The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 8, 1899, Page 6

6 TH SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, W 'MORE TALK IN THE TRANSVAAL. |government. Bosses represent simply a conccntra&in_m fij S SR 5 | of political power, or a ring. They live and exist @ = S | HILE the evasive reply of President Kruger | through jobs and schemes loaded upon the taxpay- ————— == | \k/m the proposals of the British Government | ers. They substitute their rule in their party for th ERIDRY: .- s SEPTEMBER 8, 189 | may not have the same effect in turding away | rule ©f its voters.* They sélect the nominees, who, JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. R : el bt to W, S. LEAKE, Manager. ons 10N OFFICE ...Market and Third Sts., S. F . Telephone Main 1568, 3 EDITORIAL ROOMS..........2IT to 221 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874, DELIVERED BY CARRIERS, 15 CENTS PER WEEK. Single Coples. 5 cents. Mafl, Including Postage mda . one yea ..86.00 .00 1.50 e luding Sun 1 Call), § months. all), 3 months .50 ire authorized to recelv. subscriptions. be forwarded when requested. OAKLAND OFFICE.... ..908 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Foreign Advertising, Marquette Building, Chicago. NEW YOR! C. C. CARLTON. NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: PERRY LUKENS JR .29 Tribune Building K CORRESPONDENT ¢ 5 .......Herald Square CHICAGO 8 STANDS. P. 0. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel; itorium Hotet NEW YORK NEWS STANDS. Waldort-Astoria Hotel; Brentano, 31 Union Square; Hotel Mu; WASHINGT ON (D. C.) OFFICE .. Wellington Hotel L. ENGLISH, Corrcspondent. wrath that a soft answer would have had, it never- | elected, remain their tools, and administer their offi- heless serves the purpose of postponing hostilities, | cial powers in the interest of their boss and not for ding an oppor- | the people. The Republican party in Ohio is now in { such control.” | it | continuing the negotiations and provi | tunity for the soit answer to come in later on. | | Despite the recent declaration of Secretary Cham- | Thus the intelligent voters of Ohio are asked to berlain that Great Britain se to tolerate| support for Governor one of the notoriously bad | further evasion on the part of the Boers it is not at | bosses in politics upon a platform denouncing bosses. | all likely the British Government will neglect to avail | It is one of the most brazen exhibitions of audacity l itself of the new chance given for a peaceable solution | ever given, and yet the man who devised the plan of { the South African troubles. The promise of the | campaign and by putting himself at the head of it has Boers sounds fair at st, and if it be rejected the | staked ‘his political fortunes on the result is generally sympathies of the world will be on their side. | supposed to be an astute politician. He will of course of the answer the Transvaal Govern- | make a hard fight, and, despite the odds against him, the campaign is going to be interesting to the whole nation. would ref | In the course \g it has never desired Great Brit- | { ment, after declari 3 am to abandon any rights possessed by virtue of the London convention of 1884, or by virtue of interna- the question of | tional law, and reasserting upon | T.hc (“nrnncrl of Nevada Qty has broken the record | suzerainty the position faken in former dispatches, | for fidelity which characterizes his tribe. Two men | Chamberlain for a joint | Were blown to atoms the other day in a mine, and before that night was over the Coroner had collected the remains and had them in the town. takes up the proposals of | commission to undertake an inquiry into the alleged | | grievances of British subjects in the Transvaal, and Considering that by these proposals Great 1 at any interference in the affairs | of the Transvaal, and that the action wo not be re- | garded as a precedent, but has solely for its object to ascertain whether the franchise law fulfills its purpose, the Transvaal Government w wais the ulterior pro- posals of Great Britain as to the eventual constitution of such commission, as well as the place and the time | of meeting.” | say Britain does not a NATIVE SONS AND VOLUNTEERS. DMISSION DAY will receive this year one of A the most glorious celebrations in the annals of the State. That much is already assured by | the preparations that have been made by the Native Sons and Native Daughters, into whose hands the preparations for the observance of the annual festival have been committed by common consent in all parts for A reply of that nature affords no excuse of the State. ’ 1899 BIG PLANS FOR REACHING THE S0UTH POLE NDER this heading Gilbert H‘, Grosvenor contributes a prospectus of the of the United Stated -be and he hereby is di- rected and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to cali into actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to the extent to carry this resolution as may be necessar: _ into_effect. Fourth- the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention jurisdiction or con- pt_for the pacification its determination when to leave the government and to its people. to exercise sovereignty trol over said fslar thereof, and asserts that is accomplished and control of the i AROUND THE CORRIDORS 2. 1. Jewell, a wealthy fruit raiser of Santa Rosa, is a guest at the Russ. Dr. E. F. Matthews, a prominent phys clan of Angels Camp, is registered at the Palace. Captain and Mrs. J. J. Bradley, U. S. A., were among yesterdar's arrivals at the Occidental. A. J. Benny | Marysville, is by his family James Inkseiler, a wealthy planter of Hilo, Hawaiian Islands, is among the late | arrivals at the G d. William Simms, the Winters capitalist, arrived in the city yesterday and regis- tered at the Russ. B Among the recent arrivals at the Lick | is William S. Porter, an extensive fruit grower of Hanford. G. W. Cummings, a wealthy mining man of Placerville, is among the arrivals of last night at the Lick. President Jordan of Stanford University | came up to the city last evening and is | staying at the Occidental. | Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ives of New Haven | are registered at the Palace. Their two daughters accompany them. | C. P. Smith, a large stock raiser and | cattleman of Ukiah, is registered at the a well known merchant of at the Lick, accompanied two Antarctic expeditions that are soon to be sent out under British and declaration of war nor for an ultimatum. The only | German auspices respectively. Says Mr. Grosvenor in the National Geo- | Russ for a short stay in the city. AMUSEMENTS. “The Bells.” every afterncon and cialties. ote. Fair and Philippine Ex- AUCTION SALES< mber 12, at 12 DENNERY'S RETIREMENT. hed one victory Health by ing the resig- from the position of for ling it in se 1 ry differ extent there will be a general yod citizens over moral tiremn he Dan yciated and in whose active. To fill the the enforced retirement of the un- it chose a man the Burns gang e He n steps in, and ali in atisfaction of knowing indignatic 1 1ced that. dy to clean itself to some ex- 2 thorough railroad dictation of the 1bservient to the railroad < are either railroad s s or are closely connected with r to use the i< as ready as ev 1 for the purpose who serve the Departm unes of the pus! wever, is as bad It ubted that the retirement of Dennery 1t by the severity of the popular con- nt in the first place. That ement for continuing yrts to make the corruption instead of a In the end a complete vic- not it was, 3oard of ealth tory will be with the people. )cratic oratory are, limitless. rs Bryan has associated the wonders with the free coinage of silver at A CORRECTION, \ST Monday The Call, in reviewing the in- gues now un n of Dan Burns to the United States Senate sion of the Legislature, published an ade by a well-informed member of that t ay the Republican Senators and Assem- blymen would probably vote if the extra session were heid. In tlie estimate certain members were classified as being in favor of a caucus, some against it and M extra a in which the estimate was given The at it differed in some srmation The Call had obtained from other ccurate. Despite that statement some of our r to have taken it as the esti- aries appe; mate of The Call itself, and we refer to it for th irpose of dissipating that error. The esno Democrat, ‘in discussing the subject, makes upon it many comments, some good, some bad, | and some indifferent. Two of these are worth notice. In the first place the Democrat jojns with The Call and the press generally in condemning the pro- posed extra session as a threatened wrong to .the State and the taxpay In the second place it points out that in the estimate made by the member of the Le The Call Senator Rowell of Fresno is put on the doubtful list, and says: “The Democrat. does not believe that there can be any ubt in Dr. Rowell's mind. He has in person and rough his paper championed another man’s cause. The Senator from this district has at least probity and y in his record up to-date, and it is difficult to credit the supposition that he would favor an extra session if he entertained the faintest idea that his State would, as has been claimed, be disgraced ly the outcome.” The Call cord ¢ approves the commendation thus given to the firmness and consistency of Senator Rowell. Tt is not at all likely that he is doubtful on such an issue as is presented in this case. The fact that he and others ivere wrongly classified in the 1 The Call was. so careful to ppint Jature and published i consistency was the reason wh, out at the time that it could not be fully relied upon. | It was published solely as a part of the news of the day, to show what calculations are being made on this question of so much interest to the people far superior to Dennery, is etter, since he 1 representa- in politics. Thus, as the| ,n has been felt by the board | er way to bring about the elec- | respects | d therefore could not be accepted as alto- | The chief scene of the celebration will be at Santa Cruz, where arrangements have been made on a grand | scale. Along with the Native Sons will go the men ot the First Regiment of California Valunteers, whose added a new luster to | issue Great Britain can make out of it would be the ;1(|1p11c:l rejection of the claim of suzerpinty, but as | that implication-is accompanied by an express declara- tion that the Bc which have | treaty of 1884, i | be raised even on that point |-should concede that the treaty gives the British | right to suzerainty. have no desire to dispute any right | service in the Philippines ha crued to Great Britain under the th: history of the State and augmented the patriotic pride of its people. That their presence will add to the enthusiasm of the oc | for the ardor of the reception given them on their arrival in this city attests the honor in which they are not easy to see how an issue could unless Chamberlain sion goes without saying, no | Judging of the situation from this distance it ap- held by th { eic ] | .. | held by the great mass of thei w country 3 | pears the British have everything to gain by a wait- i Stac ow couniynen | e 3 e e ol On each returning Admission day we rejoice in the | ing policy and’ nothing to gain by war. There is a 1 ‘ o Tt i = S S e greatne prosperity 1onw | Tiberal ‘party in the Transvaal which if left free to | 87catness and prosperity of the commonwealth anc with a fond pride recount the many features that en- deal with the problems of the country will certainly sooner or later give encouragement to the con- | " \ St o) 3 SN | struction of new railroads, the opening of O s L]“‘"”' On; this; occasion - Enailfy s | mines, building . of Iactorics fand Sthe Wevell | ha 0T lolextlE o thietpEnothatihas een By e ‘“pmem ot it G e G UM e that the youth of the State is in every way worthy of the noble heritage that is theirs and equal to the arduous requirements of the loft it as the empire State of the Pacific. holds the land. If the British will inevitably side with "their toral community tl interfere, the lib fell destiny that await California can rals w countrymen against the foreigners, and the result will be a conservative reaction, whose effects could not be overcome for years, even if the country were overrun by the British Moreov it is by no means certain The Boers have strong regard her. In the fields of war as well as in the pur- suits of peace they have upheld her cause and illus- trated her devotion to the Union and to the welfare of humanity. the ‘count can be overrun. allies among and best marksmen eving itseli ¢ % = x Santa C as ro or tinte o e e r perhaps ’mm kinsmen not only in Orange Free State but in I’ Lty (Gane I”.' ‘rrhsl 1.“ <t(rcc(, = y;:\zl SRR he courage Or per _ = g ¥ " ¢ rec c 2 e Sons a J s f Iy m th among the! sturdiest hghters 1e beautiful city by the sea has been the chosen spot | of many a gathering and the scene of many a festi- . but for none were more brilliant preparations made than for the visitors who are now to celebrate within her precincts the anniversary of the admission of California to the Union. Tt is to be a great day 1 | known to, the world. former .battles with British [ troops tt abled them to slaughter their foes with comparatively little loss 1emselves. At Laings Neck 174 British were killed in a few minutes, while the loss of the Boers trifling. At Ingogo River the British lost 150 out of -0 men engaged, and the loss of the Boers was but ight. At Majuba Hill the British lost 226 men out of a force of 400, and the Boers but one. marksmen not to be assailed without cause, and the British Government will doubtless take | advantage of Kruger's offer and postpone the ulti- matum. their fire has e e superio: 1o was A genuine C and it is a foregone conclusion the celebration will be in all respects one of social enjoyment as well as of + patriotic enthusiasm. Such are An Oakland woman is resisting her husband’s plea oi divorce because of her intemperance on the ground that her lord and master taught her the liquor habit. She evidently thinks that a good teacher ought to take pride in an apt pupil. { The Dominicans seem as ready take liberties with the language as they are ready to upset their governments. That little affair in San Domingo which began with the assassination of the President, developed in the death of scores of Dominic | diers and ended in the accession of a new executive D is now called an evolution and not a revolution. to OUR DREY;:US CASE. sol- "LARATIONS recently made by the counsel for Colonel Carter have had the effect of divid- ing public sentiment on the case and giving to the situation an aspect bearing in many respects a striking resemblance to the Dreyfus case. In the American as in the French affair we have an officer of | s t The English the Venezuelan Boundary Commission insist that America | bases her contentions upon a whim. The whimsi advocates before Anglo- ity of the affair did not strike the British so fortibly | the army tried by court-martial and condemned, a | | when American guns threatened to be the arbiters. charge of wrongful conviction brought about by a giant conspiracy, a demand for a new trial in the IN OHIO. civil courts, and an array of evidence put forth by attorneys of good standing to support their extra- HIO is no longer an “October State,” and ordinary assertions of injustice on the part of the gen- consequent no | eral staff of the army. Before the recent declarations were made the press i THE CAMPAIGN | vy the campaigns there are O longer watched intently for signs and por | tents of what the general clections in November wili of the country was unanimous in calling for the pun- ‘ bring forth. ishment of Carter in accordance with the findings of | State it has been in former times, for all prospects | the court-martial. The fact that for nearly two years | indicate a Republican victory. Nevertheless the con- | since his conviction he has been permitted full free- Neither is it this year the doubtiul | test there is interesting, for it is very sure to be the ' dom and full pay has been regarded as a public scan- | | most exciting of the year. dal. It was everywhere cited as a proof that while Each of the greater States of the Union has some | small offenders are punished the larger rascals, whose characteristic which distinguishes. its politics from | robberies run up into the millions of dollars, go free that of any other State. The characteristic of Ohio | by reason of corrupt influences exerted by powerful is faction fighting within party lines. Hardly a cam- | friends. At present, however, a considerable num- paign takes place there which is not'marked to a great | ber of the leading newspapers of the couptry see in degree by personal antagonisms, and these frequently | the neglect to punish Carter an evidence that the “lla\‘e as much to do as anything else in determining | authorities are by no means satisfied he was rightly | the result at the polls. | The Republicans of the State this year are fairly condemned. The counsel for Carter contend that a detail of well united, and yet it is safe to say that some of the officers such as composed the court-martial was ut- men who were so active in the effort to defeat the terly unfit to handle such a complex question, and election of Hanna to the United States Senate will that such tribunals, regardless of their personal char- krife the ticket this fall by way of revenge. In the acter and intentions, are by reason of their lack of | Democratic party the factions are sure to rage bit- | training and competency “organized to convict.” terly, for John R. McLean, the nominee for Gov- | self in times past and bushwhacked Thurman and leged irregularity of the procedure, the competency Pendleton in the days of their suprenacy with alof the witnesses heard for the prosecution and the vigor that finally defeated them and drove them from | evidence elicited. The brief states explicitly and em- office. phatically that there has been no attempt to delay con- It is not easy to determine what ambition has | sideration of the case, that no appeal has been made | prompted McLean to set himself up for Governor lin the defendant’s behalf by his counsel or friends to | this year, for he appears to have assumed the leader- | the President or anybody else for mercy, but, on the } ship of a forlorn hope and put himself in a position | contrary, that an effort has been sedulously made 'to ] where the friends of Thurman.and Pendleton can | geta final decision; and full responsibility is accepted | even up old scores. He has not been regarded as 2 by counsel for the silence of the defendant in regard | fool in times past, however vicious he may have been, ' to the charges made. and hence some have drawn the conclusion that he On the sho\\'ing made there has already sprung up sees a chance to win, and is willing to run the risk | a strong sentiment in favor of a reheari lg- of the case | because if successful it will advance his ambition to { by a civil tribunal. As the New York Times says | become the candidate of his party for the Presidency concerning the assertion of Carter’s counsel that he next year. is entitled to acquittal without a retrial: “Whether The platiorm on which he has chosen to stand is | or not we accept his conclusion that there is no one of the most extraordinary claptrap constructions | ground for the retrial of Captain Carter, we must ac- ever put together even by the Democratic party it | cept his conclusion that there is no ground for his these days of Bryanism. trines of the C]!iffl_gfl platiorm and emphatically’ in- this very plain. If Captain Carter has committed an | dmrscs the demand for the free coinage of silver at the | offense it is an offense cognizable by civil courts of ‘: ratio of 16 to 1, and {llexl pmcnfls to denounce “the | justice, and to these his accusers should be, referred.” secret and vicious alliance now ‘in evidence between | ——————— / England and the Republican administration whereby!‘ The men of the Marblehead complain that in their \his_ nali?n may‘become involved in war with foreign | long voyage around the Horn they suffered the nations.” | rigors of three winters in four months. They should The most glittering plank in the whole platiorm, | draw comparisons and remember that they gave the however, is that which declares: “Political bosses | Spaniards more than the heat of four summers in one are to be detested, and-are inimical to our form of | day | dear it to its people and excite the admiration of the | to-day regard her sons with as much pride as they | in her history, and her people are well aware of it. | lifornian welcome awaits every visitor, | | o Thus the argument for the defense is based upon the | | ernor, has been a most desperate faction fighter him- | unfitness of the court-martial to try the case, the al- | It reaffirms the wild doc- | retrial by court-martial. The review of the case makes | graphical Magazine, August: a subsidy of $200 of 191 under the joint patronage of the graphical Soclety, and unless misled in their expectations to the German national expedition. have not yet been fully determined inail the ship shall follow what is known as first station establ the South Shetland Islands southward to Alexandria Land. degrees south by 90 degrees west, a landing will be mad: *if practicable, and the Continuing onward, their coursc being dependent upon the amount of ice encountered, the party expects. to ‘establish on Cape Adare, Victoria Land, a second station, from which the great dash for the South Pole ‘‘Announcement is made that the British Government is ready to grant for the Antarctic expedition that s to set out in the summer Royal Soclety and of the Royal Geo- the promoters of the German expedition are being the Reichstag will soon guarantee substantial aid * The plans of ‘he (British) expedition their details, but it has been decided that the South American route, sailing from Here, at about 70 | will be attempted, and in the vicinity of which the principal scientific work will | be accomplished. | “The principal danger to navigation in the Aatartic region | pressure, for the currents radiate outward’ and not Captain Drygaiski, leader of the German expedition, proposes, therefore, to construct his ship on lines that will insure seaworthiness. This he believes can be secured by a vessel stanchly built of wdod, with strong internal supfports, which will at the same time afford protection against pow- | stormy nature of the sea. erful magnetic influences. “The Kerguelen Is| | | | | | starting point. the English explorers are to build a ria Land and thence proceed southward Land will be the objective meeting ally no geographic limits can be set in conclusion can be formed.” It and the ice in those region with the following paragraph: is not rather ice inward, but the ands, lying in the Indian Ocean at 70 degrees east by 30 degrees south and open to navigation at all seasons of the year, are to be the From these islands the route follows a line southwestward to some point on Wilkes Land, where a winter station will be built upon the edge of the ice-sheet and systematic observations taken, advance will be attempted on sleds across the ice in the direction of the mag- netle pole, and In the fall a return will be made in a.westerly direction along the little-known coast of Wilkes Land. Perhaps the party will be able to reach the most southerly known land, Victoria Land, discovered by Ross in 1842. As In the early spring an station on the edge of this same Victo- as well as along Wilkes Land, Victoria ground of both expeditions. But natur- a region about which scarcely a single believed that the following year will be specially favorable for Antarctic work, we are told by Mr. Grosvenof, as we are now in a warm temperature perfod s at a minimum. Mr. Grosvenor concludes his notice “The advantages, both from a geographic and general scientific point of view, of a further e stated a their rise in the South; the study of tae tween land ice, sea ice, river ice, etc.; magnetism within the Antarctic-cirele.” ploration of the South Polar regions have been so repeated! forth that it is hardly necessary to enlarge upon them here. : the verification or disproof of the existence of a vast Antarctic con- tinent; the determination of the origin of the cold ocean currents of atmospheric pressure and temperature, of volcanic action, set Briefly they may be which have nature of ice itself, of the differences be- and the investigation of the conditions and of terrestrial 0000000000000 0000 S 0009900000606 0006 @ OUR FUTURE TRADE WITH THE PHILIPPINES To the Editor of The Call—Sir: There Is no Californian so lacking tn good sense as not to wish that San Francisco’s trade with the Philippines may ‘“multiply and | still increase.” On the question how best | to secure that desirable end opinions | giffer. Some are impressed with the idea that trade necessarily follows: the flag. Were this the case Spain should in the past have had the lion's share of Phlllppln.fl trade. The figures given in this year's United States Agricultural Year Book show that such was not the case. Great Britain had nearly 34 per cen Spain merely 18 per cent, while the United States’ share was about 10 per cent only. This current vear's figures will of course show an abnormal increase. 0 our merchants to note that this yedr's returns will be necessarily abnormal. The goods exported from San Francisco have been in the main for the supply of our own citizens temporarily residing in the islands, either iquor trade is an_ example of statement the American invasion 432 saloons have been opened in Manila alone. Of course with the return of our army this trade would be likely to discontinue. The general trade of the islands would | follow in the main its usual channels, which is simply saying the products would follow the best demand—the coun- tries wanting most Manila hemp would | buy most Manila hemp, and so on with | the sugar and other 'products, unless | change of tariff caused alteration. The Philippine demand for imported goods would be very much the same as before the war, unless consumption is diminish- | ed by a serious diminution of consumers | slaughtered in war, or by the impoverish- ment of the residue from the wastes and discouragements of war. Probably out best chance of holding and increasing our trade is to make the Filipinos our friends as rapidly and ef- fectually as may be, by assuring them their entire independenc Gratitude for benefits cowferred is usually a more po- tent factor in_inducing friendly inter- course than is hatred and lust for revenge consequent on injuries suffered. The con- sumption of tea in Boston was not in- creased by King George's pig-headed op- pression. America free and friendly is alike Britain’s mart and Britain's gran- | ary. Filipinos free and friendly will be not only far ‘more creditable, but far more rofitable to America than Filipinos sul- en, conquered and impoverished from protracted war: That we may vet use such a policy as Funston recommends of less gunpowder and more conciliation is the desire, sir, of many Californians, including yours truly, EDWARD BERWICK, Monterey, September 6, 1899, L ——e—— ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. this, the PRESIDENT McKINLEY—G. D., City. President McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, February 26, 1844. TOM KEENE—C. T. S., City. Thomas W. Keene, the actor, died in New York City May 30, 1898. He was born on Staten Island, N. Y., October 26, 1840. BOXING CONTEST—A. B., City. Ama- teur clubs that have boxing contests within the clubroom for members and do not charge an admission fee, are not re- %ulred to take a special permit in San rancisco. NO SUCH OFFICIAL—E. S., French Cémn‘ Cal. There is no such official as “‘German Consul General’ at Washing- ton, D. C., but there is the Embnss:\ld-‘gr Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from (};r‘xgany. bHerr }'un Holleben. The office o e embassy is at 1435 Ma: avenue, N. W., in that city. At CUBA—Reader, City. It was during the reign of Louis Philippe of France that Spain offered to sell Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to France. The ne- gotiations went so_far as to signing the ne('essma' papers. The price demanded by | Queen Christina’ was thirty millions of & COMMUNICATIONS ¢ It ill be well for | \diers or civilians. The | having been made that since | reales (about $1,500,000) for Cuba and ten millions more for Puerto Rico and the Philippines, At the last moment the nego- tiations fell through by reason of Loufs hilippe asKing for a reduction of the sum of three millions on the pricé named for Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The matter was dropped and never taken up again by either nation. HE CANNOT—'~ D., City. A foreigner who comes to the nited States and in due course of time becomes naturalized cannot be nominated for the highest of- fice in_the land, namely, that of Presi- dent of the United States, as that is pro- hibited by the constitution. A COTTER'S BABE—K. L., City, The following lines: “Here and there a cotter’s babe is born by rlghl divine, Here and there my lord iIs lower than his oxen or his swine,” Are from Tennyson’s “Lockley Hall” ('Sixty Years After’), stanza 63. THE WAR RESOLUTIONS-R. H., City. The following is the wording of the resolutions generally known as the “war resolutions’: Resolved—By the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled: First—That the feo- ple of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independent. Second— | That it is the duty of the United States to | demand, and the Government of the United | States does hereby demand, that the Govern- ment of Spain at onee relinquish its author: | and governinent in the island of Cuba and withdriw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. Third—That the President Dr. M. J. Davis, one of the leading ph: sicians of Golconda, Nev.. is registered at the Palace, accompanied by his wife. Alden Anderson, ex-Speaker of the As- sembly, came down from his home in Sui- | sun yesterday and i ing at the Grand J. K. Moore and John M. Miller, two of the leading business men of Los Angeles | are staying at the Occidental, where th | arrived yesterday morning. H. G. Lang, a prominent warehouse man of Hanford, is staying at the Grand while on a short visit of pleasure to the city. United States Circuit Judge W. W. Mor- yow left for the north last evening to hold court at Seattle during the absence of the judicial incumbent-of that district on his yearly vacation. Mrs. General Warfleld, wife of the pro- prietor of the California, received word Jast night that her husband was lying ill in the Pennsylvania Hospital at Phil delphia. His condition is not serious, and as he is being well looked after by friends he will be about in a few days. | General Warfleld went East some time ago to-attend to some private business matters. Head of the art +o————o+ e A @ departiment rush- | . OPPORTUNITY ing into the edito- rial sanctum a | s OFFA addressing the 1 | Awful Presence— | LIFETIME. | old man, > © we're. having a S o e p h—1 of a time up- | stairs. Montmorency Miligan, our new ! 3300 a week star, has be out all night | filling up on Chines This forenoon he took eighteen al s to brace up and now he has gone plumb loco. | tried to quiet him | get worse. 1h | the window a monk and making faces at fruit peddler in the alley. 1 do? Awful Presence—Do? Ha, ha—this splendid. Lock him up in a room by him- self, where he'll have no chance to straighten out, and start him working on those bizarre posters for the Sunday sup- plement. —_——w——————— | CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—J. A. Adger of San Francisco is at the Raleigh; C. A Swartz of Oakland is at the St. James. _— Cal.glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.® —_——————— Special information suppifed dally to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery streét. Telephone Main 1042. ¢ —_ e —— Off on Business. Captains O. F. Bolles and J. K. Bulge: Unijted States Inspectors of Steam Ves sels, have gone to San Diego and other southern ports to inspect vessels there. i e ¢« Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup " Has been used for fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, eoft the gums, alla 3 . Te lates the Bowels and is the best remed Diarrhoeas, whether arising from teething or | other causes. For sale by druggists in ever part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, %c a bottle. HOTEL DEL CORONADO-—Take advantage of the round trip tickets. Now only $) by steamship. including fifteen days' board at ho- -tel; longer stay, $230 per day. Apply at * New Montgomery street, San Francisco. Next Sunday’s Call. September 10, 1899. FICTION, FROM SOCIETY SWELL TO PAUPER. The man who introduced the Prince of Wales to New York society belles is now in one of our charitable institutions. WHICH WILL WIN? Complete story of the contest for the America’s cup. FHE GREATEST WINERY IN AMERICA YOM KIPPUR. Its signification to the Jews. THE GIRL BACHELORS OF SAN FRANCISCO. Who they ars and how they enjoy their independence, STORIES OF THE CAMP. A boy who *beat” his way to Manila to nurse his sick brother and a Colo- rado volunteer who has falien heir to $4,000,000. PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA, Who will visit San Francisco. FASHIONS AND HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.