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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16

Denicke, Lieutenant Colonel George Stone,
Captain William 7. Yeatman Schenck,
Allen II. Babcock.
Among the companions who came from
other places to attend the meeting were
Major ]. h. Simpson of Fresno, Colonel
Jersey and A. Malpas of Santa Clara; N
?: Chipm an: Red Bluff; Captain s. e.
Whipple, Eureka; MAJOR C.. H. Hubbard,
Captain ST. Richardson and Captain Il.
l.. Hawk of Sacrainente; and Major John
Lynch of Benieia..: =:
Colonel Graham, Colonel Mendell, Lieu
manufactured Young, Colonel Miles,
General Dimond, General w. II. L. Barnes,
Colonel A. g: Hawes,: Major George
Wheaton, Major w. O.. Gould Captain ].
A. Waymire, Colonel Wallis, Colonel Par
nell, Colonel IL. Goodman and many
other well-knaWn City companions of the
order attended the meeting. Quite num-
Der remained. to- enjoy the banquet and
listen to the spontaneous toasts and in
formal remarks,
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ANCIENT .FoREsTERS.
Bunker I Hill Day Has Been
..Adop ted by the Order as.
:. FOreSterS' Day. &. -: -.

The. second day of the session of the Sub
sidiary High Court of the Ancient Order OF
Foresters was IA busy one: The delegates
assembled at 10 O'Clock. in the morning,
and with but brief iftermissions continued
in session till5:o?cleck: :; . :. III
j. The most important action taken by the
grand: body yesterday was. the adoption-of
date which must: be: observed throughout
the Pacific Coast jurisdiction as Foresters'
day. : 1t had. been held by some that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16
MAJOR w. B. HOOPER WINS.
He Is Elected over Colonel r. H.
Warfield to Command the Loyal
Legion of California.

The spirited contest for the honor OF
commanding the Loyal Legion of California
for the ensuing year eliminated last even
ing in victory for Brevet- Major William
B. Hooper of the Occidental Hotel. The
majors opponent, igadier-General R. II.
Warield of the California Hotel, stood by
his guns to the last.
All afternoon the Office OF Colonel Smed-
berg, recorder of the Legion, was crowded
by interested army and navy men who
came in to pay their dues and chat over the
results. Extraordinary interest was mani
tested. Gen tlemen appeared on the scene
who had not attended banquet and cleo
ton OF the Loyal Legion for years. They
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16

toni. Grand treasurer, Anne M. Lease, Eas
Oakland; Cynthia der San Jose: -.
: In the evening piany of the delegates
met at Memorial Hal and enjoyed them
. selves in. social .festivlty. Business and
serious discussion were forgotten for the
time being, which was occupied with vocal
and instrumental music, Rotations and
conversation 49,: -. = -; -. -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16

ing hastily the new law. Odd Fellowship is
progressive order and should not take any
steps: backward in the march OF humanity. Let
us accept the law in the spirit in which il has
been given to us by those who are more able to
judge than We
The report concludes with a general
summing up OF the years work, and also:a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16

Wolf, Sacramento: Mrs. D. C. Rogers, Grass
Valley; Mrs. Marion Greenwood, Stockton;
Miss F. Alberta Littlefeld, Oakland; Mrs. M.
karsner, Oroyille; Mrs. Nettie Harris Milville !;
Mrs. n. E. Morse, Marysville. Grand secre-
tary, Mrs. NJ. E. Donoho Mrs Donoho has
order and will be reelected without OPPOSE
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tenant Colonel w. R. Smedberg:
registrar, Lieutenant H. Wilson:
treasurer, Captain c. Mason Kline; chan
cellor, Lieutenant L. S. Butler; chaplain,
Chaplain j. S. Wallace; council-Captain
John G. Currier, Breyet-Major Ernest A.
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ODD FELLOWS.

Their Session Yesterday Was Full
of Interest Committee Re-. r
IS: - ports Adopted. :s-
There was ia slightly increased atte nd
ance at the session of the Odd Fellows
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represented by A. Phillips, who is enjoying
his first experience as Grand Lodge dele
gate. He has been member of the order
for about four years, but by his earnest and
hard work has within this period made
himself eligible for the honors he is now
enjoying.
Another delegate who is representing his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16
THE REBEKAHS.
Second Days Session Of the state
Assembly Of Cali.

The second days session of the Rebekah
State Assembly: 1. 0. o. F., of California
convened at 10 o'clock "A. M. in Memorial
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The London Times pronounce.
Cleveland 5 and Olney's position pre-
posterous' and the most astounding
proposal that has perhaps ever been
advanced by any government in times
of peace since the days of Napoleon
and goes On:
Convinced as We are that a rupture between
the two great Enslisl.speakng communities
would be calamity not only to themselves but
TO the civilized world, we are nevertheless
TINS country Is 30 impcriousy summoned TO
make are such rs no sclfrcspcCtng nation, least
of all one ruling an empire that has its roots in
every quarter of the glonc could possibly sub.
never for moment dream of yielding 10 this
KIND of dictation. Great Britain will not
admit the professions put forward by President
Cleveland. No commission appointed by a
power, which Is not party to dispute, will be
recognized py Us as having a title of any sort 10
pronounce uron boundary question.
Some of the English newspapers
think the message is a menace, and
Others that the president has not com
mittcd himself. The London Chronicle
says the message cannot obscure our
mutual affection. The Daily News
thinks the president is trying to put
the Republican party in hole. The
Standard says Mr.. Cleveland position
is prcposterous. and that England dc
clines 10 humiliate herself. We
cannot possibly withdraw our protec-
ton from British subjects who have
settled up to the Schomburgk line.
Beyond the line we are quite ready Ia
accept arbitration.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20
The REFoRMER; BRArrLEBoRo w. FRIDAY. 1895


which is all anybodyHasks in this case
or all the nations in the world Eng
land, with her great population ON
little land and her interests to guarc
and protect in every quarter Of the
Globe, is the one that can least afford
to 20 to war. 1t is very doubtful, not
wthstanding all the blut! and aggrcs
sion for which she is famous. ii her
industrial masses could now be in
duced to support IL war that was just.
and they certainly could not such II
war as this would be, without n
shadow of honest cause or excuse.
The Gladstone government just before
it's overthrow in 1887 had agrced to an
arbitration of this case withVenezuela.
The Tories, on their return TO power,
prevented the contamination OF this
agreement, but the English people can
be depended on, if things reach OK
trcmities. and the Tories won't arbi'
traic, to return the Liberals to power
who will.
There is no reason therefore. why
the United States should abandon the
Monroe doctrine, with all its means
for humanity's progress. All that is
needed is to stand resolutely by it, and
the difficulty will solve itself.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The facts in the British -Eenezusla
dispute are that Venezuela represents
the Spanish title and Great Britain
the Dutch title. The treaty of Muen
ter in 1916 undertook to define these
respective titles. As the settlement
was not clear subsequent treaty be-
tween Spain and Holland in 1861 gave
the 'Orinoco Colonies''to the Spanish
and the Esse9uibo Colonies. to the
Dutch. without. however. defining the
boundaries of these colonies. In 1910
Venezuela, having asserted her indie
pendence of Spain, assumed jurisdic-
ton over all the territory previously
subject to the authority of Spain.
Claims of England. though decided by
treaty with Holland in 1914. re-
manned without any accurate assertion
until ISL. At that time one Robert
Shcomurgk a German naturalist, en-
ployed in the survey of British Guiana.
drew an arbitrary boundary line de-
filming the limit of the British claim.
As this line was in utter disregard of
any title that Venezuela might have 10
the territory il defined. il has no value
whatever either as fact of history or
as a point of international law. II has
never been accepted 10y Venezuela. n
is said that il has been repudiated by
British ministers. though il is the line
back of which England now refuses to
arhitraie.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20


There is II movement among
the hotel keepers Of the state to o.
ganizc for mutual protection aga ms
the prohibltory law aud it is planned
to have a meeting at Montpelier at III
early date to form the "UniOn. y as j
may be called. \ circular signed by
II. l.. Doyle Of the Avenue house a
st, J0hnsbury, and u others, is being
sent out. and after calling attention &c
the fact that there are 2l0 hotels il
the state representing Sl.WO,OOO Oh
capital. the circular argues
/ 1t is necessary for hotel men to serve
| liquors in Il moderate way 10 their
guests. 1t is demanded of them, and
it - not possible to do a successful
and satisfactory hotel business without
It, do not advocate that hotel
keepers shall turn their houses into
rumholcs or dives but that they shall
be allowed TO supply the wants Of
guests Of their houses without a term
in the workhouse staring them IN the
face. Let il he understood that if the
INV 'A' iinR' 'ii' II oil ihFH AIilf tA''' -
liable to end in the closing Of every
hotel IN the state. Then these fanatics
will think twice before they make "A
move. If man is touched for selling,
let there he an investigating committee
OF hotel men sent TO look the case up.
If ii is found he has sold only to
guests of his house in what We may
term legitimate way, then inform
the authorities bringing the suit that
the organization will stand by him.
IT, however, it is found that he has
run business otherwise than as the
organization shall approve. then let
him take his own chances with the
law.
There is encouragement in this.
Hitherto one of the bulwarks Of prohi
bition has been provided by liquor
dealers themselves, large element Of
whom have liked prohibition be
cause under it they could sell all they
wanted and it cost them nothing. II
the present wave Of prosecution cures
them of this idea il viii have Il
healthy result. But the case should |
show Itself in effects 10 change the !
Jaw, not in resisting is enforce.
mcnt. The St. Albans Messcn- .
ger reports the hotel and restaurant |
leaders of that place as having had !
l meeting recently TO concert measures
20 resist the law and it says: The ,
sentiment seemed to be in favor Of clos
ng every hotel and restaurant in town
t the governor should appoint
pecial prosecutor for ST. Alhans who |
should attempt to enforce the law. "
Nj these things will have tendency
n the course of time TO give MS ration.
i legislation on the subject 4
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Secretary Carlislc's report was de
livcred to congress Monday. having beer
held back to meet any criticisms which
might be offered of the financial part
of the presidents message. Tho sec
rotary does this ably and Celebrates tc
quite an extent the presidents argu'
mcnt for the retirement of the green
| backs. The pluck with which these
! two gentlemen stick 10 this contention.
when they know that congress will
never agree to it, is 10 be admired. 1t
may, perhaps, be true that this is the
only sufficient remedy for the present
trouble, but it ought not to be forgot
ten that tho grecnhacks are not the
cause of it. but the silver paper
coupled with an insuificiency of rev
enuc and the foreign drain of gold due
to the sending back of American Sc
curities, which is caused more by the
wholesale dishonesty of our coporate
management than to any currency dis
trust. The silver business has been
sufficient at home to prevent the pay
ment of any gold into the treasury while
these other causes keep drawing it
out, and the greenbacks offer the chief
medium by which to do it, But the
secretary is certainly right as regards
the future however it may have been
in the past, when he says that there
can he nothing in the relation of
revenue to expenditure to cause more
bond issues. The treasury now has a
balance of sl77. i06, $50 with only
500. 600, 600 of it, if il could be got
into gold, necessary to maintain the
gold reserve. The revenue deficiency
last year was $40. sos, 223 IS as against
$50. SOB, 260. 50 for the year before For |
the present year he estimates ii at
81. 600, 600, and next year he looks for |
a surplus of 5000, 900. but at the
very worst the balance is sufficient for .
two or three years yet, and the coming |
bond issue. which will increase the
balance by 50 much, will be for no
other purpose but to protect the gold
reserve
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The Republicans in congress have
scored their first big blunder by the
trade under which control of the Senate
Finance committee is given to the free
silver men in return for Populist sup
port in recognizing the senate and
controlling its petty patronage. This
is precisely what the deal means, how
ever the leaders may try to obscure it
and though it may not result in actual
harm in legislation, because Clere-
lands veto stands in the way of any
dangerous measure, and the house un-
doubleday also has safe majority for
sound money, still it can only be
characterized as the barter of great
principle for a pittance and it cannot
fail to have an evil effect in complica-
ting and retartling an adequate settle
ment of our currency problem,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

There has been a lot Of chatter
about the flood of importations of
manufactured goods" in consequence
of the new tariff, being responsible for
the outflow of gold. But as matter
Of fact the trade balance IN our favor
in the month of November was 1928,
905, 9S7. The abnormally low prices
that have prevailed for several months
are OF course having their effect in re-
ducing imports and stimulating exports
modified only by the tendency to hold
back cereals for better prices. We are
today exporting more manufacturers
goods than over before.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20
been paid.

The Bellows Falls case. fully report
ed in our local columns this week. calls
attention to another of the stupidities
of our prohibitory legislation, as it
appears since the law has been all got
together under the Revision. Some of
the lawyers, Of course, have been
aware of it for sometime but laymen
may be excused for not supposing it
possible that any body of men outside
of an institution for feeble minded
could be guilty of such work. The
amount of it is that it is "A bigger
crime and more heavily punishable to
sell five drinks than 10.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Gen. liarrison is now definitely in the
field Tor the Republican presidential
nomination and his managers have en-
gagged 30 rooms in II st. Louis hotel as
headquarters during the progress of
he convention. They feel little ugly
rer .he fact that the Reed and Nc
kinney managers have scored one point
against thom, by engaging rooms nj
be same house where the national
committee L. tn have its headquarters.
they did this in advance of the
meeting Of the national committee last
week and the Harrisonians think they
aust have had a tip that st. Louis was
o be the place selected. Meanwhile
he Mckinley campaign is the one that
5 being most aggressively pushed Just
10 present The Pennsylvania and
tier albcrcnts of high tariff; are
eportei ia have subscribed $500, 600 to
ssist III the capture of delegates for
I'M. and Mckinley himself has sug-
ested to Gov. Morton an alliance
-hich the latter was quite 200 WHY
nd diplomatic to eucouf~- ~ thie'
saer of the game.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20
MORSE & SIMPSON.
THEsw0RI< or CONGRESS-,
BiIIs-Iow the Message Was Received

M 49,,
Inc rca''ihs VI tie p'tS!u5'' ihes
sue ues.'ds maS srceleu III "olil
I houses ny tulhultuouS apPia"sc, tic
/ hcP""lic"lih peIns ,llc louuest VI tiir
Two oLe'hti het'i .iG'asen ~ Ie"u
Ing ID lne ii9i ,t.' uhtli ailer in' T WI
lar oi.'.I i'd'i peell Gonipieteu' We,
ncsuas ,'t parry ieaicis po poth SioGS
III ,ile liousc iallis tulllpiea over edcil
uulcr III theii caseIiiuss 70 pach up
Wy l'resIuell' . pm ihttouuc .,a TX ~
.i'tt oi iiiinois' approprlatins aloo'V'o
'ol Il commission Hucil is recohllhenaeo
~ IieNeiailu passed. Unanimously.
boutrile ihlerlh'seei pea ior more
utllp'Iati9ii, put IL was useless put
wheI lhe pm reachei inc senate Il iesh
heauiohG disposition was shown NO
DooE seemed TO OBJECT 10 inc idea' Dut
Morgan ana SHERMAN argued that the
DIN ought 10 ne edreiuily stu'ieu i1r
amendment, ana so referred TO the
committee. pht II was PUT over tlil
today before dong even this. Inc
foreign ahalfs' committee which
mas not even yet been appoint
co. mas been authorized to sit
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Now let's see the political iingoes
who have SO long been abusing Cleye-
land for his 'cowardly subservience"
to England. turn round and abuse him
for getting up war scare with his
Venezuelan message. There is no
doubt that the effect on business will
be bad Wall street showed it by the
marked decline of prices Tuesday. 1t
will still further accelerate the move
ment Of American securities back from
Europe, make still moro inevitable
further bond issues, postpone again the
revival for which all have been look
ing, and CORRESPONDENCE damage the
Democratic chances next year, But it
is right, nevertheless.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Lets put that Halifax casr into
cold figures. The last census showed
102 people in town. This week five
have been prosecuted for selling or
furnishing liquor and a few months
ago three farmers were fined for selling
cider Total eight. or one for each
s. people. In Massachusetts where
Licenses are allowed atali il is one
for each 1000 people.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The press dispatches state that the
Canadian government has given per
mission to Chief Thompson, of st.
Regis, and Chic, John Bruce, of
Hogansbury. n. T., representing the
st. Regis. or lroquois Indians, to
enter suit against the state of Yer
mont for 800 900 for some 2,400, 900
acres of land sold many years ago: and
against the state of New York for 600.
900 acres for which they have never
been maid.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The gold exports still continue,
Now that London has stopped drawing,
for the time being at least, Berlin has
begun. Last week 81. 600 went
there and Monday 50, 200, 600 more were
shipped, due. it is said. to Russia s
active bidding for gold. The treasury
reserve is now down below 573, 600, 600,
and the administration is negotiating
for another bond issue of $50, 900, 600
and possibly of 500, 100000. Ceve-
land will first send Il special message
to congress asking authority to issue
bonds under different conditions from
those imposed by existing law But
no ono has any idea that it will be
granted and if not his plan is under
stood TO be TO make the issue under
Existing law as soon as the reserve
rops 10 $50, 100000. which may be
within two or three weeks.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

There is one contingency in which
our government might have to face an
awkward situation in the Venezuela
matter. Suppose II should turn out on
Investigation that the disputed terri
tory or some part of it, though England
had no original right to ii. had been
occupied and jurisdiction exercised
over it by the English for 60 or 20
years, which Vattel says is sufficient
under the law of nations to give Il title
corresponding to that of adverse
possession of real estate, That GO or
10 years would all be comprised in the
time since President Monroe gave
notice that no extension of European
domain on these continents could be
permitted. Gould we admit the valid
lty of such "A title: II would be an
issue between international law and
the Monroe doctrine which has never
been accepted by other countries as
international. This is one of the is
sues that can be satisfactorily covered
only by arbitration.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The German papers say the Euro.
pcan states will stand by Englsnds
view of the Monroe doctrine. Of
course they would like - repeat in
South America the game they have
played in Africa.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

1t needs only a few moro such opera
tions as the Republican senatorial sell
out to the silvcrites and Populists to set
the Democratic hope barometer to ria.
inc In GOOD shanc
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The Vcnezuelans of course are en-
-thusiastic over the presidents message
A special session of their congress has
been called. There was great cele-
hration at Caracas, the capital We'd
nosday. Washington statue was dec
grated and Monroe's picture every
where shown.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Coy. Woodbury. says he thinks Cleve-
lands attitude will be approved by all
Americans without regard to party.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

The West Halifax cases this week
offers y most instructive commentary
on the usual c,a..:t of how beneficiently
prohibition works in the back ',wnS.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Even the Boston journal in speak
ing of the Bellows Falls case calls it
Il "0ucer prohibitory law that we
have.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

- heartily endorse every word the
president SAYS, - (Senator Proctor.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20
setback for the Irish cause.

Though the tendency in this country
has been of late to give up hope of
arriving at any international himetal
lie agreement, the bimetallic leagues
of Great Britain. Germany and France
have just held delegate conference
in Paris, and the British delegates es-
pecially express renewed confidence
that such an agreement will be
reached. Terms have been agreed up
on to which the American leagues viii
be asked to assent.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20

Justin Mccarthy, the Irish parla
mcntary leader. has definitely com
mitted his party to support the tory
schemes for sectarian education, Look
ing also to pact with the government
under which Roman Catholic uni
versity will be established in Ireland
beside satisfying the Catholic clericals
in England by assisting to pass a
measure that they have long desired.
This policy seems certain to ALLEVIATE the
Liberals who have now carried two
Home Rule measures through parlia-
ment and it looks as if it meant long
set back for the Irish cause.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20
THAT BOY.

Don't forget his iondncss for healthy
out of door sports and his popularity of
picking the worst spots and deepest
snow banks as favorite Fairgrounds.
There's nothing he'll like better than Il