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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
DEFECT IN REFORM LOGIC.

I HE remarks OF morning contemporary con-
corning the Richard bill, which provides for the
arrangement of party tickets separately upon the
official ballot would perhaps apply if the Stratton pr
mary law had not been passed. The latter statute pro-
poses to purify the very fountanhead of the electoral
system. II the people attend primary elections and
VOTE every nominating convention hereafter assem-
bled will be thoroughly representative; that is, it
will be composed OF delegates selected by the people
themselves. Such being the case what IS there
in allowing Side shows" non-partisan committees
and piece clubs the privilege of foisting upon ballots
large number of names designed merely to take
votes away from the peoples candidates?
The newspaper to whose criticisms we are now d-
recting attention advocated the enactment Of the STRAIT
ton primary law with warmth and vgor. To the best OF
our recollection it claimed that in the event OF its
becoming law the bosses would be speedily over
thrown and the people placed in control of the nomi-
mating machinery of all political parties.
We doubt whether these antcipations will be
realized but there any foundation for the STRAIT
ton primary law all there is foundation for the
adverse criticism which is being heaped upon the
Richard bill Nearly every citizen is either Repub
lican or Democrat. The few Popusts, Non-Par-
tsans soreheads and anarchists who exist cut little
no figure at national elections. The Republicans and
Democrats run the country because they outnumber
all other partisans ten fifteen to IT, there
fore, the new primary law is going to produce pure
conventions thoroughly representative of these two
party organizations, why should the names of cand
dates appear upon the Australian ballot alphabetically
instead of in party columns?
We think, moreover, that the alphabetical system is
delusion and snare. A number OF irst-class can
ddates have been defeated in this city for School D-
rectors and Freeholders for other than that
their names commenced with T and w. The party
column system is better than the alphabetical system
and with the primary law in force think all
objection the Richard bill is obvated. If this IS
not true screw is loose in somebody's logic, or,
what is worse, the Stratton law is device of the
bosses to appease the public desire for electoral
form, under which they will conquer the people and
dictate the character of their ofice-holders
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
ADVERTISEMENTS.

The palate is almost
tickled with SCOTS ,Emul-
sion of Cod-liver OIL The
stomach knows nothing
about it, it does not trouble
you there. You feel it first
in the strength it brings it
shows in the color of cheek
and smoothing out of
wrinkles.
1t was a beautiful thing
to do, to cover the odious
taste of Cod-liver oil, evade
the tax on the stomach, and
take health by surprise.
1t warns, soothes, strength
ems and invigorates.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists 'i New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

Howard stillman of Sacramento is at
the Grand
L. C. Waite of Riverside is a guest at
the Palace.
Attorney L, w Fulkerth of Modesto is
at the Lick.
E. McMichael merchant of Portland,
Or, is a guest at tho Lick.
John w. Donnellson of Salt Lake City
is staying at the Occidental.
w. A Kelly, a mining man of Reno,
New, is located at the Russ.
G. r. Stewart, a large cattle dealer from
Crows Landing, is at the Grand.
W. R. Beall from Edinburgh, Scotland,
arrived at the Palace last night.
E. B. Dana, a jeweler of Maiden Lane,
New York, is registered at the Lick.
Misses Mabel and Florence Lane of
Brookline, Mass, are guests at the Oc-
cidental.
L. Mcdonald, a mine owner of French
Gulch, and A. H. Felix, New York jew
eler, are at the Lick.
Mark r. Plaisted, editor Of the River
side Enterprise and the Fresno Demo-
crat, is staying at the California.
Henry w. Harvey, a manufacturing
jeweler of Providence, R. l., is here on
a pleasure trip and has apartments at
the Occidental.
Edwin Hawley, assistant general traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific, with
headquarters in New York, is at the Pal
ace. He is here on a pleasure trip.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
A CLAIM ON HUMANITY.
I Nth the return of sunshine after the rain the
w inmates of the Pesthouse will have relief from
the discomfort Of the storm The pools OF

Nth the return of sunshine after the rain the
M inmates of the Pesthouse will have relief from
the discomfort of the storm. The pools OF
water that dripping from the leaking roof formed in
almost every apartment OF the building, be
mopped away and the home of the patients made
once more comparatively dry and warm.
Such relief as nature has thus given does not in
anv way however, relieve the city and its people
from the claim which the pest-strcken patients have
upon them The issue is of justice as we'll as OF
charity Indeed, it appeals in the of every
-law to which humanity recognizes its responsibility.
The victims of pestilental diseases not Crimi-
nails and yet for its own protection society must
shut them away as carefully as it shuts away the
most hardened felon. 1t is, therefore, incumbent
upon society to make the exclusion OF the afflicted
sufferer as comfortable as possible. The Pesthouse
should be an asylum and not dungeon. 1t should
be light and airy and warm, and not gloomy and
danE and cold. 1t should manifest hepfulness and
not punshment--the love and not the wrath of So
ciety.
While neither our law nor our religion regards
the pest-stricken victim as an offender against either
man or God yet in this city he is treated worse than
any criminal. Our jail is better in every way than
the home provide for such victim and to which
our law sentences him as soon as his maady is dis
covered.
dilapidated structure, careless1y built for tenn
porary use years ago and now fallen into decay so
weak that its walls cannot stand without the support
of props and so badly rooted that the rains penetrate
every room-such building if used by the Russians
to house sick convicts would rouse the indignation
of every one who read of it. What then shall say
of it when used by the people of American COM
unity to shelter those whose only offending is pow
erty and affection?
The wrong has been possible in San Francisco only
because it has been known 1t is of the evils
that proceed from want of thought rather than want
of heart Its isolation prevented the general public
from noting its condition, and the exclusion of
visitors from plague-stricken halls forbade even
charity from seeking it out
Only when the recent rains beat upon the city,
bringing so much of cheer and gladness to the COM
munity at large the sad plight of the inmates of the
house led of them to appeal to The Call The
suit was the investigation which disclosed the facts we
have laid before the public. Hereafter there remains
for our officials not even the poor of ignor-
ance concerning the degree of the wrong
Whatever work of reform and Improvement may
have be aside to make way for it, the
ton of new and better Pesthouse is now the i'm
mediate duty Of the city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
NEWS OF IoREIGN NAvIEs.

A torpedo cruiser was launched at Flu
chau on January 20 last. The vessel was
designed by Mr.. Doyere, the director of
the dockyard. and is 260 feet long, 27 feet
beam and II feet draught and displaces
S75 tons. The horsepower is to be 1000.
calculated to give speed of % knots.
Two torpedo-boat destroyers have been
ordered for the British navy from Par
son, the builder of the Turbinia, at New
castle-on-Tyne. The contract speed has
not been made public, but it is understood
that they are to beat the two boats re-
Gently built by Schichau for the Chinese
navy, which made speed of 80 knots.
The French naval estimates for the
coming fiscal year amount to $50 Alb, 200
In order to economic as much as pos
sible it is proposed to sell number of
vessels which have become obsolete and
are only a source of great annual expense
to maintain in some sort of efficiency.
The new naval policy is also said to pro-
vide for larger tonnage of cruisers and
less proportional tonnage of armored
ships.
The longest continued naval engagement
mentioned In history is related to have
taken place in 1884 in the Mediterranean.
Four Catalonian cogs, carrying 1880 fight
ing men, besides the seamen and also
women and horses, sailed with a cargo of
cloths and other goods on board from
Cadtz for Sardinia. When near their des-
tination they were overhauled and at
tacked by ten Genoese gallies and CAP
tured after battle of ten days. The his
torian does not state the casualties
among the crew, women and horses. but
the combatants must at least have been
very tired after ten days fight.
The British Admiralty advertises for
ens1ne-room artihcers, filters, engine
smiths and coppersmiths. age limit 81 to
Is, and pay So 81 to s13 u per week In
ducements are held out in prospective adj
vancement to warrant rank, good life
pensions and other advantages. The pres
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
Cal glace fruit SOC per ID at Townsend.s.

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912
A given acreage OF wheat will feed at
least ten times as many people as the
same acreage employed in growing NUT
ton
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27

Advocates of universal peace want immediate
armistice declared in the Philippines They better
put white rag on pole and tell Agunaldo how they
feel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
"Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing svrupu

Has been used for fifty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens
the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Collie reg
ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoeas, whether arising from teethins or
other causes. For sale by Druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Csc bottle
HOTEL DEL CORONADO-Take advantage
OF the round-trip tickets. Now only $50 by
steamship, including fifteen days board at
hotel; longer stay. So per day. Apply at New
Montgomery St. San Francisco.
Nearly 100000 women in Spain work
in the field as day laborers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 26.-J. Flanagan of
San Francisco is at the Cadillac.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27

A New York writer sneers at those other writers
who allude to burned hotels as fre traps" and says
they should have done this in advance of the con-
fagration. Unfortunately the newspaper reporter is
not blessed with the gilt OF prophecy, does he
have power to look through brick wall and discern
that it is merely veneer for a framework of ath.
However, the Baldwin late OF this city and now Of
not blessed memory, had been declared so often to
be fretrap that knowledge OF its condition ceased to
interest anybody until the match was applied to the
structure
Guests at recent dinner in New York said to
have represented two billions and half of dollars
and there fewer of them than might constitute
grangers' picnic. There was also more dyspepsia
about that board than would be found at the other
gathering
Many soldiers are in the city now, and some
good Samaritan ought send emissaries to the Bar
barry Coast to warn the strangers against the knock
out drops and the Chinese gin. These agencies
brought many of last summers volunteers to grief
Governor Roosevelt probably made his few brief re-
marks under oath with full knowledge that the War
Department would have been pleased to have him
say something else. AT times, when truth seems to
require it. Roosevelt is actually nconsiderate
Cosper explains that he went into the Burns camp
so as to break the deadlock Evidently, however. he
had failed to provide himself with the combination
Waterfront politics operate swiftly enough to sur
prise any new Governor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

Columbia-"Rob Roy"
Orpheum-Vaudevile.
Alcazar-'Nerves'
Tfvoli--'The Bohemian Girl
Alhambra-"Saved From the Flames
Grand opera House-rhe southweu Company, Sat
urday evening April l.
Chutes Theatervaudevile every afternoon
and evening.
olympia-Corner Mason Ellis streets specialties
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27

San Francisco ought to be proud 1t has managed
to pay its teachers part Of the swiped from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27

If the Burns touts forced to join the army OF
unemployed there is danger of new Coxey
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES.
Bv C H Urbsen & Co.-Monday March q, at IL o'clock
NJ at Montg emery Real Estate.
BY Easton, Edridge CoTuesday, Mar ch q, at Il n
63S Market street Real Estate.
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Cosper explains that he went into the Burns camp
so as to break the deadlock. Evidently, however he
had failed to provide himself with the combination
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27

Waterfront politics operate swiftly enough to sur
prise any new Governor.
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INTELLECTUAL DEMOCRACY.

THE anniversary address before the faculty and
the students at the State University, delivered
j at Berkeley on Thursday last by President Har-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20

Forecast for Salt Lake Today is:
Fair; Stationary Temperature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
Manifesto of Gomez.
IT IS SHEER NONSENSE.
AIger's Comment On Report Of
Brooke's Disobedience.

Washington, May 19.-'1t is the
sheerest nonsense" said Secretary Al
ger today in commenting upon the pub
lished story that the president or him
self had countermanded any order
made bv General Brooke relative to
the disarmament of the Cuban troops
The state of the case, in brief, is as
follows:
The president canvassed very thor
,ughly with Secretary Alger and Gen.
aral Brooke the best method of secur-
ing the diSbandment of the Cuban
troops and their re-entry into industrial
life. 1t was decided that another step
towards this end was the surrender or
the arms held by the Cuban soldiers
1t was apprehended that. retaining
their arms. some. if not a. large portion
inclined by their past predatory exist
ence, would lapse into brigandage- So
the president himself ordered General
Brooke to cause the arms of the Gu
ban soldiers to be delivered up to -ep-
resentatives of the American army.
With these instructions General Brooke
has been patiently carrying out the
presidents plan. He has arrived at
that point where the Cuban leaders,
as matter of sentiment. they say,
make it condition OF disarmament
that the arms shall be placed in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
CAPT. GRANTS CUNBOATS
WELCOMED BY NATIVES
Expedition Up the Rio Grande Was Success
Two Of the American Soldiers Wounded.

Manila May 2oThe expedition
Fpinos
enrenchd the banks rebels retaed beyond
passed.
wooded road which
Many
white soldiers
o the o.
L lived England Americans
rived
friendship,
a
had
mdy
bamboo preceding
A
to
their leaders, who had strongly impressed this belief
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
LUNA Is DEFIANT.
Restraining Filipinos From Com
municating With Americans.

->A~~SNS4A5 2" ILL ~1AhOAASoASs
Manila, May 19.-General Luna is re-
ported to be making desperate efforts
to restrain the educated Filipinos with
in the limits of his Self-appointed
jurisdiction from communicating with
the Americans, even to arreSting En-
camino and Herrera. two of the most
influential officials, while on their way
to Malolos to join those who are COM
ing via San ISidro today.
This and the removal of the seat of
government to Tarlac, thirty miles
north of San Fernando, may lead to
complications and delay in the pacifica-
ton. But it is generally conceded that
further opposition to American sover-
eighty is useless and ridiculous. Neither
General Luna nor General Pho del Pinar
have sufficient force to resist or COM
pei submission.
General Wheaton has been relieved of
the command of the Second division
for Il special assignment and General
Funston has been assigned to his
brigade.
A board consisting of Colonel French
of the Twenty-second infantry and
Major Cabell and Captain Randolph of
the Third artillery has been appointed
to proceed to Batavia for the purpose
Of investigating the European methods
of providing for the health of the troops
there and to report on the subject for
the benefit of the Americans here.
The transport Warren has arrived
here from San Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
WALKERS REPORT READY.
Will Be Handed to President McKin-
ley Next Monday.

Washington, May 19.-Admiral John
Walker, president of the Nicaraguan
canal commission, called at the state
department and had a long talk with
Secretary Hay respecting the work of
the commission and the course 20 be
pursued by the new isthmian canal
commission. which is to carry forward
the work of the present Nicaraguan
canal commission. Admiral Walker was
able to announce the completion of the
work of the present commission and
promised to have the final report ready
for submission to the president by next
Monday.
AS soon as he receives the report of
the present commission, the president
will announce the names of the new
commissioners who are to be appoint
ed under the act of the last congress
to canvass all of the isthmian routes
suitable for canals. He has already
practically selected the personnel and
it may be stated positively that the
nucleus of the new isthmian commits
sion will be formed by Admiral Walker,
Colonel Haines and Professor Haupt,
the three members of the expiring MIC
araguan canal commission. Several
members will be added, mainly engi-
neers of high technical requirements,
and among them will be Major Simonds
of the United States engineer corps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
PEACE Is IMMINENT.
Filipino Leaders Are Anxious t
Give Up Struggle.

New York, May ia dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says:
Definite peace propositions from the
Filipino government are imminent The
Americans positively have entire con-
troll of the situation IL the rainy season
does not set in within ten days and
make further military operations i'm
possible. should the insurgents still
prove intractable.
The purpose of the Filipino leaders
to give up the struggle against Ameri-
can authority was made known by two
delegates of the Filipino peace COM
mission who remained in San 1Sidro
when it was captured and surrendered
TO Lawton's advance guard. In con-
versation with American officers they
state that the Filipino forces have been
for the last four days willing to secure
peace on any terms that General Otis
might see fit to offer. They declare
General Lawton, by his rapid and en-
ergetic advance from Balinag, has not
allowed their forces a moments cessa-
ton from fighting. The delegates add,
as their most important information,
that Aguinaldo himself will sue for
peace through the peace commission
within two days. If he does not so
act, the Filipino government will repu
diate him, as four-fifths of the natives
are weary of the war and desire the
early ending of hostilities.
. The Filipino congress voted, on May
6, to name a peace commission, which,
as finally made up, consists of Buen-
camino del Pillar, Arguelles, Torres,
Pamprenes, Paterno and Herrera.
These delegates had intended 10 pro-
ceed to General Lawton's headquarters
to begin negotiations for a pacific set
tlement, but the American attack in
San Isidro caused them to take flight to
r1n hXVa Fd The who remained
here and surrendered, assure the Amer
leans that the others will return to San
Isidro tomorrow to carry out the orig
inal design.
1t is stated that Aguinaldo fed from
the town the day before yesterday. He
is now reported to be at Cabantuan,
eighteen miles north of San Isidro.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
WOOL BUYERS GALORE.
Price Invaded By Them-Clip Pretty
Well Sold.
Especial to The Herald.)

Price. Utah. May 19-Wool-buyers have
been coming into Price in pairs. tripletS
and half dozens for a week. and as
result the clip of eastern Utah is pretty
well bought up or in fair way TO be
before the week is over. So far all of the
small owners have sold and they are now
at work on the larger ones who have
been holding out for higher prices. The
bulk of the Emery county clip has been
sold TO a Chicago firm at 1Ola cents, and
will begin to come in by wagon next
week.
The Uintah county wool is mostly
stored here in the warehouses Of the Rio
Grande Western. but little of it having
so far been sold. These are now filled,
and today hundreds of sacks were piled
up on the passenger depot platform, for
the want of space elsewhere. Many car
loads have already been moved. and it
will take another week to get the prod
uct out. With the woolmen come repre-
sentatives of the eastern lines of railroad,
who are making energetic efforts to cap
ture shipments after they leave the local
railway system. About every road out of
Colorado and Utah is represented. and
the hotels are crowded for accommoda-
tions. The crowd will go from here TO
Thompsons. Cisco and Green River.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
GHOULISH TALE BROUGHT OUT
AT MAzET INQUIRY.
How New York Undertaken, By Brib-
ing Clerks, Made Money Out of
Funerals From City Hospital.

New York, May 19-The feature of
today's session of the MaZet investiga-
ton committee was the unearthing Of
an alleged system of corruption in the
disposition of the dead bodies from a
city hospital, ghouIish tale that was
well corroborated and replete with de-
tail. By several witnesses it was stated
that an undertaken named Marren il
legally secured the funerals of all
bodies taken to Harlem hospital and
that he was enabled to do this by brib-
ing clerks in the employ of the city. to
break the rules. 1t was also shown
that apparently an simultaneously
existed between Marren and Messrs.
Croker and Carroll.
A large number of witnesses We're
called and a multiplicity of subjects
were touched upon during the examina-
ton.
The old question of sewer pipe and
the connection between the Contractors
Supply company and the city depart
ments was gone into, but the only ap-
parent important point ELECTED was
that Richard Croker had objected to
his sons going into this concern when
he learned that it intended to supply
city departmentS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
RELIEF FOR THE HEBREWS.
Annual Conference of Jewish Chari-
ties In Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, o.. May 19.-The annual
meeting of the national conference Of
Jewish charities began here today and
will continue until Sunday night. Isaac
S. Isaacs of New York was elected per-
manent chairman; Martin Butzel of
Detroit, vice chairman, and Miss Annie
Marks of Cincinnati, secretary.
President Isaacs devoted his annual
address to the discussion of transient
relief, and the afternoon was devoted
to a discussion of that subject, par
ticipated in by Alfred Muller of Den
yer. Max Heisberg of Philadelphia, NJ.
Brenner of Baltimore. Isadore Lewen-
thai of WASHINGTON, /. l.. Leucht of
New Orleans, Mrs. Edward Pisce of
Denver and others. Messrs. Martin
Butzel, Max Lansberg and Louis Levi
were appointed a committee to draft
a plan for a more perfect national or
eanization of all Jewish charities.