The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 28, 1899, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO LL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 1899 8, 1899 S, Proprietor. LB s to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. JOHN D. SPRECKEL Address All Communic PUBLICATION OF _.Market and Third Sts., 8. F n 1868 217 to 221 Stevenson Street n 1874. Telephone EDITORIAL ROOMS Telephc DELIVERED RY TS PER WEEK. Term s Postoge: DAILY CAL one year..........86.00 Y CAL Call), § months. CALL (1 Call), 3 mon DAILY CALL—F EUNDAY CALL WEEKLY CALL Cx postmasters are a copies will be OAKLAND OFFICE.. 908 Broadway C. GEORGE K Forcign Adverti Ck ROGNESS, : ing, Marquette Building, 1go. Manager CHICAGO NEWS STANDS. Sherman H ( News Co.; Great Northern Hotel; Fremont House Hotel TATIVE: .29 Tribune Building EW YORK REPRES) S JR W YORK NEWS STANDS. Waldort-As Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Union Bquare; Murray Hill WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE Welllngton Hotel C. C. CARLTON. Correspondent. 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AMUSEMENTS. f Kt arney. ville every aftern Special nea Bat- AGAIN, THE CRITICS. tagoni st re- e Call kinds inte « s th e be some 1 T er espond takes ound that Spair t ‘ ple 1ad the right t ¢ ¢ not to € 1 hem out ¢ e not e re i s be heresy m Spain, we ¢ At ition of all did the same d our we stipu- of we admitted ) be citizen 1 of her people of her people he oppor- ot 1er they 1ed the m sec to be often ry be-| pe inalogizing what we are the pical Philippines with what we spread of our institutions e ten erate zone it the Fili- Id be done with in a year in | 'ar ago we had i them that nine-tenths of d e people h Since then Dew n our critic so highly re- ects, has said lipinos are much more capable of self-government than are the Cubans, and Thi 1 our critic do with the | eing truc BeR Cubar to be hel as subjects? a touch of humor in the situation anent n kingship that reminds one of the oyster Of that famous bivalve it is related that v overed on a sea beach by two wayfarers. e m stooped and picked it up, but the other | claime by reason of the fact that he saw it first. | he dispute was left to a lawyer who happened to pass | that way. He calmly opened the bivalve, swallowed | juicy morsel inside, and, ti t shells, gave ore to each of the disputants. ‘The island kingship | ¢ oyster on the beach, the ownership of which hree Commissioners of the powers have <ettled | lowing, giving Malietoa Tanu and Mataafa a | each Hadley, the president of le, says it is a mistake to think that the army | ning officers who are so hungry for commissions are | curbstone brokers | he Peace Congress might take with profit another | American book. Let it proclaim a | Thanksgiving day. That ought to scatter the Young | Turkey party. i leaf out of the | ently NEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS. INCE miiltary operations began in the unde- clared war against the Filipinos the rigid cen- sorship maintained by General Otis has been so effective that the American people are not in posses- cts of that distant situation, except iven in the letters of volunteers. These letters ch the general public only through their publica- tion, usually in some country paper. Hence it is that the real current history of the far war is being pub- lished in over Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, ta, Idaho, Washington and else- where in the States which have volunteers in the field to make a connected sion of the real f: re: papers all Minnesota The collection of these letters 1possible, but each is rnishes the truth, which is rigidly excluded irom the official and censored news. Private Smith of the Fifty-first Jowa writes under ate of May and we find his letter in the State Press, published The editor takes pains to state that he omitted the most serious parts of it, in Towa City so that, after all, Pr what appears has passed a censor. Smith sa e American line advances soldiers must be left in the rear to guard, thus weakening the fighting to charge every trench, only to find themselves outrun Every native n and child in the islands is a soldier, and fi As a rule they or our army would have been de Should the natives keep up the each advance is made. Our boys have ie native far in advance. y ous running fight poor stroyed long ago much longer the Ameri of the at and fever. an army will be in bad as many en are sick from the oppres- Whenever a man drops out of rmy it means an idle rifle, while, on the fill up the gap made by the bullets of our soldiers. The volu rs are being pushed to the front, as g around Manila. re ome soon, and some When this island is once under control there are two more that v the same manner, and it will posed to be comi the regul rema st be taken in ex ites sized these people up too cheaply, the military officers said they had them onths ago. the fact of the matter is as ever. strong We are losing force on the firi ine every d; and the more ter- ritory we take the greater the force required to hold getting beyond reach of the gun- bay our force is weakened to a great.ex- The rainy at the band, so if more volun- the place paradise compared to this hole, and I Tnited States will get good and sick of this b before they get through with it t lions to get this one island un- skirmish » b will season is just start tcers come they ke place! Any would be ion €xp It will us ten The natives have better arms than our d their M e as far as our We have to stand their fire until within nd then they fall back. I have pulling artillery and mules the cers being afraid the These high officers stay a mile ers kill tw rmy shade, be killed the of in the rear z 1 send an orderly with an order for us ey get all the praise.” d and then tk 0 comment 1s neede d 1 d to ch The volunteers are citizens v's fight and measure the fu- ok beyond the ¢ In the Des Moines Leader of June Mrs. Fifty-first 11 is a letter the colonel of the It is written from the hospital sta- 1 on Corregidor I The lady says: from Kitty Loper, wife of Towa and “The prospect now is that we may reach home some time this possibly sooner. If they do not send our volunteer r nts home soon there will only be 1ful to go home, they are so rapid Yot succumbing at home may ness and ess 1 mothe: tir well know that your boys are in constant danger and be prepared for the worst if it come. This war in the Philippines is not so flowery as it is pictured to home. You get o , the other The es of our brave boys are being constantly sacrificed As heard one of the colonels say the other day, they are killing our volunteers in attempting to accom- 1ly one side of being concealed by those high in command. to add to the laurels of those same high officers, 1 plish in a few weeks what will take years to accom- plist sentence of that letter may well be studied. The imperialists have been in such a hurry to get in and grasp the profits of conquest and get the salaried places which will so abound in the civil and ninistration required by our subjects that th d the Government into a serious piece of bu hout adequate preparation. It was said recently that wher missionaries for imperialism, and will insist on hold- ing the be But military ac have | iness utiful islands they have conquered the voluntee a venomous snake just because it is pretty. They are American citizens of full stature, and have ideas about the vhich d nilitary and civil policy of their Government y not mers who wish to use an army to repress liberty abroad and destroy it at home. THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. T HE intention of the Huntington monopoly, act ing through servitor, Governor Gage, to have an extraordinary session of the its obedient , Legislature called, in order that its much worn chattel, | Daniel M. Burns, may be elected to the Federal Sen- ate, was fully disclosed in The Call of yesterday.” The shment_of this nefarious design against the omy a gunbernatorial appointment, has been appar- abandoned. The interesting question now is whether, under the law, the new scheme can suc- ceed Precedents for the election of a Federal Senator for a full term at a special legislative session, when at a regular session the joint convention failed to elect, | may exist, but. if so, such examination as The Call | has been enabled to make has failed to discover them. reference to applicable constitutional and statu- | tory provisions is apparently conclusive against the cxistence of the power. The reason for the disability of the State executive to appoint under article I, sec- tion 3, of the Federal constitution, is because the term of Stephep M. White expired March 3, 1809, while }th Legislature was in regular session and actually engaged in voting for his successor, and, therefore, there was no vacancy within the meaning of the sec tion. Ifw vacancy for some cause other than the expiration of a term by limitation had been created after the Legislature adjourned, then the Governor could have appointed for the unexpired remainder of the term. subject to the elective right of the Leg | lature, either in special or regular session, to sup- plant the temporary appointee. The statutory law on this subject is quite clear, and it seems equally clear | | against the power which Mr. Huntington now desires to usurp. As Judge Story has observed in his “Commentaries on the Federal Constitution,” that instrument did not prescribe in what manner Federal Senators should be complete in its narra- | the volunteers return they will be | are not children who wish to play with | run with the imperial dreams of the | welfare and the respectability of the State, through | Iclmsen by State Legislatures. The procedure was {confided to the States, subject to the enactment of a controlling law by Congress, under article I, section |4, of the Federal constitution, such as was actually passed July 25, 1866. This statute ddes not change the provisions of our Political Code, which, by section 1332, declares that elections for Senators in Congress for FULL terms must be held “at the REGULAR session of the Legislature next preceding the com- mencement of the term to be filled,” and, by section 1332, that VACANCIES shall be filled by election “at the SESSION of the Legisiature next succeeding The discrimination here evident is carried out by the Revised Statutes of the United States, which, under title II, chapter 1, provides, as in the Political Code, that the Legisla- ture “chosen” next preceding the expiration of a full | Senatorial term to be filled shall proceed to elect on the second Tuesday after its organization, or, when a vacancy occurs pending the regular session, then on the second Tue s after organization and notice. An independent section, as in the Political Code, ap- phes to other vacancies. It follows that the same discrimination between full and unexpired terms and between regular and other legislative sessions is recognized both by Congress and by the State, and, therefore, as an original ques- tion at least, that the power of the Legislature at an extraordinary session to elect at all for a full term, that is, where no vacancy exists, is extremely doubt- ful. But there is no doubt whatever that the Gov- ernor has no power to convene the Legislature for the purpose of electing a Federal Senator. It has been frequently held that such an election is not a legislative act. Our State constitution of 1849, by article V, section 9, permitted the Governor to con- vene the Legislature by proclamation, and, when as- sembled, to state the purposes of his action. But the constitution of 1879, article V, section 9, disposed of this generality and declares that the executive may, “on extraordinary occasions, convene the Legislature by proclamation, stating the purposes for which he has convened it, and, when so convened, it shall have LEGISLATE on any subjects other than those specified in the proclamation.” The condition of the Federal Senatorship is ex- actly as the regular session of the Legislature left it. No “extraordinary” or other “occasion” has since arisen. And the executive can only convene the Leg- islature for its law-making business. Therefore, if Governor Gage should attempt to work out the rail- the occurrence of such vacancy.” no power to road design to elect Dan Burns by means of a procla- Ii he makes the effort by creating some extraordinary legislative occasion, as no st doubt- ful whether in that manner the fraud could be legally consummated mation, his act would be void on its face cacancy” exists, it is m The contortions of the heavenly twins, under the | high pressure of railroad steam, are agile, but gro- tesque. R the Shamrock, which have been constructed to contest with one another the possession of the famous America’s cup, afford a striking evidence of the value of such ggntests in improving the art of yacht building. At each successive race the compet- ing yachts have been better and fleeter than those of he one which preceded it. The Defender, which won :thc match against the Valkyrie, was supposed to be very near perfection in the way of a racing yacht, but the Columbia, just launched, has in a trial trip walked away from her with comparative ease. The Shamrock has not yet been tested, but she was { launched on Monday, and the experts who saw her are sanguine she will prove to be the best racing yacht cver built in a British shipyard. A great secret has veen made of her construction, and even her’ dimen- sions have not yet been authoritatively made public. Her owner, Sir Thomas Lipton, is a self-made man of vast wealth, who does not count the cost nor hag- gle over expense on any enterprise on which he has set his heart, and we may be sure that whatever British ingenuity could devise for making the Shamrock per- fect has been done. Nothing has been spared any- where because of a lack of funds. It was the intention of the challenger that the Shamrock should be built in an Irish shipyard, but all | of them were too busy to undertake it. The yacht, | therefore, is Irish in name only. It is said by those who saw her when she was about to be launched that never before was such a beautiful, such a perfectly modeled specimen of a racer constructed in the three | kingdoms, and British experts are reported to be san- | guine of winning the trophy for which they have sé | often contested in vain. * Such being the excellencies of the two yachts, it is probable we are to have the excitement of the great- est race in the history of the world. it promises to be carried out in a thoroughly sportsman- like way, free from all the wrangles which made the last contest so unpleasant to all concerned. The uccess of the Columbia in beating the Defender on her trial trip encourages the hope that the trophy will remain with us. If we should lose it, however, the |loss would not be for long. A prompt challenge | would go to the winner, and American skill would set | itself to the task of improving on the Columbia as | much as the Columbia has improved on the Defender. THE COMING YACHT RACE. PORTS of the two yachts, the Columbia and Moreover, THE PRéSS AND THE FAKER. OT in San Francisco only, but throughout the N State, has there been an expression of | popular indignation against the faker who, be- | cause his son has been successful in the prize-ring, {has undertaken to profit by the notoriety in the career of a street preacher. In commenting upon the subject the Riverside En- | terprise says: “We can agree with the San Francisco | Call that the worst faker yet is the reverend father of |Jim Jeffries. He is leading a soul-saving crusade in | San Francisco and advertising the business by the un- savory renown of his jaw-jamming son.” | The Placerville Nugget is equally strong in its con- | demnation and says: “It is indeed an extreme case | of the many cranky notions and foolish assertions ‘)\a‘hich help to offend and antagonize the decent sense and feeling of many people. Mr. Jeffries Sr. should take to the hills and find a hole.” These are illustrations of the general sentiment of the people of all parts of California on the subject, and furnish proof that the faker will not be successful in his efforts to “elevate the pulpit” on his lines in any community of the State. Clearly there is a limit to the endurance of the public. There are some things which even the wide toleration of Californians will not support. The Duc d'Orleans crashed himself into a brick wall the other day and was severely battered. He cer- tainly ought to be accustomed to the sensation after so many tilts against the brick wall of French repub- licanism. A Los Angeles character, who began life as a sheepherder and won wealth by unremitting energy, has died in poverty and disgrace. He probably over- | looked the road taken by Governor Gage. O+ CHTOHIIO40O+0 + T+DIO+TI0+04040 BERKELEY W [LL ADD HER SHARE T0 THE DEWEY STATUE FUND LR et e i e o e e e o a ] B O e R I S O e R O R I R O s O SRR D O R R RO SC 1 E : > e aeb e Q4040400660006 0404606640+046000004000@ Captain Willlam H. Marston, President of the Board of Trustees of! | massacred and exte . Berkeley. movement. “ FREDERICK, . THE GREAT " AT THE ALCAZAR. t a living, public is a task might strain the combined ability of half a dozen good dramatic writers, That vio- lent, egotistical, savage, yet tender and affectionate old parado ) from the field of Mollwitz for very fright at his first battle and was yet the greafest commander of his age, owing many a de- feat to his own blunders and many a vic- tory to his generals; that military despot, without confidan who without scrupie would abandon his allies at the moment of victory: that lover of poetry, who yet missed the best literary companionship To before a critical is because he hated his mother tongue and | ;1%.cf knew no other save his idolized French which he never learned to spell; humorist who signed himself “by the grace of God, King of Prussia, Bl tor of Brandenburg and possessor of Vol- whom he “knew to be a scoun- drel,” and yet made use of for very nee By some he was painted the sensualist and voluptuary, by others the epitome of moderation, benevolence, peace; a tena- clous old warhorse who lived heyond his three score and ten on four hours’ sleep out of twenty-four and died po 1 of but one fine dress and so poor in shirts that his valet de chambre supplied one for his burial. George Foster Platt, the author, who also manages the stage and plays a part well, has covered with his strong play three eventful years of Frederick's life, and he has handled his subject well. He is such a master at writing good speeche and inventing clever situations that we wish he might‘never condescend to a pub- lic taste for broad comedy. 'Tis the one false note in a_vigorous composition. In four acts he shows us the King in his breathing Frederick | that | ERKELEY is the latest city to swing into line for the Dewey mon- ument, and with its well-known reputation for aiding In public matters it will not be behind its sister cities in promoting the Captain W. H. Marston, president of the Board of Trustees, the highest municipal officer, has this to say: BERKELEY, June 27.—To the Editor of The Call—Sir: sonally I approve of the erection of 2 monument to Dewey most heartily. It was undoubtedly a wise move on the part of Mayor Phelan and the Dewey Monument Committee to make this a State instead of a local affair. It wasthe appropriate thing to do, and should meet with a ready response on all sides. I cannot say at the present moment what stand this city will take. movement for closing saloons was on, a few weeks ago, people showed an enthusiasm which was quite surprising, and they were willing and ready to subscribe money even to carry their point. If the same interest is shown in this, we will be able to do something substantial. I intend to talk the question over with several of the leading citizens, and should it seem advisable we shall call a public meeting in order to bring it before the city. WILLIAM H. MARSTON, President Board of Trustees. G+O4+Q4CHOHD40+ 0 + OHCHTITHO I QHOI0HOI0404 O + Q404040404 who galloped | Per- When the @+CHOIOIDHOIOICHOI0+ 0+ DI0I04D4040 THE CALL CRITIC AGAIN. To the Editor of The Call—Sir: vou kindly ~the last Call Critic undersigned, inst., you Spanish them & Would grant space for another letter this subject—from “‘Another £o called. In answer to the in your issue of the 13th say Toilo, “the made the laws of war the sovereigns of Panay;: they made the conquest, forced the surrender and ended Spanish jurisd tion themseives without help from us.” I claim that Dewey gave great assist- ance in the taking of Tloflo_by the n in regard to urrender to the native tives, and he never left Manila Bay, either. He sank the ships that could have felieved the town and pennied up the Spanish soldiers in Manila that could have reinforced the garrison had th: been able to get there. In other words, he made it possible for the natives {5 take the place, just as much as he pre- vented the American merchant vessels of the Coast from being capturad royed, and he was not here, either. Pacific His gur ached far—good for some, bad | for othe It pains me to think that Spain sold need. | | nes moods of domestic tyranny, his phases of | wit and philosophy, his military greatness and decision, that counted not the cost; his tender sympathies for those who worked and suffered in_the interests of his empire. In the play Silesia, for which he fought so many years, is made the theme of his life; La Barbarina, the Star of Italy, its variation. The present ver- sion s not the one featured by Mr. Mor- rison during his coming season, for the Jast two acts have been rewritten. greatly enhancing its value and strength. Alcazar stage was found Inadequate to the scenic needs of the altered work. Mr. Morrison plays Frederick with unmistak- | able pleasure in the part and with the light and shade that make a most con- vineing picture of the crusty old fire- eater. He ‘'sees’ Frederick and trans- lates his vision into his work. In his generous giving of the best that is in him he Is a quiet sermon to many a slovenly worker in his chosen field. Would theyv might profit by it. In the hands of Miss Roberts La Barbarina is indeed a Star of Ttaly and several other places. Her knack of appearing in a new gown and fetching head dress whenever scenes need bright- ening was appreciated by the audience and applauded before even a word was spoken. Frederick was refreshing as a breeze in August. I wonder why actors have never thought of responding to encores and re- peating scenes! If opera singers take that liberty, why not the mummers? Now, there’s’ an_argument for an enterprising essayist! The Von Trenck of Mr. Whit- tlesey was excellent—all the more so as the Amelia of the cast could never inspire the beautiful, impassioned love speeches spoken so tenderly and gracefully. Mr. Scott’s Voltaire Is vet a little uncertain as to key. With larger time he will grasp the character more securely. He cannot be created in a week. We commend the handling of the scene where he and Mau- peritus exchange the gentlemanly cour- tesies of pig and fool. Miss Howe's Countess Swartzfeld was somewhat strid- ent and rather fortissimo; Mr. Webster's General Hulson a very creditable per- formance. Miss Virginia Drew made her professional debut as the Queen and seemed fresh from the hands of the elo- cution teacher. She has talent, but must undo much of her training. “Frederick the Great” is educational and merits the best houses. In these days of patriotism and firecrackers it is well to remember that he once sent a sword of honor to our own Washington, with the generous message, “From the oldest general in the world to the greatest.” CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. —_———— New Quarantine Officer. J. J. Kinyoun has been appointed by the Tret?:up ;Dem{;rgnerét astuaranune Offi- cer ce of Dr. Brooks, w relieved from duty. W s been The | Her first stormy interview with | | | | | | l | best Trustees (I am so black all that [ | | | | | | | ! stated that her father and sister we : *“Ah, good! I will have the chil- dren of but two Trustees in schuol.” “‘Good looking!” Emphasize these words. I did not say ‘“handsome.” T dq not wish children for ten months In ths vear to face an ill-looking teacher. ¢ course, 1 never saw one. Now, if y oy she is both good looking and mnv some or beautiful, that is an added m. 1 will ever think so. : To my dull head, all I wrote is pura business. I never thought it a joke, or ever said so or intimated so. And no one knew a word I had written prior to the receiver opening it. T am thus explicit to clear the other Trustees of my crime. They did not elect me Clerk; they cannot depose n and are wholly innocent. They are go. men, and the attempt to drag them this is not the act of good men. Who dragged the applicant before ublic is not for me to say. Yesterda ady purporting to be her married si with her husband called on me. Amador County all this time and been, and knew nothing of it. Shé appeared greatly distressed, my_sister s so modest and retiring suffering will be awful!” If the applicant has friends who, in absence, reccive, open and make p her letters and act the fool general is a misfortune I trust your paper make all the amends it We will open two of been som and we want in_the county Said apvplicant may be that teac! nd I tried to give her such notice thar she could make that fact known to th Trustees. But her friends, ah! T friends! Honi soit qui_mal y pense. C. H. ALLISON Alameda, June 26, 18 —_— HONOR THE BRAVE. To the Editor of The Call—Sir just finished reading the fiery of Governor Roosevelt union of the famous Rough Riders. and share with him in showering the laurels of heroism on the gallant survivors of S, Juan. Hill. The Rough Riders, as country knows t 1d touches me not) and the har t schoolhouse in Alameda Coun: the best equipped teac I ha eloque were the pick and che of the dare-devil fighters of the West a sprinkling of lion-hearted society like Roosevelt. Hamilton Fisk and dashing young Capron. Unfortunately f our country, after displaving such nificent courage and power of execut the Rough Riders retired from the field -* Mars with the close of the Cuban ca; paign. And this recalls the fact that S Francisco has now within her gates their way to the Philipvines, a remnant the heroic colored soldiers who were less brave and effective on that red day in_the storming of San Juan H It will be remembered that the th and Tenth Cavalry of the regular arm fighting on foot, really led the van saved the day. Th colored troope according to every correspondent, fc like devils, and but for them the redot able Rough Riders would have b minated. In the guage of George M. Hurley of New Y who was wounded four times in that bloody engagement, ‘‘there can be n doubt that none of them (the Roug Riders) would have lived to tell the tale had the arrival of the Ninth and Tenth for any reason been retarded.” The sec- 1 white man on the hill that day_was aptain John F. MeBlain of San Fran- cisco, where he enlisted as a private over twenty years ago. As captain of one of the companies of the Ninth Cavalry, Cap- tain McBlain led his brave fello into the very jaws of death, and no man fal- tered. How nobly the Ninth and Tenth did their _duty has bee recognized by | Colonel Roosevelt, and is now a matter | something to the United States for $2)- 000,000 that she did not own. Uncle Sam, thought to be so sharp in business (even if he could not fight), failed to find the cloud on the title. Not even friendly Eng- land or any great power warned poor uncle, and” only one flying diplomat named Agoncillo noticed the flaw and protested. Poor titie and all, I would like see some foreign power try to buy ¢ from the natives on the strength of uncle's bogus title! But in all serious- . Mr. Editor, what do you think ougnt | to be done with those islands? You have | changed your ideas so much in a year| about those people. In an editorial of May 12, 1898, is the following: “‘But when we did it we destroyed Spain's power to protect the civilized people of the Philip- | pines from massacre by the Insurgent de. seendants of the Malay headhunters. Talk about.a republic in those islands is like talk about a Sioux or an Apache republic in Dakota or Arizona. Not only are those £000.000 mongrels ignorant of self-government,” ete. ete. Does an Apache change in a year? Thanking you in advance. I remain. Yours respectful WILLIAM STILL. 127A Guerrero street, San Francisco. —_— ANDSOME TEACHER OF ALAMEDA. To the Editor of The Call—Sir: In jus- tice to others, permit me some of your space. 1 refer to “Handsome Teacher ‘Wanted” in your Alameda columns of the | 24th inst., and to squibs in other papers not so reputable. I am at the service of reporters at all times, but it is in writing over my signa- ture; all other statements I disown. About five months ago, as Clerk, I re- ceived an application for our school “on the occurrence of a vacancy.” I filed it. Recently two Trustees were elected. 'The new beard is organized for business tha Saturday in Julv. Not until then can a teacher be elected. I, a hold-over, called the new board together to discuss, informally, school matters. As I under- gtand it, we thought the sentiment of the district preferred a teacher of experience, up to date in methods: if a lady, unmar- ried, and a stranger to the district; and Ior)!:ax;r;sd :)};u-tscgnol was promised to no . also tha Vit dietd t about twenty applications e writer of this five- s- - plication—was she allve. in seah: ot ohe still wish the school, who was she, mar- ried or single? We did not know. | brought by After we parted, it occurred to me it | would be a kind act to let the lady know there was a vacancy and the testimon- ials needed. The other Trustees were as ignorant of my writing, and what I wrote, as the good President of the United States. And any statement purporting to come from me that T looked upon anything I Wrote as a joke, or that the other lrus- tess did. cr knew of it, or approved of it, Is as false as false can be, no matter where it appears or who may say it. Did the lady remember having sent this old application? To fully refresh her memory in the premises and save my time, T noted on her application and mailed it in the envelope she had ad- dressed. “There is a vacancy; will be filled early in July. We wish a teacher of experi- ence, up to date, and unmarried.” application and address were silent on these three needs. I did not write ‘Miss or “Madame,” for I did not know Wwhich she was: or age, or looks. “If good looking that is no objection, and one Trustee is single. I write you be- cause this application is old.” A teacher of experience would kave Tha | | \ of history. In view of the splendid record, while zlorying in the honors paid to the Rough Riders, who have now retired, would it not be well and patriotic for this great city to pay some attention—get up some public demonstration in recognition of the heroic colored soldiers now in our midst, whose splendid courage blazed forth on San Juan Hill, and who are still in the service and en route for further fighting? Tt seems to me there should be no color line in patriotism. Respec fully, R. L. —_— e THE JOURNAL AND THE CLARK BABY. The New York Journal offered a reward of $2000 to the person or persons who should be instrumental in returning the Clark baby to Its mother. When the baby was found the Journal announced that $1000 should be given to the woman who recognized the baby and really put the po- lice on the track of the kidnapers, and $1000 should be deposited with the Jour- nal's pet trust company, to be paid to the baby herself when she reached the age of twenty-one or should get married. Why the baby should receive any part of the money promised to its discoverers is not apparent. Perhaps it never will. The lifa expectation of twenty-months’ baby gives the Journal a good strong string on that $1000. And vet it asks the public to help it make capital out of Admiral Dewey's popularity by intrusting it with money to buy him a loving cup which he doesn’t want, and probably wouldn't ac- cept from the Journal.—New York Life. ——————————— “UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.” Hereafter when a Mayor of San Fran- cisco says he is ‘‘unalterably opposed” to any proposition or scheme we should all remember to add ‘“‘until further no- tice.”” It is not that we should care what the Mavor does, correct construction of his language. Mayor of a great city is presumed to a man of his word, and therefore thera is the more need for having all his mean ing put into words. that no one may misled.—Berkeley World-Gazette. sE el S S ) Another Assessor’s Suit. The Nevada Bank brought suit yeste day in the United States Circuit Cou against Assessor Dodge to restrain from collecting taxes on $63,000 worth personal property. consisting of stock, The suit is similar to others recen other banks. ——————————— Cal.glace fruft 50c per 1b at Townsend's.* B ey Specfal Information supplied dafly to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042. * e In the Divorce Court. Genevieve M. Burnham was granted a divorce vesterday from E. W. Burnham on the ground of desertion. Lena Druhm - asks for a divorce from Charles H. Druhm on the ground of failure to provide. —_————————— but simply for tha A | Reduced Rate to Detroit and Return Over Northern Pacific Railway. The C. E. convention will be held in Detroit this year. commencing Jul The Northern Pacific will be official route. as it was In 197, when the conventionwas held in San Frascisco. Over 10,000 people returned East over 'the Northern Pacific, and they were loud in thelr praises over the many beauties seen along he line. You will have a nice, cool, pleasant Journey, enjoying the most luxurious of accom- Stopover allowed at the wondertul modations. Yellowstone Park. Send 6c in stamps for fl- lustrated book to T. K. Stateler, General Agent, 633 Market st San Francisco. ————————— EXCURSION TO $81—Detroit, Mich., and Return—$81 Leave San Francisco 8 a. m., June 2, the Burlington Route will run an excursion to Detroit in charge of a special manager. Uj holstered tourist sleeping cars used on th occaston. Route via Salt Lake and Denver, passing Colorado scenery by daylight. Arrive Detrolt 6 p. m. July 3. Berths reserved, etc.. at 32 Montgomery street, San Francisco, or 572 Broadway, Oakland. —_—————— “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Has been used for fifty years by millions mothers for their children while Teething perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Colic, res- ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas, whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in ev part of the world. Be sure and ask for ) Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 25c a bottle. —_—eee———— Low Rates to Detroit, Michigan, for Christian Endeavor Convention. The SANTA FE ROUTE will make rate of 81 for the round trip. Tickets on sale Jur 29th, For full particulars call at ticket off 628 Market street, this city, or 1118 Broadway, Oakland. —_—————————— HOTEL DEL CORONADO—Take advantage of the round-trip tickets. Now only §% by steamship, Ircluding fifteen days’ board at hotel; longer stay §2 50 per dav. Apply at 4 New Montgomery street, San Francisco. - o, Joy, 1