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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Secretary OF the Treasury Gage is re-
solved to obtain plans for public buildings
hereafter by competition. This will be
welcome news to the architects of the
country ana welcome news to the
people aG large. The Secretary is
given such authority under the
Tarsney act, which, however, is lack
ing in regard to any provision for defray-
ing the expense to which unsuccessful
competitors will be put in making plans
and specifications. 1t is oplned that Con-
gress will, nevertheless, reimburse such
competitors for their outlay OF time and
money, and architects generally are will
ing 10 take the risk. The next public
building of Importance will mark the in
auguration of the new system.
1t is a fact that very many of our public
buildings are ugly and ill-adapted to the
purposes that they were meant TO serve.
The great trouble OF late years has been
that the supervising architect of the
Treasury, while he might be a man OF
rank in his profession, has been absorbed
in administrative details, while to his
draughtsmen was intrusted of necessity
the task of making new designs or work
ing out more or less unsuccessful varia-
tions of old models. This is why the re-
suits have been, as rule, unsatisfactory.
The new rule, it is believed, will not only
improve the quality of the Government
buildings, but also diminish the cost and
expedite the process of construction.
The American Architect" shows that
there is an average difference in cost of
more than so per cent in favor of private
buildings and from 800 to 500 per cent n
time. Thus the country, by the new sys-
tenn, will secure buildings of superior
quality in shorter time and at less cost
than has been the case heretofore.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

for the ensuing term: Councillor, Gal Y: A.
Murray; instructor, Sarah A. Whelpley; vice
councillor, G. ". Kelley; secretary, A. Z.
Weber; treasurer, E Witkousky; prelaie, Ida
Pendergast; marshal, A. Herbert; warden,
Annie +. Monroe; guard, William F. Reiff;
sentry, Mrs Lois Nightmsnn; pianist, Maud
Monroe; trustees-H. Dreisshmeyer, Ira Mil
Ter and J. Jasqueloin.
Last Thursday Grand Recorder Wallis went
to San Pablo, and paid an official visit to the
council there. There was present the entire
mbership of the council-an unusual event.
During the visit the grand recorder initiated
two candidates, and there will be three more
limitations at the next meeting. After the
ceremonies the lodge spread a fine lunch in
honor of the visitor.
Last Tuesday America Council worked in the
initiatory degree.
The initiatory team will initiate q number
OF candidates for Social Council on the Oath
inst
Guardian Council of Los Angeles initiated
four candidates at the meeting held on the
18th inst, and elected eight, who were ordered
10 appear last Friday to take the degrees.
This council has secured lodgeroom in East
Los Angeles.
To accommodate a number of the mem bers
OF tho Executive Council, who desire to be in
this City at the time that William J. Bryan
Will be here, the next meeting of the council
will be held on the Sd of July.
Evans Council will publicly install its newly
elected officers in its hail on the evening of
the 22d OF July.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
WITH YOUR COFFEE.


watts-Getting little rest out your way
since that piano girl took to the wheel, aren't
you?
Potts-Naw. Her bicycle suit is louder than
the piano was.-Indianapolis journal.
"He said she was cruel to refuse him."
ayes"
"And now she's going to marry him to show
him his stake."-Detroit Journal
''what do you consider the greatest mistake
OF mans life2"
"His persistence in the deluSion that he
never makes mistakes" ."-Chicago Record.
'T don't get as good food now as when was
SINGLE" sighed Mr.. Bowersox.
"when you are able TO hire as good e cook
as your father hired you will have no fault to
find with your food" replied Mrs. Bowersox,
in a decisive tone.-Louisville Courier
Journal
Clara-I don't think Grace cares very much
for her husband.
Jessie-Why?
Clara-Well, he was detained at his ONCE
until O'CLOCK one evening last week, and it
never occurred to her that he might be killed.
or something.-Puck.
One may keep up with the procession and
not run over the band-wsgon.-New Orleans
Picayune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

ample we have the National Bank of Attiea,
n. Y, reported thus: Organized January IA,
1864; receiver appointed April IA, 1865; un-
redeemed or lost notes outstanding In No
vem ber, 1888, SO per cent Sixty three hum
DIRE dths OF per eeni), and we can see that the
hank was in operation one year and three
months, and this loss occurred in that short
period of fifteen months At last we are on
solid ground and can now ascertain the rate
per cent OF annual losses, and this will be our
next subject for investigation.
JOSEPH AsBURY JOHNSON,
June Il, 1897. $50 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
seven Pines CIrnle

Seven Pines Circle No 3, Ladies of the Grand
Army OF The Republic, has recently given q
number of donation parties at members
homes, and each person attending brought q
donation in the shape of pound of some
kind of groceries, and these donations were
placed in the relief bureau for distribution TO
the needy who come under the care of the
circle. Seven Pines has had so many demands
Tor assistance of late that the members have
been kept busy devising ways TO raise means
with which tomeet all demands. Next Thurs.
day the circle, which Will be twelve years old
viii cele 5rate its anniversary by an entertain
ment and dance in the lower hall of the Ma
tive Sons building. A good programme has
been prepared, and after the literary and
musical part shall have been ended there will
be dancing and refreshments.
This circle has been doing quite well or late
in the matter OF membership, adding new
mem bers at every meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
cALIFoRNlANS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 21.-At the st.
clouo, C. B. Fisher; Holland, w. H. Allen, s.
knight; Grand Union, J. Brown, Z. 1. Mich
OILS; Astor, H. f. Graves, l. +. Laborde; Ven-
dome, A o. Lundstrom, f. A. Lundstrom;
Ashland, ]. A. Mcdonald; Grand, L. saun-
ders; Con tinental, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. c. Smith; ;
Marlborough, Mr.. aud Mrs. R. Wildman; Man
haitian, Mrs. ]. S. Boynton
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
The Order Of Chosen Friends Has q
Council at Which All the
Members Attend

Last Tuesday Garden City Lodge of San
Jose of the Order of Chosen Friends
initiated nineteen candidates in the presence
OF large mem bership. of Grand Councillor
Boehm, Grand Recorder Wallis and a delega-
tion from the Council in Santa Clara Five
petitions were received, and at the next
meeting ten or more Candidates will be ini-
ttated. The following officers were elected
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

Are you going TO the country on vacation II
20 il is no trouble for US 10 forward THE CALL TO
your address Do not let it miss you for you will
miss It, Orders given 10 the carrier or left at
Business Office viii receive prompt attention.
NO EXTRA CHARGE Fifty cents per month
for summer months
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
$50 so to St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Chicago.

Tickets will be on sale July IL to the I7tn Good
final limit, August Is; stopover allowed It's
splendid opportunity TO take trip to Chicago and
stop OF at the famous Yellowstone Park. Send
8 cents in stamps for illustrated book, 'Wonder-
land,' TO L. X Stateler, general agent Northern
Pacific Railway, 63s Market street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

wife-Iremember the time when you thought
the world of me.
Husband-You mean you remember the
time when said thought the world of you.-
Boston Transcript
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

IL is reported that an effort has been
made in Havana to restore peace between
the Spanisrds and the Cubans by getting
them to unite in making war against the
United States, and this may be one of
those so-called Spanish reforms We have
been hearing so much about
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The jubilee ode of the new poet-laureate
is calculated to sadden the festivities and
set every body weeping because Tennyson
Is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

Mark Twain is not in need of pecuniary
assistance, but he has announced that he
would rather have a relief fund than q
monument. So any one who has a relief
fund on hand may as well send it to him
and spare him the necessity of writing
syndicate humor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The earthquake gave us a shake, but it
didn't agitate US.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The prospects are that the phrase,
''polariscope Indications" will remain in
our language to signify signs OF dubious
transactions long after the sugar debate
has been so far forgotten that curious
people will wonder where the phrase
came from.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

MADAM. is your son expecting to carry OF
any honors at college this year?"
mo; poor fellow, he injured his kneecap in
the first game of the season."-Detroit Free
Press
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

There is no such thing as Idle curiosity"
said The Manayuuk Philosopher. 'It is al.
ways busy."-Philadelphia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

Comptroller Bowler for once IN his life
is to do popular thing. He is going to
send in his resignation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The rain in the interior has done little
damage and much good, and we may
count it among the forces which tend to
prosperity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The Queen made Austin laureate, but
she could not make him poet, and the
results are disas trous.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

There is always more damage done by
an Eastern cyclone than by California
tenn blor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

WHEN you feel las cross as a cat," a dose of
Ayers Pills will make you as good natured as a
kitten. Try them for oiousness
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

All the chappies will smile this morn
ing. It is jubilee day in London.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

THERE'S charm in beautiful hair and
PARKERs HAIR BALsAM excels in producing IT,.
PARKER's GINGER TONIC is new life TO the aged
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
CALIFORNIA glsce fruits, SOC Ib TownssnGs.

sPEcrAL information daily to manufacturer.
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 MontgomerE.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

1t is announced that as result of plac-
ing heavy duty on Mexican onyx work
has begun in the onyx mines of Arizona,
and we have thus ope more illustration
of how the new tariff will help American
industry in the development OF American
resources.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

Mrs. Abigail Atwater Bradley, who died re-
Gently in Meriden, Conn.,, at the age of 81
years, was a true daughter of the American
Revolution, her father. Samuel Atwater hay-
ing enlisted in Captain Bunnelrs company
from Wallingford, Conn, when he was Is
years old, and served through the Revolution
arv War
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

There are about as many candidates for
jubilee honors in Great Britain as there
are for offices in America after Presiden-
tial election, and in the one case as in the
other the number of pies is by no means
equal to the number of men with appe-
tites.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
PHELAN FAvORS
ASPHALT ROOFS
Vetoes the Order Recently
Recommended by the
Committee.
Says That the Present Ordinance
Is Being Constantly
Violated.
Charles Parent Elected Clerk to the
Board-Larger Water Mains
Asked.

Mayor Phelan put his foot down firmly
on the matter of freproof roofs yesterday
when he vetoed the ordinance recently
recommended by the Fire Department
Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
The message transmitted was as fol-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

Another electrician has seen the Kelley
N otor and says 1t won't work, but KeeIey
continues to work it well enough to get a
living out of it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
ss6 Rate to Chicago via the Great

Santa Fe Route.
The low rates made for Christian Endeayorers
viii be open to the public as we'll An opportu-
nifty to visit the East never before enjoyed by Cal
ifornianS Pullman Palace Drawing-room Sleep
ing-cars OF the latest pattern Modern upholstered
tourist sleeping-cars run daily through from OAK
land pier TO Chicago. See timetable in advertis-
ing column San Francisco ticket office 644 Market
street, Chronicle tuid ding. Telephone Main 53I
Oakland, 1ll8 Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

While marriage ceremony WAS being per-
formed near Danville, Va, kerosene lamp
famed up and was about to explode when the
bride seized 1t and hurled it through a win
dow. The groom then came out from under
the table. where he had hidden, and the cere-
mony proceeded.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The story that a Texas farmer found
$4,000 buried beneath the ground at spot
to which he was directed by the appari-
tion of woman with CHASTITY wound in
her right side" was evidently intended as
a ghost story, but it sounds like a fairy
tale.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker of the City Temple,
London, recently met an Anglican curate who
had heard him preach a day or two before. sI
liked your Sermon" remarked the curate, pa
tronlzingly. 81 wonder you do not take holy
orders. You would be preaching at st. 3aul's
in q month"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

July is expected to mark something q
like the beginning of new era in Paris,
as on that day there will be started SER
vice of 500 motorcycles for public use. They
are to run throughout the city and the
suburbs and the fare is to be one franc.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

As Mr.. Debs says "The free-silver move
ment has spent its force" we may infer
that he regards Mr.. Bryan's movements
as being acluated solely by the force of
circumstances
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The aristocrats from all parts of the
world who have gone to London to see The
Queen may be no sardines ct home, but
LONDON has packed them as if they were
and charged them bic money for it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

A Connecticut woman has Just cele-
brated the hundredth anniversary of her
birthday by riding bicycle, thus showing
that the old girl can be a new woman if
she wishes and has wheel handy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

One of the goatcsrs in which children drive
in the Champs Elysees is now labeled: "Gift
of the President" The owners goat was
killed some months ago by one of NJ. Faure's
dogs, and to make up for the loss Nine. Faure
gave the woman her little grandson's goat and
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

The old theory that the glory OF great
actor perishes with his body and leaves
nothing behind is not altogether true, for
now sixty-six years after her death noble
monument has just been unveiled to Mrs.
Sarah Siddona
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

1t is said there are no vacancies in the
army for any of the graduate from West
Point this year, but perhaps the boys can
console themselves with the reflection
that "they also serve who only stand and
wait
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

After all this is but a little world where
all the people are neighbors and initiate
one another. They are talking of Pingree
in Europe and Budapest has started
municipal potato patches.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

It is difficult feat to drag a long tariff
bill through the Senate without getting it
into snarl, but Allison and Aldrich can
do it if any body can and it looks now as
if they would succeed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

II was said little while ago that the
Kaiser dictated the movements of the Sui
tan, but We are now told that he is urging
the evacuation of Thessaly. By and by
we will be informed that he is praying
for il.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
TIE summrR muNrns.

The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-POstage Freei

BUSINESS OFFICE:
TIO Market Street,
San Francisco, California.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
MEN AND WOMEN.

Carl schurz has the last pair of sleeve but
tons worn by John Quincy Adams They were
given to him by the late Charles Sumner.
General Kostaro Kristos, the chief of the
Cretan insurgents, is 100 years of age, and is
said TO have the fire and enthusiasm of youth
of 20.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

EDITORIAL ROOMS:
517 Clay Street
Telephone Asan-AofS
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FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT.

June 81, 1897.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
President Jones on Football.

Buffalo, Nov. 26.-Professor Jones Of Hobart
College, who witnessed the game yesterday
between his college and the University Of
Buffalo in an interview said:
II like football and enjoy seeing good
game. Brutal? Not bit of it. OF course
players sometimes get hurt. but that's true
also of other sports But accidents are rare in
football as compai ed with other games of like
nature. yet because they do happen, / want
10 see the game modified only, not abolished.
There are many ways in which this can be
done without spelling the game. believe that
there should be fewer mass plays and more
open playing. Then, too, would like TO see
low tackling abolished. The danger in foot
ball il not Of the big accidents that we al.
ways hear OF, but the little ones
THE wrenched knees, strained shoulders
hurt ankles and such things are the harmful
results OF the game, and all or many OF these
could be eliminated by making few changes
in the manner of playing. Again, there is too
much professionalism in the game as played
today
Understand, II is not a charge against our
opponents Of yesterday. There is altogether
too much OF getting men into college because
they can play a good game They are In.
duced TO come to a certain college either by
offers Of money, tuition or other things. They
register as students and play on the college
team"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
.hipping hogs. 8 is % 3 so
A CROOKED PORTER.
Attempted to Rob Mr.. Hill Of Crauston In
Sleeping Car.

Lee Pitts, negro Pullman porter, is under
arrest at St. Louis n charge OF attempted
robbery. Pitts is a resident Of st. Louis. The
vitcim OF the attempt is Alpha X. Hill q
broker, residing at Cronson, and he alleges
that Pitts tried to relieve him OF $4,000. h IS
story of the affair is to the eff ect that shortly
after the train left Odin, llI.,yesterday morn.
ing, Porter Pitts pulled the curtains aside
and reached into his berth.
he took $40 in cash from the pocket OF Hill
trousers and then reached into an inside
pocket that held an envelope containing 500
tOO in certified checks and $4,000 in cash. just
at that momentiMr; Hill awoke and grappled
with the negro. The commo attracted
the attention OF Conductor ]. II. Hodges and
he ordered the negro to return the $40.
Mr.. Hill, with number OF local parties, Is
interested in some lead mines at Joplin, Ill. t,
and was on his way there when the affair
took place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
Pawtuxet Valley Items.

Mrs. John B. Mcrin of Lippitt was taken
suddenly Ill when in front Of the mill office
Wednesday and fell TO the ground, cutting
her face, hands ard limbs badly. She was
rendered unconscious, and although she was
seen by one OF the employees Of the mill, he
did not go to her assistance She soon recov-
cred consciousness and managed to reach her
home, where physician was summoned, who
attended to her injuries
The Children Of Mary connected with st.
josephs church, assisted by Miss Mary Deven.
ish Of Providence, gave very successful en-
tertainaneut in ODonnell's hall at Natick last
Q, sning, Miss Belle q. Dodsworth, formerly
Of Providence, acting as accompanist. The
costumes, drills, songs and rectations were
She best that have been seen in the valley for
long time, and the affair wasa success in
ever particular.
Considerable excitement was caused in the
valley yesterday by the report that the body
Of an infant had been founnd in the Spring
Lake reservoir, which supplies the water
used by the patrons of the Pawtuxet Valley
Water Company. An investigation, however,
proved that the report was canard and no
pne in the vicinity knew Of any body being
Found in the reservoir
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
Too Many Keys to School
Houses the Cause.
TEACHERS ARE CARELESS
Do Not Always Lock Doors When
Leaving Buildings.
JANITORS AROUSED BY POLICE.

Secretary Rose Of the school committee
listened TO reasonable complaint this
morning. 1t was to the effect that so
many keys have been issued to the doors
of the school houses that those in charge
of the buildings are put to unnecessary
trouble in looking OUT for the oarelessness
OF some OF the teachers. y short time
ago one of the custodians of large
school building in tho south part of the
city was reused from sleep at 3 o'clock in
the morning because policeman had
found the door omen. The man knew he
had locked the building mp when he left
it the evening before and the only solu
ton OF the fact that the door was left
open was that one OF the teachers had
visited the building, going in by the key
she possessed and going out and forget.
ting TO fasten the premises.
About the same time a schoolhonse
janitor was informed that the gas i'm the
building was burning. He felt perfectly
sure that there was no gas lit when he
left the schoolnouse and the natural con-
clusion was that some one with key had
been in the place and after getting what
was wanted had gone away unmindful
of a little thing like burning gas.
1t is said that teachers are frequently
left in school buildings after the janitors
go away for the day anu that they are not
always careful TO see that the doors are
properly fastened.
Ihe matter of keys to the building has
been subject OF some consideration. At
present keys of the various school build
ings are Kept in the office of the superin-
tendent of public buildings in city hall
each Of the janitors and teachers has one
and the officers in tho school department.
have them. Where there are so many il is
asserted that IL is next To impossi ble to
obviate natural or careless mistakes, and
frequently the keys are lost.
lt is also asserted that II the janitors
are 10 be held responsible for the proper
care OF the school buildings no one else
outside of the officers in authority should
have the privilege OF going in aud out OF
the buildings after school hours. The
statement is made on reliable authority
| TINT some of tfro school buildings can be
entered at any time by mt least 80 differ
snt persons. lt Ia no wonder therefore that
occasionally policemen arouse janitors
and school building custodians at dead OF
night to tell them that the front door is
open and that the gas is burning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
LATE OLNEYvILLE NEWS.

The crusade against the gambling
places has come TO a standstill as the
leaders of the law and order committee
find IL somewhat difficult To learn just
whom they desire to procesd against. The
committee would like TO get at the pool
rooms but they cannot tind any way to
proceed and il has been limited that they
are TO ask some of the leading religious
societies in the city TO assist them in the
WORK.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank T. Twitcbell were
surrounded by a few of thelr, relatives and
friends at pheir residence, III Plsinfleld
street, last evening, the occasion being
the tenth anniversary of their marriage
Mrs. Twitchell was presented with n
handsome Haviland china dinner set, and
tea service A luncheon was served.
John T. Lynch and Miss Annie f.
Kearns were married at II 80 yesterday
by the Rev. Father II. p. Grace of ST.
Mary q church. After the ceremony a re-
oeption and wedding dinner was given
at the home of the brides mother on
Bowdoin street, and at $3.50 the happy
couple left for New York, Washington
and other places. Upon their. return they
will reside at 607 Broadway.
There was but ono arrest by the John.
rton police yesterday and that was for
drunkenness. The unfortunate fellow
was fixed up" by the police and then
taken to his home In an express wagon
% that he would at least be with his little
family on Thanksgiving day.