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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
THE MASs-MEETING.

The mass-meeting which will be held at
the Cham ber OF Commerce to-day for the
purpose of requesting our Senators and
Representatives in Congress TO urge the
United States Government officials to i'm
mediately issue orders for the con-
struction of the new Federal building in
this City is one which has rightful
claim upon the attention OF every public
spirited citizen. The object is i'm portant
and it is imperative that it should be
strongly supported here. in order that the
desired end may be accomplished.
THE CALL began new agitation on this
subject short time ago, because it recog-
nized the Importance of prompt action at
this juncture. 1t is known that the delay
in the construction OF the work has been
due partly to the action of newspaper in
this City, which opposed the instruction
OF the building, and partly to the determi-
nation of the Cleveland administration
not to carry on any public work which it
could avoid. At the present time both
these obstacles to success have ceased to
be of any great potency. The newspaper
which opposed the building is now COM
PEELED to resort TO indirection in conduct
ing its warfare. 1t no longer dares to di-
rectIy antagonze it. The administration
of delay and deficit goes out OF office to-
day. The people are united and new
administration comes into power. If,
therefore, we act with due vigor at home
and induce our delegates in Congress to
act with equal vlgor in Washington We
can be reasons bly, sure of immediate sue
cess.
The Importance of the work cannot be
denied by any one. There are many in
dustrious men belonging to the building
trades who are out of work and W ho would
find employment if the proposed building
were begun. There is need also for an in
creased activity in business, which would
be brought about by the circulation of
money expended by the Government in
the construction of the building. There is
the further fact that such an editice is
needed by the Government officials in this
City for offices. All these things taken
together constitute strong reason why
the construction of the building should be
speedily undertaken, and it is reasonably
certain that if proper representations are
M ade to the officials of the new admins
ira ton the work will begin without fur
ther unnecessary delay.
This being the situation of affairs, it
seems hardly necessary that any urging
should be needed to bring out large at
tendance at the proposed mass-meeting.
The movement begun by The CALL is
supported by the State Board of Trade,
the Supervisors and the Mayor, the Cham
Der of commerce. the Labor Council and
all men of public spirit in the City.
Under such leadership no citizen should
| hesitate in cooperating with the work.
Let US nave grand mass-meeting to-day
and inaugurate in San Francisco a move.
ment which will put US into perfect har-
mony and make US sharers in the work oil
the new admi nistration which is to be in.
auguratej simultaneously at Washington
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

.danseuse in a terrible storm, and when the
clonds that hide the snowy SUBMITS are torn
asunder the scene suddenly changes to an Ice
palace in Montreal, with skating palie.'
which ends in whirlwind OF snow, the whoie
corps d e ballet being buried in hakes OF oaz-
zling whiteness The next change to Long
cbamps. on the day of the Grand Prix, with
startlingly realistic reproduction OF the lam
ous racetrack. The waltz n this scene is salo
to be one of the gems of The score. ihere are
many other brilliant tableaux, ana IL is salo
that both in the scenario ana IN the Ausio
Manzotu has surpassed his "Excelslor.
The new operas continue to dev1ate more
and more from set form. The latest Work OF
the untrammeled description Is all '1dyie. IN
three acts by Camille Erlanger, which has just
been produced at the Paris Opera Comique
and which is considered very curious ana ln-
teresting man Hesitation of Iyric art. "Ker-
maria" is not an opera at all in the accepted
sense of the word, neither is it an oratorio; IL
is lyric fantasie in which with considerable
melodic ingenuity the composer has tried TO
draw tone pictures, not only of characters and
ofAdramatic action, but of scenery. The poem
of KERN aria" which is mystic in character,
was written by NJ. Gheuci, who has LAID MS
scene in Brittany at the end of the last ceu-
turv. Kermaria is n haunted castle crum bling
to ruins on the wild Breton coast. 1t is ten
anted by the spirit of the Blue Lady who helps
virtuous lovers and makes a mysterious organ
in the castle do miraculous deeds. In spite OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04

she was too young, not even boy could enter
till 10. People OF influence were consulted
in vain and Camilla began to realize what a
very unhappy thing it was to be girl, still
she would not despair-nor relax one effort in
the way of prscticing The win ter passed and
spring came, bringing no hope. There were
nine places in the conservatory and seventy
six applicants every one of them boys. Per-
sistance finally carried the day, Mr.. Urso
worried the officers of the conservatory into
hearing his child, though the irritable little
Auber lost his temper and said: "Well, bring
the girl, we'll hear her play, but she is sure to
fall" At the examination she was admitted
into the presence of the jury-eight solemn
looking men, each with an inkstand and
paper. There we're Auber, the director; ossfni,
the great composer; Carrufa, Altard and four
others. She was given the ''andante" and
"hnale'' from the Fourth Concerto by Rode.
When she began to play the solemn judges
made no sign of pleasure or surprise, some of
them scratched with their pens, others looked
at her in q severe manner, but at the conclu-
sion of the child's performance each one
voted for her and she was admitted 10 the con-
servatory
The Camilla Urso Grand Concert Company
includes, besides the star, Miss Minnie Methot,
soprano; Edwin II. Douglas, tenor; and George
II. Wesley, pianist. Since she was last here
Miss Minnie Methot has been studying in
Europe for two years with Nine. Marchesi, and
appearing frequently in concert in Paris,
where she was often alluded to by the press as
Ella tres jolie Americaine" Uhe very pretty
American). Edwin II. Douglas, who has never
been heard here before, is native OF Cleye-
land, Ohio. Nine. Urso heard him at one of
the royal concerts in Dresden last year and his
singing struck her fancy so mucn that she at
once engaged him for an American tour. He
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04

an amendment 10 the bill providing that
the money appropriated for the claim
should be turned into the United States
treasury and held there until the settle
ment of the claim of tn. Government
against the Pacific roads.
This was another triumph of the people
over the once all-powerfui monopoly.
Taken with the emancipation of the
whole OF the San Joaquin Valley from
monopoly freight rates by reason of the
construction of the competing road, these
two successes may be fairly considered as
the beginning of the end OF the Southern
Pacific's domination in California. We
are now on right road to commercial
and industrial freedom, and have only to
persevere in order to obtain q complete
triumph. Let the people remain united,
harmonious and resolute, ana the new era,
which dawns to-day with the Inauguration
OF the Mckinley adm inistration, will be
most prosperous one for California in
every sense OF the word.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
THE BUILDING TRADES.

The CALL publish yesterday a review
of the condition OF the building trade in
this City, which shows that, while the
present condition is not altogether satis-
factory. the prospects for better things
are bright. 1t did not, of course, give a
full statement of all the work of construc-
ton now under way, for much of it is in
private hands, and therefore not available
for publication. Enough was shown,
however, to make it evident that while
the construction of buildings is not so
active now as it has been in the past, yet
there are evidences that large increase
will be seen In the near future.
According TO a Bile just completed by
the Building Revie,o of San Francisco the
most prosperous year at this season for
building in San Francisco was 1891, when
during January and February 210 edifices
were erected al total cost of ST. TT ,636.
The record for the first two months OF this
year is only $6l2.535 This is a tremen-
dous falling off and shows the effect of
the depression brought about by the free
trade Congress and the Cleveland admin
istration. If it stood alone there would be
reason for encouragement among work
fortunately there i, ample reason for be-
lieving that change is at hand, and that
with the incoming of the new administra-
ton there is to be a new era in building
as we'll as in other industries, and that
before the year closes there will be an
abundance of work for all who need it.
Among the new structures which we
may expect to be undertaken in COM
paratively short time are t Hall of Jus
tice, Aft lated Colleges, the Mission High
School, the Menlo Park Academy OF the
Sacred Heart, and the new Federal build
ing. In addition to these there will of
course be large number of homes, stores,
Offices and shops of various kinds erected
by private parties. The ferry depot and
the great Spreckels building will continue
to employ many men for some time to
come, and when these are completed there
will be others begun to give work TO those
who have been engaged on those struc-
lures.
In an interview published in THE CALL
yesterday Vice-President Butcher of the
Builders Exchange expressed himself as
decidedly hopeful of the outlook. There
are many private and public buildings
under way now," said Mr.. Butcher, land
the prospect is that within a month sew
eral hundred or even thousand men NAV
find lucrative employment in these lines
of industry" This opinion is hared by
others, who are in position TO know rot
only the present condition Of building
trades, but the prospects of the future,
and their assurances may be taken as
significant of the coming of better times
for all who are engaged in building trades.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
WILL MEET At FRESNO.
Third Annual Gathering of the
AFRO Americans OF Cali.
form a.
The League Will Discuss in Congress
the Good of the Africans of
This State.

T. B. Morton, president of the State
Afro American League of California, has
issued call for the third annual con-
gress of the Afro-American League of this
State to be held at Fresno on Tuesday,
July 20.
There are thirty-three affiliated organ
izatlons, containing 5000 members. OF
colored people in California, and it is ex-
pected that over zoo delegates will assem-
BILE at the appointed time and place.
The chief object OF the congress is to de-
wise plans for forming a closer bond OF
union among the members OF the African
race and thus enable them to reap the
benefits which accrue from cooperation
and mutual hel pfulness.
Social and political subj iects relating to
the Africans of California will be discussed
and measures adopted TO place the race
on as advantageous a footing in the vari-
Gus com munities in which they reside as
possible. The call concludes as follows:
EAch league is therefore urged to be ener-
getic in the collection of statistical informa-
ton and furnish the same to the delegates TO
bring with tnem, showing the population, oc-
cupatlon, wealth and business enterprises OF
ohe race in the counties or districts they rep
resent. and such other data as may be OF use
and value in the congress.
Whatever advances the welfare OF any por-
tion of our community tends to promote the
welfare of all. Therefore if we will do our
whole duty along this line the congress Is sure
10 result in benefit not only 10 those repre-
sented in II, but TO California as well.
All leagues south of Fresno will send list
OF their delegates TO Jam es NJ. Alexander, 239
Sou h Broad way, Los Angeles, CAL, and all
north of and including Fresno will send their
list OF delegates to James !. Summers, 11o9
Thirty-second street. Oakland Cal.
T. B. MORTON, President
j. F. SUMMERS, Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
rEK~ONAL

A. Cube of Paris il in the City.
D. L. Bliss Jr. of Carson is in town.
H. NJ. Griffin of Denver is at the Palace.
F. w. Hanson of Salt Lake is at the Lick.
D. E. Lutte of Alaska is a late arrival here.
N. B. Macintosh of Scotland is on a visit
here.
DIR. and Mrs. Millican of Keswick are at the
Lick.
John Rulon-Miller of Philadelphia is at the
Palace
John H. Milzner of Tucson. Ariz., is at the
Grand.
J. X. Mankowski, merchant of Seattle, is at
the Grand
Ex-speaker ]. c. Lynch of the Assembly is at
the Baldwin
B. /. Little, well.to.do resident OF Eureka,
is at the Russ.
Deputy Sheriff c. H. Hussey of Point Arena
is at the Russ
William Chish olm OF Halifax, N. s., arrived
here yesterday.
A. H. Hart, a wealthy silk-dealer OF New
York, is in town.
William Tormey, hotel proprietor OF Va
lle1o, is in the City.
Thomas Couch, the mining man, OF Mon
| tana is at the Palace.
II. E. Young, a manufacturer OF Cincinnati
arrived here yesterday.
F. E. Baker, a leading attorney OF Woodland,
arrived here last night.
County Clerk John Whicher OF San Luis
Obispo Is at the Baldwin.
| A. I. Elliott, business man OF Bozeman, Is
late arrival in the City.
| Fl. M. La Rue of Sacramento, State Railway
| Commissioners, is in town.
G. III. Wright and Mrs. Wright OF Fargo,
N. D., were among yesterdays arrivals.
| Eugene J. de Saba Jr. of the Nevada County
Electrical Power Company is at the Grand.
| Ben Stern, manager for Fannie Davenport
has arrived here. Eighteen years ago ne was
| resident of this City,
| Walter Jones OF Bakersfield, who surveyed
the lands of Haggin & Tevis there some years
since, is at the Baldwin.
Dixie W. Thompson, the wealthy resident OF
Santa Barbara who owns ranches in Santa
Barbara and Ventura counties, Is in the City.
Herman Oelrichs has arrived here in con-
nection with the suit to quiet title TO the LICK
House. He is living at his family residence,
| 1120 Pine street.
Con Cohrs ore of the leading caItle-growers
| of Montana and who in 1881 had become the
cattle king OF that then Territory, is in the
City. Mr.. Cohrs is Norwegian By birth.
B. u. Maynard OF stockton, frelgnt ana pas
| senger agent of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Railroad, is at the Baldwin, accom-
panied by his bride, who was Miss Kittie ".
Lewis of Oakland.
Colonel John Doyle, q mining man OF San
Diego, who for two weeks past has been ex-
amining mining properties at Randsburg. is
in the City. He did not buy anything, he
says, because he found property too high.
Captain Harry A. Palmer of the Omaha
Exposition party was delightfully."- surprised at
the Palace Hotel yesterday morning IN meet
ing an old army comrade-in fact one of his
own company-the Rev. E. Thayor Ingie of
this City. The captain commanded Company
of the Eleventh Kansas Cavalry and Mr..
Ingle was a musician OF the same. This
was the first meeting since the fall OF 1868.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
THE MONOPOLY BEATEN.

The announcement made exclusively by
THE CALL some days ago that the Govern
ment commission appointed to select a
site for deep water harbor in Southern
California would give its decision in favor
of San Pedro was confirmed by the official
report, which was published yesterday.
This confirm alton is another evidence that
THE CALL never publishes fakes. Itasserts
nothing positively which it has not inves-
tigated. When it reports a thing as true
the public can rely upon it.
notwithstanding the announcement pre-
yously made by THE CALL the public was
we'll pleased yesterday to receive official
confirmation OF the success of the people
in the struggle with the monopoly. A
deep water harbor at San Pedro will be a
benefit to all California. The immediate
gain from the money expended in the
construction of the work will be great,
but far more valuable will be the gain de-
rived from a good harbor opposite Los
Angeles free from monopoly control and
open to the commerce of the whole coast,
of the Orient and Of the islands OF Aus
tralasia. California has, therefore, good
reason to rejoice in the award of the Com
missioners and may rightly look forward
to immediate and far-reaching beneficial
results from 1t.
The decision given by the Government
com mission in favor of the harbor at San
Pedro was not the only defeat of the
Southern Pacific Company announced
yesterday. 1t will be remembered that
when the claim of the Southern Pacific
for 81, 3l0.427 was approved by the House
of Representatives and asum appropriated
for its payment The CALL predicted the
claim would be defeated in the Senate
This prediction was also confirmed by the
dispatches yesterday. The Senate adopted
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
ANSWERS 10 CORRESPONDENTS

THE WAR IN CUBA-W. S. B., Mare Island,
Solano County. Cal. The war in Cuba began
in March, 1895. Between the 9th and the 9th
OF that month there were daily encounters
between revolutiou1sts and Spanish troops,
but these were mere skirmishes. On the 9th
OF March General Garrish reported an attack
made on him by the revoluttonists in the
vicinity OF Los Negros. and on the 18th there
was sharp engagement between the revolu-
tlonfsts and the regulars. About the middle
OF the month was received an account of the
nrst engagement of any magnitude. II was
that the revolutionists under General Masso.
some 1000 men, had attacked 25OO Govern
ment troops under General Saldo while the
Spaniards were marching from Manzanillo to
Bayamo, and that the engagement took place
near that town. The date OF the engagement
was not given, but the Spanish loss was re-
ported at 300 killed ana wounded and that OF
the revolutionists seventy killed and wounded.
FROM sNowBoUND-S., City. This correspond
ent asks If the punctuation in the following
lines from Whittiers ''Snow bound" is correct
and adds: 81 think the first three lines make
q CONF lete thought and should be followed by
a semicolon."
But He who knows our frame Is just,
Mercifnl aud compassionate.
And full OF sweet assurance
And hope for all the language Is,
That he remembereth We are DUST!
This was submitted to one of the most CON-
petent proof-re aders in San Francisco, and his
answer is as follows:
I think the poets meaning would be better
shown by placing semicolon at the end OF the
second, not the third lin he third line belongs
to the two that follow. In reaiing the lines aloud,
not having first studied the meaning. i would be
natural to stop At the end OF the third line a.
though the ''and" between merciful and compass
sionate should be warning that the end Of
clause or thought had been reached. The mean
ing is obviously hat the language" "he RENE m
bereth We are dus. is "iul Of sweet assurance and
hope for ALL" in cas- the comma is left after .is
~ the end OF the fourth line Ut is grammatical
marx rather than sense onel there shonld Ger.
tainly be semicolon after the second line. II
tina fourth line comma Is omitted the meaning Is
plain enough, even though only comma ID used
at the end Of The second line
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
OPPOSED TO ANY CHANGE.
Sanchez-Str Property-Owners Are
Not in FAVOR of HILL Cuttinr

Sanchez-Stre Property-Owners Are
Not in Favor of Hill Cutting
The organization OF Liberty Heights I'm
provement Club is the outgrowJh of diff
ference OF opinion between certain prop
erty-owners on Sanchez, Twenty-frst,
Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets
as res ards the changing of the grade across
the cap of those streets.
Joseph Sheerer and others have petit
toned the Supervisors for a change OF
grade at the points mentioned, which If
granted would make cut of about twenty
feet. This sweeping gap certain other
property-owners on the heights oppose on
the ground that it would be equal to for
festure OF their lots, as the Assessments !
would be more than the property is worth.
In order to fight this proposed grade the
Liberty Heights improvement Club was
organized about two weeks ago, and at a
meeting held on Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing named members were elected as
the officers of the club: President, Horace
G. Platt; first vice president, Rolla V.
Watt; second vice-president, J. w. Rug
giles; third vice-president, John Elder;
secretary and treasurer, John j. Wood
house. The question of incorporating was
debated for some time with the result that.
it was agreed to have the necessary ar
ticles drawn up. ana in addition thereto
to engage the services of an attorney to
enjoin any action that may be taken to
change the grade.
The following were appointed as an ex-
ecutive committee: Horace G. Platt,u ].
W. Ruggles and J. ]. Wood house.
The grade on the line of Sanchez street
has been bone of conte ton between the
property-owners in that section for a num-
ber of years.
The official grade as it now stands had
been established by former Board OF
Supervisors, but on a judicial hearing be-
fore Judge Hunt this grade was declared
to be erroneous in consequence of some
lnformahty in passing the ordnance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
cIerk,s Office almost unbearable for sew

Clerks Office almost unbearable for sew
erai months.
Eariy IN the season Mr.. Curry applied
to the Board Of Supervisors 1or houicuin
ri c.Ioric but ne was informed that the
heating pipes were IN bad con 1tlon and
that the register would not work, Since
then a long and wearisome winter has
dragged away, and not day has passed
without dozens of cit zens who had busl-
ness there contracting colds, many OF
which led to cases of pneumonia.
Late Yesterday evening word was re-
ceived that the work of repairing the
steampipes will be commenced at the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year, which Will
be in June, By that time the weather
may be somew at ameliorated, and work
may he suspended under the rule estab-
Iished by the Arkansas Traveller" in re-
gard to mending bis ro' I.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
THE TWEEN Y. OUR HOUR SYSTEM
Atlanta Constitution.

On the LIST of May nextthe twenty y-four- hour
system of time measurement will be adopted
by the railways, postoffices and telegraph sta
tions of Belgium.
In order to meet the national demand for
new timepieces the clockmakers of Belgium
have been hard at work for several months
past. OF course, the new system will be uni
versally adopted throughout the country, as
the action of the railways alone would render
this inevita BILE. II it proves to be successful,as
it no doubt will, other European countries
will follow the example Of Belgium, and in
course OF time the new system will find its
way across the Atlantic.
There Is nothing in the least repugnant
about the new system, and since the day is
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04

twenty.four hours in length there Is no good
reason either practical or scientific, why the
divisions OF the clock should not correspond
with natures measurements AS the twelve
hour system has been in use long here
are thousands of people who will be loath to
give 1t up, but sentiment considerations
should not outweigh practical advantages
and IT the new system is better one the old
system should be Discontinued by all means.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
A RARE PRESENT.
County Clerk Curry Received Scuttle
OF Coal From the Supervisors
Yesterdav

OF Ooai FROM the supervisors
Yesterday.
County Clerk Curry was the recipient of
a present of scuttlefuI of coal from the
Board OF Supervisors yesterday. 1t was
in the nature of a surprise, for such a
thing was altogether unexpected. But
Mr.. Curry had come to his Office prepared
10 resist the attacks of the cold and the
inclement conditions that have for so long
ruled in his Office, and as he was protected
by a DR.. Nansen overcoat, with ear
protectors and fur cap to match, he de-
cided to forego the comforts of q fire in
his private office and to s. are the priva.
tions and the general chilliness to wh ch
his deputies and the general public are
subjected.
1t is estimated that about 5000 people
daily visit the Office of the County Clerk.
including men, women and children, law
yers. litigants, widows. orphans, wards of
the Probate Court, pensioners, process.
servers and others of like character. These
have all complained of the arctic condi-
tlons that have made lie in the County