ot sm to abandon your country in its Lt fiine of periir'—Kansas City Journar Moultrie, a prominent rallroad | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. NURSE—Hilda, City. The most de- sirable age for a woman who wishes to enter a training school with the idea of ?:cfiming a professional nurse is from 21 MAJORITY IN NEW YORK—A. N. 8, City. In the State of New York a minor is such until the age of 21 is reached. The law of that State does not make any difference as to sex. WIILIAM F. CODY-X. L. X., City. ‘William F. Cody, “Buffalo Bill,” was at the Bush Street Theater in San Francisco for twenty days, from March 8, 188. He opened in the “Prairie Waif.” SPANISH NAMES—M. C. J., City. The English pronunciation of Cuba is Ku-ba with the cound of u as in mute and that of a as in fate. Tamalpais is pronounced as if written Tah-mal-pah-is. | LEGAL TENDER—Subscriber, City. In the United States five and one cent x;sleces are legal tender to the extent of cents and no more. Fifty, 25 and 10 tender in any | cent pieces are legal | amount not exceeding $10. E. R. GARBER—D. A. F., City. Ex- Judge Eugene R. Garber died in the Wal- deck Sanitarium, in San Francisco, July 12, 1898. His remains were taken to Moun- | tain View, Alameda County, for inter- | ment. THE CALIFORNIA FIRST-—O. 8., City. From the reports that have been received from Manila it would appear that the California First Regiment of Volunteers has not yet been visited by the pay- master. SUCCESSION—A. N. S, City. In the State of New York the law on the sub- ject of succession says: ‘“The property (real) goes to lineal descendants, to fa- ther, to mother and to collateral rela- tives in the order named.” THE SCHOONER PEERLESS-W., Vallejo, Cal. The schooner Peerless was at Tacoma, August 12, 1898, and chartered for San Pedro. To ascertain if a certain individual is on board in any capacity ad- dress a letter “To the master of the Peer- less, San Pedro.” VARIOUS HEIGHTS—C. P. B., Hollis- ter, Cal. The height of the Spreckels building is 327 feet; Chronicle building, to | top of tower, 237 feet; Examiner building, 105 feet to the cornice, with an addition of 17 feet above that. The height of the electric tower in San Jose is 198 feet. THE PARIS EXPOSITION-L. A. G, City. The Paris Exposition of 1900 will open April 15 and close November 5 of that year. The Government on accepting the | invitation to the United States appro- priated $5000 to pay the salary of a spe- cial commissioner. The American com- mission will have charge and direction of the American exhibit. METROPOLITAN THEATER—W. R. M., Los Angeles, Cal. The last perform- ance given at the Mtropolitan Theater in San Francisco was on April 28, 1873. It was a_complimentary benefit to E. G. bert. There was a varied programme, in which Davis, the ventriloquist, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bates, Marie Gaugain and Tii- lie and Mamie Darling took part. FAUST—Subscriber, City. Faust is pro- nounced as if written Fowst. “Faust,” a tragedy, was written by Goethe who commenced it in 1772 and issued it in 1790. Gounod wrote the opera of “Faust and Margherita,” with words after Goethe, which was produced at the Theater Comique March 19, 1859. Spohr also wrote ;‘l“lfix&l," an opera produced in Frankfort n 1818. WELLS, FARGO & CO.—J. W. D, Roseville, Cal. Henry Wells and Willlam G. Fargo, of the State of New York, were the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co. They founded it in 1852 in conjunction with John Livingston, D. N. Barney and others, but the founders were men of different caliber than those who are now at the head of the concern and compel the citizens, their patrons, to pay the war tax, they should pay. PENSION VOUCHERS—H. D. G., Los Angeles. Cal. There is nothing in the Revised Statutes that touches upon the execution of pension vouchers on a Sun- day. The Pension Agent in San Fran- cisco will receive vouchers executed on any day. The next pay day is September 4, but as that day falls on_Sunday and ;,h?mtbyov;mg dt:.)' l:leling tabFederEl legal oliday payment will no the 6th of that month. S zads o KOTZEBUE SOUND—W. H. C., City. There is no regular service between this port and Kotzebue Sound. Mail is sent ‘whenever there is opportunity to forward the same. The way to insure speediest delivery of a letter for some one who left here on the 29th of April is to deposit it in the postoffice and have it go by the first vessel that will carry mail there, or to entrust it to the captain of the first vessel that is announced to sail for there. THE TEMPLE CUP—H: S. A., Marys- vilie, Cal. On October 4, 5, 6, 9, 11.rtyhe Boston and Baltimore clubs, which fin- ished first and second, respectively, in the championship series’ of the ational L.endgue and American Association, con- tended for the Temple Cup, playing the first three games in Boston and the next two games in _Baltimore. The Boston team won the first game by a score of 13 to 12, but the Baltimore won the next four Eamea by the respecti-- scores of 13 to 11, antidod’ o the posscaston of the Femple possession of the Temple Cup for the second successive season. 2 BOUND BY THE LAWS—W. H. G., City. If the soclety to which you belong adopted certain laws for the disposition of beneficiary funds, and the same were regularly adopted by a majority of the members, the entire membership s bound by them and must comply with them or suffer the consequences. If the law requires that at a stated period a member must be financidal, and he neg- lects to be S0, he must abide by the ty, for he cannot in consequence of s negligence exg:ct to enjoy the same rights as a o member who complies with MUSHROOMS—Gourmand, Petaluma, Cal. A means of securing mushrooms out of season is to cultivate them. They are grown in hothouses or cellars in a warm moist atmosphere, and a succession had by arranging beds e‘:x e aife times. ‘1nose who engage in this busi, by the time the second bed is finished the crop in_the first bed will have becn secured, and so on to the number of beds laid out. SCHLEY IN THE ARCTIC—Third street, City. In 1884 W. S. Schley, then commander, U. 8. N., was in charge of the expedition sent out to relieve Greely and his party. The expedition that found the explorers. TO CHICAGO BY RAIL—O. Following are distances from San F cisco to Chicago by rail: Shasta route, via Portland and Northern Pacific Rail- road, 3304 miles; Ogden route, via Ogden and Council Bluffs, 253 miles; O n route, via Salt Lake City and r, 2629 miles, and Santa Fe ro via M ‘ jave, Albuquerque and Kansas City, miles. WILLING PROPERTY—P. H., Mill- wood, Cal. There is nothing in the laws of California *‘to prevent a man of sound and disposing mind without wife or chil- dren from disposing of his property to charity or to a religlous society to the exclusion of brothers and sisters,” if he feels so disposed, but he must make such testamentary disposition at least thirty days before his death. VITALITY OF SEEDS—E. G. 8., Liver- more, Cal. There is published a table which gives the following as the vitality of seeds retained for one year: Leeks, onions, parsnips and rhubarb. Two vears: Beans and peas of all kinds, peppers, carot, egg plant, okra, salsify; scorzonera, cress, nasturtium, thyme, sage and herb seeds generally. Three years: Artichoke, aragus, en- dive, lettuce, fellicus, mustard, parsley, skirret, spinach and radish. Four years: Broccoli, caulifiower, cab- bage, kale, turnip and celery. ive years: Beet, cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, chervil and sorrel. To test the vitality of seeds the follow- ing is recommended: Place almost any of the larger seeds and grains on a hot pan or griddle. When the vitality is perfect the grain will pop with more or less noise. When the vitality is defective or lost it lies immovable in the vessel. STREETCAR FARE—Subscriber, City. If a passenger bets on board of a street- car and tenders in payment of fare a $10 piece and the conductor has not the change the general rule is for the con- ductor to carry the passenger as far as the turning-in office of the company, where he can obtain change, unless he can sooner obtain it from some of the other passengers. It has been held that a conductor must have enough change to “break’ a reasonable tender, but that he is not bound to carry enough change to break a $10 or $20 piece. A conductor would not be justified in ejecting a pas- senger who made a tender of a §10 piece for a 5 cent fare and was willing to re- main in the car and be taken to the com- pany’s office, but if the passenger Insisted upon having his change right away or demanded mis money returned to him aml created a disturbance the condurto; would be justified in stopping tue car and putting him off. PURELY PERSONAL. Leo XIII is the two hundred and fifty- eighth Pope. Zola recelved the sum of £16 for his first book; for “L’'Assommoir” he re- ceived £6000. The Duke of Marlborough Is one of the most enthusiastic of amateur firemen, and takes a keen interest in the Fire Bri- gade Unlon. He frequently wears a fire- man’s uniform himself. Verdl, now 82 years old, rides on horse- back every day. He composes a little every morning, plays cards with his fam- ily in the afternoon, and in'the evening likes to_read poetry and philosophy. Lord Wolseley is almost as devoted to the pen as the sword, and if he had not been fated to be a field marshal he would beyond question have been a man of let- ters. He rises early in the morning to write, and his official_duties only com- mence when a pile of MS. testifies to his industry with the pen. For some time past he has employed a number of copy- ists In making extracts for him in the archives of Venice. The German Emperor and Empress are the earliest risers of all European sover- eigns, but with them it is a case of fol- lTowing out the rule of “Harly to bed and early to rise,” for they retire as early as 10 o'clock. At 5 o'clock in the summerand 6 in the winter the Emperor is up and about, and the Empress rises only a lit- tle later that she may be ready herselt to prepare her lord and master his first cup of coffee. The children of the impe- rial pair are brought up to follow their parents’ example in this as in every way. The Emperor of Austria is another mon- arch who breakfasts with the lark. e e Soft Baby Cream, 15¢ Ib. Townsend’s. * e e Peanut taffy best in world. Townsend's.® e Going out of business. Best eveglass specs 15c up. 65 4th. Sundays till 2p.m. —_— e Treat your friends to Townsend’s Cali- fornia Glace Fruits, f0c Ib. in fire-etch boxes. 627 Market st., Palace Hotel bldg.* ——e———— Special information supplied dally to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042, ¢ All Aboard ! For Bohemia Grove Sunday, August 2. Fare for the round trip only $I. Last chance this season for visiting this ro- mantic spot in the midst of the redwoods of Sonoma County, where the Bohemian Club hoids its annual jinks. Bring your lunch. A seat on train guaranteed for each person. Special train lands passen- gers in the grove. Leave Tiburon ferry at 8 a. m.; returhing. ieave the grove at 4p. m . —_—————— A compiler of statistics is authority for the statement that less than %0 persons out of every 1,000,000 die from old age. Out of that number 48,000 are victims of scar- let fever, 30,000 of typhoid and kindred fevers, of whooping cough, 18,000 of measlés, 7500 of consumption, 7000 of rheu- matism and the same number of erysipe- las, 2700 are carried off by apoplexy and 1200 are victims of gout. —_—————— Northern Pacific Railway. First-class rate as well as second class re- duced 75 per cent to all points in Montana, Min- nesota and the Eastern States. Flegant serv- ice, dining cars on every train. . Only line oper- ating through upholstered tourist cars. T. K. STATELER, G. A., 635 Market st S. F. First and Sscond e Santa Fa Class rates again reduced via th route. Call at the new ticket otfice, 625 Market. — e Dewey is a temperance man and knows what Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters did to brace him up at Manila. —_————————— The shawl of shawls belongs to the duchess of Northumberiand. The London Lady thus describes the artiéle: “It form- erly belonged to Charles X of France and was manufactured entirely from the fur of Persian cats. Many thousands of cats skins were utilized and the weaving occu- pled some years. The shawl measures eight feet square, but is so fine that it can be compressed Into the space of a large coffee cul ADVERTISEMENTS. Baking Powder Most healthful leavener in the world. Goes farther. ~ ness spread the spawn at such times mav