The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07
The Grand Effort Will Occur Be.
tween the Two Next
February.
EXPLAINS HIS CHIROGRAPHY.
More Charges of Murderous Threats
Uttered Against the A. P. A.
Champion.

The skirmish in the controversy be-
tween Father Yorke and Rev. Donald NJ.
Ross, which has been attracting attention
for some time, is now at an end and they
are now ready to name the attorneys who
shall decide whether or not Mr.. Ross
shall have substantiated his quotations.
Mr.. Ross reply of yesterdays date to the
communication from Father Yorke of the
9th inst. is here given. He accepts the
proposition made by Father Yorke and also
explains how his stenographer happened
TO. misspell the word surely" writing it
as by phonetic sound. Following is the
letter:
GOA DOUGLASS STREET, Dec. 6, 1895.
Rev. P C. Yorke, Chancellor archdiocese San
FrGncisc0-DEAR SIR: Your last really calls
for no word in reply, because there is no point
in ii calling for linking of pen. 1t is really the
settlement of the skIrmish. All is now ready
for our work of choosing lawyers, which trust
them. was anxious 10 bring the whole mat
ter into its present condition, and consequently
am pleased with the outlook.
should close this note at this point but
for the smile had over a few rambling para
AS YOU noted the word "shurely" in the copy
sent you, though corrected by the scoring out
of the "h' for the printers, l did smile at your
mental caliber. Let me give you the incident
that put "h" into the word. You know that in
the United States shOrthand-writers do their
work by sound. For that reason the stenog-
rapher TO whom l dictated that letter jotted
down the surely according to sound, and that
made the sound of ''sh'' as the first of the word.
Even yourself, with your Hibernian brogue,
will pronounceit as if spelled "shoorly." Well,
10 come back from Ireland, the stenographer
after taking down the notes set TO work to
transcribe them into print on the typewriter.
Four sheets were put nto the machine in or
der to make copy for THE CALL, Examiner
and you and me, all at once.
The Sound sign went accidently into print
on the machine, but was al once corrected by
drawing the pen through the oh and leaving
surely" No doubt should have sent you q
copy on gilt-edge paper, with green silk ribbon
through the margin holes, borne on a silver
salver inlaid with design in ivory of the harp
of Erin, since it was going to the sacred per-
son of priest. You got an identical copy of
what THE CALL and Examiner got.
The mistake was caused by my not knowing
that a priest was better than other people.
And my ignorance is such that am of 1.-The
same opinion still"
had not the time, while had the morning
papers by me, to read your letter through. l
saw, however, that you made thrust at some
Protestant for crime. Well, now here is one
for you: The priest who takes care of your
folks at San Quentin wants q raise OF salary,
because, as he says, his work is getting so
onerous and so numerous.
In speaking OF threats, allow me to say tina
! have the names OF several who have made
verbal threats which / certainly could not
manufacture This evening merchant told me
q Roman Catholic said in his store Gross
will never meet Yorke, for, by God, he will be
killed before they meet" have given the case
TO the police.
Let the correspondence stop at this point,
and I will put up my sarcastic blade until
February. DONALD NJ. Ross.