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The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
REAJ1TIFUL WATER CoLoRS.
T Frank McComas Opens His Ex-
,;b;+ion at w. K. Vickery's.

T Frank McComas of Austraha mas On
exbibition at the gallery o. W: X. WICK
erv 996 POST street, an exhibition OF wa
tar colors. The exhibition opened yes
terday and will be on for the next Two
weeks The subjects treated are mainly
Iandscape views of Australia, samoa
Hawaii and California. The young
artist who has only been in this country
for two months, has worked nara ana
covered a vast area of ground, for the
eybibition contains no less than dozen
studies of California, and the range Is
f,oro Tamalpais to Monterey, taking IN
con francisco and Mill Valley.
Mr. McComas is young arust, VINO
has in view several years of study IN
Is,Irone for the purpose of comparing
schools. broadening his own Ideas ana
nerfecting himself generally in his art.
He comes by the way of America Tor the
n,,rnose of trying to familiarize himself
with our country and TO see something OF
our native art To begin with the exhf-
bition is striking. While it is true that
Mr. McComas has so far limited himself,
that is in his present exhibition, to water
colors, there is no denying the fact that
his work bears the imprint of true genius.
This is best vouched for by the individual
and Intelligent style the artist has de-
yeIoped In his treatment of solid colors
the effect is very pronounced and pleas
ing. while none of the less noticeable is
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
MIDWEEK NOTES OF
THE ACTOR WORLD.

In the performance, of Hamlet at the
Columbia last night Mr.. James played
the title part in a manner consistent with
Hamlet's famous advice to the player.
If not very profound, Mr.. James per
formance was at least moderate ana de-
cidedly mental in many of the scenes
Mr.. Warde played the ghost without the
usual shroud of green mosquito nettins'
read the lines in a sane key ana mace lhe
mart altogether plausible and consistent.
Miss Kidder was the Ophelia. She gave
the mart without the usual frills, taxing
# in a modern key and bringing out
great deal of the human enthusiasm "L
the character Hamlet" will be repeated
at the Saturday matinee. Macpeth VIII
be given tonight, "Othello" to-morro"
night and 1.-The School for Scandal at
tho Sunday night farewell Wilson Bar
Les reIigious drama of the Neronean
period 1.-The Sign of the Cross, Ioho"s.
At the California the Black Pattl Irou1
badours are giving a good coon snow anu anu
Jra wing. big audiences, in spite OF the
facr that the orchestra seems Woefuiiy IN
adequate to the simplest accompaniment e
rbo uivoli,s new comic opera, Made
line mr. the Magic kiss, has mace quite
a hit and will probably run 1of se'eldi
weeks to come.
"a Cold Nine plays only this week at
+ba AIcazar giving way TO DlS revival
Of s@rhe Girl 1 Left Behind Me.
..rho cnider and the Fly extravaganza
e.,,Ihes Nth this week at the COMEDY,
retiring for John l.. Sullivan Vduue'iiie
and fistic snow
The special hit at the Orpheum ,o TINS
,,,aniT ie fhe cake walk done by De maven
ond Mafe. juvenile performers.
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BE to turn over so large an amount or
money in one single payment. He was as
sured by the delegation that it would not
be necessary. More than anything else,
they wanted the States assurance that
the 100000 asked for would be eventually
forthcoming. 1t might be paid over in
two payments in two fiscal years, or II
might be arranged any way that would
best suit the finances of the State. 1t
was the assurance and the standing that
a $500 900 credit would give that the COM
rnittee desired more than the actual cash.
Mayor Phelan was first to address the
committee. He explained at some length
the plan that has been arranged tor
financing the scheme and of the prom
Use of success that is held out. he salo
II was the intention OF the committee 10
ask the Federal Government for another
$500 900, and that there IS practically no
doubt that the Government will comply
with the request. as it has already es-
tablished a precedent in the cases of the
Tennessee. Omaha and other eXpositions
1t is also the intention, he said, to ask
the city of San Francisco. for SI5O,oOO
making an aggregate of $1,75O,00O which
sthe fair promoters will have as work
ing capital.
Charles L. Patton backed up the Mayor S
remarks and added a few of his own, and
he was followed by Henry Crocker, VINO
spoke from a purely commercial STAND
point to illustrate the impetus that would
be given trade both transcontnental ana
transpacific by such an exposition as IS
proposed. Already the increase in our
Oriental trade is so noticeable that San
Francisco merchants are complaining be-
cause their freight is sidetracked to make
way for the through freight bound from
the South to the Orient He said that
California was the nearest seaboard to all
the vast trade of China, and that with
the "open door" policy in operation Cali
fornia, and particularly San Francisco,
would be the greatest beneficiary as the
only port of entry. John Lackmann and
IA. Filcher also spoke at length on the
project The committee, by unanimous
vote, agreed to recommend the bill for
ma Goa 90
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A. S. BALDWIN. EXPOSES
ABSURD ARGUMENTS

A s. Baldwin, a member Of the real
estate firm of Baldwin & Hammond, and
who has the reputation of being one of
the most progressive and public-spirited
men of the State. is one of the original
fifteen men appointed on the Pacific
ocean and International Committee by
Mavor Phelan. Speaking of these sophis-
+icated objections to the grand enterprise
of bringing San Francisco before the
world as the great commercial metropolis
of tbe United States on the Pacific Ocean,
he said:
"It has been falsely argued that
the workingmen of San Francisco and
California will not be benefited by
the fair because it will attract un-
employed mechanics from other sec
tions of the country. This argument
is not worth considering, for nothing
is easier than to give the preference
to our own mechanics. Look at the
Dewey boulevard. Were not the
workingmen of San Francisco en-
ployed in preference to those from
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
SILURlAN ELEMENT IN MINORITY.

All propositions OF progress and i'm
provement are alike to some people, just
so soon as 1t appears that they are not
to gain all the prestige or profit. No mat
ter what the intrinsic merits OF the en-
terprise may be, or how great is to be
the benefit to 80 per cent of the people
at large. this Silurian element, either will
fully or mistakenly presumes to present
its narrow-minded views as those of the
general public. 1t has been SO in the
case of the projected Pacific Ocean Ex-
position.
notwithstanding that the Fail OF l9Ol
has back of it the approval and support
of the best men in the city Of San Fran
cisco and of the State. as shown by the
facts already published in relation TO II,
this discredited element has had its lit
tie hammer out ever since the project has
been under discussion. The latest disrepu-
table and covert attack made on the ex-
position is the claim that the labori1g
classes and the bankers are opposed %
It, and that fairs are of no benefit to the
city or section in which they are held.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO WANTS IT.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Feb. 15.-The Trib-
une will print tomorrow long article
with reference to the proposed exposition
in San Francisco in 1901, being opinions
of prominent citizens of this city, all of
whom are in favor of the project. Opin-
ion is evenly divided on the matter of
State aid Mayor Shipsey says,
'I am in favor of the proposed exposi-
ton, and think it would result in much
practical benefit to the State of Califor-
MA"
Trustee Lind says: II am heartily in
favor of the exposition. It is the kind
of proposition that stimulates people and
brings strangers to our doors. A State
appropriation would be of benefit and
proper The money would be we'll spent
If State money is procured for such an
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
UNION PARK CoURsING.
Seventy-two Dogs Are Entered for
the Open Stake to Be Run Sat
urdaV and Sunday.
urday and Sunda


Last evening the Union Coursing Club
held its weekly drawing at Pythian cas-
tie for the next Saturday and Sunday
meeting at Union Coursing Park. Seven
ty-two dogs were entered in the open
stake and the total amount of prize
money to be contested for is $632 80. The
entries are as follows:
Handy & Smiths Whiskbroom Aeneid
Kennels Bona Dea; E. NJ. Kellogg's Old Glory
vs. Dennis & Porter's Interesting; curtis q
Sons Luxor vs. M Rincon yt Kennels sSeaasn, Seeaar
sons White Chief Handy & Smiths Victor
Queen VS.. F. Moran's Van Kirk; j. Deans
Brillantine Pasha Kennels Fair Helen;
Hurry & Reilly's o. K. Capitol VS.. ]. j. Smiths
MERGED; ]. J. Edmonds' Morning Glory VS.. c.
Grau's John d; E. N. Kellogg's Prince George
vs. r Butier.s susie; George McDougaTs Sweet
Idleness VS.. F. Moran's Flying Faster; J. J.
Edmonds' Vida Shaw VS.: ]. Kerrigan's Lalla
fefnd's ROYAL Prize: J. Perrigos Chile Pepper
VS. Handy & Smiths Ben Bolt; Pasha Ken
Massey's Lightfoot VS.. J. ConnelIs SenoT1ta;
F. Moran's False Flatterer VS.. E. Baumester s
War Cloud: f. Prices Santa Bella vs. r. f.
de Lopez's Minneapolis; F. Moran's Snapshot
VS. J. F. Wehmeyer's One Spot; ]. n. Kellogg s
Glen Chloe Kay & Trants Sylvia; E.. Bau-
Iaria: curtis & Sons Mckinley vs. W. F.
Hobbs Mercy May; Aeneid Kennels Van Chloe
vs. Cohen & Tevelin's The Devil; A Johnson, $
Royal Oak VS.. Kay & Trant's Diana; T. E. Nc
Eldowney's Ace of Clubs vs. w. Cramer s
Fred Hern's St. Elmo; Milo Kennels Rock
Island Boy VS.. T. E. McEldowney's Rosebud;
Rincon Kennels Ski VS.. Aeneid Kennels' Van
Knap: E. & r. Scotts Lord Byron VS.. ].
Deans Mo9ndyne Milo I7 Kennels, Victor King
Newsboy VS. Kelly & Foley's Farewell; ].
Sheas Young America vs.. F. McComb's Little
Joker; NJ. Gaffegan's Elmer 9 VS.. John Carl
ton &, Sons Dolly Warden: ]. Morrison's Liddie
VS.. ]. Seggerson's Gold Hill; F. Morans Golden
Russet VS.. L. Prices Madge Wildfire
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
TAXES MONEY AND BRAINS.

HEALDSBURG, Feb. 15.-Mayor Will
liam II. Barnes said, regarding the pro-
posed fair:
II believe an exposition in 1901, of the
character contemplated, would be of vast
benefit to the State of California. With
our new possessions San Francisco is des-
tined to become one of the leading COM
mercial cities of the continent and no bet
ter method of advertising the city and
this exposition. 1t will take money,
brains and enterprise to carry it through
successfully and obtain lasting benefit,
but if San Francisco and the State Of
California are to take advantage of their
opportunities that are now in their hands
the people must furnish these requisites" :"
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
GOVERNOR GAGE FAVORS THE
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION


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the suggestive result of the subject

the suggestive result Of the subject
treated.
1t may be said that perhaps Mr.. Nc
Comas has to a greater or less degree
This would be hardly fair to him, for
while he has observed some well-known
laws of construction, that are so pro-
nounced in certain celebrated artists, still
there is originality in every sweep of his
brush. It speaks for itself and is not to
be denied.
Ferry Lane" Sydney. and 1.-The
Storm in the Hawaiian Islands, are two
examples of brush work that defy criti-
cism. They are original and bold, hav-
ing been built on genius rather than law.
They stand for something new that must
be respected in the way of a departure,
until the world shall decide whether the
new genius has taken undue license with
art.
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JUST THE PROPER TIME.

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 15.-W. H. Lamb.
Mayor of the city of Santa Cruz, when
interviewed this evening on the advisable
ity of holding an exposition in San Fran
cisco in 1901, was enthusiastic over the
Il am heartily in favor of holding the ex-
position and think it just the proper thing
able outlook for business here and abroad,
especially in the far East. l think the
people of this county will be heartily in
favor of it. 1 believe very liberal ap-
preparation of money should be made by
our representatives in the Assembly and
Senate, as it is certainly greatly TO the
interest of California and entire coast to
have an exposition of this kind"
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
Death of Mime. Chapufs.

Madame Bertha c. Chapuis. a we'll
known teacher of French, passed away at
her home, 2110 Steiner street, on Tuesday
night. She was for many years connect
ed with the school department as teacher
in the North Cosmopolitan Grammar
School, and was later professor of French
Literature at Miss Lakes School. She was
connected with all the charitable socie-
ties of the Church of Notre Dame des
Victories, and will long be gratefully and
affectionately remembered by it's men,
bers, as well as by host of friends.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith writes about Success in Life''
in next Sundays Call.
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ARE IN FAVOR OF THE EXPOSITION.

wATSONVILLE, Feb. 15.-The follow
ing are the opinions of some of the promi-
nent Young business men Of this place:
P. w. Morse-I am in favor of the
projected exposition in 1901.
James Sheehy, merchant-l heartlly
indorse the proposition. We need more
people here, more industrial enterprises,
and the way to obtain them Is to adyer-
tise The exposition would be the best
advertisement we could have.
r. P Quinn-We need to draw people
here to learn our resources. Many erron-
eous Impressions are abroad concerning
California. which will be corrected by per-
sonal acquaintance with the State, so by
all means let US have the exposition.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
Young Refs Is at Liberty.

Christian Refs Jr. was booked at the
City Prison yesterday afternoon on a
charge of assault to murder and was
promptly released on $4,000 bonds ac-
cepted by Judge Mogan. The warrant
had to be sworn to by Policeman John
Duane, who arrested Refs. The proba :
bility is that the case will be dismissed
for lack of prosecution Refs has been
confined in prison since he shot William
S. Pardy at 410 Pine street until released
yesterday. Pardy has so far recovered
from his wound as to be able to leave the
house,
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16

Association met yesterday in the Assem-
bly, Room of the Mills building. This
T. Doyle, Charles S. Neal, George K.
Fitch. William Giselman, f. G. Schmie-
dell. Alfred J. Marcus, c. G.. Hooker, w.
s. Keyes, James Palache George d.
'Shadburne and Joseph Cuneo. Among
other resolutions it was decided to use
all efforts of the association toward fur
tension of the seawall; to secure con-
struction of an electric line along Sansome
and Montgomery streets and to remove
cobbles and replace same with a modern
DaVement
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DESERVES LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT,

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 15-In an Interview
this evening regarding the advisability OF
holding an exposition in San Francisco in
1901 Mayor w. ]. Miller said:
"The project of holding grand eXposi-
tion in 1901 is most laudable and deserves
the supper. of every progressive citizen.
Thousands of people from the Eastern
States and the continent would be at
tracted. here by such a display. OF this
number a large percentage would un-
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
STATE Is UNANIMOUS
FOR THE EXPOSITION

nIirnose like this than go into other chan
neis as it usually does, where the peo-
pie at large derive, no benefit. a,,,,ou
Trustee Mallagh expressed similar
views chairman F. c. Mitchell of the
Board of Supervisors said: by all
means let us have the exposition; 1t Will
result in much benefit to the State
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
MADEIRA is FAVORABLE.

MADEIRA, FeS.A 15.-As a result of a
personal interview with many of the
prominent business men of this town it is
plainly evident that there is a strong SEN
timent prevailing IN this part Of the San
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16

doubtedly fall in love with land where
the sun shines and the flowers bloom,
while all the Eastern cities are undergo
ing, the hardships of blizzards, and would
mind this project deserves the support of
every Senator and Assemblyman now al
Sacramento, and bill providing for a
suitable appropriation should go through
r11Sh
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16

back for our consumption. as we are do
ing at present. | believe that such an
exposition would be of very material ben
eft to this coast and am convinced that
the people of this State would be war
ranted in uniting their efforts and going
to any reasonable expense to show the
world what we have for sale"
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
Police Parade.

The Police Commissioners met last
night and completed arrangements for the
annual parade Of the members of the de-
partment, which takes place on Washing
tons birthday. The column will form at
Montgomery and Market streets and
march along Montgomery or Sansome to
California along the latter street to
Kearny, thence to Market, to Van Ness
avenue, where the finest will be re-
viewed by the commissioners.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16
THE MINING INDUSTRY
WOULD BE BENEFITED

ATEVADA CITY, Feb. 15.-Mayor Jackson. who is also
~ County Treasurer, said tonight: "Months ago,
when The Call first advanced the proposition to
hold worlds fair in San Francisco in 1901 the Board of
Trustees of Nevada City the wisdom of suggestion
and by a resolution that unanimously adopted
ordered spread upon the minutes gave its enthusiastic
and unqualified Endorsement to the proposition We
have since to reconsider that action On
the other hand the time originally set for the expos
ton draws and nearer have grown stronger
the belief that it would be for the substantial
lasting benefit of the whole State and Coast carry
The Calls suggestion.
1.-The Legislature could not do anything for that
would accomplish real good than to make liberal
appropriation to this end. The gold mining industry
which the mansay of this part Of the State would
receive tremendous impetus from aproper representa-
ton Of its methods products and possibilities in such
exposition"
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A Reasonable Proposition.

All the comforts of home a good dinner.
good music; the best of service. At the Ztn-
kand
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-16

Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
Or without removal. J. Noonan. 1017-1023 Mission.
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For Improvement of North End.
The first meeting of the executive COM
nittee of the North Central Improvement
Washington sentinel., 1899-05-20
A Parallel.

The war we are carrying on
against our "rebels" in the Philip
pines resembles closely the devas-
tating war Spain was carrying on
in Cuba when we interfered. Spain
was blamed Tor killing Cuban pat
riots. arrestlng industry and COM
merce, devastating the country and
making slow progress. In the
Philippines we have killed far more
Of the natives than Spain ever
killed in Cuba, and as some OF our
soldiers report that no quarter is
given to the Filipinos, we cannot
claim much superiority to Spain
in the point of barbarity. We have
destroyed innumerable towns, des-
troYed crops and made life difficult
for the surviving Filipino nom
combatants. OF course the COM
merce OF the islands is seriously
interiered with. We have not been
at open war with the natives for
three years as Spain was in Cuba,
but we are evidently making slow
progress toward subduing them.
Scattering his organized armies
only reduces Aguinaldo to the po-
sition Gomez occupied tor years as
a bushwhacker. In this role
Gomez inflicted as much hurt upon
the Spanish as il he had fought
pitched battles. Only one thing is
lacking to perfect the parallel.
This is that there is no great power
near the Philippines to interfere to
stop US.
Washington sentinel., 1899-05-20
NO Al

to have the greatest prominence. The
proportion OF news to comment has
much increased of late years, as Lord
kosebery rightly observes, aud the fact
does not diminish the difficulties Of
arrangement. Lord Rosebery attributes
this change TO a number of causes, but,
oddly enough for SO distinguished an
lmperlaiist, he omitted what is perhaps
the most active ofall-namely, Of the great
increase Of the public interest In Imperia,
and colonial affairs. His observations
on the subject Of leading articles ignore
the fact that the great bulk ofthe reading
public OF both sexes are not trained
politicians like himself and wish to have
the bearings Of the news OF the day nut
before them in a form that is easily
Ineligible. To employ the metaphor
used by Lord Roseberry in the second
speech, IN which he made a handsome
anSHds to the unhappy authors Of these
productions. ordinary people like to
have their salad with their roast. Nor
do most of them object to the whole.
some dash Of vinegar which Lord
Rosebery has sometimes found to be
sharper than he could have wished.
Few public men, after all, have had more
OF the oil.
Washington sentinel., 1899-05-20
Truth Will Out.

An uncensored despatch from
Hong Kong permits the American
people to know what Mr.. McKin-
ley's war in the Philippines has
done for one of the volunteer reg
iments there-the gallant First
Nebraska. The loss of the regi.
ment since Feb. and, in killed and
wounded-including' its Colonel
and many other oficers-has been
two hundred and twenty-five. On
Sunday week last 100 men were
on the sick-list, leaving only about
800 fit for duty. Many Of the men
have been unable to have their
clothes washed for months past,
being compelled during all this
time to sleep in their uniforms in
order to be in readiness for ight-
ing. The survivors have respect
fully petitioned General Mac
Arthur to be Withdrawn from the
front for a little time in order that
they may recuperate. The officers
have joined in this request.
A. II. Meyers, our correspon
dent at Singapore, informs us that
the privations, sufferings Eand alb
jeet misery among our brave boys
is something horrible. They fight
and fight bravelY, because thev
are compelled to, il being a case
Of self defense. The enemy is
constantly harassing our flank, and
conducting the worst kind oi
guerilla warfare. God only
knows how long this state Of affairs
is going to last. Our boys want
to come home soon. It is the
prevalent opinion among them
that the United States should
recognize the insurgent govern
ment, take possession Of Manila,
hold this port as coaling station,
and issue a protectorate over the
islands to stop foreign powers from
intermeddling.
II gives US much pleasure TO sec
the truth gradually leaking out
in spite oil the strong censorship
When the full story Of this unnec
essarY, undeclared, and un-Amer.
lean war shall be told, the enter
prise of pushing our empire into
the barbarian-haunted tropics viii
not grow in favor.
Washington sentinel., 1899-05-20
Zf,Se5-London, May 4.

High as Is Lord Rosebery's opinion
Of the Press, he holds with most other
wise people that il is possible to have
too much Of a good thing.
We accept, OF course, the assurance Of
those OF our contemporaries who publish
upon seven days in the week that this
does not involve seven days work in
the week to their staff But II the
system were to become general, the
weekly uay Of rest would certainly be
lost In many cases, while it would be
jeOpardlzed in almost all.
Lord RoseberY's views as to the ideal
of newspaper remain a little obscure
though he made two several efforts 70
explain them. In the first place be said
his dream was a we'll arranged Tines
without the leading articles. What he
means by we'll arranged we do mol
exactly know. Every reader probably
thinks that his own fayorite topic ought