The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1902, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1902. vee...APRIL 11, 1902 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. A Acéress All Communications to W. 8, LEAKE, Manager. MANAGER’S OFFICE .Telephone Press 204 OFFICE. ..Market and Third, S. F. EDITORIAL ROO) 217 to 221 Stevensoh St. TELEPHONE. Ask for THE CALL. The Operator Will Connect You With the Department You Wish. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Conts Per Week. Single Coples. 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Sunday), onme year. DAILY CALL dncluding Sunday), 8 months. DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 3 months. . DAILY CALL—Ey Single Month. EUNDAY CALL, One Year. WEEKLY CALL, One Year Al postmasters are anthorized to receive subscriptions. Eample coples will be forwarded when requested. Mafl subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular fo give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to ipsere a prompt and correct compliance With their reques:. OAKLAND OFFICE....... «...1118 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS. 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Metropoliten Hall—Piano Recital next Tuesday evenigg. Sherman-Clay Hall—Piano Recital Saturday night. Oal Racetrack—Races to-day. Cardinal.” AUCTION SALES. Monday, April 14, at 10 o'clock, Horses, Buggies, etc., at 1615 Market street. NEGRO EDUCATION. ve about seven hundred school teach- the Philippines engaged with varying in educating a people upon 1 culture, whatever it was, had been imperfect structure of Spanish education. is commendable and well, but it should not it of our obligation to do something ginally in the midst of us against its | Id in bondage and liberated under con- not its best advancement. ed from any standpoint it Is evident that we are ently with us. Indeed, the It has been so long inducement seems ca- favorable to to have tt gro perma | lined to leave us. that no on with us f luring it away. he American negroes now number in excess of i , a majority of them being in the for- As there are no indications that in or that they generally seek what is | , it is evident that their physical and spiritual wants, those needs that require the re- e doctor and the minister, must come to s people of their own race. Not only he process of building up two separate ies, one white, one black, each color will ts own teachers and finally its own merchants acturers, bankers, business men and law- see no other result to follow the 1 isolation of ‘the race, nor can wé see hat could be more useful and satisfactory to twelve o they c called soc have and We recessary soc yers. Worked out, it means the progress of the negro in orderly i morality and all that goes into the good order of the community. It puts him more upon his own responsibility, fosters in him that initia- s at once the cause and the effect of suc- i makes him an increasing contributor to the For all these reasons it is the duty ot the whites to themselves to actively encourage every effort to educatc the negro. Booker Washing- ton has made a grand start in promoting his indus- education. His institution at Tuskegee is at- the attention of the world. An eminent a thinker, Major Weinstock, recently made image to it and addressed its students, declaring: 1t to be one of the most interesting movements now going on in the world in behalf of a"race. Older than Tuskegee is Howard . University, in Washington, founded thirty-five years ago as a negro university, which special character it has always main- tained. It has now enrolled a thousand stidents. Its trustees and teachers are all negroes. -From its professional schools have graduated half the negro lawyers and a third of the negro doctors now suc- cessfully p ng their professions in this country. Seven hundred doctcrs, now ‘mot only practicing medicine but instructing negroes in sanitary living and the physical laws of life, are Howard graduates, gradgated also three hundred preachers, dred lawyers, four hundred teachers and four hundred men and women of full academic training. This is a great work, begun with a race recently unshackled and continued as a means of leading them further from the memories of the house of bondage. When endowmgnts are being donated to institu- tions of learning a very high purpose will be served by remembering the needs and the work of Howard University, in the capital, where its students have whatever inspiration there is in contact with the ad- ministration of the Government, e m—— tive wi cess, commonwealth trial has It is announced that Turkey intends te mobilize upward of 90,000 of her irregular troops during the summer by way of exercising them in the art of war, and if the Suitan be wise he will give them a little practical exercise in hunting out bandits. News of a2 most encouraging character was re- ceived a few days ago from Manila. A physician of repute reports that he saw récently seven men killed #n an arena while baiting an enraged bull to death, . MAKING A STILL HUNT. SSEMBLY constitutional amendment No. 28 A is never publicly even so much as alluded to by the allied bosses who under the lead of Billy Herrin are making the fight for the renomina- tion of Gage. To_ expect them to discuss it would be to expect honesty of them. They do not hunt ducks with a brass band, these astute schemers, and even their yellow organ in the Democratic camp, which screams over every other subject, is discreetly silent about this. The plans that are being laid for the coming campaign include no ‘open defense of the amendment. The scheme is to let the issue drop from public notice and then make a fight for it on election day, trusting that the people will be indif- ferent to it and will not take the trouble to vote against it. Such being the tactics of the bosses, it is the duty of every newspaper in California to keep the amend- ment in the minds of the people and to point out its evils. - Every voter should be made aware of the full significance of the scheme. There is'no other State issue more important. Should this amendment be carried Gage will name a commission which will give every corporation controlling public utilities in the State virtual immunity from law. They will be able to impose such rates as they choose, and make such regulations as they choose, and the people will have no recourse except that of an appeal to the commis- sion appointed at the dictate of the corporations. What chance will there be to obtain justice under such conditions? It is to be borne in mind that the commission pro- posed by the amendment is not to be confined in its powers to the supervision of railroads, express com- panies and other corporations doing business in all parts of the State, but has authority also to regulate rates for water, light, power and telephone compa- nies, which are strictly local in their nature and operation. Let thiS amendment be adopted and all home rule so far as the supervision of public utilities is concerned will be'abolished. The Gage board will dominate the people, and the corporations will domi- nate the board. The clause of the amendment defining the powers given to the commission is sweeping in its terms. After declaring that the Commissioners are to have supervision over telegraph, telephone, water, light, power, transportation, sleeping car, express compa- nies and “other corporations,” which phrase brings banking and insurance companies under the control of the commission, the amendment goes on to de- clare: “And from and after said appointment ‘the State commission shall in every respect, so far as re- lates to all and every the said rates and charges, hereinbefore mentioned, and all and every the matter of things, howsoever connected with perform- ing said service and furnishing and supplying such commodities, be the successor under the ®onstitu- tion and laws of the State of Boards of Supervisors and City and County and City and Town Councils and other governing body or bodies of the several counties, cities and counties, cities and towns of the State.” It will be seen that the commission is to take over the whole authority now vested in counties, cities and towns in such matters. It is virtually a proposition to the people of California to give up local self-gov- ernment over many of the most important matters that affect a people and surrender all authority and power to-a board of five men to be appointed by Gage, one of those men to hold office for two years; another for four years, the third for six years, the fourth for eight years and the fifth for ten years. Gage’s record in office has been one of marked sub- servience to the men who do politics for private gain. He has degraded the Normal Schools and the char- itable institutions of the State to the level of politi- cal spoils for the purpose of rewarding the henchmen of Billy Herrin, Kelly, Crimmins, Lynch and Burke. That record in itself has disgusted thousands of loyal Republicans, as is attested by the emphatic protest made by the Republican press of the State against his renomination; but, bad as it is, it is by no means the worst that can be. Should he be re-elected and his constitutional amendment be carried, the State as a whole would be the prey of the corpora- tions and their horde of hungry tax-eaters. Since his return home Prince Henry has said: “Nowhere else in the world are crowds so well be- haved as in America, and they themselves are their own controllers.” The saying is complimentary, but perhaps a German crowd would be just as well be- haved if the Kaiser would call off the army and leave it a chance to control itself. THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY. CAPTAIN RICHARDSON of the army and Lieutenant Emmons of the navy have been appointed by President Roosevelt as a com- mission to investigate the report that a monument erected by Russia to mark her boundary line in Alaska has been arbitrarily removed by an official surveying expedition of the Canadian Government. The story, which was published in The Call some time ago, has been regarded in Washington as suffi- ciently well authenticated and serious to merit im- mediate attention, and it is believed it will lead to negotiations for the final settlement of the boun- dary controversy. . The issue has become important because of the growing wealth of the Yukon terfitory and the Alaskan shore line. A strip of country which before the discovery of the Klondike goldfields was deemed of little or no value by either nation has now be- come sufficiently important to be the subject of se- rious contention. The point at issue is to determine wheresthe boundary line ran between the British and the Russian possessions before we purchased Alaska, Canada, in a not unnatural eagerness to get posses- sion of a seaport for her Klondike country, has made extraordinary claims of the extent of her territory along the disputed line and has repeatedly committed aggressions upon territory that is indisputably ours. If any old Russian monuments remain to mark the line before the controversy began they would be of the highest value in the settlement of the con- troversy, and consequently the removal of such a monument by an official Canadian survey party would be a very serious offense indeed. Owing to the strife between American and. Cana- dian officials at the disputed point the Joint High Commission appointed to settle the dispute agreed upon a temporary line to be respected by both sides pending the final settlement. That agreement is now in force, but the Canadians have surveying parties at work busily engaged in an effort to carry the Cana- dian line nearer to the sea. It is hardly likely that the official representatives of a great nation would deliberately destroy or falsify evidence in a case of this kind by removing an ancient landmark, but the charge is not incredible. Canada has been by no | means scrupulous in pressing her pretensions along 9% i 5 gree of moderation and calmness. | speculators the disputed line, and it is just as well to have an American commission to watch and investigate what ‘the Canadian surveyors are doing. 5 While the modus vivendi agreed to by the American members of the Jéint High Commission is much bet- ter than a war would have been, it has proven in some respects unfortunate. While denying the Canadian claim to a tidewater outlet from the Klon- dike, it permits the establishment of a British cus- tom-house at Skagway, and thus virtually concedes at least a temporary port. That provision, instead of putting an end to local friction in the disputed ter- ritory, has, if anything; rendered it more acute, The Canadians have been permitted to come so far into American territory and to enjoy such trade privi- leges there as to make them keener than ever in advancing their pretensions. The controversy ought to be brought to a definite conclusion, and there will be general satisfaction throughout the country in the report that the President intends to. deal with it firmly and promptly. A few days ago Wu Ting Fang nearly fell out of th‘e Senate gallery in his excited listening to the de- bate on tiie Chinese exclusion act. He would have been wise had he accepted his own counsel given in his 9uarrc1 with ex-Mayor Phelan and have gone way back and sat down. J THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE. UDGING from the absence of any reports of excitement, the political campaign in France ap- pears to be going forward with an unusual de- It has been an- nounced that on the first day for the declarations of candidates at the various prefectures no_less than 179 candidates appeared for the forty-six seats rep- resenting Paris and the department of the Seine, while in the nation there came forward on that first day upward of 1000 men eager to. serve the people in the halls of legislation. Such a multitude of aspirants gave promise of a red-hot campaign, but up to this time there have been no sensational developments. That in itself augurs well for the Ministry, for if the people were: discon- tented and were likely to return a majority adverse to the present administration it is not probable they would carry on the campaign without some demon- stration of violence, or at least with something of excitement and tumult. The Ministerjalists express themselves sanguine of success. Nearly every member of the Cabinet seems well nigh certain of re-election, and it is reported that even the leaders of the opposition concede that only Baudin, Minister of Public Works; Leygues, Minister of Public Instruction, and De Lanassan, Minister of Marine, are in danger of defeat. In fact, ‘Waldeck-Rousseau appears to be playing in his usual good luck. When he undertook to form a Cabinet it was predicted that his fall would follow within six months, but he survived that period, and it was then said he 'was tolerated only because the Deputies did zot wish to have a parliamentary crisis during the universal exposition. But that great undertaking came and went, leaving the Cabinet secure. Thus, instead of being turned .out. of office within six months, Waldeck-Rousseau has maintained his Min- istry for upward of three years, a Ministerial feat un- paralléled in the history of the republic. The success of the Cabinet has been the more re- markable because it has been ,'gl‘epengent from the Start upon radical“and socialist wotes i the Chami- ber of Deputies. It enjoyed, however, the good for- tune of entering office at a time when France was weary of the Dreyfus case, and when, accordingly, that old cause of strife could be dismissed without further ado. The Ministers were prompt to see the opportunity and to profit by it. By a general amnesty act, which was as politic as it was illogical, they set at rest all side issues arising from the famous case and turned the attention of France to matters in which there could be harmony and progress. The universal exposition helped them immensely, and now they have the further good luck of entering upon a general clection at a time when the people are pros- perous and undisturbed by anything calculated to make them vote against the Government through sheer discontent and desire for change. While prospeets are thus promising for the Min- istry, the ofosition parties are not without their prophets of victory. The Nationalists in particular have entered upon a spirited campaign, and one of their leaders, Jules Lemaitre, is reported to have stated that he expects his party, with such allies as it can count on from other parties in the Chamber, to have a majority of eighty. The leading issue made by the Nationalists is a revision of the constitution so as to provide, among other things, for the election of the President of the republic by direct vote of the people. That does not sound like a good programme at a time when the people are seemingly well satis- fied with both the President and the constitution, and the fact that it is put forward may be taken as an evidence that the opposition is without a good issue to fight upon. It looks, therefore, as if Waldeck- Rousseau were going to win easily. Another inspiration for the improvement of city property and an encouragement to builders rests in the stfong probability that unsightly, dangerous ad- vertising fences will in all likelihood not be torn down unless owners of real estate insist upon erect- ing structures on their holdings. 3 e e Chinese authorities have issued an edict declaring that the custom' of foot-binding for women is an injury to the good order of creation. Perhaps these interesting dignitaries would have modified their opinion if they had seen the reverse side of things by a visit to Chicago. —_— So far as the Congressional investigation of the charges made in connection with the purchase of the Danish West Indies has gone there has been found nothing rotten in Denmark except the author of the charges, Captain Christmas, and unfortunat;ly we've got him, An enterprising: gentleman who says he intends to be at the north pole in 1906 and tell us allabout it by wireless telegraphy wants the British authorities. *|to help him with a modest gift of $75,000. Why not put Marconi in the field, and he might do the job cheaper? o The investigation regarding the purchase of the ton, seems to indicate very clearly that Captain Christmas tried to sell us a gold brick in his own in- teresting self and services which He could not render, —_— It is reported that the estate left by Altgeld, who was at one time reputed to be a millionaire, is so much incumbered it will be barely sufficient to pay | | his debts. He appears to have been, one of the | who went into the ring once too often, i i 5 1 Danish West Indies, now in progress in Washing- | HIGH HONORS IN ODD FELLOWSHIP FOR REBEKAHS OF AMITY LODGE gt LTy 2o LEiA Z IEGLER ) B TZoRA Z IEGIER. EARLY a thousand spectators as- sembled in Odd Fellows' Hall last N night to witness the conferring of the decoration of chivalry on three past noble grands of Amily Re- bekah Lodge of the Independent Order of 0dd Fellows. The ladles are Laura Low- rie, Lela Ziegler and Lizzie Braley. This degree is the crowning one in Odd Fel- lowship, as it is for valuable services rea- dered the order. The very beautiful and mmpressive cere- mony was conducted by Department Com- mander General H. O. Brower of the Patriarchs Militant and staff, assisted by the« following named: Edna Griffiths, Emma M. Archer, Emma Ramm, Nettie Holtz, as ladies of honor; Flora Ziegler, a pretty flaxen-haired miss, as maid of honor, and Canton San Francisco, Cap- tain C. H. Kornbeck. The ladies who were' decorated were attired tn white. The ladles of honor were attired also in white, but one wore a purple bow with long streamers, another one of cardinal, the third one of white and cardinal and the | | fourth one of pink and nile green. The o MEMBERS OF AMITY REBEKAH LCDGE OF THE ODD FRELLOWS® { ‘WHO WERE DECORATED WITH THE CROSS OF CHIVALRY, AND THE MAID OF HONOR WHO DECORATED THEM. * little maid was attired also in white. The canton, in resplendent uniforms, | & Rebekah lodge who had been selected to receive the cross of chivalry. The formed three sides of a hollow square, while the general and his staff formed the | captain of the canton then advanced and fourth side. After this formation the# after examining the papers of the ladies turned the command over to the lieu- canton was formed in column of two and stood at attention, when a chevalier es- | tenant, who gave the order to open ranks, corting the candidates for honor appeared, | Whereupon the captain relieved ths chev- but was halted by a sentinel, who ques- | alier escort and leading the way led the three candidates through the open ranks, tioned them. He was informed that the ladies under his charge were members of | the chevaliers being at order swords and . uncovered. The ladles were then formally L e a2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o t);esentt:d t;: the general, who informed em at they would have to tak: b- PERSONAL MENTION. "s0. would ha ligation, but before doing so would have to lave their hands in pure water so they H. D. Hatch, a merchant of Novato, is at the Lick. might recelve the decoration free from sin. After this the ladies were again pre- J. W. Hughes of Sacramento Is a guest at the Palace. sented to the general, wno administered the oath. After the last word had been spoken by the general there came from Dr. B. B. Cory of Fresno is among the | each chevalier of the canton, who had arrivals at the Grand. formed in a square around the ladtes, the J. C. Blake, a resident of Stockton, is|admonition, “Remember the oath.” This among the arrivals at the Lick. was followed by a prayer by the chaplain Dr. Merritt Hitt, a medieal practitioner [ and then the ladies, kneeling or. cushions, of Los Angeles, is at the Palace. Senator T. H. Selvage of Eureka among the arrivals at the Grand. is — white cross surmounted by the all-seetng eye and having upon its face a heart within a crown of gold. After the proc- lamation of the close of the ceremony each lady was presented a bouquet of fragrant roses. The canton retired and there was dancing until midnight. The affair was arranged and successfuliy car- ried out under the directions of Emma Archer, Annfe Renner, Annie Ramm, John H. Young and Melville P. Forbes, the committee of Amity Lodge. —_———— Stuffed prunes with apricots. Townsend's.* —_——— Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend’s.* —————— Notice—Best eyeglasses, specs, 15¢ to §0c. Look out 81 4th (front barber & grocery).* —————— Townsend's California glace fruit, 50c a pound, in fire-etched hoxes or Jap. bas- kets.” A nice present for Eastern friends. €39 Market st., Palace Hotel building. * —_———— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Burean (Allen’s), 230 Cali- fornia street. Telephone Main 1042 . were approached by the little maid of Alfred Horn, a rich planter of Guate- honor, - symbolical of innocence, who pinned on the left breast of each the mala, is a guest at the Occidental. E. C. Smith, a real estate dealer and capitalist of Pacific Grove, is registered at the Grand. Graham E. Babcock, son of E. S. Bab- cock, manager of Coronado, is registered at the Palace. ‘W. P. Hammon, a mining man, is down from Oroville and has made his head- quarters at the Palace. Peter Musto, who conducts a general merchandise store at Stockton, is down here on a short business trip and has made his headquarters at the Grand. MEMORY TEST FOR A PRIZE SECOND INSTALLMENT. Forty Pupils From the Public Schools Ase Put to a Test. J. E. Stubbs, president of the University of Nevada, s at the Palace, accompanied by his son. He i8 here on a short visit to his brother, Traffic Director J. C. Stubbs of the Harriman roads. —_—— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, April 10.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Trancisco—F. W. Brake, at Cadillac; R. Hamilton and wife, H. F. Marsh, at Gil- sey; D. Jacobs and wife, at Gerard; F. C. Vlotaling, at Holland. From San Jose—H. 'W. Edwards, at Grand Union; C. W. Fleming, at Herald Square. From Los Angéles—J. A. Wood, at Grand Union. DO APRIL THIRTEENTH YOIB WANT TO LAUGH? See “Pat and Heiny” in Their Latest This page has attracted more attention than any other comic page published in San Francisco. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. NO VICE PRESIDENT—Subscriber, Fouts Springs, Cal. The office of Vice President of the United States is vacant at this time. g ROCKET-S8., City. The phrase, “He ‘went up like a rocket and came down like o stick,” was first used by Tom Paine in reference to the great orator Burke. ROOT AND GARDINER-J. B, San MOST DARING HORSE- WOMAN IN THE PARK. —_— — "THE BUILLDING OF A SUEMARINE BOAT. Jose, Cal. The records of Jack Root and George Gardiner show that they never met in the ring until February 1, 1902, at the Mechanics’ Pavillon, in San Francisco. A BET—F. N, O., Stockton, Cal. If the | conditions of the bet wer: that A’s tickets would draw more money out of a certain lottery scheme than B’s and that B's JULIET CROSBY IN MME. BUTTERFLY. As Viewed by a Japanese Woman. THE MOST STUNNING PARISIAN GOWNS IN SAN FRANCISCO. would draw more than A’s, and neither party won anything, then the bet is a draw. . BELGIAN HARES-M. L. K., Pm:ml:I Grove, Cal. This department has no in- formation as to the treatment of . the trouble with which your Belgian hares are affected. Those who make a business of caring for such animals do not give away their methods; they sell them. THE SUNDAY CALL THAN ALL OTHER PUBLISHES MORE WESTERN STORIES SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS COMBINED, ' —_————— The one great virtue of Burnett's Vanilla Ex- vanilla extract & tract Is purity. It's real noth. ing but num_- extract. 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