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¦ San Francisco Lodge of Klks, No. 3, will
leave this city on next Saturday evening
and proceed to Napa, where the last lodge
of Elks. In California will bo Instituted.
San Francisco's band of thirty-four
pieces will .accompany the excursionists.
On the 2lst inst. a- large number of the
members of. San Francisco Lodge who
are' commercial men will be in this city
and "will attend'an Elks'' theater party to
be given at the'Alhambra. The ways and
means' committee announces that this
will not be for the members only, but will
be for "mother, wife, daughters, aunts,
ccusins aad all lady friends." ...
Entertainment by the Elks.
Remove the causes that make your hair life
less «nd gray ¦with Paricer'i Hair Balaam.
Hlndercorns, the best cure for corns. 13cts.
A little while ago we were all for favor with the
British; then Prince Henry came and we were unani
mous for our friends the Germans; now we are
doubtful of both and are shaking hands with France
over the Venezuelan question and talking of the brave
old days when -the French helped us lick King
George. Either this is a very mutable world or else
our dear Miss Columbia is getting to be a downright
flirt.
At a recent "pet stock" exhibition in Chicago the
managers excluded music from the hall on the ground
that it made the chickens nervous and unfitted them
for exhibition purposes; and we may therefore infer
that Chicago music is "very nearly bad enough to
spoil eges. .
United States Senator Morgan is fearful that we
may become involved in a war with Colombia because
of the uncertainties of the canal treaty. It is not too
harsh to say that the Senator's fears arc the halluci
nations of a delayed second childhood.
During his trial Young, the fiendish New York
murderer, shows absolutely no concern in reference
to his probable fate of death. He undoubtedly knows
better than any one else what ought to happen to him,
but is trusting to one of the freaks of the law.
FOR reasons inot easily perceived there is much
less in the w ; ay of crank legislation this winter
than is usual during the legislative season. It is
only here and there by careful reading that one learns
of something new in the way of reforming the world
by statute in any of the States whose Legislatures
are now in eruption. Possibly the good times have
made the solons contented with things as they are;
possibly there are fewer men among them who have
original ideas, and possibly the failures of the various
reform bills of the last sessions have filled the aspir
ing ones with despair, and they have abandoned a
crooked world to its fate.
Over in Kansas something in the way of a novelty
has been introduced in the form of a bill providing
for taxing old" maids as well as bachelors. In the
case of bachelors the tax is to be imposed between
the ages of 40 and 65, while in the case of bachelettes
it is to be imposed on all over 35 and under SO. The
one defect of the measure is, the lack of a provision
for proving that a spinster is over 35. There is no
existing machinery of law equal to that delicate work,
and yet unless the tax assessor and tax collector be
furnished .with an infallible means of detecting the
age, the law will be as dead as if the Supreme Court
had sat on it. . . ,.
A New York legislator supported by several clubs
of leading ladies has introduced a bill establishing a
State farm for* women. The complaint is made that
numbers of women now shut up in the prisons of the
State have nothing to do except sew, scrub, cook and
darn. They are in need of recreation, and the bill
proposes to provide a large and' picturesque farm,
where' they • can go and raise violets in spring- and
chrysanthemums in the fall and Thus have the benefit
of an. outing while still remaining under charge of
the prison directors. The advocates of the bill as
sert that there are no better farmers than'women, and
that most women long for rural life. The bill recalls
the story of the in Illinois who, on ' being
asked what work he would prefer to be set at; replied
he would like to be a sailor. Perhaps in the- fullness r 6f
time we shall have yachts forlady convicts.
A Minnesota legislator has introduced a bill making
it unlawful for one person to kise another unless the
kisser can prove that he is not afflicted with a con
tagious or infectious disease. Had he stopped there,
he would have acquired no fame, for that bill is old.
But he put a new touch to it by including among the
ailments which shall be a bar to kissing tha\ of a weak
heart. Of course a man with a weak heart has never
been known to kiss anybody except his mother,' but
none the less the inclusion of that ailment in the bill
gives it something of novelty and raises a new issue
out of an old subject.
The best bill of the lot is that of a Pennsylvania
man, providing that :it danger-points along railways
there shall be placed three grades of torpedoes. The
first shall be strong enough to warn the engineer, if
he be awake and attending to duty. The second shall
During Jthe siege of Paris sixty-four
balloons left the city with ninety-one pas
sengers, 354 pigeons and nine tons of let
ters.
Special information supplied dally to
bxisiness houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 230 Cali
fcrnla street. Telephone Main 1042. •
Townsend'3 California glace fruit and
candles, 50c a pound, in artistic fire-etched
boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends.
&& Market st.. Palace Hotel building. •
Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's.*
Th? letters of inquiry are coming; from all. parts of
the -Union and show an increasing; interest, in. Cali
fornia amgng Eastern peopler That >.interest (is of
course due to the work thabhas been done' to edu
cate the Eastern public concerning; the resources of
the State and the advantages' it has to offer to in
vestors and to - home^seekers. '\ Out of that interest
there will Of course come an 'increasing stream of im
migration if we do ouf/'partvift' properly responding
to it. -In fact, the work^of.ihe past year has been
largely preliminary, and it is, now for us to arrange
toi profit by it. -To that end the Promotion Com
mittee should be promptly provided with ample
funds. What has been already done in the way of
subscriptions is gratifying, .but more are needed and
should be forthcoming without delay.
At. the regular monthly meeting of the committee
on Monday it was announced that letters of inquiry
about California received by . the committee during
January numbered 3395, and the number of letters sent
out, including answers to inquiries and circular
letters, was 5876. The total number of letters re
ceived down to the end of January is 9275,' while
18,960 were sent out. : . '¦": ¦' /¦ '". " r^rc. • .
committee throughout the world, the idea being to
snow parties interested in California that the pro
gressive movement here fs backed up by the most
substantial people in the community." "."*"
REPORTS from the California Promotion Com
mittee arc to the^ffect that although the cir
culars- calling for subscriptions to the fund
fox the coming year have been out but a few days
the returns up to Saturday evening are conclusive
that the work of the committee is appreciated and
will be amply sustained. The indications are that
ample funds will be provided for the work. Not only
are the former subscribers renewing their contribu
tions, but new names are being added to the list,
so that there is proof of an increased public interest
and confidence in the enterprise.
The reports go on to say: "It is desirable that
subscription cards be sent in as early as possible, as
the plans outlined entail the entering into advertis
ing and other contracts for the next year. The com
mittee will also get out a pamphlet as soon as the
subscribers are on record, giving the name and the
business or profession of each, and this pamphlet will
be distributed with other advertising matter by the
CRANK LEGISLATION.
THE PROMOTION FUND
Thomas S. Chambers, prominent In po
litical affairs at the Potrero, has suffered
the less of his son. Aaron Benjamin
Chambers, the result of an operation for
appendicitis. The young man had almost
equipped himself for a successful career
as an electrical engineer and during his
apprenticeship won the respect of all hia
associates.
Death of A. B. Chambers.
A professor of Greek in Northwestern University
says the only way to elevate the stage is to have every
play censored by" a' body of "representative moral citi
zens." Who'll censor the citizens?
Some of the young men whom Uncle Sam is edu
cating at Annapolis to be fighting sailors have risen
in revolt' because they are not to be permitted to
indulge in the cowardly practice of hazing. Uncle
Sam could do nothing better than to relegate these
young fellows to a sphere of private inactivity where
their instincts of brutality niight die -for want of ex
ercise. •
In anticipation of the coming national
encampment the various posts of the
Grand Army of this city and the camp of
Spanish War Veterans have combined to
make Lincoln's birthday this year more
than usually impressive. A general com
mittee, consisting of three comrades from
each post or camp, has been engaged un
der the direction of the Lincoln Monu
ment League In preparing an elaborata
pvogTamrne.
To-morrow afternoon details of com
rades will visit the various schools of th«
city. In the evening a grand entertain
ment will be given at Union Square Hall.
421 Post street, to which the public is In
vited. No admission fee is charged. Pro
fessional talent has been engaged and
those attending will enjoy a treat.
Memory of Abraham Iilncoln.
The actress never forgot her friends in
San Francisco, and through all her long
years of absence in the far off land kept
up a correspondence with Miss Clara
Thomas of this city.
Mrs. Piercy was laid to rest in Waver
ley Cemetery. Sydney, on the afternoon
of December 27, many prominent Austra
lians attending the funeral.
Before departing for Australia Miss
Dargon was tendered a monster testimo
nial in this city. Most of the prominent
men of the day were on the committee.
The late P. J. Thomas", the late James
Phelan. Colonel Archie Wason. James R.
Kelly and the late George E. Barnes took
prominent parts In honoring Mlsa Dar
gon.
MRS. ELLIS SOMERS PIERCV,
who will be remembered as Miss
Augusta -L. Dargon by those
San Franciscans ¦whose memories
take them back a score of years,
is dead. Mrs. Plercy was In her day a
noted actress t and the news of her death,
which took place last Christmas day at
GunUagi, New South Wales, has Just been
received here.
Mra. Piercy was of Irish parentage and
received- her education In this country.
One of her noted appearances was in
Philadelphia, when she essayed the role
of Mary In Lord Tennyson's play, "Queen
, Mary." , In euch complimentary vein did
the critics write of her acting- that Lord
Tennyson sent the actress a letter of
thanlrs.
During the Chicago fire Miss Dargon
was staying at the Sheridan House, and
narrowly escaped death. Her valuable
wardrobe was totally destroyed.
Going to Australia some years later,
, Miss Dargon met Dr. E. S. Piercy. She
was on her way to. tcur the antipodes.
The doctor fell In love with the bright
and witty actress and soon after reach
ing Australia the couple became husband
I and wife. Miss Dargon's appearance in
I Australia met with brilliant success.
, Among those who eulogized the actress
| was the great Australian statesman, the
I Right Hon. William Bede Dalley. Among
the friends she counted in Sydney were
Lord Augustus Loftus, Sir Samuel Way,
I the late Justice Forbes and the
1 late Sir William Windeyer. one of the
, foremost Judges on the Australian bench.
From Los Angelea — W. Kuehn. at the
Murray Hill; H. E. Dascomb, at the
Grand, and J. A. Hunter, at the St.
Denis.
NEW TORK. Feb. 10.— The following
Californians are In New York: From San
Francisco— J. Borlngham, at the Murray
Hill; F. "W. Clark, at the Herald Square;
W. R. Wheeler, at the Gilaey House; A.
M. Johnson and G. M. Landers, at the
Everett; H. D. Bcribner, at the Manhat
tan, and Mrs. M. J. Turner, at the Con
tinental.
Californians In New York.
The bill has been aptly characterized as "anarchistic
end vicious." It would, in fact, work a revolution
in our industrial system and seriously •interfere alike
with employer and employe.' It is hardly likely that
such a bill will find support in either branch of the
Legislature, and, in fact, if Senator Lukens will
calmly think out for himself what would be the re
sults of such a law if sustained by the courts he 1
would find good reason to withdraw it in the interests
of his reputation as a sane legislator.
Much the same may be said of the similar bill
introduced by Luchsinger. While it is not so dras
tic as the Lukens bill it has the same object of chang
ing the relations of employers «and employes, and
would, if adopted, give rise to an equal litigation.
There is nothing to be gained by either bill. The
present laws on the subject have been tried and
tested by time. The proposed change would be al
most revolutionary, and there is nothing in the situ
ation to justify the hazard of such an experiment.
California is now seeking to bring about the invest
ment of new capital and the development of new
enterprises, and it would be folly to impose upon em
ployers 6uch a large measure of untried and unknown
responsibility as either of the two bills provides for.
The full effect of the passage of such a measure
can hardly be forecast. Should the courts hold it to
be valid new cases would arise under it, and the ex
tent to which the principle would be carried is be
yond computation. The employer would hardly be
able to calculate the extent of the responsibilities he
would assume under the law. In complex indus
tries, such as the operation of mines, railroads and
large factories, the risks resulting from appointing any
one as foreman, timekeeper, section boss, or even of
employing one set of men in one department or grade
while another set were employed in a different de
partment, would be enormous. Damages for acci
rf«nts, mishaps, blunders, mistakes of orders or mis
conduct would be continually demanded, and until a
long series of cases had been tried and the scope of
the new responsibility determined by decisions Oi»the
Supreme Court the litigation would be almost cease-
SENATE BILL Xo. 314, introduced by Sena
tor Lukcns, is about the most pernicious bit of
silliness in the way of legislation that ha$ been
proposed at this session of the Legislature. It pro
vides that every foreman, superintendent, section
boss or other person intrusted with any authority
» hstever by 2n employer shall be deemed a vice prin
cipal oi the employer, and not a fellow laborer of
those he wcks with; and it further provides that
employes working in one grade or department shall
not be deemed fellow workmen of others employed
in' a different department.
The object of the bill is of course to make the em
ployer responsible for every, act or blunder of the
foreman or other person intrusted with the direction
of work. It would seriously increase the responsibility
of every employer of labor and completely change
the law governing the responsibility of employers.
Thus the precedents and the practices of immemorial
time would be set aside and a wholly new relation
would be established between employers and their
employes.
PERNICIOUS BILLS.
Slg Worraser, a merchant of Fresno, la
here on a short business trip and Is a
giiest at the Lick.
L. C. Kruger. a haberdasher of New
York, who Is touring the coast, Is spend
ing a few days at the Palace.
T. M. Schumacher, traffic director of
the Oregon Short Line Railroad, with
headquarters at Salt Lake, is at the Pal
ace. t
F. S. Churchill, a banker of Napa, Is at
the Palace.
Senator-elect Newlands of Nevada is at
the Palace.
W. H. Hatton, an attorney of Modesto,
Is a ruest at the Lick.
C. B. Jellison. a capitalist of Napa, is
registered at the Grand.
N. Chlpman, a well known resident of
Red Bluff. Is at the LJck.
A- T. Reynolds, a fruit grower of Wal
nut Grove, la at the Lick.
A. H. Bchnable, a fruit grower of New
castle, Is a guest at the Grand.
C. S. Hall, a well known grocer of Mon
terey, is among the arrivals at the Grand.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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It appears the Brazilians were the first'to perceive
that Acre is a good thing. They began to colonize
the country and market the rubber. They were able
to beat the Bolivians at that kind of work, for they
had easy access to the country through the Amazon,
while the Bolivians could hardly get there at all.
Just as Brazil 'was getting everything .into her own
hands, however, .the Bolivians^ had a "happy
thought." : They leased Acre to a syndicate. It was
a ten-strike of diplomacy and business.-} The syndi
cate began to warn everybody to get out,- and man
aged to make itself almost as big an 1 international
power as the. famous asphalt syndicate that under
took to gobble Venezuela.
The Brazilians recognized the formidable nature of
the Bolivian movement and promptly denounced the
concession to the syndicate as "a monstrosity in
law." They declared it would never do to permit
the establishment of a precedent for transferring to a
syndicate the power of sovereignty with the right of
fixing the fiscal laws of a province. Upon that deli
cate issue the controversy has been waged diplomati
cally, and now it appears that peace is in sight/ Bo
livia is to interpose no objection to the settlement of
Brazilian colonists in Acre; moreover, she recognizes
the sovereignty of Brazil over a portion of the terri
tory. On her part Brazil permits free transportation
on the Amazon to all parties. ......
' 'Just what becomes of > the syndicate ! in the new
deal has not been stated in the dispatches. ' The
chances are, however, that it will get the rubber
from Bolivia and the right of free navigation ¦ from
Brazil, and eventually own the country.
SINCE we are getting reports of the outbreak of
war in Central America let us rejoice that the
controversy between Brazil and Bolivia over
Acre is seemingly to be settled without a fight. Wars
and rumors of wars it seems we must have in Latin
America, but it is a good thing not to have too many
at a time. With the Venezuela imbroglio going on in
one quarter, and with the probability of a new tur
moil in another quarter, a prolonged contest between
the Brazilians and the Bolivians would have so mixed
the situation that a study of Latin American poli
tics would have been as confusing as an attempt, to
watch the performances of a three-ringed circus.
The row over Acre appears to have arisen out of
the natural conditions of the country. It is a part of
Bolivia, but it is so located' that about the only way
for it to carry on any intercourse in the way of trade
is along the Amazon River. That of course means
that while it belongs to Bolivia politically it belongs
to Brazil commercially. In social organization it be
longs to neither of the two powers, and has for some
time been fighting for independence. It is a very
unhealthy country, and about the only thing it pro
duces of any value is rubber. Recently there has
been an increasing demand for rubber in the manu
facture of almost everything from wheels to chewing
gum, and the price is rising. Under such circum
stances there has been a strong outside demand for (
a footing in Acre, and the natives have found them
selves solicited by several parties. ' . ,
THE ACRE DIFFICULTY.
In response to a message from R. ~W.
Devlin, chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, President Wheeler left this
city for Sacramento on the 3:30 p. m.
train. ' '
It wag announced that a committee
would be appointed to prepare resolutions
testifying to the loss sustained by the
university in the death of Regent J. F.
Houghton and Secretary E. W. Davis.
! "In our opinion the offer to purchase
; is made for the sake of obtaining cole
| possession of the marsh land extending
! closest to the Alameda shore, opposite
| Dunbarton Point. As this point would lie
of great value to any railroad company
J desiring entry into the city of San Fran
; Cisco the value of the Regents' interest
*in the marsh lands Is problematical, and
therefore difficult to determine. Your
committee recommends .that the matter
i be referred to the attorney of the board,
with instructions to report whether the
possession of that particular portion of
the marsh could be- secured for the. uni
versity and by what means. If that is
found impracticable, it would be well for
the board to consider the advisability of
selling its entire interest in the marsh
land while there is a demand for a por
tion of it."
The resignation was accepted of Dr. Sid
ney D. Townley, instructor In practical
astronomy. Dr. Townley has received' the
honor of appointment, through the su
perintendent of the United States coast
geodetic survey, as director of the Inter
national Latitude Observatory at Uklah,
Cal. ' -
To provide for the observatory work at
Berkeley Harold King Palmer, B. S., '98,
who for some years has been a fellow in
the Lick Observatory, was appointed in
structor in practical astronomy from Feb
ruary 1 to May 15. At the close of the
present academic year Mr. Palmer is to
gro to South America with the D. O. Mills
expedition from the University of Cali
fornia, which is to spend two years In
astronomical observations at a station
near Santiago, Chile. Miss Adelaide M.
Hobo, B. S. t was appointed assistant in as
tronomy without pay. Miss Hobe ha.3
been selected by the Watson trustees to
carry on elaborate investigations as to the
orbits of the Watson asteroids. These im
portant computations have been in prog
ri-ss for some time under the general over
sight of Professor A. O. I^euscher, direc
tor of the students* observatory.
Miss Edna L. Goss was appointed cata
loguer in the library nt *S40 per annum
from July 1, 1903. Mrss Goss graduated
from the University of. Illinois. State
School Library ' in 1902. receiving' the de-'
gree of B. L.' S. She had previously bteu
a student of the University of r Chicago.
She was for a time an assistant in the
Walker Library of Morgan Park Acad
emy. She" organized the Nichols Public
; Library at Napetvllle, 111. She was a
i cataloguer in the University of Cincin-
I nati Library, and since last October she
has been reference' assistant in the Uni
versity of Illinois Library.
Charles W. Slack, R. J. Taussig arcd
Garret TV. McEnernuy of the Flood en
dowment committee submitted the -annual
report, which was referred to the attor
ney of the board:
"To the Board of Regents of the Uni
versity of California— Gentlemen: After
carefully considering the letter of Messrs.
Baldwin & Howell, making an offer to
purchase thevRegents' half interest in the
marsh lands of the Flood^ property, your
committee reports as ¦¦ follows: .. ¦
Mr. Thomas' appointments marks an im
portant change in the university'! method of
examining those high school* in California
which seek accrediting. It will be the duty
of this new university officer to spend .the
first half of each college year In visiting high
schools. He will examine them as to general
organization, tone and efficiency. Ho will con
sider each school as an organism, as an in
dividual life. In order that he may keep
thoroughly In touch with the university as well
as with the schools, he will offer instruction
during the second half of each year at Berkeley
in the Department of Education. During the
second half of each college year specialise will
go out from various university departments
which represent subjects also taught in. the
high school*, and these specialists will ex
amine the individual departments. Accredit
ing will be determined only after the report*
on the tw o examinations are considered togeth
er. This new system means a blending of the
best factors of the method of school examina
tion in Michigan or Minnesota, and what has
been known as the California method, of ex
amination by specialists.
Mr. Thomas Is well known as a success
ful school teacher and high school prin
cipal. He graduated from Johns Hopkins
University In 1S90. He taught In Chaf
fcy College at Ontario, in the San Ber
nardino High School. From 1893 to 1S55
lie -was principal of the high school and
Superintendent of Schools In Ban Ber
nardino; he was principal of the Petaluma
Klgh School and of the Merced High
School. For the past two years he has
been engaged In graduate study of edu
cation at Columbia University in New
\ork City. /
At the meeting of the Board of Regents
Of the State University at Mark Hopkins
Institute yesterday Rev. Peter C. Yorke
was introduced to his fellow regents by
Garret W. McEnerney. Guy C. Earl was
called to the chair. Regents attending
were: A. W. Foster, I. W. Hellman, Dr.
Elllnwood, Phebe A. Hearst, Garret W.
McEnerney, Guy C. Earl, J. B. Relnstein,
P. C. Yorke and President Benjamin I.
Whseler.
Thanks of the board were given to the
firm of Lev! Strauss & Co. for extension
of the Strauss scholarship. The firm's
check for $3500 for payment of the schol
arship for the ensuing year was received.
On motion of President Wheeler W.
Scott Thomas was appointed examiner of
schools and assistant professor of edu
cation at $2000 per annum. President
Wheeler said:
The State Board of Trade yesterday de
clined to send representatives of the
board to the River Improvement Conven
tion, which will come together In the
Palace Hotel In this city to-morrow. The
controversy which has arisen In the In
terior counties concerning the effect of
cutting through Sherman Island to make
a new channel for the Sacramento River
Is at the bottom of the refusal to take
part In the River Improvement Conven
tion. The matter was debated at some
length before a vote was taken.
The board will go to Sacramento as a
body on February 17 to attend the con
vention that has been called to discuss
the Works Irrigation bill, which was pre
pared at the Instance of the California
Water and Forest Association through
the agency of a commission. An invita
tion was received from President Chip
man of the State Board of Trade. PresU
dent Newhall of the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce and President McNear
of the Merchants' Bxchange to take part
In the discussion. This Invitation was
promptly accepted.
Manager Filcher was Instructed to see
what arrangements could be made to
have the entire board visit the Citrus
Fair at Cloverdale on Friday, February
21. He was also directed to communicate
with H. W. Corbett, president of the
Lewis and Clarke Exposition, which will
take place at Portland In |305, and to as
sure the exposition managers that the
! State Board of Trade will co-operate.
Paul Kruger, it is said, is nearing death. When the
end comes to the old man the world will lose one of
the giant figures of the nineteenth century and the
personification of a national ideal which should be a
guide to the'twentieth. .
Whether the issue is vital in the statehood ques
tion is another matter. Arizona may or may not be
in danger of Mormon domination; but, be that as it
may, Senator Bard pioneered a great, issue, as * great
as that which gives .David Wi]mot a permanent place
in our political history. :.' .
SENATOR BARD in his speech against state
hood for Arizona and New Mexico gave the
discussion a new and important aspect. With
the frankness which becomes a Senator he declared
that the whole country must consider the political
influence and control of the Mormon hierarchy in
Arizona, and to a decree in New Mexico. It seems
to be an established fact that the church does direct
the political action of its members. In the ensuing
discussion.it was brought out that the first presi
dency exercises the right of dictation to Mormons who
desire to run for office, and that when its favor is
known to be over a candidate no party allegiance is
acknowledged by Mormons, who vote as the rulers
of the church direct
When Senator Bard broke the ice the question was
discussed with a freedom that has not been heard in
Congress since the debates on the Tucker- Edmunds
law against polygamy. The increase of Mormon
power in Idaho and Wyoming was revealed, and the
recent incidents in the politics of those States were
gone over with enlightening effect. Among the start
ling declarations was that of Senator Dubois of Idaho,
who affirmed all that had been said about the political
dictation of the church, but he declared that if this
became too offensive in his State he would engage
to take the stump against it, and elect a' Legislature
that would disfranchise every Mormon in Idaho.
This recalls some recent history in that State to
which he did not refer. When he was in Republican
politics in Idaho Territory he made several bitter and
forcible attacks upon the Mormon church. When
lie became a candidate for his present seat in the Sen
ate, and his fate hung upon the election of a Legisla
ture, these anti-Mormon speeches were recalled and
the church entered the field against him. Thereupon
he reprinted his anti-Mormon speeches in. his news
paper organ and made his campaign in North Idaho
and other Gentile districts in the State, and , won
against all the efforts of the church.
In the statehood debate there was expressed a fear
that the church, controlling Utah, Idaho, Wyoming
and Arizona, and with hope of the balance of power
in Colorado, will defy public sentiment and public law
and renew polygamy. In the revelations made in
this debate it is very evident that we are far from
done with the Mormon question. The'straddling ut
terances of Senator Patterson of Colorado show the
extent to which the vote-hunting politicians will go
in placating the hierachy. He declared that any other
church, given the power and opportunity, will do
just as the Mormon church is accused of doing. That
may be admitted without canceling the need of safe
guarding against a church that is already doing it.
We are convinced that it is the duty of the nation
i to cut off polygamy as a future resource for the re
cruitment of Mormon power. Before that church suc
ceeds in controlling States enough to defeat a con
stitutional amendment one putting polygamy where
j an put slavery should be adopted. The
first National Republican platform denounced polyg
amy and slavery as the twin telics of barbarism.
Let them both be put under constitutional ban. It
will be seen that when this is done the object for
which the church is working in politics will exist no
longer, and we will see the gradual decline of the
Mormon question as an issue. in American politics.
MORMONS AND STATEHOOD.
REGENTS HEAR
REPORT ON THE
MARSH LANDS
LIFE OF NOTED
ACTRESS ENDS
IN AUSTRALIA
THREE EVENTS
CONCERN STATE
BOARD OF TRADE
be strong enough to wake him up by shocking him or
throwing him off his seat. The third will riave power
to knock him off the cab and automatically set the air
brakes. Concerning that measure little need be said.
It is one of the bills that fills the bill.
THE SAX FB AX CISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY,' FEBRUARY 11, 1903.
MISS AUGUSTA I* DARGON,
ONCE FAMOUS ACTRESS,
WHO DIED IN AUSTRALIA.
It is announced that Ward .- McAllister's famous
"farm" at Newport, where once the selecft forty of the
four hundred used to lunch and dance upon the vel
vety green, has been sold to, a market gardener, and
now it will be more noted for;, cabbage heads than
. The almost unprecedented action of the County
Clerk of this city in' demanding that his deputies shall,
work as a reward for their salaries has created almost
a revolution in the City. Hall. The politicians feel
"that the very foundation of their structure of craft is
being undermined. ".
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