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TUESDAY :.... JULY 2, 1895
He who fights error defends right.
We must get the lottery out of Ameri
can life.
One day more and then the eagle
screams.
Pop your firecrackers with joy, but watch
■where the fire falls.
Every day of the fight against lotteries
eaves money for somebody.
Genius without stability is like a steam
engine without a governor.
There; will be no trundle-bed politics in
the next National campaign.
There are several ways of dying, but
only one way of going to heaven.
John P. Young's treatise on bimetallism
will set the goldbugs buzzing again.
Overhaul your hosepipe and see that
your fire extinguishers are in order.
More money has been earned by wishing
■for it than by buying lottery tickets.
The Japanese Jingo talks of taking in
St. Petersburg on his next war picnic.
Where the fire made a clean sweep is a
good place for improvements to begin.
The European war cloud seems to be
hopelessly mixed up with the Asiatic sky.
A person who buys a lottery ticket loves
money more than the way of acquiring it.
San Francisco always shows up well in
matters of hospitality, generosity or char
ity. _
Fourth of July orators are advised to
make the Monroe doctrine a specialty this
year.
The furtner away we are from the actual
"enjoyment oi life*' the more alluring it
seems.
A wise man will not complain of a
chicken tooth so long as he has a sausage
pocketbook.
Even an iron constitution will rust un
leaa we take an outing in the mountains or
at the springs.
Kindly missionary work should be first
tried before we consign Silurians to the
Home for Incurables.
The British Cabinet that was pledged to
reform the House of Lords concluded to
improve it by joining it.
As adviser of the Bureau of Highways,
Professor Davidson might serve the State
to its incalculable benefit.
It appears we are to have this year the
most thorough celebration of the Fourth
of Jnly ever seen in California.
Some of the chaps who think that they
were born to stir the world with their ora
tory have a better mouth for pie.
The merchant who makes a big showing
of home-made goods displays a local
patriotism that deserves support.
As we are willing to concede the next
President, to the East, the nominating con
vention should be conceded to us.
It seems that every community in th«
State intends to bring its festal spirit to a
patriotic culmination on the Fourth.
Not even literature can withstand the
seductions of the bicycle, for both Zola
and Daudet have taken to the wheel.
The girls of the Newport aristocracy
may make the bloomer costume fashion
able, but it was California girls who gave
it style.
Not less interesting 1 than the wonderful
views from the hilltop of San Francisco is
the marveiously varied shipping along the
water front.
The British syndicate that talks of buy
ing the street railways of St. Louis can
hardly be accused of going into any rapid
speculation.
There must be an expression of the in
stinct of self-preservation in the neglect of
Governments to coajpel all fools to wear
the cap and bells.
Why should Garner return to Central
Africa to study monkeys, when he might
come to this country and watch the Demo
crats and the buzz saw ?
Every manufacturer should keep con
stantly in mind at this time the import
ance of making preparations for a good
exhibit at the State Fair.
In opposing State supervision the elec
tric road companies run the dangerous
risk of being deemed self-confessedly una
ble to compete with steam roads.
By a queer coincidence which we shall
not attempt to explain, the bicycle has
created a heavy demand for breadstuffs
and diminished the call lor woven fabrics.
A State that produces the biggest trees
and finest fruits in the world is expected
to turn out citizens with minds, souls and
aspirations big enough to fit the environ
ment.
It will be" a mistake if our people do not
reflect in the force of our political influ
ence on the country a power of which
their superior industrial achievements are
a brilliant example.
In a war with Japan Russia would have
to tight in addition to the ordinary ele
ments of warfare a peculiar combination
of vanity, pride and victory which has a
large bore, a short twist and a long range.
Such a destructive fire as Chicago suf
fered, and out of "which its present great
ness was born, might produce a similar re
sult for Sau Francisco, but there are better
ways of building a great city than that,
and of keeping off a load of debt such as
Chicago incurred by borrowing Eastern
<noney with which to rebuild.
THE SALINAS VALLEY.
One of the most instructive illustrations
of the great disparity existing in Califor
nia between abundance of resources and
meagerness of development is to be found
in that wonderfully fertile region known
as the Salinas Valley. The truth of this
declaration may be better understood
when it is added that this valley alone has
resources within itself capable of support
ing in comfort more than the whole pres
ent population of California; and yet, in
comparison with the San Joaquin or the
Sacramento Valley, it is insignificant.
It is one of the very few valleys in Cali
fornia that open directly upon the ocean,
and excepting the Pajaro Valley is the
only one the leading feature of whose cli
mate is the effect of the ocean trade winds.
To what extent this explains the remark
able size and quality of the soil products it
would be more interesting than profitable
to inquire. Although it is in growing wheat
of a quality which no other part of the
country can equal that the fame of the val
ley consists, its soil of inexhaustible fertil
ity, being the washing of mold from the
heavy vegetation of the mountains on
either side of the valley, and its bland cli
mate make possible the production of all
the rare products for which the various
sections of the State have developed special
aptitudes.
Like most of the other rich sections of
the State the Salinas Valley is covered in
considerable part with vast land-holdings
which are a heritage of the days when
the Spanish Government in order to secure
the settlement of the State made grants of
enormous tracts of the most fertile land in
the world. Most of these grants have
descended intact to the present owners,
who are generally Americans, and one of
the reasons for the slow development of
the State has been ascribed to the unwill
ingness of these owners to subdivide their
holdings and offer them on reasonable
terms to settlers. So long as the produc
tion of wheat was encouraged by the gen
erous prices which this staple received
until recently there was as much reason
for the complaint against the refusal of
owners to subdivide as for the continuance
of a more profitable course. Since wheat
growing is no longer so rennmerative and
since' the organizations of fruit-growers
have solved the problem of an Eastern
market the owners of the immense wheat
fields axe more than willing to Bell. This
is particularly true with regard to the
Salinas Valley, where the largest profits
to-day are to be made in growing fruit and
sugar beets.
Along with this opportunity to buy
farms of a size suitable for orchards are
some other conditions which affect the
Salinas Valley with peculiar force. The
first step toward better times for the valley
was made by Claus Spreckels and other
progressive men in the running of a rail
road up the valley from Moss Landing, on
the bay of Monterey, to Salinas City.
This opposition to the Southern Pacific,
which had a line running to the head of the
valley, reduced freight rates materially, as
vessels at the bay received the wheat of
the valley and distributed it over the
world. The next opportunity is that pre
sented by the extension of the Southern
Pacific to Santa Barbara, with a short cut
thence to Los Angeles, in order to make
the line by way of the Salinas Valley and
San Jose the southern overland line for
passengers. Salinas City is to have special
consideration in the shape of workshops
and a roundhouse. The enterprising
spirit of the residents and their cheerful
ness in giving substantial help to any en
terprise which will bring them benefit
were shown in the readiness with which
they purchased and gave to this rich cor
poration a large acreage within the city for
its purposes.
The jeorjle there are now hoping that
the Monterey and Fresno Railroad, which
recently collapsed, will be taken up and
pushed through from Monterey to Fresno
by way of Salinas, as part of the scheme of
the San Joaquin Valley road. In all ways,
therefore, the future of this wonderful
valley is most encouraging.
HIS SERVICES NEEDED.
The outcry which has been raised
throughout California by the summary
dismissal of Professor George Davidson is
the most flattering compliment that a
Western scientist ever received, and it
doubtless goes a long way toward healing
the wound of chagrin and humiliation
which the Cleveland administration has
inflicted. To Professor Davidson the
greatest value of this popular demonstra
tion 13 a recognition by those in a position
best able to judge of his high and useful
abilities.
While this spirit on the part of Califor
nia is most commendable, a more substan
tial appreciation of this able man's worth
might be exhibited by the people them
selves employing him, either through the
machinery of the State Government or by
some other means. In toe University the
State has an institution which is doing an
immense amount of good in directing and
educating the energies of the people in
making the most of the extraordinary nat
ural advantages with which the State has
been blessed. Necessarily, however, this
work must be subsidiary to a regular func
tion as a group of schools and colleges de
voted to the education of the young. It is
remarkable that the University has accom
plished so much for the industries of the
people outside its main purpose.
The abilities of euch a man as Professor
Davidson could be turned to an account of
far more practical and immediate value to
the people of the State than that in which
they were exercised for the United States
Government. These would be mostly of
an exploratory kind, as the University is
fully equipped for all the analytical work
brought to it by inquiring residents of the
State. That treasures of many kinds and
of great value are hidden all over the
State, especially in the less accessible
regions, we are compelled to believe.
Whatever scientific explorations of such
regions have been made were undertaken
for limited specific purposes of a kind very
different from that which we here contem
plate and which should be thoroughly
comprehensive.
The time for considering some matter of
this kind is ripe now while the entire
State is throbbing with an eagerness for
progress such as ha? never been observed
here before, and while it is more than
ever essential that we have a better
understanding of our resources than the
slower methods which contentment in the
past made it necessary for us to acquire. A
special bureau with Professor Davidson as
the guiding spirit could work to excellent
purpose in forwarding the great work
upon which the people have entered.
THE GLORIOUS POUBTH.
Reports from all parts of the Siate
afford evidence that the Fourth of July
will be celebrated this year more generally
and more thoroughly in California than
ever before. The spirit of the people,
aroused by reviving prosperity, rendered
alert and active by the opening of new
enterprises on every siae and brightened
by the fiestas of the spring, has become
glowing with patriotic fervor, and is pre
paring in almost every community to
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY (2, 1895.
make a display at once of activity, fes
tivity and patriotism on the National
birthday.
The excellence of the local celebrations
will of course keep at home many people
who would otherwise have come to San
Francisco to keep the Fourth with us.
To a certain extent, therefore, these cele
brations are adverse to the greatness of
ours. There is nothing in this, however,
for us to reerret. We could hardly claim
the Fourth of July as a special civic holi
day and expect to have the claim allowed.
If we wish to hoJd a fete to which we can
invite the whole State and serve up in the
metropolis all the glories of the festal
cities, we must select some other date than
that of a National holiday. In the pres
ent case we can do no more than to lead
in a general celebration, and by reason of
our superior wealth and population make
this the spot where the birthday of the
Republic will be most brilliantly observed
on the Pacific Coast.
In this appearance of renewed interest
in the. Fourth and of increased activity
and seal in celebrating it. there is much
cause for gratification. Patriotism is the
soul of national destiny. It is the vital
flame which energizes the body of the
nation and eives force to popular aspira
tions. Its manifestation excites confidence
in the public mind and awakens enterprise.
A widespread jubilation on the Fourth
w ill put everybody in good humor. It
will give vigor to everything, and the
money expended in fireworks and decora
tions will be more than repaid by the
benefits radiating from their flashing splen
dors and fleeting glory.
REGULATING ELEOTEIO KOADS.
An onlooker cannot help but wonder
why an electric road should be so opposed
to being placed under the regulation of the
State authorities. Here is the Oakland
and Haywards road, for instance, that is
running trains of passenger cars with an
other car containing the machinery and
mails and express. The State claims that
the road has placed itself under the con
struction of our laws passed to govern the
conduct of railroads, and the company is
combating the idea with a fierceness that
seems to eive excellent cause to wonder.
The Hay wards road declares that because
it does not haul freights it does not come
within the operation of the State laws
regulating transportation, and that, there
fore, it is merely a street railway; and that
although it carries express matter and the
mails these are not freight. "Whether or
not this may be regarded as quibbling it is
clear, as the San Mateo electric line, on
this side of the bay, has already .shown,
that electric roads have some very strong
reason for not desiring to be brought under
State regulation. This is all the more
difficult fox an ordinary observer to under
stand, when he reflects that as a rule
electric roads carry passengers at a much
lower rate than steam roads, and that,
presumably, they will give freight trans
portation a similar advantage as the service
develops a capacity and opportunity for
engaging in that sort of traffic.
The matter is a very important one in
view of the fact that electric lines in vari
ous parts of the State are under construc
tion and formation for the transportation
of freight, and in view of the further fact
that they are profitable enterprises as a
rule and perform swift and satisfactory
service at a cost of operation much less
than that of steam roads. In fact, in some
parts of the State, particularly in the Nap*
and Sonoma valleys, they are projected
with a view to ease the burdens which the
steam roads have levied on the profits of
industry. In most other cases, however,
they are being undertaken to tap regions
not penetrated by steam lines. Certainly,
therefore, these lines will have to be oper
ated under State regulation, unless the law
receive some unexpected construction.
It is difficult to see why even the regular
streetcar lines of San Francisco do not in
stitute a freight service that might take the
place, to a large extent, of the system of
wagon delivery, which the merchants
maintain at a heavy expense. Much more
is it a c}ear proposition that electric lines,
which are comparatively cheap in con
struction anc: operation, and which, there
fore, run far out into the suburbs and
penetrate the producing areas, should find
one of their most profitable employments ia
the forwarding of freight. Can there be
some peculiar fear that railroad commis
sions are institutions to be shunned, and
that electric-road companies would rather
lose business than come in contact with
them ?
THE DEAD TEACHER.
By the death of Professor Huxley science
loses a student and the world a teacher.
The lo3s of the student is great, but that
of the teacher is much greater. There are
many men in the Jaboratories who are
making researches into the hidden tmths
of nature with as much devotion and
scarcely less skill than Huxley, but
nowhere among the English speaking
people is there any one left having an
ability equal to his of not only advancing
science but of teaching it to the general
public in a way that instructs, entertains
and arouses enthusiasm.
It would be hard to overrate the influ
ence exerted by Huxley and Tyndall In
making scientific studies popular among
non-scientific peode. They were fitted
for that work by special gifts rare among
men. They had a rare capacity for down
right hard work and a sufficient integrity
of purpose to be honest in all they did. In
making researches they were thoroughly
imbued with that spirit of sience which
doubts everything until it has been tested.
To these high faculties of investigation
were joined a keen delight in controversy,
an irrepressible desire for utterance and a
mastery of written and spoken eloquence
that bad the world to listen willingly to
whatsoever they said.
Darwin launched the theory of evolution
by his investigations into the origin of
species, Herbert Spencer expanded it into
a philosophy, but neither of them could
have made the new doctrine widaly popu
lar and accepted as an established truth in
the lifetime of a single generation. Neither
of them had the talent to make abstruse
problems clear to the common understand
ing and perhaps neither of them bad a de
sire for it. Tyndall and Huxley were
needed to speak among the people the
doctrines that the greater masters taught
to a few. They made a crusade for Dar
winism. They wrote pamphlets for it.
They took the stump for it. They pro-
TOked disputation about it. They were the
knights errant of science, going np and
down England and America hunting for
somebody with whom they could break a
lance in favor of the new philosopny.
The world has great need of such teach
ers as these. As a rule men of scientific
attainments live too much to themselves
and are too indifferent to public opinion.
Most scientists seek the approval and
praise of other scientists, but pay little at
tention to the general mass of men. As a
consequence they do very little in the way
of popular education. They do not arouse
those loud contentions and hot contro
versies that compel the attention of the
people to the cause a' issue and thus lead
to the spread of knowledge. Many of them
now living may be as able or perhaps abler
than Huxley to discover new truths, but
they have not his aggressive desire to force
the new ideas on the world. They are
students, but not teachers, and therefore
the world has weighty cause to mourn the
loss of the gifted and pugnacious Irishman
who has just gone to his grave.
AN ABLE TREATISE,
The elaborate treatise of John P. Young
on " Bimetallism and Monometallism,"
published in the Sunday Chronicle, will
take rank among the most important con
tributions to the popular discussion of the
subject in this country. It is a weightier
and more reliable work than " Coin's
Financial School," but is equally clear,
vigorous and interesting. It occupies
somewhat of a middle ground between the
learned essays of the professors of finan
cial science and the popular orator; and
while it exhibits the fairness and wide
knowledge of th« schools it has the earnest
ness and directness of statement that are
pleasing to the people.
In the widespread discussion of the
problems involved in the choice between
bimetallism and monometallism, there has
been so much of misrepresentation and
misstatement on both sides that the treat
ise of Mr. Young is of no little value to the
public. It bears evidence of having been
written in haste and could be improved in
runny particulars by cartful revision, as
some of the points in the general argument
are repeated two or three times, while
others equally important are not suffi
ciently elaborated or emphasized. Never
theless it furnishes the roader with a fairly
comprehensive presentation of the general
principles underlying th« controversy and
the effect of the demoneMzation of silver
upon the world at large and this country
in particular.
Eastern writers have furnished so
many books and pamphlets on the
subject that it is gratifying to see a
California author coming forward to take
a leading place among them. Mr. Young
has made an able argument for bimetal
lism and the monometallists will find it
harder to refute than Coin's work, against
which they have directed styh a multitude
of replies.
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.
T. M. Brown, or "Mac" Brown, as he is
known all over the northern counties of the
State, the perpetual Sheriff of Humboldt
County, is in town. ''Mac" Brown has the
longest of all records as a Sheriff. Away
back in 1861 he was elected Sheriff of
Klamath County, at the same time that Jchn
P. Jones, the Nevada Senator, was elected
Sheriff of Trinity County. Although a Demo
crat, his popularity kept him in office all
through the war, and he held the office, term
after term, until August, 1874, when, by an act
of the Legislature, Klamath County ceased
to exist, and its territory was divided
among the neighbors. This brought "Mac"
Brown's slice of the county into Humboldt and
he had to wait until the next election for his
old office. In 1877 he became Sheriff of Hum
boldt County and has remained in the office
ever since.
"Humboldt is strongly Republican and yon
are a Democrat, are you not?" he was asked
yesterday at the Ruse.
"Yes, but we have very good Republicans up
there. I. a man wiil observe two things he
can get along with the people well enough;
those are, never to hurt a man's feelings about
his religion or his politics and to try to treat
every one he comes in contact with fairly."
Asked about crime in Humboldt he said:
"While I was in office In Klamath there was
only one hanging. That was of an Indian who
had killed a white boy. In Humboldt there
have been but two men hanged. There is very
little rowdyism in the county. We have a very
good and peaceable class of people. There are
people, too, from all ov«r the world, except
Chinamen. At least there are very few of
them. Up in the northeast corner of the
county there are some fifteen or twenty min
ing on the bars, who have been there a great
many years, and one at Camp Oaston and one
at Redwood."
The Chinese in Eureka some eight or nine
years ago were all sent away. They got to
fighting among themselves and a stray bullet
one day killed a member of the Council. It
happened that both the San Francisco steam
ers vrere bar-bound in the harbor at the time.
So without any violence all the Chraeee were
put aboard with their effects, one faction In
each steamer, and sent away.
PERSONAI..
C. L. Adams, a large land-owner of San Jose,
is at the Lick.
W. H. McKenzle, a banker of Fresno, is stay
ing at the Lick.
E. D. Ham, Superior Judge of N>pa County,
is at the Grand.
W. Blaisdell, a sugar planter from the Islands,
is a guest at the Occidental.
Professor Earl Barnes of Stanford University
and Mrs. Barnes are guests at the Grand.
H. de Vries van Danburgh, a vineyardist of
Bt. Helena, registered yesterday at the Lick.
B. C. Holly, a big stockman of Vallejo, was
was one of yesterday's arrivals at the Grand.
D. E. Knight, a leading capitalist of Marys
vllle, was one of yesterday's arrivals at the
Lick.
Jesse D. Carr, a big land-owner and well
known politician of Salinas, ia at the Occi
dental.
General T. H. Sheehan of the Sacramento
Record-Union came down yesterday and regis
tered at the Occidental,
William Beckman, an ex-Railroad Commis
sioner, came down from Sacramenty yesterday
and put up at the Grand.
Francis! E. Storm, chief bookkeeper to the
United States Commissioner of Railroads at
Washington, Is at the Grand.
Edward B. Whitney, First Assistant Attorney-
General of the United Statss, came up from
Monterey yesterday and is at the Palace.
C. J. Johnson, a big commission merchant of
Chicago, dealing principally in California
canned goods, registered yesterday at the
Grand.
Captain C. J. Campbell, Superintendent of
the Int«r-liland Steam Navigation Company of
Honolulu, came In on the Australia yesterday
and is stopping at the Occidental.
Dr. Wright, one of the oldest sugar planters
of the Hawaiian Islands and a resident of Ko
loha, aud his wife and two children, were
among the passengers on the Australia. They
are up here on a short visit and are domiciled
at the Occidental.
PROMINENT PERSONAGES.
Jerry Simpson is about to start on a wagon
tour through Kausas, combining potato ped
dling with populism.
Bismarck has fought twenty duels and was
only wounded once, his adversary's sword fly
ing from its handle and cutting his face.
Frank Stockton still receives an average of a
letter a week on the solution of "The Lady or
the Tiger" puzzle, and says he is as uncertain
about it himself as when he wrote that mar
velous conceit.
Thomas Butler, an Englishman who was the
companion of "Chinese" Gordon during many
of his adventures, says that there la no reliable
evidence that Gordon was killed at Khartoum,
and inclines to the belief that the old hero is a
captive in the wilds of the Soudan.
Sir John Tenniel of "Punch," the prince of
political cartoonists, is now well advanced in
years— tall, erect, vigorous and soldierly in ap
pearance. His famous drawings have been
executed with the aid of one eye only, he hav
ing lost the other in early youth by tne misdi
rection of a foil in a friendly fencing bout. He
Is a great crony of Irving and Tooie.
Matthew Boulton and James Watt's Boho
foundry at Birmingham, where Watt worked
out his Idea of the steam engine, after an ex
istence of 133 years is now idle and will soon
be broken up and dismantled. At one time
it employed 4000 men, but its business died
away, and when it dosed its doors it had
only 400.
Charles C.Harrison has given $500,000 to
the University of Pennsylvania in honor of his
father, the late George Leo Harrison, LL.D.
Mr. Harrison stipulates that the fund shall be
known as "The George L. Harrison Foundation
for the Encouragement of Liberal Studies and
the Advancement of Knowledge."
Mr. Wanamaker has increased his life in
surance to the remarkable aggregate of $2,000,
--000. He is certainly the most heavily insured
man in America, and possibly in the world.
John B. Stetson of Philadelphia has policies on
his life for $750,000, and Hamilton Disston
for $600,000. Chauncey M. Depew is said to
be insured for $500,000.
UP TO DATE JOKES.
"You are engaged, I hear, Harkaway?"
"Yes. To Miss Boston."
"Indeed. Charming woman. I suppose, like
all Biaton girls, she can converse in Greek?"
"I suppose so."
"Suppose so?"
"Certainly."
••Don't you know?"
"I do not, my dear fellow, for, candidly, I
don't know Greek when I hear it."— Harper's
Bazar.
Cora— lsn't the Vatican the largest residence
in the world?
Merritt— l once thought so, but judging from
all the personal relics now on sale, the largest
must have been the place where Napoleon
lived.— Judge.
"How does Miss Blissly like you?" said one
young man.
"Not very well, I'm afraid."
"She hasn't been rude to you, has she?"
"No. But whenever I call she gets her little
brother to recite 'Little Drops of Water,' and
then plays 'Home, Sweet Horne 1 on the piano."
Washington Star.
Justice— You say that the prisoner leveled a
pistol at your head?
Complainant— Yes, your Honor.
And the prisoner is only a little over 5 feet
in height, while you are mpre than 6 feet; the
thing is manifestly impossible. The prisoner
is discharged. Call the next case.— Boston
Transcript.
Mrs. Hiram Daly— And have you any refer
ences?
Applicant— No, mum. Oi tored 'em up.
Mrs. Hiram Daly (in surprise) — Tore them up?
How foolish!
Applicant— Yez wudn't think so, mum, if yez
had seen 'em.— Chicago Tribune.
Fuddy— What a fellow to brag Gale is 1 He is
all the time blowing about the persons he has
saved from drowning.
Duddy— That's all right. A life preserver,
you know, is full of wind.— Boston Transcript.
"Father," said the boy, "what is insolvent?"
"Insolvent," was the reply, "is simply a long
word to describe a short condition."—House
hold Words.
Old-Timer— You say Jones and Smith sepa
rated before they got their financial discussion
finished?
Second Old-T.imer7-.Yes, Jones died of old
age !— Detroit Free Press.
Friend— And do you belong to the realistic
school of writers T
Author (despondently)— l guess not. I have
never been able to realize on any of the stuff
I've written.— lndianapolis Journal.
POET A LA MODE, BY JOSSOT.
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THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
Epißcopal Church Helpers Re
port the Result of a
Month's Work.
Preparations for Future Services.
The Art of Pyrography
Revived,
The Woman's Auxiliary to the BoaTd of
Missions of the Episcopal Church held ita
regular monthly meeting at Grace Church
yesterday afternoon. Aiter the disposal
of routine duties of the meeting the secre
tary, Mrs. Lawder, called attention of the
members to the several funds and spoke
particularly of the privilege of self-denial
for the woman's offering to be made at the
general convention to be held at Minne
apolis next October. An interesting fea
ture of the California Auxiliary that was
also considered is the altar fund, consist
ing of contributions from the Altar So
ciety, which has charge of the chancels in
the diocese, and from which fund one or
more altars are erected each year in the
missions. These altars have revived the
art of pyrography in their adornment. A
letter was read from Miss Kate Hampton
of Cashier Valley, N. C, thanking Golden
Gate Circle of the King's Daughters,
through the auxiliary, for a generous gift
of altar linen.
The auxiliary accepted the invitation of
Rev. John A. Emory of the Church of the
Advent to hold its corporate union in that
church on Transfiguration day, August 6,
wneu Bishop Nichols will celebrate, for the
auxiliary and for the King's Daughters, to
which all other chapters of the order are
also invited.
The collection yesterday goea to the
organ fund for the mission at San Ardo.
The ladies present were urged to seek for
an organ that may be in present disuse
and report to Mrs. Lawder at 2805 Wash
ington street.
Ah entertaining feature of the meeting
was the report of the secretary of her visit
to Los Angeles, where she attended the
adjourned annual meeting of the auxiliary
held in St. Paul's Church. The services
opened with the celebration of the holy
communion, partaken of by 200 communi
cants. Key. JL J. Lyon of St. Stephen's
Church, this City, delivered the sermon.
I n the afternoon a very large and en
thusiastic missionary meeting was held
and encouraging reports were heard from
the Woman's Auxiliary, the junior depart
ment, the babies' branch and the Church
Periodical Club. Bishop Nichols add re seed
the gathering, and Mrs. J. D. Browne read
a paper on "How Best to Interest in the
Work of the Auxiliary."
The mission work in the church of St.
Paul's was commended to the auxiliary by
Mrs. Lawder as a tit object for its united
efforts. She said this mission work had
been wonderfully successful in securing
positions for young women.
Mrs. Lawder also reported pleasant meet
ings at the Church of the Ascension, East
Los Angeles, and auxiliary branches in
Pomona, Pasadena and San Gabriel.
The meeting adjourned to Monday, Au
gUßt 5.
Sudden Death of a Cook.
H. F. Sherburne, a cook, aired 37 years, was
found dead in his bed at 219 Golden Gate ave
nue yesterday morning. The Coroner thinks
that death was due to natural causes, but an
autopsy will be held.
BANKS AND DIVIDENDS
Interest Reductions, but the
Significance Considered
Favorable.
LARGE BALANCES ON HAND.
The Financial and Business Outlook
Promising and Real Estate
Improving.
Dividends on term and ordinary deposits
became payable yesterday at several banks
in the City for the six months ending
June 30.
In two or three instances it was notice
able the rate o! interest had been reduced,
but on inquiry it is learned the significance
attached the^to is favorable in a general
way, rather than the reverse.
The depositors, however, are the ones to
suffer, though the causes leading to the
reduction have a favorable bearing on the
local world of finance and the business out
look in general.
The banks have so far recovered from the
baby panic of two years ago (though an
unusually healthy infant it was) as to hold
large balances on their hands. This is one
of the causes operating in the matter of the
reduced rate of interest in the cases cited
hereinafter. Another cause is that the
country banks were slower in recovering
from the panic of two years ago and the
City banks find themselves compelled to
give time on their collections therefrom.
The third cause has its origin in the antici
pation of an appreciable increase in the
rate of City taxation.
Be this as it may, the bankers offer a
consensus of opinion to the effect that the
outlook financially, commercially and for
real estate is better than for a long time
paat. Real estate is on a firmer basia and
is improving steadily. The truth of this
may be judged from the opinions quoted
below :
F. M. Belgrano, secretary of the Colum
bus Saving and Loan Society, said : "Our
rate of interest is the same this year as
last. The outlook is most favorable. Real
estate is on a better foundation than for
some time past. We could loan all the
money we have on good security and at
satisfactory rates. I suppose the probable
increased rate of taxation has something
to do with the reduction in interest rates
on the part of some of the banks. I think
everything promises well."
"Our rate is the same as before," said
Lovell White, cashier of the San Francisco
Savings Union. "Of course it takes time
for the banks to recover from such a siege
as they had two years ago. The body
politic is like the individual in that respect.
One may be taken sick in a day, but it
takes thirty or sixty days to recuperate.
The banks and big financial institutions
have recovered and the outlook generally
is good. Business is on a solid and satis
factory basis."
i4 Our reduction of 2-10 per cent on term
deposits, from 5 to 4 8-10 per cent," said
Cashier Schmidt of the German Savings
and Loan Society, "is due principally to
the large balance on hand. But finances
are improving and I look for a much
greater advance."
Secretary Abbott of the Security Savings
Bank said : "Our reduction from 4 8-10 and
4 to 4\i and 3J£ is the result of the antici
pated increase in the rate of taxation and
to the increased daily balance on hand. J
think, however, the outlook is enconraging
and that business of all kinds is about to
take an upward turn."
"We have made no reduction in our in
terest rates," remarked S. C. Bigelow of
the Savings and Loan Society, "but I sup
-Bose where such reductions have occurred
ley are due chiefly to the difficulty ex
perienced by the banks in collecting coun
try loans. As far as the outlook is con
cerned, I feel well content to await the
issue of the next few months. Affairs
financial are on an upward trend."
"We have made no reduction," said
Cashier Brand of the Humboldt Savings
and Loan Society. "The business outlook
I regard as being quite encouraging, though
I cannot say as much for real estate. Be
ing a land and house owner myself, I have
some reason to think differently."
George A. Story, cashier of the Mutual
Savings Bank of San Francisco, replied to
a question concerning interest reductions
by saying: "There has been no reduction
in our rates of interest on deposits, but I
suppose with the banks which have re
duced their interest the cause was that of
a decrease in their earnings and difficulties
experienced in placing loans on secure in
vestments, Business generally, I think, ia
improving."
Infected. Ferns Destroyed.
When the steamer Australia arrived yester»
day from Honolulu. Quarantine Officer Craw of
the State Board of iforticulture was at hand to
see that no infecwa plants were permitted to
be landed. Atythis time of the year but
few plants aA received, but neverthe
less Mr. Crapr found a dozen infected
ferns and /aims on the steamer. These
were cpvsmQ with a black scale called
Lecomiumjr lt resembles the black scale, and
It is a pat new to this State. The infected
plants mMc thrown overboard.
/ *~*~~*
/ The Ax Has Fallen.
Intgrna* Revenue Agent B. L. Cromwell yes
terday appoic^dD. C. Dixon to fill the posi
tion of clerk in ulrnffice made vacant by the
removal of W. Gilchrlst. The latter is a Repub
lican and Dixon is a Democrat and an old resi
dent of this City.
Paeon Printing Company, 503 Clay street '
Wink-dbinking people are healthy. M. &. K.
wines, 6c a glass. M ohns <fc Kaltenbach. 29 Mkt*
Catarrh cured and no pay until cu£d.
Treatment at office free. 925 Howard street. •
Fot/rth op July Candles cheaper than beef
steak; Broken and Muted Candies, perfectly
pare, 10c lb.; Cream Mixed, in Japanese bas
kets, 25c lb. ; Cal'a Glace Fruits, in Jap. baskets
50c lb. Eeduction In large lots. Townseud's •
Ovebwop.k, worry and nervous excitement are
ruining the health of thousands. By Its peculiar
curative power Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood and steady nerves.
If your complaint is want of appetite try half a
wine glass of Dr. Siegerfs Angostura Bitters be
fore meals.
In Italy self-destruction is in most cases
the denouement of a love drama, whereas
in France out of an average of 6500 auirides
a year there are not more than about 300
that can be classed a 8 suicides of passion
LA BELLE
CREOLE
CIGARS
MANUFACTURED BY
S. HERNSHEIM BROS. & CO.,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
RIMLDO BROS. & GO.,
PACIFIC COAST AGENTS,
300-302 BATTERY ST., S. F.
Branch Store— 29-31-33
South First St., San Jose, Cal.
j>_EW TO-DAY. .
SWORN STATEMENT
Of the Condition and Value on June 80,
1895, of the
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
-OF THE——"
San Francisco Savings Union
A Corporation doing business at
532 CALIFORNIA STREET.
NE. Corner of Webb Street,
City and County of San Francisco.
State of California.
ASSETS.
I— Promissory notes, secured by
first lien on real estate within
this State, the actual value of ,„„,_„„,,
which notes is »19,210,260 11
2— Bonds of municipal and quasi-
public corporations, the actual
value of which is 1,491,106 33
Part of these are kept In the vaults
of thla corporation and part in a
box rented from the National
Safe Deposit Company, in the
city of New York. . „ __ „_
S-Bank premises 467,890 66
Situated at the northeast corner
of California and Webb streets,
in the city of Ban Francisco.
4-Other real estate 1,274,768 46
Situated in the Stateof California:
part of it is productive, and it is
of the actual value stated.
6— Temporary investments.
Bonds, evidences of indebtedness
and shares of capital stock of
municipal, quasi-public and in-
dustrial corporations, other
than mining, upon which this „,_„.,_ ,_
corporation has advanced 2,033.610 48
All said bonds, evidences of in-
debtedness and stock- certificates
are kept in the vaults of this cor-
poration. _
B— Bafes and furniture in the office „.-.,--
of the bank of the value of 16,584 13
7— Cash in United Stares gold and ,___,___
silver coin 1,108,01505
Of which there is:
In vault f 449,938 59
In bank 668,076 46
Total assets f 26,101,208 46
LIABILITIES,
I— To depositors corporation owes
deposits amounting to, and the
actual value of which is ? 24,303,872 61
The condition of said deposits is
that they are payable only out
of said assets and are fully se-
cured thereby.
9— To stockholders :
Capital stock $1,000,000 00
Reserve fund.... 136,84194 „„«,..
The actual value of which is . . 1,136,841 94
The condition of said liability to
stockholders is that no part of
the amount can be paid to them,
or in any way withdrawn except
In payment of losses, during the
existence of the corporation,
nor until all depositors shall
have been paid in full the amount
of their deposits and declared
dividends.
B— Contingent .fund, including the
amount of accrued, but uncol-
lected interest on investments. . 606,404 84
4— General accounts, balance 8,864 64
These accounts embrace amounts
held for purposes of guarantee
and sums, the final application
of which has not been deter-
mined.
s— State, county and city taxes.
Balance undisbursed 145,134 82
Total liabilities ..»26,1 01,20845
San Francisco, July 1, 1895.
SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION,
By (Signed) ALBERT MILLER,
President.
(Signed) LOVELL WHITE,
Cashier and Secretary-
State of California, City and County of Sao
Francisco, ss.— Albert Miller and Lovell white being
each separately and* duly sworu, each for himself,
says: That said Albert White is President and said
Lovell White is Cashier of the San Francisco
Savings Union, the corporation abOTe mentioned,
and that the foregoing statement is true.
(Signed) ALBERT MILLER,
(Signed) LOVELL WHITE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thia Ist day
Of July, A. I>. 1895.
(Signed) THOB. E. HAVEN,
(Seal) Notary Public.
San Francisco, Cal.
EIETEITfI SEIIAMUJL STITEIEtfT
■• OF THE
MUTUAL SAYINGS BAI
Of San Francisco.
88 POST 1 STR.EET.
Capital Stock subscribed 51, 000, 000
Of which has been paid in
gold coin , 300,000
STATEMENT
Of the condition and value of the assets and liabili-
ties of the Mutual Savings Bank of San Francisco,
a corporation doing' business at 33 Post st., city of
San Francisco, State of California, and where said
assets were situated on June 30, 1895.
ASSETS.
Promissory Notes, secured by first
mortgage on Heal Estate, within
this State and Oregon. The
actual value at said promissory
notes is f 1,699,800 11
Real Estate taken for debt. 22,813 09
Miscellaneous Bonds 716,042 29
Bonds, Evidences of Indebtedness
and Shares of Capital Stock of
Corporations upon- which this
Corporation has advanced 489,983 30
(All said Promissory Notes,
Bonds, Evidences of Indebted-
ness and Stock Certificates are
kept In the vaults of this corpora-
tion and in Safe Deposit hoses in
the Deposit Vault Department of
the First National Bank.)
Cash in Gold, Silver and Currency,
the actual value of which is :
In vault 8 62,27107
In bank 383,893 20
436,163 27
Furniture and Fixtures. 2,546 21
Taxes paid, in advance 420 41
Total .assets 13,866,718 68
LIABILITIES.
To Depositors this Corporation owes
Deposits amounting to, and the
actual cash value of which is $2,987,686 65
To Stockholders : he amount of Capi-
tal paid in, the actual value of
which is 300,000 00
(The condition of said liability
to Stockholders is that no part of
the amount can be paid to them,
or in any way withdrawn, except
in payment of losses during the
existence of the Corporation, nor
until Depositors shall have been
paid in full the amount of their
Deposits and declared dividends.)
Contingent fund 70,032 03
Including the amount of accrued
but unuollected interest on in-
vestments.
Total liabilities 93,366,718 68"
MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK OF BAN FRAW-
CISCO.
By JAMES Dt PHELAN, President.
QEO. A STORY, Cashier.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, \
County of San Francisco. j aB "
We cio solemnly swear that we have (and each of
us has) a personal knowledge of the matters con-
tained in the foregoing report, and that every alle-
gation, statement, matter, and thing therein con-
tained is true to the best of our knowledge and
belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ist dayef
July, 1895. JAMES D. PHELAN, President.
GEO. A. BTOBY, Cashier.
B. D. McElroy, Notary Public.
INDORSED BY ALL THE LEADING
PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS!
FREDRICK'S SANITARY
TOOTH BRUSH
With Tongue-Cleaner Attachment
DON'T GO AROUND WITH A' BAD TASTE
In your mouth or coated tongue. A preventive
against throat diseases. Mailed to any address on
receipt of
SO CEISTTB.
WILL & FINCK CO.,
818-820 Market St.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
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V law and Notary Public, 638 Market St., oppo-
site Palace Hotel, Residence 1620 Fell at. Tele-
phones7o.