The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1903, Page 6

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HILE President Roosevelt’s determination | 6 service by promotion of capable men from ms is a source of gratification to interest in the matter, it is by no nt to assure the thorough reform that There is required a change in posit 1as been long needed lating appointments, so that the reform | cting men {or the various offices shall | 2 fixed feature of our administrative system. | e forces that have n for so long a time work- bring about the enactment of a consular re- 1 have not lessened their activities because of | E s action in recent appointments. On , they have drawn encouragemjent from is m: tation of the President’s sympathy with reform, and will urge upon Con- | 1e passage of an efficient consular reform bill | with increased zeal. of the most active and influential of the | One that have declared for reform ve worked to bring it about is the National , a non-partisan body, composed of of commerce and industry in every Union. It has given special attention bject and has carried on an extensive cam- n of education in favor of the message of reform | e ganizations the the Lodge bill, which contemplates 2| reorganization of the consular service, sub- | aries in place of the fees system, pro- option of the merit system in mak- 1g fixed s for the g promotions, and, in short, removing the service together from the spoils of politics. Should the bill become law it would not be long beiore there would be an immense improvement in the persompel of the service and a corresponding rovement in the service itsel. We should no longer have important consular positions filled by men zbsolutely without qualification and who owe their appointments solely to their activity as parti- san politicians in their various Congressional dis- tricts. The bill provides that an appointee must have a general knowledge of the trade conditions, re- sources and requirements of this country, as well as the country to which he is accredited; also must speak fluently either the French, German or Spanish lan- guage, as well as English, and in every other way be qualified to serve and promote the manufacturing and commercial interests of the United States. The passage oi the bill is not going to be easily cffected, even though it have the support of the Presi- dent. That much is evident ffom the defeat of the efforts that have been made in times past to bring about reform. As a matter of fact the bill vir- tually asks the Senators to surrender a large part of their official patronage, and to a great many of them patronage is the most valuable adjunct of a Sena- torial position. They would almost as soon resign the one as surrender the other. The hopes of the friends of the measure rest partly upon the support of those Senators who are true statesmen and patriots, and partly upon the power of public opinion to control the vote of the spoilsmen. It is for the purpose of working up a strong sen- timent in favor of reform that the National Business League is now carrying on its campaign. A recent summary of the prospects of the lu‘gut in this re- spect says: “The hope of success for this effort to induce Senators and Representatives to give up so handsome a block of patronage lies in the fact that the men behind the movement are not doctrinaires or theoretical reformers, but practical business men, heads of great manufacturing and mercantile con- cerns, bankers, importers, exporters, presidents of boards of trade, chambers of commerce and grain ex- changes. They are men practically familiar not only with the needs of trade, but with the business of a consular officer, and are not to be deceived as to the proper qualifications for such a position or the proper discharge of its dutied. Their demand for sweeping reorganization in the service is born of bitter expe- ience with its present inadequacy, incompetency and ignorance, and they. represent sufficient material in- terests to insure them a hearing even from the most <tupid and selfish patronage broker in either house.” As the industries as well as the commerce of the country are to a considerable-degree affected by the degree of efficiency that exists in the consular ser- vice, it is expected that all organizations represent- ing industry and commerce will co-operate with the league in the effort to bring about the desired legis- Jation. The co-operation should be prompt as well as cordial. The Lodge bill should be enacted at the coming session of Congress. many | of the Government and the training school of | term in ignorance of its significance. | sovereign character in mind: ATTACKING THE PRESIDENT. T is evident that the American Federation of La- | I bor is giving impulse to a campaign which is | 4 opetated on several converging lines. Members !m’ the federation in Porto Rico are spreading sedi- | tion among the very ignorant members of the labor | unions in that island, and have gone so far as to de- nounce the flag of the United States as the emblem of | rascality, and to threaten the life of Governor Hunt. | On the mainland the movement is more cautious, though in the same direction. Here the laws oi the unions and the laws of the | 1and conflict in respect to membership in the National | Guard. Federal and State laws recognize the militia organized in the National Guard as the defensive arm the military rank and file. "In times of civil disorder, when the peace officers and the courts are confronted by a physical force obstructive of their functions, the militia is the sole resource of the State for protection against that actual anarchy which exists when the civil courts can no longer enforce the law. The next resort is to Federal authority enforced by the regu- lar army of the United States. The unions in the Américan Federation strike at the nearest support of law and order by striking at the militia. During the past few months National Guardsmen, and some of them officers, have been compelled by their unions to resign. They have given their reason that if they remain in the guard they will be expelled from the union, and then if they attempt to work they will be killed. It will be scen at once that this is the use of | down the first defense of the law. It is in effect threatening with assassination every man who holds | the law of his country to be higher than the laws of his labor union. The extravagant assumptions with | which the country has been made familiar and at which good citizens have laughed as mere vaporing | of ignorant enthusiasts have borne fruit. When Mr. Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared here, in the presence, and the ap- proving presence, too, of the Mayor of this city and the Governor of this State, that his organizatian had “sovereign rights,” law-abiding citizens believed that he was using terms in ignorance of their meaning, since here only the State has sovercignty and sov- ereign rights. But Mr. Gompers was not using a He knew and meant exactly what he said, that his organization had | taken, in the allegiance of its members, the place of important vacancies in the consular | | the State, and they knew no other sovereignty than that represented by him. Again at New Orleans Mr. Gompers gave evidence of his sense of the importance of his position and authority when he said, with his “Our most dangerous competitor is the Federal Government.” He un- | doubtedly meant that his federation of labor unions was strong enough in its sovereignty to subvert a single State, or to overcome, one by one, a group of States, inasmuch as one State cannot go to the aid of another except as it operates through Federal energy. But after that he would find the Federal Government with the regular army making a stand for public sovereignty as against the claims of vol- untary organizations bound by secret oaths. It must be admitted that Mr. Gompers has inspired his confederated unions with the courage of his con- victions. They are now fearlessly attacking the laws of the United States and threatening the President for | enforcing them. So far every considerable conven- ticle of labor unions held during the summer has de- clared for the sovereign right of the unions to dic- tate the terms of employment in the Government printing office, book bindery and bureau of engraving and printing. The terms they dictate violate the laws | of the land, and as those laws conform to the con- stitution the unions are striking at the fundamental law. President Roosevelt, as his oath and duty re- quire, has upheld and enforced the law, and for this they threaten him with vengeance. Having shown their power to disorganize the National Guard and to leave a single State powerless to enforce the law, they now aim their vengeance at the President himself. There is no use denying the fact that this contest puts our institutions to a new test and subjects them to a newstrain, in some of its aspects more serious than secession itself. The talk of the last few years, sup- posed to be wild and empty, has been accepted as the | teaching of a principle and has impressed the vast numbers of alien immigrants who have recruited the ranks of union labor to the exclusion of Americans, and now the conflict rages around the Federal Gov- ernment and the President is threatened because he represents the sovereignty of the United States and the supremacy of the law. The issue is serious; it is revolutionary; it is sub- versive of all law. It is to be carried, secretly or openly, into the next Presidential campaign, and may easily cause all other issues to be forgotten. If the people of this country tolerate another sovereignty than that of the State, then anarchy is here. st e e The Chinese Bureau, connected with the Federal Government in this city and intended as a barrier to the illegal admission of coolies to the port, seems to have assumed dangerously near the character of a fence. If a shake-up were to come perhaps some of the unwelcome and undesired parts of it might drop out. OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM. FFICIALS of the army and of the navy have O designated “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem of the United States, and it is quite probable the people will follow the lead thus given. It is becoming the practice, moreover, for audiences to rise and to stand uncovered while the air is played. These things come in response to what is evidently a popular aspiration, and accordingly they are to be commended, since they stand as evi- dences of the increasing ardor of American pa- triotism. Conceding everything that can be urged in favor of the air chosen as our national anthem and of the practice of standing uncovered whenever it is played, there remain certain serious objections to the whole thing. In the first place standing for a long time un- covered in the open air is one of the formal outward evidences of respect that might just as well be dis- pensed with even under circumstances where it has hitherto prevailed, and it would be almost a folly to carry it further by establishing a new occasion for it. Many an American has stood uncovered by the grave of a friend while a long ritual service was being car- ried out, only to go home with a cold or a pneu- monia that brought him ere long to the graveyard also. Physicians have time and again given warn- ings of the dangers of the custom, and no single reason can be given why it should be continued at funerals, much less extended to all occasions where a band plays the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Ample . drespect can be shown hymiu.hfmutheinkr; duress of the most serious kind in order to break | moment and standing. There is nothing to be gained by insisting upon uncovered heads throughout the whole time the air is being played. The *“Star-Spangled Banner” will be accepted as the national anthem only because there is nothing better in sight nor hearing. The air, however, is crude and the words are of no significance to men of this generation. They were well fitted to the time and the occasion for which they were writen, but they have ne application to our time nor to any occa- sion likely to arise in the future. In days gone by men did indeed have to look with anxiety to see if the star-spangled banner were “still there,” but we have no anxiety on the subject. Qur national an- them should have noble words set to noble music. In due time we shall doubtless have one, and in the meantime we may do the best we can with the old drinking song air to which Key set his verses on the victory at Fort Henry. It will be enough, however, if we “rise to the occasion.” We should not be ex- pected to stand bareheaded for it in the open air when the winds are blowing and fogs are rife. Kansas is waiting in dread expectation of another killing frost which may destroy the crops almost utterly. This, however, is only an incident in Kansas | life. People there would not feel at peace with them- | selves or the world if they were not battling against | some difficulty. They are contented only when in | trouble. § SUCCESS OF THE TURBINE. REPORTS received at Washifigton from United States Consul Milne at Calais are to the effect that the continuous running of the steamer Queen equipped with turbine engines across the channel has realized the most sanguine expectations aroused by the performance of her trial trip. In good weather she makes the trip from Dover to Calais in fifty minutes, beating the swiftest of her rivals by upward of fifteen minutes. She has other advantages as a ferry-boat, for she is freer from noise and from jarring than are boats of a sim- ilar tonnage driven by the old form of engine. In commenting upon that feature of the new ship the Consul says: “The noise made by these turbine engines is unlike the common engine. They make a rumbling noise like rapid-running dynamos. Even in their immediate vicinity there'is little or no vibra- tion, but one is conscious of being in close proximity to a great power. From amidships forward on the promenade decks there is no noise or vibration what- ever, and when the vessel is making twenty-three knots per hour in good weather passengers are re- minded of being on shipboard only by noting that they are gliding over the sea. * * * One note- worthy feature on board the Queen will be the ab- sence of the hot cinders and dust, which are—and more especially to ladies—such a nuisance on board most steamers fitted with forced draft.” The chief defect of the turbine engines when first tested was the inability of getting up any speed astern with them. In any kind of a steamer it is de- sirable to have the power of going astern at times, and in ferry-boats the desire is to have ability to go ahead or astern with equal facility. It now appears that the inventor of the turbine has so far improved | his engine that a ship can be driven astern with some- thing like the speed ahead. It is reported of the Queen that on her trial trip on the Clyde, on the 12th of June, when steaming continuously as¥rn, she at- tained a speed of about thirteen knots. Starting and stopping trials were also carried out, and the vessel when going over nineteen knots per hour was brought to a dead stop in 1 minute 7 seconds after the telegraph order was given to the engine-room, and the distance she traveled in this time was equal to only two and a half times her own length. The Queen has three cylinders, three shafts and three screws, the center turbine being high pressure and the others low pressure. When going ahead in ordinary work the steam is admitted to the high- pressure turbine, and after expansion there passes to the low-pressures and then to the condensers, the total ratio of expansion being about one hundred and twenty-five fold, as compared with eight to six- teen fold in triple expansion reciprocating engines. When going full speed ahead all the lines of shaiting, central as well as side, are in action; but when com- ing alongside a quay or maneuvering in or out of harbor the outer shafts only are used, thus giving the vessel all the turning and maneuvering efficiency of a twin-screw steamer. Such a report coming after something like two fmonths of continuous running across the channel in all kinds of weather seems to justify the conclusion that the turbine engine has been virtually perfected and another great step made toward turning all ocean voyaging into something like a ferry service. Even the Chinese are progressive in the arts which distinguish them. Their highbinders in this city, surfeited no donubt by their murder of resident Mongols, threaten to assassinate any white attorney who has temerity enough to defend in court a coolie against whom their wrath is raised. This effort to broaden the field of their murderous activity is likely to be dangerous. As long as their murders were confined to Chinese each assassination meant one coolie less. The killing of one white man might rid us of Little China. The Committee on Finance, Health and Streets of the Board of Supervisors have met in solemn dignity and with much resounding phrase have asked the Board of Health and the Board of Public Works to rescind the action by which these worthy public bu- reaus have defeated the law and made a new raid upon the treasury in increased salaries. The absurd- ity of the request makes it worthy of public interest and record. Our Health Board is planning to revise and ad- vance the standard of milk sold in San Francisco. It might be wise for our spectacular officials to consider ways and means to prevent the sale of impure milk, whatever the standard may be. We have a certain standard now, and just as certain a violation of it by operators who are apparently exempt from official regulation. A crowd of Wisconsin youths burned their school- teacher in effigy a few days since because he refused to grant them some petty concession to youthful folly. These boys have in them the stuff of which is made the mob and the irfesponsible violators of law and order established for the government of men. Some pranks of youngsters are incipient crimes. On a day in last February a man in this city com- mitted a noticeably cold-blooded and atrocious mur- der and it is expected that his trial will soon begin. It is such delays as this which make one wish that the law.would be as swit in its vengeance as the malefactor is in his desperate outrages. e ENTRE NOUS IS ARRANGING FOR FUNCTION The members of the Entre Nous Co- tillon will open their fourteenth season with an assembly and german on Friday evening, October 30, in the new ballroom of the Palace Hotel. i “Robert Browning in Music was pre- sented by the San Francisco Musical Club at Century Hall last Thursday morning. The programme opened with three Browning songs composed by the Misses Caroline Fuller and Clara Rogers; these were rendered with much pathos and sympathy by Miss Ella McCloskey, the contralto, whose personality and volce melody. Readings were given by Mrs. James W. Edwards, after which Miss Frances Rock delighted the club with her rendition of Bach's Fugue in D minor and other selections. The programme was one of high stand- intelligence of the members of the club. e San Francisco has a treat in store in an entertainment to be given at Y. M. C. the Chinese Woman's Hospital. The pro- gramme is to be rendered by leading pro- fesslonals, assisted by Or'ental artists in native costume. It is to be the first en- tertainment of its kind ever given in America. The hall is to be decorated in Oriental style and a Chinese orchestra will furnish music. esting feature will be a Chinese ladies’ +quartet. Mr. Chee Soo Lowe, who s at- tending the University of California, is to sing a solo, accompanled by Miss Ah Tie. Mr. Lowe has won many friends by his sweet, sympathetic voice. Miss Suey Leen, a young Chinese lady who has studied voice culture for some time, will also give a vocal selection. Suey Leen has made numerous trips to differ- ent parts of the State to sing before the public. She has always been greeted with great enthusiasm on account of her clear high notes. The real Chinese musie, as furnished by the best professionals, is something that is not heard every day. The great musicians of Europe are mak- ing a careful study into the sclence of Chinese music and are finding many in- teresting and instructive points regarding the art of music. The quartet before mentioned, com- posed of Qua Lou, Ah Tie and Margaret and Ah Ching, is well known in this city, the young ladies having sung before large audiences in the public institutions. Among the professionals who are to ren- der the programme are Miss Jenne Mar- row Long, Professor Adelstein and others well known in concert work. The vocal- ist of the evening, Walter Hastings Ol- ney, is new to San Francisco audiences, having recently come to this city. Mr. Olney has studied under the best masters and his rich baryvtone voice shows the polish of a true artist. PERSONAL MENTION. Prison Director Don Ray of Galt is at the Lick. Dr. C. B. Hanson of El Paso is staying at the Grand. Dr. and Mrs. W. Hoyt of Sioux City are at the Palace. Dr. Fritz S. Chanceler of Washington, D. C., is at the Palace. J. T. Harmes, a real estate man of Sac- ramento, is at the California. Colonel Robert M. Northam and wife of Los Angeles are at the Palace. S. Penschower, a merchant of Clover- dale, and wife are at the Grand. George R. Stewart, a cattleman of J. O. Hayes, proprietor of the San Jose Mercury, and wife arrived in the city last evening and are at the Palace. Dr. James D. Murphy of the Emergency Hospltal staff of this city is spending his vacation automobiling through the Santa Clara Valley. Captain John Cross of Los Angeles, who is planning the construction of a number of _electric lines in Northern California, is at the Palace. Harry L. Newman, well known through- out the country for his, compositions of “ragtime”’ and other popular songs, is a guest at the Palage. Dr. and Mrs. A. Blair Thaw, wealthy residents of the East, who have been spending the summer at Santa Barbara, are registered at the Palace. A large number of prominent lamber men from the Northwest and the East are staying at the Palace, among them being Sylvyn kddy of Bay City, Mich.; E. W. Foster of Tacoma and A. M. Murphy of Green Bay, Wis. e e Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 2L.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—G. Aldrich, at the Gilsey; W. G. Anderson, at the Herald Square; Black, at the Hotel Imperial; Mr. Cronin and wife, at the Jefferson; W. R. Doug- las, at the Victoria; R. M. Eberle, at the ‘Westminster; Miss E. Elliott, at the Win- sonia; Mrs. W. Johnson, at the Manhat- tan; D. Kline, at the Herald Square; G. Lombard, at the Gilsey; P. C. Mills, at the Hotel Albert; B. Porter, at the New Amsterdam; Dr. C. M. Richter, at the Holland; Miss E. Russell, at the Winso- nia; M. Salisbury, at the Murray Hill; Dr. O. Swayze, at the St. Denis; B. Walk- er, at the Murray Hill; C. Wise, at the Hotel Navarre; Mrs. W. 8. Wood, at the Holland; R. Buckerman and J. Mayer, at the Herald Square; Miss J. Peckner and Mrs. C. Peckner, at the St. Denis, and M. W. Rosenstein, at the Hoffman. From Berkeley—E. J. Albert, Grand Union. ————— Large Feet 50c. Chance of a life time. Never before have we offered such bargains in shoes as will be placed on sale to-morrow (Wednesday), 9 o'clock. Hard to belleve, but a fact; 3000 pairs ladles’ shoes in cvery concelvable style—lace or button, low shoes included—for 50¢ a pair. Mind, they a made Of the very best quaiity leather. We guaranteo all sizes; in fact, we hay pairs ranging from 5 to 8 in size. Also a lot of men’s shoes for $1; made of calf, viel kid and patent leather, in up-to-date toes. Come early. Sale 9 o'clock sharp. Busy Bee Shoe Compan: 1029 Market st., above Sixth. e piuthd et S TRl Decides Against Railroad. The Supreme Court yesterday granted the appeal of Anthony Quill for a new trial of a sult against the Southern Pa- cific Railroad. The plaintiff had a daugh- ter killed through the alleged negligence of an employe of the corporation. The jury in the Superior Court decided against him and an appeal was taken on the ground that Jurors Farquharson and Dorland were prejudiced. Before these two men were reached all the peremptory challenges had been exhausted. The Su- preme Court thinks the point a good one and the decision of the lower tribunal is reversed. \ e Trunks and Suit Cases. ‘We give you best value in trunks, suit cases and traveling supplies in the city. Look over our Leather Goods rtment and be convinced. ail & Co., T4l Market street. —— e Says He Is Insolvent. John F. Sheehan, an accountant resid- ing in San Francisco, filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $9765 and has no assets. at the B —_——————— Townsend's California glace fruits and candies, 50c a pound, in artistic fire- A :mmdi;qnx.n. nice present for Eastern i ____.‘___cunu._ Special supplied business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (. Calt- i seemed especially adapted to the text and | ard and bespeaks much for the musical | A. Hall September 26 for the benefit of | Another very inter- | Crow's Landing, is a guest at the Grand. | STANFORD MEN NEED PAY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 21.—| The circular letter issued from the presi- | dent's office a few days ago requiring all members of the defunct Inn Club to pay a pro rata assessment of $10 by the 25th inst., or have their registration in the university canceled, was to-day re- | scinded by President Jordan. ! According to the law, the members of i the club are tesponsible for only 31000 of the deficit, and as they have agreed to raise this amount on their own account the university authorities have extended the time for this purpose. The pro rata | | assessment will now not exceed 35 40, and in case the property of the club can be| sold for $300 the assessment will be re- | | duced to $370. For the $1500 balance of | | the deficit the directors of the organiza-| tion are alone liable. | An attempt is now being made to have | an outside party take hold of the inn.| but unless this is accomplished by the end of the present week the eating-house | will be closed and the 150 students who | are now taking meals there will be forced | to find boarding accommodations off the | university campus. | i eI SR e WITNESSES ARE SCARCE % AFTER THIRTY-ONE YEARS Only Two of the Fifteen Hundred Men Living to Testify Now in Court. NAPA, Sept. 21.—Dr. Benjamin Shurt leff has been called to San Francisco as | a witness in the case which had its origin in the killing of a freighter by Indians in Shasta County back in 1572. The widow | of the dead man.bas filed a claim against the Federal Government for loss sus- tained at that time. Out of 1500 people acquainted with the victim and familiar with the particulars of the tragedy, only two are alive to testify. Dr. Shurtleff, aged 82, is one ot them. Charles T. Shurtleff, a son of Dr. | Shurtleft, is the attorney for the widow. —_—e—— SALE BEGINS FOR TAXES IN IRRIGATION DISTRICT asth | Tulare County Men Hurriedly Form | a Company to Get Choice Land. TULARE, Sept. 21.—At 1 o'clock to-day the collector of the Tulare irrigation dis- trict began the sale of property for de- linquent taxes. Several pieces of property | were sold and bid in by citizens. The most | important sale of the day was the prop- | erty of J. F. Kessing, bought by J. H. | Hitcheock for $2347 50. 1 During the day a number of moneyed | men of the vicinity formed themseives | into a company to buy up the desirable | pieces of property yet to be sold. \ { | i —_—e———————— COUNTY OFFICIAL SAYS ISSUE WOULD BE ILLEGAL | S | San Diego District Attorney Objects to Proposed Bonds for Road | Improvement. I SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21.—The contem- | plated issuance of bonds for extensive | road improvements in this county has re-| celved a setback by District Attorney | Carter, who in response to a request from | the Board of Supervisors for an opinion {in the matter has decided that the pro- posed bond issue would be illegal. An ex- | penditure of between $200,000 and $300,000 | | was involved. s P o TR TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE CLEAR TO ST. MICHAEL SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 21.—-Communi- cation with Nome and St. Michael has at | last been established. The officlals of | the Pacific Coast Steamship Company | and the Empire Transportation Campuny‘I have both received telegrams from St. Michael which had been conveyed by ves- | sels from Nome. The messages announce that the steam- ships Senator and Ohio both sailed from | Nome September 17th. The former ves- sel has a total of 213 passengers, while the Ohio is bringing 250. PASTOR IS TAKEN ILL WHILE GOING TO SERVICE| Condition of the Rev. Father Doogan | of Vallejo Excites Much VALLEJO, Sept. 2L—The Rev. B. M.| Doogan, pastor of St. Vincent's Church of | this eity, while on his way yesterday t hold services at the navy yard chapel was attacked by a severe chill that did | not yield readily to treatment. To-da; the condition of the reverend father is serious, as he has developed symptoms of | pneumonia. —_—e————— Tax Rate Fixed in Counties. | NAPA, Sept. 21.—The Board of Super- | visors of Napa County to-day held a | special meeting and fixed the rate of | taxes to be levied on each $100 worth of | taxable property in the county. The | total rate is $1 72, which is four cents higher than last year's rate. SALINAS, Sept. 21.—The Board of Su- pervisors this afternoon fixed the coun- ty and State tax levy for county purposes. One dollar was levied and the State tax is sevenfy-five, cents, being thirty-five cents increase over last year's levy. —_—————— s Hotel Man Charges Robbery. NAPA, Sept. 21.—Sheriff Dunlap went to Napa Junction to-day and returned with Jack Hall, a section hand, and C. P. Henry employed at Inkleman's Hotel. It is charged by Inkleman that the two men robbed John Coppinger, a section hand, of a large sum of money while the | latter was helplessly %intoxicated. Inkle- | man recovered the money. The two men | were taken before Justice McKnight, who | placed their bail at $1500 each and set the examination for Tuesday. ————— Death Calls Prominent Mason. BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 2. — William Ogg. general superintendent for the Standard Oil Company, died in this eft late last night of cerebral spinal men- | ingitis. The deceased was 52 vears of age | and had been with the Standard Ofl Com- pany for many years in an official ea- pacity. He was a Mason of high stand- ing. His wife arrived from Illinois a few hours after his death. The body will be shipped East for interment to-night. —— Raisin Prices Will Be Fixed. FRESNO, Sept. 21.—Prices on all grades of raisins not heretofore named will be fixed next Saturday. A new grade of | “Malaga loose” will be established. Grow- ers must communicgte with packers re- garding quantity of’layers to be put up, and packers must have packed layer raj. sins out of the way by February 1, after which the association will not be respon sible for any unsold. & | LOS ANGELES, Sépt. 21.—The plant of the Union Consolidated 6’3"3: :::g, on Bluff street, was destroyed by | 1ast until the following Thursday reported to-day | of Mayors which will take FIFTY DAYS OF STEAMING THE VOYAGE e s TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 21.—The steam- ship Texan sailed to-day for Delawars Breakwater direct, which i8 the longest steamship voyage ever attempted with- out stops. The distance s 13,990 miles and Captain Morrison hopes to make it in fifty days. As a usual thing steamers Puget Sound for the Atlantic coast ports stop either at San Francisco or some of the South American ports for coal. These stops the Texan will not make unless it be on account of some accident. has taken on 4100 toms of coal at this port and that amount is expected to see her into the Atlantic port. The Texan carries an enormous cargo of sugar, canned salmon and general freight. After she passes out of the straits she will head directly for the Straits of Magellan and from there di- rectly for Delaware Breakwater. b S o S TR S LYNCHING IS DENOUNCED IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS Chief Justice of Delaware Supreme Court Delivers Strong Charge to Grand Jury. WILMINGTON, Sept. 21.—Chief Jus- tice Loree of the Delaware Supreme Court to-day delivered a strong charge to leaving She | the Grand Jury which is considering the | eriminal work of the county courts. Af- ter reclting the details of the murder on June 15 of Helen Bishop by George White and the subsequent lynching of White by a mob, Justice Loree said For the first time, the lawless and revolting crime of lynching has invaded this State. Lynching Is a crime against the law of both God and man. Every wiliful participant in such an act is a murderer. No man has a right to commit that crigne because be- lieves or fears that some other person who is intrusted with the execution of the law will fall or has falled in the performance of his duty. Under the law we know what our rights are, and, in the main, we find that they are fairly attained and enforced. No human laws or human inetitutions are perfect. This no rea- sonable man will expect. Lynching and mob law, thelr promoters and encouragers, whether they be of high or low degree, should receive no favors at the hands of thoughtful and patriotic men. There must be government or non-government. The line All_history teaches that is the end of fres is the life- of cleavage Is clear. the vrevalence of mob law government. Obedience to law Dbreath of our republic. To you the people look for the faithful, fear- less and honest discharge of your duty. They ask nothing more and expect nothing less. AWE INSPIRING SPECTACLE IS PREPARED FOR CHICAGO Centennial Managers Will Give & Reproduction of the Burning of the City in 1871. CHICAGO, Sept. .-2l.—Committees in charge of Chicago's centennfal celebra- tion, which will begin next Saturday and night, that the preliminary de- ally complete and issued ys. Invita- the banquet place at the Auditorfum on Thursday night, October 1. More than 3000 invitations have been issued for the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution recept at which many of the members will appear in gowns of a hundred years ago. On Saturday night the centennial managers will give a re- production of the burning of the city in 1571 in a unique display of red fire. One hundred tons of the inflammable material will blaze from the roofs of several scores of the tallest buildings in the down town district and for thirty minutes the city will seem to be struggling with a d aster similar to that which resulted almost total destruction thirty-two years ago. The scene, judging from tests re- cently made on one of the high buildings, will be thrilling in the extreme and the display will surely prove an awe inspiring spectacle. e — CLAIMS THAT ANTI-TRUST LAW IS BEING VIOLATED New York Advertising Agent Files Complaint Against a Bill Post- ing Association. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Samfl W. Hoke, an advertising and poster agent of the city, to-day filled a complaint in the United States Circuit Court against the Associated Bill Posters and Distributers of the United States and Canada, in which he claims 380,000 damages from them on the ground that the association is an illegal trust and combination, ope- rating in violation of the Federal anti- trust law. The Associated Bill Posters re being sued through A. B. Beall of ioux City, Iowa, the treasurer, who is tails were pract a programme for the six d tions were sent to-day for | also made an individual defendant. Hoke charges that the Associated Bill Posters and Distributers of the United States and Canada constitute a volun- tary association that is operating in vio- lation of interstate and foreign commerce lin the form of advertising conducted by means of the posting of advertising bills on fences and other places throughout the country, engaged in arbitrarily fixing minimum rates to be charged for bill post- ing throughout the United States with- out reference to a reasonable value or competition. — BIG TOBACCO COMPANY SCORES LEGAL VICTORY Secures an Order Prohibiting an Ex- amination of Its Books by Dis- satisfied Stockholders. TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 21.—Chancellor Magee to-day filed an opinion granting a stay in connection with the proceedings instituted by Edwin A. McAlpin and oth- ers against the Universal Tobacco Com- pany. This stay prohioits the examina- tion of the tobacco company's books pend- ing an appeal to the Court of Errors and Appeals from the decision of Vice Chan- cellor Pitney. The Vice Chancellor made an order authorizing the examination of the company's books. This he did in connection with the suit brought by Me- Alpin and others charging mismanage- ment and asking for the dissolution of the voting trust under which William H. Butler, president of the company, domi- nated the company’s policy. The matter now goes to the Court of Errors and Ap- peals for final adiudication. . ———— No News of Missing Tug. GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Sept. 21.—The tug Tempest, purchased by the Cuba Eastern Railroad, which left Miami, Fla., September 5, for Guantanamo, has not since been heard of. She had a crew of five men. S ——————————— \ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. XILL THE DANDRUFF GERM. Or Your Hair Will Fall Out Till You Become Bald. Modern science has discovered that dan- druff is caused by a germ that digs up the scalp in scales as it burrows down to the roots o'l“:l!: hair, where it destroys the hair's ity, causing falli i ultimately baldness. Atter Brofessen Uana of Hamburg, Germany, discovered the dandruff germ all efforts to find a remedy failed until the great laboratory discovery was ¢ which ri in Newbro's Hnr&l“- . It alone of all other hair prep- araf kills the dandruff et e e R ' ve effect.” Sold et i Furiide Ga.