The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 20, 1899, Page 6

THE S ~ JOHN 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 221 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1574 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DAlLY AND SUNDAY) Is served by carriers in this city and surrounding towns for I5 cents @ week. By mall $6 per year; per month 65 cents. THE SUNDAY CALL. 32 pages..One year, by mall, $1.50 THE WEEKLY CALL, 16 pages ..One year, by mall, $I OAKLAND OFFICE.... 908 Broadway NEW YORK OFFICE.........Room 188, World Building DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFIKCE... ...Riggs House €. €. CARLTON, Correspondent. CHICAGO OFFICE . S C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advert! Marquette Building & Representative. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o’'clock. 1941 Mission street, open until 10 o'clock. 2291 Market street, corner Sixteenth, open wuntil 9 o'clock. 2518 Misslon street, open until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street, open untll 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 AMUSEMENTS Golumbia— Calfornia— Alcazar—"A Town.” Tivoli—*'The Wedding Day." Orpheum—Vaudeville. Comedy—*Two Married Men."” Chutes and Zoo—Planka, the “Lady of Lions.” Olympia— Corner Mason and Ellis streets, Specialties. Central Park—The Steeplechase. Ingleside Race Track—Races to-day. THE EXAMINER FOR BURNS. HE Examiner of yesterday, with its usual stolid Tpcrsis(cncc, in an editorial distorted by blisters of big letters and black type, repeats its oit-told lie that The Call, before the election, knew that the railroad was not sincere in its avowed withdrawal from politi There is no dolt in the State so stupid as not to know that this is a deliberate concoction of the socialistic organ, which, after having been unmer- cifully thrashed in 1896 and 1898, and having had its views of expansion contracted almost to extinction, now desperately struggles for some kind of recogni- tion. We know it to be a lie as respects The Call, and we also believe it to be a lie as respects the en- tire Republican press of the State, that the candi- dacy of Dan Burns for the Senate was even suspected before the election. The firm and uncompromising attitude of that combination of journalistic power against candidacy, the it was re- vealed and the shadowed hand of the railroad thrust moment his into the fight, was a demonstration of that fact. Judging, however, from the sneaking aid that Dan | Burns has received from the Examiner, that paper may have been better informed. The number of hteous men in the Legislature would indicate, also, at it was only in a few instances that the true rail- road purpose was even tacitly understood. The ra; rcad has always had its creatures in the Democratic and in the Republican organizations. Of this the Examiner, with all its froth and splutter, is fully and, as many think, solidly aware. The miner editorials suggest the answer to a question once proposed by a youth to an experienced exhorter: “What do you do when you are preaching n't think of anything to say The clergyman st holler.” And its substitution of ex- pansionists and corruptionists for Washington and Jefferson fills the description of that class of states- men by the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, “Thei mes go clattering down the corridors of time like inkettle to a dog’s tail.” ri A CONTINGENT FUND STEA@L. HE Republican majority in the State Senate, in Tone matter of legislation at least, has adopted the motto of the Austrian statesman who ex- claimed, “After me the deluge.” It is quite evident that these Senators do not un- derstand the nature of their responsibilities, or they have concluded that this is to be their last appear- stage and that it can make no possible difference what sort of a record they leave behind. They have passed a bill amending the Belshaw law by which they have added some $200 a day to the ex- penses of the Senate. With the prestige of a unani- ance on a mous Republican vote in the upper house this bill | has gone to the Assembly, where a majority of the Republican caucus has declared in its favor, and a party combination has passed it to third reading. About the same amount of expense has been added ml the Assembly. Thus we have a Republican Legislature amending a law which enforces economy in its own expen- ditures so as to add $400 per day to the burdens of the tax-bearers during the legislative session. The course of the Republican majority in this mat- ter is indefensible, for it appears that it has been 4dopted solely for the purpose of making more places for the hangers-on of tlte Senators and Assembly- men. The patronage created will without doubt be used to promote the Senatorial prospects of some- body and to put bills through the Legislature con- taining appropriations. It is a clear case of conspiracy to further public plunder. If the Republican party is to permanently succeed in this State all such raids as this must be abandoned. If the Governor signs this bill after it has passed the Legislature he will stultify himself and deal a blow to his party from which it will not soon recover. Governor Gage said'in his inaugural mes- sage that the great demand of the present time is for economy in the administration of the government. How can he sign this steal without admitting that economy is for everybody except the legislative jobbers? We confess deep disappointment at the course which has been pursued by the Republican majority in the Legislature upon this subject. We have no doubt that the same disappointment will be ex- ‘perienced by thousands of Republicans throughout the State. There can be but one result to such legis- lation—political destruction. The following of Daniel Burns Is marked by unexpected turns; For, don’t you see? O, cursed spite! That Wright is Wrong and Wrong is Wright. Chairman Cosper of the Assembly investigating committee has a large opportunity, but whether he is large enough to grasp it is not an absolute certainty. The tenor who has been arrested for porch- climbing was merely following his instinctive inclina- tion toward the high seize. THE NEW CHARTER. ITH the virtually unanimous vote given in Wboth houses of the Legislature for the charter San Francisco reaches a resting-place in what has been a long, vexatious and costly struggle. For a time at least we are to have no more new charter agitations, elections and expenses. Upon that re- sult, if upon no other, the city, the voters and the tax- pavers can be congratulated. It is not to be expected, even by the most sanguine, that the new charter will prove satisfactory in every respect when put into operation. No set of men, not even the heaven-sent statesmen who framed our na- tional constitution, ever succeeded in drawing up an organic Jaw that was found so perfect it did not need amendment. Our charter may require revision in many places to make it a good working system of municipal government; and, furthermore, it is to. be remembered that now that the people, the Assembly and the Senate have approved it, there remains the Supreme Court. That high tribunal may see fit to | drive the proverbial coach and six through it at the first opportunity. Under any circumstances, however, we are not | likely to have the expense and the work of making a complete new charter imposed upon us again for a | long time to come. Such alterations and amend- ments as experience may show to be desirable, or as | the Supreme Court may require, can be made one by one as each emergency arises. We have our charter and we are now to go forward and use its powers and provisions as best we can for the improvement of the administration of the city in all departments of its work. For the prompt manner in which the charter was taken up and approved the thanks of the citizens are duc to the Republican majority in the Legislature, who, having control of the business of the session, gave the charter the right of way and acted upon it with dispatch as well as with a due regard for the wishes of the city. This creditable action at the out- set promises well for the work of the session, and there is now good reason for believing that as soon as the Senatorial contest is out of the way the Legis- lature will deal with public business in a way to merit the approval of the people and make a notable record in the way of good work well and promptly done. d STRONGER LAW NEEDED. | | NCE more the Interstate Commerce Commis- | O sion, in its annual report, complains that the | law under which it acts is inadequate and de- fective and asks that it be amended. It begins the | report of its work during the past year with the statement that the law in its present condition can- not be enforced, and that “until further and important | legislation is enacted the best efforts at regulation | must be feeble and disappointing. Proceeding to more definite statements of the evils i resulting from the defects of the law the report says: | “Tariffs are disregarded, discriminations constantly occur, the price at which transportation can be ob- tained is fluctuating and uncertain. Railroad man- agers are distrustful of each other, and shippers all | the while in doubt as to the rates secured by their | competitors. The volume of traffic is so unusual as | to frequently exceed the capacity of equipment, yet | the contest for tonnage seems never relaxed. Enor- mous sums are spent in purchasing business and secret rates accorded far below the standard of pub- | lished charges. The general public gets little benefit | from these reductions, for concessions are mainly con- | fined to the heavier shippers. All this augments the | advantages of large capital and tends to the injury | and often the ruin of smaller dealers. These are not | only matters of gravest consequence to the business welfare of the country, but they concern in no less | degree the higher interests of public morality.” Considerable space in the report is given to a re- | view of facts brought out by investigations made by he commission during the year. These cover a wide | range of subjects. Secret rebates were given on | some roads, secret freight rates on others, one tur- | pentine company was discovered to have constructed : a large number of oil tank cars with a capacity of 6500 gallons and certified that they held 6000 gallons, and thus had 500 gallons carried free on each car- | load, and another railroad company was found to be } carrying coal for large coal interests at less than its published rates. These instances serve to show the nature of the | violations of the law, and the commission is power- | less to prevent their repetition. A considerable i space is given to a statement of the results of traffic associations and the arguments of the railways in fa- | vor of forming pools for the purpose of fixing freight rates and thus climinating the ‘competition which leads to discriminating rates for large shippers. The commission does not approve of the pooling arrange- | ments, and declares if they are to be permitted they | should be made under governmental supervision and | every part of the contract should be open to public inspection. The issue is one of the most important before the | country, for, as the report says: “No one thing does so much to-day to force out the small operator and | build up trusts and monopolies, against which law | and public opinion alike beat in vain, as discrimina- | tions in freight rates,” The commission makes a clear case in support of their claim that the present ; law is defective, and Congress should either amend it | or abolish the commission and put an end to the pre- itcnse of railroad regulation. | | A VISIBLE REMEDY. | CCORDING to the Philadelphia Inquirer the fl rapidly increasing wealth of the East has de- : veloped “a very difficult situation to meet, and | the remedy is not visible.” This difficult situation is | that capital has become superabundant, investments are scarce, interest rates are falling, and, as the In- | quirer says, many people who have been living in comfort on their incomes when their capital yielded 6 or 7 per cent are now seriously embarrassed by the decrease to 4 per cent or less. Such is the difficulty for which Eastern experts can sec no visible remedy. The Inquirer says hopelessly: “We may go into the ocean carrying trade and give employment there to millions; we can develop Cuba, and perhaps the Philippines; we may even venture into South America; but these ventures must be made slowly, and any relief that would come to the con- | gested money market would come slowly. But evi- dently our financial leaders will have to branch out into other countries and seek new fields of investment, } for good opportunities in the United States are ob- | viously getting scarcer.” | It is one of the strangest features of this new era that so many intelligent journals in the Eastern States are repeating that sort of thing. It is a folly akin to the stupidity of crass ignorance to assert that good opportunities for investment in the United States are getting scarce, and that our capitalists must go to the West Indies or the Philippines to find in- _vestment. The whole of the Greater West, and vast regions of the Southern States, are hardly half developed, and | abound with resources of every description. In Cali- FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1899. fornia alone there are opportunities for the building of railroads, the opening of mines, the irrigation of lands and the establishment of factories, every one of which would yield a certain profit if judiciously con- ducted. It is narrated that Turner, in reply to a question from an admirer of the wonderful brilliance of color in his pictures, “With what do you mix your colors?” answered, “With brains, sir.” Our Eastern capital- ists can profit by the answer if they are wise and en- terprising. If they will mix their capital with brains they will find plenty of investments for the com- bination. Of course if men wish to live idly in New York or Philadelphia, to dawdle around clubs and golf games and draw interest while doing nothing, they must con- tent themselves with small incomes from their cap- ital; but if they will come West and get the inspira- tion of Western energy into them and set to work at the great task of developing the resources and diver- sifying the industries of the country they will soon find plenty of opportunities. In fact, the prospects for investments anywhere on the Pacific Coast, and particularly in California, were never better than now. However difficult the situa- tion may be for capitalists in the East, the remedy is visible if they will only look West for it. C way to the leadership of the Democratic party. For the subject of his faculty for talking he chose a question that is purely scientific. Everything concerning a standard of value and the natural laws that work in the circulation of money or its represen- tatives in currency is purely a matter of science. In reference to a standard of value, and a single stan- dard, for there can be but one, the first scientific con- clusion was reached in 1366 by the French phil- osopher, Oresme. He demonstrated that if many standards of value exist, represented by money or currency of different intrinsic value or purchasing power, that of the least value obsoletes and drives out of circulation, use and effect upon the volume of cur- rency all of greater value. In 1526 this subject was re-examined by Coper- nicus, to whom we owe the discovery of the true structure of the universe with the sun as the center of our planetary system. He knew nothing of Oresme’s conclusions, but by a purely original examination reached entire agreement with them. In 1558 Sir Thomas Gresham, an English philosopher, re- examined the whole question, subjecting the reason- ing of Oresme and Copernicus to every possible test, and affirmed their conclusions. In 1697 Sir Isaac Newton and John Locke again subjected to the tests of science and experience the question of a single standard of value and the conformity of all other money and currency thereto, and affirmed the con- clusions of Oresme, Copernicus and Gresham. It is true that Copernicus merely discovered the truth of the Heliocentric theory, one of the mightiest achievements of the human intellect, while Sir Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravitation. John Locke gave to religious liberty and toleration its philosophical foundation in his “Essay on the Human Understanding,” and his studies drove him into exile in Holland, where he found the same atmosphere of tolerance and reason that had refreshed the intellect of Descartes, Spinoza, Erasmus, Grotius and Bayle. He withstood Stillingfleet and Sergeant in philosophi- cal controversy, and brought everything to the test of science. None of these students and philosophers dif- fered on the issue that Colonel Bryan has made in American politics. They knew scientifically that what the French called “le double etalon,” and Henri Cer- nushi named “the bimetallic par,” and Colonel Bryan calls “bimetallism,” could not exist. They knew that only one standard of value is possible, and they knew, further, that a common necessity present in the affairs of all civilized men, working its way through natural selection, would establish such standard. They knew that if statute law established two stan- dards, bimetallism, each with equal function and legal tender power, but varying in actual intrinsic value in the market, the less valuable would obliterate and obsolete that of greater value, and thus become itself the single standard. Colonel Bryan stands opposed to this conclusion of science and opposed to the philosophers who from 1366 to this date have affirmed that conclusion. It is interesting to note his method of discussion, in contrast to their reasoning. He addressed the Bi- metallic League of Denver on the 16th inst. and stated his case in this form: “The American people favor bimetallism, never mind where the silver is produced. Those who advocate the gold standard as a rule know that the gold dollar is not stable nor honest. Every goldbug denies this, however, and it is this denial that gives me an evidence of his insincerity. You ask me why the gold standard is wrong? Because it a system of grand larceny, perpetrated upon mil- lions with no other purpose than to rob them.” Surely a great party has pitifully fallen when it has declined to the leadership of a man who in such phrase discusses a scientific subject. Since he asserted Democratic leadership the in- herent judgment and capacity of the American peo- ple for self-government have been shown in the re- pudiation of his party. In that time the Democrats have Jost eighteen seats in the Senate, and in the next Congress there will not be a single straight Demo- cratic Senator from a Northern State. - The party has even broken in the South, and eight Republican Sen- IS BRYAN @A LEADER? OLONEL WILLIAM J. BRYAN talked his , ators come from that section. Mr. Bryan’s leadership has routed his party, and it can have no survival as long as he stands at the front chewing his tongue at philosophy and science and hurling such expletives as “grand larceny and robbery” into the arena of scientific discussion. Germany must not' get the notion that she is su- preme in Samoa or the business of war-lording will develop realistic features more striking than the wear- ing of a uniform. — Johnson of Sacramento, in the act of trying to kill the charter, was strongly suggestive of the old woman who with her broom made a valiant assault upon the sea. Attacks on Colonel Smith are not well received. He has had more than his share of disapprobation in not having been made a general before now. William Munce, the ex-mission worker, seems to have been able with equal facility to convert people or property. . ‘While tne Examiner does not give much space to the arrival of Shafter, it cannot conceal the fact that the: General is here. — No honest Republican wants any Democrat thrown out of the Assembly if he got more votes than his opponent. There is a general belief that a court-martial of Miles would not be a source of joy to Alger. When Gunst paid the Dennery election bills he was putting up cash for a gold brick. SHIP CAPTAINS NOW WHISTLING FOR THE WIND A Fleet Is in Trouble Off the Heads. THE BUCKINGHAM LEAKING STEAMER NOYO NEARLY CAP- SIZED IN HER BERTH. Union-Street Wharf Condemned—A New Steamer Line for Tahiti. Ferry Slips at Point Richmond Begun. Ship captains are now complaining that the weather has gone to the other ex- treme. Last week it was blowing so hard they had to heave to their vessels. Yes- terday it was almost a dead calm and no headway could be made at all. Early in the morning there was quite a fleet off the heads, and those that refused assist- ance from the tugs did not reach port until this morning. The ship Sintram from Puget Sound, the bark Andrew Welch and barkentine Planter from Honolulu and the lumber schooners Laura Madser,, Charles R. Nelson, Mizpah and North Bend were all in a bunch at one time, but they soon scattered. The An- drew Welch and Planter were out twenty days from the islands, and each captain was anxious to make port first in order to win the race. The bark was the first picked up by a tug and she beat the Planter in by nearly an hour. The cap- tain of the Sintram accepted a tow late in the afternoon and his vessel was an- chored before sundown. The British ship Buckingham put into Rio de Janeiro yesterday leaking badly, according to_a dispatch received by the Merchants’ Exchange. No cause for the leak was given, but the chances are that the vessel was caught in very heavy weather off the Horn and was badly strained. The Buckingham left Tacoma for Queenstown on_October 21 last. She has on board 91165 centals of wheat, valued at $101,000, shipped by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The wrecked steamer Noyo, which is now discharging at Main-street wharf, very nearly capsized yesterday. Too much lumber had been taken off the starboard side and the vessel began to list to port. Luckily, the mooring lines held her up, but the longeshoremen lost no time in get- ting on the wharf. The wrecking scow Cataline was pressed into service and the Noyo was fastened to her in such a man- ner as will prevent her from turning turtle. As soon as the lumber is out an attempt will be made to patch up the wrecked vessel from the inside. 1f this can be done it will obviate the nece: of putting her on the mud flats and a lot of expense. As soon as the holes in the hull have been plugged up the Noyo wlllkbs pumped out and put on the dry- ock. Union-street wnarf has been pronounced unsafe by Chief Engineer Howard C, Holmes of the Harbor Commission, and no vessels will be allowed to dock there un(él the necessary repairs have been made. Passengers by the Tiburon and Sausa- lito ferries were struck by the strange appearance of Telegru{:h Hill yesterday. Every housewife who lives on the elev. tion must have had a fortnight’s wash- ing on hand, because according to W. A. Coulter, the marine artist, there was not a house but what had 100 yards or more of clothesline i.ied with clothes out to dry. From an artistic point of view the picture was not all that might be de- sired, but probably that did not bother the housewlves any. The City of Sydney arrived from Pan- ama and way ports last Wednesday night. Chief Officer Connors is a very sick man, and yesterday he was removed to St. Mary's Hospital. ‘Work on the ferry depot and slips for the Valley road at Point Richmond is to begin at once. Yesterday the contractors and some of their men went up to the point on Peterson’s launch Amy, and in a few days they will have a big gang of men at work. The shanties for the nav- vies are all up, and there will be quite a small town there in a day or so. Some plum and cherry trees brought over from Japan on the revenue cutter McCulloch by Captain_Hooper were de- stroyed vesterday by Inspector Craw of the Board of Horticulture. The trees were badly Infected with scale. . 8. Doty of Tahiti is at the Palace Hotel. He says the long-talked-of steam- shlf line between this port and Papeete will be in operation in a few months, Three steamers have been purchased in the East, and these are now being got ready for the trade. LEAF TOBACCO. The Lreasury Department Defines the Meaning of Cases and Bales. Internal Revenue Collector Lynch's of- fice recelved from Washington yesterday the following communication on the much-disputed matter of the sale of leaf tobacco: - This office has recelved your letter dated 23d ult., inclesing one from Deputy Collector Neustadt, dated the 13th ult., relating to the sale of leaf tobacco by qualified dealers in quantities in less than the original package— that is, in quantities running five pounds up to twenty pounds. The question presented, ‘whether dealers who rehandle, assort and re- prise their tobacco are at liberty to construct their own packages by placing a paper wrap- per or other temporary covering around the tobacco, regardless of the quantity or as to the manner in which it is repacked. Section 69 of the act of August 28, 1884, pro- vides that every person shall also be regarded as a manufacturer of tobacco whose business it is to sell leaf tobacco in quantities of less than one hogshead, case or bale. This statute does not fix or determine the eize of hogshead, case or bale or leaf tobacco, and for proper guidance we must look to the customary commerclal size of such packages. No_question will be raised as to the size of hogsheads of tobacco. In some States a hogs- head of leaf tobacco has been fixed by law and decisions of court as low as 70 pounds and as high as 1200 pounds. A case is universally held and defined to be a box, chest or other receptacle complete in 1 in which it is Intended to cover or In- close any article which may be placed therein. To case is to cover or furnish with a case any material which it is intended to protect and inclose. ‘A bale, as defined by Webster, is a large ackage prepared for transportation or storage y pressing and confining the articles with cords, gunny cloth, bands or slats, as a bale of cotton, and as defined by the Century Diec- tionary 15 a large bundle or package of mer- chandise prepared for transportation, either in a cloth cover, corded or banded, or without cover, but pressed and secured by transverse bands, wires or withes and longitudinal slats. The chief articles of merchandise that are baled are cotton, wool, tobacco and hay, and the weight of the bale of American cotton is between 400 and 500 pounds. The office has recently investigated the ques- tion as to the size of cases and bales of im- ported Sumatra, Havana and other tobacco, and finds that out of a large number of im- portations the smallest bale is eighty pounds, while the largest is The investigation as to the size of domestic packages, hogsheads, cases or bales for heavy plug tobaccos and light-weight domestic wrap- per and filler tol has not been definitely concluded, but it is not anticipated that these packages will fall short of the minimum weight of the imported pac! es. Dealers in leaf tobacco who do not rehandle, reassort or reprise their tobaccos must confine their sales to original packages purchased by them and are not permitted to retail tobaccos from these packages. Qualified dealers who do not rehandle, assort and reprise their tobacco are required to repack the same and hogsheads, cases or bales before shipment or delivery to the purchasers: and while they are not restrained as to the size of these last packages they must bring them with- in the terms as defined herein relative to cases or bales and are not permitted to take small _guantities of tol and encldse the same in ' temporary wrapper of paper or other light material for the purpose of selling, and delivery of the same to any person. Neither have they the right to break an original package pur. chased by them and retail leaf tobacco there. from, and are only permitted to break these original packages for the purpose of rehandling, reassorting and reprising the tobacco prepara: tory to its sale to other qualified dealers or to manufacturers, or to persons who purchase leaf tobacco In packages for expart. ny quantity of leaf tobacco not pro packed n a hogshead: case or bale. found ens. eide of a factory or the place of business of & qualified dealer in leaf tobacco for sale, and leat tobacco in transit not properly packed, will be subject to seizure and forfeiture pro- vided such tobacco i8 mot in possession of the Derson who produced the same. ‘There are no restrictions placed on the farmer or grower, and he is not required to put up his tobacco in hogsheads, cases or bales before de- livery, and can deliver the same by rall, vessel or other mode of conveyance in such quantities and in such packages, or loose in the hand, as he may desire, and such tobacco will be ex- empt from sefzure. A distinction is made between the business of selling leaf tobacco by sample and the busi- ness of selling samples, but incidentally, and as necessary to his business, a dealer is permitted to send out samples of his tobacco for the pur- pose of soliciting orders, which must be prop- erly accounted for both by the dealer and by the person to whom the tobacco is delivered, and these samples will be exempt from seizure. N. B. SCOTT, Commiseioner. AROUND THE CORRIDORS E. A. Frenzell, a mining man of Towles, is at the Russ. Mrs. Robert Peet of Madrone is a guest at the California. E. L. Drisko and F. H. Brown of Boston are at the Occidental. Rev. -William Lusk Conn., is at the Palace. Joseph Melezer, a Los Angeles chant, is registered at the Grand. of New Haven, mer- George H. French, an extensive jewelry | manufacturer of New York, Is at the Palace. Lieutenant W. L. Howard, U. S. N., has arrived from Manila, and.is staying | at the Occidental. J. J. Jacquel and M. Brieussel, wealthy coffee planters at Mazatlan, are registered at the Palace from France. A. Weilheimer, a Fresno merchant, and Dr. James H. Lowe of Knights Ferry are | among the arrivals at the Grand. T. B. Kay, proprietor of large woolen | mills at Salem, Or., and I. Cohen, a mer- chant of Houston, Tex., are located at| the Lick. J. Lamb Doty, United States Consul at | Tahiti, returned from Washington, D. C., | yesterday, and is now at the Palace. He will sail on the Mariposa next week to re- | assume his official duties. i —_—e———— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK., NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—S. C. Harsh-| berger of San Francisco is at the Ven- dome. BELLE WEDS AN ARMY MAN Brilliant Nuptials of Miss Kip and Dr. Guy Edie, U. S. A. ‘ 1SS ELIZABETH CLEMEN- | TINE KIP and Dr. Guy| Lewis Edle, U. S. A, were married yesterday at noon at Grace Church. This was the first swell church wedding of the season, and society was well represented at the fashionable func- tion. = L The bride is the daughter of W. P. Kip, and ever since she made her debut in the world of society has been considered one of the beau and a belle of the exclu- sive set. Dr. Edie has been stationed at the Presidio for the past four years, and | is a popular officer and distinguished phy- slclan. | Long before noon, the hour set for the | ceremony, the invited guests began to ar- rive. The church, with its pretty deco tions of drooping vines, pliant ferns and fluffy white chrysanthemums, was much admired. The ushers, Captain John A. Lockwood and Lieutenant Rutherford of the Fourth Cavalry and Lieutenant | Butner and Lieutenant Force of the Third Artillery, were in attendance and found seats for all. Promptly at noon, to the strains of the bridal march from ‘“Lohengrin,” the bridal party entered the church. First | came _the ushers, then the maid of honor, | Miss Mary Kip, and lastly the bride, lean- | ing on the arm of her father, W. P. Kip. | Dr. Edie and his best man. Lieutenant Harris of the Fourth Cavalry, met the bride at the altar, where W. P. Kip Jr. | spoke the solemn bindin, words ~ and | l‘lllshup l.ichols pronounced the benedic- t on. The bride wore an exquisite gown of | cream white satin. The corsage was high, finishing In a pleated stock of soft | chiffon. The bridal veil, which fell into the folds of the immense train, completed the costume. Miss Mary Kip wore a modish gown of | cream white bengaline. A large white | picture hat with nodding plumes was an artistic accessory to the fetchy costume. After the church ceremony the bridal | arty and a limited number of invited | riends assembled at the Kip residence on Eddy street, where a bridal breakfast was served. Dr. and Mrs. Edie left last evening for a southern bridal tour, and on their re- turn will reside at the Presidio. | —_————— IN PROGRESS’ CAUSE. The Merchants’ Association Passes On Interesting Questions. At the regular meeting of the board of directors of the Merchants' Assoclation Wednesday the committee of public af- | fairs was authorized to engage special | counsel to assist the Prosecuting Attor- ney of the Police Court in the prosecution of the poolsellers who had been arrested upon warrants issued by the Police Court. | It was decided to ask the Legislature to | property owners in this section of | ands” and H | 8o to LAND OWNERS ORGANIZE FOR IMPROVEMENTS Result of Island Com~ merce. |A NEW ASSOCIATION FOUNDED }MORE LIFE SOON TO BE SEEN ON THE WATER FRONT. | J\What Trade With the Philippines Will Probably Do for at Least One Section of the City. The North Central Improvement Asso- clation, which was called into existence a short time ago for the purpose of im- proving that section of the city situated on the level north of California street | and east of Kearney to the bay, although as yet .n its infancy, is making rapid strides toward the accomplishment of the main objects for which the association was founded. A meeting of the commit- tee of five on organization, ways and means, appointed at the last meeting, was held yesterday afternoon, and the ne- cessity for the rapid organization of the the city and the furtherance of the various contemplated and needed improvements and other subjects were discussed. 1t was cecided unanimously to appoint the following members of the new asso- clation permanent officers, they being merely selected at the last informal meet- ing to govern the society temporarily: President, H. P. Sonntag; vice president, George K. Fitch; secretary, Edgar Pa‘nter. Tne birth of this improvement associa- tion is the outcome of the increasing trade between the United States (partic- ularly California) and the Philippine Isl. By the enormo it is absolutely nece: g should be done in the way of making the necessary preparations for the reception and disposal of this increased commerce, as it will undoubtedly be unshipped ocn that part of the water front within the woundary lines indicated by the associa- tion. In order to facilitate the disposal of freight after it is landed good, smooth roads and perfectly paved streets needed and will be demanded by the a: clation. Property owners along the ter front will be requested to cons adequate and appropriate building ruct s to give place to the rookeries that are now erected on their property. Other improve- ments similar in nat wiil be advocated in the interlor streets, and everything will be done to put the entire section of the city in a presentable condition, so as to meet the increasing demands upon it Property values, as a result of the ef- forts of the new association to improve the general district, will advance and in- crease markedly Although the work of its members is simply a consequence of an absolute necessity for immediate im- provement, it means much toward fur- thering a rapid growth in this entire sec- tion of the city. The first general meeting of the asso- ciatién will be held in about ten days or two weeks. It was decided to charge property owners an initiation fee of $1, to be followed with the payment of monthly cents. dues to the amount of Suits Against Lees Continued. The suits brought in Justice Groezing- er's court against Chief of Police Lees to determine the ownership of cer- tain nickel-in-the-slot machines, captured by the police, did not go on yesterday. The cases were continued until next Monday. —————— Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsends.® —_— Special information supplied dally: to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042 * —_————————— “But can't you learn to love me?” per- sisted the wrong man. She shook her head gently “I've learned a go0 difficult things,” she replied, v have al- ways been things I wanted to learn.””— Life. s e «“Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup” Has been used over fifty ears by millions ot mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Colic, reg- ulates the Bowels and is tke best remedy for Diarrhoeas, whether arlsing from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mre. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25¢ a bottle. —_—————— HOTEL DEL CORONADO--Take advantags of the round-trip tickets. Now only 360 by steamship, including fifteen days' board at hotel; longer stay $250 per day. Apply at pass an act against the issuance and use | of trading stamps. The board decided to | send a communication to the Secretary of ‘War, asking for the return as soon as possible of the First California Regiment, now at Manila. The Pacific Ocean Exposition to take place in 1901 was approved by the board, and it was hoped that the application for assistance from the national, State and municipal governments would be granted. A committee from this association has been appointed to co-operate with the general committee for the furtherance of this project. The board also decided to approve of the memorial to be forwarded to Wash- ington by the Mechanics’ Institute in behalf of the proposed Colonial Fair to take place this year. —_————— SUICIDE NOT INTENDED. Police Now Satisfied That John Mc- Geough Was the Victim of a Robber. { i John McGeough, manager for Sullivan’s shoe store on Fourth street, who was sent to the Receiving Hospital January 7 in a serious condition and not expected to live, is on his feet again. Since his re- cu}"ery he has had a chance to give the police an account of his experien night, and they are now searpchlngcfeort?:; ex-volunteer infantryman who is known to have been in McGeough's company that niézhl and who, the detectives are ?alt)[i?fle , cut him with the intentlon of obbery. The doctors at the Receiving Hos; say that it is impossible for %\«Icflegx&?l: to have made the wounds himself; be- sides those who know him understand there could be no reason for an attempt at sulcide, as he is in a good position, is prosperous and of good family. Theré is now no question that an attemet to mur- der him for his money or to do him great "2‘?“" injury was made, and the detec- tives are hopeful of soon landing the criminal. ————— The Loss of the Jewel. An inquiry was begun yesterday after- noon by Captains Bolles and Buiger into the vJvreck of the steam schooner Jewel on January 13 near Caspar. Captais Madsen testified that the pweatherpwa: thick and he could not see the lights on land, and that the vessel went aground before he was aware that he was near the shore. The schooner was valued at $25.000 and the lumber cargo at $12,000. da’.!)"he investigation will be resumed to- —_—— In Honor of the Charter. 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