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14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898. FATHER YORKE ISSUES A CHALLENGE Dares =‘fthé :Pur(’:ha‘sed. Organ of Phelan” to Assert That He Has Disobeyed the ~Authorities of His Church. Will Stop- the Hireling’s ‘‘Lying Mouth”—The Candidate Called. Upon: -to" Come Out From Behind the Rag. Charged With Injustice, Treachery and Falsehood. -The: Priest Alone - Responsible for the Priest’s Utterances. Editor Call—Dear Sir: The San Fran- cisco Bulletin has replied to my letter of yesterday mornine by three columns *‘of personal vituperation. I am not in this controversy -for personal reasons, and therefore I deem +-beneath me to . waste my time on the Boughten Bulle- tin. I have made certain assertions be- fore the people of this city. If these as- sertions are false let those who oppose me prove their falsity. If theseassertions are true Mr: Phélan -stands convicted of supporting men who.have declared that Catholics are not entitled to equal rights" with" their fellow .citizens; No amount -of personal abuse can alter the truth or. falsity of my assertions. ‘I am appealing to the people, and the people are swayed not by words but by argu- ments, not by billingsgate but by tes- timony, not by evii-speaking but by farts, The people .of this city.are ‘quick’to discern ‘the ‘trué state.of ~affairs in a controversy ‘like the' present. They. knew it is.a:-question of principle not a question. of personality. .Therefore :all the personal attacks,-'all the lying charges; all. the. cowardly innuerdoes, all the whispered suggestions: of the Bulletin go ‘for-naught It 18 not the first time in San Francisce that my per- sonal character: has: béen aspersed, my standjng with iy fellow" Catholics as- sailed, ‘my - Totives.-questioned, - my name reyiled. They who.have done so already have gone down-inglorious into the’filth which' they 8o lavishly threw, and those -who now.do S0’ shall'assurely descend’ into thie-mud-from.which- they have sprung.. 5 : I dislike,*Mr. Editer, to-bring iny’ per- sonal Affairs into this controversy, but. the tactics’ of the - .Boughten. . Buletin leave no other-.course. This, the pur- chased :organ”of ‘Mr; .James D. Phelan, has chosén.to-attack niy moral charac- ter and. to present me to the public ds a priest uinworthy ‘of_his ‘dalling, insub- ordinate to -his superiors and -deprived ot his official standing:: .I. haye nothing. in this. wide. world but: my good -name. I have ‘nothing ‘among my .own people but the reputation of doing. my ' duty toward- God-and towdrd -them. I have no money, for I -have not seld myself to a millionalre;: :I hdave. no.power, for I have not-bartered my soul for politi- preferment—I have nothing but the astly character.and ‘the report of.an upright life.. "Therefore 1 may be par- doned if my personal.affairs take up gome of your space this morning. I owe something to' my friends, and the least that 'is due to myself is that hire- lings of James D. Phelan shall not cal- umniate me with impunity. The Bulletin ‘declares this evening in its cowardly fashion that'l am an in- subordinate priest, disobedient to the commands or -éxpressed wishes of my superiors, that I .h: lost my position as.editor of the Monitor and that' I have broken with my ' conipanions- of the clergy and my -friends of the lalty. If thé Bulletin had ‘the -courage that we usually associate with- manliness it would be easy to meet it.- If the Bul- letin will daré say' that ih position, in character, in office, in'eémployment, in grade, in anything in the sight of the . Catholic church 1 stand te-day in worse position than I stood a: year ago or two Vears ago the. law- of: the ‘land. would glve: me redress, - to obtain- which I would sell ‘thé shirt. off my back and the shoes off my feet.. "Will the. Bulle- tin dare say I.am not a’priest in-good standing In the Catholic church? - Will the Bulletin dare ‘say- I am not editor of the Monitor? “Will the Bulletin.dare say I am not chancellor of .the areh- diocese of San Francisco? Will the Bul- letin dare assert that I have ‘disobeyed even in the - slightest .particular. the expressed wishes or commands of those who are set over me? .Let the editor of the Bulletin for once In the long ca- reer that he has spent in crawling on his belly on the ground stand erect like a man, and’then I shall know how to deal with him and to protect my good mname by the resources of the law. To lend color to its calumnies the ADVERTISEMENTS. - " SORE HANDS CURED BY CUTICURA About eight years ago I got gore hands. It commenced with 2 burning sensation on my fingers. When I rubbed them you could ses little white pimples on the skin, and I felt 1ike twisting my fingers out of .their sockets, Ihad high fever and cold chills, and nights 1had to walk the floor until I fell asleep. I got the CUTIOURA RESOLVENT and CUTIOURA Boar. The nails hardened up and peeled off, and I don't believe there is oune of the first nails left on my hands which are now cured, CASPER DIETSCHLER, 2 Feb.22,’98. Pembroke, Genesee Co.,N. Y. ‘Two dollars’ worth of CUTIOURA REMEDIES oured me of Sait Rheum of twenty years' stand- dng. My hands and fingers broke out in red, watery blisters with terrible itching, then a scab would form, which would peel off and come in great cracks, the blood running out. My nails grew out wrinkled likea cow's horns, but now they are growing nice and smooth. 8. R. MILLER, Robertsdale, Pa. ' Iwasobliged to keep the first three fingers of my little boy’s hand done up all the time, as it was a raw sore, beginning to extend down toward the palm. We consulted three different physicians, each a certain length of tims. A gentleman recommended CUTICURA Rexevizs. I purchased CUTIOURA S0AP, OuTioURA (ointment)and CUTICURA RESOL~ vENT, put aside what I had been using, and began with them. Well! tmrtd that hand. Mrs. DIAM( 3 Jan.2,'08. 161 Bronson Ave., Rochester, N. Y. o B BanE Tl o TO CROTHERS Boughten Bulletin has dragged the name of Archbishop Riordan into this controversy. It publishes a telegram in which His Grace says “Father Yorke is alone responsible for his utter- ances.” What else would the Boughten Bulletin have the Archbishop say? ‘What other reply could I have made were the inquiry directed to myself? Of course, Father Yorke and Father Yorke alone is responsible for his utter- ances.” Behind the argument of the Boughten Bulletin lies the A. P. A. con- tention that the members of the Cath- olic church are dumb, driven cattle, whose ideas are expressed only in the crack of the driver’s whip. The Catholic church has her own fnethods and heg own organs of expressing her opinions. She does not speak to her children in the orations at church fairs or in the columns of a shameless and a subsi- dized press. Her head speaks through his ‘encyclicals, his briefs, his bulls; her officers deal with their people through the decrees of councils and the pastorals of her Bishops. The idea that at the mere utterance of every clergyman, be he priest or Bishop, the Catholic people are bound to bow down to the ground, is entertained only by the bigots and the Ignoramuses who inflict the Bulletin on a long-suffering public. Let me again and again protest in the name of the Catholic people against this .shameless insinuation that the Catholics are the slaves of their priests or their Bishops. No matter what may be the position of -the priest or prelate that talks to them, Catholics are as free in their political opinions as any other men on American soil. There are Catholics—and good Cathollcs—in this town who speak harshly of me because of-iny late action. I am glad of it. I can endure the discomfort of their personal animosity because they clear the name of the church, whose honor is the chiefest concern of my life, and because they stop the lying mouths of Crothers and his bigoted fellows who believe that Catholics are the members of a political machine driven by blind fanaticism and controlled by a des- potic power. I and I alone am responsible for the opinions expressed in my Oakland speech and-in my subsequent letters. I and I alone am responsible for every word I have spoken from every plat- form, for every word I have written over my own name, for every editorial utterance in the Monitor of the past five years. When in 1896 the crowd of bigots that snarled about me charged me with being the mere mouthpiece of a coterie of learned Jesuits, I replied that the letters signed by Peter C. Yorke were prepared by Peter C, Yorke alone, were written by Peter C. Yorke alone, and that for them Peter C. Yorke alone was responsible. What I said then I repeat now. I have not stood over the people with the bludgeon of mere authority. I have not appealed to their passions or their baser thoughts. I have appealed to their reason, and in appealing to their rea- son I have recognized no difference of race or sect. Before Catholic and Prot- estant, before Jew and Gentile I have stated my case. That case stood on its own merits, not on the authority of the Catholic church, not on the name of Peter C. Yorke. When to-day I stand before the people I am content to take the same ground. Hear me for my cause, and judge me by the facts. And now James D. Phelan, come out from behind that rag. That Boughten hiding" there long enough, hissing with your forked tongue and befouling my name with your tainted breath. Who gave you or your Boughten Bulletin the right to speak of my priestly charac- ter? Who gave you and your hireling | gang authority over my position in the church? If this discussion is to descend | to personalities, James D. Phelan, dis- tasteful though it may be to me, I am not afraid of you or of any man when duty is to be done. I trust it shall not be so. I trust that this discussion has seen the end of personal attacks, I have no desire to complicate the issues in the minds of the people by extrane- | ous matters. James D. Phelan, I have accused you specifically and by name of indorsing injustice. I have accused you of treachery to those who thought themselves your friends. I have ac- cused you of lying to the people from | whom you seek support. Stand out from behind that rag. That boughten Bulletin is no longer a cover to your shame. Meet my arguments, meet my fagts. The pecple of this city are not swayed by hireling abuse, by personal vilification. They are reasonable men, and reason shall be their guide. PETER C. YORKE, FITTING GIFT FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE A CALIFORNIA FLAG FOR CALI- FORNIA SOLDIERS. Delicate Compliment of the Silk Cult- ure Society to the First Volun- teer Infantry at Manila. It is a beautiful and essentially Cali- fornian Christmas gift that the boys of the First California will receive from the ladies of the California Silk Culture So- | clety, just as soon as General Miller walks | down the gangplank from the transport Newport to the dock at Old Manila. It is a shimmering banner of the na- tional colors that the general is to deliver to the heroes of the First, as a gift from the ladies of this State, and it will be doubly dear to them with the knowledge that it is wholly a product of the home scd. The rich, heavy silk was spun out | by thousands of littie native born silk- | worms that the ladies of the society have been experimenting with the handsome | staff was cut in California’s forests, and ! the golden eagle, the bullion fringe and | shining cords and tassels were dug in | thelr original state from the hills of the | high Sierras. | - egnmlne'e tolf th:clhtd’uficom :seg of e officers of the soclef rs. Theodore Hittell, Mrs. J. Kirk and Mrs. D. J. More phy, has been busily at work over the flag for a month past. The silk which was in {ts raw state had to be dyed, the | stars to be worked In, and there were a hundred and one details to be attended | to in transforming the unrefined product | of the industrious silkworms into the | beautiful emblen designed to go down to | Manila as a token of the love and appre- [ clation that- lra‘ held for the heroes awa from 8. No expense been thmhubeennnluntot::xawv: lnd] proud the ladies of the society are jnmir e r ener- of the handsome product of thel gles. Saturday the flag will be on exhibition in the window of the White House. It was the idea of the officers of the society. The society supplied the funds and the silk, and it is presented in the name of the women of the State, hun- dreds of whom are working so hard to énal{: silk one of California’s own pro- ucts. —_— e MORGAN CITY ARRIVES. The St. Paul Also Slipped In Early This Morning. The steamship Morgan City anchored in the stream last night about 9 o’clock. She left Manila on September 20 and at that place took aboard her only passenger, Private Louis Patton of the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry. Patton was dis- charged, his time having expired in army service, After leaving Manila the Morgan City enjoyed a beautiful voyage to Hongkong, where she touched three days later. The passage was also good to Nagasaki and she steamed out of that port on October 4. Twelve days later a severe gale broks upon the ship which compelled her to heave to twenty-six hours, but she rode the gale like a cork and lost nothing from her decks. When 2500 miles from San Francisco the crown sheet in one of her bollers collapsed, and she was obliged to continue. her trip with one-half steam E;;V&r' reducing her speed from 10 to 8.68 Early this morning the transport St. Paul passed in and anchored off the barge office near the Morgan City. She also came direct from Manila. DEATH MET HIM ON THE STREET THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF C. H. SUMMERS. He Was General Circuit Manager of the Western Union and One of Its Highest Officials. That solemn admonition in the good book which warns mankind that “in the miast of life we are in death” applies most strikingly to the case of C. H. Sum- mers, general circuit manager of the ‘Western Union Telegraph Company, who died of heart disease very suddenly last night. Mr. Summers was the representative of the vice-president of the great telegraph corporation, and aside from his other duties was general manager of all the Western Union lines west of Pittsburg. He was a hard worker, and came to San Francisco on a trip combining business with a search for health. During the afternoon he visited several of his friends and talked of his plans for taking recre- ation trips to the points of special inter- est in the State. The demands of business occupied his time till about 10 o’clock p. m. and he then went for a walk with a friend. While strolling along O'Farrell street he was taken suddenly ill and asked to be con- ducted to a place where he could imme- diialely receive the assistance of a physi- cian. The dying man was conveyed to 220A O'Farreil street, and tenderly placed in a bed. At the same time a physician was summoned, but the sufferer was lol past medlical aid when the doctor arrived. In fact he had his death stroke before he reached his couch. It was a sad and sudden ending of the His career as a telegrapher began with a military division of charge of This arduous labor was His abilities won rapid advance- Deceased left a widow and several grown children, who are prominent in the Soclety and business circles of Chicago, The news of the sudden demise of Mr, Summers was telegraphed to his family late last night. The remains will be for- warded to the former home of the de- ceased. where he had his headquarters. ——————— career of a man who was one of the most | widely known in active business life in the country. the ‘opening of the Civil War, when he | a telegraphers. continued until the close of the great con- test, when he entered the service of tne Western Union Company in a minor posi- tion. ment, until_ he ranked with the highest executive official in the company. DOLPHINS HAVE a GOOD TIME. | Their Anniversary Entertainment and Reception a Great Success. The twentieth anniversary of the Dol- phin Swimming and Boating Club was held in Native Sons’ Hall last night and was a great success. The hall was crowded with members and their lady friends, and the literary and &lhleflcl parts of the programme were thoroughly enjoyed. President Joseph Laib Jr. was in the chair, and during the evening he introduced Charles L. Patton to the au- dience, who was received with tremen- dous applause. He delivered a brief and pleasant speech, which was loudly cheered. 1d H. Alfgeltinger, candidate for Supervisor, was also introduced and met with a rousing reception. After the programme was concluded the hall was cleared for dancing, which was kept up till an early hour this morning. | | The committee of arrangements was | composed of F. W. Woerner, C. T. Roach, E. P. Sullivan, W. O. Patch, A. L. Schup- ert, C. J. Stewart, J. J. Cronin, J. g Sarls, . H. Coney, F. C. Staib, A. W. Pape and T. J. Kennedy, and the recep- tion committee inciuded P. A. Caglieri, F. C. Staib, L. Duncan, W « Bush, A. H. Pape, J. H. Medau, A. F. Michilett, F. C. Schwarting and J. C. Symon. The onerous duties of floor manager fell upon F. W. Woerner. —_——— The Beginning of the End. The suspense of the election canvass will be passed in a few days, and sink or swim, every candldate is glad that the ordeal is nearly over. Captain Freese, Public Administra- tor, has made himself known to almost everybody in San Francisco by faith- ful application to his officlal duties. He should easily lead in the struggle for that office. —_——— CYCLISTS AT THE TIVOLI. Success of the Annual Theater Party of the Associated Clubs. The annual theater party of the Cali- fornia Associated Cyeling Clubs was held at the Tivoli Opera-house last night and was a success in every respect. The place was crowded and *“The Grand Duchess"” was artistically rendered by the company. As the curtain fell on the first act Ed- win Stevens stepped to the front, and after a humorous speech presented the prizes to the winners at the Good Roads parade last Saturday. The committee In charge of the ar- rangements was composed of J. cock, chairman; A. P. Swain, E. 8. G. Scovern and E. B. Jerome. st~ i Newman & Levinson, 131 Kearny street, are having another sale of genu- ine tortoise shell goods at about one- half the usual prices and but little more | than the cost of imitation goods. Pins, combs and brushes from 10c to $27 50. See windows. . ———————— Old Friends’ Minstrelsy. The Society of Old Friends held high jinks last night in Washington Hall. | There were many of the members and their friends to listen to the programme of entertainment provided. The most in- teresting feature was a minstrel first part by white and blacked up performers, who told old and new jokes, sang ballads ang “coon’” songs, and won the applause of the listeners. Then followed a mixed pro- gramme of songs and music, addresses by members of the soclety and closing rémarks by C::rtnin J. W. Howell, the president. Du n‘f the evening refresh- ments were served. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, November 2. Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefleld, 85 hours from s Macgan City, Dilian, from. Manile, via r 0 Hongkong % days, {ia Nagasaki 25 days. | Stmr Newsboy, Ellefsen, 20 hours from Usal. s:‘mcr"mr Norte, Allen, 82 hours from Cres- cent Y. SAILED. ‘Wedneaday, November 8. COLLIER AND A STEAMER COLLIDE The Czarina Run Down by the d. D. Peters Off Angel Island. Badly Damaged the Peters, Which Beached at Sausalito, While the Czarina Man- aged to Reach Her Dock---A. B. Rich, an Electrician, the Only One Hurt. The colller Czarina was run down by the river steamer J. D. Peters last night off Angel Island. The Peters, which carried passengers and crew to the number of nearly 200, sank shortly after the collision, but not until every soul on board had been saved. The Peters was finally beached at Sau- salito. She left this city shortly after 6 o'clock under command of Captain Thomas H. Holdsworth, on her regular trip to Stock- ton. She had hardly been out more than ten minutes and was abreast of Angel Island when the collision occurred. The night was dark, the moon not being up, but there was no fog to obscure the vision of the men at the wheels of the steamers. The stories of the men on the steamers as to how the collision occurred are of a conflicting character. There was a mis- understanding of signals, and when a col- lision seemed inevitable the captains of both vessels signaled for full speed astern. The Peters struck the Czarina full on the port bow. The ccllier was coming down the bay in ballast and was high out of "the water. The !ha.rg bow of the Peters went crashing througl the steel plates of the collier. The force of the collision was so great that thirty feet of the forward deck of the Peters was sna.pfed off and how re- poses in the hold of the Czarina. The anchors, chains and hawsers remained and dragged along after the colller as she slowly made her way to the city. The Peters commenced to sink at once, and in a few minutes her brave firemen and engineers were driven from their posts and the fires went out. In the meantime the sailors were clearing away the lifeboats, into which the women pas- sengers were placed. After the rst spasm of alarm the preparations to leave the sinking ship were made in an orderly manner. The Captain Weber hove in sight just after the steamers geparated and drew alongside in answer to the signals of dis- tress. It"did not take long to transfer the remaining passengers, who could step from the upper deck of the Peters to the Weber. After all had been transferred the women passengers, who had in the meantime been landed on Angel Island, were placed on board the Weber and con- tinued their interrupted journey to Stock- ton. The crew worked ma.n!ul!g in an at- tempt to beach the Peters. She was run on the bottom at Angel Island, but floal ed off on the strong tide. Finally the at- tempt to place her there was abandoned. The Sea Queen made fast to her stern post and towed her over to the Sausalito mud flats, where she now rests in ten feet of water. The crew remained in the life- boats and patrolled the vicinity of the wreck all night. ‘When Captain Seuman of the Czarina found that his boat was not.taking wa- ter he turned his attention to the Peters and its pasengers. Before he could ren- der any assistance the Weber and the Monticello were on the spot and he then started for the city. Owing to the mass of gear from the Peters that remained on the bow of his ship he found her difficult to manage, but finally placed her in her usual berth at Howard-street wharf. The Peters has been in the river service about ten years under Captain Holds- worth. She is a stern wheeler and us- ually has a large passenger list and mis- cellaneous cargo. She is owned by the California Navigation and Improvement Company. The Czarina is used as a collier and is owned by J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co. Aft- er she was purchased by this firm she was entirely remodeled. She has been in the coast trade since she was purchased last. She was coming from Port Costa in water ballast when the Peters struck her. The fact that no lives were lost is at- tributed to two things. First, the Czar- ina was struck well above the water line, and secondly, the Peters being a wooden vessel sank gradyally, thus allowing time for passengers and crew to disem- bark. Thus was averted what might have proved a disaster that would have gone down in maritime history as the most dreadful that ever happened within the Golden Gate. The story told by Captaln George Sea- man of the Czarina {3 as follows: ‘“We were coming backfrom Port Costa, where we had delivered a load of gral When off Quarry Point, east of An Island, we saw the Peters coming in the opposite direction. I gave one whistle meaning, ‘we will cross your bows,’ he answered with a single blast signifying, ‘all right,’ and we went ahead. hen the two vessels were close together he gave two whistles signifying, ‘look out for me, I will cross your bows.’ I saw that an accident was inevitable, and at once sig- naled the engineer to back up full speeg. ‘“‘As nearly as I can recollect the Peters came on full speed. She struck us in our sort bow, making a hole big enough to rive a team thmu?h. ‘“We began making water fast and I thought for a time I would have to beach my vessel, but as we had nothing aboard but a ballast of water I start out to make my dock. The accldent cflgpled us so badly we could not steer and I finall: called the tug Alert to our assistance.” The Czarina is now lying at Howard- street wharf with the whole of the bow of the Peters still sticking in_her own bow. The anchors, chains and hawsers are all there, too, and these d ng un- der the keel crippled her steering gear and rendered the boat unmanageable, The whole forward compartment is full of water and the vessel i{s lying low, but there is no danger of her sinking. The damage has not yet been estimated. Captain Seaman says he would have gone to the assistance of the Peters, but his own boat was so badly damaged he had his hands full looking after her. One of the crew of the Peters jumped aboard the Czarina, but was so badl frightened he did not know the name the vessel on which he had been working. “‘My_partner told me to yump,” he said, “and I yumped.” Captain Seaman belleves that if the otil- cers of the Peters had used ordinary d sense or judgment the accident might easily have been avoided. So far_as known, the only man {njured ‘was A. B. Rich, electrician on the Peters, who lives at 1601 L avenue, in this city. He was caught In the e and badly e steward took charge of m and transferred him to the Monti- cello, which brought him to this city. He was taken to the Harbor Receiving Hos- ital, but his nerves were so badly shaken e was unable to talk, and the doctors were obliged to admini; put him to sleep. sustained severe internal injuries. Steward A. W. Dennison of the J. D. Peters returned to tre city on the Monti- cello with Electrician Rich, who was in- jured. His story of the wreck follows: “We left the city on our regular trip to Stockton at 10 minutes 6 o’clock. ‘We were just off and and the cabin was crowded - gers who were at dinner. The first intimation I had of d. was the s from th Docth The Brat Menal X Hoard wan from the Peters. The blew two blasts on the 'Mlm tle t he was di- that recting course to and would 1l the boat to star- almost simultaneously with one blast, showing they were directing their course to starboard “Both captains apparently realized that a collision was inevitable, and signaled ‘Full speed astern.’ The Peters struck the Czarina full on the port bow. “The utmost excitement prevailed, as the severity of the collision indicated that the Peters had been badly damaged. ‘The passengers ran about wildly, but crew soon quieted them in a degree and commenced to lower the lifeboats. The women passengers were placed in these and landed on Angel Island. “The Captain Weber was the first to render us assistance. She left this city shortly after we did, was near by when the colision occurred. The passen- gers were transferred to the Weber and continued on their way to Stockton. “‘Before leaving she tried to beach the Peters. After being run aground the first time she drifted off into deep water on the heavy tide. She was towed back sev- eral times. “The Monticello came along on her down trip from Vallejo and I went aboard with the only man severely wounded in the collision. © We had about one hundred and thirty passengers on board and a crew of between fifty and sixty men in the various departments. The passen- tgers lost all their personal baggage and he cargé will be a total loss.* “The bay in the vicinity of the wreck was covered with the cargo, which floated out of the wreck as she sank down to her ‘texas’ deck.” An anxfous crowd waited the arrival of C. D. Clark, city agent of the California Navigation and Improvement Company, who had taken a tug for the scene of the catastrophe as soon as the first news was received. When his tug arrived off Angel Island Mr. Clark learned that the Peters had already been towed on to the Sausalito mud flats by the tug Sea Queen, and so he returned to this city without making further investigation. ORDERS AND COUNTER ORDERS MAKE TROUBLE DRAWING BOOKS IN MISSION GEAM]K.A]?. SCHOOLS. Children Sent Home Because Their Parents Will Not Buy What the Board Has Once Discarded. There is trouble in the grammar schools of the Mission. A small sized rebellion has resulted in over two hundred pupils taking an unexpected holiday. An order formulated by the Board of Education, enforced by the teachers and objected to by the parents of the children caused the disturbance. The order was for drawing books, which six months ago the board considered un- necessary, but now it thinks a child’s education cannot be completed without one. In fact so necessary are they that puplls who turned up at school yesterday without them or the money necessary to purchase were told to fio home and stay there until they obeyed orders. ““It {s the same old trouble,” said a dis- gusted parent {esterdl}'. ““There is a stack of school books in my house three feet high that are of no use to any one owing to the changing of the rules of the Board of Education. A book good enough for my eldest daughter is useless ‘when my second child gets into the class from which her sister has just been pro- moted. About six or seven months ago the Board of Education issued an order that all the children should buy drawing books. Well, they did so, mine among the rest. A few days later the children were told that drawing was not to be tsufiht and that they might take the books home. Well, of course, they were no use except for writing exercises in or as scribbling paper, and as such my girls used them. “I thought nothing more of the matter until last week, when my children came home and said the order for drawin books had gone forth again. I was ma clean through and refused to get them, and my children told their teacher so. They were given until last Monday in which to buy the books, and yesterday they were sent home from school along with about thirty others for failure to obey. Of coyrse I will have to buy the books, but the children will have a few days' holiday while I am maklnf up my mind to put a few more cents into the pockets of the Board of Education.” — e————— OPEN AIR CONCERT. The James M. Troutt Club of the Forty- fifth Assembly District will hold a grand open-air concert and ratification meeting this evening at the corner of Vallejo and Battery streets. The meeting will be ad- dressed by Hon. Charles L. Patton, Hen S. Martin, John D. Siebe, Thomas 3 Graham, Charles A. Low, Willlam A. Deane, Edward I Sheehan, D. J. Murph and others. Frank H. Powers will of- ficiate as_chairman of the meeting. The Phoenix Drill Corps will be in attend- ance. —— e — Southern Pacific Advances Rates. On and after Novemher 15 the Southern Pacific will advance rates on the follow- ing articles from California terminals to New Orleans and New York, via Sunset Gulf route—the basis of calculation being cents per 100 pounds: Antimony ore, from B0 to R); manganese ore, 50 to 60; chrome ore, 50 to 60; canned salmon, 40 to 60; rags, 50 to 60; borax, 50 to 60; rubber junk, 50 to 60; wine in wood, to 60. On two ex- tremely important Pacific Coast products, salmon and wine, the advance, as will be seen, amounts to ¢ per cent; on the other articles, 20 per cent. Mariposa Again Delayed. The salling of the Mariposa has again been delayed. Seven sacks of the mall for whieh she was walting were not trans- ferred at Ogden, and so had to be sent on a later n than the one due here this morning. As a consequence the mail will not arrive until 8:45 o'clock to-night, and the vessel will sail at 10 p. m. instead of 2 p. m., as was announced. ———— ; The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY Is recommended by physicians for family medicinal use because it is pure. ———————— Francis-Valentine Co. Insolvent. Blake, Moffitt & Towne and other cred- itors of the Francis-Valentine Company flled in the United States District Court esterday a petition to declare the - ¥a:nyA xn‘fnvoll\)lentary insolvency. 'le'h:o:. legation {s made that an unfair prefer- ence was given to the Donohoe-Kelly Banking Company. - $ k No one will use a fountain pen after try- ing a “Koh-I-Noor” copying pencil, * and ADVERTISEMENTS. 30000000600000000000009090@(0000@000@_0@9@0000000000000: OF NEW AND Men’s Furnis SPECIAL REDUCTION SALE, glve general satisfaction. Every item AL 7S UNDERSHIRTS AND RA for $1 25; will be offered at 2 CASES AUSTRALIAN 1 CASE HEAVY CAMELS warranted fast dye and shrupk; at $1 00 each. 2 CASES extra fine AUSTRALIAN AND DRAWERS, in cadet blue will be offered at $1 50 each. $1 50 dozen; on special sale at 7 60 pieces TORCHON LACE, 2% inc! dozen; on special sale at 4c. 3 terns; worth 15¢; on special sale 250 pieces No. 16 COLORED MOIRE 15¢ a yard. 20c a yard. . At 75 50 dozen LADIES' 2-CLASP EXTR 9906060 09090909 0L0H0H0H0H0P00090%0 ANOTHER GREAT OFFERING Gloves and Ribbons! While the season Is still at its. height we offer the following UNPARALLELED VALUES in NEW AND SEASONABLE GOODS to those who attend our -this week’s ~ Men’s Winter Underwear. 4 CASES each UNDYED SANITARY WOOL AND CAMELS’ D VERS, warranted shrunk; good value c each. - G 5 At s1.00. LAMBS'WOOL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAW- ERS, in fast color vicuna and natural shades; warranted thorough- ly shrunk; regular price $1 50; will be offereq,at $1 00 each.: At s51.00. . HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, At 81.50. Handkerchiefs and Lace Department. At 5 Cents Hach. . LADIES’ PURE LINEN HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, worth $1 w dozen; on special sale at 5c each. : 7% Cents Hach.: .. LADIES’ PURE LINEN HEMSTITCHED' HANDK_ERC_HIEFS. worth <4 Cents. | e h, assarted - pattern: AOFGanta. . . TR 50 pieces CAMBRIC EMBROIDERY, 4 and'$ inches “'ld§.>'assorted pat- Ribbons. - " At 15 Cents Yard. tra quality; worth 25c yard; will be offered at 15c yard. At 15 Cents Yard.- 200 pieces No. 60 ALL-SILK TAFFETA RIBBON, burnt-orange shadings only);.worth At 20 Cents ¥Yard 100 pieces No. 60 BLACK SATIN AND GRO,_S:—G‘RAIN SASH RIB- BON, all silk, 4 inches wide; worth 35¢ a Var SPECIAL I--Kid Gloves. 24 dozen LADIES' 2-CLASP “HAVARD”. PRIME- LAMB . GLOVES, colors red, brown, green, blue, tan, heliotrope and white, also black; good value for $1 00; will be on special sale at 75c a pair. : At S1.OO. - tan, mode, oxblood, green, brown, slate, pearl, butter and white, also black; will be on sale at $1 00 a pair. - 2 % Note: ALL GLOVES GUARANTEED AND FITTED. * San Francisco. e SEASONIQLE hings, Laces, $090909040400000P0P0OP0P0S0$0P0P0H0G090® is choice, clea_.n stock" and guaranteed to Cents. SWoor HAIR good valtie for'$1 50; will be offered LAMBS' WOOL UNDERSHIRTS and vicuna~ colors; worth $2 00, $000$090$060P0$0$0$090S0$0 S0B0$090609090$090¥0S0P0H0P0POP0P0H0S0S0P0$000$090$0 $0$080900090$0H0S00$0H0P0 040 15¢-each. " worth_75¢ & ‘at 10c. Ribbons. "TAFFETA RIBBON, a1l silk, ex- 434 fnches wide (In 35¢. & yard; ‘will -be offered at . will be offered at Cents. A PRIME LAMB GLOVES, colors $0H020$0H020H0P0S040H0404 BROS. 8-DAY SPECIALS! . New goods arriving daily. Ask or write for November catalogue. COFFEE, IXL Blend, fb............20¢ A delicious coffee at & moderate price, roasted or ground. Regular price 30 cents. PARLOR MATGHES, 4 pkgs ........25¢ “Ideal Brand.” Regular price, 3 packages 25 cents. CAL. BRANDY, hot, 75¢, 3(':'2‘:%6}{ gz.gg 9 vears-old, warranted pure. Regular price $1 and . TOMATO CATSUP, pint hot .........15¢ “Ideal Brand—best and purest. Regular price 20 cents. WALNUTS, Ib A very choice lot of new California Walnuts just received. PORT AND SHERRY 35¢, 3 hots. . . . $1.00 High grade Native Wines— Sure to please. Regular price 50 cents. 21 STOCKTON ST., | 3253 FILLNORE ST., Near Markot. Corner Lombard. Telephono Main 5522, Telephons West 152. PAINLESS DENTISTRY S ratting foce extracting 00 Gold Crowns 22k ;’5'503 nge = = » s, n% 'ns-&?undn?i VAN VROOM Electro Dental Parlors “Sixth and Market Dr. G W. Kieiser, Prop. YAGHTS and . BOATS, H. ENGELBRECHT, Successor to SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCH CO., Continues the business of the above company at the same place. Telephone Red 1571 Corner North Pointand Stockton Streets. RUPTURE. USE BEBRVRUVIEIIIZIENS CASH OR LITTLE-AT-A-TIME. g f e i e 98 8 E '8 .8 sl 8 i 8 B s TALK IT OVER. . “THINK IT OVER. & SEE IF THERE IS NOT SOMETHING g8 YOU NEED FOR HOME COMFORT. g8 WE ARE'COMPLETE HOUSE FUR- NISHERS. - WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF CH.EERL\'G UP "PURSES WITH SMALL INCOMES. OUR PRICES 8- WHETHER CASH OR LITTLE AT -A 28 TIME ARE LOWER-THAN THOSE gg OF CASH HOUSES. SEND FOR BOOKLET., is‘ J. NOONAN, = Complete House-Furnisher, §8 1017 to 1023 MISSION ST., & Above Sixth. . S5 *Phone South 4. Open Evenings. BERNEERRRNRRLNRNNS Vet i “noeSCRIPTION: Ocuussts PRESCH ¥ To run our. Spectacle factory= BRING Us YoURs. AR ANRRRARBBRILBRIRIRIRINS OPTICIANS K0P iSency. 642 MARKET ST.. GHRONICLE BUILDING~ WE EMPLOY NO RGENTS. COKE ! GOKE! GOKE! P. A. McDONALD, ~ 813 FOLSOM STREET, Telephone South 4. Dealer and Importer of all brands of COKE. STS. Yards at HOWARD AND BEALE TY-