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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03
THAT AWFUL WOMAN.
A Fellow-Passenger Tells of Her Supreme
Selhshness.

A Fellow-Passenger Tells of Her Supreme
Selfishness.
She is to be found between the hours
of seven and eight in the morning in the
dressing-room of every sleeping car in
America.
1, who take it upon me to denounce
her, have plainly verified the facts of
her existence and habitat.
Given sleeping car on a long route,
ten women in the various compartments
are notified by the porter promptly at
seven that the train will stop at Charles
ton or Chicago or Denver at eight for
breakfast. Each Immediately rouses
herself, rescues her different belong
ings from the CULTS and creases into
which they have fallen, fastens them
with difficulty at levels which are
strange to them, seizes her dressing bag
and goes to the dressing-room to find
eight other women gathered outside
and the door locked, barred and bolted
between them and the tenth one-the
woman who forgot others. Five min
utes is the limit which is allowed by
just division and law of equity to each
of these women in which to wash. brush
and put up her back hair. They wait
patiently for five minutes. grumbling
for ten, impatiently for fifteen, indig-
nantly for twenty, furiously for twenty
five. Then there is an eye-conference,
then a series of knocks which take on
the character of violent remonstrance.
Thirty minutes-forty-fo y-five,-
the bolt is heard to slide back and some
one emerges-combed, curled. brushed,
powdered and buttoned-a self-satisfied
creature who smiles innocently in the
pent-up, cindery faces which confront
her.
Then is heard long-drawn sigh of
wondering contempt from the group;
the one nearest the door bows depre
catingly to the others, slips into the
| dressing-room, spends her shrunken
minutes as best she may and energies
with wetted sponge and open bag to
stand in a corner of the passage and
finish the process of making herself
| unnoticeab BILE.
am persuaded that any fragrant in
fraction of the rights of individuals on
the part of woman is generally to be
| referred to lneXperlence or ignorance.
She finds herself in totally new posi-
tion-that is, in possession of dressing
room which belongs to her only by
courtesy and for a very limited time.
If she is young or dull or totally with
out the discipline of constantly chang
ing circumstances, her mind fails to
recognize the temporary tenure, and in
consequence she sins in an unforgivable
manner against the laws of courtesy.
Unless she is very, very dull she
scarcely commits this sin a second time;
but if she does, some punishment should
be invented-for surely none exists
equal to the awful evaporation of her
| crime.
leave the suggestion to the many
who have suffered at the hands of this
sort of woman, and commend her to the
class whose tender mercies' are char
acterized in the Bible as cruel.
dace Wheeler, in Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03

"Crumley the artist is an odd fell
low"
"NVhat has he done?'
Just painted a fve-hundreddollar
picture of hundred-dollar hearsA-
Judge
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03

house when Nancy came up. He made
haste to welcome her.
Good mornin', Miss Nancy" said he.
'As bloomin' as ever, l see"
Here's your eggs" spoke Nancy,
CURLY.
"Sit down a spell, won't YEP" SIM
pered Mr.. Wixon.
I'm in a hurry" said Nancy.
But, Nancy"
MY name is Miss Moppet, sir!
Nancy - Miss Moppet - must
speak," blurted out the old fellow. II
love you better'n all the world. There,
&hat's what ] had on my mind And
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03

Papa, the paper says the marriage
took place at high noon What is high
noon?"
High noon, my son, is-um-is noon
among the-er-among the higher
classes. Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03

Young Man-Do you think your sister
would hate to marry and leave you?
The Terror-o. yes. She said she
would have married long ago if it hadn't
been for me.-Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03
THE CHURCH STOVE.
Why a Scheming Parent Gave His
Consent.

r. MOPPET was
coming in from
the gard e n
path. Nancy,
with plu m p,
w h lite arm S
barred to the ell
bow, was wash
ing the break
fast dishes in a
deep pan of hot
soapsuds.
M r. Moppet
w as a h a r d.
featured elder
ly man, w i t h
whitish blu e
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03

-Wife--"I wish had taken the adj
vice of my friends when l married you.
They all said you were fool" Hus-
band-"Ies, that's what my friends told
me. Boston Herald.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20


midnight. When he reported off duty at
the Central station he was IN happy state
of mind and freely exchanged jokes with
his comrades.
1t was about o'clock in the morning
when he reached home. To his wife he
complained OF pain in his head. He was
also very tired and expected to sleep so
soundly that he asked his wife to be sure
and call him early, as he had a case in
court to attend to. He then retired to his
bed in room adjoining that occupied by
his wife and son,
Mrs Linskey awoke at s 80 O'Clock very
dizzy and sick at her stomach. While won
derlng what was the matter her son became
aroused. He was also very sick.
Mamma" he said family, II smell gas"
Mrs. Linskey then realized that the house
was filed with escaping gas. Without an
instants loss of time she threw open doors
and windows and rushed into her husbands
room.
The officer lay in his night clothes, with
his head and shoulders on the bed and his
feet resting on the floor. He was inanmate,
and the physician summoned said after a
glance that life had departed. 1t was APP
parent that he had been overcome while try
ing TO get out of bed to turn off the gas.
When the news of the death reached the
old City Hall Deputy Coroner Brdgewood
went out to the house and soon became con-
yinced that death was due to an accident
One gas Jet In thesro0m was turned on full.
An examination showed that the stop-coek
was defective. The catch had been broken
OFF and the key turned all the way round.
Linskey probably turned it around too far
and went TO sleep before detecting the odor
OF the gas. He was aroused while suffo-
eating, but the gas gained the mastery be-
fore he could leave the bed.
The unfortunate officer was aged Al
years and a native of Ireland. He was ap-
pointed TO the police force, March 10, 1879
During his thirteen years of service his beat
was in the toughest part Of the "Barbary
Coast" he gained the reputation of being
q most conscientious and efficient officer
Among his fellow officers and business men
with whom he came in contact he was
general favorite. Dr. Griffin had treated
him for heart disease for some time.
AS death was purely accidental an INQUEST
will not be held. The Widows and Or
phans' Aid Association of the San Fran
cisco Police Department will conduct the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
Seal of the Sir Companies.

For the past ten days the presidents OF the
Chinese Six Companies have been holding
daily sessions OF their council, which have
usually lasted until far into the night.
was certain the matter under discussion
was the Geary bill, but / tried in vain to
get even the shadow of tip as to what the
next move by the council was to be.
Last night the deliberations came to an
end and the council adjourned. after sign
ing and placing the great seal of the Six
Companies upon the above document.
The bulletin boards of Chinatown will
be plastered with the proclamation this
morning.
am told by ore who knows that more
than 10000 copies of the document will be
printed and sent to every part of the Union
in the mails to-day and tomorrow.
The appeal to the Emperor is the docu-
ment that caused the Six Companies presi-
dents TO burn the midnight oil.
OF that important message but four copies
were made.
One of them went to the Consul General
in this city; another to the Chinese Minis
ter at Washington; the third to Ii Hung
Chang in China; while the fourth copy was
retained By the Six Companies.
1t was this last copy that got possession
of for about FIVE minutes. and my able in
terpreter never worked harder In his life or
under greater disadvantages in securing a
translation.
The exact language of Chinese docu-
ment can never be given in English, but my
Interpreter assured me that he had given
me the sense of the letter.
He was unable, without more time, 10
give the language used in addressing so high
and mighty parsonage as the Emperor.
So-called copies of the appeal to the En-
peror will be printed to-day. but was told
the published copies were for the benefit Of
the white people and are nothing like the
document sent TO China.
1t now looks as If the Six Companies were
more determined than ever to force the
issue with the Government on the Geary
bin, and / am told that these new proclama-
lions were issued on account of the letters
received from all over the country asking
for translation OF the law under the seal
of the Six Companies so that the precise
terms of the bill could be made known to
every Chinese it affects in such a way as to
make him believe it.
am also told that thousands of dollars
| have already been received by the Six
| Companies aud that advices received from
every part of the country say that up to the
present time few Chinese have registered.
The strangest thing about this whole mat
| ter is that the Chinese who have been gain
| ing their livelihood as Interpreters and
employees of the Government are the most
bitter against the bill and the loudest in
their clamOrs against it. c. B. HARToN.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
PREVIOUS PgOcLAMArIONs.
The FiIst Intimation Of the Struggle Wa,
Given by ''The Call"

The FiIst Intimation Of the Struggle Was
Given by "The Call"
The registration of the Chinese is ques-
ton Of international importance, as it, in
measure, affects the rights and status of all
Mongolians residing in this country.
The CALL distanced all Of its competi-
tors by publishing first in its columns the
stand taken by the Chinese in opposition to
the registration law.
The day following the leading journals of
the United States devoted considerable
space to the news that first appeared in
THE CALL, which was also the authority
from which the dailies in this city first de-
rived their information.
II must say The CALL deserves credit
for publishing the first intimation we had
that the Chinese intended 10 fight the Geary
act" said General John McComb, chief of
the Chinese registration bureau in this
city, yesterday.
at came like a thunderboldt out OF q
clear sky.
mo one can fail to recognize the value
and Importance of the news and Of the bear
ing 1t will have in dealing with the law.
"Yes, HE CALL has beaten the country
on this Chinese registration business from
start to finish"
The proclamation published exclusively
In The CALL was the first intmation that q
fight was to be made against the registration.
The following is'a portion of the origna
and full translation of the first proclama-
ton.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
PERSONAL NOTES.

j. R. Breen, wealthy cattle-raiser of San
Juan, is at the Lick.
NJ Brough, the wel-known fancy-stock
raiser of Sacramento. is at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drury Melons arrived at the
California yesterday from Napa Valley.
l.. p. Sage, prominent capitalist of Los
Gatos, is staying at the Lick with his wife
Lieutenant-G Governor j. b. Reddick ar
rived at the Grand last night from San An
dreas.
Lieutenant p. Inch Of the United States
cruiser San Francisco is staying at the Cali
forna.
r. II. Beamer Of the State Board of
Equalization is registered at the Lick from
Woodland
Dr. and Mrs. j. r. Beel of Philadelphia
are visiting the coast, aud are registered at
the Palace.
j. r. Hebron of the State Board of
Equalization is registered at the Grand
from Salinas.
Charles Pye. prominent tea merchant of
Foochow. China, has taken up his quarters
at the California.
Colonel and Mrs. Z. Moale of the United
cation at San Jose.
Leonard Coates, the prominent horticul-
turist of Napa Valley, is registered at the
Grand with his family.
L. Z. Andrews has resigned his position
of secretary Of the California Camera Club.
TO take effect on the 1st prox.
Colonel and Mrs. Marceau returned to the
city yesterday. after tour In Europe and
registered at the Palace Hotel.
The usual crowd of muslc-lovers at the
Palace Hotel were disappointed last even
ing. Owing to the death of Consul Nc
Kinley. the band was not allowed to
oerfOrm.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
PROCLAMATION.

To All Chinese in the United States:
We give you in this letter the Geary bill,
so called, which is about Chinese register
Ing. 1t Is an unjust law and no Chinese
should obey it.
The law degrades the Chinese and II
Obeyed viii put them lower than the
msauest of people.
We have got the law as we give It from
Mr. Quinn, the man who is to enforce 1t
IN San Francisco.
The law SIS he has given 1t to as lie as the
white people msdeit.
Itisa crueIIaw. ItIsa bad law.
Read II and see how cruel the law IL to
our people.
See how mean and contemplate 1t wants
60 make the Chinese.
We d o not want the Chinese to obey IL.
We do not believe the Chinese Will
obey #.
In making this law the people of the
treaties made with our country aud our
Emperor with contempt.
They have dIsregarded our rights and
paid attention to their promises, and
made aIaw to suit themselves, matter
how unjust to us.
No Chinese can read this law without
affecting Of disgust.
If any Of our people think they are wiser
than we are and would obey the law, IL
any would obey IT for the sake of making
money, Let them stop. Do not d. 1t. You
will repent it ifyOu
Many white men say this law is not
right, and those who obey it are not wise,
but ignorant and foolish.
Let us stand together.
We hope all Will work with rs and then
We can and will break this Infamous law.
The following is the law. 1t is trans
lated right.
Let no white man fool you and tell You
the law is different from what is here.
Now read iti
IThen follows the full text Of the Geary
bill, commencing with section 6, the off,
GERS who are 10 enforce it being named at
the closet.
Again we warn you not to obey this law.
1t not right, 1T 10 not just.
We have given you the true law,
Signed JUNG WAH WAL oUEN.
The Six Companies
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20

The Ne,o Croker House, In Course of Con-
strncti0n.
beautiful, whether in form or color or
song"
All the votes up TO this time had been for
either the Towpe residence or Cotton resi-
dence, and 1t began to look as II these two
would have il all TO themselves.
But each OF the other two received started
new competitor in the race.
Lee Lash says Il give the preference 10
the residence of Colonel A. G. Halves,
which is on the corner OF Buchanan and
Washington streets"
Carl Kahler. the ninth on the list, says !:
My choice Is the new residence of Mr.
Croker. corner of Washington and Laguna
streets.
ut has the appearance of a feudal
schloss,' castle.
at is very refined In conception and or
namentation; the ornamental work is all
cnt in stone.
The residence looks very homelike. The
vestibule is exceedingly rich in outline and
color. The ONYX used is of extraordinary
beauty. The light through the colored
glass window-a highly artistic piece OF
work-creates wonders of col0ristic effects
Floods building on Mob Hill makes a
very noble impression. 1t is not home
like building, though. Its appearance is
that of gallery or academy of arts"
1t is fair TO assume that the other artists
yet to be heard from are making a critical
examination Of the leading private resi-
dences before sending in their vote.
That is right, as there is no occasion for
a hurried decision.
The result Of the vote is important mas
much as it will be an artistic guide for the
future and will be an indication to wealthy
citizens as to what constitutes an artistic
building-a building that the eye can rest
and repose upon and not be repealed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
TIE Vote IS WIDENING.
A. N. Towne's Residence Still
in the Van.
NINE REPLIES RECEIVED.
Four Private Residences Now on the List.
Artists Reasons for Their Preferences.
a Valuable Guide.

What is the most artistic private residence
in San Francisco?
The decision of the artists will soon be
known.
Nine replies to the question have now been
received.
They show the following result:
The Totcne residence ...............4 rotes
The Cotton residence. ...................3 rotes
Colonel A. G. Hatces' residence. rOte
The ne,c Croker residence. ...........1 cote
1t will be seen that the residence of A. N.
Towne, at the corner of Taylor and Cali
fornia streets. leads by one vote. with the
Cotton residence good second.
Two others now appear on the list, the
residence of Colonel A. G. Halves, at the
corner of Buchanan and Washington
streets, and the residence of Henry }.
Croker, at the corner Of Washington and
Laguna streets.
This makes nine out of the twenty heard
from so far.
The vote is widening and the eleven an
swers yet to come in may completely alter
the position OF the vote as it stands at
present.
1t is so far 'anybody's race"
Widespread interest Is being taken in the
contest and intelligent men are unstinted
in their praises OF THE CALL for It's laud-
able efforts to naugurate a better order of
things enthusiastically.
The five additional replies received are
from c. S. Newell, Alice b. Chlttenden, j.
Iyey, Lee Lash and Carl Kahler
c. S. Newell says
1.-THE residence of A \. Towne primarily
for originality of design and for the use of
solid and durable material - terra Gotta
(pTessed brick)-and in contraSttO the cheap
and himsy appearance of even the best con-
structed OF our wooden houses"
Alice Is. Chittenden Is an enthusiastic be-
lever in the Cotton residence. She says:
''The Cotton residence stands alone In its
quiet beauty.
1.-The many mansions which have ap-
peared around IL have served to enhance It's
simplicity and harmonious proportions"
Professor j. Ivey is equally enthusiastic
in his praise of the Towne residence. He
says: "Ruskin insists that true criticism
OF art never can consist in the mere appli-
cation of rules; it can be just only when it
Is founded on quick sympathy with the in
Vulnerable instincts and changefed efforts
of human nature
blot the aboye-named residence out of
this competition and | should expect a per-
feet hurricane OF opinions. because of the
multitude Of architectural efforts toward
the artistic which exist, in parts, on this
dynasty of hills
''But this residence Is unique here in
every consistent quality which awakens
quick sympathy in those who love the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
THEY WANT A TEST CASE.

Chinese Anxious to Know whether the
New Law VIII Hold Water.
The Chinese have not made any percep-
tible rush toward Collector Quinr's regis
tration bureau yet.
They are holding off and looking for some
way in which to bring about a test case
The Six Companies have offered bonus
of $1,000, exclusive of a good fat salary, 10
any attorney who will make out a test case
at once.
Several attorneys bit lovingly Mt the
tempting bait, but could not bite it off,
After going over the law thoroughly the
attorneys have concluded there is no way to
test the law before May next, and have SO
advised the Six Companies.
But the Chinese will hold off while, hop
ing against hope that some method will be
found to bring the matter into the courts
before il is too late
Collector Quinn is doing nothing in the
matter, only waiting.
He can do nothing further, he says, until
next May.
Then, il there be any Chinese who have
not complied with the registration law, the
Collector will set about deportiHg them.
AT present the Chinese are anxious to
find out whether that registration law will
hold water IN the Supreme Court.
And they want an answer to this ouastion
before Ii is too late.
1t looks as though they would not get this
answer. and in that event they will prob
ably register.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-20
AN EN6LISHMAN'S VIEWS.
What He Thinks of the Justice OF til
Registration Act.

What He Thinks of the Justice of the
Repatriation Act.
An Englishman, who is at present In this
city. and has travelled extensively on this
continent and in the Australian colonies,
was asked by THE CALL reporter yesterday
II he would express his views On the Chi
nese registration bill.
II will with pleasure" he promptly re-
piled.
Il have studied this Chinese question for
some years, and while in Australia made it
a point of closely watching their mode Of
living.
Il have seen enough to make me con-
WINGED that they are in every respect unde-
sirable citizens.
'1n Australia they are even more bitter in
their determination to exclude them than
you seem to be here. And as an English
man / am glad of 1t.
''Since | have been here have. like most
strangers passing through your city, taken
in Chinatown. | saw sights that in my
widest imagination had never conceived
possible in an enlightened community.
THE filth, with its consequent menace TO
the health OF the community, and the other
evils which | need not particularize, were
simply appalling.
England may tolerate the Jewish refu-
gees from Russia, with their squalor and
olfl, out OF pure humanity, Dut she would
never permit, for single moment colchy
OF Chinese, such as you have here. 10 squat
down in the midst Of one of her cities.
IL admire America for many things which
i need not enumerate. but | cannot admire
her tolerance OF the MougOlian race.
True, America Is the home OF the free,
but in my humble opinion It was never in
tended that she should prove haven of
refuge for the scum Of heather lands. The
line should be drawn somewhere, and
would draw 1t at the Chinese.
But you have got them, and you must
make the best Of bad bargain, so to speak.
u have no hesitation In saying that your
registration act is just and equitable law,
and should be rigidly enforced.
There is no hardship entailed upon the
Chinese in the proposed system Of registra-
ton. They should be made TO understand
emphatlcally that so long as their obnoxious
presence is tolerated in this civilized, pro-
gressive and enlightened country they must
conform to It's laws.
They may buster and blow about inter-
national equity and appealing to their home
Government, but it will amount to nothing.
They know only too we'll when they
have a good thing and they are shrewd
enough to do nothing ultimately to lead to
their expulsion from the country
TT would, however. be a mighty good
thing for America II they should quit the
country forever.
Australia will not be slow to adopt
measures, however drastic their nature, to
rid the colonies of every Chinaman.
"Civilzed communities can very well rub
along without them"