Cutlasses are to be allowed no longer
in the French navy. In ordering those
in the service to be sent' ashore the Min
ister of Marine explains that naval com
manders . had advised him that the: e is
no need now for these weapons, ivhica
formerly were used ' for boarding pur
soaes. ,
It has been settled that the California building
at the St. Louis Exposition shall be strictly of the
mission style of architecture. Perhaps in no bet
ter, way can * we emphasize our individuality than by
reproducing* one of the historic buildings which are
now famous the world over.
The gentle art of dodging the Assessor is now be
ing practiced with consummate skill at the City Hall.
And those that are seeking to dodge the giving of
their due to the city treasury must feel particularly
uncomfortable when they appear before Assessor
Dodge if names count for anything and superstitious
associations be still in vogue
Callfornia Souvenirs— Great variety at
Sanborn & Vail's, 741 Market street. •
BY the capture of Ciudad Bolivar Castro
has suppressed the last outbreak of rebellion
in Venezuela. He is now supreme, with no
one to dispute his power. Matos, who organized the
revolution, is a fugitive, and there is nothing in sight
to disturb the Monkey of the Andes in his career as
supreme dictator. His misgovernment, which is
acute, cannot be ascribed as the cause of the late
revolution, though it gained recruits for his enemy.
Nor was there any patriotism in his defense, since it
was put forth onl;- to protect himself and not to save
his country. Taking power by revolution himself,
he sought it not to better administration of the gov
ernment, but to enrich himself. Those who lately
fought against him had the same motive, and whether
they won or lost, the country had no hope of bet
terment.
This is the cheerless feature in the history of most
of the Latin-American states. When a revolution
starts in any of them our people are alert and sym
pathetic. The revolutions among Anglo-Saxons
have nearly always been for the advancement of
principles, to make the people more secure in their
rights of person and property and to give them a
larger share in the government. In this way liberty
was advanced to the far frontier that was reached
when our Revolution of 1776 ended in the establish
ment of a self-governing republic. But the Latin-
American revolutions are simply robber raids, land
piracy on a considerable scale, and are not intended
to make government any better, but usually make it
worse. Castro's rule in Venezuela "is the most cor
rupt that country has had. He is" a villain of the
worst kind, but he is typical of the rulers of most
of those states.
A recent writer in the .North American Review
has defended him by admitting all of his scarlet
crimes, but showing that he is no worse than kings
were in Europe three centuries ago. That is no de
fense. In the sixteenth and even the seventeenth
century government was monarchical; the doctrine
of divine right of kings was everywhere held and
believed, and .the appalling cloud of the dark ages
had not yet passed away. Since then the doctrine
of divine Tight is discredited and government every-
CASTRO'S VICTORY.
Oakland is making determined and thus far suc
cessful effort to rid herself of grogshops and evil re
sorts. San Francisco can heartily and sincerely wish
her everj r success, as we have lamentably failed to
clean our streets of dens far more menacing than any
which afflict the decent people of the eastern bay
shore.
FROM Washington comes the report that the
Government has established in the center of the
cane-growing district of Georgia a plant for the
purpose of teaching the Georgians how to make cane
syrup. It would seem that in this venture the Agri
cultural Department is undertaking to teach its
grandmother to suck eggs. Georgians of the cane
district were making syrup, from cane juice not only
before the Department of Agriculture was born, but
before there was any United States Government to
beget such a department. It happens, however, that
in the development of the new-fashioned scientific
way of making sugar the Georgians lost the art of
making a really good molasses, and now the Gov
ernment has to go down to the cane lands and teach
the present generation the lost art of their fathers.
Genuine cane syrup when served with hot cakes
or waffles makes a dish fit for gods. There is a
story that a distinguished French statesman, diploma
tist and epicure was once entertained at the White
House and given a breakfast composed principally of
waffles made by Dolly Madison herself, then the pre
siding lady at Washington, and he was so delighted
with the delicacy that he then and there swore by the
blue ribbon of the great chefs that France and Amer
ica should be friends forever.
Old-fashioned cane syrup vanished before the in
vention of a process of extracting virtually all the
sugar from the cane juice, leaving none for the syrup,
and before the deadly competition of the sophisti
cated syrup made of glucose and sulphuric acid. Men
who can remember the good old syrup of bygone
times have regretted the loss of it more than any
other loss brought about by the advancement of
science and the decadence of humanity. Ill fares the
land, to hastening ills a prey, where frauds accumu
late and pure foods pass away.
The Government is doing a great service in un
dertaking to revive the pure cane syrup industry.
When that has been accomplished there will remain
one thing more for the Department of Agriculture
to do, and that is to revive the ancient industry of
making wholesome hot cakes. The men and the
women of future generations will rise up and call us
blessed if we preserve from destruction those high
bred delicacies of the great days of the republic when
Presidents wore knee breeches and when the mis
tress of the White House, renowned for beauty, wit,
elegance and taste, could with her own hands bake
waffles for gallant gentlemen from the courts of
Europe. .
HOT CAKES NEXT.
The welcome news has come that the official in
vestigation of the postal scandals is nearing its end
and punishment will be meted out to men in high
places. It is well that Uncle Sam, after washing his
dirty linen, should chastise those who besmirched it.
One of the necessary elements of housecleaning is
fumigation.
The death of Major Hooper, late pro
prietor, of the Occidental • Hotel and for
many years a leading member of the
chamber, was officially announced and
appropriate resolutions were adopted.
It was unanimously decided to cooper
ate as far as possible "with the recently
organized American Chamber of Com
merce of Berlin.
Several communications from commer
cial bodies in various parts of the world
were read and referred to the executive
committee for further action.
At the regular quarterly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, held Tuesday,
William M. Bunker, ' the organization's
official representative at Washington, D.
C, delivered a lengthy address relative to
his work at the last session of CongTess
and outlining the campaign for the ap
proaching fall and winter.
He spoke also in the highest terms of
Secretary Cortelyou of the new Depart
ment of Commerce and stated that the
official mentioned fully appreciated the
great bearing which the Pacific Coast
wilLhave on the future prosperity of the
country. '
William Bunker Delivers Important
Address" at Quarterly Meeting
V •¦' of Chamber of Commerce.
to make local politics sizzle. A
month ago It would have been impossible
to predict who would be the next Mayor
of Sacramento. That was when Mayor
George H. Clark was still undecided as
to whether he would enter the race for a
third term or would accompany his busi
ness partner, A. P. Booth, to San Fran
cisco.
But things have greatly changed since
then. Clark will soon become a resident
of San Francisco and his unique personal
ity will cease to figure in Sacramento pol
itics. If Clark had stayed here and sought
a third term as Mayor he would have
run as an independent candidate, as he
did two years ago. And he would havo
given his opponent a run for his money,
there Is no doubt of that, even in the
minds of his political enemies. For
Clark's personality is engaging and he
has long been credited with the ability
to smile away the most threatening op
position.
But now Clark Is out of the running,
and the field seems clear for the prospec
tive Republican and Democratic • candi
dates. Tho former, It is believed, will
certainly be Albert Elkus, present presi
dent of the Board of Trustees. To Wil
liam J. Hassell, the last Democratic can
didate for Railroad Commissioner and an
esteemed citizen, will, from present indi
cations, fall the honor of leading the
Democratic forces. As the town Is largely
Republican the chances favor the elec
tion of the nominee of that party, and so
Elkus is brought prominently to the
front. Clark is in the East now and El
kus is the acting Mayor. He has taken
hold of the reins with a firm grip and his
course will be watched with interest. He
has made a splendid record as Trustee,
having been to the- forefront in every not
able reform and having performed his
duties with a seemingly total disregard
for the enemies he might make among
those who like to wield hammers around
election time.
A rather unfortunate condition of af
fairs exists in the Board of Trustees,
without whose aid, under the existing
charter, the Mayor is powerless to act.
Every important move of the Mayor must
receive the indorsement of a majority of
the Trustees before it can become ef
fective. There should be, under the
charter, nine Trustees, one from, each
TELLS OF HIS LABORS
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
SACRAMKNTO. July 22.— Hundreds
of people are upending the sum
mer at the seaside and mountain
resorts, but there are" plenty left
WITHIN* the last month two negroes have
been lynched by negroes, and one barely es
caped the same fate.
In Wyoming two white murderers were lynched by
ranchers, who in the haste of administering that sort
of justice killed a deputy Sheriff. The ranchers
pleaded the law's delay and the fear that the red
handed men would finally go free. One of the vic
tims had murdered his own brother and the guilt was
fully established, yet they fattened in jail while tech
nical attorneys used the resources of the law to get
them off.
The most interesting fact in these late developments
is the tendency of negroes to imitate white men in
Uk-r.g the law into their own hands. It is an ex
tension of the demoralizing tendency of the prac
tice, if it spread among the negroes a new element
is added to the problem, for they meet but little op
position from the whites when they desire to wreak
v?r.j;e.:nce upon their own kind.
The lynching ranchers of Wyoming can point to
many precedents for their acts. The delays of jus
tice in Cincinnati had become so notorious that not
many years ago a mob in that city cleaned out the
jail and wrecked the courthouse, not only executing
several condemned murderers but chasing their at
torneys out of town. In looking for proximate
causes of lynching delays in justice must be con
sidered. An accused man is entitled to a fair trial
and full defense. But when he has had these the
prolongation of his case by resort to legal technicali
ties tends to exhaust public patience and lead to re
sults which create disrespect for all law. When a
condemned man whose guilt is proved is the bene
ficiary of an undotted i or an uncrossed t in his in
dictment, or is given a new trial for mispunctuation
in the Judge's charge, the principle of a fair trial
is stretched to the limit. Yet such prolongation of
the defense is common, and there is a class of law
yers who seek to prove their mettle by a resort to
Bach methods.
When considering the problem of prevention oJE
lynching it is well to include in the discussion such
revision of our criminal laws and court procedure as
will define more clearly the rights of a* condemned
man 2nd so limit them as to be consistent with justice
to him and also to the public affected by his crime.
Criminal practice is one of the great specialties of
the legal professron, and the increase of crime renders
it of first importance to the community. Surely it is
possible to make full and complete defense of an
accused man consistent with the rights of society.
Those rights are abridged by the present system of
delay by technicality. It is to be noted that the
cases in which technicality is resorted to are usually
those in which the guilt seems to be most plainly
proved. Given such a condition, and all the mate
trial is supplied for exhaustion of public patience and
such a degree of exasperation as leads to the awful
It is true that the lynching habit, once started, soon
reaches a point where the law's delay cannot be
pleaded, for the law has had no chance at all. If the
crime is brutal and exasperating it is expiated on the
spot by the act of a mob. This is especially true of
Southern lynchings, in communities where justice
would be swift and delays by technicalities would
not be permitted. The orderly way of reaching the
whole solution is, however, in establishing speedy
justice in place of the habitual delay. When this is
done, and one cause of lynching is eliminated, the
other elements of the frightful problem may be taken
tip in their order. One of th?m is the visiting of
prompt punishment upon ilie lynchers, when it is
possible. But we have found out in the Modoc cases
in this State that when a whole community is in
sympathy with ths crime, and the State is denied
a change cf venue, punishment of the t guilty is im
possible. In such cases perjury is resorted to to
shield the guilty, with general public approval. Such
communities may have to be left immersed in their
semi-barbarism until immigration or education works
their reform.
LYNCHING VAGARIES.
OFFICIAL call for the meeting of the four
teenth session of the Trans-Mississippi Con
mercial Congress has been issued. The con
gress is to assemble at Seattle August 18 and to
continue for four days. The discussions will cover
the whole range of Western interests, but attention,
will be directed mainly to the commercial relations,
of the Pacific Coast with the Orient, and conse
quently California will be largely concerned in the
proceedings.
It is the desire of the executive committee to make
the congress thoroughly representative of the West,
and accordingly the call for delegates is liberal. Con
cerning representation the official circular says:
"The Governor of each State or Territory may ap
point ten delegates. The Mayor of each city one
delegate and one additional delegate for each 5000
inhabitants; provided, however, that no city shall
have more than ten delegates. Each county may ap
point one delegate through its executive officer.
Every business organization one delegate and one ad
ditional delegate for every fifty members; provided,
however, that no such organization shall have more
than ten delegates. Governors of States and Terri
tories, members of the United States Congress and
ex-presidents of this congress are ex-officio delegates,
with all privileges of delegates except those of vot
ing. Lists of delegates should be addressed to
Arthur F. Francis, secretary, Cripple Creek, Colo
rado."
During the last decade these congresses have oc
cupied an important place in current history. They
have had a marked influence in promoting Western
interests a'nd in advancing legislation designed to
benefit the great region west of the Mississippi. With
the prestige acquired by past labors and successes
the future of the' congress will doubtless be even more
notable than the past; the spirit of Western co
operation will of course be increased by the associa
tion of leading men in these assemblies, and the in
fluence of the congress will correspondingly augment.
It is to be hoped that California will be strongly
represented at the Seattle meeting. Our interests in
the trade of the Orient are larger than those of any
other State, and, moreover, we are directly con
cerned in every movement that tends to upbuild the
Great West. The Trans-Mississippi Congress has es
tablished itself as a distinguished factor in Western
development and should have the cordial support of
California as well as of other States west of the
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
. Some of the reports from the Orient indicate that
China, in her affairs With her foes, is treacherous as
well as weak. This discovery should be gratifying
to the nations that are not in the robber class, as it
proves at least that the Celestial Kingdom is not al
together helpless. Treachery ought to be a legitimate
weapon against brute force.
THURSDAY JULY 23. 1903
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The case of those states seems hopeless. We in
terfered in Cuba to end misgovernment. As Latin-
America goes on from bad -to worse, what is to re
form it except our hand, unselfishly laid upon the
dynasties of scoundrels, who flourish there?
arch that dare directly rob his subjects or the na
tionals of other countries domiciled within his juris
diction. But in Latin-American states presidents,
so called, in pseudo republics, rob, murder and out
rage their own 1 people and pillage foreigners with
impunity and have immunity from punishment until
their dishonest gains incite the cupidity of other pow
erful thieves, who attempt to oust them by revolu
tion.
IT was feared that Mr. Bryan was to be lost to cur
rent politics as a picturesque feature. This fear
has passed. He has been the guest of the Chi
cago Democracy at a sort of park picnic, and has
poured the vials of his vitriolic wrath upon Cleveland
and all his works and friends and record, and upon
all his friends' friends and them and their record.
The occasion seems to have been made exclu
sively for Mr. Bryan, for it was on July 18, not a
saint's day in the Democratic calendar and a date
not brought into historical prominence, except by
one incident. It is believed to be the day on which
Eric Raspe died. The name Raspc suggests nothing,
until the reader is informed that he was the author
of "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen." Prob
ably none of the officers of the Chicago Democracy
were aware of this coincidence, but sometimes events
order themselves regardless of the actions of man,
and there is, after all, something appropriate in
bringing Munchausen and Bryan together.
In his speech he delighted thousands of listeners
by lathering Mr. Cleveland with aquafortis and
shaving him with a handsaw. In the hot Chicago
air he "put the spur to metaphor until it sweat like
a carthorse hauling a load of coal, and worked in
vective until that oratorical resource looked sway
backed under the burden. His political bile was of
some weeks' accumulation, and the Iowa convention
seems to have been the liver pill that started it
flowing with a freedom that threw his audience into
spasms of admiration and approval.
Even the fact that at that very moment Mr. Cleve
land was engaged in the parental formality of receiv
ing an addition to his family, and a son at that,
failed to stay Mr. Bryan's pointed tongue. He per
haps took it as another evidence of the ex-Presi
dent's subservience to Republican teachings, inas
much as it seemed to be an indorsement of Presi
dent Roosevelt's ideas on race suicide. So he smote
his former leader and bruised him hip and thigh
through the hot afternoon.
He declared that Mr. Cleveland's last administra
tion had not been disinfected by time, but is still a
stench in the nostrils of the people, and that it was
more subservient to Wall street than any Republi
can administration that had preceded it. Its odium
was declared the cause of the speaker's defeat for the
Presidency in 1896. By set forms of speech he cast
Cleveland and all who follow him into outer dark
ness. He said that he repudiated the object of his
wrath in 1896. but complete as that solemn act was
it did not thoroughly disinfect the party. His
speech abounded in "bulwarks, entrenchments,
threats, paralysis, monopolists, barons, millstones"
and other oratorical ammunition of the most destruc
tive sort. He was followed by Mayor Reed of Kan
sas City; Sullivan, the party candidate for Governor
of Iowa; Mr. Campau of Detroit and Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, all of whom, it may be taken for granted,
indorsed and approved his dish of vitriol.
This event seems to destroy the last hope of get
ting the Democratic party together, for it seems to
have been the deliberate intention of Mr. Bryan to
serve notice that he is, for inharmony first, last and
all the time. As far as the country is concerned it
is notice that under no circumstances can the gov
ernment be given, to a party that is at such bitter
and uncompromising war with itself. When a man
goes around exhibiting his imperfections and inflict
ing wounds upon himself he is not employed by
others in a position of trust. So it is with an organi
zation. When it bawls to the world that in its own
opinion the last time it was trusted it became a
stench and a public nuisance and menace so pro
nounced that it is not disinfected after being six' years
in quarantine and under the fumigation of Mr. Bry
an's verbal formaldehyde, no amount of reorganiza
tion is able to fit it to receive public confidence and
have put upon it another great trust.
It will furnish the comedy in the next campaign;
for which, thanks. It is not well to be too serious in
our politics, and though Mr. Bryan casts himself
for tragedy parts, he is' the clown and comedian to
relieve the situation by doing political 'comedy. By
all means let him stay in political vaudeville, so
that we may have a laugh as we go on with the se
rious business of keeping the Government in good
and safe hands.
where has advanced. Individual rights are respected
and protected, and in all Europe there is not a mon-
ARE WEDDED
BEFORE SCORE
OF RELATIVES
Miss Pauline Cousin became the bride
of WUiam H. Torpey yesterday at high
noon Tie w«ddli* was quietly celebrated
iTthB Home of the bride's mother. Mr 3 .
Laure Ctusln, 2706 California street, in
J^e preset of a score of relatives. Rev.
Father B^e came from St. Helena spe
cially to tit the nuptial knot.
The bride, handsomely gowned In pale
gray crepe d. chine and real lace, entered
oTfhe a?m ol her brother-in-law Charles
Carpy by whom she was given into the
keying of tht groom- Edward Torpey
sur^ssz; ** «- --• i™
departed for the north, where theywm
apend a honeymcon of several weeki.
Upon their return the couple will reside
at K06 California itreet. The groom Is
associated with the telephone company to
law. Charles Carpy. is president of tno
French Bank in this city.
There was a very pretty wedding last
evening at the residence of Mr., and Mrs.
Charles C. Lacey. 2S21 Octavia street,
when their daughter. Miss Gertrude
Lacey. and Alfred Joseph Turner PUffMed
their nuptial vows. Rev. John A. B. Wil
son of Trinity Methodist Church per
formed the ceremony, the young couple
standing in a dainty bower of blossoms
and foliage. Thirty guests were invited to
participate in the festivities.
The bride wore a delicate gown of p»ie
blue panne crepe, with garniture of point
lace. She wore no bridal veil, but instead
a white aigrette In her hair. Miss Pris
dlla I^acey, sister of th« bride, was maid
of honor. She was becomingly gowned in
cream French crepe and carried pink
roses. Charles Turner, brother of the
groom, was best man.
The rooms were prettily decorated with
palma, pink and white roses and smilax.
The bride's table was in pink, having been
made artistic with pink roses, tulle and
candelabra with pink shades. After the
supper had been served Mr. and Mrs.
Turner took their departure. Their wed
ding trip will comprise a few weeks in
Southern California, after which they will
return to this city and reside at 1571
Grove street.
The bride is a native daughter and has
a wide circle of friends. The groom was
formerly an Eastern man, but has resided
In this city for some years with h!s
parents. He is at present employed by
the Government In the Department of
Irrigation. Many handsome presents were
received by the young couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fernald arrived
at the Palace Hotel yesterday on their
wedding trip. Mrs. Fernald was until re
cently Miss Bessie Swift, being 1 the
daughter of L. F. Swift of Chicago. After
a f hort stay in this city the young couple
will reside in Sonora, Mexico, for a few
years.
A ping pong tournament, to be held at
the Hotel Rafael this evening, is the sub
ject of much interesting conversation
among the guests.
Mrs. Henry P. Sonntag was hostess at
a pleasant dinner at the Hotel Rafael rn
Tuesday. Her guests were: Mrs. M. H.
de Young, Mrs. Frank S. Johnson, Mrs.
Southard Hoffman, Mra. F. L. Lefavour,
Mrs. William M. Owin, Mrs. Adam Grant.
Mrs. W. J. Somers, Mrs. M. P. Jones.
Mrs. Emma C. Butler. Mrs. Walter E.
Dean, Mrs. Fred W. Nolker, Miss Gwm.
Mrs. Walter I*. Dean, Mrs. L. L. Baker,
Mrs. M. C Porter. Mrs. George D. Toy.
Mrs. Grant Selfridge. Mrs. Fred H. Green
and Mrs. James Follls.
Mrs. Crittenden Van Wyck will enter
tain the Jefferson Davis Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy at her
home this afternoon.
May Repair Building.
The Board of Works granted yesterday
a permit to J. B. Lankershlm to repair
the Theater Republic bu'lding on Fifth
street. Commissioner Schmitz voted
against granting the permit and the
board notified Lankershlm that it would
not grant him a permit to use the build-
Ing for theatrical purposes, as it did not
believe that it could be altered to comply
with the theater ordinance.
Cashed a Forged Check.
T. Tamarti, a Japenese living at 521 Jes
sie street, reported to the police yesterday
that on July 20 another Japanese had
stolen a check on the Yokohama Bank
from his clothes In the bunkhouse. The
thief had forged Tamaru's name to tha
Indorsement on the check and had cashed
it at the bank. Me was able to give a
good description of the thief.
Townsend's California glace fruits and
candles, Me a pound. In artistic fire
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends. 715 Market st., above Call bids. *
Special Information supplied dally te»
business houses and public men by tha
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 230 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main 1042. *
BRYAN IS HIMSELF AGAIN.
SACRAMENTO MAYORALTY
WORRIES POLITICIANS
President Albert Elkus of the Board of Trustees
Most Probably Will Be the Republican Candi
date and Hassett the Democratic Nominee
THE SAN FBANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1903.
There has been a general awakening
along progressive lines in Sacramento and
the people are demanding that the of
ficial positions shall be filled by men of
force and ability, who can aid the city
in the forward movement.
These questions were gone over very
fully at a recent meeting of the West
End Improvement Club and several prop
erty owners spoke of the need of having
the ward represented. It Is true a new
member would in any event take his seat
in six months, but the residents would
prefer to have a man appointed to the
place now who would indicate, between
now and election time whether he should
be retained by their votes. ,.-,*
Among the candidates for election at
the polls for the trusteeship from the
ward are Edward Leitch and George
Radovich. The Kent family are among
the oldest and best respected residents
of the ward and should Mayor Clark ap
point one of the brothers of R. E. Kent
to the place the appointee would, it is
thought by many, stand a good chance
for retention in the office by the voters
of the ward.
•ward. This number was chosen at the
election, but for several months the Sec
ond Ward has not been represented, ow
ing to the continued illness of Trustee R.
E. Kent. His term will expire on January
1 next and It Is not thought that he will
reclaim his seat meanwhile.
This leaves a populous ward of the city
unrepresented at a time when many Im
portant measures concern it. A plan, was
recently put into effect isolating the fall
en women resident on a certain street in
the ward and this has brought to the
surface several questions in which the
people of the ward are concerned. Again,
a movement is on foot to declare open
several miles of streets in the Second
Ward, which have long been closed to the
public, and a representative of the ward
in the Board of Trustees would wield
great influence In behalf of the people in
the matter.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SACRAMENTO, WHO
WILL VERY PROBABLY BE THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
THE MAYORALTY OF THE STATE CAPITAL.
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