The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1901, Page 11

FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, THE SAN 1901. Q 11 LIVEDAS A MAN, DIES AS A WOMAN Remarkable Deception of a Strange €haracter in New York City. Married Twice to Women, Belonged to & Ward Political Club and Voted for Thirty Years. —e ye a -spe woman. Her daily than twenty-five last night when and refused to of an intelli- Sixth av for more b furnished b Market Police Cou: twenty years w Two wives had and to-day ax & pretty young w d, “is almost the 1ad Hal in 16 rd stree in t ROMANCE WILL END IN DOUBLE WEDDING Father and Son to Mar Daughter w amn P ¢ a4 double we: SUES HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. Mrs. Emma Gribner Alleges Many Acts of Cruelty. SE, Jan. 1T.—A mother-in- basis of a $20,000 damage t the Superior Cc The plaintiff Gribner and the defendant mena Gribner. the widow t of this count ty of her k s cently a d . Gribner on the law’s damages grows e Gribner families. out of Mrs Gribner, who » the witness st _hag i I made home life un- plied vile epithets to her « humiliated her. Once wae going to take her lit- tepsons out for a ride the defendant The mother-in-law struck her ed her vile names. Mre. Gribner, then ran intd a barn where ept and the children told mother to run or she would be This treatment caused her a ner- <he compelled to take e then she has suffered om {ll health, which, it is claim t result of the mother- atment. Because of this Em- emands $20,000. ena Gribner was on the fternoon. She denfed th- f her former daughter-in- MAY CONSOLIDATE LIGETING COMPANTES Eastern Capitalists Submit a Propo- sition to San Jose Cor- porations. £A. JOSE, Jan. 17.—A big deal 1s on in this city 100King to the consolidation of the two electric lighting companies and two lines of electric street raflw: wo million dollars is to be supplied by Eastern capitalists, it Is said, who are presented by R. G. Hanford of San Franciseo. According to the plans, as the scheme propose to merge the lines all can be learned, the promaters of one corporation &nd procure power - e Blue Lakes Company. rd's efforts have been devoted to the stock of the Light and Company. C. W. Quilty, the presi- dent of this company, has issued a cir- cular letier to the stockholders approving of Hanford's proposition, which is an op- tion on the stock for sixty days at $40 per share. The capital stock of the corpora- tion is $1.000,000, so if Hanford’s plans carry $400,000 will be paid for the stock 1t i understood Hanford has made the same proposition to the Electric Improve. ment Company, which 18 capitalized at £1,000,000, The stock is held in few hands and the directors discourage the plan. poSh iR Towa About to Sail. SAN DIEGO, Jan, 17.—A telegram from Admiral Kautz at Acapulco says that the Jows is about to sail north and that she will probably arrive at San Diego next Toursday, n Hanf ess in Lower | ted husband | aintiff, was the sec- | DESPERNDD TAKEN - AFTER A HGAT Though Wounded, Marvin Kuhns Shoots Two of His Captors. el | | Terrorized Northern Indiana for Weeks, but Is Finally Cap- tured by a Sheriff'’s Posse. e LOGANSPORT, Ir —Marvin huhns, the per who has terrorized ks and defied the s captured last i1l and is now in Logans- who was re- wolumbus prison shortly were taken after a Before the outlaw was shot two men and was the head, but not se- brott by his brother and a am at rted southward. Ex- 1 Marshal Cheney yette last evening and boring towns located ill, near Otterbein. ght. Marvin was eized a 1 could fire Elmer Switzer € and the posse closed jumped from the second w and escaped, but the overpowered after a strug- umber of shots were ex- i as he was the attack olt in the bac i e arm. Neither was fatally JURY RETURNS VERDICT IN NEGRO LYNCHING CASE Declares That Alexander Was Burned to Death by Unknown Parties. NWORTH, Kans., Jan. 17.— Alexander came to his death by d by a party or parties ance of averdict roner’s jury that » of the negro lynchers s afternoon. In instructing the « Coohler told then t from what they affair. He declared he able to gather any d be used. N would swear to any- The vigilance committes unday bas since the lynch- every obstacle possible in the f the ibilitv that other negros r suspicion of hav- Plymouth | evolver at his bed- | | v and county officials gain- | » will be attacked be- | ils here. GROSS CARELESSNESS IN TRANSFERRING LEPERS Official Uses a Hack and Fails to Disinfect It Before Releasing It been caused by the care- of the Board of ng lepers from the ention camp in itting lepers Governme:t every nd. »sequently were pel their offices of publ imed that If lepr conduct mav result in the ut the city - FAVORS REMOVAL OF AUSTRALIA’S CAPITAL Premier Edmund Barton Begins His Federal Election Campaign at Maitland. DNEY, N W.. Jan. 17.—Edmund Prem the Australian Com- the federal Maitland this evening with public meeting at sters were pres- ed the policy of The federal elec- vould be held at and a decision w federal capital ent could not be s of |Y E on either at Mel- Syd as its deliberations removed from surrounding influences - SENSATIONAL MURDER | ON LONDON TRAIN Man Said to Be an American Shoots Two of his Fellow Travelers. N, Jan. 17.—A sensational mur- committed this afternoon on a the London and Southwestern The murderer, who is said in arters to be an American, entered by Mrs. King of South- Pearson of Winchester, LONDO! at East Leigh. When passing Surbiton | the man drew a revolver, k A Pearson | ounded Mrs. King in the cheek. He then rified the pockets of Pearson. The mped out of the train at m Vauxhall, but was pursued and captured, The police thus far decline to give the man’s name. TOBPEDO-BOAT’BAI’LEY MAKES THIRTY KNOTS Next Saturday the Official Triai Will Take Place on Long Island Sound. NEWPORT, R. L, Jan. 17.—The torpedo- boat ley to-day finished the runs necessary to enable the inspection board to plot her speed the standardized screw plan and she made thirty knots on her speed tri Later she left for New Lo . where she will prepare for a_run ary in Long 1sland Sound, where she must maintain for two hours a speed of thirty knots to meet the con- tract requirements. Bishop of Yucatan IllL CITY OF MEXICO, Mex., Jan. 17.—The Bishop of Yucatan lles gravely {1l of yel- low fever at Merida. He was but recent- ly consecrated. Ten Men.mlled—; a Mine, ESSEN, Jan. 17.—An explosion in the Koenig Ludwig mine at Recklinghausen, Westphalia, has caused the death of ten persons. DIPHTHERIA PREVALENT IN SAN BRUNO DISTRICT Family of Timothy Callahan At- tacked and Two Daughters Succumb. Dread diphtheria has become almost an epldemic in that section of the city near the San Bruno road. The family of Timo- thy Callahah was attacked by the disease and two daughters succumbed. The first, & young woman 2) years of age, died two weeks ago, and yesterday Esther, a young girl of 18 years, Paued away. Other mem- bers of the family were also sick but covered. The father at present occuples a cot in a ward in the &ty and Count: Hospital suffering from the disease whicl carried off his children. | 10.—Considerable ex- | BREWER IS SCALDED TO DEATH IN A VAT OF BOILING MALT Wendell Jordan Plunges From Top of Stairway Head First Into Seething Caldron Beneath. AKLAND, Jan. 17.—Wendell Jor- dan, prominent brewer of Liver- more, was literally cooked to death this morning in a vat of boiling malt at his brewery. Jor- dan was standing at the top of a stairway working when he either slipped or was seized with vertigo and plunged head first into the open vat, which was filled with steaming malt in the first pracess of brewing. Carl Grunitz, a workman, heard a scream and ran to the vat opening, only to see his employver’'s body writhing in the superheated mass of half-liquefied malt. Grunitz yelled for assistance, and Thomas Knox apd John Thompson, who were working outside the brewery, responded The body could not be reached by the | | men. so they opened the faucets and ran | off the malt as quickly as possible. Then 2 the scalded form was dragged out. There | | | | | | { | freight train overtook them and struck | Mr. McAnney. The result of the accident was one gasp from the unfortunate brew- er, and then death. The ~accident ' occurred about 10:30 o'clock. Jordan had been working, as usnal, preparing a new brew of beer. The vat had been filled with malt and the fur- nace started several hours before. The receptacle 15 a tank about five feet deep and from ten to twelve feet square, open at the top. Here the malt is first treated. Against the vat ran a flight of steps to enable the brewer to watch the mass from the top of the tank, as well as to reach another part of the brewery. Grunitz had been busy below tending the furnace but stepped out to get a drink of water, “I saw Mr. Jordan standing on the steps as I went out,” said Grunitz. “As I came back I heard a frightful scream, and I rushed up tn the vat, realizing that some awful accident had occurred. The malt was boiling and steaming, and I could not reach the body. Then I ran out to the street, shouting for assistance. Tom Knox and Johuson were working on a sidewalk near by and they ran over. “We had to drain *the *vat before we could get at the body. As it reached the air there was a feeble gasy from Mr. Jor- place in Livermore's affairs. He was L e 2 2 e e T e e WIDELY KNOWN MARINE ENGINEER DIES AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS Bernard W. McAnney Brought to Death Bed by Brooding Over Loss of Arm. LAMEDA, Jan, 17.—Bernard W. < McAnney, one of the oldest and best known marine engineers on the Pacific Coast, died this morn- LIVERMORE BREWER EITHER TE dan and he was dead. I do not know how he fell. It is possible he lost his footing on the steps or was overcome by the hot steam arising from the boiling malt. He had been cleaning some barrels in the loft before the accident occurred.” The body was taken in charge by the Coroner’s officlals and an inquest will be held to-morrow. The accident was peculiarly distressing from the fact that Mrs. Jordan an a daughter, Miss Ada Jordan, about 18 S of age, were in the residence above the brewery when the horrible h of the husband and father occurred bther and girl were busy with thei sehold duties and had not the slig plelon he htest st of the tragie occurrence until friends had been summoned to break the news family Is prostrated The deceased brewer occupied a leading he o ing at his residence, 2848 Cen- tral avenue, after a lingering lillnes Until a few months ago Mr. Mec- Anney enjoyed comparatively good heaith and was pursuing his vocation as engineer of the steamer Siam, formerly a Govern- ment transport. While the steamer was loading coal at Ladysmith, Puget Sound, on July 13 last, he and the captain of the ship went to visit some friends. As they were walking along the railroad track a was that his right arm was so badly broken that amputation was found neces- sary. After his return home he brooded over the loss of his arm until he became temporarily unbalanced. He came out of this state very much weakened, and a gradual decline set in. Twenty-eight years ago Mr. McAnney brought the steamer Tokio around the Horn from the shipbuilder’s in New York for the Pacific Mail Company, and had 3 been almost comlnuoulli in its employ ug FORMER ENGINEER OF THE to the time of his disablement. He ha TRANSPORT SIAM, WHO Hundreds of friends among the members DIED IN ALAMEDA. e coast marine service. g;oglllnem member of the Marine En- ' Assoclation. ‘l{‘flere.rsMcAAnnEy was a eative of Canada t age. He leaves a wife to :«;’ur‘z’n yil?:xl’()rl()!, ‘he funeral will be held ® «UNCLE SAM” CORNOR JOINS T.E? MAJORITY Death From Heart Disease of a Spec- tacular Figure in Oakland Re- publican Politics. ND, Jan. 17.—C. W. Cornor, one nfo&:fl;{t‘ politicians of Alameda County and long a picturesque figure in spectac- ular Republican displays because of his resemblance to the typical pictures of “Uncle Sam,” died this morning at the East Bay Sanitarium from heart trouble. C. W. Cornor always took a prominent part in Alameda County politics and he'd several appointive positions in the Mint and under different municipal administra- o Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence. L] ears of age. He was a native of Ohio, Ku( came to California in pioneer days and settled in Marysville, from which place he came to Oakland. He leaves a son and two daughters —_———— Oakland Divorce Record. OAKLAND, Jan. 17.—Mrs. Albert G. Mitchell of Berkeley has secured a decree of divorce from her husband on the ground of cruelty. Mrs. Mitchell sald in court that she feared her husband would take their child away from her. The court awarded the mother the custody of the little girl, with $10 2 month for its support. Eliza C. Covell has filed suit for divorce from C. L. Covell on the ground of de- r} sertion. Numerous other families - e took part in all parades and E peipmerous other Tamilies 1 the Balgh | O nbakirations ‘Oroesed < A |l e e B St sanre The sanitary conditions of the district are | “Uncle Sam” In blue coat and red and | ground of failure to provide. very poor, the prevalence of stagnant | white striped trouse and came to be e e s o B0 7 water and d ‘ed vegetable matter be- | known as ‘‘Uncle B-.n* by those who To the Gri Ing responsible Jor the of the dis- | knew him well. ' Prevent the p ease. When death came he was more than 74 ' Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the cause. ¢ OF AN ATTACK OF VERTIGO PLUNGES TO A HORRIBLE DEATH IN AN IMMENSE VAT OF BOILING MALT. HROUGH ACCIDENT OR BECAUSE born in Germany in_ 183 When he was 17 years old young Jordan came jo the United States and settled at Louisville, Ky. During 180 he returned to G to visit his parents, but America in 1565. For se gaged in mining in ds ness in Oregon Jordan established hi E ermore in 1574 later he enlarged his plant. He a Town Trus- tee for several terms and was president brewer: business £y of the bhoard for two years He was a member of Masonic ~Lodge No. 21S of Livermore, Livermore Lodge No. 219, L O. O. Livermore Circle No. 1070, Amer- ican Legion of Honor, and Livermore Lodge No. 13. Sons of He funeral will be held Sunda. Hall, Livermore, under the direction of the Masonic lodge. The remains will be taken to San Francisco for cremation. bl el el e el b i @ JURY TRIAL BEFORE JUSTICE OF PEACE Arthur Benneit, Arrested as He Was Embarking for the Klondike, Is Defendant. The suit brought by Jacob S. Meyer to recover $220 7 from Arthur J. G. Bennett was on trial yesterday before a jury i Presiding Justice of the Peace 'Long s court. HBennett is ihe man who was ar- rested at the instance of Meyer on an assigned claim of the Stuparich Manufac- turing Company just as he was departing with his fawdly for the Klondike on the | steamer Costa Rica on January 8. trunks are now on the way to the land | of gold. The jury was impaneled in short | order, mo objection being made by Af- | torney George Collins for the plaintiff and J. A. Marsh for the defendant to the first twelve names drawn by Clerk Dennis. Edgar Wilson, attorney for the Colum- bian Savings Bank, testified that Bennett = | melita street valued at $5000, on which the bank held a mortgage for $2700. Ben- | nett, who is a photographer, in his own | behalf testified that he had never re- | ceived the goods for which the Stuparich | Company demanded payment. g TWO RECEIVERS CONTROL ORDER CHOSEN FRIENDS Indiana Man Files Action in Equity to Prevent a Multiplicity of Suits. multiplicity That a of sults may be terday by Cyrus J. Clark, appointed re- ceiver of the Order of Chosen Friends by the Indiana court, to secure a final set- tlement of the affairs of the order in this State. Recelver Clark will act with At- torney Charles A. Lee, who was ap- pointed recelver of the funds of the order in this State. About $10,000 is on deposit in a local bank and §2300 is held by Sheriff Lackmann, pending the settlement of attachment proceedings. The total membership of the order in this State Is estimated at 18,00. More than $60,000 was on deposit to the order's credit when payments to beneficiaries were suspended some months ago. Of that amount the greater part is due members in this State and Indiana. Many claim- ants In this State put their claims in the hands of Attorneys Cullinan & Hickey, who have moved against the order for a settlement, but all of these claimants have now joined as defendants in the ac- ticn instituted by Receiver Clark. Thelr claims will hence be presented in chis ac- tion for adjudication. o cpasro TRECRESE L, Two Maritime Libels. Libels in admiralty were filed yesterday in the United States District Court as fol- lows: C. A. Hooper & Co., agents of the steamer Brunswick, vs. O. J. Humphrey, superintendent of the. Pacific Steam Whaling Company, to recover 36572 73 bal- ance due on a charter party from Cape Nome to Seattle and back. La Connar Trading and Transportation Company vs. British ship Invermark for damages n.ll.“ed to have been in- flicted on the bark Theobald in a collision on the on January 3. There is a suit nding for $4000 da 'S Inst the ‘heobald in the same matter: 2 was possessed of real property at 77 Car- | avolded an action in equity was filed yes- | Strong Words of Bishop Doane R lative to Laws on Divores. | Before the New York State Bar Asso- ciation the Clergyman Discusses the Proposed Amendments Before the Legislature. —_— ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 17.—Discussing the | subject of divorce before the State Bar Ass i Protestant Ep said: “It will not justice to a somewhat public and very pronounced position on this whole sub- ject, 1 guard at the outset my warm ap- proval of the proposed act to establish a uniform law ‘relative to divorce procedure and divorce from the bonds,’ or, as I should say, from the bond of marriage. “Quite apart from my intense convic- tions as a Christian man and a clergy- man, that the bond of matrimony can only be dissolved by death and that adul- | tery and nothing else may be recognized | from the scriptural point of view as a | cause for the legal dissolution of mar- riage, I have the deepest feeling as a man, | on purely human and social and civil and {legal grounds, that the old English law | is sound, which provided for separation | from bed and board, with no right of re- | marriage, and knew no other meaning of | the word 'divorce.’ “I learned long ago that to wait for per- | fection, to be content with nothing but just what suits one’s own individual con- | victions, 1s to sit on the bank until the | stream runs dry. “‘Get the best possible,/ Governor Roosevelt said, ‘when the perfect best is not obtainable.’ T am quite ready to wel- come new proposals as the best possible now and as a climb, and a good steep climb, by comparison with the existing condition of things. ion, Willlam C. Doane, pal Bishop of Albany, | tion which seem to be most valuable are the requirements for a bona fide, perma- nent residence in effect and in intention in the State where the suit is brought: the limitation of grounds of divorce to | the law of the State in which the case arose; the requirement of hearing before | the court in open session, and the restric- tion In regard to the personal service of process upon the defendant. “Such legislation generally adopted would make our courts cease to be ‘schools for scandal’ and would tend largely to remove from America the evil | repute which has come upon her for loose | methods of dealing with this matter of paramount importance to society and hu- manity. More than this, using the word scandal in its original sense, it would take away from many erring and misguided {m]&ll ‘a stumbling block and occasion to fall.” ” MORE CIVIL SERVICE { ELIGIBLES ANNOUNCED | six Misspelled Words Change Regis- trar Clerk Zemansky's Rating From First to Szcond. The Civil Service Commissioners have | {ssued the eligible lists for positions in the Gepartment of electricity as follows: Linemen—Francis E. Haskell, 97.6; Jeremiah Counihan, $2.8; Bennie Brown, 3§; Thomas 52.4; Fred F. Douglas, $4; James T./Kearne 8! Michael J. Sulllvan, William L. Goodwin, 3 ; Willam A. Case, 5 Joseph H. Blakeley, $.65 55; Jeremiah L. Murphy, K —Gustave H. Dworzek, Brown, $2.5; Frank R. Eick- 76.2; Anton Glosk. Repalrers—Arthur Kempston, 84:6; Willlam G. Pennycook, 8.2; David T. Griffith, 84.8; James C. Kell: 78.4; Frank A. Bledermann, c.4: Joseph B. Leonard, 5.2 For assistant plumbing inspectors un- der the Board of Health the following named were declared eligible: William H. Tobin, Willlam D. Hobro Jr., 98, Peter Mulligan, ; Harry R. Murphy, ymas A. Caseerly, §3.6; Samuel N. arles ank Wi~ 2. 8: Chs o4 & Grubb, The fact that there were six misspelled words in . Zemansky's examination papers has resuited in the changing by the commis rating on the eligible list from first to second. Cameron s now number one on the list. re employed in the Registr: ssion ascribes its neg- cognizance of the incorrect- rds to the fact teat in most spelling counted only in let- ter writing, while in the one for Regis- trar’s clerks all the spelling was to be considered STREET COMMITTEE HOLDS A SESSION Recommendation Made That Side- walks on Clement Street Re- main Present Width. The Supervisors’ Street Committee yes- terday recommended the indefinite post- | ponement of the proposed ordinance re- ducing the width of sidewalks on Clement street from nineteen to fifteen feet. The jchmond Properiy Owners’ Protective | Association fled a strong protest against the passage 8¢f the ordinance. The committee notified the Federation | of Mission Improvement Clubs that the Park Commissioners have powe to im- prove Bernal Park and may draw against the fund of $2500 appropriated for the pur- pose to pay for the work. i "The committee recommended the acqui- sition of land so that Duncan street may ! be opened from San Jose avenue to Va- lencia street and Tiffany avenue at a cost not to exceed $12000. The Finance Com- mittee is requested to set aside the sum named in the next budget. Action on the Maguire “2%-cent stand- |ing fare” ordinance, which has been | peacetully slumbering’in the committee's | archives since last April, was indefinitely stponed. “T'hie petition of business firms and prop- erty owners for the repair of Webb street, between California and Sacramento, was referred to the Board of Public Werks, with a request that it be granted. King lect In 1y spel | CHLOROFORM ENDS LIFE ew York | seem ungenerous if, in DEATH ALONE AN [CLEVELAND WOULD BREAK THE BOKD| B ¢ ONSERVATIVE Says Reverence for National Traditions Has Been Cast Aside. SEPRIINS Regrets That the Restraints and Limitation of the Constitution Have Become Galling and Irksome. P T S NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The Holland So- ciety held its sixteenth annual dinner at the Waldrof-Astoria to-night. R Dr. Henry Van Dyke. pre of the society, presided On his ri at ex-Pr nt Grover Cleveland. > lald for 300 and al ithe plac The speakers were Grover Cleveland, Dr. Andrew H. Smith and ex-Postmaster Charles W. Dayton. Rimnio Mr| Cleveland said: “I am quite willing to take any piace among the sermonizers in this time of headlong national heedlessness, and to invoke the cultivation of the saving grace of Dutch conservatism. This is the kind of conservatism thgt counts the cost, but for the sake of principle and freedom will disregard the cost; that lays out a voyage | by chart and compass and follows chart and compass to the end; that loves tho liberty and national happiness which rest |'upon tried and sure foundations; that teaches reverence for national traditions and encourages the people’s satisfaction “The features of the proposed legisla~ | OF PHILIP McGONOGLE Anaesthetic Administered to Prepare | Patient for Operation Proves Fatal. Philip McGonogle of 710 Brannan street dled yesterday at the College of Physi- clans and Surgeons while under the In- fluence of an anaesthetic. He applied at the college to have his finger amputated, | saying he had injured it while at work | as a longshoreman. He insisted upon the | administration_of an anaesthetic, which Was given, and the unfortunate man died | upon receiving it. Dr. J. H. Healey, who administered the chloroform, stated that he considered an operation necessary, but objected to the Uke of the anaesthetic, as the man gave | evidence oll having b:en‘o;lo- spree. = | MecGonogle was abou years o | and workged along the front. His b:fi | was sent to the lorgue. —————————— STRANGER'S SUDDEN DEATH. Middle-Aged Man Falls in the Street and Passes Away. | | | of 24 Sixth street by Police Patrolmen J. H. O'Connor and H. Heinz of Southern station. He had the nce of having fal B ey left him There was nothing on his of a religious turn of mind, denced by a set of Roman Catholic rosary beads found in his pocket. The dead man was 5 feet 9 inches tall, with dark hair, whiskers and mustache, sprinkled with gray. He was of dark complexion, had brown eyes and nose and weighed 200 pounds. The cloth- mncmu- o pants, black underwear. vercoat, laced There was no vest. lar An_unknown man about 60 years old was | found at 3 o'clock yesterday morning | lying in a stupor on the sidewalk in front | the | llen in an apoplectic | for a short time | while they went to summon an ambulance | and when they returned he was dead. | person by | g which he could be identified, but he was | , as was evi- | consisted of a black slouch hat, dark | a gray-brown striped i head, badly cutting and bruising his scalp. shoes and gray cotton | He was unconscious for several hours. | with their country’'s mission. It is the kind of conservatism in which our comsti- tution had its birth and which has thus far been the source of our nation's safety and strength—the conservatsm of justice, of honor, of honesty, of industry, of frugality and of contented homes. in this assemblage of tnuse who know so well the meaning of these things the question is suggested whether in present conditions this conservatism character- es the sentiment n be but one an- Conservatism has 1 jauntily cast aside, )pposed to our coun- A strange voy- without count or compass. of izes the conduct or gu ¢ n of our people. Ther: swer to in or try’s welfare and glorv s been entered upon , and without art tried and sure fc dations this ques! t by The 2 liberty and national happiness have been | discredited. Reverence for our national traditions has been relaxed and satisf: tion with our country's mission has been rmined nts and limita- tions of our constit have become ling and irksome under the tempta tions of natural greed and aggrandize- Our love of peace, honor and jus- weaken ment » has been rid’'s advanced still be sometimes nec- essary a able; but whether neces- sary and justifiable or not, the demoral jzation that follows in train can never es bloody instructions h citizens do th leave their impress, for a time at least, upon public and pri- vate life in time of peace “Thirty years after the close of the war for the preservation of the Union a treaty of arbitration was formulated between the United States and Great Britain which, if completed, would have gone far toward removing every pretext of war b tween the two countries. Thus these t great English speaking nations then sumed leadership in the path of peace and in advocacy of the abolition of war, with the hope and expectation that the exam- Ple would be followed by other nations and that a more general adoption of arbi- tration as a means of settiing interna- tional disputes would result in a great advance toward the abandonment of war throughout the This treaty failed of confirmation the Senate of the United States. han five years have nd these English speaking cham of peace and arbitration are still lines—one In the other in South Af- r peace and arbitra tion. Both are killing natives in an effort to possess their lands. This indicates a sad relapse, and in our case it is a most serious one. If England succeeds in her attempt in South Africa she will but ada another to her list of similar acquisitions a brave people will be subjugated, and because of our engagement of a similar adventure in another quarter they will miss the expressions of American sympa- thy which we are accustomed to extend to those who struggle for national life and independence. On the other hand, with success in our subjugation effort a new. untried and exceedingly perlous sit- uation will be forced upon us, We can conquer the Philippines, and after con- quering them can probably govern them. It is in the strain upon our institutions, ihe demoralization of our people, the eva- sion of our constitutional limitations and the perversion of our national mission that our danger lies. As a distinguished Bishop has said: ‘“The question is not what we shall do with the Philippines, but what the Philippines will do to us. “Qur country will never be the same again. For weal or woe we have already irrevocably passed beyond the old lines. ““The republic will in some sort be saved Shall it be only in name and semblance, with fair external appearance but with the germs of decay fastened upon its vitals, or shall it, though changed, still survive in such vigor and strength as to remain the hope and pride of free Amer- icans? “The problem is a momentous one. Its solution depends upon the extent to which the old patriotism and good sense of our countrymen can be rescued from impend- ing danger. Thus these are sober days for thoughtful citizens—days for preach- ing—days for sermonizing. If we are to be saved from disaster it must be through the cultivation and enforcement of that sort of comservatism that should_find a congenial home in the Holland Society. In the midst of reckiess tumult and the confused rage of national greed and bloodiness this conservatism should de- fiantly stand forth and demand a hear- P pions operating on taralle Philippines and rica—but no longer ing. gr. Vandyke read a message which will be sent to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland as an address from the soclety on the Gecasion of her approaching marriage. ‘At the conclusion uf its reading a‘health to the Queen was drunk standing. YOUNG CROOK AGAIN LANDED IN PRISON George Abernathy, a young man who is well known to the police, was arrested | last evening by Detectives Wren and Di- nan and booked en route to Sacramento. He is charged with the theft of a gold watch valued at $300, belonging to P. J. Van Loben Sels, Consul of the Nether- lands in this eity. Mr. Van Loben Sels owns a valuable ranch on the Sacramento River. A few weeks ago he was going there from San Francisco by boat and was in his stateroom asleep when a thief reached his hand through the window and extracted the watch. Abernathy some time ago snatched a urse containing a small sum of money rom a woman who was walking along Grant avenue. He was caught afier an exciting chase and charged with grand larceny. On account of his youth he was allowed to plead guilty to petty larceny and was sentenced to six months’ impris- onment in the County Jail. He was re- leased only a short time ago. —————————— Property of Eppingers Attached. A deed was filled yesterday morning in the Recorder's office in which Adeline May Eppinger conveyed to Henry Brun- ner a piece of property on Clay street, near Broderick. According to the revenus stamps the property Is valued at $10.000, but the consideration named in the deed is only $10. It was executed on January 16, 1801, and recorded at the request of Gordon & Young In the afternoon two writs of attachment were filed by Attors ney Joseph Naphtaly on behalf of Liv- ingstone Bros. against Adeline Eppinger nd Peck Eppinger for $454 5 and the Baldwin Jeweiry Company “for $1497 50. Mr. and Mrs. Eppinger are said to have sailed on the last steamer for China. _—e——————— Hurt in a Runaway. BERKELEY, Jan. 17.—James Reed of 1727 Addison street was thrown from a Wi during a runaway this morning seriously hurt. He struck on his The wagon was demol!