The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1899 4 A})VERTISEMENTS s with CvTicura Soap, with C: cures. This troat- scalp and hair of wnd dandruft, allay ite ernp s with , thus producing Ip, with Iummm, Hair Came Out Freely. ad the typhe sted that I 80, meeting nedies. I did hicl 4 was very proud). but ¢ ail pro » itching 1 gone, M.JUDAN 5 Hallid; v St., Jersey City. Bad Dandruff Cured AMUSEMENTS. 3 the New Biil ith Enthusiasm! Opera ay "?i’{ =2 £ ‘»ih Y Mfib ARCH. He THEATER. PDAY. HTS ter Comlc Hit, RIEND FROM INDIA." #BRA THEATE T LAD FIFI Pictures. D, ALL St ,\T\ ! ESE BUNDAY NIGHT IE BLAIR In A LADY ()l nl AL TY. FATS NOW READY. CONCERTS AND RESORTS AND ZOO o BES NOON AND COREY ISLAND HOW 1§ SAY FRANCISGD. S‘IE PLEGHASE— fiENTRAL PAHK 1Tz OTHER 2 m AT'I'TI{ \('"nrr. ramble 250 from the hi Admis- n every afternoon and evening. Teekdy Call $1.00 per Toar SATISFIED WITH - THE AGREEMENT A Rejoicing Over Samoan Matter. | e e UNITED STATES RETAINS THE | BEST HARBOR. BRI i the Finest Refuge for Ships to Be Found in the Pacific Ocean. SRSt al Dispatch to The Call | BERLIN, N The Colonial Courtell, heartily approved the ut. Prince Wied de- inks were due firstly to the for 'hne r‘hn(‘r< for the Council's the Samoan glory of the Germany.” the imperishable the honor of he telegram said: , which knew its pur- ul enough to attain it, in overcoming difficul- red almost insuperable. 1 issolubly bound oa Is in <t beginning of German man industry and and the blood of sailors has made Samoa German thought people could not ot giving up the m then pr: eded to express e of its |Xllfl1"(‘\'\l‘ g con lence | AMUSEMENTS | CALIFORNIA T HEATE ROOM ONLY LAST 'NIGHT. NANCE O’'NEIL. TO '\th 5 The Popular House “THE SHADOW,” CAMILL “WHAT HAPPhx\ILD 10 JONES p LLAR F L@wmm THEATER NIGHTS -MAT. SAT. ND RULGER to-Date Version of SAD SEA WAVES NEXT MONDAY n—va.nmm, Great Laugh- CWHY SMITH LEFT HOME.” | Can You Do Bad Cook AT8 N Worse? \‘v FSTLR\ TURF A‘?*GCMT*O\ INCORPORATED. Amert NFORAN an Turf Congn P,\Rl\ Mateo C Hotal ‘ Member Arrlve at n Bruno at Valencia-street e to the ved for women y-four ride cou s upon presen- alencla street without delay with 1 EQUITABLE OIL COMPANY, Land Located in the Very Center of il BELT (N KERN COUNTY. Surrounded by Flowing Wells. Midway Between Goalinga and MeKittrick Districts, Title Un’lfidA:l:u-\‘Par t. merd quantity of Treasury Stock now for eale for development purpoges only at ONE DOLLAR PER SHARE. No further stock will be offered except at an ADVANGE IN PRICE. Stock llsted on Californta Oll Exchange, w vis:r DR. JORDAN'S creat @ MOSEUR OF AHATOMY 1051 KARZET t. 687, 6.9.0:20, The Laggest Anatomica) Moseum n World. Weaknetice or Ay commieiod dicease penitively carad by it oldoss Speailist cn the Coast. Est. 36 yeare DR. JORDAR—-PRIVATE DISEASES 4 Copsultation free and strictly priv: Tretimens pereo ally o b ; Fisidir Pon.tive Cure. Wit for Book TFE MARKIAG valuable book f DR IHRDAN & CO,, 1051 ; ® DR. CROSSMAN’S SPECIFIC MIXTURE, OR THE CURE OF Gleets, Strictures and apalc :ts of the Organs of G neration, Yprice 31 a Dottt sale by Arugglsts. \Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills RE ACKNOWLEDGED BY AHOUSA\DS of persons who have used them ort. years to cure SICK HEADACHE, STobiN LORSTIPATION, Torpld Liver, Weak Stom uch, Plmples and pus. j the blo THE POWERS IN GOOD HUMOR | C | Pago Pago Ts Said by Experts to Be or the Council” hum\».e&[‘ ns on the Juisition, beg- ¥ 1o be pleased to dccept 5 “MAGDA”S Otice 405 Montzomery St., Room 5 colonial success, which it sald might weII{ be described as thoroughly national and | declaring that the Minister possessed the | undivided, entire confidence of all the colonfal circles in the Fatherland. LONDON Nov: 8 itn.— aftermoon papers here express satisfaction at the Samoan settlement. They are especially gratified at the evidence of the continued good fecling between the three mations. The acquisition of Tutuila is regarded as setting the seal on the expansion policy the United States and a great devel Dp- ment of the United States navy is antici- pated and welcomed. PARIS, Nov. 9.—The Journal des which finds the Samoan agreement rery significant from the view point of Anglo-German-American relations,” say: ‘Discussion as to whether our diplomacy | might not have been able to prevent this | situation avails as nothing. We can only | take note of the material fact of the ex- istence of a new and important factor in | lmmnnmnx solic: | _WASH ON,” ‘Nov. 9.—So far_the | State Il\-pnr'mmu has received no offictal | | De- i | tatement of the agreement between Britain and Germany as to Sa- | However, the officials do not doubt | at accuracy of the press report. chief interest of the United States | | b | | in the Samoan archipelago was the pres: | givation of our rights in the harbor of | | Pago Pago, a lease of which was secured | | to us by the treaty of 157, This dld not | | & $ any absolute property in the | | istand. 1t v provided that it was to | remain in force for ten years from its, date then terminable on twelve | months’ notice by either party. By a| similar treaty in the year 1579 the Ger- | Government had a right to the es- | shment of a naval station in_ Salua- | b harbor, island of Upolu, and in the ir ‘Great Britaln acquired the right to establish a naval station on the shores of a Samoan harbor to be here- after designated by the British Govern- | ment. This privilege did not apply to the harbors of Apla or Saluafata, nor to that t of the harbor of Pago Pago to be | hercafter selected by the Government of | the United States as a station under the“ treaty with Samoa. By the arrangement recently made be- ‘ | tween Governments of the United States, at Britain and Germany the T tates hecomes possessed of all s of the Semoan group which 2 one hundred and seventy | in of longitude. These islands = uila, where is situat. the harbor of Pago, and further east Manua, Oloosinga, Ofoo and Rose islands Outside of Tutuila in this group there is no harbor and but one anchorage, situ- ated on the northwest side of Manua. In Savaii there is only one harbor for ship: that of Mat, itu, exposed at all seasons: | wer during the perfod from to April, when the north winds | l'are prevalent. it is dangerous. In the |island of Upolu thera is no first-class “.1!’“1).’. Even that of Saluafata, men- | tioned above, would require very consid- | | erable ¢ to make it of any | use. while the inadequacy of Apia as a | harbor was clearly shown in the terrible destructive tempest of a few yvears ago. | But in_the island of Tutuila, besides reef harbors similar to those in . there is the harbor of Pago Pago, is a deep and land-locked basin, easy approach and perfect ge- rity for vessels causes it to outweigh all other islands of the i rally considered by na- finest harbor in the Pa- QUIET EXISTS N THE SAMOAN ISLANDS Islands, Oct. 31, via . 9.—Matters here “The various groups of the outcome of the itional commission. A spirit than formerly Existed 18 being displayed. 'SALOON-KEEPER HELD UP | BY TWO MASKED MEN Forced Him to Place All His Ready | ash in a Sack and Drove APIA, uckl are satisfactc Samoan | Away. COVELO, Nov. 8.—News was brought to | by the United States mall carrier 1o Overland Stage Company of a bold hoid-up at Usal, forty miles southeast | sre. Michael Freitag, a wealthy keeper of Usal. was banqueting with a number of lis riends when two strang- | ers drove up. They alighted and walked up to the bar as if wishing refreshments. g stepped iy from an adfoinin o W n them, when he notice: | to his gism: at they were masked. In a muffled voice one demanded his cash and empt 1 the request by ocovering him with a revolver. The other desperate L covered the door of the poker and anquet room, terrifying the guests with 1 manelivers of his pistel. stunned by the unusual oc ence, but was brought to his senses by & stern command to be quick about pii- g up the cash h him up the robber shot at the ae man. slightly wounding him in ‘.u left arm. This had the desired ef- fect of making Freitag place all the avall- in the drawer and on_the poker sack which was handed to him the highwaymen. They then withdrew, backing away to- . door and to their buggy and at a keen clip. The officers of Westport and Laytonville are in | headed by Deputy Sheriff Steven- able cast arove Usal, pursuit, The highwaymen are reported headed for Round Valley and are looked for all along the line The hold- §p, sensation is exciting the residents of all the coast and interfor towns in_this section. No clew the identity of the criminals can be obtalned. They are apparently strangers. -t 'DEPARTMENT DISTRUSTS | THE SHIPWRIGHTS. Believes That They Were Not Sincere | in Their Offers to Return ’ | | | | | @ 0—&0@—0 PEPE PO I EPEOEO O OO DeGe to Work. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—The Navy De- partment has not as yet completed In- | vestigation of the wage scale for Mare | Isiand Navy-vard. The beliet at the de- partment is that the demand of the ship- | | wrights fc 1 increase from $4.20 to $4.80 day was for the purpose of forcing | the Government to accede to thefr de- mands and after half completing the work on the Hartford to withdraw and, as they thought, leave the department in | the lurch. Later these same strikers were, so the | department states, vumq?- to_return to | work at the old rate he department finds, however, that the strike is more of | a benefit than otherwise, as almost all | the work at the yard is near completion. Sceretary Long, who arrived to-day car- | | ried all the papers in the matter to his | residence to-night, and it is probable that | a decision will be reached by him to- -mor- | | row. Sl 'NEW ENGINE OF WAR | ’ RECENTLY INVENTED Series of Kites Employed to Auto-| matically Drop High Explosives Down on the Enemy. CHICAGO, Nov. 9.—Silas J. Coyne, a carpenter, has invented a new implement | of warfare, The device consists of a series of kites, supporting a cable, upon whic “trolley” kite is made to travel. The trolley kitée carries a bomb of high explosive powder, which Is automatically | release By meuns of speciaily con- | structed keys, of which Mr. Coyne is the | inventor, he clalms to be able 10 support | seven miles in length by number of the kites in tandem. using a of more than twenty pounds. It folds au- tomatically upon releasing the bomb and ! | returns of 1ts own weight. Successful practical tests are said to have been made | | of the kites. i SCHOOLGIBL DIES. Expires After Being Slapped by the ‘| Teacher. e JXANSAS CITY, Mo.. Nov. 9.—Ten-year- old Blanche Nippold, a pupil at the Morse Public School, died at the school building | to-day foilow! mg{ slaps and a shaking ad- ‘mxqumd by her teacher. The child's | | body was distorted, and the physicians said she had evidently died in a spasm, 5;1:: was subject to spasms and had heart | sease. ¥ Irrigation Congress. l “'OODLA‘.\'D‘ Nov. 9.—The Board of pervisors will go as delegates to the \Natinnal Irrigation Congress. W. Thomas, W. H. Grant and J. H. Du an hn:e been appointed as additional dele— gates. | of E jas t + opportunity 5 The traveling kite will SUYDOH a welght | En | usher, | ciation_to-night. MOVEMENTS OF AGUINALDO KNOWN Is on His Way to Town of Boambang. e GILMORE’S PARTY IS THERE e EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO SURROUND THE CAPITAL. e Columns of Generals Young and Wheaton Will Move Northward, Pollowing the Insur- gent Chieftain. g Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—The War De- | partment definitely located Aguinaldo to- day as on his way to the town of Boam- ang,about seventy-five miles northeast of Tarlac. The recent calculations have been | that the insurgent leader was In the town | ambang, not far from Tarlac, which case the several forces under Gen- erals MacArthur, Lawton, Young and| surrounded. There has as to the name B: was cleared up flxinfi Boambang e place of Aguinaldo’s refuge. A | dispatch from General Otis mentioned Boambang, and at the same time reliable information came through other channels that Lieutenant Gilmore and other American prisoners were at Boambang, in the mountains far to the northeast of Tarlac, It is expected that the insurgent capital will be shifted to Boambang, a the ef- forts of the American military forces will been some doubt, however, ambang,and to-day this by definite information & be directed toward that point. It is in the mountaing country of the north, and apparently out of the fertile and regions, where Aguinaldo thus conducted his operations. It is ible from the south by route, along a river of the Rio Grande. rebel leader little or no of communicating with the ing in supplles. He has aiso left the rallroad behind. It is said at the War Department that the columns of General Young and Gen- | eral Wheaton will push on to the north, coast or gel in | instead of Bayambang | HOTEL NYMPHIA | Wheaton would have had him practically | following up the insurgent leader and his | | During a long sesston held yesterday one scattered forc OTIS’ REPORT OF THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS | WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—The following cablezram has been recefved at the War Department: MAN LA, Nov. 9.—General Wheaton successfully landed an expedition at| Lingayen, west of Dagupan, on the after- noon of the 7th r a conslderable op- position. The casualties were slight. The rough gea would not permit a landing at San fan, north Dagupa as di- | rected. He is movi eastward, - Mac- Arthu zed Mabalacat, onthe railroad, on the 7th inst., Colonel Bell taking the | same on a directed reconnoissance. Gen- | eral Lawton is at Cabanatuan. Troops beyond Talabera Allaga have met with slight opposition, the enemy being drfven back in all instances. The country 1s still submerged, but the water is faii- ing. The troops will move rapidly as soon as conditions permit. Hughes moved against the Panay insurgents to-day. WATSON COMMENDS THE WORK OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—Admiral Wat- | son has cabled the Navy Department the following account of the part played by the navy in the landing made resterday by General Wheaton on Lingayen Gulf, in | of bringing a true bill against cused. But eleven of the members ex- | pressed the bellef that Newhaus was | guilty, while it takes at least twelve to | pursuit of the plan to surround Agui- | naldo's forces: MANILA, Nov. 9 (Tuesday afternoon). The Knox, with the Princeton, Benning- ton, Helena, Manila, Callao and Samar, bombarded the intrenched beach at Fabian, Lingayen, after landing on's command, Moale was in charge the be McNamee, of Sting. son Snow, commanding the Baltimore section, wa§ beachmaster. Tha disembarking and landing under rifle fire was_admirable. alties. Tappan of the Ca n_of the Samar are spectal The Samar was struck se DEATH LAYS CLAIM TO LAWRENCE DEVANY @oev e s edodoieste® B O S R S e B e et e e R e e AWRENCE DEVANY, president of the Devany-Hopkins Company and ex-Supervisor of the First Ward, died yesterday at his residence, 403 | Clayton street. Deceased had been a sufferer for a long time from a complication of diseases of the stomach, liver and Kidnoys, which became chronie ‘and resuited in a dropsical { complaint. The combination of diseases | had a tendency to produce heart failure, and sinking spells were frequent. It was | during one of these attacks that Mr. De- into uncons usness and vany lapsed passed away, Tawrence Devany was well and popu- larly known among the wheeimen of this State. For many years he conducted a large cyclery on Stanyan street, near the laight-strect entrance of Golden Gate Park, and was the representative on this coast of many wheels of prominent make He was a popular member of maay eyeling clubs, and took a great interest in their affai s due largely to his that the wheel efforts an | | has reached its present popular on this coast. Deceased was born in London, four vears ago. The funeral 1 take place to-morrow from his late residence. The interment i1 be at Mountain View Cemetery, Onk- land. land, forty —_— e e———— Just fesued, set of 12 colored mailing cards, showing views from all parts of San Francisco. Sent prepaid to any address for 50c by the pub- Edw. H. Mitchell, Art Stationer, Post street, San Francisco. e Sailormen in Vaudeville. A unique and enjoyvable entertainment will be given by the jackies of the Hart- ford at te Young Men's Christian Asso- The best talent of tho | ship will lend a hand, and something novel | fn the way of vaudeville is promised. The | entértainment is for the benefit of asso- clatlon work on the ship. LB L Gentlemen’s Sodality Mass. The entire membershipof the Gentlemen’s Sodality attached to St. Ignatius Church will meet at its chapel, 214 Hayes ntraet 225 | Sunday morning, November 12, and San | Wheat- | Reynolds and Nel- | | about I \d child belonging to the same family in procession to the cathedral, where they will receive holy communion at the 7:30 mass, after which there will be an admis- slon of candidates and solemn reception of new members. R NOT TO BLAME FOR THE CHILD’S DEATH Gripman Beggs Exonerated—Testi- mony Showed He Could Not Stop the Car in Time. Gripman William Beggs of the Howard street car line was exonerated yesterday by the Coroner's jury from all blame in connection with the death of Lizzie Dun- nigan, the - 17-months-old daughter of John Dunnigan of $21% Howard street. The little girl was jammed under tne fender of the car last Saturday in front ot the store kept by her mother. The Dunnigan children were in the habit of playing in the street, according to the statements of the witnesses. The little girl got on the track so close to the car that the gripman was unable to stop it until the child had been pushed under the fender. Gripman Beggs testified that he had been working for the past ten yvears as ripman, and that he does not use int ting liquor. On the 1fth of last Mar h ran on the track in front of the car, and he stopped the car in time ‘to prevent an injury to the little one. Last Saturday he noticed that children were playing in the street in front of Mrs. Dunnigan's store. | He saw the deceased about twenty feet from the car and about seven feet from the track, running toward the track. He was ringing the bell at_the time to warn the other children, and as soon as he saw Lizzle he put on the brakes with all his force, .but the rails were slippery with the mud and the rain and the car did not stop until the child had been | struek by the fender. IN FAVOR WITH THE GRAND JURY Believe It Should Re- main Open. The Hotel Nymphia 18 to receive a favorable report from the Grand Jury. of the subjects discussed was the notorl- ous resort and it was the consensus of opinion among the jurors that it was a necessary evil. The decision reached was to appoint a committee of jurymen, who will be instructed to invite a number of business men and liberal clergy to co- operate with it and thoroughly inspect the place. There is no dispute among the jurymen | as to the nature of the report that will be made. All agree that the recommenda- tion will be that the place should be al- lowed to continue with certain restric- tions. It will also be suggested by the jury that the city levy a tax on the Nymphia's business and insist upon the resort being conducted under rules framed by the authoritles. Another matter that was under con- stderation was the bringing of an indict- ment against Oscar Newhaus on a charge of forgery made by F. Wiltsee, the mil- lionaire mining man. While the evidence taken by the jury was positive in its na- ture it was impossible to ge! number of the jurymen to vote in favor the ac- decide In favor of indicting. It is openly | charged that some undue influence has | been brought to bear in the case. The school board scandal was not taken up at vesterday's meeting, but will be considered al next Thursday's session. A majority of the jurors are in favor of in- dicting the School Directors who have been accused of crookedness, but it feared that the same men who voted to save Newhaus will allow their sympathies to go out to the office-holders who are at present under a clouda NEW STEAMERS FOR CAPE NOME TRAVEL STEAMER HOMER BROUGHT EN- COURAGING REPORTS. Julian Liebes of the Alaska Explora-‘ tion Company Discusses Possi- bilities of the New Gold Fields. “We have received such splendid reports the Cape Nome district by the steamer Homer which arrived yesterday orning.” said Jullan Liebes last night, hat the directors of the Alaska Ex- ploration Company have dectded to pur- chase at least four passenger steamers to meet the exigencles of the situation. have been negotlating for in.se steamers in a somewhat perfunctory way, not knowing of the wonderful possibilities in the new gold district, but the Homer has brought such encouraging advices that we have definitely placed the orders for these steamers, which will be first-class in every respect. They will be of a tyo never seen in Alaska before. We intend to have them heavily sheathed in order that they may break through the ice and we expect to have the first oné on ground before any others are able to get there, namely, not later than the first | week in June. 'We learn that the beach at Cape Nome, which fs about twenty-five miles in length, is paying prespectors from $20 a day up. This year there has been taken | out from $50,000 to $150,000 by workers, who merely stripped the ground on Glacier, Anvil, Snow and Sweet Cakes creeks, and next season at least three times that much will be taken out. There seems to be gold all over and a thousand claims &how good prospects In colors, and thege claiths are only held by power of attorney. Capital will most certainly develop them to_the fullest extenl. An- vil City. in the Nome District, and Coun- ell City, on Golovi Bay, are both ex- periencing a boom. ““There is so much gold there that in our two stores we were positively forced to the necessity of refusing to take any more. Both our safes were full and we were afrald to let it lie around on the | floor. There are plenty ot provisions to | be obtained and the cargoes of two steamers which we recently sent up there were bought up at once. There has been $5,000,000 taken out of me district dur- ing three months this year and it is the | opinion of the oldest and most reflable miners that next year three times that much will be taken out. ““There were six thousand pe district before the winter axodus began and it is expected that at least twenty five thousand will go there next a There are two churches in the district, one Congragational and the other Pres byterian, both well attended. We turned over one of our wirehouses to the pastors of these churches to be used as a hos ital during the winter. Gambling and | dance halis are in full swing. but hotels are lacking. There is a grand opportunity for two enterprising hotel men to star a hotel, which will flll a long-felt want.” ——e———— NO TEACHERS DISCHARGED. School Board Failed to Investigate Charges Against Pedagogues. The Board of Education was to have met last night to comsider incompetency and kindred charges against a half-dozen teachers in the departinent whose qualifi- cations have been brought into Guestion. The board, however, did not meat. Only Eels, Brandenstein, Gedge and Bergerot appeared. and, {hdre’ being 0o quorum, | an ad{ournmenl was taken to next Thurs: | day n '[)h.xt there will be no quorum next Thursday is beyond the peradventure of a doubt. fhc present board has made itself popular with the teachers, and has no de- sire to do otherwise at the last moment. Discharging teachers, for whatever rea- son, is not popular smunf the pedagogues, s le in the i and as the program now the board will pass such matters over to its SUCCESSOT, g a suffictent | is | We | \he: Contributors to this cours Master, Professor Charles H. & Laughlin and others. IV. GOUVENEUR MORRIS. BY JOHN “ILLIA\! PERRIN, remarkable and admirable men of revo- if we except Benjamin Franklin, who really belonged to a pre- ceding generation, none of his contempo- d =0 many tinguished stat { Hant lawyer, an able financ of great eloquence, a philosopher | fine gentleman, who had a sharp wit an a keen sense of humor.” He delighted i the study of men, and in his intercourse with them was always self-possessed. He himself has sald that he “‘never knew the sensation of fear, Inferiority or embar- sy, da n ania, in the province of New York. He was carefully educated and graduated with honor at King's (now Columbia) College in 17 Then he studied law and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1771. His political career began almost immediately. When | but 23 years old he became: a member of the Provinclal Congress of New \ork where his great abilities, prodigious dustry and competence in law and poli u soon gave him an enviable reputation. The | extent of his knowledge of finance ‘wmch he was already an expert, was a | surprise to his assoclates. As early as 11769 he had published anonymously an able serfes of articles on this subject that had been widely read. Now the confidence reposed in him by him to devise wayvs and means for de- traying the expenses of military opera- tions In May, 1776, the Continental Co forms of government. Morrls took the lead in the debates that followed in the New York Congress, and in the following | August, when the State constitution was made, he was a member of the commit- tee that drafted it. He was elected to the Continental Con- gress in 1778. His reputation for business capacity led Congress to honor him on the very day he presented his credentials with an appointment on a committee to éxamine with General Washington into the condition of the army. The result was the preparation of a plan for the re- organization of the army. It was while the intimate and lifelong friendship ex- isting between him and Washington be- gan. In the next February he was made chairman of a committee of five “‘to con- sider and report” upon propositions sub- mitted by Lord North for a reconcilia- tion. In these propositions the English Government agreed to and vexed questlon of taxation and send commissioners to treat with the colo- nists. The report was written by Morris and was unanimously accepted by Con- gress. It declared that the United States could not treat with Great Britain until the British military and naval forces were withdrawn and independence recognized. In this way the principle on which peace was to be negotiated was determined, and when the United States finally appointed comm| | thetr mstructions. Mr. Morris was not returned to Con-| | gress when his term expired. His defeat | was due primarily to the accusation that | he had sacrificed the interests of nis ment. He now took up his residence in law. He did not remain long at the law, | finance led Robert Morris, the Superin- tendent of Finance, to appoint him as als assistant. Now he planned the first bank of the country, which Congress incorp- orated as the “Bank of North Americi,” with a capital of $400,000. While in this oflice, too, if Thomas Jefferson he suggested the idea of decimal tion, which aftérward was made the basls of the coinage of the United State When the war was over he retired to pri- vat. life and 2gain took up the practice of law. The Federal convention assembled May | 25, 1787. Mr. Morris had now resided in | | Philadelphia for seven years, and was | chosen as one of the delegates from Penn- | | sylvania. He attended the whole session except a few days in June, and entered with his usual zeal into the work of the convention. He was opposed to a de- Probably he went farther in | jtion to this form of government other delegate except Hamilton, with many of whose views he was strik- v in accord. Hc vigorous central government. a President and a Senate for | freehold suffrage. He opposed slavery and denounced the system as a “‘nefarious institution, the curse of heaven on all States in which it prevalls.” It was Mr. Morris who made the final draft of the constitution. James Madison | has said: “The finish given to the style and arrangement of the constitution | fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris. A better choice could not have been made, as the performance of the task proved. The talent and taste of the author were stamped on the face of it.” While the constitution did not meet with Mr. Mor- | ris’ approval in all respects, he neverthe- | less believed in it. A little time after the | convention had adjourned he wrote as follows to a gentleman in France: Ycu will ere this hav acromecd o nb- Liliea Staree 'y Bnrisation Teasons to belleve that it was the work of phi.ln. honest men. and such, 1 think, it will a, Faulty it must be, for what s Pyrfact? it jake effect, the affairs of thi country will put on a much better aspect than they have yet worn, and America will soon be as much He favored PH.D. | Gouverneur Morris was one of the most | \ . ' not from la('k ¥ \M\h Rnhul Morri ‘ 1 . | The revolution GOUVERNEUR MORRIS. in | the Congress enabled | gress advized the colonies to organize new be was a member of this committee that | abandon the old | oners it was Morris who drafted | individual | State for those of the General Govern- | Philadelphia and resumed the practice of | | however, for his Intimate knowledge of | is right, | nota- | sought to establish a | life and a | ne | houtd | y par EUR MORRIS AND THE CONSTITUTION. Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton. GREAT AMERICAN STATESMEN. Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, Profess w. respected abroad s she has for some time past been disrezarded In the struggle that followed in the States over the ratification Hamilton in. one of the writers His correspond- why he did not pt and thus connect name mm publications; it does make cle that it was in’ the > resuit Morris 3 in mos A superintending ) he spent Virgir airs in 1 interests tc him to Frar from Philadelphia December reached Paris on February 3. became a favorite in the salons o ! Par W now at d, and hrough his connection v\nh Lafayette me into contact v n rassment.” He was self-confident in his || At opininns; vet James Madison tells us that | o him as a *'s he was ever ready to surrender them | bitious man.” He quickly o when discussion convinced him that they | the weakness of the Abbe Sieves was hi had been too hastily formed. egotism. He tells us the Abbe descanted .| “with much self-sufficiency on govern- Mr. Morris was born in 1752 at Morris-| ment, despising all that had been or sung on.the subject before him regarded Mirabeau as “the most unprin cipled scoundrel t ever lived,” and | thought, that M. Necker was without the | talent_of a great minister. He decla that Necker’'s financial writings ‘‘teem | with that sort of sensibility which makes tne fortune of mod- romance: He . howeve 1beau’s lities, and gave much cred servi “at own expense m:he-r which at are not profound, at least sting always tional ¢ his c financ opinio lutionar; the nts then hap- pening in great ne him w! Malouet u Pan st competent ob- of the revo- nplied ferences | - to Franc , 1794, when onroe. life were his | ington appointe He held thi he was suc The latter ) valu- | smen and While in | A for the | release of Lafayette, n con- fined in the fortress of Olmutz. Latg in the vear 1798 he returned to the United States. /1le had been absent ten years, and he/ wa i s'if he st in his ¢ his return a vacanecy 1 the United States Senate from York and ae was elected to erm extended from May 3, 130, ‘to March 4, 1803. When Jef- n' became Pr orris went to | ashington Lele‘rnhrtd to support the | admin if | honest Jefters pleased him: convin dent’s purpose was ruction of the General Government,” he united with the Federalists, The Democ pecially hostile to the Fed in the s n of 1801-1802 the u to repeal the judiciary act. A motion for this purpose was made in the Senate on the Sth of January. Morris made two v it was later. speeches against it—one on the d introduced and the other 2 For the remainder of the s ioa he worked Jiligently on-various Serate biil He opposed the repeal of the taxes, and ‘labored hard over the steps to he taken respecting th of the judiciar In the 3 | he favored the purchase of I and gave this measure of the adm! | tion his support. When his term in the Senate expired he retired to Morrisania. For the re- | mainder of his life he occupied himself { in agriculture and In the management of his ample fortune. He still retained, however, a lively interest in public a fairs. and when New York's great can project was proposed he became one of its most active advocates. In 1810 th State Lezislature appointed seven com- missioners to explore the proposed route. Morris was a member of the commission; he was elected its chairman, and held the office till his death. Late 'n his life he was married to Anne Cary Randoiph. | The ceremony took place at Morrisania on Christmas day. 1809. Mr. Morris lived | but seven years longer. He died Novem- ber 6. 1816, at the age of 64. It is said that on the day.of his death 1e asked | concerning the weather; when he was | told that the day was beautiful mis mind, like Dapiel Webster's, turned to Gray's o) and he replied: ~eaut'tul day, yes, tut “Who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey. ! This pleasing, anx being e'er resigned, | Left the warm precincts of the che ul day, | Nor cast one lonking, ling'ring 100k behind > | Jrl Wrttiac . P >, Adelbert Unlversity. College of Western Reserve COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. .| Autumn-Winter Term, 1899-1900. MONDAYS and THURSDAYS: | Popular -Studies in Shakespeare. | TUESDAYS: The World’s Great Artists. | WEDNESDAYS: Desk Studies for | Girls and Shop and. Trade Studies for Boys. FRIDAYS: Great American States- men. | SATURDAYS: Home Science and Household Economy. | These courses will continue until February 15, 1900. Examinations will be held at their | close as a basis for the granting of | certificates. No More “John Does.” Since the exposure of the manner in which William Hogg lost his_identity in | transit from the Receiving Hospital to the County | tion he was after his death was Hospital, into_which institu- admitted as “John Doe,” and placed in the pickle | vat, Dr. Thomas D. Maher, the resident | physician of the City and County Hospi- | tal. has given instructions to his subor- | dinates o receive no patlents coming from the Receiving Hospitals unless the ! same he accompanied by a card | the name and nature of the injuries wr bra"bean treated by the hospital ph clan into whose care the patient | given. { ®Th the case of Hogs there was nothing ‘ln show who the man .was or where he came from other than that he came from | the Receiving Hospital. tating hich was ises for fall and Sanborn, Vail & New Trunks and ]}éouday trade are here. i