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weeping and wailing in the old guard
of the league if the Mayor.,fallg; to
recognize his early political associates.
- Leading men in the Republican party
contend that the Governor should not
for 'a moment entertain the suggestion
to reappoint R. M. Fitzgerald to the
State Board of Prison Directors. . If
Governor Pardee should a ppolnt ¦' a Re
publican to succeed Mr, Fitzgerald the
Democrats ; would still have two repre
sentatives on'- the: board— James H: WU
kins, . whose ; term expires January, J2.
lfcdfc,* and Don Ray, whose term does not
expire until January 12, 1908. : There is
considerable ¦ gossip • to , the effect that
Senator* Charles M. Belshaw of Contra
Costa County msr be selected, to sue-,
ceed Mr. Fitzgerald.":
Miss Dowling 'of the Lincoln Even
ing School entertained the members
of her class on Tuesday evening, when
a farce from the Spanish was present
ed by Miss Harriet Hicks, Miss Agnes
Lyndon. Roy Moon. James Oliver and
Miss Opal -Stewart. George Brennis
and George Kirhof attended^ to the
stage effects. ." . ¦•
Teacher Entertains Pupils.
SACRAMENTO. Doc. 31.^-Arthur
G. Fisk, recently appointed postmas
ter of San Francisco, to-day filed his
resignation with Governor Pardee as
Assemblyman from a San. Francisco
district and as Speaker of the Assem
bly.
Fisk Restens as Assemblyman.
The joyous multitude made one lastr
.ing effort \vhon\the*clocka' sounded [\2
and the volume of noise that arose 'at
that , time would have ) made" any. Chi
nese funeral seerri like a, Sunday, school
srafhering. Every .one 'on .the* streets
did his best to; make just a little more
noise; than his neighbor and; the. com-;
biiied forces ushered in the new year
with: ai vim' and a- true spirit of .re
joiHnir. W^SffBBfttiSSB09f9^
¦ Then : the crowds. in . the streets be-
In the gayly decked and brilliantly
lighted .emporiums where the. cheer
was passed out in glasses of many di
mensions, carnival scenes also pre-.
dominated. At the bars the man with*
the sood intentions would tuke his
stand for the last, drink, of the year,
and oh, such a long one it generally
happened to be. It grew and grew
till' it' fln'ally became one' long drawn
out tipple ithnt. lasteW all night and
brought the man with the good in
tentions a feeling of joyousness and a
gait. that did not allow him to cover
much- around in a straight , r lme..
. The farewell drink was extremely
popular all alonsr-the line. . Men came
from all the suburbs of Ihe city. to ob- (
tain and at every gilden"; palace
where" the cheering beverage : was be
ing handed out the thirsty .individual:
was ' sure to meet his friends, all bent
on the same mission, till" that last lit
tle drink. grew large with- the evening.
One Mlfflity ¦ Sound.", • ;._;
A-nything that would make noise was
popular with the people.' Horns were
about the proper things, yet a cow bell,
a bath tub or a tin "can of extensive
proportions, ai! did very well. Those
who wanted something a little differ
erent took to tossing confetti abaut.
Some, appeared in weird costumes.
The hoodlum element did not shine.
No rough tactics prevailed along the
route of the: jolidcatlon. Women were
not insulted and fights were not at all
in evidence, for the warning- of Chief'
of Police Wittman was heeded and the
rowdies stayed under cover .while the
fun was going on. .
Market street, of course, was the
main' promenade for the merry-mak
ers. They generally gturted near the
corner of Jones and "did the line"
thoroughly and^ well. When the junc
tion of Kearny was reached the army
of revelers turned into that channel
for p. block or two and switched again
and countermarched.
The Fnrevvell Drink.
AH Noises' Popular.
Old o Father Time was treated to a
real glorious send-off as he reeled off
his 1903 lap last night and hung up the
number 1904. The population of San ¦
Ftariclsco had been preparing for this
carnival event for many moons and
every mrfn, woman and child who
crowded; along 'the thoroughfares -last"
night had nothing but jnerriment' and
good wifl stowed away. .Every one was.
"out 'for a'good" ttene and every one did
# all* in his 'lknver to make the. last few
'moments lof 1903 aad (he first of . 1904
memorable ones. •¦. " *>"-. ". ;
There is np* other'city In all .the; wide
world '.that greets the corning .of an
! other yeai-as it "is greeted in San Fran-
cisco. .Kach year . the scenes in .the
streets 'make a nearer approach to" th.e
festivities at .a carnival and the dem
onstration last night was-"probably the
most, imposing that haa yet been expe
rienced here'.
The weather conditions were, not all
that could be desired, -.yet the multi
tude' "never gave that as much as a '
thought. When t'he hour of 8. liad
been registered .by the clocks along the
line, all was in readiness. The celebra-
tion commenced in a twinkling and "the
merriment increased with each minute
till midnight was tolled off and.another
year was -upon us. ;
Members'of the old Republican Pri
mary Leazue who followed Ruef Into
the Schmttz tamp in 1901 and again ; In
1903 are quite confident that the Mayor
will give George Adam* the office of
Registrar of Voters. There will be
California is entitled under the call
of the national committee to twenty
delegates to the St. Louis convention —
four from the State at large and two
from each of the eight Congressional
districts. The Republican convention
*t Sacramento in May next will select
«\ new State committee or governing
body of the party.
There Is a strong probability that the
Democrats will hold their State conven
tlon\at Sacramento. 'According to gos
eip In the political camps the pro
gramme to send a Hearst delegation
from California to the national conven.
tlon wjll encounter resistance of ihv
most vigorous kind. Barney Murpny.
chairmen of the Democratic State Com
mittee, la a great promoter of harmony,
and it isi Just possible that he may
suggest a plan to avert war in the
party.
PRISON DIRECTORS.
The primary election law applies In a
mandatory sense to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San
Jose, San Diego, Stockton, Alameda,
Berkeley, Fresno, Pasadena and Val
lejo.
The Republican National Convention
has been called to assemble at St. Louis
in June, hence delegates . to the State
convention to choose delegates to the
national convention must be elected ac
cording to the provisions of the primary
election law. ( The same law applies
also to Congressional district conven
tions. The primary election will occur
on Tuesday, May 3.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
"Section 1373. In the year 1904,
and every four yearB theerafter. a.
primary election shall be held in the
territory and political subdivisions
where the provisions of_ this chapter
are mandatory or in force on the first
Tuesday in the month of May for the
purpose of choosing delegates tb State
and district conventions to select dele-,
gates to a national convention and
such primary election shall be c6n
ducted in accordance therewith,, and
all of said provisions shall relate
thereto; provided, that wlvere the na
tional convention of any political par
ty shall be called to assemble prior to
May 15'of such year to nominate can
didates for President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States upon a day
in any year where such a President
and Vice President are to.be elected,
then and in such event such political
party or may select its'
delegates to such national convention
in such manner as the State govern
ing committee of such political party
or organization shall prescribe."
William SI. Cutter of Yuba. chair-'
man of the Republican State Commit
tee, was in San Francisco recently
and exchanged views with other lead
ing men of the party in reference to
the political campaign of this year.
The State Committee will meet in this
city some time in March to adopt a
call for a State convention. * It is ex
pected that delegates to the conven
tion will be Invited to assemble^in Sac
ramento on. Tuesday* May VI. It is
remarked that the Capital. City has
all conveniences for a convention and
that the days and "nights in the Sac
ramento valley are delightful at that
season of the year.
The common impression" that- dele
gates -to the State* convention can be
chosen by county com>nlttees or
through the agency of .the "old fash
ioned" p'rimary is. not correct. The
new primary election law. which- is
applicable te» cities, having a popula
tion of o.ver 75Q0. contains this sec
tion:
~ "There will be no immediate changes
in this office." said the. new Incumbent,
"and I cannot state with certainty that
any changes at all will be made as a
result of my appointment. But I shall
not make any appointments until I am
more thoroughly acquainted with the
affairs of the office."
•In the private office of the postmas
ter there were assembled during the
transfer the outgoing and the incoming
chiefs, Inspectors Monroe, Manning
and Coyne, Genoral Superintendent
Richardson, • Cashier O'Connor, Ike
Wertheimer and several other interest
ed parties. During the proceedings Mr.
Fisk occupied the chair which Mr. Mon
tague has occupied so many years, and
he seemed to fill it with graceful dig
nity. Although his term did not ac
tually begin until midnight, he had solo
control of the office two and a half
hours prior to that time.
And that was all
•
There was nothing iniptessive about
the transfer of the San Francisco post
mastership from JV; W. Montague, re
signed, to Arthur G». Fisk, his duly ap-.
pointed and confirmed, successor. In
deed it would hardly be proper to term
the event a ceremony, so entirely was
it lacking -in formality. ...
At '2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Postal Inspectors Monroe, Manning and
Coyle began to take inventory of the
stock- of '.the main office and Us 'thirty
sub-sjations— all of which had been
prepared for their examination— and at
9:30 o'clock last night -they had 'con
cluded their task and reported "every
thing correct."- The o stock on haftd,.in
'cluding stamps and money, amounted
to about $340,000, all of which was turned
over to the custody .of Mr. Fisk, wh'o
Avrote a receipt for it. This was given
to Mr.- Montague, and at 9:35 o'clock
that gentleman cordially" grasped "the
hand of .his ycfung successor in' off\ce
and wished him a happy n.e\v°year and
all kinds of good luck. . •
"The same to you," was Mr. Fisk's
response, heartily retuVning the* hand
shake.
"Good night." said Mr. Montague,
moving toward" the door.
"Good night," said .Mr. Fisk. •
A class of beginners will be received
at the Cogswell Polytechnical College
at the opening of the next term, Janu
ary 4. Students enrolling in this class
will be required to take the regular
coin-re in English, mathematics, draw
ing and industrial work. Extra time
will be allowed for shopwork and
drawing, so that It will be possible
for students beginning with the' new
<!a?s to continue their industrial work
with the regular second-year class in
July. 1904. "•
New (law at Coffstvcll College.
Delegates to the State Con
vention Must Be Chosen in
May Next at Primary Election
Fun I Prevails Till the
• Hour of Twelve ; .
>Is Passed,. I .
Arthur" G. Fisk Assumes the
Official Duties Recently Re
• sig-ned by W. W. Montague
JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 31. — Gov
ernor Dockery to-day refused to hon
or a requisition by the Governor of
California for the return to that State
for trial of Grapho Zerka. the gypsy
chief charged with the crime of grand
larceny by San Francisco gypsies.
Refuses to Honor Requisition.
REPUBLICANS
OF CALIFORNIA
TAKES CHARGE
OF POSTOFFICE
Streets Are Crowded
* With" Thousands "
• • of Revelers.
gan gradually to wane and as the wee
hours approached the atmosphere be
came hushed and the solitude was
only broken by 'the occasional well
meant.but rather tangled remarks'of
the man who had taken his last drink
and was wishing "to himself that New
Year's eve would last forever.
Cruiser Almaz Sails for the Far East.
• LIDAU, Russia, Dec. 31. — The Rus
sian second-class cruiser Almaz has
sailed for the Far East. j '-V ¦ ; L
Banks Deny Forgery "Charse.
The answer of the American Na-.
lional Bank .of San Francisco and the
Nevada National Bank in the suits
brought by the Canadian Bank of
Commerce to recover moneys paid out
on checks on the account of the Con
tinental Building- and Loan Associa
tion were filed yesterday. They con
tain general denials of the charges
that the checks were forged by an of
ficial of the loan association, as al
leged, in the complaints.
TftE CALLCARTOONIST'S IDEA OF A FEW NEW YEAR'S CHANGES THAT WOULD BE WELCOMED SHOULD THEY MATERIALIZE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. — The follow
ing Calif ornians are in New York:
From San Francisco — H. F. Adam?,
at the York: W. F. Bowers, at the
Manhattan: S. W. Brooks, at the
Woodward: U. C. Harsbarger, at the
Park Avenue: C. S. Lory, at the St.
Denis: Miss Hatton. at the Manhat
tan" T. Edwards. Miss E. Edwards
and Miss C. Edwards, at the Broad
way Central: N. Kauffman. at the Im
perial: M. H. Wagerheim. at the Im
perial, and J. T. McDavitt. at the
Hoffman.
From Los Angreles — Mrs. J. A. Let
ch>r, at th* Herald Square; J. Smith
and wife, at the Broadway Central.
Califomians in New York.
PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 31.— Now that
the Supreme Court has decided that
the initiative and referendum amend
ment to the constitution of this State
was legally adopted, the voters of Ore
gon can make whatever law they please
independently of the Legislature. The
people can put the law-making body
within such confines that it shall have
only the shadow of power, or possibly
they can abolish it altogether. They
can alter the constitution just as read
ily as the statutes. And they can do
all thip in the four months leading up
to a general State election. No State
in the Union possesses r-uch a radical
law as the Oregon initiative and refer
endum, nor any country in the world.
Although its validity is but a few
days established, the initiative has al
ready begun to bear fruit. The Direct
. Nominating League, an organization
composed of many prominent men in
the State, is preparing to place before
the people by th«? initiative" method a
bill providing for direct primaries, for
'years the dream of political idealists.
The adoption of such a law will mean
the abolition of all city or county con
ventions in Oregon. It will permit the
direct nomination of candidates for all
city or county offices.
The bill for direct primaries is now
in the hands of the printers and a pe
tition is being circulated Tor the pur
pose of securing the signatures of a
Fuffici*»nt number of voters to" satisfy
the requirements of the initiative meth
od of enacting a law. It is believed
ihst the reccssarv 8 per cent of the
registered TOtem will be easily obtain
ed, in which case the direct primary
law will be plRced before the* p^?JJle at
the June election. ¦:¦'¦•?
"The people of Oregon hold a new
¦weapon in their hands." said, the at
torney who fought the initiative and
referendum in the Supreme Court.
¦ "The only safety for the minority now
is the good ser.se of the majority and
th? excellent facilities for transporta
'tion out nf the State."
Special Dispatch to The C«H.
Admiral O'Neil insisted" that no de
fective materials ever had been re
ceived from the Midvale works. Under
the system of examination in the navy,
he said, the possibility of an an
archist plot to tamper with shells de
signed for naval ordnance was prepos
terous.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.— Admiral
O'NeiJ. chief of the bureau of ordnance,
has had his attention called to a dis
patch from Philadelphia giving: the de
tails of an alleged plot of anarchists to
blow up the big guns of warships of
the American navy by tampering with
projeetiles turned out by the Midvale
Sttel Works at Nicetown. The plot 13
said to have been discovered by the
explosion o? a projectile in the com
pany's works, which injured several of
the workmen and which it was found
had been loaded with a high explosive.
The story is denied by Admiral O'Neil
!i; the most emphatic manner. The only
possible thing, he said, upon which
such a dispatch could be hinged was
that following the explosion at Iona
Island, which resulted in the death of
several men, some shells were sent to
the Midvale works to-be rebanded. and
in the midst of the demoralization as
a consequence of the explosion and loss
of life a loaded shell was included in
the lot.
Says That Explosion at Iona
Island Is Probably Re
sponsible for the Wild Yarn
Constitution of the State
May Be Altered as Easily
as a Statute Is Changed
CONVENTIONS NOT NEEDED
INDIGNANT AT REPORT
Admiral O'Xeil Denies Story
of Alleged Plot to Destroy
the Guns of Our Warships
Amendment in Ore«ron Enables
the Citizens to Act Without
Calling on a Legislature
VOTERS RULE
IN LAWMAKING
NOT IN DREAD
OF ANARCHISTS
WITH TOOTING OF TIN HORNS, CARNIVAL CROWDS SPEED
THE OLD YEAR AND GIVE NOISY WELCOME TO THE NEW
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