The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1898, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 189s. S ....DECEMBER 7, 1868 JOH[‘: D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE Market and Third Sts., S. F. Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS..........2I7 to 22| Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) Is served by carriers In this city and surrounding towns for 15 cents a week. By mall $6 per year: per month 65 cents. THE WEEKLY CALL OAKLAND OFFICE. One year, by mail, $1.50 ........908 Broadway NEW YORK OFFICE.........Room 188, World Bulilding DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE............... Riggs House C. €. CARLTON, Correspondent. CHICAGO OFFICE ... . Marquette Building C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advertising Representative. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open until ©9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 6I5 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Misslon street, open untll 10 o'clock. 220! Market street, corner Sixteenth, open untll 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street, open untll 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street, open until 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street, open untll 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second ana Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS. Morosco's Comedy . vaudeville and the zoo. rner Mason and Eddy streets, specialties. Baths—Swimming. cs' Pavillon—Charity Bazaar. bia — Press Club Entertainment, december §, Thursday After- d Race Track—Races to-day. hal—Coming in December. AUCTION SALES, By Frank W. Butterfield—This day, at 1616 Steiner street, at 11 a. m., Furniture. FIREPROOF BUILDINGS. HE recent fire which attacked some of the high- Te<t buildings in New York City demonstrated | the utility of the fireproof method of cons(ruc-:i tion. The ordinary layman, with but cursory knowl- edge of architecture, is of course unable to discuss this matter in more than geheral terms. Anybody can realize, however, that what would in other days have been a frightful conflagration, resulted only in the loss of half a million dollars, a large part of this embraced in the destruction of an old building, in | construction of which modern methods of fireproof- ing had not been employed. The term “fireproof” is relative. There is no sub- stance which may utterly defy the action of heat. Science holds the theory that in the untold future the earth itself may be dissolved. by the heat generated through contact with some other planet. Architects have done much, however, to baifle the flames. Imag- ine an edifice twenty or more stories in height catch- “ ing fire so high up as to be almost out of reach of | the strongest streams the engines can throw, a gale! | public. blowing at sixty miles an hour, and yet the fire beaten back with only a trifling loss. The circum- tance is a tribute to the genius of designer and crafts- | man. | When wooden or inflammable buildings catch fire | a great danger arises from the flying particles. A | shower of blazing shingles may carry ignition to a | distant point. In the fireproof building there is noth- | ing light to fly. Metal, brick and stone make up the substance, and while flames may cause it to disinte- | grate or melt, to do so they would have to be applied | directly and for a long time. In fact, the peril has | been so modified that with the general introduction of | fireproof structures it would disappear. The lesson should not be lost on San Francisco. We have had our Baldwin, and to-day the dead are | dug from its blackened ruins. Yet there are others | now being put up which, at least to the untrained | eye, have all the seeming of a Baldwin flimsiness. Twcnl hence laden with buckshot, does not ap- | pear to be of the hysterical sort. Her emotions are not expressed to the accompaniment of tears. In fact, the widow, while she does not say so, is sen- | sible enough to be glad. She does not regard the dcceased as having been a hero, although surprised at his exhibition of nerve. “A man who beats his wife,” she says calmly, “is mean enough to do any- thing,” and doubtless she is right. Such a man ought to be buck shot whether or not he ventured into | bolder crime. The widow stands ready to identify the bandit’s pistol, because she had once been struck on the head with it and acquired a vivid and lasting impression of its aspect. There is manifest now and then a tendency to look upon the train-robber as brave' and dashing. When the fact is considered that he may be a vulgar | wife-beater, and, if so, certainly a coward, the dime | novel glamour departs. Outside of Missouri the | train-robber never achieved personal popularity. In California he is distinctly persona non grata, and | when he is killed we applaud. There might be a | passing impulse to give him credit for courage, and | to fancy that desperation had driven him to wicked- | ness, but learning that he was wont to beat his wife, | was a lazy loafer and a gambler of the variety known | as “tin horn,” we readily dismiss the prompting of charity. The train-robber is not a hero, and the con- | ditions under which an Indian is good apply to him also. sins, no matter what duty is put on Valencias ] and Malagas. The President’s recommendation that Zante cur- rants be made free will alarm the raisin-growers of California, who know well the effect of free currants on their prosperity. A QUESTION OF HEROISM. 'HE widow of the‘late train-robber, Beam, he who | THE ZANTE CURRANT. HE tariff on Zante currants is the tarif on| Perhaps the married woman who thrashed a masher while her husband held him was impelled by a righteous indignation, and yet she would have lost nothing by permitting the husband to administer the correction: A rumor is heard occasionally that one Sam Waller, to whom a recent suicide left a measure of kisses, in- tends to sue somebody for libel. This cannot be cred- ited. There is a limit even to the cheek of Waller. VARG S LB The officer who brought McGlade back from New Mexico pronounces the prisoner a gentleman. Per- haps in the Territory the term “gentleman” does not have exactly the significance attached to it hers 'THE PERILS OF VICTORY. T the meeting of the New York State Bar Asso- fl ciation in 1896 were delivered two addresses of remarkable power, and each had a distinct bearing upon the situation which develops at the close of our Spanish war. One of these addresses was by Chauncey M. Depew, on “Patriotism and Jingoism.” It was intended as a criticism of President Cleveland’s Venezuelan message, but in it was a vein of profound philosophy. Sketching the downfall of Roman lib- erty he said: “A craze for conquest had created armies, wonder- ful victories had made famous generals, and triumphal processions had inflamed and intoxicated the people. Cicero saw what no other statesman of his period did, that beside the captive chained to the chariot of the conqueror as it proudly rolled along the Appian way with the acclaim of the multitude stalked also in chains the figure of Roman liberty. * * * When Cicero’s throat was cut upon the highway by the soldiers of Antony, the body of the Roman law, which protected life and property, and judicially decided rights and remedied wrongs, and which had been five hundred years in slow and laborious construction, was buried with his blood. * * * The falling temple of liberty car- ried down in its ruins civilization, law, learning, art, humanity and religion.” Mr. Depew continued with an argument for the ar- bitration of all international disputes and differences, to the end that war might be averted and the sleep- ing tiger in the breasts of men might not be roused by a lust of conquest and the glitter of arms. Describ- ing our relations to surrounding countries, he said: “To the south of us is Mexico, with only twelve mil- lions of people, of whom ten millions are Indians, uneducated and degraded. We need fear nothing from Mexico, nor do we want her. That population incor- porated into our political system would corrupt our suffrage. The Presidency of the United States and the political control of the republic might be decided by the Indians of Mexico.” It does not destroy the strength of his protest, against militarism and imperialism that Depew has changed and is now an expansionist of high degree. It rather enforces his classic analogy from the history of Rome. Cicero, overawed by the steady advance of Caesar’s power, abated his high opposition to im- perialism, though his death was brought about by Antony’s lack of faith in the sincerity of his abandon- ment of former opinions. The other address at the same meeting was deliv- ered by Hon. Moorfield Storey, president of the American Bar Association. He expressed the satis- faction with which he had listened to Mr. Depew, and said: “I fear for our country a successful war more than any other calamity. We can survive defeat, but it will be very difficult to preserve our institutions against victory. The triumph of Rome in the second Punic war paved the way for the downfall of the Roman re- We must be certain that we are different from | every other nation before we expose ourselves reck- lessly to the evil influences which they have failed to resist. * * * Jtis at least clear that we do not want one foot of foreign territory. There is no neigh- boring people that are so clearly able to govern themselves honestly and well that we can afford to let them take part in governing us. Does it seem wise to you for us to undertake the labor of instructing Senators from Hawaii or Cuba ih the principles of sound currency, when we cannot teach them to the Senators from our new States, or even to those from Pennsylvania? Is it not idle for us to attempt to gov- érn Cuba when we find it so difficult to govern the city of New York? Reformers all over the country are continually claiming that the g-eat difficulty which we have in the administration of this government comes from the presence, in the midst of us, of for- eigners. Those foreigners are here, under our sys- tem, subject to our police, educated in our schools and by our press, and taking part in the solution of problems with which we are called upon to deal. If we cannot control them, what, do you think, would be the result of adding to our body politic whole states of foreigners, not sub- ject to our police, unfamiliar with our institutions, or even with our language, and not subject to any of the influences of education or association to which our nationalized citizens are now exposed? * * * The | best war that was ever fought was the War of the Re- bellion, but it left behind a legacy of party spirit, of extravagance, of taxation, of corruption, which has stood between us and good government for thirty years. We are finding it impossible to decide what otir dollar is now, thirty years after that war clesed. Can we afford to let our rulers, for no cause that concerns us, expose us not only to the material con- sequences of another war in the loss of life and prop- crty, increased taxation and fresh pensions, but to the far more terrible demoralization which war causes?” It will be noticed in what we have quoted of these addresses that neither of these eminent lawyers con- ceded that foreign territory and people could be added to our system for any other purpose than in- corporation into our body politic. Neither they nor any other Americans, as recently as 1896, conceived such a thing possible as stretching our system to cover ecither the military or civil control of distant provinces as imperial colonies, to be held subject to our power but not to the laws by which the republic is governed. Depew and Storey were expressing the traditions and uttering the spirit of the laws of the republic only two years ago, and the fact that what they considered so foreign to both as not to be mentioned as a part of our national policy is now supported as a legitimate and proper national concern illustrates the wide de- parture we have taken and gives sharp edge to Mr. Storey’s belief that our institutions would hardly sur- vive victory in a foreign war. PR I T 7 THE LAST HOPE OF THE SILVERITES. SENATOR MORGAN of Alabama is old and sick, but he is one of the kind of pugnacious creatures to whom fighting is an instinct, and, weak as he is, he is still challenging the world on the silver question. He has succeeded in convincing him- self that the stars in their courses are fighting for free silver, and in that conviction is striving to arouse the | despondent Bryanites to renewed battle. The new hope of the old fighter is based upon the assumption that the imperialistic jingoes will carry out their policy of expansion by annexing all the former colonies of Spain, and that the addition of these silver-using peoples to our population will make a demand for silver, which our Government can meet only by granting the free coinage of that metal. The Senator believes not only that free silver will win after imperialistic expansion, but that it will win without a fight. He is quoted as having stated in a recent interview: “The expulsion of Spanish money, which is silver, from Porto Rico and the Philippines, and its replacement by American money, together with the vastly increased demands of trade, will, in my judgment, increase the value of silver bullion to such an extent that there will be no more contention over the coinage question.” Here we have more trouble in 2 : sight, clouding the prospects of the annexation policy. We are not only tropics, add their mongrel inhabitants to our popula- tion, expose our workingmen to the competition of coolies worked by gigantic trusts, but we are also to on such a career, our expansionists and money tinkers may proceed to annex some Chinese province with millions of people and then demand the - free However, the situation is not so bad as it seems from the statement of the Alabama Senator. His conclusions are not founded upon any basis of rea- will be no change in the monetary situation. The price of silver bullion will not be affected in the least by the substitution of the star-spangled banner for standard of the islanders will be adjusted to our own, and ours will remain the same. The Senator’s words are not unworthy of note, what hopes are animating some of the annexationists. The expansion of the republic into a colonial empire is to be made, if possible, a means of expanding our free silver and fiatism. ——— THE NICARAGUAN CANAL. ] message concerning the Nicaraguan canal, it is likely that long discussed project will be brought to an issue during the coming winter. At any rate a further delay after the urgent recommendations of the President for immediate action. The message gives a clear statement of the circum- appears that overtures have been made to the Gov- ernments of Nicaraguaiand Costa Rica for a new canal concession, predicated on the assumed ap- Now it is upon the basis of the contracts, plans and surveys of the Maritime Canal Company that our governmental inquiries into the enterprises have been concession is granted, a serious complication will ensue, The President has not hesitated, he says, to ex- pediency and international policy between the sev- cral governments interested in the construction and control of an interoceanic canal by this route require mission shall have reported, and the United States Congress shall have had an opportunity to pass fin- ally upon the whole matter during the present ses- It appears that, nevertheless, the Government of Nicaragua, as one of its last acts before becoming one of the United States of Central America, granted come effective on the expiration of the present grant. Upon that showing the President says: “All thesé circumstances suggest the urgency of labors of the past are to be utilized and the linking of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a practical waterway is to be realized. That the construction of than ever indispensable to that intimate and ready intercommunication between our East- ern and Western seaboards demanded by the an- expansion of our influence and commerre to the Pa- cific, and that our national policy now more impera- tively than ever calls for its control by this Govern- will duly appreciate’'and wisely act upon.” Strong as are the reasons given why the measure should be acted upon at once, and popular as the en- to be brought to an issue without a hard fight. It may prove to be the great contest of the session. A persistent effort will be made to prove that a canal there is no regular trade route through that portion of the globe, and that if there is to be a canal it would be better at Panama than at Nicaragua. The Panama organized for the work that will be required of it. The critical period in the history of the great en- terprise has been reached. The time for action has forth every energy and make the fight vigorously in both houses. T is not at all difficult to agree with Prison Director Devlin, whose minority report on prison discipline shas just been published, that one of the worst be to adapt the indeterminate sentence system to the State prisons of California. It is easy to talk about the benefits the adoption of prison for crime, but once the thing is contemplated in all its phases it is seen that it would completely rob the bastile of its terrors and substitute for the sen- man could be kept in prison a moment if he had a pull, and the effect of placing it within the power of anybody to terminate sentences at pleasure would be It may be, as Director Devlin says, that such a plan could profitably be adapted to a separate institution and so organized as to apply to offenders under a cer- to annex the pestilential islands of the Oriental bring our money down to their level. Once started coinage of copper. son. Even if we annex all the islands in sight, there the Spanish flag at Manila and San Juan. The money however, and should not be overlooked. They show monetary system beyond the solid gold standard into ROM the statements made in the Presidential very strong reasons will be required to bring about stances which make prompt action imperative. It proaching lapse of the Maritime Canal Company. made, and if that company loses its rights and a new press his convictions “that considerations of ex- the maintenance of the status quo until the canal com- sion.” an optional concession to another association to be- some definite action by ‘Congress at this session if the such a maritime highway is now more nexation of the Hawaiian Islands and the prospective ment, are propositions which I doubt not Congress terprise is with the people, the subject is not going across the isthmus anywhere would not pay because Company has a strong lobby at Washington and is arrived. The friends of the measure should now put NOT @ PRISON REFORM. things which the coming Legislature could do would such a system would confer upon persons sent to tences of the Judges the pull of the politicians. No a general jail delivery at Folsom and:-San Quentin. tain age, but we doubt even that. The chief efficacy of punishment for offenses against the law is the cer- | tainty with which it is inflicted. The moment crim- inals are informed that they can get out of prison with the aid of their friends, one strong restraint upon crime will be broken down. One great objection to the present pardon system is that it holds out hope to every man in prison of ultimately getting out. One- half the time of the Governor and the Prison Direct- ors is taken up hearing applications for pardon which are entirely without merit, but which it is difficult for them to resist. Y If the Legislature is going to do anything it should amend the laws so as to sweep away all chance of a man getting out of prison who has once been sen- tenced. Commutations and reprieves are all right, but pardons may be safely dispensed with. To introduce indeterminate sentences would break down prison dis- cipline entirely, and they should not be thought of for a moment. We are astonished that the Prison Directors should have recommended any such change. They ought to know that in a State like California, where the admin- istration of justice at the very best is weak, the inno- vation would prove disastrous. There is too much politics in the prisons already. All that can be asked of the Alameda jury to try Mrs. Mentel is that it shall not permit sympathetic ‘tears to blind its eyes to facts. To be Governor. of Illinois in strike times is an ‘honor not wholly free from discomfort : 'THE LATE JUDGE BORDEN. To the i _itor of The San Francisco Call—Dear Sir: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 1898. It is fitting that the late Rhodes Borden be held up before young men as a shining example of the achievements of an unobstrusive gentleman, possessed of character and of intellect. In a professional sense he was a genuine product of this State and of all the contributions of the past that have entered into its highest civilization. but a reality. His success was due to merit. He wore no pretentious decorations, typifying the selfish He was not a sham, element in fraternity. He had no following among the battered faces of bar- room politicians. He was totally devoid of the strut of blended dishonesty, ignorance and cheek. And yet he won distinction and died in a Jjudicial office which symbolizes the strongest element in popular institutions. All this resulted from unostentatious labor and lofty integrity, appre- ciated by the public. His election in November was in line with the num- erous other evidences of the discrimination and judgment of American citizens. ‘When he studied for the bar he applied his strong brain to the absorption of principles and the development of the rare faculty of consecu- tive reasoning. He lost no time. dissipations. He discarded frivolous amusements and He claimed no genius, the frequent excuse for laziness, but de- termined to become a lawyer and not a charlatan. When he commenced practice it was soon observed that, while he was argumentative and tena- cious, he looked at all sides of every question, and that, witheut procras- tination, he was yet slow and careful in reaching conclusions, which, though firmly heid, were modestly and temperately expressed. Thus it happened that, long before he was named for the office in which he died he was dis- cussed among leading members of the bar as singularly adapted to a judicial career. I think it probable that before he was appointed by Governor Budd, from a list which included worthy competitors, such voluntary letters in his favor as have not often been written reached the executive office. He had to follow the routine of our Superior Court and was assigned to the trial of persons charged with crime, but, even there, in the brief interval which preceded his death, he impressed the bar, his associates and the whole community. And so, amidst all the political evils which infest the State, Rhodes Bor- den died, a recognized scholar, an accomplished lawyer, a pure and com- petent judge, a refined and well-mannered gentleman, a faithful citizen, beloved and respected by his family and by his friends, and lamented ‘Wwherever he touched humanity. Finis coronat opus. young men. This life is worth the study and the imitation of PUBLICOLA. MR. BURNS AND HIS CANDIDACY. It Excites the Derision of the Newspapers That Do Not Bend the Knee When Herrin Nods. REASON WHY BURNS IS PRO- POSED. (Los Angeles Herald.) It {8 announced, almost or quite offi- cially, that Henchman Dan Burns of San Francisco is slated by Uncle Collis for the place now occupied in the Unit- ed States Senate by Hon. Stephen M. White. People in this neighborhood will readily grasp the meaning of the selection, so far as our local interests are concerned. It means that the shrewd and tireless old lobbyist of the Southern Pacific is preparing for a final and formidable move to kill the harbor project at San Pedro. This is no false alarm. During the late campaign Senator White earnestly warned our people that the San Pedro harbor project was by no means safe. He intimated, in fact, that he had su ficient reason for the belief that Hunt- ington would aim to throttle the har- bor scheme if he secured control of the State government, with the assurance of a United States Senator, who would do his bidding. And now comes the se- quel to that warning in the announce- ! ment that_the notorious professor of | Southern Pacific politics, Dan Burns, | is the instrument selected by Hunting- ton to take the active lead in fighting the harbor. And now we may expect, when Sena- ator Dan Burns gets his chair fairly warmed, that ‘the wily old king of the lobby will intimate that the Govern- ment is wasting money at San Pedro. The influence of Huntington in the Sen- ate was shown before, and the friends of San Pedro needed all the influence they could command. There is a fit- ting adage to the effect that “as you make your bed, so shall you lie.” DEMOCRATS MAY REJOICE. (Visalia Times.) It 18 not necessary to call any Demo- cratic witnesses to the stand to prove that the railroad is now in politics. It is not thinkable that the railroad would dare elect a man of Burns' reputation to the United States Senate, but De Young and Spreckels know full well the power of Huntington in the Repub- lican party, and they evidently believe there is danger ahead. From a parti- san standpoint nothing could be better for the Democratic party than the elec- tion of Burns, but there is something greater to consider than partisanship, and that is the interests of the State of California. The Republican vofers of this State have shown a willingness to stand almost anything, but we believe they will draw the line on Dan Burns for Senator. WHY NOT HUNTINGTON? (Del Monte Record.) Colonel Burns, the Republican boss of San Francisco, is being boomed for the United States Senatorship from California. Why not elect Huntington? He and Depew of New York would make a strong team in that corpora- tion bossed body. COUNTRY PRESS AGAINST BURNS. (Santa Rosa Republican.) That Colonel D. M. Burns is the choice of the Southern Pacific Company for the Senate is the general belief. The company cannot afford to play fast and loose with that gentleman and its po- litical manager was fairly trapped by Messrs. de Young and Spreckels into the disclosing of its intent in the mat- ter. There is no getting away from the proposition that the company de- sires the election of Colonel Burns. At the same time it is a patent fact that the company is against U. 8. Grant more determinedly than it is against any other candidate under considera- tion. The three leading Republican papers of the State have declared against the railrcad and the man receiving its sup- port. There can be little doubt of the country press falling in line with this sentiment. The people do not wish the railroad to elect the Senator and they are opposed to the conferring of this honor upon the man receiving the sup- port of the company. That the country press will quickly declare this senti- ment is quite certain. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. W. I. N. Cross of England is at the Palace. L. Leadbetter of Stockton is a guest at the Lick. F. M. Kraus of St. Louis is a guest at the Palace. L. A. Richards of Grayson is registered at the Russ. Danfel Firm and wife of Hanford are at the Grand. Byron L. Reed, U. 8. R. C. Grant, is at the California. Julius P. Witmark of New York fs at the California. Charles V. Campbell and wife of Boston are at the Palace. B. M. Green of Oroville, a druggist, is a guest at the Grand. Mr. and Mrs. McGregor of Mare Island are at the Occidental. Peter O'Reilly of Dublin, Ireland, is a guest at the Occidental. Capitalist W. H. Hilton of Glen Ellen is a guest at the Grand. Colonel Barber of the First New York Regiment is at the Palace. Ex-Mayor B. U. Steinman of Sacramen- to is a guest at the Palace. Attorney W. F. George of Sacramento is registered at the Grand. W. V. Turkey, a merchant of Santa Rosa, Is a guest at the Russ. Ex-State Senator A. F. Jones of Oro- ville is a guest at the Palace. M. W. Mather of Plumbago, a miner of that place, is at the Occidental. A. B. C. and James Dowdell, merchants of St. Helena, are at the Grand. | B. F. Shepherd, a prominent real estate | man of Fresno, is at the Grand. J. B. Quigley, & prominent fruit-grower of Sacramento, is at the Palace. Politiclan George B. Ballou of San Diego is registered at the Grand. T. F. Kelly of Seattle and Willlam Niles of Los Angeles are at the Occidental. Banker George I. Goodman Jr. and wife of Napa are registered at the Palace. ‘William Currier of Portland and John T. Greene of Santa Cruz are registered at the Lick. i i J. C. Turox of Boston and Horatlo Mec- Vickers of New York are registered at | the Palace. Douglas H. Campbell, professor of hot- any at Stanford University, is a guest at the California. D. L. Conkling, Miss Laura Wright and Frank H. Wright, all of Honolulu, are at the Occidental. W. J. Black, In advance of Hoyt's “A Parlor Match” company, is registered at the Occidental. E. F. Smith, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, of Stockton is a guest at the Lick. John McGriffin of Los Angeles, Mr. and | Mrs. Charles Downing of Armona and J. A, Chausler of Los Angeles are at the Palace. DR R R CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 6—W. O'B. Mac- donough of San Francisco is at the Wind- sor. R. 8. Belbert of San Francisco is at the Gerard. THEY WILL BE THE OFFICERS Various Societies Elect New Leaders. The following named will serve as the of- ficers of La Estrella Parlor, Native Daugh- ters of the Golden West, during the ensuing term: Mrs. A. Aigeltinger, P. P.; Miss Carrie Fenstermacher, P.; Mrs. Lura Oltman, first, Miss Julla Vasselin, second, and Mrs. Emma Thierbach, third vice presidents; Miss Alice Maunder, R, S. (re-elected); Miss Sophie As- mus, F. §.; Mrs. Elsa Guenther, T.; Mrs. Annle Nichols, M.; Mrs. Anna Darneal, Dr. Lillie Boldemann and Miss Tillle Rothman, trustees. Sunset Camp, Woodmen of the World, aty its last = meeting was visited by Head Adviser R. Fahy, Special Organizer James H. Garratt and J. S. Patterson of Golden Gate Camp. During the evening the following officers were ejected for the ensu- ing term: M. B. PFrisbee, C. C.; J. E. Hebruck, L. A.; Charles W, Card, B.; W. N. von Tel low, C.; Charles W. Campbell, E.; Angus P. Harrold, W. Court ‘Independence of the Foresters of Am- erica has chosen the following officers for the ensuing term: John Fury, C. R.; John Kortie, 8. C. R.; William Reed, R. S.; P. McGashlin, F. 8.; J. F. Grady, T.; Henry Gleason, 8. W.; Edward Kelly, J. W.; Judge B. P. Mogan, S. B.; George Marshall, J. B.; Dr. F. X. Zimmerman, physician. The elected officers of Germania Lodge No. 116 _of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows who are to preside over the affairs of the lodge for the ensuing term are: F. Herin, N. G.; J. C. Haacke, V. G.; Emil Niemeir, R. 8. (re-elected): A. Bahrs, P. 8.; H. Weh- ser, T.; Willlam Becker, trustee. California Lodge No, ‘1, Knights of Pythias, has selected the following officers for the en- suing term: R. N. McLennan, C, C.; H. T. Bostaln, V. C. C.; D. Gilbert Dexter, P.: Henry Beaver, ‘of W.: W. Horace Cobb, . of R. and S.; John Huber, M. af F.: Frank Zeising, M. »* E.; M. H. Besson, M. at A.; L. Millman, I. G.; M. Schumacher, O. G.; Joseph Kramer and A. H. Browne, delegates to_the library. Court Lincoln, Ancient Order of Foresters, Cralg, W. Bryant and W. L. Strowbridge, au- Following are the officers of Lincoln Lodge of the Friends of the Forest, elected to serve for the ensuing term: Mrs. May Trenell, P.; Mrs. 8. E. Tryon, P.; Mrs. M. Mrs. M. E. Waldo, V.; Miss Eila ; Miss Carrie Mayers, R. S.; Miss O. M. Hoff. man, M.; Miss Jennie Trenell, W.; Miss Tillie Sharpe, 1. W.: B. Hoffman, O. G.: Miss May Burress, ; Mrs. Burlingame, Dr. Crawford and John B. Willlams, trustees; R. N. Mo- Lennan, R. W. McGarvie and Mrs. B. Macrett, —_—— RELICS OF OLDEN TIMES. Ancient Car Rails Soon to Be Re- moved From Washington Street. The officers of the Merchants’ Associa- tion have been successful in getting all of the property owners on Washington street, between Kearny and Montgomery, to sign for a modern noiseless pavement. In consequence the association has peti- tioned the Board of Su; sors to adver- tise for bids to have this work done. As the property owners wish to have the en- tire roadway paved the request Is made that the Supervisors remove the unused street-car rails that have been an eyesore ever since the old two-horse cars ran on ‘Washington and Montgomery streets. The removal of these old rails will be the destruction of the relics of the first street-car line in this city, for it was d Sansome streets that the first cars back that only the oldest inhabitants remember the date. . Nearly 5 all of the ploneers who made the trial q.l? 2 Abut it is told over the road are now dead, that on that occasion there has elected the following officers for the en- suing term: 7. H, Duncan, C. R.: Charles Dodds, 8. C. R.; W. A. Dalziel, F. 8.; R. N. cLennan, .; Jo gli\ Kramer, T.; W. A, ryant, S. ‘W. R. Houston, J. G. A Edgerton, S. A. BE. Cralg, J. B.; Dr. A BE. Brune, physiclan; Martin Streeter, H. | Poetz and A. R. McCartney, trustees; B. A. was great excitement and not a few wera decidedly opposed to the then modern in- novation. alking was good enough for the majority and the opposition to pro- gress was led by men who were interested in .bus lines that carried passengers to what were then the suburbs of San Fran- cisco. The first fare over these old rails was ‘“two bits,” although the distance was not much over half a dozen blocks. NOVEMBER IMMIGRANTS. Four Hundred and Fourteen More or Less Desirable Additions to the Population. The November report of United States Immigration Commissioner North con- tains many interesting items. During that month there were admitted at the port of San Francisco 414 immigrants, of Whom 207 were males. The following na- tionalities were represented: Japax, England, 91; British Columbia, 64; H. wall, 26; Guam (Ladrone Islands), Australia, 16; Ireland, 10; Portugal, Siam, 1; Korea, 1. The remainder were from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russla, Italy and other countries. Forty of the immigrants are under 14 years of age and thirty-five are over 4 years old. There were twenty illiterates— unable to read their own language—di- 9 Guam Islan er%, 7 ne vided as follows: Japanese, 1 Greek and 2 Mexicans. contract laborer was deported. 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