The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1902, Page 6

EPORTS from Washington are by no means FUESDAY .. ..o sakev. sy JANUARY 21, 1902 encouraging to the hopes of those who desire | R to see work on the isthmian canal begun dur- JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. FUBLICATION OFFICE...Market and Third, S. F. Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS. ....217 fo 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202. > Carriers. 15 Cents Per Week. ngle Coples. 5 Cents. Terms by Mall, Incluling Postage: DAILY CALL Oncluding Sunday), DAILY CALL (ncluding Su.dey), DAILY CALL dncluding Sundav), Deltverea 3 months. ters nvized to recelve rahecriptions. €ample coples =7 1 when requested. Mafl subscribers in (1. s r* pAArecs should he particular to give both NEW AXI» OLD ADDRESS in order %o insure & prompt and ervrert eem-ilance with their request. OAKLAND OFFICE. ...1118 Broadway €. GEORGE KROGYES! ng, Marquetts Building, Chieags. jhone “‘Central 2619.”) NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C.CARLTON.......o00cveneee..Herald S NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. 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THE BURDEN OF THE BRITISH HILE Rudyard Kipling in South Africa W{vas been singing of the glory of empire Sir Robert Giffen at home in England has been calc ing the cost of it. Kipling denounces the stay-at-home youth of England as “flanneled fools at the wickets and muddled oafs at the goals.” Sir Robert estimates that whether they be fools or not the British people will have to face a deficit of about $50,000,000 in this fiscal year, and intimates that they will have to resort to customs duties to meet the emergency, since the country has already as heavy a burden of direct taxation as it can bear. The South African war has, in fact, brought the British face to face with an emergency that cannot be met under the free trade fiscal system. Sir Robert Giffen has declared that the income tax as now im- posed has reached the degree of encouraging fraud and cannot be made to yield much more. He ad- vises a reduction of that tax and the imposition of indirect tax Some of the leading newspapers of London follow the lead and suggest the imposition of higher duties on tea and sugar and the restoration of a duty on wheat. The tea and the sugar duties would not excite much discussion in a juncture like this, but a duty on corn will almost certainly stir the kingdom to its depths. The free trade movement in Great Britain began in a fight for the repeal of the corn laws. In the crusade of the time Cobden and Bright taught the people that a tax on wheat was a tax on bread, that it was tyranny, that it tended to the starvation of the poor. They succeeded in making the corn laws odious. They induced the British people to enter upon a career of free trade and to look upon customs duties as creations of the devil. As the years have passed the average British workingman has become more and more devcted to Cobdenism, more and more antagonistic to any tax on corn. It will be seen that the task of the Ministry in devising a means for raising a revenue is by no means a pleasant one. Hardly any question that will come before Parlia- ment at this session occupies more attention from the British public than this of meeting the deficit in the revenues. It is believed that every kind of direct tax, from that on beer to that on incomes, is about as high as can be profitably levied. Indirect taxes, then, become necessary, and no sort of tax would vield a larger revenue than a tax on wheat. Naturally the Government would gladly avail itseli of such a chance to make both ends meet until the war is over were it not for the fear of a revolt on the 'part of the working classes. . It is known, however, that the British workman is none too much in favor of the South African war as it is, and a tax upon his bread would incline him to such a vigorous opposition as might lead to the defcat of the Ministry when the bill was submitted to the Commons. With or without the wheat tax, however, it seems well nigh certain that heavy duties will be imposed on many imports. Free trade will to some extent have to be abandoned. The duties will of course be imposed at first as emergency measures, but in the end they will doubtless remain as permanent parts of the fiscal system of the kingdom. Free trade has been found inzadequate to the needs of empire. s, Although the German census was taken more than a year ago, the tabulations have been carried on so slowly that it is not till now that a final statement has been made of the population, which is found to be 56,367,178, or an increase of about 4,000,000 in five years, or nearly 8 per cent. The increase which is much larger than was expected is attributed largely to a diminished emigration owing to thé good times prevailing in Germany up to the census year. The figures show an increasing preponderance of Ger- many over France and Austria, and she will soon be able to stand alone z1:d have no need of the triple alliance. —_— A Chicago woman advertised recently that' she would give $1000 to any business man who could prove to her that for one month he had told the truth in his transactions. The lady received 2000 answers, all of which, needless to say, were untrue. This will probably be the last effort made to prove Chi. ‘cago 2 suburb of heaven. ing the present year. There is now danger that the conflict between the #dvocates of the Panama route and those of the Nicaragua route will be prolonged through the whole of this session of Congress. There is even a possibility that the issue may become a sectional one, for while the Nicaraguan route would be more beneficial to the Southern States and to the Pacific Coast, and perhaps to the Union as a whole if all kinds of traffic be taken into considera- tion, still the Panama route has advantages for the Eastern States in some respects that the more north- ern route does not offer. In addition to the possible divergence of interests between the different sections of the Union there is the clear antagonism between the interests of two great corporations to provoke that contest and pro- long it. It is hardly likely there will ever !::e more than one canal across the isthmus. If the United States construct a canal across Nicaragua the stock of the Panama Company would become worthless and all the money and labor expended on the canal would be wasted. On the other hand, should the Govern- ment purchase the property of the Panama Company then whatever hope the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua has of obtaining from the United States compensation for work done on that route would vanish. The interests of the two corporations are irreconcilably adverse. It is, then, a foregone con- clusion that each will have a strong lobby at Wash- ington and that the fight between them will be fierce and bitter. The great majority of the people of the United States are eager for the construction of a canal that will open up a short waterway between the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts of the country, but they are partisans of no particular route. They are aware that the choice of routes is a difficult matter, involv- ing the solution of many complex problems of en- gineering, navigation and maintenance. They are aware that several commissions of experts have in- vestigated all of these problems and that the pres- ent commission in its final report has recommended the adoption of the Panama enterprise. To the mass | of the people that report is acceptable, just as the | former report in favor of the Nicaragua route was acceptable. In fact, the people wish a canal, and they wish it without delay. Consequently there will be a good deal of disappointment if at this time, just as everything seemed to promise an early beginning of the work, the enterprise should turn awry and de- velop into a partisan issue to be fought over in the Congressional elections. It has been a matter of great good fortune that up to this time the question has never been one of party | politics, nor one of sectional interests. Compara- tively few people have thought whether the Nicar- agua route would benefit the port of New Orleans more than the port of New York. They have looked | upon the whole enterprise as a national question. They have favored it because the commercial and naval advantages which will result from the opening of the route would more than repay the cost. It will be a misfortune if that feeling toward the enterprise be now changed inte one of wrangling over the two routes and the development of sectional parties in regard to them. Such, however, is one of the possi- bilities of the present situation. Senator Morgan is reported to-have already declared for “Nicaragua or nothing.” If there be many more like him we may as well expect a deadlock for-the rest of the session. British military experts estimate that from the been sent to the army in South Africa about 300,000 horses and mules at a total cost to the Government that the War Office has issued instructions that the troops shall receive better training in the care of to buzzards. TAMMANY'S NEW CHIEF. ‘ of the finance committee of Tammany Hall, which carries with it the leadership of the or- city as being in any way final. One of the reasons for incredulity as to Croker's permanent retirement cessor. Mr. Lewis Nixon, the new chairman of the committee and the leader of Tammany, is said to be in charge for two years, knowing that by the end of that time the new leader would be so much out of ily get control of it again when the mext election approaches. would ever expect to become leader of Tammany Hall. He was born in Virginia in 1861 and educated at the head of his class, he was sent by the Govern- ment to continue his studies at the Royal Naval Col- construction corps of the navy. He designed the battleships Oregon, Indiana and Massachusetts. constructor of the Cramp shipyard at Philadelphia, but after some years of service there started a ship- opening of the war up to November 1 there have of upward of $62,000,000. It is therefore not strange horses. Horse flesh in fact is too costly to be thrown ROKER’S retirement from the chairmanship ganization, is not accepted by the politicians of the is the character of the gentleman chosen for his suc- exactly the kind of man Croker would like to leave harmony with the organization that Croker can eas- Nixon, in.fact, is not at all the sort of man one at the United States Naval Academy. Graduating lege at Greenwich. In 1884 he was transferred to the Resigning from the navy, he became superintending yard on his own account in New Jersey, making books and holds a high position in the business world, being associated in the directorate or as con- sulting engineer with several of the largest corpora- tions in the country. That a man w_ith such large private business af- fairs on his hands should undertake the direction of Tammany politics in this emergency is certainly un- expected. The Tammany organization, however, has time and again shown itself capable of making just such a spectacular display of reform from within. It was believed that John F. Carroll, who was Croker's right-hand man, would succeed him when the boss retired, but that would have meant a continuance of the old system of doing politics and would have in- vited future defeat. The boss and his followers have been wise enough to perceive the need of making some show of reform in order to gain strength for the next campaign, and accordingly Croker retires, Carroll follows him, and Tammany is turned over for a time to the control of the ship-builder who de- signed the peerless Oregon. In a short speech accepting the position of chair- man of the finance committee Mr. Nixon ‘said: “I will not accept executive position to be a mere fig- urehead. I am not presumptuous enough to say that T can evolve nut of my brain methods and ways of managing political campaigns; I will not say what my methods are, nor what they are to be; but I shall use every effort to bring about victory, to de- 1 | THE ISTHMIAN CANAL QUESTION,I his home in New York City. He has written several velop, strengthen and build up the party in this city and to make this committee more powerful.” Notwithstanding the vigor of that assertion, the opinion prevails that after all Mr. Nixon will find himself nothing more than a figurehead. It is said that none knows better than Croker himself that such a man as Nixon cannot make himself, valuable to Ta'mmany, In fact, one politician representing the Hill faction of the Democracy of the State is re- ported to have estimated the situation in this way: “Nixon is young and energetic. He is clean and has a‘good reputation. That is the reason Croker put him in. There will be Tittle to do for the next two years. Nixon may be able to tworry along for that length of time without a rupture with certain pow- erful leaders, but I doubt it. Croker and the old gang will be back when the next campaign is on, and I make this prediction—that two ‘years from now ’| Crukc{ will be back as leader and Nixon will be in an anti-Tammany organization, while Sullivan, Far- rell and the gambling combine will be hand in glove with Carroll and Croker in running Tammany.” Count von Bulow can hardly have been talking through his hat when he announced the other day that while the triple alliance’is a very pleasant thing it is no longer necessary to Germany; but it is none the less a dark saying and hard to understand. The world is wondering whether Germany can count upon Russia or would play a lone hand in case the alliance should break to pieces. GRANDEST OF CAPITALS. ASHINGTON CITY, except with respect to population and trade, already ranks with V ~ the greatest capitals of the Old World. It equals any of them in the number and magnificence of its public buildings and in ‘the excellence of its streets and avenues. Plans, however, are now under consideration which when carried out will give it an even greater magnificence and enable it to attain cventually an architectural grandeur that will place it beyond rivalry. 7 'The plans have been recently submitted to public view at the Corcoran Art Gallery, and from reports O SAN FRANCISCO GETS KNIGHTS’ ENCAMPMENT| OUISHINES ALL i NE of the largest fraternal gath- erings that San Francisco has had for years will be the bienniai convention of the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and the en- campment of the Uniform Rank of that or- der to be held next August. For more than eighteen months the general execu- tive committee of the Grand Lodge of the domain of California has been at work that come to us it-appears the entire aspect of the city will be virtually changed. All that part of Washing- ton marked on the east by the Congressional Li- brary, the river on the west, Lafayette Park on the north and the foot of Maryland avenue on the south« will, with the exception of the Capitol, the White House, the Monument, the Corcoran Art Gallery and the Postoffice building, be torn down and re- constructed. From the Capitol straight westward to the river will stretch a grand boulevard. This will be bordered by spacious parks, which will form the grounds for the proposed magnificent system of pub- | lic buildings. In addition to the grand boulevard the plans pro- vide for blocks of public buildings on three sides of the Capitol, and another magnificent group of struc- tures is designed -around the grounds of the White House, forming a court of honor. They also pro- vide for a superb driveway along the shore of the Potomac, and an extensive series of parks. One of the chief features of the plans is that of the much discussed memorial bridge. As projected the east- ern terminus of the structure will be at the foot of the grand boulevard, and it will extend in a straight line toward Arlington. g Of course it is not expected that the whole scheme will be worked out at once. The object of the com- mission appointed to devise the plans has been that of formulating a comprehensive scheme for beautify- ing and adorning the city through all its growth for years to come. Instead of developing as it were hap- hazard, with plans changing with each new adminis- tration, the national capital will be constructed steadily along artistic lines clearly laid down, and each successive improvement and new public build- ing will be in harmony with all that has gone before. The advocates of the scheme are sanguine it will be adopted, and that as a result Washington City will become not only superior to any rival capital of our time, but grander than the mighty cities of the an- cient world. e s—— Richard Croker has said that his absence in Eng- feat of Tammany in the recent election. It is sin- cerely to be hoped that Mr. Croker will let nothing interfere with an extended residence in the British New Yorkers to pay Lim to stay in Europe. e S S S A VANISHED LANDMARK. S sylvania to ascertain the exact line of the boundary between them as originally estab- lished have found almost all the old landmarks set i said to be difficult to determine the exact location of the line, Some of the stones have been found in use as doorsteps for dwellings and some as grave- as they can be identified, will be recovered and again set up .along the famous boundary. Thus the old line will'be once more clearly established, but it will there ever be national controversies aroused over it nor bloody wars waged along its front. Simultaneous with the report from Philadelphia of announcement from Washington that a resolution has been introduced into the House declaring that in official documents hereafter the phrase “United say the “United States is” instead of the “United States -are,” as the fathers did. The cause for this whimsical resolution is said to be a recent declaration Court that it is necessary in speaking of the United States to use the plural form. Some Congressmen do not like the decision, and accordingly they aim grammars of the land to recognize the national idea by speaking of the Union as one nation instead of several States. minds and in the hearts of the American people that there is no need for any act of Congress to give it strength. The rules of grammatical construction of the fathers of the republic in speaking of the United States as a plural noun will not vanish as the Mason and Dixon landmarks have done, but still origin ‘the nation grew. The unity of thé nation is not going to be disturbed by Justice Brewer's judicial declaration any more than is the sectional issue to be land for eight months was the direct cause of the de- Isles. It might be well worth the cost for reputable URVEYORS employed by Maryland and Penn- up by Mason and Dixon removed and scattered. It stones in rural churchyards. The old stones, so far never be Mason and Dixon’s line any more, nor will the disappearance of the old landmarks comes the States” shall be used as a singular noun. We are to of Justice Brewer from the bench of the Supreme at compelling the United States Court and all the The national idea is n‘ow so firmly fixe;l in the and the precedents established by the uniform usage the plural form will survive only to'show from what r‘evived by the resurvey of Mason and Dixon’s Iine: Even Republicans in Boston speak well of Bryan's recent address in that city, evidently upon the theory that when a man is politically dead there should be no harsh remarks about the groans of the ghost. making preparations for this event, and everything at this time points to'the suc- cess of the undertaking. Notwithstanding the fact that there is every assurance that the convention and the encampment will be held here, Los Angeles is seeking to throw a cloud over the affair, as appears from the following dispatch from that city: For several months the inner councils of the Knights of Pythias have known there was a question if San Francisco could meet the prom- ises that her representatives made to the gath- ering in Detroit in 1900 and the railroad has taken the precaution to make tickets for the bi- ennial gathering of the Supreme Lodge and encampment of the Uniform Rank, which, it is estimated will attract 80,000 visitors, with final destination either in San Francisco or Los Angeles, The supreme chancellor, Ogden H. Fethers of Michigan, came to the coast January 1 with the expectation of completing all preliminary arrangements for the conclave in San Fran- cisco, but was met by the statement that the San Francisco committes was unprepared and he was asked for further time. Mr. Fethers was called to Honolulu and his final decision was postponed until his return about a month hence. The San Francisco committee had promised to pay railroad fares and a per diem expense of not less than $5 to each of the members of the supreme session. Cost Is Estimated. The local Knights, if they discover that San Francisco has been unable to ralse the money, will not rest until they have the promise of both the supreme chancellor and the com- mander in chief of the Uniform Rank that the session shall come to Los Angeles. They es- timate the maximum cost of entertainment at $50,000, of which it is said $20,000 is already available. Grand Chancellor Calkins says: “In case the San Francisco committee should not fulfill its obligations and Los Angeles should secure the supreme session and encamp- ment, I can see no reason why the $15,000 of- fered by the Grand Lodge of California should not go to the Los Angeles commlttee.” General Carnahan, commander in chief of the Uniform Rank, has never concealed that he is strongly In favor of Los Angeles for next summer’s encampment. Herman Schaffner, grand keeper of rec- ords and seal of the Grand Lodge, and secretary of the general executive com- mittee—composed of the following named in addition to himself, Charles L. Patton, P. G. C., president; George Samuels, S. R.; A, G. Booth, P. G. C.; H. R. Arndt, P. G. C.; Walker C. Graves, 8. R.; Brigadier General C. F. McGlashan and Jacob Sam- uels—sald yesterday that there had never been any doubt in his mind or that of his fellow committeemen about the ability of San Francisco fulfilling its obligation and promises made to the Supreme Lodge and the Uniform Rank. Before the offer was made to the Su- preme Lodge of San Francisco as the next place for holding the convention the rep- resentatives had a tacit understanding that the merchants of San Francisco would subscribe not less than $25,000 and that the subordinate lodges of the do- main of California would contribute $20,- 000, the amount required by the supreme convention for holding the same west of the Missouri River line. Lodges Are Assessed. This latter amount, he said, is being raised by four assessments on the lodges, Three assessments have already been col- lected and the rest of the money will be on hand before the session of the supreme body. A condition is that the $20,000 shall be deposited with the supreme master of the exchequer on the second day of the convention. He said ‘“the money will be there at that time without fail.”” The other money to be raised will be for the purpose of assisting in defraying the expenses of the encampment. Major General J. R. Carnaharn, who is the head of 70,000 Knights of the Uniform Rank in the supreme domain of the United States, arrived in this city yesterday morning L e et ) POLYGLOT NEWSPAPERS, Three curious polyglot periodicals are | now being published. One is the China Times, which is regu- larly printed in seven languages. It is published in the capital of China, afld the languages in which it appears are the English, French, German, Italian, Rus- sian, Japanese and Chinese. Another polyglot paper is the Austrian semi-monthly entitled Acta Comparationis Literarom Universarum. It has corre- spondents and subscribers all over the world, and the contributions of the for- mer are invariably printed in the lan- guage of the countries from which they are sent. As a result it frequently hap- pens that in one number of the paper {here are articles in twenty-five or thirty languages. The third polyglot paper is the Pantolo: dion Magazine, which is published in Petersburg, and which contains criti essays regarding the new books published throughout the world. Each of these es- says is printed in the language of the country where the new book of which the essay treats appeared. Thus a review ot an American book is printed in English, a review of a French book is printed in French, and so on. One number of this periodical has contained articles in fifteen different languages, namely, German, French, English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Hungarian, Roumanian, Russian, Servian, Bohemian and Polish. —_—e———— i of curfew upon th t e - i Sumed ‘at Stratford-on-Avon. o | Sopreme. Caancellor TWO OF THE CHIEF OFFI- o CERS OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. e from Indianapolis for the purpose of hav- ing «a consultation in this city with Su- preme Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers, who | will arrive here from Honolulu on the Alameda to-morrow, the members of the executive committee and the officers of the Merchants’ Association, in relation to the amount that the merchants of San Francisco may contribute. The assur-| ances that the general committee has received leave, the committee says, no doubt as to the favorable outcome of the meeting that will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. General Carnahan, who stopped at sev- eral points on his way to this city, says that the Knights everywhere are most enthusiastic and that outside of the con- tingent from California more than ten thousand uniformed Knights will be in| San Francisco. He said that from data received at headquarters it is safé to say that an average of five persons will ac- company each Knight, so that in addition | to the quota of strangers from this State | there will be fifty thousand strangers in this city from territory beyond the California lines. { Monster Parade. There will be a monster parade, and during encampment week there will be a competition for valuable prizes, in which thirty companies will take part. Arrange- ments have been made to secure the Me- chanics’ Pavilion, which is to be con- verted into an immense barracks for the accommodation of the visiting Knights and to protect them from the effects that a change of climate might bring about. At first it was thought that a military camp would be established at either the Presidio or Golden Gate Park, but this scheme was not favorable. The major general said that he had no | doubt about the ability of San Francisco to come up to the requirements for the | camp. Furthermore, he stated that the | various organizations, for more than a | year, when the California trip was | broached, have been laying aside a fund | to spend in the Golden State. One organ- | ization in Indiana recently held a street fair for that purpose and it netted more than $6000. Dr. Arndt of the general committee sald that he is fully satisfied that the mer- | chants of San Francisco, knowing that nearly eighty thousand people will be in this city for more than a week, will not | allow them to go to Los Angeles. lne matter as to Los Angeles is conditional, and all those interested feel confident that the convention and encampment will be held here and the people of Los An- geles will not be required to put up $30,000, which they offered if the convention and camp goes to that city. At the convention held in Detroit in | 1900 nearly 200,000 people visited that city | during Knights of Pythias week, and in 1508 a like number crowded Into Indlan- a@lp x-President Dohrmann - of the Mer- chants’ Association sald that when the matter was broached about two years | ago the directors pledged to do all in | their power to - assist in raising the | amount that might be required for the | Knights of Pythias week. A CHANCE TO SMILE. h;l‘he Ide‘rfitlj‘st had occupled. about two urs in ng a cavi - SRt Sint bl s AL “What is the bill?” asked the mag- nate, after the job was over. "gwenly dollars.” “Great Croesus! Are you it you cam't maka oe much sy i two hours as I do?"—Chicago Tribune, “I've saved a heap o’ time,” 4 dering Mike, cumplmntly." B M “By hurrin’'?” asked Plodding Pete, ap- |- Pprehensively. ‘No. Jes' by takin' it easy. Instead o’ pilin’ up wealt’ an’ havin’ to get poor boy givin’ it away, I started out poor in de fust place an’ have helt me own man- fully ever since.”—Washington Star. Confldential Friend—I'm not sure about this measure being for the public good. Have you considered what result if it should pass? Mpaoat i Statesman—Considered? I've done more’ than that, I've made lnqnlrw: ‘:I: over my district, and it won't affect my chances for another term in the slightest degree.—Washington Star. He—I didn’t think you liked corn on the ear. She—Why s0? “Every time I've seen it on the table that way you've done your share to take it off.”—Yonkers Statesman. . | Oliver P. Evans, | riends PRESIDIO HOP PAST EFFORTS The Presidio hop last evening was a delightful affair and the best rme given thus far. The officers invited four guests each and every one who received an in- vitation made a point of being present. There: was a larger crowd than usual, more than 200 guests being in attendance. The most charming young ladies wore their mest fetching gowns and the offi- cers were splendid hosts. Dainty refresh- ments were served and the dance was a most enjoyable one. . oo Miss May gave a euchre party yester- day afterncon at her home, 1680 Fell street. Fifty guests were present. Miss May was a charming hostess and made the affair a great success. The prize win- ners were: Miss Helen Wright, Mrs. James Coryell, Miss Grace Marshall, Miss | Flo Yates and Miss Grace Garoutte. 7 i Mrs. T. B. Bishop gave a delightful luncheon to fourteen guests yesterday at her home, 2209 Washington street. Mrs. Nuttall was guest of honor. The decora- tions were yellow, consisting chiefly of jonquils. Everything was perfectly ap- pointed and the luncheon a success in every detail. Those present were: Mrs., Nuttall, Mrs. Charles Webb Howard, Mrs. Mrs. Harrison Smith, Mrs. George W. Gibbs, Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Gaston Ashe, Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mrs. James Otis, Jrs. James Hall ! Bishop, Miss Kane, Miss Nuttall and Mrs. | Bishop. Miss Hush came from Fruitvale to re- ceive with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Magee Jr., at the Palace yesterday, as they pre- viously sent out cards for Mondays in January. Scores of calleys were received during the afternoon. .. .o ' Miss Helen Dean assisted her mother, Mrs. Walter Dean, in receiving their yesterday afférnoon at their apartments in the Palace Hotel, it being their last reception day. Others who received yesterday wers Mrs. Willam F. Thornton and Mrs. J. M. Nougues, at the Richelieu, and Mrs. Washington Dedge at 1423 Van Ness avenue. P Mr. and Mrs. Adam Grant left for the East on Saturday. They will not return for several weeks. . > e A pleasant dinner party was given at the Bella Vista last evening by Mr. and Mrs. John R. Glascock. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. POINTS IN CRIBBAGE—E. 8., Jack- son, Amador County, Cal. The greatest number of points that can be held in one hand of cribbage is 29, namely: Three fives and jack in the hand, with other five of the suit of the jack held in hand turned up. COIN AND PAPER—C. L., City. A Columbian half dollar of 1892 commands a premium of 10 cents. There were no 50- cent greenbacks of 1801. Until you de- scribe the Z-cent fractional curreney you have, it will be impossible for this de- partment to state if it is valued at more than its face. BRITISH COLUMBIA—P. B. 8., City. British Columbia and Vancouver Island became independent crown colonies in 1858, and remained such until 1366, when they were united under one government. In 1571 British Columbla entered the con- federation and is now a part of the Lo- minion of Canada. BOUNTIES—Subscriber, Hayfork, Cal. The general law of the State gives coun- tles the right to offer bounties for the @estruction of destructive animals. You should write to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the county in which you live to ascertain if the board had offered a bounty for the killing of panthers or mountain lions. SERMONS AT FUNERALS—J. 8, Ala- meda, Cal. It is probable that the ancient Egyptians were the first to have funeral sermons. The body of the dead, before being taken to the place of burial, was carried before forty-two judges, who in- quired into the virtues and vices of the de- ceased, If the judges rendered a favora- ble verdict, the relatives pronounced eulo- gles upon the dead. TEACHER—N. N,, City. For a position as a teacher in the public schools in the Philippine Islands flle application with the recorder of the University of Califor- nia at Berkeley, and it will be transmit~ ted to the proper authoritles. Would sug- gest, however, that your composition and spelling as appears in letter of inquiry will not recommend you for the position of a teacher in any school. HO! FOR OLD PEOPLE-C. F. M., Berkeley, Cal. The following are the ad- dresses of homes for old people in San Franecisco: Old Ladies’ Home (Protestant Episcopalian), Golden Gate avenue, be- tween Central and Masonic avenues; Old People’s Home, Plerce and Pine streets: 0Ol Ladies’ Home, Mound University; St. Patrick’s Home for Old Men, St. Mary's Hospital; Hebrew Home for Aged and Disabled, 507 Lombard street. There is also the German Altenheim at Fruitvale (East Oakland). AMERICANS ON GUARD-D. M., Point Arena, Mendocino County, Cal. “Put none but Americans on guard to-night” was one of the mottoes of the Know Nothings. This sentence was the counter- sign on the eve of an important battie of the Revolutionary War. It has by some historians been attributed to Wash- ington, by others to Israel Putnam, who was the chief of the Sons of Liberty. That it was used as a countersign there is no doubt, but who issued the countersign has never been definitely settled. SNOW SINCE 1882—S. B., City. Snow has fallen in San Francisco since 1852, as appears from the following record of the ‘Weather Bureau of this city: February 6, 1883—A few flakes of snow fell during the day. February 7, 1884+—Snow fell at intervals dur- ing the day, depth varying from ome to two inches. February 5, 1887—Snow fell during the day; depth at office 3.7 inches, while In the west- ern portion of the city it was fully seven inchas deep. January 4, 1888—A few flakes of snow feli during the day. January 16, 1888—Light snow fell to the depth of 0.1 inch. March 2, 1804—A few flakes of smow fell dusing the day. March 2, 1806—Snow mixed with rain fell at_intervale during the day. March 3, 1896—Heavy snow fell during the night; depth at office at 8 a. m., one inch. Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's.* } } Cal. Glace Fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.* * Townsend’s California glace fruits, 50e a pound, in fire-etched boxes or Jap. bas- Kkets. A nice present for Eastern fri 639 Market st., Palace Hotel bu:um.’n?. Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Cll:rwu Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042 < According to a French ", sul- cide is more common in the French army in any other in e an- nual death rate in all of the ser- “I'm from London,” he sald, proudly. “Yes, sir; all right,” replied the hotel clerk. “I'll warn the -other guests.”"—Tit- Bits. vice suicide accounts for 5 per cent. 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