The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1899, Page 6

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OVEMBER 10, 1899 BERIDAN: ks e G Nl)\"l‘i.\XBF,R 10, 1809 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Propristor. Lt R R W. S. LEAKE, Manager. d Third Sts., S. F Market an: Telay! Main 1868, I CITORIAL ROOMS. 27 to 22! Stevenson Street Tels ne Main 1876 Matl, Including Postage: g Sunday Call); luding Sunday Call), 1), $ months - a .00 8.00 1.50 65 1.50 1.00 ers gre authorized to receiv. subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwarded when raquested. OAKLAND OFFICE. 908 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Forelgn Advertising, Marqustte Building, Chicago. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C. CARLTON --Herald Square NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: PERRY LUKENS JR. .29 Tribune Building WS ETANDS. News Co.; Great ‘Northern Hotel; 1 CHICAGO N Bherman House ) NEW YORK NEWS STANDS, a Hotel; A. DBrentano, 81 Unlon Square; OFFICE ......... Welllngton Hotel d. L. ENGLISH, Correspondent. ERANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes street, open until clock. 639 McAllister street, open' untll 9:30 615 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. open unt!l 10 o'clock. 2261 Market Sixteenth, cpen until 9 o'clock. 1096 open until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh 9 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty- Ky streets, open untll 9 o'clock. isqgon stre , corner AMUSEMENTS. Waves.” loaks." and 11 o'clock, Furni- November 14, at 12 ber 15, at 12 o'clock, THE CUBANS. land, land were at once laws. ing in k one. of our peo- nate two re- umes that it is uni- 1s are for the Boers. Americans, who have of d to the effect that o Re- ation aal ant the London Times ns are plumping for this e as as- vernment is able to aid the of England in her graceie } Though it is in oppo- s-work and traditional policy, the de- our Government need not ywing the example of cer- London, can extend d be held harmless But it v any one wh subject with knowledge of its bearing in international law that this practical al- liance 1 nst the Transvaal does not The e. ur systerr executi nding to or re- c or consular officers. ed to a Govern- exequatur, witho:, consular function. To ac- nd therefor an exequatur e existence of a. national t. Also to receive cer and gr. ge the. inder ceivi 1t to him ndent na- and its capacity to ch country ministration has e anged these very s with the Orange Free State. We nsul Gener have accredited This is an absol recognition and nt of the independent existence of the to all the benefits of ernational law, including the laws of a nation, entitle neutrality. England is not making war upon the Transvaal seeking to destroy the Orange Free ich She 1ation alone. State, a and 1 wi we ve recognized as such, with her is not only a violation of neutral rights, but is technically an act of war against the Free State. In these high and mighty days when the world is so engaged in witnessing the pomp and circumstance ights of the weak and the obligations of the strong are forgotten our attitude to the Free State ot cxcite much attention, but it goes into history just the same, and -we very much ques- tion if the American people desire to stand in the at- titude in which it places them. We assumed to make a nation out of Cuba. Her were in rebellion against Spanish sov- ereignty, which had been over them in practically immemorial jurisdiction. Professing a tender regard for the right of man to self-government, we made war in behalf of that sentiment. plain to the same principle in the case of the Orange Free State, which we have recognized as a nation? [ ——— About all we have to do now is to rush business and get ready for Thanksgiving. [ practic; nce of war that the ri may people led attention of | neutrality | 1 in her conquest of that -arted American, no one ! correctness of the tech- | now not the Trans- | j 1 occur to | tional duties and func- | Wherein is our duty less | I} COMMISSION SIDE LIGHTS. W E publish to-day a report sent to The Call by a well-known San Franciscan in Manila. As it is testimony from the imperialist camp it ‘throws a useful side light upon the report of the Phil- {ippine Commission. The reader will observe its | ferocity of expression toward the natives and that the writer criticizes everybody who has ‘not trampled | them with a hard heel. While he has no use for the | natives, except to drive them, he paints a picture of | corruption in American administration there which may be usefully contemplated by those who pretend | that we are going to “‘educate” the natives in pure erican The writer is thor- He knows what he is in Ma- nila for, and is a rugged type of the ss of Ameri- | cans who wait impatiently for the fruits of conquest. While it may be said that his letter reflects personal it all Californi interpret it fairly be- cause of the just estimate he puts upon officers like Captain Henry Glass of the navy and gallant Colonel Miley, who succumbed to the attack brought on by | his unselfish and unmentioned discharge of duty and rests now in a soldier’s grave at the Presidio. and upright respon ways. oughly le. will ng, | Protestant, draws an admonitory picture of the re- | ligious situation and justifies the forecast of what is | country. The ecclesiastical tenure of nearly all the | lands that are worth tilling in the islands is but a The writer, who happens to be neither Catholic nor | | | | | { o come that has been made by many people in this | {and a decision of the Superior Court on a writ of companion picture to the absorption of such lands in | Hawaii by the missionaries and their descendants but as it is ecclesiastical the question is a Pandora’s | box full of evils and troubles for this country long | after the natives have been subjugated. . | The secthing scene of slaughter, oppression, official | rascality, administrative incapacity and personal greed described by our correspondent is evidence of the in- firmities of administration at distance from the wholesome restraint of public opinion at It is Verres, Hastings and Clive over again, |and so it will be to the end of this weird chapter. | When this letter is read in connection with the offi- cial report to the War Department which we exclu- { v published last month, and both are considered {in connection with the proposition of Senator Davis { of Minnesota, chairman of the Committee of For- | eign s, that Congress shall at the next session keep hands off Porto Rican, Cuban and Philippine | affairs, and give to the Executive and the army free | rein in each of those dependencies, there arises a pros- | pect that must disquiet every American who feel [tender of his country’s honor. Yet the -Senator's | proposition is a suggestion of the inevitable. such a vast home. | nominal par value of the corporation’s stock. In | this external administration over peoples so radically | different from our own, forced by military power out | of line with their own aspiratic vain experiment is being tried of w and upon whom the rhipping them out s, emergencies are inevit- | of their racial characteris able with c vhich Congress cannot deal, in regular or | special session. These must have executive treatment, od or t nd this will require a great ex- 1 in the grant of power to the President. This | is a distasteful thing to contemplate, but it shares that quality with nearly everything connected with the subject. r up the Maine. One of them offers to tell it all for $20,000 and a chance to live in retirement outside of Cuba and the United States. His story is verified by a yellow correspondent at Havana, who see the he Maine from the place where he is writing be it g pansic a YEILOW DISCOVERY. HE Examiner has discovered the men wha blew | says he knows it is true because he can | wreck of t could be strc quisite detective skill! nger confirmation! What ex It is as if a San Francisco de- tective should declare that a man is murdered be- | cause his name’is in the directory. We have no doubt that Cuban woods are full of men who will confess that they blew up the Maine for a consideration of $20,000 and a chance to retire {to it. But what has become of the Examiner, reward of $50,000 for the miscreant? When the Maine was destroyed the Ex- aminer was twenty-foyr hours behind its contem- poraries in getting the news, but it used the wreck some chosen retreat to enjoy for advertising purposes and announced that it had | Zurope that it would | 0,000 for the men who did the dastardly work. | otified all the crowned heads of ch of the crowned heads it suspected of the | crime has never transpired, but it worked the wreck | for all it was worth as an advertisement. | Its return to the subject now seems to be a con- | fession that othdr means of sensational advertising have been exhausted, and rather than go at legitimate journalism and newsgetting it takes another fall out of the Maine. ' In line with its policy the Exdminer should pro- ceed to hire a man to confess, tell the names of ac- complices who are men of straw, then ostentatiously | give him a check of which the payment has stopg» Y in advance, then photograph the check and { | pat itself < the back. The Examiner has fallen so far behind as a news- paper that some time there may be public interest in | duce the man, provided he is protected from the en- | thusiastic expression of hilarity and gratitude which will be sure to accompany his appearance. THE *“CLUB HOUSE” GAMBLERS. REDIT is due to the police for the promptness and skill with which the raid was -made upon | ‘ C | the gamblers whose so-called social club was lcxposcd by The Call last Friday. As a result of the | arrest, and evidence is in the hands of the police to | prove the charges against them. | Since the police have done their duty the issue in the case is for the courts to decide. The question {is whether by organizing a “social club” it is pos 5 sible for gamblers to evade the statute forbidding the maintenance of gambling-houses and the conduct of gambling games. If the contention of the gamblers be upheld by the courts we shall have practically | unlimited gambling until the Legislature amends the law under which social clubs enjoy immunity. As the matter is now before the courts for deci- | sion it is not worth while to argue the validity of the claim of the gamblers or the construction of the statute. It would appear, however, that there is nothing in the law which can support their preten- sions. It is quite true the courts have thrown around social clubs a great deal of protection, but they have never gone so far as to declare that such clubs could be legally used for the purpose of evading the statutes of the State and for perpetrating offenses which are punishable by fine and imprisonment. Whatever may be the results of the trial, the police | have done their duty. They have raided the cluh exposed by The Call and found there a number of men engaged in gambling and a full faro layout. They have therefore made a test case which will result in ) determining the meaning of the law. For that they | | been | the wrt. % and its own unutterable emotions, and then | who wrecked it, and a reward of a nickel may pro- | | asks a corporation to aid the Government in waging | | definie its own; and, in the second place, the Chinesc i problem has not yet reached a point where any defi- | expectations. The act requiring them to stamp their {as in the suits against Wells, Fargo & Co. in this F | Chinese policy and state how far it claimed a right | | where many phases of the Chinese subject were dis- | formally discussed, but it can be stated positively that | tion.” | stated he has not been charged to make any propo- | sitions to ‘our Government with regard to China. In | nite solution of it is practicable. | raid a considerable number of gamblers are under | | tends to support the belief that sooner or later we I to have special interests and rights in what are called | | opportunities of trade on equal terms with other na- | tions in every part of China from north to south | and as far into the interior as any nation has a right deserve the commendation of the public. If gam- bling be carried on hereaiter under the form of an amusement of a social club it will be due to a defect of the law and not to a fault of the police, and the peo- ple will know how to provide a remedy for the evil. [ T THE LAW AND TAX SHIRKING. T HE express compan‘ies o} the United States in shirking their war taxes have been favored by the law's delays probably beyond their fondest receipts and bills of lading went into effect on June 13, 1808. It is now November, 1899, and although shippers, Attorney Generals and Judges all over the country have been working maniully for a year and five months to enforce the law they are as far away as ever from compelling obedience to it. In Illinois a Court of Equity decided over a year ago that the express companies are legally liable for the tax; in Michigan the Supreme Court many months ago issued a writ of mandate ordering stamps to be affixed to receipts and bills of lading in that State, in accordance with the statute; in California the Superior. Court in an action for damages has placed the same construction upon the law. Here, howeyer, the law's delays have worked most potently. Two cases removed to the United States Circuit Court which involve the question have been under submission on a motion to remand since June last, mandate has been on appeal for months and is not nkely to be decided for a year. Certainly a sufficient number of cases have been decided against the express companies to admonish them that ultimately they are certain to be compelled to pay the tax, but the burden amounts to between $200,000 and $300,000 a year to each shirking com- bination, and all are consequently emboldened to dispute the law to the end. Every day that passes | there is transferred from the pockets of the shippers and placed in theirs between $3000 and $3000. On Thursday a case involving the construction of the law was argued in the United States Supreme Court. The lawyers for the plaintiff, a shipper, intro- duced the same points on which all the previous | cases have been decided. The same answer was made | city carries 28,000,000 packages annually, upon which the aw, ii the plaintiff’s contention is established, will impose a tax of $280, or 215 per cent of the | “Th an unreasonable burden,” argued counsel, “but if | it is paid by the shipping public it will not be felt.” Here is entertaining corporation logic. Shippers do not feel the burden of taxes. They may be held up and robbed of a million or so a year by the ex- press companies without producing them the slightest sign of pain. But the moment Congress in a foreign war to the extent of a single cent rank in- justice is perpetrated and the courts are appealed to to prevent the outrage. Evidently the corporations doing an express busi- | | At its ses- sion next month Congress ought to take hold of them and not only reimpose this tax but double and forbid all those carrying on an interstate busi- ness from increasing their rates. This would teach | them a lesson in patriotism which would not be lost. OUR INTERESTS IN CHINA. OR some time past reports have been in cir- culation that the great powers of Europe would | soon call upon our Government to define its ness in this country need disciplining. to trade in those parts of China which have recently passed under the domination of Russia, Germany and France. It has been stated that Count Cassini, the Russian Embassador to this country, was engaged during his recent visit to Europe in discussing the question with the different powers interested, and would, upon his return, open negotiations with Sec- retary Hay upon the subject. The Count has now returned, and in our dispatches | of Wednesday there was given a summary of an in- terview with him in which he is reported to have talked frankly and to have denied that he has any intention of asking the United States what port or “sphere of influence” they desire to occupy in' China. He is reported as sayin “I saw many prominent public men while in Europe, including Count Mura#ieff, and I assure you that this is the first time that I have heard that such a proposition was to be submitted to the United States. In my talks at St. Petersburg, Paris and else- cussed, but nothing—absolutely nothing—occurred to | warrant any report that I individually, or with others, have any special inquiries to make concerning China. To be sure this and all other current topics are in- I return without any special mission to perform and without instructions relating to China. So far as Russia is concerned her door stands open. The great commercial port of Talien-Wan has been made free to the commerce of the world by formal proclama- Count Cassini is a diplomatist, and a Russian dip- lomatist at that, so the public will receive with some incredulity the statement that he “talked frankly.” till it is quite probable he told the truth when he the first place no European power, nor combination of powers, is in a, position to ask us to define our Chinese policy, for not one of them is prepared to There is in the situation, however, much which will come into conflict with those powers that claim their “spheres of influence.” The United States do not claim jurisdiction or influence over a single acre of Chinese territory, but they do claim the right to to trade. "How our right to equal trade in all parts of the empire can be reconciled with the aggressions of European powers remains to be seen. It will be noted Count Cassini states Russia has made the port of Talien-Wan free to the commerce of the world. That is all right as'far as it goes, but the question remains whether Russia could shut us out if she chose. At present Russia has extended ‘a “sphere of influence” over two Chinese provinces, Germany over one, France over an extensive region in the south, and Great Britain claims influence over the whole Yangtse Valley and its coast frontage. If such claims go on unchecked the time will soon come when the whole sea front of China will be under European influence. Tt will then be imperative upon | us to define our policy, whether we are asked to do it or not. In fact, there are breakers ahead in Chi- nese waters, and our own ship of state is likely to be involved in them. The Adams Company, its attorney averred, | ¢ | passed upon before. | ing his trial upon a charge of murder. A | sented a petition | Judge he alleged had not | | ¥ihity. He crumed that Buchanan can- | not be delivered to the Sheriff of Yuba | erwise under the 1 “ARE YOU AN EXPANSIONIST?" * MONSTER STRAY TURTLE FOR A WATCH DOG unmolested through the streets long since a well-known family of this kind. stmply appeared one day at the O proceeded to make himself at home +040+@ : o however; he had found a comfortable ° security, S0 he returned, but was again turtle had a will of his own and was & spot, =0 he crawled In ggain the next time the gate was open. 4 ®ave up in despair, and allowed the uni o fore they turned him out again. But ¢ ance was repeated a number of times; o take possession of the garden which he had so long coveted as his abode. There he crawls about in the daytime and sleeps at night, and is given his + It was necessary to accept the inevi O to attach himself began to feel a certa O three good meals a day of bran and 4 is a perfectly harmless old fellow, ar O him, two or three at a time riding on ¢ a hand on the side of hi} neck, for, as O in his shell, it is likely to be drawn in teristic developed after he had been + o + functions of a watch dog. The poor than his bite. 2 It is + O species, he has grown to an unusual size. 4 and take upon itself the drawn look of extreme age. O that he is the famous turtle that bel | & @reatest conqueror and King of the | ¢ vears ago. | 0 family, and last belonged to the queen dowager, | $ June 24 Some time before the Queen's death the turtle di: 0 whether this queer old beast, with its 4 romantic history or mnot, it is to-day or O Honoluly, though few visitors know of its existence. + ©+4090404040404040404040404040404040 404040 40404040+ RIGHTS OF HABEAS CORPUS ARE SACRED! NEW POINT IN LAW DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT. Superior Judges Have Power to In-ix quire Into the Sanity of Asylum Inmates Held for Crime. | The Supreme Court yesterday handed | down a decision Involving the question | of habeas corpus in which points were raised that have never been judicially ¥ In the Insane Asy- lum at Napa is a man named Hugh Buchanan, ‘'who had been committed by the Superior Court of Yuba County pend- friend of Buchanan named Muller pre- for habeas corpus to . D. Ham of the Superior Court | of Napa, setting forth that the patient had recovered his sanity and was entitled to be discharged from the asylum and re- | Qelivered into the custody of the Sheriff | of Yuba, to be placed on trial. Judge Ham | issued the writ, making it returnable be- fore the acting Judge of the court, who Judge Joseph P. Jones of Contra | Costa County. Superintendent Dr. A. M. Gardner of the | lum made return of the writ, | he commitment of Buchanan, | recovered his County except upon the certificate of the superintendent of the asylum showing | that the patient had recovered his sanity. | Judge Jones decided that the superintend- S point was not well made and insisted | n the command of the writ being com- blied with, Dr. Gardner at once applied | to the Supreme Court for a writ to pro- hibit Judge Jones from entertaining juris- | diction in the habeas corpus case. Dr. | Gardner took the position that the Supe- rior Court of Napa County is without jur- liction or authority to order him to de- Buchanan on hab corpus or oth- tutes relating to the | commitment and discharge of insane per- sons. The Supreme Court, in discussing the authority of the medical superintend- | ent, the jurisdiction of the lower court and the statutes, says: A fair construction of all the provisions of the statutes on the subject leads to the con- olusion that In a case like this the superin- | tendent of the State Hospital may discharge | the patient and if he falls or refuses to act | the fnmate may Institute the Inquiry into his | sanity by the process of habeas corpus. * ¢ | Where he refuses to act and resort is had to | I upo; the court we think the Judge has the power not only to adjudge the patient to be sgne, but _to order him redelivered to the Sheriff to | be dealt with under the Penal Code. The opinion was written by Commis- | sioner Chipman, and Justice McFarland, in a concurring paragraph, adds that the right to the benefits of habeas corpus is | sacred and cannot be abridged. SUPERVISORS' SALARIES." Important Decision Involving the Payment of County Officers. A matter of law which has never been passed upon by the highest State court was decided yesterday in the Supreme | Court. John W. White is a Supervisor and at the same time Road Commissioner of his supervisorial district in Kern Count He presented a bill for salary and mileage amounting to $1803 50, which was passed by the Supervisors, who or- dered the Auditor, B. A. Hayden, ta draw his warrant for the same on the salary | fund of the county. This the Auditor re- | fused to do. Nexi the order was to draw a warrant on the road fund, which was also met with a refusal. It was necessary for White to sue and the case went to! the: Supreme Court, his contention being that the wages of Road Commissioner should be classed as “salary” and should Dbe paid out of the salary fund. The Su- preme Court upholds this contention, and | as its decision affects nearly every county TRAY turtles, measuring four or five feet in length, do not often wander Nobody knows where the great beast came from; he pelled by the astonished family, to wander once more on the city streets they did not know what else to do with him. The turtle had diffefent ideas, very likely led a life of hardship and intended to end his days in peace and rear up on his hind legs and put his fore feet on the top—like a great dog. in return for the kindness lavished upon him he took upon himself stranger enters the gate he gives forth such loud and formidable hisses as 9/ to frighten the most courageous until they discover that his hiss is worse estimated that this great turtle is very old. While not of a rare The animal remained for generations in the custody of the royal | fun A | mez is a person whom everyhody knows | must suffer the consequences. | reached there in February, and, after a | of a thickly populated city. But not in Honolulu, H. I, recelved a visitor garden gate and, forcing an entrance, on the premises. He was promptly ex- or home and meant to stay in it, he had turned out upon the cruel world. The determined to live in that particular The family nvited guest to remain a few days be- he returned once more. This perform- if they shut the gate on him he would table. in superstition, The pecple to whom he wished and allowed him to water, and scraps from the table. He 1d the children great sport with his back. It is only dangerous to place he contracts his neck quickly with- and injured. But his funniest charac- fairly accapted into the family circle; thes beast {s not able to bark, but when a His neck is beginning to shrivel It is thought by some onged to Kamehameha 1. He was the Hawalfan Islands, and lived over 1) Kz who died on appeared. But Imost human intelligence, has such a ne of the most interesting sights of 404040404 040404 040404040404040404090404040004040+8 in the State the principal point made is worthy of quotation: Whether the duties are legislative or judiclal capae awith the hoard or wheth road commissioner he is volved upon him by I he is a_county of created out of 10 be paid, we see no res not be paid his ent ¥ law as Supervisor out of th d. and a5 re synonymous. h ! mean a sum of money periodically paid for | gervices rendered, and it Is immaterial how the value of the services is ascertained. | OFF WITH THE OLD, | ON WITH THE NEW! LF WHELAN of the Tivoli is a vie- tim of the lightning change tem that prevails at our stock houses. Alas for art! For it is a well-estab- lished fact that art is long, and it rebels sorely at telegraphic methods. Mr. Whelan was cast this week for Dro- mez in “Three Black Cloaks.” Now Dro- in real life and recognizes with pleasure | on the stage. He is a miller, according to the book, a very foolish miller, indeed, | and as cunning as a fox in his avarice. | He is merely one of the many paradoxical | people wWho £o to make up the world, and | he is_well worth the trouble to a good | comedian. The part as it is amusing and unique. tunity for Mr. Whelan. called some ~ Dr written is human, It_was an oppor- Probably he re- omez that he used to know “‘down east,” and he built himself | accordingly. But he cannot score a tri umph, and all because of the hurried life | that Tivoli actors must lead. Alf Whela has struck the keynote of his role, and struck it with a vigor, too. ¥, unfinished. Given | would prune much ine fective business, such as his many retur at the cellar d As it is, he has hardly time to disc at is ineffective. Given still another week, he would find new and delicious little things to surprise us with. Again, he will be whizzed away to play another somebody before he has a chance to become half dcquainted with his pres- ent character. A few rehearsals, a weel off with the old piece new. Inanity reigns su; But his work is another week he k's run, then it's and on 'with the preme, and quality The cons, quences are a weary looking chorus, a su. erficiality in principals and : i s bm“demg‘ D nd art thrust SARAH COMSTOCK. ————— ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. PLANS FOR CITY BUILDINGS_S. A J.. Spreckels, Cal. Russell Sturgis’ for city bulldings appeared in ffie issue of Harper's for 1898 plans the March page 597, et seq. COPYRIGHT—Reader. City. For infor- mation as to copyrights issued in the United States address a communication to gleéjbrarlun of Congress at ‘Washington, “CHINESE GBRDO!\ . City. Charles George Gordon, called ‘hh,g,fi:e Gordon,” also “Gordon Pasha,” in Jan- | uary, 1884, was dispatched by the British | Government to Khartoum to extricate the Egyptian garrisons in the Soudan, then | menaced by the revolt of the Mahdl. He | herojc defense that taxed the manhood of | England's bravest veterans, Khartoum | fell on the %th of January, 18%, and brave | Gordon was among the slain, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—Stewart street, City. A Chamber of Commerce is a body of traders and merchants as- sociated for the purpose of promoting the interests of its own members, of the town | or city in-which it is located and the com- ! munity generally, so far as they are re- | lated to trade and merchandise. Prom- inent among the methods of activity of | such a body are the following: (1) Rep- | resenting and urging on the legislative bodies the views of the members in mer- I'M A CONTRACTOR.” —Pittshure Prass, | York | considerable | ages, alleged to have been in | Has been used for fifty years by cantile affairs; (2) aiding in the prepa; tion of legislative measures having ref- erence to trade; (3) collecting statistics bearing on the staple trade of the coun- try; (4 in some places acting as a sort nf)cnun of arbitration in mercantile ¢ 5) attaining by combination \';\nta}zf‘: )in tra{ 3 “vhli-h f'[?,‘f{m be bey: ra dividual e . e lines as a Chamber of Commerce, objects are to promote comme in industry, settle disputes c cern rade and procure necessary {aintio for its securlty ana advanceme Tt acts as a court of arbitration between debtor and °creditor, and in that way avoids much costly litigation. ‘A Merchants' Exchange is an associa- d sam Its maintain teg- tion that furnishes to its members all in- shipping, disasters els all over artures, the and _information mportance to the formation about # movements of Vi world, arrivals and dej dition' of the weather that is of the greate t i mercantile community. A Produce Exchange is an association where produce, principal nd grain, is sold and bought, statistics are collected to show to the membership the productiveness of the country in which 't is located and of the world generally. The benefit to members is that it gives them a meeting place to transact business with one another and furnishes them valuable fnformation which is ntial in bu. ness and which individuals could not pro- cure without immense cost by their own efforts. AROUND THE CORRIDORS Dr. O. D. Norton, U. 8. the Palace. W. H. Clary, a wealthy mine-owner of Stockton, is a guest at the Lick. Dr. Louis P. Smith, U. S. A, Is at the Occidental, accompanied by his wife. Raleigh Barcar, a prominent attorney of Vacaville, is among the arrivals at the Lick. C. A. Ruggles has come down from his home in Stockton, and is a guest at the Grand. Robert G. Barton, a wealthy fruit grower of Fresno, is registered at the Oc- cidental. Alden Anderson, the well-known fruit grower of Suisun, is among the recent ar- rivals at the Grand. E. T. Robie, a well-known fruit man of Auburn, i{s among those who arrived in the city yesterday and went to the Lick. G. N. Wright, a lucky miner from the Cape Nome district, is at the Occidental, where he will remain for the next few days. T. Allen of the United States Geologi- cal Survey arrived in the city yesterday from Tacoma and registered at the Occi- dental. H. L. Gilbert, son of Judge Gilbert of the United States Circult Court, is a guest at the Occidental. He arrived yesterday from his home in Portland, Oregon. Right Rev. P. W. Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco; Rev. D. J. Riordan, and Rev. P. E. Mulligan sailed from New last Saturday on the Hamburg- Augusta Victoria for Italy V., is a guest at American liner via Gibraltar, W. G. Nevin, general manager of the inta Fe Pacific and Southern California ilroads; C. M. Sterry, chief counsel of the same lines, and J. R. Hitchcock are stered at the Palace. They arrived yesterday from Los Angeles. Rutherford Corbin, son of the adjutant general of the army, is at the Palace, where he arrived yesterday from the transport Warren, on which vessel he has just returned from Manila. He has seen vice at the front. e CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW ‘.'(IRI\ZVZ\'H\'. 9.—E. W. Hopkins, and Miss Hopkin ) at the Holland. cisco is the Ho: . S ¥ sco is at the Manhatta William Perris and Miss Bilanding of San Francisco are at the Savoy. W. V. Pardee of San nd J. A. Hendrich- , are at the Na- New pictures for fall and holiday trade are here. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market.* e Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.* —_—— Special information supplied dai houses and public me reau (Allen Clipping I gomery street. T e Libel Against the Port Patrick. ephone A libel was filed in the United States District Court yesterday by the Postal Telegraph Cable Comps against the ship Port Patrick to recover 7 37T dam- cted-on a cable of the plaintiff in San Francisco Bay on October 10 of this year. B — “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup” millions ot mothers for their children while Teething with perfect suc It soothes the chiid, softens tre gums, ays pain, cures Wind Colic, regu- lates the Bowels and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas, Whether arising from teething or For sale by druggists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs, r ¢ a bottle. —_————— Tourist Excursions. ALLY conduct m | by an anchor of the ship during a gale ed Tour! t Excursions, 1 Vestibuled Sleep- fornfa to St. Paul, Chicago and Boston, every Sunday, day and Friday. Get full information at fng Cars, St. Louls, Wedn | 628 Market st. B — e HOTEL DEL CORONADO—Take advantage of the round-trip tickets. 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