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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
THE GRAND CoMMANDERY. Masons of High Degree Elect Grand
 Officers for the Current Year.

The Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of California, met in fortieth an- nual conclave in Masonic Temple yes terday morning at 10 o'clock. There were present all the grand officers, full repre- sentation of past grands and representa- lives of the thirty-four communicates of the State.
 The address of the grand commander was read in which was given review of the work of the year closing, and this, to- gether with the report of the grand treas urer and grand recorder, were referred to appropriate committees, after which the grand body took a recess until 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon
 At that hour a number of reports were presented and acted upon after which the following officers were elected:
 Sir Robert NJ. Powers of San Diego, grand commander; Sir John F. Merrill of San Francisco, deputy grand commander; Sir Frank M Miller of Fresno, grand generalissimo: Sir George B. Mckee of San Jose. grand captain general: Sir Charles E. Stone of Marysville, grand pre- late; Sir William Frank Pierce of Oak land, grand senior warden; Sir William D. Knights of Sacramento grand junior warden; Sir Edward Coleman of San Thomas Hubbard Casswell, grand record CT. The appointed officers will be named to-day.
 The grand body then adjourned until this morning.
 Last evening there was, in Golden Gate Commandery's asylum, an eXemplification of the degree of the Red Cross in the presence of large number of the fraters.
 On Wednesday night the Mystic Shrin- CTS assembled in the asylum and initiated a large number of candidates, after which there was a banquet such as only Shrin- CTS can give.
 Tonight California Commandery will give the degree of the Order of the Tenn pie.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
ley team in the contest with the Stan lords.
 Students Ready for War.

BERKELEY, April 21 Volunteers from the State University will not be lacking in the event of a call for troops to fight Spain. A number of students have declared their intention of enlisting if there is a call for men. Among them are Corps of the Cadet Battalion, Lieutenant Ralph c. Bender and Privates Paul Berelle and R. R. McGregor of the rifle team, and John A. McGee. An attempt will be made to form a company of stu dents with Armorer John Mitchell as cap tain. Mitchell is a veteran of the Civil War and is greatly looked up to by ths
 Berkeley News Notes.
 BERKELEY. April 21-Dr. w. H. Boone of Shanghai will deliver an ad- dress tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 o'clock before Professor Fryers class in the
 President DoZier of the Athletic Asso- citation of the University of California has called a meeting for tomorrow at 11:15 a. m when officers for the comin Q year will be elected.
 The second annual reception rendered the graduating class of the Berkeley High School by the Alumni Association will be given to the class of ,9S on Tues day April 26, at Shattuck Hall
 Lieutenant S. A. Cloman. commandant of the cadet battalions at the university, is eagerly expecting to be transferred from his regiment, which is at present stationed on the Mexican frontier. to ac- tive service with one of the regiments at New Orleans
 Lavigne of Rose street and San Pablo avenue. died this afternoon. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at St To- sephs Church.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
CUSTOMS DECISIONS. Bonded Machinery for Repairs, Ex- port Tobacco Taxes and Useful
 Qualities of Sheen Din.

Collector of Customs Jackson was noti- fled yesterday of the following decisions of the Secretary of the Treasury:
 Bonded period of six months prescribed for machinery imported for repairs un- der section 19 act of 1897, cannot be ex- tended.
 Spanish Government in Cuba has abol- ished the export duty on cigars and cig- arettes and the 50 cents per thousand stamp tax on the same.
 Sheep dip, so-called made from cresol or cresylic acid dead oil of coal tar caus- tic soda, oleate of potash and other sub
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
Alameda News Notes.

ALAMEDA, April 21.-The Unity Club of the Unitarian church has arranged a fine programme for next Sunday night The subject demanding the attention of the club will be Readings and Talks on Ceylon."
 A new dramatic company has been or ganized A number of the most talented of Alameda's young men are on the roll of membership. The company will be known as the Alameda Social Theatrical Company. They will soon give a per. formance at the armory.
 There will be baseball game Saturday afternoon between the Firemen's Fund Club, champions of the Insurance League and the alumnis of Stanford and Berke- ley universities nine. No admission will be charged and a fine game is promised
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
THE PLAN IS LEGAL.
City Attorney Dow Upholds the Pro-
 posed Classification of Streets.

OAKLAND. April 21.-City Attorney Dow presented the Street Committee of the City Council with his official opinion tonight regarding the proposed ordinance classifying the various streets as main, thoroughfares, business and residence streets. This is in answer to objectiOYsi raised by attorneys for contracting com panies, the first of which is that only i. decision of a court could tell to whiC 4 class any street belongs. To this MT. Dow replies:
 Tn my opinion. there is no merit in this ob- lection. The classification IS simply for the purpose of directing the City Council in its se- lection Of the specifications to be made appli- cable to a proposed improvement. and that pur- pose accomplished. 1t will make no difference whether pr not. as a matter Of fact, the par ticular street in question properly belongs to the class indicated. Ample authority is given to the City Council by the general street law to provide specifications for street work and the Councis determination as to the character Of specifications desirable for the proposed work Is conclusive
 The next question is in regard to the Superintendent of Streets authority. un- der the proposed measure, to reject ma ierial. The opinion says;
 Inasmuch as the general street law provides that inc work must be done to the satisfaction follows that he may reject or condemn what ever in his Judgment is not in accordance with the contract and specifications, which determi- nation is subject, of course, to review by the City Council on appeal. l am of the opinion
 
 ordinance in this particular is entirely con Eisteut with the general law.
 Honored Him in Death.
 OAKLAND. April 2l.-The remains of John c. Hoppe, who dropped dead in his home at Claremont Tuesday night, were borne to their final resting place this af- ternoon by sorrowing friends amid pro- fusion of flowers. Many of the deceased's s former business associates, both of San Francisco and Oakland, honored their friend for the last time. The funeral was held in the GermanxM. E. Church and conducted by Rev. R. Steinback in Ger man, and Rev F. Bonn of San Francisco m EngnSh. Pastors of the other German churches on both sides of the bay and U delegauon of twenty members of Occi- uentaI Lodge, 4. o. L. w, were in at
 Religious Prospecting Tour.
 OAKLAND, April 21.-Rev. w. c. La tourelle Ieft tonight for Seattle by rail He will visit his mother at McMinnvilie pr, over sunday. thence he goes to the Tar north in behalf of the American Rap- tlst Missionary Union. He will visit the various stations along the coast. visiting Baptist men who are engaged in seek Ing gold, and ascertaining inc needs of the new field. He asks ali who have tba actresses or Baptists in that portion cf the country to send him their address before he leaves Seattle. 7'
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
A Dangerous Fire.
Spain and Her Colonies.

ALAMEDA, April 21.-Professor Der nard Moses, Ph.D., who is at the head of the department of history and politi- cal economy in the University of Cali of the Teachers Club at the Unitarian church tomorrow evening upon the sub ject of Spain and Her Colonies" He is especially qualified to lecture on this subject, for three years ago he spent a year in Spain studying it's political his tory and has ever since delivered courses of lectures in the university on Spain and the Spanish-American States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
The Church and Literature.

The Rev. James McDonald, a member of the Y. M. I. lecture bureau and of the board of publication of the Catholic Truth Society, will deliver lecture at Metropolitan Temple at o'clock this evening under the auspices of the Phil Sheridan Council No. 72 taking for his subject ''The Church and Literature 1" Tickets may be had free on application at the office of the bureau, room 424 of the Parrott building.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
Letter Carriers May Go.

ALAMEDA, April FLA communica- tion was received by Postmaster Ley General, stating that in case of a call to arms, the officers, clerks, letter carriers or employees of the Postoffice Department who are members of the militia will be allowed to go and their positions will be kept for them until they return. These leaves of absence are without pay.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22

stances combined with water, is not free or duty, being extensively used as a dis infectant, deodorizer and antiseptic and also as medicinal preparation in heal ing or curing wounds, sores, diseases of the human and animal body, and for other purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.


 Thursday. April 21. Stmr City of Rio de Janeiro Ward 30 days hours from Hongkong, via Yokohama 20 days 23 hours via Honolulu days IS hours Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 15 hours from Mendocno
 DOMESTIC PORTS. TACOMA-ArriYed April 19-Nor stmr Urd, from Kobe. BOWENS LANDING - Sailed April 21-Schr Monterey, for San Francisco. SEATTLE-Sailed April 21-Tug Relief, for Astoria.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
Potter-Nebeker Nuptials.

ALAMEDA, April 21.-Miss Nora Neb- eker and James P. Potter were married last night at o'clock at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. F. J. Nebe- ker, of 1531 Sixth street, Rev J. A. Wick ham of the First Christian Church off ciating. MT. Potter is division superin- tendent of the Alameda. Oakland and Piedmont Realty Syndicate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22

For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.). Port Town send, Seattle Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom CWash), 10 a. m, April l. 6, Il. Is. 21, 2s, May l. and every fifth day there after, connecting at Seattle with this com pany's steamers for Alaska and C. N. By, at Tacoma with N. P. Ky, at Vancouver with c. P. Ky.
 April 2, S. IA. 20, 26, May 2, and every sixth day thereafter.
 For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon. Cayucos. Port Harford (San Luis obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme; San Pedro, East San Pedro Qos Angeles) and Newport, g a. m. April 3, ', Il. 15. 19, 28' 27, May l. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego, stopping only at Port liar ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara Port Los Angeles and Redondo Los Angeles), Il a. m. April l. 5, g. B. IT, 21, 25. 2s, May B. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa lia and Guaymas (Mex.l, 10 a. m., May 12. and 2d of each month thereafter.
 The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing.
 TICKET OFFICE- New Montgomery street Nalace HoteD.
 GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.,, Gen. Agts..
 10 Market street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
FOR SAN JOSE. LOS GATOS and SANTA CRUZ

Steamer AIviso leaves Pier l daily (Sundays eXcepted) at 10 a. m; Alviso daily (Saturdays excepted) at D. m. Freight and passengers Fare between San Francisco and Alviso. soc; to San Jose. 75c. Clay street, Pier 1. Il North First street. San Jose.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAIL ROAD
Via Sausalito Ferry.

From San Francisco. Commencing September
 19, 1S97
 WEEK DAYS For Mill Valley and San Rafael-s7:25. s9:so. u;3O a. m-; '1:45. 345, -5:15 6O0 6:30 D. m Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays Wed nesdays and Saturdays at 11:30 D. m
 SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San RafaeI-ssO0 s10:00 .ll:3O a. m.; @1:15, 800, s4:S0 6:l5 D. m Trains marked run to San Quentin
 THROUGH TRAINS. 7:25 a. m. week days for Cazadero and way sta tions; 1:45 p. m. Saturdays (mixed train) for Duncan Mills and way stations 500 a. m. Sundays for Point Reyes and way stations.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22

Ex-Chief Thomas Byrnes of New York will tell in next Sundays Call how to succeed as a detective.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
OCEAN TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco:
 For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m. April l. 6, Il, 16. 21, 26, May l transfer at Seattle.
 For Alaskan ports (fron Folsom-street wharO, 10 a. m.t April 27. May IS. June 5, 26l July IT. transfer at Portland,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
 lPAoIFfO SYSTEM Tfatns leave aud are due to arrive as SAN FRA NEE$tN- (MaiiI Line Foot of Market Streeel
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
BLOSSOMS EXAMPLE.

Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob- son has more of the heroic in his com position than even the episode of the Merrimac in Santiago harbor serves to exhibit. His refusal of an offer of 1000 for course of lectures this sea- sen is a stronger evidence of the high mipdedness which marks true great ness than the exploit under the fire O. the Spanish batteries which won him worldwide fame.
 Before the sinking Of the Merri- mac," says MT Hobson, my lectures would have been worth probably not moro than fifty cents; the sinking of the Msqimac seems to have made them worth $5O,0O0. The work which so suddenly raised my stock in liter ary trade was done in simple execution of my duty as an officer of the Ameri can navy" And for this reason he re- fuses to take the profit when is Of fered him.
 It may be called quixotic, but il is grand, this suCordination of conner cialism to sentiment MT Hobson has set an example in the finer sentiments of patriotism which may be taken to heart by the youth of America. It is 9 rare instance.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
ANIMALS IN HERALDRY.

Perhaps lovers of heraldry will admit that whatever their other accomplish ments may have been, the heralds of old were not usually observant natuT- alists. Birds beas.s, fishes and rep tiles, it is almost needless to say, have always entered largely into that ar. which cynics term the science of fools with long memories but which the student more justly defines as "the shorthand os history" as will be shown by a glace at any of the numer- ous books on the subject. Lions, tig- CTS, leopards, bears, elephants, wolves, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, monkeys, bea- vers. pCrcupines, horses, asses, camels, bulls, greyhounGs and other dogs, rams, bears, etc, to confine ones re- marks to animals only, can always be found, if not at once recognized, and the mistake of Le GlorIeux, in tQuen- tin Durward," who mistcok Tois3u d'Ors device of an ounce or tiger-cat behind a grating for a ''cat looking out at tho dairy window" may still find fol- lowers even in the present day, when one reads, for instance, that the heraIu- ic antelope has the head of stag. unicorn s tail, tusk issuing from the tip of the nose, a row of tufts down t-e back of the neck, ana similar tufts on the tail, chest and tFighs.-The Field.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
SOME NEW INVENTIONS.

A Florida inventor has designed a steamboat to run on the ice in winter runners being mounted on dhe under side, at the proper depth to bring the ends of the paddle blades to the level of the ice, eacn blade being tipped w a steel point, which sticks into the ice and propels the boat.
 Dishes are easily drained by new dish pan attachment. formed of tin tray with a lip, which is hung over the edge of the pan, the opposite end of the tray being mounted on legs to raise it up 50 that the water will run from the dishes back into the pan.
 Whips cannot be stolen from a new socket. designed by an Ohio man, a combination lock being mounted at the top, with jaws to grip the whip, the driver closing the jaws and giving the knob on the lock a twist when he leaves the wagon.
 Ccins can be rapidly counted by a new machine which has a series of tubes 70 be filled with coins, with slid- ing plates at the bottom which receive one cCin in each reGprocation, drop ping it into a receptacle and recording the movement on indicators.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
ITS VALUE DEMONSTRATED.

Arizona is so far removed from the
 sea that the report of the annual oper-
 ations of the life saving service may
 not be expected to excite much interest.
 and yet it deserves attention by reason
 of the wonderful good exerted by the
 service.
 The report for 1898 comes at a par ticularly timely season, on the heels of
 the first great storm of the season,
 damage, and has given 10 the
 Atlantic "cacst guard" the hard
 est task thus far of tle year. i It is always interest -ng to ncta It5he vast difference between the money spent on the service and the money saved through it's efforts. The showing
 has grown somewhat monotonous in its
 ever-insistent revelation of a shrewd
 business bargain. but it is comfort ting nevertheless, to observe now far gov ernmental efTo1s. in this direction dis closes the value of organization and discipline. This year the service cost $1497, ,676.35. But this sum includes s56,952 spent in maintaining special war stations fer coast signal work, so that the total does not accura aiaely rep resent the true cost of the establish ment with relation to the country's commerce. Deduc.ing this extra, the years expense account foots up to $l,- 40, ,72435. The vessels wrecked in the scope of the services operations were, with their caTgoes, valued at S7,36S, ,095, of which the salvage was worth $6,- 5SS, 1856, or over four times the total ing takes no account, of course, of the human lives saved incidentally, aggre- gating 4,055. Were not a dollar of value saved through the efforts of the service, these lives would alone far moro than pay for the costly establish years repor5 is the showing that there were more wrecks dur ing the twelve months than in previ- GUS years there were fewer losses of life. This seems to reflect favorably upon the improved methods of life saw ing, and perhaps the greater efficiency of the personnel Of ths service. Or it may only mean that the wrecks, though in greater number, were so sit uated as to permit more general sav- ing of life. But the public, long ac- customed to the good work of this sys- tenn, will doubtless prefer to believe the former assumption to be true
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
COST OF THE KAISER'S TOUR.

While the arrival of the imperial party at Venice was awaited, immense supplies Of eatables, ard particularly O; fruit, were bought at Venice for the Hohenzollern and the German war ships Of the escort. These provisions were bought by a caterer who was sent specially from Germany to Venice for the purpose. The representative of an Italian newspaper has learned from the caterer that the cost of the journey as far as Constantinople will be at least eco. GOO marks, or G50,000. On board the Fohenzollern every yard of room has been utilized for the imperial suite and for the empcror's guests, the younger officers of the imperial yacht having been required 10 give up their cabins.-Rome correspondence of the LCndOn Post.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
WATER STORAGE NECESSARY.

Water storage would mean the establishment Of thousands of families on small holdings in this valley. Many thousand acres would be reclaimed and if this desirable land were to be cut up into forty-acre farms opportuni- ties would be created for a large population to make a comfort able living. The initial cost of water storage would be heavy, but with gcod executive managem e1t the investm Il could be made proft2ble and the future Of the Salt River valley would be as- sured. With comprehensive sys- tem Of water sto1 age Phoenix would become one of the largest and. weaIthiest cities in the west. Much has been accomplished for this town and this valley by the canal systems HOW in operation. It is idle, however, to assume that their possibilities have not been fully developed. In sum mer the supply of water is made quate to the demands of a big agricultural community. The corporation that makes water storage in this region possible will reap a rich reward
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06

double doorway, belonged to the | Church of St Mary, built in 1130, lit tie earlier than the beautiful church outside the walls known as the tomb of the Virgin, the gift of Melisinda, wife of King F'ulk. The bazaars east of the Muristan, notably the meat market, are nediaeval. and west of it lie buried beneath the soil the buildings of the great hospice Of the knights of S.. John
 The kaiser vii find at least one an- c:cnt trace of German crusaders at Je- Tusaleni. The Birket-es-Sultan was
 made by the Germans to water their horses. and was known in Latin times as the German pool. Theodoricus men, tions it first The greatest German work in the past was, of course, the re- building Of the walls of the city by Frederick II, in 1929. But the em- per0rs work lasted only ten years, when the walls were destroyed by Arab hordes under the Emir O. Korak.-Lon- don Chronicle
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06

During the recent campaign Gov ernor Roosevelt repeatedly declared that if elected he would try to do a little more than redeem his pledges to the people, and the appointments he has decided upon show hat he has al ready begun to make good this promise, Where men in office have displayed ca pacity and integrity they are to be re- tained, and where men are to be ap- pointed to fill vacancies they are to be chosen on account of practical fitness for their duties. while in every case they are to be held to strict accounta- bility. Two years of administration of this kind will make the public service of New York state model for the whole country.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06

It is to be hoped that the president s recommendation to the congress, that the regular army be increased 10 100,- 900 men, will be agreed to without de- lay. The president says in his mes sage that if the regular establishment is increased he will disband the volun- teer army. The volunteers did not enter the service with the idea of doing garrison duty. Many of them are men of affairs and continued service will be iTksome to them and of nc particular bcneft to tEe army in asmuch as they are not soldiers because they prefer military life % any other.
 The acquisition by this country of large foreign possessions and the necessity
 of military rule in Cuba for a year or moro or until the island is thoroughly pacified nceessitaLcs the employment of many troops and they should properly
 belong to the regular army. The presl- dent is sound on this question and his views should nest rlt1 the endor=s-
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06

The congressional mill has started again and there will ba steady grinding 3 until spring. l. is net expected that this congress will tackle all the ques- tions growing out of the war with Spain but it will nevertheless have it's hands full. It is gratifying to know tha. the subcommittee of the house ap- propriatioEs committee has been en- gagged a fortnight or more in making up the estimates and that the bills will be rushed to final passage. The appro- priation fer the establishment: of Whip pie should be inserted in the appropri- ation bill, and it will be necessary to use considerable influence to see that it is not omitted. The friends of Whipple need to Destir themselves.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-06
USELESS IMPORTATION.

Ghcnt, in Belgium, is built on twen- ty-six islands, which are connected b3' eighty bridges.
 Seven hundred and twenty tons of cardboard are used every year in the shape of postcards.
 In Lozere, France, there are herds of goats and cows which seldom drink. Yet they produce the milk from which RCquef0rt cheese is made.
 The mechanical power Of the blow from the tail of a large Greenland whale has been found to be equivalent to 45 horse power. A whale can move through the water at the rate of eight or ten knots.