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10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1899. BRYAN'S WARNING 10 DICK CROKER Advice the New Yorker Scorned. READ OUT OF THE PARTY| | hemp they grow in Manila— CONTENTS OF A LETTER MADE PUBLIC. Declared That if Tammany Repu- diated the Chicago Platform It Would Be Considered Hostile. Special Dispatch Jan. 28.—The following am J. Bryan to Wil in arch, 1 to The Call. NEW YORK, letter from W J. Abbott, writtc N given « by Mr. Abbott to-da & Abbott explains the circumstances in connection with it as follows: rch, 1898, some of Mr. Bryan's ad- w York learned that he ex- st in the following; i pass through New York. at a :ption nd that he should A asked 1o sp ulted Mr. ( d to Mr. C; Mr. an and find out willing to speak in frain from discussing ¢ 1 wrote to Mr. Bryan dir received the answer h follows This letter I w to Mr. Croker at the , in order t he might concerning Mr. Bryan's & er has now definite- ats who hold it is the belief that: this that New Democrats should show their hands t the hosti of the members of in the South and West should 5 rch 16, 1898, . Abbott, New York—M Dear I am just in receipt of your let- ter. Please say to Mr. Croker that I shall not be able to come st until April 13. At t meet him an time I shall be ple the political heard, he is com- | irope’ before that ret to him. invitation to reflection a spe nationai iestion to 1 fully in- ing I could ourage any 1 platform. West and p al ) believ tional platform in a 1 will be notice that the of New York are hostile to that platform, but lack the courage to de- openly. latform of 1896 will be reaffirmed | nd 1 for one would like to know are n as possible whether w s New York Democrats as r f the of York invite me to speak while in the F 1 shall accept itation with pleas- ure, but it be with that 1 st 2 1 as to the subject of ¢ . -1 do not care to be e Chi platform is the toration of bi- | s necessa that 16 to 1 is at which bimetallism d 1 have no right to ex- 1 those who are hostile | « oct I can say to bimetallism at 16 to 1 as Ruth said to Naomi: ‘En- treat me not to leave thee, or to retu from following after thee:’ for whither 1 and where thou | people shall be my God. Where thou | ind there will 1 be buried. | Lord ) to me d more also if | nd me.’ bt my judg- | > guided by it, | tempt to chain I would be beneath con £ 1 should trade my convictio is subject for any political 3 Democrats > as strong in New Y b ; understcod as it is now in the W South, and the sooner the I ew York begins the def go platform the sooner ducation will be completed.: To ig- piatform when all the States west and south indorse it will have all the | force of a dec the plat- form, and make it more _difilc platform icago to opp. donted. Unless the to repeat this lose no time a firm stand upon the Chicago In urging this course upon and the Democracy of New that the party hing at stake as arty in the hiation he Democracy of the platform party in New Y T experiment in 1900 it should in tak as the national party and_Tammany should Democratic princi- ave too firm a hold upon the to give on bandoning t Chicago, as defined definition is so satisfactory that no material change will be made in tha ADVERTISEMENTS. Drunkenness Cured It Is Now Within the Reach of Every Woman to Save the Drunkard. A TRIAL PACKAGE FREE. The Remedy Can Be Given in Tea, | Coffee or Food, Thus Absolutely and Secretly Curing the Pa- tient in a Short Time Witheut His Knowl- edge. This cure for Drunken: ance Into thousands of sides. hed o radi- solate fire- and surely Sster or daughter It does its work ifle the devof mailed free to show how > or food .nd that it w quietlyand permanently ddress to Dr. . Haines, Cincinnati, uclosing and he ¥ to you, ain wrapper. also full wiil mail a free sample of the securely sealed In a j directions how 1o use it, hooks and téstimonia from hundreds who have been cured, and every thing necded to aid you in saving those near and dear to vou from a life of degradation and | ultimate poverty and disgrace. Send for a free trial to-day. life. It wiil brighten the rest of your definition for years to come. T hope the New York Democrats, for their good as well as for the good of the party and the country at large, will speedily bring them- | selves within the definition by giving an unqualified_{ndorsement of the Chicago latform. Yours truly, T 2 WILLIAM J. BRYAN! INTERESTING PAPER. Sadly Disconcerted the Old Man. Jow that we have these vast pos I the antipodes, Johnny, I think; ther, I'm astonished! Our antipodes | are somewhere among the fishes south- | the Philippines. | the Sandwich Eng all right. “Johnny's Geogrnpi:}‘c;rl Attainments | | | | | | { | | | west of Australia, which is a far cry from that this “Well, I “It isn't hemp at all, father; travels under false pretenses. Manila hemp is riety of the banana family. E it's good cordage T was out in r me, is that Why, when lands I--" enough to make Lil- No educated person unless to those who Islands’ Be- all the same. “Father, you're fuokalani shudder. says Sandwich Islands now, make himself understod by don’t know that ‘the Hawalian is the official and accepted name. sides—’ “Well, I suppose you'll be asking me next to say ‘Puerto Rico' just because the Spaniards do."” “Not at all. Porto Rico has been good It's nglish usage for several centuries. the question. “Glad vou've passed on | But if we go into Manila hemp growing | we ¥ | abused. | marriages | to produce in ex more Eve! of in a territory 6700 miles from our former limits we—" “You mean 4500 miles. You certainiy en’t forgotten that the United States to the end of the extended tu is only about has long Aleutian 1» o ] 4500 m from Manil 3 4 fou're very kind. Buf speaking of afla hemp, they say that in Borneo, largest island in the world—" ¢ was when you studied geography, father, but they've learned since that New Guinea is larger than Borneo, and land is larger than New Guine: reat world, this! Well, I was talking with Brown about introducing Manila hemp into tropical America, and he sa that on his plantation in San Salvador— “Why, there are no plantations in the | ou mean the of 'San Salvador. If is the cap- ry of which San Salvado country a ital, you should say Salvador “Young man, your hat is getting too small for you. If you don’t stop making my head ache with your erudition 1 shall send you direct to divostock. “You don’t mean direct. I should have to transship at Yokohama or Shanghai. | hink—" L ne us a rest, please. I want to read the paper.”—New York Sun. e A Tale of Wong and Bun Tuck. The Right Hon. Richard Seddon, Pre- mier of New Zealand, will be known for- ever and a day as Bun Tuck, the Ens- lish partner in a mining syndicate of the | days of long ago. George Hutchison, the lrr..pressn’fie member for Patea, some two months back announced that Mr. Seddon had once “gone whacks' with (wo | Celestials in a gold claim. The Premier | vigorously denounced the base insinua- | tion, consequently Mr. Hutch ened to produce a duly signed made by one of the Premier's Cl partners. He did so, and read it in the House. Here it “Listen to me: Tsai Chung (which tor) were | gold picking at y on the Six-mile Run. e Govern- | We | ment came to our camp one night. had heard of him before, and we were | armed. He had to be with everything at the place called Stafford Town is | Rame among the English was Dick Sed- don. After we had eaten rice he had much -talk with Won who was _ver; learned in all languages. He could talk | in the language of the count as much as the Mandarin Seddon. Then they did some writing, and this narrator also put | names to_the end of the writing. When | the mandarin had gone Wong told this | narrator that we were now brothers in | the clalm, but that our brotherhood was not to be talked of. Wong said that Sed- don would be known as Bun Tuck. He d our Lrother was powerful before the warden as an advocate, and sometime: went to the place of govérnment and was feared there for his great talk. Wong was also a person of much talk, but our | people did not always listen to him. He | id Bun Tuck was very clever, but not sver enough. We had plenty provisions nd we had much joy, and our per- dtion ran very free. One day Wong went away, because the constable was | looking for him. He only left a message tuy that he had been like a rat dr: ging a shovel, and that our claim was sold to a numb. of white devils, and that T had better leave the place quict v poor. I had s they say in China, o I went to Bun Tuck, But he the wratn matter and told me I was descended from stupid people. He said, moreover, Wong Shung Wai had | ot the best of the squ ertheless he gave me 20 taels. This narrator then | nt far aw. 1 went to China, but| ve since turned. Bun Tuck is ann'hl changed since then, but I know him when I see him. Declared true history, and_signed by him.” | Of course Mr. Seddon was furious, and Jemauded the withdrawal of what he said nothing but a skit. The member for declared solemnly that the state- ment was actual fact, and that he would Dot withd w L go into Hansard “Bun uck” has entered in all his glory.—P: Mail Gazette e Sen S A Misunderstanding. There was a new ticket agent at Cadil- lac for the Grand Rapids and Indiana One of his first patrons was a big, igh man, with a voice to match sback,” said the big man, as he bill ‘on the shelf, = » responded the new agent, “T sup- you are one of .these wild We that think they are born terrors an insult everybody with .impunity. But you've waked up the wrong passenger this ‘time.” “What's Haint by Tsai Chung as a | gnawin’ you, 'ou the ticket agent? but I haven't hired You can't come ing me names and get a “I guess you must Mossback, I m, to take a’ Mossback trafn. “Just you step aside till I get through with the rest of these people, and T'll make you wizh you'd never seen me or this road. “You're carrying entirely too much foliage, my overgrown friend, and I'll un- dertake to trim you.” “Pardon me, gentiemen,” oung feller? out to be round here call- vy with it."” be wheely. 1 said n Mosshack, and I want interruptefl a healthy looking young woman with red cheeks and laughing ey I'm afraid you misunderstand. The ‘Moss- back’ in Kalkasker Count h school there; but it is ba a ways from the ra d line." 5 | Notwv do you get it through your head?"” ped the big man. ; but I sell tickets on this road, not dirt roads.” “Gimme a ticket to the nea and the two men glared, w inued to smile a Mos: troit Free Pre —————— Nobility. Certainly nobility is of blood and birth, | and he who would be immortal must have | care for his posterity. Nothing cangbe more absurd than the fuss our gentry make concerning titles and places of prec- | edence. They are of a mind with those foolish old courtiers of Louis XIV, and think that nobility consists in “Le droit du monter dans le carosse forget that what is cal often very bad blood. I know a family of long descent and high communion which s been ‘“‘decorated” in almost all it st point.” | ile the teacher ck smile.—De- Nothing can ennoble it. Ne ‘member of it is marked by some of physique—some lewdness of | and this notwithstanding inter- | and the introduction of new This stock may safely be backed | ¥ generation one or profligates of dishonorable life. v member of it has certain Hability | me. The poison in the blood ha: had its inlet through vice. and must ha its outlet in suffering. Ultimately it will the race. conduct blood. bring about the nction of ! The wicked, Plato has truly said. are | \\‘hlckml because n('X their anization— | their _parents. and not they, should be punished.—Humanitarian. 3 in despair. he moaned, “We have two soprani,” | “and but’ one principal rol i s cried the manager of the op- era. It is not for nothing that I am in | the facial soap business on the side! one of your soprani for the leading role! The other may write me a testimonial! | Thns both will gain equal notoriety.” In that moment the musical director a t doubted if hair arter all was th t precious gift of the gods: anvway, tact ran a close second.—Detrott Journal. e s Advances made ‘on- furnitire 7nd planos. with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. {is two and a half mil | meaning of “Quo Vadis . 3 | novel written by Henry Sienkiewicz. the | fantry. That regiment was mustered in | Book. WINS THE MONTANA - SENATORIAL FIGHT on the Seventeenth Ballot at Butte. HELENA, Mont.,, Jan. 28.—On the|ly investigated the sensational charges seventeenth ballot, taken to-day, the | made by State Senator Whiteside, re- Montana Legislature elected Hon. Wi x"'rwfll_tgat 1 Badihcard JDlo_evidence liam A. Clark of Butte United States !)n ‘Wwhic!] to found an ini ctme_nt or Senator to succesd tho Hon, Lee Ataps | llesal use of money, thus vindicating fon. L Mr. Clark. tle. The vote wa For Clark, William A. Clark is 60 years of age, Conrad, 27; Marshall, 4; a native of Connellsville, Fayette Of those who voted for Clark eleven are | County, Pennsylvania. In 1856 his par- Republicans. The four votes cast for | ents moved to Van Buren County, Marshall were by Republicans, and one | 10Wa, where the Senator-elect farmed Republican was absent because of sick- and pursued his schooling. He studied | law. but never practiced. In 1862 he ness. | crossed the plains, driving a team, and Two ballots were taken to-day. The |located at South Park, Colo. Mr. Clark first resulted practically as previous | Was one of the first to reach Bannock, votes had, but on the second the Re.|Mont, on the discovery of gold there publiéans came to Clark and his elec- | I 1865, driving an ox team. His Mon- tion was made sure. At a caueus of |tana career began with merchandising, the Republican membe; it was decided by a large majority of | but he soon got into mining, in which those present to be good politics to vote | for Clark and effect his election in the belief that it would hopelessly disrupt | the Democratic organization of the | State. | The joint session was without notabie | ncident, though several members made | peeches explaining thetr vot The election of Mr. Clark was made certain when the Grand Jury, which thorough- | 54, scattering, 4. | quired. Mr. Clark is the largest individual owner of copper mines and smelters in the world, his principal properties be- ing in Butte, Mont., and Jerome, Ariz. He has extensive beet sugar interests in California and a large copper wire works at Elizabethport, N. J.° He has a plantation of 32,000 acres in Mexico, devoted to growing coffee, tea and to- bacco and rubber. His net income for 1898 was not far from $10,000,000. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. | BATTLE OF WATERLOO—C. M. D., Mountain View, Cal. The battle of Water— l0o was fought June 18, 1SI5. e Philippine Islands. The Pacific Mail ‘teamship Company ecarries the mail to Hongkong and from there it is carried by anrother line of steamers to Manila. A POEM—A. 8., Santa Rosa, Cal. Mil- HUMAN BEINGS—A, O. §., City. The | lions of poems and so-called poems have article in relation to human beings in- | been published, and as only the best are quired about did not appear in The Call. | published in books of reference and these — indexed only by the first line and not by DELINQUENT TAX LIST-M. D..|title Itis impossible to give the author of = = £ ATt T ¢ Faith.” If the correspondent can Yy e IR Seen at he ofice b the first line an effort will be made to find the name of the author. PIANISTS—P. D. K., City. Liszt, Ru- binstein, Paderewski, Josef Hoffman and Rosenthal are all classed as great pian- it Which is the greatest artist is a it but few agree upon. Each player is marked by an individuality, and therefore it is impossible to say which of these can be classed the superior of one every ¥ of the Tax Collector. | = | ELSINOR TO HELSINGBORG—L. C.,| Marshfield, Or. The distance from nor, Denmark, ingborg, Sweden, matter t L. M., City. The the title of t} QUO VADIS—Mi Russian novelist is: “Whither Goest | over the other. Then, again, opinions as Thou.” A to the merits of the players are individual TRAINING SCHOOLS—A. ., City.| "% There is a training school for nurses !n. | SLANTING EYES — A. §., Placerville. the City and County Hospit Potrero | Cal. This correspondent asks: “Why do avenue, and In the Children’s Hospital, | the eyes of Chinamen slant upward?” The at Maple and California streets, slanting position of the Mongolian eyes, Francisco. of which the inner corner often lies deep er than the outer, is in connection with the low position of the nose. As the cHeekbones project broadly, the bones of the nose lie deep; the skin of the upper eyelld fs drawn downward to the nos thus covering the inner angle of the ey MESSAGE TO A FIVIVIEND—A. A., City If you meet a friend and on parting de- RENTING A HOUSE—A. S.,City. There is no law in California that says that the rent of a house must be paid in advance, but it Is a custom in the State. It is also a matter of contract between thejtenant and the landlord. CALVES—F. L. W., Byron, Cal. Thi department is unable to find and corrob: tion, either oral or written, of the state- ment that if twin claves a born bull and heifer, the heifer will never v The contrary is th SCHOOL—Subscriber, City. The kind of schools asked about are priv: tutions, and cannot be advertised in this department. If you will look in the City Directory. classified department, you will find the information you desire. ITALIAN-C. 37) South Belmont, quaintance it is proper to use either of the followin “Kindly remember me to ‘‘Present my compliments to —."" My regards to —." There is no rule lh;l‘l] prescribes the particular form to be used. CRIMEAN WAR—C. M. D., Mduntain View, Cal. The Duke of Wellington did not participate in the battles of the Cri- mean war, for the reason that that war was fought between March 28, 183, and and the Duke died.in Walner Cal. The pronunciation of Italian, a na- April, 1 W tive of Italy, is, according to Webster, | Castle, England, September 14, 1852. 1In Talvan. the firet | and @ being long. that war the British troops were under | Weoreoater has it Tt-tal-yan, tal being pro. command of Lord Raglan: the French of Nonmaad as it is in fatal.’ The Century Marshal Saint-Armand and the Russians of Prince Meutchiko dictionary has it I-tal-yan. VOLUNTEERS OF 1861—Subscriber, The California Volunteers who re- lieved the regulars in Humboldt County during the war of the Rebellion were companies of the Second Regiment of In- THE LEGISLATURE—C. W. N., City. The only power that the Governor of the State of California has to adjourn the Legislature is that which is given him by ection 2 of article V of the constitution as follows: “In dase of a_disagreement Dbetween the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment the Governor shall have power to adjourn the Legisla- ture to such time as he may think proper, provided it be not beyond the time fixed for the meeting of the next Legislature.” THE ATLANTIC CABLE—Anambulus, French Camp, Cal. 1In the laying of the Atlantic cable the Great Eastern was ac- | companied by the Terrible, the Medway ‘.ln(l the Albany. The William Corry, on | the Ircland end of the line, carried-the shore end the cable to'be laid out thirty mil from the Irish coast® The Medway carried several hundred miles of cable used the previous vear. The Great astern carried 2400 miles of wire, 745 miles being of the cable of the pre- vious years. ELECTRIC LINE—A. F., Oakland, Cal. NATIONATITY. 5 i e 5 Pranciare | NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP— The first electric line in San Franclsco | gupcornors, City. A child 1s 4 nutive of vas t in operation April 27, 1892. The ! ¥; Tine was the San Franciso and San Mateg | the country in which born; on arriving at October to December, 1861. NOTICE TO QUIT—A. 8., City. The Code of California says: “A tenancy at will, however created, may be terminated by the-landlord giving notice in writing to the tenant to remove from the prem- {ses within a period of not less than one month, to be specified in the notice.” | COAL ON STEAMERS—G. W. S, Ea land, Cal. There are any number of v at this time that ‘“burn 100 tons coal in twenty-four hours, steaming full speed.” The transatlantic liners, order to make time, burn in from ten to | twelve tons of coal per hour, making from 240 to 288 tons in a day. line, and the route was on Steuart s | majority the child may adopt the citizen- Harrison street, Stanley place, Br | ship of any country. That is the differ- Bighth, Fourteenth, Guerrero, Chenery | ©0iCe between nationality and citizenship. 1f a child is born in a foreign country while the father is in the service of the United States, that child is a native of the streets; and San Jose road. THE GOVERNOR'S _ APPOINT- country . in which born, but is a citizen MENTS—J. E. H., Santa Monica, Cal |of the United States. If born, say for The appointments within the gift of the Governor of the State of California, to- gether with the salary of each appointee, are to be found in the California Blue department has not the space to publish the list. HIGH FENCES-C. F. A. L., a high fence used by bill pe fall and i 5 jured would instance, in Peking. China, whil er was there on a foreign mission, repre- senting the United States, that child would be a Chinese, but an American citi- zen. CASINO—Subsecriber, City. In playing the game of casino, when no special agrecment exists, the points go out in the following order: Car spades, big sino, little casino, aces and sweeps. If a3 City. If ters should | ome one, the party in- against the biil 1ve recourse the aces have to decide it spade ace | pesters owning the fence, and If it was | ooy G0 first, then clubs, hearts and dio. t| proved that the fence was not securely | onds. If the sweeps have to decide |t put up. the court would award damages | jv tjjc difference counts. If A has five to the injured party in an action against the owner of the bill boards. MAIL TO MANILA—A. R. O. T. C., Alameda, Cal. The steamers plying be- tween San Francisco and Hongkong be- longing to the Pacific Mail §xmmnh|p Company, and transports semt-out by the United States autboritics, carry mail to s to go and B but three, A makes spades and two aces, and B makes ino, little casino and two aces, A would win, as he would count first by reason’ of his having cards, and his points wculd give him more than he needed to win out. If A had six points to go and B five points, the same rule ap- vlies and A would in that case win, & \ MILLIONAIRE WILLIAM A. CLARK Elected held last night | the most of his vast fortune was ac- | ire that friend to convey a message of | remembrance to a mutual friend or ac- | the fath- WILLIAM LOOKS MORE SERIOUS Kaiser Passes Danger of Stoutness. IS NOW UNUSUALLY ACTIVE SECURES ART WORKS AT HERR MENZEL’S SUGGESTION. One of These Recalls the Peculiar Experience Sculptor Magnus- sen Had With Prince Bisarck. | officers for the current term by the grand treasurer, assisted by E. J. Chamberlin, LG, and an exemplecation of the work, which' was followed by addresses and a collalent. A The convention of '99, which will enter- tain the delegates to the Grand Circle cers: Past Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Lizzie Atwood, president; Past Chief Com- panion Mrs. M. A. Duke, first vice pre dent; Junior Past Chief Companion Mrs Emma Harrington, second vice presiden Miss Alic Chief Companion treasurer; Grand Trus: side guard. There will Ticoulet, secretary; Grand Sub. 3 Jacobs ir Mrs. Fl ee Mrs. be given under clal and a plenic. i DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS. Alfarata Council has appointed a com- mittee to make arrangements for a grand cake walk to be given Hall on the night of the 27th inst. The committee of arrangements will use its utmost Ingenuity to make this event su- perior to any in that line ever given in the order. The chiefs of this last week by Deput assisted by Miss Carrl J. Dake, Miss Nettie McDonald, Mrs. Hattie Jane: I Harmon, 'who filled the several offices during the ceremony. The retiring Poca- hontas, Mrs. H. Janes, was presented a beautiful emblem of the order. B'NE B'RITH.’ During the past week the general com- council were raised Mrs. Minnie Betts e Johnson, Mrs. E Libbing, Miss May nd Thoma | mittee was busy installing officers for the current term. On January 17 i stalled the officers of Montefiore ry) in Oakland. There were | the grand officers in- Special Cable to The Call and the New Y rk! Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gor- don Bemnett. BERLIN, Jan. 25.—For those who | have not seen the Kaiser of late it will | be interesting to!'know how his Ma- jesty looks. . The writer had not seen him for a couple of years and was therefore in a position to judge if there | is any change in his appearance. | First, the Emperor has grown to look | very much more serious than he did. His features have developed, his nose has strengthened and that upward twist of his mustache gives him an air | of sovereignty. 'His Majesty a few | | years ago threatened to become very stout, but that danger seems passed. He is now quite as stout as is ‘good for | a man, but not more so. I remarked | to a German about his Majesty having | become thinner. His reply was that the Palestine tour did not agree with | him, as it did with the Empress, who came back in splendid health. The Em- peror does not stand extremes of heat | and cold so well. He suffered from | heat. On Wednesday evening the first court ball was given. Every one noticed the activity of the Kaiser, who did not re- main still the whole evening. He wore a full dress Hussar uniform. The Em- | press was gowned in a blue damask i covered with jewels. | . The latest addition to the coveted Or- | der of the Black Eagle, Herr von Men- zel, was there and constantly at the | elbow of the Kaiser. Herr von Menzel is now an intimate artistic adviser of | the Emperor, and it was he who at Defilee de la Cour suggested the visit to the studio of Otto Magnussen, the sculptor. Much has been written about | | that visit, which ended in the Kaiser | | purchasing the great work of Frederick | the Great on his deathbed, and the | famous statue of Bismarck wearing his big-brimmed hat. | __After looking at the former work the | Kaiser said: ‘‘There is but one appro- | priate place for that splendid inspira- tion. It is in the death chamber of Frederick the Great at Sans Souci.” This shows that the Kaiser has ad- vanced in his appreciation of art, for | six_years ago he saw the same work | | and passed it after making some re | mark about what a pity it was to chisel | Frederick the Great in his night shirt. The famous Bismarck statue, which the Kaiser also purchased, has its un- | told history, showing that the project | of making it was nearly nipped in the | bud. It happened thus: After much | trouble and through the medium of Dr. | Schweninger, the former Chancellor had been persuaded to give sittings. [(ll((\ Magnussen, in haste, sent a post card to a friend with whom he had an engagement, expressing regret that he | | could not come as Prince Bismarck had | given him an appointment at Fried- | richsruhe. The genius is generally care- | less, and then Magnussen forgot to ad- | dress the card, but posted it. The post officials in- doubt sent it to Friedrichs- | ruhe., Bismarck w furious. He tele- | graphed to Herr Magnussen that as he | thought proper to make public a private | | engagement he might consider the en- gagement canceled. Finally, however, the matter was patched up. The sit- tings took place and the most typical | statue of Bismarck known was pro- duced. KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES. | The officers of San Franclsco Tent were | at the last held review installed by Past Commander H. L. Tickner. The officers who are to serve for the current term ar D. B. Richards, commander; Fred Was- past commander; M. B. Schofield, nt commander; Dr. Josef I. Ma hysician; A. N. Bowne, master at | S dwin Savery, sergeant; Theodore Frolich, record keeper: F H stle, | finance 'keeper; E. H. Stevens, chaplai F. L. Hilmer, first master of the guards: A L. Holland, second master of the guards; Thompson White, entinel; W. B. Greenberg, picket; J. H. Whiteside, prop- erty master; George V. Leroi, correspond- | ent, | The captains of the Hustlers and Rust- lers are gathering their forces and some good work is expected from them soon. COMPANIONS F. OF A. During the past week the grand sub- chief companion, Mrs. Flora Jacobs, paid an official visit to the circle in Watson- ville, and found it in a prosperous con- | dition. The visiting official and those who | accompanied her were well received. | Grand Chief Companion Coburn official- y. and, together with a number of grand officers and visitors, was given an exemplification of the work, which, however, was not up to the standard, and called for some sharp | criticism from the grand chief. The officers of Bay City Circle were In- stalled last Monday night in public, and there was present a large number of ! the friends of the members. After the | | installation there was presented for the | | entertainment of all present a good pro- | sramme of songs, music and literary ef- forts. | Last Wednesday night Inter Nos Circle, | | after a full ai ion of the matter, de- | cided to hold meetings twice a month in- stead of four times, as in the past. It | was resolved that the meetings shall be | 4 held on the second and fourth Wedne: { days. Th also presented a propo- | sition, adopted, by which lib- | eral inducements will be offered to those | who will be asked to join the circle. After | ness meeting there was presented | [t Chief Companion Miss Maggie | | Forest, on behalf of the chief companion | of Bonita Circle, a token of high regard | in the shape of decorative wear, Miss | Annie Rothberg, the very pleasing and | most obliging organist of the circle, fur. nished dance music, and tllere was a’ jolly | time until midnight. Next Wednesday night will be ried women's night,” and a fine gramme will be presented. COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. Pride of Butte Circle’No. 330 was offi- cially visited on the 12th inst. by Grand | Chief Companion Ira W. Coburn, and there a large attendance to welcome him. In order that the work might be | exemplified there were initiated three can- didates, and the manner in which it was performed won words of praise from the | visiteing official. During the evening | Judge E. B. Collins, the treasurer of the circle, was presented with a beautiful | badge of the rank of junior past chief | companion, also with a handsomely fram. | ed certificate. A fine banquet followed | the ceremonies. The grand chief companion was to have paid an official visit to Pride of the For:. est Circle at South San Francisco Tues- day, January 17, but on account of illness which confined him to his home he was prevented from being present. There | were, however, present Mrs. Flora Jacobs, grand sub-chlef companio B. W Haughey, grand treasurer; Mrs. Davis, | grand trustee, and a number of visitors from San Franciseco, Mizpzh and Bonita | Circles.” There was an installation, of the “‘mar- pro- { i e about twenty-five of the member o t this De Hirsch Lodge (auxl] After the ceremony there : entertainment for the benefit of the v ors. The members of the visited lods will pay a visit to the last named lodge on the occasion of the installatlon of officers 30th inst. ; 3 nnual reports, which are nea all in, show a satisfactory state of the order. IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. Last week the chiefs of Sotoyome and Modoc tribes were raised up by Great Sachem M. L. Wheeler, as: ct Deputies U. A. Lew Swan, Thomas Roach, Jacob Fow. . Remy in the council hs bullding in the presenc members of each tribe : visitors. After the impor there was a march to the banquet h belo here the tables were loaded dow with all the good things that go to mak up a first-class collation, all arranaged under the direction of the committee con- sisting of R. Stevens, J. J. Chapman, Al- len Frary, J. D. Goller, S. H. Wilcox and Fred Brandt, P. G. S., who filled the of- fice of toastmaster for the evening. Dur- ing the evening there was a short pro- gramme of music, song and story telling, also addresses by Great Junior Sagamore F. D. Brandon, Great Chief of Records ( F. Burgman, Past Great Sachem J. Smith and others. ; KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. The following named officers of Aurora Lodge have been installed for the current term: L. J. Wheelock, P. P.; W. C. Hearn, P.; Annie Thompson, V. P.: L. B. Hol- comb, R. S.; L. A. Rapp, T.; Dr. A. S. Cook, chap.; J. A. Sutherland, guide; Williams, guardian. This lodge will ini- tiate fifteen candidates to-morrow night. Magnolia Lodge will have the following officers to serve it for the current term, they havi st Wednes- day nigh y Mrs. Nellie Dockery J. J. Hicks, R. and F. S, a great d many eremc P. J. Joyce. T. Irs. J. L. Coppage, guar- dian; H. L. Finninger, chaplain; Mr: Ellen Fitzgerald, past protector. THE JUNIORS. The meeting of Abraham Lincoln Coun- | cil was, after the installation of officers January 12, a very interesting one. There were addresses by State Councilor M. H. Bellinger, State Vice Councilor F. A. Tib- bitts and Past State Councilor Henry C. Schaertzer; Eppler's orchestra furnished the music for the evening; Mr. Post er tertained with lections on the gram phone, and, as a whole, the meeting was a very enjoyable one. last Thursday the council received another visit from the State councilor, when the new officers all had an opportunity to express their views in regard to the order and the council in particular. The church committee of the council reported that it had decided that the church service shall be held in the How- ard-street Methodist Church on Febru- ary 12, Lincoln’s birthday anniversary when the Rev. J. A. B. Wilson, who ha been a member of the council for some time, will preach an appropriate sermon. From the remarks of the State councilor it appeared that the interior councils, par- next June, has elected the following offi- | the auspices of the convention a grand so- | in Washington | Lodsge | Deputy | SOIL OF CUBA 1S MADE T0 BLOOM | Blessings of Peace on the Island. [NATIVES TAKE UP FARMS THOUSANDS OF IDLE ACRES NOW BEING TILLED. | Throughout the Recent Theater of | War the Hum of Industry Can Constantly Be Heard. Spec Correspondence of The Call. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 20.—For | the last month there have been big fires | on the hill tops, reminding Americans | here of the days when they used to read in the mgrning papers of the burn- ing of sugar cane, tobacco, etc., by the insurgent forces. But the present fires are kindled for the purpose of clearing | the land for farmers” 3 | The smail planters are returning to | their work and their homes Many of them have since the Spanish surren- der been working for the Govern- ment either in the st t cleaning de- partment or s milar branch ef the | Government service, where they have | earned from $1 to $1 50 a day, and as | they have got living down to a fine art, |and in all probability their wives and | children ha e been drawing indigent | rations in quantity sufficient to keep | the entire family, most of the wages | have been saved by them. Hundreds of Cubans who have been working for the various Government departments during the last months have from $100 to $150 saved. This returning to work in the coun- means the cultivation of land that never previously anything but It means vacancies in the san- and quartermaster’s departments | which will be given to other Cuba who, in the course of a few months will also have saved sufficient mone to take up an acre or two of land and g0 into the country with their families. A horseback trip through the eoun- try, accompanied by a guide, from ntiago to San Li returning via | Songo, a journey of nearly fifty miles, taking two de to perform, reveals an extraordinary change in the situ- ation during the last few months. Three months ago there were only a dozen « SO 1 agriculturi engaged in their | occupation throughout the entire d | trict, while to-day there must be about 2000. Then one would see nothing but waste lands, overgrown weeds. | To-day acres upon ac ings are carefully attended to and ing luscious fruits and vegetable Some small capitalists posses few hundred dollars and a f land are starting on a mor: scale with the intention of estab ing coffee plantations, but as it takes three years for a coffee plantation to begin to pay even running ex , a few acres adjaining are generally put into banana and other fruit trees. Vegetables also are grown for the mar ket. These more than pay the expenses attendant upon the starting of a coffee plantation. The cost of living to the small agri- culturist is practically nil, for he BTOwWS almost everything needed on his own bit of land The late William Blacl i v, a son and t the noveli daughters. ticularly the ones in San Jose and at 3 ed for. Mr. Redlands, have been doing remarkably | Black made a large income out of his well. many novels. 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