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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

CoLoRED people are taking but little
interest in the question Of holding 9
constitutional convention.
If any method of robbery can
beat that which is in vogue at present,
we shall like to see it put in operation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

THE Jackson, Tenn, INDEX is now an
eight page journal, and gives evidences
OF its material progress.
We congratulate the management
upon its success. c. q. PHuLIPs, d,
D., is the able editor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY will be un-
hampered in his work of reform, if we
are to judge by the signs of the times
Returning prosperity will mean a Sec
ond term for him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

The Richmond DIsPAToH is not now
in favor OF q constitutional convention
This is the first good reason we have
seen advanced of why colored folks
should be in favor of it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

WE return thanks for the invitation
received to attend the Anniversary
Exercises of Rev. g. w. GooDE, B. D.,
Dsnville, Va, at Calvary Baptist
Church.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

THE Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform seems to have struck q
snag and is taking long draughts Of sir
before making another sweeping re-
duction.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

WE return thanks to Friendship
Lodge, No. 3846 G. U. o. o. F., for the
invitation to attend their Annual Sop
per at Odd Fellows Hall, Bird street
Wednesday, March Sd, 1897.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

GREECE will be forced to abide the
decision of the Powers and all talk to
the contrary is the veriest nonsense.
Turkish diplomacy was too much for
Grecian shreWdness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

THE Spanish Government would find
it a paying investment to get rid Of
Cuba, if we are to judge by the ex.
pense of suppressing the present insur-
rection.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

SECRETARY OLNEY has made a most
brilliant record as a skilled diplomat.
The duties of his office have been dis
charged with consummate ability.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

THERE are several senators on the
Republican side of the Senatorial
Chamber, bus!ly engaged in grinding
their axes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

gave. Il. utterance. IL would be better
to extend It, il we are to judge by the
quantity Of work now being accom-
plished.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

WE are confident that Consul Gen.
eral LEE will not pay his respects to
either Mr.. CLEVELAND or Mr.. OLNEY
upon his return to this country.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY is an ardent
advocate of Civil Service Reform. This
is unwelcome news to the "originaI
McKTOLrv mon
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

The Arbitration Treaty between
England and this country has beer
put to sleep"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

We return thanks 20 the Omaha In
augural Ball at Morands Dancing AGA
deny, 18th and Hanney sts., Omaha,
heb.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

IT is President MoKINLAY this morn
ing. Now for prosperity.
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ADYERTIsING RATEs.

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A DENOMINATION
HIGHER THAN TWO CENTS NOT RECEIVED
ON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

HANNA in the Senate was necessity,
and it will do much towards bringing |
the present administration to sue
cessful close.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06

THE talk Of reducing the school-term
"a this city should die within those who
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JOHN MITCHELL. JR-. EDrroS.

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Sl4 East Broad Street and should reach him by
Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
TROUBLE AMONG
CHERRY GROWERS
Charges of Bad Faith
Freely Made Against
Haywards Gamers.
Both Sides Present Their Griev-
ances and Say Some Hard
Things.
J. Hunt Says the Growers Wanted
10 Cinch, and the Latter Blame
the Buyers.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
Q06 Rroad vvav lima 81


There is very bitter feeling existing
between the Haywards cherry growers
and the Hunts, who run the large cannery
at that place. Last week the growers pub
lished their story and said some very Bit
ter things about the Hunts. They de-
clared that the Gamers had purchased
their cherries in past years and had paid
good prices.
THIS year the heads of the concern went
East before cherries were sold and left an
agent to attend 10 the buying. The agent,
it is stated, told the growers that there
was no need Of any written contract, as
the firm had always dealt squarely, were
in the East and had not left any authority
to sign contracts, and that if the cherries
were held and not sold to the San Fran
cisco buyers good prices would be OBJ
tained. The growers declare that they
did so, in good faith, and that when the
time came to deliver to the cannery q cent
and a half pound was offered, instead of
cents pound.
The low price of course created great
un npleasantness, and the growers declared
that the money received would not pay
for picking. There was much bitter feel
ing expressed and charges of broken faith
were published by the disappointed
cherry y-men.
J. H. Hunt has now returned from the
East ana he says that much was pu blished
that is false and malicious. "The ridiculous
ness of the growers statements is too abb
surd to dwell upon" he said. "Our agents
told number of growers that we would
take their cherries and pay the market
price for them. When asked TO guarantee
q certain price he fatty refused and told
them he would simply take them at the
market prices, which would be established
when I returned from the East. If any
body was foolish enough to think we
would pay whatever some nervous San
Francisco Gamer did while excited over
the short crop report, whether the
fruit was worth 1t or not, he was badly
mistaken.
1--WE have always been willing to pay the
market price for fruit, but that we would
pay the highest price paid by any OF the
Gamers Is statement we never made.
The statement that we repudiated our
agreement and the growers had been de
celved and robbed is lie from Begin
ming to end. No doubt there was consid-
cradle disappoinI Iment at our failure to
take the short crop of cherries at the
prices Of former years. Those people go
on to say that they were the most abused
men in California simply because the
price Of cherries declined. The fact of
the matter is that few flying offers were
made through this country and an occa-
sional small lot was actually sold at very
high prices.
"The whole trouble arose because the
growers talked to each other about q
short CROP until they began to believe
that they actually had short crops. Then
when price was offered they naturally
expected 10 get more"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
BAD TEA,

Examiner Balm Insists That the Treas
ury Regulations Shall Be Enforced.
r. B. Balm, examiner of teas at the
Custom-house, was visited by a delega-
ton of Chine ese merchants yesterday who
demonstrated with him because he had
rejected some 800 packages of teas which
recently arrived from China. They said
that they were ignorant of the law, and
Mr.. Balm condoled with them but at the
same time he couldn't help them. His
duty was plain and he would have TO in
sist on the law taking its course.
The tea is black tea from Canton and,
when diluted with boiling water, is seen
to contain many black leaves among the
brown ones. The presence of these black
rotten leaves brings the tea below the
standard, and ii must be sent back to
China within six months or be destroyed.
Examiner Balm said that the regulation
preventing the importation OF bad tea
was good one and in the interest of the
public health, and that the importers
would cease shipping the moldy stuff as
soon as they found that it would not be
allowed 10 enter this country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
BACK TO The OLD STAND
Williams, Brown & Co. Re-
sumo Their Extensive
Business.
The Popul ar Firm Sattles Its Tenn.
porary Difficulties and Is Fairly
tf1oat Agan.

The old and popular firm OF Williams,
Brown q Co., commission merchants, of
308 Market street, has resumed business
after temporary difficulty.
Last month in the absence of II. A Will
liams, the only surviving member OF the
firm, Williams, Brown & Co. suspended
payment owing their creditors something
over 100000. This amount, as was then
stated in The CALL, was fully secured
and although the suspension created some
noise at the time, none of the creditors
were alarmed as to the ultimate result
The event has fully justified their con-
fidence. H. A. Williams, the son of the
well-known banker and president of the
California Safe Deposit Company, has res
perfectly satisfactory settlement of all out
standing liabilities. As stated, the firm
has resumed business on a sound footing.
The firm is one OF the most popular in
the City and does an extensive business.
All the salmon pack of Alaska and of the
Columbia River is virtually controlled by
it, and it also operates largely in dried
and canned fruits of California produc-
ton, in raisins and in grocers' supplies.
The latter articles are handled by them as
agents for Eastern manufacturers The
firm finds its markets in Australia, Japan,
England and the larger Eastern cities of
the United States. Mr. Williams also
handles grain and -four for consignees in
Australia.
The news of the resumption OF business
of this old firm at the old stand will be
generally received with pleasure.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
WHAT STATE PRINTING rs.
AttOrney-General Fltzgerald Gives an

Attorney General Fitzgerald Gives an
Opinion That Ought To Settle
This Troublesome Question.
ssAttorney-General Fitzgerald has written
to the principal of the State Normal
School, in answer to query, defining the
law in regard to State printing. The letter
is short and explicit. 1t is as follows:
Ed,GGrd T. Price Esq, Principal State Normal
School, Los Angeles Cdt.-DEAR SIR: L am in re-
ceipt OF your favor of recent date concerning
certain printing and hthograph work hereto
fore procured by your institution from sources
eother than the State Printing Office, and in
which you ask whe ther or not you can con-
tnue to thus procure this printing and ntho-
graphing, and also asking me to define what
comes under the term ''State printing"
Section 53S OF the Political Code is as fol-
lows:
ing shall be required to illustrate any document
ordered 10 be printed such chart, map, diagram or
tendent OF tate Printing. No bills for engraving
or lithographing or lithogTaph printing other
than the above, shall be allowed by the board
of examiners. All State printing shall be done
In the State Printing Ofhe
This section covers the entire question, 9th
of State printing and OF lthogra phing. All OF
the former must under its provisions be done
in the State Printing Office, and all of the lat
ter that can be procured at all must be "pro-
cured by the superintendent of State Print
ing"
am therefore of the opinion that the course
heretofore pursued by your institution in the
matter of procuring lthographing and print
ing for your institution was in direct viola
ton of this section, and that no claims for
work of that character can in future be al
lowed by the State Board of Examiners out of
any funds appropriated for the support of
your school.
am further of the opinion that the term
Estate printing" includes all printing of every
kind and character necessary for the proper
adminiStrat tion of the affairs of any State office,
board or Institution. Respectfully
w. F. FITZGERALD, Attorney-General
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
NO RESTRICTIONS
ON SICK COWS
Supervisors Suddenly Re-
peal the Tuberculin
Ordinance.
Say the Health Board Has Not
Been Ac ing in Good
Faith.
Serious Disagreem mt Between the
County and Municipal Health
Authorities
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. !

Z Il. J
There is a serious clash between the
city and county authorities regarding the
ordinance providing for the destruction OF
all cows afH cted with tuberculosis. This
morning the Supervisors repealed the or
dinance passed some time ago, and now,
so far as the county is concerned, there is
no more restriction on dairy keepers than
there was before the present crusade
broke out.
The action Of the Supervisors was wholly
unexpected, and is a direct remonstrance
to the city Board OF Health. 1t all arose
over the parade and exhibition of sick
COW a week ago.
The whole story is told in the following
resolution;
WHEREAS Prominent members of the Health
Board OF Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley
December, 1895, and represented that there
was great danger to the health of the citizens
OF Alameda County in any longer allowing the
owners of diseased animals the privilege of
driving their animals through the public
highways, and whereas, owing to the repre-
sensations of such health officers, this board
aid by unanimous vote, upon said date, pass
an ordinance providing for the killing
of certain diseased animals upon the
premises where owned, and where
Board Of the city of Oakland in hRv-
ing conspicuously driven through the most
denseiy populated portions OF their city an
animal in the last stages OF consumption and
having her slaughtered and then exhibited
for days in store fronting upon the city's
most important business horoughfare, shows
cuuclusively that the Oakland Health Board
does not greatly fear contagion from such q
source therefore be 1T
Resoiued, That the District Attorney bs re-
Quested to prepare an ordinance repealin e
said ordinance, which WAS adopted December
%, 1895, by this board, and submit the same
10 this board for adoption.
The rest was easy. The repeating ordi-
nance was introduced and passed, and
will be in effect in fifteen days.
Every body is now explaining why this
sudden clash happened. The Supervisors
declare that they will rot be party to
any such band-stand play as the Health
Board has been carrying OUT and the
Health Board declares that the Super
visors were anxious to repeal their ordi-
nance and were just seeking for q sup
posed reason TO justify their actions.
Supervisor Talcott, who is himself q
large dairy man, with dairy outside the
city limits, says be is responsible for the
new ordinance. He says If a cow is in
fictitious at al il should not be driven
through the street and tnat the Health
Board is only "monkeying" with the Su-
pervisors.
Dr. Kykfogel. q member of the Board
of Health, says the action taken to-day is
child's play and very undignified.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
DUTTON IS THE
UNKNOWN AUTHOR
The Anti Christians Verses
Prove to Be the Most
Acceptable.
Beautiful Verses That Will Be
Sung by Thousands of
Endeavorers.
The Man Who Wrote Them Has a
Record for His Satirical Anti
Religious Poems.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, }
QAA Rrna 4 ,.-n-- I,,,,.. O1

DNo ~ SoNNoS OAAN IL
Nothing that has happened among
Christian Endeavor circles for a long
time has created such surprise as the
name of the author of the Welcome
Song" accepted by the general COM
mittee of '97 Cor the great convention.
1t is J. w. Dutton, deputy Sheriff of
this county.
The committee asked for some songs of
welcome to be sung TO the tune of "On-
ward, Christian Soldiers" and several
were sent in. All were taken under ad-
visement and the names were kept secret
till final choice was made. One was
submitted by Rev. Robert Whitaker,
editor of the Pacific Baptist; another
from a friend OF DR.. Ollie, and many
more, but the verses of J. W. Dutton
have proved most acceptable.
The remarkable feature of the affair is
that Dutton is as far removed from q
Christian in point of creed as it is possible
to be. Dutton has published many poems
on Hell" Heaven" Earth" and on
Evangelist Munhall, and in every line is a
keen, sstirlcal shaft aimed at religious
sentiment. No one was ever guilty of
CHASING Dutton with DR.. Isaac Watts or
bishop Heber, but it would seem that he
must have place near them in the future.
And while thousands of Endeavorers
are singing the beautiful words of the Dep
uty Sheriff, he will doubtless be walking
on Broadway calling every body's atten-
uon 10 the fact and lecturing on the
strange inconsistencies of life. In a way,
Dutton can compare with the erratlc
author OF Home, Sweet Home"
The last and most striking verse is as
follows:
Master grant thy blessing
From thy throne above;
Crown u with the virtues
Faith and Hope and Love.
Let w then. united,
Join the glad refrain,
And May God be with you
Till we meet again"
CHORUS
Welcome, Christian workers,
Welcome noble band;
Welcome, and thrice welcome,
To this favored land.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
RESIGNS HIS PASTORATE.
Rev. c arke Robbins of Berke.
ley Will Leave for Pa!o
Alto.
Peculiar Com bin alton of Circumstances
Attending His Un xpsctel
Resigna ion

BERKELEY, CAL, June 21-Rev. J.
Clarke Robbins of the North Berkeley
Congregational Church has resigned his
pastorate. Yesterday his resignation was
presented to the congregation by Pro-
lessor Mooar of the Oakland Theological
Seminary. A peculiar combination of
circumstances attends his resignation.
He gives as his reason in his letter to the
church that he wishes to take a years
course of study at Stanford.
1t is said of him that his devotion to the
work of his church in Berkeley has con-
vinced him that the University of Califor-
MIA is too near the church for the com plete
separation from study. yet at the same
time he expects 10 preach at the Menlo
Park esbyterian church while studying
at Palo Alto.
Back OF it all is the report of inharmony
and friction between himself and his con-
gregation through the notoriety which he
achieved through his recent controversy
with Rev. Edward B. Payne, the Unita-
rian.
Rev. Mr.. Robbins wishes his resignation
to take effect at least by August 10.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
HERO|SM OF A MOTHER.
Hurls Her Baby Down an EN-
bankment to Escape an
Approaching Train.
Sic Lesps After 1t Just in Time to
Save Her Life, and Neither
Is Muca Hurt.

BERKELEY, GAL, June 21.-Mrs. J.
Thompson and her infant child had a mar
row escape from horrible death this
morning. While walking along the rail.
road track near the powder works at Pot
ter Station she heard an approaching
freight train. 1t was fairly upon them.
Throwing her child down the embank-
ment, she leaped herself just in time to
save her life. The child Was considerably
bruised by the fall, but Mrs. Thompson
escaped without serious injury save few
scrat ches and a fsarfuI scare.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
FxEcuTTvE MANSION.
WAsHTNoToN. Juue 2I 1907
AGAINST A LICENSE.

No Saloons Wanted in the Residence
District by tho Inhabitants.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 21.-Two petit
tions against the licensing Of saloon on
Grace street, in the resident portion of the
city, have been in circulation during the
past two or three days. One is composed
of residents and taxpayers, which has
forty-six voters names attached. The
other is signed by women. many of them
taxpayers, but have.no vote. 1t consists
of seventy-six names. Any attempt TO To-
cate a saloon in this district will be met
with these petitions and 3 strong fight
made against it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
BROKE A FLANGE.
Trafhc Suspended Hours by = Derailed
Car Near tho Bridge

OAKLAND, CAL, June PA broken
hange upon the wheel of a coach on the
$40 A. NJ. Alameda local train at the pier
derailed the train at the foot of Alice
street. The train was running slowly to
take the switch to the main line at the
time of the accident but the car left the
track.
No damage was done to either the train,
track or passengers. A little shaking was
experienced for a minute till the engine
was stopped, when all was over. The
locals were delayed short time and all
main line trains ran in and out of tie
pier over the Seventeenth-streetl local line.
Had the tiange broken on a rear wheel it
is likely that something serious might
have resulted. The train was removed
at 9:30.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
INTEREST GONE.
Berkeley Annexationists Have Little
Hope of Uniting With Greater
Oakland.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 21.-The last
dying note of the annexation enthusiasts
has evidently been sounded. Nothing
has been heard from them for several
days. Those who favored the plan of
coalescing with Oakland seemed TO be
confined chiefly to the district about
Lorin in South Berkeley.
As if to sound funeral note over the
scheme to unite with Greater Oakland
Rev. J. b. Warren has come out and taken
the stand that Oakland politics are not of
such sweet SAVIOR that Berkeleyans ought
to desire TO place themselves under their
influence. According to M. Warren
Oakland is a corrupt city that would de-
stroy the purity OF the college town pub
lie affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
Great Day in Camp.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 2L.-To-morrow
will be the greatest day of the SDiritualist
camp meeting now being held at Trestle
Glen. DR.. N. F. Ravlin, Mrs. r. S. Lille,
Nine Florence Montague. Mrs. Maud L.
Won Freitag and Mrs. J. J. Whitney are
all on the programme for the day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
Assessor Dalton Uptown.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 21.-County
Assessor Henry P. Dalton was seen upon
the street to-day. This is the first time in
thirteen weeks that Mr.. Dalton has been
up town. The work of the office has been
carried on faithfully by Deputy Assessor
A. G. Richards, who has been in the Office
ever since he was a boy. The rolls are
nearly all made up and will be turned
over to the Board of Equalization on
July 6. The assessments are almost the
same as those of two years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
Fruit and Wine Growers.

The number of directors of the California
Fruit and Wine Land Company will hereafter
be seven instead of eleven, and the names OF
those now in office are: 5. Sweet, president;
A. stahl, secretary; Winfield Baker, Lippman
Sachs Z. simon, NJ. Samuel, Edward Coleman
and Alexander Hamilton.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
Father NuEent's Litigation.

An action at law was begun against Father
Dennis Nugent by R. E. Boyns yesterday to
collect $641 25 said TO be due for marble work
Church.