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1899 12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 21 estate, and it was her dying request that BLACKSTOCK GIVES UP TO SOUTHERN PACIFIC Advises Abandonment of All Liti- gation and All Efforts to Se- cure Rate Reductions. His Colleagues Decline to Act on His Resolution and Ask for Time to Consider His Extraordinary Proposition. 404040404 0404040+ 040+ O+O+0 + 040+ 040+ 04040+ 040+ 3 I am unqualifiedly of the opinion that the continuance of this litigation is not in the interest of it is the duty of this board, so far tt pense to the State. & commission, without the consent ad +0404+040404040 of Railr He0404 04040+ D40+ 040+ O+OI040+0 4040+ 040+ 0+ 0404+ 04O+ I was in t} »ve quoted words !hat! sioner Blackstock, at » Railroad Commis- | .d to surrender | Company mei of expensive litiga- | alf of the farmers, | ippers of this State. | part of the report he | colleagues, and its sub- | ently embodied in a | :tion on which was | | n is adopted it will give corporation even muroi audacity to ask in its | compromise with the pre- 1t commission. chairman of the for- , and his assertion tradicted, that an offer him on behalf of the Southern . H. Mills to settle the pend following term: Company would put | and sh 1ants language wa railroad | overtures | decessors of | H. M. La F mer board, s | e 8 per cent reduction on , and would dismiss its suit | the action of the Railroad Commission, if the latter would agree to | forege on the 25 per cent gen- | eral horizon uction resolution. | Itis c the railroad made this | ositic ler to escape the ordeal pre books and papers brou i affairs_and busines: open to the public, as | if the litigation were on in the courts. be justified in | S all along | danger which : has been desperately | or the past three year: of Comm of this proposed y accepted but the 1 from the effec by Commissioner ordinary resolt the litigation r of great expense to the to exceed ckstock ha f one to investigate zarding the 8 per n s and the pro- reduction Dec the grain | a year. of general ed by the last Hoard rt vesterda w of the present status | presented his resolution | | Aflnré \bandonment of the liti- | | while ex- vor of the rescind- cent general horizontal opposed to the repeal of passed by the previous much as it related to the 8 per | ‘tion on grain rates. He asked | ison expressed himself and thought that time hould be allowed himself and his col- leagua to consider the report of Mr. Blackstock in all its essential points. The latter rather unwillingly agreed to-the postponement, and his argument in favor of his recommendation will be heard this | afternoon. The report in part is as follows: 8o far as this case is concerned, it appears that the only material question presented is as to whether or not the 8 per cent graln Tate schedule. promulgated by the commission ie falr, jurt and reasonable. It is a matter of common knowledge, and undoubtedly the fact, ADVERTISEMENTS. When a Japanese irl marries, she lackens her teeth, thus to a great ex- tent marring and spoiling her beauty. American husbands would mot dream of suchk barbarism, but on the con- trary, want their wives to remain beautiful and at- tractive just as long as possi- ble. In fact, every woman owes it to her- self and society to preserve her beauty, attract- s \ ivemess and y to the very end. Thousands of women fail of this for one great prevalent reason. While they resort o every device to preserve their beauty of complexion by external applications and ossibly take the best care of their general fienm:‘ they are too frequently uttejy neg- lectful of their health in a special womanly way. No woman can remain beautiful, at- tractive or amiable, who suffers from weak- ness and disease of thre delicate and import- ant feminine organism. A woman who suffers in this way will lose her clearness of complexion, her eyes will become dull, worry and pain will mark her face with wrinkles and she will become nervous, sickly, fretful and despondent. There is a sovereign remedy for all troubles of this description. It is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. 21 My illness was causéd by lack of medical at- tention duriug childbirth. Tt lasted for a period of three years, during which my suffering was almost indescribable,” writes Mrs. Edith Petty, of Texanna, Chierokee Nat., Ind. Ter. * Owing to the injuries received—rupture, internal dis- placement, etc., I became a physicai wreck. I was in a constant state of pain and nervous col- lapse. 1 became so nervous.I feared insanity. My heart was affected and I Had spells of palpi- tation and smothering. Was reduced in strength and could take no solid food. The doctors told me that recovery was impossible without a sur- gical operation.~ My monthly periods ceased en- tirely. My mother bought a bottle of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. I took twelve bottles. Thanks to an All-wise Providence and Doctor Pierce’s medicines, the symptoms have all dis- appeared. I can now do a hard day’s work, eat anything and everything I wish. I regard my recovery as permanent. for it is nearly two years s litigation, so that it may free its hands and save further ex- minate this litigation by repeal and rescindment of the whole resolu- tion, covering the 8 per cent grain rate reduction as well as the 25 per cent general horizontal reduction.— i Commissioner Blackstock. | expenses in this ecase more than $13,000, the people of the State, and that as it has the power, to terminate find it to be in the power of this of the railroad company, to ter- erpt from report 404040404 040404 that the Southern Pacific Company, in order to meet the competition of the Valley road, has reduced its rates in the territory affected by that competition, so that the same are now, and have been for some time, &s low or even lower than the rates prescribed by the 8 per cent grain schedule of the commission; also that reductions have been made by the South- ern Pacific Company in the Sacramento Valley s0 that at the present time the difference be- tween the rates actually enforced by the rail- road company and the rates proposed by the S per cent grain rate schedule is very small, such difference, in all probability, not affect- ing the revenue of the company to an extent exceeding $30,000 per annum. Certainly, as the case now stands, the substantial pecuniary matters in {ssue are slight, and the question is whether a decision of these matters in favor of the State will justify the great expense and delay which must be incurred {n order to reach a final decielon. T am advised by the Attorney General, and by | counsel retained in this case by our prede- cessors, that it will requife enormous labor and a very wide range of investigation of expert witnesses and the expenditure of not less than 30,000 to prepare the case for subrhission by the respondents to the Circult Court for de- cision; that it will take years to’try it—one counsel stating that it will require possibly five or six years, another one that it will take not less than four years to take the case through the Supreme Court of the United States, where it would inevitably be taken ehould it be pushed to final judgment. I am further advised, as appears by the records and by the report of the Attorney General to the Assembly, has been paid and incurred in counsel fees and the amounting to more than $33,000, and it further appears from like sources that the future costs and expenses of this litl- gation will be at least $67,000, $30,000 of which will be required as fees for experts and $30,000 as fee: Should we press the counsel fees alone r special coun | case with diligence, In my own opinion it would require at least the remainder of the terms of that up to the present timie there | i | | office of the present commission to bring it to | a final conclusion, and during all this time the nds of the commission would be 8o tied that it “practically could t investigate or make a reduction or changes in the rates now en- forced. It seems to me that, even if we could be assured of a final judgment in this case, the expenditure of time and money necessary to accomplish this end 1d not be justified, even to reach such a result; on the contrary, it seems clear that the people are interested far more in securing actual reductions of rates whenever the same may be had, rather than that they should bear the heavy burdens of this litigation, even to secure a favorable decision, which, as I have shown, woul accomplish very little for the actual benefit of the people. ‘While not desiring to criticize the acts of our it 1s evident that a serfous mis- take was made in adopting the ro-cailed 2 per cent freight rate resolution. Had the com- mission confined its offigial action to the pro- mulgation of rates actually determined upon, it is t likely that any litigation would h: resulted, In which case the people would hn.\_'a predecessors, secured at once the benefits of the reductions | made and would not have been' called upon to bear the expenses of this litigation, the out- | come of which is exceedingly uncertain at best. | It 18 the duty of the commission to secure, far as it can legally, transportation, and It is evident that no such result can be accomplished by any general hor- izontal reduction of the rates mafntained by the company; on the contrary, the only practi- cal method of securing any reduction is to in- vestigate each class of rates and to remove such discriminations as may be found, and to reduce any particular rates or classes of rates which may be found exorbitant to the bass of a reasonable and fair rate. When this is done it is certain that the company will not have the advantages which it has secured in the present litigation, growing out of the par- ticular form of the resolution adopted by the board. In view of these undoubted conditions exist- ing at this date and of the results which are certain to accrue in the future, is it our duty, representing the State and exerclsing sound Qiscretion as the agents of the State, to make the extraordinary expenditure, without com- pensatory results, which undoubtedly will be required In the future prosecution of this case? I am unqualifiedly of the opinion that the con- tinuance of this litization is.not in the interest of the people of the State, and tnat it is the duty of this board, so far &s it has the power, to terminate this litigation so that it may free its hands and save further expense to the State and thereafter proceed by regular methods to secure ‘such advantages as may be had for the benefit of the shippers of freight. I find it to be in the power of this com- mission, without the consent of the railroad company, to terminate this litigation by re- peal, and rescindment of the whole resolution covering the § per cent grain rate reduction as well as the 25 per cent general horizontal re- duction. By the rescindment and repeal of this resolution the entire basis of the suit is re- moved and the case must fall, and with it the injunction against this commission, thus leav- ing the commission free to adopt rates based upon present conditions, and to adjust, is pos- sible, the numerous complaints constantly coming before the.board of discriminations in freight and passenger charges. This, to my mind, manifestly is the only proper course to pursue, so that the hands of the commission may be untled and it can for itself take the responsibility of ‘putting into effect the con- stitutional and statutory provisions of the State as Judge McKerina has most clearly defined them to exist. 3 In pursuance of the conclusions reached by me and stated In the foregoing report, I have since I stopped taking Dr. Pierce's es.” mranared and shall submit for tha considaration | | reductions in rates of | | @ matter of economy, that this assertion B R e e e e e e LR O O o Y NEHEMIAH BLACKSTOCK. OO 404044040+ 0404040+ | ARBITERS OF FARES AND FREIGHTS. CHAS. S. LAUMEISTER. B e E. B. EDSON. of the board a resolution to accomplish the purpose therein recommended. After the postponement of the consid- eration of the resolution the secretary | read the following complaint from cattle | dealers in regard to the poor service fur- | nished by the rallroads in - this State, | whereby ‘they, suffered considerable dum-l i a, and praying for relief ‘The undersigned cattle shippers and dealers desire to ‘call attention to, the fact that we are dissatisfied with the charac- ter of the service réndered by the ralil- road companies in this State in the matter of cattle shipment Service is unsatis- factory, particularly with regard to the failure of the companies to.run stock trains on schedule time and to handle livestock with proper care. Trains are | often many hours behind schedule time, and we are compelled to keep our cattle standing in cars waiting to be coupled with the trains when they arrive. This causes appreciable shrinkage in the weight and the bruising of the cattle and consequent loss to us. It also compels our men to stand around guard at the cor- rals at unreasonable hours and ineapaci- | tates them from performing their usual | duties. We also desire to complain of | the carelessness of the companies while coupling cattle cars, which are thrown to- | gether with great violence, and causes much needless suffering to the stock.” The complaint is signed by Miller & Lux, H. Moffat, B. Horn, James McDer- motf, Ford & Fos, J. Schoenfeld, Henry | etter, Jefferson G. James & Co., Knurr & Allen, Poly, Hellbron & Co., S. Silver- berg, James Hall, Ferdinand Eames, B. Salles & Co. and H. Levy. Chairman Edson ordered that a copy of the complaint be sent to the rallroad com- panies, With a request that the matter be remedfed. The Commissioners believe that this method will be sufficlent to ac- c:;;l;pllsh the granting of the desired-re- sult. e SHIPPERS WILL SUFFER. C | Grain Rate Reductions Would Be of | Vast Benefit to Them. | SACRAMENTO, March 20.—Ex-Rallroad Commissioner La Rue stated this even- ing, when his attention was called to the report of Commissioner Blackstock to the effect that it would not pay to continue the suits against the railroad company as was not substantiated by the actual fig- ures of freight rates which were on_file with the Railroad Commission. When these figures were obtained it was shown that in the matter of shipping grain to tide water the farmers would save by the reduction about $160,000 annually. | Mr. La Rue added that when the San | Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rall- road established its freight rates it took as a basis the rates decided upon by the Railroad Commission as a fair charge, and_the Southern Prdcific has conformed to the new conditions in the San Joaquin Valley, the great graln growing section, | £0 that in some instances it is charging even less than the figures to which the commission sought to limit it. The 8 per | cent reduction in grain rates was first | proposed by Commissioner La Rue. Mr. La Rue said further that he had deemed it impracticable to enforce a per cent horizontal reduction on general freight rates, and had looked with favor on a request®from W. H. Mills for the withdrawal of the 25 per cent proposition, provided the railway company would con- sent to the 8 per cent grain reduction, but Mr. Mills would not put his proposition i In_writing. Mr. La Rue declared that a reduction of 8 per cent on grain rates would be of immense benefit to those shippers not af- fected by the new rates of the Southern | Pacific in the San Joaquin Valley. TIVOLI FAVORITE RETIRES. 111 Health Compels Elvia Crox Sea- brooke to Leave the Stage for a Time. Tl health has forced Elvia Crox Sea- brooke, the popular soubrette of the Tiv- oli company, to retire for an indefinite period. Her departure from the city is regretted by her many friends and ac- quaintances and the regular patrons of the Tivoli. She left for the south last evening, accompanied by her mother, and will spend the next few months in the ;ir)‘. arid zone of Arizona and New Mex- co. time with pulmonary trouble which grad- ually increased until her physician warned her that she must cease signing for a_time or her voice would be irre- trievably lost. Reluctantly she accepted the doctor’'s advice and last Sunday even- ing made her last appearance for some time at the Tivoli. It is hoped that two or three months’ rest will entirely restore her hmnhfi: The moist climaté of San Francisco has_been very trying on the voung lady-and it is possible that she will not return to this city. The manage- ment of the Tivoll expresses regret that their favorite has been compelled to re- tire. ‘Will Delay Panhandle Extension. City and County Attorney Lane sub- mitted an opinion to the Supervisors yes- terday regarding the proposed condemna- | tion proceedings preliminary to the pur- chase of property for the extension of the park panhandle. The communication reads: I beg to say that before condemnation - proceedings can be begun, it is necessary to determine with absolute: accuracy the namce and interests of all parties in any way interested In the land in question. The names of these persons who are to be de- fendants in the action can only be ascer- tained by legal examination of complete abstracts of title to the property or from title insurance poligles. Until one or the other is furnished I can take no siep in the proceeding: —————— Robbed a First Mate. Dottle Christiansen, a habitpye of the Barbary Coast, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Graham on a (‘hargc of grand lar- ceny, in $2000 bonds. D. C. Webster, first mate of the schooner Maid of Orieans, fell asleep in a saloon on Kearny street, near Jackson, last Saturday ntght. and Dottie is alleged to have robbed him of his gold watch and chain and $15 in coin. . e Sarsfleld Chronic Ulcer Salve, for the treatment of ulcers and sores, is a posi- tive cure. It has been a standard rem- edy for forty years. All druggists. * THE MONITOR EDITED ‘to the position by Archbishop Rio days ago and yesterday took charge of Ever since the Rev. Father P. C. Y them, and at their request a layman he was attached to the staff of Such ‘Washington Capital, under - Don Piatt, labors on the Cleveland Uhiverse won Catholic press of the country. By his stated that he had as yet not decided Mr. Connelly’s first visit to the coast. | | | | R e e o S e e e R R A SR Thomas A. Connelly is a young man, Previous to his seven years’ experlence as editor of the Cleveland Universe tiser,and did five years’ effective work on the Baltimore Mirror. Mr. Connelly’s placed the Universe among the very best of the Catholic papers. Though the Monitor will in the future be edited by a layman, Archbishop Riordan will still take a lively interest in the paper and will no doubt offer suggestions as to the paper’s policy. When seen yesterday the new editor that he would not do so until he hada consulted with the Archbishop. here as soon as he can make the necessary arrangements. 1—0—0—0—0—0—0—44—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0‘—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—. IS NOW BY A LAYMAN . ) kS L4 3 ¢ THOMAS ‘A, CONNELLY of the “Cleveland Universe” Hp- pointed by Archbishop Riordan. HE Monitor will in the future be edited by a layfian instead of by a priest, as it has been in the past. Mr. editor_of the Cleveland Universe of Cieveland, Ohio, has been appointed Thomas A. Connelly, formerly rdan and arrived from the East a few his new office. orke left for Europe the paper has been taken care of and edited by ceveral of the Catholic clergy specially ap- pointed by his Grace, but they found that ‘the duties were very trying opn ‘was appointed. . 1 yet he Is old in journalistic training. z | ! papers as the New York Star, the . the New York Commercial Adver- the admiration of his confreres of the brilliant pen and tireless industry he to make any changes in the staff and This is His wife and family will join him Miss Crox has been suffering for some | ‘| commission was informed that the stoc B e e e R S R e e R CNS MCAR SRCER SHCES SO S RS, 0B, MUF ENDEAVERS 10 (L HERSEL [Grief Leads to an At- | tempt at Suicide. 'POOR AIM SAVED HER LIFE, |INCONSOLABLE OVER RECENT | DEATH OF HER HUSBAND. | | iHer Great Loss Brought on Hysteria and Melancholia—Friends Hope She Will Soon Recover Mental Balance. While suffering from hysteria, the re- sult of poignant grief over the recent death of her husband, Mrs. Dr. Frederick P. Muffe made what was happily an un- | | successful attempt at suicide yesterday. Ever since the sudden and untimely de- mise of Dr. Muffe his widow has been half-crazed with sorrow, and as the days 80 by she seems to feel her loss more keenly. Her daughters have done every thing in the power of loving children to console their heart-broken mother, being deeply concerned for her physical and mental health, but until yesterday they had no suspicion that she ever thought | of ending her sufferings by sulcide. | Late yesterday afternoon the report of | a pistol startled the inmates of the Muffe | home at 1211 Jackson street, and as it | came from the room occupied by the be- | reaved widow it created consternation and | gave her daughter Agnes a horrifying shock. Mrs. Muffe had secured possession of a pistol and vainly attempted to shoot herself, but in her nervous, hysterical con- dition she pulled the trigger before the muzzle was pointed in her direction and | the bullet was imbedded in the wall. She | did not attempt to fire a cond shot. | Kindly hands led ler to her chamber and she was lovingly soothed and persuaded to retire. A doctor was called and pre. scribed a_sleeping potion, and 1 ing the patient was re Mrs. Muffe's nervous system | pletely shattered, yet her family hope her | recovery will be speedy and comvlete. The numerous friends of the late doctor, who is remembered for his many acts of kindne Jjoin with the family in their | sorrow and express thankfulness that his . widow escaped the bullet fired by her own | hand while she was grief-crazed. Dr. Muffe died on the morning of March 10 of heart disease. He was seized with a paroxysm, and while his wife was prepar- ing a remedy to relieve his agony he ex- | | pired. The shock, followed by the sad in- | cidents of the funeral, was too great, and the unhappy widow s been suffering ! from melancholia_and_despondency ever | since. Her two daughters are Mrs. H. | Baum of Fort Bragg and Miss Agnes Jes- sie Muffe. TWO BANKS WILL RESUME BUSINESSS | z | | APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE| BANK COMMISSION. Assets of the Institutions Greatly] Enhanced in Value by the | Southern Rains. H Two of the four banks that suspended | payment in San Luis Obispo County last | week have felt' the result of the récent copious and opportune rains. Communi- | cations were received by -the Bank Com- | mission yesterday from the officers of the | | Commercial Bank of San Luis Obispo and | of the Citizens' Bank of Paso Robles, |statmg that owing to the enhancement in | value of the real estate held by them. cause e stor pa 1 | 16 Tesume business. . > Tere Prepared In the case of the Commercial Bank the | holders were ready to contribute an ad- | | ditional $50,000 to the capital of the nsti- | tution and’ that most of the depositors | had agreed not to make withdrawals for three to nine months. The stockholders of the Citizens' Bank have arranged to pay in $15,000 cash and | { the ~depositors have made concessions | which will prevent anything like a rua on_the bank. There will be a meeting of all the mem- | | bers of the commission to-day to act on the applications of the institutions to re- | sume busin , and it is believed that | | they will be permitted to do so. | e | WHERE IS THE DOGP?P | A Kidnaped Ki-Yi Causes Work for | Two Dectors. | Because some one severed the strap at- | taching a valuable greyhound to the arm | of ‘Slipper Wren of the Union Coursing | Park the coursing official is laid up for | repairs with physicians in attendance, a | | man named Schubert is likewise afflicted |and the dog. is ‘a homeless wanderer. ‘Wren -was taking in the sights on the | night of St. Patrick’s day, leading the | hound, when some wag cut the strap. He falled 'to discover his loss until convivial | companions: directed attention to the | strap, sans dog, appended from his arm. This ‘was in-the saloon kept by F. C. Mack. Enraged at their sallies, Wren | picked out the biggest man in the crowd | and sought t5 obtain satisfaction. Schu- | bert was knocked down, and in' fallln his head came in contact’ with the end o | a barrel, inflicting a scalp wound.. Friends interfered and separated the combatants, but by this time Schubert was on the warpath and thirsting for gore. Procuring a shovel handle, he followed the Union | Park man to the latter's home at 226 Waller street, and there the fight was re- | newed. The exact number of rounds is ot recorded, but when time was called r. Perrault was called in to prescribe for Schubert, while Dr. Ragan performed a similar service for Wren. - The contest will be resumed in the courts when the two men are able to leave their beds. | state: | certain stipulated peri ds, varying from | v | pointed as follows: H. D..Cushing, chair- man; Mrs. J.- E. Brown chairman; | J. P. Cook,_trea r; Miss C. Surrhyne, | secretary; J. J. Neagle, H. N. Gard and | UNITARIAN CLUB DISCUSSES MANY PUBLIC TOPICS The Great Future of the Pacific. BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK SIGNTFICANCE TO CALIFORNIA OF IMPORTANT EVENTS. Able Speakers Discuss the Prospects of the Countries and Islands | of the Pacific From States- men’s Standpoint. discus- | were | njoyable social intercourse and sion of topics of public importance in order iast evening at the meeting of the Unitarian Club of California which was held in the rooms of the Merchants' | Club. About 100 members of the club and | guests were in attendance. The; sm- | bled at 6 o'clock and spent over an hour in discussing dinner. At the close of the feast the club listened to a discussion of the significant events that have recently been crowding upon one another in the Pacific Ocean, pable of di cussing them. showed the importance California of the changes that have .oc- paramount curred. President Sheldon G. Kellogg presided over the meeting and introduced the speakers. Eli T. Sheppard, for many years United States Consul in China, was the first speaker. His subject was the recent de- velopments in China and Russian prog- ress in the Orient.. His remarks were concise and to the point. He referred to the fact that-as a result of the recent terested in the trade of the P and in consequence this means a ture for the Pacific Coast and Sa | cisco in particular. Speaking of the na- | tional influences now at work, which are slowly dismembering China, Mr. Sheppard | Said that the probable effect upon the trade of America is a question that re- quires the mo; ful and matured cons sideration. C was now in rnational struggles. a vortex iz olt{ Jut t the policy " any ussia_represent the France tion by spoilization, of territorial acqui 3 While England and America stand for- the integrity of China. Of all the.agencies at work in_Asia there are none equal to Russia. -Her designs and puh;}_ Ld;ll]fll chended, - because they have D e L!x T ed. Russia's never been love of conquest I such gigantic A now_pOSst lely her excuse for dominion. as_she he results of the Span- i Var, which gives to this country the e yomes, necessitate that _America shall have some definite policy in China. | In the future, Mr. Sheppard d d, our | policy must be a firm one, as it is the | Ruty of this country to protect her own | trade interests in China and not trust to | ngland to do so, as has been the case. | The speaker said in his opinion America | and England must combine to protect their natural rights. He showed .the many advantages that would result as a | consequence of this co-operation. | Count Hirokichi Mutsu, the Japanese | Consul, was next introduced by President | <ellog. He dwelt on the future of the Pacific and in substance safd that one of | ost interesting subjects was | e he trade between America and Japan. The latter countr the second greatest buyer of American exports. Of all the im- 0! At loast one-fourth come from | Papan, which fact shows the close trade | relation of the two countries. After the China, Japan’s energles wero ed toward development an ex! turned S warious business enterprises prang up all over the empire. The ag- | Zressive future of the empire is shown b fhe Increase in the Japanese navy. The | empire of the rising sun is awake to the cituation in the Pacific,. and it realizes that the future of the Philippines and the n group must go hand in. hand. Je ' predicted continued pleasant re- lations between Japan and America. war with | ‘Professor Bernard Moses of the Uni- | versity of California treated the future of the Pacific Ocean from the standpoint of a bistorian. One of his remarks was most | significant and striking. He said as the | American nation had advanced from the | east to the west it had met new condi- | tions and achieved successful results on | new soil. The nation to-day is as full of aggressive expansion as it ever was. If | n the future as it the nation. increas 1 has done in the past. it must of necessity | overrun the boundary of the United | and that the outlook is toward the {slands in and beyond the Pacific. Pro- <sor Moses clearly showed by concise logic that all of the new questions ari for solution at the hands of this Govern- of and that ment are capable olution, What America immediately needs and | must have i3 diplomats, who must pos- busin s well diplomatic knowl- edge. The many questions of climate, Jabor and government in our new posses- | sions are capable of solution, and will not | be hard to adjust. Professor Moses was loudly' applauded at the conclusion’of his remark: Hon. W. R. Castle of Honolulu followed. His remarks were entirely re islands, of which he i Hawail was fitted to part: of a c:r-;m de ive to the He said | a native. civilized nation. ared the speaker, are as | an_soil as_any one of fhe | States of this Union. He showed that | financially, socially and otherwise Hawaif | was worthy to take place as a part of the United States. Captain Henry Glass, formerly of the Charleston, also made a few remarks on his personal observations of the islands. the islands, much Ameri CARNIVAL OF NATIVES. California’s Sons and Daughters Plan | for a Week of Jubilation. OAKLAND, March 20.—At a joint meet- ing of Oakland Parlor No. and Piédmont Parlor No. §7 it was decided to raise funds for the 1900 celebration by holding a big Golden carni- cal in the Exposition building. The dates May 6, to Satur- An office Bank | ap- selected were Saturday, day, May 30, Sund: excepted. has been' opened the Central in building and an executive committe: Dr. A. Bennett-Nash, auditing committee. | Other members are: J. Cal Ewing, Dr. J. P. H. Dunn, Charles E. Snook, Miss L. Frick, Mi; McDonald and C. Bond. selected as general | manager, He organized and managed the | Irish Fair and was one of the managers of the Golden Jubilee Mining Fair. L. ‘W. Buckley wz The Oakland carnival will be novel. The ladie: will meet on Wednes day, at 2:30 p. m., at the Central Bank building and organize booth com- mittees. ' The executive committee is to meet again Friday night. e Funeral of Mrs. Simons. ALAMEDA, March 20.—The funeral of | Mrs. Harriet Angel Simons will be held to-morrow from the family residence, 815 Railroad avenue. The pallbearers will be Oliver_Ellsworth, Frank Otis, Fred S. Cone, W. H. Cone Jr., R. W. Mastick and George Mastick, all of whom are members of the family of Attorney E. B. Mastick. Deceased was an intimate friend of the Mastick family. She had watched the | gentlemen” who will bear her remains to | the grave grow from boyhood to man's | Railroad Across the English Channel. The English Parliament is considering the plan of conpecting that country with France by railway. - Engineers say a roadbed can be Jaid on thé bottom of the English Channel, and by mounting trestlework on wheels, s0 that it projects above the water, the railway can be operated. This seems beyond belief, but it s perhaps no more remarkable than some of the cures accomplished by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in bad cases of dvspepsia, in- digestion and constipation. This is an age of wonderful achievements. tlife or had they should officiate in the . capacity of palibearers ~when : her ' earthly ' trials ceased. . — . KENNEDY FEARS FOR HIS LIFE Causes the -Arrest of M. N. Macrate, a Prominent Business Man. ALAMEDA, March 20.—M. N. Macrate, prominent Park-street business man, ted late this afternoon on com- a was arre plaint of T. A. Kennedy, a former em- ploye. Macrate at once furnished bonds for his Kennedy claims that Macrate aisturbed his peace and made threats against his life. The two men met last Thursday in front of the home of Mrs. E. ackson, 2105 San Jose avenue, and what followed probaply will not be learned until it is exploited in court. Mr. Macrate stated this evening that he had caught Kennedy in the act of trying {o collect money to which he had no right and had taken him to task for it. but de- nied that he had threatened the man’s ny intentic of harming him. — e ee— Taught Him a Lesson. Patrick White, 320 Ivy avenue, was in his brother’s house St. Patrick’s day when a quarrel started between his broth- er and wife. Patrick interfered and Mrs White seized a poker and laid him out. Patrick had his sister-in-law arrested on a charge of tery and the case was ‘alled before acting Police Judge Barry sterday. The sister-in-law. Mrs. Kitty White, taia the Judge that Patrick 1 right to “chip in,” and as Patrick re to prosecute the case was dismi —_— ce— The Charge Denied. Arthur P. Rhodes, Customs Weigher, and his assistant. Thomas J. 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