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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
A TOAST TO AlTKEN.
The st. Andrews Society Drinks His
Heal. and Makes Him
Life Member.

Inc ST. Andrews society Dr1nHS his
Heal. and Makes Him
Life Member.
Last Tuesday evening the friends and
mem bers of the ST. Andrews Society held
a reunion at Scottish Hail, Ill Larkin
street, the occasion being the presentation
of life mem ber's ticket to James Aiken,
one of the charter members of the society,
before his departure from San Francisco
to Santa Rosa, where he intends in future
10 reside. J. T. Webster was called to the
chair as master of ceremonies.
Andrew Wilkie, president of the society,"
in making the presentation referred in
eulog:stic terms to the many good quail
ties of Mr.. Aitken and the great services
he had rendered the society since its for
nation in 1863, and concluded by propos-
ing the health of Mr.. Aitken.
Mr.. Aitken replied, thanking the men,
bers for the honor they had conferred
upon him, and expressing the hope that he
might still be of service to them for many
years 10 come.
The toasts of "Sister Societle 1.-The
Charter Mem bers," "St. Andrews Soci-
ETY." and President and ex-Presidents"
were duly proposed and eloque, tly replied
to. Songs were ably rendered by James
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
THE PRESS CLUB ELECTION.
Wells Drury Made President by n very
Close Vote.

close Vote.
One of the cleanest and at the same
time most exciting elections ever held In
the Press Club took place yesterday. Inc
big fight was over the presidency, ard
Wells Drury, an old and well-known news
paper man on THE CALL staff, won oy
three votes from l.. G. Carpenter OF the
Post.
The polls were open from 10 O'CLOCK yes,
terday morning until last evening, anu
sixty two votes were cast. Following WAS
the result:
President. Wells DrEry; first vice pTes1aent'
ID. L. Brooke; second vice-presideut T. u. pe-
ment and George +. Hatton tie; th1rd VICE
president, Luther E. Fitch; recording secre,
tary, Fred S. Myrtle; financial secretary Pm
5. Montague; Librarian, Howard V. Suthel-
land.
Directors-Theodore f. Bonnet. James :.
Tyler, w. S Dreypolcher, L. E. Stover, joseph
5. Jordan, w. G. Zeigler.
Election board-Stephen Won Szinnyey
(c1airman) W. K ball Briggs, Philip NILS
Jones, c. a. Webster, James P. Booth, W. Z.
Bunner.
The election was of special significance
because OF the fact that the newly elected
board will have charge of the arran ge-
ments in the new clubrooms now being
erected on Ellis street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
PRINCE LUIGps ROUTE.
he Left the Tried Paths and Breasted
the Malaspin Glacier.

Whether viewed in comparison with pre-.
vious attempts to scale the SUBMITS OF the
mighty st. Elias or solely on its own merits as
to the effort and result Prince Luigfs achieve
ment must take high rank among the deeds
OF exploration and adventure and the idea OF
its magnitude only grows as his plans and
their consummaion are the more fully
realized.
From the very first he made his plans on q
different line and different scale from any
OF those who had preceded him. Thoroughly
understanding the difficulties which they had
met and before which they had turned back.
he prepared to meet ana out'tay the mists
and storms that linger on the slopes and
sweep the sides of the peaks, and the question
OF provisions he settled al the start by taking
enough and more for any emergency, and
enough perhaps to follow promptly with the
su pplies in the path opened by the explora-
tion party proper. This plan was large if
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
A MODEM BLUE STOCKING.

She is a College Maid and kBO vs. full well
Her 'oiogies and 'isms-see can tell
Of ptei odactyis, rhizopods. and such
UncDi istian, creepy, palRoZoic things:
The moons of Jupiter and Saturn's rings
And what she doesn't know Is not wor n much
Her formuIe and coefficients drv.
Her chemical react!ons, ani her hlgh
And psych logic mlcrocosm wise,
Make rejoice her clever head Is go d,
Her clever lips are red-when all Is told
Her stockings are not bluer than her eyes
-Puck.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
ALL COMING OUR WAY.

ING of the situation this the American farmer
will be found right the throne the old stand
1S98 if unanmity the prophets enough cinch
all efforts of the hold
doomed again Wednesday, although
be expected at times the result of
Spectators there be hardly question
wheat keeping comfortably close the
many months indeed there
all records for wheat be ecipsed before
that the American farmer be
ton World
year India left Europe
supply for in the matter Of agricultural prod
India has Of late been The rival of this in
great the Eastern Hemisphere The prices
during number of attributable the
India with its almost mtess wheat
labor The that Eastern
condition of and death. 1t will be
Californian generosity prompted the sending OF
donation feed those famine suffer-
Europe compelled to look the United States for
supplies, realization OF dollar wheat
This drouh broken in India and the
of ordinarily cd at least
India about begin planting when
uprising the border and this mutiny
religious anaticism, spread like wdfre Meanwhile the
XII Europe will be dependent this
bread 1t continuation of high prices for wheat
of agricultural industry in America.
Europe also extremely short in and potatoes two
that rank almost equal wheat food for the
As compared with her she will have
shortage billion bushes 1876 100000 bushels
300 bushels Verify the American
salvation of and Europe we'll afford
pay him supplying
lions alive
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
PERSONAL.

G. Rockingham OF Seattle is at the Lick.
DR.. A H. Ticell of Nevada City is at the
Grand.
Leon Carteri of Santa Bar bara is at the
Grand.
James Topley, druggist of Vallejo, is at the
Grand.
F. c. Lusk, an attorney of Chico, is at the
Palace.
F. E. Gaddis. an attorney of Woodland. is at
the Lick.
E. E. Long, Suisun attorney, is visiting at
the Lick.
E. E. Gaddis. merchant of Woodland, is at
the Russ.
s. P. Sanderson OF Los Angeles is at the Cos
mopolitan.
William Tormey, hotel man OF Vallejo. is
at the Grand.
S. J. Stabler, a big orchardist OF Yuba City
is a the Lick.
A. NJ. Boyd, a rancher OF Los Olivos, Santa
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
A11n,,Sf DC 1907

August 26, 1897.
Dear Sir: I have been directed by Mayor
Phelan 10 call your attention to the fact that
some demands on the City for printing in
amounts under 500 will be presented TO you
fo- payment, and as these supplies have been
contracted for n a manner contrary to law,
he wishes you to withhold payment for same
as they cons titute an illegal and invalid claim
against The City. W. p. SULLIVAN JR.,
Mayors Clerk.
In reference to the action of the Auditor
in signing demands for amounts less than
500, Mayor Phelan said yesterday:
"The bills that the Auditor audited
were for amounts less than 500, and under
the veto law were not presented to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval.
But the same principle is involved, of
which the Au uditor had notice, that if the
law requires bids to be invited for City
printing, "the bills for less than $1OO are,
of course, illegal demands upon the treas
ury:
what is given to them by law. Section 8
OF an act of the Legislature approved May
II, 1861, requires them to pay for all books,
blanks ana stationery out of the special
fee fund, and the question is, does that act
give them authority to pay any price for
goods furnished and to order them, or
have special com mittee of the board. as
has been the custom, to order them,
without inviting bids. Section 50 of the
consolidation act very plainly says that
all contracts for printing to be done for
said City and County" must be given by
the Board of Supervisors to the lowest
bidder offering adequate security after due
public notice.
'The Auditor holds that printing here
means the advertisement OF the resolu-
:ions ETC., which is now done by the Off
cial organ. OF course, this is only the
Auditors Interpretation. Printing to be
done for said City and County certainly
means, in any common-sense view of the
case, more than that. 1t means printing
blanks, specifications, letterheads etc,
which are commonly called stationery,
and does not mean pens, ink and glue.
1.-THE City and County can only act
through its officers, and when they make
acquisitions on the Board of Supervisors
tor blanks, spec. fcatlons, ETC., requiring
printing, such printing is printing done
for the City and County, and is a charge
against the same. The Mayor intends TO
require all printing 10 be done alter COM
petition, If possible, and to have the ques-
lion judiciallv determined. The Audltor
admits that by competition several thou
sands of dollars could be saved every
month. and 1t would serve TO destroy job
berry and favoritism."
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
The Independent Iiaes.

The Lady Friends OF the Independent Rifles
will give an sat home" on the evening OF Fri
day next in Foresters' Building ON O'Farrell
street This organization, which is composed
OF relatives and lady friends of the Indepen-
dent Rifles, was organized less than a year ago
and ii ALREADY has more than $500 in the
bank. The officers of the society are Mrs.
Sarah Beversen, grand president; Mrs. NJ.
wilkins, grand vice president; Mrs F. NJ.
Zeissing, grand secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
OUR KLONDIKE NEWS SERVICE.

shed in THE yesterday when compared with those of
L y the date of contemporaries afforded
illustration of the superiority OF
that of the world. Our dispatches only
but much plete in detail and in
spec surpassed published any paper
morning
The explanation of this superiority of service simple
The CALL to Alaska fancy writer's
gushe aklrs of kind The public desires
gold fields of the by which there and of the
misforunes of those who the way. To
supply that demand THE CALL Alaska
how gather afraid OF doing it.
Our special correspondents time poetic
descriptions OF their feelings and motions the frozen north
but they get the facts OF the rush and they them
to the public with graphic vvidness
the intention of THE CALL make its service in
which has been known this
Our from Juneau Skaguay and other points
along the Alaskan will be supplemented by direct
special from the Klondke district itself Our readers will
then know exactly what has happened and happening there
In the meantime particle of brought either
by ST. Mchae by juneau will be caught
and promptly transmitted the telegraph
station Whether be from home far abroad from
Europe from the Kondke when read The CALL
the and what get straight ful and accurate
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
NO ACCOUN
New York Sun,

Captain Leontieff, the Russian adventurer
who acted as Prince Henri of Orleans second
enjoys the distinction of being the first
Abyssinian Count. Emperor Menelek did not
know what Count Was, but on being assured
that it meant only title and carried no
salary with 1T said: "Theu Count counts for
nothing aud costs nothing; just the thing for
Leon iieff -
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Minerva Circle. c. o. f.

Tomorrow night Minerva Circle No. 20,
Companions OF the Forest, will give q social in
Washington Hail. on Eddy street The com
mittee in charge of the affair will be Mrs.
Lowe, Mrs. s. NJ. Massey, Mrs. Z. Barrett and
Mrs Annie Page. Mesdames James, Kllcoyne,
Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Clancy VIII
act as the reception committee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
cALIFoRNlANs IN new YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 26.-At the St.
Cloud-A. H.. Wilson; Manhattan-B. Beh-
rendt; Morton-F. Beckerle, FRS. E. E. Newell; !;
Savoy-Mr. and Mrs. A. Heunisch; Marl-
borough--C. L. Hopkins; Astor-S. c. Hough-
ton; Warwick-H. Titcomb; Holland-Mrs H.
Mcdonnell, Miss L West; Imperial-J. j..
Meyers, A. NJ. Ne.son, Miss C. A. Sutro; Stuart
H. S. Millzner; NormandIe-L. c. Strauss;
Everett-Miss Cooper, Miss Head, Miss Hilheit.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
WHY SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO
TO HEAVEN.
Kennebec journal.

One of Caribou's bright four-year-old girls,
in answer TO a questi, II, surprised and am used
the hearers. The conversation among the
older people was in relation 10 heaven and
some one asked the little miss If she did not
want 10 go TO heaven when she died. The
young girl turned, looked at her iather and
said
NO; l do not want to go to heaven. want
to 60 where papa goes"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
8. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing svrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions of moth
for their children while Teething with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child. sofens the gums al
lays Pain, cures Wind Colic regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Darrheas, whether
arising from teething other causes For sale by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask Tor Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup 25cabottle
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Alumni Association.

Considerable interest is being manifested in
the election Of the officers of the Alumni AS
sociation of the Commercial and Polytechnic
High schools, which is to take place tonight
i'll Shasta Hall, in the Native SoDs' building.
The associa ton has been in existence about
two years, and those who are the recognized
leaders are doing their utmost to make it one
Stata
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

He-For my part can't see why you women
should want to ape men, anyhow.
She-Oh, anything for little change.
We've been making monkey of him long
enough.-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
DEATH Is A LEVELER.
Detroit Journal.

That one-time millionaire who died in
charity hospital took as much money with him
as he would have taken had he remained
millionaire until the time of his death.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

The Board of Health does look with favor the
of fesoonng fronts with fresh
Neither does else although the dog
occasionally obtains nip low-hangng may
lend approval. When the atmosphere less per-
hurtfu the
than enough without actually setting for them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

President Kruger has presen ted a rare speci
men of native gold to the Royal GeographIca
Museum at Berlin. The gift is said to be wortl
about $500.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
PHELAu'S REPLY
TO BRODERICK
Mayor Warns the Treasurer
Not to Pay Demands
for Printing.
Claims That All Bills for City
Printing, Unless Advertised
For, Are Illegal.
Blanks and All Printed Stationery
Held to Come Under
the Law.

Mayor Phelan brought the m atter..of pay
ing the printing bills that he believes to
be illegal to focus yesterday by sending
through his clerk the following communi-
cation to the Treasurer:
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

CoRoNADo.-Atmosphere is perfectly dry so,.
and mild, being entirely free from the mists com
mon further north. Round trip tickets, by steam
ship including fifteen days board at the Hoteldsl
Coronado $50; longer stay So 80 per day. Apply
New Montgomery street San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Chicago man has eight living wives anG Kansas City
welded the eight different times. Simple
showing that uniform marriage law strictly enforced
change the habits people with uddenness
short o violence.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

William Emory Quimby, late United States
Minister at The Hague. who re Gently returned
to this country, will shortly resume the prac,
tice of law at Detroit
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Wellman's of Arctic exploration does
He would until Peary
has been little longer Then he call the expedition
relief party, and find hackers The anxiety get
the north pole quite equal the anxiety
get away again.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Some people inclined adversely criticize Mr. Bryan for
naming $500 his price freever speec Ohio. This
fair public speakers worth what he
The judgment people who would pay the $500 de-
manded might, indeed be called into question.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
MEN AND WOME EN-.

The Duchess Dues has some $4,000, 600
bottles of champagne in her cellars in Paris,
and as many more in her wine vaults at
Rheims.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Sullivan, James Aitken, A. c. Ballingal.
George s.. ]. Bremner, Y. c. Lawson;
John McLaren and A. Chalmers added
much 10 the pleasure OF the evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

SPECIAL informa tion daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Alien's), $40 Montgomery =
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

slayer Lawson Los Angeles par
doned be partly explained by the fact that Lawson
private detective.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Two brothers at Salinas IL and hunting
Gently They did not much but succeeded in
blowing off others head result that thoughtful student
of events M might have antcipated.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Molly Elliott Sewall, the young authoress, is
one of the most enthusiastic CLUB women of
Washington. Most of the clubs to which she
belongs have for their object the advancement
of literature an d art.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

The habit of swearing that 15yearo girl 18 and then
marrying exceedingly
commendabe There be good
not, however, a of knowledge why nobody
Jail it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Revision of the of study in San Francisco school
would have been appreciated before the pupils saches
bulgng with useless and expensive books
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Perhaps Sitka saloon keeper who has been selling
drugged whisky the Indians may plead that knowing
effect of his whisky poison he added it merely to
agony of his SdlI hang the gen.
tleman would not do any particular harm.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
WITH YOUR COFFEE.

"Speak to me, Edwin" she pleaded But he
was silent. That was what came OF trying to
write with fountain pen. Her lover could
not speak he could not do thing until the
ink flowed again. But would he understand
Detroit Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

surprising the latest lynching story from the
South is that it to be true
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27


IL is related that d sophomore one COM
mencement day was crossing the campus OF
Emery College, Oxford, Ga, with his sweet
heart, who stopped to read the inscription
upon the stone to the memory OF 1gnatius
Few. the first president
"What does this mean?" she asked, pointing
to the line "Viyit-non mortuus est"
Proud of his ability to translate Latin, the
student explained: "He lives. No. he don't;
he's dead.'-New York Christian Advocate.
'Any fool can write novel" said Griggie
"You car make things come out just as you
want them to. "
every true" replied Dixon. "but you must
admit that there are some fools who do not
write novels"-Boston Transcript
Pennibs-If you could own any copyright
you wished, which would you choose the
most successful play or the most successful
novel2
spacer-Neither. I'd choose tine mother.in-
law joke.-Harlem Life.
''Where shall we go this summer
81 don't care: only let's go to some place
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

contemporary remarks that Kondike company born
minute Before long the death of these
will probably form another interesting study.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Miss a martyrl Absurd Hasn't she acquired
the friendship OF Journasms yellow twinsP
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

1t would that Canada perfectly willing that broth
ery love shall continue along the KIondke provided the
brother from the side the price of and willing
give
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Collector Ivey in Alaska has succeeded thoroughly
Obtaining dislike whisky that he has only to
keep 1t 10 be of reputation worth having.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Santa Rosa's woolen-mls making blankets for the
Koudke; that the gold without the nconveni-
of going to the inhospitabie region after it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

If the mania for killing Presidents should
victim England would have a
style of a " will be
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

How blessed the makers of peace.
How easy and pleasant their work!
They have TO take nothing whatever from Greece
And give everything to the Turk.
-PicklMe-Jrn
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.

TEAVY gold shipments from Europe probably mark
the remaining months of the present This
to be accepted foregone conclusion
cers whose equanmy will not be disturbed the
contrary During the corre-
spending period in 1896 imports of gold $40
OF exports under conditions Tar favorable than
prevail, and the largest
England that the balance of 1897 considering
shipments of cereals due to the shortage in Europe
leave last years gold import record far in the shade
On the other hand if that opinions
banking kings sound basis In fact and
ground believing exceptional
will be made this country gland that,
anyhow England will eouae matters largely by the return
OF American securities instead OF specie there is still very
strong why Uncle Sam should congratulate
The more down the foreign holdings of ercan
securities the safer this country becomes financial
o he uure o IN the event OF panic abroad we will then
be less in fear of having securities upon
sudden, perhaps prepared the strain
upon money market.
There plenty money country there is
growing tendency here invest in home
Gates much the OF confidence
people The outlook for the United States is say
least highly encouraging This the
the globe o-day Amer is worlds suppyhoue
abundant yields of the foreign
countries will bring much golden
1t makes difference England sends us gold
doubt settle with Britain in
by practically canceling portion
it puts still footing saves us from paving
interest to spectators the other side of Atlantic
There is this country the utmost sympathy for anv
oppressed by the hdeous rule of Wye
The frantic squa yellow journalism in
Cisneros may traced coicky disposition pulse
nurses
pity The girl instead OF having condemned to
twenty years penal placed
definite occasion for
ner contemplation thereof ndulgine
develops may enough
cell intervention horror prac-
artist compress into fasehood this
far the prisoner concerned to call for nothing
However something akin spank might we'll be
the d for the fact that this small attention would
please him. notore being TO his constitution meat milk
soothing syrup and unmeasured Joy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
cA11roRN1A glace fruits. soc 10. Townsend. l..

Sena tor Mills of Texas, when boy used to
make cigars for sale. His iather grew the to-
bacco in Virginia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

Mile. Lucie Faure, the daughter OF the Presi-
dent of the French Republic. is most decidedly
religious in her propensties. Mathis, mass
and We pers are never missed by her. though
her gentle grace never aroused the ire of mod
ern esthetic Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

"Where shall we go this summer"
81 don't care; only let's 60 to some place
that We won't have to read up onf-Chicago
Record
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Iall we 20 this summer?"

Spacer-Neither. I'd choose tine mother.in-
law joke.-Harlem Life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-24
A BABY uNnosoMs ITSELF.

1 wish l wasn't pretty and l wish l wasn't
l wish folks didn't think ! look 'juAt good
enough TO ent;"
l wlsh-ifI'm a rosebud, as they say-that
had thorns
As sharp ms mamma'a needles and as Dig as
mooley'a horns.
l wish that great big grown-up folks weren't
mean enough TO take i.
Advantage OF little, teenty-weenty mite, and
make
Life a burden to baby, bouncing on It, one
In a way they wouldn't dare to II 1t wasn't
weak and small.
! guess, II you were me. that you'd be mad
tho you're as meek
AS Moses-if each woman poked a finger In
your cheek,
And said, 100 pity little slng!" and all but
took your breath
Away with her hard hugging, while she
kissed you most TO death.
They call me 'llttle ANGEL but an angel
would be rolled
BY such outrage, aud an nngel's disposition
would be spoiled;
Yet these fool folks they all wonder why l
double up my fist,
And with angry bawls lombard them ev'ry
time that | am kissed.
I'm n baby that's abused, and / just think
IL Is n shame
The busy. big society that's got the great
long name
What Is Il that they call 1t, now-the $. f.
Can't keep those cruel women from forever
-BOstOn Globe.