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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
TIE BOND BILL.

As was expected, there has been much
more opposition in the House to the bond
bill than to the tariff measure that was re-
ported at the same time. The Ways and
Means Committee, recognizing the valid
grounds on which, such of the opposition
is based, made no attempt to push the bill
to vote yesterday, and accordingly several
amendments were adopted which materi-
ally improve it.
1t must be conceded that the bill as first
reported was not pleasing to the people,
and even with the amendments made TO 1t
will not be wholly satisfactory. There IT,
however, an unanswerable argument IN its
favor. The Secretary of the Treasury now
has authority under the resumption act TO
issue and sell 10-year per cent bonds
and 30-year per cent bonds to main
tain the gold reserve. Under this author
ity he has already sold 1852 600, 900 worth
of bonds, and will undoubtedly sell more
unless Congress provides better means
of maintaining the reserve. 1t is therefore
to Congress the simple choice OF providing
for per cent bonds under new act or TO
leave the administration to go on as it has
done under the old act.
must adopt some course that is practical
BILE, and not waste time in idle discussions
as to what is ideally best. The bond bill
is purely an emergency measure. 1t does
net suit Cleveland because instead of
specifying that the bonds shall be paid In
gold it makes them payable in coin. By
this phrase a way is left open for return
to bimetallism as soon as it becomes ex-
pedient, and the bondholder is placed in
exactly the same position as other citizens
There certainly can be no valid objection
to that feature of the measure, and there
can be little doubt the House will sustain
it when the vote is taken.
| By one of the amendments adopted yes
| terday it is provided that nothing in the
act shall be construed to repeal or modify
the law OF 1878 requiring the reissue o.
| greenbacks when redeemed. This puts al
end to the fear that the bill might be
made to serve Cleveland as a first step to-
| ward the retirement of greenbacks. Ii
! fact, there is nothing in the measure that
| conforms to CIeveland's peculiar policies
| 1t affords HIM a means of borrowing
money at low interest to maintain the
| treasury reserve, but it does not enable
| him to fasten his gold-standard, anti.
greenback policy on the Nation. 1t il
| therefore a measure which Western as
well as Eastern Republicans can cordially
support. 1t would be folly to make q
division in the party ranks on a mere
| question of temporary expediency. Unity
and action are what are needed now, and
every Republican Congressman should
stand firmly with the party in dealing
with all these vexaJious issues arising
from the blunders of the Cleveland ad
ministration.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Supreme Court has recently handed
down decision of great Importance af
fecting and defining the relative rights
and duties of members of unincorporated
fraternal societies to and from the orders
to which they belong.
1t is the case of Levy VS.. the Magnolia
Lodge OF Odd Fellows, and the following
are the substantial facts Of the case: Levy
was third degree member of the order in
1898. He claimed to have become sick,
and hence entitled to sick benefits from
his lodge, which for a time were paid.
After several months of payments the
lodge refused to pay Levy further sick BEN
fits upon the ground that he was not en-
titled thereto. Thereupon he demanded
that committee of the order be appointed
to investigate the matter in accord
ance with its merits. Such committee was
appointed, but Levy refused to meet it,
and began suit in the courts against the
lodge to recover the sick benefits which he
alleged were past due. Thereupon charges
were filed in the lodge against Levy, as it's
rules provided might be done, for his
alleged violation of the rules and regula-
tons of the order. and he was regularly
summoned to appear. This he also re-
| fused to do, and he was accordingly ex-
PEELED from the order. He thereupon
sought and obtained from the lower court
a writ of mandate to compel his restora-
ton to membership.
| The Supreme Court has decided that he
was not entitled to the writ and that his
expulsion from the Order of Odd Fellows
having been accomplished in strict accord
ance with its rules and regulations, he
cannot be heard in the courts to complain.
| The relation between such unincorporated
orders and their members is strictly one of
contract entered into in writing at the
time the member joins the lodge and SUBJ
scribes to its rules and regulations, and if
he has thereby waived any legal rights,
such as the right of appeal from its
orders, he must not be granted re-
lief from his own voluntary contract by
the courts, but must avail himself of the
opportunities which the rules and regula-
tons of his lodge afford Tor the proven
ton or redress of any alleged injustice to
him on the part of the order itself 1t is
only after the member has pursued
unavailingly all of the means provide by
the laws of the order for the redress of his
wrongs that he may apply to the courts
| for the protection to which he is Justly
entitled, but which by fraud, mistake or
malice has been denied him within the
| order itself
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TWO MINING OENTERS.

The San Francisco Stock Exchange has
at last done wise thing in deciding to
revise its list of mining securities and
recognize large number of valuable mines
which have been developed within recent
years. The listing under which the
operations of the exchange have been con-
Quoted for so many years in nowise repre-
sents the present condition of the industry
in this State. For the most part the mines
on the list lie outside the State and repre-
sent the enterprises which produced the
bonanza kings on the one hand ana in
nun cradle paupers and suicides on the
other.
There is no danger that the letting in of
large number of new mines will pro-
duce such another craze as that which
afflicted the City in the early '70's.
Trading in corporate shares of many kinds
is a legitimate business all over the
civilized world. The harm that it may do
falls only upon those who lack the ability
or caution to protect their own interests.
The good which it accom- plishes is to
stimulate the industries which the shares
represent. Besides bringing constant
stream of new blood into the enterprise
for which the shares stand, it calls wide
attention to them, and especially to the
profits which they yield.
So far as the country at large is con-
cerned California mining is completely
eclipsed by the terrible craze of specula-
ton which is now centering in Colorado.
The little town of Colorado Springs, to say
nothing OF Denver and the other large
cities of the State. is presenting now,
every day and night, scenes equaling those
of Pine street in its widest moments.
Millions of dollars are changing hands
every hour. The infection has spread to
New York. where Colorado mining shares
have become regular commodities of specu-
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alton. California is completely forgotten

lation. California is completely forgotten
in the scramble.
The New York Stock Exchange has
taken up the Colorado boom in earnest
Its representatives on the ground make
careful examination of the mines, and
their reports are the basis for listing the
shares. This gives the boom an element
of security which Pine street never en-
joyed. The effect will be to send millions
of dollars from the East for investment in
Colorado mining properties.
In sense ii is very unfortunate for
California that the Colorado boom has
arrived, as strong flow of English and
Eastern money was pouring into this
State for investment in our mines. This
will all be diverted to Colorado for time.
That the Colorado boom is being greatly
overdone, and that reaction in favor of
California will ensue, admits of no doubt
whatever, but that does not relieve our
people OF the duty of giving all possible
attention to their own mining interests.
The Stock Exch ange has wisely begun the
work, but the movement must not be al
lowed to slumber with the listing of new
mines.
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PERSONAL.

II. NJ. Rogers of Walla Walla is at the Lick.
A. j. Harrell, a banker of visalia, is in the
City.
s. NJ Barlow of Salt Lake arrived here yes
terday.
dental.
J. NJ Keene, business man OF Salem, Or, is
at the Grand.
Walter NJ. Field. q business man of San Jose,
is in the City.
George A. Beavis, business man OF Portland,
is at the Grand.
E. C. Weinrich, a wholesale merchant OF Sac
ramento, Is in town.
E. A. Steut, prominent mining man OF
Sonora, is at the Lick.
P. H. McDermott, a mine-owner of Carlisle,
N. Mex, is at the Russ.
A. Abrams, a general goods dealer OF Reno,
is here on business trip.
A. r. Galloway, a wealthy fruit-grower of
Healdsburg, is at the Russ.
}. R. Trainor, a commission merchant OF
Marysville, is at the Grand.
J. A. Wilson, q prosperous business man OF
Boise, Idaho, is at the Palace.
Christian Russ, an extensive landowner of
Kirbyville, arrived here last night.
w. J. Young, a business man of Astoria, is at
the Russ, accompanied by his wife.
E. NJ. McGettigan, Supervisor of Solano
County, is among the arrivals at the Russ.
Colonel II. H. Blood, the mining man, of Vir-
ginia City, was among yesterdays arrivals.
G. J. Stewart, a prosperous fruit-grower and
livestock raiser Of Vacaville, is at the Grand.
G. L. Sullivan, superintendent of the big
Higgins rancho, Sacramento County, is in the
City.
A. H. Devers of Portland, accompanied by
his wife and daughter and Miss A. Ceilings is
at the Lick.
II. w. Child, a prosperous mine-owner OF
Montana, and an early Californian, arrived
here yesterday and is at the Palace.
C. E. Bray. City agent of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Railroad, who has been on visit
to Mexico and the East, accompanied by his
wife, is en- route home from Chicago.
Horace F. Balch of Minneapolis, one of the
leading railway builders of the country, is in
the City. He has built a large amount of road
in the Northwest, in Texas and elsewhere. He
is here on business trip.
Ex-Judge H. G. Strive of Seattle arrived here
yesterday. He is one of the early pioneers OF
Washington and was at one time Secretary OF
the Territory. He is regarded as one of the
ablest attorneys of the Northwest.
Captain J. E. Lombard of Portland, who
years ago was in command of Chinese troops
at the time of the Tonquin troubles, is in the
City. The captain served through the late
Civil War in the United States. He has i'm
portant interests at Portland
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BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

The agitation in Berkeley over the prop.
osition to bond the municipality in order
that certain public improvements may be
made revives all the old arguments appii-
cable to such cases. The proposition there
is to raise 5000, 100 on municipal bonds. OF
this amount it is decided that four good
schoolhouses be built with $4,000 and a
wharf with $4,000.
The business principles involved in such
proposition are by no means abstruse.
There are many individuals in the world
who proudly announce on every possible
occasion that they do not owe dollar. In
their estimation Indebtedness is a re-
proach. 1t will be generally observed that
such persons rarely have any standing in
business circles and that as agencies for
the advancement of community interests
they commonly exercise a negative in
fluence.
1t is never right to borrow money or 9TH
erwise go in debt for the purpose of graft
flying an idle desire. 1t is always right to
borrow money or otherwise go in debt if
in so doing the borrower has a reasonable
assurance of being able to discharge the
debt by employing the loan as means for
increasing his money-earning power. Ev-
cry great government and every important
business is conducted in recognition of
this principle.
The proposed investment certainly rec
ommends itself ON the score Of wisdom.
The town is the seat of the Staff Univer-
sity and is an exceedingly pleasant place
of residence. Besides its own attractions
and its contact with the State University
it has San Francisco at it's doors, and that
means great deal in many ways. If it
should become known throughout the
State that Berkeley bad exceptionally fine
schools the population would rapidly in
crease, property values would be raised
and the task OF liquidating bonded debt
by means of reasonable taxation would be-
come very simple.
The wharf is an equally important mat
ter. 1t would open the town to the traffic
of the entire State, would reduce the ex-
pense of living and would serve as per-
feet complement to the benefits which the
excellent schools would bring. If Berkeley
has untrustworthy municipal authorities
it should elect better. If it has silurians
they ought to be suppressed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
THE SUNDAY CALL"

One of the most interesting features of
tomorrow CALL will be an exhaustive
article on the wonderful gold discoveries
in the Cripple Creek region of Colorado.
San Franclscans familiar with the exciting
times which prevailed in Pine street twenty
years ago will read this account with some
thing like an oldtime thrill, and owners of
valuable mining properties in California
will realize the mistake they have made in
permitting Colorado to enjoy a boom
which, in measure. is serving Temporal
lily to eclipse the movement so we'll begun
in recent years to develop the far richer
mining resources OF California.
Among the distinctively literary features
is rollicking sea song by Thomas Greg
ory-a quaint bit of fo'castle sentiment
and superstition lowering about the out
landish craft which pursue whales in the
Arctic sea. Another is an Arabian Nights
tale entitled 1.-THE Sleeper Awakened, in
which it Is shrewdly guessed that an ex-
tremely modern writer has deep purpose
in choosing the romantic circumstances of
Haroun and Baghdad for the telling of q
tale that is as useful as it is romantic. Still
another charming literary feature is en-
tiled "Some Good Stories Told in an Ari-
IONA Town"
The alumni of the State University may
find either rebuke or a suggestion in a
contribution by w. c. Morrow on What
the State University Might Do for Cali
fornia."
ALI the regular Sunday departments will
receive due attention. Literary matters,
book reviews, the fashions, the theaters,
society, ETC., are able treated. "Bab" has
her usual good letter. The page devoted
to matters of popular scientific interest
has proved to be most welcome feature
of THE SUNDAY CALL.
Those Californians who wish to inform
their Eastern friends concerning the things
which distinguish the State carnot do beu-
ter than send copy of this issue across
the continent.
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ferent detectives and have followed all the
clews, but all the work counts for nothing.
at is as strange still as when the safe was
unlocked and Captain Stolen, the County
Treasurer, was taken out of the vault.
"I have gone over the entire field. 1t has
cost considerable to investigate the matter but
that wouldn't count for anything If we had
caught the guilty persons. am at loss to-
day To tell aboutit.
1.-THE robbers got $4,000. We followed good
many different clews, but we always came up
against stone wall.
1--WE didn't discover anybody who was spend
ing any unusual amount of money, and If the
offenders are yet in the county they have al
ways been too smart to spend the money. They
are either staying there and laying low, or else
have got out of the county entirely. 1 do not
know which.
There have been no other robberies of i'm
portance in Sonoma lately, or offenses other
wise OF extraordinary gravity. Even the ban
dts are letting US alone. l shall be in town
three or four days"
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CURRENT HUMOR.

Bacon-Let me shake your hand, dear boy
this is one of the happy days of your life.
Egbert-You're too previous, old man. Pm
not to be married until tomorrow.
'That's what say. This is one of the happy
days OF your life. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Mudge-If there really is anything in this re-
incarnation theory I don't know but that
would like to be good, fat, comfortable hog.
They seem to enjoy life so.
fabsley-But as 1 understand it, in reincar-
nation one becomes something different from
what he was.-Indianapolis Journal.
"say," said the watchdog to his friend, the
goat, (which OF your interesting featues are
you charmed within"
"My browse answered the goat, as he alb
sorbed another mouthful from the clothesline
Detroit Free Press.
Zones is an awful chnmp. He reminds me
OF the wise men of the Noachian era.'
what, that idiot? Why, he doesn't know
enough to go in when it rains"
''Well, neither did they."-Life.
"what is she marrying for-money or fam.
ily?"
Family, / should say. He's widower, with
eleven children.'-New York Tribune.
Deceney and Dress.-First Diner-They seem
TO have brought us very decent fowl this
time.
Second Diner-Yes, the dressing is above re-
proach.-Detroit Tribune.
Malicious.-A-Tom must have had an awful
cold when he became engaged.
B-Why?
A-Because when one has cold one has no
taste.-Fliegende Blaetter
Useless Question.-"Dis ting's got to go
trough" said one OF the Aldermen at the COM
mIttee meeting. "Dere's money in it,"
eur de city?' asked member of the Coun-
ell.
And the only reply he got was the CLASSY
stare.-Chicago Tribune.
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INVESTMENTS.

Third ST.: rents $685. $4,000; solid building;
in stores and rooms.
lor; 226xSO to rear alley, and fine 3-story dwell
ing, Is rooms, in good order; rents 800; under
Make offer; Ells-st. corner; rents 1914 50
100000; 90x125; covered with 2-story dwell
ings and fats: both streets in good order.
Powell, near California; 45x1O7, and two good
2,story buildings; rents for $l55; fine view sl7,-
Rents 500; s12,5oO; store property; Howard
st. Tenth.
Fine investment on Geary ST.: so feet front;
brick building; S1a blocks from Market ST.; S51,-
Sacrament ST.; rents 500; $4,000: bet: Kearny
and Dupont; rented % Chinese firm who have
| been there nearly twenty years; lot 25x137:6 and
good 2-ssory and basement brick.
Ninth ST., near Mission; good business block; 2
fats and lot 25x70; store should be put there:
Two corner 5u-varas Jones st.; very cheap;
view unsurpassed.
Reduced to s4I0O-sixth ST.. between Bryant
| and Brannan; 25xS6; rents $25; ground rent
der lease.
HOUSES AND LOTS-S4Oo0 TO SI1 900.
House and lot; Franklin Sta, near Washington:
Sl1 900.
dence; fine unohstructed view of bay; 81 600.
Post ST., bet. Polk and Van Ness; 27:6x120; to
rear street and very good 2-story residence; $780,
Bush st., near Fillmore; 27:4xI37:6, and 2-story
| and basement house rooms; 2 baths; in fine
Liberty st.. n side: 2sx114, and comfortable
2-story; best residence portion OF the Mission;
pine ST., near Stockton; 34:6x77:6 and 2-story of
| II rooms, in good order; $500 just spent on it:
| rents $35; $4,000.
Ashbury ST., Waller: in the best block; fine
| new flats. which cost $4,000, and lot 81 :3x106;
street in order; S6S00 $500 cash, balance at 612
per cent
Grove St, n. side, bet. Franklin and Cough; 81 :6x
| SO g, and 2-story in two tenements; $3.50.
| $420Q-Folsom ST., bet 21st and 22d. 32x122; IS,
and comfortable house in good order; rooms;
| street accepted.
| Valencia ST., south OF 10th: s. 24x9O and good
2-story; rents for $2S: owner pays water, 81 IS;
$4,000.
CHEAP CORNER AND INSIDE LOTS.
| Reduced to $4,000; make OFFER NV. cor. Pacific
ave. and Broderick ST.; 35x127 81; very slightly
| lot, with view OF bay and one block from the
Devisadero st., w. side fine view OF the bay "a
x100; bet. Green and Union; will be sold cheap.
SW. cor. Broadway and Steiner - "a :6x110
$4,000: or 55xl10, $500; good view; streets in
y order.
NE. cor Vallejo and steiner-Fine marine view:
+, 37:6xi37 IS, $3.50; or larger size:
| Broadway, near Fillmore-25xl27:S $3125; or
anv size good view.
Reduced to S4100-Grove and Lyon corner, 37;6
| x100; for business or residence
Devisadero, near Washingtor-25x11O; reduced
to $3.50; street paved electric cars pass fine lot
and neighborhood.
| Cheap-Waller ST.. n. side, a few feet from Mar
ket ST.; lots 25x1376 only $4,000 EACH
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Sheriff Sam R. Allen of Sonomc is among the
recen arrivals at the Russ. The Sheriff is also
Tax Collector OF Sonoma County.
He has been member of the Ass emily and
is now serving his second term as Sheriff. He
came from Brown County, Ohio, in 1872, and
for several years was engaged in the butcher
ing business.
Now he hunts bandits and varies his expert
ences by taking a hand at the numberless
other duties that fall to the lot of the average
California Sheriff.
He wore a puzzled look yesterday when he
was asked if there were yet any clews to the
big robbery Of the County Treasurer's Office,
which occurred about year ago.
ait is a mystery yet" he said, 'and as much
a mystery as 1t was on December %, 1894,
when it was committed. l have employed Diff
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No Ground for Apology.

Stockton Independent.
The San Francisco GAIL apologlzed on
Tuesday fer its intention of inflicting fifty
two page Christmas number on the public.
The Christmas number came, but those VINO
read it sought in vain for any ground for
apology. It's pages were full of valuable mat
ter, agricultural, artistic historical, scientific
statistical. poetic, literary and miscellaneous
1t was largely devoted to Callfornia-lts
products and prospects. its attractions ana
advantages, its men and women and its enter
prises and resources 1t is a number to hle
away for future reference and to be sent
abroad to spread the gospel of California.
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sleeves, for the shoulders and was also laid in
three-inch band down the center front. TIE
collar was of the velvet with points of the fur.
Royal blue velvet, with tails OF sable over the
shoulders, around the neck and sleeve bands
was royalty rich. The effect OF basque por-
ton attained by tails sewn to the bottom OF
the waist at the tack, from the under-arm
seams, Frightened the effect.
A China silk, in green tone, exquistely
trimmed with brown velvet, was designed to
be worn with brown skirt
A waist of black satin made after this model,
with detachable shoulder-straps, sleeve bands,
collar and belt of China ribbon Ia light green
shade is a good combination) makes ser
viceable waist for accessories may be raised
indefinitely. white satin stock collar is one
of the newest fancies, and with round collar
of lace, or square one of white batiste, makes
an entire change. A fichu of black chiffon
with an edge of white Brussels work makes an
other very stylish trimming. This may be left
hanging loose in front or tied around the waist
In the back
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28

DR.. Smolka, formerly president of the Lower
House OF the Austrian Legislature, recently
celebrated an unusual anniversary - the
'golden jubilee of his sentence to death.
The doctor was found guilty of membership
in reasonable society, and was first i'm
prsoned for four years, and then, in 1s45, was
sentenced to death The general amnesty
came, however, before the sentence was exc
cuted, and the only thing the doctor suffered
was the loss of his title, which prevented him
from practicing law.