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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

there with her mother, Mrs. Denni-
son. The other children of the poet,
in the order of their birth, were ::
Frederick A., who died in this City in 1865;
Georgiana (Mrs. Beebel; Caroline NJ, who
died here in 1885; Lydia II. Mrs Locke,
since deceased, and three daughters, of
whom the two eldest married sons of Ad-
miral Selfridge, L. S. n, and the young
est. the son of the late General Sibley,
L. S. A.; Julia NJ, daughter of the poet,
married Lieutenant (now Major Near
thur, U. S. A. She died In Chicago in
1874, leaving four children. Mary Jose
phine Woodwork (Mrs. Wethered), re-
sides here The youngest child of the
poet was BENJAMIN Russell. He was lost
at sea in 1861. having sailed from a Chinese
port in a ship that was never afterward
heard of.
The famous picture of the ''Old Oalen
bucket" which was painted by Jerome
Thompson in 1888, is owned in England.
A COPY of the picture is owned by the
Wethered family in this City, and from the
COPY the sketch here presented in the CALL
was drawn.
Robert Howe Fletcher, u. S. A., author
of s"Ihe Johnstown Stage and other
books. was asked at the Bohemian Club
Yesterday if he thought the 'Oid Oaken
Bucket gem of sufficient merit TO justify
a monument in Golden Gate Park 10 the
memory of the writer OF the pastoral song.
Replying to the question, be remarked
that the statue in honor Of Francis Scott
Kew. who wrote the "Star-spangled
BANNER" was appropriate, and the senti-
ment which inspired it highly creditable
He mentioned Key, John Howard Payne
(author of "Home, Sweet Home') and
first referred toy as examples of men who had
each achieved fame by the production of one
popular piece. Mr.; Fletcher said he could
not speak for the Bohemian Club, but he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

cation of the children in the public schools
up to love for their country and their
flag has done much. Even in the South
the schools are taking a great interest in
the movement and in most of the South
ern cities you will find the stars and stripes
floating over every schoolhouse. Several
Southern States have passed State laws
providing for this. Then the Ladies Re-
lief Corps is doing good work and there is
increased activity i'll the Revolutionary
organizations, such as the Daughters of
the Revolution"
When asked whether it was proposed to
urge any further pension legislation the
colonel said: THE laws we have are sat-
isfactory enough but we propose to take
some steps to prevent their being nullified
by the rulings of the Pension Bureau.
Under those rules they are continually and
without any grounds or right cutting down
pensions. Pensioners who have proved
up their claims are being continually cited
to prove them again and to show cause
why they shouldn't be cut down from So
to $8 or SIS. If they object they are ordered
to appear before an examining board that
has its special instructions that enables
them to cut down pensions that are Just
These cuts have been made without
cause and without any reason being given.
l believe that the bureau is influenced to
this action by President Cleveland through
his Secretary, Hoke Smith. No, we are
not asking for any additional legislation.
We are only asking that the laws now ex-
listing be honestly carried out. l don't
care to state what plan we propose to urge
to carry this out, but the next encampment
will certainly consider the matter"
A large number of prominent Grand
Army men called on the Communicating
chief during the afternoon. In the even
ing he was given reception by Lincoln
Post This evening a public reception will
be given to him at the Metropolitan Tenn
pie. Saturday evening he will call with
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
A STARTLING RESULT.


If Rev. Mr.. Palmer's proposition is to be
accepted as correct, namely, that every
one who purchases a lottery-ticket is at
heart thief, an enumerator would have
a comparatively easy time in taking a
census of the honest people who dwell in
this city. The percentage of those who
have never been finally interested in some
form of lottery gambling would be found
to be a small one. The lottery furnishes
abundant evidence of the fact that the
propensity to gamble is deprecated in
human nature. 1t is the same old propo-
stion of the desire to get something Tor
nothing.
While agreeing with Mr. Palmer in the
main that the lottery is an evil, the state
ment that all who buy tickets are thieves
at heart is extreme. a com blned effort
should be made TO crush out the lottery,
for it is demoralizing in its nature and an
exhaustive financial drain upon the COM
munity.
1t is hard to obtain figures, but if it
could be ascertained just how much money
is squandered in this city every month in
the Louisiana lottery the result would APP
pear startling.
The lottery habit amounts almost to a
disease. There is a fascination about the
speculative pastime which seems to be
well nigh irresistible. 1t makes no excep-
tons in favor of age, sex or poverty. Men,
of colored paper. The lottery victim viii
suffer the pangs OF hunger that he may
have a chance at the capital prize.
There is law against buying lottery
tickets, but the officers here make no at
tempt to enforce it except in the case OF
the Chinese offenders. Ii the truth were
known many officers are themselves Sin
vestors."
If Rev. Mr.. Palmer and his fellow-labor-
ers can eradicate the disease. they will
have performed service emitting them
to the general thanks of the community
for the lottery victim himself would doubt
less be glad if he were cured of the habit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

was sure that many of the members would
sympathlze with an enterprise designed to
commemorate a worthy literary achieve
ment.
William Northup Cowles said he had
read the CALL sketches reminiscent of the
poet Samuel Woodwork with absorbing
interest. The suggestion for statue or
monument in Golden Gate Park, he said,
was eminently proper and should be carried
out now while the subject was fresh in the
minds of the people, He had no doubt
that monument committee would receive
contributions from every part of the United
States. The literary merits and the popu-
larity of the ''Old Oaken Bucket were
beyond question. The literary judgment
of two continents and two generations had
praised the lyric.
Jere Lynch, author of Egyptian
Sketches and a poem entitled Mount
Shasta" did not regard the 'Old Oaken
Bucket" as poem of sufficient merit as a
! literary production to entitle the writer to
statue in San Francisco. The author was
not personally identified with the COM
munity, and therefore local reason did not
exist for honoring him. Mr.. Lynch's
! Judgment as TO the literary excellence of
! the '.Old Oaken Bucket is not wholly in
accord with opinions expressed many years
ago by such writer's as Washington Irving
and Sir Walter Scott.
Henry X. Field believes in erecting
statues and monuments in honor of
worthy men. In his opinion the sugges-
ton of a Woodwork statue in Golden
Gate Park is excellent. The "Old Oaken
Bucket is a lyric of superior merit. 1t
touches the popular heart. Mr.. Field re-
marked that Samuel Woodworth's fame as
poet had been achieved and since the
authors mortal remains rest here it would
be fitting that a monument should be
raised. Monuments mark the apprecla-
ton of community and testify 10 the
presence of civilizing influences.
Judge ]. A. Waymire of Alameda enter
tanned opinions similar to those expressed
by Mr. Field. He recognized the simple
natural merit of Woodworth's verses and
knew that wherever the song Of the "Old
Oaken Bucket was sung the audience was
toCched by tender recollections of child
hood.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
THE GRAND ARMY'S Chief.
Colonel 7. G. LaWler Arrives
Here on His Tour of In
Spection.
RECEPTION BY LINCOLN POST.
The Commander-in-Ch on the
Pension Laws and the Growth
of Patriotism.

The commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Colonel Thomas G.
Lawler OF Rockford, H., arrived here yes
terday by the Oregon train on his tour of
inspection of the different departments.
The commander-in-chief,a accompanied by
his adiutant-general, Cassius Clay Jones,
and his special aid, George A. Sealy, was
met on his arrival by number of the
heads of departments and escorted to the
Occidental Hotel, where spacious head
quarters were placed at the disposal of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
SHOULD BE PUBLIC-sPIRITED.
Alameda Encinal.

Speaking of the prohibitory lottery law
of this State, District Attorney w. S.
Barnes of San Francisco voices the senti-
ment promulgated by the CALL and in
dorsed by all law-abiding papers in the
State, in saying that 1.-The newspapers
should be public spirited enough to follow
the spirit of the law rather than its de-
fective wording. So great power as the
newspapers should be above taking advan-
tage of a flaw in the statutes. If the ex-
mple set by the CALL were to be followed
by the other newspapers it would save the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

visitors by Major Hooper, commander of
the Loyal Legion and member of Lincoln
Post.
Colonel Lawler has made it a point to
attend as many of the department encamp-
ments as possible this year, and has made
better record in that way than any of his
predecessors, having met thirty-six de-
partment encampments in session.
He will have visited forty-two of the
forty-five departments when he reaches
Salt Lake on his return home.
Speaking yesterday of the work of the
Grand Army h aid: Enthusiasm in the
ranks of the Grand Army has never been
so great as during the past year. This is
largely due to the fact that there has been
a revival of patriotism all over. The edu-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

receiving and concealing opium" The
complaint was sworn to by Deputy Sur
veyor of the Port S. ]. Ruddell, but as he
did not know the names of the Chinese
John Doe" warrants were issued. The
United States Marshal could not find the
men, but their attorney hearing they were
wanted brought all of them into court and
gave bonds for their appearance when
wanted. Deputy Surveyor Ruddell intends
to fight the cases vigorously.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

Have you been all this time without the
unreasonable convenience and luxury of
a Cheval Dressing Mirror? Isn't it be-
cause you deemed the price beyond your
means? Candidly, Cheval glasses have
been high priced-up to now. Here's an
example, however, that's an exception.
It's not the handsomest, not by any
means-but it's graceful in design and as
useful as the most expensive patterns, and
then-well, the cost is probably its most
attractive feature. Twenty dollars-and
the best of French plate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
THE END IN VIEW.
Alameda lirnus.

The CALL is hammering away at the lot
teries, and we should think it would make
some of its contemporaries sick We will
bet the end will be that none of the lead
ing papers will print advertisements of
lottery drawings
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
FOR RECEIVING OPIUM.

Six Chinese Were Arrested Yesterday
and Gave Bail.
The firm of Hang Wah & Co., composed
of six Chinese, was arrested yesterday for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Assisting a Sufferer.

Mrs. Widdefeld lefta donation of 50 at the
CALL Office yesterday for the little sufferer in
Broadway tenement, Maria Ernondas. The
evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

State great deal of trouble and expense
and go very far toward stamping out the
lottery evil in this State"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10

The American farmer Is getting tired
of Democratic sneers at the home market.
He has been studying the question In the
light of practical experience. The de-
mand for his products is undiminished
but he feels the effect Of the scarcity OF
cash through slack work and small wages,
occasioned by the operation Of the new
tariff law. The farmer probably feels
more sensibly and keenly any impair
ment of domestic industries. The fields
are dependent upon the factories. They
work together aud usually benefit each
Other. The foreign market buys now
from six to eight per cent. of OUR farm
products, while the slurret aud despised
home market consumes from 81 to 81 per
cent. The more this home market is pro-
tected in its varied sources of vitality, the
better it is for the farmer. He has no
chance in Europe except in times Of war
and famine. Burlington Hawkeye.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10
The Fight is On.

Everything that Grover Cleveland has
adv coated has turned out disastrously
for the American people. Every policy
inaugurated has turned out detrimcnt,
every scheme a hardship. For this rea-
son, if for no other, the people should
beware of a single gold standard policy.
1t is bad for the American people or Gro
yer Cleveland would not advocate it. An
other thing which our readers have no
doubt noticed is that the more un-Amer-
lean, the more detrimental, the more
hazardous policy may be, the harder
Cleveland will work for it.
Cleveland never worked harder for
anything than he is now working for the
gold standard and wildcat banking
currency. Every member of his cabinet
and every prominent appointee of the
president who can make any sort of q
speech. has been put upon the stump,
attending bxnquets, making speeches,
writing letters and being interviewed in
favor of the gold standard. Every post.
master of any consequence is being called
upon to talk for gold. Every official un-
der the administration. big or little, Is
expected to do something against silver
or walk the gang plank.-Hutchins
News.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10
Water Prospects.

The receiver of the Eureka irrigation
canal evidently means business, even il
the work is proceeding on q limited
scale. A representative of the Gleeds
was in town last Saturday on his return
from Ingalls,, aud said that no person
who would not pay for water should re-
ceive its benefits. The water has been
used some this spring By Gray county
farmers aud gardeners. Breaks aud de-
fective banks are being repaired and
strong effort will be made to bring the
water through to Dodge City with the
coming rises.
By closing a lot Of boxes on which the
rent was not paid, the water was forced
this way five miles Friday night.
Whenever an assured statement is
made that the reservoir system is to be
adopted on this canal you will see about
1OO, 900 acres of Ford county land 60 to
jumping up in price.
The impression gained from the
conversation and and manner of the
attorneys is that something good is going
to happen for farmers along this now I'M
used waterway.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10
Prospective standard Bearers.

So far very little interest has develop
ed 10 regard to this years political rattle
in Ford county. People seem to be too
busy getting in crops and discussing the
finance problem to think about the COM
ing county contest.
Still there is talk and rumors of candi-
dates for the various Offices to be filed,
and as the republican convention will
probably not be held earlier than Sep
tember there is time for the suggestion
Of new names by members of that party.
The gentlemen whose names are heard
at this time as possible candidates on
the repnblicad ticket are:
Sheriff Waldo Tarbox. w. E. Teare.
w. B. Rhodes, Joha B. Paige, S. Gallxg-
her, Capt. Sweeney.
Treasurer-A. Russell.
Register of Deeds. A. Arment, E..
NJ. Misner, Sidney Reynolds, Capt j. L.
Finley, B. F. Lopp.
County Clerk. H. Leidieh.
Surveyor-Gen. Fonda.
COroner-Dr. Crumbine.
Commissioner Third District-Nic
Mayrath, Capt. J. II. Churchill. A.
Hanna, Geo. Reighard, G. J. Stauth, w.
A. Elliott.
Many of these names have been sug-
gested by persons who are interested in
the ticket and welfare of the county, and
while they might be averse to accepting
nominations. they should consider that
party call is paramount to personal
wishes.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10

We are not subcOnstitutiOnalists and
think Cleveland is no anthrOeophogenari-
an. We do not doubt the latter's philo-
prOgenitiveness how ever. We are thor
oughly acquainted with the incompre.
feasibility and disproportionableness of
the democratic party. While we occa-
sionally ride bicycle we are not at all
MISREPRESENTATION and do not believe
in the transsubstantiationab of
either the democratic or populist party.
Brother Ingalls, will please pass the hat.
Council Grove Republican.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10

The youngest man now living will
never be old enough to see an s'exclusive
silver party" By the time the nomina-
ting convention meets in 1896, the silver
question will be settled SO that the re-
publican party which has done more for
silver than all other parties will have a
silver and protection platform and will
elect president and majority Of con-
gress. The nations that are most oppos-
ed to silver and the financial policy of
the United States will be compelled to
pay q very high tariff if they trade wit b
this country.-Nickerson Argosy.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10

County Attorney,
Dodge City, HANS,
DEAR SIR
With regard to your inquiry about
abolition of the fourth ward of the city of
Dodge City by Ordinance No. 22O,
passed by the city council of that city, l
desire to say that in my opinion this or
dinance is void for the following reasons:
The city Council has no power to alter
or change the boundaries or sub divisions
of city. unless the power to do SC is
conferred upon such council by statute.
Statutes comforting powers are to be
strictly construed, and court will hold
that they confer only such power as are
expressly mentioned and are clearly in
tended to he included within the powers
granted, together with such implied
powers as may be necessary to carry into
effect the powers expressly granted.
Paragraph 661 of the General Statutes
authorizing the city council to divide the
city in wards, establish boundaries there
of, ETC., clearly authorizes the snb-divis-
ion of 4 city into wards and implicitly
authorizes the city council to increase
the number of such wards when the pop
ulation of the city increases SO as to re-
quire All increase of the number of wards
under the statute, but constituting the
statute in accordance with ihe rule
mentioned above, am compelled to say
that this statute does not authorize the
city council to change the number of
wards after the same has been once
established, except to meet thel require
ments Occasioned by the increase in the
population of the city, and hence aln of
the opinion that the ordinance to which
you refer is void.
have not had the time to investigate
this matter as fully as would like, but
you will find the following authorities
to one or more points involved.
State VS. City of Bayonne, % Atlantic
Reporter, 1OO6.
Schroeder vs. City Council, 3 Brevard
IS. c. 553.
State VS. City Of Newark, 80 Am. &
Eng. Cor. Cases, 663. (note)
Gallon vs City of Jacksonville, 147 Ills.
l27.
People exrel vs. Young, 80 Ills, 400.
l am,
Yours very truly,
j. B. DAWES,
Attorney General
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10
The Garden OF Eden.

The location Of the earthly paradise or
Garden of Eden, Is still Il matter of dis
pute among Orientalists and scriptural
scholars of the highest reputation, says
the st. Louis Republic. Some have tried
to locate it by the fruits and mineral
productions named III the biblical descrip-
tons as they appear in the second chap
ter of Genesis; others by the rivers men,
toned in verses IL to IA in the above
named chapter. The weight of investi-
cation and tradition incline to an agree.
ment that the Tigris aud Euphrates of
modern geogr Apply are the third and
fourth rivers mentioned in the biblical
description of the garden.
Those who agree 50 far differ widely as
to what rivers should be regarded as the
ancient Pis0n and GihOn. The Budd-
histic scholars, although they reject our
Bible In the greater part, incline to the
opinion that the Pison is the sacred
Ganges aud that the Gih0n is uone other
than the Mile. As to the last it is alto
gether probable that they are correct on
that point, because the biblical account
plainly says that the GihOn .'cOmpaseeth
the whole land of Ethiopia" Some in
vestigatiOns affirm that Eden was q epot
Of comparatively small area located on
the table lands of what il now Armenia
from which rise the Tigris and the Eu-
pirates.
A few scholars Of distinction argue that
the Adamic Paradise was located In AZ
RIGA, In the vicinity of the Mountains Of
the moon. Still another school Of ORR
entaliets locate the celebrated garden in
the vicinity Of the ancient city Of Baby
lon.
You will notice. however, that none Of
these theories have been able to get the
four rivers mentioned in the biblical &C.
count properly; neither have they found
q place where one great river s.separates
into four heads" This being the case 1t
IL hardly necessary to add that the ~ex-
act location Is mystery that will proea-
bly, never be solved.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10
Will Slaughter Horses.

Jake Switzler. Pendleton gentleman,
will deliver to Portland syndicate, five
thousand range horses on June l. He
will receive five dollars per head for
them. It is learned that about one year
ago small lot of horses were slaughter.
ed at Portland as an experiment, and
after the flesh had been canned it was
sent to France. 1t Is presumed that re-
turns have been received and that there
will be demand for more horees after
the Switzler lot has been used. The pro-
jectore hope to 6nd in Japan . market for
the canned horsenesh.-Athena (Or.)
Press.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-10
A POpuliSt View.

Senator PETER arrived in Topeka last
Monday from an extended tour through
the south, and expressed great degree
of satisfaction over the 'wild fire spread
of the free silver sentiment. He said
1.-The populist party naturally feels good
over the tremendous uprising for silver
we predicted it and have been the prin-
cipal force to bring it about
Then he goes on to explain why from
a populist standpoint he is so hopeful.
1t is not because of any friendship for
silver, for he and other pOpulist con.
gressmen had devoted their talents and
time to pleading for fiat paper money
when they were on trial before the .peo-
pie and had an opportunity to show their
hand. 1t is apparent from the Senators
talk that free silver coinage has very
little to do with his exultation. He is
not that kind of a financier.
PETER is guarding the veal of the pop
ulist party. and through the glasses OF
a visionist sees bridgeless hiatus in
the democratic party aud with his ear to
the ground hears the death knell of the
republican party sounded in the surging
wave of the free silver idea. From the
debris the great reform organization is
to be fed back into new life and become
the savior of the people with currency
that the poor man can use to buy the
necessaries of existence as we'll as put
under his carpet.