The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 1, 1900, Page 11

WAGNER CYCLE S COMPLETE Die Gotterdaemmerung” Is Sung to an Appreciative 1 Audience. { | ofx and De Reszke Carry | Honors, but Other Grau Artists Are Well Re- | ceived. o Rcird By Blanche ‘Partington. last number rle of the “Ring,” was the Grand Opera- of the largest and mos: the emmerung,” at ces of years to “Die “Vatkyr rns imnsorial In it Wagn: s. There are two or mbers, a trio or two, and t m a dramati standp and more after the order spel aceording to Wag . eng and “1 . where rus o - >nal E “Ham- further ab- without 1 Sieg nd Dippel in the part i apology for the lusty | as Siegfried, I touch; inordinate de- upon the ward the even- | smfort to the poser t showed, though | enormous straiu, ger has beeri done k w as as Waltraute nd Miss performance censes to Marry. 30.—Licenses to marry i Petersen 0 ME MELBAWILL SING TO-MORROW, She Will Render Gounod’s Ave Maria at 8t. Mary's *Cathedral. BRSNS M at St. Mary’s Chureh, should be unusually at the half-past 10 Mme. Melba has con- Signor Cremonint services, and will the first and only appear- | elba in public during her de of the Grand Opera- warm personal friend of her Smith, the father supe- slist order in this city, and % her consent to sing at the £ ill render the offertory piec s selected Gounod’s “Ave Mari of praise, She will be ac- violin by Professor N. Cremonini will sing Maria. The Labor Council. ng of the San Francisco last night a preambie o exemption of Stanford Uni »m taxation under the recently amendment was prepared for n for signatures. The action is because of the dismissal of the meeti: e circulated report that As- wderson of Solano is about roduce a measure looking to the f having a.bill passed providing | compulsory arbitration in the next the Legislature, Delegate 3 r will appear before the Val- Labor Council to-night and address t b in opposition to the measure. ssenberg 10 the American n of Labor was instructed to attention of the federation to with the object of having it st —_——————— Colonel H. C. Symonds. JOSE, Nov. 30.—Colonel H. C. Symonds of Los Gatos died this morning { paralyeis, aged 70 years. He was a raduate of West Point and formerly a ip that flcldem%', Amoy his assmates were Generals Sheridan, Bcho- cld and McPherson. During the civil war he was a commist at Louisville 4 handled over $25,000, in furnishing E ld‘\fluns and forage for the army in the | fused the request o maid- | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1900. MAYOR SNOW’S SENSATIONAL CHARGE AGAINST COUNCILMEN SETS POLITICAL TONGUES WAGGING Executive Reiterates His Declaration That Members of the Municipal Legislative Body Tried to Force Him to Turn Over Patrenage to Them. Retaliation as a Means of Re- venge. R e AKLAND, Nov. 20.—Mayor R. W. Snow, in his speech before the North Oakiand Improvement Club on Wedn: night, openi declared that Couneil ha trie m him upon a qu n of pat- re d that because he would not rke appo < upon demand tried to 1t leg of benefit to the city yor ur ne reason why the proposed amendm to the city charter should be adopted so that the ard of Public Works and the Police and F Commissioners should be as far re moved from the control of the legisiative possible. was the charge that the City had tried to control municipal ge and had made an effort to force na that set the political tongues to ng. The Mayor referred specifical- ing at which he declared thi made, i this brought ¢ writien Listory of the pres- nistration stration that wa The people hey were to stration has ) ration has ished anvtiung substantial is by even the members thers.- at meeting of tha ¥ night broke forth cnlosive speeches, in e people had lost ncil and that he Board of Public y C he Snow follows this up with a pub- ch in which he says that the ad- ministration uas been handicapped and the city injured because he refused to ap- point to offic en who were wanted by members of the City Council. The Mayor went more | details than did the ex- plosive Co man, for he stated di- b2 that had been invited to a cau- Council at the residence a member of that body, while there a type-written list an of propc ad been pre- sented 1o P! ded first for OV A. Ball as Chief of the and the substitution of The Mayor concluded stating that he had re- he Council for these appointments and t “the attitude of lative body has since been one proval of this act of the Mayor, ling expression often in the last eigh- months, to the disadvantage of tne e Departmen Fred Murdock. his remarks by The members of the city governmernt and the politicians of Oakland were greatly excited to-day over the speech of the Mayor. The strained relations of the members of the municipal government have been the subject of no little com- ment, and when it finally found official utterance the cltg" became excited. In regard to his startling speech in North Oakland on Wednesday night and the charges contained therein, Mayor R. W. Snow to-day made the following state- ment: 1 had decided not to criticize or discuss the charter amendments. They have been deter- mined upon by the City Council, and it must is time be evident to the least observant citizen that since'my election In March of last year I have avoided every opportunity for dif- ference with the legislative body. The Council has given cause for offense, it is true. I have not been blind to that. 1 regret exceedingly that the Councll should of itself or at the sug- gestion of outside Influence treat a Mayor's suggestions -without reference to their value, but rather with reference to the fact that he has not granted some politieal request. I re- gret, as every good citizen must, that o little has been done by the Couneil, for the evident reason that some other #Mministration is pre- 2d by certain individuals for this service. & 1 have sald, T had not intended to criticize or discuss the work of the Councll as evi- denced In the proposed charter amendments. But at_the meeting of the North Oakland Improve- ment Club, which the papers have reported, the COUNCILMAN GIRARD. + wisdom of the pi of the Board ers of this city was questioned, obliged to give the reason why of this amendment would bes “The request of the Coun: rmaily at the home of Mr. Taylor, to which I referred In my remarks, was at the time eimply astonishing. The wnure 8o because at a banguet' not long before 1 had stated, and I med the statement was acceptable, that he business of the legislative body was hat it was the plan of our char- pose of the administration to e the Council from all the entanglement patronage. The local press reported that I ed further: 1 belleve we should o further e not only the legislative body from stanglement of patronage, but also Public Works, the executive arm il. This can only be done by cre- ndependent Board of Commissioners e Fire and Pollce department ncilmen were present at the mest- ch the request to which I have re- made except three. Mr. Dow, City y, and a_member of the Board of Pub- 4 oposed change In the makeup ce and Fire Commission- and 1 felt the adoption t the city. men, meeting in- Attorney Works and Police and Fire Commissioner mand been less, involving consequences less serious than the substitution of experience and competency for men less competent and less experienced, the request would have been sTanted for' the sake of harmony and progress. Such a situation should never be possible In any city. Patronage which the chief executive has to dispose and the Council he is presume:! to direct and through which body he must work for the public if at all, #hould be as far removed from each other s the poies. For this reason, at lenst, I am an advocate of the pro- posed amendment with reference to the Police and Fire Commissioners, ut few of the City Councilmen could be found to-day. Councilmen Rowe and Lemmon were sick. Ceuncilmen Upton, Btetson and Cuvellier were in San Fran- cisco. Councilmen Mott and Taylor could not be found. The other members of the « Council, however, made the following statements in régard to the Mayo:rs startling speech: 2 Councilman F. R. Girard—Well, I guess some members of the City Council have been trying to jam the Mayor on patron- w, but I never was in any of the deals. ere was nothing that I wanted in the shape ‘of spolls. e way things looked when this administration went into of- fice, 1 thought there ought to be har- mony between the Mayor and the Counecil. SSRGS 3 COUNCILMAN BARSTOW. 3 under the present charter, was also present. Mr. Rowe handed me a typewritten proposition and there was a very carnest discussion upon it. It was set down upon the paper that Chier Ball of the Fire Department was to be re moved and Fred Murdock clected In his place; that Assistant Lawton was to be displaced by Bixby appol paper also contained the proposition to remove Chief of Police Fletcher and appoint Willlam Me- Cloud Chief of Police, but this last had a line drawn through it, fo change had been ma.ie in the & Department a day or two before 1 supjose that Mr. Dow, who w ne of the Police and Fire Commissioners, in sym- pathy with the demand made upon me by Coun- n b had offcred a resolution in and Fire Commissioners a moving Chief Ball from the I counted the city fortunate that it was pos- sible to put off the unfortunate request made by the Councilmen. and hoped that they would come to see that they were attempting to make a political ool of the chief executive. It was Yerv evident that there was strong Influence outside the Council and that my refusal to carry out the programme would call forth op- position to the adminisiration. Had the de- L i i COUNCILMAN SCHAFFER. o+ % It was on account of what appeared to be a coolness between Snow and Mr. Dew that I thought the Councilmen were in- vited to thdat meeting at Mr. Taylor's house. You see, I had an idea we could et together and bring about harmony. Now, Mayor Snow started these meetings by giving a dinner to the Councilmen. Then Mr. Taylor followed by Inviting them to his house. Of course, there was some talk there. 1 heard something about removing Chief Ball and appointing Mur- dock, but I was never in fg\'or of Mur- dock. 1 would rather have gone out of the city and taken a man. I don’t know anything about any pri ed list of appointments. All I saw was Mr. Rowe hand some paper or letter or something to the Mayor. There was talk about removing Democrats to make room for the Republicans. Some of the Coun- ecllmen, said they believed in the doctrine of ‘to the vicior belongs the spoils.” But 1 do not remember all that took place at that meeting. It seems to me that three or four of the Councilmen went into an- 11 Has Few Friends Among City Fathers. other room and had a talk, but that might have been before the Mayor ar- rived there, ‘“Whatever was dona about any patron- age 1 was not interested In, because [ had not asked for anything. There were some of the Courcilmen who were trying to get some places, but 1 not mix up in any of that business. My idea was that there ought to have beén harmony between Dow and Snow. Councilman Edwin Meese—Without go- ing into any detail about names of parties concerned or of times or places, I will saj that there was an effort made to jam Mayor Snow_upon matters of municipal patronage. For many reasons I was op- posed to anything of that sort and [ womd not countenance It. In the first place, h was new in the affairs of the city’s bu ness, and 1 had a full conviction tha wanted to know for myseif before I de- cided to vote for the removal of any ofil- cer or employe of the city whether that officer or emplove was performing his duty. 1 should not consent to the re- moval of any man upon purely political grounds. This trouble about patronage was one of the causes, among many others. which led to the unfortunate con- dition ‘of affairs now existing in the mu- nicipal government. Councilman Anson Barstow—All my knowledge on the subject of which Mayor Snow has spoken comes to second hand. At the time of the Council meeting at Mr. Taylor's house I was sent from the eity. I have alwa: and am now the close friend of Mas Snow and have my opinion upon the ject firmly fixed. In view of the f 1 did not take part in the proceeding am not at liberty, 1 feel, to suy more than that my belief is strong that the Mayor needs no corroboration at ms3 hands to sustain the position be has taken. There have been many events dur- ing his administration which confirm me in my opinions. Coundilman Louis Schaffer—I was one member of the City Council who was ot invited to take part In those quiet ses- slons of the then solfd_six or seven which combined to jam the Mayor into handing over the city's patronage to them. Not having been present at the meet 4 was held s uncilman dence 1 cannot say ¥ that anything was done there. But there is absolutely no question in my mind that an attempt was made to jam the Mayor hard. At the time this w 1 learned what was i him to go ahead and 3 1 believed that he was better abl riminate in_martters pertaining the service of public servants than entire Council put tog=ther. The memb: of the Council who were nandling this pa ronage scheme did not invite me into their confidences because they -thought that they did not need me. But they would like to have me now if they could get me. There i nct any doubt that the trouble about patronage and th Mayor's refusal to yieid led to a com bination against him in the City Coun Everybody knows that is so and that there has been a ¢ nt effort to block re which would tend to beneti v or to throw any credit upon Mayor Snow's administration. FIERCE BATTLE WITH OBBERS 21J. F. Crosby Nearly Mur- dered by Two Masked Desperadoes. OAKLAND, Nov. masked robbers to-night J. T. Crosby, a boat builder, was knocked senseless, tied hand and foot and his home in a house- boat on the Alameda side of the estuary | near the California Yacht Club house ransacked for plunder. The robbers se- cured $9 The fight was as sensational as a dime novel tragedy. Crosby was preparing to | retire for the night about 9 o'clock, when two men walkea out the gangway to the houseboat and were inside before the oc- cupant had a chance to say a word. Crosby jumped to his feet as the intruders entered, only to face a tall, darkly clad man, whose features were hidden under a handkerchief that covered his face from the eyes down. The unwelcome caller had a pistol aimed straight at the boat builder's head and with an oath ordered Crosby to throw up his hands. Instead of obeying the com- mand Crosby leaped for the robber, and With a dextrous sweep knocked the wea- pon out of the masked man's hand. Then commenced & desperate struggle for the | pistol. Crosby was making good head- Wway when the second robber came to his pal's assistance and with an fron barn struck Crosby heavily on the head, knock- ing him senseless to the floor of his cabin. Thefi to make sure that he would cause no further trouble the robbers tied his feet und hands securely with pieces of rope they found on the boat. That done the pair of desperadoes searched their vietim's clothes, finding the money. They then turned the place upside down in their hunt for more plunder. Crosby lay unconscious for an hour ‘or more. Gradually reason came back and he quickly discovered his condition. He wriggled over to a bed and managed to ® “the ropes that bound his hands apainst a spring until the thongs parted. With his hands free he soon released the ponds about his feet. He then hurried to the Oakland police station and reported the crime. Night Police Captain Peter- e Grderea“out men to look for the rob- | ! bers, but referred the case to the Ala- meda police, in whose jurisdiction the dar- ing robbery occurred. Crosby could give only a meager description of the men. Yie is employed at J. C. Beetle's ship ard at Alameda Point, a short distance Zom where his houseboat is moored. ———————————— Jail Life Did Not Suit. {LAND, Nov. 30.—There were too mg:\?‘g;?ple';!nnl features about jail life o suit George Fedderwitz, a Berkeley pa- joon-keeper, and to-day he paid a fine at the rate of $1 per day for each of the 24 days of his unexpired term. Fedderwitz was fined with the alternative of serving 20 days in_the County Jail, for violating the liquor laws of Berkeley‘. He appealed the case to the Supreme Court, but it was decided against him. He un- dertook to serve out-his sentence, but he had his fill after six days. —————————— Divorce Suits Pending. LAND, Nov. 3.—Judgment has b((::ll"grci?rpd in favor of Gertrude AxXx in her suit for divorce against John Axx, e d cruelty being charged. A g:;;‘\-x‘l‘\m;m:“been taken llnlfillllnm tavor of Lucy Fletcher. Judge e I anted Sarah Adlé a divorce from Cornelius Adle on the ground of neglect. Merchants Form Association. OAKLAND, Nov. 3.—J. T. Moran has been elected president of an assoclation’ of Oakland merchants who are organiz- ing for protection in various matters. The association has already a large mem- bership. Charged With Assault. LIVERMORE, Nov. 30.—N. Wilbur N is in jail h o e L aeieait on Mea. William Catral ot her residence. He is under bonds of , in default of which he is an inmate of the local jall. Neimes is a sewing ma- chine agent. For a Cold in the Head. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. y f: 3.—In a hattle with | ROMANTIC TALE OF MRS, ADAMS Claims to Have Been the Daughter of Sir Henry Vane. PSR LT SANTA CRUZ, Nov. 30.—Mrs. Ada Clif- ford Adams, who died yesterday at the County Hospital, claimed to be a daugh- ter of Sir Henry Vane of England. Ac- | cording to the story she told the nugge who attended her, when two years old Mrs. Adams was kidnaped by a man White in revenge for some wrong he claimed Sir Henry had done his family. White gave her a good education and sent her to Italy to complete her musical edu- cation. When 15 years old she met a man named Clifford, and soon afterward they were married. A few days after the ceremony he died suddenly, and grief caused her hair to turn white. Later she came to this country and married one Adams, who was a member of a Massachusetts family. When he died he left her a large estate, which she claimed she was swindled out of through her ignorance of the laws of this country.. She located in St. Louls, where she had a large music class. Owing to i1l health she came here nearly | a year ago and taught music. About a week ago she went to the hospital. She leaves some diamonds, but only a very small amount of money. She was a na- tivg of England, aged 43 years, Her fu- neral took place here to-day. 0. C. KIRK DIES FROM PNEUMONIA Formerly City Councilman and a Power in the Politics of the Seventh Ward. OAKLAND, Nov. 30.—Former Councii- man O. G. Kirk died to-day at his home, 851 Fifth street, after an illness that has | extended over several years. He has beca in failing health for a considerable time. A heavy cold developed into pneumonia about a week ago, and he died this morn- ng. &, c. Kirk was a dealer in plumbers’ supplies, stoves, etc.; in East nd, | and was a prominent factor in politics, { Though a Democrat, he always ma; d to be elected to the Council in the strong- 1y Republican Seventh Ward. His first term was in 1886 and he served three suc- cessive terms. He leaves a wife, Julia Kirk, and eight children, Henry 8., Joseph A., Cle- ment P., Bdward L., Jullan M., Loretto, Katherine G., and Rose Kirk. He wus a native of Ireland and 51 years of age. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Saturday) morning at 9:30 o'clock from the family residence. The body will be taken to St. Anthony's Church, where a requiem high mass will be said by Father Gleeson, the Interment being at St. Mary's Cemetery. Mayor Snow ordered the flag on the City Hall at half mast out of respect for the dead Councilman. e CHEWED TEE WEED UNTIL IT CAUSED HIS DEATH ALAMEDA, Nov. 30.—Persistent and ab- normal chewing of tobacco was, accord- ing to the physicidin who attended him in his last illness, the main cause of the death of James C. Sullings, who passed away here yesterday. Sullings had been a user of the weed all his life, and of late ears his craving for chewing tobacco eld him in absolute bond:‘fo. Dr. C. W. Bronson treated Sullings prior to his demise, and the doctor regarded Sullings’ ailment and physical condition as something out of the ordinary. In his many years of practice the physician had never met with such an instance. Sullings was 66 years age and was a nter, but had not worked at his trade for years. He was well ywn here, John Barrett to Talk. OAKLAND, Nov. U.all(l!hfl Barrett, for- mer Minister to Siam, address a - ing under_the Lulp{c_lt‘l“o! the Onfi:& e subject will be Conditions.” Board of Trade next Hamilton Hall. “Practical Oriental NO TENDER FROM PANAMA COMPANY President of Canal Project in Conference With Secretary Hay, P 2Y R A WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—President | Hutin of the Panama Canal Com- pany called by appointment upon Secre- tary Hay to-day and had a long talk with {him touching the prospects of the Panama Canal Company as affected by the probable legislation at the approach- ing Congress. ‘The Panama Company has yet made no_officia! tender of the prop- erty to the State Lepartment. It has, however, given the Isthmian Canal Com- mission, of which Admiral Walker is president, a full statement of the affairs of the company and conditlons upon which it might be willing to pass the con- trol of its property to the United States Government In the event that the Panama route should be chosen. The commission will include Mr. Hutin's report, so that Congress will have before it material for exercising a cholce between the Nica- raguan and the Panama routes. It is probable, however, that before the latter can be taken under serious consideration a more definite propasition as to the exact terms under which the Panama Com- pany's rights could be acquired by the United States will be required. The Canal Commission s making a strenuous effort to finish its preliminary report, which, according to promise, was to be delivered to the President to-day. sent to Congress as an accompaniment of the President’s message and that mea Rhne it wiil probably not be made pub- C. It is evidently the intention of the ad- ministration to press canal legislation upon Congress - earnestly and spredily from the very beginning of the session, It is expected that béfore final action can be had in the Senate upon the pending House bill, providing for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal, the executive branch of the Government will have suc- ceeded in removing certain obstacles which now lie in the course of the pend- ing Hay-Pauncefote treaty and if this. ‘convention should be ratified the admin- istration’s influence will be cast in favor of the pending bill. There have been sev- eral conferences of late between Secretary. Hay on one side and Senors Correa and Calvo, the Ministers for N|carnf|u d Costa’ Rlca, respectively, and it is leved that by way of anilcipating upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty the tion bases with the two Isthmian republics which would be necessary to give effect to the canal bill and to secure for the United States the exclusive right for the canal construction. SPIDER'S BITE MAY MAKE AMPUTATION NECESSARY OAKLAND, Nov. 30.—While sleeping last night Mrs, A. F. Smith of 870 Second street was bitten by a spider. She did not realize that she had been attacked by the insect until she awoke this morning to find that her right arm was paining her badly and that it was swollen, Mrs. Smith discovered a small red spot on the back of her hand, where she had been bitten. She went to the Recelving Hospital and the physiclans in cha flve her an antidote. The arm has -w'fi‘f en greatly and may have to be ampu- to prevent the spread of the poison. ——l g . & Mrs. Comstock Loses. OA’ ND, Nov. 30.—Mrs. Louisa Com- stock lost in_her suit ta Tecover 8350 from and n As- sociation, to-day before ‘was_tri ‘The issue was as to Jmflé Bl wh her, when Mrs. Comstock lfinlt [ per cent Interest with the It is now sald that the document will be- have already been lald for the treatles VAST SUM OF G0LD N TREASURY Total Amount of the Precious Metal Greater Than Ever Before. e ey WASHINGTON, Nov. 3).—The largest stock of gold and bullion ever held in the United States is now accumulated in the | treasury and its branches. The total has been rising steadily durfing the whole of the present year and Is now $474,10,336, or g?«)}n&fls.m,w greater than at the close This gold is not all the direct property of the United States, but it is held aganst outstanding gold certificates. The amount of these, less the amount in the treasur: and its branches, was $23,75.5% Wedne day. . All the remaining gold, amounting to about $243,000,000, belongs to the treas- &:)y as a.part of the reserve fund of $150,- The influx of gold into the treasury comes partly from the new discoveries on the Kiondike and other mines, but fts | retention iIs due to the pressure for cur- 1ency, which leads to the acceptance of gold certificates and other paper money in {:referencc to coin. The treasury recently | as been shipping small notes in large guantities to. New Orleans. and other joints upon deposits of gold in the New ork sub-treasury by the New York re- serve agents- of ‘the Southern banks. The fact that.$474,108,336 is thus accumu- lated in a sense under a single authority enablés- an- estimate to be made of some of the other visible gold resources of the country. The national banks reported gold holdings - on_September 5 of avout which amount $115,015,140 was in the gold certificates issued by the ‘treasury. e remainder, about § - 0c0, if added to. the visible gold the . treasury, ma a total in these two classes of estimates alone of about $70,- This is more than the entire es- timated stock of gold in the United States | of | loan abroad. He said its issue in America at the close of 1 The gold ‘the country on the last da: . cstimated at $692,947,212. * The estimated amount November 1, 1900, and- it is probable that the report for De- cember 1 will show at least $1,100,000, The treasury officials are confident that the round sum of $475,000.000 in_ treasury #old holdings will <oon be attained. gnd that even ,000,000 is not-beyond re: . able expectation: Iy Relief Society Entertainment. The Swiss Relief Soclety of this city will give an entertainment and ball this evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall, the pro- ceeds of which will be devoted to charit- s. The ladies and gentlemen the affair in charge have arranged a very attractive p me, comprising vocal and instrumental music, moving pic- tures and tableaux. Dancing will continue until ¢ 'ocl a. m. Sunday and ample rovision has been made to sustain the ner man during these hours of amuse- ment. 6; was $1,080,027 407, | GERMAN LOAN UNDER DISCUSSION Secretary of the Treasury Tells Why It Was Placed in America. | | BERLIN, Nov. 30.—In the Reichstag to- | day during the debate on the loan bills Dr. | von Thielmann, Secretary of the Imperfal | Treasury, was asked why the loen for | 80,000,000 marks was placed in America, He replied that the German money market | In September was in an unfavorabie con- | dition, and the Government had been | urged to avoid doing anything to raise the | rate. Therefore it was considered desira- | ble to draw money from America and | Great Britain, as they both had a great abundance of cash, especially the United | Btates, and the Government had to be | careful not to deplete the German money | market toward the end of the year. Count von Kanitz, the Agrarian ieader, | sald he regrett>a the loan was not placed | in Germany. America, he added, might | easlly become the banker of Europe, Herr Busing, National Liberal, observed | that patriotic heartburnings were unnec- essary. Great Britain had also placed a | loan in America. But in his opinion a clausge should have been inserted prohibit- | ing America from placirg a loan in Ger- many. Dr. von Thielmann, replying to the criti- cism, declared the apprehensions of Herr. Busing were groundless. Should a secar- | eity of money occur in America, a con- | tingency which after the re-election of President McKinley he did not fear, | Germany at'a loss. “I can assure Count Kanitz," concluded Dr. Thielmann, “that we did not run after thé Americans. They came to us.” - Dr. Arendt, secretary of the German Bimetalllc League, approved: placing the protected the market from results of dis- | eount. Herr Koch. president of the Imperial Bank, algo approved the way the loan was placed. He said he did not entertain fears that the loan would be used by Americans to_draw gold from Germany. Dr. von Slemens, president of the Na- tional Bank, said it was unnecessary to go abroad for mcner ‘After further discussion the subject was dropped. —————— Suicide of San Diego Woman. BUFFALO, Nov. 3.—A woman who registered at the Iroquois Hotel at noon committed suicide soon afterward by tak- ing strychnine. Subsequently she was identified as the wife of H. H. Albright, who recently engaged in the hotel busi- ness in 8an Diego, Cal. e An indolent man is a dead-loss to him- self. To Obtain the best and safest Natural Laxative Water Known to the medical pro- fession, & never-failing remedy for all disorders of the stomach and liver, of lnval- uable service to people of sedentary habits and an absolute cure. for chronic - Constipation. For Dyspépsia, Billousness, and for Heedache arising from overloading the stom- ach, 8o remedy in the world has been 8o thoroughly indorsed by the medical profes- slon generally as this well-known Aperient Water. LABEL ON BOTTLE %% %% centre Panei. ‘Americans would only be able to loan to | | again znnounce UNEASINESS I SOUTH AFRIC Garrisons Being Strength- ened and Extra Scouts Sent Out. gl British Forces Distributing Oats and Seed Potatoes Among the Sur- rendered Boer Farmers at Nominal Prices. RSN R LONDON, Dee, 1.—There is virtually n> news from South Africa this morngng. but the retirement of Lord Wolseley, the re- turn of Lord Roberts and the appoirt- ment of Lord Kitchener to the su command, occurring they'.do simulta- neously, are keenly issed. Despita some misgivings, hearty roval is gen- erally expressed at Lord Kitcheier's ap- pointment. It is felt inat if any one can up matters in Sout: Africa he is the man; and it is readlly admitted that the k before him, though of a differenc d, is almost as difficult as that whica ed Lord Roberts ten months ago, and is calculated to give the fullest scope to all of Kitchener's talents as an organ- izer. The Morning Post hirits broadly that the recent demand of Lord Roberts for inforcements has not been complied wi and insists that Lord Kitchener's hau not be t any lack of men or It say If reinfor ts are withheld or de- yed Lord K per may be paraly o with what consequence,to the empire no sme can foresee. From 30,000 to 50,000 men are required.” All the editorials dwell with consider- able emotion on the nation's debt of grat. lide to Lord Roberts, who has “succ ally pi through one of the dark- r history.” come ot All lony indications military poats are b is now_pre. attack. Extr Cape ¢ scouts are out and guards watch throu ut the night. The garrisons at the Or ange River drifts are being increased. At the same time measures are being taken e restoration of order and Preioria_ correspondent Mail announces that “ths 3ritish are distributing oats and seed po- mong the surrendered Boer farm- prices, without which tho g0 untilled for another —_—- WOULD CLOSE THE WAR. Statist Proposes Negotiations With Botha and, Dewet. LONDON, Nov. 3).—To-morrow Statist will pre e that the Government should begin ne; tions with Command- ant Botha and General Dewet to bring the war to close. As the Boer warriors might misunderstand the motive of a overture he military authorities, it will suggest tk = highest civil author- ity in Cape Wn Id begin the negn- tiations, if not Sir Alfred Milner, then the Chief Justice of Cape Colony, or even J. H. Hofmelster. This great findncial journal will lead up s proposal by an analysis of the sit- th Africa, and will say ery way, losing in We are see- sions plunged opinion is d abroad that we are incap- bringing the struggie to a satis- termination y_incompetency will be alleged Statist will aver that military ould be avoided and the ted “If men like Botha and Dewet volun- tarily surrender and bind themselves not Militar: and the against us in the futur the atist will say. “is there any good reason why a promise should not be given not to them out of the country? J. B. Robinson suggests that Botha and De- wet should be invited to take seats in the legislative council that will be estab- lished. The suggestion is worthy of ap- al. The Boers should not be ex- ded. even from the begipming, from vthing which can safely be siven them.” RECEIVED BY THE QUEEN. Royal Canadian Regiment Greeted by Victoria. LONDON, Nov. 3.—The members of tie Royal Canadian Regiment, who have just returned from South Africa, were thusiastically rec d by the people of Windsor this morning. The soldfers then proceeded to the castle and were re- tiewed by the Queen mn the quadrangle Her Majesty, addressing the Canadia thanked them for the immense serviers they had rendered to the empire. The officers were then presented Individualiy, after which the Queen summoned Privat Armstrong of New Brunswick, who I a leg during the campaign, but who joi in the march on crutches. After the s diers had been shown over the Btate apartments they were entertained at luncheon in the Royal Riding School. @it iR e N0 HELL" AGHIN ‘SIS BABBI NIETD Rabbi Voorsanger Lectures on Priests and Their Right of Speech. i In his sermon I evening Rabbi Nieto 1 it as his belief that hell is 4 myth and a “theory very much out of date.” Dr. Jacob Voorsanger, rabb! of the Con- gregation Emanu-El ke on “Priests of the Present Day and of the Past.”" In the course of bis address Dr. Voorsanger said: “T wish to speak this evening about priests and prophets. Jeremiah was a great prophet, and becauge he said what he thought it was his duty to express he was unpopular und thrown into imprison- ment. It is just the same to-day; the av- erage person does not want to hear words of warning or advice from their priest, and when he tells them they are not ob- serving the laws laid down by Goa he is immediately voted a bore and a nuisance. “In the oid days the priest had more du- tles to .perforra than he does now. ge- sides attending to the aitar he had to be 2 musician. A priest was rarely called in unless he was wanted to perform some ceremony, such &s at a wedding, d=ath or birth. A prophet or priest can be im- mensely popular if he says everything that pleases the world: but that is nét his duty. When he observes a movement that is viclous or wrong he must with the in fluence he bears attempt to stamp it out. “Religion is a system by which a man is trained to do his duty to himself and his fellow men,' said Rabbi Jacob Nieto at the usual Friday evening service of the ngregation Sherith Israel. “All re- ligions attempt$ to accomplish this. But do they all succeed? I say no. The world is cr{inc for a religion that will make men love each cther and prompt tnem to How can you teach a man about fire and brimstone and ex- pect him to be merciful? The lower re- sl.on theory is urulnl¥l very much out of te. Do you want to have a man belleve in and to iove a God that makes you trem- ble at the sound of his voice? “In our religion we do not serve God _ with any hope of reward; we serve and obey him for als dear sake. We do ‘ood for the sake of good; we not ti ctures of everlasting destruction. What rhapc and pray for that some day in the near future the world shall be at peace and that we shall all be united in one sacred brotherhood. * Adopts an