The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 24, 1902, Page 6

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C. CARLTON........ccv220++..Herald Square NEW YOFEK NEWS STANDS: | Waldort-Astoria Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Tnion Square; | Murray Hul Hotel; Fitth-avenue Hotel and Hoftman House. | CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House; P. O. News Co.; Gréat Northern Hotel: ++.1118 Broadway | RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. ! HATEVER measure of personal responsi- W bility for the railway wreck at Byron may be fixed upon this or that man by the offi- cial inquiry, the public will not overlook the fact that much of the blame is due to the management of the road. Those who have the power to guard against accidents are those who are primarily responsible for accidents if they have failed to use that power wisely and efficiently. g In recent years the rapid growth of American pas- senger and freight traffic has vastly augmented the business of railroads, and it has been evident that the managers have not exercised due care in provid- ing for its proper handling. We have seen:business seriously interfered with and hindered because of a lack of cars and locomotives to handle it. Not long | ago a large coal company in West Virginia had to apply to the courts for a writ compelling the railroads to furnish cars for the delivery of ‘coal to the cus-| tomers of the company, and similar complaints have | been heard from almost all line§ of industry. In| passenger traffic the roads have taken great risks| rather than go to the expense of properly equipping their lines. Trains have been run too close together. and frequently with unfit locomotives. In the Byron | wreéck, for instance, it is certain the accident would; not have taken place had the locomotive of the “Owl” train been fitted for its work. It broke down and stopped on the track because of a defect in the boiler. Surely the trainmen were not responsible for that. When the lack of cars made itself manifest in the business of the country last year it was pointed out | by the Eastern press that the great railway managers | had been so busy in booming stock, reorganizing | roads, making combinations and promfotiug other.| schemes for their personal enrichment and aggran- | dizement that they had neglected to give attention | to the growing business of the roads. That conclusion | Tremont House; Auditorium Hotel; Palmer House. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE...1406 G St., N. MORTON E. CRANE, Corresvondent. BRANCH OFFICES—S27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open wntil 9:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until 9:30 o'clock. 633 | StcAllister, open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, “open until | 9:30 o'clock. 1241 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 iarket, corner Sixteenth, open until 9 o'clock. 1096 Va- lencia, cpen until § o'clock. 106 Eleventh, open until 8 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until ® o'clock. 2200 Fillmore, open until 9 p. m. S — PURE FOOD LAWS. seems fully justified by all the facts known to the| public. There has been an immense activity in rail-§ road mergers and in Wall-street manipulations of | railway stocks, but little or nothing has been done to | improve the service. It required an act of Congress and the power of | the Federal Government to compel railways to equip | their trains with safety brakes and safety couplings, | and perhaps the same authority may have to be in- voked to compel them to properly equip their roads | and arrange their schedules. Certainly somcthing‘ will have to be done. We cannot carry on the freight | and passenger traffic of to-day by the same ways and - | means that were sufficient ten or fifteen years ago. PUN Kbt eale Dalxry b e ::S 3:.‘“ So long as we have a single track system of rail- 5! E £ e ip- 5 S X BSoneg ‘& Eiecelar ctseg P TP | oads engaged in handling a business large enough | ment to our market of considerable quantities to employ two tracks, the roads should be compelled to make the single track secure against either ‘end or head collisions. This can be done by requir- ing an extension of the “block system” of .rum- ning train® over the entire length of a much-traveled | track. It will cost the railroad something to maintain such a system, but the extra cost will probably not exceed the loss entailed by accidents. Even if it should do so it would be better for theiroads to meet that cost than to leave the public exposed to such fearful catastrophes as that which has just occurred. A recent report of British railways shows that during the last fiscal year not a single life was lost nor ‘a single serious injury done to any passenger of “process” or “renovated” butter. The circular di- | rects the attention of retailers to the statutes of 1899, requiring all dealers to brand each and every package | of goods of this description with the words “process” or “renovated” butter, in letters not less than half an inch in height, and points out that whether sold in large quantities or in small parcels each package | must be properly marked. | The circular then goes on to say: “The State | Dairy Bureau is directed to enforce this law, and its inspectors are carefully inspecting all retail and whole- | , and the bureau wjll vigorously prosecute: All process butter as it | comes from the East is branded and has upon it an Sy sbadiin the United Kingdom as a result of internal revenue tax stamp, unless removed by some | an accident due to the railway itself. We cannot, of one, so P!!Rl the retail buyers should know what they ’ cour‘se‘ expect’ siich careful supervision of roads 2al RESROEII. h b {-our vast country as is exercised in the British islands, The announcement of this determination to enforce | but we can at least approximate it, Many of our sale stor any infractions of the law. the law and protect consumers from fraud’in the sale | of an article of food of such general use is highly | gratifying, and the public should co-operate with the | railway accidents are due directly to recklessness on the part- of railway managers. It is high time that | something be done to compel them to leave the| It appears that the So-calledl i exchange and devote themselves to raflroad | process” butter : r}olmieans a hafrfmles.s : sop‘h‘s‘d‘ | business. Throwing the blame on a subordinate em- cati i abrical L 4 g R - 250N o . anators D4 STAncaiERt Soo ploye of the road will no-longer serve as a valid| fis like to assert of their products. s - N iy il “Thi excuse for those in authority. The trains that were he ’mrcular.v:n describing the article, g o 4 1S | wrecked in the Byron catastrophe were running on| kind of butter is made in the East by factories which . 4 bad schedule, one of them with a defective engine buy up stale, rancid and almost worthless butter, and | i £ dacdii i his oil | and both of them on a cheap system. The public| R 1y e SINE-WRR treatng tins oM reinove) st n right to demand reform, and the demand | or neutralize the cause of the rankness. This butter | o oil is then cooled into a granular bureau in its work. S | should be made in Congress if necessary. condition and | e ——— churned in milk, salted and worked the buildings on the grounds are already nearly fini‘s_hed. The reports from the fair add that among the impor- tant huildinés usually-found at the great exposition | will be two new ones—the Varied Industries and the Game and Forestry buildings. The total of the exhi- bition space under. roof in the principal structures, exclusive of all courts and galleries, will be 117 acres. The number of carloads of exhibits now in sight ex- ceeds that for the Chicago fair by over 2000. t — The Board of Supervisors has begun proceedings to secure better service from the local railroads, par- ticularly in reference to stopping the cars for people who want to ride. The Supervisors are evidently of the opinion that it is only millionaires who have sui- ficient leistire to go on foot. INTERSTATE COMMERCE. NCE more the Interstate Commerce Commis- O sion repeats its annual showing of the insuf- ficiency of the existing law under which it operates and renews its plea for enlarged powers. The law, says the commission, was enacted nearly sixteen years ago, and it has been thirteen years since it was amended in any material respect. It was never an efficient law, even when applied to conditions that prevailed at the time of its passage, and under the extraordinary change that has been brought about in railway conditions of late years is hardly more than farcical. At the time the law was enacted the public relied largely upon competition among rival lines to pre- vent exorbitant charges; but at present competition hardly exists, and will lessen with the years. The report says: “The facts in this regard. are matters | of common knowledge, and little is gained by the! mention of particular instances. It is not open to! question that the competition between rajlroad car- | riers which formerly prevailed has been largely sup- | pressed, or at least brought to the condition of ef- fective restraint. The progress of consoli§ation in one i form or another will at no distant day confine this competition within narrow and unimportant limits, because the control of most railway properties will be merged in a few individuals whose common interests | impel them to act in concert,” While this will insure, as probably nothing else can in equal degree, the observance of published tariffs, and so measurably | remove some of the evils which the act was dcsign:d: to prevent, the resulting situation involves conse- quences to the public which claim the most serious attention. * A law which might have answered the purpose when competition was relied upon to secure | reasonable rates is demonstrably inadequate when | that competition is displaced by the most far-reaching | and powerful combinations.” So great a change in ‘conditions requires a change in the law designed to protect the public. The power to remedy the defects of the law rests with Congress. The commission, recalling its many | applications in the past for a more efficient act, does not at this time make an extended argument on the! subject, but contents itself with saying: “If the| representations already made do not induce favorable action ‘it is certainly not the fault of the commission. | A sense of wrofig and injustice which cannot be pre- | vented in the present state of the law, as well as the duty enjoined by the act itself, impels the commission to reaffirm its recommendations for reasons so often | and so fully set forth in previous reports and before Congressional committees.”, _ That is about the sum and substance of the report | of the commission this year. The issue is one of commanding importance. The entire internal com- merce of the country is rapidly passing under the control of a few men who have power not merely to destroy the trade of this or that merchant or cor- poration, but the trade of whole cities. All human | experience shows that uncontrolled possession of | power leads to an abuse of power. There must be | some system of law for protecting the public{ against the arbitrary making of freight rates and the granting of discriminating rates. The power to regulate interstate commerce is in the hands of Congress, and to that body the people look for an act equal to the demands of the time. B that during this season there will be sent to Europe from that city Christmas gifts, mainly of money, amounting to upward of $1,000,000. The estimate is based upon reports from the postal money order office, the express companies and bankers who make a business of handling exchange in small amounts for the various classes of immigrants living in the city. The estimates show no evidence of exaggeration. For ten days the central postoffice in the city was issuing money orders at the rate of about $4000 a day, and the various stations in the city issted, in the aggregate, abott as’ many more. Of the scene in the centra! office, the report says: “Irishmen, Eng- lishmen, Germans, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, Danes, Russians, Italians, Jews, Frenchmen, Turks, | Greeks, Armenians, Canadians and Americans mingle in this little room on the Milk-street side of the post- | CHRISTMAS FOR EUROPE. Y the Boston Transcript the estimate is made same as| The Mexican Congress has passed a bill providing ordinary butter. Although not of very good quality-| summary punishment vpon any one who “insults, de- it is sweet; but this sweetness is only temporary, and | fames or calumniates the army, the navy or the Con- ately it becomes rancid again. Consequently it is a| gressmen have been doing something they. would very poor article for the retailer to handle, as it|not like to have known. trade is sure to suffer.” The question of the protection of the public from 2 S 3 Y arranging to have the President attend the the most serious of the time. _Investigations made[ B formal dedication of her exposition next April Agriculture have brought to light the fact that almost | i ‘t" notwithstanding the fact that it will not open gvery staple article of food or of medicine has been | until 1904. In doing so the city has managed t6 bene- | to a considerable extent counterfeited. In many| fit the rest of the country as well as herself, for it is cases the counterfeits are harmless enough from a |2 foregone conclusion that those States that do not but that is about the only plea that can be made for | the .great fa" i m‘ss. % go_lden SPRbEQmILY. B0 ad'- them. They deceive the consumer and they injure | YeEtise their resources and widen the market for their while | S | i = they are not directly injurious, they have not the food ‘ At the time of the October report twenty-three 2 harm to the community -generally | part in the exposition. The great nations of Europe California is a conspicuous sufferer from this kind | of course will make elaborate display wof their best: whenever taken out of a refrigerator almost immedi- | gress of the republic,” so it is safe to say the Con- deteriorates in the consumer’s hands and the dca!er's‘ ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. fraudulent foodstuffs and drugs is becoming one of | by a Senate committee and by the Department. of St. Louis has managed to revive public interest | physical point of view; that is, they are not poisonous, | Make ample preparations for. a distinctive exhibit at! ; | industries, the producer of pure articles. Furthermore, b value of the articles they counterfeit, and thus work | foreign Governments had accepted invitations to take of fraud. Our olive oils are subjected to the compe- | products, and it is noted with satisfaction that South tition of cottonseéd or - other cheap oils falsely | :‘\m:rican countries vyill _also‘b/e well represented.} It E in heaps on the tables inside the bars. Thirty clerks branded as ofive oils. Our fruit is injured by the | 15 Stated that all declinations that have been received | are engaged wholly in the money order business and sale of inferior fruit marked “California” and sold in | antedated the postponement to 1904, and were mostly | at present are working overtime every day to keep up the Eastern markets as the products of our orchards. | due to the difficulty of preparing exhibits before 1903" Our winie has to meet the same kind of fraudulent | Not a single refusal has been received since the post-{ campetifion. So if runs along the whole line. ponement was officially announced, and ‘it is hoped | office every day and line up in front of the writing desks to fill out orders or in front of the windows to have the orders issued; their money is piled up with the.work. From morning until night there is a constant rush in the office and a ‘babble of many tongues.” | are prominent silk manufacturers. For an effective treatment of the problem we must rely upon Congress. It is a national evil, and requires a mnational remedy. Still, a.good deal can be done by the rigid and impartial enforcement of our State laws on the subject, and for that reason the public will hail with satisfaction the activity of the State Dairy Bureau in the present case. So far as consumers can give assistance in putting a stop to the sale of “process” butter, except under its right label, it should be given. Persons having evidence of such sales should promptly report them to the officers of the bureau. Good butter is not a veal mecessity of life, but there is 1o reason why we should permit a half-rancid substitgte to be palmed off on us when there is plenty of good butter in the market at fair prices. —— Chief of Police Wittman says that the population oi San Francisco is now more than 400,000 souls. And there is no person in the city better qualified, than Chief Wittman to suggest that if we could lose a few of this number no particular harm to our morals ©or to our prosperity would result. San Francisco must at last confess to the unwel- come possession of the meanest man on earth. He is the fellow who tried to rob Santa Claus the other day by stealing 2 wagon-load ‘of toys. / | that most of those previously received will be recalled. !Thc present indications are that more foreign coun- tries and colonies will participate at .St. Louis than were represented at Chicago. Reports of the prospects of home exhibits are. an excess of $2000,000 to $3000000 in ap- propriations for participation by States and Terri- Jtories over the figure for the Chicago exposition. 1Twemy-six States were represented at the ground allotment ceremonies held the last week in Septem- ber. States not represented are those whose appro- priations are yet to be sought. The National Gov- | ernment will have its part in the exposition. The de- ‘par!men!s will be well represented and the exhibits | will be placed in a main building, 750 by 250 feet, and a fisheries building, 135 feet square. The Territories and colonies will be allotted ample space, and it is expected that their exhibits will be extensive. The P‘]ilippinw have been given forty acres, and exhibits arg being collected. | Taken in the aggregate that makes a big showing and since the postponement of the exposition gives ample time for the completion of all the structures and the carefully planting and decorating of the grounds, it is probable that St. Louis will have a more nearly | completed exposition on the opening day than any | equally good. It is said present indications point to,| The express companies expected to carry,abbut $500,000 worth of Christmas goods and money, and the bankers will easily make up the balance required for the estimated total of $1,000,000. That is the report from a single American city, and that by no means the largest. New York, Chicago and Phila- delphia will easily outstrip Boston in the amount of their’ contributions to the European Christmas. St. Louis, Cincinnati and Baltimore will hardly fall much short of the Boston contribution. Thus, while it is impossible to attempt to estimate the whole amount of Christmas cheer that will go from the United | States to the cottage homes of Europe, it is certain the aggregate will be very large. Of course, in addition to all the money that goes through the postoffice and the banks handling immi- grant business, there will be large sums through the greater banks that handle the exchange of the wealthy. We are, in fact, going to contribute “mjillions” for the Old World, and if Santa Claus be not rated as a generous old fellow over there it will not be our fault. ’ \ . Japan is squirming under the heayy financial bur- den involved in the upbuilding of her navy. Perhaps she might ask and receive some aid from her good | other of the kind ever known. Seven of the largest | friend and ally, Great Britain, who is always so eager to help anybody until caught at it. i 3 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1902. CABLESHIP‘.SILV'ERTOWN TO REACH END OF DESTINATION NEXT FRIDAY ON BOARD THE SILVERTOWN, Latitude 25 39 north, Longitude 147 8 west, Decem- ber 23, noon.—Cable paid out, 1677 knots; weather unsettled; wind northwest. HE Silvertown made 197 nautical miles in the twenty- four hours preceding yesterday noon. She was at that time 1500 miles from San Francisco. 1 pressiens in the ocean’s bottom. PRETTY HOME . - WEDDING IS . SOLEMNIZED {last evening Miss Laura L. Levansaler. | became the bride 'of J. Lawrence Hawkes; ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Hill' | of Oakland., The wedding took place at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Levansaler, at 825 Guer- rero street, and was a very quiet affair, only twenty guests being present. The bride was charming in a handsome bridal gown of white panne crepe embroidered in grapes. She wore a white tulle veil and carried white carnations. Miss Ida Daly ‘was maid of honor and Tom Bennell acted as best man. The rooms were made especially artistic with Christmas berries, greens, poinsettias and Woodwardia ferns. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Hawkes departed on their wedding trip, the destination of which is a profound secret. After a week’s absence the couple will return to the city and reside at 2705 Larkin street. The groom is connected with the Bank of California in this city. . s L Miss Mary Eleanor Bell became the bride of Charles Cheney of South Man- chester, Conn., yesterday at high noon in the rectory of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Rev. Father Prendergast officiating. The bride, who was handsomely gowned in brown panne velvet, was -attended by her sister, Miss Rose.Bell, maid of honor, and Miss Caroline Bell and Miss Lizzie Elizalde, bridesmaids. The groom’s brother, 8. L. Cheney, was best man. The ceremony was followed by a pretty wedding breakfast to relatives at the Oc- cldental Hotel. Covers were laid for ten. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.. Cheney left for Monterey on their wedding trip, after which they will reside in South Man- chester, wheré the groom and hlmhrot_lt_x:r & bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Si Bell, wealthy ranch owners of Santa Barbara. - Mr. and Mrs. Bell have been staying at the Occidental Hotel for the last month, but will shortly return to Santa Barbara. . .. Thirty-two guests were delightfully en- tertained Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. ‘W. Hellman Jr. in honor of Miss Florence Hellman, A theater party occupied the first part of the evening, the guests visit- ing the Columbia, after which an elabo- rate supper was given at the Palace Ho- tel, followed by dancing. The guests were seated at one very large table, with Christmas decorations in profusion. Red was the color scheme, masses of Christ- mas berries being tied with broad red satin ribbon, which was also draped about the table. Candelabara were placed at frequent intervals and fhe red shades gave a soft glow to the pretty scene. A good orchestra was in attendance and the Marble room was prepared for dancing, which was enjoyed until a'late hour. R R A very pleasant supper was given Mon- day evening in the Palace Grill, with Mrs. Gus Spreckels as hostess. Covers were laid for twelve and the table was prettily decorated with Christmas berries. Pre- vious ‘to the supper the party attended Miss ‘Lily Lawler's concert at Natlve Sons’ Hall, in which warm interest was felt, that charming singer being a friend of the hostess’ family and a classmate of Miss Lurline Spreckels. PR Joe Tobin Jr. was the host at an in- formal supper Monday evening after the theater. Covers were lald for fourteen guests ‘in the court supper-room at the Palace Hotel. DR Cards are out for the reception of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Toy, on Saturday, January 10, from 4 to- 7 o'clock. The Sorosis Club rooms will be the scene of the large reception, which will formally introduce their debutante daughter, Miss Mabelle Toy. Miss Toy has gone out a good deal informally, and already’ has many warm friends. + s . Lieutenant W. R. Bettison's engage- ment to Miss Marion Smith of Philadel- phia comes as a delightful surprise to his many friends at the Presidio. The charm- ing artillery officer is now in the East, paying a brief visit to the family, who have just announced the engagement. e el Mrs. H. Hart gave a theater party at the Columbia’Monday evening for nine friends. A dainty supper followed in the Palace court. The affair was quite in- fcrmal. s i ) Mrs. Bachman _entertained .twelve guests at supper in the Palace court Mon- | day evening after the theater. o Mrs. Harvey Titcomb of Sacramento is in the city for the holidays. . s o Dr. and Mrs. Bagg of Mare Island are at the Palace Hotel fo» a few days. o Cailile Jack Wilson and nearly a score of his friends are on their way' to Yosemite Valley for Christmas. Mr. Wilson has bad the novel winter expedition in mind for some months, and has been discuss- Ing it enthusiastically at the Bohemfan Club. The Bohemian Club . Quartet is in the party, and jubilant vaudeville will be forthcoming at every turn. Part- of the journey will be made with sleighs and jingling bells. Jack Wilson will be host at on€ of the jolliest Christmas din- ners on the globe. ¥rkie Ty Miss Ruth McNutt and Mrs, Potter leave to-day for Texas. \ PRl ) Miss Ethel Harrison has returned ‘from her trip to the southern part of the State. Ashton & e The Misses Elenora and Mae Lazansky were guests of honor at a dinner given by their sister-in-law, Mrs. S. Lazansky, at her residence,on Fulton street on Wednesday last. The table was attrac- tively decorated with red roses and ferns. During the evening a musical programme was rendered. e Mr. and Mrs. I. 8. Alexander of 1410 ‘Webstér street announce the engagement of their. daughter, Erma, to L. B. Bern- bard. —_——— ‘Will Sing “The Ten Virgins.” Gaul's cantata “The Ten Virgins” will be rendered for the first time in this city next Sunday evening at the Third Con- gregational Church, Fifteenth and Mis- sion streets, under the direction of W. C. Stn‘rlt!eld. A chorus of twenty-five volces will be assisted by Mrs. Wallace Briggs, soprano; Mrs. Grace Carroll Elliot, con- tralto; A. A. Macurda, tenor; E. C. Boy- sen, barytone, and Dr. G. L. Bean, bass. Miss K. Hutchinson will preside at tl organ. 7 5 mifles of cable paid out is @ue to_the elevations and de- 535 expert of the hydrographic office, sent the correct Greenwich At the present rate of progress the Silvertown will reach her . | a-well-known clubman of this city. The \ journey's end next F' The operators in The additlonal 177 o ¥ known here immedt ashore at any time, obedience to orders A heavy voltage McMillan, nautical time to those aboard the vessel yesterday, to enable them to correct their own observations. the cable every five minutes. . BENEST. riday, too late for Christmas greetings. the hut at the ocean beach are testing If a break occur it would be ately, “Benest is allowed to send messages bit replies are made only at mnoon from headquarters. is maintained while the cable is belng paid in out, but when the line is complete it will not exceed 35. Thir. ty-five volts is hardly more than emough to carry messages to Oakland on the |JUDGMENT 'AS TO RIGHT OF COMBINATION i ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.—“Capitalists have a right to do ‘as they please with their money, 5o long as they do not become public charges. : _“A ‘man without capital may labor or refuse to labor, 'so-long as he keeps out of the poorhouse. ‘‘Capitalists have the right to combine capital in productive enterprises and by lawful competition drive individual pro- ducers and s 1 ones out of business. “Laborers: and artisans have the right to form unions and fight these combina- tions of capitalists by lawful means.” This statement of the right of com- bination on the part of capital and labor. ‘was handed down by Judge C. C. Bland of the Court of Appeals to-day in a de- cision in favor of Joseph E. Walsh, who sought an injunction to prevent members of the Master Plumbers’ Association from ‘combining in -the refusal to sell him sup- plies because he was not a member. Judges Barclay and Goode concurred in the decision, which was a reversal of a 'decision in Judge Woods’' court. The case was remanded to Judge Woods, who had denied an injunction asked for by ‘Walsh and the right of answer is left ta the association. The appellate court, while holding that the association should be restrained, as Walsh asked, refused to dissolve the or- ganization as he had requested in his petition. It was stated that the associa- tion was a lawful one. St — PERSONAL MENTION. M. Patrick, a mining man of Boise City, is at the Lick. 7 W. A. Veith, a fruit grower of ?‘rfi!‘no, is‘at the Grand. H. L. Ricks, a lumber dealer of Eureka, is registered at the Lick. Paul F. Moore, a capitalist of Port- land, Or., is at the Palace. A. F. Baton, 2 mining man who resides at San Jose, is at the Grand. ‘Al Griffin, a well known horseman of Fresno, is a guest at the Grand. J. H. Roberts, a steamvnoat owner who resides at Sacramento, is at the Lick. Frederick Cox, a banker of Sacramento, is'at the Grand, accompanied by his fam- ily. Julius Paul Smith, an extensive wine manufacturer of Livermore, is at the Pal- ace. George W. Evans, a wholesale druggist of Kansas City, Is registered at the Pal- ace. J. James Hollister, an extensive land owner of Santa Barbara, is at the Ocei- dental. ok T Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—From San Fran- cisco—Mrs. Bascom, Miss Manning, A. A, Nye, at the Grand Union; J. H. Fitzpat- rick, H. W. Raphael, at the Sturtevant; L. Steel, at the Broadway Central; F. W. Warren, at the Manhattan; W. J. Wayte, at the Hoffman; G. Q. Chase, at the Her- ald Square; H. P. Fisher, Miss L. M. ‘Willlams, at the Arlington; J. D. Han- lon, at' the Everett; T. McLellan, at the Normandie; H. J. Payne, at-‘the Savoy; N. J. Stone, at the Victoria; A. H.,Wil- liams, at the Westminster. From Los Angeles—Mrs. E. Bailey, at the Broadway Central; L. N. Maller, at the Bartholdl. ————— Eugene Cowles Coming. Eugene Cowles, America’'s greatest basso, is coming to this city-and will ap- pear on Friday evening, January 3, at the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium. Associated with him will be some famous singers and instrumentalists from Europe and this country. This is the fourth event in the association star course of entertainments for the season. —_—— Progreso Victim Gets $70. T. W. Lydecker, postmaster of Ala- meda, and D. W. Martin of the same city yesterday visited Harry Connoma, who lost an arm In the explosion aboard the Progreso, and gave him $70 which they bhad coilected for his benefit. The ¥ gave the money to his mother, who “will use it to help support the family. } regular telegraph lines. POPE LEO’S CHRISTMAS RECEPTION ROME, Dec. 23.—There was a pictur esque scene in the Pope's private library at noon to-day, when all the Cardinals living in Rome gathered there to present the Pontiff with their Christmas greet.fiy ings. All the visitors wore their gorgeou red robes. With the exception of Cardi- nal San Stefano and Cardinal Parocchi, all the assembled prelates, many of whom were very old, appeared exceptionally well, animated and full of plans for the future. Cardinal San Stefano, as doyen of the Sédcred College, read the congratulatory address. The Pope spoke at some length in reply and expressed keen sorrow at the fact that his jubilee year was embittered by painful events, referring evidemtly to the divorce bill. The Pontiff in this con- nection remarked: “What they want is the fall of Chris- tian order and the reconstruction of the states on the basis of paganism.” The Pope pleaded for a spread of Chris- tian democragy, “on the lines preached by the church tO oppose the seditious, soclal- istic democracy, which acknowledges no God.” After recelving the apostolic benediction the Cardinals withdrew. WILL AFFORD CHICAGO UNDERGROUND TRACTION Capitalists Accredited With, Purpose . CHICAGO, Dec. —New York and Chicago capitalists are sald to have joined forces to launch in Chicago ome of the most colossal traction ventures, according to the Daily News, this city has known. The scheme is for an underground rail~ road, combined with a new elevated, the cost of the entire project to be from $5l,~ 000,000 to $55,000,000. Briefly stated, the plan includes the construction of a tunnel under the down- town streets, making a complete loop of the business section, to connect with a new elevated road which it is proposed to construct parallel with the South Side line, to be reached by means of an in- clire. The scheme is designed largely to benefit the stockyards’ district. The In- tertorough Rapid Transit Company of New York, which built the big under- ground railroad in-that city, is said to be really at the head of the scheme. Eight New Yorkers have been directly inter- ested, it is said. . DATE OF OPENING BIDS HAS BEEN POSTPONED Offers for Transportation to Philip- pines Go Over Until January 10. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Owing to the illness of Mr. Waterhouse, who is desir- ous of submitting an estimate, the date of opening bids for transportation to Ma- nila from Pacific ports is postponed from December 24 to January 10. Rear Admiral Schley Is IIL WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley is ill, suffering with an acute attack of lumbago. His condi- tien, however, is not at all serious, though the attack will confine him to his bed for a tew days. Prunes stuffed with apricots. Townsend's* —_—— Townsend's California glace fruit ana candies, 50c a pound, boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends, 639 Market st., Palace Hotel bullding. * Special information supplied business houses and public men Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), fornia street. 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