The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 19, 1902, Page 31

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1902 31 PLANS T0 BUILD | NEW STEAMERS Oregon Short LineWants to Cut Into the Ori- ental Trade. Company Proposes to Extend and Improve Its System. Information has been received in this | city to the effect that it has been dcfi- nitely decided that the Oregon Short Line will bulld and operate on the Pacific | Ocean at least one line of Oriental steam- | ers and a coasting service as great as the | traffic may demand. Beyond this state- ment there is nothing official forthcom- ing as to the project in detail. The head- quarters of the service will be at Port- land, Or., and it is thought possible that another port on the coast will be opened to this navigation in the near future. Whether Yaquina Bay is the port hinted &t officlals decline to state. The Oregon Short Line has funds now in sight suf- ficient to put the road in condition to handle the traffic incidental to such ser- vice as that contemplated, and no efforts will be spared to make the Oregon route to the coast as serviceable in every way as is that of the northern roads at the present time. It is admitted that the roll- ing stock and the property itself will need a great deal of money and effort to make it capable of fulfilling its destiny as an integral part of a through trunk line with Oriental connections. The pres- ent resources of the company are not ex- pected to provide for the purchase or bullding of steamers, terminals and equip- ment for the service. With regard to the motives underlying the latest venture of Mr. Harriman an | Eastern official of a rival road talks free- ly. “It became,” he says, “necessary that the Harriman lines of the North- west should assume a position similar to that of the Canadian Pacific and the roads of the Northern Securities. A study of conditions in the transcontinent- &l field within the past year or so shows | cleerly enough that the Union Pacific and connections have lost ground as compared with the three lines operating | across the Pacific. “The Canadian Pacific undoubtedly led | the way in this regard, and only just now the Great Northern is making a real ef- fort to establish itself as an Asiatic eguity. Mr. Hill has had a representa- | tive in China for some months now, but | the Canadian Pacific has had officials in China, Japan and Siberia for years. Mr. White, a vice president, is but lately re- turned from a two years’ sojourn in the last named country, and the Canadian Pacific has gone a long way to pre-empt- ing the Siberian traffic as a consequence. On this side of the line the northern roads have assumed the lead with a | vengeance. “China took 80 per cent of the manu- factured cotton goods of America last year, and the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific carried the great bulk of this trade to the Pacific Coast. In | other lines the same thing is true in a | lesser degree. Seattle and Tacoma have displaced Portland and San Francisco as the outlets of our -tséiffic to the Orient. Therefore Mr. Harriman was forced into this measure. It is & matter of compe- tition between the Harriman and the northern iInterests. The real basis of the competition lies in the fact that the Pa- cific Ocean will undoubtedly be the cen- ter of the world’s commerce in the next decade. J. 8, Fassett brought this mat- ter out clearly in an address to the Bank- ers’ Association on Friday, October 9. He stated, and proved without a doubt, that the basis of this trafic is already laid in the navigation companies and rafl- rcad companies that are now serving the East. The resources of the Orient are well known. It is the destiny of our| Northwestern roads to develop that | wealth and turn it to the advantage of this country. Mr. Harriman and Mr. Hill will be rivals in the work.” The project includes coasting lines to gather the trade of the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Alaska. The Northera Securities Company, the Canadian Pa- cific, the Pacific Coast and other lines in Jesser degree fill this field fairly well at present. The Italian peasantry have a horn called the serpentine, so called from its appearance and curves. It is made of wood covered with leather and has six finger holes. 5003k SCORES GREAT SUGGESS Satisfactory Programme of Classic and Pop- ular Music, | March King’s Famous Works Accorded a Hearty Welcome. —————— John Philip Sousa and his famous band drew a big audience to the Alhambra Theater yesterday afternoon and evering. The “march king” received an ovation and rewarded his admirers with music of all grades—from the absplutely fine to what is termed “the popular.” On both occasions the programme was arranged so as to gratify the educated musician and those who depend on the light jingle melody for their pleasure. It was certainly a long drop from Gold- mark’s masterly overture “In Spring- time,” with its delicious pastoral theme, to the “coon” melody, “The Passing of Ragtime,” but with masterly orchestra- tion even a ‘“‘coon” melody of any merit at all can be made fascinating and there- fore may be allowed on the door mat of Rubinstein, Wagner and Liszt. Delibes’ wonderful ballet suite, “Syl via,” and Tschaikowsky’'s exquisite “Ca- priccio Italien,” with its succession of quaint and varying movements, are de- lights to the musical ear and have the power to win the respect and attention of the untrained in matters musical. And while both compositions are as far from “The Honeysuckle and the Bee” as heaven is from earth it is a matter of doubt which of the three Interpretations won the most favor. WINS ENTIRE APPROVAL. The applause that rang through the house after the performance of each num- ber, classical or otherwise, was substan- tial evidence that Sousa understands that a diversity even in music is essential to win the entire approval of one's audience. To make a somersault from Giordano’s “Andre Chenier” to the loud brass and blare of the modern quick-step march would have been considered sacrilegious only a few vears ago, but then times and custom and preferences have changed and to-day the commingling of musica! hau teur with democratic ragtime is, appar- ently, allowable and accepted as the proper thing. Sousa must have been delighted with the reception given his programmes ves- terday. ” There was the ring of perfect apprecia- tion in all the applause he received. For encores he gave his celebrated marches. The first notes merely sent the audience wild with delight! It was glad to wel- come old friends, and the band did jus- tice to the magnetic compositions. Sousa led . his men to perfection. They respond- ed to every Never a lag or a false note was sounded. The reeds and the brass were in perfect accord, and such strains as were heard in the rendition of Moszkowski's “From Foreign Lands” and Tschaikowsky's sym- phonic ballad “Voyevode” will linger long on many an ear. CORNETIST’S WORK GOOD. Sousa has with him in E. Kennecke a cornetist of remarkable ability. His mas- tery over the tonmes which he produces is something that might well put Rey- nolds or Jules Levy to thinking about the safety of their laurels. Another talented instrumentalist with the “march king” is Miss Grace Jenkins, a violinist of much promise. Miss Jen- kins has a good method. Her notes are true and her bowing always correct. She gave a fine performance of Nachez's sparkling “Gypsy Dances” and Papinl's “Saltarella.” Miss Estella Liebling won considerable applause for her songs, “Maid of the Meadow” and the famous mad scene from “Lucia.” Miss Liebling is gifted with a soprano voice of fine quality. She has all the range_that_is necessary for opera, and it will not be surprising to hear Miss Liebling in something more pretentious than concert work before very long. Sousa gives his audience a programme well judged and with something for all. By request, he will conduct one of May- or Schmitz’s marches at this evening's concert. An elephant’s sense of smell is so deli- cate that the animal can scent a human being at a distance of 1000 vards. “Alice of Old Frce—Besl Ficlion ism. That may sound far-fetched, Xou must read a newspaper. bers. And you get the best. leisure. well—free. white man’s burden—a tale of the Vincennes.” of To-Day—Free “The Leopard’s Spots.” < HAT heading is in no wise misleading. Tt is indeed an alto- gether too simple statement of an whether you have a chronic dislike of advertising or not you will read on to the end if you are at all interested in reading the latest and best fiction by the most notable writers in the world. 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Then comes “The Gospel of Judas Iscariot,” the sensation of ‘both the East and Europe; “The Gentleman From Indiana”; “When move of his wizard baton. | { o LAMEDA, Oct. 18.—With a splendid exposition of the attitude of the Republican party toward the labor- ing interests of the United States, Representative Victor H. Metcalf, nominee of the Republican party for re- election for the second time to Congress from the Third Congressional District, opened his Alameda County campaign to- night at Armory Hall, in this city. The distinguished Congressman, who in | two terms at Washington has attained a prominence which much longer service on the part of many of his fellow repre- sentatives has not won for them, was at his best to-night. His straightforward, irrefutable argument, based on the rec- ords of the party in every branch of the government, won.his hearers. With a tLoroughness that betokened much care- ful preparation Representative Metcalf made a series of comparisons between Republican action and Democratic pro- fession, and particularly did he point out wherein lay the interests of the voters of California. He asked that a solid Con- gressional delegation of Republicans again be returned to Washington, that the Republican ticket, State and county, be elected, and that California give no- tice to her sister States that she was as of protection and prosperity. It was an able Speech, calculated not ouly, as it did, to impress the big audi- ence, but to force the conviction that it wer® better to give a strong indorsement or Republicanism than to waver at a time when the party was about ready lo take up further great problems. Congressman Metcalf paid splendid tri- bute to President Theodore Rooseveit anc urged every Republican to stand loy- ally behind that great leader and states- man, who had given not one but many evidences of his, desire ‘to do all that within him lay to advance the best in- terests of the whole.people. Armory Hall was filled to-night with a representative audience, drawn thither by the announcement that Representative | Metcalf would deliver an address to the voters of Alameda. During the half hour preceding the arrival of the speakers a mandolin club entertained the assembling citizens with a number of selections. METCALF APPEARS. Bright colored bunting relieved the bareness of the large auditorium. Flag- draped pictures of President Roosevelt and Dr. George C. Pardee decorated the platform. Escorted by Dr. C. L. Tisdale, Colone! George Babcock and Joseph R. Knowland, Congressman Metcalf appear- ed on the rostrum, his arrival being hailed with an enthusiastic demonstration of welcome from the audience. As vice chairman of the Third District Republican Congressional Committee, Dr. Tisdale called the meeting to order. He said: On behalf of the Congressional committce it is my duty to call this meeting to order. Before introducing the chairman of the evening | T want to say that on Tuesday evening, In this hall, the Hon. Samuel M. Shortridge will de- liver an address. It is my pleasure to intro- | duce to you Cglonel Gedfge Babcock as chair- man of the evening. Colonel Babcock read a'statement made two years ago by Congressman Metcalf, when he pledged himself to secure the early completion of the tidal canal. He also read from Representative Metcalf's speech of two yvears ago, in which he d | clared for protection, both by tariff and | by strong immfgration law. Continuing Colonel Babcock said: | You know how well and how nobly Repre- | sentative Metcalf has kept his promises, and you know from his record in Congress and his reputation in Alameda County that when he makes a promise he keeps it. When we send a man to represent Ais at Washington, who is honest and intelligent and faithful, it s our duty to return him as long | as he obeys the patriotic behests of his peo- ple. When vou have a public servant who has been faithful in his service return him as long as God gives you power. Joseph R. Knowlahd, Republican nom- itee for State Senator, was presented amid much applause and delivered a splendid eulogy upon the work of Con- | sressman Metcalf. He said: The selection of Mr. Metcalf as a member of the Ways and Means Committee speaks more strongly than one might imagine for the work and standing of our Congressman at Washing- ton. OWE METCALF DEBT. The people of Alameda owe a pecullar debt to Congressman Metcalf. He promised his every assistance toward the speedy completion of the tidal canal, and that work is completed. I believe the citizens of Alameda should re- turn him by a unanimous vote. Not only has Representative Metcalf been loyal, but so has our senior United States Semator, George C. Perkins. As one of those who may be selected as one of the State legislators I pledge you that I shall vote to return him to the United States Senate, and I can say, upon authority, that the gentlemen who will represent the dis- trict In_the lower house of the State Legis- lature, Mr. Bates, will do the same. Amid a great demonstration of cheers, | Congressman Metcalf was presented to the audience by Colonel Babcock. Repre- sentative Metcalf sald: 1 have come to Alameda, which has always siven me such loyal support, to make my first speech in Alameda County during this cam- paign. I congratulate you on the practical completion of the tidal canal. I canmot prom- ise you a public building, but if faithful, earnest work will accomplish anything it will Dot be lomg before you will have one com- mensurate with your population and_standing. This is what is called an “‘off year in poli- tics, because there is no great national elec- tion at band. But I beg of you not to be led away by any specious plea that national issues are not involved in this campaign. The Dem- ocratic party has in its State platform de- notinced the protective tariff. Sugar, as a nec- essary of life and a trust article, should, ac- cording to the Democratic party, be placed on | ihe free list. There is nothing the sugar trust wants more than free raw material. Raisins are also trust handled. Place sugar and raisins on the free list and you strike down two of the most important Industries fn California, 1 do ot believe that the farmers of this State will vote to send {o Congress any man who will vote to put these articl on’ the free list. i * Again, the Democratic party denounces the Republican mafority in Congress for its, ac- tion on tho Chinese exclusion act. Now you kpow that President Rooscvelt is not only opposed to Chinese immigration, but he be lieves in much stronger laws against Euro- pean Immigration of an undesirable class. CHINESE EXCLUSION. Congressman Metcalf went into the his- tory of the enactment of the Chinese ex- clusion act and said that after a bill had been prepared, two men from California, Mr. Livernash and Mr. Furuseth, ap- peared before the sub-committee and asked leave to submit some amendments. After the bill was reported, Mr. Metcalf sald, the California delegation decided to | stand by the original bill, including sev- eral amendments, the “saflor’” clause in- cluded, The bill was passed by the House and then sent to the Senate. In the Sepate there was only one vote against it, Continuing, the speaker sald: ‘Why should the Democratic party charge the Republican party with treason? It is a wiliful and maliclous Ille, There never was any treachery, There was nothing but the firmest loyalty. “Ana T a3 only look on that plank in the Democratic platform as a bid.for votes, an attempt to make the laboring man believe he was betrayed, Thanks to the enll; pol- of the Republican party the laboring man the TUnited States is intelligent and can see, comp: between tie the 1abort t: lcan Biates o ten Democratic Btates have smacted labor bureaus. He can learn that 1 strongly as ever in the ranks of the party* Distinguished Congressman’s - Straightforward Argument on Tariff Question Strengthens Supporters of Cause of Protection. o e e — * there are-twenty-one Republican States to three Democratic States that have passed laws re- quicing inspection of factories. There have been sixteen Republiean States to six Demo- cratic States that have made laws creating an eight-hour day. And there Is the record of eleven Republican States to three Demo-ratic States that have enacted legislation to probibit the sale of convict-made goods. { LABOR. HAS PROTECTED And above all the Republican party has ad- vocated and passed nearly every national meas- ure which has had the interests of labor at heart. The Republican party stopped the coolle trade, The Republican party caused the inspection. of steam vessels. The Republican party abrogated Involuntary servitude. In March, 1886, every Vote In favor of the allen contract labor law was Democratic. Every vote against the bill to prohibit the contract employment of United States convicts was Democratic, Which of these records, workingmen, will you take? The Republican party cast the shackles off 4,000,000 slaves. And you know what s the record of the Democratic party in that regard. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation, estimates that during the low tanift period between 18y and 18v( more than 3,000,000 men were thrown out of employment. We are all familiar with the terrible uncer- tainty and distress which covered the country at that period, and tell me, workingmen, which do you choose—the disaster of 1893 or the presperity of to-day? The Republican party was never treacherous to the people. The Republican party never betrayed the laboring man. It is of pecullar concern to Callfornia that she shall be in ths Republican column, 1t s of vast interest to the workingman that he continue the policy which has raised his condition higher than any one in the world, is there nothing involved in this campaign of a national character? Have we no desits to send to Congress Republican Representa- tives and a Republican United States Senator who shall stand behind our splendid Pres- ident? \ Now the Democrats have a candidate In Mr, Lane who Will not discuss national issues in “spite of the platform on which he lIs standing. 1 have nothing against Mr. Lane. He is a clean man and he is making a clean fight, but I think we have a better man in % dee. He stands for good government, for the rights of the people and for all that countg for continued prosperity. 1 say vote Tor the party that means prosperity and pro- tection. Those are the issues to be discussed in this campaign. PROTECTION NECESSARY. Wipe out protection and you cheapen Amer- fcan labor, throw millions out of employment and you give a death blow to every industry in the country. That fs what you will do it you put the Democratic party in power. They eay protection is a sham and a humbug. The issue is cleancut and well defined. The Democratic party is_just as strongly. in favor of free trade as It was forty or fifty vears ago. Fifty per cent of the imported articles in the United States come in free of duty because they do no Interfere with products manufac- tured or raised in this country. The Republi- can party stands flatly on this proposition that the Amerfcan manufacturerfr, the American producer and the American workingman must be protected. The Republican party is proud of its record, proud that it has dignified American Jabor and has placed it on a plane where every man or woman who wants work can get it at fair and remunerative wages. It recognizes the fact that labor capital must march hand jn hand, and that the nation cannot be pros- perous unless labor and capital are both pro- tected, How sudden was that awakening in '02 when the Democratic party came into power. Ruin and stagnation fell-upon the country. An army of the unemployed marched on_ Wash- in an ordinary spectacle. Then as ncw the Democratic party declared it was the friend of the laboring man. s ooy it declared free trade was the panacea. But a change came {n ’'07 with the election of Willlam McKinley. Prosperity returned. The nation was put agaln on a stable basis. Pro- tection was the policy of the founders of this 3 protection ever will be e "1'{,'_":'.; i, witn the. strictest l:_:?""‘l“ e imtatlon aw, ¥ believe the tian hos arrived the of this nat! the ngman should be thus pro- th ush‘ the &uuu and we fl.fleflnl‘h a ek this winter. That is where T m'na% that subject, DEMOCRATS REPUDIATED. The Democratic party has been byA:t:- . le of this wmnry'..' ;l'hanvmkr.. E;Inu-:m"nmmmm of the na- tion, They were they to ‘work ‘President Willem MecKinley, Representative Metcalf paid a magnifi- cent tribute to the men Who fought the repudiated in 1900 when throw down the magnificent | Nz YN = i REPRESENTATIVE FROM THIRD DISTRICT WHO ADDRESSED RE- PUBLICANS IN ALAMEDA. battles of the Spanish War and in the Philippines, and continued: Since that war you and I have seen the places of the army taken by the school teach- ers with spelling books In their hands, and the people have repudiated the Democratic cry of anti-imperialism. And what next? The Democratic party to-day presents the cry of trusts, not with the idea, I believe, of settling this great question, but of striking a blow at the protective tariff. TEis is no time, I say to you all, to sulk in your tents. This is no time to 'bolt your party. If you want to maintairf the organiza- tion of the Republican party, vote for the Re- publican nominees, national, State and county. Your.candidates are above reproach. They are cleap, honorable men. Remember that upon the vote of California might depend the Republican majority in the United States Senate. And in_conclusion, let me say to you of Alameda and to all Repub- licars that on November 4 roll up a tremen- dous majority for Roosevelt, protection. I thank you. Closing the meeting, Colonel Babcock called for three cheers for Representative Metcalf, which were lustily given. Many in the ‘audience shook hands with the speaker of the evening. FE T URGES PARDEE’S ELECTION. Asa V. Mendenhall Speaks at Fruit- vale Republican Meeting. OAKLAND, Oct. 18.—There was a rous- ing Republican meeting m Fruitvale to- night under the auspices of the Fruitvale Republican Club. E. H. Marwedel, presi- dent of the club, acted as chairman of the evening. Clinton G. Dodge delivered an address, followéd by Assemblyman N. K. Foster and W. R. Geary, candidate for Justice of the Peace.. Asa V. Mendenhall was the orator of the evening and deliv- ered an earnest address showing why Dr. George C. Pardee should be elected Gov- ernor. He said: When, after mature consideration, you weigh the advantages that have accrued under a Republican administration; when you see that only the Republican party is to be trust. ed and that the opposition only arouses m! trust; when you behold the happiness that has come’ from the presence of the one and the absence of the other—how can you hesitate to decide Which it is you want in power again. We are a grand, a splendid, a magnificent peo- ple, but we cannot get along without a stable government any more than any other people and what we want is a government that will be stable and honest and capable. By giving the people a secure government the Republi- can party has established itself in the hearts and minds of all right thinking people. Se- curity—that is the bulwark of all prosper- ity. When you know that the country is safe then you know that your homes and your po- sition and your purse are safe. If all these things are true of the Republi- can party, I say to you sustain it in its on- ward course. The interest and the honor, the safety and happiness of this country depend a good deal on the way you register your vote at the coming election. The result of the election in this Staic will have its effect on the nation. The ?lvflbhllun communities in t, Wi ts prosperity and the East will feel ether’ it be defeat or victory. The Democrats are saying that the result in this State can have no national ef- fect. No, but what would haj it a,Demo. cratic Governor should be called upon' to fll a vacancy in the United States Senate? T feel sure that you will not desert the par- ty of right. I know you will proceed aright. ‘What sort of fanaticism could it be that would turn a sensible man's mind toward the other side? What could make him help to blast everything that is dear to him? Remem. ber that the nation is loSking toward this State and that it expects you to put into office with a tremendous majority Dr. George C. Pardee, the man of the people. STRIKING TANNERS ARE TENDERED A BENEFIT Leather Workers Give Ball at Na- tive Sons’ Hall in Aid of Their Cause. The United Brotherhood of Leather ‘Workers on Horse Goods gave a benefit last night at Native Sons’ Hall in aid of the tanners of this city who are on strike. The affair proved a complete success. Early in the evening friends of the strik- ers came in goodly numbers and long be- fore the music for the grand march had started the hall was crowded. A long list of dances made up the evening’'s pro- gramme and each number called for an encore. Reports the box office showed that a tidy sum had been netted for the beneficiaries and with the returns from outside sources yet to be heard from the tanners’ relief fund will be increased by no little amount. The following had charge of the affair: Floor committee—Daniel Doody, J. Vot- lenti, C. Hamlin, Thomas Tully, Danfel Ahearn, Frank Junge, Willlam Patrick Haverlin. Floor managers—Pat- rick W. Haberlin, Willlam Wohn.~ REPRESENTATIVE METCALF TELLS HOW REPUBLIGAN PARTY POINTS TO INFLUENCE OF STATE CAMPAIGN ON NATIONAL ISSUES HAS FOSTERED LABOR GHAW FAVORS - SHIP SUBSIDY} TO MEET HERE ‘Treasury Secretary Rec- ommends Bill on New Lines, People of Detroit Hear Inter- esting Remsrk‘s on Politics. DETROIT, Oct. 18.—Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was given a great ovation to-night at Light Guard Armory, ‘where he addressed afi audience of 2500 people, including several hundred ladles. The meeting was arranged by the Business Men’'s Assoclation. Secretary Shaw spoke in part as follows: The question of markets is one of paramount importance. ~We export annually in round numbers §1,500,000,000, but of this amount more than $1,000.000,000 goes to Europe. The pulation of Europe ls in round numbers ,00C,000. ~ How long can We expect less than one-fourth of the population of the globe to consume 70 per cent of our surplus? We must not only hold the markets we have, but ‘We must seek out new ones, under other skies and on the shores of other seas. The Republican party pledged itself to the people of the United States. in its platform adopted at Philadelphia, that it would give ald and assistance to the establishment of a trade carrying feet. It did mot pledge itself to any particular bill; simply declared in fa- vor of a policy, leaving it to Congress to work out the detalls of the policy. Our forelgn commerce In forty years has increased 400 per cent, but the aggregate ton- nage of forelgn commerce carried to and from the ports of this country in American bottoms has fallen off two-thirds. In other words, we have four times as much to carry, but Wwe actually carry one-third as much as formerly. ‘We have the best coastwise trade in the world, but it is and ever has been protected. We have allowed no ship owned by a foreigner or bullt in a foreign country to register. DETROIT’S BIG BUSINESS. Thus it Is that passes this city of Detroit than all the foreign commerce that enters the port of New York and the port of Liverpool combined. And under every ton of it is a ship manned by American labor, and over every pound of it floats the American flag. Thus we have cre- ated an American monopoly on our coastwise and lake trade, but instead of its resulting in advanced rates it has given us the cheapest transpogtation in the world. The Government granted aid to the construc- tion of the first transcontinental lines of rall- road. This subsidy was sometimes in the form of money, sometimes In the form of laud, sometimes both. As a result we have the best system of railroads In the world and th cheapest rates. The average freight rate per ton has decreased over 60 per cent in thirty years., Freight rates in England are three limes as high as In_the United States and higher still on the Continent. There is no further occasion for assistance to the rail- roads; no occasion for other protection than that which has been accorded in the past for cur coastwise and lake trades, but the time has come when We must construct, not trans- continental lines, but transoceanic lines. Argentina_imports about $120,000,000 and re- cefves only $12,000,000 from the United States. Brazil imports $100,000,000 and receives about the same portion from the United States. The same mzy be sald of most other South Ameri- can countries. Of the $12,000,000 sent to Ar- gentina less than $300,000 went in Americ bottoms. We sent $11,000,000 to Brazil, th larger part of which went under foreign flags; $2.000,000 to Uruguay and only $100,000 in American bottoms. NEED OF MORE SHIPS. Note this very marked disadvantage under which our producers and exporters labor. We have no regular steamship communieation with any of the countries lying south of the Carib- bean Sea. We have a few ships plying be- tween our Atlantic coast and Europe; a few between our Southern ports and the South Amerjcan countries washed by the Gulf and Ca- ribbean Sea:a small line that regularly crosses the Pacific; In the aggregats less than a score of vessels. Fugland, France, Germany, Nor- way, Sweden and Holland, with subsidized vessels, are making regular trips to thes South American countries and they naturaily get the trade. We can thus export to Europe in foreign ships direct, but when a manufacturer desires to test the South American markets he must ship first to Europe and then to South Amer- jca, or he must send In saillng vessels, or charter a tramp. A ship subsidy bill has been passed by the Senate. I am not speakirg in its favor, but after all that has been sald against it it is due to those whe have labored in its interest to say that the drain upon the treasury would be infinitesimal. It costs our people $200,600,000 a year to carry thelr trans- oceanic freight and under the bill as it passed the Senats not to exceed $1,200,000 can in any wise be paid out until more ships are buiit: 2nd whenever a ship is constructed 05 per cent of its cost goes to labor, and I have never vet raised my voice against expending the public revenues, which come from the fich and well- to-do, In such ways as throws 95 per cent of it to labor. So, ‘without discussing the merits of the bill now pending, I want to urge the importance of a bill constructed upon very different lines, one that shall insure regular steamship communication to South American countries, South African countries and the Islands adjacent. It is idle to suppose that steamship lines will be established to those rnment aid.” ports without Took Chloroform in the Park. Early yesterday morning Officer John O’Connor found August Ehnert, a land- scape gardener, who resides at 188 Water street, Santa Cruz, lying near a bench in Golden Gate Park in an unconscious condition from the effects of chloroform. An empty five-ounce bottle, which had contained chlorofotm, was found lying beside him. Ehnert was removed to the Emergency Hospital, where he was treated by Dr. C. F. Miller. e May Have Delirium Tremens. Gwartney Taylor, 18 years of age, was confined in the detention hospital at the City Hall yesterday. He is presumably suffering from delirlum tremens, as he has hideous hallucinations and at reg- ular intervals demands that he be given a drink. An investigation of the case will be made by the Insanity Commissioners to-day. HARDWO0OD EXTENSION amsor $4.50 A good, substantial table of fine appearance, made of select- ed hardwood: can be extended to six feet; this week...$4. Remnants of matting, differ- ent‘lengths and patterns, per yard .... up Homes, flats, rooming houses _ and hotels furnished complete. Credit and free delivery with- in 100 miles. T. BRILLIANT FURNITURE CO. 238-34%2 POST STREET more American tonnage | MINERS PREPARE Annual Convention Will Be Held in City Next Month., 3 Entire Association Invited to Take Part in the Conference. The executive committee of the Califor« nia Miners’ Association held an important session last night at the Union League Club to arrange for the coming amnual convention of the association. President E. C. Voorheis presided. The committee decided to issue & call for the convention to be held in this city on the 17th, 18th and 19th of November. The meeting place was not decided upon, but if Golden Gate Hall can be secure] the convention will probably be bheld there. The committee decided to introduce an innovation in the matter of seating dele~ gates. Instedd of adhering to the old custom of one delegate representing every ten members of the assoclation, the execs utive committee decided to invite every member of the association to take a seat in the convention. It is thought that in this way a large number of miners can be induced to join in the deliberations. As the assoclation has cleaned up all of the business that has claimed its atten- ton during the last few years, the lead- ing spirits of the organization will en- deavor to map out a complete new ling of campaign. Mark B. Kerr, J. F. Halloran, C. M, Belshaw E. H. Benjamin wers ap- pointed & committee to securs papers upon a great variety of subjects per- taining to practical mining operations, These papers will be read to the conven= tion and subsequently printed for adver« tising the mining interests of the State. ‘The association appointed a committes to investigate the case of Willlam Nich- olls, a mine owner who was restrained by the Superior Court of Sutter County from hydraulicking upon his property, on the ground that his dam was not substantial enough to protect property below him. The members of the executive committee, for the most part, were inclined to believi that this action upon the part of the court was in conflict with the Cami« netti act, which delegates the right to rant permits for hydraulic mining to the Debris Commission. The association wil} in all probability appeal the case to the Supreme Court. Nicholls stated that h had already spent.as much as he cou.l; afford in fighting the case. Chinaman Charged With Burglary, A Chinaman, who gave his name as Lee, was discovered by Mrs. Wil Childers in her dining-room at 27 Lizale street yesterday afternoon at 7 o'clock. The Mongolian could give no satisfac- tory reason for his presence on the prem- ises. The intruder hurried from the dwelling and ran a distanee of three blocks, when he was caught by Police Of- ficer Findley, who charged with at the Seventeenth-street Police station with burglary. —_——— Bricklayer Falls Twenty Feet Frank Hamill, a bricklayer, residing ai 37 Minna street, while working on the exs terior of the American Steel Company's new building at Sixteenth and Folsom streets yesterday, fell from the coping, & distance of twenty feet, to the ground. He struck on his left side, breaking both bones of his left arm at the wrist. The broken bones were set at the Emergency Hospital by Dr. J. V. Leonard. —_——————— Manila Freight on Coptie. The Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company’s Coptie, which sails for the Orient on Wednesday, is scheduled to call at Manila. She has more than 800 tons of freight on board for the Philippine port and will carry a large amount of mail for the Government. Her cargo Includes 1600 sacks of flour and fifty flasks of quicksiiver. She will carry a full list of passengers. P —— POLITICAL. —For— Judge of the Superlor' Court R. B. McCLELLAN Republican Nominee. FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE JOHN HUNT REPUBLICAN NOMIN INCUMBENT FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE, REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, J LB AEBARD For Superior Judge CARROLL COOK GNCUMBENT). s Republican Nominee. VOTE FOR LIVINGS o JENES JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. DR. C. C. O’DONNELL, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR Railroad Commissioner