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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
BRYAN ON THE WAR.
The Colonel Tells How to Stop
the Filipino Troubles.

Colonel Bryan is seldom too busy or too
weary to talk with newspaper men. Yes
terday. after all the Democratic politi-
clans and hotel attaches said that the or
ator was resting and would not be dis
turbed Colonel Bryan readily received a
Call reporter and chatted pleasantly Of
his trip to the Yosemite Valley. He pro-
fessed unwillingness to. talk politics, but
remarked that ne intended to speak at
length on the subject of expansion and
imperfalism at Woodward's Pavilion in
the evening He is in favor of giving the
people of the Philippine Islands prompt
assurance that they Will be permitted to
govern themselves. He said:
.aHad we told the Filipinos at the be-
ginning that they should be independent
that their right of self-government would
not be denied by the United States-there
would have been no bloodshed. The
trouble in the Philippines is this: We
have not declared our Intentions. The ma
tives do not know what we propose to do.
They see us in their house but do not
know what we are there for. 1t is true
that we bought the house, but we have
not declared our intentions with respect
to the property. l was in favor of the
tr.aty providing for the payment of $40
600 006 TO Spain in order to avoid the de-
laws of diplomacy. In advance the Cubans
were assured that they would be permit
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able to see all those who had assembled
at the hotel before thirty minutes had
elapsed The throng was neither large
nor delnonstratlVe. mere was no (,,S cIle Fo-
the Presidency, but the 300 people =
sembled gave the orator a cordial We
come 70 California. After Colonel ply VI
had received his fellOw-citiZens and eX-
changed q word or two with each, mrs.
Bryan, accompanied by three otheI
ladies', came Gown TO the parlors' ana ana
their respects 10 her. She was, gracious
and cordial to all corners and gained
many compliments from the COMPANY.
Jasper Mcdonald, J. J. DIVER it.lk Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan at the reception.
At the reception of the voting patriots
Frank Gould was Colonel Bryan chief
of staff. Gould knows a democrat as IAr
as ne can see one and in calling the
names of the unterriied seldom mistakes
a Fitzgerald for a Gallagher.
Governor Steunenberg or ldano was one
CT the distinguished callers to pay respect
TO the fluent orator of Nebraska ne
Governor was booked to leave the city
for Idaho in the evening ana therefore
could rot count on the pleasure OF near
ing Colonel Bryan at Woodward 5. NtlIe
the throng was waiting for the orator,
Mr. Edelman of Orange improvlsed re
eepti9n in honor 9I I IdanU We're riG-
presented to Idahos chief magistrate IN
a very creditable style.
When the ladies came down 10 inc
narlOr Jasper Mcdonald escorting Mrs.
BRYAN, Colonel Bryan whispered TO Ihe
orchestra leader TO play Just one Girl
for Me" The orchestra caught the
meaning and complied with the request.
After the reception the Bryan parry
visited the fair at the Mechanics "a
vilion The dinner later on at the Cali
fornia Hotel was an informal function.
A select few Democrats dined with
Colonel Bryan. The selected We're j. J.
Dwyer, Mayor Phelan, ". w, Foote; ].
F. Sullivan, William Afford, Jasper Nc
Donald, Leo Park. T. Carl Spelling and and
Seth Mann. The Mayors absence from
the reception was observed, but ne made
amends by dining with his leader.
From the California Hotel to wood
wards Pavilion Colonel Bryan was es-
corted in the evening by the Iroquois
Club and the Democratic Central Club:
The latter organization. uniformed, had
the advance. The Bryan carriage was
drawn by four horses. J. J. Dwyer-
Mayor Phelan and Seth Mann rode In
the same carriage with the orator: A
crowd on Bush street cheered Colonel
Bryan as he stepped forth from the hotel.
Mayor Phelan also received the compli-
ment Of cheer The procession escort
ing the carriage moved TO the music OF
two bands down Bush street to Kearny,
along Kearny to Market and out Market
to Valencia and the pavilion. Rockets
and red fire lent animation to the scene.
A vast crowd Of spectators paused to OBJ
serve the marching column.
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It Is Some Consolation.

That the electric car is the poor mans
automobile.
That the mosquito is no respecter of
riches.
That the price of the rod does not de-
termine the weight of the fish.
That riding a bicycle is healthier eXer-
else than driving a four-in-hand.
That l can get just as tanned at Way
back Center as you can at Tuxedo.
That if a sailboat isn't as big as a yacht
it floats in the same water.
That the attic of a farmhouse isn't any
hotter than the attic of a hotel, and it is
nearer the ground in case of fire.
That if all of US girls can't play golf
we all can wear pretty stockings and
swing in hammocks.
That the grandest views are not always
seen from the loftiest mountains and the
prettiest beaches are not always those
with the highest priced hotels.
That the people who battle at private
beaches have to dip in the same old ocean
with the rest of US
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To Ritumenize Valencia Street.

At a meeting of the Mission Business
Mems Association last night it was de-
cided to make one more effort to secure
the requirement. of Valencia street from
Market to Twenty-eigth with bitumen.
To accomplish this the association ap-
pointed the following committee TO
to that body fixing the annual appropria-
tion for street work: F. L. Waibell h n
Manifold. George NJ Eastman, p Z. Har-
rison, Eugene Mccoy, II. 9. Ffageollot
H. Hoffman, ]. H. Schultz. W. J. kenney
w. A. Bahr, NJ. ]. Kelly, j. II. Boyson
j. L. Firmin, w. A. Smith and William A.
Burns
The members of the committee will seq
regate themselves into subdivisions and
interview each Supervisor separately,
make the necessary improvement
1t was suggested that the cooperation
of the Mission Federation OF Improve
ment Clubs be sought in this movement.
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SIR KNIGHTS WELCOMED.
Golden Gate Commandery Tenders a
Reception to Colonel Duboce
and Others.

Golden Gate Commandery, knights
Templar, at the meeting on Monday had
an unusually large attendance, there being
two events to attract the membership and
visitors. The first was the comforting of
the Red Cross degree upon three candi-
dates, and the other was the reception
rendered to Sir Knights who returned
from the Philippines. The special guests
were Colonel Victor D. Duboce, Dr. Mel
son Miles Black, captain and assistant
surgeon First North Dakota Volunteers,
and Lieutenant c. w. Gercheu, quarter
master North Dakota Volunteers.
The visitors who registered were: Right
Eminent Grand Commander Sir John F.
". T. Perkins, S; Howell, J: B. Fuller,
NJ. H. Starr. J. H. Henry, H. B. Ream,
Adolf Wheeler. E. K. Head, Mark Par
rish, H. r. Hathaway. H. J. Schau w.
c. Campbell, Charles Gltss, n. NJ. Black
c. w Getcheu, A. r. Wells Thomas L.
Hill, E. w. Tucker, H. S. Jeffer. n. D.
Plale George H. Holbrook, c. A Sum
mer, John Lackmann, R. L. Halborne P.
n Rowell, E. F. Rowland, E. B. Carroll
and T. b Robinson.
After the ceremonies of the degree had
been brought to a close there was an ad-
journment to the banquet hall, where
about $50 partook of an excellent COLA
ton Eminent Commander j. c. Camp
bell presided in the capacity of toaStmas-
ter. There were addresses by j. c. Camp
bell R. E. G. c., and the special guests
vocal selections by Frank Coffin, Samuel
D. Mayer. w. c. Campbell and c. L.
Gates. c. S. Benedict read an original
poem appropriate TO the OCCASION and
George D. Clark gave reading. There
were also a number of impromptu toasts
and responses, and it was after midnight
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A SUPPER TO BRYAN.
The Statesman and His Wife
Entertained by Mrs. Phebe
Hearst.

Colonel and Mrs Bryan were the guests
of honor last evening at a supper given
by Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst in the annex
TO the maple room of the Palace Hotel
At a table beautifully decorated with
American Beauty roses, twenty-four
guests sat down to partake Of a light
menu and to bid welcome to the dis
tinguished visitor IN an informal manner
and to extend to him those pleasant So
cial courtesies which the rush OF the re-
ception attending his first day in the city
had left him no leisure TO enjoy.
Colonel Bryan sat at the head of the
table on the right hand of his hostess,
Mrs Hearst On her left sat Mayor
Phelan, and next to him was placed Mrs.
Bryan. The supper was a purely in
formal one, from which everything SAVIOR
ing of politics was strictly excluded, and
the only speeches that were made were
In the nature of light impromptu toasts
and witty replies to complimentary utter
anceS.
Besides those already mentioned there
were present: r. P. Troy, Paul Tuzo of
New York. J. B. Reinstein. Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ. Carrere of New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs.
Murry F. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hooe of Washington, D. G, Walter Cook
OF New York, Paul Wallot of Dresden,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Belcher of London;
J. L. Pascal of Paris, j. ]. Dwyer, Fred
Clark, w. W. Foote and Seth Mann.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY
NEWS BREVITIES

OAKLAND, Sept 6-John S. Barrett.
aged SO years died of pneumonia to-day
at his home, S33 Myrtle street, leaving a
mother and sister. The funeral will be
on Friday morning from the Church of
the Immaculate Conception.
The demurrer in the contest Of the will
of the late VIM. Patton of Alameda has
been overruled. The sons are contesting
the will because testator left his former
housekeeper Mrs. zimmerman, $50 a
month during her life.
Frank c. Havens, manager of the
Realty Syndicate, has just returned from
at Long Island. \. Y.
A. e. Davis, E: R. Shrader and G. W;
Sexton to-day filed an appraisement of
, the estate of Marian Pomeroy, an insane
person, shown total valuation of $2725.
H. P. Chadbourne to-day filed suit in
c. Salisbury for the recovery of $2067 92
and interest s940 90. due on two promis-
sorry notes, one for S7T 81, dated January
! 29. 1896, the other for $500, dated March 10
| Jane Foote Martin was to-day appointed
eXecutrix of the estate of her husband
J. West Martin, deceased, and Judge Hall
has admitted the will to probate.
Ernest Held has applied for letters on
the estate of Frederick w. Muhlenhaupt
who died here on August 70 last leaving
| CHRISTOPHER Turk and George f. Hoeffer
! and wherein Rudolph kach is named as
executor but refuses to act. The. estate
consists of $346 in bank and notes for $4,000
secured by mortgage on Yolo County prop
| erty. The devisees are Herman Selden-
helm, aged 61 Henrietta Held and Dora
! c. Schneider of Oakland.
Asa Y. Mendenhall, the attorney, was
nearly killed last Monday while driving a
| spirited team over the summit of the
! Wagner road, in company with a young
ladV, A riders horse slipped in front OF
| the attorneys team and the latter dashed
down the side of steep hill. Just ahead
was deep ravine and seeing the further
! danger Mendenhall managed to run his
| Vehicle into tree, without serious results
to himself and lady.
Samuel Wilson Thorn and Sabina Ben
eche and William Bickmann and Ida May
| Dockery, all of San Francisco, were
united in marriage by Police Judge Smith
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W. J. BRYAN AT THE FAIR.
Silver Champion Visits the Mechan'
ics' Institute Show in the
Pavilion

Yesterday was a great day at Me-
chanics' Pavilion in more ways than one.
In the afternoon a committee consisting
of Rodney Kendrick, vice president of the
Mechanics Institute, Robert w. Neal, J.
p. Fraser, P. J. Healey and George H.
Wallis escorted Hon. William J. Bryan
to the Pavilion, where in a short speech
the champion of silver complimented the
Institute on having grown from a small
library with a dictionary and bible in
1859 to its present proportions with a
library containing 1900 volumes.
After viewing the displays, OF which the
most. the committee took the ladies of the
party for a drive through the park.
During the day 25OO school children from
the Hamilton Grammar, Golden Gate
Primary, Jackson Primary and the Henry
Durant School visited the Fair
The special attraction for tonight will
be serpentine dance. Saturday will be
Babies Day, when eight prizes will be
given for the best looking babies of either
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Alameda News Notes.

ALAMEDA, Sept 6.-The funeral of
Mrs. Charlotte Josephine Bausbach was
held this morning at ii O'Clock from her
late residence, corner of Encinal avenue
and Mound street Interment was In
Mountain View Cemetery.
The teachers of Alameda will have a
local institute some time next month in
stead of joining In the county institute
which will be held some time during the
month of April, this year.
Amnard Kriete and Minnie S. Kaster-
ing, both Of this city, will be married this
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Meeting of Continental League.

Continental League held its regular
monthly meeting last night at Saratoga
Hall on Geary street. The attendance
was good. There were seven new mem
bers admitted, which brings the roll up
to 1900 since the start of the league, four
years ago
An invitation from Garfield League to
participate in memorial service in Golden
Gate Park on the 18th met with a cold
reception. The cause of this was not be-
memorial service, but rather on account
of an objection to the parties whose
names are at the head of the movement.
Consequently the league declined to par
ticipate as a body at the monument in
the park.
Frank D. Worth mentioned that the
league should take some action regard
ing the registration of voters, stating
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RECEIVED QUIETLY
Democrats Reserved Demon
stratiOns for the Night
Meetip1

Colonel William Jennings Bryan, ac-
companied by his wife and three children,
arrived in the city from the Yosemite Val
lev shortly before noon yesterday. He
was escorted 70 the valley by Colonel w.
W. Foote, president of the Board of 1o-
serntte Valley Commissioners.
AT Oakland Colonel Bryan was greeted
by delegation Of his admirers and es-
corted TO the California Hotel in this city.
Among those who clasped the colonel
hand on his arrivel were Judge j. Sulli-
van. Jasper Mcdonald, Judge Robert Fer
ral. Charles Edelman, Judge A. u. Lemon
Alexander Vogelsang, Charles j. Gala
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CHER, Judge Charles n. Harris, Oscar
Hooks. Walter P. Stradley, L. NJ. Manner
Walker c. Graves, James H. Barry, Tim
othy Treacy, ex-senator John Fay, ex-
Sheriff William McMann, J. S. Wardell.
Robert Slye, J. D. Condor, J. ]. Crowley,
I; Carl Spelling, Senator Sid Hall, D. J.
. Brten, DR.. Clinton, DR.. r. Beverly Cole,
DR.. Leland, J. Z. Dockery, J. J. Barrett
R. P. Doolan, NJ. c. Hassett, c. B. Stone,
T. H. Mccarthy, ex-senator William Gro
MIN William Abbott, William Broderick
Thomas Burke, Robert Thompson, Angus
tus Tillman, James Gallagher, Fisher
Ames, Colonel William Craig, II. S. Nc
Sraney, r. P. Troy, Robert Thompson
Dr.. Hill T. ]. Pindar.- e. P: E. Troy, ".
T. Stafford. Thomas ]. Welsh. ]. j. Nc
Kline, z. O. Coffey. Colonel Ide O'Connor,
Judge E. r. Brfdgeford, Timothy Fitzpat-
rick, P. Boland.
]. ]. Dwyer Of the Democratic National
Committee. Seth Mann, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee; W.
H. Afford and Hugo Hornlein went up the
road as far as Port Costa to meet the
A suite Of rooms at the California, en-
bracing a parlor and three other apart
ments, was placed at the disposal OF the
distinguished guest and his family In
honor of the occasion the Marie parlorS
on the second floor of the hotel were ap-
propriately decorated. A wreath OF flow
ers was observable. Mrs. Hearst sent a
choice lot of roses in compliment to Colo
mel and Mrs. Bryan.
The reception which was announced 20
begin al o'clock was delayed until
nearly p. m, but Colonel Bryan was
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THE HLGgZHR
DROPS ETSILY
INTO COMEDY
JR., though not a r

n HRISTOPHER JR., though not re-
markable play, is very interesting
one, for the buoyancy, and exuber-
ance of that youthful scapegrace,
Christopher, flood the action with a
brightness little inferior to MONDAY.
One is kept busy chasing his intentions
and he always does the unexpected. A
wholesome neglect of thinking is his
chief characteristic. Mr. Ormonde, the
leading man, is a grateful new element
in the Alcazar. He is the proverbial
little leaven" He seems a quiet ap-
peal for freshness, for new methods, and
one abides hopefully the issue of this ap-
peal. He has a well-modulated voice,
good stage presence, considerable intelli-
gence, much dramatic enthusiasm and
such beautiful teeth! Since the time when
a mere boy he ran away from home to
join ''fy-by might" company playing
lurid melodrama (and was glad enough
TO be caught and carried home), he has
kept his eye steadily fixed upon his one
ambition, and his experience covers
period of seventeen years. Little Helen
Henry, the new ingenue, is very pretty,
very satisfactory, and, am told, very
witty. She seems endowed with that
dram of wisdom that teaches one to avoid
the ornamental business and the greater
vice of playing TO the audience: friend
Vouches for this bit of youthful repartee:
When Helen was but they were one day
laboring up one of San FranciscO's steep
est. This is Russian Hill, is it not?'
said the friend. Not going up, groaned
Helen but it certainly is coming down.
Miss Foster has improved with expert
ence-she is more natural and has lost
some of that staccato touch she invari-
ably gave her lines. She lacks magnet
ism, but she is responsible and always
sure of her lines. l should place Mon
taine second in interest to Mr.. Ormonde
this week. He makes such delightfully."-
wooden Mr.. Glibb. Applause is frequent
throughout the play, but some of the best
lines fall dead. 1 wonder why. OF course
there is joy in silence. but not to the
actor. After brief summer of the. le-
climate and romantic with Mr. Morrison
and Miss Roberts. the cast seems to drop
back easily into the needs of the society
play Not even a suggestion of small
clothes was apparent in their elocutfon.
and not stride. Next week The Wages
of SIN will be played.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
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ted to govern themselves, and the same
assurance should have been given to the
people of the Philippine Islands. The war
Will end as soon as we inform these peo-
to deprive them of their independence.
'In my travels l find a strong sentiment
against expansion and Imperialism. Right
here in California the antiexpansion SEN
timent is vigorous. l have seen more Re
publicanS who are against expansion than
/ have Democrats who are in favor of it.
l cannot see how California, that protest
ed so long and earnestly against the intro
duction Of Chinese labor, can consistently
advocate the admission of Philippine ISL
anders to the rights of citizenship.
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No Need to Keep 1t Closed.

mo gentlemen,'' said the great political
boss; Il have nothing to be ashamed
of! L have tried to treat all the boys
fairly, and my record throughout the cam
paign is an open book
Yes; We kow that, Bill" said the
spokesman of the ward committee, with
odious familiarity; but what were
a-kickin' about is that there amt any
thing left of the book but the stubs"
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
The Enchanted Mesa.

A most interesting address will be given
at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets,
next Saturday evening at o'clock by
Dr. David Starr Jordan. He will speak
on the Enchanted Mesa of Acoma and
will illustrate his lecture by disSolving
views. most of them being beautifully
colored This will close the series of
popular Saturday night entertainments at
the association and IS open to the public.
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ter. who is employed at the California
Last Factory. was severely injured by
car l172 of the Mission electric line yes
terday afternoon. The lady was thrown
off the car at Cortland avenue and Mis-
sion street and received injuries on the
head which necessitated treatment by
physician. She was conveyed to her home
at 3632 Nineteenth street.
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Librarians Report.

ALAMEDA, Sept. 6.-The Trustees of
the Alameda Free Library held their reg
ular monthly meeting last evening. Ii
brarian Weller's report showed the num-
ber of books issued for home use during
the month of August as follows: Fic-
ton 6S71, per cent So; juvenile 11Sl, per
Average daily circulation for home use.
4l6 volumes. The circulation for the
month of August 1899, exceeded that of
the month of August last year Dy 81
VOL
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that registration will close in the City
Hall on the 21st of October and as there
will be no precinct registration it will be
necessary for those who did not vote at
the last election or at the late primary, or
who have moved since, to get registered
now.
1t was stated incidentally that the Re-
publican party would not make its nom
nations for municipal officers until the
end OF the month, or such time as the
Supreme Court decides the issue now
before it regarding the validity of the
new charter
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Heavy Sentence for Drunk.

OAKLAND, Sept 6.-In view of existing
doubts as to whether Charles II. Wall
could be convicted on charge of murder
ously assauting Martin Dearson last Sun
day, Police Judge Smith did the next best
thing in his opinion by sentencing the man
to pay fine of SIS or take thirty-seven
and a half daXs in iail. for drunkenness.
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Limitation.

Her gowns trail half yard around
Dame Fashions most devoted daughter.
Since tbs the style to sweep the ground
She would not dare to wear them shorter.
And when in bathing costume cool
She frolicS in the Surging water.
Her skirts are cut by the same rule
She would not dare to wear them shorter.
e r. P, in Puck.
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Shafter Makes Defense.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Major General
W. R. Shafter, commander of the De-
partment Of the Pacific, has written a
letter to Rev. c. o. Brown, pastor
of the Green-street Congregational
Church, in which he defends himself
against the charge that he was not un-
der fire at Santiago by stating that
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the Board of Education held last night
a communication was read from Mrs. R.
NJ. Shattuck Offering to exchange for
Center street a lot upon the west side of
Shattuck avenue, bounded by Aston way,
Milvia and Kittredge streets. The Yalua-
$500. A special meeting of the board has
been set for September 26 to consider Mrs.
ShattuCk'S offer
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
" q CHARIOTTE THOMPSON.
Midweek Theater Notes.

When Clay Clement closes in THE
Bells the Columbia remains closed for
two weeks, to reopen with ModJeSka.
Carmen" and Romeo and Juliet
have drawn crowded houses at the Tivolt
this week For next week 'Lohengrin
and 'Othello" are announced, the latter
being given for the first time at popular
prices.
The Orpheum presents an unusually at
tractive bill this week. On Sunday sew
eral new features will be added to take
the places of those necessarily with
drawn.
Gel Captain is ever fresh and ever in
teresting and has crowded the Grand
Opera-house with appreciative audiences.
Next week "FatinitZa' is the attraction.