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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-24

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is not as stupid as it appears.
1t knows enough OF third
nariN rAndilnries TO know
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
MOB DRIVES OUT
COOLIE WORkMEN
Invades the Quarters of
Chinese at a
Cannery.
Celestials Afterward Return
and Employers Give
Them Protection.

Gov INA. Los Angeles County. Dec. %
Because Ruodocl- Trench & Co. employed
a small number Of Chinese in their pack
ins-house in lrwindale. an armed mon of
twenty or more persons. the identity OF
some OF whom is known. attacked the
He late last might and drove off the
chinese.
There had been rumors of trouble for
SeNeIal Gays but no attention was paid
me 20 ne Lalk- Late last night about
.WtLllS men none OF them masked. an
learea At the quarters of the Chinese and
a,e,IanQed that they leave the country
ne Chinese were badly frightened. but
me mon then attacked the cOokhoIlse
ana taxing the terrified Chinese in Gus
-.GS ;YS esSotlec them q mile or more up the
l1AIoao track and there left them. warn
lnS tnem that If they returned thev w0uld
ne gnched. In order to frghten them
several shots were fred into the air
me ChlneSe returned to their quarters
-o-ua@ ana applied TO their EMPLOYERS for
protection. This they were told wonid he
sven them II an appeal had TO be made
-uSrCed. - 'SillS
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
MARKET STREET
As A RIVER BED
Fantastic Cleaning Done
by Board Of Pub
lie w forks.
City's Main Thoroughfare Is
Made q Menace to
the Public.

HOsing the asphalt of Market street 5n
the Sabbath morning is one of the latest
manifestations of the Board of Public
Works peculiar and fanciful activities.
Hosing, not cleaning, is the board 3
motto.
That part of the San Francisco public
that found occasion to cross Market street
yesterday morning was lost in wonder
ment Looking at the sky, they found it
cIoudIess and without a lingering trace of
natures lofty rain stores. Underneath
their feet were pUddles full of slush. The
question on every tongue was "When
did this mighty rain fau?'
Pedestrians who endangered their bodies
by crossing in the shiny filth that was LETT
after the street cleaners had performed
their labOrs. and riders and drivers who
risked not only their own persons. but
their horses, were at a loss to explain this
new fantastic menace on the city's main
thOIoughfaTe. Market street had the ap-
pearance of a river bed whose waters had
been suddenly drained. The sediment OF
refuse and mud manufactured by the or
der of the Board of Public Works was
like the track of a great tnUndatIOn.
Rarely has q tempestuOUs ra1nstOrm
torn up Market street in this fashion.
Sometimes when the city has been drench-
ed for several successive days with
steady dOwnpOur there has been an ap-
prOximate accumulation of water on the
street, but where all the mud and slush
of yesterday morning was found is more
than even the expert could tell. BY scOur-
ing and scrapinS the labOrers worked the
thick paste to the cutters and there they
left it as an OffenSe to eye and nose. IN
less heavy rain comes to drive it into
the sewers there it is likely to remain.
Only in winter does the Board of Public
Works display this anomalous energy.
When the summer winds blow sheets of
sand and dust down the streets the ny
drants are sealed tight and fast. 1t needs
the Board of Public Works to produce a
river bed full of slime with Market street
as the raw material.
A rainStOrm cleanSeS the street. The
storm that the Board of Public Works
stirred up was to gather the material for
a Shiny coating. tTeaCherOus to lOcOmo-
tion. and heaping of unseemly piles OF
thick mud in the cutters
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
DIRECTORS WILL
BUILD HOSPITAL
Blind Asylum Manage
ment Decides on
Action.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

1118 Broadway, Dec. p.
The directors of the Deaf and Dunno
and Blind Institute at Berkeley have de-
cided to build a very necessary hospital
for the institution without waiting for an
appropriation from the State Legislature
They have, they believe, sufficient money
for the purpose in the various funds un-
der their control, and will leave the ques-
ton of reimbursement to the next Legls-
lature.
Plans have been perfected, contracts let
and the work of breaking ground is in
progress.
The hospital will cost about $4,000. DR.:
O. D. Hamlin of the Oakland Board of
Health and Architect Walter Matthews
prepared the plans and specifications now
approved by the directors. Advantage has
been taken of the experience gained in
similar institutions in the East, and the
new hospital will be equipped with all the
appliances modern science can suggest as
most practical and effective.
There are 400 children at the institute.
The new building will be 60 by 100 feet
in dimensions and will contain a ward for
hoys and one for girls, an accident ward,
onerating-room and department fully
equipped with fumigating and other ap
pliances necessary for the efficient hand
ling of an epidemic of any kind.
The directors are George w. Reed, Sen
ator Frank w. Leavitt, John Gridley,
John J. Mattos and Henry Pierce of San
Francisco. The hospital will be ready for
occupancy in about six months.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
II. RYAN DISCUSSES
CHINESE QUESTION
Expresses Fear That Mongolians Will
overrun World Some Day With
Their Manufactures.

If the audience that went to hear H.
Ryan lecture at the Metropolitan Hall
last evening was small in numbers, at
any rate what there was of it completely
filled every bit of breathing space with
enthusiasm. Ryan's subject was a popu-
lar one and Ryan is a ready and able
Young man and possesses the rare fac
ulty of being interesting.
'Chinese immigration" was the topic
and the lecturer divided his attention be-
tween the admission of Chinese to these
shores and the fact of their advancement
as mechanics and masters of industry in
their own land. While strongly favoring
exclusion. he pointed out that what the
world had most to fear was that one day
the Chinese would flood the markets Of
fhe world, not from the United States
hut from their own manufactures on their
own soil.
In speaking of England controlling q
great part of China the lecturer was un-
fortunately misunderstood by some one
in the body of the hail. who cried ont:
YOU'RE liar! England has no Chinese
There isn't a Chinaman there" The ill.,
teruption was loud enough and fierce
enough to alarm some in the audience
hut the real words uttered by RYAN hay,
ing been explained, the interrupter sa+
himself down in peace and the lecturer
composedly continued his discourse.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Alamedans Win Debate.

OAKLAND, Dec. 22-The inter-bigb
-cnool debate held last evening in Ills
CITY between teams from the Alameda
sigh School and the Oakland High school
had the negative side Of The OneSfio1,
- Resolved. That the Negro Citizens of tbe
Lnited States Should be Disfranchised ;;
me winning team was composed of Mss
selma. " erner. Miss Frances Bird and
Ira hibby- The OakIanders were Miss
I essle 0eary. Miss COrnelia Stratton and
Miss Elise Martens. The Judges were
Alameda. Professor J. s Allen of F3erLze-
ley and Superior Judge Henry a Mel
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
WISE MEN SEEKING TRUTH.
speciaI Services at the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.

The services of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday morning and
evening were special in character and att
tended by an audience that crowded the
body of the church
The programmes were as follows:
Morning.- Organ prelude, Magnificent"
,C-1ilrnonfN. anthem, Prepare Ye the Way
of the Lord (GarretD; offertory solo, ''Ad-
vent HYMN (PinsutD. Mrs. Bolts; sermon,
.sC,hrist's Great Soldier and His weapon; or
gan postlude (MontD.
Evnning-Organ prelude Aria" (Gounod); T;
bvnon No 1877. ''Star of Bethlehem the Lord S
5ravar. Z sl, anthem. 20 Little Town of Bethle-
saGLi soIo Comfort Ye' (Handels ''Messiah'O Mr..
Kent: responsive Scripture lesson, psalm xiv;
bIJ,nn No 100 Herald Angels followed by
nraver: solo. 20 Holy Night (Adam), Mr..
Crichton and chorus; responsive Scripture les
eon psaln cxviii 1929 anthem. "Hosanna in
the Highest'' (''Sanctus from Gounod' s
ssMesse SoIennelle'), Mrs. Robb, Mr.. Nevegold
and chorus violin obligato Mr.. Crichton; hymn
No 1888 Joy to the World announcements |;
offertory solo, Peace on Earth adapted
Srono fave Maria" Gounod), Mrs. Robb; an
them 'sing, o Heavens" (Tours), Miss Gyle
and chorus; benediction; organ postlude (Starlk).
.yvise Men AS Types of Earnest Seek
ers After Truth was the topic of Frank
Kline Baker, pastor of the First NJ. E.
Church last evening. He said in part:
That they were earnest seekers is seen: in
their preparation of heart to receive the truth
given; in their Willingness to make any sacri-
flee to find the newborn king; in their faith
thew expected to find him and they went pre-
pared to worship him; In that they were not
easily turned aside by other things; in that
they were ready and willing to obey God after
they found the object of their search. These
wise teach US:
That God measures things not man meas
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Rhetorician for Summer School

BERKELEY, Dec 22.-Professor Fred
Newton Scott, the noted rhetorician, has
heen added to the faculty of the summer
session of the University of California for
1902. He will come from the University
of Michigan, where he is professor Of
rhetoric Recently Professor Scott col
iaborated with Professor c.. M Gayley of
Berksley in writing THE Methods and
Materials of Literary Criticism" He has
been a constant contributor to the philo-
works are "Aesthetics-Its Problems and
Literature" principles of Style" Com
position-Rhetoric," etc. Professor Scott
graduated from the University of Michi-
gan in 1884 and received the degree of
Ph.D from his alma mater in 1889.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
LITTLE OAKLAND MAIDEN WHO
ENTERTAINED FIFTY FRIENDS
ON HER NINTH BIRTHDAY.

Susan; Katie Ricketts,, dance; Ethel Carroll.
recitation, 81 Wish Was Boy; Vira Bleuel,
dance; De Eta Smith. song and dance; Elva
Ghirardeli, recitation, "A Year With Dolly
Mamma Bought a Baby Eta Schrock, song;
Alice Williams, recitation "A, and c.
few of the older guests also con-
tributed to the amusement of the little
ones with vocal and instrumental music.
The programme was printed on dainty
cards decorated with forget-me-nots. At
the close of the entertainment the chill
dren were ushered into the large dining
hall on the first floor, where the table
gloWed with it's decorations of Christmas
colors and trinkets. The little hostess
presided at the head of the table, where
nine pink candles burned in the birthday
cake. The children present were;
Elva Ghrardelli, Adele Scott, Euphrise Du-
bernet. Bernice Collins, Helen Bannan, Dor
othy Taft, Ernestine McNear, Gertrude Blair
Elizabeth Miller, Deborah Dunning, Media
King, Alice Williams, Faith Mills, Mary Mills
Maud Bishop, Marion Rodolph Doris Hadley
Edith Goodfellow, Irene Collins Vida Collins
Eleanor Engs., Helen Hickey, Helen Harvey,
Ethel Carroll Helen Lowden Carol Pardee
Helen Pardee, Madeline Pardee, Florence Par
dee, Eleanor Hoffman, Marion Hoffman, Misses
Kahn, Louise Echmann, Beth Jeter, De Eta
Smith, Fay Newsom Helen Mehrmann Erna
Patery, Katie Ricketts,, Vira BIeueI Virgie
Bleuel Dorothy Meese, Alma Meese, Genevieve
Shankland, Carmelita CuveIlier and Alice Bick-
ley.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

ures them The most common and insignificant
in the material world may be the medium of
the morally great.
That Gods way is not mans and yet God 9
way is better than mans, and Gods wisdom
and power are greater than all the secrecy and
diplomacy and might of kings.
That the more highly privileged sometimes
see less and appreciate less than those who
are the least privileged.
The star stood over Bethlehem and the heads
of the Jews, but they saw it not. 1t is so
with the Gospel privileges to-day
That the earnest seeker Of the truth shall
find. All human hearts seek rest and they find
it only as they find him who is ''the way the
truth and the life.''
The congregation was large and the
programme of music excellent.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
FATHER McSWEENEY WILL
MAKE THE GRAND TOUR
Pastor of st. Francis de Sales Is
Preparing for Vacation

OAKLAND. Dec. 22-The Rev. Thomas
McSweeney, pastor of ST. Francis de
Sales Church, has arranged for years
vacation, during which he will make an
extended tour of the Old World. The
clergyman will include in his itinerary
a visit to Maynooth College in Ireland
and a trip to Rome. Father McSweenev
will leave during the middle of January.
His parishioners are arranging a farewell
reception to take place shortly before
their pastors departure for his long Jour
new abroad
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Programmes for Christmas.

Members of Company B of the First
Regiment, League of the Cross Cadets,
will receive communion in body at a.
high military mass to be held at St
Charles Borromeo's Church at 7:3O Christ
mas morning. Mass will be said by the
Rev. Father Moran. Corporals Joseph
Burns and Hugh McCourt will serve on
the altar in full uniform. The drum beats
will be managed by Sergeant Samuel
Piercy. Solos will be rendered by Musi-
clans Dennis Calden and Stephen Bovo of
the company orchestra. The members of
Company B, together with the members
of the auxiliary club of the company, will
assemble at the corner of Eighteenth and
ShotwelI streets at 7:15 a. m. and then
march to the church.
At st. Teresa's Church the choir under
the direction of Miss Florence Coonan,
Organist, will sing De Marcos mass. The
singers will be:
Soprano, Mrs. c. ]. O'Connen; contraIto,
Miss Agnes G.. Kendrick; tenor A. j.
McAllister; basso, ]. ]. Colgan.
During the offertory ''Noel' will be sung
by a. j. McAllister. AT the benedfction
mediately follow high mass. Mines 20
Salutaris" will be sung by Mr.. McAllister
and La Hache's "Tantum Ergo" by the
full choir.
There will be solemn high mass at St
Brigid's Church at IL o'clock. The Rev
John q. Cottle will be the celebrant, Rev
Joseph A McAuline deacon and Rev
James Grant Sub-deacOn. A double quar-
tet with orchestral accompaniment under
the direction of Nine. Ellen Coursen-
Roeckel will give the following compost
tions, the names of the singers also fol-
lowing:
"Adeste Fideles' (Novello) "Kyrie' ana
Gloria from Mozarts Twelfth Mass; "Credo'i
CWeber). Noel (Adam). ''Sanctus'' and "Ag-
nus Der 0a Hache), 'Iaudate Dominum
(HandeD. Sopranos, Miss Grace Sherry. Miss
Verdi Gilmore: contraltos, Sta. Andrea Mojica
Mrs ] Burton; tenors Ed Lott and j. F Rft-
ter bassos, Ch. Pechin. w. S. Edminster; or
ganist, Joseph Roeckel.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Father" said the young son of the
eminent medical and scientific authority,
eff all the diseases come from germs, as
YOU saw they do. what good do germs
do? Wasn't it mistake to create them?''
''Why-er-germs, Lionel" replied his
paternal ancestor, may be said to serve
the-er-purpOse Of-yOu are rather young,
however to understand such things fully.
but 1 may mention that l am to write an
article on that subject next month Tor
one of the magazines, for which they pay
me $500. Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Planning for Military Ball

BERKELEY, Dec. 22-The Alumni
Commissioned officers Association of the
University of California is arranging for
a military ball and reception to be held
in Golden Gate Hall, San Francisco. Fri
day evening, January "A. The committee
in charge consists of Colonel G. W
Bauer, Colonel c. H. Murphy, Major 7
P. Dolman. Major w. A. Brewer. Can
tain w. Jurgens, Captain F. Denicke
Lieutenant J. A. MCGEE, Lieutenant 7
d. Hatch and Lieutenant j. Gallagher.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
stablebov,s Arm Broken

OAKLAND, Dec. 22.-While exercising
a horse this morning at the racetrack
Emeryville, the rider, w. r. Hughes, was
thrown by the horses sudden fall, and
sustained a serious fracture of the left
arm below the elbow. The injury was
treated by DIR. r. B. Williams at the Re
ceivinR HOSPITAL. Hughes is a stable boy
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Retail clerks ELECT Officers

OAKLAND, Dec. 22-The Retail Clerks,
Association has elected the following Off
GERS:
President. c. L. Oroke; first vice president.
Archie Newhart; second vice president. Law
kins; recording secretary, A. B. Champion
guardian Edward Lewis; guide, Arthur BociS;
Reboli, c. A. Sinclair and G. A. Robinson. "
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
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suit and black slouch hat Both wore
white masks made of handkerchiefs with
holes cut for the eyes.
Fisher was held up at the corner of
Vine and Spruce streets in North Berke-
ley. He had returned from San Francisco
on the train which arrives at Berryman
station at 1906 o'clock and was crossing p
over the intersection of Vine and Spruce
streets when some one from behind com
manded, stop. partner, and hold up your
hands"
Robber Carried a Carbine.
Fisher stopped, and on turning saw
three men approach each covering him
with a weapon. One carried an old army
carbine and the other two covered Fisher
with 45-caliber reVOlVerS such as were
used in the civil war.
The taller of the three. who appeared
TO be the ringleader. was apparently about
q years Of age, while the others were not
over II. None of them wore a mask but
all had their faces partly covered bv
slouch hats drawn down over their eyes
Fisher lost S4 in coin and a gold watch
and chain. He asked for the return of
his watch. One Of the robbers started to
hand it back to him, but the leader re-
fused to let it go. An electric car an
shadow of fence and tree until it passed
not twenty feet from him. AS soon as the
car got by the youthful highwaymen
started Fisher down Spruce street, gong
themselves toward the hills
Deputy Marshal Alden was on the scene
shortly afterWard, but no trace of the
robbers could be found. He thinks thew
are from San Francisco. Fisher thinks
he could identify them if captured
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
hospital department in the Philippines
Miss Ridley said:

hospital department in the Philippines
Miss Ridley said:
There has been a great change for the better
in the sanitary conditions of the city of Ma
Mia since I fIst went there nearly three years
ago. The American military and civil
thorities have inauglrated many modern i'm
provements along lines that highly con
ducive to making the city healthier place for
First Reserve Hos2ital in Manila, the head
quarters of the army service, patients are ac-
corded all the conveniences and high-class
treatment that are characteristic Of the best
hospitals in the United States
On my first arrival in Manila there were
about 100 soldiers in the local hospital When
! LEFT there had something over 100 pa
tients in the wards Most of these were suf-
fering from the dysentery peculiar to the
islands Forty nurses are at present on the
staff of the First Reserve Hospital.
Although there has been no heavy fighting
done in the Philippines for time our
soldiers are kept busy hunting down bands of
uarauding natives. In the province of Panay
the bolOmen. who use long and curved knive3
as their weapons of warfare. cause consider
able trouble. They have annoying and
unique way Of giving battle, and because they
wear few or no clothes. often have our soldiers
rule, make their stand in a swamp or very
muddy section of country When they are
getting the worst of the fight they beat a re-
treat through the mud or marsh. and being
almost naked. plow and slide along faster than
soldiers attired in ordinary clothes can. 1t
is next to impossible to Overtakc such wae-
riors when they fight that way.
1t may first seem strange. but I believe
that many Of the petty uprisings our troops
have to deal with are indirectly due to locusts
Often when the crops of the natives are nearly
ripe immense clouds Of these destructive in
sects wllI sweep across portions OF the country
and denude them of every growing thing. Such
catastrophes mean great loss to the natives
Of the particular place affected, and the gen
eral sequel is that they set out to steal from
of troops have to be detailed constantly to
round up and subdue the warlike raiders.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

She-'.Do you know what promises you
made me at the altar when we were
married?"
He-"Every one"
at don't believe you know one OF
them
''Why shouldn't 1? My stenographer
was in the church, and had directions 10
take down every word 1 said. .''-Yonkers
Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
ROBBERS
WITH HIS FISTS
Berkeley Student Bests
Masked Men in Mid
night Fray.

BERKELEY, Dec. 22.-Two hold-ups oc-
CURED in this city last night. In the first
Edward Fisher of 1925 Arch street was
stopped by three persons, two Of whom
appeared to be mere boys, and at the point
of three weapons Fisher was relieved Of
his money and watch In the second hold
up a fight ensued, in which L. +. Over
street, a student in the local Commercial
College, came out the victor over two
thugs. Overstreet was badly used up in
the struggle, being struck a heavy blow
on the back of the head.
The attempt to rob OVerStreet occurred
at Has o'clock. He was returning from
Oakland to his home at 1901 Milvia street,
when, at the corner of Berkeley way and
Henry street, two masked men jumped in
front of him from the shadow of the
hedge which runs along Henry street
Without word one Of them struck at the
back of Overstreets head with a long
club Overstreet ducked and stopped the
force of the blow with his right shoul-
der. This saved him from being stunned.
Overstreet leaDed by the footpad with
the bludgeOn and grappled with the sec
ond robber. Before either robber real
lied what was happening one of them
was spraWling IN the gutter from two
Well-directed blows in the face. AS he
turned upon the other highwayman Over
street caught the full force Of a blow
from the club across his knuckleS, which
badly bruised them.
Tackles His Assailant
Overstreet grasped the weapon and
zraDpled with his assailant They fought
sack and forth across the sidewalk and
against the hedge, the footpad striking
Overstreet with the butt of a revolver he
drew after losing the club.
The highwayman who had been knocked
into the gutter either had enough eXpe-
Tience for one night or heard some one
coming. for he ran up Henry street as
soon as he regained his feet whistling for
his comrade. The latter broke loose from
Overstreet, leaving his club in the stu
dents hands, and ran rapidly after his
partner.
Overstreet did not follow the men but
went Immediately to his home. He de-
scribes his assailants as the usual tall
and short man The tall one carried the
club. which was two feet and a half of
q spade handle and wore dark suit and
slouch hat. The short man wore gray
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

LAMBDA, Dec. 22-Miss AIber-
~ tine z. Ridley, who was one Of
~ the first young women of Califor-
4 - MIA TO join the United States
army nurse corps and go to
me front in the Philippine Islands during
the Spanish-American war, has returned
to her home here, 1901 Sixth street. and is
now awaiting her discharge from the reg
ular hospital service.
Miss Ridley came back on the transport
Thomas. with a number of other nurses
whose contracts with the Government
mad or were about to expire Most of
these were from Eastern or Southern
States
In speaking Of the past and present
conditions of Manila and of the army
,
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Mayor Signs New Sanitary law

OAKLAND, Dec. 22.-AIayor Barstow
has signed an ordinance which compeIs
physicians and hOUsehOIders to include
tuberculosis, accompanied by expectora-
non. as among the cOnta giOus diseases
The presence Of which must be imuedi-
ately reported to the Health DeDartuent
In Helen Keller. the deaf. dumb and
blind student at Radcliffe. the instructors
in English are beginning to believe thera
IS hidden an author of the first rank.