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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
DEPUTIES AND VISITS.
Official Announcements Made by the
Grand Chief Companion of the
Forest of America

Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Flora Ja-
cobs of the COMPANIONS of the Forest of
America has announced the following
named members of the order as deputy
grand chief companions for the current
term: San Francisco-Mrs. l.. Atwood of
Robin Hood Circle, for Excelsior, Inter
Nos and Preside circles; r. Rosenberg
of Loyal Circle, for Bay City Circle; Mrs
E. Michaels of Golden Era, for Diana;
NJ. Levy of Golden Era, for Golden Gate;
Mrs. H. Worms of Bay City. for Lorely;
H. Kohn Of Golden Gate, for Live oak'
pus; Mrs M. A. Duke of Excelsior. for
Robin Hood; Mrs. J. Wishman of Excel
sior, for Mizpah; Mrs. T. Davis of oak
land, for Golden Era; Mrs. NJ. Carroll of
Inter Nos, for Bonita; Mrs. R. Wolmar
of Bay City, for Pride of the Forest; Mrs.
Emma Harrington of inter Nos, for Palo
Ferrucio. igi de Miss A. M Crowley Of Hamlet
Circle, Alameda, for her own circle; DR..
George F. Pache of Angels ga &Camp, for or
Manzanita Gircls W. F. ,rcls HLeary miss 9f
A. Montgomery of Kern, for Juanita Cir
Gle; Miss Violet Barber of Lompcc, for
Purisima Circle rel JoseP9 A. BharT Mra MaT OF
B. Frost of Merced, for Chrysanthemum
Circle; Mrs. Vina May, of Nevada City,
for Freedom Circle; Miss A. D. Bremen
Mrs Emma Danforth of Oroville, for
Orange Blossom Circle; A. W. Horw,ege
of Petaluma, for American Circle; Allen
Mowrey of Oakland, for Santa Lucia Cir
Gle of Salinas; Mrs. Annie Hynding of
San Diego, for Silver Gate Circle; E. R.
Bacquie of San Jose, for Washington-La-
fayette Circle: Mrs. NJ Zimmerman of
Santa Ana. for Fidelity Circle; Mrs. M.
A. Coleman of Santa Barbara, for Ocean
View Circle; John g. Don't of Santa Rosa,
for The Rose Circle; Miss Jennie A.
Howes Of Sonora, for Sonora Circle; Miss
Minnie Friedman of Stockton. for Stock
ton Circle; James E. Cox of Watsonyille,
for Pajaro Valley Rose Circle, and Mrs.
Theodore Muegge of Woodland, for Mar
guerite Circle.
The grand chief companion has an
nounced the following official visits: Sep
tember %, to Excelsior Circle, San Fran
CISCO October 3, Inter Nos Circle, San
Francisco 10, Diana Circle, San Fran
cisco: 16, Manzanita Circle, Angels Camp;
49, Mother Lode Circle, jamestown; %,
Sonora Circle, Sonora; "a, Stockton Cir
Gle, Stockholm November 2. Golden Era
Circle, San Francisco; g. Sotoyome Circle
Healdsburg; II, Lorely Circle San Fran
CISCO 13. Santa Lucia Circle, Salinas; 16,
Pajara Valley Rose Circle, Watsonville:
20, The Rose Circle, Santa Rosa: 27. Bay
City Circle. San Francisco; December l.
Preside Circle, San Francisco; s. Golden
Gate Circle, San Francisco; Il, Marguerite
Circle. Woodlands; ID, Orange Blossom
Circle, Oroville, and Is, Yuba Circle,
MarvSyille
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
EXPANSION AND COTTON.

c ENATOR MORGAN has addressed com
mercial argument TO the Southern cotton
- planters to show their interest in imperialism.
He says that ''the time is coming when an American
city in the Pacific islands will handle twothrds OF
the cotton in the world"
The Tacoma Ledger is charmed with this prospect
and observes that Thousands OF bales OF American
cotton have been shipped from Tacoma in the last
two years. and cotton manufacturing machinery is
going the same way The Asiatics the great
est consumers of cotton in the world and instead
OF relying Manchester beginning to manu-
facture their goods.
1t seems then, that we are to rely on the produc-
ton OF raw material to be manufactured by the cheap
skilled labor OF Asia. Perhaps the Ledger will cite
the example Of any nation that has grown rich on the
production of raw material The foundation of the
Republican theory of protection is the stimulation OF
manufacture not the production Of raw material to
be transmitted by the skill of others. Asia and
Africa always had cotton When Europe was dress
ing in the skins OF animals, and later when the people
of the Western nations wore coarse woolen fabrics
Asia and Africa had the finest cotton and linen The
cerements of Egyptian nunmies laid away three
thousand years ago. OF cotton and linen finely
woven as to prove the highest skill in manufacture
ard the production of the raw fiber
Senator Morgan's American city in the Pacific
islands will not long handle American cotton after
the manufacturing machinery is put in operation
There are vast reaches of land in Asia and Africa
virgin and unexhausted that will produce cotton 1t
is law of economies that where nature permits the
production, the raw material and its manufacture
come close together The planting of cotton mills in
Asia to be with cheap labor means the raising of
Asiatic raw cotton by still cheaper labor, and our
expansion, achieved at great cost, will mean the
transfer of an industry from the midst of us to the
midst of the cheap labor of the Orient
The Ledger declares that ''if any people in this
country should be interested in the retention of the
Philippines it is the cotton growers of the South y
That is true but their interest is against such reten
ton if it be to introduce the very changes in Asia
foretold by Morgan and the Ledger.
Our cotton trade with Asia and pceanica for the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

T. NJ Brown, Sheriff of Humboldt
County, is staying at the Russ.
W. D. Graaff, a pleasure seeker from
Jacksonville, Fla, is at the Russ.
j. H. Barbour, on of the lading busi-
ness men of San Diego, is a guest at the
Grand
H NJ Hall, a wealthy mining man OF
Marysville, is among the recent arrivals
at the Lick
J. w. Henderson, a banker and capital
list of Eureka, is among those who ar
rived in the city yesterday and went to
the Lick.
D. ]. Flanagan, wealthy resident Of
Humboldt, who is extensively interested
in the lumber industry, is in the city.
He is staying at the Lick.
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Fletcher. two prom
inent residents of Washington D. c.,
have arrived in this city on a sightseeing
trip, and are staying at the Occidental.
Dr. Saneman and Mr.. and Mrs Gutman,
a party Of travellers from Berlin who are
touring the United States on pleasure
bent, are registered at the Palace, where
they arrived yesterday.
John D. Pope Jr., a popular society man
of the City Of the Angels, is a guest at
the Occidental. He is accompanied by his
wife. They have run UP to the city on q
short trip for recreation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
REBEKAH LODGES ENTERTAIN.
Pleasant Evening in Odd Fellows
HaIl-A Child Wonder at the
Piano

Amity Lodge of the Rebekahs gave an
entertainment last night to its friends in
Odd Fellows Hall and there were about
200 persons present to enjoy the pro-
gramme arranged by Mrs. L. Zeigler Mrs.
Josie Newell and E. Cook, the committee
on entertainment There were recitations
by Mrs E. s. Ciprico, humorous stories
by J. F. Gibson, specialties by George
Hammerschmidt. vocal selections by w.
J. DAILY and fancy dances by Miss Veta
Leit1e after which there was dancing and
refreshments.
Tempar Lodge of the same order also
had an evening at home to its friends in
its hall in the same building. at which
there We're present about $50 ladies and
gentlemen. Its programme. given under
the direction of DR.. Frank Ashworth,
Mesdames Mary Thomas, Winnie M.
Dowle and Julia Drees and Messrs. Car
son and Parker, included instrumental
music fancy dancing, vocal selections and
specialties. contributed by Cecil Cowles,
Lelas Phillips. Mr.. Donnelly, Mrs. M.
Smith, Miss Shannabrock. Blanche Tre-
lease. Francis Buckland. Robert Pluntah
and Matte Luce. 1t was very enjoyable.
Piano solos by Cecil Cowles, only years
of age, We're n marvel of instrumental
music, the little one rendering popular
airs with perfect harmony and precision.
Dancing followed the programme.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
SOUTH AMERICAN HLARMISTS.

c INCE the outburst OF foolish boasting the
\ part of the imperialists OF the country there
- have come to many reports of the alarm
felt in South America lest in our lust for conquest
and dominion we set about subverting first Mexico
and afterward all the country southwark until in
clude among our colonial possessions the whole OF
Spanish America.
An alarm of the kind is so unreasonable the re-
ports have been regarded in this country with in
difference and dismissed from consideration as idle
rumors They have now been repeated so often,
however, and come to from many different
sources that it is Just as we'll for to give heed to
them 1t is true all such fears the part OF Mexico
or any Central or South American country with
out foundation but SO long any considerable num-
Der of people feel them the effect upon the nterna
tiona relations between ourselves and our southern
neghbors is bound to be great
We desire the commerce OF South America and
trade like kissing, goes by favor, The Euro
peans, who are competitors in the markets OF
Spanish America will OF course make of every
possible appeal to prejudice to stimulate antagonsm
to the United States for the purpose OF checking the
consumption OF goods as far possible. In
that respect the rumors of probable attempt at
subverting the independence of the South American
states may do a great deal OF harm in ways
than
This feeling of uneasiness among people with
whom we desire friendly relations is of the evil
results of the jingo boastng the proposed policy
of commercial expansion by means of imperial con-
quests Senseess in ITSELF that kind OF talk has given
rise to senseless fears, and 1t may require years o
diplomacy to overcome the bad effects, which have
already become of small magnitude. Folly at
home begets folly abroad, and out of the two there
come manifold injuries to the true interests OF both
parties
In reality every American knows the states to the
south of us have nothing fear from aggression
and everything to expect from our friendship The
trade between the continents OF this hemisphere
ought to be large, and it is duty to take the
initiative in making it so, and yet it is swag
gering imperalists who giving occasion for the
fears which engendering the South American
antaeonisms OF which we are now hearing so much
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
WORDS OF PRAISE.
Local Weather Office Complimented
nv Chief Moore.


The officials in charge of the Local
Weather Bureau are in receipt of highly
complimentary notice from Willis u.
Moore chief of the head office in Wash
ington, D. c., regarding the efficiency OF
the service in this city. While apprecl-
ating the honor done them they are ear
nestiy hoping that the words OF praise
are not the forerunner of anything serl-
Gus in the way of upheavals in office. The
letter Is particularly fiattering to Secuon
Official Alexander McAdie, who assumed
charge of the local office few months
ago. 1t is as follows:
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Mr.. Alexander G. McAdie. Forecast Official
and Section Director San Francisco. CAL
Sir: The recent reports Of the California sec
ton, especially those for May, June and July
contain q vast amount of climatological IN
manner. and l wish to say that the publca-
tions are great credit to you and the force
at your station. The diagrams in the May ana
July reports illustrating the rainfall at san
Francisco and Sacramento respectively are
especially interesting. The plan of the Illus
tration will be readily understood by those
diagrams WILLIS L, MOORE,
Chief United States Weather Bureau
Work on the Chronological report re-
ferred to, which will include the whole
State, is now being rapidly pushed for
ward, and the reports for Los Angeles
ing the last fifty years will soon be ready.
Yesterday was ''scorcher" on the top
of Mount Tamalpais, the thermometer
registering so degrees, while 1t was as low
as Sc in this city. a difference of 46 de-
grees Professor McAdie is hard at work
investigating the causes of this difference
at higher and lower levels and expects to
obtain tangible results in a short time.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
SHOT THROUGH
A DOOR TWICE
At Her LODGER
Warm Reception for
SchWebs.
TRIED TO FORCE HIS WAY IN
GRAY DEFENDS HER
HOME WITH A REVOLVER.
She Is Arrested on Charge of As
sault With a Deadly Weapon
and He Is Also in
Custody.

Mrs. Lille Gray, young widow living
at 1921 Tehama street, created a mild
sensation in the neighborhood yesterday
afternoon by firing two shots through
a door at Charles C. Schwebs, who had
been trying to force an entrance into her
room.
Mrs. Gray was left a widow about a
year ago, and as she was acquainted
with the Schwebs family, Schwebs went
to live in her house to help her along. He
has been employed as a tin.roofer for
ertS, Mission street. Mrs. Gray and
Schwebs had reason to disagree lately
and she got him to leave the house.
house drunk and because she refused to
admit him he commenced to hammer at
ing his way in. He was arrested, but
only a charge of drunk" was booked
against him and he was discharged by
Judge Graham.
AS soon as Schwebs regained his liberty
he commenced to drink again and went
in the afternoon to Mrs. Gray's house
began to break in the door. Exasperated
at his conduct she fired two shot from a
revolver through the door, both missing
him.
Schwebs, thoroughly frightened. ran
into a saloon adjoining the house and
made his way to the rear, climbing to
the roof. He ran over the roof, dropped
onto a shed in the rear of the house on
the other side of the saloon and took
refuge in the basement, where he was
found by Policemen T. P. Riordan and
John A. Ryan, who had been notified Of
under arrest, and on hearing his story
went to Mrs. Grays house and arrested
her. The revolver was taken as evil
dence against her.
Captain Spillane ordered charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon to be booked
against Mrs. Gray and charge Of dis
Schwebs declared with tears in his eyes
that he did not, want to prosecute the
woman as he loved her still, although
she preferred a soldier. He offered her
his hand in a friendly way, but she
scorned him and said she wanted to have
nothing further to do with him,
II only fired the shots at him., said
Mrs. Gray. ITO scare him, as he had
twice attempted to. break. in my door,
had no intention of injuring him. I had
not seen him for some weeks till he
called in a drunken condition early yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Gray's boy. 4 years. of age. was
taken to the City Prison with his mother
and was placed in charge of the matron.
He was run down by a wagon recently
and is still suffering from the injuries
he then sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
THE DEADLY THIRD RAIL.

IRON reports that come to us from the East con-
corning the number of fatal accidents caused by
the third rail which is now coming into use on
electric railroads in that section evident that in
the new system of traction have another of those
deadly forces which constitute civilized
communities.
Recently track-walker on the Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad stumbled and fell and as his body came into
contact with the third rail he was instantly killed
Commenting upon the accident the New York
Tribune says: The incident was startling reminder
that this third rail, which useful, which looks
innocent and which is accessible to the touch OF
accident or thoughtessness is charged with etha
energy so great that the slightest touch thereof is
death. In of blockade the elevated road
which not inrequent occurrence passengers are
wont to leave stalled train and walk along the tracks
to the nearest station That formerly could be done
with safety Now they must walk within few inches
of thunderbolt The rail runs close by station plat
forms where one may easily touch it with the tip of
walking stick, and where one accidentally slipping
down upon the track getting down to recover some
object that had fallen thther would almost certainly
come in contact with it Such the perils
elevated road. On a surface road these would OF
course be greatly increased and multiplied"
On this coast we have had no experience as yet
with the third rail system 1t is only matter of time
however, when it will be introduced here for it is OF
great advantage in electric roads 1t is as WELL there
fore, for to give heed to the dangers that ac
company its in order to guard against them when
any application made for the right to use the sys
tenn either in the cities along country highways
Efforts now being made in the East to miti-
gate the danger OF the system and doubtless good
results will be obtained It believed it will be prac
tcable eventually to use rail which will carry no
electric charge at the and the point of
contact with the motor Should that be accom-
plished the third rail will be the best of electric
known, but until that time comes is best
to leave the dangerous third rail alone else hedge
its with the most stringent safeguards.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
HEBREW ORPHAN
ASYLUM FACES
A BIG DEFICIT
Ran $4,000 Behind
Last Year.
MEMBERS MUST CONTRIBUTE
GOOD WORK DONE DESPITE THE
SHORTAGE.
Annual Meeting Of the Association
Held Yesterday and Ways and
Means for the Current
Year Discussed.

The annual meeting of the Pacific He
brew Orphan Asylum and Home Society
occurred yesterday afternoon al the
orphange gymnasium at Devisadero ana
HAYES streets A number Of the wealth
lest and most prominent members OF the
association were present, among them A.
Anspacher, Joseph Brandenstein, j.
Stern. ]. Greenebaum, Daniel Roth, Ben
Schloss, Lewis Meyerstein, Heny l..
Simon. n. Schlessinger, M. j. Sahlen and
j. H. Neustadter.
The report of S. w. Levy, president OF
the association, did not indicate that the
institution was in as thriving f1nanclal
condition as in years past, and an urgent
appeal was made for those who were IN
terested In the association and Its good
work to give their spare time and efforts
to increasing the membership roll. Not
withstanding that there was a dehcit Tor
the year of $13,991 79, the report OF Su-
perintendent Henry Mauser showed lnat
there had been just as much, II not more,
good work done than in ay or the elgnt
years past. Concerning the membership
of the society, President Levy SAID IN MS
report:
In my last annual report stated that the
membership was 1926 Since then we have ad-
mtted % and lost "a, leaving 175e as our our
membership % have died, 50 have resigned
and 12 have been stricken from the rolls foT
payment Of dues You VIII IL +s n".og oTnbans 1aas
and the wall of The aged apparent last
year as in years gone by OF those VINO nave ave
died l can only say: May their spirits fnd
rest and their memory be honored
OF the Old Peoples Home Mr.. Levy re-
ported as follows: "In my last report l
stated the number of inmates as Il men
and 13 women. Since that time we nave
admitted 7, discharged l and lost by ;,
death 6, leaving at the present time Il
men and l3 women in our charge.
The financial condition of the society he
summed up as follows: Our entire IN
come. en- which both the asylum and OLD
Peoples Home depend for their main
tenance amounted to $2S,19 3d. This sum
includes pequests, donations, interest,
dues and all other items received by the
society For the past year the expense
of conducting the asylum has been S30,-
334 30 and the home $11 ,5SS 81, making
total of $41 922 SO for carrying on both IN
stitutions Added to this there is $266 50,
caused by non-payment of dues, making
the total expenses of the sociey $42, lS9 81
Superintendent Mauser set forth the
number of wards in the asylum as follows:
ION September l. 1898. we had l5l chill
dren; 10 girls and 81 boys. During the
year 2S were admitted and q discharged;
leaving our number at present l5S; "A girls
and S4 boys. Their ages range from 8
to 16 years, the average age being years.
The total number cared for during the
year was 179.
The annual election was not held, but
a nominating committee was appointed
and the directors will select the officers
some time next month
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
CANDIDATES INDoRsED.

The oldest politician cannot call to mind
duller political season than the present
one The Democrats are discouraged over
the indifference of good men. The best
members of the party declare that they
have not time to serve the Board of
Supervisors. So little progress has been
made that the committee of seven will not
be able to present an acceptable list of
candidates to the convention next Tues
day evening.
The Republicans are still in quest of the
right man to nominate for Mayor The
Horace Davis. George A. Newhall, Joseph
d. Grant and Charles w. Slack. Some
pressure has been eXerted to induce Henry
T. Scott to enter the race.
The Thirty-ninth Assembly District del
egation met night before last and indorsed
Albert Heyer for Assessor, John Lack.
mann for Sheriff and Frank French for
Recorder.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
valley Lodge Entertainment.

ley Lodge No. 80 of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen in Union Square Hall
last Thursday night was a grand success.
as there was large attendance of the
members and of their lady and gentle
men friends. Under the direction of NJ.
j. Blackman, ]. G. Sharp, L. Nicholson
and j. i. Kotter the commissioners on
entertainment offered for the enjoyment
of all present a number of stereopticon
views thrown on the screen by Dr. T.
Eisen; specialties by Bert Van Cleve;
character songs, Miss Golda Harris; vocal
solo, Miss NJ Mcclellan, and instrumental
selections by the Graeber Mandolin.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
A Queer War Incident.

queer thing happened at Guguinto,
where perhaps half of the soldiers in one
regiment found hens. Before there was
time to kill the fowl orders came to go
forward A little farther out the regiment
lay down under fire for some minutes.
Then the order came to charge. Up and
forward with yell rushed the soldiers,
but over the cheering rose another sound.
Three or four hundred hens objecting to
being carried head down with feet tied to
the strap of a haversack, set up a frantic
squawking such as was probably never
heard along a line of charging military
before.-Manila Correspondent in Leslie's
WpaklY
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
Candidates Will Be Heard.

The Republican delegation representing
the Forty-second Assembly District will
meet tomorrow evening at the assembly
room of the Mills building. The delega-
tion will be pleased to meet prospective
candidates at that time.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
Northern Pacific R.ailwor

Upholstered tourist sleeper through to St.
Paul every Tuesday night. No change This
is nicely upholstered in leather and Is ex-
tremely comfortable in every respect. Pullman
sleeping cars of the latest pattern on every
train. Tickets sold at lowest rates to all points
East, T. x. Stateler. Gen. Ast, 63S Market ST
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
three years I8o7-oo, fiscal years, has shown great
fluctuations as follows in bales exported:

1897 .................. 60,756
So that since began political expansion toward
Asia have shrunk in cotton exports there
1882 bales. 1t is noteworthy that in 1897 Spain took
o.u, 26o 3SS bales or more than four times much
a. all Asia and Oceanca
But a little while ago the friends of our protective
system were alarmed at the obvious awakening OF
Japan and China to the profits of manufacturing by
the use OF their cheap labor Some branches OF man
uacture are not in immediate danger of domestica-
ton there, such the metal and machinery trades,
which will profit in supplying machinery; but the
textile manufacture go there, and the production
OF fiber follow it. for offers bar thereto.
When Asiatic cheap labor and improved machinery
dre brought in conjunction this generation can see
the end of the American cotton industry. Our total
export to the world has fallen off already In
bales and value for the fiscal years 1893 and 1899
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25
.sMrs. Winslow,s Soothing surnr,,,

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. aIlays Pain. cures Wind Collie, regu-
lates the Bowels and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoeas whether arising from teething or
other causes, For sale by druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25e a bottle