The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1900, Page 14

14 BCU CALL, bPRIDA ’ Alil 18, Yuu SAN FRANCISCO EXTENDS A WELCOME TO THE PHILIP COMMISSION AND DOES HONOR TO [ [Junee W gl H. TAFT HOr. LUKE ‘ o B WRIGHT. ) SCENE AT THE )\ BANQUET < A Pr r ré lege tow as a warm 1is | row "assumed charge of the proceedings. | 5 rt f s member c By way of introductory he said | B D for they ¢ have assembled here this evening : a cordial welcome to the dis ¢ gentlemen who have been se- | £ € President to establish civil | T the Philippine Islands. We | p affair I t our respects to the - surprise, @ body who has been ap- - ary for him to California—Professor Ber- | < Moses. (Prolonged applause.) We v him upon his selection, and | - in him. He will do i the n: on in th appointed to per- | Our Duty in the Islands. nin subject of the Philippine to the the m_Judge Morrow must_maint the reignty of ¥ ted S all places where we p as s lawful right to plant our flag. e : 0! few soug divided in our opir as to th = - y £ 1 position we bear toward the Filipinos, Judge Taft Cheered iere is no question that it Is our du - 3 stablish law and order wherever the 8 s and stripes are flying. | & “We must be lutely just with the kr people of the F s a great na- ~om - | tion we canr do otherwise. e and justly with upon to protect, mind the great prinei- r was tiger capped roment established by t greeted ngton. Our object itually enable the natives become free and in y gradually become principles of civil gov- mas R. Bacon of the Uni- rnia was the first speaker | 1 upo As a fellow professor he tribute to the worth of ' Professor Moses as a public man and his | integrity as a citizen and friend | At the conciusion of Professor Bacon's | remarks the toastmaster introduced Whitelaw Reid of New York. In his in- troductory remarks Judge Morrow re- ferred to_the distinguished gentleman from the E. n ver of the Peace | been instrumental | r from the affairs of | free and independ- | East as a o Commijssion who ha in “‘removing one ulc the world and giving ent Cuba.” Mr. Reid was In his happiest mood and entered heartily Into the spirit | of the occasion. Briefly he said: Occasion of Congratulation. “This occasion is one primarily of con- gratulation and personal good will. It/ would se to one who is not entirely a | stranger and not yet to the manner born | that ncisco 1s v pleased with the Pacific Coast member of this com- mission, ane not merely because | is well to the place. You know him—yot »w his worth. The rest of t mend: members you must take on recom- m ‘His appointment is of absolutély no | | potitical signlficance whatever. It is one approved alike by Republicans, Demo- crats and Dewey men. It is indorsed by men who indorse the administration and also by those who think the acquisition of the Philippines a great national mistake “There are too many questions of vital importance upon which this country is at variance. 1 i&, however, a_common | ground of we all are citizens of | the n proud of the name of Amer There is not one with faith or lac! th in the administration who is not r all, a patriot.” Addressing the members of thé com- mission, Mr. Reid said the gathering situation which n of us like t but it is a situation from which w. not escape and for which our country is o W responsible. We will hesitate in extending to the Filip! the right of American citizen- ship. «We can readily se such action would flood our labor market with cheap labor and give to the natives of the China Seas a volce in our glorlous Government, but we must give them all the rights con- sistent with justice an anity. First there must be order ond, justice: third, American civil rights, and’ lastly, local ‘self-government. Again addressing his remarks to the | Commissioners, Mr. Reld sald that if the motlves and members allowed political guide them they would Tail, “good-by and God bless y to the next speaker, Judge chairman of the commission Taft Against Expansion. to with a gave way H. Taft, w. Judge Taft .said that the welcome extended the Commissioners was more of a gratification than a surprise. man came from Vermont or r the modest plains of Ohio he ways knew the latchstring of San Fran- s out. He was aware that the enthusiasm ther L 1s were his the 000 on the ssment roll of 1889, FAVOR SHOWN TO ears later Dodge assessed the pi $1,105,000. According to Dodge's s tem, the property has diminished in value ’ $19.000 in eleven vears. There has been a ady nee in the valuation of other real e Market street in that region of the it the Mayor's choice hold- | ings do not increa ue, according to Dodge’s peculiar ulations. | . . acic favor of the little Mayor | \Ve 1 1 a be worth striving for in this world, fitne the office of Asse > 3 If De nd g tion he wiil roperty according to | ln e a O II‘St its value without regard to the M. L % interest therein. The new charte | blessed instrument of economy and ‘good ( government, which carried so many fa-| National. Other Financial Institutions Are Victims of Assessor Dodge’s — e CHAMPAGNE VALUES. | Arbltrary System. 1:'l‘he Standard of Champagne Quality: | Is Pommery. ‘ | “Just as good as Pommery" Is the high- kirs and false alarm statesmen into pos tions of brief authority, does not exempt | the Mayor's bank stock or real estate from equitable .ssment. Dodge ought to get out his old map and read up the | new ch er to see if he can find any authority for the deduction of $1,500.000 | | on the valuation of the stock of Phelan's | | First National Bank. ‘ SOR WASHINGTON tional Bank stock at $200 a share | est compliment that can be pald to any | T a chart .. 'Irr s (n ardly a4ny | brand of champagne. | mystean other than Assessor Dodge could | Mess. Vve. Pommery Fils & Co. - certain it. Dodge, however, took | Make and ship only the best quality of s the price bid, $20 a share. He | champagne. This cannot be said of some ex uctions for t;u\rnrm«l-nl Imll;d of the other foreign houses, who often K and other assets, and finalty | gnip to this country a wine of an inferior : rge the va fon down to $140 a | yin: The continuance, however, of | siting t Mess. Pommery & Co. to ship ONLY ONE | < iccepting the price bid for the stock, | grade of champagne—and that the best— . wstead . of the asked price, $29, he | has made thefr wine the standard for h Dodge | made a reduction on the 10,000 shares of | champagne quality the world over. xh cam. | $460,000. No' wonger the Mayor han aranoy e duallly iha b e |at the Grand Hotel yesterday afternoon a to blow in for a new flag. He can easily | | by First Lieutenant B. B. Knox, a| afford to buy a black flag for Dodge to | Warehousemen Sued by Assessor. |.U, .."C¢ Colonel Knox, the famous New | " sall under when the banks are attacked | A sult was brought vesterday in the | Yerk fatter. the assessment bureau Justices’ Court by Assessor Dodge in the W . | . Jooking at the figures in another light, | name of the people against A. B. Caldwell o | Bank Spown that the Nevada Nationai | proprietor of the Ploneer Warehouse, for s )| siare Hroin e cauteed 15 The deduc. | damages in the sum of $200. The suit has tior lowed to Mayor Ph been brought to test the right of the As- st N tional il Bank was $150 a share from the | sessor to compel the owner of a ware- ed price, or rom the price bid. | hous 0 Py y el .- Vi discrimination In favor of Phelan's | (oo soots 1o iy regarding the value of | financial institution is either outrageous | ti¢ 8008 In his charge belonging to other o Crocker-Woolworth | OF the extortion applied to other banks | Ko o0ns. Caldwell was subpenaed by the e orocker- W oolworth | O e vous in_ the extrome, Fhe drsiks | Assessor to give such testimony, but he and neither is | 15 KN e o the Tirat Natiouc; | declined to do £0 on the plea that his cus- neisco National | tomers did not desire to reveal the true 3an a ) s on 10, ares 0 500, Sank amounts.on 10,000 shares t0-$L500. |.vaue of :theif bropertys to: tiie ASRessor, | £ to the value | 000 | oopin win gt 3 | The refusal to testify is made a misde available. Tr T. I. Bergin, on behalf of the banki : H Assessor Dodge ascer- gaged in preparing a complaint against | v | cw shares of stock were {he asscssment of banks. The courts will e | y other words. the | be asked to compel the Assessor to make | @44- 441 en as the valuation, | 4 reassessment on the basis of fairness | FTHHH+++ 44444444444 2 ade for Government | and equality. Facts and figures are in | ssets, yeducin the possession of the attorney to fully | $ Read the story of the “Cere- + The Juinlv the legal proceedings. |3 monies of the Vatican” in the + . Many ple are wondering why the | s o sbserve how the ar- | fine’prop 5 on Market street known as 3¢ E“:";d‘;hn of 'fl"c““_"b‘“ + itra 'm worked en it was ap- | the Phelan building fails to enhance in |4 next Sunday. That number 4| plied to mu’y irst National Bank, an insti- | value. The lots have not diminished mf« will be fill dy ith in' : in which Mayor Phelan 'is an of- | size since the Mayor inherited the prem. | 4. 5200 teresting + | and heavy stockholder. On the first | ises. The building has not grown smaller. | ¢ features, splendid half-tone be| Monday of March the price asked for the | In 1885 the property was assessed for §970.- and col k. pe| etock of the First National Bank was|0X. Phelan wanted Asscasor Nealon to |+ o +/ + $290 o share. The price bid was $23. The duce the assessment $30,000, but Neal Btock Exchange list of April 11 quotes | 1124 added $54,000, making the valuatioh $1,124,- ] O+ 4+ 4444444444444+ +4+40 | its ,000 inhabitants. The city is divided into seven districts and each has a Chief of Police, who makes daily repofts to Ma- IGUNALDOSME F SECRETED N~ MANILA'S WALLS Authorities Not Anxious to| Capture and Make a Martyr of Him. Lieutenant Knox, Ex-Assistant Chief | of Police at Manila, Thinks In- surgent Leader’s Own Peo- ple Will Kill Him. IR P “I scarcely doubt the truth of the cur- rent rumors that Aguinaldo is concealed | in Manila. If he were I do not think that the authorities would make much effort to cateh him. To capture and imprison the insurgent chief would be to make a martyr of him, and the effect on the na- tives would be bad. If he is let alone the Macabebes will assassinate . him, for they have no love for him."” This remarkable statement was made R e Lieutenant Knox has just returned from Manila, where he was for | over seven months Chief of Police of the i Quiapo district. He was also Assistant Chief of Police of Manila under Major Tiernon of the Sixth Artillery. Lieutenant Knox now belongs to the Seventh Infan- try @nd is on his way to New Mexico, where he has been ordered for garrison duty. His first command, however, was in the Twentieth Infantry in Cuba. His military training was in the famous New York Seventh Volunteérs—the “‘kid-gloved regiment.” After the trouble was over in Cuba the Twentieth was ordered to the Philigpines, and has now been there about eighteen months. Lieutenant Knox tells some interesting things about the policing of Manila, with Jor Tiernon. About 1500 soldiers are em- ployed in policing the city, and in addi- tion to these 140 native police. The em- ployment of native police has been a great aid to Major Tiernon in the suppression of “crime. The white police never suc- ceeded in securing the confidence of the Filipinos, so they were never certain of what was going on. It was during the time that small bands of insurrectionists were springing up all over the city last October and arms being collected un: the of the officia that the natives were employed. T promptly brought the conspirators light and enabled the military authorities noses to make m important seizury In fact, they have put an end to all con- spiracies in Manila ‘The natives are queer people to @b e R SR SO ) T — e & BN A SR S S A S S o S v S e S S ar e S s A Y LIEUTENANT B. B. KNOX. : [ e e R e e ot e ] handle,” said Lieutenant Knox. “They. place 1o value on a human life and are not afraid of knives and firearms, but, strange to say, they are in mortal fear of a hard fist or a lash. The Macabebes are the best fighters, but care the least for a human life. T have heard it often asserted that Macabebes have never been CALIFORNIA’ GIVEN TO PROFESSOR BERNARD C. MOSES AND THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. gnificent | | charge: | him. | Duncan for over a week, but it was not PINE S MEMBER united in expecting it to carry out that! evening was in no small part due to th among the Amer- character of government for which it was | fact that a Californian had been appoint- . s vy ¢ created, for which no part of the Ameri- | ed a member of the commission. The p can possessions was so much in need as | found learning and clear judgment of that the Philippines. "Continulng, the speaker | member was & oy to the commission, and | condemnation of the said: the people were to be cor ed “on . $ “‘We greet Professor Moses now in what | the selection of Bernard Mo other | Sectionalism Is Dead. we must look upon as the beginning of a son for the enthusiasm w - ‘-"H“r‘vfl“\\ ri T ness. was Freat career. The first duty of the com- | edge ¢ Francisco wi the | duced as “t er of m mission will be the establishment of law great com of the | He said th ha r and order in_a land so recently given over The Commissione it . n ‘ to crime and bloodshed. I hope the mem- | they could establish the government that - man bers will be able t make the best o would be of the greatest sta ist & ent with honor doing that w commercial States. He wou . that the nd safety, t advantage tc Id have m would « " confront _th sent : was not an expansionist. But ligations to the nations of the wor x to the people of permit us to allow bring about chac caused the people to the m wi people d those obligations The duty of the hour was to give ipinc the best government possible mething, and d I not to rely wholly upc proc mations. It would be difficult, in view of the breaches of faith on the part of the Span- | ish with which Filipinos had long been familiar, to accomplish much at first. It would seem to be almost impossible if it were not for the capacity of the Amer ican people. Politics Will Not Figure. Justice s There would be no consid, Ppeople tics in the admi | = Commissioners, wha many servants be selected 3 ment work of the ¢ Judge Morrow k wishing the Com and success S e e e known to take prisoners: they always kill } (AR, They will assassinate Aguinaldo if they get a chance “I had the famous half man, Captain Lara panish police- | in my district. He is BEAUTIFUL a fine policeman, but a cold-blooded | wretch. In the old days he murdered and | pi d as he pleased. But he has been | EASTER valuable to us. I had 124 soldiers and 18 native police in my district. One little na- tive policeman, no more than five feet high, captured three robbers who had the drop on him with their pistols one night. | He simply walked up to them and took their weapon way. But the worst crim- inal classes zre no: the natives, but the | crooks of ¢ nations who have gathered | there by the hundreds. They went in the ke cf the army, but were driven nul‘ of the camps, and now roam about Ma- | nila and the surrounding country in bands. | things at Magnin’s— Children’s handsome Headwear, Capes, Jackets. i\ Misses” ready to murder and rob both houses and Suits and -an - pedestrians. . We have plenty of g mblers | o here. One man offered Major Tiernon | i $10,000 . per week, Mexican money, to be sive assortment of permitted to run one gambling place in | each district. 1 was offered £ in gold if I would not molest a house in | my district. “Gambling is not permitted, | however, and raids are frequent. The city | is now well policed, and erime is the | exception instead of the rule. The people have been made to feel the heavy hand of American law and to respect it. | Duncan Is Again in Jail. | Kenneth Duncan, the ex-minister, who has been arrested on several occasions for helping himself to other people’s property., is locked up in the City Prison with three of petty larceny recorded against The police have been leoking for ) per week | CONFIRMATION DRESSES Ladies” Waists, too, in a large and pleas- ing variety. 1. MAGNIN & CO. 840 Market St., Opp. 4th until yesterday morning that he was ap- prehended by Detectives Harper and Sul- livan ard Police Officer Kaskell. Some tim go Duncan was given em- ployment as a waiter in a_boarding-house at 344 Van Ness avenue. During the tem. porary absence of several of the boarders | he went through their rooms. stealing a quantity of silverware and jewelry and some clothing. i | —_——— Ladles' $3 50 kid lace shoes for $225 a'| pair at the Bee Hive Shoe Co.,717 Market.* | —_—— | Republican Club Conference. | George Stone, president of the National | and State League of Republican Clubs, has Issued a notice inviting a conference of club presidents and secretaries at the | rooms of the Union League Club, Palace Hotel, to-morrow evening. The purpose is to 'definitely ascertain the number of delegates from San Francisco and viein- ity that will attend the Los Angeles con- vention on April 27. Subjects of Impor- tance will be presented for consideration, | hence a full attendance is requested. 5 —_—— | | League Club Ball. ! The League Club, which is composed ot | members of Company D, League of the | Cross Cadets, will give an_entertainment | Save 25 Per Cent On Your Summer Suit by getting it made at Poheim's. 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