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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12
COMMITTEE IN SESSION.
after Routine Business Members
Gail on the President.
TFRoN TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I J


Washington. Dec 1.-THE Republican Ma
tionaI Committee. most Of whose members have
been at the Arlington and actively canvassing
the situation for several days past. held its for
NAL meeting to-day and after brief and un-
important session the committeeman were re-
ceived by the President AT the White House
The location and date OF the next convention
will be selected at to-morrow's session, it being
already practically settled that Chicago viii be
the place and June q the most probable time
II was Just five minutes before noon when
Chairman Hanna stumped into the crowded
hotel lobby, and in joviaI voice that was heard
above the buzz Of conversation. cried. Time"
The crowd laughed. and all trooped away be
hind the successful manager Of the last Two
national campaigns 20 the big banquet nall.
where the meeting was he'd
The following members were present. those
marked p" holding proxies:
Alabama. ". DIMNIIcK-
Arksnsas-PoWELzL II, SL-AYTQT- ~ Ee
Coiorado-A. NJ sTEvENsON
Gonnectlcut--CE5-Aa4RJ.LET AT. F rL4jicSSl RRoQ5ER
Delaware-J EpWAER ADDICAs
dsorsia--jUDsoN eS1is1a y lyons
Indana-HARRY 5 NEW
Kansas EssnsasEbA1i1 : + i1i17 " sluLvANE-
HsIss@s.5jIsE R9S.sisss@l5Eis H>hE s efAFk IA
Maryland-l4 + McCOAAS
Nassach uisetts-Senator LODGE lP)-
SIichigan--JOEN " BLQD'4IEII IT 7
8Iinnesota-PEFfRI = HEATH tH-}-
Mississippf-H- c. TURLEN
Missouri g KERENS-
M0ULana-J n. DIXON tP- D.
Nebraska-R. 2. SCHNEIDER
NexaGa-C-F ARIES DICK lP-l-
New-Farnpskire-J- H GALLINGER
Jersey-FRA ANkLIN D. MURPHY
York-GEORGE r saELDON-
North CarOlina-N. : hOBlNSDE
North DaEota-AI.Es>GA A\DER MCKENZIE.
Ohio-NYRCN T HERRICk-
Cregon-FREDa W MULKEY fP
Peu1sylvauia--Senato PENROSE fPN.
Raode Islaud-CHA RLES r. GRAFTON
South CAROLINA G. CAPERS
South Dakota-J NJ GREEN
Texas-R 3 EAWLET
Utah-O J. SALISBURY
EeFmGnt-JAMES ". BROCK
VlrEinia-GEORGE Z ROWDEN
West NirEinia-N b SCOTT
Washngton-BENJANIN u CROKER (Pl.
Wisconsin-HENRY q PAYNE
Wyoming-EEORGE PRESTON
AIaska-JOHN c. Held
Arizona--Ciovernor 2. D BEODIE Cpl.
New v-MeNico-SOL0NGS LUNA.
Oklahoma-WTLLTAM GRIMES
Indian Terrftory-Ssuator O. BENNETT p y.
District OF ColuEbis-NYRoN ~ PARKER
Hawaii-ELMER DOVER (P1.
STAND PAT SAYS HANNA
When Senator Hanna called the COMMITTEES
to order ne was greeted with a round Of an
Continued second page.
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DOESN'T LIKE TO BE SHOT"
Therefore, Miss Gould Is Willing That
Others Should Dodge Her Camera.

Richmond Va. Dec n--1dlss Helen Gould was
-. =. .7s,, N the home u the Richmond branch
- 80 street Railway Young Mems Christian As
socfatior which she and her friends are furnishing
- ..,,i-.nirg All the men on duty gathered
an - - When she expressed desire TO take
- rlo,oqrauh Of them every man Strengthened up
- ,eU INTO place. IL any one does not care 10
80 his picture taken" said Miss Could 1t is all
rigbt MANY people do not ike IT. don't
SU-s co1Il5 left here this evening for ST Louis
- a meeting Of the Worlds Fair women
.--.rs,e-s with Miss Could were her cousin, Miss
ysq,en Of Philadelphia Miss orton. Miss Tucker.
No. A4onteonery. Miss Altman and Miss Coots Of
n-a.g-T0rk
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SUTLER STILL NEEDS $1,000

So END, Dec. u.-Dr Martin Friedrich head of
E-Dle Health department Of this citv has re-
- .'n Butler Penn. Where he made an IL
eff6e-~'- - = connection with the typhoid fever
tons ~, u'ti city As "a result OF his 0bserz-a-
ber ~ r..-lL..I L..Iflcn VIII ask the Cleveland Cham
f0r H. rl-fs promptly 10 raise q liberal fund
~ leasr ~ nc f-rlcken city He saws tlaf
cCnfriTrta5 ~ VII he needed. and unless 81 is
nortalltv VIII - -1l,a Eltnout deiay frlghfsul
~ tg cone =" Is 'ilh-cnN the worst IS
lAla'Isted water supply. -e epiaer7ic 10 con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12
WANTS GEN. WOOD CALLED
Senator Hanna WI 4sk Committee
10 Issue a Subpoena.

Washington. Dec. l1.-Senator Hanna has de-
cided 10 request the Senate Committee on Mill
tary Affairs 70 subpoena General Wood 70 an
sHer some OF Lhe charges made against him by
opponents Of his confirmation as major general
The committee expected 10 close its hearing on
December il. bur II IS nov believed that Al least
TWO weeks more VIII Ds required Should General
Wood be- Subpruaed an adjournment VIII ha
tGker r0 give him time 70 return from the Phil
frlfraz
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RIps 90 RAILwAY In cHINA.

St Petersburg. Dec 1.-THE Russo-Chinese
Bank viii open subscriptions on December -
in Paris and ST. Petersburg for the construction
of q r-Eroad between Cheng-T -Ting-Fu province
a Pe-Chi-LL and Tai-YUan-Fu, province OF
shen-se 10 cost S20000o0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12

A NEW FIVE HOUR TRAIN.
The Merchants Limited NeR-York 70 Boston.
via shore lime vestibuled Paror and Buffet Smok-
ing cars only with Dining car New York 10 New
london will leave Grand Central station, week
dsXs only commencing Monday. Dec. II, at p. N.
THROUGH fare including Parlor ear seat 3 Cor
responding service ia opposite drecuon--AdVL
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DEwEYs WINES

DEwEY's WINES ARE PURE.
BUY OF the makers We arc The makers special
r4oI{dav aseorfed cases Send for descriptive price
list Deweys. Iss Fulton street, Ae" 4ofk CITY
AcEt
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HOLIDAY RATES SOUTH.
via Atlantic Coast Line. ONCE u61 Broadway
Advt
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STAND PAT SAYS HANNA
When Senator Hanna called the COMMITTEES
TO order ne was greeted with a. round OF an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-18

HE real teacne, was sick. The
third reader was to begin Its
duties with a substitute. The
principal announced 1t to the
class, looking at them coldly
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turned and went on talking to Miss Jenny.
But little girl named Mamie settled
It definitely. Did not her mamma. Mamie
wanted to know, draw the sca!lops that
way on baby sisters flannel petticoat?
And didn't ones own mamma know?
Sadie was treasured. Sadie was con-
scientious little girl. Miss Jenny said SO.
Miss Jenny was conscientious. too. Right
at the beginning she told them how she
hated a story, fib-story, she meant
The class felt that they. too, abhorred
stories. They loved Miss Jenny. And Miss
Jenny d!sliked stories. Just then little
girl raised her hand. It was Sadie.
Sadie said she was afraid she had told
Miss Jenny a story. a fib-story, the day
before, when Miss Jenny had asked her
II she felt tho wind from the window
opened above. and she had said no. After
ward she had realized she did feel the
wind. A thrill, deep-awed, went around
the room. In her secret soul every little
girl wishcdsshe had told story, that
she might tell Miss Jenny.
Miss Jenny praised Sadie, she called her
a brave and conscientious little girl. She
closed the book and came to the edge Of
the platform and talked to them about
duty and honor and faithfulness.
Emmy Lou, her cheeks pink. longed
for opportunity to prove her faithfulness.
her honesty; she longed to prove herself
Sadie.
There was roll call in the third reader.
The duties were much too complicated
for mere head and foot. After each
lesson came roll call.
AS Emmy Lou understood them, the
marks by which one graded ones per-
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by MRS. GEORGE MADDEN RaAR7TBGg.

fo!mance and deserts in the third reader
were interpreted:
s--The final state which few may hope
to attain.
5--The gate beyond which dies the
final and unattainable state.
4--The highest hope of the humble.
3-The common condition Of mankind.
2-The just reward Of tho wretched.
1.-The badge of shame.
o-Outer darkness.
When roll call first began, Miss Jenny
said to her class: You must each think
earnestly before answering. TO give In a
mark above what you feel yourself en-
titled Is to tell worse than @ story; 1t
is to tel,a falsehood, and q falsehood
IL lie. I shall leave 1t to you. l be-
lieve in trusting my pupils, and shall
take no note Of your standing. Each will
be answerable for herself" Miss Jenny
was very young.
The class sat Weighted with tho awful
ness Of the responsibility. It was con-
scientious class, and Miss Jenny's high
ideals had worked upon Its sensibilities.
No little girl dared to be six" How
could she know, for instance. in her read
ing lesson, II she had paused the exact
length of full stop every time she met
with period? Who could decide? Ger
tainly not the little girl in her own favor,
and perhaps be branded with fafsehood,
which was lie. Or who. when roll call
for department came. could ever dare
call herself perfect? determination
and inward analysis lead rather to be-
lief in natural sin. The third reader
class grew conscientious to the splitting
of hair. It was better to be -four"
than "fiye" and be saved, and three"
than -four" # there was room for doubt
Glass standing fell rapidly.
Emmy Lou struggled to keep up with
the downward tendency.
Hattie outstripped her promptly. Hattie
could adapt herself to all exigencies.
Emmy Lou even felt envy OF Hattie
creeping into her heart.
There came an awful day. 1t was roll
call for drawing. 1t had been fish, a
fish with deliberately serrated fins. Miss
Jenny had said that Emmy LOUIS fish
was as good as the copy. In her heart
Miss Jenny wondered at the proficiency
&. ID
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carefully and frequently wetted in her
little mouth.
Miss Jenny exclaimed when she saw 1t,
Mr.. Bryan had gone. Miss Jenny said
1t was the best page in the room.
Emmy Lou could not take her book
home, for drawing books must be kept
clean and were collected and kept in
the cupboard, but she told Aunt Cordelia
that her page had been the best in the
room. Aunt Cordelia could hardly believe
1t, saying she had never heard Of a talent
for drawing in any branch OF the family.
Now Hattie had taken note Of Emmy
LOUIS system in drawing, and the next
day she brought tissue paper. That day
Miss Jenny praised Hattie's page. Emmy
Louis system Immediately became popu-
lar. All the class got tissue paper. And
Mr.. Bryan. finding the drawing hour one
of undsturbed opportunity, stayed until
the bell rang for geography.
A little girl named Sadie, wondered
II tissue paper was fair. Hattie said it
was, for Mr.. Bryan saw her using 1t and
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Nobody seemed very

asked Emmy Lou. Nobody seemed very
sure.
"Ohr' said another little girl, "they
give YOU QUESTION:. and you write down
answers My brother is Mn the gram
mar school, and he has examinations"
Quarterly examinations?''a asked Emmy
Lou, who was definite.
Tho little girl did not know. She
only knew II you answered right you
passed; II wrong. you failed.
And Miss Jenny would go.
There was an air OF mystery about a
quarterly examination. 1t made one
uneasy before the actual thing came,
While the uncertainty concerning it was
trying to the nerves.
The day before examination Miss Jen-
ny told every little girl to clear out her
desk and carry all her belongings home.
Then she went around and looked In
each desk, for not scrap Of paper
even must remain.
Miss Jenny told them she trusted
them, 1t was not that, 1t was because
1t was the rule.
no cheat at examination" said Miss
Jenny. as worse even than to lie. To
cheat is to steal-steal knowledge that
doesn't belong to you. To cheat at
examination is to be both liar and a
thief"
The class scarcely breathed. This
was terrible.
'About the first subject" said Miss
Jenny IT feel safe. The first thing in tho
morning you will be examined In draw
Ing"
Emmy Lou at that remembered she had
no tissue paper. Neither had Hattie
Neither had Mamie. Everybody must be
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that out. Mr.. Bryan's instructions
seemed not to have helped them at all
Miss Jenny said that as they were SO
well up in drawing, they would lay
those books aside and give that time
to arithmetic. And she also reminded
them to be conscientious In all their
work They were. and the roll call
bore witness to their rigorous self-de-
probation.
MIR. Bryan never came for number
again, but he came one day because
of roll call. Once week roll call was
sent to the office. It was called there
class average. The day of class average,
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strained little consoiencas determining
their own deserts7
One day Miss Jenny was sent for. When
one was sent for. one went to tho Of
flee. Little boys went there to bs
whipped. Sadie went there once; her
grandma was dead and they had sent
tor her.
Miss Jenny had been crying when she
came back. Lessons went on miserably.
Then Miss Jenny put the book down. It
was evident she had not heard one word
OF the absent-minded and sympathetic
little girl who said that peninsula WAS
a body of water almost surrounded by
land.
Miss Jenny came to the edge Of tho
platform. She looked way off a moment;
then she looked at the class. and spoke.
into her confidence. Miss Jenny was
very young She told them the teacher
Of the third reader. the real teacher.
was not coming back, and that she
had hoped to take the real teachers
place, but the class average was being
counted against her.
Everybody noticed the tremor IN Miss
Jcnny's voice. 1t broke on the fatal class
average. Sadie began to crv.
Miss Jenny came to the very edge OF
the platform. She looked slight and
young and appealing did Miss Jenny.
Next week. she went on to tell them
would be quarterly examination. II they
did we'll In examination. even with the
class average against her. Miss Jenny
might be allowed to remain, but II they
failed
The third reader class gathered in knots
and groups at recess. It depended on
them whether Miss Jenny went or stayed.
Emmy Lou stood In one OF the groups,
her chubby face bearing witness to her
concern.
what is quarterly examination?'
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Mr.. Bryan walked in. He raped smartly
hand. Miss Jennys class average, so
the class learned, was low and she
must see to 1t that her class made a
better showing. She was substitute.
Mr.. Bryan recognized that. and made
allowance accordingly, "but'-then he
went.
MISS Jenny looked frightened. The
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A man went hunting at Reigate,
And wished to jump over high gate,
Says the owner "Go round
With your horse and your hound,
For you never shall leap over my gate"
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class feared she was going to cry. They
determined to be better and more con-
scienuous for her sake, feeling that
they would die for Miss Jenny. But
the class average was low again. How
could it be otherwise with forty over
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

cerned the Clifford through his marine
glass and gave the alarm. When the four
tugs and the three life boats arrived al
the scene of the wreck all the crew were
ashore with the exception of Captain
Niche, First officer Harry Laverick and
two Of the sailors.
TUGS FAIL AT RESCUE.
The life boats went alongside the
stricken vessel while the tugs lay some
distance off. The Clifford was lying
broadside on to the heavy waves that
dashed with terrific force on the sides
of the vessel Each successive wave
seemed to drive the unfortunate bark
closer to the shore and lessen her chance
Of being saved by the tugs.
1t was decided that an attempt should
be made at high tide to pull the Clifford
from her position on the rocks. The tugs
were assisted by the life saving crews In
making hawsers fast to the stranded ves-
sell The tide was at it's highest at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and half an
hour before that time the tugs steamed
with every pound of steam in their boilers
trying to pull the Clifford from Mussel
Rock. The hawsers broke like strings
and again the life boats tossed and
tumbled in the heavy surf and carried
the lines from the tugs to the Clifford
Another attempt was made to pull the
Clifford from the rocks exactly at high
tide. but it failed. The rocks held their
prey with tenacious hold and the work
Of the tugs was of no avail. A second
time the hawsers parted and it was then
seen that the Clifford was doomed to de-
struction. The tugs steamed for the har-
Dor and the life boats went to work to
bring Captain Niche and his comrades
from the doomed vessel to the shore, to-
gether with their belongings.
Twice the life boats, in charge of Cap
tain Varney and Captain Grunbeck made
the perilous trip from the Clifford to the
shore. When the Clifford struck she was
about two hundred yards from the beach,
but the constant pounding of the waves
for twenty-four hours had placed her last
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

ECEIvED by the dense fog that
IN has lain low over the ocean along
the coast for the last two days,
- the British four-masted bark
Clifford. seventy-fve days out
from Newcastle, New South Wales, with
q cargo Of coal for this port, went ashore
on Mussel Rock on Friday evening at 6
o'clock and is now lying at the mercy
OF the wind and waves. a wreck. The
entire crew OF the bark saved their lives
after q battle with the waves.
The first news that the Clifford was
ashore was made known yesterday morn
ing at o'clock when she was sighted
by the lookout Of the South Side Life
saving Station five miles north Of the
wreck. The alarm was at once given and
IN a short space Of time the ufeboats
from the South Side. Golden Gate and
Fort Point stations were launched and
proceeded 10 the scene Of the disaster
Telephone messages were sent TO the
Merchants Exchange and TO the Offices
of the tugboat companies and two hours
after the news OF the wreck was made
known the tugs Sea Rover, Relief, Sea
King and Defiance were pitching and toss
ing close 10 the ill-fated bark.
STRUCK IN DENSE FOG.
At the time the Clifford went ashore
the fog was so dense that II was impos-
sible for those on board to see a ships
length ahead Men on the masthead and
forward on the bark could not detect the
noise OF the breakers owing TO the thun-
der Of the sea, and. though the captain
Of the vessel David Niche, knew that
he was in the vicinity Of the Golden Gate
he did not know that he was south Of
the haven OF safety and IN the tvfnkling
Il an eve the valuable bark and her cargo
were lost 70 the use Of man. The Gif-
ford ran with a crash upon the sharp
rocks that lie twelve miles south of the
Cliff House.
All hands were on deck at the time Of
the disaster. First Officer Harry Law
erick was on watch when the bark went
ashore. At 6 o'clock in the evening the
Watches were changed, and owing to the
dense fog Captain Niche decided TO take
in s1I safl and put his vessel about. fear
ing that he might be too close TO the
coas for safety.
While the sailors were aloft taking in
sail t1e first officer threw the sounding
lead ard discovered that he was in shall
low ws.er. His warning cry TO Captain
Niche eame too late. The Clifford piled
on MusSl Rock and her forward and
middle commitments were pierced by the
. sharp Dinnscles-
ROCKETS FIRED FOR HELP.
The order was at once given TO man
Nlle Dci n -l-1oOals anu bANP-- ~ LoNhNh
them Good order was maintained. and
after finding hat the vessel was nos
making much water in the wells Captain
Niche decided 10 keep his men aboard
and signal for assistance
Through the dark watches OF the night
the spray drenched crew OF the Clifford
cIung heroically 70 their vessel Rockets
were sent up at frequent intervals for
two hours after the vessel struck.
Flares were burned from p m until
midnight but no answer came from the
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

shore. Captain Niche and his crew claim
that while the fog was very dense pre-
vious to the disaster the mist cleared
away shortly after the vessel struck and
all through the night they could see a
white fixed light some miles up the beach,
II the fog cleared as Captain Niche and
his men claim II did. II seems incredible
that the lookout of the South Side Life
saving Station did not notice the rockets
and flares from the wrecked vessel. As
in the case Of the steamship Rio de jan
eiro no help from the life saving men
reached the unfortunate mariners until
some hours after the disaster took place
The bravery Of the life saving crews on
this coast is not to be questioned for an
instant. but the lookout system seems TO
be woefully at fault. II the Clifford had
been passenger ship laden with many
human lives. another tale Of awful loss
would have been added to the list of dis
asters on this coast
WALKED MILES FOR AID.
At o'clock yesterday morning Captain
Niche ordered that two of his life boats
be launched and a landing made on the
shore. The boats had a terrible struggle
with the waves and the sailors were
drenched to the skin by the waves dash
ing over the boats.
When a landing was finally made Sec
ond Officer Ernest Clarke, with sailors
Lewis Berloner and carpenter E. Math-
ews, climbed the steep bluff and made
across the range in the direction of
Colma. Their mission was to summon
assistance and also to get water for the
crew. as the barrels in the vessels life
boats were filed with salt water and not
with the fresh liquid as demanded by law
Captain Niche denied last evening that
the barrels were filled with salt water
but the fact remained that the only water
the stranded sailors had to drink on the
beach was the scant supply carried by
some Of the crew for miles across the hills
TO the scene Of the wreck.
At o'clock yesterday the lookout Of
the South Side Life-saving Station dis
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Course of The Call Is
Most Heartily
Indorsed.

clubs should oppose the issuance Of sew
er bonds for sewer system at this time
for the following reasons:
THAT the scheme proposed by the en-
gineers is not a practicable solution Of
the sewage problem.
That attempt to construct the pro-
posed sewer system would cause the ques-
ton Of sewer. construction to be tied up
in the courts for years and indefinitely
delay the construction Of much-needed
sewers.
That II the engineers are correct in
characterizing sewage as highly danger
ous,' then the construction OF such a
sewer system would not only be a public
nuisance, but menace to the public
health.
''If the sewers were constructed as pro
posed the. food Of gravel-laden water
from the steep slopes Of the Mission hills
would food the district from Fourteenth
to Eighteenth street as IL has never
been flooded before, causing large dam
age, for which the city would be liable
The sand would I'LL the sewer. as II has
Mission Creek, and IS now filing Channel
street
SEES TROUBLE AHEAD.
THE Missionites might take a malicious
pleasure in the fact that the sewer would
I'LL with gravel, because It would transfer
the W1ndlaSS and bucket from Division
street to Sansome. Market and Second
streets and give the downtown merchants
an experience with the delectable pile at
each manhole from which the Mission dis
trict has suffered so long by reason OF
the criminal neglect OF the city govern
ment aided by the Indifference Of the
citizens who do not reside IN the af1icted
district.
Ihe proposition Of sewer system with
four pumping stations for a city built on
hills and surrounded by tide water Is
ridiculous. If not ludicrous"
Mr. Center moved the adoption az the
resolution concerning The Cali and the
sewer system
George H. Roundey OF the University
Mound and Bay View Improvement Club
seconded the motion to adopt the resolu-
ton and spoke pertinently concerning II.
He called attention to the lanentable
plight in which the lower part OF the city
would be when the tide flowed into the
North Point main sewer and backed up
the sewage at every ordinary high tide.
z. NJ Ritter asked few questions.
The resolution was then adopted
After referring some resolutions for fur
ther consideration and hearing the plea
Of Mr.. Felt, delegate from the Lick and
Wtlmerding District Improvement Club.
for assistance in having the district
severed and provided with a much-needed
schoolhouse. the meeting adjourned