The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 11, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1901. BISHOPS TELL OF MISSIONARY WORK BOARD OF MISSIONS HEARS OF CONDITIONS IN FIELD Bishops From China and Japan Tell of the Progress in the Two Countries. HE session of the board of mis- sions held last evening in Trin- ity Church was devoted pri cipally to the missions in China and Japan. Representatives of both these fields addressed the | board and told something of | the work accomplished and the obstactes | to be overcome. The report of the com- | ittee intrusted with the amendment of son No. 7 was read, but will not be nsidered il this evening. This with the concentration u c r amendment des of the work at present done by the board of missions &nd the turning of it over to he knew it after twenty years' residence. He had found it a land of contrasts, a In & Japanese library, he said, one might find a translation of “Little Lord Fauntle- * side by side with a Japanese classic darobuesd depth, and both of them civilization was concerned the prelate paid a high tribute to the Japan- He found them more adaptable than rese neighbors and thought the a brighter promise for them. ed their moral and religious nt with their business instinct. Of their morality, the less said the bet- ter.” There were laws in Japan, he said, which forbade parents & their daugh- ters irto lives of sh t not only are he said, but the these 1 ot enforced autho conspire with the parents and the purchasers of their daughters for the purpose of maintaining these contracts. The adoption of the ian religion he continued Japan's only hope of has religions in plenty. Christ is the only one spread the found- schools and asylums for 1 mistakes of Roman two hundred vears d now be a Christian coun- He told how the acts of s had aroused the coun- 1 in thelr expulsion from martyrdom of many of Among the descendants rtyrs, he said, were to be ‘hristians of to-day. tribute to the powerful influ- press, and said that influential papers in xerting their influ- hristian religion. SERIOUS DUTY TO JAPAN. of the Episcopal L B * MARRIAGE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH Continued From Page Two. place of marriage is mot free to ent of parent or guar- s the parent or guardian of such sent and consenting or shall have law of the wi MEMORIAL FUND TRUSTEES NAMED Ready to Receive Vol- untary Offerings From the People. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 10.—At & con- rence of the trustees of the McKinley tion held at Senator 2y the following | o the public: ‘nited States, at the | and members of the board of trustees: i Thomas Dolan, N church in Japan are great, and if oppor- tunities are responsibilities we are face to face with a serious duty toward the Lttle | brown man, he cgntinued. The Bishop of felt in speaking il China he was doing so about his neck. “You know the Chinese quarter here.” he said, “and the question will naturally arise in your mind as to whether it is | with matter so low in the human piane that the missionary in China has to deal. I accept the handicap.” He then said that the were taking Chinese such as are located in San Francisco’s Chinese quarter and turning them into civilized Christians. The missionaries, he said, of the recent persecutions in China more than ever determined to go on with their work in that land. Christianity, he held, was the only hope for a people So situated that in all their broad land there was not a single force to attract the best that was in them, not a single hope around which they could rally. While nothing, he belleved, could pre- vent the ultimate division of the Chinese empire, Christian education would do much to stem the tide of disorganization. The Bishop of Kyoto, “young man elo- quent,” as a delegate spoke of him after his address, spoke of Japan in interesting vein. Japan, he said, was a living illus- tration of the fact that civilization did | not necessarily mean Christianity. Con- anghai tinuing, he said: Take the locomotives. We are told that the | introduction of the locomotive into Japan wouid | mean death to the temple. As a matter of fact it has been the finest promoter of prosperity | the temple and the doctrines that go with it | ever had. Instead of the visit to the XEmplei city being the occaslon of a life-time, special | excursions at reduced rates place the opportu- | nity within the frequent grasp of all. | We were told that with a knowledge of the | marvels of electricity heathen superstition | would @ie & natural death. Instead of that I have stood in heathen temples among crowds | of the most abject idolators, have seen th(mi bowing down before an idol, the gigantic eyes | of which were lighted with the most modern high-power arc lights. JAPAN NEEDS CHRIST. In the matter of civilization, the mis- gionary Bishop said, Japan has little to learn from anybody. Her army, her navy her schools, her systems of education, he: universities will stand comparison with similar institutions of any other country. Christianity, he concluded, was the one | thing needed to ;;l;ce gapan in her proper ! world's stage. Pt o s of Jmiasions will hold another session this evening. [ given written consent to the marriage or is | Permanently resident in a foreign country. | “(2) No minister shall solemnize a marriage except in the presence of at least two wit- nesses, nor, in case the parties are unknown to the minister, without the presence of wit- nesses to whom the parties are personally known, unless in the judgment of the minister it shail be impracticable to obtain such wit- nesses. ! “'(3) Every minister shall without delay for- mally record in the proper register the name, R e e T e e e e e e e s e g AEBELS T0 THKE. CITY OF PANAMA This Will Be Next Move of Revolutionists on the Isthmus. —_— Epeciel Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—To attack the city of Panama and to destroy or capture Governor General Alban and forces is to be the next move of the revolutionists on the Isthmus of Panama. The hope of the leaders was explained last night by Dr. Restrepo, agent in this city for the Lib- dent McKinley s expressed ings of the full opportunity to | &anizations | ed bodies and the immed, re, at the earliest > lend its efficient rwarding of sub- osited in banks and other , with telegraph, telephone with postmasters, who ve and transmit it to association will receive tions abroad may be re- a Minieters and Con- . Herrick, treasurer, Cleve- will prepare and distribute fund a souvenir certificate be worthy of preservation as evi- holder’s participation in the work. ostoffice address of each con- d be forwarded to the treasurer ,clation with the fund remitted for m in the permanent archives of the 3 that the response of the people ], that @& memorial may be h will fittingly honor the memory d President and emphasize their institutions and their abhor- spirit of lawlessness which in- sassin, he President of the United States and ors of all States and Terri- unanimously elected honorary the association by the trus- our YORK, Oct. 10.—World's records f stomobile from one to six miles were literally blown out of sight to-day at the W v The fastest mile six was made in 1:06 4-5, compared Fournier's world’s record of 1:13%, ie recently on the Fort Erle track. Ibert C. Bostwick, with an American . preceded Fournier in a trial for up to and inecluding five miles. the first mile in 1:13 3-5 and estab- ew records for three and four d for half an hour held the rec- Then Fournier came out, accompa- by Mr. Vanderbilt, and put the old ires far in the background. Fournier's { slowest mile was made in 1:08 3-5. | soz and sixty stafr eral, or insurgent, party in Colombia. have received a code letter from a lawyer in Panama, whose name I would gladly give except that it would imperil his life,” said Dr. Restrepo, “in which the movements of one force there are record- ed. Within two weeks an expedition con- sisting of the civilian chief Don Diaz Do- mingo, General Lugo and General Cortis- officers have been | landed at Point Chame, fifty miles from Panama. The expedition sailed from Nicaragua and brought 2500 rifles, three mountain Krupp guns and 500,000 car-| tridges. Guerrillas of the surrounding | country expedition, and have met the | troops are now being drilled for ‘the at- tack vpon Panama, which will be by both | land sea. General Alban has less than | {1000 soldiers in Panama, and in the city | prisons are 500 Liberal prisoners. The for- | eign element in Panama is all with us, and % per cent of the natives. In fact, the city is nearly deserted, as men have Zone to_enlist with our troops. The United States battleship Iowa is in the Karbor, but 1 can assure you that no prop- erty of any United States citizens will be | molested. We have three thousand men | now under arms near Panama and two gunboats. The attack will not be made | for several days. Then we shall demand | that General Alban and his forces sur- render. If our demands are not complied with a battle will follo Colombian revolutionary representatives | in this city say that Rio Hacha, near | which town the insurgents were defeated | recently, is besieged by 6000 rebels and | | several gunboats, of which some belong to the Venezuelan Government. | “No provisions can reach the city eitker | by land or sea,” said Secretary Perez of the local revolutionary agency, ‘“‘and it| is only a question of a short time when | Rio Hacha must fall into our hands.” | COLON, Colombia, Oct. 10 (via Galves- | on).—An offictal bulletin, dated from Bar- ranquilla, October 6, makes the following statement, but gives no details of the event referred to: “The French steamer Fournel brings news that General Uribe-Uribe was utter- Iy routed at Tachira and arrived at Mara caibo on the morning of October 3. News | has been received here from Panama that | the Chilean cruiser Ministro Zeneteno wili | shortly visit that port, in token of the | Chilean Government's 'high appreciation | of the manifestation of respect when !hel remains of the late Senor Vicuna, the Chilean Minister to the United States, were crossing the isthmus.” Sport .Tottm'gs. George Green was awarded the declsion over | Tommy Ryan on a foul last night in a ten- round fight at Kansas City. Ryan struck Green while the latter was on his knees in the sixth round. “Jim'" Kennedy, the sports promoter, is due in this city Monday evening. He will remain until after the Jeffries-Ruhlin fight. Willlam C. Whitney has purchased the crack filly of the year, Endurance by Right. The price is said to have been $30,000. The regular monthly exhibition of the San Francisco Athletic Club will be held to-night in its gymnasium, 317 Sixth street. Eight box- ing bouts have been arranged by Alex Greg- gains. The fights should be fast, as Greggains will referes them. He has a way of stirring up the men in the ring. At Detroit, Mich., yesterday Alexander Win- ton of Cleveland drove his heavy racing auto- mobile & mile in 1:12 2-5, lowering the world's track record for an automobile for this distance 13-5 seconds. Ex-Chief Justice Not Guilty. NEW TACOMA, Wash.,, Oct. 10.—The jury in the case of the State against ex- Chief_Justice cf the Supreme Court of this State Elmon Scott, charged with criminal assault, returned a verdict of not gulity this afternoon after being out alf an hour. age and residence of each party. Such record shall be signed by the minister who solemnizes the marriage, and, if practicable, by the mar- ried parties and at least two witnesses of the marriage. “'(4) No minister shall solemnize a marriage between any two persons unless nor until, by inquiry, he shall have satisfied himself that neither’ person is the husband or the wife of any other person then living or has been the husband or the wife of any other person then living, unless the former marriage was an- nulled by a decree of some civil court of com- petent juriediction for cause existing before such former marriage.” Deputy Lewis of Pennsylvania then moved the adoption of section 1 of the proposed canon. Deputy Bassett of Rhode Island thought that sections 1 and 2 were unnecessary. They simply defined what marriage was under the laws of the church, and that explanation could be found in the prayer book. DEFINES WHAT IS MARRIAGE. The Rev. Dr. Pittenger of South Carolina moved to amend the section by substituting the words ‘‘holy ordinance’” in place of vice.'”” A vote on Dr, Pittenger's amendment was taken and it was defeated, The Rev. Dr. Estill of Kentucky moved that the two sections be stricken out of the pro- posed canon. Deputy Lewis of Pennsylvania, in explana- tion of the house committee’s report, said that if they were going to pass a canon on the Sol- emnization of matrimony it was thought wise in the first section to state what the solemniz- ation of matrimony was, and they had tried to do it in & way which in their judgment, while perfectly true and clear, wouid not be lfkely to cause any particular amount of criticism as tending to give countenance to any par- ticular theory. They also wanted it to be | clearly understood that by their legislation they were not dealing with the subject of mar- riage. They wished to make it perfectly clear what it was they were dealing with and the were dealing with it. e Rev. Dr. Ely of Southern Ohlo moved that a vote be taken on each section sep- arately. The motion to strike out section 1 was de- feated by a vote of 156 mnoes to 143 ‘ayes. The section was then adopted by the com- | mittee. A debate followed on the motion to adopt section 2 of, the canon. The Rev. Dr. Davenport of Tennessee thought that the second section was absolutely re- qui; He was of the opinion that ministers | could not be too careful in the solemnization | of marriages. “] once went out of my State,” he said, “'to perform a marriage and was about to do so When 1 discovered that I required a special CAPTIVE'S LIFE NOW IN DANGER Efforts to Rescue Miss Stone May Lead to Her Death. CALL BUREAJJ], 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Bulgaria's efforts to rescue Miss Stone may lead to her death. From what the Washington | authorities have been inclined to criticize as dilatoriness the Bulgarian Government has jumped to the utmost energy in con- nection with Miss Stone's case. Advices received by the State Department show that a military force has been set in mo- tion agalnst the mountain stronghold in which the brigands with their captive have taken refuge. Consul Gengral Dick- inson fears that if any atack is made the brigands will not hesitate to murder Miss Stone. He Is making urgent representa- tions to the Bulgarian Government to di- rect its force to awalt the result of the negotiations wih the brigands before authorizing an attack. Once the woman is liberated this Government will urge Bulgaria to take vigorous measures for the arrest and punishment of all con- cerned in Miss Stone’s abductlon. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 10.—The sur- rounding movement of Turkish and Bul- garian troops on Gueltepe Mountain, on the Turko-Bulgarian frontier, near Dub- nitza, has commenced. The presence of Miss ‘Stone and the bandits on the moun- tain is confirmed. The inhabitants of Dubnitza are supplying the outlaws with food. LONDON, Oct. 10.—With reference to the announcement that the Turkish and Bulgarian troops are surrounding the ab- ductors of Miss Stone the Globe says that it considers that unless the movement is suspended until she is safe out of the hands of the brizgands there will infallibly be a repetiton of the tragedy In Greece Guring the year 1870, when Lord Munc: ter and a party were captuged. Lord Muncaster was released in orddr to nego- tiate for a ransom of £25000.] Then, as now, an attempt was made to surround the ‘brigands, with the result that four gentlemen of the party were murdered. Lord and Lady Muncaster and a partfi of English travelers were seized by Greel brigands April 11, 1870, at Oropos, near Marathon. Lord Muncaster and the la- dies of the party were sent to treat for the £25000 demanded as ransom, with a free pardon for the brigands. The latter were surrounded by traogi, and in re- treating.on April 21 killed Mr. Vyner, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Herbert and Count de Boyl. The incident caused great excitement, especially as many infiuential persons were charged with connivance at the brigandage. Several of the brigands were killed and seven were captured, tried and condemned May 23 of the same year. On June 20, 1870, five of the brigands were ex- | ecuted. ONE OF THE BANDITS SLAIN. Shot Dead on the Frontier of Bul- garia Near Kostendit. NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—A Journal speclal from Sofia, Bulgaria, says: Three battal- ions of the Sixth Bulgarian Infantry Reg- iment marched through the country be- tween Dubnitza and Samakov and searched the villages of the Riloklosters district, in one of which it was reported the brigands had concealed Miss Stone. Colonel Geschof, at the head of a search- ing party, composed of 3)) Bulgarian in- fantry and 500 dragoons, is scouring. the | ranges of Dospat and the Rhodopegebir- gen. Thé reputed leader of the gang who illed Stambuloff has met his fate. Sus- pected of being assoclated in the cap- ture of Miss Stone he was shot dead on the frontier near Kostendit. Hill Denies the Story. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 10.—When Presi- dent J. J. Hill of the Great Northern Railway system was this afternoon shown a dispatch from New York stating that a plan had been formulated and practically agreed upon for the formation of a new company which will take over the man- agement of the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Burlington, he said briefly: “That is simply a sensational “ser- |, Set third. personal license to perform the ceremon: ing a minister not residing in the State. is but an 4 1 hope the section will vail, clergy cannot be too careful in observing the ofvil laws in performing mar- riage ceremonfes.’’ "The ‘Rev. Dr. Enos of Albany moved to amend the section to read, “In the solemn- ization of matrimony the ministers of thix church shall conform to the laws of the State where the Service shall be performed.’’ The amendment of Dr. Enos was voted upon and defeated. The motfon of Dr. Edsall to entirely strike out section 3 was also defeated when voted on. The original motion to adopt section 2 of the cancn was then put to a vote and carried. Section 3 of the proposed canon was then brought up, to be considered by paragraphs. After the firét paragraph of the section had been read and_a motfon had been made for its adoption, the Rev. Dr. Nevins of Rome, repre- senting the iscopal American churches in moved to amend by striking out the ‘or 18 permanently resident in a foreign country.” He asked Deputy Lewis why the final clause had been {nserted. Deputy Lewis admitted that he could not remember, but the Rev. Dr. Saunders of Mas- sachusetts, & member of the committee, stated that it was put in at the express request of the Rev. Dr. Richards of Rhode Island. “‘He informed me,”’ said the speaker, ‘‘that in the large manufacturing towns in the Eas* it was Impossible to get the consent of parents to the marriage of chiliren when the parents lived in many countries of Europe.” Deputy Stanley of Washington thought that it would be a hardship where children whose parents permeanently lived abroad should be compelled to secure the consent of the parents in_order to be married. The amendment of the Rev. Dr. Nevins was voted upon and lost. The Rev. Dr. Spalding of Alabama thought the entire cenon was defective In that it did not state the nrohibited degrees of marriage. He asked for an exslanation from the com- mittee. TELLS OF PROHIBITED DEGREES The Rev. Dr. Davenport of Tennessee ex- plained for the enlightenment of the Rev. Dr. Spalding of Alabama as to the omission in the report of = table of prohibited degrees, say- ing that the sub-committee in thelr report to the joint committee left out that question en- tirely, while the report which Dr. Spalding had in his hand and which contained the table of prohibited degrees was originally reported by a committee of this house. That sub-commiftee report was presented on Monday evening at 5 o'clock to the joint ses- sion of the two committees, that of the Bishops and the deputies. That being done, the Bishops NERALBOTHY FLUDES BTSN Crosses the Pivaau River Twenty Miles North of Vryheid. LONDON, Oct. 10.—The wholly unsatis- factory situation in South Africa contin- ues to call out the most severe criticism. Lord Kitcherner to-day wires that General Botha has crossed the Pivaau River, twenty miles north of Vryheid, which means that he has again escaped the British cordon. General Buller, in- a speech this after- noon, complained of the general criticism, especially in the newspapers, of himself. He admitted he had advised General Sir George White that it would possibly be necessary to surrender Ladysmith, but, | bearing in mind all the circumstances of | the case, he was quite prepared to let the | public judge of the justifiability of the | newspaper attacks. HEBRON, Orange River Colony, Oct. 7.—Thirteen’ of Kitchener's scouts have been captured in a Boer ambush. bEN FOUR GOLFERS REMAIN IN FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Game To-Day Decides Which Two Women Will Play in the All- Important Final. NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—Only four play- ers remain of the four score of women golfers who entered for this year's na- tional golf championship. They are Miss Margaret Curtis of the Oakley Country Club, Massachusetts; Miss Lucy Herron, Cincinnati; Mrs. E. A. Manice, Lennox, Mass., and Miss Genevieve Hecker of the Essex Country Club, New Jersey.. The feature of to-day’s playing was the defeat of Miss Bessie Anthony of Chicago by Miss Margaret Curtis of Oakley, Mass. For the consolation cup the survivors are Miss Hurlburt, who will meet Miss Elsie Cassatt, and Miss Ethel Burnett of Cincinnati, who will play Miss Elizabeth S. Porter of Boston in semi-finals. The scores: Miss Genevieve Hecker, Essex Country Club— Out 54, in 48, total 102; extra hole, 6. Miss G. M. Bishop, Brooklawn, Conn.—Qut 4, in 45, to- tal 98; extra hole, 7. Mrs. A. E. Manice, Len- nox, Mass., beat Mies Mollle Adams of Wol- laston, Mass., by two up and 1 to play. Mrs. Manice—Out b1, in 43, total 9. Miss Adams— Out 43, in 45, total o4 The second round of match play for the con- solation cup resulted as follows: Miss Elsa Hurlburt, Morris County, beat Miss W. E. Mor- gan, Baltusrol by one up; Miss Elsie Cassatt, Philadelphia, beat Miss R. M. Goffe, Oran by one up and on 19 holes; Miss Ethel Burnett, Cincinnatl, beat Mrs. W. M. Gorham, Philadel- phia, by one up; Mrs. BE. 8. Porter, Oakiey, Mass., beat Mrs. C. Fox, Huntington Valley, Pa., by two up and one fo play. ge, Track Records :B_'rokun. NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—At Morris Park to-day Chuctanunda broke the track record for seven furlongs, running the distance in 1:35. The best previous mark was 1:26%, made by Modrine last year, Musette won the Bronx high weight handi- cap at six furlongs In 113, supplanting War- ing's track record of 1:1i% Results: First race, six furlongs—Stuart won, Roxane second, St. Finnan fhird. Time, 1:10%. Becond race, five furlongs—Leonora Loring won, Neither One second, Ice Water = third, me 59%.. T Ehra vAve, the Belle Meade stakes, seven furlongs—Chuctanunda won, Paul Clifford sec- ond, Princess Pepper third. Time, 1:26, Fourth race, Bronx high weight handicap, six furlongs—Musette won, Cameron second, Smart Time, 1:12. Fifth race, one mile—Peninsula won, Tom Kenny second, Lady Radnor third. Time, 1413, Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth, selling—The' i Amazon won, Prince Richard second, Hammock third. Time, 1:46%. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.—Fair Grounds summary: First race, five furlongs, selling—Sting won, Fugurtha second, Sir Lewis third. Time, 1:03, Second race, seven furlongs, selling—Ren O'Fallon won, Deblase second, J. V. Hays 3 selling —The Elba won, Little Chico second, W. J. Baker third. Time, 1:10%. Fourth race, the St. Louis Fair stakes, sell- ing, $1000 addéd, mile and seventy yards-Lad: Strathmore won, Peaceful second, Lunar third, story. There is no truth in it, Not a word of truth in it.” Time, 1:45%. Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth, selling— in thelr own house took up the report of the sub-committee, and the result of their action as pregented by their own committee was sim- ply to indorse what the deputies’ committee had reported, leaving out entirely this questi of prohibited degrees. Since nothing was said in the message of the House of Bishops about prohibited degrees; the committee of the house had omitted any mention of them. Deputy Hicks of Arkansas,thought that para- graph 1 of section 3 was not required at all, for the reason that sectlon 2 provided that the clergy must observe the laws of the State in solemnizing marriages. Deputy George F. Henry of Towa said that to his mind it was perfectly plain that they were saying in-‘this section that the ministers of the church could violate the law. Section 2 required compliance with the law. The first clause of section 3 said that if the parents be resident of a_forelgn country the minister could disrezard the law. If the section did not mean that the consent of the parent or guardian living in a foreign country was not required, then what did it mean? This was intended to waive the con- sent of the parent or guardian because that person was in Rome, perhaps. The committee had left it in section 3, and then they had said that ministers can disregara tne faw. Deputy Stetson of New York hoped that the last elght words of paragraph 1 of section 3 Dbe stricken out, The paragraph had been in- serted to call the attention of the clergy to a particular phasge of laws relating to the consent of parents to children’s marriage and the canon | should not allow those laws tc be violated. CAUSES A ROAR OF LAUGHTER. Rev, Dr. Gatt of Easton said that his object in rising was simply to make a motion because there was too much in this section 3 that they could not afford to lose, and there seemed to him to be some danger of losing it unless they went back upon their action in regard to the motion of Dr. Nevins of Rome. I therefore,’ sald he, “as one who voted against his resolution, move that we reconsider the resolution as offered by the Bishop of Rome.” The hollse roared with laughter at the verbal slip. “I hope that this lapsus linguae will prove prophetic,’” said he, and the house leugh- ed with him at the deft way in which he had extricated himself and voted with him to re- consider. Deputy Rowland Evans . of = Pennsylvania moved as a substitute for the pending amend- ment the following: Strlke out the words: “Person who under the law of the place of mar- riage is not free to marry without the consent of parent or guardian,” and insert in place of those words the word ‘‘mino o that the clause should read as follows GERNAN OPERA FOR COLLEGIANS Excellent Production of a Pretty Play at Stanford. Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. 10— “Hansel and Gretel,” a German fairy opera in three acts, written by Adelheid ‘Wette, with music composed by Eugene Humperdinck, was presented to a large audience in the Assembly Hall this even- ing. To Professor Goebel of the German de- partment credit is due for the rare musi- cal treat, he having made the necessary arrangements for the production and otherwise had general supervision. The opera, and the recital of German folk songs preceding it, were under the direc- tion of Herr Arthur Fickensher of San Francisco. The opening numbers of the programme were the old German folk songs, ‘‘Drel Roeselein” and ‘‘Abschied,” sung by a double_quartet composed of the Misses Helen Heath, Mae Cullen, Maybelle Craig, Mabel Gross, Jessle Burns, Lulu Feld- heim, Estelle Davidson and Mrs. Cecilia Cox. The numbers were exceedingly well rendered and enthusiastically received, as were also the solos by Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Carrie Brown Dexter and Miss Maud Fay. Both Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Dexter sang selections composed by Fickensher, with words by Professor Goebel. * “‘Hansel and Gretel” is an old German fairy tale in which two children, Hanscl and Gretel, sent into the woods to gather Perries, become lost and, as night draws on, are badly frightened by the strange sounds they hear and uncanny forms they see. Finally the Sandman appears, lulls them to sleep and they are then seen at the close with protecting angels hovering around them. Miss Helen Heath's portrayal of the character of Gretel was the hit of the evening. She acted the part perfectly and her excellent soprano.voice was at its best. Miss Mae Cullen played the part of Hensel in a charmingly vivaclous man- ner, eliciting frequent applause. Mrs. Dexter had the difficult part of the Sand- man, but she acquitted herself admirably. The prettiest feature of the opera was the closing scene in the woods when the four- teen young ladies representing angels ap- eared hovering over the sleeping chil- gren. They were attired in white and their graceful movements were well set off by the stage setting of dark green. The cast of the opera was as follows: Hansel, Miss Mae Cullen; Gretel, Miss Helen Heath; Sandman, Mrs. Carrie Brown Dexter; angels—Misses Jessie Burns, Estelle Davidson, Maybelle Craig, Agnes Achman, Mabel Gross, Anna Denke, Mabel Burns, Clara Gutching, Helen Wilson, Sophle Schernstein, Olga Her- man, Ella Blake, Marguerite Schleef, Viola Rembough. Most of the musical talent came | from San Francisco. Mrs. Arthur Fickensher was the accompanist. Over one thousand lovers of music listened to the recital and opera, many of them coming from San Jose and other neigh- boring towns. L e e e i e T Uterp won. Nannle Nolan second, Loone third. Time, 1:4 Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling—Lady Cur- zon won, Elba second, Samival third. ~Time, 1:29%. CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—Worth summaries: ~ First race, seven furlongs—Oliver Mec won, | Frank Ireland second, Boomerack third. Time, 1:29 1-5, Second race, mile and a .quarter—Kentucky Babe won, Sarilla second, Fox Bard third. Time, 2:00. Third race, five furlongs—Jack Ratlin ‘won, THE ORIENT S CONVENTION Distinguished Mén of the €hurch Ad- that the work of the convention might be crowned with suc- cess and that {t might be a means of ad- gmc’“ the brotherhood in the service of he earnestly ho) od. For the first session of the convention an interesting programme of addresses b; distinguished speakers had been arranged. At the conclusion of Mr. Rowell’s remarks John H. Stiness, Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, spoke on the effi- cacy of personal endeavor in the accom- lishment of the aims and ideals,of the rotherhood. He exhorted the brothers not to be ashamed of their ef- forts, as it is by personal effort and not through the working of the machinery of the brotherhood, he declared, that souls are won_for Ch 3 “Ten Years of Brotherhood Life” was he address by John W. nding secretary of the Do- ‘oreign Missionary Society. He traced the history and accomplish- ment of the order since the convention at St. Louis in 1892. He sald that al- though the historical enthusiasm of tem years ago had subsided the society was now better able to accomplish its pur- pose. He stated that during the past ten years of its iife the Brotherhood t?t.flt. Andrew had heen contmnted:{ many con- ditions. He pointed with pride to o8- tablishment of a junior department, which he stated has now a membership of over 4000. He declared that the order has con- stantly expanded, that it has nvaded Canada, crossed the Atlantic to Scotland and England and that chapters have been formed in South Atrraifa ong the Yukon and in far off Aust ia. In conclusion Secretary Wood stated that he thought that the brotherhood could leok forward with considerable con- fidence and hope, but that the h.?e and supported by a the subject of ‘Wood, corres; * 3 CALL EXTENDS COURTESY. ST. ANDREW BROTHERHOOD HILE the local Episcopalians have left nothing undone which would tend to the comfoert | ! OPENS IT and well being of the visiting churchmen, it has been the pleasant privilege of The Call to | keep the visitors in close and constant touch with their widely scattered homes. ! S Local church authorities have equipped headquarters at 1703 Bush street, where the visit- | | ing Bishops and Deputics can enjoy in comfort such leisure as the intervals of their work affords. | i In the same building the Brotherhood of St. Andrew has provided a “rest room” for delegates. | d ress the Members Of the The Call has undertaken to maintain at these headquarters during the convention a dai’y || 3 - service of newspapers from all over the United States. This service has already been inaugurated, i OP = an]zat}lon- and now nearly every wisiting churchman, either before or after convention "hours, drops in at | 1703 Bush street to read the home news in the home paper. | i Sceopt Dualoe Coess comvan: oS The Bishops® quarters downstairs and the “rest room” upstairs are equally well provided in it Cu il i e San Francisco abaut | the newspaper line. These papers are received by The Call as quickly after publication as the thedral Mission of the Good with @ WSt iy mail service can carry them. Each day, immediately upon their receipt, The Call sends e tl{er?z by special messenger to the convention headquarters, where they are at the disposal of the E;leizgr?eemgog;‘“';f heschamn ]; A B visitors. a i were present, almost every State In the I These papers supplied daily by The Call are from every State in the Union, and from every U;‘&%;é’fi‘nfi?g:::fl of Seattle, Wash., | town that boasts a daily newspaper. In fact, at convention headquarters, during the convention, deliysred & wecamiue adies ANl pChristians. will be found nearly every newspaper published in the United States. : e e e L R | — —— |sates to the conventlon. He stated that | confldence ought to be good deal of determination. L e e e e e S e e e e ] ““No minister shall solemnize the marriage of any minor unless the parent or guardian of such minor is present and consenting, or shall have given written consent to the marriage, or is permanently resident in a foreign country.’” Deputy Old of Southern Virginia did not think that the Evans amendment would meet the difficulty, He did not see the need of the section at all, as he felt sure that the clergy could not go wrong if they followed the laws of the State In which they solemnized mar- riages, : - The Rev. Dr, Bennett of Newark opposed the substitution of the word “minor’” in the sec- tion. A vote was taken on the amendment present- ed by Deputy Evans, which, however, met with defeat, The amendment offered by the Rev. Dr. Nevins to strike out the last eight words of the section was then voted upon and was car- ried by 224 ayes to 5 noes. ‘A motion to adopt paragraph 1 of section 3, as amended, was then put before the com- mittee and adopted by g vote of 192 ayes to 136 noes. PROVISO FOR WITNESSES. Paragraph 2 of section 2 was then offered by Deputy Lewis. the leader of the debate. The Rev. Dr. Tayler of Los Angeles called attention to what he thought might prove to be an ambiguity to many people. Touclear it up he inquired whether the expression, ““Such witnesses,”” referred to the Witnesses men- tioned in the first case as well as those men- tioned In the second case. He was' quite sure that the eemmittee did not so intend, and he therefore proposed an amendment making the second paragraph read: “‘No minister shall solemnize a marriage ex- cept In the presence of two witnesses. In case the. parties are unknown to the minister he shall not solemnize the marriage Without the presence of witnesses to whom the parties are personally known, unless in the judgment of the minister it shail be impracticable to ob- tain such witnesses.” MAGNATES BUSY IN THE SOUTH Huntington and Hellman Plan Work at Los ~ Angeles. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10.—Two men of many millions met in Los Angeles to-day to discuss that portion of the city’s fu- ture that is to be gridironed by urban and interurban railway lines. They were H. E. Huntington and I. W. Hellman, and it was the first opportunity the two mag- nates had had for menths for a solid bus ness discussion. Mr. Huntington came to town nearly a week ago. Mr. Hellman arrived this morning. They held a long conference in the afternoon and another at night in the Hotel Van Nuys, and the result of their agreement. means the distribution of a million and more in the local fieid within a very short time. We are preparing te spend a large amoimnt of moncy during the coming year, and it will be spent in Los Angeles. cannot say what the amount will be, but it will run into_the millions.” This was the statement of Mr. Hellman. Mr. Huntington said: “The belt line road will be built, and that soon. The story that we paid $32,000 for the franchise for the mere purpose of keeping out nivals is silly, to say the least. On the contrary, work on the belt line will be begun at once, and it will be ready for service within the time allowed in the franchise. We already have on the ground sufficient steel to_set the work well along. “Mr. Hellman 2nd I have had no oppor- tunity for discussion for many weeks, and our plans have been long in matur- ing, but we now have brought matters to such a point that definite, final action is necessary, and that is the reason of our meeting here.” It is the avowed intention of the Hunt- ington-Hellman syndicate to hereafter make Los Angeles and its viciniiy_ the chief fleld of its operations. It has been generally understood for some time that the Market Street railway system of San Francisco has been all but transferred to a_wealthy Baltimore syndicate, and $15,- has been named as the purchase price. Mr. Huntington admitted to-day that his aunt, Mrs. Collis P, Huntington, may donate to the city of San Francisco the big Huntington mansion on Nob Hill, in that city. WEDDED IN THE DAWN AND CHEERED BY CITIZENS Interesting Scene at Cloverdale When a Couple Start on Their Honeymoon. . CLOVERALE, Oct. 10.—The most unique wedding which has taken place in (hi: town for many a day was celebrated this morning at 3 o'clock. The contracting parties were O. C. Willilams and Miss Bertha McCr. The groom is a promi- nent Knight Templar of the State and secretary of Curtis Lodge No. 140, F. and A. M. He is 21 years of age, native of Massachusests, and has resided in Cloverdale for over twenty-five years. The bride is a native daughter, having been born near Cloverdale twenty-seven years ago. Sne holds a life diploma as a schocl teacher and hass taught school | in this county for several years. At the wedding none but members of the family were present/ No word was giver out befswehand, but in the early dawn it was discovered that the ceremony Gallantry second, Lucien Appleby third. Time, | was about to take place and a bonfire 101 1-5, Fourth race, one mile, Worth handicap—Th Lady won, W. J, Deboe second, Argregor third. Time, 1:40 3-5, Fifth race. Evelyn Byrd 1:14 1-5, Sixth race_five and a half furlongs—Step On- ward won, St. Hera.second, Lingo third. Time, 1:08 2-5, —_——— Many Lives and Vessels Lost. BERLIN, Oct. 10.—Thus far reports have been received of the loss of some forty vessels In the North Sea during the ;‘ecent storms. Many lives have been ost. second, Andes third. Time, was started in the street. The fire bell was rung and a crowd gathered, to be disappointed at finding no fire, but glad " six furlongs—Lyror Belle won, | to be able te assist in escorting the newiy wedded couple to the early morning train. 0Old shees and rice were scattered In pro- fusion at the train and a banner was hung at the side of the car. It bore this inscription: “Married at 5:30 a. and escorted away by the fire company P ety TO HONOR SISTER SUPERIOR.—An enter- tainment in honor of Sister Superior Jul Theresa will be given at Notre Dame College Hall Monday, October 11, at 2 p. m. Former pupils and graduates are invited to attend the entertainment. 4 Deputy Lewis accepted the amendment of Dr. Tayler and asked for a vote. Deputy John T. Hicks of Arkansas proposed the following amendment: “No_minister shall solemnize a marriage in Gase the parties are unknown to the minister without the presence of at least two persons to_whom the parties are personally known.” Deputy Lewis explained that the h was Intended to do away with private mar- riages and td prevent fraudulent omes. The Rev. Dr. Huntington of New York them secured the floor and sald: “I agree in inferring that under some cir- cumstances the canon would allow the solemn- ization of marriage without wi 3 - ing to this amendment. We have been told that there are States where no witnesses are required, There Is no State where the law as it stands at present does not require witnesses. “Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the presence of this company. Two witnesses are necessary to make company. We must bear in mind that there are four parties to the ordinance of holy matrimony as this church has received the same, the man, the the minister and the representative of The amendment proposed by Daguty Hicks of Arkansas was voted upon and defeated. A vote on the amendment of Rev. Dr. Tay- ler, accepted by the committee, ‘was then taken and resulted in the affirmative. The ilnzrlph as amended was then adopted. As the hour of adjournment had arrived a motion to rise and report to the house was carrled. The Rev, Dr. Lindsay, chairman of the House of Deputles, then took the chair, and Deputy Packard reported to him that the committee of the whole had taken action on certaln sec- tions of the message from the House ot Bish- ops on marriage and divorce. He asked that the committee of the whole be granted permis- sion to sit again. The house granted the necessary permis- sion and an adjournment was then taken until 10 this morning. NARROW ESCAPE OF A MERGHANT Marked Man Cornered by Highbinders, but Police Interfere. Highbinders continue to arrive in this city to participate in the war now on be- tween the Suey Duns and the Quong Duck Tong. About twenty hired murderers ar- rived yesterday and, according to police predictions, much blood will be spilled be- fore a settlement can be effected. Yesterday afternoon a body of six gun- men cornered Loule Fung, a merchant and member of the Suey Dun Tong, in a restaurant at the corner of Waverly place and Washington street. They chased the marked man from Jackson street, but were prevented from shooting by the number of pedestrians in (ge Street. When Fung raz into the restaurant the highbinders were about to enter and kill him, when Sergeant Conbo; - rived on the seeme o t—— Conboy arrested twelve Chinese who Jjoined in the chase and who persisted in trying to enter to kill the merchant. They were charged with obstructing the streets. Plans were laid to murder two Quong Duck men in Washington alley yesterday morning, but at the sight of the polica the highbinders made their escape. Attorney Quigley Robbed. While asleep in his room at 717 Kearny street Wednesday night Attorney Tom Quigley was robbed of 385 and a gold watch and chain. Quigley suspects a man whom he saw loitering in the hallway just before he entered his room of having rob- bed him. Detective Anthony is searching for the robber. ADVERTISEMENTS. . FiGPRUNE Cereal The most wholesome and nutritious substitute for cof- fee and tea, Made from the choicest California figs, prunes and selected grains. A delicious, strengthening beverage—holds its delicate flavor to the bottom of the cup. recommend Physicians Figprune. All grocers sell it.