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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
FERRY DEPOT CHARGES.

z CTION taken by the Harbor Commissioners to
I \ increase the rate OF rental OF ferry depot
privileges to the various railway companies
making use OF the building good step in the right
direction If the Commissioners will attend with
equal frmness to the task of reducing expenditures
and putting end to waste in that direction the
Jerry finances may long be in satisfactory con-
C:tion
1t is worth noting that in discussing the proposed
increase OF charges upon the Southern Pacific Rail
road, and IN protesting against it, Mr.. Kruttschntt
general manager of the road is reported to have
said: I'VE do not come before you in a spirit OF
~aptious criticism but merely to protest as the com
pany has always DONE against what we consider I'M
fair discrimination and to have added, I'VE would
not care if could add per cent to the cost Of
Communication tickets and make the public pay the
increased rental that way, but we cannot do that"
That statement is about explicit Mr.. Hunting
tons recent assertion that his company would make
the people OF California pay the Central Pacific debt
SO long as the railroad can make the public bear all
the burden OF taxes rents debts and other charges
is well satisfied and makes protest, but when it
shift the burden then it talks of unfair dis
elimination and fights with fury.
The price charged for the use of the ferry depot to
the railroads is none too high In fact the low rates
charged by former Commissioners constituted pub
lie scandal as was pointed out by The Call and by the
Merchants Association Review. What has been
Coz is therefore step toward rightng a grave
wrong, and, fortunately, it appears the result is
going to be injurious to the public, the railroads
cannot shift the burden.
The next step in the path of reform must be taken
in the direction of economical administration 1t will
profit nothing increase the revenues of the ferry
depot il the expenditures increased, or even if
continued at the old wastefu rate. The commission
has started well on a good work, and the people will
now look for an earnest prosecution of it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

curing of municipal indebtedness. 1t contains no
grant OF power by which cities may naugurate public
improvements The law for extending the panhandle,
therefore exist somewhere before bonds for the
enterprise can be issued This is a proposition so
plain that it ought not to need illustration.
In the celebrated Shag Rock case the Supreme
Court held that the city and county of San Fran
CISCO possesses authority to acquire land for any
purpose not delegated to it by the consolidation act
In that case an attempt was made to purchase Shag
Rock as site for pesthouse.
We have not seen in connection with the panhandle
extension IN the daily papers any reference to statute
which authorizes the condemnation of this land for
the purposes specified Some of the property-owners
interested have raised the question of jurisdiction and
since the failure to thoroughly understand it before
voting on bonds is liable not only to eopardze the
success OF the scheme at the polls but to invadate
the bonds afterward, the matter is of sufficient i'm
portance to merit thorough consideration If the
people should vote bonds and it should be discov-
cred afterward that the Supervisors had no authority
to acquire property for the panhandle extension we
should be IN very pretty municipal mess.
he postponement of the election until the latter
part of July will give ample time in which to consider
this question. If satisfactory conclusion is not then
reached further postponement should be had.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
PRAISE FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

= AL1FORN1A, her institutions and her people,
| often subjected to misrepresentation and
adverse criticism in the East that any word OF
commentator coming from that source has not only
the merit of truth but the charm of novelty There
is therefore, little qualification to be felt in the
report Captain F. A Kendall president of the Board
Of Education OF Cleveland, Ohio has just made
upon our public school system.
Having made careful study of our schools during
recent tour of the States on this coast, Captain
Kendall, in the course of an interview at Chicago
upon the result OF his observations is reported to
have said:
California schools the best in the country
The State makes liberal appropriation than
anywhere ese and the idea of education is I'D to date
industrial, manual and commercial. Boards of Edl-
cation throughout the Great West are composed of
intelligent and progressive men. There is no politics
in it. Cultured ladies of different localities also make
schools their particular charge. In the city of Los
Angeles, town of not 100000 inhabitants there
were last year $4,000 visitors to the schools"
1t would be easy to pick flaws in that statement
Some OF the assertions not strictly accurate
While politics in certain OF the word has been
excluded from the schools, inasmuch as school
teachers seldom if ever selected for partisan con-
sderations, yet the jobbery and the corruption that
attend the practice of politics have been found in
school administration well as elsewhere in county
and municipal affairs Nevertheless the fact remains
that schools the whole have been efficiently
maintained up TO high a standard as can be found
anywhere in the Union.
The excellence OF schools is due mainly to the
strength OF public opinion in demanding high
standard of character in the teachers Jobbery cor
rupton and frauds, amounting almost to open steal
ing, have too often been tolerated but the appoint
ment of incompetent or unworthy teachers is all
offense that has been condoned in any part of
the State. The result is we have one OF the best
school systems in the world far the teaching is
concerned, but of the waseful and extrava-
giant in its maintenance
When popular sentiment demands as high stan
dard OF efficiency and honesty in the School Board
it does in the teachers chair we shall have school
system that will truly merit the praise of being the
best in the country We paying high for the ser
vice obtain, and if received the full value of
revenues so willingly paid the result would be the
admiration OF the Union.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
CHAPLAIN WILL.
TURN BENEDICT
Chaplain Brown OF the
Iowa to Wed Miss
Eaton, an East
ern Belle.

Chaplain Frederick c. Brown of the bat
tle-ship Iowa will shortly wed Miss Emily
Eaton of marlborough, Mass
Chaplain Brown left on Monday evening
for Pasadena, there to meet his betrothed,
who has come all the way from her far
Eastern nome to become the chaplain's
bride.
The happy event is the elimination of a
romance that had its beginning several
years ago in the quiet little village of Mid
dleborough, suburb of Boston. Mr.
Brown was stationed there as pastor of
the Unitarian church. He made his home
with the cations, who were in his congre-
cation. Between him and Miss Emily
grew up warm attachment, and when
he left the church year ago to enter the
navy their troth had been plighted
Chaplain Brown served during the war
in the North Atlantic squadron, and in
May was assigned to the Iowa, coming
here with the vessel a few months ago He
has still two years to serve, and will go
with the vessel to Manila or wherever she
may be ordered.
The approaching event has been kent a
profound secret. The chaplain secured
leave of absence last Sunday for one week
but did not say where he was going. He
took the train for Los Angeles on Mon
day night, and 1t has been learned that
visit relatives there. They will arrive in
San Francisco on Friday, and the we'd
ding will take place either on Friday ar
Saturday evening. Rev. DR.. Horatio
Stebbins will officiate and will be assisted
by Rev. Stopford w. Brooke, who is an
After the wedding the young couple will
remain here until the Iowa goes away.
when the wife will return to New York
where Chaplain Browns parents reside.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS.

DR.. and Mrs. David Cohn have returned
from their Eastern trip.
F. NJ West, a banker Of Stockton, is at
the Grand with his wife.
W. A. Perry, anmine owner of Red
ding, is staying at The Russ.
Major r. Baxter of Rochester is at the
California, accompanied by his wife.
Rev. John Watson Gan Maclaren) is
registered at the Palace with his wife.
Thomas B. Kay, owner of the wooden
mills at Salem, Or, is a guest at the
Lick
James G. Mcneil, owner of the electric
light plant at Santa Cruz. is making
brief visit to this city and is registered
at the Palace.
Mrs. Silas w. Terry, wife of the Captain
Terry of the Iowa. arrived here from
Washington, D. c., yesterday and regis
tered at the Palace with her daughter.
G. II. Riege, Fresno stationer. and C.
M. Hartley, fruit grower of Vacaville,
are late arrivals at the Grand. Mr.. Hart
ley was recently married and is making
his honeymoon trip to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Philip Smith and Miss
Anita Gonzalez, who have been spending
the winter at the Palace, will leave to-
day for New York City, en- route to Paris,
where they expect to remain for the next
year
j. H. Pettee, a business man of Pa
Iona; H. Wittenberg, who operates
cracker factory in Portland, Or; w. w.
Turney, an attorney of Campbell and
R. j. Billion, San Jose merchant, are
among the arrivals at the Grand.
A number of officers and privates of
the Marine Corps arrived here from the
East yesterday morning and registered at
the Occidental They will go to Manila
on the transport Warren to reinforce Adj
miral Dewey's marines. Among them are
Major William F. Spicer, Major Charles
l.. McCauley, Lieutenant G. c. Rice, w.
j. Limerick. c. S. Hill, r. NJ Gibson and
G. c. Thorpe.
Ensign j. H. Roy U. S. N, is making
the Palace his headquarters. He was re-
Gently detached from the Scndia and
ordered to the Nero to replace f. Ridge
ly, who has been given a three months
leave of absence. The Nero is on special
service duty, which will consist of run
ming lines Of sounding from Honolulu to
Guam, Marquesas Islands, Manila and ia
pan. On account of the increase of trade
with the Orient the Government desires
to establish a course free from reefs and
shoals, and soundings will be taken at
every ten miles. The expedition will be
away probably for two years
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
CLEAR THE GROUND IN ADVANCE

THE Supervisors have consulted the best interests
of all concerned in postponing the special cleo
ton at which it was proposed to submit the
question of issuing bonds for extending the pan
handle of Golden Gate Park to Van Ness avenue and
for building additional schoolhouses providing an
adequate sewer system and reconstructing the &C
cepted streets
The panhandle project is which is bound to
elicit great deal of discussion since it is the only one
among those proposed to be submitted concerning
which there is any difference of opinion. No one
doubts that the necessity of an adequate sewer sys
tenn reconstructed accepted streets and school
houses is the most imperative of any that confronts
rhe municipal authorities. Moreover, there is no
question of the power of the Supervisors to make an
appropriation for schoolhouses, sewers and streets
The law as it stands gives them ample authority to
inaugurate any work they may consider advisable in
these lines OF improvement.
But regarding the panhandle a verys serious ques-
ton exists with reference to the ctys power and be-
fore election is ordered the Supervisors should take
pans to thoroughly understand it. The act of 1887.
under which it is proposed to submit the question of
issuing bonds to the people, authorizes merely the in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
Stole the Mercury.

NJ. H. Growers, a junk-deaIer at 1O421a
Howard street, was arrested in Judge
Graham's court yesterday on the instruc-
tons of the Judge. A mechanics level
stolen from Fred Lehre three weeks ago
was recovered from Growers on a search
warrant, but when it was produced in
court yesterday Lehre showed that the
metal had been unscrewed from tie level
and the mercury had gone, making the
level practically worthless. The Judge
promptly ordered Lehre to swear to a
warrant for Growers arrest for petty lar
cenY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
Epworth League Alliance.

This evening the annual meeting of the
Epworth League Alliance will be held in
the Centenary M. E. Church South on
Bush street, near Cough. The officers for
the ensuing term will be elected, and
business of interest to Epworth I,eapua
workers will be transacted Brief papers
and speeches will be delivered by the fol-
lowing members on the following sub
Jects: Spiritual, Miss H. M. Merriam
Mercy and Help Miss Myrtle Hodson:
Literary" Luther Elkins. and Social
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

Columbia-"The Serenade."
Californa-"A Hot Old Time
Grand Opera House Ermine"
Orpheurl-Vaudevile.
Tvoli-''The Little Trooper"
Chutes Zoo and Free Theate-vaudevle afternoon
and evening
Olympia-Corner Ellis streets, Specalties
Metropolitan Temple-Moving Pictures.
Co.. Market street. near Eighth-Bat
tie OF Manila Bay.
April q
Sunday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
In the Cooks Domain

did John have frog legs this morn
ing?" asked the mistress on her trip to the
culinary sanctum.
Sure, l don't know, num-" was the
had on. rubber boots and an ulster. Chs
cago TimeS-Herald
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

Reginald Harris. At the conclusion OF
each paper a two-minute discussion Will
be inaugurated. A report of the proceed
ings at the Santa Cruz convention will be
given by members. The meeting will con-
clude with an address by DR.. e. P. Den
nett. ex-president of the California Con-
of an Epworth League Alliance" and
will represent the mass meeting, work
for the International Eyworth League
convention, which may be held in this
city in 1901
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
Lost His Furniture.

Hugo F'riebel, 1909 Polk street, obtained
a warrant in Judge Conlan's court yester-
day for the arrest of Jacob Knapp on the
charge of felony enlightenment. On April
S Knapp got $40 worth of furniture from
him and disposed of it by auction. Knapp
cannot now be found.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
At a London Board School.

Teacher-How is it that you are late
this morning?
Johnny-Please, MN, a burglars been
caught in the East End, and mother sent
me round to the police station to see If
it was father-Stray Stories.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
AUCTION SALES.

BY A W Louderbaok-TOmorrOw 1890 and 2:So p.
l25 Geary Rugs
BY c. P; Troy & Co-This day, at and p M at Ss
Geary St. Chinese and japanese goods
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
Cal. gIace fruit soc per ID at rownsend'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.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

The report that upward of tons of liquors
of all kinds destined for the Klondike have been held
at Skaguay by American officials because of the ar
bitrary action OF Canadian authorities shows that
bad state OF feeling exists between the representatives
OF the two Governments There is no friendship
among men when they to pass the liquor along
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

The dispatches announce that Emperor William of
Germany has been imposed upon by confidence
operator. Investigation may show that the mpostor
halls from Samoa where Mataafa is busily engaged in
trying to induce his German Majesty to accept gold
brick
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

ROCKEFELLER AND STANDApD
OIL-V., Marshfield, Or. John d. Rookie
Teller has residence in the CITY of New
York. The Investigations into the affairs
OF the Standard Oil Company have not
yet been brought to a conclusion
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

It said that Governor Gage in the serious task of
assigning State patronage is carefully separating the
sheep from the goats in the Republican fold His Ex-
celency certainly ought to be an authority on the
sheep.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
TEE CALIFORNIA LlMTTEp.
Sante Fe Route.

Three times week S1k days to Chicago. Al
DAYS TO New York. Handsomest train and most
complete service. Full particulars at 62s Mar
ket street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

If you don't eat we'll or sleep well. have head
aches and dizzy spells, try spoonful of DR..
Siegert's Angostura Bitters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

It has been fully two weeks since ambassador
Choate was at public banquet in London, and it will
be noted that during that time nothing has been said
to diminish his reputation as diplomatist
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

DECLAKAIIUN OF WAR-S 3. r.
City. On the 21st of April. 1898, the Span
ish Government sent United States Min
ginning the war; on the Path, Spain form
ally declared that war existed with the
United States and on the 18th the United
States Congress declared that war was
Spain.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

FROST AND WATER-A Subscriber
City. Whether fruit trees and vegetables
should be watered at night to protect
them from expected frost depends entire
~ upon conditions. In some instances
water by creating a moisture would be
beneficial, while In others it would be
detrimental. No general answer to the
question can be furnished
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

CADEI IN The MILITARY ACAD-
EMY-F. NJ, City. The question as to
how to gain admission as a cadet in the
Military Academy has been answered
so often that the readers must bv this
time be tired of seeing the answer. Adj
dress communication to the Congress-
man from the district in which YOU live
and he will furnish you a circular of in
formation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

THE JAPAN CURRENT-Subsc
Vallejo, Cal. For information in addi-
ton to what has already been published
in connection with Professor Harmon
theory concerning the Japan current and
the precipitation of rain you will have to
communicate with that gentleman, whose
address is Philadelphia Gas Company
Pittsburg. Pa" AS to the Japan current
you can find some information in the en-
cyclopedias, but literature on that sub
ject is not very extensive.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

sYMBOLs-Enq., City Ivy, holly and
box are symbols of the resurrection; dates
and cedars, of The faithful; corn ears, Of
the holy communion; grapes, of This is
peace; orange blossom, of virginity; palm.
Of victory; rose, Of interruption; vine, of
Christ, our life; and yew, of death.
cypress and amarinth are funeral plants
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

POULTRY JOURNALIST. A. L.. Lii
lis, Cal. There are many journals in the
United States devoted to poultry and
poultry raising. Among the number maS,
be named: Fanciers Monthly, San lose
Cal; American Poultry Journal, Chicago
Ill; Reliable Poultry Journal, Quincy.
ILL.,; American Farmer, Live Stock and
Poultry Raiser, Indianapolis, Ind: Farm
Poultry, Boston, Mass; Poultry Herald
St, Paul, Mimi. American Poultry Advo-'
Poultryman, Tiffin, Ohio. so .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
GOVERNMENT In BUSINESS.

THE Examiner, in editorial explanation OF Its
| plan for putting all the business OF the country
= in the hands Of the Government, says:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

OLD NEWPAPERS-A. b, City. This
department is always willing TO oblige.
but questions must be in definite shane
to admit of an answer. Such a question
as the following cannot be answered: "a
B. would like to know if there is anv
value on old newspapers from ninety to
one hundred years old; what is the
value?" If A. B. had described the papers.
name, place of publication and date, an
answer could have been given.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Nat1On'S Dead Remef11- .
bered In an Appropriate
Manner.
A Large Attendance from all
Parts of the County.

Decoration Day was fittingly OBJ
served at Willmar yesterday. Tie day
was windy but otherwise the weather
was pleasant and the roads had dried
sufficiently from the heavy rains to
make marching pleasant. The pro-
gram as was published was we'll car
ried out. The ranks of veterans of
the civil war showed an attend ance by
a number of the surviving members
from different parts of the county
The veterans from the late Spanish
American war constituted new feat
ure of the parade. A good number Of
the company were in line, and they
showed the skill attained by their nine
months of drilling by perfect evolu-
tlons, performed under the command
of Capt. Spicer. Teachers and STU
dents of the Seminary were out in
force. The children of the public
schools with an abundance of flags
formed a very pretty picture. Arriv-
ing at the park, the procession broke
up and the program was begun by a
song by the children. Gov, A. g..
Rice, Commander of Col. Heg Post,
acted as chairman of the day, and
made neat little speech. Referring
to Co. D, Mr.. Rice stated that it
would be the duty of the veterans OF
the Spanish-American war in the
future to have charge of the ceremon-
les of Decoration Day, when the last
survivors of the Civil war would have
gone to their long rest. After another
song by the children, Prof. H. S. Hill
leboe made the address of the day.
The professor sustained his reputa-
tion as good speaker, and made a
fine oration. He had a strong wind to
contend with in making himself heard,
but he held the attention of the large
crowd remarkably we'll. Prof, Hille-
boe's speech was not merely a success
sion of patriotic phrases, but his line
of thought evinced careful inquiry and
gave food for reflection to our patri-
otic citizens.
The observance of the day as a
whole, while simple and unostenta-
tiOus, was ample in patriotic spirit
manifest edand a success in carrying
out of the arrangements. The attend
ance both from town and county was
perhaps larger than at any previous
occasion of this kind at Willmar
Decoration Day appeals to the most
noble feelings of the citizen and the
increased interest apparently taken in
its observance is an encouraging sign
of the times. .~...-u,>..s, s,.,s.,... .s.sass;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-05-31

Roy Sperry is carrying his arm in
a sling, as a result of an accident he
met with last Sunday. He was leav-
ing for his school at Kandiyohi Sta
tion, and as had been his custom
started to catch passing freight near
his home. In attempting to board the
train he was thrown in such a way as
to dislocate his right shoulder. He
was obliged to consult physician,
and DR.. Rains attended to him SO
that he was able to return to his
school.