The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1899, Page 6

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1899 WM JOHN D. oolra o | Communications to W. : 7SP'RECKELS, roprietor. S. LEAKE, Manager. BLICATION OFFICE Market and Third Sts., S. Fo Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS... .217 to 221 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874. DELIVERED BY CARRIERS, 15 CENTS PER WEEK. Single Coples, 5§ ce: PU Terms by Mail, Including Postage: PAILY CALL (including Sunday Call), one year.. #6.00 DAILY CALL (In Call), 6 months.. 3.00 PAILY CALL t! Sunday Call), 3 months. 1.50 DAILY e Month 650 BUNDAY CALL One Year 1.50 WESKLY CALL, One Year. 1,00 All postmasters are authorized to receive subscriptions. Sample copies will be forwarded when requested. BAKLAND OFFICE.. ...908 Broadway NEW YORK OFFICE... Room 188, World Building DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Represontative. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE.........Wellington Hotel C. C. CARLTON, Correspondent. CHICAGO OFFICE -Marquette Bullding C.GEORGE KROGNESS, ng Representative. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 6l5 Larkin street, open untll 9:30 o'clock, 941 Misslon street, open until 10 o'clock. 2291 Marke§ street, corner Sixteenth, open until 9 o'clock. 251§ Mission street, open until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street, open until 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street, open until 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second ang Kentucky streets. cpen untll 9 o'clocks 5 Advertlsh AMUSEMENTS. ater—Vaudeville every afternoon 4 E s street street, Speciaities. sar Eighth—Bat- to-day. ete. THE ATKINSON INCIDENT. ussion of national policy, Il be on the lines of reason ness. Edward Atkinson ngui 1ed of American pub- gle exception of the e the most cc writer in this and publ cts. He has « print statistics bearing upon the ¢ ate and characteristics of the tor- T &) w therefrom conclusions as to the d ures of 1 treast pancy of tropi territory. addressed to Admiral De Arth d to rom the mails, prepared to defend the wisdom of Mr. bhlets to our highest the Philippines. mate, and in their ave no doubt those grizzled ted is a languid clir cool drink or some additional gar- erate zone but not 1 the temg co ically required under a ver- ave been better to let Mr. At- k 1 test the fidel of those t the atorius of the Govern- atter out turity and the monstrat- abate- Atkinson has ad ioned table of figures f equally v 1 not permit itself to be mis- I 1at there is danger of ied ppine policy to the expression of An In the period of our Revo- d Pitt in the beginning of that with sides our forefathers in revolt and in Parliament, clear to the end d to speak wn and vote on the and in sympathy with their The speeches of those to be printed in our common reac s patriotic abulam for American ) We ned from them not only a love of liberty but a h appreciation of the freedom of maintained in Eng- years ago. For a century ired and twe ve and 3 juarter it has been supposed ountry improving upon not the act of the ed matter out of the en as a symptom th t we have not im- hority do anything that will f that there is one be s freedom of speech nce of opinions in this republic than there IIT in 1776. will justify the fear that aping from British rule we escaped from: more than we have establ in ¢ liberty red for ourselves. : It will be seen clearly, and should be seen and un- derstood at o or ce, that every show of arbitrary power fear that a policy and therefore comment must will not bear criticism be suppressed gives strength to the fear that designs of imperialism and militarism are cherished, and that when they come it will be not only to rough ride the rights of subjects i the tropics, but to abridge the liberty of citizens at home. —————— Testimony showing the injurious effects of fumes emanating from the garbage crematory ought not to be surprising, as The Call long ago exposed the fact that it is the habit of the Examiner managers to have large numbers of copies of that paper burned at the crematory while they are still fresh enough to retain all their odors. The demand of Spain for the cession of Chinese | territory is embarrassing, for if we should ever be ed upon to whip her again we would have to take that possession from her and become Chinese spolia- tors ourselves. General Merritt's statement that Alger is the best Secretary of War the world has ever seen is apt to raise the suspicion that there is about as much Alger- ism in Merritt as there is merit in Alger, A RECREANT GOVERNOR. | HE Examiner and its Canadian annex always | Thn\'e the latest news of the imperial progress of C. P. Huntington throughout the State.,, As he I sits in his carriege, with the despotic expression of an oriental potentate, throwing contemptuous glances on cither side, he can always feel confident that the latest dispensations of his providence have been duly promulgated. Among other press deliveries for which the public should be duly thankful is the information that the acquisition of Governor Gage by Mr. Huntington has been thoroughly established. It is always advanta- geous to know the exact truth, and, while it is not a cause for gratification but for regret, The Call ac- cepts due service of the confirmation of the belief it for some months entertained, that, within a - | reasonable time, the present executive would throw | aside the mask of respect for his constituents and reveal the hardened features of a tool of monopoly. | Mr. Gage accepted the nomination of a Republican State Convention and passed through the entire canvass that preceded his election on.the distinct pledge that the railroad was out of politics and with the general belief that he possessed such mental in- dependence, such a strong character and such pa- triotic devotion to American institutions, that not even a doubt need be entertained that his adminis- tration of the high office to which he aspired would be an honor to his party and to the State. sonal announcement that he favored the candidacy of Dan Burns excited suspicion in the minds of the peo- ple, and especially among faithfil advocates of Re- ! publican principles, who had supported him with earnestness and with sincerity. So long, however, as he did not use the patronage at his disposal to con- trol the political situation, he was not only exempted from severe criticism for his individual disregard of a popular sentiment that was practically unanimous, but he was commended for his passive recognition of the right of a separate branch of the State government. When Dan Burns was defeated, however, and the Legislature had adjourned, the suspicions previously entertained ripened into certainties. Mr. Gage now ments every Dresents himself as a Republican Governor, prepared | clusively proved an uncontrollable drift in this direc- to exert all the power of his office to aid the railroad n to throw California out of the Republican mn in the Presidential election 1900. No sooner had Matt Quay received the formal but void appointment to succeed himself as a Federal from the Governor of Pennsylvania than Mr. Gage colt of enator declared his intention to appoint Dan Burns, if our highest national council reversed its own precedents ated the fundamental law from which its ex- ed: rer, professed and vic istence was deriv the 1 Democratic organ, hav- ing insidiously helped the railroad during the entire Senatorial deadlock at Sacramento, was favored with the first opportunity to print this declaration of in- tention, which has been followed by repeated evi- dences of a set purpose to deliver the State to Mr. Huntington Call loyally and effectively aided Mr. Gage in his campaign, not for a moment supposing that the treacheries which are now being demonstrated were pos able. Its first duty to its country—its second to the Republican party. The true and permanent interests of both are identical. The welfare of neither can be promoted by corrup- tion, by fraud, by masquerading, by a combination of outragéous assaults upon popular government, visible | as the noonday sun and conceived in iniquity and brought forth in dishonor. Therefore, because The As might have been expected, iy bl ibl or even conc Call meant exactly what it said in 1898, because the utter insincerity of Mr. Gage has now be- | come apparent, because the executive depart- ment of the State government has been deeply cauterized by the railroad brand, because there manifest determination that the lower elements of that iptism of glory when d to “Liberty and Union, one and we warn the Republicans of the State politics shall control the organization which received its great party it was consecra arable, against the disrupting machi ions of the corruption- | ists of all parties, and urge them, in their primaries | and collective in- | fluence, to prove that power of resistance which the Republican majority in the Legislature successfully | asserted, and, in their primary capacity, to enforce | their right of absolute control. The battle now being waged throughout the Uniom| by great Republicans, backed by their incorruptible | fellow citizens, to suppress fraud and treachery within | their own party and to unite national patriotism for | the ascendancy of American self-government in equal | antagonism to monopolistic dogmatism and nhstinacyi on the one side and to every form of proletarianism on the other is one of the noblest spectacles of the | century. The contest of 1900 cannot be won by | chicanery, by vacillation, by infidelity to principle nri by the denial of the profoundest truth ever expressed | in a Roman maxim—that “the safety of the republic iz the supreme law.” and by every form of personal NATIONAL SUPERVISION NEEDED. S VIDENCE collected by the Illinois legislative E investigation of impure foods offered for sale in the markets of that State confirms the impres- wsion that the evil is of proportions too large to be dealt with by the States separately, that its suppres- sion requires the exercise of the powers of the Na- tional Government itself One of the witnesses before the legislative com- mittee, a Chicago druggist, testified that while most European countries forbid the sale of adulterated | goods within their own borders they do not forbid | the manufacture of such articles for sale elsewhere. As a consequence the United States has been made the dumping ground for all kinds of vile mixtures compounded in France or in Germany and sent here to be sold. It is clear offenses of that kind could be much more effectively checked by the officials of the nation at the custom-houses of ports of entry than by State authorities. When adulterated goods have once cbtained entrance to the country and found their way to the hands of the retailers it is a very difficult task indeed to seek them out and prevent their sale. Further evidence given to the committee discloses the fact that adulterations are largely used to preserve foods for long periods of time, or to color them so | as to make them more attractive to consumers. By such adulterations articles of food that in themselves ¢ wholesome are made dangerous to health. It is stated that the chemical most used as a preservative is salicylic acid, a drug which has an extremely per- nicious effect upon the human system. A considerable number of States have now adopted pure*food laws of a more or less comprehensive char- acter, but even where they are enforced it is found the resukts are not altogether satisfactory. In this State, for example, it was noted that the vigorous crusade against impure food in San Francisco. had the effect of causing the dealers in such articles to ship them to cities and towns where less vigilance was ex- ercised. Thus the good effects of the law were purely He had scarcely been inaugurated when his per- | {and for months or years are concealed by the as-| local or State laws on the subject. A stringent law in California preventing the manufacture of impure goods in the State would simply open a way for adulterated goods manufactured elsewhere. A State has no effective means of shutting qut the products of another State, and consequently its food laws, no matter how well devised. or with what vigor enforced, are inadequate to the issue. For some years past there has been an attempt at every segsion of Congress to procure the enactment | of a national pure food law.” The dairymen of New York have fought against the sale of adulterated cheese fraudulently marked with the New York brand, the flour men of Minnesota have endeavored to obtain legislation preventing the aduiteration of | flour, and several other States have, through their | delegations in €ongress, been equally earnest in the effort to bring about the enactment of. remedial legis- lation, but hitherto all efforts have been in vain. The time has come for making a combined effort to put an end to the evil. Adulterated food, drink and | medicine constitute far more serious menaces to pub- i lic welfare than the trusts about which so much is; | ;being said. If a vigorous campaign of education on {\the subject were undertaken now it is probable the | desired legislation could be obtained at the next ses- sion of Congress, and to that end boards of trade, chambers of commerce and all associations of manu- facturers of pure foods should unite. B DELUSIONS OF FOREIGNERS. HERE are many foreigners who actually believe that the maintenance of the American republic is impossible, that it will be a very short time be- fore our government is changed to the imperial form, | and that, if necessary, the army will be used for that | fraurpos:, Only yesterday an intelligent anlislmmn,[ | with whom the wish was probably father to the | ilhoughl, expressed his belief that we were on the | verge of a revolution, and that Great Britain and the United States together would soon appropriate all { vacant spaces in the world “and enter upon a crusade !in Asia and in Africa, and ultimately in Europe, com- ;p]clc]y to enforce the rule of the Anglo-Saxon. | Among the number of straws that to his mind con- i i | | | | | | tion, he mentioned the fact that it had been published | that Sccretary Alger had determined that General | Miles | tional who has always retained his belief in our na- | stitutions, should be deprived of his command | land that General Merritt, who publicly declared that | | the “constitution had been outgrown,” would take his; place. | The superficial indications of American politics are | | very deceptive to those who do not comprehend the | American people. The loose talk, so common of late | among mere popularity seekers, the determination of lan unpatriotic class of opulent speculators to drag | the country, nolens volens, into a policy of foreign | acquisition, the frequency of matrimonial allianc: with aristocratic families, the disregard of popular rights by many of our politicians and by some of our | statesmen, the corrupt use of money in Senatorial | | elections and also in nominating conventions and | even at the polls, the frequent allusions to Columbia | {as if she had been brought up in a short republican | frock of common stuff and was now old enough to | wear imperial satin with a long train—these and other similar fact®have been misinterpreted as if they were {the real and the predominating signs of the times in| | this republic. The deep sea currents are often contrary to the | movenents on the surface. In the United States | | there are resistless forces in the hearts and in the minds of the people, intelligently conscious of their | sovereignty, that are not declamatory or boistérous, sumptions and the pretensions of self-constituted | leaders who when the necessity is developed and the hour is ripe disappear like stubble before a tornado. In 1896 a stranger in our land who read the volumes of frothy matter, with buncombe illustrations, pub- lished in the Journal-Examiner or the FExaminer- Journal and in other newspapers affected with epilepsy or St. Vitus dance, or wjo listened to the | lurid rhetoric of W. J. Bryan and his corps of dema- | gogues masses favored cheap money, the reduction of wages | and the economical degradation of their country. But | when thg American brain and the American con- science inscribed their verdict upon the ballots there was hardly enough Bryan Democracy left to supply ycast for the next campaign. 1f our English friend had enjoyed a longer expe- rience in the United States he might jhave awaited some confirmation of the alleged determination of Secretary Alger. He might at least have observed the very next day that the President did not sympa- | thize with the attempted excoriation of General Miles by the Court of Inquiry. If he had examined the state papers of the President and his Cabinet, the military and nayal reports, and all official documents bearing | on the war with Spain and its results, it would have | puzzled him to discover any avowal of imperialistic | tendencies or any concealed affection for imperialism. | If he had observed'the proceedings of a very large meeting recently held in Chicago, and of other meet- ings held in New York, in Boston and in many American cities, he would have ascertained the exist- | ence of decided opposition to the expansion of our | territory away from this continent. Finally, if he had read, marked. learned and inwardly digested the | columns of The Call for the last two years he would have found that the individuality of this republic and | its freedom from all entangling alliances are still the cherished convictions of many of our best and wisest | citizens, | | The Mazet committee may think it has weakened Croker's boss-ship in New York, but the fact that the papers of the city devoted as much space to an ac count of his de‘par\urc for England as was given to a description of the President’s visit to Philadelphia to unveil the Grant monument inclines to the belief the boss will come back to his own when the Mazet men have gone to join the Lexow fellows who once | flourished as brightly and just about as long as al skyrocket. | | The newly organized steel trust is ®id to be the largest combination of capital in the world, but it is | doubtful if it be larger than that which organized and controls the great coal combine. Eventually, how- ever, the two giant concerns may swallow one another and form a trust that can rightly boast of being a record-breaker. — o Tom Reed will probably be put to the test of a London banquet before long. and then we shall see | whether he can give Embassador Choate an illustra- | tion of how to be an American in England and yet talk sensibly. | | No consumer of gas should pay the extortionate charges of the gas company without making a formal protest, so as to save his right to recover later on all money paid in excess of the legal rate. We have captured another capital of the Filipinos, local and were obtained largely at the expense of other communities, The same defect interferes with the operation of all | stac ARE READY F OR THE WORD. Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association Announces the Entries for Its Fall Meeting. A meeting of the direct cific Coast Trotting Horse of the reeders’ A and the list of entries for the fall meet prepared. The list is an unusually large one and shows that more harness horses are in training for the circuit this year than for many years past. The race meet- ing will be held the week following the State Fair in either this city or Oakland. The entries up to date are as follows: 2:40 class trotting, purse $1000—F. D. M Gregor's b. m. Eleanor Ann, Vendome Stock Farm's br. g. Boodler, Peter . Jessen's & Juan Chico, G. W. Berry's s. f. Psyc P. J. Williams' b. s. Silver Bow Jr., C. m. Hattle Hero, C. K. Ragan's m. Mabel S, Santa Rosa Stock Farm's br . Stambouletta, J. B. Stetson's b. g. Ticket: J. B. Iverson's br. h. Prince Neer, C. E Clark's b. m. Listerine, Park Henshaw's b. g. Monte Carlo, Salisbury’s b. g. Birdcatcher, 8. H. Hoy's br McNaliy 3 purse $1000—Rosedale Stock arm’s, b. Bertha R, C. E. Park's b. m. J. Purrington’s ch. h, Knight's b. g. Dos Minut Robert Noble's ch, m. Ruby N, H. E. Wise's b. Cholarfe, Pleasanton Stock Farm's ch. m. Lady Salisbury, Park Henshaw's b. Santa Rosa Stock Farm's b. Ryder's s. 2:30 class trot, m. | Lottle, D. m. Adios,"C. M. s. Silver Bow Jr., G. W. Berry's s. m. Psyche, Peter Jessen's ch.’ h. Juan Chico, Vendome Stock Farm's br. g. Boodler, F. D. McGregor's b. m. Eleanor Ann. 2:27 class trot, purse 31000—C. E. Clark's br. Sue, H. Schivsser's b. g. Richard B. rkenbrecher’'s br. m. Miss Barnabee ander Brown's br. m. Lottie, J b. m. Ruby, John Moorhead's bik. m. Sibyl 8 Rosedale Stock Farm's b. m. Diana, C. E. Park's b. m. Lottle, J. Purrington's ch. h Granville; D. E. Knight's b. g Lynhood, Park Henshaw's blk. m. Maud P, Pleasanton Stock Farm's b. g. Birdcatcher. 2:19 class, trotting, nomination purse, $1009- Knight, Marysville; C. E. Clark, Fresno; owell, Alameda; G. E. Shaw, Hollister: Pleasanton Stock Farm, Pleasanton; Park Hen- shaw, Chico; J. J. Connor, inas; W. H Lumsden, Santa Rosa; Alex. Brown, Walnut Grove; J. L. Smith, Vallefo; Vendame Stock Farm, San Jose; Santa Rosa Stock Farm, Santa osa. § class, trotting, nomination purse, $1000— J. L. Smith, Vallejo; Alex. Brown, Walnut Grove; J. J. Connor, Salinas; Park Henshaw, Chico; Pleasanton Stock Farm, Pleasanton’ D. E. Wnight, Marysville; Oakwood Park Stock | Farm, Danville; J.”H. Kelley San Bernardino: r. L. Spoor, anta Rosa Stock ; Vendome Stock Farm, San itfith, San Francisco; E. Top- William D. Nichols, Farm, Santa Ros; L. Jo ham, mento. 2:30 pacing, purse $1000—Park Hen- aw’'s b g. John Boggs, P. J. Vetter's b. g Captain Hackett, J. B. Iversom’s b. m. Dic- ting, Vendome Stock Farm's ch. g. Diagonal, J. H. Kelly’s ch. m. Cleon, J. L. Smith's ch. s, Gaft Toosail, Herbert Levy’s br. & Frank L, M. Schweitzer's bik. g. Content- ment, James Sutherland’'s b. m. Hattie C J. B.Etetson’s b. m. Madeline G, §, H. Ho; b. s. Demonio, Peter E. Jessen's br. h. Alta, D. J. Felton's ch. g. El Diablo, Faris Stock Farm's vhoy, John Baker's b. m. Connie, § n's br. s. Daedalion, George E s m. ) Wilkes, Santa Rosa Stock Farm's b. m. Helen D, Alex. Brown's cable La Grand, Viogef Stock Farm's C G class, Wild Nutling, F. D. McGregor's b. s. k Robin, F. G. Crawford's b. f. Melba, f. Greeley's br. m. Winnte Wilkes, clas: pacing, purse $1000—Park Hen shaw's b. g John Bogge, Vioget Stock Farr br. s. Wild Nutling, F. J. Vetters b. g Cap- tain Hackett, Vendome Btock Farm's ch. g. Pa- sociation was held yesterday afternoon | Granville, | 8. MontegCarlo, | Ryder's blk. m. Hattie Her, Elias Wiliams' | Sacra- | s ch. m. Cleon, J. L. H o Herbert Levy's Diagonal, J Kelly, | Smith's. ch. s. Gaff Topsail, br. g. Frank L, M. | tentment, Peter E. | Fenton's 'ch. g. El Diablo, S ch. g Wayboy, . C. Tyron's br. & nta Rosa Farm's Meek’s b. g. Clipper, A. hora Wilkes, George A. Direct, A. Hottua's b. £ Lumsden’s b. m. Roblet, 5. F. | Mira Monte. Schweitzer's blk. g Con- s br. h. Alta, L. J. Jabior ock Farm's Daedalion, | ¥ iuycara, G. Gurnett's Davis' blk. Correct, Martin’ h, W, 's b, pacing, Heald, cotia; H. W. Mee o on et Quing n Lorénzo: F. G. Craw- ford, Willows; A. T. Van de Vanter, Portland, or.; P. L. i, Hoflister; R. Garnsey, Ana; G. Wempe, San Franclsco: C. Fresno; . Kirkpatrick, a T Maben, Universitys Pleasanton Stock Farm, § nton; J. B. Iverson, Salinas; A. Walden, ramento; Richelieu stables, San Francisco, class pacing, G Hobson, anel Kirkpatri Ana; P. Willows: H Quinn, Scotia; R. W. Hansen, Ana. purse, Fri H Ryder, M nomination purse, $1000— Jose; Charles Maben, Univ $1 K W San F n w. San Francisco; G L. Nash, Hollister; F. G. o W. Meek, San Loren: Augnust Erickson, Portland, Rio Vist ohn Baker, trotting, purse, §250—R. H n's b. f. Cyderia, Richelieu stable's b. f. la, G. Y, Balliner's blk. s. Bc Knight's b. f. Eula Mac Nolan, Oakwood Park Litka, Vendome Stock Farm's b J. B. Iverson’s br. f. Dagmar. Three-vear-old trotting (2:30 class), purse $3% ta ear-old « a Mani . | dome, B. Erkenbrecher's br. m. Miss Barnabee, Oak- wood Park Stock Farm's blk. f. Princess Derby, Oakwood Park Stock Farm's ch. f. Midday, Sutherland’s gr. s. Charles "G, Sania k Farm's b. s. Fram, D. Knight's s ena A, Richelicu Stables’ br. g Puerto E. Topham's b. f. Blanche F, A. T. Van anter's b. . Kinmont, W. H. Lumsden's br. m. Tia Juana, A. G. Gurnett's gr. g What | Is It ! Two-y d pacing, purse $250—8. H. Hoy's | | br. f. Reta H, C. A Owen’s b. c. Dakon D. | 1. L., Borden's s. g N L B, Willlam Murray's ch. & Rey del Tierra. D. E. Knight's b. & | Waldstein Jr., Santa Rosa Stock Farm's b. f. | Volita, George E. Shaw's b. f. APHI_S&IH , Oak- | wood Park Stock Farm's br. f. Rubato, Oak- | wood Park Stock Farm's b. g Rajah. * Three-year-old pacing, purse $300—Oakwood Park Stock Farm’s ch. f. Belle Lavin, James | Sutherland’s b. m. Hattie C, J. H. Quinn’s br | h. John A, John Bakgr's b. m. Connle, Santa | | Rosa Stock Farm's Inferno, F. W. Craw- ford's b. f. Melba. | A meeting of the District Agriculttiral | | Association was held Thursday afternoon. | | at which the majority of distric represented. The following dates | arranged for the grand circuit of C nia: Oakland, July 17 to 22; Vallejo, July 24 {0 29; Willows, July 31 to August Red Bluff, Aygust 7 to 12; Chico, August 14 to 19; Nevada City, August 21 to 26; | Woodland, August 28 to September 2; Sac- { | ramento, September 4 to 16: Pacific Coast Trottivg Horse Breeders’ Association, r 18 to 23; San Jose, Sep. to 30; Salinas, October 2 to T; | Fresno, October 9 to 14; Santa Ana, Octo- | ber 16 to 21; Los Angeles, October 23 to 28, Stockton was not represeniell at the | meeting and no dates were assigned to | | that town. Among the matters discussed was the | gdvisability of employing a_starting and presiding judge. The name of Budd Doble, the well-known driver, was suggested and met with approval. Hig wide knowledge and experience in racing matters particu- !arly qualify him for the position. MORE TALES OF SICKNESS FROM GARBAGE e Mrs. Wohlken’s Chil- dren Prostrated. i et g, A SNOWSTORM OF HALF-CON- SUMED EXAMINERS. el lets Compared With the Varied and Pungent Odors From Reduction Works. e Moore evidence was piled up vesterday the case of the Banitgry Reduction Works of San Francisco and others agalnst the California Reduction Company and others to prove that the monopoly was scattering the germs of disgust and disease and other germs in the thickly settled neighborhood to the northward of | the crematory. One, witn partly burned paper and rags that in his when the wind was blowing from the scutheast. It resembled a fall of snow, he sald, only that it was not so clean or in- vigorating, although the odor was strong enough to move a brick house. Mrs. Mary Wohlken of 328 Ninth street told about the intolerable stench from the chimney of the crematory. One of her daughters, between 11 and 12 years told of a fall of ashes and fell old, was sick for a long time and an older | daughter was {ll all summer. The doc- tor whom she had called in told her that the stench and the foul gases from the crematory smekestack were the causes of | | the sickness of her children. girls was {1l all the time. ,was blowing from the south the witnes: could not go out of the door or leave a door or window open because of the tench, which she described as suffocat- ng. “It sticks in the *hroat,”” she added, “and you can't breathe.” Frank Kosmalski, a property-owner re- sld[ng-al 4 McClea court, between Eighth and Ninth, Harrison and Byrant streets, corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Wohl- ken as to the asphyxiating, character of the . He said also that real estate had depreciated in value very much by rea- son of the nuisance of burning garbage in the neighborhood. This nuisance was more apparent when' the wind was south- | east than when the wind blew from the opposite quarter. He told about a snow- storm of ashes and bits of charred- pa- per ahout the size of H-cent pieces, which appeared to be bits of the Francisco Examiner. two days and a half last week and was accompanied by an odor compared to which Limburger cheese was a bouquet of violets. Joseph Andres was another property- owner who complained of the nuisance. His %operty was at the corner of Eighth and Minna streets, more than hailf a mile awae;. and when the wind was right, to use his own language, “‘I got all the stuff I want.” This witness was a picturesque character with a rugged flow of language. “It's the meanest smell that ever smole,” he said. “l1 can't describe it: there’s no name for it. It stinks the house through from cellar to garret and even gnralyze! the back yard. Wherever it appens to strike a person it will knock him down. It's the biggest smell in the city of San Francisco. On one occasion 1 smelled it clear up to my own residence. corner of Laguna street and Rose ave. nue. » thVVher\ the Cgllé’t ijfi“lrn ere was a bad smell in the courtro _and Judge Heacock went out on the side. walk for a whiff of fresh air. ed for the day Lottery Agent Caught. Ben Miller, a young clerk. was arrested yesterday by Sergeant Martin and Pa- but we might as well have captured 30 cents. It goll‘!:tmn HCM):md ‘;;Hi’ cddling lottery doesn't take Aguinaldo long to get a new supply of llgem:;\ stg:';_g':d hl‘m hamv:'l?:: ;fi'fi ot 1 tickets for the Honduw 1 . = such capitals as he needs -~ ling Which will take place next meer " neighborhood about five weeks ago | rising | One of the | When the wind | moke from the crematory smoke- | San | This storm lasted | TESTING THE LAW OF WEIGHTS IND MEASURES e Attorney General Fo_rd Files a Brief. | . iSMOKE THAT BREEDS FEVER AN INTERESTING QUESTION e { \ | FAMOUS “CINCH” LAW BEFORE THE COURTS. L might have really believed that the industrial | Limburger Cheese a Bouquet of Vio- { Judge Hughes Called Upon to Pass on the Constitutionality of an Act of the Legis- iature. | | | | i e | E Attorney General Ford filed vesterday | in the Superior Court of Sacramento County an, interesting document in the | suit brought by J. F. Neely of San Diego against Secretary of State Charles F. | Curry, entitled “‘Points and authorities of | defendant in support of his demurrer.” The filing of the document recalls an act | passed by the Legislature of 1891, which | | authorized the Boards of Supervisors to | appoint an officer in each county to in- spect weights and measures and to charge | merchants for the inspection made, and which, when brought to the attention of the business men by The Call in March, | 1898, was roundly denounced by them as being a “cinch” law and by other uncom- | plimentary names. The statement of facts as set forth in | the defendant’s brief show that on April |24, 1899, J. F. Neely presented to Judge Joseph W. Hughes of the Superior Court an’ affidavit and petition prayving for a peremptory writ of mandate commanding Secretary of State Curry, as ex officlo | | State sealer of weights and measures, to | examine, certify and seal for the plaintift, | 8 O Nec\B as County Sealer of the coun- ty of San Diego, all balances, weights and measures to be used by him as standards | pursuant to the provision of the statute. On the Becretary of State's refusal to do so Neely filed the petition and affidavit setting forth the facts mentioned, and Judge Hughes cited Mr. Curry to appear before him and show cause why the peremptary writ of mandate should' mov issue as| prayed for. The Secretary of State filed a demurrer to the proceedings, and upon this de- murrer the brief was filed. 'The brief was ‘Frepared by Deputy Attorney General reorge A. Sturtivant. "Among the points relled on in the demurrer are the follow- ing: The act is in violation of the Federal constitution; it does not describe the sub- | Ject of the act; the plaintiff's petition does | not state that he has produced his | weights and measures before the defend- | ant at the time he demanded that they be sealed; the petition does not state that | he tendered to the State Sealer's deputy | the fee of $100, and there are a number of other technical points. The brief takes up each point separately | and discusses them minutely, and quoting | 4 number of authorities in support ot | them. | The decision of Judge Hughes will be | looked forward to with deep Interest by the merchants of this State. Fortunately | | for the merchants of ‘this city, there is | | Bot such an official here. If one were ap- ointed and he were allowed to collect his | €es under the act his galary would equal | that of the President of the United States Mrs. Craven’s Fight. The application of Mrs. Nettie R. Cra- ven for a family allowance from the es- tate of her alleged deceased husband, James G. Fair, was called by Judge Troutt vesterday, but owing to the fact that several interested attorneys were anxious that the case be put over it was continued until Thursday at 2 p. m. It is announced by Mrs. Craven's attorneys that they will be ready to go to trial on that day —_—————— In the Divorce Court. Mrs. Mary H. McManus was granted a [ divorce yesterday by Judge Hebbard from | her husFand. Bugene B. McManus, an ex- traman of the Fire Department. on the rounds of extreme cruelty., willtul neg- ect and intemperance. Sults for divorce have been filed by Sylena A. Duncan against Thomas J. Duncan, alleging fail- 000— A | tional Bank of D an Francisco; W. | vide; Lizzie Loughran against %")'x%r;‘%spriouthn‘ allegin; cruelt: Sarah A. Bruner against Rudolph B. Bru: ner, alleging desertion. and_Emeline A, Tennefeit against Willlam Lennefelt, al- leging cruelty. AROUND THE CORRIDORS L. W. Fulkerth, an attorney of Modesto, is staying at the Lick. Edgar T. Wallace, a mining expert of Yreka, is at the Palace. R. C. Lydecker, a Tailroad traffic mana- ger of Honolulu, Is at the Occidental. Rev. E. J. Hensley of London and Wil- am G. Park of Auckland are guests at | the Lick. Santa | | past grand exalted ruler of the 5 | and daughter. | road for thirty-three years | ge | Ask to-day. n, manager of the Na- ew Zealand at Dunedin is at the Occidental. W. G. Nevin, general manager of the Santa Fe Pacific, is registered at the Pal- ace from Los Angeles. Edwin B. Hay of W Sinclair Thoms shington, the coast. at the Palace. He will study cor tlons of the crganization ‘on thi F. W. Warren, a merchant of Sydney at the Occidental. Ernest Warren, manages the branch house in Melbourne, accompanies him. They are on their way East on a pleasure and business trip com bined. George A. Reed of I-‘rzlminxhflm.vA\I:x ¢ is registered at the Grand with his wif: Mr. Reed has been asso ciated with the Boston an any Rail- is who ductor on train for twenty years. Colonel James W. Powell of the Seven- teenth Unitgd States Infantry, arrived at the Palace last evening from Washington, D. C. Colonel Powell was recently trans- ferred from the Fifteenth Infantry. He left Cuba last January and has been sick ever since, but is now convalescent amd has been ordered to join his command at the Philippine Dr. W. B. Clarke of Indianapolis geon major of the Red Cross Socie nd editor of the Medical Debates of ew York, the organ of the American Health Resorts Association, is at the Palace Ho- tel. He has been through Oregon and ‘Washington studying the advantages of climate in various diseases, and will do the samé in thig State. —_—————————— one sur- | CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, May 5—M. Greenway San Francisco is at the Hoffmar Roberts of San Francisco is at the Savoy; Mrs. Samuel W. Cowles of San Francisco is at the Manhattan. e ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. PIER'S END TO LAND—P. H., City. The distance from the end of the Oakland pler (broad gauge) to the natural land is four and one-half miles. “UNCLE JACK"—A. O. M., . The postoffice of Ja also known as “Uncle Jack, ville, Mendocino County, California. BT Providence, DEER'S TL: The antlers of deer City. re knocked off or fall off at a point below the burr near the skull eve vear general are not shed every v warmer parts of Asi MILLER THE CYCLER W, Cal. Miller, who took part in t six-day bicycle race in y. but antlers ar by deer in the Napa, recent not partake of what is animal food during the time the race. His food beef te inaceous food, but what particular kind it was he did not disclose. THE RICHEST WOMAN—F. M., City. Neither Mrs. E. P. Stevens of Hoboken nor Mrs. Green of New York has given the exact figures of r wealth, there- fore it is impossible to state which has a few hundred dollars more than the other, but it is generally conceded that Mrs. Green is the richer of the two. ADDRESSES OF AUTHORS—F. ( and others, City. If you desire to com- municate by letter with any of the fol- lowing named authors addre you munication to their respecti Carmen_ Sylva, Conan D Hope, Marion Crawford, Mark Frank R. Stockton. Max Muller, Carleton, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. Eugené Field died September 2 THE SHAMROCK—Nimrod, City. The shamrock, which in Irish is seamrog (tr E. com- 1895, foil) is what the botanists call the three- leaved white clover, or wild trefoil, and it is the national emblem of Ireland. There are some who incline to the belief that it is the wood sorrel (oxalis ac lla), as it comes into flower about St. Patrick day. It is probable that the name has eral reference to plants with trifoliate Jeaves and that a more exact determina- tion of the species may be as difficult as in regard to the emblematic thistie of Scot- land. —_———— Cal. glace fruit 50c per 1b at Townsend's.* im0 Moved to 73 Fourth st. Best eveglasses, 15¢ to 40¢c. Look out for D Hours9to 4 p. m. . e Speclal information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telepaone Main 1042. * ———e—— A rural Justice, on being asked aftorney if a certain_decision by an of his was ‘accordin’ to the code,” replied: 1 dunno whether it is or not; an’ what's more, I don't keer. I ain’t had no code roun’ here since Tuesday wuz a month ago, when I hit a lawyer on tha head with it an’ split it all to pie Atlanta Constitution. e Rock Island Route Excursions. Leave San Francisco every Wednesday Rio Grande and Rock Island railw tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Boston. 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