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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
UTHOkS WERE ABSENT.
So the Senate Committee CostId Not Act
Three Important BitLs.

So the Senate Committee Cossld Not Act
ora Three Important Btits.
SACRAMENTO, CAL. Feb. 1.-Three
important bills were to have been passed
upon by the Senate Committee on Com
merce, Harbors, etc. Two of these per-
tanned to San Francisco and one to San
Diego, but owing to the absence of the
authors of the measures the hearing went
over until later in the week.
The first was Braunhart's bill to rescind
the power of the Harbor Commissioners
to make long leases of waterfront prop
erty. Action on this was deferred until
Friday night, though Chairman Gleaves
expressed himself as being opposed TO it.
He was the author OF the bill giving the
commission power to make such leases,
and by means of which the Valley road
was enabled to secure the lease of China
Basin.
Braunhart's bill TO issue State bonds to
the amount of 81 ,000, 900 TO extend the sea-
wall TO Channel street also went over till
Friday night. Then came a bill of great
importa nee to San Diego, which had been
Introduced by Senator Wilmington, Its
object is the improvement of San Diego
harbor. 1t appropriates $4,000 for the
erection OF State wharf, the purchase of
a dredger, and for paying the legal ex-
penses incident to securing possession of
the tide lands on the BAY of San Diego
and the other Indebtedness of the State
Board of Harbor Commissioners for the
bay of San Diego.
Chairman Wilmington called attention
to the fact that the bill was not drawn in
accordance with constitutional require
ments. 1t provides ior four different ap-
propriatlons, and four separate bills
should have been presented. He also
stated that the author. who posed as the
watchdog of bills" TO see that they were
constitutional, had singularly omitted the
enacting clause from his bill. In the ao-
sence of Wilmington the bill went over
until Wed nesday night, when the pilot
age bill is to be again considered.
AT meeting of the Committee on Labor
and Capital to- night it was decided to re-
port favorably on .Treacy's Assem- bly, bill.
placing the minimum wages a 81 per day
on all public work. Similar action was
takenon the bill! fixing the tenure of the
Board of Public Works. Action on the
Labor Bureau bill was deferred.
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IN. SENATE IND ASSEMBLY.
Yosburg Hdnts AZ ttaches to Sign TIL
Roll Ecery Morning.

Yosb,trg Wdnts .HH - ttaches to Sign the
d. Roll Ecery Morning.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. LIN the
Assembly this morning Burnham's reso-
luton providing for the establishment of
the office ofcounty expert, to be attached
10 the office OF County Auditor, which had
been made the special order for to-day,
was, after discussion, ruled out of order.
Amendments were offered to bill 1896. re-
q Iatlng to the'sale of franchises. making it
apply only to cities and towns; also pro-
hibiting the surrender OF a franchise with
out the consent of the Supervisors.
sHudsoR"presented petition for a Sun
day law. ....-..
Bridgford offered an amendment to his
. resolution providing for an investigation
OF the'otfice of State Printer, authorizing o
the Retrenchment Committee to conduct
the investigation.
Emmons moved that the Committee on
Public Morals be directed TO report at the
next session bill regulating race tracks
and prohibiting winter racing. Adopted.
"A resolution offered by Vosbure to re-
q quire all employees of the Legislature to
sign a roll-cali every morning was ruled
out OF order, though the Speaker COM
mended the object Of the resolution.
Bills 10 provide for National Guard ex-
penses III 1894 and 1895, and for the protec-
CO ton OF game were passed. also several
code amendments.
AT the afternoon session a resolution
was adopted providing for the collection
Of evidence of fraud in case of contested
election
g Speaker Coombs called D:bble to the
chair and introduced a resolution to ap-
point committee of three to review the
salary roll. with a view of wedding out
such EN- ployes as do not perform their
duties and abolishing ali useless positions
The resolution was adopted, and the
Speaker pro tenn. Dibble) appointed
COON bs, Bridgford and Valentine, refus-
ing to consider excuses for not serving.
Kenyon's bill providing for the disin.
corporation of municipal interpretations
was passed. The bill makes a two-t thirds
vote ecessary to disincorporate.
Bridgfoid's bill excluding barred claims
from voting in the election for assignee of
an insolvent debtor was passed.
resolution was passed ordering the
State Printer to print 500 copies of each
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by which the pendingl
bill proposed to effect it. y
Villas advocated his motion to recommit
alluding 10 the inter oceanic canal project
as "a historic dream" He reminded Sem
ators that they had oeen told the other
day by Mr.. Sherman, who was TO be the
chief character in the next administra-
ton, that the bill could not possibly pass
the House during the present Congress,
and he (Vilas) trusted fervently that the
Senator from Ohio was right He trusted,
therefore. that the appeal was equally ad-
dressed to those who opposed tie Dill.
The constan. repetition of amendments
on the part of the Senator from Alabama
himsel. showed the necessity OF having
the bill recon mitted.
Villas went on to criticize the Dill IN
detail, stating that the stock was non
assessable; that the stockh olders were
not to be called on to contribute dollar
to the work, and that the Government OF
the United States was to pay all the cost
OF construction and become the sole
owner and proprietor of the canal, assum-
ing all risk, which included possibly that
OF war. He quoted some other provisions
OF the bill, the effect of which was that
'the United States should crawl into the
SKIN OF this deiunct corporation"-the
one section OF the bill, he said, which
became Immediately operative, even if no
work was ever begun on the ''already
discredited route" and that was for the
payment of $4 500, 600 and interest to the
company, although the property of the
company at the present moment could
not be estimated at more than $500, 0O0
He felt bound to protest against such rob-
berry of the taxpayers of the United States.
Villas occupied the floor up to O'Clock,
when he yielded to a motion to proceed to
executive business That motion was
agreed to and soon afterward the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
The second executive session to-day was
devoted to a consideration of the nomina-
ton of George A. Van Alta to be Post
master at Clay Center, Kans. The nomina-
tion has not been reported by the commit
tee, but Senator PETER, supported by
Senator Hill, urged action, and Senator
Baker of Kansas antagoniZed it.
Van Alta was nominated to succeed a
man who died after holding the place
almost four years, and Baker contends
that the Republicans are entitled to the
place.
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Teachers Pension Blu,

SACRAMENTO. CAI., Feb. THE
Assembly Committee on Education,
Robinson in the chair, held meeting to-
night to consider the public school
teachers pension bill. After addresses by
Thomas II. Mccarthy and others the bill
was changed so as to allow thirty teachers
in county to form an association instead
of fifty, and the amount to be paid by eac b
teacher has been fixed at 81 per month in
stead OF percentage on the salary. The
committee will report the bill fayorably.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
Viii Keep "a Promise Made In Fun.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Feb. 1.-The En-
quirer's special from Y oungstown, Ohio,
says that James T. Cheney, colored
politician of that city, will be doorkeeper
of the White House under President
Mckinley. Cheney and the President.
elect served in the same regiment during
the war and Major Mckinley one day
jokingly promised him position when
he became President. Mckinley is now
keeping his promise.
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BifIs Reporsed Farorablu.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. /. - The
Assembly Committee on Commerce and
Navigation (Pohiman of San Francisco in
the chair) held short session this after
noon and decided to report favorably upon
the following Assembly bills: Ryan's, No.
l5S, for the completion of the northern
seswall; Hills, No. 53s, for the improve
ment of Humboldt harbor and Pohlman's.
No. 56S, approprIating SIS, 900 for fireboat
in the harbor of San Frapci
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Traatc Outcone or Lorer., Ounrr.h

CHICAGO, I'LL, Feb. Miss Ollie
Sullivan, 16 years old, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded by Frank Lauer at
her home, 24S9 Irving avenue, at 1 o'clock
this morning. Lau'r was a devoted ad-
mirer of Miss Sullivan and objected to
the attentions of other young men. The
shooting was the result of a Jealous
quarrel. Lauer fled from the house and
com mitted suicide by shooting himself
in the head. His body was found living
in the street at o'clock this mornirr
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
Damages From the Pullman Com

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. IA Times
special from Fort Gibson, Miss, says:
The case of Truman P. Lawrence versus
the Pullman Palace Car Company was
decided Saturday, the jury awarding
Lawrence S34, 600 damages, which after
ward was reduced by the court to SIS, 900.
Both parties will appeal. Lawrence al
leges that he was beaten severely by a
porter in the employ of the company, the
incident occurring in Illinois.
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MRS CAkEW CONVICTED.
Sentenced TO Death for Numbering Her
Husband in Jnpan.

LONDON, Eng, Feb. Ia dispatch
from Yokohama says that the trial OF
Mrs. Carew, charged with causing the
death OF her husband, Walter Raymond
Haliowell Carew, secretary of the Yoko-
hama United Club. by administering
arsenic, has ended in her conviction. She
was sentenced to death to-day. The SEN
tence Is subject to revision by the BRUSH
Minister. The trial began on January 5.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
Weak Men and Women

CHoULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS. THE
- great Mexican Remedy: gives Health and
Strength to the Sexual Organs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

The leaf of the banana is usually six
feet long by two feet wide.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
DR.. PIERCE'S
is. THE BEST.
A PERMANENT CURE.

PLAINsBURe, Cal. Nov s. 1895.
DR.. Pierce & Son. San Francisco.
GENTLEMEN-The ffteen-dolIar Belt has beer
received and delivered but have not heard from
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

the / erson yet about the
resllt, but ] am not afraid
of him coming back on
me. as l used one OF your
Belts nine (9) years ago
and have never been
troubled with pains in
my back or hips since.
SO you see why l am not
afraid TO recommend your
Belt TO any one suffering
with a weak back. pains
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02


them-never TO be doubted
remain yours to help the sufferer
GEO. A. KAHL
HS There are no "quack'' doctors connected
with our establish ment. Our electric belts curs
without drugs Pric reasonable, No robbery
Established 1873. ~end for free Pamphlet No.
=" Magnetic Elastic Truss Co. (Dr Pierce &
SOM. 7O4 sacramento ST.. cor. of Kearnv. second,
third and fourth floors Branch office, $40 Market
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
MISSOURI NOTES.

The State Convention of our church
will be held in Ashley. Oct. 14-17. A
good program is promised us and it is
hoped that all whom it is possible,
will make it point to attend. Missouri
workers who, in many instances are
widely separated from one another, need
the inspiration of gathering like this to
keep them working in unison. and in
which to gather courage and enthusi-
asm for the work of the year.
KANSAS CITY.
Our people here are now looking for
the early return of their pastor. For the
past four months he has been working
among our eastern parishes, obtaining
such substantial aid from them as will,
we hope, enable Kansas City to build
this fall, her long.boped-for church.
During his absence the Y. P. G. U.
have conducted the morning service, and
the Sunday school has been held as
usual, under the leadership of our
faithful superintendent. Mr.. w. II. Fish.
An increased activity in all departments
is hoped for with the return of the pas
tor
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

At Z. o'clock the Convention was
again in session, President Winkel-
man in the chair. Special music was
rendered by the efficient choir, and
after prayer, four addresses were
given as follows: a. Rev. T. B Greg
DRY, History and Man." ~ Rev.
DIR. Nash, "The Young Peoples
Movement in the Church" 3D. Rev.
Mrs. Kate Hughes, 1.-THE Progress Of
Woman Amid the Ages" a. DR..
A. J. Garfield, 1.-THE Convention
and the Mission of Universalism."
The addresses were stirring and elo-
quent, and delighted the large con-
gregation. We regret that the limit
atoms of this report prevents even
an outline.
At the close of the addresses the
annual call of the churches for
pledges for the missionary work of
the year, resulted in over $500 being
pledged. Of this amount the Wom-
ans Association pledged $500.
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Ibe West.

Observation-Disclosures The Times
of September Oath. contains an account
of a most successful rendition of the ro-
mantle Indian opera OF "Powhatan" pre-
sented under the personal direction of
VIM. A. Baker. of Chicago. under the
auspices of the Willing Workers in con-
nection with the Universalist church of
Racine. One hundred and twenty-five
took part in the performance. The
Times says: at was certainly a produc.
ton of which the Belle City may we'll
feel proud, the cast being admirably &C.
lected and the staging magnificent.
1.-THE audience was one of the most
brilliant gatherings ever seen in Thalia's
temple. and filled overy available space
from orchestra pit to gallery top. 1t
was an assemblsge from which the
actors and actresses might we'll gain in
SEPARATION, if sucl had been needed, but
contrary to most amateur affairs, the
participants displayed marked conf
dence from the very start. free from all
stage fever, and the result was pro-
duction so smooth as to carry through
the opera from start to finish without
single break to mar its beauty" The
Willing Workers cleared nearly 5000
from the performance and the same
sum will be realized for the manager.
At the conclusion, Rev. Mr.. Grier, on be-
half of the Willing Workers, expressed
his sincere thanks to all who had taken
part and especially to the director, Mr..
Baker. to whose gifts and energy,
coupled with his courteous and gentle
manly manner, is due the brilliant sue
cess of the fair.
KANSAS.-Seneca.-The Y. p. G. U.
have adopted appropriate resolutions
touching the recent death of Miss Elsie
Wells. testifying to their appreciation of
her efforts for the organization and to
her acknowledged purity. unselfshness
and loyalty. They will tenderly cherish
the memory of this dear young friend
earnest worker, and shining example of
consistent Christian womanhood, now
gone to the home immortal above.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
Opinions not Faith.

Mans opinions are not his faith. One
OF the most miserable mistakes of Chris.
tendon has been the ignorance or me-
glect of this fact. Faith is conviction
OF truth. 1t may be that that truth of
which we are convinced is in PROPOSE
ton; then we give assent toit, or it may
be that that truth is in an individual,
tt en- we give our trust to that person. It
is in this last that Christian faith con-
sists. We are convinced of the truth
and the trustworthiness of God, and we
trust him; we are convinced of the truth
and trustworthiness of Christ, and we
follow him. 1t is not enough to have
opinions about the power and dignity of
God; it is not enough to have opinions
about the person of Christ. even though
we are strongly convinced of the truth
OF such opinions; we must have learned
to trust and to love. If our opinions
have led to confident and restful trust.
they have brought US into faith; if they
have left us without that, they have as
yet failed to lead us into faith Church
Union
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
MICHIGAN ITEMS.
DECATUR.

Rev. G. B. Rogers, recent graduate
OF Lombard University. has become pas
tor Of this society and early in the fall
will be ordained and installed as pastor
of this earnest people.
FRANKFORT.
A new parish has been organized IN
this place by Rev. 7. W. 1llman. and
while the majority of the people are
nominally Unitarian, they desire to be
connected with the Michigan Universal
ist Convention. Mr.. D. B. Butler, a
prominent man OF the city is president
of the society. and Mrs. Julius Fl. Ward,
Universalist from Vermont, is clerk.
The organization is Christian church,
not merely society. and promises USE
fulness to our cause in the state.
LAPEER.
Lapeer is starting in its fall work with
zeal and energy under the direction of
it's new pastor, Rev. Albert X. BEEN,
whom we gladly welcome to our state
fellowship.
DETROIT
Detroit has had summer full OF sad
events. First was the drowning OF Mr..
Payne, already mentioned in these COL
umns, and the last of August the death
of Mrs. j. A. Clancy, an earnest worker
in our church. She and her hus-
band have been loyal friends OF our
church. Her funeral was in the
Church of Our Father and Mr.. Nc
Collester came on from New Hamp-
shire to be with the family in the last
hours, and to conduct the funeral An
other grief that touched this church was
the death of Miss Maud Mathewson,
daughter of Mr.. Park Mathewson, one of
the church trustees. Miss Mathewson
was young artist of great promise.
Her death occurred at Coscob, Conn.
where she had gone for rest and visit
at the home of Mr.. E. L. Holly, to whom
she was to have been married this year.
Mr.. McCollester was again called from
New Hampshire, and went with the
family to the family lot in Greenwood,
Brooklyn.
BAY CITY.
Rev. T. w. Illman, pastor of this
church, has been doing helpful mis-
sionary work in the state, besides carry
ing on his regular duties at Bay City
and supplying the pulpit at Charlotte.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
INDIANA.
DEATH OF HON. JOS. Nj. BULLA.

II
The following notice of the death of
this old-time friend Of the Universalist
church and we'll known citizen, appeared
in a Richmond lind daily paper, of
September 10:
Joseph M. Bulla, one of the beet
known and highly respected citizens OF
the county. died last night of Brights
disease, at the home of his son-in law,
two miles south of the city, on the Bos-
ton pike. aged Sc years.
Mr.. Bulla was born in this county.
December IL. 1911 and was a son OF
Thomas and Susanna Bnlla, who settled
in this county in 1906. During his
early life he had few school privileges
and those we're of very primitive kind.
He had natural liking for history and
although he was unable to attend school
secured a fair education and taught
school until impelled by desire cher
isbed from boyhood he turned his atten-
ton to the science of medicine. During
1882 and 1888 he studied medicine.
Whether he liked farming better than
he did the practice Of medicine or wheth-
or there was more money in it is not
known, but MIR. Bulla abandoned the
study of medicine and began farming,
stock raising and horticultural, which
he made his business for life. In 1876
he was elected president of the county
horticultural society and during the
same year was elected vice-president of
the state horticultural society. In 1912
he was elected county commissioner and
served in this capacity six years. In
1850 he was elected representative to
the legislature from this county and
while there made a brilliant record
and was one of the leading members
He was one of the leaders in the temper
snce reform movement and has always
been an advocate of temperance. He
was a member of the Universalist
church. Mr.. Bulla was member of the
last constitutional convention which
was held at Indianapolis. In 1884 he
was married to Miss Nancy Wilson, Of
Franklin county, and to them eleven
children were born, eight of whom are
still living"
Father Bulla was buried at Boston,
near where he had lived all his long ard
busy life, on Sunday, September 10Th.
Services were conducted by Rsv. j. Fl.
Blackford in the Universalist church
and at the grave the very impressi' 9
service of the Masonic order was rend-
cred.
He was identified officially with the
Indiana Universalist Convention for
many yeare. He had an untaltering
faith in the goodness of Gld and the
trir mph of righteousness ulder the di
vine government. He lived to a good
purpose and died at an advanced age
honored and respected.
Though dead, may the influence of that
life go on and increase with the passing
years. J.H. B.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
HOW TO STUDY HOLMES.

Any reader who wishes to s'uy DR..
Holmes works and only knows the no by
the scraps which he has seen in the
journals may follow them in this coureep
First: In most public libraries the
complete edition of his works will be
found. II you do not find it ask the IL
brarian to order it. Separate books, as
they have been published from time to
time, will certainly be found in any pub
lie library.
Second: After you have the complete
edition. read first some of the shorter
lyrics from the three volumes of poetry.
You will like to read them all. You
will get good idea of the fur, the pa
thos and the vigor of DR.. Holmes mind
by reading twenty of the very best of
them. Commit some of the best to
memory. Ii you have a boy at school
make him speak some If them IS
"pieces" so that you may hear scrs ps of
them about the house.
Third: To begin with the prose works
it would be best TO read THE Aut, crat
of the Breakfast Table" This will show
you how gay and light his mood is. 1t
will show you at the same time how
careful his scholarship lie. 1t will refer
you to many subjects of which you know
nothing. And it will be good exercise
for you to look up these subjects in
any good public library with CYCLIC
pedia or with what is known as Pooie's
Index.
Fourth: After such an introduction to
his prose style you will like to read one
of his novels. OF these novels the one
which has been most famous is Elsie
Venner." Do not suppose that be really
thought there were such hereditary
curses as are described in the book.
That is his way of pointing the moral of
what he thought the danger of the old
fashioned notion of the transmission of
sin by inheritance.
Fifth: Observe in the reading either OF
poetry or prose the exquisite care with
which sentences are formed. 1t might
almost be said that every sentence, be-
fore it was printed, had to give sc me
some reason for it's existence. Some one
says that the sentence "has to stand and
fight for his life." This means that
there is nothing careless in his whole
composition.
Sixth: Observe also that in every
poem and in eve'y essaf he has Gis-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
Ube East.

PENNSYLVANIA - Conneautville.
Sunday, September 19sb, Rev. Henry
B. Taylor closed very successful three
years. passionate, with the church of Our
Father at ConDesuivIlle. Pa. Mr.. Tay
lor came to us while attending The
Theological School at Meadville,
in addition to his studies doing the
parish work and supplying the pulpit
on alternate Sundays of the Girard an
Conueautville CT urches. AS result Of
his earnest work We have an increased
membership in our church. An active
Y.P.C. U.of seventy five members, fire.
which has sprung the Current Topics
Club. one of the most pot ular literary
clubs in the town. The church is free
from debt ard in sn improved social
condition. To whatever church Mr.
Taylor may give his uniting services
the church at Connesuty,lle offers con-
CALCULATIONS.