The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 20, 1902, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1902. TUESDAY. MAY 20, 1902 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Acdress ANl Communications to W. 5. LEAKE, Manager. Ask for THE CALL. The Operator Will Connect You With tiae Department You Wish. .Market and Third, 8. F. .217 to 221 Stevemsom St. PUBLICATION OFFICE. EDITORIAL ROOMS.. Celivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Copies. 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL dncluding Sunday), one year DAILY CALL dncluding Sunday). € months. DAILY CALL—By Single Month. SUNDAY CALL, One Year... Mall subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to ineure & prompt and correct compilance with their request. OAKLAND OFFICE.. +++.1118 Broadway €. GEORGE KROGNESS. Yarager Yoreign Advertising, Marquette Building, Chisago. (Long Distance Telephone “‘Central 2619. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C. 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NW. corner Twesty-second ana Kentucky, open until § o'clec) cpen until 9 p. m. 70 SUBSCRIBERS LEAYING TOWN FOR THE SUMMER Call subscribers contemplaiing = change of wesidence during the summer months can hrve their paper forwarded by mail te thelr mew eddresses by notifying The Call B This paper will also be on anle at all resorts and is represented uy a lecal agent im =il tewns on the coast. 2200 Filimore, THE VOICE OF SAN JOSE. AN JOSE has spoken. Her people have de- clared themselves on the side of honest politics. The bosses and their henchmen been routed. It may be that one or two excellent men on the boss ticket to have who were given nominations strengthen the gang may have won out on the score | of personal popularity, but even if there be such the reports show that their success will have been attained by but slight majorities. At every point of the con- test where it was a plain issue between the bosses and the people, the people have won. It will not be necessary for any one to carry the news of the victory to Gage or to Billy Herrin. They heard it promptly. In fact, it was to them that San Jose spoke. They intruded themselves into a local campaign for the purpose of winning a fight that would encourage their henchmen. When they did so they thonght they had a sure thing and that they were running no risks. They counted on something like a walkover, and were ready to exult over it as a proof that the voters desire the renomination of Gage and are ready to support his allies. When all things are taken into consideration it is not strange that Gage should have rushed to the front and raised his banner in the San Jose fight. The poli- tics of the State had so shaped itself that it was abso- lutely necessary for him to do something. His an- nouncement of himself as a candidate for renomina- tion had been met by a storm of protest from Repub- licans in all parts of the State. The most influential of Republican journals from north to south frankly and emphatically declared against him and plainly pointed out that his renomination would seriously im- peril the whole ticket. The rank and file of the party indorsed the declarations of the press. At the conven- tion of Republican League Clubs his candidacy found no support except from the henchmen who went there to support it. His mean sneer at other candidates for the Governorship reacted against him- self. His bosses were everywhere repudiated. His scheme to have delegates to the State convention ap- pointed instead of being elected by the people was universally condemned. He had therefore nothing to lose and everything to hope for by entering a fight which promised results he might claim as a victory for his henchmen and an indorsement of himself. He did not act unwisely in choosing the city elec- tion in San Jose as the scene of the strategic contest. The county of Santa Clara has been looked upon as one of his strongholds, and San Jose, the county seat, was supposed to be under the domination of his gang. Boss Mackenzie, to whom he intrusted the fight and whom he appointed Harbor Commissioner, is one of the ablest and of late has been the most successful of his lieutenants. Kelly, Burns, Crimmins, Lynch and Burke are discredited by repeated defeats in San Francisco. Mackenzie had hitherto won out. He is ir command of a st;ong machine that has been or- ganized for years, and when backed by the railroads and the Governor it was believed it would be invin- cible. Gage therefore did the best he could for his bad and failing cause in choosing the San Jose elec- tion as the opportunity for making an Austerlitz. It has turned out to be a Waterloo. With the defeat of Mackenzie there is not now a single boss in the Gage camp who has not been repu- diated by the people of the community in which he does politics. Billy Herrin has done his utmost and the scheme has failed. Perhaps Mackenzie might have won if Gage had not “butted in.” That, however, is but 2 matter of speculation. The important thing is that another boss machine has been wrecked by an aroused people. Another Gage scheme has been baf- fled. Honest politics has had another triumph. San Jose this morning receives the congratulations of all California. S —— It might not be amiss for people interested in scien- tific inquiries who are going to tell us what were the causes of the cataclysm of Martinique to learn first if William Jennings Bryan was in the neighborhood, Chinese rebels are again active, and reports show that they are doing much damage. | This appears to be one of those situations where the rest of the world wins whoever vay lose CUBAN TRADE. HE proposition to favor Cuban commerce by T free trade or a modification of our tariff upon competing products is more profoundly affect- ing our domestic politics than any other question now in focus. Throughout the discussion of this policy -it-has been the aim of The Call to iurfi the exact facts, to the end that the people may whatever is finally done with their eyes ofen. From the Cuban side. the desired legislation has been urged by concealing or exaggerating the facts. Last Ncvember the representatives of every American industry met in Washington to consider the question’ of ‘réciprocity on the lines of President McKinley's Buffalo speech, the last and among.the greatest of his public utterances. That convention | expresséd its purpose and conclusion by resolving: maintenance of the ‘principle of protection for the home market, and to open up by reeiprocity oppor- tunities for increased foreign trade by'special modifi- cations of the tariff, in special cases, but only when it can be done without injury to any of our home interests, of manufacturing, commerce or farming.”. To ascertain what modifications might be made with benefit and without injury the convention recom- mended a tariff commission of experts to report upon { such modifications. In the hearings before the Ways and Means Com- mittee of the House during this session Mr. Place, the Cuban representative, said that the island im- ported from the United States, in the period of 181-94, during reciprocity, from $35,000,000 to “$40,ooo,ooo in machinery. Our Treasury Bureau of Statistics shows that during that period we exported to €uba cnly $7,649,752 in machinery, and in steam- engines and their parts only $2,655.783, making a total of only $10,325,540, or one-fourth of Place’s figures! He also said that Cuba’s import of cotton goods was $67,000,000, whereas the statistics show that it was only §7,000,000 from all countries. In 1801, under reciprocity, We took from Cuba in imports $61,073,621, and she took from us $24,157,- 608. In 1901 we imported from Cuba $46,663,511, and exported to her $28,561,140, or four millions more than in the best year of reciprocity. and misstatement by which free trade is being urged. They show that a mistake will be made if that policy is adopted as a result of such arguments. It is evi- dent that the policy of the Washington reciprocity convention was wise, not only in stating the princi- ple upon which reciprocity should rest, but also in demanding ‘an impartial and expert examination of the whole subject before anything is done. It is hardly possible for Congress or any commit- tee thereof to take fiom other duties the time re- quired for such éxamination. The statements already before the Ways and Means Committee of the House and the Finance Commiittee of the Senate are so con- flicting as to make it impossible for Congress to 2nalyze them and extract the exact facts from such a mass. Before Congress acts it should have these facts, or it will be in danger of taking a false step, the retreat from which will be difficult and perhaps hu- miliating. With very great address and cunning the Cuban junta has arranged its case to appeal to special and powerful interests. Place’s exaggeration of Cuba's trade in cotton goods was for the purpose of enlist- ing the cotton planters and manufacturers. The junta has also tried to lure the livestock interests of this country into alliance by holding out the expecta- tion of a large becf export to the island. No reduc- tion in duty will benefit our fresh beef export, for the reason that Cubans use “tajaso,” or jerked beef, the only form in which the meat keeps any length of time in that climate. Our Minister to Argentina in a report says: ‘“I am free to say that the cheap livestock from which tajaso is made can be more advantageously pur- chased in Argentina than in the United States. Be- sides, I dc not think it will be very easy to dislodge tajaso from any tropical market, since it is the only cheap form in which beef can be kept in that cli- mate for any length of time. It is therefore a trade that I believe will increase rather than decrease in Cuba and other tropical islands.” We don’t expect io compete for jerked beef, and the argument addressed to our domestic beef interest is just as illusive as that to the cotton interest. Of course both were expected to antagonize American sugar planters for the sake of some advantage to themselves. e An Oakland man has found a ground for divorce which seems qualified to sweep everything before it in irresistible triumph. He says his wife positively refuses to come to California with him. This ought to be a matter to justify the intercession of the State Board of Trade. 5 IMPERIAL FEDERATION. N election which had it occurred a year ago A would hardly have been noted outside the election distric: has given the British Minis- try a shock and may have a profound effect upon the empire. It was held in Bury for“the purpose of electing a -member oi Parliament. Bury has been looked upon as a safe district for the Conservatives. At the last preceding election it gave the Conserva- tive candidate a majority of 849, but this year it gave the Liberal a majority of 414. It is hardly more than a.straw vote, of course, but it is signi‘ eant of%a change of political sentiment in that district at any rate, and may imply z change throughout the king- dom. . The importance of the election depends upon the fact that it is the first test of a popular vote upon the proposition of the Ministry to impose a so-called “bread tax” by levying duties upon the importation of grain. That question was made the issue between the contending parties, and the results seem to show that the workingmen of the towns and cities will » support the tax. It is a notice to Salisbury that considerable portion of the public who voted tor Conservative candidates on the war issue will vote against them on the new one that has arisen. The issue affects much more than the question of raising a revenue. Great Britain is rich, and should the people reject the proposed bread tax it will not be difficult for the Gevernment to find some other means of getting money. It happens, however, that the duty on grain was expected to do much more than provide a revenue for immediate uses. It was looked upon as a first step toward the establishment of a preferential system of trade between the méther country and the colonies, and was expected to be an important factor in the problems which are to be discussed at the coming conference of colonial Pre- miers with the Ministry immediately-after the coro- nation. 7 3 i Should Parliament and the country support . the A ; . } “That this convention recommends to Congress the These figures expose the sysem of exaggeration | tax on imported grain the Ministry would be able to say to the colonials: “Assist us in providing for the maintenance of the empire by bearing a share in the support of the army and the navy, and in return we denied to foreign powers.” To large wheat export- ing countriés like Australia and Canada such an of- fer would have been valuable, and it is possible it might have been accepted. An offer of the Ministry, however, is worth nothing unless the people are be- hind it, and consequently the result of the Bury election is quite an important factor in the imperial problem. It seems tq imply that when the Ministers ask the colonial Premiers to bear a portion of the burdens of the empire they will have nothing ‘of value to offer in exchange. It is not strange that the British people should at this juncture conclude that the colonials ought to undertake a part of the defense of the empire with- out asking special favors in return. Neither Canada nor Australia maintains a navy nor an army. They look to Great Britain to protect them in case of war. The British taxpayer thus finds himself burdened with heavy taxes to protect colonies that pay little or nothing td protect themselves. The estimate for the royal navy for the ensuing year is about $170,- ©00,000. The navy protects the sea-borne commerce of the colonies as well as that of the home country, and yet the British taxpayer pays for it all. Tt is not surprising the British workingmen object to bear bread taxes for such a purpose. The Bury election evidently means that the colonials are asking too much. f 2 In his recent speech before the Primrose League Lord Salisbury boasted he had not “receded an inch,” but he would have been more accurate had he said he had not advanced an inch. He has not only learned nothing from the war, but he has not even learned that he ought to have learned something. T which the beef trust is held responsible, is pro- ducing some interesting results. The rise is 50 per cent, and the press has induced such a boy- cott as to. materially reduce consumption. 'But while the rise on the block was large, the rise on the hoof was significant for the Western cattle-growers. Comparing prices on the hoof for 1895 and 1902 the rise on the hoof is 30 per cent, so that the cattle- grower is getting more out of the rise to the con- sumer than -the beef trust or the retailer. The Drovers’ Yearbook shows a decline in the cattle supply from Texas and the Western ranges of 61 per cent between 1895 and 1901. With only 39 per cent of that supply left it is evident that the‘demand has been met by farm-raised cattle in the region east of the Missouri River. Their production is more costly than on the ranges, which will account for the rise of 30 per cent in their price on the hoof. The boycott on beef is affecting the cattle- growers, and will ultimately bring down the price on the hoof. They are expressing themselves rather plainly on the subject. They are buyers of articles of Eastern manufacture, said to be controlled by trusts, l‘mt the product of the labor which is boycotting their beef. The prices of these manufactured articles have advanced more than the 30 per cent rise the farmers get on the cattle. Wages have advanced because farmers pay the increased: price for what labor pro- duces. In this Situation it is seriously proposed to boycott Eastern manufactures. If people can ab- stain from beef, there may be abstention from other things, which will finally reach back to wages. The cattle-growers show no sympathy with the beef trust, but they declare that the rise in the price of cattle on the hoof is legitimate and the trust has nothing to do with it, but, on the other hand, would 'be glad to prevent it. If the counter boy- cott be established it will present a very interesting economic condition. THE MEAT BOYCOTT. HE rise in the price ‘of beef on.the block, for Even nature in her dreadful moods of devastating anger is not to be outdone by the fiery denizens of the islands which she has afflicted. With volcanoes belching hell, the people of Porto Rico, Jamaica and Hayti are rioting and sending one another to that bourne where revolutions are impossible. TROUBLE IN SULU. ERMANY, through her Embassador at ‘Washington, has given notice to the Secre- tary of State that she claims certain rights and powers in the Sulu archipelago and cannot rec- ognize our sovereignty there. It is a nice friendly little communication and is not calculated to disturb the pleasant relations occasioned by the visit of Prince Henry and the Kaiser’s kind offer to.present the United States with a statue of Frederick the Great. Very courteously and very fraternally, but nevertheless very firmly, Germany says we must go slow in Sulu. . The claim of our great and good friend is that prior to our war with Spain there was obtained from Spain a grant ‘“creating a perpetual easement in Sulu in favor of Germany, Great Britain and other pow- ers,” which easement, the note goes on to say, “is a servitude upon the Sulu archipelago, which dimin- ishes the fee thereof and remains attached thereto.” The note concludes by saying: “If the rights secured to Germany and Great Britain and the other powers by the protocols are not vested by a grant, then they are rights derived from the contract between the re- spective sovereignties of Spain, Germany and Great Britain, which contract was in force at the time the United States acquired sovereignty oVer the archipel- ago, and the obligations of the contract, incumbent on Spain, passed to and became binding upon the United States.” Here, we perceive, is the beginning of more trou- ble and lots of it. We had an experience in partner- ship with Germany and Great Britain in the control of the Samoan Islands, and the experience was not of a kind to make us look forward with any pleasure to a repetition of it. After meddling and muddling ‘with one another for years in Samoa and coming close to actual war at one time the three parties agreed to divide the islands and go out of the part- nership business. Perhaps we are to have similar troubles with the Sulu easement. Our one consola- tion in the matter is that it was found possible to settle the Samoan difficulty by making the natives pay all the costs of all the powers. We may be able to do the same in this case. There is a little trouble ahead for the Kaiser and Uncle Sam, and a good deal of it for the Sultan of Sulu. e ——— Recent reports from the Philippines show that the Filipinos are resorting to most atrocious cruelty and barbarity in their conduct of the war. It might be wise for the investigators at Washington to inquire if the, Filipinos are masters or students in this devil’s part . £ . 2 % 4 will give you in our home markets a freedom of trade’ | FROM MARQUETTE TO BOSTON FIFTY CARS WILL CARRY MODERN PALAC E S IT WILL BE SET UP WITHOUT ALTERATIONS. MANSION OF JOHN M. LONGYEAR, A MICHIGAN MILLIONAIRE, WHICH IS SOON TO BE TAKEN APART AND l TRANSPORTED IN SECTIONS FROM ITS LOCATION ON THE LAKE FRONT TO MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE | % B ECAUSE he objects to having a dollar mansien from: Marquette, Of course, to build a no object to the modern millionaire. modern millionaire: It will require a special train of fifty cars to move the fnansfon. It will be taken apart, piece cars, and set up without alteration on a site which will be chosen by Mrs. Longysar when she returns from Europe. Mr. Longyear is reputed to be one of the richest men in the upper peninsula of Michigan. About erected the big mansion on the lake front at Marquette. surrounded it with a stone wall, beautified the grounds and fitted the house at a vast expenditure. structed of native sandstone and is very containing many costly works of art brought from Europe. Mr. Longyear gives as his reasons for removal from Mar- quette the need for better educational children and the railroad which is to run A little more than a year ago it was announced that the Marquette and Southeastern Railroad was to be built and that the proposed route would take the line along the front of the Longyear home. The millionaire at once Mr. Longyear intended to beautify extensively the lake front about his house, and he did not relish the idea of tracks crossing his grounds. Two other routes were refused consideration. ‘With the railroad company it was a case of the lake front premises, John M. Longyear will move his half-million- Mich., Bosten’s famous suburb, says the New York World. new mansion would be a great deal cheaper, but in a matter of sentiment money is naturally And Mr. Longyear is 2 railroad around his grant the franchise. to Brookline, straining order. was struetion. Mich. At the age o office at a salary of by piece, loaded or Valley, in 1872 going twelve years ago he He The house is con- elaborately finished, them. He succeeded advantages for his near his house. came the owner of now he is said to be eye to their timber proved sound. The entered a protest. were suggested, but Mines at Houghton, route or nothing, and the Council saw nothing for it but to The millionaire thereupon secured an in- junction, and condemnpation proceedingd were instituted. After a vigorous fight in the courts the righ and Mr. Longyear was awarded but §2 tention being that the land was actually benefited. of way was condemned 51 as damages, the con- The re- dissolved and the company started con- John M. Longyear was born fifty years ago at Lansing, f 15 he was $20 a month. a clerk i the Lansing Post- Later he was employed at a wood-working establishment and scaled lumber in the Saginaw in the woods as a “land looker.”™ The next year he went to the upper peninsula of Michigan, whose resources at that time were little realized. As he pursued the vocation of a “land looker” the great possibilities of that sparsely settled country gradually dawned upon the young man and he set about to take advantage of in interesting capital, including' the Ayers of Philadelphia, it is said, and In that manner eventually be- many thousands of acres of land, until the largest holder of lands in the State. In selecting the various tracts Mr. Longyear did so with an and mineral value, and his judgment pine and other tiptbered lands have re- turned him hundreds of thousands of dollars, while on lands owned by him the great Norris mine, the Ashiand, the Aurora and other iron properties have been opened and developed and have yielded him great sums in royalties. Mr. Longyear served as Mayor of Marquette in 1890-91, and is a member of the board of control of the Michigan College of in the copper country. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. SAUCELITO—E. C. M., Eastyard (Rich- mond), Cal. Saucelito is Spanish for little willow. ‘Americans have spelled the word Sausalito and Saucalito, but neither is right. TO CLEAN PANAMA HATS—Sub- scriber, City. The Western Druggist rec- ommends the following as the proper method for cleaning Panama straw hats: “Solution No. 1—Sodium hyposulphate, G. 10; glycerin, G. 5; alcohol, G. 10; water, G. 7. Solution No. 2—Citric acid, G. 2; alcohol, G. 10; water, G. 90. First sponge the straw hat with solution No. 1 and lay aside in a moist room (a cellar, for in- stance) for twenty-four hours. Then ap- ply solution No. 2 and treat in same man- ner as before. Finally the ‘hat should be gone over with a flatiron not too hot. If very dirty the hat must be cleaned with some detergent before beginning the bleaching process.” Another method is first to wash with castile soap and water with a brush; then with a solution of oxalic acid. In this the hat should be treated by the warm iron process. THE ABBREVIATION O. K.—TIn a re- cent issue of The Call there was published in this department in answer to a ques- tion by a correspondent as to the origin of the abbreviation O. K. for “all correct” or “all right” which was taken from a number of stand- ard books on the origin of words and sentences. J. S. Bartholomew, editor of the Bodega Occidental, gives the follow- ing as the origin of the abbreviation, and it is reproduced for what it is worth as a matter of history. Historlans do not always agree: . Answering a query as to the origin of the telegrapher's 0. K.,” the San Francisco Call credits it to John Jacob Astor, which is errone- ous, for he got it from the chief of the Sac and Fox Indlans, Old Keokuk, in this wise. Back in the 40's when the old Morse American Telegraph Company was slowly building its main line to the westward, a treaty was made with the chiefs of the Sac, Fox and Potta- watomie tribes of Indians who occupled a large portion of the new State of Iowa. Among the Sac and Fox chiefs, Black Hawk had ranked highest until after the Black Hawk war, when the chiefs Old Keokuk and Young Keokuk were recognized as the leading chiefs by both the State and the national govern- ments. Old Keokuk, on behalf of the Sacs and Foxes, signed the -various documents “0.K.” The legality of some of these docu- ments was questioned by some of the follow- ers of the deposed Black Hawk, who an- swered in utter brokenness of spirit: *Not many moons- ago no land could have gone without the name of Black Hawk, but now everything is ‘O.K., O.K."’" This saying of the famous chief was transmitted over the wires and caught up by the telegraphers as a general answer that everything connected with a telegram had been officially performed, that, in the words of Black Hawk, ‘every- thing was 'O.K.' " The telegraphers not only. officially adopted Old Keokuk's Initials, but they also called their superiors ‘chiefs,” as ‘“*day chief,” ‘‘wire chief,”” etc. If The Call will look over the “Life of Black Hawk' it will find our statement verified. Californians in New York. NEW YORK, May 19.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—S. Kahn and wife and A. R. Jacobs, at the Imperial; Dr. E. Rixford and wife and C. F. Hun and wife, at the Manhattan; J. Bloomingdale, at the Vic- toria; D. Duffy and wife, at the Metropoli- tan; Miss A. Holbrook, at the Rossmore; J. B. Levison, Mrs. F. Moffatt and C. B. Wingate and wife, at the Holland; L. Mc- Crevy, at the Albemarle; B. T. McLean, at the Karlington; F. H. Porter and wife, at the Astor; Mrs, E. Andrews and E. Ray and. wife, at the Ashland. From Los Angeles—M. Smith and wife, at the Imperial; W. A. Smith, at the Al- bert; J. Cooper and B: Scott, at the Grand Union; I. Daeff, at the Marlborough; and A. M. Hardenbergh, at the Cadillac. 'From San Jose—P. Masson, at the Hoff- man. . From Santa Cruz—H. Robertson, at the Marlborough. / —_————— Cal. glace fruit 50c per 1b at Townsend’s. ———— Prunes stuffed with apricots. Townsend's.* —_———— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Fress Clipping Bureau (A'flen'l),lfi Cali- fornia street. Telephone Main . —————— Townsend's California glace fruit, 50c a pound, in fire-etched boxes or Jap. bask- A nice present for Eastern friends. 429 Market st., Palace Hotel building, * DAUGHTERS OF PIONEERS ARE ENTERTAINED The meeting of the Daughters of Caii- fornla Pioneers at Pioneer Hall yester- day afternoon was a particularly inter- | esting session. An excellent programme preceded the reception, a feature of which was Mrs. Emeline M. North's discourse upon “The Land of the Midnight Sun,” including interesting observations made during her travels through Russia and Norway. She also had upon exhibition an extensive collection of jewelry and other | curios worn by the natives of those coun- tries. Mrs. Marriner Campbell arranged the musical programme, supplying Nor- wegian music, excellently rendered by Miss Edith Norman Klock and Mrs. Louise Wright McClure, accompanied by Mrs. W. J. Batchelder. During the infor- mal reception which followed refresh- ments were served. R D The informal hop given last evening by the Presidio officers was not largely at- tended, owing to the lateness of the sea- son., The guests represented army and navy circles almost entirely. The affair was delightful, however, as these hcps always are. Captain Johnston, Dr. C. C. Collins and Lieutenant Brower conducted the arrangements with their usual skill. TR Mrs. Frank Richardson Wells was guest of honor at a luncheon given by Miss Eleanor Davenport a few days ago. The guests were: Miss Della Mills, Miss Ber- nice Drown, Miss Charlotte Ellinwood, Miss Pierce, Mrs. Hush and Mrs. Tom Magee, = e Mrs. O. Gowing gave an informal tea last week complimentary to Mrs. Frank Richardson Wells. Those who assisted Mrs. Gowing were: . Miss Bessie Palmer, Miss Georgie Lacey, Mrs, Lundburg, Mrs. Peter Allen, Miss Blanche Sharon, Miss Florence Hush, Miss Gertrude Al- len and Miss Carmen Moore. Among those present were Miss Knowles, Miss Florence Edoff, Mrs. Minor Goodall, Miss Ione Fore, Miss Katherine Chabot, Miss Emma Green- wood, Miss Edith Selby, Miss McElrath, Mrs. George Hammer, Miss Chesebrough, Miss Jean Howard apd Mies Sue de Fremery. o ey Miss Virginia Foltz left yesterday for Chicago to accept a musical engagement with the Carlton Company. S e » Miss Gertrude Jack of San Luis Obispo is entertaining Miss Edith Norcross. « &4 e Mrs. C. C. Probert and Mrs. Walter Me- Ginn left Sunday, May 18, for London, England, to witness the. cpronation. They will be gone about seven ‘months, Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—The fol- Lov:hl-nghcalu;mh:s are registered at the otels here: At the Ebbitt—F. of San_ Francisco. At the Ra.lgmh—vsw:!k Bard, J. S. Chapman and F. 8. man of Los Angeles; "Mrs. Selden L. Wp ht and H. M. Lichtenstein and wife otr’gm Francisco. At the Willard—Robert Rob- ertson of Santa Cru: s g z and Mrs. H. H. Sin- ————— Mercantile Statistics to Be Collected. A circular was received yesterday b; Customs Collector Stratton from thoy!ecyA retary of the Treasury Informing him of a recent act of Congress designed to fa- cilitate the work of the bureau of statis. tics. The,act provides t! must be furnished withh“ theesto’llecmu P manif merchandise, gold and silver shi ports of the {Tmted States to tg:dhfl;flnmd S les must Territories and a. Sta; be furnished also !nter-hh't:’:it trade or ritory to trade from a non-conti, | the mainland of the Uns;;l:du.mn;et:e. 2 —_—————— P? Going to Thunder Mountain p¢ The Northern Pacific Raflway is the Dbest, cheapest and quickest route. From Lewiston and Stites, 1daho, there are good wagon roads to either Warrens or Dixie, from which points the tralls into this district are most accessible. For rates, etc., address T. K. STATELER. G. A., 647 Market st., S. F. . ————— Use Allen’s Foot-Ease, A powder. Cures hot, swollen, smarting, ‘aching, sweating feet and ingrowing nalls; kills sting of Corns and Bunions. 80,000 testimonials. All drug and shoe stores. sell it, 25¢. Ask to-day. Sample mailed Free. Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. ¥. ‘Dr. Sanford’s Liver Invigorator, 'y ml%@e.kummummbz | A CHANCE TQ SMILE “What do yez want of the mistress of the house?’ demanded Norah, belliger- ently blocking the door. | _“I want to get her subscription for the | blue book,” replied the sglicitor. “An” fwhat is a bluebook?"” “It's a book containing the names of people who move in society.” “I'll take wan mesilf,” sald Norah, af- | ter a moment’s reflection, “if yez'll ha | it bound in grane.”—Washingfon Star. | When a new family of kittens . :d dis- appeared very mysteriously, Bessie was | greatly grieved for the mother cat and was heard to say: ‘“Where are your kittens, Mother Mal- | ties?” | “Just then Maltie walked off, with her | tail in the air, and Bessie, raising her haund, looking up, exclaimed: | “She points to heaven!'—Yonkers Statesman. B.KATSCHINSKI ¥ PHILADELPHIA SHOE g0, THIRD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Store Crowded ANl Day. Yesterday our customers were out in force. Every one wanted one of those bargains we are offering, and we could hardly wait on the trade. We are going to make special in- ducements every.day this week, so be sure and watch our ads. in the daily papers. Special—Ladies’ viei kid three and one strip sandals, plain_coin toes and turned soles, REDUCED TO S3e; sizes 3 to 8, widths A to E. : SPECIAL FOR LADIESSizes 7 to 8, widths C to EE; button and lace shoes, kid or cloth tops, worth from $1.50 to $2.50; sold s cial for. .-03e ’ AND CHILDREN cloth top lace and button shoes, coln toes and tips and spring heels; widths A to B, sizes 8% to 2; the price only...... ‘We do not guarantee to fill coun- try orders on Sale Shoes. LADIES' HIGH-CUT CANVAS LACE Ladies’ extra high-cut canvas lace shoes (10 inches high), circular Jamps and Deel foxiug, coin toes ; reduce 0 & a pailr; sizes to 8, wldth-'n x?;SE, RUSSET SHOES FOR MEN; lat- est styles of men's tan shoes, in lace and congress, coin or square toes and tips and hand-sewed welt- %;olel. 'orfih lfl;‘; :.500 !OPSIJX: this week af o A PA 3 sizés § to 10, widths A to E. New {llustrated catalogue just out. Send for one. Country orders solicited. B, KATSCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE GO. 10 THIRD STREET, £an Francisco.