The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 3, 1902, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1902. ...... APRIL 3, 1902 THURSDAY JOHN D. SPRECKELS, - Proprietor. “aétress A1l Communications to W. 5. LEAKE, Xanager. MANAGER'S OFFICE. . Telephone Press 204 PtBLiCATlON OFFICE. . .Market and Third, S. F. | Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS. ....217 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Coples, 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Sunday), one year. DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 6 months. DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 3 months. DAILY CALL—By Single Month...... SUNDAY CALL. One Year WEEKLY CALL, One Yea 283 28? All postmasters are authorized to receive subscriptions. Semple coples will be forwarded when requested. Mall subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to insure & prompt and correct compliance with their reques:. OAKLAND OFFICE. +++.1118 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS. 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Fischer's Theater—*“Little Christopher.” California—Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels. Orpheum—Vaudevil Grand Opera-house—*The Empress Theodora.™ Sherman-Clay Hall—Concert. Oskland Racetrack—Races to-day. THE MANCHURIAN PROBLEM. A DISPATCH from Peking announces that the Manchurian convention recently agreed upon by the Rus Foreign Office provides that China may main- tain whatever force she deems necessary in° Man- churia “after the Russian evacuation of that prov- As the dispatch is dated April 1, this would be regarded as something of an April fool joke were it not that diplomacy is always serious. It is now for the ns to guess at the time when Russia will evacuate and China be permitted to resume con- trol of the disputed territory. It was anniounced from Washington not long ago that just before the visit of Prince Henry to this country the State Department sounded Germany as to how far she would go in maintaining the “open door?” in China. The inquiry was not made as a mere formal interchange of but was intended to elicit a clear presentation of what might be expected of Germany in case zny mnation should assert exclu- sive possession or control over any part of Chinese territory. It is reported to have resulted “in obtain- ing from the very head of the German empire the im- ince.” views, pression that Germany, while willing to take an iden- | tical ‘attitude with the other powers for the open door, would not in final instance oppose anything that-Russia really desires. This is the first principle of Germany's «exterior policy, and it applies fully to the East Asian question.” Germany will not antagonize Russia. Austria and Italy other parties to the Dreibund, will doubt- less follow German lead. France is the ally of Rus- sia. Great Britain and Japan, while allied in defense of their mutual interests in China, are not likely to interfere so far as to attempt to force Russia out of the positions she already occupies. The United States will be equally conservative. Such being the situation, how long will it be before the Russian evacuation takes place? Russian diplomacy is not likely to be disturbed by a mere academic opposition to her advance in China. Moreover, her statesmen are not likely to commit the blunder of committing an act which would pro- voke war. They know how to wait. The past ex- perience of their onward march across Asia has shown them that by exercising patience and trusting to time opportunities will come to them to attain quite peaceably many advantages that were once de- nied them under a threat of war. It is that fact that gives so much significance to the Czar’s desire for peace. His empire is growing more rapi ly than that of any other Europear sovereign. Peaceful aggran- dizement is more advantageous to him than any pos- sible war could be. All that Russia needs is peace and time. Given these and it is an easy prediction that in the course of another generation the mighty empire, secure within its vast territory, can defy the world about as safely as the United States herself. In a recent lecture on “Russian Expansion” Profes- sor Grosvenor of Amherst said: “Nations, like in- dividu; have insti and the instinct of a nation never errs; as a plant turns to the sun, so does a nation stretch out toward the sea.”” Then, reviewing the progress made by Russia toward the sea, he said: | “No other country has been evolutionary country. She has waged many wars, wars of and wars ending in defeat, but whatever the results of these collisions with the rest of the world, she has gone on steadily expanding and as steadily absorbing. She has grown great not by wars, but by quietly yielding in an emergency; and lzter, when the crisis was passed, doing the thing which a preceding generation found it impossible ‘to do. In 1860 she obtained full claim to the western bank of the Amur without firing a shot.”, When due consideration is gZiven to the course of Russian history and the practice of Russian states- men, in contrast to the merely verbal opposition of the advocates of the cpen door, it will appear that in agreeing that China may have a free hand in Man- churia “after evacuation,” the Russian Minister has given the Chinese Foreign Office a very large and very slightly gilded gold brick. so conspicuously an conquest The question Will Miles retire, or be retired, or will the President get tired? ian Minister to China and the Chi- | { GAGE AND THE BOSSES. HEN Governor Gage was a candidate be- chre the people he was loud in declaring he had no alliance with the railroads nor with 'the bosses who do politics for the spoils. The people believed him and he was elected. - Scarcely had he {taken his seat than he showed himself an ally of Herrin in an effort to bully the Republicans of the | Legislature into the election of Dan Burns to the United States Senate. Since that time he has mever tried to conceal the falseness of the pretensions and pledges upon which he made his first campaign, and now he is a candidate for re-election as the open and avowed tcol of the bosses, the advocate of the spoils system, ready to ally himself with Democrats of the stripe of Billy Herrin, or Republicans of the type of Martin Kelly, so long 2s he may share with them the | spoils of corruption. It is gratifying to note that against this shameless campaign for plunder nearly the whole press of the | State has risen in protest. Notwithstanding the fact that Billy Herrin is a Democrat, the majority of the Democratic press of the State refuses to accept his man Gage as an aspirant for the Governorship, and uotwithstanding Gage pretends to he a Republican, the strength of the Republican press repudiates his | pretensions and denounces him as a political tool of | the bosses of both parties, but the representative of either. No man ever entered upon the office of Governor of California with better opportunities for rendering high service to the State than Gage, and no other |man in that office ever so abused his opportunities for mocked at the expectations of the people. The settlement of the claims of the Government against the railroad closed the long controversy over the railroad debt and left the road no further reason for active participation in California politics. There was then a chance for the elimination of railroad in- fluences from political affairs. Had the Governor been fair and honest in his pledges to the people jhe could have put the railroad and its Democratic boss out of politics altogether, for there was not a single issue before the Legislature:that gave the rail- road any excuse whatever for sending a lobby to Sacramento, or in any way interfering with legisla- tion. Gage, however, made an opening for the rail- | road. He joined with it in strivirig to force the elec- | tion of Burns to the Senate, and since that time -had | done his best to build up the railroad political ma- | chine by giving Billy Herrin virtual control of all | State patronage. Never before has the spoils system of politics been carried so far in California. Gage has hardly leit a single State institution or department of the admin- istration free from the contrél of the railroad hench- men. institutions of the commonwealth have been made subject to the greed of corrupt politicians. By these unscrupulous tactics Gage has enabled Herrin to build up a formidable machine in both parties, and | men pretending to be Republicans are working in combimation with men pretending to be Democrats to bring about the re-election of the man who has | made the Governorship of California an office for the Edis:ributiou of patronage to the railroad bosses and | thus enable Billy Herrin to pay his hirelings out of | the State treasury instead of out of the railroad treas- ury. P | It is against that machine and the schemes that the | machine supports that the press of both parties is | now protesting. While the issue concerns the whole | people of the State, it is especiaily a matter of con- |cern to the Republican party, sinceé the plan of the | allied bosses is to use the Republican convention to | party are called upon to combat and defeat that in- famy. Gage cannot be re-elected, and the Republican party should not be exposed to the disaster his re- nomination will render inevitable. The Philippine self-government measure recom- mended by Republican representatives has at least one powerful recommendation. In baiting the Fili- pinos to lay down their arms so that they may in- augurate jaw warfare in~ legislative assemblies the proposed bill follows the:line of least resistance in human tendencies. PROMOTION AND PROGRESS, ITH the election of Andrea Sbarboro, Wpresident, and T. C. Friedlander, secretary, and the appointment of the necessary com- mittees, the organization of the body which, in con- nection with the State Board of Trade, is to take charge of the work of promoting the interests of Northern California has been completed. The next step is to provide the revenues required for the suc- cess of the undertaking, and that should not be diffi- cult of accomplishment. During the discussion of the financial prospects of the organization it was stated that what is desired is not a large contribution at first, but an assurance of regular monthly contributions, so that the directors may know what revenues they will have to count on “in carrying the work forward. The monthly income }uced not be large, but it ought to be certain. The enthusiasm with which the movement has been started, the rapidity with which it has grown ifrom comparatively small beginnings to its present | magnitude, and the character of the men who have | consented to advance it, not only by.contributions of | money but by serving it actively, ought to be enough to assure cven the most skeptical that a golden op- | portunity is now afforded the people of Northern | California to begin a new era in the history of the 2deve|opment of the rich resources of their counties, {and to promote all their industrial enterprises. Every county where the people are desirous of achieving | “big things” within the immediate future should be | represented in the movement. Not one can afford to | stand aside and leave it for some neighboring county to do the work. It is a time when the principle -of | one for all and all for one should be applied as a | matter of business as well as of sentiment. | In discussing the work before the committee and | the State Board of Trade President Chipman said at | the meeting on Tuesday:; “There are fifty organized | counties .north of the Tehachapi Mountains. Every | one of these counties should be shown the impor- tance to it of immediately affiliating with the Cali- fornia State Board of Trade. There is not a single county in the entire group that ddes not offér some inducement to the homeseeker, or'does not desire to | reinforce its population and capital, or that has not one or more industries that may attract the immi- grant or the capitalist. And yet it must be admitted that the natural resources and attractions of many of these counties are as yet but little known outside of their borders.” Each and all of those counties have now an oppor- tunity, in co-operation with San Francisco, to share in a movement of great energy and wide scope. It is to be hoped there is not a single uonrity' that has not {within it a sufficient number of progressive, enter- Even the Normal Schools and the charitable | renominate their candidate. The rank and file of the | [ prising ‘men.to wheel it into line with the rest. Southern California has shown how miracles of suc- cess cah be’ attained by perseverance and harmony of effort, and now Northern California, in putting into practice the lesson thus taught, should aim to sur- pass the teacher by achieving still greater results. — : The local female fiend who connived at the at- tempted murder and robbery of her father may es- cape punishment. Some means should be found to involve. her in an infamous category of her own and to make her pay a penalty even for horrifying the city. PREIEA : FUNSTON AND THE PRESS ENERAL FUNSTON flings defiance at the G Eastern press. In fact, he flings several kinds of defiance thereat. One sort is by way of denial-that by using forgery and the enemy’s uni- form to entrap Aguinaldo he violated the articles of war.» We are perfectly aware that a civilian must tread softly about the articles of war, and the East- ern press of all parties which has criticized Funston omitted to do it stocking-footed. But, recurring to his remarks, the General says that everything is fair in war except the use of poison and the misuse of the flag .of truce, and he adds that, anyway, “only four of my men wore the enemy’s uniform; and the rest were dressed as Filipino peasants.” Why this explanation if it were right to wear the enemy’s uniform at 2ll?2 If it were wrong, the use of only four uniforms did not make it right. The country agrees with the reasonable view of the Philippine affair given under oath to the committee by Goverror Tait, President McKinley's head of the Philippine Commission. Governor Tait said: “It would have been better for the United States to have had nothing to do with the Philip- ines. - But, being fhere, we must ‘do the best we ean.” That is the reasonable language. of a patriotic | American, who soberly contemplates a grave duty. 1t is a declaration that brings us'all together, united in the purpose to do the best we can. It is common ground for all. Upon it may meet those who have military plans and those who have civil plans, and t\!’mse who think that peace 'will be advanced by treating the Filipinos as we have oiten treated our red Indians, and asking ‘their leaders to come here and confer. But all this is disagreeable to the militant Fun- ston. He has an opinion, and all Americans, no mat- ter of what eminence, who do not agree with him should be hanged. What -could better illustrate Tait’s regret that we had anything at all to do with the Philippines? If, in addition to the delicate and difficult issues in the islands, which in their solution i call for all patience and all wisdom, and, above all, for.a united sentiment at home, we encourage officers of the army like Funston to insult the very class of our citizens whose assistance is most desirable, we have not only the vexations that are upon the islands, but have taken into our body politic at home an issue of the most serious nature.. We do not need to indorse nor repudiate the petition itself. not in issue. The question raised by Funston is the Eright of Americans to petition their Government | without the consent of the army. The people are sober-minded. They bear much before. acting, but when the end of endurance reached-they act. is It is not wise nor well to test their forbearance too far, and therefore it is necessary to raise the warning that General Funston, is capering close to the limits Clerk indicate that prize-fight managers might ‘look further and fare worse in seeking _attractions for their shows. The County Clerk and his chief deputy are overlooking an opportunity. O effort to provide a means of abating the high- fence nuisance. Two ordinances ' designed for that purpose have been passed to print. One of them, however, might be more correctly termed an ordinance to continue the nuisance, for under pre- tense of conserving the interests of bill posters it postpones the operation of the provisions against the nuisance for two .years. By that sort of compromise the men who profit by the eyil would get liberty to continue it until some time in 1904, and then of course they could come in and make a fight, of a plea for a further continuance. The issue involved ir the restriction of high fences is one of the most serious that now confronts Amer- ican municipalities. In well nigh every city in the Union an agitation for the suppression of the nui- sance has been going on for some time. In many cities fairly satisfactory ordinances have been adopted, and some of the worst evils abated. Still | even in the communities that are best regulated in this regard there remains much to be done. A similar ‘irondition prevails in some parts of Euope, so that | the fight against high fences, dangerous signs, | hideous bill-posting and other forms of this nuisance is almost as wide as civilization. The one country that seems to have found a completely satisfactory | method of dealing with it is France, where a graded [tax is imposed upon all poster advertising. That method brings the whole subject under supervision and provides for its proper regulation. in American cities the nuisance is the more danger- ous by reason of the highly inflammable materials of which the fences are constructed and the liability of the ordinary American building to catch fire. Every (high wooden fence is a distinct menace to the com- munity, as well as being unsightly in itself and a place upon which to display posters that are more un- sightly still. San Francisco suffers from the nuisance as ‘much as if not more than the average Ameri- can city, and it is therefore highly important to abate it at once. There should be no grant of two years’ freedom to commit what is recognized as an evil by the very ordinance itself. There may be differences of opinion as to the best means of suppressing nui- sances, but there should be none as to the time when the suppression should take place. HIGH-FENCE NUISANCE. NCE more the Supervisors are engaged in an It is announced that the children of Marion Craw- ford haye obtained from court permission to adopt “Marion Crawford” as a family name, so as to dis- tinguish them from any ordinary family of Crawfords, but it is to be hoped the precedent will not be fol- lowed by all our aspirants for family distinction, Tt would be much more American for any one who wishes a distinguished name to get in and make one for h‘imself. Taversham, the actor, seems to be inspired with an -altogether unnecessary purpose to reveal his charac- ter to the public. Common decency should suggest even to such as he that his marital mysteries are not affairs in which reputable people are concerned Senate | That is | Recent developments in the office of the County’ SIRS' FERCcy € BLACK - sevEr w‘?fld\ns ARTFUL WORK OF BRINGS DAY OF MANY WEDDINGS BUSY CUPID fIARoN BArkNGCToy 4 KX T. JOHN'S Episcopal Church was the scene of a beautiful wedding last evening, the principals of which were Miss Flora King and Percy Clay Black. The church was lavishly decorated lilies. and foliage. The wed- ding march from ‘“Lohengrin”’ was ren- dered by Fletcher Tilton. . The bridal party was headed by the ushers, George Edgar Jackson, Willlam Hume, Dr. H. P. Travers and Clarence Crowell; then the bridesmaids, -Misg Florence McCoy and Miss Marion Barrington, and the maid of honor, Miss Annette King, each walking alone. They were followed by the flower { girl, little Marial Hyde; then came the bride on the arm of her father, Dr. W. Z. King. The groom awaited them at the | altar with his best man, Mr. George King, and the minister, Rev. L. C. Sanford, rec- tor of St. John's Church. Nine hundred invitations were issued and nearly that number of people were present to witness !'the impressive ceremony. | ~Two hundred guests attended the recep- { tion at the home of the bride’s parents at 521 Capp street, where the usual fes- tivities were enjoyed. The drawing rooms were lavishly decorated with foliage. The couple received congratulations beneath a canopy of smilax and pink tulle. The bride’s gown was an exquisite crea- | tion of white chantilly lace over cream satin, cut a la princesse. The trailing skirt was finished with many smail ruf- fles of white mouseline de soie, glving a wide flounce effect. The transparent yoke was tucked and finished at one side With a chou of mousseline de sole with jong ends caught up with orange blos- soms. The long veil was also held in place with orange blossoms, and the bri- dal bouquet was of Easter lilies. Miss Nettie King was maid of honor, and wore a dainty gown of pink accordion pleated chiffon over white satin. The neck of the bodice was-cut slightly low, and the -half sleeves ended in a wide pleating of chiffon. Miss King wore a bridesmaid veil of pink tulle and-also car- ried Easter lilies. The bridesmaids, Miss Marian Barring- ton and Miss Florence McCey, were i'gowned . alike in dainty pink organdies 1 made over pink taffeta and trimmed with ! alternate rows of ribbon and tucks to ve-the popular apron effect. gi’}‘fw‘ geagmp worn by the bride's mother was of gray wool-canvas over turquoise blue siik. The shirred yoke and under- slecves were of gray mousseline de soie and the bodice was trimmed with rainbow | tinted lace appliqued. The groom is a prominent young lawyer of Oakland, and is with the well known firm of Reed & Nusbaumer. He is a popular member of the Elks. The bride is tall and handsome and a clever musician. She was born in Chico, where she is connected with one of the oldest and most respected families. Her parents are well known in the Mission, where they have resided for a great many years, and have always been prominent in choir and church circles. Dr. King was for a long time secretary of the State Dental Association. . s s Mrs. Alexander D, Keyes gave a tea yesterday afternoon at her residence, 2619 Devisadero street, at which Miss Mar- garet Balisbury’'s engagement to Danforth Boardman was announced. The draw- ing rooms were prettily decorated, and the guests were given a deiightful afternoon. The bride-to-be was showered with good wishes from loving friends, many of whom have known and admired her {0!‘ several seasons. Mrs. Keyes was | assisted in receiving by Mrs. Chauncey | Boardman, Mrs, George C. Boardman, Mrs. James Otis and Mrs. Monroe Salis- bury. The charming members of the young set who served the guests were Miss Ethel Cooper, Miss Sophia Plerce, g:n Olive Holbrook, Miss Bernle Drown, iss Leontine Blakeman, Miss Lucie King, Miss Edith Simpson and Miss Char- lotte Ellinwood. Miss Salisbury is the pretty and attrac- tive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Salisbury, who are well known in soclety. The oom-elect is the gon of Mr. and Mrs. Gforge Boardman. He is a member of the real estate firm of Boardman & Boardman. The wedding will probably take place in the fall. i Miss Sallie F. Lennon and Mr, Fred L. Ruddick were married last evening at Mission Dolores Church in the presence of more tian 200 guests. Archbisho Patrick W,”mofllxn officiated. The rldg 58 ds, Mis: Ethel Hopkins and Marguerite O'C: han. The be Daniet Murphy, h: After the ceremony there were festivities the home of the hride’sparents, Mr. and i Lo, 8 it sl . . ck wi el o ding trip to Monterey and ofl or oin after which they will take apartments at the St. Nicholas until their home on Jack- son street is completed. s o+ s Miss Marie Robbins and Mr. Christian | H. Hilbert were united in marriage yes- | terday afternoon at the residence of the | bride’s sister, Mrs. John G. Sutton, 1314 | ‘Washington sStreet. Bishop Moreland of | Sacramento officiated. The wedding was | a very quiet affair, only the immediate | family and a few friends of the bride be- ! ing present. * After a wedding trip Hast Mr.-and Mrs. Hilbert will reside in Ross Valley. The groom is & member of the firm ‘of ‘Hilbert Bros. in San Francisco. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Robbins of Suisun, Solano County. | % ie 8, " Miss.Matie C. Hart and Mr. Charles J. Bass were married last evening at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hart, 9 Scott street. The wed- ding was very quiet, only the immediate | family being present. Rev. Mr. Lion of St. Stephen's performed the ceremony. Af- ter two weeks' absence in the south, Mr. and_Mrs. Bass will take apartments at | the Palace Hotel for the remainder of the | season. The groom is connected with the Bass-Hueter Company of this city. s e . Miss Mae E. Blennerhasset and William Tiernan were quietly married yesterday afternoon at_St. Mary's Cathedral, the Rev. Father Ramm officiating. The bride was attended by Miss Madge Collum and Judge A. J. Fritz acted as best man. After a wedding trip southward Mr. and Mrs. Tiernan will reside at Ashbury Heights. | The benefit for the Sailors’ Club house, in which Caotain and Mrs. McCalla are interested, takes place this evening at Na- tive Sons’ Hall. Many of the city's best- known society women are assisting in making the affair a success and it will be largely attended, In fact the boxes are now about sold out. The tickets for the main hall entertainment are $1 and re- served seats are $2. while' admission to the international cafe and unique vaude- ville entertainment downstairs is 50 cents. A /55 ANNETTE Awe : = il te o P EL e LAY & 4 i THE BRIDE AT A BRILLIANT CHURCH WEDDING AND HER FOUR ATTENDANTS. P - o 2 o o] ‘There is no extra charge for ref: hments and they will be served by séciety gifls in costume. 2 - - . 3 ! Mrs. “Hlizabeth -Saunders, the ! well-re- membered actress, will be 83 years of age to-morrow and will be happy to receive her, friends at her residence,\510° Capp street. SRR Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's.* —_——————— Cal. glace fruit 50¢ per Ib at Townsend's.* e alboatinhs- Notice—Best eyeglasses, specs, 15¢ to 60c. Locok out 81 4th (front barber & grocer). * —_——— Special information supplied daily business houses and public men b; Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), J fornia street. Telephone Main 1042. to the Cali- . Townsend’s lifornia glace fruit, S0e a pound, in fire-etched boxes or Jap. base kets. A nice present for Eastern 639 Market st., Palace Hotel building. * T L R T 0 SR AT T 50 b 5 e s e 7t Forty Pupils Sclected From the Grammar Schocls Enler a Memory Test for a Prize. Darents and Pupils Will Be Interested in This. First Instaliment Next Sunday. Monsignor Antonini, Staif Secrciary to Pope Leo XIIL The Life Story of Cecil Rhodes. ] What fo Do and What Not to Do al a Wedding, by Mrs. Eleanor Martin. A Night on a Patrol Wagon, by Alired Dezendort. | NEXT SUNDAY’S CALL The Hermil of Land’s End Lives in San Francisco. Read the Romance of His Life. ! The Mother in ths Home—A Plain TalK by Rev. F. K. Baker. Supplying San' Francisco With Fish. 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