The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 5, 1903, Page 6

’ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, E 5, 1903 ' i —— : BLOSSOMS OF A FAIR B " FRIDAY.. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprictor. Acdress All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Ma nager. “TELEPHONE. Ask for THE CALL. The Operator Will Connect You With the Department You Wish. PUBLICATION OFFICE. ..Market and Third, S. F. EDITORIAL ROOMS. .217 to 221 Stevensom St. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Terms by Mail, Imel DAILY CALL (including Sunday), CALL (nclud CALL (including CALL—By DAILY DAILY DAILY EUNDAY CA WEEKLY CALL, One Year. All Postmasters are auth: single Cop S Oam Single Month LL, One Year. ized to recelve ubseriptio Eample coples will be forwarded when requested. * Mafl subscribers in ordering change of address shoul¢ be r 1118 Broadway...... 2148 Cenmter Street E give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order insure & prompt nd correct compliance with thelr request. OAKLAND OFFICE. .Telephone Main 1083 BERKELEY OFFICE. ..Telephone North 77 C. GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Foreign Adver- tising, (Lony NEW YOR! JTEPHEN B. SMITH. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: . C. CARL' Waldor(-Ast Murray Eill Hotel; “arquette Building, Chicago. “Central 2619.”) s Distance Telephone REPRESENTATIV] ..30 Tribune Bulld TON.... NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Hotel; A. Brentano, 81 Union Square: Fifth-avenue Hotel and Hoftman House. BRANCH OFFICES—S27 Montgomery, corner cf Clay, open lenciz ©'clock. untfl ® o'clock corner Sixteenth, open until 9 o'clock. open until 9 ¢'clock. NW c'clock. 300 Hayes, open until 9:30 o'clock. 633 n until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open unti 1941 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 1006 Va- 106 Eleventh, open untll 9 cpen corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, 2200 Filimore, open until ® p. m. = THE PANAMA IMBROGLIO. W stak 1 by Uni the the Panama dela years Compar ey bel the 10 It is hig f balked and of Bogota on our par such € cate the sit the Pa measures tc of Fortunately open to us if the Col ng reas. ercising that ck HEN aching importance to the h negotia nably with the subject. Panama Senate the canal treaty with by the United S s a general feelin d es among the people that thin a com- vigor 1e canal to r Morgan st and that v was over ratively short the wc would begin opening years he of c Senat who did not ne expect: Of how- g cvident that the skept old ine or mistaken been the only e man late, ons le rejection of the n Congress were not much the canal would be n of at country it was not be- ould sanction the rejection In Colombia, how and commercial yaratively lit- strial to count for d c of the members of after the trea Senate since then A poll m ess <h r was ma- there States showed a on, but sentiment nge in some quarters ared to be almost certain the treaty Bogota says the opponents ng it ostensibly on the ground sovereignty over a strip of land > the dignity hat the treaty be so ia the right to po- ough which the canal to t pride, the icians, is not however, he canal, but for 3 playing for high , $40,000,000, the amount agreed upon money hey are ted States for the property and rights of 2 Canal Company. Their plan is ti avorable action on any treaty for two at time the rights of the Panama Canal will have expired, and the Colombians, as 1 be able to obtain directly from the e vast sum that would otherwise go company.” hly exasperating to have a measure of halted by the intrigues of the politicians he situation is delicate, and a blunder t in dealing with it might so far compli- on as to force either an abandonment route or the taking stringent ng about a settlement of the problem Panama is not the only route that is The of > The President has the option to pro- bian Congress prove incapable of deal- The power of ex- may be sufficient to keep the Bogota statesmen from going tqo far in their fight against the treaty, but the loss would be consider- | ourselves, for we shg able to upon new negotiations with Nicaragua, and to ha a long The Colc Jun tre d be found less formidable when Congress meets than | d then have to enter e y before the work could begin. ombian Congress has been called to meet ¢ 20, so that in a few days the opponents of | ty will have to declare themselves and show their hands It may be that the opposition will it now appears in the street and club flk at Bogota. It noise that has the most strength. Still the outlook | is by mno chance—or $40,000,000 is not alwa ys the faction that makes the most m at ans reassuring. least a seeming there is no telling how With a fighting chance—to get many hungry members of the Congress may be induced to stand with the opponents of the treaty and so reject it regardless of what the business interests of the coun- try demand. No anarchist, under provision of 2 new Federal law, may become a citizen of the United States. It is to be regretted that the law cannot, while being made effective, act also as a trap for the fiends who profess anarchy in either its theoretical phases or practical diabolism, was | there | The | United States | ns for a canal through Nicaragua | THE OHIO PLATFORM. HIO Republicans have adopted resolutions O which will go far toward putting”an end to the discussion as to what ground the Republican convention of next year will take with respect to the tariff. In the resolutions no slightest favor was shown to what has become known as the “lowa idea.” Tariff tinkering of any kind or under any name is condemned, and Ohio declares emphat- ically for the “stand pat” policy. The address of Senator Hanna shows the spirit of Ohio” Republicanism and makes clear the meaning of the resolutions. No portion of the speech is re- ported to have been more heartily applauded than the declaration: “Human liberty, protection to American _ industries and our workingmen! ,We started with that slogan many years ago. It went forth and reached the hearts of every fireside in the land, and if we needed any additional tribute or any | { would be the culmination of happiness and content- | ment perceptible everywhere around us. I once said, }‘Lct vell enough alone. g it alone.” | ti the tariff tinkering movement started in the Rep\,b- lican camp by certain Iowa politicians would ever | be strong enough to change the historic course of | | the party, or turn it away from genuine protection, lit is none the less gratifying to have the time- honored principles and policies of Republicanism re- | affirmed with the emphasis given by Hanna's speech | and the Ohio platiorm. The mere discussion of the | Towa idea in Republican ranks gave encouragement to the free traders and the tariff tinkers of all kinds and tended to confuse the public mind. | well to have it known that the party will maintain unimpaired As Senator | Hanna said, “The party intends to write the inscrip- tion upon its base in letters that all who run may read—Hands off.” | the protective system | ‘ Events now occurring in Great Britain make it im- l]mrlant that the present protective tariff should not (Lc changed in any notable degree. Under the lead- ership of Chamberlain the Ministry committed itself to a policy of taxing foreign exports | to British markets while giving free trade or prefer- | ential rates to imports from British colonies. The | adoption of such a policy would affect the United States almost as much as Britain herseli. We may at any time in the near future be called upon to meet an emergency that will handicap our export trade, nd under such circumstances we cannot afford to lower our protective walls or lay down a single one of our industrial and commercial weapons. The issue of protection in Great Britain has, in fact, become the dominant factor in the politics of has virtually the country. It oecupies public attention to the exclusion of everything else. All talk about the Irish land bill and the educational bill has been dropped in the presence of the new controversy that has been raised by Chamberlain. Reports London show that the struggle between the pro- tectionists and the free traders has already begun earnest. The supporters of the old cause have raised the familiar cry of “bread tax,” have started bands of men marching through the streets demoun- they call the * Ministry, and, in short, all the machinery of political | agitation has been put into operation. of from in cing what ‘starvation policy” of the The followers have been equally active and are | organizing protection clubs even amang the ranks of the workingmen. so that the campaign is actually under way, although a general clection is supposed to be fully two years off. Free trade dying the land of its birth, and in the very place where it achieved its greatest il not its only success. It will not die eas- tily, for the British people have long been taught to look upon it with something of the faith accorded to Holy Writ. Moreover, a thousand important interests are bound up with it, and they will fight hard for the continuance of their ancient privileges. Still the system is evidently doomed, for the record of its failure is written large all over the { world and quite plainly in Britain itself. It would, then. be folly, for the American people to enter upon It Chamberlain is, in fact, in the dogmas of | any free trade experiments at this time. is now more imperative than ever to stand pat. The automobilists of Marin County have raised a howl for more freedom in the operation of their ma: chines. By all means give them what they demand, clear the roads and then let beneficent nature do the rest. ENGLISH HARD TIMES. OR some reason there is an obvious slowing up in business and industry in the British Isles. During the winter large additions were made to the ranks of the unemployed. and the eleemosynary agencies of the city governments were taxed to the limit. One member of the London County Council, reporting the expenditure of a large sum weekly in his parisk, said it sufficed just merely. to keep the peo- ple alivi In a meeting of members of the charity | administration of London it was stated that thou- | sands of self-respecting mechanics who a few months ago would have winced at the receipt of alms are now so reduced that they not only accept but de- mand charity. One incident oi this industrial pinch brings to mind a feature of our long industrial depression from 1893 to 1897. In that time we had “industrial | armies” marching all over this country, some of ;them upon the national capital. Their sudden for- | mation was a marvel of the times. One started from California to march across the continent, and so | willing were the people of each town en route to i be rid of the marchers that they were’in turn fur- | nished transportation by each community clear | the Missouri River. That army was very notorious because of its pur- pose to march across the continent, from ocean to ocean; but the most celebrated of these evidences of mobilized poverty was the Coxey Army, which started to march from Ohio to Washington. Its leader was an eccentric rich man, who, finding his business made unprofitable by hard times, sought notoriety by appointing himself “general” to the walking host. His proclamations were lurid and al- most drove some members of Congress into he- hysterics. He announced that he would camp his forces on the grounds of the Capitol and the White House. This was against the regulations, and he declared that he would not “keep off the grass.” After reaching Washington there were some arrests made, but the force seemed to melt away and were nearly forgotten until Mr. Bryan, in his first cam- paign, announced to “the masses” that when he was President they would not have to “keep off the grass.” : In London a similar mobilization is called a F to accessory to add to the luster of that monument it | For God's sake keep let- ! While there has never been any serious fear that | It is just as| !"pwerty parade.” Thousands of - indigents : march about the city, collecting as they go. It is said that their collections, which are equally divided at the end of each day’s march, run as high as 75 cents and $1 per head. It is noted that as time passes and these parades get larger collections the places in their ranks are] taken by professional loafers and vagrants, who share the gifts intended for honest workmen. It is to be hoped that the serious depression which causes these distresses will soon pass away, for our producers are. much concerned in keeping up the consuming power of the British people. In a short time we will be honoring Indepen- dence day and all that it means to the American peo- | ple and their national progress and happiness. This is one day in which all Americans may be boys and in youthful enthusiasm make fun and frolic and in pageant and parade testify that they love the tremen- dous bond which unites them in a single, splendid | nationality. | many | Various church organizations B SALVATION FOR FEUDISTS. OWN in Jackson Cou?ny the Kentucky ap- D thorities have been put upen a prolonged strain in an effort to bring to trial two men charged with assassination. The crime is one of the similar offenses arising from the feuds that| exist among the mountaineers of the region, and for a long time it appeared very doubtful whether the accused men could be held without a fight on the part of the county officers against an attempt to rescue. Early reports from the scene stated that as soon as the prisoners were arrested and lodged in jail a number of mounted men started out from the county seat to carry the news through the mountains and | rouse the friends of the prisoners. The officials | !promplly took measures to guard against an attack, | and it appears that they were able to rally a force | in the county itself sufficiently strong to overawe the feudists, for no attack was made, and there is a chance that justice will be vindicated. The case in itself is mot of much interest, but un- | fortunately it does not stand alone, and serves to | remind the outside world of the reckless disregard for law which exists among a considerable element | of the mountain population in that section of the | State. The feuds which rage there are carried on | with a relentless hate that is transmitted from gen- | eration to generation, and so great has become the terror of those who are in any way involved in the feuds that the natural instinct of the American to fight fairly and courageously has given way to a feeling that prompts to a nations carried out from ambuscades that argue as much treachery as cruelty. The subject is an old one, but a new interest is given to it by the announcement that the Salvation Army has resolved to undertake the enlightenment of the mountain regions and the suppression of the feuds. The methods of the Salvationists will of course be quite different from those of the law of- ficers. It will be their task to bring the members of the opposing factions or clans to meet on the ground of a genuine religion and put aside their hereditary vendettas. The experiment will be watched with no little interest \have tried in vain to subdue the fierce passions of the feuds, and now it is to be seen whether the Salvation Army’s methods will be more effective. Up to this time the work '6f the Salvationists has been far more notable in the s than in the rural districts. The army, in fact, was designed for city work and its organization is specially adapted to that end. It undertakes something like a new en- terprise, therefore, when it ventures into the moun- tains of Western Kentucky, and it will have to de- vise a new set of tactics. The chances of success are small, but just for that reason the glory of the work will be greater, and the army has no lack of men and women who will undertake it with courage and even with joy. HEN the principal of a CHICAGO AND SHAKESPEARE. W School against the reading of Shakespeare in the public schools but lit- tle attention was given to the incident, notwithstand- ing a report of it was sent as far and wide as the Associated Press can reach. People who read of the ptotest’ passed it over with the casual remark, “Chi- cago is ‘herself again,” and let it go at that. Chi- cago, however, does not intend to have her literary studies and aspirations slighted. She has sprung an issue upon the American public and intends to have it discussed. The charges alleged against Shakespeare are that as a poet he is overrated; that his wit is slim and consists mainly in bad puns or shady jokes; that his language is behind the times; that his gram- mar is shocking, his spelling worse and his morals awful. It is further urged that his sentiments are those of the ignorant and bigoted times of Queen Elizabeth, and that his plays abound in insults to French, Scotch, Welsh and Irish. Summing up the charges the Chicago critic says: “I am astounded to see parents who are so careful of the training of their children, and so ready to pro- test when books get into the public schools giving partisan impressions of certain historic events, sitting in supine silence while the British ideas of the time | when bigotry ran riot are studied in our schools as | examples of lofty thought and fine diction. The gratuitous insults offered the French, the Dutch, the Scotch and other peoples, particularly the Irish, in]| the works of Shakespeare ought to make seli- respecting men and women of those nations a little cautious, at least, of the amount of his writings placed in the hands of the children for serious study.” It will not do to dismiss these charges with con- tempt. It will be remembered that course was tried when p‘hica‘go came forward with a claim that “Cyrano de Bergerac” was written in that city and‘ plagiarized by Rostand of Paris, and the results were disastrous. The world mocked at Chicago, and then Chicago took the case into_one of her courts and a Judge and jury duly decided ‘that Cyrano is a na- tive product. Further derision of the claim would of course have been contempt of court as well as of Chicago, and criticism was silenced. The lesson taught by that experience must not be lost sight‘ of in the present emergency. We must not drive Chicago to an appeal to the courts on the charges against Shakespeare, lest a Judge be found who will suppress the works of the bard alto- gether. It will be best to humor Chicago in the matter and agree with all that is said about the au- thor of “Hamlet,” contenting ourselves with the re- quest that the plays be not excluded from the schools until it has been decided what works of Chi- cago genius with up-to-date language ~shall take their place. R S Chicago High protested JUNETIDE RIDE'S CROWN — WAS A PRETTY SOCIAL EVE MR. AND MRS. JOHN G. WHITTEN, T IN MERLY MISS AMELIA SOLZ MANASSE. St WHOSE NAPA. WEDDING YESTERDAY THE BRIDE WAS FOR- o APA, June 4.—A wedding of un- usual interest took place here to- day at noon. It was that of Miss Amelia Solz Manasse and John G. Whitten. The bride is the yvoungest daughter of the late Emanuel | Manasse, who was one of the principal members of the Sawyer Tanning Com- pany and one of the leading men in the leather trade of the coast. The groom, who was formerly a_practicing attorney | in Michigan, s now the representative of the Chicago packing firm of Swift & Co. at & crman, Texas. Tne ceremony was performed by the Rev. Richard Wylie at the beaugiful home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Amelia Solz Manasse, on Grant avenue. Mrs. W. J. Lindow, sister of the bride, and Ed- ward G. Manasse, her brother, were ma- tron of honor and groomsman, respective- ly. The ceremony was witnessed by but a few intimate friends and members of the family of the bride. The bride was given away by her eldest brother, H. J. Manasse. The spaclous parlors of the Manasse residence were elaborately deco- rated with pink and white blossoms, ferns and twining vines and presented a most beautiful appearance. The bride, who ig a beautiful statuesque blonde, was gowned in fllet de main over white silk, trimmed with rare lace. The bridal veil was held with a wreath natural orange blossoms After a tour of the Eastern States Mr. and Mrs. Whitten will make their resi- dence at Sherman, Texas. They were the reciplents of many costly and beautiful presents. e & WEDDING AT PALO ALTO. Miss Emma Pleasants and Francis Devlin United in Marriage. PALO ALTO, June 4.—All Saints’ Epis- copal Church was the scene of a very pretty pink and white wedding this noon. when Francis Joseph Devlin of San Fran- cisco and Miss Emma 8. Pleasants of this city were united in marriage. Chaplain D. Charles Gardner of the Stanford Me- morial Church performed the ceremony, and was assisted by the Rev. Charles Parker, rector of All Saints’ Church. The church was beautifully decorated in pink and white, sweet peas and garlands of wild cherry predominating. The chancel was banked with white sweet peas. The bride is the daughter of General L e B e PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Tucker of Chicago are at the Palace. Dr. W. L. Samuels of Winnemucca, Nev., Is at the Grand. S. T. Parks, one of Jackson's prominent mining men, is at the Grand. George Frank Spencer, a merchant of New York, Is at the Palace. M. N. Gragg, a warehouse man of Mon- terey, is registered at the Occidental. Judge James L. Fenton of Nome, Alaska, who has been spending several months in the southern part of the State, is at the Occidental awaiting the depart- ure of the next steamer for the north. C. R. McCornick, the well-known young mining man of Salt Lake City, and W. H. Brevoort of New York, who is also en- gaged in mining, arrived from the East vesterday and are registered at the Pal- ace. — Californians in New York. NEW YORK, June 4—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—J. McLeod, at the Navarre:; T. H. Speddy, at the Murray Hill; J, F. Valentine and J. Mead and wife, at the Broadway Centr: C. Hendrick and T. Walsh, at the Morton; L. H. Kohn and wife, at the Cadillac; K. Matheson, at the Hoffman; M. Shepard, W. T. White, A. L. White and Miss White, at the Man- hattan; J. Adams and wife, G. Johnson and wife, at the Cosmopolitan; M. H. Levy, at the Belvedere, and T. M. Mec- Farlane, at the Marlborough. From Los Angeles—N. B. Jaus and wife, at the Holland; Dr. J. W. Janch, and P. Schabarum, at the Hoffman. From Santa Barbara—J. Murray, at the We: ter. o —Albert Meyer, terrible suffering. ement of the richest heiress in San ~ In the Wasp to-day. . NEWARK, N. J., June who was attacked dead of | 4o a distinguished officer He had charge of the Henry Pleasants, of the Civil War. burg. been a resident of Palo Alto. The groom | s the Pacific Coast manager of the Atlas nce Company, with headquarters n San Francisco. Miss Linda Cadwalader of San Francis- co was the maid of honor, and Robert Devlin of Sacramento, brother of the groom, assisted his brother as best man The ushers were Perry Roberts, Bert | Cadwa , George Reddell and William | Deviin. James Pleasants of Philadelphia brother of the bride, gave his sister in marriage. The ceremony was performed cording to the simple Episcopalian witnessed by the relatives and a few intimate friends. gown was of panne crepe | draped with point applique, with vell of the same materfal. She carried a shower ‘hnuquel of lilies of the valley and maiden- | hair ferns. Miss ( walader, the maid honor, was gowned in mousseline de soi She wore @ pink and white hat and car- ried a bouguet of carnations. After the ceremony the bride and groom received at the home of Profesor A. W. Smith, where a wedding breakfast was served. The Smith home was beautifully | decorated In pink and white and convert- | ed into a veritable bower of flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Devlin left on the 3:06 train this afternoon for a honeymoon of one month, the greater part of which will be spent in the Yosemite Valley. After | their return they will reside during the | summer in the residence of Professor and Mrs. A. W. Smith, who will spend the | college vacation in the East. Among the invited guests were: Mrs, and Miss Cadwalader, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Thomas Palache, Dr. iley, Mr. and M Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. S r, Mr. and Mrs, | Giffora and’ Mr._and Mrs. George Reddell of San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Devlin, | Mr. and Mrs. Edward Devlin and Mr. and Willlam Devlin of Sacramento, Miss do of Boston, President and Mrs. Jordan, | Professor and Mrs. Stillman, Miss Stillman, Mrs. and Miss Roberts, Professor and Mrs. Murray, Professor and Mrs. Rolfe, Mrs. J. K. | Mitcheli, Professor and Mrs. Brown. Professor and Mrs. C. D. Marx, Mr. and Mis. Perry Roberts, Mr. and Mrs: Roger Roberts, Pro- fessor and Mrs. Hoskins, Miss McGilvray, Pro- | Mrs. Carpenter, Chaplain_=nd Parker, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Gardner, Rev. and Mrs, Mrs. Kimball, Rufus Kimball, Harry on, Bertram Cocks, Dr. Mosher, Pro- Haskins, Miss McGilvra feseor and Mrs. Abbott and Miss Dcroth: bott of Stanford University and Palo and Dr. and Mrs. Reed of Belmont. i O ANSWERS TO QUERIES. . Pri y A Alto, ON PEACE FOOTING—W. F., South San Francisco, Cal. The army of Russia on a peace footing is 1,111,383, that of Ger- many 604,268 and that of Great Britain 252,578, CHICKENS—Inquirer, Auburn, Cal. This department has been unable to find anything in the books that treat on the raising of poultry and symptoms that answer those described in letter of in- quiry. TURKISH SUPERSTITION—-M. F., City. It is said that many women of Bagdad, Turkey, will not allow their girls to play with aolls because they be- lieve that a doll may eventually come to lite and harm children. “OLD CLUB FOOT"—A. O. S., Bakers< field, Cal. “Old Club Feot,” a grizzly bear that had done much damage in va- rious parts of the country, was killed by three men May 22, 1898, at the head of | daughter of a deceased sister. | administrator of his father's estate | for himself. | lege that they were entitled to some right, laying of the mines under Fort Peters-| His daughter lived in Pennsylvania | formerly, but for the past two years has | | knew what he - |WIDOW DUTARD WINS CONTEST 4 FOR MILLIONS The battle for the $4,000,000 estate by the late Hyppolite Dutard, the cor mission merchant, which has been was against Eliza Dutard, his widow, by Mz T. Kleinclaus and Leonce Dutard, re- spectively sister and brother of the de ceased, since his death, in 1900, came to a end in Judge Seawell's court yesterday The ‘widow is the victor, for Seaweil sustaining her demurrer to the five 3uits for an accounting brought against her by Mrs. Kleinclaus and Dutard gave leave to amend. The complaints demurred to on the ground that plaintiffs were barred by the statute of limitations. : The Dutard fortune has been in ltiza- tion- for the last three year It w founded by Bernard L» rd, who in the fifties established a comm sion business here. When nc died, 1868, he was worth $300000. He left ) will. By consent of his widow amd the other children, the estate was given the hands of his eldest son, Hyppeiite, to manage. For thirty years the last named con- ducted the business, amassing a fortune of $4,000,000. During all this time he took care of the entire Dutard mily, anc when he died he left a will devising all the Dutard fortune to his wife, Eliza, whom he had married but a short time prior to his death. A contest of the wil was filed, but was recently dismissed the contestants preferring to carry on th battle in Judge Seawell's court, wher? the five suits for an accounting hat been filled subseque: to the filing n!. t contest of the will were pending. Three of these suits were brought by Mrs. Klein- claus, one on her own behalf, one A administrator of the estate of her \ ceased mother and one on behalf of t The oth Dutard, as wo were brought by Leonce and In the ¢ they mplaints title and interest in the estate of the brother, Hyppolite, on the ground that he only held his father's in trust for them and for himself. In sustaining Mrs. Dutard’s demurre Judge Seawell practically held that plaintiffs had allowed too great a length of time to elapse befofe bringing their suits. he R e — CHIEF OF EQUIPMENT BUREAU ARRIVES HERE Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford Is In- specting Navy Yards and Exam- ining Government Work. Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford, chief of the Bureau of Equipment of the Navy Department, arrived from the sty terday and is registered at the Oeccidental He is accompanied by Mrs. Bradford and | has come to the coast for the purpose o | inspecting the work ot t war vessels now in course at the Union Iron Works. ing to the East he will visit the » Mare 1 | and t Breme ton. ng the cent repor from Wask the effect that ¢ retary Moody had decided not to hav any more Government work done at Bre- merton until the town had impreved its | present standard of morality, Admiral Bradford said: Although I left Washingt | n re turn of Secretary Moody [ know there is a | very strong feeling in the department agair Bremerton because the bad influences the and wh Secretary unced T informed on the yard, - f was talking about sistant Secretary is w ditions at the northern navy has been investigating them and has frequently complained Regarding the Mare Islan Admiral said that its condition been better th now. . With ya na fes w buildings, its facilities for handling coa a ccmmodity which comes under the su pervision of his bureau, and other im- provements made during the last two years, the yard had become a most ad- vantageous place for the harboring war vessels. Before leaving for the north Admiral Bradford may visit Mission Rock for t purpose of gaining data which may be corporated in his coming report. Of the recent decision of the United States Su- preme Court declaring that the Goverr ment had title to the.rock proper and that so much of its surroundings as had been filled in by the Mission Rock Com- pany belonged to the latter concern, said: In view of the ruling uld & v they will soon, am: ent will buy thé rights he rock is wanted for iikely the Govern: the company ! LIGHTING COMPANY REDUCES ITS BID San Francisco Gas and Electric Cor- poration Sends Amended Pro- posal to Supervisors. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Company. through its manager, Allan Pollok, has bettered its offer to light pu lic bufldings of this city. Tha following communication was sent to the Supervis- ors yesterday for conhsideration: I beg herewith to make the following amen- ed offer: To light all arc lights and gas lamps, te the total numl at the last mheeting of your committee, 363 nig and all the public buildings, the ception of such buildings as you have ranged to allow the Pacific Gas Improveme: Company to light; and to light the dome the City Hall for any ten nights during t year, for the total sum of $296.600. al 5. monthly in installments of $24.7 The outage of lamps to be estimated at tha e of 35 cents for the are lghis s for gas lamos —_————— Note—Best eyeglasses, specs, ¢ Look out for 81 4th, front of barber & flen a0 v nem e mnt i to 3. gro.® Special information supplied daily to tusiness houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 230 Cali- fcinia street. Telephone Main 1042. e T ———————— Townsend's California glace fruits and candies, 50c a pound, in artistic fire- etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends. 715 Market st., above Call blds. * ADVERTISEMENTS. ELDER & SHEPARD inallofitgbranc! LISHERSDEALERS Y Cottonwood Creek, near —the southern boundary of Kern County. POPULATION—A Subscriber, Carthage. Mo. There has not been an official cen- sus of the city of San Francisco since 1900. At that time the figures were 342, 782. Since then the population has in- creased in a marked degree and it {s es- timated that at this time it is 365,000, The population of Los Angeles is estimated at 110,000. CLIPPER SHIPS—A. O. S., City. The clipper ship Flying Cloud made the trip from New York to S8an Francisco, arriv- | ing via Cape Horn at the last named port in 1851 after a passage of eighty-nine days, having traversed 13,610 miles and in one sailing day having made 374 miles. In 1870 the Young America sailed from San Francisco to New York, maxing the pas- sage, 13,580 miles, via Cape Hornm, in eighty days and twenty hours. " ART GRACE, ACCOMPLISHMENT COMBINED. SOCIETY DANCING D. MADE EASY. PROF. L. A. DREW. fa s Renowned as a teacher, be %o announce that he has aStudlo for CULTURE at E BROOK bullding. 36 Geary st.. room 43, FRIVATE IN;'JI;RU%M’ in Soet. Dans . Culture ‘Graces, i Exercises. WALTZING A ETALTY. Reception daily, 9 to m. 1t 8p. m ‘Black -