The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1903, Page 6

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LIFE AT WASHINGTON. been said in Congress during the rning the cost of living bills providing for along the line from Presi- ven the discussion a practical of argument have aid the high cost due to extravagance, and end to it is to restrict ow and sham. On the 1at the increasing wealth of reased the cost of dignified liv- al salaries must be increased or n can afford to accept office. other case of a sincere disagree- nt of truth on each side. Men the different values they set upon he case. To one man an increase of to be in itself an evidence of an in- travagance, while to another extrava- as nothing moré than a proof of aug- The two elements are not essential , but they are as a matter of fact al- nd together. Wherever there is ly increasing in wealth there are ny showy and exuberant people riches in a manner at once os- ional capital puts a severe persons of moderate means who seek to the social unquestionable. re substitution of Embassadors for Min- t powers there came an aug- cost of life in diplomatic circles. that foreign social group drew to v men of large wealth, and they in rising tide of social expenditure. nd wealthy members of the Cabi- assadors and the millionaires in uousness of their entertainments, and as at Washington a style of ve as that in any Euro- swim is w preva €xp evil results of the increasing luxury s the trend of Congressmen to follow it at the expen taxpayers. There has been no direct the salaries of Senators or of Representatives, but the annual bill of expenditures ng to be a pretty large one. ery now and then there is a little disclosure of the nature of the articles supplied, and some of them are hardly w ate scope of such expen- example, the accounts show bills for toilet articles, purses, opera glasses and other objects ¢ xury not in any way related to the performance of official work. It is now purposed to erect ast building near the Capitol, which will in the leg res or sorts of a THE SAN.FRANCISECO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1903. A BUBONIC ECHO. N Eastern publication, heretofore practically unknown to the American public or to the medical n'rofes:ion, called “American Medi- cine,” seeks to bring itself into notice by advertising that it has in stock a slander about San Francisco and the bubonic plague. Before discussing this paper and its slanders let us express the impression made by its title—“Ameri- can Medicine.” The caption is sufficient to convict the publication of a caddish professional provincialism. There is medicine, and has been since the Greek doctors described by Homer went forth with Ulysses and Achilles to the siege of Troy, and there have been Greek and Roman, ancient and modern, Jew and Gentile men and women practitioners of medi- cine, but no such thing as American medicine offi- cial in its character ever existed. Medicine is a pro- fession universal, a world-wide science, its practice a world-wide art. Therefore the man who talks about American medicine, we care not whence his diploma, writes himself down a quackish ass, who should be practicing at some crossroads in the San- gamon bottoms, using pokeroot as a panacea. This “American Medicine” man, admitting that vessels leaving San Francisco are now given clean bills of health, announces that it is doubtful whether “we can afford to let the contention die.” The con- tention referred to is the insistence on one side that San Francisco for nearly three years was a plague- infected city, and, on the other, that the disease diag- nosed as the plague had been identified for forty years as endemic in Chinatown, as well known as is malaria in the swamps of Kankakee or ague cake in the lowlands of Louisiana. “American Medicine” laments that the professional | men and citizens of this city have not gonme into print to admit that their denials of the plague here “were either errors or lies.” Quite a remarkably stub- born lot of people, these California physicians of the highest repute and citizens of the highest intelli- gence! Truly a stiff-necked generation are we, be- cause we refused to take the testimony of monkeys which died of fever or chagrin after being injected with the rotten viscera of dead Chinamen, and relied, among other things, upon the official vital statistics of death among the Chinese, to whom the so-called plague was confined, which show that, from the time when plague was reported to be among them until now the Chinese were healthier than ever before since they occupied an exclusive quarter in this city. During the time when “American Medicine” says there overhung the United States “the horror of a widely disseminated epidemic” the Chinese death rate was constantly decreasing. The only epidemic during all that period was one of greed and envy among the commercial competitors of San Fran- cisco and the climatic rivals of California. The only odium that remains resting on the medical profes- sion of the United States is upon such members of it as became the useful instruments of our rivals and competitors in their endeavor by injurious quaran- tine to ruin the commerce and industries of this State that others might make vile profit out of the misfortunes of our people. This Eastern organ of a school of medicine that does not exist refuses to let bygones go under the pretense of a solemn duty, to enforce a lesson against the concealment of infec- tious disease and a desire that their defense of them- selves by this city and State “should be an infamy never aggin possible in this country.” We are willing enough to let bygones go. We were willing to help men let go of a position that they found too hot to hold. We were willing that | professional odium, official self-will and medical con- clusions reached by rule of thumb should go into oblivion. But we are not willing that this poke- root quack, this calamy and lodamy empiric, shall dig up the past and resurrect the body of a concluded issue for the purpose of slandering this city and lying about this State. It is now stated that Kaiser William’s recenr mani- festo declaring his orthodoxy was designed not so much for theological as for political effect. Most of the Socialists are said to be free thinkers, and the | Kaiser wishes them to understand that he is against them on every count. RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS. ECENT railway accidents have been so nu- R merous, so widespread and of such a diverse character as to justify the conclusion that the entire railway system of the country has been sub- jected to a strain beyond its present ability to bear. In some cases disasters have been caused by lapses on the part of employes under circumstances imply- ing that they were overworked. In other cases the | disasters were due to neglect of proper precautions on the part of the managers jn operating the lines and arranging the schedules. A third class of accidents | were due to spreading rails or to similar causes, im- plying a defective road construction and supervision. When the situation is studied it will be seen that these various catastrophes can hardly be called acci- provide every Congressman with a suite of private he expense of the Government. That, of course, will open the way for appropriations for fur- nishings and supplies, and a new impulse will be given to the luxurious movement. In the meantime it is quite possible for 2 man to live in Washington with comfort and eyen elegance on his salary if he desire to do so. He will have, however, to attend to business and let society alone. That does not mean that he will have given up all hope of prestige at the capital and of influence in Congress. On the contrary, his political influence throughout the country would doubtless be aug- mented by such a mode of life. Senator Hoar furnishes an example of what can be achieved at Washington without the aid of wealth. In a recent statement the Senator said: “All the ncome-producing property I have in the world or ever had yields a little less than $1800 a year. With that exception, the house where I live with its con- tents and four acres of land constitute my whole worldly possessions, except two or three vacant lots that could not be sold for $5000.” Yet Senator Hoar holds a place in the esteem of the country _second to none of his colleagues. Evidently, then, extravagance at Washington hurts nobody except those who are eager to be hurt. When the present Congressmen and members-of the Cabinet become un- willing to live at the capital on the existing salaries there will be plenty of men ready to take their places. e —— The centennial celebration habit is spreading. St. Petersburg now proposes - to commemorate this vear the bi-centennial ‘of the foundation of the city by Peter the Great. Everybody will be invited to at- tend. and special censors will be provided for the benefit of the press. offices at dents. To a certain extent they might have been foretold. For some years, past the traffic of the country has been increasing enormously, and along with it there has been a corresponding increase in the demand for transportation. As a result the rail- road managers have seen opportunities for vastly in- creasing their wealth. Instead of using their rev- enues to fit their lines and equip them ifor properly handling the traffic offered they have preferred to make a display of big. dividends and float new bonds and stocks. The mergers and consolidations of the last few years have covered many thou- sands of miles of road. An effort has been made all along the line to earn dividends on the big amounts of stock ‘outstanding 50 as to boom them in Wall street. Thus, while the strain on the roads was increasing rapidly\the im- provement of the roads has gone on but slowly. Under such circumstances it is not strange that there should be overworked employes, badly arranged schedules, defective locomotives in service, weak rails and a badly ballasted roadbed. Reports of the vast sums of money set apart by the larger railway systems for improvements during the present year incline to the belief that at last the managers have learned that something must be done: to fit the roads for the work required. ‘The railways of twenty or even ten years ago are not equal to the demands of the business of to-day. That much has been evident to the public for at least two years, and been continuous during the whole of that time. Now it appears the railway magnates themselves have learned the lesson. Railway expenditures this year will doubtless break the record, and every section of the country will benefit by them. \_\i It is certainly high time for something to be done. | | of a guilty person of standing, of influence and of From the number of accidents now occurring it is safe to say that unless great improvements be made during the spring and summer the rush of traffic in the crop-moving season next fall will find the lines swamped by the amount of business offered. Then there will be a renewed attempt to handle the traffic with inadequate facilities, and as a consequence 2 new series of accidents. No one can guard against that danger except the railway managers themselves, and it is up to them to attend to the duty. ———— It is an ill wind that blows nobody good, and the collapse of the French sardine fisheries is regarded in Maine as a special dispensation of Providence to boom the canning of menhadens in cottonseed oil and the practice of labeling them “sardines.” —————— FOR LAW AND ORDER. OWN in Kentucky a notable movement has D been undertaken in the interests of law and order. The ‘churches set apart a par- ticular Sunday as' a day for protests and pray-| crs against the prevalence of homicide and mur- der, and as a result of the sentiment thus awak- ened it has been proposed that every editor in Ken- tucky agree to publish, at least once a month, an article written with a view to fostering a senti- ment in favor of more general observance and en- forcement of the law, and that every public school teacher, white and black, deliver a monthly lecture warning their pupils of the consequences of crime, the danger of carrying concealed weapons, the horror of shedding the blood of one’s fellow-man. While the movement appears fantastic and seems but a foolish way of preventing crime it may be the best that is available. In no American community is it possible to enforce a law that is not supported by public sentiment. It is therefore unfair to hold Judges, juries and prosecuting attorneys responsible for the failure of justice, and foolish to insist upon a better execution of law so long as public sentiment remains as it is. The first step to be taken toward the attainment of a well-ordered community is that of developing a better condition of public sentiment, and that is the work the new crusade enters upon. The movement has attracted attention throughout the South and will doubtless be followed by similar movements in other States. Recently Judge Thomas of Alabama, in an address to the Grand Jury, pointed out the rapid increase of murder and homicide in that State, showing that in 1882 the number of homi- cides in the State was eighty-two; in 1892 the num- ber had risen to 135, and last year it was 196. Here is an extraordinary increase of crime accompanying an increase of education, wealth and general good government. In charging the Grand Jury the Judge said: “I beg that you not stop to indict the ignorant misde- meanant till you have first honestly tried to indict those who take life without justification of law. I believe it to be a fact that the indictment and trial intelligence would do more to arouse a public senti- ment of high-minded honesty than would the con- viction of many petit misdemeanors by the ignorant and those unknown save to his family and listle circle of friends. Let us do our duty fearlessly and honestly, and not make examples alone of the poor, the ignorant, the unfortunate and the unknown.” The situation in Kentucky is such that in the last ten years in Louisville alone there have been upward of 311 killings, many of them downright murders, in which the guilty parties in every imstance e’capcd the death penalty. The easy escape of the slayers was due solely to the lack of a public abhorrence of murder. The Louisville Times says: “If the best men in Louisville will give the best that is in them in the fight against crime the effect will be tangible. Otherwise, all the fine words and noble sentiments might as well have been left unsaid. The situation is one not to be dealt with in the abstract. The suc- cess of the crusade will be determined solely by its staying qualities. Its inherent right will not alone bring success. The criminal cannot be expected to put a higher value on human life than is demanded of him by men who have never committed crime.” The crusade is needed in other States than those of the South. The annual list of murders and homi- cides in this country is something appalling. We have a very dread list in San Francisco. Just what is the proper remedy for the evil is not clear, but any | earnest effort that tends to improve public sentiment on the subject is bound to be beneficial. B o — It is stated that some members of the Cabinet ex- pend $50,000 to maintain the dignity of the position, and none escape at less than $10,000 a year. As the salary is but $8000 a year the chances of a poor man in the Cabinet are slight. O discussion of the negro problem there has come at last cne clear, scli-satisfied voice an- | nouncing to the perplexed students of the country that they may cease to cudgel their brains, for the solution of that and all other problems has been found and will be published as soon as the neces- sary moncy is forthcoming. It is hardly necessary to say the owner of the voice lives in Kansas, or that he is himseli the author of the great unpublished book. All that need be said is that he is a negro and that he says of him- self in a lctter to the New York Sun: “I am a regular Baptist, and the Baptist is the oldest church upon the globe. I have history to prove that she has been here since A. D. 33 So much for the man. Now for the book. e says: “I have got my ‘Complete National Devil Driver book ready for print. It will cost me $499 20. I hope it will drive the devil out of this country. It tells of the goodness of our people and the bad, treats on opium-smoking, cocaine snuffing and morphine eat- ers, vices greatly carried out by all races of the United States. The book has been highly indorsed by the leading divines of this country. It also treats on the effects of gambling and the social evil, and will have a cloth binding with a gold edge.” We infer from the general tone of the letter that the author did not write his letter for the sake of adver- tising his book, nor for the purpose of getting con- tributions to publish it. He intimates that the Bap- tists may be relied upon to attend to that part of the matter, for he says: “The negro may make mis- takes in this life, but he will be found dying in the right church. The richest man in the world is a member of the Baptist church, John D. Rockefeller.” That would settle it were it not for the fact that the reputation of Mr. Rockefeller is such there will be no confidence in his willingness to publish a devil- driving book. It seems to be the Rockefeller inten- tion to get the devil off the by the simple re than $499 20 it is probably the surer plan. : A DEVIL DRIVER BOOK. UT of the confusion attending the present | been three times the usual number of SOCIETY WILL TAKE A TOUCH OF REST CURE Since Ash Wednesday has brought a well-deserved rest to drooping buds and chaperons, there has been a general flit- ting of society In all directions. Never was Lent more welcome than now, and ‘when one stops to consider that there have debutantes this winter, each being feted and entertaining in return, it is little | wonder that we are all developing nerves. The rest cure is quite the thing to take now, and at least one member of every | family finds herself in need of it. “Now is the winter of my discontent” is the theme of more than one soclal fa- vorite, who has nothing but ill health | to show for a strenuous season of gay | fluttering from one tea to another. And more than one is wishing in her lucid Intervals that her energy had been spent | in_doing some of the things that count. There is a decided exodus southward. Miss Amy Gunn, who has been overwork- ing in the university in addition to social dutles, will remain south for a month. Mrs. Griffin, whose husband is an officer on the Wyoming, has taken a cottage at Coronado, as also _has Mrs. Willilam | Schwerin. Mrs. H. E. Huntington and; Miss Huntington will leave shortly for | Del Monte. The L. L. Bakers are at' Monterey. Mrs. Van Wyck and Ger- trude Van Wyck are at Santa Barbara, together with Mrs. Callahan, the Fred Magees and ever so many more. Mrs. Will Crocker will spend a little time there with her young son. CR Miss Annie Ide and Miss Margery Ide, daughter of Commissioner Ide of the Philippines, have stood the season excep- tionally well. They have been extreme- ly well lked, and were asked every- Wwhere. For the past few days they have been entertained by Mrs. Frank Caro- lan at Burlingame, but returned to the city yesterday to make preparations for their trip East in the immediate future. D e As aftermath of the latest ball, it may be permissible to remark that there is something wrong with San Francisco at Mardl Gras time. The ball this year proved that a greater number than usual do not know how to conduct themselves at such an affair. They simply cannot catch the carnival spirit, and yet what woe befell those who did catch it and at- tempted to impart it to others! Fancy a Carmen or a dancing girl bristling up haughtily with “Sir-r-r?” upon being greeted by a dashing cavalier—and all because she was not certain he had been introduced! The ball was not as exclusive, perhaps, as some invitational arairs, although among those attending were many mem- bers of smart society, but this would not €xcuse stiff manners, as the guests were supposedly vouched for. Many ludicrous things happened which could not escape the gaze of the onlooker. “Yellow kids,” *“Follies,” Sunny Jims.” languishing “‘Sultanas,” merry sailor boys, completely lost sight of the fact that they were in costume, and instead of taking on the characters they repre- sented, stood about with their formal manners if anything exaggerated in point of dignity. In fact, some guests resented the greetings of confetti or serpentines thrown by a festive hand and treated the bearers with considerable haughteur. Such things are rare exceptions in Paris, Naples, Vienna or even in New Orleans during a Mardi Gras. It is a festal oc- casion and the guests are fun-makers rather than show blocks. Still, an observer must have been with- out any sense of proportion to have found nothing to laugh at in the changing pict- ure. The grand march could not begin on time because Ned Greenway could not find his wig, and of course there could be no ball without a Greenway and no Eighteenth Century Ned without a wig. Some one cruelly suggested that Mr. Greenway powder his hair, evidently losing sight of the fact that his hair had SAXON EMPIRE AIMS A BLOW AT SOCIALISM BERLIN, March 2—The. text of the bill signed by leaders in Saxony of the Con- servative, National Liberal, Anti-Semite and Agrarian parties providing for mu- tual support at’ the forthcoming elections was made public to-day. It is specially almed at the Socialists, and its chief fea- ture is a pledge not to nominate candi- dates against each other in districts al- ready held by one of the parties, and as- signing the several districts now repre- sented by Soclalists to the parties enter- ing into the agreement. It is expected to at least maintain the present ratlo of representation in the Reichstag. A union of the parties is also being effected in other parts of the empire, and it is not unlikely that the elections will be a con- test between the Soclalists on one side and all the other parties on the other. The political events of the last two years have caused the conservative elements of the country much apprehension. The So- clalists are generally supposed to have gained largely over their vote of 2,500,000 in 1809. Their leaders expected two months ago a gain of from fifteen (o fifty seats, but the combination of the political parties has moderated the esti- mates until now the best informed men of the Soclalist party think they will do well if they gain ten seats. PERSONAL MENTION. J. H. Edwards, a cattleman of Newman, is at the Lick. Dr. John Maglatt of Mansfield, Ohlo, is at the Palace. - Dr. George Ivancovich of Petaluma is a guest at the Grand. Julius Birge, a manufacturer Louis, is at the Palace. Samuel Y. Nash a merchant of Bos- ton, is at the California. S. J. Kling, a prominent merchant of | Chicago, is at the Grand. ! G. de Lateur, a merchant of Ruther-| ford, and wife are at the California. E. C. Johnson and wife, wealthy resi- dents of Eagle Tree, are at the Occiden- | tal. L. M. Hancock, who is engaged in the fruit business at San Jose, is at the Oc- cidental. Chester A. Rowell an attorney of Fres- no and nephew of Senator Rowell, is at | the Grand. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Miller of Salt Lake City, who are touring the coast, are stop- ping at the Occidental. Peter Musto, who is engaged in a gen- | eral merchandise business in Stockton, is registered at the Grand. James McCrea, a lumber man of Michi- gan, arrived yesterday from the south and registered at the Palace. Sidney Paget of New York, W. C. Whit- ney’s racing partner, who has been in the city for a week, will leave to-night for the East. Willlam Sherer, manager of the New York Clearing-house, is due to arrive in this city to-day. He is touring the West for pleasure. | The Earl of Carnarvon and Lady Car-| narvon of England are expected here in | a few days. They are touring Southern California and have come West for pleas- ure. William A. Pinkerton is here from Chi- cago on his way to the Orient. He will | sail on the Siberia on March 1L Robert | Pinkerton, his brother, will arrive from | New York Monday to see him off. E. F. Holmes, a mining man of Salt| Lake City, and Mrs. Holmes, Who is re- | garded as one of the richest woman mine owners in the West, are at the Palace. They are preparing for a trip around the world. H. E. Frick, C. M. Conrad, Loni Ro- senzneiz and F. F. Curtze brewers of Erie, Pa., and who are interested in min- ing properties in Northern California, ar- of St. | its limitations. At length the wig was found and festivities proceeded. Most of them had their troubles. One belted knight, struggling for breath be- hind a mask, was heard to remark: “What have I lost? You know we can- not feel anything in a beastly wig, really.” It was only his hat that was gone. Some masks fell off at the most inop- portune moment, while a few others were removed by the too willing hand of a brother or sister who did not value peace of mind at home. One gallant knight lost his cap, not missing it through his wig until too late to find it, and had noth- ing with which to bow in all his court- liness. A Romeo in doublet and tights with a figure such as Apollo would have envied, became suddenly reticent about display- ing his charms and borrowed a domino to hold around him for the remainder of the evening. 1 don’t think that anybody fell down stairs this year. I didn't see it, but, per- haps, because 1 did not remain until after supper. ¢ The merry dead, walking about in cof- fins, heard many distressing comments upon their taste, and I do not wonder that they were obliged to take many a bracer before starting. In fact, one of their party never reached the ball at all. 1 would not like to say that he dined not wisely and too well, but his Hmbs simply would not bear him up when the time came to get into his coffin a short dis- tance from the institute, and he was sent home in a cab. It was surprising to note the indiffer- ence of the men about masking this year. Within an hour after the grand march a number of men were walking about un- masked. Nor was there the usual amount of secrecy. Guests fluttered about saying tamely, *“Oh! hello! Margery!” "Oh! is that you, Harry? Here is Kathryn, too. Did you see Maude? There she is, in a Turkish costume.” Thérefore when supper time came there were fewer surprises than usual. Yes, tho Mardi Gras was a brilliant success as a pleturesque fancy dress ball, but it just missed being a carnival. ® e Ly People who have lived abroad have a £ood deal to say, and justly so, in eriti- cism of the way Americans greet each other on horseback. A man in this coun- try seems to think he must take off his hat, which he proceeds to do. Now, if a horse has any idea of boiting he inva- riably takes this opportunity to do so, and the result is sometimes disastrous to the would-be ceremonious rider. Since the rider’'s hands are occupied with the reins and he has to pay so much attention to his horse, it is considered the correct thing in Europe to offer either the military salute with the right hand or to simply raise the riding whip to the head for an instant. SALLY SHARP. o Dr. Winkler, a‘lawyer of Lucerne, Switzerland, has just settled one of the longest lawsuits ‘in the history of auy country. It was a boundary dispute which has been g{nx on since 1370. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIAN Uses Herpicide Successfully in Treat- ing Sycosis of the Beard. He says: I recently treated a case cf sycosis (similar_to “u’;hsr'u iteh’) of the. lower lip, with Newbro's Herpicide. 'l'hete! ‘was an extensive loss of beard with in- flammation uundl? well down on the ' g“cm' ki most a& ”:““m“mlofi' of Beard ceased and a mew rowth of kair is now taking place over the onetK “(Signed. . O'Neill, M. D. ! i IE“O ’l:)'-rd st., *“‘San cisco, Cal.’” Herpi kills the L and ga't-n hair to mr%l’. Sold R £ "l | terdam; E. C. Hand and wife, at the | rived from the East yesterday and res- istered at the Palace. FE AR Californians in New York. NEW YORK, March 2—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—O. F. Carr, at the Imperial; W. Munn and wife, at the Broadway Cen- tral; J. A. Smith, at the Gfisey; S. Cohn, | at the Albert: W. G. Curry, at the Park | Avenue; P. O. Downing, at the New Ams- Rossmore; A. C. Hooper, A. J. Small, at | the Manhattan; W. A. Kirkpatrick, T. | T. Williams, at the Hoiland; F. C. Leav- | itt, G. O. Sanborn, at the Cosmopolitan; J. H. Moran, at the St. Denis; G. Ren- ner, at the Winsonia. ’ From Los Angeles—L. H. Mitchell, at the Astor. From San Bernardino—W. Ryan, at the Marlborough. it i Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, March 2.—The follow- ing Californians registered at the hotels to-day: At the National, R. O. Lincoln of San Francisco: at the St. James, A. D. Prentice of San Francisco; at the Eb- bitt, Isidore Beranger of San Francisco; at the Shoreham, D. E. Brown and wife of Oakland: at the Arlington, John D. Works of Los Angeles and Walter H. Soderberg of San Francisco. —— e The cost of firing a single shot from a sixteen-inch gun would pay a private soldier for five years. | Idaho . | Oregon SAYS POLITICS DID NOT CAUSE THE REMOVALS WASHINGTON, March 2—Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to-day denied the re- port that certain removals in the customs service at the port of New York were be- Ing made for political reasons. He sald the removals were for the good of the service and a business proposition. The changes at the port, he said, were not made at 'the instance of the Senators of New York, although with their ac- quiescence and upon the rccommendation of the Collector and the Appraiser. The secretary said there was nothing sensa- tional In connection with the removals, but that the Government lost more mon- ey through inefficiency than It did through the actual fraud of customs offi- cials. The changes were in the interest of more efficlent service. He said the re- movals had nothing to do with the silk frauds and would have no effect upon prosecutions now in the hands of Special District Attorney Smith, in charge of the cases. He sald there were 2600 persons con- nected with his department and that a private business of that extent and im- portance would have removals every day. He thought there was more danger of in- efficient men being retained for political purposes than of efficlent men being dis- charged for such reasons. ANSWEKS 1O QUERIES HANGED FOR MURDER—A. M., City. Johnny Devine, alias “The Chicken,” was hanged In San Francisco May 14, 1578, for the murder of August Kamp in South San Franclsco. WEDDING—E. C. H., City. A gentle- man attending a wedding at 5 o'clock or at any hour may wear a Prince Albert coat or a Tuxedo, but If it is to be a full dress function he should wear a full dress coat. It fs not the hour but the character of the wedding that governs the style of coat to be worn. WAR—R. E. F., City. The power to de- clare war by the United States is vested only in Congress. The eleventh clause of section VIII of the constitution says: “Congress shall have power * * * to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning cap- tures on land and water.” There Is noth- ing in the constitution that gives .ue President of the United States “the power to declare war against any foreign power during recess of Congress.” POPULATION—Class, Indian Gulch, Cal. The following are the figures of population of each State and Territory of the United States in 1820 and 1900: State or Territory. Arkansas California . Colorado Connecticut . Dakota . Delaware Florida Georgta Hawall Tilinois Indiana . g Indian Territory Iowa .. Kansas Kentucky Louistana New Jersey New Mexico New York . North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania . Rhode Island . South Carolina . South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wisconsin . Wyoming Totals . According to the same authority the population of the ten largest eitles of the United States fn 1300 was New York, N. Y. Chicago, 1l .. Fhiladeiphia, Fa. . St. Louls, Mo, Boston, Mass Baitimore, Md. 0. Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's.* —_— Townsend’'s California glace frult and candies, 50c a pound, in artistic fire-etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern 639 Market st., Palace Hotel building. * —_———— Special information supplied daily te ?“r‘"“:'f.uh:l“sun.nd p\;xlll;. lneno ;’ycu. €8S pping Bureau 3 all- fcrnla street. Telephone Main 1042 + Frank Norris’ Cleverest Short Story The Ghost of the Cross Trees This masterpiece of fic- tion by the author of “The Octopus,’’ “The Pit,” etc., etc.,, has been secured especially for the next And don’t fail to read Gaston’s terrible struggle to win beautiful Sallie Worth in the third installment of