The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1899, Page 6

6 THE SAN FRA ISCO CALL, SUNDAY N JANUARY 22, SUNDAY. tevsiliiiiy. Savs. JANUARY 22 150 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..........2IT 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 I5 cents a week. By mall $6 per year; per month 65 cents. THE SUNDAY CALL. 82 pages..One year, by mall, $1.50 THE WEEKLY CALL, 18 p: .One year. by matl, $I OAKLAND OFFKE.. ..908 Broadway NEW YORK OFFICE.........Rcom 188, World Building DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE &............Riggs House C. C. CARLTON, Correspondent: CHICAGO OFFICE ..., ..Marquette Building C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advertising 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 untll 9:30 o'clock. 615 Laorkin strect, open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street, open until 10 o'clock. 2991 Market street, corner Sixteenth, open until 9 olclock. 2518 Misslon street, open unttl 9 oclock. 106 Eleventh atreet, open until 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street, open until 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second ana | Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock. —— AMU ,r.mt-_N’rs\ mperance Town." cazar—"‘A Ti The Wedding Day." eum—Vaudeville, wo Married Men."” , the y of Lions." Cllis streets, Speclalties. eplechase. ark—Mission Zoo. Baseball. Park—Coursing to-day. “oncert Friday evenin; January 2 | ists has come from the popular confidence in the ad- ministration and a desire to express it. THE ADMINISTRATION POLICY.- T has been inferred to be the purpose of the Presi- dent to retain the Philippines and assert our sovereignty there by conquest, if the assent of the Filipinos cannot be had peacefully. This§ inference arose in some expressions made by the President dur- ing his recent tour in the South. . The first indication that it was not warrantable was in the speech by Senator Foraker. Though Foraker is not exactly a thick and thin supporter of the,ad; ministration,”and added his voice and influence:to 'thé scheme of forcing the President’s hand in the SpanisH war, yet there is no ground for the belief that he would now seck to embarrass the administration in a proper settlement of the various and vexatious -issueg left by that war. Since he and Senator Mason delivered their very conservative speeches othér §iggs have appeared that the President was taken to in- gacious, indomitable men in the United States have achieved fortune by fighting the deserts, the wilder- nesses, the mountains, the swamps and all regions in- hospitable to man. They also ¢an boast that they have made roads where there were no roads and that millions will be happier for what they have done. Wealth acquired in that way is an increase of wealth for all, and the men who attain it are not public spoliators iike those who grasp it by stock manipu- lations or the organization of trusts to crowd out weaker competitors, but are public benefactors in the truest sense ofgthe word. .. A commonvwealth is fortunate that possesses such men among igs citizens, They-are.the colonizers, the . make them fit for human habitation. They carry civilization all around the' globe; and their little game is of moge importance to the world than the seem- ingly bigger games played by diplomatists and states- tend more than he meant in the oratorical expressions which'seemed to the country to be a statemeént of his policy. s The Chicago Times-Herald, which is perhaps more pronounced in its character as an organ of the Presi- | dential purpose than any other paper in the Union, in a recent carefully phrased editorial, chides Senators Hoar and Hale for fighting a policy that no one in- tends to adopt. It says in terms that the administra- tion has never intended the permanent occupation of the Philippines, and that to fight such a policy is to offer battle to windmills. ! If this be so, it might well be announced in some other form than fault-finding with Senator Hoar and those who stand with him. The people have done homage to the supposed wish of the President, and by far the greatest support obtained by the imperial- The people | men with so much pomp in the high ‘places of life. HE discerning, reader cannot have failed to ob- serve amid the disgraceful scandal which has e s " POLITICAL IMBECILITY. Tovenaken the Legislature at the outset of its \career remarkable evidences of imbecility amonlg the politicians who have been managing the “fights” of some of the Senatorial candidates. If this feeble- mindedness were not connected with a solemn sub- ject we might make a great deal of fin over it; but humorous sallies in connection with a matter of so much importance, not only.in California, but to the nation, cannot be considered for one moment. When Speaker Wright and Mr. Green, Grant's man- ager, assume that the public will believe for a single moment that the $1650 paid by the latter to the former was a business transaction pure and simple they are are not supposed to be able to devote the time and research necessary to grasp the whole question, and have been willing to ‘trust and accept the conclusions of the President. - Europe may be included in‘the Times-Herald's criti- cism of Senators Hoar and Hale. In every foreign purpose to hold the Philippines. That this was es- oecially the understanding in London was shown by the surprise expressed there at the tone of Foraker's speech. It the general European understanding that if we, n in the case of the Philippines we indicate a re —Piano Recital Monday evening, Feb- ruary 6 | ODakland Race Track—Races Monda: January 23. | AUCTION SALES, G. H nbsen & '(_’\ Monday, January 30, at 12 ck, Real tate, at 14 Montgomery street. | THE EXPOSITION COMMITTEE.‘ | S reorganized the exposition committee now forms a truly representative body. To the| number of members originally appointed by | Mayor there have been added three delegates from ach of twenty-three commercial, industrial or finan- | ns in the city; the chairmen of the; provement clubs;ahich have done so much the State officers; Supervisers; ary committee of the v rious i the chair-4 he regents | ten | blic good; county Boards y, and an au ladies. The merit of a committee thu selected is that every an in it | proven his public spirit by taking part1 in the work of some organization or association en- | gaged in enterprises designed to advance the general | It is not made up of that class of prominent | itizens who are so careful of their dignity or their | that they never share the worry, the strife and the labor of fighting and working for some public under- | All of them have had experience of the an- | ta and the wranglings that accompany every | movement that disturbs silurianism and smgna(ion,i : none of them are likely to be discouraged by’ ‘les or difficulties that may arise in the path of great project upon which the city has now en- tered With a committee so trained in the work of dealing | with n and conducting public affairs we can rea- sonably expect the accomplishment of a genuine tri- | umph in the way of an exposition. The officials of | neither the citys the counties or the State can have | just cause for hesitation in co-operating with such a | welfare 7 the body. Therefore, when the committee meets and fully | organizes the actual work of the exposition may be > | said to have begun, It is now time for the whole | St | to give support to the enterprise, for as soon as it is seen that California is in earnest in the matter | other States will hasten to assist in the project that they ¢ share in its benefits. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. ESPITE the earnest desire of the Republican { D | majority in Congress to balance the expenses of the war by the practice of strict economy, appropriations fairly liberal in their nature have been made in the river and harbor bill just reported to the | House. This is what was to have been expected, for the Republican party is the champion of internal im- | provements, and its representatives in Congress well understand that there can be no better economy onl: the part of the Government than wisely directed ef- | forts toward the accomplishment of such improve- ments In the bill as reported from the committee the ap- propriations for California include: San Diego har- bor, $50,000; San Luis Obispo harbor, $50,000; San Francisco harbor, removing Arch and Shag rocks, $100,000, and continuing. contract, $538,620; Sacra- ! mento River below city, $30,000, and continuing con- tract, $184,000. These items are not only less than we desire, but are considerably below what the importance of the river and harbor work in the State deserves and re- quires. Still, when it is borne in mind that the total new appropriations carried in the bill amount to but | little over $12,500.000, and that the continuing con- tracts authorized aggrégate but $16,791,000, it will be seen that we fare about as well as the other portions of the Union. The river and harbor work in California is, how- ever, something which the National Government should soon undertake on a large and comprehensive scale. To that end our representatives in Congress ought to direct their main efforts and work with cor- dial co-operation. We have never received from the Government anything like the assistance which has been bestowed on other. States, the extent of whose rivers and coastline is far short of that of the rivers and coast of California. Now that the Republican party is safely intrenched in power it is certain that all well considered projects for internal improvements will be favorably regarded at Washington. By the protection granted to our industries the party has shown its willingness to do all that legislation can to promote the ' welfare of the State. If, therciore, we make as earnest a contest for rivers and harbors as we made for protection to our industries, we will undoubtedly obtain great as- sistance from tfe Government. Hitherto we have been negligent in urging our claims at Washington. Now that we have a strong Republican delegation there we should profit by the opportunity and be as vigi- Jant in the futuré as we have been neglectful in the past. 2 e e e . A Spain has much less trouble in settling the peace | purpose to avoid an invasion of Old World interna- tional politics. If we hold the Philippines, such in- vasion inevitably goes with that policy? Last week Representative Berry of Kentucky, while discussing the naval appropriation, took occasion to indicate our power and purpose to whip Germany as we have Spain. Such fool talk has heretofore been | common in Congress, and Europe has understood that it was merely to impress gaping and gullible con- stituents in Podunk or Bowling Green. We were | not in European politics, and a Congressman's talk | of that sort excited no more attention there than in the moon. But this time it was different. The ex- pectation that by holding the Philippines we meet the other robber nations in the East, to cut and hack and parcel out countries regardless of the wish of their inhabitants, made Mr. Berry's bloviation an im- portant matter. It assumed the same standing as the recent remarks of the British Embassador to Paris, end Germany very properly wanted to know what a meant. o SR e It is idle, therefore, to attack Senators Hoar and Hale for assuming what the rest of the world has be- lieved to be true. The Berry incident is useful as a foretaste of what will happen if we enter upon an imperial and military policy, and brings into plain relief the inadaptation of cur form of government to such a policy: Heretofore | thesdiplomacy needed in the maintenance of our rela- tions with the rest of the world has been in the hands oi the executive and has proceeded quite successfully, independent of the talk in Congress. The settlement of the Oregon boundary with Great Britain:is an il- lustration. While Senator Ned Hannegan was shout- ing, “Fifty-four forty or fight,” and Allen of Ohio and others were breathing slaughter and reprisal in his support, Polk was quietly making a treaty with | | Great Britain relinquishing the parallel of fifty-four degrees and forty minutes north latitude as our north- ern boundary, and his diplomacy settled the issue without any fight. If we are to change our position and put a finger in the pie of other countries we must change our system of government, for then every word and act in Con- gress will have the import of a diplomatic expression, | and the country will never see peace until padlocks | are put on the mouths of Congressmen. FIGHTING THE DESERT. N the current number of the, London National Re- view there is-a brief but interesting account of some of the salient features of the character of James Tyson, the Australian millionaire, who died at Sydney last December. It is a story’ which merits at- tention, Jor it reveals not only thée source of the pleasure such men have in their life work, but the usefulness of that work to the world. Tyson was an extraordinary man. He passed his youth in poverty, having no advantages of education, and it was not until he was:over 30 years of age that he began to suc!eed in life: “He laid the founda- tions of his fortune by supplying meat to the newly opened Bendigo gold district, and . then. purchased cattle and cattle ranges on a large scale. At the time of his death he owned half a million acres, leased many thousand square miles, and leit a fortune esti- mated at $25,000,000. The greater portion of his wealth was earned by reelaiming desert lands and making thém productive by irrigation. He lived the life of a frontier cattle- man up to the time of his death, and in his later years frequently boasted -he had never entered a church, a theater or a public house; that he had never tasted beer, wine or spirits; that. he had never sworn, had never tised soap nor worn a white shirt or a glove. When asked what enjoyment he got out of his wealth in that sort of life he answered: “Money does not interest me. The money is nothing. It was the little game that was the fun:¥ In reply to an inquiry what the “little game” was he said: “Fight- ing the desert. That has:been my work. 1 have been fighting the desert all my life and I have won. I have put water where there was no water and beef where there was no beef. I have put fences where there were no fences and roads where there were no roads. Nothing can undo what I have done, and millions | will be happier for it after T am-long. dead and for- gotten.” ; There are not many millionaires who live as Tyson lived, in rough abstemiousness, after acquiring vast wealth, and it is not. desirable they should, for wealth ought to be used for the advancement of art and culture as well as the improvement of barren lands and the increase of beef; but there are many who, like him; have found the chief enjoyment of life not in the possession of money, but in the little, game they have played against adverse circuxfiéta’ucts'_“gnd won. propositions than we have. To the victors belong the hair-pulling over the spoils. 1} -| that there was no understanding by which the money capital it has been understood to be the President’s | | placing a pénny into a slot he would receive a card in taking liberties with the credulity of the people which are simply astounding. The fact, however, that each of them has testified was'to exercise a corrupt influence on Speaker Wright, and the additional fact that the Speaker ex- pects that the contrary was understood, is so broadly humwrous that one can scarcely be censured for re- garding it with some levity. If there is a yellow dog in the State of California ‘which will believe that Wright borrowed this money with the intention of re- paying it, or that he regarded it as a business transac- tion which in no way could influence his future offi- cial action, hé ought to be brought forth and made an example of at once. Such a dog would disgrace his species, besides being entitled to the designation of the greatest fool thing that God, in his inscrutable wisdom, has ever created. There is no other theory in connection with this matter which is feasible except the one that both Wright and Green regard the. people -of California as a pack of idiots. The fact that they have put forth this fool explanation of their transactions indicates not only this, but the further fact that they are a couple of idiots themselves. Every man, woman and child in the State of Cali- fornia knows that Green paid Wright $1650 for the purpose of securing his vote for Grant. In view of the evidence which has ‘been introduced every man, woman and child in the State knows that Wright de- clined to stay bought because he had made a more profitable arrangement with the managers of another candidate. -No amount of sophistry‘will ever ob- scurg these inferences.. iy Perhaps neither of these men canybe sent to the penitentiary, but that both of them deserve to be sent there is beyond question. SLOT MACHINE SAViNGS B@ANK. ROM the London Chronicle we learn there has Fbecn started in that city the novel enterprise of a savings bank designed to ‘carry on its business largely through the mechanism of the penny-in-the- slot machines, which have become so notable a fea- ture of our civilization. The president of the proposed bank in an inter- view with the Chronicle explained that upon a person return which he would hold as a voucher for his de- posit. At any time the person could take or send these vouchers to the bank and be credited with the amount in the books of the bank, while they under- took to repdy the amount of the voucher within a rea- sonable time after deposit. Any attempt at fraud will be speedily detected, the mechanism of the automatic boxes rendering it impossible of fulfillment. As the pennies are received into a box they will fall into a tube with a-“thermometer-like” register, the number at the side corresponding with the ticket that is issued to the investor. In cases of metal disks being inserted and vouchers obtained these will be disallowed when an investor has his account made up.. In no case will a voucher be redéemable within a week, in order that the bank authorities may be able to assure themselves that there has been no fraud. The scheme is so ingenious and so simple it ought to have been devised by a Yankee rather than a Brit- isher: It will be a great saving not only of pennies but of time. One will not have to go to the bank to deposit his nickel. He can drop it into a slot and get his check at any street corner. People will be able ‘to save their pennies so easily no one will feel inclined te risk them on a cigar raffle or drop them in the hat cf a beggar. It is a case of thrift made easy, con- venient and‘always handy. Of course such a scheme requires the highest con- fidence in the men who run the bank and also in the Government that watches them and protects the de- positor. That confidence being assured, the scheme is tindoubtedly’'a good one, and all that is lacking to make it perfect is some machine in' which a man can 'drop his check and get his money. ‘| Ii Speaker Wright is not turned down from his dffice he will be a regent of the State University for two years to come, and we may yet hear of him trying to, work a scheme to get Dan Burns elected to the presidency of the institution. RN L By the publication of full stenographic reports of the proceedings before the investigating’ committee at:Sacramento The Call has upset any bucket of white- wash that may have been prepared for the occasion. The people know the facts. " City and County Clerk Deane says he may find it necessary to let out a few more men, as he explains it, “As many as I can spare without impairing the efficiency of the office.” No duty ever seemed clearer. Possibly some statesman knocked-a finger off the statue in the Capitol rotunda under the impression that it was the famous finger of scorn, and was point- ing at him. Licutenant Hannah has been deprived of his star, “and at the same time an answer has been given to the old question, “What's the matter with Hannah?” subduers ofithe earth. They conquer the deserts and | | be under the competent direction of Mmr. | been seriously taxed. { ent parishes of the city and vicimty are {'march in procession to-the church. If the EA joint note ‘fArqrgi this country and England’ will meed no indorser'to make it good for its face, " The Senate ought to be too big to find such an ob- A considerable number of strong, 'vigorous, sa- | structionist as Tillman much of an obstacle. A 10 BF WADE ROLER I GREAT CHURCH Rector of St. Luke’s to Be a Bishop. AN ECCLESIASTICAL PAGEANT GREAT GATHERING OF PACIFIC COAST PRELATES. / The First Consecration to the Epis- copate Ever Held in the Far, ‘West—Sacramento to Have a Bishop. The consecration of Rev. W. H. More- land, rectér of St. Luke's Church, to the bishopric of the missionary diocese of Sacramento is absorbing the attention of Eplscopalians of the State to the exclu- sion of all other subjects of church inter- est. Tt will be a historical event, inas- much as it is the ‘first consecration of a Bishop on the Pacific Coast, and is re- garded as an indication of the increasing strength. of the denomination, Wednes- day, in the church calendar, is:the feast of the conversion of the Missionary Apos- tle St. Paul, and on that account this an- niversary was designated for the great occasion. ‘When Bishop Kip came to these shores, hailf a century ago, he was the sole repre- sentative of the American episcopate ‘West of the Missouri River. Now on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains there are no less than twelve Bishops and many thousands of adherents, comprising the most wealthy and prosperous of the community. In California alone there are now three Bishops, with a not distant prospect of another; and to fill the place of the late eloquent Dr. Wingfield, a Bishop is to be consecrated on Wednesday next. E At the late general convention of the church the name of the diocese of North- ern California was changed to that of Sacramento, following a custom of an- clent times of naming the see of a Bishop after the chief city. The consecration of the rector of St. Luke's as Bishop of an important and growing missionary dis- trict will be attended by all the dignity and impressiveness that can be imparted 1o a great ecclesiastical pageant. It is a matter of much regret that the theater of the consecration is so inade- quate. St. Luke's at the utmost can ac- commodate not over 800 persons, besides the 100 clergymen, Bishops and other par- tieipants in the ceremony. The vestry of Trinity Church courteously tendered the use of that splendid edifice, but the offer was declined, the people of St. Luke's believing that the advancement of their talented and beloved rector should take pllace in their own church and nowhere else. There will be seven Bishops present, including the Lord Bishop of Columbia, the Bishops of Olympia, Spokans, Los Angeles, Utah and Nevada, Arizona and the Bishop of California. The aged Bishop of Oregon and the Bishop, of Alaska also were expected, but cannot C(le;ne. a yard, at ; v | 'he Bishops of California, by appoint- ‘Wilton Velvets—75 rolls genuine, includ- ment of tge presiding Bisgflp x:)};,o the ing very latest fall creations in styles and church, will' act as consecrator. Bishop colors, with, and without borders: real Barker of Olympia, who has a wide rep- ‘worth' $1 25 per yard, at............... . utation for eloguence, will be the preach- Body Brussels, genuing Lowells and| t er. The presenters will be the Bishops of Whitalis, Alexander Smith & Sons; the Los Angeles and Utah. The new BFshap very best quality; choice designs and color- of the Greek church has been invited to ings with borders only; should be 21‘026 grace the occasion and is expected to at- yard, at ...... . tend. The attending clergymen to the Bishop-¢lect will be the Rev. E. J. Lion of St, Stephen’s, and. Rev. W. C. Shaw, assistant of St. Luke's. Representing the Sacramento diocese there will be Revs. C. L. Miel of Sacramento and Jobn Partridge of Petaluma. Rev. R. C. Foute of,Grace Church will act as master of ceremonies. The services of the day will begin with an early celebration of the holy Euchar- ist, which will be open to all without tick- ets, but the great ceremony of the day will begin at 11 o’clock. For this service only those fortunate-enough to have tick- ets of invitation will be admitted. At the service the communion office only will be said, those communicating who are ac- tive participants in the ceremony. The musical feature of the service will Sabin, organist of the church. Owing to the necessity of economizing space, only ‘about twenty musicians will be in the choir. No special efforts for an _elaborate musical service will be made. Tours in F will be sung, and the hymns 490, 58, 253 and 521 will be rendered conigregauonnny during the consecration, he anthem will be Mendelssohn’s “How Lovely are the Mes- sengers,” preceded by the duet, “Now Are We Ambassadors."” The demand for seats Is so great that if, the church was five times as‘large as it is the accommodations would have The congregation of St. Luke's nave been allotted only a limited number of tickets and the différ- only partially supplied. A large number of the clergy and :aity of the Sacramento diocese desired to be present, but only a limited number could be given tickets, while the clergy and delegates to the conventjon had also to be considered. One hundred seats will be crowded into the chancel space for the officiating clergy and the choir: The Bishops, clergy and choir will robe at 1812 Van Ness avenue and are requested to appear at this address not later than 10:30 o'clock, Promptly at 11 o'clock the procession, headed by the choristers, the clergy and Bishops following, will emerge from the temporary robing rooms and weather is rainy a canopy will be stretch- ed over the route. All the clergy will wear white stoles. The following is a complete list of the clergy who have sig- nified their intention of being present: . W. M, Bowen, 8San Francisco; W. A. M. Breck, San Francisco; A. L. Brewer, D.D., San Mateo; Willlam P. Case, Randsburg; Ed- ward B. Church, San Francisco; Henry B. Col- ller, Watsonville; Henry E. Cooke, San Fran- clsco: J. R.de Wolfe Cowle, San Mateo; Gilés A. Easton, Berkeley; Archdeacon Emery, W. H. Fentcn Smith, Haywards; R. C. Foute, San Francisco; D. Charles Gardner, Palo Alto; Wyllys Hall, D.D., San Rafael; W, A. Ham- | flton, D. C. L., Sausalito; Willlam Hart, Vi- -salla; Charles Hitcheock. San Rafael: C. M. | Hoge, Monterey; H. Howitt. Mill Valley: G. H. | Jenks, Merced; D. O. Kelly,” San Francisco W. J. Kip Jr., San Francisce; T. J. Lacey, Alameda; Marshall V. Law, Oakland: Hamil ton Lee, Martinez; James O. Lincoln, San Ma- teo; C.'S. Linaley, Sonora; . J. Lion, San Francisco; Willlam Lucas, 'Fresno; Danfel G. Mackinnon, Stockton; David McClure, Oak- land; James S. McGowan, Fresno Flats: Delos L. Mansfleld. * San Jose; Edward Morgan, Bakersfleld; F. J. Mynard, Oakland; J. Nicho- las, Sonora; J. Alexander O'Meara, Santa Clara; Ed L. Parsons, Menlo Park: W. M. Reilly, San Francisco; R. Ritchie, Oakland; L. C.' Sanford, Salinas; E. B. Spalding, San Francisco; Wililam Stowe, Menlo Park: George E. Swan,. Berkeley: Wiillam C. Shaw. San | Francisco: C. O. Tillottson, Santa Cruz; Alfred | Todhunter, Redwood; J.' B.*Wakefield. San Jose; George Wallace, San Mateo; Marsdon D. Wilsen, San Franclsco; C. L. Miel. Sacra- mento; John Partridge, 'Petaluma, and otbers. FUNDS FOR THE VALLEY. Yosemite Commissioners’ Estimate of “Expenses for the Ensuing Two Years. Messrs. Kinney, Gibbons, Metson and TLermen, of the Yosemite Valley Commis- sion, went to Sacramento Friday and af- ter a conference with the Governor and the Ways and Means: and Finance com- mittees decided to hold a meeting and make an estimate of the appropriations they will require for the cnsuing two vears. : __The meeting was held yesterday after- ngon and a, Jetter. was formulated asking r the following appropriations: For gen- eral purposes, $15000 per vear, or $30,000; | for traveling expenses, including the an- -nual meet which must be held in the val ley, $1500 per year; for the big treé grove, § per year; for elecfric lights, $13,000 for a water system and sprinkling plant, $17,000. The latter two appropriations will be asked for in s T:ltal ills to be pre- ure, sented to the Le; VOOD0000000000000000C000000000000T0000000000000000000V0000000000000000000CO0000000000000000 ; ADVERTISEMENTS. 00000000000000000wC00060000000000000 ALL ROADS LEAD TO PATTOSIEN’S, FINE FURNITURE—The balance of the odd pieces gathered together from our immense stock has been marked down in price to one- third and one-half the a quick disposal. After-Inventory Dressers, Dressing Tablzs and Chiffoniers. Solid Mahogany Dressing Table, former price $40 00. To close..... 24 Mahogany, Dressing Table, it former firice .816.50 Dresser, sold at $28.50 2 00, = very large $35 00, now, All Quartered Oak Dr Tor; price was $25 00, now. Solid Mahogany Chiffoni 43200, at .. 0 Beautiful Birch Ch worth_ $36 g')j $80 00 5-ft. 6-in. Oak Roll Top, to close out .... 0.00 $15 Oak Roll out: Mahogany iffonier, [CRET Top, to_ close - . $10.50 10 00 Sample Chalrs, 2 $39 60 All Brass Beds 829.00 $1700 White Enameled mounts $14'60 White EnnmelBed brass xgcfi’nsu 2,75 for $4 00 Enameled Bed 5.00 for 3700 Enameled Beds. More Furniture Bargains. 1 Mahogany Music Cabinet, Inlaid front, regular price. $16 00—sale.. . $10.00 1 Mahogany Finished Cabinet, hand polished, with inlaid edge: price $15 00—sale o 1 Solid Mahogany Hand Polished Library Table, French legs, carved foot, lower shelf, regular price $35 G0—sale...... 2.50 1 Solid Mahogany Parlor Cabinet, mir; back and ardmvunf arranged. shelves—a. great bargaim; regular- price $35 00—sal 3 B SR i of es which we are closing out at cost, ranging from $2.00 to $10.00. Worth double the sale price. 044 % pairs of finé Ruffle and Lace Cur- tains—sold up to %5 00 a pair—go at, '5’5" 50c able for couches and single doors—worth | up to §7 50 a patr—go at, each........ K1.00 | '0da pairs of Lace Curtains, sold up to| 32000 a pair—go at ¥, 3, $, 4. 3 and. . | 5da pairs of heavy Curtains, £old up to $20 00 a pair—go at $10, §§, & and..$3.00 Small quantities of Lace Curtains to be closed out: Regular $3 00 patterns go at, pair....8$1.00 Regular $ 00 patterns go at, pai 30 Regular $§7 50 patterns go at, pair.. Regular $10 00 patterns go at, pair..$5.00 | Regular $15 00 patterns go at, pair..88.00 | Regular $20 00 patterns go at, pair.$12.90' regular price, and at the reduced price 16th znd Mission. Tapestry Brussels, including Higgins' | double star and Smith and Sanford's extra | qualities; fmmense assortment; fail color- | ings and styles; regular price 7oc a vard, | ati B ...55¢ Roxbury Tapestry ~Brussels, Smith anflJ Sanford 10-wire makes: all new designs, with_and_ without borders; real V‘t;lui $i FREE. LACE CURTAIES, TAPESTRY CURTAINS, DRAPERY STUFFS, ROPE CURTAINS, Ete. Great After-Inventory Sale—Startling Reduetions. All the above-mentioned Lace Curtains are exceptional good value at the NOTABLE CARPET OFFERING “That Money-Saving Book’’ of household furniture sent free on application out of San Franciseco only. 0000000000000 00C00O00000Q0CO0000C000C0CCD ——————— e T GREAT SALE F FURNITURE former price to insure Chamber Suits. (a) A fine quarter-sawed Oak Sult, 30x33 French plate mirror, pattern style, reduced from "$65 00 to.. R40. () A Solid Mahogany Suit, piec 30x36 French plate pattern mirror, zedu from $%0 to 2 7 (c) A Soitd Mahogany Su 36x40 French plate mirror, highl Teduced from. $115 00 tc 35 00, Oake Library Case, 4 fo feet 6 inches high, finely carvi and of the most caretul construction and finish. Special price.... RN $15 00 Mahogany Library Case, nicel wide, ished and carved, 32 inche 5 inches high. Special price. Parlor Furniture. 1 #3500 Davenport Sofa, upholstered in v Vi O tal effect. .o heavy French velour, Orfental 36 back, heavy frame, upholstered in French tape 1 $30 00 Solid Mahogany Chalr, upholstered In silk damask.. $1K8.00 1 $85 00 Parlor Suit, heay olstered frame, upholstered in he: tapestry. tufted back ........ o 62.50 iid mahogany, up- 1 $58 00 Parlor Suit holstered in green siik velour......$45.00 $17 50 Cameo Finish Chalrs, rich hand decorations, upholstered in silic n]an:ilséw damask seat $20.00 10-fou quartered top, 1§75 00 Sideboard, md - Raplds make, selected quartered oal ghly pol- ished ....$50,00 Dranery Stuffs, 50 inches wide, reversi- ble, to“be closed out: Sold ,at §1 00 and §1 $2 00 and $2 50 fab a yard, go at..60¢ cs go at, vard..$1.00 300 and $ 00 fabrics go at, yard..$1.65 $6 00 to $10 00 fabrics go at, yard..R2.50 Rope Curtains and Rope Valances to be closed out: Sold at §2 50 each, go at. Sold at $4 50 each, go at 1.00 Sold at $8 50 each, go at 3.50 Sold at $7 50 each, go at 4.00 Remnants of Drapery Stuffs, Furniture Coverings, Silks, etc., to be closed gut at 10ec, 20¢, 25¢, HO¢ and $1.00. Each from 24 inches up to 3 yards long. they are simply wonderful bargains. 16th and Mission. Bigelow Axminster Carpets; the finest high-pile carpets made; complete ment of parlor patterns, with borde: yard . B Alex. Smith $1 d & Sons' and Hartfor Ax- minster Carpets; best quality made; large selection Dew. patterns; regular $1 4 ty, with borders, per ¥ard...... Ingrain Carpetings, éxtra superior quali- ty; excellent selection of styles; also hall and stafrs to match; there's a saving at 5c per yard; still more at a yard at..40¢ All-Wool Ingrains, extra superior quali- v: 25 new fall styles to selact from; every cheap at ¢, at... -60¢ 0" quali- 'y yard NOTE—Samples of all our Ingrain Car- pets sent FREE. Write for them. Q0000000000000 00OCOC00000C000C000000QC0000000000C0002000000000000000C00C0C00C00000200000000000000000 CIGAR-MAKERS ARE WRONGED SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20, 1899. Editor of 'The Call—Dear Sir: Please accépt my gratitude in the name of the| thousands of small-cigar manufacturers | of-the United States for the proper-stand you have taken in your valuable paper of the 19th inst. against the decision of | Commissioner of Internal Revenue'in re- gard to the new rule of the war revenue act,' which prohibits tobacco dealers from selling in broken packages or small quan- tities of tobacco to small cigar manufac- turers, which means to drive the small cigar manufacturer out of his business, hecause he js not able to buy large quan- titles of tobacco, and thus deprive thou- sands of families of their daily bread and drive them' by force into poverty, and in_favor of ‘the rich. Dear Mr.” Editor, T am also greatly pleased over your kind advice, that this issue is one which cannot be postponed, and that Congress ‘at the present session should be impressed upon to repeal such despatic rules. % Here is another law which ought to be abolished, by which great injustice is done ‘to ‘the small manufacturers, and that is the, war revenue license, by which the rich manufacturer who turns out mil- lions of cigars annually pays only for his 800,000 cigars $25 war revenue, and for the millions. nothing, while the small cigar. manufacturer if he sells only 12,000 or over annyally has to pay $6 license. The proper classification ought to be to pay cent a thousand cigars, rich or poor alike, so I would have to pay on my part about 10 or 12 cents at the rate of 1 cent a thousand cigars. Unjust classification is nothing else but robbery. Here we have another case where the wealthy are favored in the revenue stam; charges, because there is no fication. If a man makes 1000 cigars of the finest grade which sells for $125 a thousand he pays only $3 60 revenue; the man that makes 1000 cigars that sell for $10 or $12 per thousand pays $3 Why not have the clgars classified in four classes: Class T, agthousand, say $6 revenue; Class 2, betweeh $50 and $100 a thousand, say _ revenue; Class 3, be- tween 325 and $50 a tholsand, say $3 reve- nxe: Class 4, between $1) and $25 a thou- sand, say $1 50, That would be fair and square. As the most profit is derived . from the best grades, why should not the Government get its full Share and give to the poor and rich a like benefit. . Congress ought to revise all these laws and see that: justice is done to everybody’ and that injastice be blotted out. Finally, I*would ‘only wish that every citizen in the land ‘would read The Call, including, of course, Congressmen and the Revenue Commissloner. A. LEWKOWITZ. Cigar Manufacturer, 47 Russ st., City. —————— PRISON FOR u POLITICIANS BALLARD, Cal., January 18, 1899. Editor Call: As a Californfan, proud ofCalifornia, and a deep-dyed optimist ag concerns her’ future, I wish to add my mite of commendation of the bold and fearless fight The Call is waging at the capital for clean politics. b The'people are with The Call through uz; ‘battle for the’ State’s good name, E Jet' us hope that the fight will be continued Wntil each political criminal is where he ought to he—across the bay. EDGAR B. DAVISON. f. B ML el Grand Lodge, 1. Q. B. B. .. Cremieux Lodge No. 3%, 1. O. B, B. selected the followl T A. Morris, L. Wall ng to represent it in |’ AROUND THE CORRIDORS T. L. Savage of Northport {8 at the Occidental. 2 Banker T. C. White of Fresng is a guest at the Lick. Judge John F.-Davis of Jackson is at the Palace. J. R. Dickson of New York is registered at the Palace. X P. M. Wigmore of Los Angeles is at the California. A. P. Harper of New York is staying at the California. W. D. Judd and wife of Holyoke, Mass., are at the Palace. ¥ Dr. J. 8. Dewey and wife of Alturas are staying at the Grand. Railroad Commissioner E. B. Edson of Gazelle is at the,Grawd. C. Koehler -and wife of St. Louls are guests at the California. Joseph Brewer and Miss Brewer of Boston are at the Occldental. Dr. G. Ivancovich and wife of Peta- luma arrived at the Grand yesterday. C. B. Shaver, manager of the Flume and Lumber Company at Fresno is a guest at the Grand. Leonard W. Coleman and F. Seawell of London, who are interested in mines in Alaskh, are at the Palace. George W. Corbin of New Britain, Conn., and W. E. Bartholomew of Bast Orange, N. J., two large wholksale hard- ware manufacturers, are registered at | the Palace., roper classi- | Walter J. Wiley,” purchasing agent for the San Francisco Breweries (limited) of this city, who has been on a three months’ vacation to his vld home in Hum- boldt County, has returned to the city and resumed his business dutles. E. R. Downer of Sierra County, who for many years has been prominently iden- tified with the mining enterprises of the State, is visiting friends in the city. Mr. Downer is an old-time resident of Sierra County and until recently managed and owned the Mountain Messenger at Downieville. ———— CALIFORNIANS IN NE* “YORK. NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—A. Myers of San Francisco is at the Cosmopolitan. W. G. Peterson of Santa Rosa is at thé Gilsey. —_————— Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsends.* P S S— Special information supplied ddily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 519 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042. ¢ —————— Bay City Circle. . On Monday night there;will be:a public Installation of the officers of Bay City Circle of the Companions of ihe Fore,. 1:gn¥§:smp Hall of the Alcazat build: 3 e ceremony wi enfertainment and danee. 07 bY an —_————— California Limited. - Connecting train leaving at 5 p. m.’ - days, Tuesdays and l'-‘rhla‘y! lllolws nalur“nsrlll:y in Los Angeles. Solid vestibuled, electris lighted, dining car and observation car train. Los Angeles to Chicago via the Santa Fe Roxte. Finest ‘service -dver given”across the continent. Full partieuldrs at 635 Market st, DRINK A STEEFING It n\?pllel food for the the District Grand, fore retirt OF MOKI TEA BE- TRt {1 Chis Gy et et i, o Lore relting ot SR el Syme, how soiindly $.5; Green, P. Flatow, 4, P. Strassburger, | 8¥ake in the morning, g Tood for Ths s i you sleep, prog . Lande, dward ;i Morris. O and uces a clear and cures constipation and Drug Co. ;