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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Housed in Magnificent
Quarters, Destiny Is
Fulfilled.

= ICK died on September 30, 1876,
and great trouble was destined to
IL surround the munifcent gift which
he had made before the society could
derive any benefit therefrom. When
in 1882 the society had not yet
received its benefice from the Lick
Trust" which was closing up the es-
tate, a committee was appointed to in
vestigate the affairs of the executors and
report to the society. This committee
made some sensational charges against
the executors of the estate and a remark
able degree of excitement was aroused
both in the society and by the public
press. But it was fairly shown to the
society that all the time that the Lick
benefice was tied up in the estate 1t was
gathering larger and larger accretions Of
wealth. When the estate was finally set
tied in 1896, the cash benefit to the So
ciety amounted to s6O4.654 OS.
Before the Lick estate had been d.
vided, the agitation for a new Pioneer
Hall, to be erected on the lot which Lick
had presented to the society in 1873, was
commenced. After considerable opposi-
tion a permanent building committee was
selected and after first reincorporating
under the new constitution, work upon
the present structure was commenced
The cornerstone was laid on September
z, 1884, and in due season~the society en-
tered into its. permanent home. Since
that time the old Pioneers have been 10y
ally standing shoulder to shoulder, clos
ing the gaps as they are made by the
hand of the reaper and resolutely foster
ing the same old spirit which obtained
when first the young Pioneers marched
at the head of the procession on the first
Admission Day celebration.
The purposes for which the Society Of
California Pioneers was formed and is
maintained are thus succinctly stated in
it's constitution:
'"The society is designed to be a moral.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Men of Hrc0didn Period
fire First to Bind
FrdterndL Tie.

~UT for the first inspiration Of the
society we must look farther back
IL than the days of gold; We
must consider the very first pio-
neers who drifted down upon CAL
ifornia when IT was yet a dreamy
pr0vince Of old Mexico. Before '4s there
vvere stirring events which tended to weld
the first American settlers into compact
bodv with a common cause and common
needs In the days Of the Bear Flag revo-
lu.lon at Sonoma, which are touched upon
IN another part Of this paper. and in the
fierce heat Of the ensuing conquest of
california by General John c. Fremont
and commodore r. F. Stockton, the men
banded together in support Of their new
homes and their mother country far over
the mountains sowed the seed from which
was 10 spring the great society. To the
ven. earliest blood of the society, organ
fzt by these earliest settlers, there was
infused the new stock Of the argonauts.
From these two branches sprang the or
ganization which was 10 do so much in
support Of the patriotic sentiments Of
the later generation-the native children
Of California.
Among those who were the very earliest
settlers in the territory OF California were
two who did much TO inaugurate the So
ciety Samuel Brannan and Colonel Jona-
than d. Stevenson Brannan had come
around the Horn in 1876 with the Mormon
colony which had intended to find in Cali
fornia an abiding place for the Saints, so
recently driven out Of their city of Nau-
VOC. Illinois. The Mormons found that
the settlers from the East had already
pre-empted the country, but they made
the best Of It and stayed in the new ter
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that to-day We turn for
brief space 20 the past,
that we give ourselves UP TO memory.
And nrst. our thoughts are due TO
those who are not assembled with US;
whom we meet not on the street and
welcome not again at the door OF our
dwellings: upon whom shines no more the
sun which now gladdens the hills, the
plains. the waters OF California-to the
Pioneers who are dead. To them you viii
consecrate a success which has surpassed
the boldest OF the imaginations which led
you forth. both them and you. TO life Of
adventures. Your companions died that
California might live Fear not that you
will honor them overmuch-those Pioneers
Of California"
FOrty-three years ago to-day these sim
pie yet sublinely touching words were
uttered by one OF the strong men of the
Society OF California Pioneers, Edmund
Randolph. The members Of the society
had gathered 70 celebrate the tenth an
niversary Of the admission OF California
into the Union Hundreds OF strong men
hood and fred with enthusiasm born OF
the thrilling events which had crowded
fast upon one another IN the brief span Of
Californis's statehood listened to the
euloEy OF the speaker and with him
bowed their heads In a solemn requiem
for those who had already passed into the
q shadow.
To-day at our hfty-third birthday OF the
State. OF all this hardy band OF strong
men a pitiful few with silvered locks and
trembling hand remain to unite their pip
ing treble 10 the full throated chorus OF
rejoicing which arises from the hearts OF
a new generation. To-day they again
bow their heads IN q silent memorial TO
that great majority OF their Pioneer band
which hss now gone whittier they them
selves must soon follow. To US OF the
new generation II IS fitting that to-day we
stop IN our rejoicing to DO honor TO this
valiant little group which has striven for
these many years 70 keep green the
memory OF the days which have long
since passed into history. When now we
zee with oft recurring frequency the half
Enasted flag over Pioneer Hall which an
nounces the added decimation Of the few
survivors, we should 90 reverence to the
memory OF the dead and pay honor to the
living
When IN the fevered days of the gold
rush, men poured into California through
every mountain pass and on every In
coming vessel, there was born in then
& generous spirit Of fellowship and rougf
fraternal affection. The perils Of th'
plains and OF the snowy Sierras, the many
hardships OF the mining camps wher'
often men were forced to band themselves
together for protection against lawless
ness the open handed generosity Of thos'
fortunate ones who found themselves sud
denly made rich-au these influences in
evitably drew men into closer bond o.
FELLOWSHIP. A mutual pride Of the STATE
was felt among them; a mutual desir'
10 build well the foundations for the
great future impelled them; a mutual
respect for one another united them.
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Daring UigiL0nteS Led by
LUiLLi0n1 7. Coleman
Against Crime.
, HE part played by the Pioneers

- HE part played by the Pioneers In
the social life of the ffties cannot
- be overestimated. In those days Of
restless money getting. when San
Francisco was, at its best, very
poor place in which to live,
when gamblers and murderers elbowed
respectable citizens into the cutters, and
crime in all Its hideous shapes, was rife.
the fraternal spirit Of the society acted as
a counter-irritant to the demoralizing in
fiuences of the time. To the man, wearied
by the hurry and confusion of early San
Francisco life and sick for the noble COM
radeship of a good man the society Of
fered the safest refuge. While gambling
dens and dance halls were nightly offer
ing their tawdry attractions to the young
man, wearied by the days toll, the rooms
Of the society were the only safe haven.
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Through Gifts Of James
Lick, Society Gains
P0LQti0L Home.
~ HE society was then forced to de-
wise means for placing a mortgage
- IN ffa Dronertv in ordAr that

wise means for placing a mortgage
on its property in order that
more building funds could be raised.
No sufficient authority for such ac-
ton being vested in the officers,
it became necessary to have an act
passed by the Legislature bestowing upon
the president, secretary and board of di-
rectors the necessary authority for such
a step. Willard B. Farwell, who was at
this time one Of those most active In COM
pleting the reorganization of the society,
secured the passage of the act. and the
mortgage was given. To provide against
possible contingencies Of a like nature,
the society drew up articles Of incorpora-
ton and on January IS, 1863, they were
filed and the organization thus started on
a firm legal basis.
With all distractions thus removed, the
new building was started, the corner
stone being laid on July z, 1868. Upon the
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Pioneers Band Includes
Intrepid Heroes of
the Rebellion.

~ HE first officers to be chosen
under the constitution OF the
= new society were: President,
William D. NJ. Howard; vice presi-
dents, Jacob r. Snyder, George F.
Lemon; recording secretary. Captain ].
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
VISIT TO FORT SCREVEN
BY SENATOR BACON
May Be Made Next Friday to Decide on Needed
improvements.

With the object of inspecting Fort
Screven and recommending a number
of improvements, Senator A. o. Bacon
will reach Savannah next Friday and,
in company with Col. r. e. Lester and
a committee from the Chamber of
Commerce, will visit the fort where the
party will be the guests of Lieut.. Col
A. C. Taylor.
Col. Taylor desires as the first i'm
provement the filing in and leveling
of the low ground between the fort and
the Tybee railroad, and also
more barrack room for the men.
The latter is an absolute necessity,
as some of the men now at
the fort are forced to use building
intended for another purpose because
the regular quarters are not large
enough for their occupancy. 1t is also
desired to have a better wharf con-
structed and broad and substantial
board walk built to connect it with the
fort.
Col. j. H. Estill and some others have
been working in a quiet way for some
time to secure not only these improve
ments to the fort, but also to have the
garrison increased from its present
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
AMERICAN. "HENLEY"
ON THE SCHUYLKlLL.
The Regatta of Oarsmen Was Inau-

The Regatta of ORrsmen Was Inau-
Eurated.
Philadelphia, July 1.-The first Amer
lean Henley" under the auspices of
the newly organized American Rowing
Association, was held this afternoon
over the national course on the Schuyl-
kill river in Fairmont Park.
The regatta to-day was not as fully
representative of American oarsmen as
the stewards of the association had
hoped it would be. The greatest in
terest was manifested in the eight
cared shell race between the Argenauts
from Canada, Yale Freshmen, a mixed
crew from the University of 'Pennsyl-
vania and the Union Boat Club of Bes-
ton. The Canadians won easily by
four lengths.
In the first, single SOULS. Ernest
George of Boston defeated Robert p
Blake, also Of Boston.
The closest race of the day was be-
tween the University of Pennsylvania
and the Aerial Boat Club of Baltimore
in the four-oared shell event. The
Aerials lost the contest by two feet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03

size, three companies, to six, ten, or
more The matter was also brought
up in the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing some weeks ago, as was reported
at the time, and Col. Estill then an
nounced what had been done and what
it was hoped to do.
1t had been planned to have both
Senator Bacon and Senator Clay, Con-
gresham r. e. Lester, and others
visit the fort and see for themselves
how greatly it could be improved, en-
larged and beautified at the outlay of
comparatively a small amount, and 1t
is still possible that another party
NAV be planned for a visit of inspec-
ton a little later in the season.
1t was in response to the number
of communications that have passed
between Col Estill and Senator Bacon
on this subject that the Senator yes
terday notified Col. Estill that 1t would
suit his convenience to make the pro-
posed visit to Savannah and the fort
Friday. He was Immediately notified
that he would be expected on Friday
and that arrangements for the inspec-
ton of the fort would be made.
1t is thought the government is ia
vorably disposed toward making the
Improvements that will be suggested,
but to impress it the more with the
need for them it is possible that q
resolution indorsing the plans may be
presented the Legislature of the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
STORM AT DOUGLAS.
Rain Was the Heaviest Ever Re-
cOrded-DamaEe That Was Done.

Rain Was the Heaviest Ever RE-
cOrdcd-DamaEe That Was Done.
Douglas, Ga, July 2.-Douglas and
vicinity at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon was visited for one hour by one
of the greatest downpours of rain ever
known here. 1t was almost equal to
cloudburst, accompanied by wind.
The streets and walks are so badly
washed that it will take large force
of hands several days to repair them.
The wind did no damage, only fatten-
ing growing crops. Streams are all
out of their banks. and stir rising,
rendering travel almost impossible.
Saw-mill and turpentine operators
are greatly set back in getting raw
material from the woods.
DR., w, f, Sibbett lost his fish dam
just north of the city, and five or six
years accumulation of fine fish, with
several hundred dollars damage.
The unprecedented hard and con-
tinued rains have cut off the corn crops
in Coffee county 80 la per cent, and
cotton fully so per cent. Sugar cane
sweet potatoes. and peas are the only
crops that are up to the standard
Material is being placed on the
ground for the erection of Sweat q
Vickers' brick block and opera house
Douglas continues a steady growth
on home capital, new buildings are
going up all over the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
WILL REFLECT DIAZ.
Financiers Would Like to See Some
other President of Mexico.

Financiers Would Like to See Some
other President of Mexico.
City of Mexico. July 1.-The unani-
nous nomWation by the Liberal Union
Convention of President Diaz as a can
didate to succeed himself and his re-
election to the presidency, which is a
feregone result of the general election
which takes place this month, while
it could not be otherwise than salts
factory to the people of Mexico gen
orally, is still a cause for some anxiety
in the minds of those who have the
welfare of the republic sincerely at
heart, and who look forward to the
time when the maker of modern
Mexico is no more.
The decision of President Diaz to
stand for reelection was somewhat of
surprise even to his most intimate
political associates. His advanced age
he was born in 1S30-makes it imper-
alive for the nation to look about for
an able successor to take up the reins
of government when death causes the
hand that has so long and so success
fully guided the car of state to release
it's grasp.
1t is publicly known that the finan-
ciers of Europe desire the retirement
of President Diaz solely because they
wish the matter of the succession to
be arranged during his lifetime. This
has been one of the conditions the
Rothschilds have made when appealed
to for a great loan to place Mexico on
a gold standard. They fear that the
President will die suddenly with the
result that the country will be plunged
in confusion and that a soldier will
then seize the presidency, that civil
troubles will ensue and In which case
the bondholders would be the princi-
pal sufferers.
Diaz has hitherto been known to adj
nit that he fully realized the force of
this argument in favor of his retire
ment and was willing to sacrifice him
self to the situation. Consequently his
decision to accept another term Of Of
flee is all the more surprising. The
three other candidates mentioned for
the honor were Limantour Menas and
Marischal, but now that Diaz has ac-
cepted the reorganization they have quit
the race in favor of the incumbent.
1t is well understood that those who
have large financial interests in Mex
leo would like to see j. Ives Limantour
secure the presidency, as he is eonsid-
cred by far the most able finaneier and
diplomat the republic has yet produced
He was acting president of Mexico
during the visit of President Diaz to
the United States in 1901, and has al
ways been considered the choice of
Diaz for his successor, although he is
run close in that respect and in the
favor of the Mexican aristocrats by
Gen. Bernardo Reyes, who was Secre-
tary of War and head OF the army,
has strong claims to the place. Gen
Reyes has more engaging personality
than Senior Limantour, but he has lost
some of his popularity by showing too
plainly his aspirations for presidential
honors. In the event of the death of
Diaz while in Office the presidency
would devolve temporarily at least on
Senior Marischal, the present Secretary
of State, and who would serve until a
general election could be held.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
TAX COLLECTOR HAD
FUNDS TO PAY TAXES
Odd Turn Taken by Repatriation
Observation-Disclosures News.

Odd Turn Taken by Registration
InvestigatiOn--Augu News.
Augusta, July AT the investiga-
ton by the supervisors Of the registry
lists this evening, a number of persons
on trial stated they had not paid their
taxes before registering, but when the
tax collector was questioned, he replied
in each case: MY books show that his
taxes are fully paid"
The tax collector further states that
he had about $4,000 in his hands for
paying these delinquent's taxes. Pre-
sumably this money was put up by the
candidates.
The remains of Buzhardt, the young
man who was accidentally shot by his
friend, Weiseger, at the Isle of Palms,
were brought to Augusta tonight
from Charleston. The funeral win take
place at the family burying ground
near Hephzibah tomorrow.
Allen h. Mette, the Socialist candi-
date for Mayor, got his permit from
the Mayor and made his speech to-
night at the corner of Broad and
Jackson streets. There were several
hundred who heard him, and he de-
clared himself sanguine of election,
A secret order is being organized
among the negroes to be known as the
Twentieth Century Club. Its ostensihle
purpose is the elevation of the race.
Its specific aim is to regain the negro s
place in politics that has been lost by
reason of the white primary
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
TYBEE GAYErY.

nance Night mt the sOnth End Pa
DiIion Attracted Many from Town.
The magical influence of the moon
combined with delightful weather made
last evening at Tyhee an ideal one. It
ia almost the first Thursday night this
summer that the weather has been all
that it should be. and the young peo-
nile who went down for the dancing at
the South End looked UP at the cloud
less sky and were duly grateful.
There were many pleasant parties,
down early in the afternoon for a bath,
arriving later to enjoy a fish supper,
and gathered afterwards on the pa
yilion for dancing, or strolling on the
beach in the moonlight. Altogether the
attendance was the largest of the sea-
son.
The excellent music furnished by
Rosenfeld's orchestra this year at the
South End forms a particular attrac-
tion on Thursday evenings when the
late train is put on for the conven-
fence of city folks. and the quiet life
of town is pleasantly forgotten In the
gayety that is made possible by the
cool. fresh breezes that blow from the
ocean Tybeewards.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
BOLERO EFFECTS.

Summer gowns for house and street
wear show a firm adherence to the
bolero in one form or another. An
effective illustration of this idea is
shown in a freck of Irauve linen. OF at
least the skirt and bolero- are in this
fabric. The underbodice is composed
of white broderie anglaise, the skirt
being worked to match with white en-
broidery and insertion. Completing the
toilette is fiat plateau hat, the brim
ruched with roses.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
T0TEST. MATERIALS.
Government Will Guard Itself
Against False Supplies.

Against False Supplies.
Washington, July 2.-As a result of
the alleged irregularities in connection
with the seed contract of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Secretary Wilson
has taken steps intended to protect,
not only his own department, but 9TH
ers as well. He has issued an order
establishing in the Bureau of Chem
istry of the Agricultural Department
a laboratory to be known as the con-
tracts laboratory, in which all mate
rails to be purchased by the Depart
ment of Agriculture are to be examined
to determine their purity and compli-
ance with specifications,
In addition to this, the Secretary has
placed the facilities of the laboratory
at the disposal of other departments,
and it is proposed to have all tests of
articles purchased by the government
as far as possible, made by it. 1T is
expected that most of the tests made
for other departments will be chemical
tests. The tests to determine the
strength and other physical qualities
of materials used for public buildings
will still be MADE as heretofore Dy Ine
supervising architect, in the Treasury
Department, and tests of ordnance ma
terials and shipbuilding materials will
of course be made by the War and
Navy Department as heretofore.
Outside of those special tests, that
have already been made by the various
departments, there are many investiga-
lions into the character of supplies
furnished to the government that can
advantageously be made in the new
laboratory 1t is proposed to have the
specification for materials of all kinds
drawn with great care and to reject
all that do not come UP to the require
ments.
The determination of the contracts
laboratory in every case will be final.
1t is the expectation of Secretary Will
son that the government will save large
sums of money every year as result
of this more careful examination of
materials before their acceptance. A
great deal will necessarily depend
upon the extent to which the heads of
the various departments avail them
selves of the benefits of the new labora-
tory.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-03
NEWPoRTvS SOCIETY LEADER.

New York, July 2.-Soeiety writer's
are trying to agitate the question as
to who will be leader of society at
Newport this summer. and seem much
inclined to fasten that high honor upon
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, the younger,
who was Miss Grace Wilson 1t is
urged in her favor that she has money.
the looks, the manners and the savoir
faire to make her the logical candi-
date. Mrs. William Aston is too old,
Mrs. John Jacob Astor is in mourning.
Mrs. Ogden Mills is too Indifferent,
Mrs. Pembroke Jones too new and so
on through the time-worn fol-de-rol
that one hears at this time of year.
Then there are those who point as Ri
walls of Mrs. Vanderbilt, her mother
in-law, the handsome Mrs. Burke
Roche, clever Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish,
Mrs. George Peabody WetmOre and
Mrs. f. ]. Berwind. All have their
strong points and particular following
and only time can solve the important
question: