The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1900, Page 3

PLAGUE FAKE PART OF PLOT 10 PLUNDER Health Board Planning to Get Snout and Forelegs in Public Trough. SUPERVISORS THREATENED —_— Specter of an Epidemic Brought Be- fore Them When They Refused to Yield to Depart- ment’s Demands. e :—*r_.,HERE_ is no bubonic plague in | San Francisco. The sensational ] statement emanating from the 1l Board of Health that there was a case Chinatown of the dread disease in i looked upon by the eiti- of the department blackmail the eity but of funds to feed rde of hungry office-seekers who ose Mayor Phelan's only following. most dangerous plague which San Francisco is not of the bu- A plague of politics brought ity by a Mayor whose chief char- s to bargain and barter in the wers given him by the new charter and tted to a Board of Health ielized the community by ve and ineficier the zens as a bold attemp t cy, is from a raid on the public an attempt to foist u city an army of sites; baffied 1 of political ecrippies and beggars who vor Phelan, who has ce and respect to e Mayor in pre-election promises of pat- members of this Board of ve made dire threats of venge- e guardians of the city funds did mands for money— not to be expended for be poured into irbstone heelers w howling 4 of fiesh from the man whom ed by men for whose in- Mayor Phelan is re- ague that San Fran- mo s appointed un- the new charter. appreclating e community ined with the s to pluncer pre- to the s a saint board de- s propri- suf its plan of der e check on ex- =) V r/;’zr ////Mfl//_(////////// many years of her life does a spend over the hot cook stove those three meals & day? Back throbbing, nerves twitch- all the same, there are three a day to be prepared. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription cannot lighten s labor, but it can and does in- ngth. It cures those dis- the womanly organs which un- itality. Pierce’s Pavorite Pre- a tonic for tired, worn- aflicted with female weak- s. Ira W. Holmes, of Cedar It has helped me very much physician once said to me in sestion as to its efficacy, * 1 know + has really worked wonders. " rce’s Pleasant Pellets do not . They are a 1e house. One * Pellet’ hartic dose. The How wom 2 it's se Dr » Come, See. Fxtra Double Premiums Extra Double Tickets Given Free with Teas, Colfees, Spices Come jJust to Sce. Great American [mporting Tea Go Stores Everywherc. 200 Stores. | | h not only menaces the com- prosperity and striking at the h them; defeated | very | | | much danger of contracting the disease ] Boar, cafs | carl THE SAN . L e e o AR M a ) O YOW, Consul General and representative of the Chinese population of San Francisco, caused to be posted yesterday throughout Chinatown about 100 offi- clal circulars, decrying the action of the Board of Health as unjust and severe. He states that his people have suffered without any justification, and that should such action be continued or attempted again he will invoke the intervention of the treaty existing between this country and China, for the protection of the latter's subjects. This morning representatives of the Chinese, medlcal and legal, will appear before the Board of Health at the in- stance of the Consul and demand their rights in the premises. The Chinese Six Companies, com- posed of merchants, held a meeting last night and ratified* the Consul's proclamation, also volunteering money and assistance to prevent a repetition of any future action of a similar char- aoter. Following !s a translation of the proclamation: should this outrageous conduct bs tection of China. made. I find that the man whose street had been suffering from a fered a here. the Chinese guarter, and business relapse. Other deaths of a be made. The authorities have not that they will soon discover their have placed upon us. demanding fair treatment and to B i e o B B o o 4—!+H-X—H~+H-q-;-x-(-;oH~p-1;H-;+H+ od epidemic and hinted at it were not allowed to of a threaten direful results if pillage the public treasury. Men who would plot to plunder the funds of the taxpayers that they might t both snouts and forelegs be counted helr be enabled to ge! 1 the public trough can safely pon to strike at the city itself in tl scheme of spoliation. Did the death of a sick Cninaman in one of the hovels in the heart of Chinatown present the opportunity for plunder? It is reasonable to suppose that these creatures of Phela v's would not hesitate at a gigan- snspiracy which would mean a death ow to the Interests of the city and her citizens. It is reasonable to suppose that such men would have San Francisco ad vertised as a plague spot, overlooking the fact that they themselves were the most dangerous and most menacing malady that threatens the community. It is able to suppose that such | n would strangle the city’s commerce, cast a blight on the homes and prospects of the future that they the public treasury while the t at the outlook and having m. would »ple were down | biding their heads in shame for made such a condition possible by placing | ce a man who toyed with their | e and has attempted to deliver the city Into the hands of an organized gang of political brigands. The bubonic plague fake caps the climax of the indignities and the outrages which Phelanism has heaped upon San Fran- cisco What do the business men and the tax- pavers think of a reform government that plunges the city into darkness after mid- night, placing the citizens at the-mercy of thugs and thieves? How do they view t reform which permits filth to ac- mulate on the streets and highways? These things are done under the pre- tense of being in the line of retrenchment | and economy. Can the citizens take stock in such a plea when the very man who | makes it plots through the agency of his lieutenants to loot the public treasury? - OFFICIAL DELAY. | Board of Health Discusses the China- town Quarantine. ! The Board of Health, at its regular th meeting last night, discussed the suspi- | cious death of the Chinese laborer in the | basement of the old Globe Theater Tues- | day night. Dr. Willlamson brought up | the subject by referring to the suspicion | that the Chinaman had died from the bubonic plague, and called up Health Officer O'Brien to explajn the circum- stances attending his demuse. Dr. O'Brien said he had received notice of the death of the Chinaman, and after consulting with his confreres, he conclud- ed to make a thorough investigation. Ai- | ter satistying himself that there was some | ground for the suspicion that the China- man had died from the effects of the | plague, he communicated with Chief ot Police Sullivan. It was then decided to establish a strict quarantine in the infected district. He referred to Chinatown as a “magnificent feeding ground” for the disease. Dr. Keilogg, bacteriologist of the Health Department, said he had dissected —tne glands in the region of the groin of the Gead man, and found some very suspicious {lli. With the assistance of Dr. Kin- youn, Federal quarantine officer, he made 2 thorough microscopic examination, Lut Was unable to positively say whether or not the hacilli were those of the bubonic plague. He innoculated several guinea bigs with the germs found in the glands of the Chinaman and was anxlously wait- ing for the result. It would take from to four days, he said, before the ex- periment would prove successful. In case the innoculated pigs die within a reasoh- able time a post mortem will be held to determine whether or not the germs are those of the plarue. Dr. Coftey, one of the surgeons of the Market Strcet Railway Company, then addressed the board. After announcing that the company was only too anxious to co-operate with the board to prevent the disease from spreading, he said that the people living in the Western Addition Were deprived of visiting the business por- tion of the cily on account of the cars of the Sacramento and Ciay street lines | having been shut off from passin through the suspected district. He askel that the cars be allowed to run through the district as heretofore. “We don't want to interfere with your | efforts in es shing a strict quaran- | tine,” he said. *‘On the contrary, we are ready to assist you in every possi- way. As the matter stands at the sresent time even the mail car is not al- fowed to pass through Chinatown. Allow us to run our cars through the district and we will promise that no passengers will be allowed to get on or off within the proscribed limits of Chinatown. Chief Sullivan said he had given orders to Captain Wittman to allow the mall car to run through to the ferry. He wanted the car thoroughly fumigated on its re- turn to the carhouse, as he did not want to take any chances on a spread of the disease. Dr. McCarthy sald he thought there would be no danger if proper precautions were taken. Dr. Bazet said that the policemen who are detailed in Chinatown were in as two as the passengers on the cars that pass through the quarter. He suggested that the company be forced to fumigate s some time before they leave ‘house. Dr. Coffey replied that the raflroad peo- ple were only too anxious to do every- 1ts the VEILED THREAT I exhort my people to not become excited because of the recent action taken by Board of Health and the police. I deeply regret that the transaction of the past day should have been permitted, and the treaty now existing between the United States and I have investigated the case which has been attracting the atten- tion of the health officials and over which so much flurry has been during that time had an operation performed, after which he suf- There is no excuse for the blockade which has been placed on of the glands in this case be made. Chinese Consul General for the port of San Francisco. | the barn they are fumigated, and that | | pass through Chinatown. | the Chinese were stopped, { on Sacramento, Jackson, Clay and Wash- ERS CONSUL GENERAL HO YOW. continued I will invoke the pro- death occurred at 1001 Dupont common ailment over a month and similar character frequently occur i | ; should not have been stagnated and merchants inconvenienced until something of a nature to war- rant such proceedings had developed. I ask that you keep the peace until a thorough investigation can dealt fairly with us, but I hope error and remove the ban they We have sent our representatives before the Board of Health see that a thorough examination HO YOW, disinfected before they were taken out of the barn. Dr. Baum then moved that the cars of the Sacramento and Clay street lines be allowed to go through- Chinatown, pro- viding that after the cars are returned to | no passenger be allowed to get on or off | any car while it passes through the Chi- | nese district. Chief Sullivan said he would have his policemen accompany the cars from | Stockton to Kearny street to see that the passengers did not violate the quarantine order. He also asked that the passengers be compelled to remain inside the car while passing through the infected dis- trict. “I don’t want to interfere with the rights of the travellng public,” he said, | “but 1 am determined to prevent the peo- ple from boarding the cars while they If the passen- gers alight from the cars within the pro- cribed boundaries I intend to quarantine them just as we are doing with the resi- | dents of the district.” | Dr. Gesford of the marine hospital said | he had received orders from Washington to do all in his power to assist the health authorities_in preventing a spread of the disease. announced that about 300 ounces of Haffelkine's serum was on its way here from Washington and would if necessary be used in fighting the dis- | ease | Another meeting of the board wili be held in @ few days to further discuss the | matter. Bt i CHINATOWN BLOCKADE. Cry of Indignation Rises From the Chinese. Chinatown remained in quarantine yesterday. Ropes were stretched across the principal streets leading into the Chi- nese districts, and squads of policemen turned the crowds into other thorough- | fares. Under the orders of the Board of | Health no persons were allowed to enter or pass out of the supposed infected dis- trict, and these instructions were car- ried out to the letter by the special police | detall on guard At 1 o'clock yesterday morning the first | action of the Chief of Police was to drive every white person out of the quarantined section. This belng accom- plished, officers took up thelr vigil, two at each street leading into the Mongolian district. The police were placed under the control of Sergeants Duke, Chris- tianson, Bush, Campbell, Shea and | Patrick Mahoney. Three watches were | made up and each squad served for | eight hours apiece. Confusion Among Chinese. A greater part of the Chinese popula- tlon had retired when this action was | taken, and the serfousness of the situa- | tion was not realized until after § o'clock yesterday morning. The Chinese found themselves blockaded, and their first thought was that the police had inter- fered on account of the highbinder war | now in progress. Many tried to run the lines, but were stopped and sent back to their quarters. About 2000 cooks, walters | Chinese and Japanese— and servants who are employed about town, and Wwho en- tered Chinatown last night—applied | to. be released that they might per- | form their duties. Their requests met | with refusal, and consternation reigned. | About town employers waited for their | help, hotels and private familles for their cooks, but the menials did not put in ap- earance at the usual hour. At the alace Hotel the kitchen was in serious need of help, and relief was sought from employment agencies. Other places suffered as severely, and soon there was a rush of angry citizens and business men for police headquarters. At the California-street station Lieutenant Esola listened to the troubles of about fifty employers of Chinese and received the brunt of their indignation because he was unable to do anything for them. ! Many Chinese had prepared to leave the city and had purchased tickets davs be- fore. Seventy-six were prevented from sailing on the America Maru and about | four times that number on the river and | coast steamers. Merchants found it im- possible to conduct their business within the limits of Chinatown, and closed their doors soon after opening them. Delivery wagons carrying milk and provisions for and all life | seemed suppressed in the Mongolian ter- | ritory. Police on Blockade Duty. l The two police squads, which were re- | cently dotatled to weed out highbinders and gamblers were added to the squad d0ing guard duty, and not a single police- man was permitted bevond the stretched | Topes. Their absence added to the scene | ofdesolation, ana the Chinese had mat- | ters of peacé practically in their own | hands, The unusual proceedings pre- | vented about half of the Chinamen | from appearing on the street at all, and cannon balls might have been shot from cone end of each thoroughfare to the other | without causing any disastrous results. T.arge crowds of curiosity seekers, hearing that a_blockade was in progress, loitered nlonf Kearny street all day and took in the ludicrous points of the situation. The quarantined district included the blocks bounded by Kearny, Broadway, Stockton and California. The cable linas ington streets were stopped, and traffic was badly crippled. Pedestrians were obli to walk over steep hills and many blocks out of their way, In many in- stances, to reach thelr destination. Despite the precautions taken by the police, the blockade was practically in. effectual. It Is sald that notwithstandi; the fact that 2000 servants were confineq within_the quarantine lines at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, most of them were at their places of employment before 11 | cause be given as highway | false charge, and one to which the | Sings would not consent. FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1900. roofs and landed in the streets at points where the officers had not been stationed. Consul General Indignant. Much indignation was expressed through the Chinese quarter when the action of the Board of Health became known. Con- sul General Ho Yow took immediate a tion and investigated the case under dis- cussion. He says he discovered that there was no euu\lflcnuon for any rigid meas- ures, as the subject had not succumbed to bubonic plague, but had been afflicted with the same ailment as had brought death to many other of his countrymen during the years of Chinatown’s existence in this city. The merchants, when they found the havo¢ wrought to their trades, rose with the cry that they were being perse- cuted and made_the sufferers in some political scheme. The Consul General, who realized that the crisis had been reached among the people he represented, lost no time in issuing a circular which was post- ed in every conspicuous place through Chinatown, asking them to remain com- posed, at the same time condemning the city officials’ action as wrong and unjust. 'he merchants, who compose the Six ight and ratified the This morning the Companies, met last n! Consul's_proclamation. Consul General, acting in conjunction with them, will have legal and medical repre- sentatives before the Board of Health. They will demand that the rights of the Chinese be respected, and in the event of the death of Wong Chut King being pro- nounced as having resulted from bubonic lague they will demand that the glands ge ven to the Chinese for further exam- ination. Privileges of Mail Carriers. A mail carrier named John Dougherty s lonsd ln soter e e . Son ce, having mail ma ribution o sion. His demand for admit- D N s Tt T but he poin out to m that they ‘were lntoll,'ooepdnf United States mails, and he was then allowed to continue on his way. When he went to pass out again he was stopped and held within the lines. He communicated with his superiors and an agreement was finally effected by which mail carriers would be allowed to enter the quarantined section with a health of- ficer, who would disinfect the letters before they were taken away. Federal Business Crippled. Customs Collector Jackson yesterday afternoon sent a pointed communjcation | to the Board of ealth, asking whether | the board considered San Francisco an in- | fected port, in which case, he announced, | he would, in comformity Wwith the Federal quarantine regulations, refuse to grant clearance to any vessel in this harbor. He had not received a reply up to the close of office hours. The quarantine in Chinatown demora! | ized Custom-house business yesterday. | There were two large steamers at the docks discharging cargoes from the Orient consigned to Chinese merchants, and the merchants being quarantined were de- barred from coming down town to swear to their entries. Not a single entry was filed yesterday of any consequence. Brok- ers say that the loss to Chinatown mer- chants will be heavy if the quarantine is | continued for any length of time. Two Chinese Customs brokers made | their escape yesterday morning from the tabooed quarter by passing along roofs and landing in a saloon facing earny street. They will reside in the Caucasian quarter hengafter. . TUnited States Court Commissioner Hea- cock issued an order yesterday that no more Chinese habeas corpus deportation cases would be heard by him pending the quarantine, Chief Dunne of the Chinese Bureau sald that the business of the bureau had been virtually suspended, as no witnesses would be allowed to leave Chinatown and the result would be a serious congestion in the work of landing Chinese, In a Public-Spirited Way They Prof- fer Assistance. A committee of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation yesterday afternoon visited the Mayor and the Committee on Health of the Board of Supervisors with a view of suggesting measures and affording assist- ance in the fighting of the bubonic plague if it were found to exist. On_this com- mittee were President F. W. Dohrmann, | Secretary Freud and Messrs. Davis, Mit- cheli, Bradford and Sherwood. After a lengthy talk with the Mayor and the Supervisors it was decided that the Merchants' Association should select a physictan to assist in the bacterlological analyses of the infected blood and glands of the Chinese. A report will be made to- day at 10 o'clock to the assoclation and further steps will be taken at this time if necessary. IS e HIGHBINDERS UNMOLESTED. Chinese Merchants Object to Dong Gong as Police Interpreter. With every policeman out of China- town the highbinders were at liberty to wield thelr weapons with impunity yes- terday. They had not taken advantage of the situation, however, up to an early hour this morning, but still the.air is laden with bloody rumors and the pop of guns is likely to be heard at any moment. The solution of the enigma why the high- binders, left unmolested to ply their craft, | did not strew the streets of the quaran- tined section with corpses yesterday may rest in the fact that a great number of the murderous element have been hiding without the limits of Chinatown, not able to return after the blockade. A little stir was caused in Chinatown vesterday morning when it was found that policemen guarded the streets. Many of the tong men believed that the action had been taken on account of tong trouble and they laid the responsibility of the step at the door of Dong Gong, official in- terpreter and adviser of the police, and at the same time a prominent man in the Sin Suey Ying Tong and the person who, it is alleged, caused the recent outbreak. The merchants of Chinatown are pre- paring to take some steps which will re- sult in the removal of Dong Gong from a position with the police which he has held since Crowley was at the head of the department. They claim that Gong s using the police merely as a vehicle for his own personal likes and dislikes, and but for him the trouble would soon die out of its own accord. When ne'fountlona were on between the ‘Wal Ting Tong and the 8in Suey Yings on one side and the Suey Sing Tong on the other, over the Insulting of a al Ting Woméan by & Suey Sing man, Dong Gong was conspicuous at the conference. The Suey Sings were willing to make any res- titution for the misconduct of their man and promptly expelled him, as was re- Quested. They also consented to post a circular setting forth the causes for such action, but Dong Gong insisted that the robbery, a ey On the night of the conference and after the war had been declared Dong Gong misled Sergeant Shea of the Chinatown squad by telling him that the trouble had been amicably settled and that no appre- hension need be felt. Shea believed his interpreter and went home. He had gone but half an hour when cne of Gong’'s so- clety men shot and killed a Suey Sing man. The merchants will further claim that Dong Gong has abused his position of bond inspector for the police and has showed discrimination in the acceptance of certain ball. On the whole they wi'l complain that a man affiliated with a tong at war is scarcely the proper person to direct police operations In cases where his tong 18 concerned. It is also stated that the Interpreter has been used as a leak by his tong, when it desired to gain In- formation of police operations. Congul General Ho Yow stated yester- day that the trouble had not been settled vet. He thinks that there will be a tem- porary lull in the hostilities and that un- less something unforeseen intervenes the | war will soon be resumed with much flerceness. Three of his men were work- ing in Chinatown recently trying to briug about a settlement, but they have as yet failed to accomplish any satisfactory re- sults. Dr. Shumate Resigns. The Board of Health met last night and granted Dr. W. W. Kerr a six months’ leave of absence to visit friends in the East and in Europe. Dr. Shumate resigned as sanitary in- sepctor and Dr. R. E. Hartley .was ap- pointed to flil the vacancy. A communication was received from the Precita lmgrovement Club calling atten- tion to the foul condition of Bryant-street sewer between certain streets. The mat- ter was referred to the Committee on Sewers. On motion of Dr. Bazet, exun Berges was nypolnted inspector of erle D. J. Bastible, a nurse at the Alms- house, was suspended for striking a pa- tient. The board then adjourned. —ee Boyle Jury Disagrees. Special Dispatch to The Call. o'clock. Most of the escapes were by way of Stockton street. Under‘r%‘::; thing that might be asked of them by the d of Health. He was in favor of Dr. Bazet's suggestion to have the cars passa and alleys served to a - date f::ny, while others climbgfiomwm SAN RAFAEL, March 7.—The jury in the case ot Patrick Boyle for arson di bomnd tto- ht. Boyle was held under a of 3 WHEELER WIL Séys It Was Underst in Time for of Civi from the Warren last evening and went at once to the Palace Hotel. He looks well after his service in the islands, but he has that thin, gaunt appearance worn by every man who has come out of the Orient to the home country. He says he feels well and glad, both that he went and that he is back again. He enjoyed the trip home espe- clally, for the journey was punctuated by stops at Guam and Honolulu, and about both these places the general is enthusi- astic. But in speaking of Manila and the Philippines he gets down to facts and figures, and reasons from them that this country should hold what it has. He talks guardedly, however, after the habit of military men, and he declines to dis- cuss the affairs of the islands ~except where they do not touch upon the policy of the home Government or the govern- ment of the new possessions. Seated in his room in the Palace and surrounded by his trunks and satchels, he recefved visitors cordially and seemed glad to exchange items, for the general has been forty days on the trip home and there has been a great deal happening in those forty days of importance to him and of which he knew nothing. It was news to him that Underwood had been appointed to the place on the Ways and Means Committee that was being held for him. It was news, too, that his name was not being call on the roll of the House; but he attributes this to the fact that he is absent and not as signifying that he is no longer a member of the body. “It was understood,” said he, “that when I went to the Philippines I would return in time for Congress. It was al- ways my intention to return in time, and I am still a member of the House. There is no case where a Congress- man lost his seat for having accepted a commission in the volunteer forces.” The general sent his resignation as a brigadier general to Washington on No- vember 28 last. This is now in the hands of the President, but it has not yet been acted upon. General Wheeler, while i Manila, placed himself in the hands of | the Government as to whether or not he should remain in the islands or adhere to his original intention, but as he believes the rebellion is nearly over, in the absence of specific orders he followed his original plan and returned. His Island Service. As to his service in the islands, the | general will only say he did all he could. Not that it was as much as he wished, but it was as much as opportunity of- fered. He was on the line for five months, in command of the first brigade of Mac- | Arthur’s division, and during part of that | time he was actively engaged in skir- | mishing through the northern part of the | island. | “About the islands themselves, the gen- eral talks freely and intelligently. He | has been through some of ' the ! most important _provinces, and he | has estimated their value as pos- | sessions of this country with the skill | of a trained political economist. He be- lieves their future will pay for their past, but he adds the oft-repeated statement that their position is the result of a war thrust upon us, and we cannot turn back now, and he declines, too, to say how long'it will take them to pay for the blood that has stained their sod or for the rav- ages of their pestilences. Of the rebel- | lion he says “it is practically over.” “The rebellion itself is entirely wiped | out, with the exception of a few bands of marauders without heads and without or- ganization,”” said the general. *“They can- | not come together, and I do not believe they can reorganize to any extent during the rainy season. I do not belleve Agui- naldo has left the island, although it would not be particularly hard for him to do so. Fishing boats pass up and down the coast lines and from them to the mainland, and any of these could take him away, but if he reached any place outside the Jjurisdiction of this country 1 am sure he would make him- self known. He is not far off, I am sure, for just before I left a Filipino told me he could put a communication in Agui- naldo’s hands within a short time. We have captured several of his Govern- ment officers and his family, still I be- lieve he will get away If he can. the part of the island where the feeling of the peo- le is one of friendliness for Amer- ca and the Americans. The cities are well governed and schools are being es- tablished all over the islands. In the out- lying districts only Spanish and na- tive languages are taught, but in Manila English is part of the public school course. I was not in Manila very much, but I understand the ives are taking kindly to the new language. A Territorial Government. “I belleve the people are ready for a certain kind of self-government. They could be i‘\ven the power to make laws under such a system of government as has been adopted for our Territories. They are capable of that amount of general self-government. The munici- pal _governments, however, are all in the hands of the natives, and they get along without trouble or friction. TUnder a Territorial form the islands could be well controlled. “The military authority is gradually glving way to the civil. The natives have no fear of the soldiers and there is very little trouble between the trocps and the people. In Pangasinan, just before I left, the head men of fourteen barrios, or coun- i(les. came to me and all signed a state- ment to the effect that they had no com- plaint against the men of the army, or against any individual soldier. Every one of the head men signed the statement in a clear hand and all seemed well edu- cated. This was In the northern part of the island, about ninety miles from Ma- nila. The feeling is the same all through the northern provinces and through the scuth as well, except in Cavite. It was in Cavite that the rebelllon started; it was from Cavite that Aguinaldo came, and it was largely from among the m of Cavite that he nflpolnte(l his officials As a consequence the friends of Agulr aldo and his friends’ friends are keeping the bitterness alive. Then, too, there |s the old complaint that the natives were kept out of nila when that city fell Natives Against Insurgents. “Many of the natives are against the insurgents, but they do not openly express sympathy because they fear to have the troops withdrawn and they themselves left to the mercy of Aguinai- do's band. He holds his men by the statement that if they will only hold out they will finally win independence. ople do not want any more war. Bave ‘suffered terribly already and they are tired of it all. If 1 should tell you some of the things I have seen it would make your heart bleed. They have been { | Our Increase of Insanity. Much discussion has been aroused lately by the alarming Increase of insanity. Our high rate of living is the cause assigned. In the Tush for money, both men and women neg- lect thelr bodles until the breakdown comes. The best way to preserve health is by a faith- ful usg of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By curing‘all stomach ills, this remedy prevents nervous breakdown. It is also an excelient medicine for constipation, dyspepsia and bil- fousness. ENERAL WHEELER came ashore | L CLAIM HIS SEAT IN CONGRESS| ood He Would Return the Session. He Believes, as We Have the Islands, We Should Try to Raise Them to Qur Standard lization. driven from their homes and they have iived In wagons and under trees and they are ail in the most abject poverty. once a band of seventy coming toward our lines and they had sent a long way ahead of them a little child carrying a reed with a white flag bound to it.” They had all been driven from their homes by their own Heople. “'As for the soldiers coming home I can- not say anything. It is too soon yet to make any pradiction. Their work is near- ly done, but the bands of marauders are still at large and are giving some trouble. Aguinaide had at one time 20,000 effective men, but that number has been reduced until now he has but a’ remnant of his former forces. “‘About keeping the islands and their value to us as a possession I can only say we have had this war thrust upon us and now, with the conditions as they are, eventually good will come to us through our connection with the vast people In the Far East. “‘We must consider that about one-third the population of the earth is concentrated in the eastern half of Asia, and that these vast multitudes are rapidly learning to add, the necessity of high civillzation, and they are also learning to realize the com- fort which is enjoyed by the people of the most civillzed nations, in the possession and use of the products, manufactures and mechanical developments which are there found. Commercial Possibilities. “Europe and America must purchase the silks, teas, coffee, hemp, spices and products ‘of the handiwork of the people of the Orienit, and this immense popuia- tion needs articles which American farms and factories are producing cheaper and better than those which are produced anywhere else on earth. Cotton cloth, such as Is manufactured in Southern cot- ton mills, is needed by the people of the East to the enormous value of four to five thousand million doilars. It will be want- ed by them for clothes, sheets, pillow- cases, curtains, salls for their innumer- able vessels, and countless other pur- poses for which it is used. “‘Shoes for their feet and hats for their heads will be demanded. Nails and screws will be needed for their houses and barbed wire for their farms; sewing machines, typewriters, farming implements, loco- motives by the thousands, cars by the hundred thousands and steel ralls by the millions of tons will be required. Struc- tural steel for bullding will be demanded for edifices in Canton, Shanghai, Peking, Yokohama, Manila as it is now demanded in New York and other great citles. Steel for bridges will be needed in great quanti- ties; sewage pipes, improved water works, gas’ works, electric plants and _eleetric cars will be rcquired for their cities. “England, Russia. Germany and France have braved war and pestilence in efforts to secure a share of the wealth which wili come to them by commercial relations with these peoples. They Were Thrust Upon Us. “Two years ago the noblest emotions stirred the hearts of Americans, and with one voice it was demanded that the forces of the United States be hurl against Spain. Victories by land and sea crowned the efforts of our brave sailors and sol- diers. The treaty of peace cast upon us the responsibility of sovereignty over from nine to eleven million people, to- gelher with the islands which they in- abit, containing an area three times that of our great and prosperous Empire State. “Very paturally there may difference of opinlon as to whether everything has been conducted during th: is one of those eight styles of suits and overcoats that we are making to order for 513.50 Thisis a single-breast- ed sack suit, silk faced, having also a double- breasted vest; makes a very stvlish suit for business. But the price means- nothing to you unless you see the clothe.—see how they are made, see the good cloth in them and their general style and fit. Though not a clothing expert, youcan readily see why we are so emphatic in telling you of the $17.50 value n clothes. The partic- ular value in the clothes lies in the material. your money. No. 2. 718 Market 1 saw | appreciate the advantages, and I might i Pe “nonest | two_years in accordance with the highest wisdom and best possible judgment, but there should be no question among the American people as to the duty and wis- dom of now uniting in a determined effort to take the situation as it stands, and to so conduct the affairs of our country as to add the most to its glory, honor, welfare and prosperity. It is a friexdly struggle for commercial supremacy, in which our rival nations are using their best efforts, and I say, let us In a friendly but determined spirit use our best efforts also.” The Island of Guam. The general had 4 most enjoyable visit at Guam. It was made under orders from Washington, and he has his report upon the island ready for delivery to the Pres- | 1dent. s “It is a beautiful island about twenty- nine miles long and from three and & half to ten miles in width,” he said. “T rode over a great deal of it, traversing its length and crossing it three times. I vis- ited all the towns and was much pleased with the people. Their hospitality and ap- parent desire to express good feeling to- ward Americans was very gratifying. “The harbor San Luis de Apra is very I good and can be improved by a moderate | expenditure. The climate is very much | like that of Honolulu, except that it really has no dry season, the part of the year of st rain gentle trade wind showers nearly day, and often seve eral such showers ng the day.” du -~ | BIG RECEPTION PLANNED. | Chicago Will Spread Itself to Roy« ally Welcome the Veteran. CHICAGO, March 7.—Plans for a huge demonstration In honor of General Joseph Wheeler were made at a meeting of the | Blue and Gray Legion at the Great North- | ern Hotel to-night. The plans include a | ball and public reception. in which the Confederate veterans and the G. A. R. will be asked to co-operate in the event that General Wheeler, who is in San cisco, can be indiced to come to Chicago. s DID NOT GO ASHORE. General Wheeler declines responsibility for quarantining the Warren. It was ree orted along the water front Tuesday that ecause the general had gone ashorz at | Honolulu the ship was being held. He says he was aot ashore, and furthermors | that he declined to take advantage of ary leniency of the garantine officlals and come ashore before the ship was cleared. MISS SAIDEE WALSH GREETED BY FRIENDS Brilliant Contralto Makes Her Debut in the World of Song at the Palace. Miss Saidee Walsh made her debut in the world of song under the guidance of Professor Joseph Greven at Maple Hall, Palace Hotel, last evening. Scores of the young artist’'s friends greeted her and for each song she sang they demanded an encore, and sent her from the stage bear- ing a load of choicest blossoms. Miss Walsh looked regal in an_elegant gown of green and black brocaded silk. he jupe was made en traine and the cor- sage decollete. A trimming of soft, fuffly ink chiffon brightened the corsage and ront of the skirt. Professor Greven was assisted in pre- senting Miss Walsh by Miss Lilly L. Roe- der, Hugh N. Callender, H. Winfred Goft and Charles W. Betts. Miss Wal is the possessor of an ideal contralto voice. It is rich and full, and above all, sympathetic, this characteristio being ever prominent’ during her rendi- tion of Dudley Buck’'s “‘Sunset,” her in- troductory song. Walsh also san “He Was a Prince’ “Habanera™ an: the gypsy song from men.” In the selections from “Carmen” Miss Walsh found an_opportunity to use the full power and exercise the most technical control of her volce, and her friends wers happy, as was she. that the opportunity was present. Mr. Betts, a b power. sang “Deep in the Mine’ Callender rendered Lohengrin ation”” and “Good-Night, my Chil | Lilly L. Roeder rendered ““Agathe’ (Freischutz) and “If Thou Didst Love Me." Miss Roeder sang with pleasing ef- fect, and on each occ to respond to an encor: e —— Terry Succeeds McCormick. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Captain Silas | W. Terry, late in command of the Iowa, has been assigned to succeed Admira! Mc. Cormick as commandant of the Wash- ington Naval Yard. ston was compelled We had the foresight to buy the cloth for this sale before trade prices went up. now telling you about it—not to proclaim our sagacity, but to impress upon you the value you are getting for We are Our samples are free to any one who asks for them. If you live out of San Francisco send for self-measurement blank. We can make to your order one of these suils or overcoats for $13.50 that will fit and give entire satisfaction. Ask for our sample catalogue 8.NWood&Co. Street and Corner Powell and Eddy.