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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
Ancient Order United Workmsn.

A careful examination of the new ritual
shows that it is a decided improvement, and 1t
should contribute to increased interest and at
tendance at lodge meetings. The junior
workman degree is given both in the long and
short form, as well as the workman degree.
Efforts are being made to establish teams In
number of the lodges, and during the winter
months it is expected that good deal or the
amplifed work will be done.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
THE Dagrea of honor.

Golden Dawn Lodge. Degree of Honor, held
meeting Saturday, which was attended by dele
cations from Dawn Of Hope No. /, Silver Star No.
2. Ivy No. and Minerva No. SO. all Of Alameda
County.
1t is expected in the first week in June next
Superior lodge Of the Degree Of Honor will be in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
Challenges the World.

He publishes no names of patients nor their
diseases, but cures them, and any one in need
of his services desiring references can be
shown hundreds of genuine testimonials on
file in his Office which grateful patients have
requested him to use Sick people crowd his
Office daily because the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
CONCERT BY THE BLIND.

Sacred Music Well Rendered in the
Asylum.
BERKELEY. CAL, Dec. 15.-The pupils
of the California Institute fo1 the Deaf and
Dumb and Blind at Berkeley gave their
annual sacred concert in the auditorium of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
KNIGHTS of Pythias.

Through the untring efforts OF NJ. III. Mendelson,
q former keeper Of records and seals. and Judge b.
T. Williams Buena Lodge No. 100 Of San Buenac
ventura will be reOrgeniz ID tomorrow night
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16

stituted In Buffalo, N. Y, where the Supreme
Lodge Of the A. o. U. w. will meet. This body
will be one between the Grand and the Supreme
Lodge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
Diplomas and Licenses

Hang on the walls of his Office. He has had
many years of experience in the Leading East
ern hospitals also many years of successful
practice that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
The Elks,

District Deputy Ulman will go to Sacramento
next Saturday to assist in instituting new lodge
there. The charter for the new lodge which will
be composed of many Of the best citizens of the
capital city, has been received by the district dep
uty from the Grand Lodge The district deputy
will be accom- panied by Exalted Ruler J. o. Refs,
J. H. Banfield, J. p Dunno, G. s. Hoffman, H. w.
Schlam, ]. II. Harvey, Julius Wolff, ]. r. Howell,
T. Alexander, Herman Kohn, G. w. Nevins, A.
Perrier, Fred p. Evans, J. o. Harris, t. H. Lind
sey, DR.. g. - Backman, p. Valentine Long, George
H. Wolfe, A. Larsen. ]. L. Peterson, John Woods,
II. c. Porter, Sammie Dannenb baum, ]. G. Rethers
and Others
new lodge will be instituted in Prescott, Ariz..
next month the charter having already been is
sued. This will be the first lodge of the order in
the Territory, and it will be under charge OF the
district deputy OF California the exalted grand
ruler having placed Arizona within his jurisdic-
ton.
The matinee recently given by Stockton Lodge
No. 21S for the benefit of the charity fund at the
Yosemite Theater was a grand success The house
was crowded by the fashionable people of the city,
and before the performance commenced the sign
"Standing room only was hung out. There was q
good surplus for the fund. Once a year hereafter
the lodge will give such an entertainments, prob
ably on Thanksgiving day.
District Deputy Ernest Ulman celebrated his
wooden wedding last week. number OF promi-
nent Elks were present, and q good time, such as
members Of this order can get up, was had.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16

The Duke and Duchess of Fife will
spend 100000 in the construction of a new
residence, Mar Lodge.
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Native Dan ghters Of the Golden West.

Califia Parlor No. % Of Sacramento will hereafter
hold its meetings in Granger Hall on the first and
third Mondays of each month
The entertainment given last Wednesday by
8uena Vista Parlor No. SO. in National Hall, was
one of the most successful given by any paror this
season. 1t was both social and financial
success, and the committee Of arrangements is en-
titled to much credit for the pleasure given those
who attended. A one-act farce, peggy Green,'
was source Of much enjoyment, aud the partici-
pants merited the generous applause given them in
recognition Of their efforts.
The worthy grand president, Miss Mariana Ber-
toIa has issued Christmas circular to all the par
lors congratuIating them on the success that each
had during the year now closing and wishing them
prosperity during the one that Is approaching.
Alta Parlor No. gave Christmas tree festival
in Pioneer Hall last Saturday and all the partici
pants had an enjoyable time.
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Native Sons of the Golden West.

Grand President f. II. Dunno visited the parlor
In placerville and the in Georgetown last week
The hall committee is making arrangements for
the dedication Of the new building on Mason street.
which will be occupied some time in January.
Several associations foreign to the order have
made application for halls in the new building.
The anniversary party Of the San Francisco par
lor on last Thursday night was great success and
largely attended.
Ripcon Parior No. II had most delightful time
in odd Fellows hall last Thursday night on the
occasion of the ball it gave 70 its many friends.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
A MONKEYS Sugar.

A tame monkey in India recently wa:
given lump of sugar inside corked bot
tie. The monkey was of an inquiring ma
ture, and it nearly killed him. Sometimes
in an impulse of distress. he would throw
the bottle away out of his own reach and
then be distracted until it was given back
to him. At other times be would sit with
a countenance of the most intense dejec-
ton, contemplating the bottled sugar, and
then, as if pulling himself together fol
another effort at solution, would sternly
take up the problem afresh and gaze into
the bottle.
He would tilt it up one way and try to
drink the sugar out of the neck, and then,
suddenly reversing it, try to catch 1t as ii
fell out at the bottom. Under the impress
sion that he could capture the sugar by
surprise, he kept rasping his teeth against
the glass in futile bites, and, warming to
the pursuit of the revolving lump, used ia
tie himself into regular knots around the
bottle. Fits of the most ludicrous mel.
ancholy would alternate with spasms oi
delight as a new idea seemed to suggest
itself, followed by a fresh series of expert
ments.
Nothing availed, however, until one day
light was shed upon the problem by iar
containing bananas falling from the table
with crash and the fruit rolling about in
all directions. His monkeyship contem-
plated the catastrophe and reasoned upon
it with the intelligence of q Humboldt
Lifting the bottle high in his claws be
brought it down upon the floor with tre
mendous noise, smashing the glass into
fragments, after which he calmly trans.
ferred the sugar to his mouth and
munched it with much satisfaction.
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Asserts That Cleveland and
Olney Have Very Sadly
Blundered.
HE PERcE1vEs NO MENACE.
Declares the Monroe Doctrine Obsolete.
Was Directed Against the
Holy Alliance.

Colonel John S. Mosby, the famous ex-
guerilla chief, has some decided views re-
garding the present strained relations be-
tween England and this country, the ac-
ton of President Cleveland and of Con-
gress and the construction and application
of the Monroe doctrine.
The colonel has served as Minister to
China and Is an attorney of high standing
and more than usually we'll posted on dip
lomatic matters and questions involving
international law. In an interview yes
terday he said:
l heartily condemn the message of President
Cleveland and the action of Congress. 1 look
upon the whole thing as pure demagogism,
practiced just to get the votes of the Irish and
each party IS endeavoring to outdo the other
In demagogism. These people who are hur-
raining for the Monroe doctrine don't know
what 1t is
George Canning, former Prime Minister to
England, is the real author of the Monroe doc
trine. In 1923 England was fighting the Holy
Alliance, which had issued circular an
nounclng crusade against free institutions
all over the world. AT the instigation of Mr..
Canning President Monroe embodied declar-
alton in his message to Congress that any at
tempt on the part OF the Holy Alliance to
carry out its designs on this continent would
be considered as an unfrsendly act toward the
Government Of the United States.
But the Holy Alliance has long ago been dis
solved, and there is no such danger now men
acing our institutions. The Holy Alliance
had proclaimed its purpose to establish abso-
lutte Governments all over the world, and to
suppress any uprising in favor of popular in
stitutions, and it was against the Holy AL
lance that President Monroe Illuminated his
now famous proclamation.
1t is perfectly absurd to announce that If
England should take possession of a little
strip of territory on the Orinoco it would be
to jnctitufi0nS when England AL
ready has Canada on our northern frontier
and Jamaica and Trinidad in the Gulf of
Mexico. 1t would be no more menace to Us
than if she were to take possession of gold
fields in Africa.
What constitutes menace is a question OF
fact and not of law.
Mr.. Calhoun was in President Monroe's Cabi-
net at the time when this declaration was
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made, and If any one will read his speech on
the Yucatan question he will see how utterly
President Cleveland has perverted and misin-
terpreted Mr.. Monroe's message. The United
States had about ,0O0, 900 people at that time,
and now has about 70,0O0,O0O, and no man
outside of a lunatic asylum can believe that
the occupation OF this little strip of territory
on the Orinoco by England can endanger the
United States.
l am utterly opposed to war with England,
because If war comes am going to war for my
country. These people who are now most
loudly clamoring for war have not the least
idea of fighting. but want to send somebody
else to do the fighting.
Secretary Olney's dispatch to Lord Salisbury
is utterly nonsensical. He tells Salisbury that
Europeans, meaning OF course Englishmen,
are devoted to monarchial forms of govern
ment and that Americans are devoted to
selfgovernment, as if there was any inconsis-
tency between q constitutional monarchy like
England and his own government, or as If the
English people were less devoted to self-gov-
ernment than the American is to mis- govern
ment. He also tells Salisbury that the days Of
the crusades are over.
If Cleveland by his laundering succeeds in
getting US into war with Great Britain about
a little strip of territory away down in South
America, in which we have not the slightest
interest, it will be the most ridiculous and
Quixotic crusade that was ever undertaken !;
far more so than those that had for their OBJ
ject the recovery Of the holy sepulcher.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Mr.. jerks AS C0-PASTOR,
First Presbyterian Church Has
Secured a Promising
Divine.
A Young Minister From Red Bluff
to Share Dr.. Mackenzie's Honors
and Duties.

Rev. E. H. jerks, the recently elected
co-pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
of this City, will preach his inaugural SER
mon this morning. Mr.. jerks arrived last
evening and will reside temporarily at 2O21
California street, the home of DR.. Robert
Mackenzie. the well-known pastor of the
First Church.
One of the promising young divines OF
the coast, with energy and organizing
ability equaled by his power as preacher
and his affability in social life, Mr.. jerks
is regarded as valuable addition to Pres
byterianism in general and the First
Church in particular.
He is native of JanesvilIe, Wis, where
he was born in 1862. His parents removed
to New York in his early childhood and
he received his education in the Empire
State. He was graduated from the Whites
town preparatory school in 1879, from
Hamilton College in 1885, and the Auburn
Theological Seminary in 1883.
The week following his graduation from
the Theological School he came to Lake
port, Cal, where he was in charge of a
Presbyterian church for three years, after
which he went to the Red Bluff Church,
then a home mission, but since, largely
through his efforts, made self-supporting
and the leading church of the town. He
was rendered a farewell reception on Mon
day, when Major Kimball. DR.. Westlake,
L. V. Hitchcock, Mr.. Mccoy and other
citizens of prominence made addresses, in
which they expressed the esteem and pride
in which he was held, not only by his
parishioners, but all his townsmen. The
sentiment of regret at losing his services
was said to be counterbalanced by the
pleasure of seeing his progress.
The burden of the labors attending the
discharge of the duties of his large parish
has been heavy for DR.. Mackenzie, and his
request that he be relieved by securing the
services of an assistant was considered
feasible by his congregation. Rumors of
the efficient Iabors of the young pastor at
Red Bluff reached the committee ap-
pointed to engage pastor, and two mem
bers of it visited mis- church and listened to
his sermons, unknown to the prospective
candidate. The result was that he was
summoned to speak at the First Church as
a candidate on November "a. He was
called to the post of co-pastor Immediately
after. He will be released from the Sacra-
mento presbytery as soon as that body
meets.
Mr.. jerks is, properly speaking, neither
assistant nor associate, but co-pastor with
Dr. Mackenzie, sharing with him equally
the responsibilities and labors of their
joint charge. DR.. Mackenzie will preach
the morning, Mr.. jerks the evening SER
mon. They will alternate in the conduct
of the prayer-meetings. Pastoral vista
tions will devolve chiefly upon Mr.. jerks.
His address this morning will be on
"Christ Born in Bethlehem of Judea."
He will have charge of all church matters
during DR.. Mackenzie's holiday visit to
his son at Princeton n J.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

Dame are about to erect a new college
building for girls.
The college of Notre Dame was founded
in 1865. Additions have been made to the
building from time to time, but the de-
mands for more capacious accommoda-
tions have lately been so pressing that the
sisters have found it necessary to erect a
new building. The attendance now num-
bers $50 pupils. including large number
OF boarders.
The contemplated improvements will be
made IN the near future. The new struc-
ture will be four stories in height and will
cover large area. 1t will front on Do
lores street, and extend from the present
college to Seventeenth street. Plans for
the new building have already been pre-
pared. When completed it will be one of
the finest convent buildings in the State.
The sisters also expect to make many
other improvementsd d uring the year. The
playground, which already covers nearly
half block, will be extended and beau
titled. These grounds will extend around
the entire building. Shrines are scattered
around, and are surrounded by stretches
of lawn, intersected, with graveled walks
and set off with BEDS of flowers and shrub
berV.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Mr., McALP|N'S PET GOAT,
An Animal That Created Con.
Sternation in a Sixth.Street
Saloon.
Stung by Acid 1t Bucked Everything,
Not Barring the Pro.
prietor.

do you want to see my Kitty doing
some gymnastics and other funny things,
Mr.. Greggains?' said Mr.. McAlpin, who
is the proud owner of an educated billy
goat, few evenings ago, as the pugilist
and the goat-tamer were strolling along
Sixth street in the direction of Market.
Greggains is one of a class of men who
have desire at all times for sport of any
kind, and as he had never seen q billy
goat perform in a manner that would
elicit praise from an appreciative spectator,
he agreed to accompany his friend, Meal
pin, to drinking resort on Sixth street.
within close proximity of the engine-house,
where the goat was temporarily domiciled.
When the noted boxer and his companion
arrived at Mr.. Casey's rendezvous for dry
and weary pedestrians, there were num-
Der OF firemen waiting for the performance
which was delayed somewhat, owing to
the late arrival of Mr.. McAlpin, the owner
and instructor of the trained animal.
The goat manifested great Joy the
moment it heard the sweet and musical
voice OF its owner. and Pugilist Greggains
acknowledged before he had seen the four
legged animal put up its props, that Mr..
McAlpln had in his possession most
wonderful beast to be sure.
While preliminaries were being arranged
Tor the performance some practical joker
called Mr.. McAlpin's attention to the
street, and in the meantime some ruffian,
who was richly entitled to severe punish
ment procured vial of acid, the contents
OF which he poured on the back of the poor
animal. The goat Immediately declared
war. It dashed madly at everything in
sight. and in few seconds the saloon was
cleared of its occupants excepting Mr..
Casey, who made heroic attempts to save
at least q portion Of his furniture from
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Was Mrs. Garcelon Unduly In.
fuenced Against Her
Nephews
ESTATE PURPOsELY TIED UP
Attorney Philbrook's Version of the
Merritt Litigation in the Fed.
eral Court.

The defendants in the celebrated Mer-
ritt estate case of President William De
Witt Hyde and the trustees of Bowdoin
College, Maine, against James P. Merritt
and Frederick A. Merritt, the nephews of
DR.. Samuel Merritt, and William E. Dargle
of the Oakland Tribune and Thomas
Prather of the Oakland Union Savings
Bank, involving the trust deed of Mrs.
Catherine NJ. Garcelon, have just filed a
very sensational document in the United
States Circuit Court.
It bears the simple litigant title of a
Memorandum in Behalf of Defendants" F"
and copies were served by Attorney Horace
W. Philprook upon the legal talent inter
ested yesterday.
By it Judge John A. Stanly is accused of
having abused his confidential relation
with Mrs. Garcelon by inducing her,
through superior will force and by the aid
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
THE CITY HALL ROOF.

Matter Of Deciding Upon It Deferred
Until Tuesday by the Commissioners.
The matter of deciding upon the archi-
tectural style of the new roof for the City
Hall has been deferred until Tuesday,
when it is expected that Mayor Sutro will
be able to be present at the meeting Of the
City Hall Commissioners.
Architect Shea seems to prefer slate
roof and Commissioners Broderick and
Creswell are said to rather agree with
him. There is quite collection of sam
pies of roofing material gathered for the
Commissioners enlightenment. It is COM
posed of sections of various kinds of
asphaltum roofs, steel roofs, terra-cotta
roofs, cement roofs, shingIe roofs and slate
roofs.
The manufacturers have erected minia-
ture mansard roof after the design of the
big roof to be constructed, and it is a very
substantial affair, consisting of terra Gotta
laid on steel and covered with cement, in
which the slabs of slate are 1mbedded. 1t
is freproof and waterproof. The steel roof
has these qualities also. but is very expen-
SiYe.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

destruction. The kitty" stung with
pain. was butting things in all directions,
and Mr.. Casey, in vain endeavor to quiet
the rage of the now infuriated animal, got
a header in the stomach, which doubled
him up like a iackknife in corner OF the
room.
Bottles by the dozen went flying every
which way, and the probabilities are that
the goat would still be in possession OF the
saloon and reeking vengeance on anything
and everything in its way had it not been
for the timely arrival of vaquero, who
procured rope, with which he lassoed the
animal, anu soon had it under subjection.
The owner of the goat has offered reward
for information that will lead to the arrest
OF the vandal who tortured his priced pet
in such horrible manner.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
GRAVE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST JUDGE STANLY
anyhow. That was before we had gone into
the compromise business.

anyhow. That was before we had gone into
the compromise business.
There was a reason why the two boys
should have received the estate as an in
heritance, thinks Mr.. Philbrook. DR..
Merritt came from Harpsweil, Me-, as one
of the early pioneers. A plague broke out
here, and Isaac Merritt sent him money to
enable him to go to Japan and get out of
danger. With part of this money and
some he had accumulated DR.. Merritt pur-
chased his Oakland property, for at that
time real estate there was cheap enough.
The two boys were as sons to the doctor
until the estrangement between them and
DR.. Rogers. whom, as a poor boy, DIR. Mer-
ritt had brought out from Bath, Me-. and
whom he made his business manager and
agent, and who superintended his lum ber-
yard.
Mr.. Philbrook recalls the circumstance
of the chartering by the novelist, Robert
Louis Stevenson, of the Merritt yacht,
Seas. For the yacht Stevenson agreed to
pay $500 month. There was some ques-
ton as to the regularity of accounts, says
Mr.. Philbrook, and Stephen W. Purington,
Mrs. Garcelon's cousin. was made business
manager in Mr.. Rogers place.
Judge Stanly, old man Purington and
Rogers are singled out by Mr.. Philbrook as
having Deen the cause or the alenatlOn OF
the property from the two boys. He
quotes Mrs. Garcelon as calling Rogers
''tha. gopher always burrowing under
ground" Here is the manner in which
Mr.. PhIbrook lays before the court his
version of the way in which Judge STAN
ly, as he AYERS, Influenced Mrs. Garcelon
by the agency OF Purington and the help
of Rogers to execute the deed:
In obtaining for his own pecuniary gain a
disposition giving TO himself and Stephen w.
Purington Tor the survivor of them, for Mr..
Purington soon died), the Merritt property to
be sold and the proceeds divided-providing
for 100000 of the proceeds to be given to
Bowdoin College in the State of Maine, and
100000 to himself and two physicians to es-
tablish in Oakland hospital for people of
moderate means and extorting as much as he
could for himself at the outset as secret gift
finland, John A. Stanly was only moving along
the obvious line of least resistance and accom-
plshing the most possible for himself.
The scheme had to have semblance of plausi-
bility. Stephen W. Purington, though she
was man that would be governed and con-
trolled by stronger mind" was of about 81
or 90 years of age and very fixed in his
ideas" He had lived in the house in the life
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Mahone's Thin Legs.

The late General William Malone of
Virginia was small man and excessively
thin, and some very good stories have been
told about him. One cold December morn
ing in 1854 the generals tent was pitched
taking morning nap when his negro
body servant, Uncle Davy, in tiptoeine
about the tent. stumbled and fell on the
cot, tumbling the little general out.
Springing up, the furious officer snatched
his saber and gave chase to the flying
darky. Davy jumped fence; then, feel.
ing somewhat secure, looked back At his
master, whose remarkably slender, naked
legs were shaking with cold, and shouted !:
trustin' yo'sef in dis yer wind on dem
legs, is you?"-New York Mail and Ex-
press.