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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18

pkgs onions, ST5 lbs 9 bxs dried fruit, 4s1 cs
canned salmon, 1SS cs assorted canned goods,
1879 lbs millstuns. 321 lbs tea. 81 cs
salad oil, II cs table preparations, SS pkgs
groceries and provisions. 131 400 lbs rice. cs
honey. TT2 lbs ham and bacon. 500 lbs sugar,
10 cs eggs. se9 lbs cheese, 1905 lbs butter, 519
lbs fresh meat, 1850 lbs dried fish, p cs
dressed poultry, il fresh oysters, 1000 lbs
ctls corn, 1858 lbs tobacco. cs cigars 96
pkgs dry goods 81 cs boots and shoes, 10 cs
hats and caps, 10,l40 lbs charcoal, l3 bales
leather bdls wagon material, Al bxs elec-
trical goods, l3 bales paper bags. cs oil 8
cs paints, IL cs drugs and sundries II, 300 lbs
sulphur, 200 lbs tin plate. es rubber goods,
3 bbls lubricating oil. cyls gas, q pkgs
naval stores. and ammunition, IL
crts sewing machines, Il bdls paper 81 pkgs
candles, 1859 pcs pipe, $1,000 lbs structural
steel, 2oz pkgs gas tank, 1So pcs bdls steel,
1s2 pcs bdls iron. 80 pkgs railroad material,
226 pkgs Government stores. pkgs machinery.
To Samoan Islands-15 bbls flour, 563 cs
canned salmon, 1873 assorted canned goods.
1880 lbs millstuffs, SOB lbs ham and bacon.
"A plzgs groceries and provisions I3 pkgs fresh
fruits, crts potatoes. 1856 lbs bread 3 cs
eggs, 80 gals wine, ctls wheat, ctls oats,
5126 lbs rice, pkgs dried fruit, 1904 pkgs
naval stores. 61sT # lumber, pkgs millwork.
bdls iron, 10 bales bags. coils rope, pkg
machinery, 81 pkgs wagon material, cs coal
oil. Z cs drugs. 10 bdls oars 1 cs firearms. "a
pkgs paints and oils, % cs boots and shoes, 8
cs dry goods.
To New zealand-5s, 600 lbs % bxs dried
fruit, 1894 lbs % bxs raisins. 29o4 canned
tables. 10 bbls picked salmon. s671 lbs coffee.
z5o5 lbs beans. 20 cs bread. cs cheese, 35 cs
eggs, 116 cs drugs, 10 al lbs seeds. 6S cs
boots and shoes, $3.50 lbs asphaltum, s kegs
nails. 9 cs corsets 10 bbls I cs lubricating oil.
bdls oars. $50 rolls newspaper. cleo
trical goods. 70 cs paints. bales leather. IS cs
plows and parts, 2G4 pkgs metal polish. At
pkgs machinery arms and ammunition.
To Australia-SS. .992 lbs coffee. 14171 lbs
hops 21.2l5 lbs cs dried fruit. 1173 cs
canned salmon. POI cs assorted canned goods,
81 bxs oranges and lemons. 1850 lbs cereal
foods. bbls grape Juice. S42 lbs beans. 500 lbs
raisins POGO lbs Goldfish 527 lbs dried fish,
163 pkgs machinery. bales overals. % cs
arms and ammunition 6s cs plows and parts,
% bbls Iubricating oil. 12o cs drugs, 593 bdls
shocks. 444 pkgs metal polish. II electrical
goods, 4z9 plkgs roofing 80 crts building paper,
10 boots and shoes. 81 cs paints. is cs type
writer's. II cs tubes AL lbs seeds.
To South Afrlca-900 canned salmon,
bales overalls. 36 bxs metal polish.
The steamer also carried a treasure shipment
consisting Of $4,000 in United States gold coin,
consigned to Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Carries Mann Passengers.

Tho Oeeanic Steamship Company's liner
Sierra, Captain HOudeIte sailed late last
night for Honolulu and the Antipodes She
carried a full cargo and passengers as follows
H5nolulu-A K Belts. J. BroWnstein. v
$ Clark Miss Helen Crane. Mrs. c. A Cooke
Mis- H. A Cooke, +. Dohrmann Jr Mrs
Dohrn,anl. ;. Enrich. Charles Ferguson, Mrs
Ferguson, Miss Ferguson. Archie L. Gage Mrs
Mhitn, j. > Christensen, Mrs. J. c. Fyfe
Miss d. J. Eyfe, Mrs. J. Gr1bbIe, Master z,
GTIbble, Miss A +. Johnson Rev. F. Stoeffen
Mss 3. Howe. Miss A Huerer Mrs Il NJ
Edward Records, Mrs c. l. Rhodes, Mrs.
a Schmidt, Miss T Schmidt E p Sills
Mrs. Sllls, F. G. Smith Mrs. Smith L. B.
Thomas, John Thomas, Miss B. Zwieg, Miss
{. ZNteg-
Page Pago-Mrs. R. o. Bitter and son.
Frank HOrner. J. r. Van Nagel.
Auckland-George Fuller Golden. Mrs Fuller
Soloen and child. Mrs. J. r. Hayden. Dr.
y. A. Nicely. Mrs. Neely and child. Mrs. l..
f. Prior Miss J. Runciman " l.. Black F.
Sensen G. 5. Mackay, II. E. Richards. c. E.
sydnzy-s. Allen. Edwin Brandt, W. P.
Brown A H Canby NJ Calice G. W Deyo,
w. L Jack, Mrs Jack, W. l. Jack Jr-, T. Z.
Jackson. Mrs T. H Kelly and infant, Miss
j. LQverI Francis McComas. Edward Nc
Cormick, Mrs Mccormick, A. Mcdonald,
Mrs Martin, G. " Millar, Mrs. Millar,
L. j. Parish, Mrs. Alix POmeroy, J. T. Quarles,
John Robertson. Mrs. J. J. Richards j. J.
Richards Jr. Carl Sandner c. L. Shainwald,
MS shalnNsld. Miss Mae Stevenson. Miss E.
loan, ". J. Townshend, G. 7. Brannan. Mrs.
13rannan. Miss Margaret Cummings, J. Dun
bar Mrs. C Edvens. Miss Nora Enright, Miss
- NOnken Mrs. & D. RunyOn, William
Join at Honolulu for sydney-Norman
Charles Mrs. Charles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18

TATOOSH-Passed out Mar 17-Stmr Edith,
for San Francisco.
Passed out Mar 17-Bktn Makeweli. from
Mukilteo for San Pedro.
BANDON--Arrived Mar 17-schr Fortuna,
hence Mar g.
SANTA BARBARA-Arrived Mar 17-Bktn
Kohala, from Newcastle. Aus
Sailed Mar 17-Stmr State of California for
San Diego; stmr Francis H Leggett. for San
Sailed Mar 17-Stmr Bonita, for San Pedro.
PORT GAMBLE-Arrived Mar 17-schr
San Pedro: bark Louisiana. hence Mar 2: bark
Reaper hence Mar s; bktn Skagit. hence Mar
10; schr Spokane. from from @ San PED Pedro
Arrived Mar 17-schr Camano. from Port
BALLARD-Arrived Mar 17-Bktn Hesper.
from Santa Rosalie; schr Maweema, from San
COOS BAY-sailed Mar 17-stmr M r
Plant, for San Francisco: stmr Breakwater, for
San Francisco.
Diego; schr Repeat hence Feb 2S.
TACOMA-Arrived Mar 17-Schr Minnie A
Caire from San Pedro.
pulco. from Puget Sound; bound to southern
port; for repairs and proyisions
ko, for South America; stmr Jeanie, for San
GRAYS HARBoR-Arrived Mar 17-schr
yolant. from Redondo: bktn Newsboy. from
Santa Rosalia.
Sailed Mar IT. stmr centralia. for San
EUREKA-Arrived Mar 17-Schr Ida Nc
Kay hence Mar IL; schr Azalea from San
Pedro; schr Bertha Dolbeer. from San Pedro
Sailed Mar 17-Stmr San Pedro. for San
Pedro.
SAN PEDRo-Arrived Mar 17-schr Mabu-
kona. from Portland: schr Eva. from Eureka: !:
stmr Samoa. hence Mar II: echr Philippine
from Grays Harbor.
Sailed Mar 17-Stmr Samoa. for San Fran
cisco.
John Smith, from San Diego: schr J NJ
Weatherwax, hence Feb ~.
ISLAND PORTS.
HILO-Sailed Mar 15-Stmr Hawaiian, for
HoNOLuLU--Arrived MAJ 1e-Bark Albert
from Hilo. Mar 17-Br stmr Richmond, from
Sal Sailed IL Mar ar 1o-Bktn Coronado. for San
ILoILo-Arrived prior to Mar 17-Br stmr
Wonga Fell, from Fremante.
EASTERN PORTS
SPARROWS POINT-Passed down Mar 49,
Br ship Port Patrick. from Baltimore for Port
Pirie
Tropic. for Valparaiso; bark Nuuanu. for Hon
oluu.
HONGKONG-Sailed Mar 15-Br stmr
Athenian for Yokohama
ANTWERP-Sailed Mar 15-Br ship Bur-
mah for San Francisco.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrfved Mar 17-Br shin
Oranasia from Tacoma. with topsails torn
PLYMOUTH-Arrfved Mar 11--Br bark Kill
dalton from Tacoma
ANJER-Passed Mar 17-Br stmr Jumna
from New York.
SINGAPORE-Arrfved Drtor to Mar 17-Br
stmr Suez. from London.
+ GUAYMAS--Arrived Feb 28-Schr Mary
Russ, from Eureka
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
ENOREr

The storm has moved slowly eastward. and
Is now approaching the Rocky Mountain sec
tion. Rain or snow has fallen in Utah and
Arizona. and high winds are reported at some
of the stations in the intermountan section
The temperature has risen in the interior of
California, but will probably fall rapidly Sat
urday.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight. March Is:
California north of the Tehachapi-Cloudy
Saturday; cooler in the interior; fresh north
winds.
California south of the hachapi-Cloudy;
cooler Saturday: fresh north winds
Nevada-Cloudy; colder Saturday
San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy Satur-
day; light west winds.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Cloudy: cooler
Saturday; fresh west winds.
sacramento-Fatr; cooler Saturday; light
south winds.
Fresno-Fair; cooler Saturday; light north
winds. A. G. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Shipments for the North.

The steamer Umatilla sailed on Thursday for
Victoria with an assorted merchandise cargo
consigned to the port or destination and other
British Columbian ports, valued at Sl3, ,SS4,
and including the following:
1911 pkgs fresh fruits. 2l2 pkgs fresh vege-
. tables 81 ,675 lbs malt, 5l7 lbs hops "a SKIS
hop roots 1850 lbs dried fruit. 1904 lbs raisins,
22.JO0 los salt. 1902 lbs dried fish. 60 cs salad
OH $50 lbs glucose, 13 cs table preparations
90 cs canned goods, 62s lbs coffee. 1900 lbs
millstuns ) pkgs groceries and provisions 4
cs aking powder. 2490 lbs chocolate. % pkgs
paste - gals wine. 21fS lbs pepper. 1873 lbs
. beans -. $40 lbs asphaltum, 149 bales twine,
> pcs bdl steel. rolls leather, . cs hats 8
cs drugs 4 bales oVeralls, bbls / cs oils is
cs arms and ammunition 2 bdis paper 2 cs
nails ulzgs sewing machines. 2 cs dry goods
152 pl1gs hardware iron. 100 rolls roofing.
In addition 70 the foregoing the steamer car
ried IS l25 lbs dried fruits and 1890 lbs beans
valued at Sl493 en- route TO Calgary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
FOOTP ADS BEAT
THEIR VICTIMS
Louis Polini, an Aged Cook,
Knocked Unconscious and
Robbed Of His Money
|COWARDIY DESPERATE
Morris Rosenthal Enticed
Into Vacant House, but His
Screams Frighten Thugs

Louis Polini, a cook 20 years Of age
who lives at 619 Davis street, was
found by Policeman Ingham late
Thursday night lying on the sidewalk
near his lodging house with his face
badly battered and bruised and weak
from loss CT blood. Both of his eyes
were blackened and he presented a
pitiful spectacle.
his way home when a man approached
him and demanded his money Before
he could comply to the demand the rob-
Der struck him on the face. knocking
him down. He was repeatedly kicked
On the face till he became almost un-
conscious. He did not know just how
much money he had in his pockets but
it was all taken by the robber. Ing
ham rang for the patrol wagon and
had Polini sent to the Harbor Emer-
gency Hospital.
Morris Rosenthal, junk dealer at
913 Folsom street, was passing a va
cant house at 1908 Powell street about
ten o'clock Thursday morning when
three men who were in the house asked
him to come inside as they had some
rags to sell. When Rosenthal entered
the men attacked him and threw him
down. One of them attempted to go
through his pockets, but he struggled
and screamed so loudly for help that
the thieves became frightened and ran
out of the house. They were seen to
run along Chestnut street.
Policeman j. H. Gorham was notified
and he assisted Rosenthal to a grocery
at 1869 Powell street where he soon re-
covered from the effects of the attack
and fright. Gorham was informed that
the three men had been seen lettering
in the neighborhood for some time prior
to the attack upon Rosenthal, but no
one knew them
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.


Friday March II
stmr Signal. Bendegard, 20 hours from Coos
Bay.
stmr Geo Loomis. seddon, ~ hours from
Redondo
stmr Santa Monica, Olsen. IS hours frcn
Ventura.
Bandon.
stmr North Fork. Nelson, &c hours from
Eureka
Stmr Chico. Martin SO hours from Bandon.
Stmr Eureka, Jessen, 20 hours from Eureka
Stmr Senator Cousins, 6S hours from Vic
stnr San Pedro, Rasmussen. % hours from
Eureka; bound south: put in to land pas
Br ship Kfrkcudbrightshire Roberts 100
days from Antwerp.
Br shio VIM Mitchell. Gaze. 1e1 days from
Bark Fresno Petersen, 1s days from Port
Gamble.
Bark Amy Turner. warland. Is days from
Hilo.
Bktn s C Wilder. Jackson. 121s days from
Honolulu.
Bktn Retriever Sloane, Is days from Port
Hadlock.
Bktn Arago, semsen, 10 days from willapa
Harbor
schr Mary c. Campbell. hours from Bo-
Schr Emma CIaudina, Peterson, days from
Eureka
schr Bender Brothers. wetzel. 8 days from
schr Hugh Hogan Brown. days from Co.
guile River
schr Fred Sander, svenson. IA day. from
schr Falcon. Anderson. 10 days from Grays
Harbor.
CLEARED.
Friday, March IT.
Stmr Queen, Alexander, San Diego: Paciec
Coast Steamship Company.
Stmr Sierra, Houdlette, Honolulu and syd-
ney: d Spreckels 6 Bros Co.
Stnr st Paul, Randall, Astoria; San Fran
cisco and Portland Steamship Company.
Rr Gfr a N Rn0 Ctanrn ~l.nl. NJ a.
Coast Oil Company.
Bark Chas Kenny, Kelly, Tacoma; Jacob
Bark Edward May, Hansen, Honolulu etc:
Alexander Baldwin Ltd
Whaling bark Gayhead, Fisher. whaling;
master.
stmr Santa Monica. Olsen. Grays Harbor
Ger schr Neptun, Schmidt. Jaluit.
Schr Marcom. Larsen, Ballard.
schr Winsiow, Smith, Vancouver, B c.
schr Esther Buhle Olsen. Eureka
SPOKEN.
Per Ger ship Alice-Jan 4. off Staten Island
Br ship Osborne, from Hamburg. for Santa
Rosalia.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LoBos, March IL, 10 m-weather
cloudy wind NV: velocity II miles per hour
DOMESTIC PORTS.
UMPQUA--Arrived Mar 14-Schr Sadie.
from San Pedro.
SEATTLE Sailed Mar 1e-stmr Montara
z.
PORT TOWNSEND-Arrived Mar 17-Schr
Joseph Russ hence Feb 81; ship Eclipse,
hence Mar 4: schr Ethel Zane, from San Pc
dro; ship Alex Gibson. hence Mar j schr II
d Bendixsen hence Mar 4.
Passed in Mar 17-schr Salvador. from San
Pedro; schr Camano, hence Feb 70; bark
Hesper. from Santa Rosalia; schr Salem, from
San Pedro; bktn John Smith, from San Diego:
schr ] M Weatherwax. hence Feb 2s for Port
Blakeley.
TTLLAMoOK-Arrived Mar 17-Schr San
Buenaventura. hence Mar 8: schr C Hill,
hence Feb 27.
AsTORIA-sailed Mar 17-Stmr Redondo
and schr Beulah. for San Francisco stmr Az
lance. for Eureka: Br stmr Ras Elba, for
Yokohama
Arrived Mar 17--Schr Alex Brown, from
Port Townsend Mar 16-Schr Luzon from
San Pedro.
Arrived Mar l7-schr Churchill. hence
Mar IL.
Sailed Mar iT-schr A KIoss. fer San
Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
via sausalito Ferry

SUBURBAN SERVICE. STANDARD GAUGE.
Depart from San Francisco daily at 7:O6.
s:i5. ABS. 5:15. $3.50. $3.50. T:16. 1918 and
11:35 y. M
Arrive at San Francisco daily at t6:40. 7:35
4:2b 5:O5 5:42. 6:22, 6:57. 7:40 and IL rs
tT1aily except Sunday
For Fairfax daily at AS a. M; also satur-
days at 3:t5 p. and daily except Saturday
an, Sunday at BIB D M
THROUGH TRAINS.
7.45 a m daiiy-Cazadero and way stations
S:15 M Saturdays only-For Cazaderc.
5:15 p. m. daily. except Saturday and Sum
day for Tomales. etc
TICKET OFFICE-65o Market st.
FERRY-Unior Depot foot Of Market IT
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
WAS the schooner Acapulco.

The shipping world was alarmed yesterday
afternoon BY the report telephoned to the
Merchants' Exchange by the Weather Bureau
- the effect that the Pacific Mail steamer
Acapulco was in brakes Bay, evidently in
distress. The Pacific Mail people were notified
and preparations to send relief to the steamer
,vsra well under way when the Pacific Steve
dorinr Company notified the Merchants Ex-
change that their schooner. the Acapulco. had
nut into brakes Bay for provisions and TO
npaLa minor repairs The steamer Acapulco
ief, here Saturday for Panama and there is
NJ reason to suppose that she Is not making
her usual progress toward her destination.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Fxnorfe bv the Sierra.

The Oceanic Steamship Company's Sierra
was cleared yesterday for Sydney via Homo
lulu, Pago Pago and Auckland, with a gem
eral merchandise cargo, valued at SOS. 491, ex-
elusive of treasure. and to be distributed as
follows: Tor Honolulu. $67, 293: Samoan ISL
ands sIz O44. New zealand. Sz6 sol: Austria
liza SIS. .s74; South Africa, S4679. The follow
fng were the leading exports:
To Honolulu-1146 pkgs fresh fruits 81 pkgs
fresh VEGETABLES bbls four 1856 gals wine
IS cs whisky 10T90 lbs lard, H. 6Ss lbs cod
ash, 4ls4 lbs cs bread, 30 pkgs potatoes. IA
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Mongolia Sails To-Day.

The Pacific Mail Companys liner Mongolia,
Captain Porter will sail at 1 o'clock to-day
for the Orient She will carry $50 cabin
passengers. $50 Chinese and fifty Japanese.
Owing to the short interval between the Mon
golia S departure and the sailing of the Oceanic
Steamship Company's liner Sierra the Mon
golia Will take comparatively few passengers
to Honolulu. The Mongolia will be loaded to
her full capacity with freight. mostly for
Japan and altogether about 14.0O0 TONS
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Sailed Mar 15-schr Mary E Russ, for Man

ZanlIIO.
COoUIMBo--Arrived Mar 17-schr Cecilia
Sudden from Grays Harbor.
OCEAN STEAMERS
NEW YORK-Arrived Mar 1T-Stmr Arme-
man. from Liverpool.
LONDoN-sailed Mar 17-Stmr Manitou.
for New York
NAPLEs-sailed Mar 17-stmr sardegnia.
for New York.
GIBRAI.rAR-Arrived Mar 17-Stmr Car
pathia, from New York. for Naples.
GENOA-Arrived Mar 17-Stmr Koenig
Albert, from New York. via Gibraltar and
NapIes
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
A CARGO for HonoIuIu.

The bark Edward May cleared for Hon.
Slulu yesterday with assorted cargo, valued
at 81, ,972, and including the following:
3CO bbls -four, l9l cts barley. $50 cts oats,
1886 bales hay, $3.50 lbs bran, 1917 gals wine
% cs gin, 4OO lbs tea, 600 lbs coffee, 1850 IL
hardwood, 10, 600 cs coal oil, l drum distillate,
/ cs gasoline.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Charters.

The barkentine Hawaii is chartered for lum-
Der from Puget Sound to Shanghai at 36s sd
and the Norwegian ship Lancing fer rner-
cBsndise from this pert TO Australia dump
SUM, both chartered prior TO arrival.
The barks Annie johnson and Andrew
Welch return to Honolulu, and the bark Rod
erick Dhu 70 HiIo with general cargo.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18

NOTE-In the above exposition Of the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of the
day In the order of occurrence as TO time. the
fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day. except when there but three tides as
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition to the soundings OF the United States
Coast Survey Charts. except when a minus (@
sign precedes the height and then the number
given Is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts. The plane of reference Is the mean
of the lower low waters
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Time Ball.

Branch Photographic office L. s. N, Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco Cal
March II, 1905.
The time ball on the tower OF the Ferry
building was dropped exactly at noon to-day
l. e.. at noon Of the 120th meridian or at g
p m. Greenwich time. J. c. BURNETT.
Lieutenant U. S. M In charge
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
A Carload of Trunks,

A carload of trunks, dress suit cases
and hand bags just received at a saving
of SO per cent in freight Now is the
time to buy and get the benefit of this
special saving in low prices. Sanborn,
Vail & Co., TAI Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Weather Report.
f120th Meridian-Pacific Time.)

SAN FRANCISCO 60 50
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date, compared with those of the same date
last season. and rainfall in the last twenty
four hours:
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.

The British tank steamer Dakotah was
cleared yesterday for Shanghai with ], ,6T7, $50
gals refined OIL valued at $40. 449.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18
Sun, Moon and Tide.

Sun, Moon and Tide.
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height of High and Low Waters
at Fort Point entrance TO San Francisco
Pay. Published by official authority of the
Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Mission-street WHARF about %
minutes later than Fort Point; the height
of tide is the at both places.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18

Other Santa Fe Grains;
go a.
$50 a. m. ! For Stockton. Fresno. Bakersfield.
8 100 D. m. Merced. Hanford and Visalia
400 p. m. For Stockton.
500 D. m. For Kansas City, Grand Canyon
and Chicago.
Sierra Railway Connection-Train leaving
San Francisco at 80 a. m. daily connects at
Riverbank for Oakdale and points Sierra
Railway.
Second Class Tickets to Colorado points and
east thereof will be honored train leaving
San Francisco at $3.50 a daily, connecting
at Barstow with eastbound Overland Express
from Los Angeles.
Pacific Transfer Company. IT New Mont
gomery ST.. will call for and check baggage
from hotels and residences Telephone Ex-
change 312.
Ticket Offces-653 Market ST. and Ferry Depot
San Francisco: also 1112 Broadway. Oak
land. Cal. also "a South First. San Jose.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-16
nThe Color Line.u

The race question in America has
hitherto teen treated from many stand
points. political. sectional economical
in fact from every standpoint except
the scientific. 1t remained for my old
friend and schoolmate. DR.. William
Benjamin Smith OF Tulane university.
a man of phenomenal learning to write
an chronological treatise on the veXed
and vexing subject. These sentences
from his Forward constitute the key
to his remarkable book and clearly indi-
cate the vast Importance which he at
taches to the issue: Compared with
the vital matter of pure blood all other
matters. as of tariff. of currency. of sub
sides of civil service, of labor and cap
ital. of education, of forestry, of sci
ence and art, and even of religion. sink
into insignificance, for, to judge by the
past, there is scarcely any conceivable
educational or governmental or social
or religious polity under which the
pure strain of Caucasian blood might
things for history and humanity On
the other hand. there is no reason to be-
lieye that any kind or degree of institu-
tional excellence could permanently
stay the race decadence that would fol-
low surely in the wake of any consid-
cradle contamination Of that blood by
the blood of Africa"
There is no emotional extravaganza,
no appealing for applause no exploita-
ton of race prejudice in the book. It is
cold, clear, bold. comprehensive anaIy-
sis of situation flsught with vital
consequences not only to all who dwell
on this continent. but to all wearing
"the human form divine" DIR. Smiths
work Is terrain to arouse intense inter-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-16
Two Phenomena.

At the present time two phenomena
must attract the attention of philoso-
piers. psychologists and sociologists,
and one of them must attract the at
tention Of crimnoogists also. They
are. first the great religious REVEALS
now in progress all over the land: sec
ond the exposures of corruption in va
lious state capitals Whether the two
have any connection. necessary or 9th
erwlSe. with each other is not now
known and may never be known. Mis-
souri, has exposed her corruptionists.
and religious reyivals throughout the
state are numerous and remarkable
for the crop of sinners who make the
good confession At Denver an eX
posue Of corruption in both parties
appalling in its proportions is being
made. while ut Colorado Springs re-
ligious revival is working wonders. In
Illinois lawyer iii Il public speech
charges the legislature with wholesale
corruption, and in various parts of the
state the preachers are making more
converts than ever before. Is some gen
eral cause operating to produce more
crime and corruption than usual, or can
the exposures be credited to more Wig
orous attempts on the part of lax Off
GERS to discover and punish crimes Are
the revivals generated by an exraor-
binary desire on the part of the people
to escape the wrath to come or TO the
extraordinary talent and energy of the
ministers of the gospel? Are we yers-
ing on the millennium, or are we sim
ply having a sort Of general moral
house cleaning?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-16
The Deficit.

Last year when Democratic papers
and orators spoke of Il deficit III the
revenues such talk was branded by
the Republican speakers and organs as
campaign lies. but that talk was the
truth nevertheless. The deficit is now
admitted by all concerned. Even Re
publican papers are belnoaning it. de-
claring that it never ought to have
been. and are beginning to realize
that the Republican extravaganza
which besot the deficit is preventing
appropriations for useful and even nee
essary purposes Experience is bad
school. but fools will learn in no other
SO it is said. We who have preached
and voted economy for years have been
sneeringly alluded to as .'eheeseparing
statesmen The cry has been, THE
old flag and an appropriation