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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1901. HANNA SPEAKS UR ARBITRATION Ohio Senator Is Pleased With Work of the Convention. Disputes Between Capital and Labor Will Be Adjusted. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Senator Han- a, chairman of the committee of thirty- six appointed at the capital-labor confer- | ence in New York, was &t the White | se to-day and talked most earnestly he results of the conference. consider the conference,” sald he, | p ever taken for the of disputes arising be- capital. This organiza- come to stay, was an wae naturally preceded | of labor, which also | and the concentration f the two sides into the | atively few individuals | e best interests of both. must not get the idea that ognize everything relating bor and capital, or >mmittee is to undertake sion. In fact, we are sory arbitration. We 1plish more by get- and contact with and t step will be to establish a re- tween the two interests, and foundation to work expect that there will be minimized ation and arbi expected the committee he winter to adopt by- further the OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST | Changes Made in the Postal Service and More New Pensions Granted. —The Postof- | ued the follow- continued: Oregon— | mah County, to be has recom- ppointment anted: Califor- Spain—Charies B. | isco, $6; Thomas B. sity, $17; Joseph £24; 'William . $6; Oliver P. ac Lyle, Soldiers’ Home, John Ravey, Soldiers’ $8; Thomas O. Moore, n war), Charles Domey, 1§q< Angeles, $12; Sophie se—Claudius Potee, Sa- war—Charles H. Burch, T. Jones, Clatskanie, $8 to-day for his home | d the holidays. Defers His Holiday Plans. WASH Dec. 20.—President Roosevelt completed his plans ays. The report that he de- go down the Poi c River on the Doiphin for a shooting trip is incor- on has been reached, but Theodore Roosevelt Jr., chool Massachuset here to-day for the hol own the r for a _ew s not improbable that decide to accompany 0il in Egypt Not Surprising. v 0.—The discovery of as announced this atch to the Daily Tele- ro, i& not regarded seri- ously t the London offices of the Standard Ofl Compa t said that the ex e of oil in Egypt has been known for 2 long time, investigations | bhave not ef that it is to be obtal uantities. Taoe Bt new ports s to take o | he latest re. Gas Causes Their Deaths. | PARSONS, Kan., Dec. 20.—The mystery surrounding the death of Colonel John E. Bull and wife, whose dead bodies were found in their home here last night, was c'eared to-d at the Coroner’s inquest, | evidence being given to w that the | couple had been asphyxiated by gas. Tilley Coming to Mare Island. GTON, Dec. 30.—Captain Ben- | damin Tilley, who was recently relieved | v r of the island of Tutuila, Sa- been on waiting orders | s acquittal of the charges lodged | m, bas been ordered to duty at Island npavy-yard. | o L 4 | PERTH, West Australis, Dec. 20.—Captain | 4 of the North Germean-Lloyd | ekar, who was fined $25 for break- seais of the ship's stores in contra- e Austrailan tariff and was ym.- | g refused to pay the fine, has | and been released. | | ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 — | | Blindfold woman and she loses all confi- dence in herself. Her step is slow, hesitating end uncertain. Her hands ere raised to ward the im- eginary blows ‘gich threaten When a ick woman Piceks the means of health she is often like 2 woman blindfold. She has mo confidence. She canmot tell what her efiort will lead to. She turns mow to | this side and then to the other in uncer- tainty and doubt. % The sick woman who uses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription may do so with sbsolute confidence. It invites open- cyed investigation. There meed be no hesitation in following the hundreds of thousands of women who have found & perfect cure for womanly ills in the use of this medicine. R “ Favorite Prescription” cures | - larity and dries weakening drains. It heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. «With a heart full of gratitude to you for send- ing out over the land your wonderful medicine I wcnd these few lines, hoping that some oot suf- feri i r. Pierce’s medicines,” Sered severly from female weakness and had to be in bed @ great deal of the time. Had head- eche, backache. and pain in icft side when lying cown. Icommenced takiug Dr, Pierce’s Favor- ite Prescription, and bad mot taken two bottles when 1 was sbie to be sround again and do my k with but little pain. Can mow est soy- ‘zg end it mever hurts me auy more. Mave “ken seven bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre. e<ription, and one of his - Compound Extract of Pmart-Weed and several vials of his * Pleasant Eil;u ' Peeling better day. My bus- ud saye I look every day. i Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bil- {ousness and sick headache. | Survey REPRESENTATIVE MEN FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE DEMAND CONSERVATION OF WATER AND PRESERVATION OF FORESTS California’s Weal and Prosperity in Danger. s Timber Destruction Causes Lighter Rainfall. —_— HE annual meeting of the Cali- fornia Water and Forest Asso- clation was held yesterday in the Maple room of the Palace Hotel and was attended by many rep- resentative men of the State. The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. by President William Thomas, and a call of the roll showed the following members present: Professor J. M. Wilson, Berkeley; Charies L. Taylr, city; H. C. Hinds, Orland; H. P. ¥itch, Stockton; C. D. Palo Al Feirweather, Keedley; W. i. Luning, Bluft; Willlam Thomas, city; E. T. Purser, Healdsburg; Scipio _Craig, Redlands; Smythe, San Diego; E. B. Willis, Sacramento; W. Willlamson, city; Judge Beatty W.'Callaghan, city; Charles A. Laton, riedlander, city; John D. Works, E. Blanckenberg, s San Diego; berlain, city Adams, city} dler, Berkeley M. M. Barnet, city P. Van Valer, Hanford; Horace V 3 L. W. Symmes, Berkeley; Major Myers, Siski- | you; J. Reimers, Stockton; W. §. Green, Co- lusa; G. W. Yolo; Charles W. Thomas, Woodland; James Sheppard, Frank She, pard, city; C. S. Newhall, Fresno; P. R. Gar- nett, Willis; W. Walker, Oakland: A. R Briggs, Freeno; J. G. Lemmon, Oakland; C. Sharp, Oakland; J. B. Carsom, city; P. O. Baldwin, Los Palos; Miss C. Hittell, city; C. T. Elliott, Modesto; W. B. Clapp, Los Angeles; G. D. Fiske, Woodland; W. H.-Ingalls, Fresno; Smith, E. T. Sweester, Santa Frank Soule, Berkeley, and Gerald R. Lumbley of Porterville. The report of President Thomas heart- ily indorsed the views of President Roose- velt on the questions of conserving the waters and preserving the forests of the West, but regretted that the association had been unable to accomplish but little in the past year, owing to the action of Governor Gage in having vetoed the ap- propriation bill passed by the last Legis- lature to allow the expenditure of money to carry on the work of saving the waters and timbers of California. Last year the association heard with joy of the action of the Federal Government | in pledging itself to expend an equal sum | | with the State in taking the preliminary steps to erect water reservoirs and safe- | guard the forests. The Government was prepared to expend $175,000 on the work ana the State Legislature voted a simi- lar amount. Governor Gage, however, declined to sign the abpropriation biil, but allowed one to receive his consent pi viding for the purchase of the Big Bz timber lands, which, however, has since been exposed as a job on the part of cer- tain lumbermen. Resent Actions of Governor Gage. ‘The men who have worked hard to con- serve the waters and preserve the for- ests of the State feel strong resentment toward Gage for his acgion, and, as one of the delegates said yesterday, ‘it Gage seeks re-election or anything at the hands of the people thousands will give him a ‘package’ of negative votes.” A large number of resolutions presented | at the morning session of the association were referred to a special committee ap- pointed by President Thomas as follows: W. E. Willis (chairman), W. E. Smyth EB. \/1_\_.1.!6 CHAIRMAN or comM.oN RESOLUTIONS | , \ + must suffer. The scientific bureaus generally should be put under the Department of Agri- A Briggs, Scipio Craig and D. W. | culture Thomas. ““The forest reserves will inevitably be of Treasurer Dohrmann presented his re- | still greater use in the future than in the past port, showing that since the formation of | Additions should be made to them whenever the association the sum of $23,63080 had | Practicable, and their usefulness should be in- been recelved from members, and the | creased by'a thoroughly business-like manage- x s 1 ., W - gxpenses o T ere 3288 | ™he forest reserves should be set apart for- deducting for contracts on hand and add- ing uncalled for reserves the total bal- ance is $752 04. After the receipt of the finacial report | tue meeting was adjourned until 2 p. m.. when the committee on resolutions was | to_present its report. When the assoclation assembled in the afternoon President Thomas stated that a further adjournment would be taken until 3:30 o'clock, as the committee on resolutions had not finished its duties. The members assembled at the desig- nated hour and listened attentively to the report of the committee on resolutions Chairman Willis stated that the repor was 2 unanimous one and embodied all the resolutions presented at the morning session. W. E. Smythe read the report, which was as follows: Policy Is Fully Outlined. In sccordance with the suggestion of Presi- dent Willlam Thomas of this assoclation, we congratulate President Roosevelt upon the sentiment contained in his recent message: ““The forest and water problems are perhaps the most vital internal questions of the United States.”’ We congratulate California and the West upon the President’s vigorous champlonship of a cavse which will give to the country more homes and wealth movement now before the people. We recog- nize in the President’s message something more | than the formal indorsement of a popular cause | which, though wholly mon-political, had the support of both great parties in the last Presi- dential campalgn. He has outlined a pro- gramme of action which is comprehensive, statesmanlike and equally suited to the needs of the nation and of the several States. We, therefore, gladly accept his leadership in our | dual effort to foster national progress and State | improvement by a policy of co-operation be- | tween the Government at Washington and the Government at Sacramento. We specifically Indorse the following extracts | from the message relating to forestry: *“Forest protection is not an end of ltself; fu is & means to increase and sustain the re- sources of our country and the industries which depend upon them. The preservation of our | forests is an imperative business necessity. ““The present diffusion of responsibility (be- the General Land Office, the Geological nd the Bureau of Forestry) is bad from every standpoint. It prevents that effec- tive co-operation between the Government and the men who utilize the resources of the re- serves, without which the interests of both tw B s . ORDERS 0T THE APPRAISER Federal Official at New York Is Removed by Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—It was an- nounced at the White House this after- noon that the President had removed Ap- praiser Wakeman of New York on the recommendation of Secretary Gage. ‘Wakeman, it is sald, wrote to the Presi- I dent attacking Secrétary Gage. The Pres- ident refused to entertain the charges or gyerlook the offensive character of the etter. Later the official announcement was made at the White House that George W. Whitehead, late Collector of Customs at Porto_Rico, had been appointed to suc- Wakeman. No further announcement was made. Becretary Gage declined to make public Wakeman's letter. Alfred W, Brown, the appraiser of mer- chandise at Boston, has been ordered (o New York to take charge of the Ap- gslser‘- office pendhgg the nomination of ‘hitehead to succe Wakeman, which nis | espousal of the cause of forest preservation and | a irrigation development, and gratefully indorse | Peratively than any other economic | ever for the use and benefit of our people as a | whole, and not sacrificed to the short-sighted greed of a few.” | Applying the logic of these recommendations to our local situation, we would urge upon the | President the following administrative acts in | the interest of California: 1. That the forest reservations in this State | be Increased as speedily as possible, especjally | at_the headwaters of our principal streams. 2. That the Chief Forester of the United | States be instructed to investigate and report | upon the expediency of State legislation In the | interest of the preservation of the forested areas of California by the application of sclen- | tific principles to the removal of ripened timber | and the preservation of growing timber. Fur- thermore, that he shall advise as to whether it | may become necessary for the State to purchase | and replant denuded areas as a means of pr: | tecting watersheds already impaired by waste- ful lumbering. | ‘We request our Senators and our Represent- { atives in Congress to urge the enactment of | such legislation as will result in- the fmme- ‘dlule reservation of all Government forest lands within the State of California. We aiso declare that the publio interest fm- requires the enactment of such | leglslation as will compel all persons cutting timber upon lands of this State, whether held | In private ownership or not, to adopt every | reasonable and practicable precaution for pre- venting the outbrenk and spread of fires which | will destroy or endanger the young growth of | forest trees upon such lands. ‘We further declare that it 1s a matter of pressing importance to determine how far it may be expedient to apply in this State the experience gained in older countries in the sy: tematic and sclentific sclection of ripened thm | ber only for cutting, while | and growing trees from indi and destruction. The President’s recommendations in favor of | national construction of storage reservoirs and of large main canals as a means of reclaim. ing and opening (o settlement the arld pabiie domain meet with our hearty approval. We agree with him when he says: ‘‘Great storage works are necessary to - ize the flow of streams and to aa\'? meev?::g— i h'rhe)rl construction has been conclu- cively show v mip‘;,‘“e nylo be an undertaking too vast nd we further agree with the statement contained in his letter to the Irrigati - \greula of 1900: T It is not possible, and if it were possibl, would not be wise to have this -w&flg' weorllt done merely through private ownershi We hail with satisfaction these declarations by the President of the United States that works of Irrigation are essentially public utili- ties and ought to be constructed, owned and preserving young scriminate waste will be sent to the Senate on it: - '\};]e!nl:& January 6. Wakeman Wlfi \l;:‘é:?e ce to-morrow. —_— NEGROES ARE HANGED FOR BRUTAL CRIMES Law Takes Its Course in the Cases of Murderers in the South. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 20.— Winton, who cut his wife's throat Do cause she threatened to leave home, and Will Redding, who killed his sweetheart because of his Jjealousy, were hanged here to-day. They were negroes. BRISTOL, Va.. Dec. 20.—Cicero Harrls, colored, was hanged here to-day for the murder of Samuel Ware, also a negro. DANVILLE, Ky, Dec. 2.—Reuben Quinn, convicted of murdering Chief of &o_lé:g'lcrum last April, was hanged here Fire Destroys Business Houses. GUTHRIE, Okla., Dec. 20.—The State Bank and eight other business bulldings were burned to-day at Francis, I T., the total loss being estimated at $60,000. The seoss o;d the nrled is g]nkrl:,own. A’ fire also estroyed considerable business pr at Stennet, I T. g ————— Outfits for Artists. Oil and Water Color Boxes filled with artists’ supplies or a nice set of drawing. instruments make useful and acceptable Christmas presents for anyone who likes to paint or draw. Greatest assortment at Sanborn, Vail & Co.’s, 741 Market st. * G.R.LUMLEY. | DELEGATE FRoM PORTERVILLE. THREE MEMBERS OF CALI- FORNIA WATER AND FOR- EST ASSOCIATION. Lo Lo administered by the people and for the people. With equal heartiness we commend, the fol- lowing quotations from the message, showing the President's familiarity with conditions in the West and his conclusions based thereon: ““The distributlon of the water, the division of the streams among irrigators, should be Jett to the mettlers themselves, In conformity with the State laws and, without interference with those laws or with' vested rights. The policy of the National Government should be to aid frrigation in the several States and Territories in such manner as will enable the people in the local communities to help them- felves, and as will stimulate needed reforms in the State laws and regulations governing irrigation. “‘Whoever controls a stream practically con- trols the land It renders productive, and the doctrine of private ownership of water apart from land cannot prevail without causing en- during Wrong. The recognition of such owner- ship which has -been permitted to grow up In the arid reglons should give way to a more enlightened and larger recognition of the rights of the public in the control and disposal of the public water supplies. “In the arld States the only right to water which should be recognized is that of use. In irrigation this right should attach to the land reclaimed and be inseparable therefrom. Granting perpetual water right to others than users without compensation to the public is open to all the objections which apply to giv- ing away perpetual franchises to the public utflities of cities. ““We are dealing with a new and momentous question in the pregnant years while institu- tions are forming, and what we do will affect not only the present but future generations. “Our aim should be not simply to reclaim the largest area of land and provide homes for the largest number of people, but to create for this new industry the best possible social and industrial conditions. “Ultimately it will probably be necessary DO MAKES *FUN N GOURT Zion Lace Man Has In- teresting Session at Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—"Dr.” John Alex- ander Dowle talked to his heart's content to-day in defending the suit against him for a receivership for his Zion lace indus- tries. He intimated to Attorney Reeves, who was cross-examining him, that he liked to talk, and he was granted per- mission to lay bare his heart. “Dowle’’ was the main toplc of his story, and with much show of higher ed- ucation, in quotations and attempts at witticisms he brought smiles and mer- riment to his many followers who thronged the courtroom until they had to be quieted by one of his deacons. In_ substance, he declared with much emphasis that he was no tyrant, surround- ed by hordes of .willing slaves. He said he worked tirelessly for the good of his community, sometimes as much as twen- t{-uven hours at a stretch. He sald he abhorred slaves and would allow none to ++ for the nation to co-operate with the several arid States in proportion as these States by their legislation and administration show themselves fit to receive 1t If it be unwise to permit private capital to construct storage works for the reclamation of lands now publicly owned, but hereafter to pass into the proprietorship of milllons of American citizens, it follows that it is equally unwise for private capital to bulld storage Works In California for the reclamation of lands already owned and occupled by private indtviduals, but destined to be subdivided and disposed of when Iirrigation is supplied. This assoeiation neither asks nor expects national ald in the reclamation of the private estates of California. It believes, on the other hand, that this Is a problem which must be solved by the commonwealth itself, and to the solution of which its genlus is entirely equal. It it be true, as the President says, that on the public lands ‘‘the doctrine of private own- ership of water apart from land cannot pre- Vall without causing enduring wrong.' it is equally true that ‘‘enduring wrong” would fol- low the application of that doctrine to private lands which must look for irrigation to a source beyond their own control. As a means of carrying out the recommenda- tions of the President, and of shaping the laws and institutions of California in conform- ity with those which his administration pre poses, we favor the following course of action: To Reform the Water Code. 1. The water laws of California should be reformed by the next Legislature. As it would be Impracticable for the Legislature itself, i a single brief session, to frame-and enact a measure of this importance, we repeat our declaration of a year ago in favor of the crea- tlon of a commission by this assoclation, to consist of the following persons: One expert to be chosen from the Department of Agricu ture; one expert from the United States Ge logical Survey; the presidents of the University of California and Leland Stanford Junior Uni- versity; one professor of engineering from each of said unliversities, and three practiced law- yers to be named by the president of this assoctation. 2. Ve commend to the earnest consideration of sald commission the report of the United States Irrigation Commission, entitled *‘Irri- gation Investigations in California,” recently issued by the Department of Agricuiture. 3. The money necessary to meet the ex- penses of this unpald commission shall be Falsed by the exccutive committee and ad- visory council by an appeal to the members of this association and to the commercial in- terests of the State which are vitally interest- ed In the wise solution of the irrigation ques- tion. 4. The measures framed by this comm! ston shall, after being passed upon by the a: nual meeting of this association in Decem- ber, 1902, be presented to the Legislature and urged for immediate passage. State and National Co-operation. 5. We reiterate our former demand for a generous appropriation by the State to be ex- pended in collaboration with the United States Geologleal Survey and Irrigation investigations of the Department of Agriculture, and we work for him who did not come to him voluntarily. He gave Stevenson's testi- mony a flat denlal and sald that his brother-in-law lied when he quoted Dowie's sister as saying, “Thank God, wo are free from that tyrannical rule now.” Admissions were drawn out that Dowie had pala Stevenson $85,000 on account, but that $50,000 of this was at once turned over to Dowie's sister, Mrs. Stevenson, who at once gave it to Dowie, it is said, for steck in the lace industries. Thirt; thousand dollars also was given to Fran Woodward, but Dowle Insisted that was for bills Stevenson had contracted. The attorney then drew from Dowie that after parting with his entire busi- ness, including lace machinery, patterus and stock, Stevenson got out of the bar- gain only $5000. Then Attorney Reeves tried to show that the entire liabilities of the Zlon lace industries would aggregate $1,168,000, including stock, dividends, etc., but Dowie said the conjecture was fool- ish, The direct question was then put to Dowle whether he believed that he was Elijah the prophet, to which he replied that he was willing to express his views, but that they were already on record. Iowa Arrives at Callao. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The Navy De- partment has, been informed by Captain Perry of the battleship Towa of that ves- sel's arrival at Callao, Peru, yesterday. The sallors will be given shore holiday for several days, and the vessel will pro- ceed down the Chilean coast to dock at Talcahuano. —_—————————— Coemopolitan California {llustrated in Chriat- mas Wasp. Out to-day. All types of citizens portrayed. Send it to Eastern friends. . A Federal Supervision Asked for Plan of Forestry. —_— Private Ownership of Water Rights De- nounced. D shall renew our efforts to secure the enact- ment Into law of the bill having that end in view which was passed by the last Legislature, but, unfortunately, did not receive the signa- ture of the executive. But we favor this ap- propriation only upon the express condition that all reservoir sites and artesian basins dis- covered on public land shall be held for pub- lc works to be hereafter constructed by State or nation, rather than turned over to private individuais or corporations. 6. We are opposed to the storage of the flood waters of the State by private enterprise, because such & policy would foster and en- trench the system of private water monopoly which, in the language of President Roosevelt, “cannot prevail without causing enduring wrong.” ‘We belleve all such storage works, together with main canals, should be con- structed, maintained and managed under State administration. This policy is practically iden- tical with that proposed by the President for public lands, under which the nation provides the capital and management necessary for the creation of works, while ‘“‘the cost of con- struction should as far as possible be repald by_the land reclaimed.” 7. The construction of large storage works under any plan, on streams already in active will unavoldably conflict to some extent with existing canals. - While we declare our unalterable conviction that in all such cases the public interests must be treated as para- mount, we nevertheless favor the fullest pro- tection of vested rights now recognized by our laws and judicial decisions. Thanks to National Administration. The thanks of this association are hereby ten- dered to the United States Geological Survey and to the irrigation investigations of the De- partment of Agriculture for the efficlent work done and the admirable and instructive reports issued by them, respectively. and for what has been accomplished in collaboration with this association during the year 1900. Our thanks are also extended to the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture who made such collaboration possible. . We hereby pledge our support to any further work which. may be undertaken by the two departments of the Federal Government above referred to in the State of California. We favor the creation of a Bureau of Irri- gation, fully equipped and supported with ap- propriations adequate to its importance, said bureau to be under the Department of Agri- culture. We join with others of our fellow citizens in the ‘expression of an earnest desire that the President of the United States may soon be able to visit California and thus furnish us With an opportunity to show our deep appre- clatlon of his great service to California and the West. Officers Are Elected. The report was adopted amid enthusi- asm. The assoclation then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. There was no contest in the elec- tion, which resulted as follows: Willlam Thomas, president; N. P. Chipman, vice president; Arthur R. Briggs, first vice president; J. P. Lippincott, second vice presi- dent; F. W. Dohrmann, treasurer; T. C. Friedlander, secretary. Advisory counefl— President David Starr Jordan of Stanford Uni- versity, E. F. Adams, W. S. Green, W. E. Smythe, Scipio Craig, J. M. Wilson, C. D. Marx, T. J. Field, Timothy Hopkins, C. W. ‘Thomas, Frank Soule and A. I. Pillsbury. President Thomas was greeted with cheers when he thanked the members for re-ei jecting him and pledged himself to work hard for the association until it had accomplished its objects. The following were appointed as the ex- ecutive committee by the president: Chief Justice W. H. Beatty, President Ben- jamin Ide Wheeler of the State University, Frank J. Symmes, W. H. Mills, Judge J. D. Works of Los Angeles and E. B. Willis of Sac- ramento. Y A recess was then taken until evening. Al the evening session the delegates and ladies who attended listened to addresses delivered by Professor J. M. Wilson and S_E. Klefer. Professor Wilson spoke on “The Results of Irrigation Investigation” and Keifer's subject was ‘“The Extent of the Destruc- tion of Our Forests and the Remedles Therefor.” Professor Wilson told of his investiga- tions in Yolo County as examples of what cculd be found in the entire State. He gave a history of how-the exclusive water rights of Cash Creek had been obtained in pioneer days and the difficulties that | beset all who tried to use the waters com- ing from Clear Lake. The address was illustrated by many stereopticon views and was an able argu- ment in favor of the conservation of the waters of the State, which the speaker said were either sold at big prices to con- sumers or allowed to go to waste in the sloughs, The facts and flgures presented by Keifer showed a terrible menace to the forests of California at the hands of the luinberman. _Millions of feet of timber | were being destroyed by the log cutter's ax and by fire and mo steps, were belng taken to preserve young trees or to re- place those cut down. Keifer also showed that there were mzny opportunities for the building of natural reservoirs in the Slerra Nevada Mountains and that the time was close at hand when the Federal Government and the State of California would take such | steps as necessity required to save the | walers and forests from ruthless waste | and destruction. TAFT DECLARES THERE 15 HOPE Civil Governor Talks to Filipinos Before His Departure. Members of the Federal Party Gather to Say Farewell MANILA, De:. 20.—Over 4000 members of the Federal partv called on Governor Taft to-day to bid him farewell and to wish him a safe return. . The Governor, reclining on a lounge, addressed 150 of the most prominent of his visitors, saying that he was honored by their presence. The organization, he added, had done so much toward bringing about peace and giving the country a stable party that it augured more for tne success of Ameri- can labors than anything else during the recent critical times. The reports circulated in the United States, founded on incidents connected with the war in Batangas Province and the island of Samar, the Governor sald, tend to convey a wrong impression of the situation, which is really hopeful. Through its officers, the constabulary and the provincial governments, besides 850 teachers, the commission had excellent means of acquiring .information in the organized provinces, and it considers that there never was a time when there has been so much real ground for hopeful- ness and encouragement in regard to the attitude of the Filipino people toward the civil Government. The military disaster in Samar had created an unfounded feeling of uneasi- ness concerning the condition of the peo- ple of the rest of the archipelago. The war in Batangas and Samar, stirred up by misguided men, furnished the only obstacle to obtaining liberal legislation on_the part of Congr Continuing, the Governor 'said that he would return here. He liked the Filipinos and regretted leaving at this particular time. But it was a comfort to know that the dutles of the office were in the hands of Vice Governor Wright, an able lawyer, who sympathized deeply with the baogt hopes of the people. In conclusfon the Governor said he expected to be back be: fore May and he hoped to have the plea ure of presemlngrthe Federal party's memorial to the President. Civil government will be restored in the island of Cebu on January 1 of the com- ing year. TROUBLE IS BREWING FOR TURKISH SULTAN Sheikh Mabarouk of Koweyt Threat- ens a Revival of Old-Time Conflicts. FOMBAY, Dec. 20.—It is feared here that tresh trouble is brewing along the Persian Gulf. Mabarouk, Sheikh of Koweyt, the proposed terminus of the Bagdad Railroad, has refused to allow a special mission sent by the Sultan from Constan- tirople to land and declined to accede to the Sultan’s desire that he visit the Yildiz Pzlace at Constantinople and make obels- arce to his suzerain. Mabarouk has also threatened a revival of the troubles with Ibu Rashid, the Emir of Nejd, who, at the instigation of the Turks, has collected a fresh army. Maba- rouk has again appealed for British pro- tection. WILL NOT CONTEST THE HARRISON PENSION Son of the Late President Says He Has Made No Objections to the Measure. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Russell B. Harrison, son of the late President Ben- jamin Harrison, was admitted to practice in the Court of Claims at its last session. Harrison, in reply to an inquiry concern- ing the reason for his presence ip Wash- ington, said; I have been here entirely on legal busi- ness. The report that I am opposing the granting of a pension to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison is absolutely without founda- tion. I have hesitated to make reference to this matter, even to deny the truth of the idle rumor, simply from a disinclina- tion to make reference to family mat- ters.” ————————— “Christmas Decoration Hazard.” Underwriters are now undergoing their usual anxlety about the unnecessary fire loss from Christmas decorations in stores. This is a hazard for which they receive no pay. A prominent manager sends us the following: “Underwriters may be interested in a brief account of the fire at Wilkesbarre, Pa., last week that destroyed a three- story brick building and contents, solid walls on both sides, exposed on each side by brick. The fire started from a hasty little Christmas exhibit and burned up clean within sixty minutes. This exhibit should never have been allowed. It was put in in the afternoon and caught fire about 6 o'clock- the same evening. No opportunity was given the companies to cancel off or know of the exhibit until the mischief had been done. The total loss to insurance companies wiil amount to about $200,000.”—Extract from Journal of Com- merce and Commercial Bulletin, issue of December 18, 1901 . e BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 20.—Burglars last night knocked out a pane of glass in the rear of C. M. Stoll's harness shop and succecd~d in getting away with many pairs of valuable driving gloves despite the fact that there was a man sleeping in the place and that the elec- tric lights were burning. Here are two pictures of our $1.30 hats—the Derby and the Dunlap Crusher. The former is selling in great numbers because many people have found out that it is the best stiff hat for the price ever offered in San Francisco. The other is selling as fast as we can get shipments, as the Dunlap Crusher is the all-popu- Jar hat at present, and our assortment represents every color in which the hats are made. Either hat will cost you $2.00 in a regular hat store. We have Fedoras, too, at $1. many people. 30, which are favorites with You appreciate paying but $1.30 now for a hat, as you then have more money left for Christmas purposes. Out-of-town orders filled—write us. 718 Market Street.